An Armagh farmer has been fined for making a polluting discharge to a waterway.

Paul Anderson pleaded guilty and was fined £500, as well as an offenders levy of £15 at Armagh Magistrates Court.

On 17 May 2014, a Water Quality Inspector, acting on behalf of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA), inspected an unnamed tributary of Lowry's Lough and observed the waterway to be discoloured, containing heavy fungal growth and foam.

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The discharge was traced to farm premises owned by Mr Paul Anderson. The length of waterway impacted by the discharge was in excess of 300 metres.

A sample taken at the time of the incident confirmed that the discharge contained poisonous, noxious or polluting matter which was potentially harmful to fish life in the receiving waterway.

(CD/JP)