M4 East EIS Volume 2E Appendix O Soils and Water (pdf)
Contents | Pages |
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Glossary of terms and abbreviations | i |
Executive summary | ii |
1 Introduction | 1-1 |
1.1 Overview of the project | 1-1 |
1.2 Project location | 1-1 |
1.3 Secretary’s environmental assessment requirements | 1-4 |
1.4 Purpose of this report | 1-5 |
2 Proposed project | 2-1 |
2.1 Project features | 2-1 |
2.2 Construction activities | 2-2 |
2.3 Surface water quality specific aspects | 2-6 |
3 Assessment methodology | 3-1 |
3.1 Key guidelines and policies | 3-1 |
3.2 Water quality objectives | 3-2 |
3.3 Methodology | 3-4 |
4 Existing environment | 4-1 |
4.1 Environmental setting | 4-1 |
4.2 Waterways | 4-1 |
4.3 Topography | 4-4 |
4.4 Rainfall and climate | 4-6 |
4.5 Soil landscapes and geology | 4-6 |
4.6 Sensitivities of receiving environment | 4-8 |
4.7 Overland flows | 4-8 |
4.8 Existing water quality | 4-8 |
4.9 Drainage network | 4-11 |
4.10 Existing water quality treatment measures | 4-11 |
5 Assessment of construction impacts | 5-1 |
5.1 Potential construction impacts | 5-1 |
5.2 Surface works | 5-1 |
6 Assessment of operational impacts | 6-1 |
6.1 Potential operational impacts | 6-1 |
7 Management of impacts | 7-1 |
7.1 Construction phase mitigation measures | 7-1 |
7.2 Operational phase mitigation measures | 7-7 |
8 Conclusion | 8-9 |
9 References | 9-1 |
10 Limitations | 10-1 |