The Environment Agency and Mining Remediation Authority are proposing to build a treatment scheme to remove the metals in the […]
What are the next steps for the Nenthead scheme? 2024 – we have finalised designs for the ‘Mine water capture’ area which […]
Overview This section explains how we selected the Nenthead mine site as our preferred location for the mine water treatment […]
Mine water would be captured at the Caplecleugh and Rampgill levels before it goes into the River Nent. The mine […]
Overview The River Nent is the second most metal polluted river in England, and the most polluted in northern England. This […]
There are two types of pollution that need to be addressed to improve the water quality of the Rivers Nent and South Tyne. We […]
As the proposed design and construction of a scheme at Nenthead progresses. we want our stakeholders to: On this page […]
Some of the river pollution is caused by water running across the site and washing metals out of the old […]
