Pollution source in river was treatment works
A water company has confirmed one of its treatment works was the source of pollution that killed thousands of fish in a Cornish river.
Pennon Group, which owns South West Water, said the pollution in St Austell River "occurred as a result of a delivery by a third party to our treatment works" in the Pentewan Valley.
It said it was working with the Environment Agency on the investigation.
The agency said potentially thousands of fish including trout, eels and lamprey were killed by liquid lime in the river, which is also known as the White River, on 19 June.
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