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Month: April 2017

CIRIA Launch Contaminated Land Guidance Tool

April 20, 2017 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

Whilst the www.gov.uk website may have tried to pare guidance on land contamination to the essentials to support policy those in the industry regularly will be reaching for a wealth of guidance published by a […]

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Mind the Gap between Asbestos in Soils Guidance and Training!

April 20, 2017May 9, 2017 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR 2012), Regulation 10 requires every employer to ensure that adequate information, instruction and training is given to their employees who are,or who are liable to be, exposed to […]

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British Drilling Association Urges Main Contractors to Ensure Subcontractor Drilling Compliance

April 19, 2017 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

Following in the wake of recent survey findings indicating lack of knowledge of relevant Technical Standards for the drilling industry (EC7), The British Drilling Association (BDA) is urging main contractors to check and ensure compliance […]

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S4ULs and US EPA’s Toxicological Review of Benzo[a]pyrene

April 19, 2017 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

Although some months have passed since the US EPA published online their finalised toxicological review dated 19 January 2017 it is only recently that LQM have provided an update as to what effect, if any […]

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Landfill Tax Rate Increase but legislation to simplify disposal is still draft

April 7, 2017April 7, 2017 Claire Dickinson Fiscal Measures

From the 1st April 2017 the standard rate of Landfil, Tax for the UK is £86.10 and the lower rate is £2.70.  Whilst Landfill tax has been devolved to Scotland since 1st April 2015 the […]

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Updated_Guidance: sewage sludge on farmland:code of practice

April 7, 2017 Claire Dickinson Sustainable Soils

DEFRA on 30 March 2017 updated their online guidance on their code for producing, supplying and using sewage sludge on farmland.  From a land quality perspective the key changes was to  add “The increased permissible […]

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Have you seen an Asian Hornet?

April 7, 2017 Claire Dickinson Invasive Species

This recently arrived non-native invasive species, whilst not posing a threat to human health is a predator to insects including the honey bee. According to the British Bee Keeper’s Association website “In the UK about […]

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GeoEnv_MattersClaire Dickinson@GeoEnv_Matters·
16 Oct

Working on CIRIA ‘s update of their Environment Good Practice on Site has really brought home to me the crisis facing wildlife in the UK. Thank you for sharing . https://lnkd.in/e--YdEQv

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15 Oct

A great evening, good to catch up with you in person! Thanks to Ben de Waal at The Fiscal Incentives Group for inviting me to join you all https://lnkd.in/e76czF59

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GeoEnv_MattersClaire Dickinson@GeoEnv_Matters·
11 Oct

With the change in criteria for assessing #waterquality 0% of #surfacewater bodies meet the criteria for achieving good chemical status in England see for details https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-of-the-water-environment-indicator-b3-supporting-evidence/state-of-the-water-environment-indicator-b3-supporting-evidence

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GeoEnv_MattersClaire Dickinson@GeoEnv_Matters·
16 Aug

Updated to correct information relating to some of the surface water statistics quoted when first published in 2021 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drinking-water-protected-areas-challenges-for-the-water-environment?utm_medium=email

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GeoEnv_MattersClaire Dickinson@GeoEnv_Matters·
5 Aug

Not good news for ‘building back better,’ with recovery permits becoming a more common requirement on #brownfield sites. If you have been affected by this issue as a result of not being able to use the DoWCoP and have not filled in SiLC (Specialist in La…https://lnkd.in/d3rr2SCz

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