Algae (Hansard, 8 March 1990)

§ Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

The 53 sites at which toxic algae blooms were identified by the NRA during 1989 are as follows:

Anglian
^*Blickling Lake
^*Fritton Lake (Lound Run)
^*Barton Broad
Cadney Reservoir
Covenham Reservoir
^*Cransley Reservoir
^*Denton Reservoir
^*Eyebrook Reservoir
Pitsford Reservoir
Rutland Water
^*Sywell Lake
^*Whisby Nature Reserve Lake
Grafham Reservoir
^*Meadow LakeSt. Ives
^*Mount Farm Balancing Lake
^*Scouton Mere, Scoulton
^*Wyboston Lake, South Lagoon
^*Hoverton Great Broad
^*Lake Meadow, Billericay
^*Seamere
^*South Walsham Broad
^*Aldwicle Pit, (Merchant Venturers)
Hollowell Reservoir
^*Hughes & Sons Lake, Skellingthorp
^*Overstone Lower Lake
Ravensthorpe Reservoir
^*Teals Pit, Lincoln
Abberton Reservoir
Alton Water
^*Ardleigh Reservoir
^*Broome Pit (No. 4)
^*Filby Broad
^*Hanningfield Reservoir
^*Flomersfield Lake
^*Ormsby Broad
^*Rollesby Sailing Club
^*Toft Newton Reservoir

Severn Trent

Rudyard Lake

Wessex

Hawkridge Reservoir

South West

Old Mill Reservoir
Port Reservoir Bussow Reservoir
^*The Lake, Bicton
^*Ornamental Pond, Bicton
^*Meldon Pool
Drift Reservoir
^*Langarth lake
^*Main Pond, Bradley
^*Stafford Moor

Yorkshire

Silsdon Reservoir
Beaver Dyke Reservoir
John O'Grants Reservoir
^*Welton Water

Note:

Those waters marked with a ^* are not owned by the water company

Prosecutions are not being considered at this stage as there is no evidence that these were a consequence of specific polluting incidents. The National Rivers 792W Authority is currently carrying out a thorough investigation into the subject; its report will be completed this summer.