Environment Agency Wales has confirmed that it has located the source of an incident whereby slurry polluted the Nant Cwmfelinboeth on Friday last week.
Officers traced the source back to a farm near Whitland, Carmarthenshire.
The Agency’s investigation shows that the impact on the water quality and fish life within the river has been significant, but the impact on the main River Taf has been minor.
Officers will continue to assess the situation over the next few days to make sure conditions in the river continue to improve.
A spokesperson from Environment Agency Wales said:
“Now that the source of the pollution has been found, as well as taking appropriate enforcement action, we will also work with those responsible to make sure that measures are put in place to prevent this from happening again.
“People should be aware that the water in the river is still likely to remain discoloured for several days as the slurry works its way through the system and breaks down.”
This year has been an exceptionally wet year and slurry storage and disposal is likely to be especially challenging this Winter.
Farmers can get general advice on slurry storage and slurry spreading by contacting the Agency on 03708 506 506.
Specific advice has been produced this year for slurry storage to help farmers through this winter. It is available at: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/sectors/135941.aspx
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