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M1 JUNCTION 19 IMPROVEMENT<br />

ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT VOLUME 2<br />

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

Feature &<br />

ATTRIBUTE /<br />

SERVICE<br />

Flood Risk<br />

Floodplain:<br />

Conveyance of<br />

flood flows<br />

Quality<br />

Indicator<br />

Surface <strong>water</strong>s<br />

Ground<strong>water</strong><br />

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

Grading<br />

Regional / Local:<br />

Proposed Development<br />

within River Avon <strong>and</strong><br />

Clay Coton Yelvertoft<br />

Brook 1:100 year<br />

indicative floodplain<br />

Local: Alluvial <strong>and</strong> river<br />

terrace gravel deposits<br />

with <strong>water</strong> table in places<br />

Importance Potential Impact Magnitude<br />

without<br />

Mitigation<br />

Medium<br />

Medium<br />

Potential increase in flood peak<br />

due to construction within flood<br />

plain<br />

Change in road runoff rates<br />

Residual loss of deposits during<br />

construction phase<br />

Minor<br />

adverse<br />

Minor<br />

adverse<br />

Magnitude<br />

with<br />

Mitigation<br />

(Negligible)<br />

Minor<br />

beneficial<br />

Significance<br />

of Effect<br />

(Neutral)<br />

Negligible Negligible Neutral<br />

Slight beneficial<br />

below 1m<br />

Local: Clay soils Low None (Negligible) (Negligible) (Neutral)<br />

1 Assume that quality <strong>and</strong> rarity of <strong>the</strong> same grading <strong>and</strong> that all features of limited substitutability<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 44

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