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Contaminated Land Inspection Strategy CCoonnttaammiinnaatteedd LLaanndd IInnssppeeccttiioonn SSttrraatteeggyy Revised April 2004 Contents Page No. SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................4 1.1 GENERAL POLICY OF BOSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.......................................................................................4 1.2 REGULATORY CONTEXT..............................................................................................................................5 1.3 DEVELOPMENT OF THE STRATEGY.............................................................................................................10 1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STRATEGY DOCUMENT...............................................................................................10 1.5 OVERVIEW OF THE INSPECTION PROCESS ..................................................................................................11 SECTION 2 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BOROUGH OF BOSTON .................................................................12 2.1 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION........................................................................................................................12 2.2 BRIEF DESCRIPTION / HISTORY ............................................................................................................................... 12 2.3 SIZE.........................................................................................................................................................13 2.4 POPULATION DISTRIBUTION.......................................................................................................................13 2.5 LAND OWNED BY BOSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL..........................................................................................13 2.6 CURRENT LAND USE CHARACTERISTICS ....................................................................................................13 2.7 PROTECTED LOCATIONS ...........................................................................................................................14 2.8 KEY PROPERTY TYPES .............................................................................................................................14 2.9 KEY WATER RESOURCES / PROTECTION ISSUES ........................................................................................14 2.10 KNOWN INFORMATION ON CONTAMINATION................................................................................................14 2.11 CURRENT AND PAST INDUSTRIAL HISTORY.................................................................................................15 2.12 BROAD GEOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS....................................................................................................15 2.13 BROAD HYDROGEOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS..........................................................................................16 SECTION 3 BOSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL'S STRATEGY: OVERALL AIMS ..................................................17 3.1 AIMS OF THE STRATEGY............................................................................................................................17 3.2 OBJECTIVES AND MILESTONES....................................................................................................................17 SECTION 4 SURVEYING THE AREA AND PRIORITISING SITES FOR DETAILED INSPECTION ...................20 4.1 INTERNAL MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS .................................................................................................20 4.2 LAND OWNED AND OCCUPIED BY BOSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL ...................................................................21 4.3 INFORMATION COLLECTION FOR SURVEY AND INSPECTION ...........................................................................21 4.4 METHODOLOGY FOR INITIAL SURVEY AND PRIORITISATION ..........................................................................23 4.5 INFORMATION EVALUATION........................................................................................................................23 4.6 ONGOING IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED SITES..............................................................24 SECTION 5 LOCAL AUTHORITY INSPECTION PRIORITIES AND TIMESCALES ...........................................25 5.1 PRIORITIES...............................................................................................................................................25 5.2 TIMESCALES.............................................................................................................................................29 SECTION 6 PROGRAMME FOR INSPECTION ....................................................................................................30 6.1 ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTORY GUIDANCE ON INSPECTION ........................................................30 6.2 CRITERIA FOR SELECTING AREAS AND INDIVIDUAL SITES ............................................................................31 6.3 METHODOLOGY AND PROCEDURES FOR DETAILED INSPECTION...................................................................32 6.4 POTENTIAL SPECIAL SITES........................................................................................................................36 6.5 HEALTH AND SAFETY PROCEDURES...........................................................................................................37 6.6 APPOINTING CONSULTANTS ......................................................................................................................37 6.7 TIMETABLE ...............................................................................................................................................37 6.8 FREQUENCY OF INSPECTION......................................................................................................................37 6.9 FORMAT OF INFORMATION RESULTING FROM INSPECTION ...........................................................................38 SECTION 7 GENERAL LIAISON AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES..........................................................39 7.1 INTERNAL LIAISON AND COMMUNICATION ...................................................................................................39 7.2 CONTACT MECHANISMS FOR OTHER STATUTORY BODIES:..........................................................................40 7.3 CONTACT MECHANISMS FOR OWNERS, OCCUPIERS AND OTHER INTERESTED BODIES.................................43 7.4 CONTACT MECHANISMS FOR THE WIDER COMMUNITY.................................................................................44 7.5 RISK COMMUNICATION 45 SECTION 8 REVIEW MECHANISMS ....................................................................................................................46 8.1 REVIEWING INSPECTIONS AND RESPONDING TO NEW INFORMATION ............................................................46 8.2 REVIEW OF THE INSPECTION STRATEGY.....................................................................................................47 8.3 AUDITING PROCEDURES............................................................................................................................48 SECTION 9 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT .......................................................................................................49 9.1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES...............................................................................................................................49 9.2 THE PUBLIC REGISTER..............................................................................................................................49 9.3 INFORMATION NOT ON THE PUBLIC REGISTER ............................................................................................52 9.4 STORAGE SYSTEMS..................................................................................................................................53 9.5 ADMINISTRATION ......................................................................................................................................53 9.6 USE BY OTHER BOSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL DEPARTMENTS......................................................................53 9.7 CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION ...........................................................................................................54 9.8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR GIVING ACCESS TO INFORMATION .............................................................................54 9.9 DEALING WITH REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION ............................................................................................55 9.10 PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY......................................................................55 SECTION 10 OTHER SUPPORTING INFORMATION ..........................................................................................56 10.1 GLOSSARY ...............................................................................................................................................56 10.2 REFERENCES ...........................................................................................................................................61 Section 1 INTRODUCTION Under Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, Local Authorities in England are given responsibilities for regulating contaminated land. Part IIA came into force in April 2000. There are two main parts to the local authority’s duties under Part IIA – an inspection
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