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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.
Please
contact us if you would like us to send you a copy of The Inspection
Strategy document.
Supporting evidence
can be
viewed by
clicking on
the links
below.
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