12/05/2005 - Officers
from the Environment Agency will be talking
‘rubbish’ with workers on a Killamarsh industrial
estate as part of a major drive to clean up
a nearby stream.
A six-strong team will be talking to staff
at around 25 businesses at Norwood Industrial
Estate next week about their methods of disposing
waste.
The aim is to boost the water quality in
County Dyke which suffers from oil pollution
and contains very little aquatic life.
Environment officer Stephen Watts said: "We
want to talk to staff about the work they
do and the potential impact on the environment.
The stream runs through a local beauty spot
and into the River Rother which has seen major
improvements in water quality over the last
few years, and we want to keep it this way.
"Hopefully, this campaign will see people
pulling together to prevent pollution in County
Dyke, and the stream will become a thriving
wildlife area once more."
County Dyke runs through Rother Valley Country
Park which is a recreational area and has
benefited from extensive conservation work.
The pollution prevention campaign at Norwood
Industrial Estate will run from May 18 –20
and officers will be discussing oil pollution,
waste disposal and the storage of waste on
site.
Any pollution should be reported immediately
to the Environment Agency and people can use
the emergency hotline number on 0800 80 70
60.
