Taunton farmer fined for polluting stream after slurry stored incorrectly

Taunton farmer fined for polluting stream after slurry stored incorrectly

One of the partners at Rumwell Farm Shop has been fined for story pig slurry incorrectly, causing it to leak into a nearby stream.

UK pig farmer fined for slurry pollution - Agriland.co.uk

A court has found a Somerset pig farmer guilty of polluting a local stream after he constructed an illegal slurry lagoon. James Mitchell of Hillcommon in Taunton, Somerset, appeared before Taunton Magistrates Court on Wednesday, June 18, where he was ordered to pay a total of £5,065. The Environment Agency discovered Mitchell’s slurry was overflowing from the lagoon and polluting the Oake Stream. Mitchell was charged with offences contrary to Re…

Pig farmer prosecuted for allowing slurry to enter surface water drains and nearby stream - Water Magazine

A Taunton pig farmer has been prosecuted by the Environment Agency for allowing slurry to escape from an illegally constructed slurry lagoon causing pollution of the Oake Stream in Somerset. James Mitchell, of Hillcommon in Taunton, Somerset appeared before Taunton Magistrates Court on Wednesday, 18 June 2025. Mr Mitchell pleaded guilty to two offences and was fined £500 with a £200 surcharge and was ordered to pay £4,365 in investigation costs …