Tag Archives: Sewage

New life for polluted River Crane

Just over one year on from the devastating pollution of the River Crane, the Environment Agency has begun a programme of fish restocking.       In October 2011, a tsunami of raw sewage was released into the river following … Continue reading

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Suffolk firm fined £20,000 plus costs for oil pollution and fish kill

Suffolk malt producer, Pauls Malt Ltd, has been fined £20,000 and ordered to pay full costs for causing oil pollution to the River Lark. Bury St Edmunds Magistrates’ Court heard  that gas fuel oil escaped from a tank at the … Continue reading

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Tideway Times – Winter 2012

Tideway Times is a quarterly newsletter featuring the latest news and events on the London Tideway Improvements, which includes the proposed Thames Tideway Tunnel, the Lee Tunnel and Sewage Works Upgrades. http://www.thameswater.co.uk/tw/common/downloads/aboutus-projects-tidal-thames/tideway-times-winter-December-2012.pdf

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EA Briefing note on the River Crane Pollution

Environment Agency Update on River Crane pollution incident  – December 2012 The River Crane is an important river for West London. Not only does it provide a valuable green corridor for wildlife, it also gives local people a rare opportunity … Continue reading

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Severn Trent Water fined for dumping untreated sewage into the River Leadon

On 15 November 2012, Severn Trent Water Ltd pleaded guilty at Hereford Magistrates’ Court to polluting the River Leadon, a high quality salmon and trout watercourse, by discharging untreated sewage from their Ledbury sewage treatment works. The company was fined … Continue reading

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Angling Groups say Green Drainage is an Essentail part of Thames Tunnel

Green drainage must accompany Thames Tunnel, say angling groups Opponents of Thames Supersewer urged to embrace both solutions after US presentation A US wastewater expert has urged London to embrace the Thames Tunnel as the only solution to end the … Continue reading

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Devon caravan park fined for polluting a tributary of the River Dart with sewage

A South Devon caravan park has been ordered to pay £33,089 in fines and costs for polluting a tributary of the River Dart with sewage. The case was brought by the Environment Agency. The operators of the Falcon and Hillside … Continue reading

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Farmer fined £15k after hundreds of fish died in pollution incident

Hundreds of fish died when 13.5kms of river was polluted by liquid fertiliser, Grantham magistrates heard. Robert Grindal, trading as CJ Grindal, was fined £15,000 and ordered to pay full costs of £6,761 after pleading guilty to causing the pollution, … Continue reading

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Severn Trent Water fined £20,000 for polluting brook with Raw Sewage

Severn Trent Water Limited have pleaded guilty at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court to one charge of breaching a condition of their Environmental Permit when discharging raw sewage into  to a tributary of the Ley Brook in Huntley, Gloucestershire The company was … Continue reading

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Top EU court finds Britain guilty of dumping sewage into Waterways

Britain faces large fines for breaching European Union law on water treatment after plants in northern England and London dumped raw sewage into waterways, the European Court of Justice ruled on Thursday.

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