The Grand Union canal stretches through central London and is home to swans and wildlife.
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A charity warns it faces a £10,000-a-day cleaning bill after cooking oil was dumped in the Grand Union canal.
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The oil spill originated in Brent and has since spread six miles down the canal. The Canal and Rivers Trust were first alerted to the spill on 8 February, but contractors didn’t come to start the clean up until last week.
The Trust told City News that the oil dump was deliberate. However they “don’t have investigatory powers so finding the culprit is up to the Environment Agency.” They “urge anyone with information about the source of the pollution to report it to the Environment Agency so that the culprit is identified.”
The Grand Union is one of Britain’s longest canals. It connects central London to Birmingham, and is home to thousands of people living on canal boats. The clean up effort involves using booms to gather the oil and pump it out.
The Environment Agency have rated the spill as a Category 3 incident, which means it has a relatively minor and localised environmental impact. The Canal and Rivers Trust are responsible for cleaning up the spill, something they have voiced concerns about.
Alex Paterson, the Trust’s London communications officer, said “There’s clearly an issue with a charity having to pick up the tab to clean up industrial pollution, but I think it’s part of a wider problem.”
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A charity warns it faces a £10,000-a-day cleaning bill after cooking oil was dumped in the Grand Union canal.
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The oil spill originated in Brent and has since spread six miles down the canal. The Canal and Rivers Trust were first alerted to the spill on 8 February, but contractors didn’t come to start the clean up until last week.
The Trust told City News that the oil dump was deliberate. However they “don’t have investigatory powers so finding the culprit is up to the Environment Agency.” They “urge anyone with information about the source of the pollution to report it to the Environment Agency so that the culprit is identified.”
The Grand Union is one of Britain’s longest canals. It connects central London to Birmingham, and is home to thousands of people living on canal boats. The clean up effort involves using booms to gather the oil and pump it out.
The Environment Agency have rated the spill as a Category 3 incident, which means it has a relatively minor and localised environmental impact. The Canal and Rivers Trust are responsible for cleaning up the spill, something they have voiced concerns about.
Alex Paterson, the Trust’s London communications officer, said “There’s clearly an issue with a charity having to pick up the tab to clean up industrial pollution, but I think it’s part of a wider problem.”
