Environmental Statement volume 4 - Chiltern Evergreen3

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Proposed Consultation List for Scoping ReportNameOxford City CouncilOxfordshire County CouncilCherwell District CouncilBicester Town CouncilHighways AgencyEnvironment AgencyDepartment for TransportEnglish HeritageNatural EnglandDEFRANetwork Rail Property/Network Rail(Through CRCL contacts)Bicester Nominees Ltd c/o London andMetropolitanEast West Rail ConsortiumCPREBucks, Berks & Oxon Wildlife TrustAmbrosden Parish CouncilCharlton on Otmoor PCChesterton Parish CouncilGosford & Water Eaton Parish CouncilHampton Gay & Poyle PCIslip Parish CouncilKidlington Parish CouncilLaunton PCMerton PCOddington Parish CouncilOld Marston Parish CouncilRinsinghurst & Sandhills Parish CouncilWendlebury Parish CouncilWeston on the Green Parish CouncilYarnton PCOxford Station (First Great Western)Mendip RailCrossCountry TrainsOxford Archaeological and HistorySocietyOxford Preservation TrustOpen Spaces SocietyRamblers AssociationResidential Boat-Owners AssociationRailway Heritage TrustCyclists Touring ClubBritish Horse SocietyRSPB OxfordAssociation of Waterways CruisingClubsJoint Committee of National AmenityAssociationsBritish Waterways BoardType of OrganisationGovernment -district/county bodiesGovernment -district/county bodiesGovernment -district/county bodiesGovernment -local bodiesGovernment -national bodiesGovernment -national bodiesGovernment -national bodiesGovernment -national bodiesGovernment -national bodiesGovernment -national bodiesLineside Landowners/Occupiers –commercialLineside Landowners/occupiers –commercialRailway ProvidersSocieties/NGOsSocieties/NGOsGovernment -local bodiesGovernment -local bodiesGovernment -local bodiesGovernment -local bodiesGovernment -local bodiesGovernment -local bodiesGovernment -local bodiesGovernment -local bodiesGovernment -local bodiesGovernment -local bodiesGovernment -local bodiesGovernment -local bodiesGovernment -local bodiesGovernment -local bodiesGovernment -local bodiesRailway ProvidersRailway ProvidersRailway ProvidersSocieties/NGOsSocieties/NGOsSocieties/NGOsSocieties/NGOsSocieties/NGOsSocieties/NGOsSocieties/NGOsSocieties/NGOsSocieties/NGOsSocieties/NGOsSocieties/NGOsUtilities Companies
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Transport and Works Act 1992Transpo
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CONTENTSVOLUME 1INTRODUCTION, SCHEM
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Evergreen 3 Project: The ChilternRa
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CONTENTS1 INTRODUCTION 11.1 PURPOSE
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capacity - which was completed in 2
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identified for railway use in the C
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KEY:Scheme BoundaryBicester North S
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Currently the rail corridor is used
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The CRCL plans for new platforms at
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• cumulatively significant effect
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significant effect may arise in rel
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types arising from the project, (eg
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• construction of new infrastruct
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3.3.3 In addition along the corrido
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WarwickshireNorthamptonshireTingewi
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Page 72 and 73: Table 4.7 Levels of Significance of
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Page 76 and 77: 4.5 WATER RESOURCESMethodology4.5.1
Page 78 and 79: Evaluation Criteria4.5.7 With parti
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Page 90 and 91: 5 PREPARATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL
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Page 98 and 99: CONTENTSB1 PREFACE 1B1.1 THE PROJEC
Page 100 and 101: B1PREFACEB1.1 THE PROJECTB1.1.1B1.1
Page 102 and 103: B1.4.1The “site”, for the purpo
Page 104 and 105: B2PUBLIC INFORMATION AND COMPLAINTS
Page 106 and 107: B3HOURS OF WORKINGB3.1.1B3.1.2B3.1.
Page 108 and 109: B4.1.2All working areas shall be in
Page 110 and 111: B4.4 ACCESS AND LOADINGB4.4.1B4.4.2
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Page 120 and 121: (ii) For control of traffic leaving
Page 122 and 123: B6.1.5B6.1.6In order to ensure that
Page 124 and 125: B6.2.2In order to ensure that these
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Page 128 and 129: B8DISPOSAL OF WASTE AND CONTAMINATE
Page 130 and 131: B8.2.8B8.2.9B8.2.10Where necessary,
Page 132 and 133: B9.2.3B9.2.4B9.2.5B9.2.6B9.2.7Provi
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ReptilesB10.4.20In areas where high
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B10.7.2All invasive species recorde
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B11.2.1A programme of building insp
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Annex CSummary of AlternativesConsi
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This Annex describes the Options th
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C1.1.1Chinnor BranchThe former Prin
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C1.2.1Routes via the Bicester Milit
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Figure C2Possible Station Locations
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the east of the station which would
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Bicester Interchange StationThe Che
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Site Options Reason for Selection/R
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Site Options Reason for Selection/R
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Name: Langford Lane LevelCrossingOS
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Name: FootbridgeOS Grid Ref.: Not k
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crossing.Name: Manor Farm No 1 (aka
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access route to Middle Farm in lieu
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Annex DDetails of the Noise andVibr
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D1INTRODUCTIONSection 6 of the ES s
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in order to evaluate the noise clim
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D2.1.2ResultsAmbient noise levels w
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Table D2.4Attended Measurement Surv
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MeasurementPositionDate Time Durati
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Date Time DurationNoise Level (Corr
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Date Time DurationNoise Level (Corr
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70 dB(A) in rural, suburban and urb
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Table D3.2Plant Inventory Represent
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Table D3.8Plant Inventory Represent
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D4OPERATIONAL NOISED4.1 NOISE STAND
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Noise levels (a) Corresponding to t
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D5RAIL NOISE MODELLING METHODOLOGYD
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part of the baseline between Oxford
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Table D5.2 Modelled Train Movements
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an existing through line which cont
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Vibration measurements were carried
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Peak Particle Velocity (PPV)Peak Pa
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Upper ThamesClay ValesCharacter Are
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floodplain, many of which are now o
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Vales of the White Horseand Aylesbu
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Industrial activities at Abingdon a
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Annex F1HRAS
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F1ANNEX F1- HABITATS REGULATIONS AS
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F2APPROACHThe approach taken to inf
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to be favourable. They are set by N
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Site name/area/distance fromdevelop
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F4DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND IMPACT
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Table 4.1Potential Impact / Sensiti
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Annex F2Breeding Birds
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The areas with the highest breeding
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Survey methodologyFour rounds of su
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Subsequent analysis of the data col
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Table 3. Chiltern Railway bird spec
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● Dunnock 2prs 2prs 4prs B 3prs 2
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16. Grandpont17. Hinksey fields18.
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Other species of note included spar
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There were eight UK BAP species. Th
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line towards Bicester and the mainl
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There were x UK BAP species: skylar
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ReferencesBirdLife International (2
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ERMChiltern LineBat Dusk and Dawn S
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Chiltern Line September 2009Bat Dus
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Annex F4Great Crested Newts
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F4-2 METHODSF4-2.1DESK STUDY AND CO
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crested newts (see Table 3.1). This
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F4-2.4.5Egg searchThe leaves of sub
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F4-3 RESULTSF4-3.1DESK STUDY AND CO
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Waterbody HSI ScoreRatingNumber34 0
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F4-4 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND RECOMM
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ERMChiltern Line, OxfordGreat Crest
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Chiltern Line, Oxford April 2009Gre
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Chiltern Line, Oxford April 2009Gre
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3 APPENDIX 3 WATERBODY PHOTOGRAPHSF
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Figure 3.4Pond 8a and bFigure 3.5Po
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Figure 3.8 Pond 11Figure 3.9 Pond 1
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Figure 3.12Pond 13cFigure 3.13 Pond
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Figure 3.24 Pond 38Figure 3.25Pond
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Annex F7Reptiles
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ERMChiltern LineReptile ReportSepte
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Annex G1Legislation and PolicyConte
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and structured approach to local wa
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generally the Environment Agency, b
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The Sequential TestThe Sequential T
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Policy NE9 - Flood Risk Assessment
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Annex G2Flood Risk Assessment(FRA)
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Chiltern Railways Bicester to Oxfor
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4 Surface Water Runoff Assessments
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The railway is an essential infrast
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2 Description of Scheme Works2.1 Ov
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ParkwaysidingsAP15Gosford and Water
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Figure 32.4 AP3 - Bicester Town Sta
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Figure 52.6 AP5 - OXD40 Underbridge
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Figure 72.8 AP7 - Merton Footbridge
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Figure 92.10 AP9 - Oddington Footbr
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Figure 112.12 AP11 - Islip Station
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Figure 132.14 AP13 - Water Eaton No
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Figure 152.16 AP15 - Gosford and Wa
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Figure 172.18 AP17 - Aristotle Lane
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Figure 192.20 AP19 - Oxford Station
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3 Application of the Sequential Tes
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commitments to implement drainage s
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2. The topographic model appears to
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Avoids impacting upon both a Schedu
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It should be noted that the crossin
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600 mm freeboard over the 1 in 100
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AssessmentPointFloodZoneSTRequired?
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Greenfield runoff rates;Current Bro
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Table 3 Summary of impermeable runo
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5 ConclusionsA Level 2 Flood Risk A
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7 Appendix 1: Surface Water RunoffS
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Annex HCultural Heritage andArchaeo
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RCHME 1996 Recording Historic Build
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OARef.NoFeatureType10 ConservationA
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Annex I1S-Paramics ModelledHighway
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NBicester RoadA4260 Oxford RoadKidl
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Bus Capacity SurveyService 2/2A/2B/
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Bus Capacity SurveyService 7A/7B -
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Bus Capacity SurveyService S5 - AM
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Bus Capacity SurveyService 500 - AM
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Bus Capacity SurveyService 700 - AM
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Bicester Bus Capacity SurveyService
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Annex I3Personal Injury Road Traffi
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NCTUBBS LANE FOOT CROSSINGTO BE REP
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Annex I5Parking Accumulation
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Annex I6S-Paramics Model Outputs:Bi
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450Average Journey Time for Soutbou
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Annex JAir Quality
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J2DISPERSION MODELLING METHODOLOGY
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J2.3 MODEL INPUTSJ2.3.1Moving Train
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J2.3.3Time varying emissionsAs the
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J3DMRB SCREENING FOR ROAD TRAFFICJ3
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Table J3.2Traffic Data (as Annual A
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J4CALCULATION OF ACID DEPOSITION AN
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Annex KSupporting Calculations forC
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Chiltern Railways Service Level - E
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Table L1Contaminated Land Risk Rank
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- Recreational or other shortterm/s
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Project Team ConsultantsArdent Mana
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