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| 20TH - 26TH SEPTEMBER 2019 | UTILITY WEEK
High viz
A £1 million scheme has been com-
pleted by Yorkshire Water to prevent
eels from inadvertently swimming
from the River Derwent into its water
treatment works at Lo•some Bridge in
East Yorkshire.
The treatment works abstracts
water from the river to treat and
supply as drinking water, but its
previous 'inlet' enabled small fish,
including eels, to occasionally swim
through into its water processing site.
Around Europe there has been a
dramatic decline in the numbers of
European small eels, a once popular
dish in parts of England, to the point
where the fish is now classified as
critically endangered.
To try to halt the decline in eel
numbers, the EU Eels Regulations
orders water companies to ensure
their screens and inlets are designed
A friend to fish
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