Contaminated Land | Brownfield Sites

The redevelopment of brownfield sites is an area of ever growing importance given the reducing supply of suitable greenfield sites. A high percentage of these brownfield sites typically have some form of contamination in the form of contaminated soils, waste and/or contaminated water associated with it them that requires careful consideration typically as part of the planning process or alternatively as part of site redevelopment works. 

EPA and Government guidance recognises land contamination as a material planning consideration and that the development phase is the most cost-effective time to deal with the problem and it is the developer’s and/or land owner’s responsibility to ensure that the development is safe and suitable for its intended use. 

In order to appropriately assess the risks to the environment, to human health and to any redevelopment activities, Bluerock Environmental Limited provide a full range of contaminated land and waste management consultancy services to identify unacceptable risks posed by contaminated ground conditions across a site, undertake suitably scoped investigations and risk assessments and develop site-specific remediation strategies. 

Other examples of contaminated sites include both unregulated and regulated landfills, former industrial sites that involved uncontrolled releases of contaminants to ground, fuel and chemical spills and sites with buried asbestos. 

Bluerock Environmental Ltd has a very sucessful track record achieving cost effective and sustainable solutions for our clients by adding value via the planning and development stages in addition to satisfying regulators.

Typical contaminated land consultancy services include:

• Phase 1: Desk Studies, Data Collation and Site Surveys

• Phase 2: Intrusive Site Investigations including trial pitting, borehole drilling, monitoring well installations, water and soil sampling and monitoring and ground gas and vapour monitoring. A detailed investigation report is produced including a Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment (GQRA) and remedial strategy dealing with unacceptable risk identified. 

• Phase 3: Detailed Remediation Plans or Strategies are development that may include further risk assessment including a Detailed Quantitative Risk Assessment (DQRA)