nigel cossons - mersey gateway eia presentation 06 02 11
TRANSCRIPT
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
THE MERSEY GATEWAY NIGEL COSSONS TECHNICAL DIRECTOR RAMBOLL UK LTD
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES
• What is an Environmental Impact Assessment?
• Review of process
• Recent experience on the Mersey Gateway
• Discussion
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WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT?
“…a process for identifying the environmental effects (positive and
negative) of proposed developments before development consent is
granted. The aim of EIA is to prevent, reduce or offset the
significant adverse environmental effects of development proposals,
and enhance positive ones. It is a means to ensure that planning
decisions are made in the knowledge of the attendant
environmental effects and with full engagement of statutory bodies,
local and national groups and members of the public…”
(DCLG 2005)
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LEGISLATION
• EU Directive 85/337/EEC as
amended by Directive
97/11/EC
• Article 3 of Directive
2003/35/EC (the “Public
Participation Directive”)
• Town and Country Planning
(Environmental Impact
Assessment) Regulations 2011
• Dominated by case law
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PROCESS
• Screening
• Scoping
• Consultation
• Alternatives
• Baseline surveys
• Impact assessment
• Cumulative assessment
• Reporting
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SCREENING & SCOPING
• Screening
• Schedule I and II projects
• Scoping
• Identify likely significant impacts
• Define study area
• Scope disciplines out
• Initial survey work
• Alternatives
Cultural heritage
Ecology
Surface water quality
Land use
Socio - economics
Landscape and visual amenity
Geology and ground conditions
Waste
Transportation
Air quality and climate
Noise and vibration
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CONSULTATION
• General public
• Local Authorities
• Statutory consultees
• Non governmental agencies
• Other stakeholders
• Iterate with design
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BASELINE SURVEYS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT
• Surveys and studies to
establish baseline
• Seasonal issues
• Potentially lengthy timescales
• Iterate with design
• Identify significant impacts
• Sensitivity of receptors
• Transparent methodology
• Cumulative impacts
• Define mitigation measures
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ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT
• Output of the Environmental
Impact Assessment process
• Objective, unbiased and not
promotional
• Accompanied by Non Technical
Summary
TYPICAL CONTENTS
Introduction
Content and Approach to the EIA
Description of Study Area
Alternatives
Planning Policy
Technical Chapters
Cumulative effects assessment
Mitigation and enhancement measures
APPENDICES
Technical Annexes
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DECISION MAKING
• Planning process
• Public Inquiry
• Environmental Statement
fertile ground for challenge
• Test of technical content and
competence
• Inspector takes decision on
“balance of probabilities”
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SUMMARY OF EIA PROCESS
Project Screening Scoping
Description of Project and Alternatives
Identification of Key Impacts
Prediction of impacts Evaluation and assessment of
impact significance Identification of mitigation
measures
Presentation of findings in Environmental Statement
Decision making
Post decision monitoring
Public consultation and participation
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MERSEY GATEWAY PROJECT
• Background
• Environmental studies
• Environmental Impact
Assessment
• Public Inquiry
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LOCATION
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CURRENT CROSSINGS
450,000 veh/day use these crossings
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CROSSINGS c.1961
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SILVER JUBILEE BRIDGE
• Widened 1975 – 1977
• Peak traffic flows c.90,000 vpd
• Significant congestion
• Frequent maintenance
• Accidents or maintenance
result in delays
• Through traffic is key factor
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SCHEME OBJECTIVES
1. To relieve the congested Silver Jubilee Bridge, thereby removing the constraint on
local and regional development and better provide for local transport needs;
2. To apply minimum toll and road user charges to both the Mersey Gateway Bridge
and the Silver Jubilee Bridge consistent with the level required to satisfy
affordability constraints;
3. To improve accessibility in order to maximise local development and regional
economic growth opportunities;
4. To improve local air quality and enhance the general urban environment;
5. To improve public transport links across the River Mersey;
6. To encourage the increased use of cycling and walking; and
7. To restore effective network resilience for road transport across the River Mersey.
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ALTERNATIVES
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“ORDERS” SCHEME AS ASSESSED
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CONSULTATION
• Series of consultation with
general public
• Long running consultation with
statutory bodies
• Consultation with adjacent
local authorities
• Non governmental
organisations
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DISCIPLINES FOLLOWING SCOPING
• Planning Policy • Cultural heritage
• Hydrodynamics • Contaminated land
• Surface water quality • Waste
• Land use • Transportation
• Terrestrial ecology • Air quality and climate
• Avian ecology • Noise and vibration
• Aquatic ecology • Navigation
• Landscape and visual amenity
• Socio-economics
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ECOLOGY
SINC
SPA, Ramsar SSSI
Saltmarsh, SINC
Runcorn Gap
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ECOLOGY - FINDINGS
• Surveys & Studies
• Bird surveys
• Invertbrate surveys
• Fish and marine mammal surveys
• Bat surveys
• Great crested newt surveys
• Key Findings
• Upper Estuary not a Special Protection Area
• Construction impacts critical but can be mitigated
• Long term monitoring
• Ecological Trust for salt marshes
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HYDRODYNAMICS
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HYDRODYNAMICS – TIDAL CYCLE
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HYDRODYNAMICS – CHANNEL MOVEMENTS
Mersey Gateway Route
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HYDRODYNAMICS - FINDINGS
• Surveys & Studies
• Topographic & bathymetric surveys
• Numerical modelling
• Physical modelling
• Aerial photography
• Key Findings
• Channel fixing
• Scour
• Erosion of salt marsh edges
• Access to site
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CONTAMINATED LAND
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CONTAMINATED LAND – ALKALI INDUSTRY
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CONTAMINATED LAND - WIDNES
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CONTAMINATED LAND - FINDINGS
• Surveys & Studies
• Eight phases of ground investigation
• Groundwater monitoring
• Detailed risk assessments
• Remediation option studies
• Key Findings
• Widnes & salt marshes heavily contaminated but unlikely to impact estuary
• Estuary sediments contaminated
• Overall low risk end use
• Mitigation vs Remediation
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NOISE, VIBRATION AND AIR QUALITY
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TRAFFIC RE-ROUTING
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NOISE, VIBRATION AND AIR QUALITY- FINDINGS
• Surveys & Studies
• Noise modelling
• Air quality data from existing sources
• Air quality modelling
• Key Findings
• Negative noise effects in some residential areas of Runcorn
• Positive noise effects elsewhere in Runcorn and in West Bank
• Overall improvement in air quality
• Mitigation with noise barriers
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OTHER DISCIPLINES
• Planning Policy • Cultural heritage
• Surface water quality • Waste
• Land use • Transportation
• Landscape and visual amenity
• Navigation
• Socio-economics
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PUBLIC INQUIRY
• Summer 2009
• Nineteen HBC expert
witnesses
• Objectors experts &
members of the public
• No statutory objections
• Inspectors Report
December 2010
• Orders granted early 2011
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“FURTHER APPLICATIONS” SCHEME
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FURTHER APPLICATIONS PLANNING SUBMISSION DOCUMENTS
• Non Technical Summary
• Environmental Statement
• Appendices to the
Environmental Statement
• Design and Access Statement
• Statement of Community
Involvement
• Engineering Design Drawings
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• July 2001 - Gifford appointed as Lead Technical Consultant
• Nov 2001 – Desk Study submitted
• Mar 2003 – Preferred Route selected
• July 2003 – Major Scheme Business Case submitted
• Dec 2003 – “Super Work in Progress” status
• Mar 2006 – Programme Entry
• July 2006 – HBC Dedicated Project Delivery Team Established
• Mar-May 2008 – “Orders Applications” made
• May-July 2009 – Public Inquiry
• May 2010 – General Election
• Oct 2010 – Spending Review
• Dec 2010 – Planning Approval and Orders Made/Confirmed
• Nov 2011 – “Further Applications” made
• Mar 2012 – Decision on Further Applications
• Oct 2013 – Construction commences
• Oct 2016 – Completion
TIMESCALES
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QUESTIONS & DISCUSSION