Ben
Ashmore - 24-Jul-2008 - The Environment
Agency is set to meet Directors from TCSR,
the company who are proposing to develop
a contaminated land treatment plant in Nuneaton.
Following a successful
afternoon meeting the public on Tuesday
22 July 2008, David Hudson, Environment
Manager for the Environment Agency said:
"We had some frank
discussions with local residents on Tuesday
afternoon and I think we now understand
one another better. I have a list of questions
for the company and I'll raise them at a
meeting we have set for next Tuesday 29
July. Key concerns from those attending
were:
Transport impact on
a road that is already very busy
What is the waste soil and what does it
contain?
What will the environmental impact be if
the plant operates?
What other plants already exist like this
one and how have they performed?
How will wastes and soils be stored on the
site?
We will put these points
to the company so that they can give a full
response to the public in any application
that they make to us for a permit to operate
the plant. The issue of Transport isn't
one that we can directly deal with but I've
agreed to raise it with the county highway
planners as it's clearly such a concern
to local residents. At the moment there
is no application on the table and we don’t
expect one until the autumn."
"I'd like to thank
everyone for coming and hope that, when
we have an application to discuss, we'll
see them again to discuss the details more
fully."
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New reedbed for Attenborough
Nature Reserve
Ben Ashmore - 18-Jul-2008
- The Environment Agency is inviting local
people to join them at Attenborough Visitors’
Centre any time between 10am and 4pm on
Saturday 26 July 2008 to find out more about
work to create new habitat for wildlife
at Attenborough Nature Reserve, a Site of
Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
The Environment Agency’s
exhibition trailer will be located at the
right hand side of the roundabout adjacent
to the walkway out to the visitors’ centre.
It will contain plans and drawings of the
proposed new habitat, and members of the
Environment Agency team will be available
to answer questions people may have about
its creation.
The work, to install
new reedbeds at the SSSI, is being carried
out in partnership with Natural England,
Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, CEMEX, Broxtowe
Council and Derbyshire Wildlife Trust. This
project is part-funded by East Midlands
Development Agency (emda) through a more
extensive Trent River Park scheme to improve
the overall green infrastructure of this
waterways corridor.
As Anthony Payne, emda’s
Land & Development Director, explained:
“Our Green Infrastructure Fund aims to channel
resources into projects like this which
enhance the natural environment, help to
ensure sustainable resource management and
improve quality of life. This is crucial
in helping us to achieve our vision of a
flourishing region where people want to
live, work and relax.”
Work to build a 2.0
hectare reedbed is due to begin in September
2008. This is likely to be followed soon
after by the construction of a further 2.75
hectares of reedbed at South Coneries Pond.
We will be coordinating the work with Cemex
who are working in the same location to
reinstate the River Erewash outfall.
Simon White, Project
Environmental Corodinator, Project Manager
for the Environment Agency says “This is
excellent news for the SSSI and the wildlife
which make it their home. The new habitat
will help to secure the long term future
of this important SSSI.”
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Environment Agency &
Worcestershire Partnership brings Flood
Awareness Campaign to Worcester city centre
Ben Ashmore - 21-Jul-2008
- Be prepared for flooding … - On Monday
28 July 2008, between 10.00 am and 4.00
pm the Environment Agency and the Worcestershire
Partnership will be working together at
the entrance to the Crown Gate Shopping
Centre, Worcester, by the market at the
junction of Angel Place and Broad Street
to provide advice on how people can help
reduce the damage and distress caused by
flooding.
The Environment Agency
will be providing a service to sign up to
flood warnings direct, handing out free
flood packs and providing general advice
on how to prepare for flooding. The Worcestershire
Partnership will be working with us to provide
advice on resilience during flooding.
Flood Risk Manager,
Anthony Perry, says “The Environment Agency
and the Worcestershire Partnership are working
hard to reduce flood risk for people in
Worcester, but there is much that people
can do themselves to reduce the risk, and
to minimise the damage and distress that
floods can cause. We hope people will come
and talk to us and we would encourage people
to sign up to our free flood warning service
if they are at flood risk’.
Chair of the Worcestershire
Partnership, Professor Michael Clarke, says:
“I am proud that in
Worcestershire there is a long and successful
tradition of different organisations working
together through the Worcestershire Partnership
for the benefit of residents. The Worcestershire
Partnership led the county’s flood recovery
and by our joint efforts we were able to
secure this funding, which has provided
a short-term boost to the economies of some
of the worst affected areas of Worcestershire.
“We are now doing what
we can through our Local Area Agreement,
which is an agreement between the partnership
and government, to address the issue of
climate change, develop flood risk management
plans and improve flood-warning systems.”
For those who cannot
attend on the day advice is available on
our website www.environment-agency.gov.uk
or by calling Floodline on 0845 988 1188.”
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The Environment Agency
brings the Flood Awareness campaign to the
Evesham Community Safety Day
Ben Ashmore - 21-Jul-2008
- Be prepared for flooding … - The Environment
Agency is bringing its flood awareness stand
to the Evesham Community Safety Day on Saturday
26th July and is urging as many people as
possible to attend this free event to find
out what measures they can take to protect
their home or business from flooding.
Taking place at Crown
Meadow, Evesham between 12 noon and 5pm,
representatives from the Environment Agency
will be on hand to provide one-to-one advice
for local residents, including practical
help on preparing for a flood, what to do
if one happens and how to stay safe.
Attendees will be able
to find out if their home is at risk from
river flooding by looking at electronic
maps available on the computer on site.
Attendees who have found out that their
homes could flood by doing this will then
be able to register for our free Floodline
Warnings Direct service that provides flood
warnings by telephone, mobile, e-mail, fax
or pager whenever a flood is forecast in
the area. In addition, staff will be demonstrating
how simple it is to pull together a flood
kit to be prepared in case of flooding.
Anthony Perry, Area
Flood Risk Manager for the West Midlands
said: “We are working hard to reduce flood
risk for people in Evesham, but there is
lots more that people can do to protect
themselves and to minimise the damage and
distress that floods can cause. We hope
people will come and talk to us and we encourage
people to sign up to our free flood warning
service.”
For further information
about how to prepare for flooding and to
find out if your home is at risk please
visit www.environment-agency.gov.uk or call
Floodline on 0845 988 1188.
