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Thursday, 29 March 2012

Responses from Environment Agency and SCC

9th March 2012:
quote from letter from SCC:

"As you note, the Environment Agency has an important role to play, in particular because of the important aquifer that supplies pub;lic drinking water as well as supporting the natural environment of the Mendip Hills"

19th March 2012
quote from letter form Environment agency:

"For ongoing UK Shale gas operations we have adopted a precautionary approach thus far [........................] Radioactivity in the return fluid in Lancashire has already meant a change in our approach. [.............] regarding as to whether sewage works routinely screen for radioactivity I recommend you speak with the sewage undertaker for your area of interest."