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"Biggest ever environmental law suit"

Paul Bullinger

Paul Bullinger

Senior Member & Supporter
I have just read about the "biggest ever environmental law suit" being held in the High Court against 3 x organisations accused of polluting the Rivers Wye, Lugg and Usk.
It seems 4,000 people joined this action being led by law firm Leigh Day.
It will be interesting to see how this progresses, but I'm not holding my breath for a suitable outcome.
 
At the very least it will make other polluters sit up and take notice... it's key to force lazy polluters to sit up and take notice of what can happen if they blatantly ignore the rules.

Whatever happens, not sure I'll see fishing on the Wye anywhere near as good as it was perhaps 10-15 years ago - and that's a real shame.
 
Jon Elliott said:
At the very least it will make other polluters sit up and take notice... it's key to force lazy polluters to sit up and take notice of what can happen if they blatantly ignore the rules.

Whatever happens, not sure I'll see fishing on the Wye anywhere near as good as it was perhaps 10-15 years ago - and that's a real shame.
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I'm not aware of what angling organisations are joining this action?
I agree with you regarding catch rates. I have a log of fish caught on my annual "pilgrimage" to the Wye covering the last 20 years. Grim reading sadly. Big reduction in numbers of fish caught.
 
I said the same at a local Club AGM five years ago. As I had been fishing 2 to 3 times a week for about 10 years I felt I had a pretty good overview.

Quite a few suggested I was talking rubbish.

I suspect they may feel a bit different now
 
Graham Elliott said:
I said the same at a local Club AGM five years ago. As I had been fishing 2 to 3 times a week for about 10 years I felt I had a pretty good overview.

Quite a few suggested I was talking rubbish.

I suspect they may feel a bit different now
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Definitely not talking rubbish. The problem with many environmental problems is PROVING who is to blame.
20 years ago I saw clean gravel beds in the Wye, now all I see is thick sludge covering the river bed.
20 years ago I saw lovely streamer weed now all I see is that horrible sticky weed.
The public blame the Water Companies who blame the chicken farms who blame the farmers that spread the chicken manure indiscriminately who in turn blame everyone else!
It's a mess and no-one has the courage to put their hands up.
 
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