Pollution urgent !

[waterworks]

Can someone report Diesel in the water around Soulbury Three Locks on the Grand Union, near Milton Keynes ( Post code MK179DD,)  it's at least 100 metres long oil spill, I dont have my phone on me at the moment. 

[BWM]

You can email or contact the environment agency via twitter. 

[LadyG]

I would think a phone call to the emergency number is what is required.

[magnetman]

I've seen diesel and oil in the cut loads of times over the yars but never thought it was notifiable. Sometimes it stinks the area out for a while. 

 

I think if it is notifiable someone will probably report it. 

 

Is there a sunken boat around ? 

 

 

[sueb]

Pollution needs reporting to EA. You don't need a phone to do this.

[Private Fraser]

1 hour ago, sueb said:

Pollution needs reporting to EA. You don't need a phone to do this.

Carrier pigeon? Drums? Smoke signals? 

[MtB]

3 minutes ago, Private Fraser said:

Carrier pigeon? Drums? Smoke signals? 

 

First Class letter in the royal Mail?

 

 

[GUMPY]

Diesel on the surface of water only needs to be a few microns thick in order to look bad. A cup full will cover a huge area.

[Quattrodave]

An egg cup full will cover a huge area.

Edited September 10, 2023 by Quattrodave

[MtB]

6 minutes ago, Quattrodave said:

An egg cup full will cover a huge area.

 

Yes I remember working for an oil man worked on a rig and he said they don't bother about spillages of light oil such as diesel. He reckoned a lot of old tosh is written about diesel pollution because it evaporates away in a few days if you just wait. Mind you this was 30 years ago at least. 

 

Later, I thought the action of the waves must help this a lot.

 

 

[Feeby100]

Well it all about the wild life really 

[booke23]

I read somewhere that 1 litre of petrol on water will form a slick of around 6000 square meters....about 600 meters of 10 meter wide canal. Diesel is a bit thicker than petrol but not much, so we're literally talking about a cup full probably. I find spraying soapy water in it disperses it quite effectively. 

 

14 minutes ago, Feeby100 said:

Well it all about the wild life really 

 

Think about the paddle boarders. It must be awful packing your inflatable SUP back in the car when it's been through a diesel slick.  

Edited September 10, 2023 by booke23

[MtB]

9 minutes ago, Feeby100 said:

Well it all about the wild life really 

 

Really? Are there piles of dead animals there then? 

 

I think it is mostly about virtue signalling.

 

 

[Feeby100]

Well it would not be nice for them would it 

I mean would you swim in it ?

[robtheplod]

Boats and props will break it up wont it?

[waterworks]

Forget it now , too late, mods please delete this post. 

 

I should have known better to post it on here.

[Creaking Gate]

36 minutes ago, waterworks said:

Forget it now , too late, mods please delete this post. 

 

I should have known better to post it on here.

 Why is it too late?   You can email them or call (EA).

 

Diesel can evaporate from water, but its hardly a suitable pollution control mechanism - on still water, with limited flow I'm not sure how effective that would be.  

[magnetman]

10 hours ago, Quattrodave said:

An egg cup full will cover a huge area.

 

Why would somebody have an egg cup full of diesel on there boat ?

 

 

For pollution incidents the EA will be interested if it is coming from a boat because of the size of the tanks. 

 

If it is an isolated lump of diesel on the water then perhaps not but if there is a feed from somewhere then it could be serious. Even something like an old steel 205 litre drum which has corroded and is slowly leaking oil. 

 

Or a sunken boat. 

 

 

 

[JoeC]

Just read this posting - sorry I could not help.

[Mike Todd]

15 hours ago, waterworks said:

Can someone report Diesel in the water around Soulbury Three Locks on the Grand Union, near Milton Keynes ( Post code MK179DD,)  it's at least 100 metres long oil spill, I dont have my phone on me at the moment. 

So how did you post this item?

[MtB]

15 minutes ago, Mike Todd said:

So how did you post this item?

 

Good point. Any device capable of posting on here must also be capable of emailing the EA.