Improving efficiency & raising standards
Definition of Waste Code of Practice (DoWCoP), National Quality Mark Scheme for Land Affected by Contamination (NQMS), Asbestos in Soil, SuRF...
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Water and Land Library ( WALL), Continuing Professional development through Training and workshops...
CL:AIRE works with its Members to raise awareness and pursue shared objectives in land, water and environmental management by collecting strategic industry information and developing industry initiatives that improve efficiency and save money.
CL:AIRE leads a national programme of technical and core-skills training initiatives that are guided by industry requirements, and produced in collaboration with key stakeholders and specialists.
The Definition of Waste Code of Practice (DoWCoP) provides a clear, consistent and efficient process which enables the reuse of excavated materials on-site or their movement between sites.
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The National Quality Mark Scheme for Land Contamination Management (NQMS) is developed by the National Brownfield Forum to provide visible identification of documents that have been checked for quality.
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- Defra consult on Biodiversity Net Gain for Developments
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- Latest SuRF International notes published
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- Environment Agency releases State of Contaminated Land Report
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Important Update: Contamination Expo 2020 rescheduled to 3-4 November 2020
Roar B2B, the organisers of Contamination Expo Series, the UK’s leading event for contamination, geotechnical and environmental professionals, have taken the decision to reschedule the event to 3-4 November 2020.June 2020 -
EPUK publish - Before You Dig, Garages & Petrol Stations - Guidance for Developers
EPUK has recently published a new guidance document titled "Before You Dig, Garages & Petrol Stations". This is aimed at developers of brownfield sites and is intended to present an...June 2020 -
BSI publishes Conceptual Site Models for Potentially Contaminated Sites
British Standards Institute (BSI) publishes BS EN ISO 21365:2020 Conceptual site models for potentially contaminated sites. This document provides guidance on developing and using conceptual site models (CSMs) through the...June 2020 -
National Remediation Framework and Guidance of Australia published
The National Remediation Framework (NRF) and associated guidelines for Australia has recently been published. It provides a nationally harmonised approach for the remediation and management of contaminated sites in Australia...June 2020 -
EU Biodiversity Strategy Adopted
The EU biodiversity strategy was adopted in May 2020. This initiative commits the EU to: Curtailing biodiversity loss Preserving and restoring ecosystems Further information is available here...June 2020 -
British Standard 5930 Code of Practice for Ground Investigations has been amended and published
BS 5930 Code of practice for ground investigations, which helps to assess the suitability of sites for construction operations and civil engineering works, has been amended and BS 5930:2015 +A1:2020...June 2020 -
European Commission preparing to reinforce Green Deal research and innovation funding - have your say
The European Commission is preparing to reinforce Green Deal-related research and innovation with a dedicated call for proposals already under the current research and innovation programme - Horizon 2020. The land contamination management...May 2020 -
SoBRA NAPL subgroup seeks industry assistance
SoBRA's NAPL subgroup is working on facilitating and clarifying dissemination of NAPL assessment guidance and as part of this work, SoBRA is preparing a LNAPL mobility tool. One of its functions...May 2020 -
National Brownfield Forum Notes from March 2020 meeting published
The latest National Brownfield Forum notes from the March 2020 meeting have now been published and are available to download from www.claire.co.uk/brownfieldforum in the 2020 folder and...May 2020 -
Environment Agency Operational Update – 3 April 2020
The EA has provided an operational update and COVID-19 regulatory position statements. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/environment-agency-operational-update-3-april-2020 https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/covid-19-regulatory-position-statements...April 2020 -
Environment Agency update on Land Contamination Risk Management (LCRM) guidance
In June 2019, the Environment Agency (EA) published an update to the Model procedures for the management of land contamination (CLR11). Following the feedback, the EA were due to republish the...April 2020 -
ITRC publish PFAS Guidance Document and Training Videos
The Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC) has recently published a online document which includes the PFAS Technical and Regulatory Guidance Document, PFAS Fact Sheets and Explainer Videos. These are...April 2020 -
MHCLG publishes "Planning for the Future"
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has set out the Government's plans for housing and planning following the announcements in the 2020 Budget in a document called,...March 2020 -
Homes England presents their Land Hub
Homes England recently presented the details of their Land Hub which identifies development sites that they plan to bring to market. Sites are displayed geographically and people are able to...March 2020 -
CL:AIRE TRG Annual Report 2019 - available to download
March 2020CL:AIRE has released the Technology and Research Group (TRG) Annual Report for 2019. It contains the following parts - of particular note is Appendix 1 which describes the breadth of... Contamination Expo - CL:AIRE discount for exhibitors
The Contamination Expo reaches every corner of the industry to bring the contamination and geotechnical sectors together in this unique two day event. The event boasts 120 expert-led seminars and...March 2020
WALL - New section on NSZD created
The Water and Land Library (WALL) has recently created a new section for peer reviewed publications relating to Natural Source Zone Depletion (NSZD) available here.March 2020
CL:AIRE invites industry professionals to...
UK Government launches Freeports consultation
The government is currently seeking views about the creation of up to 10 freeports in locations across the UK. These will have different customs rules than the rest of the country,...March 2020
CPRE publish their State of Brownfield 2019 report
CPRE has recently published their "State of Brownfield 2019" report. It is available to download here...March 2020
RemTech, Europe 23-26 September 2020 - call for abstracts
CL:AIRE is delighted to be supporting RemTech Europe International Conference and Exhibition which is being held on 23-26 September 2020 in Ferrara, Italy. Call for abstracts is now open until...March 2020
SuRF International publish latest notes of meeting
SuRF international met on 29th January 2020 and their latest notes of meeting are available to view here...March 2020