ASBG generally is quite supportive of the Consultants reporting on contaminated land: Contaminated Land Guidelines. A few issues raised included the preferred keeping of the four stages for assessment and remediation of contaminated land rather than going to a seven stage framework. The three additional stages can be easily incorporated into the main four stages as required additional information. ASBG considered moving to a seven stage process would confuse many involved in the property sector, insurance agents and financiers than the current four stage framework which is also similar to the US EPA's approach. There were also a few issues with the need for detailed technical reports for major remediation projects using treatment processes on site. It requirements were loosely related to a risk based approach, but could lead to excessive details which may not be required or proportional to the risks posed.
 ASBG Consultants Reporting on Contaminated Land Submission 2019 | 673 kB |
