The Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2000 require local authorities to:
- inspect their area to identify contaminated land
- ensure it is reinstated where appropriate, and
- maintain a register of contaminated land which is available for public inspection
Contaminated land strategy
Our Environmental Health Service is responsible for delivery of the Contaminated Land Strategy, and our Environmental Health team deal with all aspects of contaminated land surveillance and remediation.
Our Contaminated Land Strategy describes how we will:
- find contaminated sites in our area
- carry out inspections of land that may be contaminated
- find out who is responsible for putting right the contamination and discuss the problem with them
We will:
- formally declare land contaminated
- agree the necessary action and makes sure it is done
- keep a public register of contaminated land sites, the action that was required to put the problem right and any legal action that has been taken
In some cases the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency may take over the regulation of a site from the Council, once it has been declared as contaminated land.