Welsh government considers whether to block plan after experts say manure from intensive units is turning Wye into ‘pea soup’
to nature recovery and tackling phosphorus pollution in rivers. An insider told the Guardian that the decision on calling in the latest Builth Wells plan is likely to fall on James’s desk.in his 2021 documentary Rivercide that she would consider closing intensive poultry units in sensitive catchments like the Wye, if that was necessary.
Monitoring equipment, installed by Natural Resources Wales, tests the water near Glasbury-on-Wye. Scientists have found clear evidence of pollution linked to chicken manure.
Chairman of River Action, Charles Watson, said: “Whether or not the Welsh government decide to call in this ecocidal proposal to build another massive intensive poultry unit in the Wye catchment will define for ever their environmental record. It is now time for Mark Drakeford to intervene personally and show voters that his recent stated commitment to tackle the blight of river pollution across Wales is not just hollow rhetoric.
“The Welsh ministers cannot comment further on this matter, as to do so may prejudice any future planning decision they may make in relation to the site, and may affect any legal proceedings.”
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