Threlkeld

Background Information

The high fells of the Lake District hold a long legacy of mining, and through the industrial revolution, prospectors, geologists […]

Rivers Polluted by the Threlkeld Lead Mines

Environmental monitoring by the Environment Agency since 2010 shows that the mine water flowing out of the Woodend Low Level […]

Where Are We Proposing To Treat The Mine Water?

We looked at several potential locations to build the scheme within about 2km of the Woodend Low Level. The key […]

What Will We Do?

Where possible, the WAMM Programme prefers to use “passive” technologies which do not require continual supervision by people and have […]

FAQ’s

Do you monitor the site? Yes, the site will be actively monitored by the Coal Authority. This monitoring will check […]