From: WaldoRoadTip@aol.com [mailto:WaldoRoadTip@aol.com]
Sent: 19 December 2005 15:59
To: Woodruff, John
Cc: Bartlett, David
Subject: www.waldoroadtip.co.uk
Dear Mr Woodruff
Following our recent residents meeting held at the Onyx offices in Waldo Road
there were several actions agreed to be completed by Onyx and the Environment
agency.
One of the actions they took was to respond to the list of questions we presented
them in written form centering around the issues and inconsistencies of the
various licences that have been granted to Onyx. We asked for a written response
by 30th November, as yet we have heard nothing from either party. Whilst I appreciate
that you do not have any power over the Environment Agency, I would imagine
that you have some over the actions of Onyx on a Council owned site.
All the questions and actions can be found at a new website that has been created
to communicate the outcome of the residents meeting as well as general information
about the site. It can be found at www.waldoroadtip.co.uk. We shall be doing
all we can to promote this site to local residents so we can get feedback ready
for the next meeting in February, including getting it published in local papers,
but please feel free to add it as a link on www.bromley.gov.uk .
I'd be grateful for a prompt response as to why we have not had a response from
Onyx regarding our questions and for you to push for a speedy response to the
issues raised as I am sure you are well aware of them and would like a response
too.
Response on 03/01/2006 from Mr Woodruff
I note that the website has now been updated with a response from the EA. However,
there are still several questions which need to be resolved, and as Tony suggests,
these would sensibly make for a useful agenda at our next meeting.
I would also hope that some of the measures Onyx have taken will have begun
to have an impact; this should allow us to consider whether they are sufficient,
or what further steps need to be taken. Hopefully, this will maintain the constructive
dialog we are all hoping becomes the norm.
John Woodruff
Waste Services Manager
0208 313 4910
Response sent on 03/01/06 from WaldoRoadTip
Dear Mr Woodruff
Thank you for your reply. The website will be kept up to date with any correspondence
relating to Waldo Road.
I agree the response from the EA leaves a lot to be desired of particular concern
is the fact that they seem to add their own interpretations / wording on to
some of the answers which are not written or agreed in any of the licences and
as such aren't leagally valid answers. We shall be taking this point up with
the EA.
Could you please detail the measures Onyx have taken as we have not seen any
evidence of Onyx actioning their agreed action points as yet which is rather
disheartening as this was the point of the meeting and they said that they would
take these as they were small and easy to implement.
Can you please confirm if you are able to add this link onto Bromley Council's
website?
Response on 04/01/06 from Mr Woodruff
The EA's response demonstrates the difficulties with the site licence, which
was originally written to cover a site which was both a CA site and a major
waste transfer station.
The nature of the EA's role is to ensure that the site is run within the guidelines
of the licence, and their comments suggest that they are comfortable that this
is the case. However, within those parameters, further steps can be taken to
ensure that we limit the impact of the site on our neighbours, and this is what
we hope to achieve through the meetings.
Whilst I appreciate that there are issues with the licence which are open to
interpretation, it would seem practical to concentrate on those aspects which
have an effect outside the site, to maximise the benefits of any actions.
I will speak with Onyx regarding progress on the action points agreed. However,
please bear in mind that the Christmas/New Year period is extremely busy in
terms of waste, with extra volumes, changes to collection days and weekend working
(and tipping) for refuse and recycling collections, which ties up many of the
normal management resources. As things return to normal (after this weekend),
I would expect the action points to be addressed rapidly.
Regards
John Woodruff
Waste Services Manager
0208 313 4910