Tag Archives: Sewage

Environment Agency Rescued Thousands of fish Distressed by the Heatwave

Environment Agency teams across the country have been rescuing thousands of fish in distress as a result of the recent weather. Hot weather combined with low rainfall can make fatal conditions for fish, while heavy intense rain also leads to … Continue reading

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Severn Trent Water fined 20K for breaching permit

On 2 July 2013, Severn Trent Water Ltd pleaded guilty at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court to one charge of breaching the condition of their Environmental Permit, resulting in the pollution of Cotgrave Brook, Nottingham. The charge was brought by the Environment … Continue reading

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Thames Water to pay £41,000 for Pollution and Fish Kill on the River Ash

Thames Water Utilities Limited (Thames Water) has been ordered to pay £41,000 for polluting the River Ash and for breaching a condition of its environmental permit, killing an estimated 4,300 fish. In May the company pleaded guilty to two charges … Continue reading

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River waste repels Olympic rower amid Thames Tideway Tunnel works

Andy Triggs Hodge, a gold medal-winning rower at the Beijing and London Olympics, stopped training on Britain’s most famous river when it turned out water wasn’t his biggest obstacle: raw sewage on the Thames was. The capital’s sewer network, built … Continue reading

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Thames Tideway Tunnel – Registration as an Interested Party

Thames Tideway Tunnel – Registration as Interested Party The Thames Anglers Conservancy and Angling Trust are founder members of Thames Tunnel Now, the coalition set up to press for the completion of the Thames Tideway Tunnel which will intercept 34 … Continue reading

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Anglers urged to stand up for the Thames

The Angling Trust, along with Thames Anglers Conservancy(TAC), are calling on all anglers and angling clubs in London and the South-East to speak out in favour of plans to clean up the tidal Thames through the construction of the Thames … Continue reading

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SouthWest Water fined for failing to report problem at sewage works

South West Water has been ordered to pay £8,637 in fines and costs for failing to alert the Environment Agency to a serious problem at its Ivybridge sewage treatment works. On January 16, 2012 the Agency received complaints from members … Continue reading

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Green light for examination of Thames ‘Super Sewer’ proposals

An independent, public examination of Thames Water’s detailed proposals for the Thames Tideway Tunnel will commence after Easter, it was confirmed. The Planning Inspectorate has today confirmed that the application for Development Consent for the ‘Supersewer’, submitted by Thames Water … Continue reading

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Boris Urged to stand firm over Tideway Clean-up

Anglers join environment coalition in call for Mayor to back Thames Tunnel planning permission to end pollution and fish kills The Angling Trust has joined the Thames Tunnel Now coalition of environmental and amenity groups to urge the Mayor of … Continue reading

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Thames Water ordered to pay over £14,000 for polluting Faringdon Stream

Thames Water Utilities Limited (Thames Water) was fined £10,000 at Oxford Magistrates Court on Friday for polluting Faringdon Stream in Faringdon, Oxfordshire between 14 and 16 August 2011. The company was also ordered to pay the Prosecution costs of £4,488 … Continue reading

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