MSc student gets started on the brook

Yesterday I had a meeting at Ebley Mill with Stroud District Council's Drainage Officer, Bob Nightingale and Glos Universities MSc student Ismaila Emahi. We were able to consider how best to assist Ismaila with his project to look at water quality along the brook.

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The good news is that there have been no known incidents of sewage for a while - that doesn't mean there isn't a problem but it is a good sign. However we still need work on the sewage pipes to be carried out and certainly improvements like reed beds are still needed - and there are many other issues to get to grips with like vandalised grit bins leading to vast quantities of salt getting into the brook. It will also be interesting to see what level of road run-off with it's oil etc makes it's way into our stream. It is great to have Ismaila's help.

The other bit of news is that our website is being restored - it still needs more improvements and more colour - it is also hard to get around to find what you need - see it here.