Written question asked by Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru) on Friday, 4 February 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 February 2022. It was answered by Rebecca Pow (Conservative) on Thursday, 10 February 2022 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Pollution
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether determinations under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 have been completed at known polychlorinated biphenyls and para-nitrochlorobenzene locations including (a) Sutton Walls, Herefordshire, (b) Cefn Mawr factory site, (c) Maendy Quarry, (d) Tyr Llwyd old quarry, (e) Llwyneinion acid tar lagoon, Ruabon, and f) Stoneyhill quarry, Telford.
- Answer
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This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates only to locations in England, (a) and (f).
These landfill sites are regulated by their respective local authorities, rather than the Environment Agency.
(a) In July 2010, Herefordshire County Council requested the EA undertake a comprehensive assessment of the former Sutton Walls landfill site. The site was deemed to meet potential Special Site criteria under Part 2a of the Environmental Protection Act (EPA) 1990, as there was a risk to potable water supplies. The EA used Contaminated Land Capital Funds to inspect the site. The investigation found that there were no significant contaminant linkages associated with the site and the EA advised HCC that the site did not meet the definition of contaminated land under Part 2a of the EPA 1990.
(f) In 2008, Telford & Wrekin Council (TWC) carried out an investigation of Stoneyhill landfill, in accordance with its obligations under Part 2a of the EPA 1990. The EA offered support and advice through this investigation. The investigation found no significant pollution to controlled waters so TWC concluded that the site did not meet the definition for being contaminated land under Part 2a of the EPA 1990.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 118606
- Session
- 2021-22
- Subjects
- Pollution Wales Testing Shropshire Polychlorinated biphenyls Herefordshire P-nitrochlorobenzene
- Legislation
- Environmental Protection Act 1990
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