Land Contamination Risk Management (LCRM): New Guidelines Published
The contaminated land model procedures (also known as ‘Contaminated Land Report 11’ or ‘CLR 11’) have been replaced by new, simplified guidance to make it accessible to practitioners, both new and experienced.
The new Land Contamination Risk Management (LCRM) guidance comprises 4 guides – an introduction and a guide for each of the three main risk management stages:
Who undertakes LCRM?
LCRM is to be followed by all parties engaged in and responsible for managing land contamination. These include landowners, regulators, developers, planners, consultants, financial services advisors and remediation contractors.
A key part of LCRM practice is that it is carried out by an appropriately competent person for the specific area and type of contamination they are dealing with. These could be:
- a Suitably Qualified Person (SQP) registered under the National Quality Mark Scheme (NQMS) – This is a voluntary scheme set up by the National Brownfield Forum and administered by CL:AIRE.
- membership of a professional organisation relevant to land contamination
- a proven track record of dealing with land contamination – someone with knowledge and experience of the Part 2A regime or someone who regularly deals with the technical aspects of land contamination.
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Quick Facts
LCRM - Before You Start
An introductory overview of the new regime, which explains how you use the guides, who a competent person is who can carry out appraisal, definitions of land contamination and how it is caused, how you deal with new pollution incidents and manage existing contamination.
LCRM - Risk Assessment (Stage 1)
This guide details the first tier of risk assessment that develops the initial conceptual site model to establish whether there are any potentially unacceptable risks.
LCRM - Options Appraisal (Stage 2)
This guide details the evaluation options [process for deciding which are the most suitable for dealing with each relevant contaminant linkage]. You use options appraisal evaluation criteria.
LCRM - Remediation and verification (Stage 3)
This guide outlines how to develop a remediation strategy, implement it and verify remediation has worked.
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