Abstract:The fundamental systems for soil environment management of contaminated plots in China consist of “List System of Suspected Contaminated Plots”, “List System of Contaminated Plots” and “List System of Soil Pollution Risk Control and Remediation of Construction Land”. This paper analyzes the main contents and implementation status of the three systems, identifies six problems existing in the implementation, and expounds six countermeasures and suggestions. According to the analysis, the current list of suspected contaminated plots and the list system of contaminated plots do not specify the “exit” procedures and requirements. The implementation of the system in practice is inconsistent with the requirements of the management measures. The number of plots included in the list of suspected contaminated plots by local governments is suspiciously small. There is no uniform requirement on the channels and contents of information disclosure. The requirements of the preliminary investigation report are not sufficiently elaborated in the current technical procedure. The list system for risk control and remediation fails to clearly stipulate the variation procedures for the implementation of the project and the necessity of engineering design. To address these issues, this paper proposes the following advises to support policy making for soil management in China: 1) there is a need to include the conditions, requirements, and channels and content of information closure of “exist” procedure of “List System of Suspected Contaminated Plots” and “List System of Contaminated Plots” in the revision of “Administrative Measures for the Soil Environment of the Contaminated Land Parcel”; 2) empower the project owner to decide whether to carry out the engineering design; 3) entrust the municipal department of ecology and environment with the formulation and information disclosure of the “List System of Suspected Contaminated Plots”; 4) elaborate the requirements on the preliminary survey layout and sampling depth in the “Technical Guide for The Investigation and Assessment of Contaminated Land Parcels”; and 5) booster the development of detailed rules for the risk assessment and performance assessment at provincial level. Key words:soil environmental management/ suspected contaminated land/ contaminated land/ risk control and remediation directory.
表1“一名单二名录”制度的主要内容 Table1.Main contents of the soil environmental management directory system
Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning, Ministry of Environmental Protection of China, Beijing 100012, China Received Date: 2020-01-06 Accepted Date: 2020-07-20 Available Online: 2020-10-30 Keywords:soil environmental management/ suspected contaminated land/ contaminated land/ risk control and remediation directory Abstract:The fundamental systems for soil environment management of contaminated plots in China consist of “List System of Suspected Contaminated Plots”, “List System of Contaminated Plots” and “List System of Soil Pollution Risk Control and Remediation of Construction Land”. This paper analyzes the main contents and implementation status of the three systems, identifies six problems existing in the implementation, and expounds six countermeasures and suggestions. According to the analysis, the current list of suspected contaminated plots and the list system of contaminated plots do not specify the “exit” procedures and requirements. The implementation of the system in practice is inconsistent with the requirements of the management measures. The number of plots included in the list of suspected contaminated plots by local governments is suspiciously small. There is no uniform requirement on the channels and contents of information disclosure. The requirements of the preliminary investigation report are not sufficiently elaborated in the current technical procedure. The list system for risk control and remediation fails to clearly stipulate the variation procedures for the implementation of the project and the necessity of engineering design. To address these issues, this paper proposes the following advises to support policy making for soil management in China: 1) there is a need to include the conditions, requirements, and channels and content of information closure of “exist” procedure of “List System of Suspected Contaminated Plots” and “List System of Contaminated Plots” in the revision of “Administrative Measures for the Soil Environment of the Contaminated Land Parcel”; 2) empower the project owner to decide whether to carry out the engineering design; 3) entrust the municipal department of ecology and environment with the formulation and information disclosure of the “List System of Suspected Contaminated Plots”; 4) elaborate the requirements on the preliminary survey layout and sampling depth in the “Technical Guide for The Investigation and Assessment of Contaminated Land Parcels”; and 5) booster the development of detailed rules for the risk assessment and performance assessment at provincial level.