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APPLICATION SITE CONDITION REPORT Saltholme North Gas Fired Generating Facility Permit Application EPR/LP3300PZ/A001 JER1691 Application Site Condition Report V1 Final 9 September 2019 rpsgroup.com Quality Management Version Revision Authored by Reviewed by Approved by Review date 0 Draft Frances Bodman Jennifer Stringer Jennifer Stringer 16/08/2019 Statera Energy / 0 Client comments Frances Bodman - 27/09/2019 Jennifer Stringer 1 Final Frances Bodman Jennifer Stringer Jennifer Stringer 09/09/2019 Approval for issue Jennifer Stringer Technical Director [date] File Location O:\JER1691 - Statera EP GHG and EMS\5. Reports\1. Draft Report\Saltholme_North\Appendix G - ASCR\190909 R JER1691 FB Applicaiton Site Condition Report v1 final .docx © Copyright RPS Group Plc. All rights reserved. The report has been prepared for the exclusive use of our client and unless otherwise agreed in writing by RPS Group Plc, any of its subsidiaries, or a related entity (collectively 'RPS'), no other party may use, make use of, or rely on the contents of this report. The report has been compiled using the resources agreed with the client and in accordance with the scope of work agreed with the client. No liability is accepted by RPS for any use of this report, other than the purpose for which it was prepared. The report does not account for any changes relating to the subject matter of the report, or any legislative or regulatory changes that have occurred since the report was produced and that may affect the report. RPS does not accept any responsibility or liability for loss whatsoever to any third party caused by, related to or arising out of any use or reliance on the report. 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Prepared by: Prepared for: RPS Saltholme North Power Limited Frances Bodman Charlie Hill Senior Environmental Consultant 260 Park Avenue 145 Kensington Church St Aztec West London, W8 7LP Almodsbury, Bristol BS32 4SY T +44 1454 853 000 T 020 7186 0583 E [email protected] E [email protected] JER1691 | Application Site Condition Report | V1 | Final | 9 September 2019 rpsgroup.com Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Site and Surrounding Area ....................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Details of Installation ................................................................................................................ 2 1.4 Scope of Site Condition Report ................................................................................................ 2 2 APPLICATION SITE CONDITION REPORT ..................................................................................... 3 2.1 Application Phase .................................................................................................................... 3 2.2 Site Condition Report Summary............................................................................................... 3 3 PERMITTED ACTIVITIES .................................................................................................................. 5 3.2 Non-permitted Activities Undertaken ....................................................................................... 5 3.3 Hazardous substances used, produced or released at the installation ................................... 5 3.4 Relevant Hazardous Substances ............................................................................................. 6 3.5 Pathways and the requirement for baseline data..................................................................... 6 4 SITE DETAILS ................................................................................................................................... 8 4.1 Site Location............................................................................................................................. 8 4.2 Surrounding Area and Sensitive Receptors ............................................................................. 8 4.3 Site Drainage............................................................................................................................ 8 4.4 Summary of RHS for which Baseline Data is Required ........................................................... 8 5 CONDITION OF LAND AT PERMIT ISSUE ...................................................................................... 9 5.1 Environmental Setting .............................................................................................................. 9 5.2 Geology .................................................................................................................................... 9 5.3 Hydrogeology ........................................................................................................................... 9 5.4 Hydrology ................................................................................................................................. 9 5.5 Topography .............................................................................................................................. 9 5.6 Environmental Data .................................................................................................................. 9 5.7 Pollution History ..................................................................................................................... 11 5.8 Evidence of historic contamination ........................................................................................ 11 5.9 Existing Site Investigation Data.............................................................................................. 11 6 OPERATIONAL SITE CONDITION REPORT ................................................................................. 12 6.1 Operational Phase ................................................................................................................. 12 6.2 Site Condition Report Summary............................................................................................. 12 7 SURRENDER SITE CONDITION REPORT .................................................................................... 13 8 CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................................... 14 JER1691 | Application Site Condition Report | V1 | Final | 9 September 2019 rpsgroup.com Tables Table 3-1: Chemical Inventory ...................................................................................................................... 5 Table 4-1: Statutory Designated Sites .......................................................................................................... 8 Table 5-1: Summary of Installation Sites .................................................................................................... 10 Table 5-2: Substantiated Pollution Incident Register ................................................................................. 11 Table 5-3: Pollution Incidents to Controlled Waters ................................................................................... 11 Drawings Drawing A Site Layout Plan Drawing B Site Drainage Plan Appendices Appendix A Landmark Envirocheck Report JER1691 | Application Site Condition Report | V1 | Final | 9 September 2019 rpsgroup.com 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1.1 Under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016 (EPR), the Saltholme North gas fired generating facility (GFGF) will be regulated as a Part A1 installation and requires a permit to operate from the EA. In order to permit a Part A1 installation, operators are required to submit an Application Site Condition Report (ASCR) setting out both the qualitative and quantitative condition of the site at permit application to allow comparison of site conditions after cessation of operations at the site. The 'initial condition,' for the purposes of this report, refers to the condition of the site at the time of the environmental permit application. This report will be updated upon cessation of activities to compare the condition of the site to the initial report to establish if contamination of land has occurred during site occupancy and whether or not remediation will be required at permit surrender. 1.1.2 This ASCR establishes the condition at point of permitting for the new GFGF within the proposed site. 1.1.3 As a Part A1 installation, the facility must also comply with the requirements of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED). Article 22 requires that the operator submit a baseline report before starting operation of an installation. 1.1.4 This report seeks to fulfil the requirements of the EPR and the IED and has been prepared in accordance with EA guidance on the preparation of an SCR1 and the European Commission’s guidance concerning baseline reports under the IED2. 1.1.5 The objectives of this ASCR are to: • describe and record the condition of the land and groundwater