Excavated soils management survey

Excavated soils management survey and consultation

This survey aims to collect information on schemes or guidelines for the reuse of soil and excavated materials across European countries. The questions asked are aimed at collecting data on the requirements of these schemes, the documents that need to be produced, and the involved actors.

This consultation and survey are part of the ISLANDR project and will lead to the identification of a set of shared criteria to be applied in the development of a framework for circular soil use in Europe.

To assist with preparation for completing the survey, a PDF document outlining the questions is available for download.

ISLANDR has received funding through the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement 1001112889.

The UK partner in ISLANDR is supported by a UKRI grant. The Swiss partner in ISLANDR is supported by a Swiss grant.

Consultation

In addition to the survey below, there is a consultation under development.

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Reports and Recognition

We greatly appreciate your time in contributing to this survey and consultation. We would like to share the findings with you in the first quarter of 2025.

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Identification

We recommend that you register on the website and login before completing the survey as this will enable you to save your answers and return to the same entry.

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Help with the survey

There are 6 pages to the form, of which this is page 1, and each page has several questions.
There is a blue bar at the top of the page that indicates your progress through the questions.
If you wish to return to the form more than once to complete to your answers, please register on the website so that your answers can be saved. If you do not wish to register, the form must be completed in one sitting and you will not be able to return to the same submission to complete your answers.
To return to the same submission, please make sure that the original country is selected.
None of the questions are required (except for the Identification section) as they may or may not apply to your scheme or guidelines, however we would very much appreciate if you could answer as many as possible.
Once you have clicked the Save button and the page has refreshed, you may close the page and return to complete at another time.
Please link or upload documents even if they are not in English and we will use automatic translation software to translate them.
To the left of many of the questions is a question mark icon. If you place your mouse cursor over the icon or the question, additional guidance is available.
At the end of the form you will be able to tick the box to receive a copy of your answers.

If you have any questions about the consultation, please contact us.

Definition of scheme or guidelines

When we refer to "scheme or guidelines" we mean any set of policies, guidelines or regulations, either voluntary or mandatory that you follow in your area when managing excavated soils.

Existing information

If we have some information about excavated soils management in your region, that information will show to the right of the page with the same question number and a grey background. These fields are NOT editable. Please use your answer on the left to correct or add to this information.

Not all regions or questions have this information, so do not be surprised if the righthand side of the page is empty.

1. Tell us about the scheme or guidelines that operate in your region.

1.1 What is it called?

1.1 Current information

1.2 What is its stated purpose?

1.2 Current information

1.3 At what level does it operate?
(Tick all that apply)

Regional

National

International

1.3 Current information

1.3a Which regions of your country does it cover?

1.3b In which additional countries does it apply?

1.4 Is it voluntary or mandatory?

Voluntary

Mandatory

1.4 Current information

1.5 What policies and/or regulations in your region allow it to operate?

1.5 Current information

1.5b If possible, either upload an example
(The following file types are accepted .zip, .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx)

1.5c Or provide the link(s)

1.6a When was it first developed?

1.6a Current information

1.6b When was the current version or latest major update put into practice?

1.6b Current information

1.6c When do you anticipate that next major update will be operational?

1.6c Current information

2. Tell us about the requirements of your scheme or guidelines.

2.1 What material types does it cover?

2.1 Current information

2.2 What general criteria are in your scheme or guidelines that cover the reusability potential of the transferred material?

2.2 Current information

2.3 What are the permitted applications of the transferred material?

2.3 Current information

2.4 What are the excluded applications of the transferred material?

2.4 Current information

2.5 Where is the transferred material permitted to be reused?

2.5 Current information

2.6 What explicit soil health references are there in the excavated soil management scheme?

2.6 Current information

3. What are the objectives under your scheme or guidelines for handling contamination in general and these types of contaminant in particular?

3.1 What are the general objectives?

3.1 Current information

3.2 What are the specific objectives for chemical contamination

3.2 Current information

3.3 What are the specific objectives for physical contamination

3.3 Current information

3.4 What are the specific objectives for biological contamination

3.4 Current information

3.5 What are the specific objectives for radiological contamination

3.5 Current information

4. Please outline any specified exemptions under your scheme or guidelines or any alternative.

e.g.:

is there a minimum volume below which it doesn't apply?
are there other schemes or alternatives that cover specific transfers and therefore are not covered here?

4.1 Exemptions.

4.1 Current information

5. This section concerns the documentation or records that form part of the materials transfer.

Where possible, and where confidentiality rules allow, please provide either a link to an example of the document or upload a copy.

We would like to understand the key document(s) and/or record(s) that are created as part of your process that allow a materials transfer to take place.
You may have one or more documents or records and they may cover any or all of the following or additional areas:

a project outline;
lines of evidence;
details of all the parties involved in the materials transfer, such as site owners and contractors;
suitability for use criteria
etc.

5.1a Please list the key documents that are required for your materials transfer process.

5.1 Current information

5.1b If possible, either upload an example
(The following file types are accepted .zip, .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, Maximum file size: 129MB)

5.1c Or provide the link(s)

Please indicate the section(s) of the document(s) listed above that correspond to the following:

If more than one document has been uploaded in a zip file, please also tell us the name of the document. (e.g. Section 2.4 in main.pdf)

5.2 Which section(s) of the above listed document(s) refer(s) to the transfer objectives?

5.2 Current information

5.3 Which section(s) of the above listed document(s) refer(s) to the mass balance of the transfer?

5.3 Current information

5.4 Which section(s) of the above listed document(s) refer(s) to the materials tracking?

5.4 Current information

5.5 Which section(s) of the above listed document(s) refer(s) to the verification of the materials transfer?

5.5 Current information

5.6 Which section(s) of the above listed document(s) refer(s) to the contingency planning for the materials transfer?

5.6 Current information

5.7 Which section(s) of the above listed document(s) refer(s) to the applicable planning and regulatory approvals required for the materials transfer?

5.7 Current information

5.8 Which document(s) comprise(s) the authorisation record for the transfer?

5.8 Current information

5.8a If possible, either upload an example
(The following file types are accepted .zip, .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx. Maximum file size: 129MB)

5.8b Or provide the link(s)

6. Traceability

In this section we would like you to explain how your scheme or guideline(s) considers the traceability of the transferred material. In addition to any current soil history or tracing record you may have in place, please consider the future traceability of the excavated material.
Is the future traceability of this material from the site of origin important to your process, either from a geographical or a temporal perspective, and if so, how does your process try to ensure traceability?

If traceability is not considered in your process, please can you tell us why?

6.1 Traceability considerations

6.1 Current information

7. Please consider the types of public and private bodies and organisations that are involved in your materials transfer scheme or guidelines.

7.1 Which organisation(s) manage the scheme or produce the guidelines referred to previously?

7.1 Current information

7.2 Which public bodies are involved in the the implementation of the scheme or process outlined in the guidelines and what is their role?

7.2 Current information

7.3 What types of private stakeholders are involved in the implementation of the scheme or process outlined in the guidelines?

7.3 Current information

7.4 Which organisation and role is responsible for checking the information provided for the Authorisation Record to ensure it is compliant?

7.4 Current information

7.5 Are there any other actors in your scheme or process that are not covered by the previous questions? If so, who are they and what is their role?

7.5 Current information

7.6 Which actor(s) mentioned above bear(s) responsibility for complying with the scheme?

7.6 Current information

8. If there is any additional information about your scheme or guidelines that you think might be useful, please let us know here.

Please send me a copy of my responses via email.

Thank you for completing this consultation. Your contribution will assist the ISLANDR project in their research.

If you have any queries about the information you submitted, please contact us.

ISLANDR has received funding through the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement 1001112889.

The UK partner in ISLANDR is supported by a UKRI grant. The Swiss partner in ISLANDR is supported by a Swiss grant.

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