The most effective thing that EA could do would be to stop the two sewage works that in an emergency (say about once a week) discharge raw sewage into the river between Tottenham and Old Ford locks. This would reduce the nitrate levels and the weed would die.
As for the upper Lee that is of course not navigable for most of its length. If it was I am certain Jane would have many more people beating a path to her door. Paul Baz Juniper wrote: > The Lee gets a rather poor press from the Guardian's eco-warrior, Leo > Hickman, in today's G2. Also at: > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/oct/09/river-lee-polluted- > source > > Some interesting facts emerge, e.g. the EA may do something about the > duckweed near Stratford as it will otherwise look bad in aerial > photos of the Olympic site. Also, Jane Brown, the EA officer who > oversees the Upper Lee, wishes more people took an interest in their > local river. It is clearly a request for comments. Adrian, Moose - > you have evidently been invited. > > Baz > > > >
