{"id":14269,"date":"2016-03-17T14:54:30","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T14:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=14269"},"modified":"2016-03-17T14:54:30","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T14:54:30","slug":"cleaning-up-urban-rivers-saving-wildlife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/uncategorised\/cleaning-up-urban-rivers-saving-wildlife","title":{"rendered":"Cleaning up urban rivers, saving wildlife"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Pollution in South Wales rivers is damaging wildlife and the environment, a report warns.<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14270\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14270\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/the_Rhymney_river_Copyright-Paul_Flickr.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14270\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14270\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/the_Rhymney_river_Copyright-Paul_Flickr.jpg\" alt=\"The Rhymney river \u00a9Paul -Flickr\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/the_Rhymney_river_Copyright-Paul_Flickr.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/the_Rhymney_river_Copyright-Paul_Flickr-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/the_Rhymney_river_Copyright-Paul_Flickr-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14270\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/the_Rhymney_river_Copyright-Paul_Flickr.jpg\" alt=\"The Rhymney river \u00a9Paul -Flickr\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/the_Rhymney_river_Copyright-Paul_Flickr.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/the_Rhymney_river_Copyright-Paul_Flickr-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/the_Rhymney_river_Copyright-Paul_Flickr-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> The Rhymney river \u00a9 Paul &#8211; Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two years ago, fishermen saw a number of\u00a0Atlantic salmon jumping the weir and travelling up the Taff. For the first time in 200 years, salmon had started spawning in the upper reaches of the Taff. Things, however, will be different this year.<\/p>\n<p>A report titled \u2018River Pollution in Cardiff\u2019, released by Cardiff Council\u2019s Environmental Scrutiny Committee, has put the issues of the water quality of the city\u2019s rivers and pollution in South Wales rivers in the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>Cardiff is located on a large floodplain which hosts three rivers: the Taff, Ely and<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Rhymney. The three rivers flow into the Bristol Channel and along with a series of supporting tributaries, they provide drainage for a large section of South East Wales.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14274\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14274\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Seagulls_circle_over_the_Taff_river_in_the_Bute_Park_cop-Ruochen_Yao.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14274\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14274\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Seagulls_circle_over_the_Taff_river_in_the_Bute_Park_cop-Ruochen_Yao.jpg\" alt=\"Seagulls circle over the Taff river in the Bute Park \u00a9 Ruochen Yao \" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Seagulls_circle_over_the_Taff_river_in_the_Bute_Park_cop-Ruochen_Yao.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Seagulls_circle_over_the_Taff_river_in_the_Bute_Park_cop-Ruochen_Yao-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Seagulls_circle_over_the_Taff_river_in_the_Bute_Park_cop-Ruochen_Yao-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14274\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Seagulls_circle_over_the_Taff_river_in_the_Bute_Park_cop-Ruochen_Yao.jpg\" alt=\"Seagulls circle over the Taff river in the Bute Park \u00a9 Ruochen Yao \" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Seagulls_circle_over_the_Taff_river_in_the_Bute_Park_cop-Ruochen_Yao.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Seagulls_circle_over_the_Taff_river_in_the_Bute_Park_cop-Ruochen_Yao-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/Seagulls_circle_over_the_Taff_river_in_the_Bute_Park_cop-Ruochen_Yao-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Seagulls circle over the Taff river in the Bute Park \u00a9 Ruochen Yao<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe three rivers have played an essential role in the economic, geographical and social development of Cardiff,\u201d says Julie Richards, the communications officer of Natural Resources Wales. \u201cThey continue to play an important role by supporting a healthy environment, providing leisure opportunities, generating energy, supporting the local economy and facilitating drainage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Conservation bodies like Natural Resources Wales and Dwr Cymru Welsh Water are working on the protection and improvements of water quality and the ecological status.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14275\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/WFD_Surface_Water_Status_Cardif.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14275\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14275\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/WFD_Surface_Water_Status_Cardif.jpg\" alt=\"WFD Surface Water Status Cardiff\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/WFD_Surface_Water_Status_Cardif.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/WFD_Surface_Water_Status_Cardif-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/WFD_Surface_Water_Status_Cardif-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14275\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/WFD_Surface_Water_Status_Cardif.jpg\" alt=\"WFD Surface Water Status Cardiff\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/WFD_Surface_Water_Status_Cardif.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/WFD_Surface_Water_Status_Cardif-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/WFD_Surface_Water_Status_Cardif-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> WFD Surface Water Status Cardiff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dai Walters, Environment Team Leader at the Environment Agency, talked about\u00a0the specific pressures on the surface water environment for the three rivers. The status has been divided into five levels: high, good, moderate, poor and bad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The status of] most of these water bodies is classed as \u2018moderate\u2019,\u201d Walters said. Some, like the part from conf Nant Clun to Cardiff Bay of the Ely, are marked as \u2018bad\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe invertebrates and fish fauna have been impacted by pollution incidents from unknown sources likely to originate from the Clun catchment upstream,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Part of Clun is marked\u00a0&#8216;poor&#8217; describing that the water body has been polluted from a number of sources.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn recent years, this water body has been polluted from sewage treatment works, combined sewer overflows and misconnections, along with pollution incidents from unknown sources,\u201d Walters added.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from Natural Resources Wales, scientists from Cardiff University are also exploring the impact of pollution on wildlife and trying to ascertain the reasons for pollution. Their research has suggested that wild birds nesting along urban rivers in South Wales are being affected by harmful pollutants.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14277\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14277\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/the_Ely_river-Robin_Drayton.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14277\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14277\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/the_Ely_river-Robin_Drayton.jpg\" alt=\"The Ely river \u00a9 Robin Drayton\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/the_Ely_river-Robin_Drayton.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/the_Ely_river-Robin_Drayton-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/the_Ely_river-Robin_Drayton-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14277\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/the_Ely_river-Robin_Drayton.jpg\" alt=\"The Ely river \u00a9 Robin Drayton\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/the_Ely_river-Robin_Drayton.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/the_Ely_river-Robin_Drayton-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/the_Ely_river-Robin_Drayton-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> The Ely river \u00a9 Robin Drayton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Professor Steve Ormerod from Cardiff University School of Biosciences, who has spent 35 years investigating rivers, said, \u201cPollutants are still a source of concern for the wildlife along Britain&#8217;s urban rivers despite very major recovery from the gross pollution problems of the past.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Top predators like dippers are considered valuable for determining the river pollution. They can help assess if urban contamination is\u00a0causing damage to wildlife reproduction and development.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wild birds, such as dippers, are very important indicators of environmental well-being and food web contamination,\u201d Ormerod added. \u201cWe need to know if other species &#8211; or even people &#8211; are at risk too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scientists also pointed out the connection between river biodiversity and climate change. Climate change is increasingly affecting the survival of wildlife and river habitats. A growing body of evidence shows that damagingly higher temperature causes significant reductions in insect numbers and local species.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn rivers, reducing pollution or restoring bankside broadleaves appear to be very effective ways to increase resilience, but these actions take decades,\u201d Ormerod said. \u201cWe want to impress on the decision makers the urgency of taking action now to protect against climate change effects in future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/untitled-infographic.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14278\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14278\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/untitled-infographic.jpeg\" alt=\"infographic\" width=\"800\" height=\"2138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/untitled-infographic.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/untitled-infographic-112x300.jpeg 112w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/untitled-infographic-383x1024.jpeg 383w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/untitled-infographic-768x2052.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/untitled-infographic-575x1536.jpeg 575w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/untitled-infographic-766x2048.jpeg 766w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/untitled-infographic-500x1336.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14278\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/untitled-infographic.jpeg\" alt=\"infographic\" width=\"800\" height=\"2138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/untitled-infographic.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/untitled-infographic-112x300.jpeg 112w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/untitled-infographic-383x1024.jpeg 383w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/untitled-infographic-768x2052.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/untitled-infographic-575x1536.jpeg 575w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/untitled-infographic-766x2048.jpeg 766w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/untitled-infographic-500x1336.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Give your hand to protect wildlife\u2019s lovely habitat! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":461,"featured_media":14270,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-14269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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