Tag Archives: Environment Agency

Thames Water fined for Pollution entering the Basingstoke Canal

A water company which allowed untreated sewage to enter a Woking canal, killing hundreds of fish, was today (Friday) ordered to pay a total of GBP17,403 by magistrates. Thames Water, based in Reading, admitted a charge of allowing polluting matter … Continue reading

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TAC volunteers out with the Environment Agency

The Thames Anglers Conservancy were asked by the Environment agency if we could help with some habitat restoration and a clean up along the river Bonesgate, a tributary of the Hogsmill. This is the first time TAC volunteers have been … Continue reading

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Anglers Embrace the Big Society, 3rd Riverfly Conference

ANGLERS EMBRACE THE BIG SOCIETY!  3rd RIVERFLY CONFERENCE DEMONSTRATES HOW RIVER SCIENTISTS CARVE A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR UK RIVERS Lord (Chris) Smith, Environment Agency Chairman, champions rivers Big Society working in partnership with the angling community. Riverfly Partnership’s Anglers’ Monitoring … Continue reading

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Thames Water ordered to pay £345,000 after serious sewage spill

Thames Water ordered to pay £345,000 after serious sewage spill A water company which allowed thousands of litres of raw sewage to discharge into gardens, allotments, homes and streams over a ten-week period has been fined £204,000 for 15 environmental … Continue reading

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New Information about Rod Licence Spending

The Angling Trust warmly welcomes the publication by the Environment Agency of new reports explaining how freshwater anglers’ rod licences are spent regionally and nationally.  These reports are the product of a series of meetings, initiated by the Angling Trust … Continue reading

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Environment Agency streamlines hydropower application process

The Environment Agency has improved the way it handles applications for hydropower schemes. The move follows a six-fold increase in the number of hydropower applications in England and Wales since 2008. In 2010 the Environment Agency granted licences for 65 … Continue reading

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Environment Agency outlines flood investment plans for Thames

Environment Agency outlines flood investment plans for Thames 39 new flood and coastal defence projects have been announced today. Of these, 21 projects will provide additional protection to households at risk of flooding and coastal erosion. The remainder relate to … Continue reading

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Fisheries team shares their knowledge of Thames fish

The Thames Anglers’ Conservancy (TAC) has developed a strong working relationship with the Environment Agency’s fisheries team. As anglers, it is fascinating to listen to them, with their knowledge gained from electro-fishing, netting surveys and working daily on the river. … Continue reading

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Behind the scenes with the Thames fisheries team

Earlier this year, the Thames Anglers’ Conservancy (TAC) attended an EA fish survey on the Thames. In conversation with a fisheries officer, a fellow angler, we learned how he’d developed one of the tributaries he looks after.  He had worked … Continue reading

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Noughties were nice years for rivers

Noughties were nice years for rivers The last decade has been the best for rivers since the industrial revolution, the Environment Agency said today. The Environment Agency highlighted dramatic environmental and water quality improvements and the resulting recovery in species … Continue reading

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