Our Duties
Contaminated land issues in Lincoln are dealt with by the Environmental Health - Pollution Control section.
We are required to inspect our area to identify contaminated land. In order to do this, we are required to produce inspection strategies detailing how we would undertake these duties. We maintain a public register with the details of the sites that have been identified as statutory contaminated land.
We have developed an inspection strategy which details how we identify and investigate sites that may be potentially contaminated. Sites which are a potential concern have been identified and prioritised into an order for inspection.
A public register of sites, which have been inspected and subsequently identified as 'contaminated land', is available online, and a copy is also held at City Hall for members of the public to view.
It is important to note that just because a site has been identified as a potential concern does not mean it is contaminated or that it is placed on the register.
Detailed investigations have to be undertaken first to determine whether a site meets the statutory definition of contaminated land above. The Statutory Guidance for contaminated land was revised in 2012.
We also work closely with the Environment Agency, especially where there is, or there is the potential for, contamination of water bodies.