The Environment Agency say that over a thousand fish were killed in this episode from 22nd of February 2023. (EA Ref: 02132393)

Picture: Alison McDowell

The point of entry to the river has been located, but unfortunately time-lapse photography shows that the problem (on a smaller scale) has been ongoing throughout March, and is worse during weekdays.

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A period of continual discharges from 27th Feb to 20th March 2023:-

What appears to be iron oxide on June 9 2023:-


The foam was not
an isolated incident.


The foam episode has lots of similarities with Environment Agency Incident No 2062906
on 11th May 2022 at Old Mill Lane.


Adjacent to
Beech Farm Drive
21-23 December 2021
 including 1350Hrs 23/12/21



Video clip

Green water in Riverside Park
around 4pm 8th Feb 2023
E.A. Ref:- 2128974



If you want to trace pollution upstream, this map shows places where the river can be observed from the roads in red, and CSOs in yellow.

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