Looks like the situation at this pool is not getting any better at all.
Taken from todays Express and Star – 22 Decemeber 2010.
Fears are growing for thousands of fish in a pool in the Black Country after a rescue mission to pump oxygen into the water was abandoned because of the weather.
Hundreds of fish have already died at Willenhall Memorial Park due to a lack of oxygen in the pool, which is popular with anglers.
And the situation is now even worse after the water completely froze over.
Recent temperatures have led to a thick layer of ice on top of the pool, which has made it more difficult for fish to breathe in the shallow water.
Council workers had used mini-diggers to break through the ice and were also using an oxygen pump.
But with temperatures hitting -12C (10.4F) over the weekend, the operation has had to be abandoned.
Nigel Ilsley, parks manager for Walsall Council, said: “We’ve had to abandon our efforts because of the treacherous conditions in the park.
“The weather severely deteriorated over the weekend.
“The area around the pool is very slippery, and it’s become extremely hazardous for our staff to use the generator to pump oxygen into the water.â€
TF_Paddy.
