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M1 JUNCTION 19 IMPROVEMENT<br />

ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT VOLUME 2<br />

CHAPTER 9 – ROAD DRAINAGE AND THE WATER ENVIRONMENT<br />

Table 9.13 M1 Junction 19 Water Environment Features Summary: Operation Effects<br />

Feature &<br />

ATTRIBUTE /<br />

SERVICE<br />

Surface Water<br />

River:<br />

Water supply<br />

Transport &<br />

dilution of waste<br />

products<br />

River:<br />

Biodiversity<br />

Quality<br />

Indicator<br />

Chemical <strong>water</strong><br />

quality<br />

Non potable<br />

abstraction<br />

Drinking <strong>water</strong><br />

supply<br />

Biological<br />

<strong>water</strong> quality<br />

Scale 1 , Details <strong>and</strong><br />

Grading<br />

Regional / Local: River<br />

Avon RE1<br />

Regional / Local: Clay<br />

Coton Yelvertoft Brook<br />

RE2<br />

Local: Status of o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

<strong>water</strong> courses not<br />

recorded<br />

Local: No abstractions<br />

within 2 km downstream:<br />

National / Regional: River<br />

Avon drinking <strong>water</strong><br />

supply downstream of<br />

development, assumed<br />

DW3 <strong>and</strong> within critical<br />

travel time<br />

Regional / Local: River<br />

Avon GQA C (monitored<br />

downstream of site)<br />

Importance Potential Impact Magnitude<br />

without<br />

Mitigation<br />

Magnitude<br />

with<br />

Mitigation<br />

Very High Increased routine runoff to<br />

<strong>water</strong>courses. Pollutant<br />

Negligible Minor<br />

beneficial<br />

High concentrations within acceptable Negligible Minor<br />

limits. Slight increase in pollution<br />

beneficial<br />

incident risk. The introduction of<br />

(assumed) treatment ponds <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r Negligible Minor<br />

Medium - pollution prevention measures<br />

beneficial<br />

Low<br />

offer an improvement in <strong>the</strong> quality<br />

of discharges to receiving <strong>water</strong>s,<br />

compared with <strong>the</strong> do minimum<br />

scenario.<br />

Significance<br />

of Effect<br />

Moderate<br />

beneficial<br />

Slight beneficial<br />

Slight beneficial<br />

Low None (Negligible) (Negligible) (Neutral)<br />

High<br />

Medium<br />

Increased routine runoff to<br />

<strong>water</strong>courses. Pollutant<br />

concentrations within acceptable<br />

limits. Slight increase in pollution<br />

incident risk. The introduction of<br />

treatment ponds <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

pollution prevention measures<br />

offer an improvement in <strong>the</strong> quality<br />

of discharges to receiving <strong>water</strong>s,<br />

compared with <strong>the</strong> do minimum<br />

scenario.<br />

Increased routine runoff to<br />

<strong>water</strong>courses. Pollutant<br />

concentrations within acceptable<br />

Negligible<br />

Negligible<br />

Minor<br />

beneficial<br />

Minor<br />

beneficial<br />

Slight beneficial<br />

Slight beneficial<br />

B0531000_ID_70-EIA Vol 2 Chap 9 <strong>Road</strong> Drainage <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Water Environment Final Rev 4.doc Page 41

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