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1,000 fish killed as brook is polluted


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Guest Gray-Catchpole

this is actually a few days old but i have only just found out.

 

POLLUTION has wiped out almost 1,000 fish in a Cwmbran brook.

Hundreds of brown trout, perch, roach, eels and crayfish were wiped out as a

toxic substance ran into Dowlais Brook, which flows through Cwmbran from the

Afon Lwyd. Mal Salter, conservation officer for Cwmbran Angling Association,

said: "The scene was devastating. There were dead fish everywhere. "We were

planning to open the area as a nature reserve for local schoolchildren, but

that has been put on hold. "This is the third incident we have had on Llantarnam

Pond and Dowlais Brook in seven years and it is getting beyond a joke." He said

fishing had been stopped at the adjoining Top Pond, one of the three Llantarnam

ponds used by local anglers, and he hoped for rain to flush out what was left

of the pollutant. Gwent Wildlife Trust conservation officer Nicola Hawkswood

called for a full investigation, adding: "Dowlais Brook was highlighted to us

in the past as an important migration route for otters, as it is a link between

the Afon Lwyd and the Monmouth and Brecon canal. The fish won't be the only

ones affected and the impact on the stream won't be short term." Local anglers

only became aware of the problem at the weekend and called in the fire service,

who worked for two hours to circulate fresh water into the brook. Environment

Agency Wales officers then arrived and undertook a `fish kill assessment'. They

warned the public not to pick up any dead fish they may find around the stream.

Post mortems are being carried out on some of the dead fish, and water samples

have been taken for analysis. The polluting discharge has now stopped, but the

agency's investigations are continuing. It will review the information collected

to determine what further action should be taken, which could include legal

proceedings Indig Jones, of the Environment Agency, said: "The source of the

pollution has not yet been determined, but our investigations are continuing.

There will then be a report prepared in order to decide whether to take legal

action." POLLUTION prevention advice is available free from Environment Agency

Wales offices on 0845 9333 111, and there is an emergency hotline on 0800 80

70 60 for people to report pollution, illegal tipping of waste, poaching, fish

in distress or danger to the natural environment.

for more info see http://www.thisisgwent.co.uk

 

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Guest Dai Fish

Hi Gray

 

This is bad news for your area again, What was the outcome of the polution on the canal a few weeks ago

 

Looks like you had a good day at docklow the other day (I could do with some of that.

 

Tight Lines

 

Dai

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Guest ALAN FAWCETT

Gray bad news AGAIN mate!! frown.gif

 

I don't think you showed me the brook when i was down there or did you??

 

I know the bit of canal you posted about last time i remember you showing me that, you mention pools is that the pool(s) you were going to show me but couldn't?

 

Hope the EA dicover who it is causing the pollution & sue the ASS of them!! mad.gif

 

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Guest Gray-Catchpole

hi dia alan

still havnt got any info from the EA on the last pollution.

 

the brook is in cwmbran, and affects the pools near by, not the ones i was going to show you alan, but a few miles up the canal from there.

 

yes dia docklow was great, lets see if we can sort something out, perhaps me you Darrell and Ray.

 

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