CL:AIRE is a UK charity committed to providing a valuable service for all those involved in sustainable land reuse.
We develop training resources, disseminate information and act as a credible resource for all stakeholders, ensuring we remain at the cutting-edge of best practice and innovation.
Improving efficiency & raising standards
Definition of Waste Code of Practice (DoWCoP), National Quality Mark Scheme for Land Affected by Contamination (NQMS), Asbestos in Soil, SuRF...
Supporting our Members
Find out about the benefits of becoming a CL:AIRE Principal or Supporter Member:- Member discounts, Networking, Working Groups, ...
Sharing Knowledge & Developing People
Water and Land Library ( WALL), Continuing Professional development through Training and workshops...
CL:AIRE works with its Members to raise awareness and pursue shared objectives in land, water and environmental management by collecting strategic industry information and developing industry initiatives that improve efficiency and save money.
The GPVS seeks to raise standards in membrane inspection, verification and reporting and provide confidence that risks associated with ground gases have been adequately managed.
The Definition of Waste Code of Practice (DoWCoP) provides a clear, consistent and efficient process which enables the reuse of excavated materials on-site or their movement between sites.
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The National Quality Mark Scheme for Land Contamination Management (NQMS) is developed by the National Brownfield Forum to provide visible identification of documents that have been checked for quality.
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Guidance on Natural Source Zone Depletion
In April 2024, CL:AIRE published Guidance on Natural Source Zone Depletion. Natural source zone depletion (NSZD) can be a sustainable risk-management strategy for petroleum hydrocarbon light non-aqueous phase liquids (LNAPLs) impacting...April 2024 -
Guidance on the Assessment and Monitoring of Natural Attenuation of Contaminants in Groundwater
In April 2024, CL:AIRE published Guidance on the Assessment and Monitoring of Natural Attenuation of Contaminants in Groundwater. Monitored natural attenuation (MNA) can be a sustainable risk management strategy for a...April 2024 -
CL:AIRE publishes MNA and NSZD guidance documents
CL:AIRE is delighted to announce the publication of two new guidance documents. Each link below will take you to a separate page to learn more about the documents and where you...April 2024 -
Coal Authority removes cost of data for the public sector
The Coal Authority, delivering in support of its core role and purpose, is planning to make access to mining data free of charge for the public sector. Further information is...April 2024 -
New C4SL report on naphthalene
CL:AIRE is delighted to publish the next Phase 2 C4SL report on naphthalene. It can be downloaded directly from the dedicated C4SL web page here. A short webinar...April 2024 -
Soils in the South East Workshop 19 and Mini-WASCON
CL:AIRE is pleased to join with the University of Greenwich to run the 19th Soils in the South East Workshop (SSE19) on 14 June. This year the workshop is also...April 2024 -
BSI publication on sampling and quantitative determination of asbestos in construction products
BSI PD CEN/TS 18020:2024 Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances – Sampling and quantitative determination of asbestos in construction products has been recently published and is available from...April 2024 -
OEP publishes policy paper on improving the natural environment in England
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) published a policy paper called Progress in improving the natural environment in England 2022 to 2023 in January 2024. The document provides an assessment of government’s...March 2024 -
NCLOG publishes guide to cover systems and their verification
The National Contaminated Land Officer's Group has recently published A regulator's guide to cover systems and their verification. It is available to download directly from CL:AIRE's...March 2024 -
RemTech Europe date changed to 16-20 September 2024 (call for abstracts closing soon)
RemTech Europe, International Conference and Exhibition on land and water remediation markets and technologies is scheduled for 16-20 September 2024, this is a change of date from 23-27 September 2024.March 2024 -
CL:AIRE survey - digital tracking options for managing soil resources
CL:AIRE is currently undertaking a survey of construction industry professionals to assess potential approaches that could be taken to ensure that materials management follows good practice and goes digital in...February 2024 -
Government publishes updated Biodiversity Net Gain guidance
Government has published updated Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) for Biodiversity Net Gain. This includes changes to the previously published draft PPG. Further information is available here.February 2024 -
British Standard Institution consults on updating BS 8485
British Standard 8485:2015+A1:2019 - Code of practice for the design of protective measures for methane and carbon dioxide ground gases for new buildings is currently subject to a 5-yearly review by...February 2024 -
Scottish Government publishes mine gas best practice in site investigation and risk assessment within local authorities
Scottish Government has published a report collating current practice in local authorities and provide a summary of assessment of options to deliver a standardised 'good' practice approach to risk assessment,...February 2024 -
Government consults on strengthening planning policy for brownfield development
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) is consulting on strengthening planning policy for brownfield development. Further information is available here. Consultation closes 26 March...February 2024 -
Environment Agency consults on updated charging proposals for water quality permits
The Environment Agency is currently consulting on updated charging proposals for water quality permits. Further information is available here. The consultation closes on 11 March 2024.February 2024 -
National Brownfield Forum November 2023 notes now published
The National Brownfield Forum November 2023 meeting notes are now published. They are available to download here....January 2024 -
SEPA launches consultation on framework to streamline environmental regulation
Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is seeking views on the type of authorisation required for regulated activities in Scotland. It has launched a consultation proposing changes to the way environmental activities...January 2024 -
New Phase 2 C4SL reports on cis- and trans-1,2-dichloroethene
CL:AIRE is delighted to publish the next two of the Phase 2 C4SL reports on cis- and trans-1,2-dichloroethene. They can be downloaded directly from the dedicated web pageJanuary 2024 Sustainable remediation paper published to support Concawe project
Following the publication of the Concawe report Case Studies and Analysis of Sustainable Remediation Techniques and Technologies in November 2023, a Remediation Journal paper has been published to support this work.January 2024
EiCLaR project publishes latest newsletter
The EiCLaR project (Enhanced and Innovative In Situ Biotechnologies for Contaminated Land Remediation) has produced its second newsletter that is available for downloading here. It provides...January 2024