caythorpe gas storage project liaison committee meeting 28 th september 2009
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Caythorpe Gas Storage ProjectLiaison Committee Meeting28th September 2009
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Agenda
• Project Status Report – September 2009
• Archaeological site investigation
• Bridge design
• Seismic survey
• Traffic management plan
• Ongoing community liaison
• Environmental support fund
• Activities on site within coming weeks / months
• Questions
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Health, Safety & Environment
• No on or off site complaints (to date)
• No on or off environmental impacts (to date)
• No accidents, incidents or near misses to report (to date)
• Project working under the “Construction Design & Management
Regulations” regulated by the Health & Safety Executive
• Site visit by HSE Construction Division 27th August. No issues of
concern raised
• Baseline noise survey completed August 2009 and issued to ERYC
• Noise, Vibration, Dust Management and Monitoring Scheme submitted
to ERYC (in accordance with planning conditions)
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Current Status
• Demolition of existing equipment completed in June
• Archaeological site investigation ongoing
• Geotechnical site investigations
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Archaeological Site Investigation
• Located on the margins of a settlement occupied in the late Iron Age,
Roman and early Anglo-Saxon periods (about 200BC to AD700)
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Archaeological Site Investigation
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Archaeological Site Investigation
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Invitation to an Archaeological Site Visit
• Liaison Committee Saturday 10th October
• Boynton School w/c 12th October
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Bridge Crossing of Gypsey Race
• Would like to install October/November 2009 but may delay until Spring
2010
• Design approved by the Environment Agency
• Ecological surveys on river ongoing
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Bridge Crossing of Gypsey Race – Existing View
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Bridge Crossing of Gypsey Race – Proposed View
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Water Voles
• Water Vole is a protected species and
present on the Gypsey Race including
location of bridge crossing
• Ongoing daily surveys on the river
• Habitat management to encourage
voles to move along the river
• Fallback option is to move the voles
under licence from Natural England
• Ecological Mitigation & Monitoring
Strategy submitted to ERYC (in
accordance with planning condition)
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Seismic Survey
• Seismic survey underway, due to
complete mid November
• 7 day/week operation.
• Mitigation measures in place to avoid
damage to land and protect
archaeology and ecology
• Vibration monitoring at residential
properties
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Seismic Survey – Notification to Residents
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Seismic Survey – Notification to Residents
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Construction Traffic Management Plan
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Construction Traffic Management Plan
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Environmental Support Fund
The Fund will be structured into two elements:
• An initial one-off sum of £150,000 which is available up until the completion of construction of the project (2012); and
• An ongoing annual budget of £5,000 as per the Warwick Energy agreement with ERYC (over the 24 year lifespan of the planning permission this equates to £120,000)
• The allocation of monies will be subject to applications to the Liaison Committee in accordance with published guidelines
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Future Activity October-December 2009
• Completion of seismic survey by mid November
• Completion of archaeological site works for this season (with remainder of work to be done in spring)
• Moving of water voles if habitat management unsuccessful
• Construction of bridge and access road (although may be delayed until spring)
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Point of contact for seismic survey
IMC Geophysics International Ltd
c/o Garland Total Vehicle SolutionsLancaster RoadCarnaby Industrial EstateCarnabyBridlingtonYO15 3QY
Tel: 07810 855318
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Points of contact for project
Paul Dacombe
Consents & Licencing Manager
Caythorpe Gas Storage Project
Centrica plc
Millstream West
Maidenhead Road
Windsor
Berkshire
SL4 5GD
Mobile 07789 570416
Justin Kenyon
Site HSE Manager
Caythorpe Gas Storage Limited
Caythorpe Well Site
Rudston
Driffield
YO25 4JD
Site Office 01262 420177
Mobile 07904200995
• Project Website
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Questions?