Environmental Documents Home Environmental Documents - Water Supply Projects Natura Impact Statement Natura Impact Statement 186MB Appropriate Assessment Screening Appropriate Assessment Screening Report 182MB Environmental Impact Assessment Report Volume 1 - Non-Technical Summary Non-Technical Summary 3MB Volume 2 - EIAR Main Report Chapter 1 Introduction 795kB Chapter 2 The Environmental Impact Assessment Process 1MB Chapter 3 Consideration of Reasonable Alternatives 4MB Chapter 4 Proposed Project Description 4MB Chapter 5 Construction and Commissioning 7MB Volume 3 - Environmental Assessment Chapter 6 Noise and Vibration 1MB Chapter 7 Traffic & Transport 2MB Chapter 8 Biodiversity 6MB Chapter 9 Water 1MB Chapter 10 Soils Geology and Hydrogeology 2MB Chapter 11 Agriculture 1MB Chapter 12 Air Quality 1MB Chapter 13 Climate 1MB Chapter 14 Population 1MB Chapter 15 Human Health 1MB Chapter 16 Landscape & Visual 7MB Chapter 17 Cultural Heritage 1MB Chapter 18 Material Assets 865kB Chapter 19 Resource & Waste Management 1MB Chapter 20 Risk of Major Accidents and-or Disaster 703kB Volume 4 - Summary Chapter 21 Cumulative Effects and Interactions 870kB Chapter 22 Summary of Significant Residual Effects 519kB Volume 5 - Drawings and Figures Chapter 3 - Consideration of Reasonable Alternatives Figure 3.1 Alternative Raw Water Abstraction Sites 1MB Figure 3.2 Preliminary and Least Constrained Route Corridor 773kB Figure 3.3 Route Option Overview 764kB Figure 3.4 Pipeline Route Options 801kB Figure 3.5 Pipeline Route Options 763kB Figure 3.6 Pipeline Route Options 917kB Figure 3.7 Pipeline Route Options 781kB Figure 3.8 Initial Areas Considered for WTP Development within Site Area 1MB Figure 3.9 Alternative Locations Considered for WTP Development within Area 1 874kB Figure 3.10 Alternative Locations for BPT 711kB Figure 3.11 - Figure 3.14 Alternatives Booster Pumping Station Sites Overview 2MB Figure 3.15 - 3.21 Locations of Flow Control Valve Sites 4MB Figure 3.22 - Proposed and Rejected Compound and Depot Sites 775kB Chapter 4 - Project Description Figure 4.1 Overview of the Proposed Project 915kB Figure 4.2 - Figure 4.60 Project Component Overview 84MB Figure 4.61 Raw Water Intake and Pumping Station - Site Layout Plan 701kB Figure 4.62 Raw Water Intake and Pumping Station at Parteen Basin - Access Road 1MB Figure 4.63 Water Treatment Plant Site Layout Plan 2MB Figure 4.64 Water Treatment Plant Access Road Layout Plan and Cross Section 587kB Figure 4.65 Water Treatment Plant Process Flow Diagram 375kB Figure 4.66 Break Pressure Tank Site Layout 1MB Figure 4.67 Break Pressure Tank Access Road 1MB Figure 4.68 Booster Pumping Station - Proposed Site Layout 767kB Figure 4.69 Line Valve and Flow Control Valve Plan and Cross Sections 1MB Figure 4.70 Termination Point Reservoir - Proposed Phase 1 Site Layout 901kB Figure 4.71 Termination Point Reservoir - Access Road Layout 948kB Figure 4.72 Proposed 38kV Uprate Works Overview Update Works 2MB Figure 4.73 - 4.80 Proposed 38 kV Uprate Works 7MB Figure 4.81 Future Connection Point Valve Detail 297kB Figure 4.82 Proposed Typical Line Valve Arrangement (Incl 2 Air Valves) 729kB Figure 4.83 Proposed Typical Line Valve Arrangement (No Air Valves) 531kB Figure 4.84 Proposed Typical Line Valve Arrangement (Incl 1 Air Valve Upstream) 666kB Figure 4.85 Proposed Typical Line Valve Arrangement (Incl 1 Air Valve Downstream) 643kB Figure 4.86 Proposed Typical Air Valve Arrangement 821kB Figure 4.87 Proposed Typical Washout Valve Arrangement 514kB Figure 4.88 Typical line valve Arrangement (Incl Embankment Cross Section) 816kB Figure 4.89 Raw Water Intake and Pumping Station Proposed Landscape Plan 4MB Figure 4.90 Raw Water Intake and Pumping Station Proposed Site Access Road Landscape Plan 4MB Figure 4.91 Water Treatment Plant Proposed Landscape Plan 5MB Figure 4.92 Water Treatment Plant Proposed Access Road Landscape Plan 3MB Figure 4.93 Break Pressure Tank Proposed Landscape Plan 5MB Figure 4.94 Break Pressure Tank Proposed Access Road Landscape Plan 3MB Figure 4.95 Booster Pumping Station Proposed Landscape Plan 3MB Figure 4.96 Flow Control Valve Proposed Landscape Plan 3MB Figure 4.97 Termination Point Reservoir Proposed Landscape Plan 4MB Figure 4.98 Termination Point Reservoir Proposed Access Road Layout Plan 3MB Figure 4.99 Landscape Specification 2MB Figure 4.100 Raw Water Intake and Access Road Proposed Land Use 759kB Figure 4.101 Water Treatment Plant and Access Road Proposed Land Use 0MB Figure 4.102 Break Pressure Tank and Access Road Proposed Land Use 873kB Figure 4.103 Booster Pumping Station Proposed Land Use 813kB Figure 4.104 Flow Control Valve Proposed Land Use 885kB Figure 4.105 Termination Point Reservoir Proposed Land Use 943kB Figure 4.106-4.184 Environmental Masterplan 52MB Figure 4.185-4.235 20 Metre Pipeline Corridor 60MB Chapter 5 - Construction and Commissioning Figure 5.1 Raw Water Intake and Pumping Station Temporary Works Layout 754kB Figure 5.2 Water Treatment Plant Indicative Site Compound Plan 569kB Figure 5.3 Pipeline Construction Compound Lisgarriff 555kB Figure 5.4 Break Pressure Tank Satellite Construction Compound Plan 739kB Figure 5.5 Booster Pumping Station Satellite Construction Compound 562kB Figure 5.6 Pipe Construction Compound Killananny 532kB Figure 5.7 Pipe Construction Compound Drummond 473kB Figure 5.8 Termination Point Reservoir Construction Compound 755kB Figure 5.9 Pipe Storage Depot Carrigatogher 567kB Figure 5.10 Pipe Storage Depot Toora 475kB Figure 5.11 Pipe Storage Depot Boveen 484kB Figure 5.12 Pipe Storage Depot Fortel 475kB Figure 5.13 Pipe Storage Depot Derrinboy 474kB Figure 5.14 Pipe Storage Depot Derryweelan 511kB Figure 5.15 Pipe Storage Depot Rathlumber 574kB Figure 5.16 Pipe Storage Depot Graiguepottle 496kB Figure 5.17 Pipe Storage Depot Barberstown Upper 498kB Figure 5.18-5.26 Haul Roads 6MB Figure 5.27 Typical Construction Working Width 366kB Figure 5.28 Typical Construction Working Width Peat 501kB Figure 5.29 Water Treatment Plant Construction Sequence 492kB Figure 5.30 Water Treatment Plant Details of Entrance at R445 1MB Figure 5.31 Damming and Fluming (Typical Arrangement) 362kB Figure 5.32 Damming and Pumping (Typical Arrangement) 347kB Figure 5.33 Typical trenchless crossing arrangement 393kB Figure 5.34 Typical Construction Working Width Trenchless Crossing Launch Pit 393kB Figure 5.35-5.85 Methods of Construction 69MB Chapter 6 - Noise & Vibration Figure 6.1-6.5 Noise Survey Locations 6MB Figure 6.6-6.11 Operational Noise Contours 7MB Figure 6.12-6.24 Residual Significant Noise Effects 16MB Figure 6.25 to 6.27 Residual Significant Vibration Effects 5MB Chapter 7 - Traffic and Transport Figure 7.1 Project Component Overview 2MB Figure 7.2-7.8 Haul Routes (with access points) 8MB Figure 7.9-7.17 Traffic Counts overview 14MB Figure 7.18-7.21 Collisions 4MB Figure 7.22-7.26 AADT Do Minimum Do Something 5MB Figure 7.27-7.29 Pedestrians and Cyclists for Junctions 5MB Figure 7.30-7.32 Public Transport for Junctions 5MB Figure 7.33 - 7.38 Public Transport or Pedestrians and Cyclists for Road Network 9MB Chapter 8 - Biodiversity Figure 8.1 European Sites within the Potential Zone of Influence of the Proposed Project 7MB Figure 8.2 Nationally designated sites within the Potential Zone of Influence of the Proposed Project 4MB Figure 8.3 RAMSAR and Nature Reserve Sites within the Potential Zone of Influence of the Proposed Project 3MB Figure 8.4-8.108 Habitat and Flora Map 181MB Figure 8.109-8.212 Protected Fauna 170MB Chapter 10 - Soils, Geology and Hydrogeology Figure 10.1-10.4 Soils 16MB Figure 10.5-10.8 Subsoils 13MB Figure 10.9-10.12 Geology 4MB Figure 10.13 Karst and Groundwater Flooding 3MB Figure 10.14-10.17 Groundwater Vulnerability 10MB Figure 10.18 - 10.22 Geological Heritage 2MB Figure 10.23-10.81 GI Locations 31MB Figure 10.82-10.86 Potential Contaminated Land 2MB Figure 10.87-10.91 Geomorphology 3MB Figure 10.92-10.112 Peat Areas 5MB Figure 10.113-10.117 Landslide Susceptibility 9MB Figure 10.118-10.122 Source Protection Areas 3MB Figure 10.123 - 10.134 Groundwater Monitoring 38MB Figure 10.135 - 10.149 Conceptual Sections 7MB Figure 10.150-10.162 Proposed Bord na Móna Groundwater Monitoring Locations 4MB Chapter 11 - Agriculture Figure 11.1 Soils Map of Study Area 8MB Figure 11.2-11.52 Agronomy Impact Assessment Landholding Maps 70MB Figure 11.53-11.57 Agronomy Impact Assessment Landholding Maps 38KV Uprate Works 7MB Chapter 12 - Air Quality Figure 12.1-12.9 Air Quality Haul Road Impacted Map 5MB Chapter 14 - Population Figure 14.1-14.63 Sensitive Receptors 117MB Chapter 15 - Human Health Figure 15.1 Human Health Baseline Regional Study Area 2MB Figure 15.2 - 15.64 Human Health Baseline 82MB Chapter 16 - Landscape and Visual Figure 16.1 Digital Terrain Model Zone of Theoretical Visibility Map Proposed Raw Water Intake & Pumping Station 22MB Figure 16.2 Digital Surface Model Zone of Theoretical Visibility Map Proposed Raw Water Intake & Pumping Station 36MB Figure 16.3 Digital Terrain Model Zone of Theoretical Visibility Map Proposed Water Treatment Plant 23MB Figure 16.4 Digital Surface Model Zone of Theoretical Visibility Map Water Treatment Plant 47MB Figure 16.5 Digital Terrain Model Zone of Theoretical Visibility Map Proposed Break Pressure Tank 10MB Figure 16.6 Digital Surface Model Zone of Theoretical Visibility Proposed Break Pressure Tank 43MB Figure 16.7 Digital Terrain Model Zone of Theoretical Visibility Map Proposed Termination Point Reservoir 12MB Figure 16.8 Digital Surface Model Zone of Theoretical Visibility Proposed Termination Point Reservoir 41MB Figure 16.9 Viewpoint Location Selected for the 38kv Uprate Works 15MB Figure 16.10 Viewpoint Locations Selected for the Proposed Raw Water Intake & Pumping Station 18MB Figure 16.11 Viewpoint Location Selected for the Proposed Water Treatment Plant 16MB Figure 16.12 Viewpoint Location Selected for the Proposed Break Pressure Tank 8MB Figure 16.13 Viewpoint Location Selected for the Proposed Booster Pumping Station 11MB Figure 16.14 Viewpoint Location Selected for the Proposed Termination Point Reservoir 7MB Figure 16.15 Digital Terrain Model Zone of Theoretical Visibility Map Proposed Booster Pumping Station 12MB Figure 16.16 Digital Surface Model Zone of Theoretical Visibility Map Proposed Booster Pumping Station 34MB Figure 16.17 Viewpoint Location Selected for the Proposed Flow Control Valve 8MB Chapter 17 - Cultural Heritage Figure 17.1-17.59 The Proposed Project with Archaeological, Architectural and Cultural Heritage Sites 64MB Chapter 18 - Material Assets Figure 18.1 - 18.59 Project Material Assets Overview 52MB Chapter 21 – Cumulative Effects and Environmental Interactions Figure 21.1 Cumulative Assessment 45MB Volume 6 - Appendices Chapter 1 - Introduction Appendix A1.1 Transboundary Effects 480kB Chapter 2 – The Environmental Impact Assessment Process Appendix A2.1 Competent Experts 439kB Chapter 3 – Consideration of Reasonable Alternatives Appendix A3.1 Pipeline Routing Report 307MB Chapter 4 – Proposed Project Description Appendix A4.1 Operational Strategy 1MB Appendix A4.2 Standard Specifications for ESB 38kV Networks 5MB Appendix A4.3 Pole Structure Details and Works for the Proposed 38 kV Uprate Works 454kB Chapter 5 – Construction and Commissioning Appendix A5.1 Construction Environmental Management Plan 6MB Appendix A5.2 Commissioning Strategy 1MB Appendix A5.3 Methods of Working in Peat 3MB Appendix A5.4 Schedule of Crossings 941kB Chapter 6 - Noise and Vibration Appendix A6.1 Acoustic Terminology 443kB Appendix A6.2 Fundamentals of Acoustics 481kB Appendix A6.3 Construction Noise Plant Lists 749kB Appendix A6.4 Noise Modelling Details and Assumptions 491kB Appendix A6.5 Termination Point Reservoir Unattended Monitoring Results (N10) 559kB Chapter 7 - Traffic & Transport Appendix A7.1 Traffic and Transportation Assessment 43MB Appendix A7.2 Traffic Management Plan 59MB Appendix A7.3 TII Correspondance 451kB Chapter 8 - Biodiversity Appendix A8.1 Parteen Basin Habitat Assessment 1MB Appendix A8.2 Assessment of the Woodland Near Parteen Weir 382kB Appendix A8.3 Site Description of Coagh Upper Fen, County Offaly 1MB Appendix A8.4 Targeted Habitat Surveys Report 112MB Appendix A8.5 Rare Plant Surveys Report 66MB Appendix A8.6 Fungi Survey Report 516kB Appendix A8.7 Lichen Survey Report 4MB Appendix A8.8 Bryophyte Survey Report 12MB Appendix A8.9 Bat Surveys Report 9MB Appendix A8.10 Lepidoptera Survey Report 456kB Appendix A8.11 Vertigo Survey Report 6MB Appendix A8.12 Parteen Basin Mollusc Survey Report 1MB Appendix A8.13 Water Treatment Plant Mollusc Survey Report 3MB Appendix A8.14 Watercourse Crossing Data 2MB Appendix A8.15 National Research Programme Lakes 2016 Parteen Basin (Lower Lough Derg), Inland Fisheries Ireland Report 2MB Appendix A8.16 National Research Programme Lakes 2016 Lough Derg, Inland Fisheries Ireland Report 2MB Appendix A8.17 Aquatic Ecological Survey at the Proposed Parteen Basin Abstraction Site (August 2017) 1MB Appendix A8.18 Aquatic Ecological Survey at the Proposed Parteen Basin Abstraction Site (August 2019) 895kB Appendix A8.19 Aquatic Invasive Species Survey Report 2021 863kB Appendix A8.20 Underwater Noise Modelling Report 1MB Appendix A8.21 Breeding Bird Summary Report 144MB Appendix A8.22 Winter Bird Summary Report 133MB Appendix A8.23 Aquatic Invasive Species and Macrophyte Survey at Lough Derg and Parteen Basin 947kB Appendix A8.24 Bat Derogation License Application 5MB Appendix A8.25 Otter Derogation License Application 5MB Chapter 9 - Water Appendix A9.1 Abstraction Assessment 84MB Appendix A9.2 Pipeline Assessment 76MB Appendix A9.3 Non linear Principal Infrastructure and 38kV Uprate Works Assessment 22MB Appendix A9.4 Flood Risk Assessment 72MB Appendix A9.5 Baseline 1MB Appendix A9.6 Laboratory Analysis and In Situ Results 1MB Appendix A9.7 EPA Monitoring Information 1MB Chapter 10 - Soils, Geology, Hydrogeology Appendix A10.1 Ground Investigations 56MB Appendix A10.2 RWI Ground Investigations 2018 to 2019 9MB Appendix A10.3 Petrol Station Assessment 1MB Appendix A10.4 RWI & PS Ground Investigations 2022 15MB Appendix A10.5 RWRM Ground Investigations 87MB Appendix A10.6 WTP Ground Investigations 201MB Appendix A10.7 Lot 1 Treated Water Pipeline TWO WTP to BPT 519MB Appendix A10.8 BPT Ground Investigations 64MB Appendix A10.9 Lot 2 Pipeline Ground Investigations 211MB Appendix A10.10 BPS Ground Investigations 21MB Appendix A10.11 Lot 3 Peatlands TWC 10,000 to TWD 29,000 156MB Appendix A10.12 Lot 3 Peatlands 112MB Appendix A10.13 TPR Ground Investigations 108MB Appendix A10.14 Supplemental Ground Investigations for Lot 3 15MB Appendix A10.15 Summary of Private Groundwater Supplies 533kB Appendix A10.16 Dewatering Calculations 555kB Chapter 11 - Agriculture Appendix A11.1 Agronomy Impact Assessment Farm Survey 1MB Appendix A11.2 Table of Impact Assessment Pipeline Infrastructure 6MB Appendix A11.3 Table of Impact Assessment Infrastructure Sites 638kB Appendix A11.4 Summary of Land Acquisition Type 601kB Appendix A11.5 Table of Impact Assessment 38kV Uprate Works 843kB Chapter 12 - Air Quality Appendix A12.1 Dust Mitigation Measures 459kB Chapter 14 - Population Appendix A14.1 Population Baseline 906kB Chapter 15 - Human Health Appendix A15.1 Scope of Human Health Determinants 505kB Chapter 16 - Landscape and Visual Appendix A16.1 Operational Phase Visual Impact Appraisal at Representative View Points 669kB Appendix 16.2 Photomontages 38kV Uprate Works 57MB Appendix 16.2 Photomontages Raw Water Intake & Pumping Station 112MB Appendix 16.2 Photomontages Water Treatment Plant 99MB Appendix 16.2 Photomontages Break Pressure Tank 49MB Appendix 16.2 Photomontages Booster Pumping Station 75MB Appenidx 16.2 Photomontages Flow Control Valve 36MB Appendix 16.2 Photomontages Termination Point Reservoir 58MB Chapter 17 - Cultural Heritage Appendix A17.1a Archaeological Geophysical Survey Ballyannymore, Ballyanny Lower and Tonagh Curralanty 37MB Appendix A17.1b Archaeological Geophysical Survey (Loughtown Upper) 25MB Appendix A17.2 Plates 5MB Appendix A17.3 Legislation Protecting the Archaeological Heritage Resources 340kB Appendix A17.4 Legislation Protecting the Architectural Heritage Resources 360kB Appendix A17.5 Impact Assessment and the Cultural Heritage Resource 342kB Appendix A17.6 Mitigation Measures and the Cultural Heritage Resource 338kB Chapter 18 – Material Assets Appendix A18.1 Schedule of Minor Crossings 733kB Appendix A18.2 Glint and Glare Assessment 21MB Chapter 21 – Cumulative Effects and Interactions Appendix A21.1 Record of Stages 1 and 2 of Cumulative Effects Assessment 812kB Appendix A21.2 Stage 4 Assessments 3MB Water Status Impact Assessment Report Water Status Impact Assessment Report 8MB
