| Title: | Mining waste directive: Scottish Government Consultation paper |
| Organisation: | Scottish Government |
| Issued: | Fri 09 May 2008 |
| Deadline: | 30 June 2008 |
| Status: | CLOSED Consultation is closed for comments |
| Synopsis: | EU Directive 2006/21/ EC on the management of waste from the extractive industries ("the MWD") provides for measures, procedures and guidance to prevent or reduce as far as possible any adverse effects on the environment, and any resultant risks to human health, brought about as a result of the management of waste from the extractive industries. Such "waste" includes tailings (i.e. the waste solids or slurries that remain after the treatment of minerals by a number of techniques), waste rock and overburden (i.e. the material that extractive operations move during the process of accessing minerals, including during the pre-production development stage), and topsoil (i.e. the upper layer of the ground) provided that they constitute waste as defined in Council Directive 2006/12/ EC ("the Waste Framework Directive"). Member States are required to transpose the MWD into national law by 1 May 2008 The Scottish Government's intention is to modify existing planning application procedures so that they explicitly incorporate most of the requirements of the MWD. This will ensure that proposals for the management of extractive waste are considered as an integral part of the whole mineral extraction process and that the total impact of development on local communities and the environment can be fully addressed. There are 27 questions in the consultation. |
The IEMA are not planning to respond to the consultation. But we have signposted it on our website for the interest of our members. If any member wishes to respond, please follow the instructions on Scottish Government's website:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/04/08110255/0If you do plan to respond on your own behalf, we would be grateful if you could let us know. Please email g.bower@iema.net