Former Jackson's Brickyards - rubbish in filled claypits

Dear Ms Oliver

Further to your request for information, please find attached an
acknowledgement letter from Sandra Stewart, Borough Solicitor.

Regards

Christine Handley

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Dear Ms Oliver

Re: - Request for Information Former Jackson***s Brickyards *** rubbish in
filled claypits, Reference Number: ENV/87JG6D

Thank you for your request for information, which was received by
Manchester City Council on 18 July 2010 and has been considered under the
provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

In response to your request, I have summarised the information as follows.
I have searched our files and have identified one site which matches your
search criteria. The Briscoe land landfill is one of a number of former
landfills across the City. There are no landfill sites on our
Contaminated Land Register although they have all been prioritised as part
of the Council's contaminated land strategy for further investigation in
the future.

BRISCOE LANE LANDFILL (Ref Site Catalogue # 08)

This site was formerly a clay extraction pit for Jackson***s Brickworks.
The site was licensed for the deposit of waste during the period
1978-1981, under waste management licence RD/LIC/013/76. However, it is
thought that some infilling occurred prior to 1978 and the precise nature
of the infill is not known. A limited Site Investigation was carried out
in 1995 and recorded the fill materials as typically consisting of ash,
clinker, brick debris, timber, plastic and some domestic putrescible
material. The depth of the fill has been recorded at a maximum depth of
14.8m. Elevated concentrations of methane and carbon dioxide have been
recorded at the site, and we have records which indicate that leachate and
odour nuisance have affected nearby properties in the past. These issues
may have been addressed by the former Greater Manchester Waste Regulation
Authority (now the Environment Agency) and further information may be held
by them. We have no recent site investigation data pertaining to this
site.

I trust that the above information is of assistance. I have attached a
document which provides background to landfilling in Manchester which may
be of use to you. However if you require any additional information that
may clarify Councils Strategy and Landfill sites in particular do not
hesitate to contact me directly.

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Yours sincerely

Stuart Bayley
BSc(Hons), MSc, CEnv, MIEnvSci
Senior Specialist Environmental Protection
Environmental Services
Manchester City Council
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