Use of monitored natural attenuation for groundwater clean-up

Guidance
Information on the application of monitored natural attenuation for cleaning up groundwater at contaminated sites in Western Australia.
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This guideline has been prepared to assist proponents and environmental practitioners, including environmental consultants and auditors, with planning and implementing a program of monitored natural attenuation (MNA).

The guideline provides information on:

  • assessing MNA
  • criteria for acceptance of MNA as remediation strategy
  • weight-of evidence approach to demonstrating MNA
  • requirements of monitoring networks for MNA
  • stakeholder engagement requirements.