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Regeneration of derelict and industrial land is a key political priority. The Government has set a target of three million homes to be built by 2020, including new ‘eco-towns’, and is supporting major regeneration projects such as the Olympics.
However, such sites invariably suffer from some contamination from their industrial past. This means a wide range of organisations, including developers, house builders, public-sector agencies, local authorities, consultants and professional advisors, now need to manage the complex implications of dealing with contaminated land.
Over recent years, there have been rapid changes in dealing with contaminated land. Firstly, there has been an avalanche of regulatory changes in planning controls, risk assessment and controls on waste – and with changes to waste legislation, permitting and risk assessment rules on the horizon, this shows no sign of slowing down.
Secondly, the land-remediation sector has developed to a stage where it can provide professional advice on all stages of dealing with potential or actual contamination of a site, and a suite of technologies to clean up the land.
The Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) Land Remediation Yearbook provides an invaluable reference guide to land remediation – bringing together leading experts from the public and private sectors to sort out all the key issues facing those seeking to tackle contaminated land, including current techniques and new developments, the regulatory framework, Government grants and tax incentives, quality issues and market figures.
The Yearbook will also provide an invaluable reference tool for sourcing information on suppliers of land remediation services, including consultants, technology providers, contractors, laboratories, insurers, lawyers etc…
The Yearbook also covers the many activities and achievements of the EIC and its Land Remediation Working Group. With over 220 Member companies, the Group has grown rapidly to play a powerful role in the success of land remediation by lobbying for Government to overcome the many barriers to smooth and effective land remediation. The Group has successfully achieved a streamlined licensing regime for land remediation and is now focusing on the problems created by the definition of waste and the slow progress of the CLEA guidance to support risk assessment.
The high-level support EIC has won for our industry and our pivotal role is demonstrated by the forewords to the Guide from DEFRA Minister, Jonathan Shaw MP, and the Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, Barbara Young.
I hope you find the Yearbook a useful and informative
reference to this exciting sector.
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Merlin Hyman (Director) |
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