Campaign group River Action argues guidance to the Environment Agency is preventing prosecutions.
A judge has granted a judicial review into the way the Environment Agency in England enforces agricultural pollution laws.
A large amount of organic manure was spread over the land to help the poultry industry's rapid growth near the river, which led to a substantial increase in levels of phosphorus in the soil. The statutory guidance allowed fertiliser to be applied to fields at times when the law prevented it.
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