{"id":760562,"date":"2026-09-05T06:40:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T06:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/760562\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T06:40:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T06:40:16","slug":"builder-pays-over-200k-after-polluting-stream-and-watercourses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/760562\/","title":{"rendered":"Builder pays over \u00a3200k after polluting stream and watercourses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A number of projects will receive money for ongoing environmental work and conservation<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Silt blasted out the drains of a housing development in Yate polluted the nearby watercourse\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0_MS_BGS_03_09_26_EA.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Silt blasted out the drains of a housing development in Yate polluted the nearby watercourse\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Silt blasted out the drains of a housing development in Yate polluted the nearby watercourse(Image: Environment Agency )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A construction group which polluted a river on the outskirts of Bristol has been ordered to pay over \u00a3200,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">BDW Trading, which is part of the Barratt Redrow Group, polluted the Ladden Brook and Tanhouse stream over six days in July, 2022, the Environment Agency said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Silt from the Ladden Garden Village development entered the stream after a contractor jet washed while cleaning and surveying land drainage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">BDW Trading acknowledged their responsibility and spent over \u00a3180,000 on removing the pollution, training staff, and implementing better practices on managing surface water.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Bristol and Avon Rivers Trust will benefit \u00a3165k for the the River Chew catchment fish recovery project, a community engagement project and eDNA fish monitoring.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Tanhouse stream after silt entered the watercourse\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0_MSBGS_03_09_26_EA.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"The Tanhouse stream after silt entered the watercourse\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The Tanhouse stream after silt entered the watercourse(Image: Environment Agency )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Tortworth Forest Centre in Gloucestershire will receive \u00a311,500 for a woodland wellbeing programme and tree planting and Avon Wildlife Trust will receive \u00a325k for the costs of a community ecologist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">BDW Trading also paid the Environment Agency\u2019s costs and acquired a permit to make sure water discharges are properly regulated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">James Edees of the Environment Agency said: &#8220;An incident like this would have never happened with proper procedure in place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;But BDW Trading\u2019s response to cleaning up the mess and investment in preventing it from happening again means we can accept an enforcement undertaking on this occasion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;This means environmental causes will get money to continue their good work and we can draw a line under this issue.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A number of projects will receive money for ongoing environmental work and conservation Silt blasted out the 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