Incidents created by the legacy of coal mining include cracks in homes and polluted water
A Nottinghamshire -based emergency service is still dealing with around 1,000 incidents a year related to the legacy of coal mining amid a major change in the organisation. First established in 1994, The Coal Authority exists to deal with the ongoing effects of the UK's coal mining past.
"A lot of the legacy will have to be dealt with over the long term and when particular schemes need to be built is something that we work on the detail of all the time. We react to incidents and provide support as we need to, but it's definitely a long term issue and something that the Mining Remediation Authority or something similar would need to exist to look after."
Lisa Pinney said: "One of the really interesting things can be snow conditions. We often get reports of strange circular areas where snow won't settle. The potential therefore exists for this polluted water to enter our rivers, destroying wildlife and soiling our drinking water in the process. The Mining Remediation Authority therefore has more than 80 mine water treatment schemes across the country, with the programme soon set to come to Nottinghamshire.
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