Lead Reclamation & Inventory

Tracking how much lead is in the backstop, recovering it, and consigning the waste.

The Lead & reclamation tab of the range's compliance hub evidences your management of projectiles — recovering lead from the backstop and keeping an honest running estimate of what remains.

The three figures

At the top you'll see three cards:

• Est. residual lead in backstop — the current estimate of how much lead is in the butts.

• Deposited since… — lead deposited from shooting since your baseline date (worked out from your range usage), plus any opening estimate.

• Recovered to date — the total mass you've reclaimed.

The residual is simply: opening estimate + deposited − recovered. Logging a reclamation draws this figure down — it is never reset to zero, so you keep a true picture of residual contamination.

Per-backstop estimates

If you've added backstops for the range, a Per-backstop estimates table breaks the figures down per backstop. Recoveries are exact (each reclamation records which backstop was worked on); the deposited estimate is split by each backstop's share of fire — worked out from the lanes it serves, or set explicitly on the backstop where you know better. The rows always add up to the range totals.

Setting a baseline

If your range already has years of lead in the butts, set a starting point so the estimate is realistic.

1. Click Set baseline.

2. Enter the baseline date — deposition is counted from here.

3. Enter the opening in-situ estimate (kg) — your best estimate of the lead already in the backstop at that date (from a survey, or historical usage). Use 0 for a brand-new or freshly-cleaned range.

4. Add a note on how you arrived at the figure — this strengthens the evidence.

Logging a reclamation

Each time lead is recovered (for example, sieving a sand butt):

1. Click Log a reclamation.

2. Record the date, the area/feature worked on, the method (sieving, sifting, vacuum, excavation…), the recovered mass in kg, the operative, and the destination (recycler, licensed disposal, on-site storage…).

Partial reclamation is expected and fully supported — recovering 30 kg against an estimated 100 kg in situ is exactly the normal case.

Lead recovery usually needs doing on a schedule, not just once. Plan it as a repeating task on the Actions & maintenance tab (choose the Reclamation category) and Range Mate will tell you when it's next due — logging the reclamation marks the task done and moves the date on.

The full reclamation history is kept per range and is included automatically in the evidence pack.

Waste consignments (duty of care)

When recovered lead or contaminated soil leaves the site, you have waste duty-of-care obligations. Record each movement under Waste consignments:

1. Click Waste consignments, then Record consignment.

2. Choose the EWC waste code (codes ending * are hazardous and need a consignment note), and optionally link the source reclamation.

3. Record the carrier (name + registration), the consignment / transfer note reference, the receiver (recycler/disposal site + permit), and the quantity.

4. Attach scanned consignment or transfer notes.

Hazardous waste (for example, lead-contaminated soil) is flagged automatically and needs a consignment note number. Keep the paperwork — it forms part of your evidence trail.