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Prosecutor Paul Mooij calls for hindrance permit for dumpsite
by The Daily Herald
Posted: Oct 26, 2005 15:10 UTC
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PHILIPSBURG - Prosecutor Paul Mooij says, “It is time that a hindrance permit is put in place for the Philipsburg dumpsite.”
He said in an invited comment on Tuesday, “While the hindrance permit would not prevent fires such as the one burning for some three weeks now, it would go a long way to having more structured control of what is done at the dumpsite.”
He said he had been questioned by residents about the fire burning in the area and the smoke they believed was hazardous to their health. “I had a discussion with the fire officers and apparently it is very difficult to extinguish this fire,” said Mooij.
The Daily Herald also spoke to Fire Officer Marco London, who explained that the smoke was being caused by “smouldering,” which was usually dealt with by covering it with sand.
However, Windward Roads, which is normally contracted by Public Works to do that work, has been experiencing mechanical difficulties with its heavy equipment.
London said, “It is not fire, it is smouldering underground, and when the water we spray on it dries up the smoke starts again. The best solution is in the work done by Windward Roads, which has been doing a very good job to control against it.”
Mooij said, “I am also very concerned about the asphalt factory, because every uncontrolled burning in an open area puts residents at serious health risks and this uncontrolled burning is not a complete brining process.”
He said with everything being disorganised at the dumpsite, “the smoke could be coming from the burning of a mixture of hazardous and organic material, and no one really knows how harmful it is, but people are inhaling it daily.”
He reiterated an earlier statement: “I don’t say the hindrance permit would have prevented the fire, but if we had one in place we might have had better control.”
He said the Prosecutor’s office was in the final stage of moving its office and once that was done the intention was to tackle the matter of a hindrance permit for the dumpsite immediately, “because I think it’s time that it be done.”
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