Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Woodhouse Business and Enterprise College On Behalf of: Staffordshire County Council 5th May 2009 Final Issue No 2 49309293/ DERP0001 DERP0001 Phase I ESA Woodhouse FINAL.doc Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Woodhouse Business and Enterprise College, Tamworth, UK Project Title: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Report Title: Woodhouse Business and Enterprise College, Tamworth, UK Project No: 49309294 Report Ref: DERP0001 Status: Final Client Contact Name: Michelle Corbett Client Company Name: Staffordshire County Council Issued By: URS Corporation Ltd Derwent Business Centre Clarke Street Derby DE1 2BU Tel: + 44 (0) 1332 364 159 Fax: + 44 (0) 1332 340 357 www.urseurope.com Document Production / Approval Record Issue No: Name Signature Date Position 1 Prepared Louise Butler 16 th April 2009 Senior by Environmental Consultant Prepared Gavin Campbell 17 th April 2009 Project Engineer by Checked Peter Gratwick 17 th April 2009 Senior Project by Manager Approved Russell Cullen 17 th April 2009 Project Director by Document Revision Record Issue No Date Details of Revisions 1 17 th April 2009 Original draft issue. 2 5th May 2009 Final issue. 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Any unauthorised reproduction or usage by any person other than the addressee is strictly prohibited. DERP0001 Phase I ESA Woodhouse FINAL.doc Final 5th May 2009 49309294 / DERP0001 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Woodhouse Business and Enterprise College, Tamworth, UK CONTENTS Section Page No EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................ I 1. INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................. 1 1.1. Objectives......................................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Scope of Services ............................................................................................................ 1 1.3. Report Organisation ......................................................................................................... 2 2. SITE DESCRIPTION........................................................................................................ 3 2.1. Site Location..................................................................................................................... 3 2.2. Site Features .................................................................................................................... 3 2.3. Adjacent and Surrounding Land Use ............................................................................... 3 3. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ......................................................................................... 5 3.1. Topography ...................................................................................................................... 5 3.2. Geology ............................................................................................................................ 5 3.3. Hydrogeology ................................................................................................................... 5 3.4. Hydrology ......................................................................................................................... 6 3.5. Coal Mining Search.......................................................................................................... 6 3.6. Designated Sensitive Sites .............................................................................................. 6 3.7. Radon............................................................................................................................... 6 3.8. Overall Sensitivity............................................................................................................. 6 4. SOIL & GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION ISSUES................................................. 8 4.1. History of the Site and Surrounding Area ........................................................................ 8 4.1.1. Site History....................................................................................................................... 8 4.1.2. Surrounding Land History ................................................................................................ 8 4.2. Regulatory Database Search ........................................................................................... 8 4.3. Previous Reports............................................................................................................ 10 4.4. Potential On-Site Sources of Contamination ................................................................. 10 4.4.1. Current Sources ............................................................................................................. 10 4.4.2. Historic Sources ............................................................................................................. 10 4.5. Potential Off-Site Sources of Contamination ................................................................. 10 4.5.1. Current Sources ............................................................................................................. 10 4.5.2. Historic Sources ............................................................................................................. 11 4.6. Summary of Soil & Groundwater Issues ........................................................................ 11 5. CONCLUSIONS............................................................................................................. 12 FIGURES PHOTOGRAPH LOG APPENDIX A - ENVIROCHECK REPORT DERP0001 Phase I ESA Woodhouse FINAL.doc Page i 5th May 2009 49309294/ DERP0001 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Woodhouse Business and Enterprise College, Tamworth, UK EXECUTIVE SUMMARY URS Corporation Ltd (‘URS’) was appointed by Staffordshire County Council (the Client) to conduct a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (‘ESA’) of Woodhouse Business and Enterprise College (‘WBEC’) located at Highfield Avenue, Amington, Tamworth, B77 3JB, UK. The objective of the Phase I ESA was to identify significant potential environmental issues within a 1km radius that may become a constraint to the Tamworth Academy development, and allow the design of a targeted Phase II investigation. Information about the subject site and surrounding properties was obtained from URS’ site reconnaissance and a document review, which included an Envirocheck Report commissioned from Landmark Information Group Ltd. No significant risk of contamination was identified from the current operation of the site as