What plans it has to investigate smells from Paterson's toxic dump in the light of the Greater Glasgow Health Board's Public Health Departm…

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), as waste regulation authority, has been investigating reports of smells in the vicinity of Mount Vernon for several months. Investigations indicated two sources of smell at the Paterson's landfill site: firstly wastes which had recently been brought to the site for disposal, and secondly landfill gases from degrading landfilled waste at the site.An enforcement notice was issued by SEPA on 8 October requiring the site operator to take actions to ensure that any waste accepted at the site will not lead to breach of the licence conditions. One of the licence conditions is that "All site operations shall be conducted in such a manner as to ensure that they do not give rise to offensive odours, as perceived by any authorised person of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, West Region, at any point beyond the site boundary." The notice also required action to be taken to avoid the release of landfill gases.In relation to financial compensation I refer to the answer to S1O-834.