{"id":275486,"date":"2025-11-21T13:46:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T13:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/275486\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T13:46:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T13:46:28","slug":"new-initiative-to-stop-pollution-in-river-alyn-by-nrw-and-llay-industrial-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/275486\/","title":{"rendered":"New initiative to stop pollution in River Alyn by NRW and Llay Industrial Estate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                Wrexham.com &gt; News\n              <\/p>\n<p> Posted: Thu 20th Nov 2025 <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Llay-Industrial-Estate.jpg\" alt=\"Wrexham.com for people living in or visiting the Wrexham area\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A new initiative to stop pollution from reaching the River Alyn is underway between\u00a0Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and businesses on the Llay Industrial Estate.<\/p>\n<p>Officers visited multiple units on the estate to offer advice on how to improve environmental practices and spotting potential pollution hazards. Guidance was also issued on environmental permits.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t           &#13;<br \/>\n\t\t         &#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Singrett Brook runs through the estate and eventually flows into the River Alyn \u2013 a key tributary of the River Dee.<\/p>\n<p>However, the brook has been affected by repeated pollution incidents, often caused by accidental spills or incorrect drainage connections from nearby industrial sites.<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Felton, NRW\u2019s environment team leader for Wrexham, said: \u201cPollution from industrial estates can happen all too easily \u2013 whether through spills, accidents, or even vandalism.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese incidents can harm wildlife and pose risks to people\u2019s health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy visiting businesses on the estate, we\u2019re helping them take practical steps to prevent pollution and protect the local environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to raise awareness of the impact pollution can have on rivers like the Alyn and support businesses to do their part in keeping our water clean and safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The River Dee is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a Special Area of Conservation (SAC), recognised for its rich biodiversity including species such as salmon, bullhead, lamprey, otters, and a variety of plants and invertebrates.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also a vital source of drinking water. Because of this, the area around the river \u2013 including Llay Industrial Estate \u2013 is part of a Water Protection Zone under the Water Resources Act 1991. This means that certain substances must be carefully managed and stored, and may require consent.<\/p>\n<p>Spotted something? Got a story? Email <a href=\"https:\/\/wrexham.com\/news\/mailto:news@wrexham.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News@Wrexham.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Get notified about <br \/>news from across North Wales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wrexham.com &gt; News Posted: Thu 20th Nov 2025 A new initiative to stop pollution from reaching the River&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":275487,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1397,90,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-275486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=275486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/275487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=275486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=275486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}