Chalfont St Giles, UK. 20th February, 2024. Overflowing drains in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire. The Environment Agency are reportedly responding to a Serious Category 1 Pollution Incident, the most serious classification along the River Misbourne, a precious chalk stream, at Chalfont St Giles. The Chiltern Chalk Streams Project say that "due to groundwater infiltration into sewer network, Thames Water has been pumping screen sewage into the River Misbourne near Amersham since 3rd January." Affinity Water, suppliers of drinking water, have reportedly closed their nearby abstraction boreho
Chalfont St Giles, UK. 20th February, 2024. Overflowing drains in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire. The Environment Agency are reportedly responding to a Serious Category 1 Pollution Incident, the most serious classification along the River Misbourne, a precious chalk stream, at Chalfont St Giles. The Chiltern Chalk Streams Project say that "due to groundwater infiltration into sewer network, Thames Water has been pumping screen sewage into the River Misbourne near Amersham since 3rd January." Affinity Water, suppliers of drinking water, have reportedly closed their nearby abstraction borehole but however, said while there was "no impact to the quality" of people's water supply it would continue to monitor the situation. Credit: Maureen McLean/Alamy Live News
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Location: Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, UK
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