Farmer Fined For Causing Trade Discharge To Enter A Waterway

A farmer from Ballyclare has been fined for causing trade discharge to enter a waterway.

John Gault pleaded guilty and was fined £300 at Belfast Magistrates' Court.

On 23 April 2014, Water Quality Inspectors acting on behalf of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) inspected an unnamed tributary of the Sixmile Water and observed the waterway to be green/brown in colour and they could detect a strong agricultural odour from the waterway. The discharge was traced to farm premises owned by Mr Gault. The length of waterway impacted by the discharge was approximately 400 metres.

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