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Introduction

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These guidelines have been prepared in parallel with the development of the European Standard on Earthworks (prEN 16907) which includes, under CENTC396, Working Group 6 (WG6), a section on the hydraulic transport and storage of extractive waste (Cambridge in The development of a European handbook on sustainable design, operation and closure of mine waste facilities, ICOLD, Stavanger, 2015). The content of this book has been influenced by the well-publicised need for guidance to all stakeholders on both technical and regulatory aspects of the permitting, design and construction of extractive waste facilities in Europe.

All tips should be regarded as potentially dangerous. Tips should be treated as civil engineering structures.

—Davies, Aberfan Tribunal, 1967

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  1. Cantab Consulting Ltd, Ashford, UK

    Mike Cambridge

  2. Seltrust Associates, Scotland, UK

    Gavin Ferguson

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Cambridge, M., Ferguson, G. (2018). Introduction. In: Cambridge, M. (eds) The Hydraulic Transport and Storage of Extractive Waste. Professional Practice in Earth Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69248-7_2

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