18,000 tonnes of silt to be deposited in Poortown Quarry

Thursday, 2 April 2015 00:00

18,000 tonnes of silt will be removed from Peel Marina next week.

A dredger will gather the build up as part of a major operation to get rid of it - it will be transported to the Poortown Quarry where it will be deposited.

This has been cited as a preferable option to dumping it at sea as it could seriously disrupt the Island's multi-million pound king and queen scallop industry.

Infrastructure Minister Phil Gawne says the situation needs desperate attention:

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