04-Jul-2011 - The Environment
Agency is seeking the views of people and
businesses on an environmental permit application
for a non hazardous
waste incinerator at Northyard, Devonport,
Plymouth.
The Environment Agency
is seeking the views of people and businesses
on an environmental permit application for
a non hazardous waste incinerator at Northyard,
Devonport, Plymouth.
The Agency has received
MVV’s environmental permit application for
an incinerator with energy recovery in a
combined heat and power facility at Plymouth,
Devon. The Agency will only grant a permit
if it is satisfied a proposed facility will
not harm the health of local residents or
damage the environment.
It will now be examining
the application in detail to decide whether
a permit can be granted, and, if so, what
conditions the permit should include.
As part of this investigation,
the local community will be asked for their
views. As part of their consultation, the
Agency will hold a public surgery at the
Tamar View Community Centre between 12 midday
and 8pm on 20 July.
At the surgery Agency
officers will be available to explain the
application process, what an Environmental
Permit does and doesn’t cover, and what
issues can be considered during the determination
process. This session will provide local
people with an opportunity to make their
views on the application known.
‘We will be assessing
what impact the proposed incinerator will
have on air quality and the health of local
people. We will also be consulting with
other organisations to make sure we have
all the relevant information to help us
reach a decision on whether or not to issue
an Environmental Permit for the site,’ said
David Mudge for the Environment Agency.
‘We are also keen to
involve the local community as much as possible.
We understand that it is a matter of interest
for residents and businesses right across
the Plymouth area, from Saltash to Plympton,
I would encourage people to come along and
talk to us on July 20 so we can hear their
thoughts on the environmental permit application.’
Information about the
permit application is available at www.environment-agency.gov.uk
. The webpage will be kept updated through
out the consultation and determination period.
Copies of the application will be available
to view in the next few days in public registers
at:
• Plymouth City Council, Civic Centre, Armada
Way, Plymouth, Devon PL1 9ST.
• Environment Agency, Exminster House, Miller
Way, Exeter,
Devon, EX6 8AS.
The public registers
can be viewed free of charge during normal
office hours (9am-5pm Monday-Friday).
Copies of the permit
applications will also be available to view
at Plymouth City Council’s libraries soon.
Any comments should
be made in writing to the Environment Agency,
Permitting Support Centre, Environment Permit
Team, Quadrant 2, 99 Parkway Avenue, Sheffield,
S9 4WF or by emailing psc@environment-agency.gov.uk
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Environment Agency Wales
urges local residents to check their drainage
15-Jul-2011 - Environment
Agency Wales is urging residents who live
in Mynydd Isa near Mold to prevent pollution
from damaging local streams by checking
their drainage.
Environment officers
have investigated reports of sewage pollution
to two streams in the area. These drain
into the River Alyn, which is popular with
anglers and other water users.
A Welsh Water survey of the drains using
CCTV cameras showed the pollution is not
caused by the sewerage system. Environment
Agency Wales now believes the pollution
is caused by houses with wrongly connected
drains where a washing machine, sink, shower
or even toilet has been connected to the
clean water drainage system. This is known
as a misconnection.
If any of these pipes
are wrongly connected to the clean water
system, foul water from homes will get into
the local stream causing pollution.
Lyndsey Rawlinson from
Environment Agency Wales said: “We urge
local people to check that their plumbing
is connected properly and to fix any misconnections.
“We will be visiting
houses in the area with environmental health
officers from Flintshire Council to find
any wrongly-connected drains and explain
how to fix it. We are keen to work with
local people to tackle these misconnections
and prevent further pollution in the area.”
Further information
People can find further information on misconnections
by visiting www.connectright.org.uk
What you can do to help
People can help the
environment by reporting any incidents of
pollution, illegal tipping of waste, poaching,
fish in distress, or danger to the natural
environment to the Environment Agency, via
its 24 hour free phone number 0800 80 70
60.
The hotline operates
24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Calls are
free from a landline and mobiles are charged
at their normal network rate. Information
is treated in the strictest confidence.
