Volume Five - The Age of Decline & Crass Stupidity - The legacy and recent developments . . .

The Cardiff Bay Development Authority considered rectifying the Penarth Dock refuse problem with the drastic solution of digging out all the rubbish which  had been dumped in the dock by the county council, and opening up the entire length of the dock so as to enlarge the marina – but by that time the cost was prohibitive. There was no alternative but to – in effect – put a lid on the dock, seal it and install piping to flare off the escaping gas. Eventually all the gas was piped to a specially installed plant at the east of Plymouth Park to be burned off." . . . "Twenty nine new wells are now drilled down into the layers of rubbish below and are connected up to a network of new gas and liquid-carrying pipes. New pumps are being installed to move the liquid out. Existing fans are being used to propel the gas to the burning-off installation. The area is then re-turfed and landscaped with “wildflower meadows” and an informal play area installed.

No one has yet calculated the cost of the original disastrous decision to dump rubbish in the dock – but the remedial work since incurred must run into many millions and far outweigh any short-term advantage gained by using – or misusing – the dock as a rubbish receptacle. The decision made by the long-since-defunct South Glamorgan Council 30 years ago – in 1983 - will cost taxpayers many more millions in the years ahead.”

The toxins settlement lagoon and methane incinerator at Plymouth Park, Penarth - 2016.

The same source [092] posted a report on the 14th November 2013 that several dog owners reported that they have stopped using Plymouth Park because their dogs became unwell. The cause is unknown but the dogs apparently recovered once they were kept away from the Park. The report also comments that the chair of the local resident's committee e-mailed the residents saying “Luckily, this is not the time of year that families may take their young to play at the park”