Post by mcminnow on Feb 8, 2010 0:59:43 GMT
For those of you who fish the Lune you may be concerned to learn of recent developments reagrding Forge Weir where the EA has a fish pass and fish counter.
I'm told there is a plan to develop an eco housing estate adjacent to the weir and applications have been made to raise the height of the weir and install a hydro electric plant to power the eco houses, similar to the recent development on the Ribble
at Settle.
I understand the Lune and Wyre Fishery Association are involved and met last week to discuss the implications. I'm told the EA have blocked two earlier application because of concerns regarding the water level through the fish pass, but a third application has been submitted, so we await the outcome.
If what I've been told is correct, the existing installation on the Ribble at Settle has caused an outcry as water was being diverted from the fish pass without any consultation or permission with no regard to the effect on fish.
I'm told there is a plan to develop an eco housing estate adjacent to the weir and applications have been made to raise the height of the weir and install a hydro electric plant to power the eco houses, similar to the recent development on the Ribble
at Settle.
I understand the Lune and Wyre Fishery Association are involved and met last week to discuss the implications. I'm told the EA have blocked two earlier application because of concerns regarding the water level through the fish pass, but a third application has been submitted, so we await the outcome.
If what I've been told is correct, the existing installation on the Ribble at Settle has caused an outcry as water was being diverted from the fish pass without any consultation or permission with no regard to the effect on fish.