This appears only related to passive discharges related to permitting and not under the contaminated land regulations (i.e. passive 'leaching' etc.). I suppose an example could be a highway soakaway?
Disporportionate in this sense could also be considered in terms of sustainablility.
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From: Contaminated Land Management Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of mark jones
Sent: 29 March 2017 12:23
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Subject: Re: EA Groundwater - Disproportionate cost for land contamination exclusion
When there is no defined on going source.
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> On 29 Mar 2017, at 11:14, David E Jackson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Dear List,
> Can anybody shed any light on this latest EA policy....
>
> Disproportionate cost for land contamination exclusion - This
> exclusion only applies to land contamination. It relates to the input of a pollutant that, for technical reasons, can’t be prevented from entering ground or sub-soil without using disproportionately costly measures to either:
> •remove the pollutant
> •otherwise control percolation of the pollutant The need for bespoke
> determination is rare because passive discharges from contaminated soils aren’t regarded as discharges for the purposes of EPR. For more information on passive discharges read section J of the groundwater protection position statements. Passive discharges from land contamination continue to be controlled through a combination of:
> •voluntary remediation
> •the development planning system
> •Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 •anti-pollution
> works notices under section 161A of the Water Resources Act 1991
>
> Cheers David E Jackson
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