This is the area above the children's play area. The village bonfire and fireworks display were held on the site.
Update June 2020
No action has been taken to investigate toxic leakage from the site.
New Lanark is a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Clyde Valley of Scotland. Its mills were built to process cotton using the water power of the Clyde. The village used to have 2,000 residents, now it has about 150. This website has been created to provide information and a forum for residents and anybody else interested in the village. It is independent of both the New Lanark Trust and the New Lanark Village Group.
Toxic waste dumping in New Lanark
The Trust is investigating the possibility that toxic waste was dumped at the Clearburn site in the 1980/90s. It is assumed that the material dumped at this site came from the clearance of the Metal Extractions works by Mill One.
This is the area above the children's play area. The village bonfire and fireworks display were held on the site.
Update June 2020
No action has been taken to investigate toxic leakage from the site.
This is the area above the children's play area. The village bonfire and fireworks display were held on the site.
Update June 2020
No action has been taken to investigate toxic leakage from the site.
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has this been raised with the New Lanark Trust? Have they given a response to what action will be taken to investigate and determine if there are any potential issues which may impact children playing in the play park below?
ReplyDeleteYes it has been raised with the Trust and they are having testing carried out of the water and soil. SEPA have also been advised and have stated that they do not believe it is an issue they need to investigate.
DeleteAll initial testing carried out so far has concluded there is no contamination of the water in the burn or of the soil