Contaminated Land Strategy
To fulfil the legislative obligations, Local Authorities have published Contaminated Land Strategies. The main objectives of the Strategy were to:
- Identify and record all sensitive receptors;
- Identify and record sites that have the potential to be 'contaminated';
- Assess whether a pathway exists between the potential source and receptor; and
- If a potential pathway exists, carry out a further detailed inspection of the site.
The legislative framework for the management of contaminated land is provided by:
- Part II A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
- Contaminated Land (England) Regulations 2000.
Under this framework, North Warwickshire Borough Council (as an enforcing authority) has certain obligations. These are to:
- Inspect the district and identify any contaminated land;
- Establish responsibility for the remediation of contaminated land;
- Ensure any necessary remediation takes place, either by agreement or enforcement action; and
- Determine liability for the cost of any remediation.
View North Warwickshire Borough Council’s Contaminated Land Inspection Strategy.
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