daniel944 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 (edited) Just seen this posted of facebook, not many details but thought it may be of interest to those who fish up that way: https://twitter.com/NSW_EPA/status/567101578339815424/photo/1 http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/epamedia/EPAMedia15021401.htm Edited February 16, 2015 by mrsswordfisherman epa page link added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Just seen this posted of facebook, not many details but thought it may be of interest to those who fish up that way: https://twitter.com/NSW_EPA/status/567101578339815424/photo/1 Thanks for that tweet - I will push it out on fishraider1 twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hawkesbass Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 During the last storm the sewrage treatment ponds at glenfield may have overflowed int the river. This occured last year when we had a solid week of rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebottle18 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 If Liverpool Council is responsible They should be heavily find. But seeing they are part of the investigating team I doubt that will happen. As they have failed in the past to correct this issue nothing but a hefty find will change their attitude to the problem. I doubt the EPA will take that action as they will as always accept the reason given and move on. This was the case when it recently happened . Just talk to many of the locals in the area who did take the kids down there to play. They have been complaining for quite sometime. I hope I am wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel944 Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 More info: http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/epamedia/EPAMedia15021801.htm http://www.smh.com.au/environment/water-issues/mystery-chemical-triggers-massive-fish-kill-in-georges-river-20150218-13ihxu.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davonyx Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Living in Liverpool, I actually drove over the bridge at the weir and noticed the water was in a terrible state. Then I read this. 4 tonnes of dead fish! How unbelievably sad. I remember catching my first eel in the fresh water part upstream of the weir. And bream from the weir. Looking at those photos, most of the dead tonnage looks to be carp. So I don't think too many will be worried. But even the humble carp is a great fight and awesome fish to catch in the heavily urbanised, polluted, and typical city river these days. How sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael2203 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Here is the latest update. Some idiot has leaked something nasty into the stormwater. http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/epamedia/EPAMedia15022402.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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