{"id":10919,"date":"2019-07-27T13:56:29","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T13:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whatliesbeneathrattlechainlagoon.org.uk\/?p=10919"},"modified":"2019-07-27T14:19:07","modified_gmt":"2019-07-27T14:19:07","slug":"screwing-the-gower-and-local-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatliesbeneathrattlechainlagoon.org.uk\/?p=10919","title":{"rendered":"Screwing The Gower and local residents"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I last reported on the curious goings on at this former Albright and Wilson hazardous waste dump that was being unearthed,<\/a> it appeared that a great deal of work had been taking place, BEFORE any planning permission had been obtained.<\/p>\n

Sandwell council, according to planning officer Allison Bishop stated<\/p>\n

“I am informed that the drilling rig will be on site next week for approximately 2 weeks to take samples.\u00a0 A clean cover of top soil will then be put back.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0I was satisfied following a walk over the site that these works do not constitute commencement of restoration works but are merely to inform the planning application.\u00a0 I am informed that the planning application will be submitted early next year following analysis of the test results and full design being prepared.”<\/em><\/p>\n

This of course does not prevent exposure to residents in George Wood Avenue who no doubt have concern about this “restoration work” and what it will involve- AFTER<\/strong> they had been sold a pup by Morris Homes. SMBC of course are interested along with the faceless “Black Country LEP”- a poor man’s latter day Black country Development Corporation of building even more around this vile toxic Albright and Wilson chemical “radioactive” dump.<\/p>\n

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What’s behind the screening covers?<\/p><\/div>\n

The equipment stated in the email did arrive as billed, with the company “GEOTRON UK” visible on site.<\/p>\n

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The rig arrives<\/p><\/div>\n

The drilling rig, you could be forgiven for thinking looks like something that Larry Hagman might have stood next to back in the 80’s.<\/p>\n

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It appears that this is given the title “COMACCHIO GEO 205” . Here are the technical specifications below.<\/p>\n

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It can be seen from these pictures that there appears to be some form of pump in operation and liquid materials.<\/p>\n


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We are talking inches away from people’s homes<\/p><\/div>\n

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The other noticeable new feature were wooden boxes which uncannily look like the old AW bomb crates- complete with rope handles!<\/p>\n

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Obviously someone has a fairly sick sense of humour here, though instead of phosphorus grenades, the drilled samples of whatever material they have unearthed appear to be being stashed in jam jars.<\/p>\n

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But here is the curious thing, from the “Gower Tip” labels on these boxes, why were there two , both marked “box 1” ?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Are we getting a dummy box 1 which will contain the real samples, replaced by a fictitious box one with made up results, or is this some form of weird urine sample test where the b results are stored in case of a positive drug test a sample?<\/p>\n


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Whatever these environmental consultants and their sub contractors were doing at this site, to supposedly inform a planning application, one can see that much material has already been scraped back away from the residential properties in George Wood Avenue.<\/p>\n


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We will see what the site owners come up with before this application arises, but before then, I will certainly be asking some more questions of SMBC about what they know.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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