Solihull ‘blue lake’ probe after ‘mystery substance’ fears.

A Solihull councilor has expressed relief that a suspected leak which turned a local park’s lake into a “blue lagoon” appears not to be toxic to wildlife. However, the identity of the light blue substance found in Monkspath Lake remains a mystery.

The Local Democracy Reporting Service covered the story about the water color change in Hillfield Park in early May. Blythe ward councilor Ken Hawkins initially feared for the park’s inhabitants, including fish, ducklings and herons.

Fortunately, Councilor Hawkins reported that there have been no adverse effects on wildlife since the pollution was first noticed by him and fellow Councilor Keith Green. “As a daily visitor to the lake, I have not noticed anything untoward and the ducklings and geese are flourishing, as are the three herons on site,” he noted.

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Despite the good news, Councilor Hawkins is still troubled by the unknown nature of the light blue substance, which appears to be from stormwater runoff and is flowing into the lake through a creek. His concern is heightened by the fact that the lake has recently undergone expensive dredging work, Birmingham Live reports.

“Eighteen months ago we spent a lot of money dredging that lake, making it more sustainable,” he explained, adding: “It’s clearly somebody’s fault – I want to know who did it.”

The Environment Agency (EA), Severn Trent Water (STW) and Solihull Council were all alerted to the incident, with the trio launching a joint investigation. An EA spokesman provided an update, saying: “We are continuing to work with STW to investigate the possible pollution incident in a water course in the Monkspath area of ​​Solihull.”

“Please report any incidents of pollution to our hotline on 0800 807060.”

The two-acre Hillfield Nature Reserve is recognized with a Green Flag award, which is the international benchmark for parks accessible to the public.

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