Since then, the idyllic river has turned into a foul, sludgy body of water, thick with algae and thin on salmon. A dead salmon lies in the murky waters of a polluted River Wye. The Wye's decline put paid to this idea and, given her new home's proximity to the polluted river, even left her uncomfortable sitting in her own front yard. He said: 'I have seen at first hand the deterioration of the River Wye, both growing-up and living in the area. 'We employ 5,000 people in the UK and approximately 1,500 people in the catchment area, and we all want a healthy River Wye.'