Contaminated Land

Over the years, the industrial history of Stoke-on-Trent has caused areas of land to become contaminated in various ways. The ground around old factory and chemical sites may contain substances which can, in some cases, be a risk to people, animals, vegetation, rivers and streams, buildings and the groundwater system from which we get our drinking water.

In April 2000 new laws came into force making local authorities responsible for inspecting their areas for potentially contaminated land.  Once we identify an area of potentially contaminated land, we have to find out who is responsible for its clean up (this is called its ‘remediation‘).

In 2001, we published an Inspection Strategy detailing how this was to be carried out.

The Inspection Strategy document and supporting evidence can be viewed by clicking on the links below.
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