Mystery of why hundreds of fish died in Essex lake may have been solved

Mystery of why hundreds of fish died in Essex lake may have been solved

Source: essexlive

11/15/2024

Credit: Cllr Lydia Hyde

The mystery of why dozens of fish were dying in a lake in Essex may have been solved, with work now underway to fix the issue and save the wildlife in the area. Since August, local residents in Southend have been reporting large numbers of dead fish and eels at a lake in Southchurch Park.

At the time, locals were warned not to go near the waters and to keep their dogs on leads over fears the lake had been contaminated. Now the council has confirmed this was the case

Cllr Lydia Hyde at Southend Council said that Anglia Water has discovered that all three of its valves, designed to block seawater, had failed, which meant seawater was leaking into the freshwater lake, harming aquatic wildlife.

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