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The Avenue

Contaminated Land and Brownfield Remediation

September 2009

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• 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

Site History

The Avenue in Operation

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Site Layout (Schematic)

Coal supply and blending

Coking Ovens

Chemical PlantGas Purification Plant Gas Holders

Power Generation

Waste Disposal Area

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The Avenue – Ownership of the Problem

Site owned and operated by British Coal

1992 - Following closure site managed by British Coal Property

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

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emda’s Strategy

• 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

The Avenue – Problem or Opportunity?

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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

Key Areas to Address

River Rother

Lagoon 2

Waste Tip

Lagoon 4

Sewers/drains/sumps on the site