Monday 21 October 2019

‘Quarry dumping contaminates drinking water, costing up to £9 BILLION in clean up’

To underline the importance of protecting drinking water sources from untoward goings-on in quarries – be it from multinational cement conglomerates or others:
A man accused of dumping hazardous waste into a quarry may have caused £9 billion in damage to North Somerset's drinking water supply.

Brendan Moorehouse, prosecuting for the Environment Agency at North Somerset Courthouse on Monday, said: "With the huge harm, the huge cost of clean up and the risk to public health, this is an extremely serious case.
"The minimum cost of clean up is in excess of £50 million, and should the contaminants leach into the Bristol city water supply it could cost up to £9 billion."