Three reports will be handed to the government over the controversial dumping of truckloads of quarry sand in Dwejra, one of which will be ready in the coming days.

Independent environmental legal experts Kevin Aquilina and Simone Borg were expected to hand in their report on the processing of film applications in sensitive zones this week, the Tourism Parliamentary Secretariat said in a statement.

The reports were commissioned after huge amounts of aggregate sand were dumped on the rocky Natura 2000 site in Gozo for on location shooting last month.

The ­situation was described as an “environmental disaster” by environmental groups, but the extent of the damage is still unclear.

The Malta Environment and Planning Authority had acknowledged that the film production company breached the condition to use an impermeable layer between the sand and the rocky surface. Contractors were also told to stop using heavy machinery to remove the material from the site.

After the incident the government commissioned an independent inquiry. However, it said it would wait for the report by Mepa auditor Joseph Falzon before taking any decisions over whether to change the application process.

The third report, commissioned by Mepa, will be drawn up by landscape ecologist and environmental planner Louis Cassar, director of the Institute of Earth Sciences at the University, who has to establish if any damage was done to habitats and species.

This will guide Mepa and the government in any legal action that might be taken against the applicant and the contractor over any damage.