Gallery – SOS Jersey

Oh dear…

Browse these pictures and if you are shocked and would like to help in any way, small or large, click here.
In addition, to cheer yourself up and see the beautiful Jersey we all want, have a look at these prettier pics below!

What we have lost. Home to an extraordinary number of marine species, a significant part of our South East Coast mosaic of habitats. A unique beach has been buried beneath a landfill site. 81 acres of sea bed south of La Collette were regarded as “unproductive agricultural land" and “valued accordingly”. This valuation was 0.84 per sq ft.
Life-enriching Jersey? Not at Havre des Pas with the incinerator looming! Early plans of the monster were unveiled in 2008 and SOSJ produced a simulation of what it would look like and how it would impact on Have des Pas and the south coast in general when finished.
Risk assessment map of La Collette development, prepared with the help of a Firefighter who attended the Buncefield Disaster. The only exit should the main road be blocked is the promenade which has since been widened in places to let a fire tender through.
Catastrophe at La Collette? This is what could happen... the incinerator, power station and fuel farm are closely situated. There is an open area between the incinerator and the fuel tanks where Liberty buses park up at night. It's not an easy mix of hazards.
The culvert used for pumping heated water from both the incinerator and the Jersey Electricity plant. This was the 'pathway' for pollution to the 'receptor' - Jersey's Ramsar Area, South East coast. (Photo courtesy of Andrew Syvret)
Two of the many photos taken by the Site Supervisor of the incinerator construction at La Collette in 2009. The contractors were caught out by the ingress of seawater and struggled to pump it out of the site, the water contaminated by heavy metals.
The photos show how thick and dirty the pumped leachate was- it was highly contaminated with heavy metals such as lead and arsenic
The contractors initially tried containing the leachate in old shipping containers but they leaked and there was too much. So they pumped it into the culvert via a 'french drain' and it went into the sea illegally
Two of the old rusty leaky shipping containers (as used to store asbestos) were pulled into service for this £100million plus high profile capital project.
Water turned emerald green around La Collette, St Helier. Harmless dye to monitor water outflow from power station was put in to the cooling system, but the public weren't warned. It is the invisible pollutants that worry us. (Picture: Tony Pike 26/07/2011 REF:01272331.jpg)
Left: hazardous asbestos stockpiled at La Collette. Right: If treated would be safe and could be used for road construction.
Transport and Technical Minister Kevin Lewis revealed in 2011 that there were now 217 containers of asbestos contaminated material stockpiled at La Collette and (right) over a year's worth of highly hazardous incinerator APCr ash is stacked in a pit awaiting burial.
Architect's impression of the first building (Building no 4) in the series of 6 planned. The building is planned for the west of Liberation House on the Esplanade.
The Esplanade Area as it is now with positonal plan of intended building. Currently there is a pleasant open car park there with a historic sea wall and promenade abutting it.
A picture of sea lettuce 'foaming' sent in by Dave Double, August 2014. The Environment Department say the foam was entirely natural, as of course is the sea lettuce. The problem is excess nitrates in St. Aubin's Bay, caused by the pumping out of treated sewage and from other run offs. Nitrate levels are three times that considered normal.
Sent in by a contributor, Paul Collas, an underwater discharge of treated sewage into St. Aubin's Bay where people were swimming. We asked Environment and they said it was 'only brown water'. They confirmed that they don't test the outfall itself for bacteria levels.
The planned buildings for the States of Jersey Development Company's Finance Centre. THE WHOLE AREA IS BUILT ON HAZARDOUS WASTE.

And now for something nicer…

This is what we are aiming for with SOSJ – do scroll through! The pictures are taken by some of SOSJ’s supporters. Most are linked to each photographer’s page, so click on a pic to see more of their work.