Contaminated Sites Ordinance (CSO)
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Art. 5 Creation of the Register
1 The authorities shall identify the polluted sites by evaluating existing information such as maps, registers and reports. They may obtain information from the holders of the sites or from third parties. 2 They shall give notice of the content of the proposed register entry to the holders and provide them with the opportunity to state their opinion and to provide clarification. At the request of the holders, the authorities shall issue a declaratory ruling. 3 They shall enter in the Register those sites that are established as polluted in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 or where there is a high probability that they are polluted. Where possible, the entries shall contain the following information: a. location; b. type and quantity of waste delivered to the site; c. period of disposal of waste, period of operation, or time of accident; d. investigations and measures already taken for the protection of the environment; e. effects that have already been ascertained; f. endangered envi
Art. 6 Keeping the Register
1 The authorities shall add information on the following to the entry in the Register: a. the need for monitoring and remediation; b. the objectives and urgency of remediation; c. the measures taken or ordered by them for the protection of the environment. 2 They shall delete the site entry in the Register if: a. the investigations show that the site is not polluted with environmentally hazardous substances; or b. the environmentally hazardous substances have been eliminated.
Art. 6a Coordination with the structure and land use planning
The authorities shall take account of the Register in their structure and land use planning.
Art. 6a — Inserted by Annex 6 No 9 of the Waste Management Ordinance of 4 Dec. 2015, in force since 1 Jan. 2016 (AS 2015 5699).