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Brownfields development in the Australian Capital Territory: A model for best practice environmental remediation in Australia 
Hobbs, T; Reeves, P; Best, R; German, A 
2004 
BROWNFIELD SITES II : ASSESSMENT, REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT 
147-157 
English 
WOS:000226303300015 
Within the central portion of the capital city of Australia, Canberra, lies Lake Burley Griffin along the edge of which an A$1 billion brownfields redevelopment project is currently in progress. For a comparatively young city with a limited development history, the legacy of past industrial land uses was somewhat unexpected for project developers and financiers. The discovery of a significant hydrocarbon contaminant plume had serious implications for project cost and time schedules. Initial site investigations revealed a hydrocarbon contaminant plume emanating from a former bulk storage fuel facility at the site; ash from a former coal fired power station was also identified as a contaminant. Subsequent investigations revealed a large portion of the site that required soil and groundwater remediation. A Remedial Action Plan (RAP) was developed that encompassed the principles of Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) adopted for the overall project within a cost effective and time efficient framework. The eventual remediation project set new benchmarks for environmental remediation in the Australian Capital Territory and demonstrated the importance of technical innovation as well as implementation of sound engineering and scientific practices during such remediation projects. 
Brownfields; Contaminant plume; Industrial; Innovation; Soil and groundwater remediation 
Brebbia, C. A.