Hi Kevin,
We have an infilled railway cutting (in limestone, probably fissured)
where a Waste Disposal Licence was granted to the site operators in 1977
giving permission to deposit building rubble and excavation material not
containing any combustible or putrescible material or any other waste
likely to cause a nuisance or pollution.
However, intrusive investigations carried out during the past 5 years
have revealed areas containing ash, clinker, plastic, wood, paper,
clothing and other non-inert waste. Gas monitoring has recorded
localised pockets of methane over 50% and carbon dioxide up to 20%.
Regards,
Leigh Warhurst
Environmental Protection Technician - Land
Ashfield District Council
Urban Road
Kirkby in Ashfield
NG17 8DA
Direct line 01623 457477
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Sent: 18 May 2009 14:30
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Subject: Landfill Gas
Hi all,
I have a site that has come through the planning process where the
applicant wants to build a new property approx 100m from an infilled
chalk pit. The applicant states the pit was infilled with inert clay
material, however we have no way of knowing this for sure.
In order to give us more weight in our argument I was just wondering if
anyone has any examples of where someone has said a pit or quarry has
been infilled with apparently inert material only for a site
investigation to show that it is giving off elevated gas concentrations?
I have a feeling there was a part IIA site from a couple of years ago
where there was a similar situation??
Many thanks
Kevin
Kevin Beer
Contaminated Land Officer
Community Protection
Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council
Civic Offices, London Road, Basingstoke, Hants, RG21 4AH
Tel: 01256 845520
Fax: 01256 845200
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