Quarry company is fined for water pollution incident

A LOCAL quarry has been fined for water pollution at Armagh Magistrates' Court.
By The Newsroom
Published 23rd Aug 2010, 11:54 BST
Updated 24th Aug 2010, 18:02 BST

George Emerson c/o Norman Emerson Group Limited, Ardmore Road, Derryadd was fined 750 plus 31 court costs for making a polluting discharge to a waterway.

On November 17, 2009, a water quality inspector, acting on behalf of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, observed a waterway severely polluted with suspended solids.

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The source of the polluting discharge was traced to the Emerson Group quarry at Lisbane, Tandragee.

A sample taken at the time of the incident confirmed that the discharge contained poisonous, noxious and polluting matter, which was potentially harmful to fish life in the receiving waterway.