A BRIT has filmed a video showing what he believes to be “sewage” pouring into the River Aire.
The bloke, known only as Matty, was at work in Leeds, West Yorkshire yesterday when he spotted a dark brown cloud pouring into the river.
The avid fisherman filmed what he was looking at – which was flowing through right next to the River and Canal Trust building – and shared it online to get the opinions of others.
Recording video from up on scaffolding while at work, Matty panned his camera back along the cloud of filth to the source.
Unable to identify the source of the runoff from up on the scaffolding the fisherman later records a second video from the banks of the river.
It appears from the second video that the dirty, cloudy water is running into the River Aire through a small channel cut into the bank.
Matty believes that the runoff channel connects to a sewage plant not far from the river.
He records as gallons of liquid pour in from the runoff channel and into the river, discolouring the water as it does so.
The cloud of brown material seems to be coming from the runoff channel, with the water clearer further upstream.
Matty took to social media to share his videos yesterday but was met with speculation as users questioned whether the cloud could come from other sources.
However, he remained firm that it was sewage being dumped into the river and dismissed others claims that it could be runoff from the roads or fields nearby.
His post was captioned: “Look what I spotted at work up on the scaffolding.”
The footage has gained nearly 300 likes and more than 40 comments as users argue about the source of the mysterious dirty cloud in the water.
One user said: “When you say just up the road, so far, I’ve followed Lady Beck (that tributary) and it’s gone under half of Leeds without any sign of a sewage treatment works.
“Ironically the building you scan over is the River and Canal Trust building.”
Another added: “I would let the Canal River Trust know as it’s flowing straight into the canal.”
A third wrote: “That’s why every time it floods down near armouries, loads of baby wipes and sanitary towels end up in the trees.”
Another replied: “Part of the 500,000 plus uncontrolled dumping points into the waterways in the UK. Top quality.”
