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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
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Monthly Archives: February 2012
South West Water fined for Sewage spill
South West Water has been ordered to pay £39,365 in fines and costs for allowing sewage to escape into the River Dart near Galmpton in South Devon. The pollution occured close to a shellfishery. The case was brought by the … Continue reading
Shepperton scoops top place for the ‘Best Lock’ on the River Thames
Shepperton Lock has scooped top place for the ‘Best Lock’ on the River Thames, after hundreds of people voted in the Environment Agency’s 2011 Thames Waterways Awards. Steve Newman, lock keeper at Shepperton Lock, said “A big thank you for … Continue reading
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Drought Summit a ‘Wake up Call’ for England’s shrinking rivers
"Water is too cheap, the public are too wasteful and politicians have been too short-sighted" is the message from the Angling Trust in response to the Drought Summit held in London today by Environment Secretary Caroline Spellman. Martin Salter on … Continue reading
River Hogsmill gets a clean up to improve habitat
Thames Anglers Conservancy members joined forces with the Environment Agency at the start of a habitat improvement scheme along a stretch the River Hogsmill in Surrey. The Hogsmill is a tributary of the River Thames rising from a chalk spring … Continue reading
Fears of British super-drought after record low rainfall in winter
The pond at St Peter's Church in Snailwell, Cambridgeshire, is surrounded by clumps of bulrushes and thick oak trees that give it a timeless English appeal. Coated in a dusting of snow, this small body of waterlooked the epitome of … Continue reading
Environment benefits through Enforcement Undertakings
In the first year since civil sanctions have been available to the Environment Agency, the organisation in the East of England has accepted 14 offers to make donations to environmental charities. The offers have been made under Enforcement Undertakings … Continue reading
Severn Trent Water fined for repeated pollution of fishing lake
Severn Trent Water Ltd has been fined £24,000 after polluting Heapham fishing lake in Gainsborough for the fourth time in seven years. Hundreds of fish died in April 2011 when a blockage in the foul sewer was not cleared for … Continue reading
South West Water fined for neglecting three of its smaller sewage treatment works
South West Water has been ordered to pay £33,000 in fines and costs for failing to properly maintain sewage treatment works serving three small west country communities. A court heard there had been a history of failures and non-compliance at … Continue reading
WWF says EU plans to add 15 new chemicals to the current water pollutants list falls short
The European Commission has published its delayed proposal to add 15 new chemicals to the current list of 33 dangerous water pollutants that need to be tackled across the EU most urgently. The WWF has criticised the Commission’s proposal saying … Continue reading
River Wensum Restoration Scheme chalks up success
A restored section of the River Wensum is now teeming with trout and other species typical of a chalk stream thanks to a major restoration scheme. Just over a year ago the Environment Agency reinstated a meander loop at Great Ryburgh … Continue reading