Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Thursday, 31 March 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 April 2011. It was answered by Lord Benyon (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 April 2011 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

E.ON UK: Incinerators

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what requests the Environment Agency has received for an environmental impact assessment of the proposal by E.ON for a waste incineration facility at Harper Lane, Radlett.

Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) was consulted by Hertfordshire county council on a formal scoping opinion for an environment impact assessment (as defined by the EIA regulations) at Harper Lane on 27 October 2010. The EA provided a written response to the scoping report on 22 November 2010.The EA's key concern is Harper Lane's proximity to two public drinking water abstraction sites; it considers that the operation of an incinerator in this location would pose an unacceptable risk to these groundwater resources.

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