Vauxhall's factory at Ellesmere Port is to be one of four plants in Europe that will build the new Astra.
Contaminated land in the UK has largely arisen as a result of historic industrial activities and past waste disposal practices. Unfortunately in the past, legal controls and standards within industry were not as high as they are today. In a lot of cases this has resulted in the ground being polluted by the wastes and materials from the industrial activity.
Contaminated land is land that has the potential to cause harm to humans, property, the environment and controlled waters (e.g. rivers, lakes and groundwater), because of the presence of particular substances in, on, and under the ground.
These substances may include heavy metals (e.g. lead, arsenic), organic compounds (e.g. hydrocarbons, solvents), and gases (e.g. methane, carbon dioxide).
To request further information or to report an incident, please click on the link below and complete the form:-
Environmental Protection enquiry / complaint form
or Call:- 0151 356 6457 / 6653
or write to us at:- Environmental Protection Unit, Council Offices, 4 Civic Way, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 0BE
Further information relating to this service is available on the Web at:
Environmental Protection UK
