Map

Nenthead mine water treatment scheme maps

Maps relating to the proposed Nenthead mine water treatment scheme.

• From: Coal Authority
• Published: 5 July 2021
• Last updated: 20 September 2022 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Caplecleugh mine water treatment scheme map

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Details

The Nenthead mine water treatment scheme project is part of the Water and Abandoned Metal Mines programme that aims to tackle water pollution caused by historical metal mining.

Monitoring by the Environment Agency shows that the River Nent is the second most metal polluted river in England.

This pollution by cadmium, lead and zinc comes from several different sources and the effects on water and sediment quality, and aquatic life can be seen for 60km along the River South Tyne and in the Tyne Estuary.

One of the most significant sources of pollution is the Caplecleugh Level, an abandoned mine water drainage tunnel or adit.

Published 5 July 2021
Last updated 20 September 2022 + show all updates

1. 20 September 2022

   Updating Caplecleugh to Nenthead to avoid confusion.

2. 5 July 2021

   First published.