Hopes new mine water treatment scheme could improve water quality in the Esk
PLANS to create a new mine water treatment scheme to help protect the River South Esk have been outlined by the Coal Authority.
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PLANS to create a new mine water treatment scheme to help protect the River South Esk have been outlined by the Coal Authority.
THE Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and East Lothian Council are continuing to work together to respond to Friday’s pollution…
A CONSERVATION chief has called on environment watchdogs to publicly report sewage discharges into the River Esk, which flows down to Musselburgh. Alison Baker, director of the Forth Rivers Trust, made the plea after a recent report of an alleged sewage leak into the Ochre Burn – upstream of the Honest Toun at Newbattle in Midlothian. A concerned member of the public reported the discharge to the trust and, in turn, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) last month. Scottish Water said it investigated the public sewer network in the area of Ochre Burn and did not find any...