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Belfast Harbour Preliminary Risk Assessment Belfast Harbour, Belfast Desktop Study & Preliminary Risk Assessment Project No: A112794-67 August 21st, 2020 DAERA Prepared by WYG Environment Planning Transport Ltd 1 Locksley Business Park, Montgomery Road, Belfast, BT6 9UP Tel: +44 (0)28 9070 6000 Fax: +44 (0)28 9070 6050 Email: [email protected] Website: www.wyg.com WYG Environment Planning Transport Ltd (Northern Ireland) Limited. Registered in Northern Ireland: Number NI050736 Registered Office: 1 Locksley Business Park, Montgomery Road, Belfast, BT6 9UP Belfast Harbour, Belfast Preliminary Risk Assessment Document control Document: Land Contamination Preliminary Risk Assessment Project: Belfast Harbour, Belfast Client: DAERA Job Number: A112794-67 File Origin: \\belfast02\data\Projects\A112\A112794\P-03 Execution\11 EP\A112794-67 Revision: V1.0 Date: August 2020 Prepared by: Checked by: Approved By: Gemma Press Patrick Higgins Stuart Martin Description of revision: Revision: Date: Prepared by: Checked by: Approved By: Description of revision: Revision: Date: Prepared by: Checked by: Approved By: Description of revision: A112794-67 August 2020 www.wyg.com creative minds safe hands Belfast Harbour, Belfast Preliminary Risk Assessment Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Instruction ................................................................................................................. 2 1.2 Brief .......................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Legal Context ............................................................................................................. 2 1.3.1 Pollutant Linkage Concept ................................................................................. 3 1.3.2 Conceptual Model ............................................................................................. 3 1.4 Terms and Conditions ................................................................................................. 3 2.0 Preliminary Risk Assessment (PRA) .......................................................................... 4 2.1 Site Details ................................................................................................................. 4 2.1.1 Site Description ................................................................................................. 4 2.1.2 Site Walkover ................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Site History ................................................................................................................ 8 2.3 Statutory Body Consultees .........................................................................................10 2.3.1 Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA), Land Quality Database .................10 2.3.2 Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA), Water Management Unit ..............11 2.3.3 Industrial Pollution and Radiochemical Inspectorate/ Waste Licences and Waste Licence Exemptions ..........................................................................................12 2.3.4 Belfast City Council ..........................................................................................13 2.4 Utility Responses .......................................................................................................13 2.4.1 British Telcom ..................................................................................................13 2.4.2 NIE .................................................................................................................13 2.4.3 Firmus Natural Gas ..........................................................................................14 2.5 Geology ....................................................................................................................14 2.5.1 Made Ground ...................................................................................................14 2.5.2 Superficial Geology ..........................................................................................14 2.5.3 Solid Geology ...................................................................................................14 A112794-67 August 2020 www.wyg.com creative minds safe hands Belfast Harbour, Belfast Preliminary Risk Assessment 2.6 Hydrogeology ............................................................................................................15 2.6.1 Groundwater Classification ...............................................................................15 2.6.2 Groundwater Vulnerability ................................................................................15 2.6.3 Groundwater Flow ............................................................................................15 2.7 Hydrology .................................................................................................................16 2.7.1 Watercourses ...................................................................................................16 2.7.2 Surface Water Flooding ....................................................................................16 2.7.3 Surface Water Drainage ...................................................................................16 3.0 Preliminary Conceptual Model ............................................................................... 17 3.1 Potential Contamination Sources ................................................................................17 3.1.1 Current Land Use .............................................................................................17 3.1.2 Historic Land Use .............................................................................................17 3.1.3 Adjacent Land Use ...........................................................................................18 3.2 Risk Pathways ...........................................................................................................19 3.3 Receptors .................................................................................................................20 3.4 Conceptual Site Model ...............................................................................................21 4.0 Conclusions and Recommendations ....................................................................... 22 4.1 Recommended Scope of Investigation ........................................................................22 4.1.1 Waste Classification of arisings proposed for offsite disposal ...............................23 4.2 Removal of AST`s (above ground storage tanks) .........................................................24 4.3 Healthy and Safety of Construction Workers ................................................................24 4.4 Unexpected Contamination ........................................................................................25 A112794-67 August 2020 www.wyg.com creative minds safe hands Belfast Harbour, Belfast Preliminary Risk Assessment Tables Table 1 - Surrounding Land Use ..................................................................................................... 5 Table 2 - Walkover Findings ........................................................................................................... 6 Table 3 - Site History ..................................................................................................................... 8 Table 4 - NIEA Land Use Database ................................................................................................10 Table 5 – Waste Management, Waste Management Exemptions and PPC Waste Permits ..................12 Table 6 - Groundwater Vulnerability ..............................................................................................15 Table 7 - Conceptual Site Model ....................................................................................................21 Table 8 - Combined Geo-technical and Geo-environmental Investigation Rationale ...........................23 Figures Figure 1 – Site Location Plan Figure 2 – Annotated Site Plan Figure 3 – Proposed Development Plan Figure 4 – Proposed SI Plan Appendices Appendix A - WYG Terms & Conditions Appendix B - Photographs Appendix C - Statutory Consultees Appendix D - Utility Responses A112794-67 August 2020 www.wyg.com creative minds safe hands Belfast Harbour, Belfast Preliminary Risk Assessment Executive Summary WYG Environmental Planning Transport (N.I) Ltd (WYG) was instructed by Instruction Construction & Procurement Delivery (CPD) on behalf of Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to undertake a land contamination Preliminary Risk Assessment for the site situated at Dargan Drive, Belfast. The objective of the scope of works agreed was to identify any potentially unacceptable environmental risks that may be associated with the site and its future development. The survey area or ‘site’ is currently occupied by Belfast Containers, a storage Site Description facility and measures approximately 2.4 hectares. Site activities include the storage of shipping containers, container repair and maintenance and refuelling of onsite vehicles. A review of readily available historical mapping shows that the area of the site Site History and surrounding area was within extents of Belfast Lough historically. Surrounding land was reclaimed and developed on from the early 1900’s,
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