Guidance for assessing and managing aquatic contaminated sites in working harbours: Executive summary

This document provides guidance for the management of federal contaminated sites in working harbours of all sizes that are being addressed under the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP). This guide is intended to complement the FCSAP aquatic sites framework for addressing and managing aquatic contaminated sites, and to establish general principles to address working harbour sites (large and small) within the FCSAP context. It provides guidance on how to initiate the assessment for working harbour sites as well as when, and how to make the decision to conduct detailed testing and remediate and/or risk manage a site.

Guidance for assessing and managing aquatic contaminated sites in working harbours