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Oxfordshire waste mountain by River Cherwell declared critical incident
The Environment Agency launched Operation Nation after a 150-metre illegal waste mound threatened the River Cherwell, with authorities pursuing criminal charges and pollution controls.
- At the Kidlington site the Environment Agency declared a `critical incident` due to a 150-metre illegal fly-tip alongside the A34 by the River Cherwell.
- Illegal repeated tipping forced action after the Environment Agency first visited in July, issuing a cease-and-desist to the landowner, then securing a court order in October as dumping continued and Oxfordshire County Council served three notices.
- Drone footage shows a 40ft-high mountain of waste weighing hundreds of tonnes, mainly shredded household and commercial waste , with odd items spotted like an old DVD and AA batteries.
- The EA launched Operation Nation to investigate several leads, while police, fire services, Cherwell District Council, and Oxfordshire County Council coordinate and install temporary boom and additional barriers.
- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer urged the Environment Agency to use all its powers for a swift clean-up, while Philip Duffy, EA chief executive, called the tipping "totally abhorrent" and Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds met the EA chief Thursday to ensure decisive action.
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