Provides a review of the lack of remediation planning guidelines in Australia and proposes a more structured approach to remediation planning.

1. Remediation, Clean-up and other
non NEPM concepts
Anthony Lane &
Peter Gringinger
Lane Consulting
“The Environment & Development”
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2. CONTENTS
 Regulatory Background to Remediation in
Australia
 Remediation Life Cycle and Planning
 Remediation Feasibility Assessment and
Design
 Proposed LCM Process for Remediation
 Conclusions
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3. Regulations and Guidelines

4. Scope of Existing LCM Guidelines

5. LCM “Life Cycle”

6. Simplistic LCM Process View

7. What about a “RAP”?

8. Conventional View of LCM Process

9. Remedial Jargon Jungle
 Remedial Action Plan
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10. RCRA and CERCLA Process ?

11. UK LCM
Process

12. Simplified UK LCM Process

13. Proposed
LCM Process

14. Conclusions
 Large number of overlapping LCM guidelines
mainly about the ESA parts of LCM cycle
 Remediation Planning unregulated/unguided
in Australia – inefficient and uneconomic.
 We require national guidance on
Remediation Planning and Management to
address the high cost part of the LCM cycle.
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“The Environment & Development”