Fair Oak Landfill Study - 2007

• Read the Press Release

Since 1988, the Council has been monitoring for landfill gas in and around the Fair Oak area.  The Council has reviewed the current landfill gas sampling and now intends to extend the sampling area.  The leaflet pdf provides details of the proposals for the extended monitoring together with information explaining the reasons for the expanded study.

This information has been distritbuted to around 1,200 properties in and around the study area to ensure that residents and businesses are aware of the proposals.  Members of the public were invited to attend an exhibition of our proposals, which was staffed by officers from Environmental Health.  The exhibition details were:-

• Thursday 29th March - 10.00am - 5.30pm
• Friday 30th March - 10.00am - 5.30pm
• Saturday 31st March - 9.45am - 11.30am 

All of these sessions were held at the Acorn Social Club, Winchester Road, Fair Oak.

The area of the study has been based on advice received from independent consultants and has taken into account the distribution of the old sandpits, local geology and the results from previous monitoring that has been undertaken.

• What is a landfill site?
• What is landfill gas composed of?
• How is landfill gas produced?
• How does landfill gas move?
• Are landfill gas emissions regulated?
• How are people exposed to landfill gas?
• What are the potential health effects of exposure to landfill gas?

These answers are taken from  Health Protection Agency leaflets - Landfill Sites & Landfill Gas Summary

If you have any other questions or concerns not addressed above or in the leaflet, please contact Environmental Health or you can complete our on-line form