A group of local environmentalists have formed a company, Misbourne Environmental Protection Ltd with a view to challenge the Environmental Agency’s decision to approve the commencement of tunnelling through the Mid-Chilterns Aquifer, which supplies water to the residents of the Misbourne Valley and a large part of London.
Their particular concerns relate to
- The risk of losing the River Misbourne from tunnelling underneath it at Chalfont St Giles and Little Missenden
- The risk of changing the flow of water through the aquifer with the blocking of faults and fissures
- The use of bentonite in the tunnel grout and used for the construction of the vent shafts. Bentonite can be harmful through turbidity and in water.
For more information, visit their website http://misbourneprotection.co.uk/
