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Drilling and boring

Drilling and boring uses specialist hydraulic equipment to obtain samples for testing, for creating boreholes or for installing services.

Land

  • Archaeology at construction sites

  • Dealing with contaminated land on construction sites

  • Japanese knotweed, giant hogweed and other invasive weeds

  • Nature conservation and affecting public rights of way in construction

  • Site investigation and sampling to assess contamination

Materials and equipment

  • Bentonite used in construction

  • Chemical storage at construction and buidling sites

  • Fuelling and fuel storage at building sites

  • Generators at construction sites

  • Plant maintenance at construction sites

  • Refuelling at construction sites

  • Spills at construction sites

Nuisance

  • Dust from construction sites

  • Noise from construction sites

Waste

  • Hazardous/special waste

  • Site waste management plans

  • Your waste responsibilities

Water

  • Discharges to water or sewer

  • Protecting groundwater during drilling and boring operations

  • Water use and abstraction

Further information

  • Construction resources

  • Construction trade associations

  • Construction PPGs

  • Environment Agency: Technical aspects of site investigation (pdf)

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Author: Emma Davies | enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk
Last updated: 18 September 2011