# The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (England) Regulations 2015, Paragraph 6: Choice of remediation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The remediation options must be evaluated using best available methods, and based on—
(a) the effect of each option on public health and safety;
(b) the cost of implementing the option;
(c) the likelihood of success of each option;
(d) the extent to which each option will prevent future damage and avoid collateral damage as a result of implementing the option;
(e) the extent to which each option benefits each component of the natural resources or services;
(f) the extent to which each option takes account of relevant social, economic and cultural concerns and other relevant factors specific to the locality;
(g) the length of time it will take for the restoration of the environmental damage to be effective;
(h) the extent to which each option achieves the restoration of the site of the environmental damage; and
(i) the geographical linkage to the damaged site.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/810/schedule/3/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-damage-prevention-and-remediation-england-regulations-2015/schedule-3/paragraph-6
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