JPC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (a division of JP Chick & Partners Limited)
CONTAMINATION

The Government is committed to bringing more brownfield land back into sustainable use. Concentrating development on brownfield sites can help to make the best use of existing services such as transport and waste management. It can encourage more sustainable lifestyles by providing an opportunity to recycle land, clean up contaminated sites and assist environmental, social and economic regeneration. It also reduces pressure to build on greenfield land and helps protect the countryside.

Land contamination poses a number of potential 'risks' to the UK Developer. It is therefore essential to identify and quantify these risks at the earliest stage. A comprehensive and detailed site assessment provides the Client with a basis on which to forecast costs.

The investigation of contaminated land can be broken down into four phases.

• Phase I - Desktop study and walkover - Review of historical land use (Commission online)
  
  
• Phase II - Intrusive site investigation - Soil/Groundwater testing
  
  
• Phase III - Remediation strategy - Choice of methodology
  
  
• Phase IV - Validation - Certifying the final site condition