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The Avenue Contaminated Land and Brownfield Remediation

The Avenue Contaminated Land and Brownfield Remediation. September 2009. Site History. Hunloke and Avenue Collieries Iron and Lime Works Coking Plant and Chemical Works. Operational 1952 – 1992 98 hectare site Employed 800 staff Licensed Waste Facility Produced 18M Tonnes of Sunbrite.

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The Avenue Contaminated Land and Brownfield Remediation

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  1. The AvenueContaminated Land and Brownfield Remediation September 2009

  2. Site History • Hunloke and Avenue Collieries • Iron and Lime Works • Coking Plant and Chemical Works • Operational 1952 – 1992 • 98 hectare site • Employed 800 staff • Licensed Waste Facility • Produced 18M Tonnes of Sunbrite The Avenue - Operational The Avenue in Operation

  3. Site Layout (Schematic) Gas Purification Plant Chemical Plant Gas Holders Waste Disposal Area Coal supply and blending Coking Ovens Power Generation

  4. The Avenue – Ownership of the Problem 1992 - Following closure site managed by British Coal Property Site owned and operated by British Coal 1996 - site passed with MOU to cover costs of liabilities from DTi (now DECC) to English Partnerships to become part of the National Coalfields Programme 1999 - site passed to The East Midlands Development Agency as part of the National Coalfields Programme to be delivered regionally by RDAs for English partnerships Emda as landowner is responsible for the health and safety and environmental liabilities attached to the site

  5. emda’s Strategy The Avenue – Problem or Opportunity? • Direct development by emda • Transparency required due to site history • Sustainable solution • Promote best practice • Stakeholder involvement • Maximising outcomes • Economic regeneration • Public amenity • Habitat creation • Flood defence • Technology demonstration

  6. Key Areas to Address Sewers/drains/sumps on the site • The Key Areas of concern • ‘Controlled Waters’ pollution • Human health risks • 6 key areas to address • Order of priority • - River Rother • - Lagoon 2 • - Waste Tip • - Lagoon 4 • - Sewers/drains/sumps on the site • - Clean cover to contaminated areas Waste Tip Lagoon 2 River Rother Lagoon 4

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