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Warning as slurry pollutes stream near beach

Environment Agency Part of a stream leading onto Mawgan Porth beach in Cornwall which has been polluted by slurry from a farm. The water is opaque and the banks have grass, tree stumps and roots.Environment Agency
The Environment Agency said a 6km (3.7-mile) section of the stream had been polluted

People have been advised not to swim in a stream which flows onto a Cornish beach due to a pollution incident.

The Environment Agency (EA) said slurry pollution from a farm had entered a 6km (3.7-mile) stretch of the waterway near Mawgan Porth beach on Saturday.

It said the source of the pollution had been stopped and no reports of illness had been received, but there remained a risk of reduced bathing water quality and people were advised not to go into the stream.

An EA spokesperson said officers visited the site on Monday morning to take samples from the stream and expected the do not swim advice to be in place for a few days.

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