Monitoring of the environment around the site, including ground and surface water, soil and air is conducted in accordance with the site’s Environmental Permits and as agreed with the Environment Agency, to confirm that the site is operating in compliance with all relevant environmental legislation.
Monitoring technicians work to agreed programmes and protocols approved by the Environment Agency. We sample the air and water around the site and gather quantitative environmental data which is reported to our regulators at agreed periodic intervals.
Augean provide regular reports to the Environment Agency on environmental performance in respect of; landfill gas, air emissions, leachate, surface water, ground water, dust and noise.
Workers at the site wear appropriate levels of personal protective equipment. Dosimeters will be worn to provide reassurance to confirm that the radiation exposures received by the workers are in accordance with the predictions from the risk assessments. These are sealed units and are taken away for testing by the UK Health Security Agency.
In addition to the environmental monitoring required during the operational life of the landfill sites and the Waste Recovery Park, there is a requirement for Augean to continue monitoring the landfill sites after the sites have closed and until the Environment Agency is satisfied that the sites have stabilised. Augean is required by law to make funding available to provide sufficient resources for the sites to be looked after following closure or in the unlikely event that the site operator is unable to do so.
Monitoring schemes are designed and implemented to confirm that the design, construction and operating methods applied at the site are effective in eliminating or controlling risks.
