Fish death blamed on slurry pollution
5 June 1998
Fish death blamed on slurry pollution
FARM slurry has been blamed for polluting a tributary of the River Tywi, near Johnstown, Carmarthen, killing hundreds of trout and young salmon.
Environment Agency officials were called to the scene late last week after a member of the public reported seeing a number of dead fish in the Tawelan brook.
The EA would not reveal details of the farm involved, pending a decision, expected within a couple of weeks, on whether to prosecute.
An official said investigations indicated that a valve on a slurry tank had not been fully closed. *
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