This was all happening just as I went away on holiday, so I've only just been able to get to it.
Leigh Day, who are pursuing legal action against Avara, Cargill and Freemens of Newent, have added Welsh Water to their list as a co-defendent.
The claim relates to the pollution that Welsh Water are responsible for, which includes sewage discharges into the river. The other defendants are being pursued for discharge from the many big chicken sheds in the Wye Valley.
The first step for Welsh Water is to send them an official letter, which they have yet to reply to. The other companies got their letters last year. They deny the allegations.
Welsh Water themselves have estimated that 23% of the phosphorus in the river comes from their own waste water treatment works, and they have been successfully prosecuted by the Environmental Agency for discharging too much waste water into the Wye in 2020 and 2021.
The campaign is supported by the campaign group River Action .
On the evening of Thursday 20th February, Leigh Day are holding an event at the Left Bank in Hereford so that members of the community can talk to the legal team.
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