The charity responsible for the care of the nation’s waterways is appealing for help to tackle illegal fly-tipping at an East Yorkshire reservoir.

The Canal & River Trust is appealing for help to tackle the problem at Southfield Reservoir, near Goole, following a spate of incidents in which waste including hazardous asbestos was left on one of the main access roads.

There have been around ten incidents of fly-tipping at Southfield over the past year and as the charity that looks after the land the Trust has been responsible for spending thousands of pounds clearing it away.

On many occasions the waste has been discarded on car parks and access roads causing difficulties for people wanting to enjoy the reservoir for fishing, sailing or an afternoon walk. The problem has become more serious recently with an increasing amount of hazardous waste being dumped.

Gavin Beat, environmental scientist for the trust, said: “It’s got to the stage where enough is enough, this rubbish is someone else’s legal responsibility, but we have to pick up the bill for clearing it up and as a charity this has a real impact on the money that our staff and volunteers have to use elsewhere on important work to look after the waterways.”

Anyone with any information regarding fly-tipping at Southfield Reservoir should phone East Riding of Yorkshire Council on 01482 396301.