A WATER company is seeking expert advice after oil seeped into the ground and reeds around the River Test. Southern Water says oil has seeped into the ground and reeds are also harbouring oil on the River Test after pollutants flowed down into the area from its surface water network near Nursling. Swans and fish are said to be in distress with one photo circulating of what is claimed to be a dead cygnet in the water. Now Southern Water says it is seeking expert advice on cleaning the area of the chemicals after the original source of the oil spill, which was previously said to be two motoring businesses in the nearby industrial estate, was stopped by the business owner.
A WATER company is seeking expert advice after oil seeped into the ground and reeds around the River Test. Southern Water says oil has seeped into the ground and reeds are also harbouring oil on the River Test after pollutants flowed down into the area from its surface water network near Nursling. Swans and fish are said to be in distress with one photo circulating of what is claimed to be a dead cygnet in the water. Now Southern Water says it is seeking expert advice on cleaning the area of the chemicals after the original source of the oil spill, which was previously said to be two motoring businesses in the nearby industrial estate, was stopped by the business owner.
A spokesperson for the charity said: “Further impacts on aquatic life and migratory fish are inevitable. This is completely unacceptable. “We believe that the fuel pollution has reached our reserve due to historic and ongoing inputs from the industrial estate on adjoining land which, due to heavy rains, has caused an oil interceptor to flood diesel into our reserve.”
Booms in place in the contaminated water at Lower Test nature reserve. Photo by: Charlie Bull. Southern Water said last week that contamination had entered the River Test from the nearby industrial estate directly from its surface water network after heavy rainfall.
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