22 replies to this topic

[craig mason]

i have had enough of contacting the environment agency about the state of my local river that was once a very good trout stream but is now polluted by the local factorys i have contacted the ea to see what they are doing about this and am getting no responce :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[Peter Gowman]

Craig
The EA tend to follow their own agenda. In my area for instance, there is a quite substantial number of farmers that do little or nothing to prevent toxic subsatnces entering water courses. The EA do little (nothing actually) about it, yet they expend inordinate amounts of money attempting to apprehend Salmon and Sewin poachers. The point is that there are very few of these fish to poach as the rivers are under pressure from .....agricultural effluent named among the items responsible. Common sense aint so common.
If you're getting nowhere Craig contact your MP or the ACA or similar.

[Alan Roe]

The short and easy answer to your problem is to keep a record of the times that you have contacted the EA and then write to your local MP and ask him to investigate why you have not recieved a satisfactory response.
Then sit back and with mild amusement see just how quickly you get a response!!
The EA frequently need this sort of kick up the backside to get them to shift but they do so with commendable speed once MPs and Ministers come into the equation!!

[Elton]

Funny thing is, a few fishery owners and club officials have mentioned here in the past just how helpful the EA have been.

[phil hackett]

Elton:
Funny thing is, a few fishery owners and club officials have mentioned here in the past just how helpful the EA have been.

Elton
It can be a regional thing. Some regions performing better than others.
As regular readers will know I’ve been heavily critical of NW EA over the Lakes, but I have to say, in regards to the rivers, pollution, stocking, habitat improvement in the NW they perform very well.

That said, nationally they have failed to bite the bullet on endocrine disrupters in any significant way.

Craig
Some people you might like to try

David Clarke
Head of EA Fisheries
Rio House
Waterside Drive
Aztec West
Bristol
BS32 4UD

Martin Salter
The so-called Angling Minister
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
Yet to prove himself IMO

Margaret Beckett
Sec. Of State
for DEFRA
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA

Local MP
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA

I’d write one standard letter to them all and let them see the c.c. to the others.
Usually gets them twitching in the buttocks region.

[craig mason]

thanks i will give it a go and see if anything happens if it does i will let you no .

[Chris Plumb]

Have to agree with Alan on this - having once been a Civil Servant there's nothing that gets a quicker response than an MP's letter landing on your desk.....


Chris

[Peter Gowman]

Funny thing is, a few fishery owners and club officials have mentioned here in the past just how helpful the EA have been.

They can be very helpful when approached with non contentious issues. But left to their own devices, they appear to lack direction.... as I said common sense aint so common. As their name suggests they are supposed to be the protectors of the environment. In my area they appear to protect the bits that belong to those with most clout.

[Nugg]

Craig
The up-keep of rivers takes a lot of financing, and of course they cannot do everything at once, and as I am sure that you realise that they have to employ baliffs to try and catch the licence dodgers, If everyone that went fishing bought a licence, this would release a lot of money and man hours, that would go towards looking after the particular stretch of water about which you complain . I'm sure you would agree with me.

[Bradford Angler]

Craig,

does the water in question come under the control of a local club / association ??

If so, you may find that either they or they may know of the consultative delegates for the area. The consultatives meet occasionally, and the meetings are somethimes attended by members of the fisheries (EA), or ridings officers.

I see you are in the Derbyshire area, in Yorkshire my local club has active members of the following consultatatives

Aire and Calder
Western Division
Swale Preservation
Esk and Derwent

as you can see there are quite a few covering most of the running waters in Yorkshire, so I would imagine there is something like this near you.

these guys can raise concerns and questions - and it is minuted and publised.

not sure of the consultatives or the River in your area. However, let us know the River and I we maybe able to find a consulative body.