Seething Wells: pushing back-see below for new planning application
As we look through the listed-rusted, blue - green railings to the blue - green algae growing in the chalk-soil-filled, half pumped out beds - after years of well-documented malfeasant action - the authorities are at last taking responsibility. Last week we met with officers from the Environment Agency to discuss how we can best work together after years of getting our wires-crossed about: Dead fish that are not in a recognised fishery; Permits to spray a weed that has never exisited on the site; Fly-tipping vegetation that doesn't grow on site such as bamboo and laurel; and When pumping water into the Thames is technically an abstraction. The EA explained the limitations of their responsibilities but they will NOT sanction any further spraying with herbicides or permit any pumping of water (abstraction) into the Thames. It was agreed that the general public should report on their hotline 0800 80 70 60 activities ...