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Specific areas of concern

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  • On the Yealm River, there is an urgent need to reduce significant inputs from industry, sewage and/or surface runoff to three tributaries that include the River Piall, Lee Mill Stream and Long Brook Stream, as well as to the main channel between The Borough and Puslinch Bridge, spanning Yealmpton sewage works. 

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  • Within the Yealm Estuary, there is an urgent need to identify and act upon significant pollution from tributaries that include Newton Stream, Ridgecott Lake Stream, Coffin Stream and Noss Mayo Stream.

Our emphasis is upon working collaborations

 

​Acting upon pollution events

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  • Reporting on how a critical release of China clay-like material in Dec 2022 smothered the beds of Rivers Piall and Yealm during winter months when fish eggs normally develop; and 

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  • Engaging with local authorities concerning multi-stage plans to remediate a major spill of tributyl tin and other metals below the former AkzoNobel paint-testing laboratory.​

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Catchment wide planning

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  • Guiding local Parish Councils on planning applications involving disposal of surface water, to help ensure runoff does not overload sewage treatment works.

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  • Supporting an application to DEFRA for "bathing water status"; and

 

  • Working with other organisations on our River Yealm Catchment Plan, helping to coordinate collective schemes towards addressing areas of concern.​​          

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