'Just look at my boots and legs in the photos, are you seriously suggesting that this is not attributable to quarry activities?'
Residents living close to a quarry popular with walkers say they are being battered by clouds of dust and debris thrown up from the pit. Several visitors, and people with homes nearby, have raised concerns about Whitworth Quarry, close to Cowm Reservoir.
He said: "The stone crusher should be impounded immediately and rendered inoperable until such time as the quarry owners can adapt them to contain the pollution in situ or relocate them to contain the pollution within the bounds of the quarry. This may seem drastic but they have had not months but years to address the problem."
Politicians have also waded in to the issue. Rossendale and Darwen MP Sir Jake Berry said: "It’s really concerning to hear about these reports about Cowm Quarry. I’m raising the matter with the Environment Agency as well as our local authorities to make sure that any necessary action is taken as a matter of urgency."
"The operators have been working with the environment agency and have shown a willingness to make changes to the water management infrastructure of the quarry. We await the operators coming back to us on gaining the technical geological and hydrogeological data that is needed to provide assurance." "The dust isn't created by the crushing but when it drops onto the stacker. We've had lots of meetings with United Utilities to look at how we can resolve it. It's historical and has been going on for 20 years since long before we began quarrying.Complaints have also previously been made about wagons leaving dust and dirt along the roads after leaving the site.
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