300 Fish Die From Pollution In Northern Ireland
A County Antrim farmer was today fined £1,000 plus court costs at Antrim Magistrates’ Court for a pollution offence which killed over 300 fish.
Mr Andrew Williams of Glendona House, Glenavy, was fined for making a polluting discharge to a waterway, namely the Glenavy River.
On 16 June 2008, following a complaint, a Water Quality Inspector, acting on behalf of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (formerly the Environment and Heritage Service) found a concrete pipe discharging grey water with a strong smell of pig slurry.
The source of the polluting discharge was traced to the farm owned by Mr Williams. The Inspector observed pig slurry bubbling up through the concrete yard adjacent to the piggery before entering the storm drainage system that enters the Glenavy River.
The numbers of dead fish counted were 143 trout, 82 trout fry, 67 salmon par and 20 sticklebacks.
Samples taken at the time of the incident confirmed that the discharge contained poisonous, noxious and polluting matter harmful to fish life in the receiving watercourse.
Topics: dead fish, drainage system, environmental agency, fines, grey water, inspector, Northern Ireland, pollution, salmon, sticklebacks, trout, water quality, watercourse
Print This Article in Plain Text
|
|
Latest Headlines
- Osama Bin Laden Dead?
- Florida To Share $1 Billion For Gulf Coast Restoration Efforts
- Texas Prays For Rain During Extreme Drought Conditions
- Governor Christie Takes Action To Reduce Diesel Emissions, Improve Air Quality
- Governor McDonnell Outlines Draft Transportation Improvement Program
- Alaska Energy Bill Passes Legislature
- Illinois State Building Receives ENERGY STAR Award
- Homeland Security Begins Using National Terrorism Advisory System
- U.S. Outlines New Health Insurance Options For Graduating College Students
- Electrolux Expands In North Carolina, To Create 200 Jobs In Charlotte
- Virginia Storm Victims To Receive Tax Extension
- U.S. Expands Broadband Investment For Rural Areas To Accelerate Job Creation
- U.S. To Invest $130 Million For Advanced Energy Research
- Michigan Passes “I’m Sorry” Bill
- Kentucky Sells Two State Aircraft To Save Taxpayer Dollars
