Investigation of Contamination and Ground Gases on a Former Colliery

Ecologia carried out a site investigation on behalf of a local authority under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act (1990) to assess potential contamination at a former colliery and landfill site. Residential houses were located on site with a village and groundwater pumping station adjacent to the site. Chalk hills designated as a site of outstanding natural beauty were also located adjacent to the west of the site. The site is located within a groundwater Source Protection Zone (SPZ I) and over a major chalk aquifer.

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