Pollution of a stream near Limoges: news from the Mazelle and the fish farmer who lost two tons of trout

A month after the pollution of glue and solvent which damaged a tributary of the Mazelle, near Limoges, life slowly resumes its course in the river. Several years will be necessary for its complete restoration. The fish farmer, who lost almost all of his trout farm, has been able to resume his activity. And the ongoing investigation will have to determine the responsibilities for this pollution.

It was quite a sight that greeted angler Per Fischer when he arrived at Harrestrup Å in Valby on Saturday to release 8,000 sea trout. The river was full of dead fish. - It's really sad. We released 150,000 kroner worth of fish into the river last week, and I can see that many of them are now dead, says Per Fischer, an environmental planner and angler, to TV 2 Kosmopol. He fears that the fish deaths may be due to wastewater from a nearby treatmen…