What is the purpose of the contaminated land regime?
It was introduced as a means of dealing with the potential legacy of contaminated land which may have arisen from its historical use e.g. industrial, mining/extraction and waste disposal. Local Authorities, as lead regulators, are able to deal proactively with land that is not being redeveloped (or is not the subject of other regulations), and may be posing unacceptable risk to human health, ecological systems, property or controlled waters. The land must be suitable for its current or intended use, and remediation (clean up) will vary accordingly.
