VEHICLES buried during the foot and mouth crisis at a farm between Webheath and Bentley have been dug up and removed to prevent oil escaping and polluting the water course.
Officers from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) together with the Environment Agency and a security team, sealed off Twin Oaks farm, Curr Lane, last week.
During the foot and mouth outbreak two years ago, farm machinery which could not be cleansed or disinfected properly was buried to prevent the disease spreading.
The spokesman said the opportunity to assess the potential environmental impact at the time was limited and potential polluting materials such as fertiliser and vehicles may have been disposed of in a sensitive location.
The site had been assessed to see if it posed any risk to the environment or public health but tests had shown no problems.
The spokesman said there was no risk from foot and mouth as the animal carcasses were burnt and the ashes, which were buried, were no longer infected.
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