Knitwear firm in NRA's first major aquifer pollution case

The case arose from an investigation by the NRA's Northumbrian region into sources of pollution on the river Tweed last November after swans were found to be sinking. The NRA uncovered a substantial discharge of tetrachloroethylene from Pringle's site into the river. Further investigations revealed that a spill had occurred during a delivery of the solvent and that drains in the site's delivery area were connected to the surface water system.