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- @thameswater ordered to pay £41,000 for polluting and killing est 4300 fish on the River Ash http://t.co/L6lugYw1X5 #, Jun 17
- BBC News - Work to boost fish numbers in River Thames completed http://t.co/33rfEtxJQR @JohnSut18108564 @EnvAgencySE #, Jun 16
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Latest News
- Thames Water to pay £41,000 for Pollution and Fish Kill on the River Ash 17/06/2013
- Anglers and wildlife groups celebrate damning verdict on the Severn Barrage 11/06/2013
- Water Report for May shows river flows normal for time of year 11/06/2013
- Carping on the River Thames – A Seasonal blog 03/06/2013
- Carping on the River Thames – A Seasonal blog (Part 2) 03/06/2013
- Carping on the River Thames – A Seasonal blog: The Finale 03/06/2013
- Thames Water fined 27K for pollution and fish kill on a Surrey river 31/05/2013
- River waste repels Olympic rower amid Thames Tideway Tunnel works 24/05/2013
- Thames Tideway Tunnel – Registration as an Interested Party 18/05/2013
- Anglers urged to stand up for the Thames 18/05/2013
- Chemical company to pay almost 100K for polluting 50km stretch of water 10/05/2013
- Water report shows rivers in the SE near normal for April 10/05/2013
- SouthWest Water fined for failing to report problem at sewage works 01/05/2013
- Thames boaters urged to renew registrations after crackdown catches 49 evaders 21/04/2013
- Two men receive £4k fine for illegal elver fishing 21/04/2013
News Archive
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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Anglian Water Services fined for sewage overflow
21-Nov-2011 Anglian Water Services has been fined a total of £32,000 after two separate pollutions into the same Lincoln stream. Sewage and trade effluent twice escaped from the drainage system and ended up in the Roaring Meg Drain causing a … Continue reading
Angling Trust attacks Hydropower schemes in new report
A new report has slammed the way in which the Environment Agency is pressing ahead with plans to allow huge, 'fish mincing' turbines to be installed on many rivers in England and Wales without adequate environmental protection, monitoring or regulation. … Continue reading
Another Kennet Fish Rescue due to low River Levels
Over 100 fish including brown trout and Grayling were rescued from the River Kennet at Manton near Marlborough on Thursday. Responding to a report by a member of the public, Environment Agency Fisheries Officers successfully netted the fish from isolated … Continue reading
Thames Tunnel Public Exhibition dates
Thames Water have announced a series of public Exhibitions follow the start of the Phase 2 consolation period. Phase two consultation public exhibitions Thurs 17-Sat 19 November 2011 London Rowing Club, Embankment, Putney, SW15 1LB (Thurs and Fri 2-8pm, Sat 10am-4pm) … Continue reading
Firm ordered to pay £10,000 after River Quaggy Pollution
Lewisham company charged for causing acid leak into a stream. The Environment Agency has prosecuted Streamline Environmental Services for causing hydrochloric acid to leak into a stream. Streamline Environmental Services of Brownhill Road, Lewisham appeared at Greenwich Magistrates’ Court on … Continue reading
Environment Agency backs Thames Tunnel
04-Nov-2011 The Environment Agency has added its voice to Government’s support for the Thames Tunnel project, following a statement to Parliament by Defra minister Richard Benyon. The tunnel, which would run beneath all other infrastructure under the capital, would transfer … Continue reading
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Statement from the Friends Of the River Crane Environment about Pollution
FORCE trustees and members have been very saddened to see the effects of a major pollution incident in the River Crane over the last few days. This has been caused by raw sewage flowing into the river by the A4 … Continue reading
Environment Agency ‘Complacent’ about Hydropower Regulation
The Angling Trust has written to the Environment Agency demanding action after it was revealed that Settle Hydro on the River Ribble has breached its licence 238 times in just 12 months, but has not faced any enforcement action from … Continue reading
Environment Agency update on the River Crane pollution
River life along a seven mile stretch of a tributary of the River Thames has been wiped out following a major pollution incident, the Environment Agency confirmed today. An estimated 3,000 fish have been killed so far following a pollution … Continue reading
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Thames Water pledges to ‘repair’ polluted River Crane
Thames Water have today issued a statement promising to 'repair' the River Crane in West London that has been devastated by raw sewage. Local groups including the Thames Anglers Conservancy have been invited along for a meeting to discuss the … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish, Fish KIll, Fishing, Pollution, River Crane, Sewage, Thames Water
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