Experts from the Environment Agency have been investigating the pollution incident that closed the Rochdale Canal for several weeks.
They have now discovered that a large quantity of pesticide was poured down a road drain on the Oldham Broadway Business Park in Chadderton. The road drains flow into the canal at The Causeway. The EA's Steve Walters said "We believe somebody may have come along and dumped the herbicide down the drain undetected."
An estimated 15,000 fish were killed and a quantity of rare plant life destroyed. The fish included roach, perch and pike. The canal was closed to boat traffic between Manchester and Chadderton in order not to spread the effects of the pollution.
The investigation is still ongoing and the EA has urged anyone with any information about this to contact them on 0800 80 70 60.
Saturday, 23 August 2008
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