Anti-Fracking Campaigner, Helen Chuntso, made a Freedom of
Information request concerning visits and inspections performed at the
Barton Moss i-Gas Fracking site in Salford.
For quick reference, here is a list of things NOT inspected by the Environmental Agency on their two Barton Moss visits.
- No equipment checks
- No inspection of emissions other than surface water, (i.e, air, land and groundwater NOT tested)
- No inspection of management on EITHER visit-cf fire explosion safety
- No inspection of monitoring and records, maintenance and reporting including: Monitoring of emission and environment.
- Record of activity, site diary, journal and event, but ”Waste transfer notes and consignment notes were checked”
- Maintenance Records
- Reporting and notification
- Staff Competence
Read the request here.