Post by Hoppy on Nov 9, 2007 19:14:50 GMT -1
Tanker spillage fish kill costs company £29,000
Companies that transport materials harmful to the environment need to take great care that their activities aren’t allowed to pollute. This is the message from Environment Agency Wales following a prosecution this week (5.11.07). Calor Transport, who have a depot in Barry have been fined £20,000 in connection with a pollution which killed fish in local rivers.
The company, a division of Calor Gas Ltd, based in Warwick, were also ordered to pay full costs of £9,000.
The Court heard that on 19 April 2005, a tanker operated by Calor Transport left Cardiff Docks laden with styrene monomer, heading for a chemical installation in Barry. Along the route through the Butetown tunnels, the A4232 p to Culverhouse Cross and along Port Road towards Sully and into the chemical complex, the tanker lost 620 litres of the chemical.
Very heavy rainfall on the day led to the chemical being washed through the road drainage systems and into the Cadoxton River, via Bullcroft Brook, near Michaelstone Le Pit, north of Dinas Powy
On 21 April 2005 the Agency were notified of a report of dead trout in the Cadoxton River. Agency Officers went immediately to the scene and began gathering the evidence for an investigation. Some 183 dead fish, mainly brown trout, were found over a 5km stretch of river.
After the case, Andi Kemp, Agency Investigating Officer said:
‘Any polluting matter can have a detrimental effect on the water quality of our streams and rivers. Companies must ensure they adequately contain materials and adopt a contingency plan if things go wrong. They need to be aware of the effects of the substances they’re dealing with and to contact the relevant body if they suspect materials have escaped. This allows the Agency time to act and warn other water users or to take action to reduce the effects. ‘
Companies that transport materials harmful to the environment need to take great care that their activities aren’t allowed to pollute. This is the message from Environment Agency Wales following a prosecution this week (5.11.07). Calor Transport, who have a depot in Barry have been fined £20,000 in connection with a pollution which killed fish in local rivers.
The company, a division of Calor Gas Ltd, based in Warwick, were also ordered to pay full costs of £9,000.
The Court heard that on 19 April 2005, a tanker operated by Calor Transport left Cardiff Docks laden with styrene monomer, heading for a chemical installation in Barry. Along the route through the Butetown tunnels, the A4232 p to Culverhouse Cross and along Port Road towards Sully and into the chemical complex, the tanker lost 620 litres of the chemical.
Very heavy rainfall on the day led to the chemical being washed through the road drainage systems and into the Cadoxton River, via Bullcroft Brook, near Michaelstone Le Pit, north of Dinas Powy
On 21 April 2005 the Agency were notified of a report of dead trout in the Cadoxton River. Agency Officers went immediately to the scene and began gathering the evidence for an investigation. Some 183 dead fish, mainly brown trout, were found over a 5km stretch of river.
After the case, Andi Kemp, Agency Investigating Officer said:
‘Any polluting matter can have a detrimental effect on the water quality of our streams and rivers. Companies must ensure they adequately contain materials and adopt a contingency plan if things go wrong. They need to be aware of the effects of the substances they’re dealing with and to contact the relevant body if they suspect materials have escaped. This allows the Agency time to act and warn other water users or to take action to reduce the effects. ‘