Tag Archives: Fish KIll

Thames Water fined £250,000 for polluting Newbury’s Chase Brook

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Koi herpesvirus (KHV) disease outbreak confirmed in Somerset

11th July 2014 An outbreak of KHV disease has been confirmed at Plantations Lakes, Middle Lane, Kingston Seymour, Clevedon, Somerset. The site is now subject to statutory controls to prevent or limit the spread of the disease. The Fish Health … Continue reading

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Thames Water guilty of Negligence over River Crane Fish Kill

Thames Water have been found guilty of negligence over the 2011 River Crane pollution which killed an estimated 10,000 fish and wiped out all life over a 7 mile stretch. At Isleworth Crown Court on 27th June Thames Water were fined £75000 and … Continue reading

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Severn Trent Water fined £10,000 for pollution in Nottinghamshire

On Tuesday 24 June 2014, Severn Trent Water pleaded guilty at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court to one charge of pollution in Nottinghamshire. They were fined £10,000, ordered to pay £2,659.63 in costs, along with a £15 victim surcharge. ​ The charge … Continue reading

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Latest hydropower decision: angling rights to be sacrificed ‘for the greater good’

Latest hydropower decision: angling rights to be sacrificed ‘for the greater good’ A recent licensing decision by the government body tasked with promoting sustainable development and at the same time protecting the country’s existing natural assets has thrown into sharp … Continue reading

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Environment Agency Admits to Serious Failures over Fish Kill Investigations

  The Environment Agency (EA) has admitted that it has failed to follow its own procedures when investigating pollution incidents which cause fish kills. Fish Legal has criticised the EA about its pollution response several times over the past few … Continue reading

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Hogsmill Pollution – Why Anglers are Important to our rivers

Whilst out looking at the River Hogsmill in Kingston upon Thames, a local fisherman spotted pollution being pumped direct into the water from a large building site. The keen eyed angler called the Environment Agency hotline to immediately report what he … Continue reading

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New Threat to our Rivers from Hydropower Grants

The Angling Trust has raised concerns that the Community Energy Strategy announced by Energy Minister Ed Davey today, coupled with the already generous Feed in Tariffs offered by government, will lead to a fresh wave of applications for planning permission … Continue reading

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Judgment paves the way for Water Companies Dirty Secrets to be Exposed

The public’s ‘right to know’ what gets dumped into our rivers received a welcome boost this week when the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a judgment on important questions of EU law related to public access to … Continue reading

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Farm fined a total of £37,000 for persistent pollution

​Yesterday, 12 December 2013, A&A Rodenhurst Ltd of Wadborough was sentenced at Worcester Magistrates’ Court to four charges relating to the repeated pollution of a local watercourse bordering their premises at Wadborough Park Farm, Worcestershire. The company was also sentenced to … Continue reading

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