Contaminated land register: information Unfortunately this specification of service has not yet been completely translated.

Contaminated sites are old deposits and sites which may or are to be expected to pose a risk to the environment, in particular to human health. These may include, for example, abandoned or set-aside deposits for municipal or commercial waste (old deposits) or set-aside plants and premises (old sites) where environmentally hazardous substances have been dealt with.

In order to know whether there is a suspected contaminated area or contaminated site on a plot of land, information from the contaminated site register may be requested from the competent authority.

• Proof of ownership (copy of land register extract)
• Power of attorney of the landowner
• Power of attorney or copy of the order of the court or authority
• if available: parcel drawor or location map
• Indication of the area, hallway and parcel
• other evidence of a legitimate interest

Related Links

• Umweltinformationsgesetz (UIG)
• Niedersächsisches Bodenschutzgesetz (NBodSchG)
• Gesetz zum Schutz vor schädlichen Bodenveränderungen und zur Sanierung von Altlasten (BBodSchG)