Fraserburgh man pleads guilty to illegally disposing of unscreened sewage | Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

Fraserburgh man pleads guilty to illegally disposing of unscreened sewage | Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service: Fraserburgh man pleads guilty to illegally disposing of unscreened sewage



Walter Watson, the Director of a Fraserburgh company was today fined �2,500 at Peterhead Sheriff Court for illegally disposing of sewage sludge containing sanitary products and other waste in a field on his farm used for growing animal feed.



Watson pled guilty to disposing of unscreened sewage tank sludge without the authority of a waste management licence at his farm at North Park, Lonmay, Fraserburgh on 14 January 2011.



Watson is the sole director of A1 Clear Drainage & Plumbing Solutions Ltd which is licensed to treat and screen septic tank sludge under the authority of a waste management licence. In January last year during a routine inspection at his farm by officers of the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) unscreened slurry was seen to have been spread across a field. Watson was given the opportunity to clear the materials by SEPA and failed to do so.

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