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The Club has been caring for the River Frome since 1877 and in recent
years has embarked on some major improvement work:- 1898 The Club
started proceedings to stop the raw sewage of Dorchester being pumped straight
into the river. The Club created a separate fund called ‘River Improvement Fund’
to be kept to pay for improvement works once the sewage is diverted.
1908 Further pollution problems and water samples sent to an analyst who
found that the water was highly contaminated and not good for fish or cattle.
The battle with the water board continued until the sewage farm was built in
1959.
1961 A case occurred during the season of litter being left near the
river bank on the Lower Water ( eggshells, paper bags and squash bottles). The
Committee assume that no member of the Club will be responsible for such
behaviour.
1972 The result of the Public Enquiry for the abstraction of water from
the Sydling Brook was made known in September. The Minister refused the
abstraction so that the water supply is maintained unaltered.
1998 Fencing the river from cattle poaching was started this year and now
the majority of the Club’s water is fenced.
1999 Groynes installed at Blue Bridge to correct the effects of dredging
the River in the 60’s.
2003 Otter Holt built on the Upper Water in conjunction with the Dorset
Wildlife Trust.
2006 Lower Water Improvements completed
2007 Flow deflectors & willow mattresses’ installed
2007 Louds Mill fish pass
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