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Forthbank Wind Energy Development
13.2.11 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) comments related to soil and water and stated that if any
remnant areas of peatland or peatland soils are found on-site and used to inform the routing of
proposed tracks, then these should be clearly mapped (depth, nature, hydrology and condition)
and used to inform the routing of proposed tracks, and the siting of proposed turbines and
other infrastructure.
13.2.12 Clackmannanshire Council required the following to be considered:
• the effect of excavations, impact on the water table, any perched leachate, the
release of leachate to nearby watercourses and any suitable mitigation measures
required in relation to the existing leachate collection system;
• the effect of the development on the existing waste materials that would have to be
disturbed or disposed of;
• the location of the turbines and crane pads and any other constructions in relation to
their stability and stability of the surrounding waste mass;
• any impacts due to the proposed development in relation to the effectiveness of the
conditions on the site for the closed landfill; and
• assessment of the potential for gas accumulation in ancillary buildings and
structures and the potential for explosion, as well as the impact of potential release
of landfill gas to the environment and air ingress to the landfill.
13.2.13 Clackmannanshire Council also referred to the comments raised by SEPA during scoping.
13.3 Baseline Assessment
13.3.1 A desktop survey to establish the baseline conditions within and adjacent to the site was
undertaken in order to:
• collect soil, geological and hydrogeological information;
• collect information on landfill conditions, leachate and gas levels;
• account for historical land use at the proposed wind energy development site;
• describe surface water hydrology, including watercourses and springs;
• identify existing catchment pressures (e.g. point source and diffuse pollution issues);
• identify all private drinking water abstractions within 3km of the proposed wind
energy development site;
• identify public water supply infrastructure within the proposed wind energy
development site;
• identify all flooding risks;
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