CDOIF Guidance

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DETR
Table Receptor Type
How can I decide
which receptors I
have around my site?
How do I use/interpret
the information on the
website?
What features are
most relevant and
where can I find detail
of them – for example
designation land,
categorisation for
water
Which agency or body
should I contact if I
need further
information on helping
me determine MATTE
potential?
What impact have
‘similar’ incidents
had, and where can I
find more information
about these?
How do I use the
information gathered
above to help me
work out
Consequence (Extent,
Severity and
Duration)?
SEPA’s Position
Statement WAT-PS-10-01,
Assigning groundwater
assessment criteria for
pollutant inputs provides
more details on how to
make this determination.
6 Other Groundwater
(outside of
groundwater bodies)
England See What’s in your
Backyard -
Area outside of SPZs,
aquifers (groundwater
bodies) would not appear
as coloured when the
layers are selected as
described above.
Wales
Scotland See groundwater
bodies above.
Groundwater bodies
underlie the whole
mainland of Scotland and
many islands, and
therefore in most cases an
assessment will be
required in order to justify
use of this category.
SEPA
7 Soil or sediment (i.e.
as receptor rather
than purely a
pathway)
England Further information on
Environmental
Damage Regulations
k/environment/quality/e
nvironmental-liability/
and see the in depth
guide in particular
The definitions of
Environmental damage to
conservation sites and
water is aligned to the
MATTE thresholds above
and thus covered by the
above rows, thus potential
environmental damage to
land should be the key
consideration for this
receptor.
Damage to land is:
...contamination of land
by substances,
preparations, organisms
or micro-organisms that
results in a significant
risk of adverse effects
on human health.
Environment Agency or
Local Authority
see
/environment/quality/en
vironmental-liability/
which includes incident
returns detailing
previous Environmental
Damage cases
Wales
Scotland Further information on
the application of the
Environmental Liability
The Scottish Government
ELR Technical Guidance
gives definitions and
SEPA or Local Authority
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