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Definition of Waste: Industry Development Code of Practice Consultation through CL:AIRE
Sat 12th Apr 2008
CL:AIRE are notifying people about the availability of the draft documents which have developed as a result and a 6 week consultation of the industry which has just been announced on the CL:AIRE website.
Please follow the link to the full consultation details and the draft Code of Practice
.CL:AIRE are advising consultees to review the draft Code and accompanying flow diagrams (available on the link above) prior to then completing an online feedback survey which can be found here .
The BLRS will be co-ordinating a response , so that members can forward their reviews to info@blrs.org in the first instance, so that we can collate our members responses and prepare the response on behalf of the Society.
DEFRA Consultation on the draft Soil Strategy for England
Wed 9th Apr 2008
Defra is pleased to announce that as of 31st March, they have issued a consultation on the draft Soil Strategy for England.
The purpose of the Soil Strategy is to provide a framework for policy making and delivery with the aim of ensuring the sustainable management of England's soils.
The draft Strategy sets out the pressures on our soils and the priority work areas that we have identified on the basis of these pressures. It explains current policy measures to achieve sustainable soil management and then sets out in broad terms what it is that we hope to achieve and some initial steps we intend to undertake in the next few years.
The consultation invites your views on the draft Strategy and seeks to obtain any information and evidence you may have for the purpose of preparing an Impact Assessment on this proposal.
The consultation closes on 23 June 2008. Full details can be found at:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/soilstrategy/index.htm
The purpose of the Soil Strategy is to provide a framework for policy making and delivery with the aim of ensuring the sustainable management of England's soils.
The draft Strategy sets out the pressures on our soils and the priority work areas that we have identified on the basis of these pressures. It explains current policy measures to achieve sustainable soil management and then sets out in broad terms what it is that we hope to achieve and some initial steps we intend to undertake in the next few years.
The consultation invites your views on the draft Strategy and seeks to obtain any information and evidence you may have for the purpose of preparing an Impact Assessment on this proposal.
The consultation closes on 23 June 2008. Full details can be found at:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/soilstrategy/index.htm
The Groundwater Protection and Restoration Group 10th Birthday: 18th June, Sheffield, UK
Wed 9th Apr 2008
The Groundwater Protection and Restoration Group (GPRG) at the University of Sheffield is celebrating its 10th birthday with a 1-day open symposium. This takes place on 18th June and all are welcome.
Programme
Admission is by ticket only, available from Jenny Chambers, j.a.chambers@shef.ac.uk, and tickets are free!
Programme
Admission is by ticket only, available from Jenny Chambers, j.a.chambers@shef.ac.uk, and tickets are free!
For those who dont know much about the GPRG, it is a leading research group based in the department of Civil and Structural Engineering at the University of Sheffield. The group is one of four that comprises the Environmental Engineering Science group.
The GPRG seeks to make a practical contribution to the protection and restoration of groundwater through international quality scientific research, supported by engineering applications and wide dissemination. The group is led by David Lerner, with support from Steven Banwart, Steve Thornton, Ryan Wilson and Maria Romero-Gonzalez, together with Visiting Professors Neil Thomson, Phil Morgan, Bob Harris and Roger Pickup.
The group has close collaborations with sister research groups in the Environmental Engineering Science group and in particular with the Catchment Science Centre (CSC) and the Cell Mineral Interface (CMI) group.
The GPRG seeks to make a practical contribution to the protection and restoration of groundwater through international quality scientific research, supported by engineering applications and wide dissemination. The group is led by David Lerner, with support from Steven Banwart, Steve Thornton, Ryan Wilson and Maria Romero-Gonzalez, together with Visiting Professors Neil Thomson, Phil Morgan, Bob Harris and Roger Pickup.
The group has close collaborations with sister research groups in the Environmental Engineering Science group and in particular with the Catchment Science Centre (CSC) and the Cell Mineral Interface (CMI) group.
See the website for more information.
