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Caudwell and Sons, of Gravel Lane, Drayton, admitted polluting a tributary of the Ginge Brook with pesticides and causing the death of fish and other wildlife.
A member of the public called the Environment Agency to report that the stream had turned "a lime green colour" and an officer discovered that the source of the discoloured water was a drainage pipe from a field owned by Caudwell and Sons.
Didcot magistrates court head that the company, which lost the pesticide through a problem with a crop sprayer, had failed to report the incident when it occurred.
The company was fined £8,000 and ordered to pay £6,683 in costs.
Environment officer Deborah Yates told the newspaper: "This incident highlights the importance of putting agricultural training into practice.
"The spilling of pesticide can have a devastating effect on a watercourse, as this incident has shown."
Meanwhile, a campaign to prevent deaths on farms is to be launched this week to recognise the industry's status as one of the most dangerous sectors.
The Make the Promise: Come Home Safe campaign from the Health and Safety Executive is designed to raise awareness of the high mortality statistics for workers within the industry.
Quantum Risk Management are a leading Health and Safety Consultancy
Farm company fined almost £15,000 for polluting stream
An Oxfordshire farm company which caused the death of hundreds of fish by polluting a stream has been ordered to pay almost £15,000, the Oxford Mail reports.Caudwell and Sons, of Gravel Lane, Drayton, admitted polluting a tributary of the Ginge Brook with pesticides and causing the death of fish and other wildlife.
A member of the public called the Environment Agency to report that the stream had turned "a lime green colour" and an officer discovered that the source of the discoloured water was a drainage pipe from a field owned by Caudwell and Sons.
Didcot magistrates court head that the company, which lost the pesticide through a problem with a crop sprayer, had failed to report the incident when it occurred.
The company was fined £8,000 and ordered to pay £6,683 in costs.
Environment officer Deborah Yates told the newspaper: "This incident highlights the importance of putting agricultural training into practice.
"The spilling of pesticide can have a devastating effect on a watercourse, as this incident has shown."
Meanwhile, a campaign to prevent deaths on farms is to be launched this week to recognise the industry's status as one of the most dangerous sectors.
The Make the Promise: Come Home Safe campaign from the Health and Safety Executive is designed to raise awareness of the high mortality statistics for workers within the industry.
Quantum Risk Management are a leading Health and Safety Consultancy
Posted on 02/01/2009
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