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Polluted Beverley Brook - Bright Green water

Does anyone know anything about the bright green colour of Beverley Brook over the last two days? Someone mentioned Thanes water has leaked a dye into the brook.  I’d post photos but the Forum won’t allow me to.

Rich Murray ● 2873d12 Comments

Here are a couple of photos that Rich Murray took earlier today.  What can this be? I wondered if some dye could have been used by Thames Water as a marker (though I'm not sure what for),  but there seems much too much for that.

Richard Carter ● 2873d

Yes, I've heard of dye being used by utility companies in the past at the request of the environment agency to try and trace leaks or contamination. Those dyes normally disperse after 12/24hrs though I think. Hopefully it’s not linked to a pollution incident.

Claire Morgan ● 2873d

I got a message back from Thames Water on Twitter "we've been out to investigate this already and our specialist engineer has tested the water and it's not of any harm or anything to be concerned about"

Matthew Vining ● 2872d

What is it though?

Caroline Whitehead ● 2872d

Somebody preparing for a St Patrick's Day celebration rather early?Or, just maybe, over-indulgence at Christmas in After Eight Mints, or Chartreuse, in the Worcester Park area (apparently the headwaters of the Beverley Brook).

David Ainsworth ● 2872d

I think it looks quite pretty, better than the normal dirty brown.

Simon Knight ● 2872d

http://www.putneysw15.com/info/conbevbrookgreen001b.htm Dye trying to track source of foul waste

PutneySW15 Editor ● 2872d

Funny how this pollution has just been discovered and is being blamed on local householders with incorrect plumbing. Just as Thames Water have started on their work in Barn Elms for the supersewer.  Call me cynical, but ...

Bunny Payne ● 2871d

Thames water have again been fined for leaking sewage - this has happened frequently in the past as reported in the FT

Lynne McNulty ● 2868d

& PS have Tideway reported 'resource' issues as they have done in other areas and cancelled liaison meetings does anyone know?

Lynne McNulty ● 2868d

No, Tideway have not cancelled Liaison meetings. The next one is on February 7th at 7pm at The Star & Garter. As far as I know (see article on Front Page) the green dye in Beverley Brook is to do with Thames Water who are using it to trace the source3 of pollution. It is not in itself polluting, except from the visual point of view.

Caroline Whitehead ● 2868d

Does anyone know what the outcome of this was?

Catherine Schade ● 2850d