Sustainable remediation alliance seeks new members

The Sustainable Remediation Forum (SuRF) is seeking new members.

SuRF Australia was launched in Australia 2009 and has been active in encouraging the introduction of the principles of sustainable remediation in Australia. Its achievements include the development of a Framework for Sustainable Remediation, which can be found on the ALGA website. The organisation and operation of the Australian arm of SuRF was initially supported by CRC CARE. The Australasian Land and Groundwater Association (ALGA) has recently taken on this role.

A meeting of interested persons from the contaminated sites industry met in August 2011 to discuss the way forward for SuRF Australia. It was agreed that SuRF has an important role to play in the Australian and New Zealand region in raising awareness of sustainable remediation as an issue and in describing its technical aspects. It was agreed that SuRF will:

• continue its activities to encourage the adoption of the principles of sustainable remediation in addressing contaminated land and groundwater;
• provide a linkage with SuRF and activities in other countries; and
• broaden its membership base to all interested persons and seek to provide access for a broad range of persons in its activities, rather than largely restricting its activities to a small steering group.

Involvement is open to all - you do not need to be a member of ALGA and there is currently no cost to join. If you would like to be involved, please register your interest at: www.landandgroundwater.com/SuRF.html.