Search results 8.1 Introduction CONTAMINATED LAND 8.1 Introduction A significant proportion of construction works are completed on formerly developed sites, which are typically characterised as ‘brownfield’. These sites will have been subject to either former construction... 08-1-introduction 8.3 Responsibility for Regulation CONTAMINATED LAND 8.3 Responsibility for Regulation The Local Authority is the principal regulator for the assessment and management of contaminated land and it has the power to investigate, determine and serve notice on land that fits the statutory definition... 08-3-responsibility-for-regulation 8.6.1 Introduction CONTAMINATED LAND 8.6 Remediation treatments 8.6.1 Introduction As noted in 8.1, this section of the Manual does not set out how to undertake remedial works because the determination of the most effective treatment for any particular contamination on a... 08-6-1-introduction 8.6.5 Soil vapour extraction or soil vacuum extrac CONTAMINATED LAND 8.6 Remediation treatments 8.6.5 Soil vapour extraction or soil vacuum extraction (SVE). An in-situ process in which a vacuum is applied to extraction wells drilled into the contaminated soil to induce a controlled flow of air to remove gas... 08-6-5-soil-vapour-extraction-or-soil-vacuum-extra 8.6.6 Air sparging CONTAMINATED LAND 8.6 Remediation treatments 8.6.6 Air sparging Usually used in combination with SVE where the volatile contaminant has impacted both saturated soil beneath the water table and unsaturated soil near the surface. Air sparging consists of injecting... 08-6-6-air-sparging 8.6.10 Solvent extraction CONTAMINATED LAND 8.6 Remediation treatments 8.6.10 Solvent extraction This is normally conducted ex-situ where contaminated soils are mixed with a solvent in a reaction vessel in order to transfer the soil-bound contaminants into the solvent, which is... 08-6-10-solvent-extraction 10.5.3.1 Noise and Vibration Monitoring Nuisance 10.5 CONSTRUCTION GOOD PRACTICE 10.5.3 Preventing or Reducing Nuisance 10.5.3.1 Noise and Vibration Where project operations are identified as being sufficiently close to sensitive receptors, noise and/or vibration readings should be undertaken... 10-5-3-1-noise-and-vibration-monitoring 11.5.1 Legal requirements WASTE 11.5 ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING /WASTE MANAGEMENT LICENSING 11.5.1 Legal Requirements The Environmental Protection Act 1990, as amended, requires that anyone who keeps, treats, recovers or disposes of controlled waste can only do so in accordance with, an... 11-5-1-legal-requirements 11.5.2.4 Applying for a Bespoke Permit WASTE 11.5 ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING/ WASTE MANAGEMENT LICENSING 11.5.2 Environmental permitting England and Wales 11.5.2.4 Applying for a Bespoke Permit The waste activities of a construction site will normally be covered by a Standard Permit or an Exemption... 11-5-2-4-applying-for-a-bespoke-permit Table 1 WASTE 11.11 RECOVERY OF WASTE 11.11.2 Exemptions for recovery Table 1 Quantity limit for this table is 5000 tonnes for any type of construction (For a Linear Site the limit is 500 tonnes per linear mile per annum for the maintenance only of an... 11-11-2-table-1 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
