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Dawn Developments Ltd/467374673/Queen’s Quay Masterplan EIA/KD 04/01/2012 Major Mixed Use Development, Queen's Quay, Clydebank EIA Scoping Report No other known surface water bodies are located within or immediately adjacent to the Development site; however, other water bodies can be noted within the general vicinity of the site: • The River Cart (downstream of the confluence between the Black Cart and the White Cart) flows into the River Clyde from the south approximately 430m upstream of the development site. • A second unnamed watercourse/ channel flows north-westwards along the line of the former River Clyde channel, south west of Newshot Island located adjacent to the southern embankment circa 1.3km downstream. • The Forth and Clyde Canal is present circa 120m to 800m north of the site. Given the difference in level and distance from the site in it not expected that the Canal will be directly affected by the proposals. Historically, a junction canal provided a link between the Forth and Clyde Canal and the River Clyde that ran through the eastern edge of the Development site but this has been infilled. 8.3.1.1 Water quality Waterbody water quality classifications are defined by SEPA under the River Basin Management Plan (RBMP) database. This information also details target water quality objectives for a range of target years as defined in support of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The RBMP database defines various water bodies and is based on an ecological classification system with five quality classes. These classifications are further split into sub sections to define areas which are heavily modified or have been artificially altered. The classification system has been devised in accordance with European Union (EU) and UK guidance and is underpinned by a range of biological quality elements supported by chemistry, hydrology (changes to levels and flows) and morphology (changes to the shape and function of water bodies). The classification of a length of river is calculated from the monitoring point and the results are then broken down into the following main categories: • High • Good • Moderate • Poor • Bad Page 35 Final for Issue
8.3.1.1.1 River Clyde (Inner Clyde Estuary) 8.3.1.1.2 Black Cart Dawn Developments Ltd/467374673/Queen’s Quay Masterplan EIA/KD 04/01/2012 Major Mixed Use Development, Queen's Quay, Clydebank EIA Scoping Report SEPA has classified the section of the Inner Clyde Estuary as having an overall status of Moderate ecological potential with Medium confidence in 2008. SEPA also set environmental objective targets for a range of RBMP timeframes cycles. These are specific to the Inner Clyde Estuary and are detailed in the table below. Year 2015 2021 2027 Status Moderate Moderate Good Under the WFD, the long term goal under the WFD is to achieve ‘good’ ecological potential by 2027. The lower reach of the Cart is included within the Inner Clyde Estuary reach and there is no separate classification for this reach. 8.3.1.1.3 Unnamed watercourses No separate classification is made for these small tributaries. 8.3.1.1.4 The Forth and Clyde Canal Designated as an AWB, the Forth and Clyde (Mountblow to Maryhill) is currently classified as having ‘Good ecological potential’ with medium confidence. 8.3.2 Hydrogeology BGS mapping indicates that the underlying solid geology of the area comprises rocks of the Lower Limestone Formation of Carboniferous age, consisting predominantly of sandstones, siltstones, mudstones with sub-ordinate siltstones, ironstone and occasional marine limestones and coal horizons. Bedrock is classified as a minor aquifer. The shallow aquifer beneath the site is recorded within the alluvial sand and gravel deposits. The glacial till deposits overlying bedrock act as an aquitard restricting recharge to the underlying bedrock aquifer. The bedrock and sand and gravel aquifers have been assigned to the Clydebank and Kirkintilloch Drinking Water Protection Zone. Inferred groundwater flow direction is southwards towards the River Clyde. Previous groundwater monitoring results indicated groundwater fluctuations between monitoring visits indicating that the site is likely to be subject to tidal fluctuation in groundwater level. 8.3.2.1 Aquifer productivity In order to assist in implementing the requirements of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) to characterise all groundwater bodies, the SEPA and the BGS have produced maps of aquifer productivity for groundwater bodies in bedrock and superficial deposits Page 36 Final for Issue
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Page 3 and 4: CONTENTS Dawn Developments Ltd/4673
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Page 7 and 8: 1.2.2 EIA scoping Dawn Developments
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Page 13 and 14: 3. PLANNING AND POLICY FRAMEWORK Da
Page 17 and 18: 3.4.1.1 National Planning Framework
Page 21 and 22: 4. EIA SCOPING STUDY METHODOLOGY 4.
Page 23 and 24: 4.3.2 Public exhibition Dawn Develo
Page 27 and 28: 5.2.4 Listed Buildings Dawn Develop
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Page 33 and 34: 6.6 Proposed studies for EIA Dawn D
Page 35 and 36: 7. LANDSCAPE & VISUAL 7.1 Introduct
Page 39: 8. WATER RESOURCES 8.1 Introduction
Page 43 and 44: 8.4 Potential receptors Dawn Develo
Page 45 and 46: 9. GEOLOGY & SOILS 9.1 Introduction
Page 47 and 48: 9.6 Key issues Dawn Developments Lt
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Page 55 and 56: 10.5 Queen’s Quay traffic compari
Page 57 and 58: 11. NOISE & VIBRATION 11.1 Introduc
Page 61 and 62: 12.5 Key issues Dawn Developments L
Page 67 and 68: 14.3 Baseline Dawn Developments Ltd
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Page 75 and 76: IHT Institute of Highways and Trans
Page 85 and 86: Figure 2: Draft Outline Masterplan
Page 87 and 88: Figure 4: Search Area Buffers Dawn
Page 89 and 90: Figure 6: Air Quality Management Ar
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Figure 8: Core paths Dawn Developme
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