Sch 3Site contamination

Schedule 3—Site contamination Part 1—Potentially contaminating activities (regulation 48) 1—Interpretation In this Part— recycling includes reprocessing, recovery and purification. 2—Activities undertaken in course of business

Activity Definition Abrasive blasting Operation of works for abrasive blast cleaning or disposal of abrasive blasting material (including mobile abrasive blasting works and abrasive blast cleaning carried out in fully enclosed booths but excluding abrasive blast cleaning undertaken for residential purposes) Acid sulphate soil generation Oxidation of iron sulphide in potential acid sulphate soil material (sulphidic material) resulting in formation of actual acid sulphate soil material or sulphuric material Agricultural activities Any of the following activities undertaken in the course of agriculture:

(a)	burial of animals or parts of animals;

(b)	burial of other waste;

(c)	irrigation using wastewater;

(d)	intensive application or administration of a listed substance to animals, plants, land or water (excluding routine spraying, in accordance with manufacturers' instructions, of pesticides used in broad‑acre farming)

Airports, aerodromes or aerospace industry Operation of premises for commercial or charter aircraft take‑off and landing or manufacture, repair or maintenance of commercial or charter aircraft or aircraft equipment Animal burial Burial of animals or parts of animals other than in the course of agriculture Animal dips or spray race facilities Operation of animal dips or spray race facilities Animal feedlots Operation of confined yards or areas for holding of animals and feeding of animals principally by mechanical means or by hand Animal saleyards Operation of yards at which cattle, sheep or other animals are gathered and confined for the purpose of their sale, auction or exchange (including associated transport loading facilities and associated wastewater disposal) Asbestos disposal Disposal of asbestos or asbestos products Asphalt or bitumen works Operation of works for manufacture of asphalt or bitumen Battery manufacture, recycling or disposal Assembly, disassembly, manufacture or recycling of batteries (excluding storage of batteries for sale) Breweries Production of beer by infusion, boiling or fermentation Brickworks Production of bricks (including glazing of bricks) Bulk shipping facilities Operation of facilities for bulk handling of agricultural crop products, rock, ores, minerals or liquid organic chemical substances to or from wharf or wharfside facility (including sea‑port grain terminals) Cement works Operation of works for production of cement clinker or grinding of cement clinker using argillaceous and calcareous materials Ceramic works Operation of works for manufacture of tiles, pipes, pottery goods, refractories or other ceramic products Charcoal manufacture Manufacture of charcoal Coal handling or storage Handling of coal, coke or carbonaceous material by any means or storage of coal, coke or carbonaceous reject material Coke works Production, quenching, cutting, crushing or grading of coke Compost or mulch production or storage Production or storage of compost, mulch or garden soils Concrete batching works Operation of works for production of concrete or concrete products manufactured by inclusion of cement, sand, rock, aggregate or similar materials Curing or drying works Operation of works for smoking, drying or curing meat, fish or other edible products by application of heat or smoke Defence works Operation of military defence establishments (including training areas) Desalination plants Operation of desalination plants Dredge spoil disposal or storage Disposal of dredge spoil onto land or storage of dredge spoil Drum reconditioning or recycling works Operation of works for reconditioning or recycling of metal or plastic drums Dry cleaning Operation of premises for dry cleaning Electrical or electronics component manufacture Manufacture of electrical or electronics components Electrical substations Operation of electrical substations Electrical transformer or capacitor works Operation of works for manufacture, repair, storage or disposal of electrical transformers, capacitors or associated equipment or fluids Electricity generation or power plants Operation of electricity generation or power plants Explosives or pyrotechnics facilities Operation of facilities for manufacture of explosives or pyrotechnics Fertiliser manufacture Manufacture of agricultural fertiliser Fibreglass manufacture Manufacture of fibreglass products Fill or soil importation Importation, to premises of a business, of soil or other fill originating from a site at which another potentially contaminating activity has taken place Fire extinguisher or retardant manufacture Manufacture of fire extinguishers or fire retardants Fire stations Underground storage of fuel at fire stations Fire training areas Operation of premises for fire training involving the use of liquid fuel, fire accelerants, aqueous film forming foam or similar substances Foundry Manufacture of metal products by injecting or pouring molten metal into moulds Fuel burning facilities Burning of solid or liquid fuel (including for generation of power or steam at rate of heat release exceeding 1MW) Furniture restoration Restoration of furniture Gasworks Operation of gasworks or gas holders Glass works Operation of works for manufacture of glass products Glazing Glazing of ceramics or pottery Hat manufacture or felt processing Manufacture of hats or processing of felt Incineration Incineration within the meaning of Schedule 1 Part A clause 3(1) of the Act Iron or steel works Operation of works for manufacture of iron or steel Laboratories Operation of laboratories Landfill sites Operation of sites for disposal of waste onto or into land Lime burner Manufacture (by means of kiln) of cement or lime from limestone (including associated storage of waste) Metal coating, finishing or spray painting Finishing, treating or coating of metal (including anodising, galvanising, pickling, electroplating, heat treatment, powder coating, enamelling and spray painting) Metal forging Forging of metal products Metal processing, smelting, refining or metallurgical works Operation of works for melting (by means of furnace) of ferrous or non‑ferrous metal or smelting or reduction of ores to produce metal Mineral processing, metallurgical laboratories or mining or extractive industries Chemical or physical extraction or processing of metalliferous ores, storage of mining or exploration waste (for example, in tailings dams, overburden or waste rock dumps) mining or processing of minerals or operation of laboratories or pilot facilities for processing or testing of minerals Mirror manufacture Manufacture of mirrors Motor vehicle manufacture Manufacture of motor vehicles Motor vehicle racing or testing venues Operation of facilities designed and used for motor vehicle competitions or motor vehicle speed or performance trials Motor vehicle repair or maintenance Operation of premises for repair or maintenance of motor vehicles or parts of motor vehicles (including engine reconditioning works) Motor vehicle wrecking yards Operation of yards for wrecking or dismantling of motor vehicles or parts of motor vehicles Mushroom farming Farming of mushrooms Oil recycling works Operation of works for recycling of oil Oil refineries Operation of works for refining of crude petroleum oil or shale Paint manufacture Manufacture (including blending, mixing and formulation) of paint Pest control works Operation of premises for storage of pesticides or filling or washing of tanks used in pest control operations Plastics manufacture works Operation of works for manufacture (including blending, mixing and formulation) of plastics or plastic components (excluding processing and moulding of plastics manufactured elsewhere) Printing works Operation of printing works Pulp or paper works Operation of works for manufacture of timber pulp or paper Railway operations Railway operations within the meaning of Schedule 1 Part A clause 7(2) of Act Rubber manufacture or processing Manufacture or processing of rubber or rubber products Scrap metal recovery Recovery (including cleaning) of scrap metal Service stations Operation of retail fuel outlets Ship breaking Wrecking or dismantling of ships Spray painting Spray painting other than spray painting of metal Tannery, fellmongery or hide curing Operation of works for preservation or treatment of animal skins or hides Textile operations Manufacture or dyeing of fabrics or materials Transport depots or loading sites Operation of transport depots or loading sites Tyre manufacture or retreading Manufacture or retreading of tyres Vermiculture Cultivation of earthworms for production of earthworms or earthworm castings Vessel construction, repair or maintenance Operation of works or facilities (whether on water or land) for construction, repair or maintenance of vessels Waste depots Reception, storage or treatment (including recycling) of waste or disposal of waste to land or water Wastewater storage, treatment or disposal Storage (including in tanks, lagoons and ponds) or treatment (including recycling) of wastewater or disposal of wastewater to land or water Water discharge to underground aquifer Direct discharge of water from surface of land to underground aquifer Wetlands or detention basins Operation of bodies of water less than 6 metres deep for collection and management of stormwater or other wastewater for urban amenity, flood mitigation or ecological or other environmental purposes Wineries or distilleries Operation of works for processing grapes or other produce to make wine or spirits Wood preservation works Operation of works involving treatment or preservation of timber using chemicals Woolscouring or wool carbonising works Operation of works involving cleaning or carbonising of wool other than in course of handicraft business where wool is further processed for retail sale Works depots Operation of works depots by councils or utilities 3—Domestic activities