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Post by beginner on Aug 4, 2004 11:24:26 GMT -5
heard there has been a massive fish kill on the thames :'(to do with overflowing sewage .
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Post by 00andrus on Aug 4, 2004 11:37:35 GMT -5
Thousands of fish have been killed after 600,000 tonnes of untreated sewage was forced into the Thames during Tuesday's storms. The Environment Agency said the dead fish were visible in the river at Kew, Brentford and Isleworth in west London. It said the sewage, which flowed into the Thames due to inadequate drainage systems in London, used up the water's oxygen reserves, killing the fish. A clean-up operation is under way to stop more bream and roach dying. Thames Water has launched its oxygenating vessels which help improve the quality of the water. Long-term solution Andrew Boyd of Thames Water said the company had been working with the Environment Agency to come up with a long-term solution to the problem. He explained that London's Victorian sewers pushed water into the Thames instead of allowing it to flood homes and streets. Mr Boyd told BBC News Online: "Everyone agrees that any solution to this will be a massive engineering scheme. "We have worked with the Environment Agency and other agencies to produce a report for the government suggesting how the problem can be solved. "We are waiting to hear from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how they are minded to deal with the problem."
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Post by steveobeveo on Aug 5, 2004 14:48:10 GMT -5
hey all those poor fish
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Post by camo on Aug 5, 2004 15:15:13 GMT -5
I have witnessed a simular event as this when the river Wansum got polluted by sea water, trying to save thousands of fish to no avail was gut wrenching to say the least.
Though I did manage to save a carp of approximately 15lb-0oz which was trying to leap out of the water and onto the banks, it was bleeding from the gills, luckily I had two carp sacks and weigh slings with me which I soaked with water just to keep the carp wet.
I then put it in my vehicle and drove as fast as I could to the nearest safe stretch of water, which was nothing more than a stream really it took the carp over half an hour to recover fully and swim off strongly.
I have never returned to the stream but maybe I will now just to see if the carp is still there.
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Post by 00andrus on Aug 5, 2004 18:47:28 GMT -5
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