Book Description

This guidance addresses the control of water pollution throughout the whole project cycle, from the design of a scheme, through to construction and commissioning. It also highlights issues encountered on upgrades and on-line replacement, and sets out generic best practice and procedures for controlling water pollution from construction sites in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Included are regional legislative and regulatory variations and anyone intending to implement the practices and procedures set out in this guidance should ensure the work complies with these relevant regional variations. This guidance provides best practice advice and is intended to supplement any contractual requirements, consultation with regulators or company procedures rather than replace them.

234 pages.

Contents:
Summary, Acknowledgements, Scope of the document, Target audience, How to use this document, Relationship to other CIRIA guidance, Contents, List of figures, List of tables, Glossary, Abbreviations,

Part A, CHARACTERISTICS OF LINEAR PROJECTS AND UNDERSTANDING WATER POLLUTION1, Introduction, 2, Water environments, Surface water, Groundwater, Water on-site, 3, Water pollution and the law, 3.1, Types and sources of pollution, 3.2, Pollution offences, 3.3, Water Framework Directive, 3.4, Responsibility for and costs of pollution,

Part B , PLANNING AND DESIGN, 4, Introduction, 5, Scheme design and land take, 5.1, Route selection, 5.2, Design, 5.3, Land take, 6, Stakeholder consultation, 7, Planning and consent applications, 7.1, Introduction, 7.2, Enabling and non-planning legislation, 7.3, Permitted development, 7.4, Planning permission 7.5, Environmental impact assessment 8, Site investigations & monitoring, 8.1, Introduction, 8.2, Baseline monitoring, 8.3, Site investigation data used to manage pollution risk, 8.4, Pollution caused by site investigations, 9, Programming and seasonal influences, 10, Contracts, 10.1, Type of contract, 10.2, Tender and contract specification, 10.3, Liability,

Part C, CONSTRUCTION, 11, Introduction, 12, Site planning, 12.1, Introduction, 12.2, Environmental management plans, 12.3, Risk assessment and control, 12.4, Consultation with regulators and other organisations, 12.5, Programming and seasonal pollution control issues, 12.6, Roles and responsibilities, 12.7, Emergency procedures, 13, Licences and consents, 13.1, Discharging to sewer, 13.2, Discharging to surface water or groundwater, 13.3, Abstracting and dewatering, 13.4, Works in or near water, 13.5, Works in tidal waters, 14, Monitoring, 14.1, Legal requirements, 14.2, Benefits of monitoring, 14.3, What to monitor, 14.4, When to monitor, 14.5, How to monitor, 14.6, Records, 15, Emergency and contingency planning, 15.1, Risk assessment, 15.2, Emergency plans and procedures, 15.3, Training and testing, 15.4, Equipment, 15.5, Corrective action, 16, Site set-up, 16.1, Introduction, 16.2, Site drainage and water features, 16.3, Water supply, 16.4, Water use, 16.5, Waste water disposal, 16.6, Storage and use of materials, 16.7, Waste management, 16.8, Fuel and oil, 16.9, Site security, 17, Adjacent land and water use, 17.1, Protecting adjacent land and water uses, 17.2, Protecting the site from adjacent activities, 17.3, Additional landtake, 18, Runoff & sediment control, 18.1, Introduction, 18.2, Preparing an erosion and sediment control plan, 18.3, Estimating runoff, 18.4, Flooding, 18.5, Estimating sediment generation, 18.6, Erosion and sediment control measures, 18.7, Protecting existing and pre-construction drainage, 18.8, SUDS (sustainable drainage systems),

19, Water treatment methods and disposal, 19.1, Introduction, 19.2, Sediment, 19.3, Concrete and cementitious material, 19.4, Fuel and oil, 19.5, Metals, 19.6, Ammonia and oxygen levels, 19.7, Sewage, 19.8, Disposal options and temporary outfalls, 20, Works in or near water, 20.1, Planning the works and legal requirements, 20.2, Pollution controls, 20.3, Access and haul routes across water, 20.4, Trenchless construction, 20.5, Open excavations and diversions, 20.6, Overpumping, 20.7, Bank works, 20.8, Works near watercourses, 20.9, Works in the floodplain, 20.10, Works over water, 21, Excavations and dewatering, 21.1, Legal requirements, 21.2, External dewatering (groundwater), 21.3, Internal dewatering (excavations), 22, Concrete and grouting activities, 22.1, Legal requirements, 22.2, Alternative methods, 22.3, On-site batching, 22.4, Transport and placement, 22.5, Tunnelling, thrust boring and pipejacking, 23, Contaminated land, 23.1, Introduction, 23.2, Investigation and assessment, 23.3, Development of specific mitigation, 23.4, Managing unexpected contamination, Ecology, Legal protection, Construction impacts, Vegetation clearance and landscaping,

APPENDICES, Appendix A, EIA Legislation in relation to linear projects, Appendix B, Calculating Site Runoff Rates, Appendix C, Guidance on the optimal timing for carrying out ecological surveys and mitigation, Appendix D, Internationally, nationally and locally designated sites