WSCC Gas and Environmental Monitoring

Description

Under the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, c.43, Part II, s61, the Authority has a statutory obligation to maintain and manage closed landfill sites that it is responsible for.There are currently 6 closed landfill sites for which the authority is responsible. Please see Project WSCC - 036306 for further details and questionnaire Lot 1: The key liabilities associated with these sites are the environmentaldischarges of leachate to water courses and methane to air. There is alsosome responsibility to ensure the facilities are safe and appropriatelysecure, under the Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007.Each site has a specific maintenance schedule to maintain access for the purposes of environmental monitoring and to keep the sites secure and in an orderly manner. A healthy cover of vegetation across the waste area is important to reduce surface water ingress, which in turn can impact the function of the landfill, by increasing leachate and gas production.The Council owns three sites: Baystone Farm, Faygate and Westhampnett,with the remaining sites owned by private landowners. Despite not beinglandowner, the Council retains the environmental liability for these sites,but does not have control over the use of the land, e.g., for grazing.