Investigation into pollution event at Brompton Beck in Northallerton
Date of alert:
Wednesday, 16 March 2022
Crime Ref:
Force:
North Yorkshire Police
COUNCILLORS fear thousands of fish may have died in the third "catastrophic" pollution incident on a popular beck.
They are now calling on members of the public to help by reporting any pollution they see or hear about to the Environment Agency (EA).
Officials from the EA were called out to Brompton Beck at Water End on Friday, February 4 after reports of a large number of dead fish in Brompton, near Northallerton.
Brompton Parish Council said the alert had been raised the previous day when a passer by noticed several fish up to six inches long floating dead in the water.
“Councillors discovered the full extent of the catastrophe after looking further up Water End. Hundreds if not thousands of fish lay dead in the mud and silts of the beck and further upstream towards Fullicar Lane.= A devastating sight.
“This particular stretch of the beck has in the last few years been a regular home to little egret, heron and kingfisher. We have resident moorhen, grey wagtail and ducks, and that’s just the bird life. Councillors and many members of the public worked hard on a community wildlife area to improve the variety of species in Brompton.
