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Evidence of numerous anecdotal, pictorial and self disclosed breaches of this licence throughout the period of issue are not difficult to find. We have noted several breaches of the SL31 licence <\/a>over the years of our involvement with the site from 1997, SOME WHEN THE WASTE WAS STILL BEING TIPPED. Though the waste tipping may have stopped, the licence SL31 (WMR 40803)\u00a0is still in place until such time as Rhodia can demonstrate that the site is no longer a threat. This<\/strong> is certainly not currently the case. Licence breaches continue to take place.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b>SITE SECURITY<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cBOTTLE DIGGERS\u201d AND NIGHTHAWKING<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n There have been several foolish individuals who have been seen digging for bottles on the North Embankment and also using metal detectors in the area. It is unclear whether they are looking specifically for SIP grenade bottles, or others that may have been unofficially tipped on the site. NB This site was never licensed to receive co-disposal municipal waste- nor is there any record of this site being used for this purpose- so why are there so many on the site?<\/strong><\/p>\n 1\/4\/09 Father and son shovelling earth from the \u201cheavily contaminated\u201d North embankment, just a few feet from water in the deepest part of Rattlechain lagoon. The site was locked yet they had still managed to gain access<\/b>. I observed them walking from the top of the North embankment to its bottom. Large amounts of soil were moved with a spade as they moved up the bank near to the waters edge. <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAt the top of the failed section, a number of small hollows have been excavated by \u201cbottle pickers\u201d, which could contribute to instability.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n – The Cremer and Warner report 1990- indicating that Albright and Wilson\/Rhodia knew then that this problem existed, yet 20 years on they had still done nothing about it.<\/b><\/p>\n FIRES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n On 2\/4\/09 \u00a0barrels which Rhodia had put on the pool as a \u201cbird deterrence \u201c exercise on ropes started to be removed by them. They were retrieved and stored on the Southern embankment, and totalled over 50. <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Barrels stored on the bank- taken 7\/5\/2009<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n On 25\/5\/09 on a very hot bank holiday Monday they inexplicably caught fire needing the attendance of West Midlands Fire service. I was alerted to the fire by a concerned resident whose house overlooks the pool. I believe that traces of white phosphorus on the barrels had dried out setting them on fire, given the length of time they had been left to dry out and the connection with the high temperature, though Rhodia tried to blame it on children starting a \u201cgrass fire.\u201d There is no evidence of arson as the barrels were a good distance from the fence (see above picture), and how could anyone get into this \u201csecure site\u201d in the first place?<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The fire service had difficulty entering the site, with Rhodia\u2019s own fire brigade arriving with their own fire tender after being alerted to the problem by swanwatch. It is interesting that they extinguished the fire using powder, the recommended method for tackling phosphorus fire.<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n CAUSEWAY PATH FLOODING\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2007 Causeway path is clearly flooded breeching condition 10.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Despite their claims of more frequent site inspections, and the fact that cctv had been added to the site in 2010, in June 2012 the causeway path is once again flooded. There can be no excuses for this breach.<\/b><\/p>\n NO SITE ID\/HAZARDOUS WASTE BOARDS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n For several months (coinciding with when houses were being marketed on the adjoining sewage works development site at Callaghan and Wilson Drives), the Hazardous waste sign on the front gate was conspicuously missing, along with contact details of the site operator, breach of conditions 23 and 31<\/b>.\u00a0 This was either engineered in the interests of the developers or an unacceptable breach of the licence by Rhodia. How could potential house buyers seek to make enquiries about an area which they would not have known contained \u201chazardous waste\u201d<\/b>?<\/p>\n It is also correct to point out that Rhodia are not fully compliant with condition 23 and have not been for several years.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “SITE ID BOARD” DOES NOT GIVE THE NAME OF THE SITE, THE ADDRESS OF THE OPERATOR OR OF THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY REPONSIBLE FOR ISSUING THE LICENCE.<\/b><\/p>\n Condition \u201c23. Within a period of one month from the date of issue of this licence, a site identification board of durable material and finish shall be displayed at the site entrance giving the name of the site, the name, address and telephone number of the operator and of the Licencing Authority responsible for issuing the licence.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n NO DISPLAY OF WASTE MANAGEMENT LICENCE ON THE SITE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n FROM CONDITION 6 \u201cA copy of the site licence shall be displayed at a prominent point within the site.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n Since swan watches involvement with this site and during many visits onto it, there is no display whatsoever of the site licence. This is a breach which has never been rectified by the Environment Agency, and underlines Rhodia\u2019s lack of interest in being compliant with the conditions set.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0LEAKING PIPES<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n There were occasions when the discharge pipe up to the canal was damaged or faulty, spewing water back down the main North embankment and flowing back into the lagoon. When the soils in this area are acknowledged as being \u201cheavily contaminated\u201d, this could not be a very desirable occurrence. If the pipe along the causeway path was faulty, the causeway overflowed.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cBEACH AREA\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n It is clear that this area is heavily contaminated with tanker spillages containing white phosphorus. Bubbling gas, which may or may not be methane, but was probably phosphine \u00a0was visible from this point. Many swans have been caught by us in this area and the sludge here was extremely deep. An algal bloom\u00a0 occured in the summer months, indicating a build up of nutrient rich material despite Rhodia\u2019s hardcore dumping.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Evidence of numerous anecdotal, pictorial and self disclosed breaches of this licence throughout the period of issue are not difficult to find. We have noted several breaches of the SL31 licence over the years of our involvement with … Continue reading \n
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