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Would you like to know whether there is a suspicion of contaminated sites or harmful soil changes on a property? Then you can apply for information from the register of contaminated sites from the relevant authority.

Areas suspected of being contaminated are old deposits and old sites where there is a suspicion of harmful soil changes or other hazards for individuals or the general public. Contaminated sites are plots of land belonging to decommissioned facilities and other plots of land on which environmentally hazardous substances have been handled. Old landfills are decommissioned waste disposal facilities and other land on which waste has been treated, stored or deposited. The competent authority maintains a register of contaminated sites in which areas suspected of being contaminated are registered. The landowner or other persons can obtain information about possible contaminated sites. For this purpose, an application for information from the register of contaminated sites can be submitted to the competent authority. To speed up the procedure, it is advisable to obtain the owner's consent in advance before providing information to persons who are not themselves the owners of the requested property. Otherwise, the authority must usually first hear the persons concerned.

- Application
- If applicable, further attachments such as site plan and consent of the landowner

Application: Enclose the name and address of the applicant as well as the exact designation with address and/or district, parcel and parcel number of the property in question. If you are not the owner of the property for which you are applying for information from the register of contaminated sites, it is advisable to enclose the consent of the property owner with the application.

To find out whether official information on contaminated sites or harmful soil changes is available for a property, you can submit an application for information from the register of contaminated sites. The relevant application form with the necessary information will be forwarded to the competent authority in whose jurisdiction the property in question is located. You will receive notification from the authority as to whether the property in question is registered in the register of contaminated sites and - after checking the access requirements - what information is recorded there. As the register of contaminated sites is continuously updated, this information on contaminated sites represents the current status. Changes can be made at a later date.

The information can be requested at any time.

• State Office for Environmental Protection
• As well as on the respective pages of the environmental agencies: see for example Magdeburg

The information provided to you is based on information from the status of the register of contaminated sites at the time of application. The register of contaminated sites is updated on an ongoing basis and is subject to change and updating. No guarantee is given for the up-to-dateness and completeness of the register of contaminated sites and the information provided.

- Objection
For further information, please refer to the information on legal remedies in the notification of your application
- Action before the administrative court

• Contaminated site and soil protection register information:
• A property owner or a person with a legitimate interest would like to know whether a property is contaminated or suspected of being contaminated.
• If the applicant is not the owner of the requested property, it is advisable to obtain the owner's consent in advance.
• Responsible:are the lower soil protection authorities (usually the environmental offices) of the districts and independent cities.

The responsible soil protection authority (administrative districts or independent cities and, in special cases, the State Institute for the Clearance of Contaminated Sites [LAF])

• Personal appearance required: no