Cessation of Dumping of Sewage Sludge at Auchlin and Upper Beoch, Ayrshire

The motion

That the Parliament believes that, in light of the contamination of water courses at Auchlin, Skares and the subsequent cessation of land remediation using sewage sludge at Upper Beoch and Auchlin, Ayrshire, there should be a moratorium on the use of sewage sludge in land remediation pending a full scientific inquiry, and calls on the Scottish Executive to initiate such an inquiry as a matter of urgency, which should include (a) a full scientific investigation of the effects of the use of sewage sludge on land reclamation, (b) a full scientific investigation of health risks of the use of sewage sludge on land reclamation, (c) a full scientific investigation into environmental effects of the use of sewage sludge, taking account of the proximity principle regarding the transportation of such material, (d) the financial arrangements with regard to the transportation and dumping of sewage sludge, (e) the democratic principle of involving the community in the decision to allow the dumping of sewage sludge and a third party right of appeal and (f) an investigation of all the alternative means to dispose of sewage sludge.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

SSP 5 Green 2 Ind 2 LD 1 SSCUP 1

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2M-02202 by reference.