Site contaminated with Japanese knotweed, one stand of approximately 75 square metres, one of approximately 5 square metres.
Site contaminated with Japanese knotweed, one stand of approximately 75 square metres, one of approximately 5 square metres.
1 Pages© Invasive Vegetation Management & Treatment Limited, Registered in England No: 6381111 VAT Reg No: 920 6549 28 Case Study Wolverhampton Site - Development site in Wolverhampton, WV6, former allotments. Planning - Construction of 8 flats. Problem - Site contaminated with Japanese knotweed, one stand of approximately 75 square metres, one of approximately 5 square metres. Japanese knotweed was also present in adjacent gardens. IVM Solution - Oversee excavation and removal of contaminated soils, using the reduced dig methodology. Environment Agency Guidelines recommended that somewhere in the region of 1100 cubic metres of contaminated soil needed to leave site. Under IVM's expert supervision, this figure was reduced to only 45 cubic metres, a 95% saving
