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Upstream cyanide pollution caused Severn Trent sewage spill - UPDATE
A chemical spill into sewers upstream of Severn Trent's Strongford Sewage Treatment Works knocked out the plant's sewage-digesting bacteria and caused partially treated sewage to enter the river Trent.
The Environment Agency is investigated the source of the cyanide and has been pumping oxygen into the river to minimise the impact of the pollution.
Simon Cocks, waste water services director for Severn Trent Water, commented: "I can confirm that our company is not linked to the disposal of the chemicals.
"Engineers at our Strongford works have been working day and night to get the works back up and running. We are deeply concerned about the impact this chemical pollution has had on our sewage treatment system and the community in which we operate."
The Environment Agency's environment Manager David Lowe said: "This incident is under control - river water quality is improving. Levels of pollutant in the river have fallen significantly, but we continue to monitor the situation closely."
"Thousands of fish have been killed and the Environment Agency considers this to be a serious pollution incident. We will thoroughly investigate and seek to prosecute those responsible."
The largest fine for a similar offence occurred in 2004 when chemical company Sevalco was fined £240,000 for deliberating discharging cyanide into controlled water.
UPDATE: The Environment Agency has served a Suspension Notice to prevent hazardous waste management firm Red Industries of Burslem, Stoke-on Trent, from discharging any industrial effluent to the sewer system.
Environment Agency officers have been on site at Red Industries after tests showed the presence of cyanide at the sewer discharge point used by the company.
Is it safe to go sculling onthe Trent at Newark this morning, re the cyanide? Where is it now?
David Crook
david crook | 09 October 2009, 08:18 AM
David,
The EA said that animals and humans should stay away from the water "until further notice" and haven't yet sounded the all clear - the affected stretch is between Stoke-on-Trent and Yoxall.
Annabel Andrews | 09 October 2009, 10:30 AM