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Monday 9th of January 2012 saw the arrival onsite of a number
of drilling rigs to undertake Phase I of the site investigation
programme that will allow the EPA to gather further data on
the site and contribute to the planning of the remediation.
This phase of the site investigation will involve drilling
holes into the landfill to gather information that will allow
the EPA to further its understanding of the site and plan
remediation measures.
The current drilling and testing is scheduled to last for
three weeks and, during this time, the drilling operations
may generate some localised odours - although the EPA will
be taking steps to minimise this. As always the potential
for odours will be influenced by weather conditions.
Once the data from this Phase I drilling has been analysed,
the EPA will undertake additional site investigation works
to look at specific areas of interest in detail. The EPA will
continue to update the local community with our findings as
soon as they are available.
EPA will continue to maintain all the control measures on
the site to minimise odours and other impacts on the environment.
For information about works at the site - Click
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