The decision to allow tipping to resume at Cwmrhydyceirw Quarry will cause nuisance and danger to local residents. We believe strongly that the announcement by the Environment Agency that they are not in a position to refuse the application and will be issuing a permit for landfilling at the Morriston Quarry, will mean that lorry movements, noise, smells and dust will hit the surrounding residential area and local schools hard.
The last time domestic waste was deposited in this Quarry was in the 1980s. At that time local residents suffered badly from infestations of flies, noise and nuisance from constant heavy lorry movements and appalling smells. It is also the case that nobody fully knows what was placed in the Quarry and there are strong suspicions that there are up to 100 tonnes of hazardous substances buried there.
Before the new operator can start tipping he will have to dig out the existing material, re-line the quarry and put it back in place. That work has the potential to reopen the problems from the 1980s. There are also questions as to whether the re-lining work is viable and as to whether the watercourses can be protected from pollution emanating from the waste.
If tipping is allowed to resume then residents will have to suffer over twenty heavy lorries visiting and leaving the site each day. This is a residential area and there are a number of schools situated in the vicinity of the site. The dangers posed by such vehicle movements are unacceptable. This decision cannot be accepted by local residents or their representatives. We will be using the consultation period to argue against the granting of this permit in the strongest possible terms.
The last time domestic waste was deposited in this Quarry was in the 1980s. At that time local residents suffered badly from infestations of flies, noise and nuisance from constant heavy lorry movements and appalling smells. It is also the case that nobody fully knows what was placed in the Quarry and there are strong suspicions that there are up to 100 tonnes of hazardous substances buried there.
Before the new operator can start tipping he will have to dig out the existing material, re-line the quarry and put it back in place. That work has the potential to reopen the problems from the 1980s. There are also questions as to whether the re-lining work is viable and as to whether the watercourses can be protected from pollution emanating from the waste.
If tipping is allowed to resume then residents will have to suffer over twenty heavy lorries visiting and leaving the site each day. This is a residential area and there are a number of schools situated in the vicinity of the site. The dangers posed by such vehicle movements are unacceptable. This decision cannot be accepted by local residents or their representatives. We will be using the consultation period to argue against the granting of this permit in the strongest possible terms.
