Contaminated Silt To be Removed From Peel Marina

Tue, 23 Oct 2018

Thousands of tonnes of contaminated silt in Peel Marina will be dredged in spring next year, but the Department of Infrastructure has yet to reveal how it’ll be disposed off.

A scheme has been agreed to deal with the material and off-island consultants have been appointed.

Press officers say nothing further can be revealed at this point.

The government is seeking expressions of interest for contractors to dredge the silt, and construct a ‘temporary lagoon’ to remove water from the material

It’s estimated around 9,000 tones of silt from the River Neb has built up and compacted with heavy metals such as lead.

DOI chiefs have warned that if dredging doesn’t take place, berths in the marina could close.

Berth holders were reimbursed last year after silt build-up stopped some vessels mooring.

Ewan Gawne - Local democracy Reporter