Closure and rehabilitation

Overview

NCEC regulations require a rehabilitation plan in several situations: for Category 1 activities NCEC designates, inside every Category 2 and 3 EIA, after an incident that degrades a site, and whenever NCEC asks after an inspection or audit. The plan must be prepared by an NCEC licensed provider.

Approval of the plan is not the end. The bank guarantee is released only once the plan is implemented and a completion notice is issued, so we stay with the work until then.

When you need it

• NCEC has asked for a plan after an inspection, an audit or an incident. You then have 10 working days to submit it.^{1Rehab reg.}
• You are demobilising a construction camp or closing a site.^{1Rehab reg.}
• You are closing a facility. Closure approval is applied for at least 30 days after the last production run, once all waste has gone through licensed providers.^{2Permits reg.}
• Soil pollution has been found. NCEC must be told straight away, and a remediation plan is due within 10 working days.^{3Soil reg.}

What we deliver

• Rehabilitation plansFor degraded sites, camps and closures.
• Remediation plansFor polluted soil and groundwater.
• Camp removalThe plan and the NCEC process for demobilisation.
• Facility closureThe closure plan, timetable and supporting documents.
• CompletionVerification and the evidence NCEC needs to issue the completion notice.

How we work

1. Assess the site

   We survey the site and, where needed, sample soil and groundwater.

2. Write the plan

   Rehabilitation or remediation, prepared by our licensed team.

3. Approval

   Clean-up must not start before NCEC approves a remediation plan.^{3Soil reg.}

4. Implement and close out

   We verify the work and support the completion notice.

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