The Draft Australian Contaminated Land National Remediation Framework: Important Features – What Should the Industry be Considering When Preparing Comment?

On-Demand Webinar Recording

The  draft National Remediation Framework (“NRF”) is the outcome of several  years of work by a task force of representatives from the regulatory  agencies and industry, led by CRC CARE. The NRF is  envisaged to be a companion to the National Environment Protection  (Assessment of Site Contamination) Measure (the NEPM). As such it can  become a critical guidance document for the Australian contaminated  sites industry - important in determining how decisions are made  regarding the remediation and management of contaminated land and  groundwater, and the requirements for such work.

The NRF comprises 26 modules, covering topics such as:

• An introduction to the NRF and its underlying principles
• Guidance on the preparation of a Remediation Action Plan including establishing remediation objectives
• Guidance on the implementation of the Remediation Action Plan
• Guidance on undertaking cost benefit and sustainability assessments of remediation and management options
• A series of guides relating to soil remediation options and technologies
• A series of guides relating to groundwater contamination treatment technologies
• Guidance  on post-remediation activities, including the application of  institutional controls, validation and closure, and the role of auditing

In  February CRC CARE will be undertaking a series of information sessions  around Australia introducing the NRF, and calling for industry comment.  When the modules are viewed together, the NRF is a large document, and  much excellent work has been carried out.

It  is important that our industry carefully considers the proposed  guidance and its implications and, if necessary, suggests revisions that  should be considered by the NRF working group.

It  is the purpose of this webinar to assist industry by briefly outlining  the framework and topics that are covered in the NRF, and to flag  important content and issues that the industry might like to consider  when reviewing and commenting on the document.

We hope this webinar will encourage ALGA members to prepare a comment perhaps by way of joining the ALGA working group.

Please email events@landandgroundwater.com with any detailed aspects of the subject you would like addressed.

About the speakers

PN

Dr Peter Nadebaum,

GHD

JH

Dr John Hunt,

Ventia

Both  Peter and John have represented ALGA on the NRF Steering Group, and  have a good understanding of the content of the document. Peter has had a  long involvement with both CRC CARE and ALGA, and has been accredited  as an Environmental Auditor since the inception of the audit scheme in  Australia. John has had a long involvement with CRC CARE and is widely  recognised for his experience over many years as a contractor in  undertaking major contaminated site remediation projects.