Environmental Documents Home Environmental Documents - Water Supply Projects Natura Impact Statement Natura Impact Statement 186.5 MB Appropriate Assessment Screening Appropriate Assessment Screening Report 182.3 MB Environmental Impact Assessment Report Volume 1 - Non-Technical Summary Non-Technical Summary 3.4 MB Volume 2 - EIAR Main Report Chapter 1 Introduction 795 kB Chapter 2 The Environmental Impact Assessment Process 1.1 MB Chapter 3 Consideration of Reasonable Alternatives 4.6 MB Chapter 4 Proposed Project Description 4.8 MB Chapter 5 Construction and Commissioning 7.8 MB Volume 3 - Environmental Assessment Chapter 6 Noise and Vibration 1.4 MB Chapter 7 Traffic & Transport 3 MB Chapter 8 Biodiversity 6.1 MB Chapter 9 Water 1.5 MB Chapter 10 Soils Geology and Hydrogeology 2.8 MB Chapter 11 Agriculture 1.2 MB Chapter 12 Air Quality 1.1 MB Chapter 13 Climate 1.7 MB Chapter 14 Population 1 MB Chapter 15 Human Health 1 MB Chapter 16 Landscape & Visual 7.5 MB Chapter 17 Cultural Heritage 1.8 MB Chapter 18 Material Assets 865 kB Chapter 19 Resource & Waste Management 1.3 MB Chapter 20 Risk of Major Accidents and-or Disaster 703 kB Volume 4 - Summary Chapter 21 Cumulative Effects and Interactions 870 kB Chapter 22 Summary of Significant Residual Effects 519 kB Volume 5 - Drawings and Figures Chapter 3 - Consideration of Reasonable Alternatives Figure 3.1 Alternative Raw Water Abstraction Sites 1.1 MB Figure 3.2 Preliminary and Least Constrained Route Corridor 773 kB Figure 3.3 Route Option Overview 764 kB Figure 3.4 Pipeline Route Options 801 kB Figure 3.5 Pipeline Route Options 763 kB Figure 3.6 Pipeline Route Options 917 kB Figure 3.7 Pipeline Route Options 781 kB Figure 3.8 Initial Areas Considered for WTP Development within Site Area 1.1 MB Figure 3.9 Alternative Locations Considered for WTP Development within Area 1 874 kB Figure 3.10 Alternative Locations for BPT 711 kB Figure 3.11 - Figure 3.14 Alternatives Booster Pumping Station Sites Overview 2.4 MB Figure 3.15 - 3.21 Locations of Flow Control Valve Sites 4.6 MB Figure 3.22 - Proposed and Rejected Compound and Depot Sites 775 kB Chapter 4 - Project Description Figure 4.1 Overview of the Proposed Project 915 kB Figure 4.2 - Figure 4.60 Project Component Overview 84.7 MB Figure 4.61 Raw Water Intake and Pumping Station - Site Layout Plan 701 kB Figure 4.62 Raw Water Intake and Pumping Station at Parteen Basin - Access Road 1 MB Figure 4.63 Water Treatment Plant Site Layout Plan 2.3 MB Figure 4.64 Water Treatment Plant Access Road Layout Plan and Cross Section 587 kB Figure 4.65 Water Treatment Plant Process Flow Diagram 375 kB Figure 4.66 Break Pressure Tank Site Layout 1.1 MB Figure 4.67 Break Pressure Tank Access Road 1.2 MB Figure 4.68 Booster Pumping Station - Proposed Site Layout 767 kB Figure 4.69 Line Valve and Flow Control Valve Plan and Cross Sections 1.1 MB Figure 4.70 Termination Point Reservoir - Proposed Phase 1 Site Layout 901 kB Figure 4.71 Termination Point Reservoir - Access Road Layout 948 kB Figure 4.72 Proposed 38kV Uprate Works Overview Update Works 2.6 MB Figure 4.73 - 4.80 Proposed 38 kV Uprate Works 7.5 MB Figure 4.81 Future Connection Point Valve Detail 297 kB Figure 4.82 Proposed Typical Line Valve Arrangement (Incl 2 Air Valves) 729 kB Figure 4.83 Proposed Typical Line Valve Arrangement (No Air Valves) 531 kB Figure 4.84 Proposed Typical Line Valve Arrangement (Incl 1 Air Valve Upstream) 666 kB Figure 4.85 Proposed Typical Line Valve Arrangement (Incl 1 Air Valve Downstream) 643 kB Figure 4.86 Proposed Typical Air Valve Arrangement 821 kB Figure 4.87 Proposed Typical Washout Valve Arrangement 514 kB Figure 4.88 Typical line valve Arrangement (Incl Embankment Cross Section) 816 kB Figure 4.89 Raw Water Intake and Pumping Station Proposed Landscape Plan 4.5 MB Figure 4.90 Raw Water Intake and Pumping Station Proposed Site Access Road Landscape Plan 4.1 MB Figure 4.91 Water Treatment Plant Proposed Landscape Plan 5.5 MB Figure 4.92 Water Treatment Plant Proposed Access Road Landscape Plan 3 MB Figure 4.93 Break Pressure Tank Proposed Landscape Plan 5.4 MB Figure 4.94 Break Pressure Tank Proposed Access Road Landscape Plan 3.1 MB Figure 4.95 Booster Pumping Station Proposed Landscape Plan 3.4 MB Figure 4.96 Flow Control Valve Proposed Landscape Plan 3 MB Figure 4.97 Termination Point Reservoir Proposed Landscape Plan 5 MB Figure 4.98 Termination Point Reservoir Proposed Access Road Layout Plan 3.8 MB Figure 4.99 Landscape Specification 2.3 MB Figure 4.100 Raw Water Intake and Access Road Proposed Land Use 759 kB Figure 4.101 Water Treatment Plant and Access Road Proposed Land Use 980 kB Figure 4.102 Break Pressure Tank and Access Road Proposed Land Use 873 kB Figure 4.103 Booster Pumping Station Proposed Land Use 813 kB Figure 4.104 Flow Control Valve Proposed Land Use 885 kB Figure 4.105 Termination Point Reservoir Proposed Land Use 943 kB Figure 4.106-4.184 Environmental Masterplan 52.8 MB Figure 4.185-4.235 20 Metre Pipeline Corridor 61 MB Chapter 5 - Construction and Commissioning Figure 5.1 Raw Water Intake and Pumping Station Temporary Works Layout 754 kB Figure 5.2 Water Treatment Plant Indicative Site Compound Plan 569 kB Figure 5.3 Pipeline Construction Compound Lisgarriff 555 kB Figure 5.4 Break Pressure Tank Satellite Construction Compound Plan 739 kB Figure 5.5 Booster Pumping Station Satellite Construction Compound 562 kB Figure 5.6 Pipe Construction Compound Killananny 532 kB Figure 5.7 Pipe Construction Compound Drummond 473 kB Figure 5.8 Termination Point Reservoir Construction Compound 755 kB Figure 5.9 Pipe Storage Depot Carrigatogher 567 kB Figure 5.10 Pipe Storage Depot Toora 475 kB Figure 5.11 Pipe Storage Depot Boveen 484 kB Figure 5.12 Pipe Storage Depot Fortel 475 kB Figure 5.13 Pipe Storage Depot Derrinboy 474 kB Figure 5.14 Pipe Storage Depot Derryweelan 511 kB Figure 5.15 Pipe Storage Depot Rathlumber 574 kB Figure 5.16 Pipe Storage Depot Graiguepottle 496 kB Figure 5.17 Pipe Storage Depot Barberstown Upper 498 kB Figure 5.18-5.26 Haul Roads 6.3 MB Figure 5.27 Typical Construction Working Width 366 kB Figure 5.28 Typical Construction Working Width Peat 501 kB Figure 5.29 Water Treatment Plant Construction Sequence 492 kB Figure 5.30 Water Treatment Plant Details of Entrance at R445 1.7 MB Figure 5.31 Damming and Fluming (Typical Arrangement) 362 kB Figure 5.32 Damming and Pumping (Typical Arrangement) 347 kB Figure 5.33 Typical trenchless crossing arrangement 393 kB Figure 5.34 Typical Construction Working Width Trenchless Crossing Launch Pit 393 kB Figure 5.35-5.85 Methods of Construction 69.9 MB Chapter 6 - Noise & Vibration Figure 6.1-6.5 Noise Survey Locations 6 MB Figure 6.6-6.11 Operational Noise Contours 7.3 MB Figure 6.12-6.24 Residual Significant Noise Effects 16.6 MB Figure 6.25 to 6.27 Residual Significant Vibration Effects 5 MB Chapter 7 - Traffic and Transport Figure 7.1 Project Component Overview 2.6 MB Figure 7.2-7.8 Haul Routes (with access points) 8.6 MB Figure 7.9-7.17 Traffic Counts overview 14.9 MB Figure 7.18-7.21 Collisions 5 MB Figure 7.22-7.26 AADT Do Minimum Do Something 5.9 MB Figure 7.27-7.29 Pedestrians and Cyclists for Junctions 5.7 MB Figure 7.30-7.32 Public Transport for Junctions 5.6 MB Figure 7.33 - 7.38 Public Transport or Pedestrians and Cyclists for Road Network 9 MB Chapter 8 - Biodiversity Figure 8.1 European Sites within the Potential Zone of Influence of the Proposed Project 7.6 MB Figure 8.2 Nationally designated sites within the Potential Zone of Influence of the Proposed Project 4.6 MB Figure 8.3 RAMSAR and Nature Reserve Sites within the Potential Zone of Influence of the Proposed Project 3.3 MB Figure 8.4-8.108 Habitat and Flora Map 181.8 MB Figure 8.109-8.212 Protected Fauna 170.8 MB Chapter 10 - Soils, Geology and Hydrogeology Figure 10.1-10.4 Soils 17 MB Figure 10.5-10.8 Subsoils 13.2 MB Figure 10.9-10.12 Geology 4.3 MB Figure 10.13 Karst and Groundwater Flooding 4 MB Figure 10.14-10.17 Groundwater Vulnerability 10 MB Figure 10.18 - 10.22 Geological Heritage 2 MB Figure 10.23-10.81 GI Locations 31.2 MB Figure 10.82-10.86 Potential Contaminated Land 2.1 MB Figure 10.87-10.91 Geomorphology 3.6 MB Figure 10.92-10.112 Peat Areas 5.8 MB Figure 10.113-10.117 Landslide Susceptibility 9.3 MB Figure 10.118-10.122 Source Protection Areas 3.7 MB Figure 10.123 - 10.134 Groundwater Monitoring 38.5 MB Figure 10.135 - 10.149 Conceptual Sections 7.3 MB Figure 10.150-10.162 Proposed Bord na Móna Groundwater Monitoring Locations 4.2 MB Chapter 11 - Agriculture Figure 11.1 Soils Map of Study Area 8.7 MB Figure 11.2-11.52 Agronomy Impact Assessment Landholding Maps 70 MB Figure 11.53-11.57 Agronomy Impact Assessment Landholding Maps 38KV Uprate Works 7.7 MB Chapter 12 - Air Quality Figure 12.1-12.9 Air Quality Haul Road Impacted Map 5 MB Chapter 14 - Population Figure 14.1-14.63 Sensitive Receptors 117.8 MB Chapter 15 - Human Health Figure 15.1 Human Health Baseline Regional Study Area 2.7 MB Figure 15.2 - 15.64 Human Health Baseline 82 MB Chapter 16 - Landscape and Visual Figure 16.1 Digital Terrain Model Zone of Theoretical Visibility Map Proposed Raw Water Intake & Pumping Station 22.1 MB Figure 16.2 Digital Surface Model Zone of Theoretical Visibility Map Proposed Raw Water Intake & Pumping Station 36.4 MB Figure 16.3 Digital Terrain Model Zone of Theoretical Visibility Map Proposed Water Treatment Plant 23.5 MB Figure 16.4 Digital Surface Model Zone of Theoretical Visibility Map Water Treatment Plant 47.3 MB Figure 16.5 Digital Terrain Model Zone of Theoretical Visibility Map Proposed Break Pressure Tank 10.7 MB Figure 16.6 Digital Surface Model Zone of Theoretical Visibility Proposed Break Pressure Tank 43.9 MB Figure 16.7 Digital Terrain Model Zone of Theoretical Visibility Map Proposed Termination Point Reservoir 12.5 MB Figure 16.8 Digital Surface Model Zone of Theoretical Visibility Proposed Termination Point Reservoir 41.6 MB Figure 16.9 Viewpoint Location Selected for the 38kv Uprate Works 15.7 MB Figure 16.10 Viewpoint Locations Selected for the Proposed Raw Water Intake & Pumping Station 18.6 MB Figure 16.11 Viewpoint Location Selected for the Proposed Water Treatment Plant 16.1 MB Figure 16.12 Viewpoint Location Selected for the Proposed Break Pressure Tank 9 MB Figure 16.13 Viewpoint Location Selected for the Proposed Booster Pumping Station 11.9 MB Figure 16.14 Viewpoint Location Selected for the Proposed Termination Point Reservoir 7.1 MB Figure 16.15 Digital Terrain Model Zone of Theoretical Visibility Map Proposed Booster Pumping Station 12.4 MB Figure 16.16 Digital Surface Model Zone of Theoretical Visibility Map Proposed Booster Pumping Station 34.7 MB Figure 16.17 Viewpoint Location Selected for the Proposed Flow Control Valve 8 MB Chapter 17 - Cultural Heritage Figure 17.1-17.59 The Proposed Project with Archaeological, Architectural and Cultural Heritage Sites 64.1 MB Chapter 18 - Material Assets Figure 18.1 - 18.59 Project Material Assets Overview 52.9 MB Chapter 21 – Cumulative Effects and Environmental Interactions Figure 21.1 Cumulative Assessment 45.4 MB Volume 6 - Appendices Chapter 1 - Introduction Appendix A1.1 Transboundary Effects 480 kB Chapter 2 – The Environmental Impact Assessment Process Appendix A2.1 Competent Experts 439 kB Chapter 3 – Consideration of Reasonable Alternatives Appendix A3.1 Pipeline Routing Report 307.2 MB Chapter 4 – Proposed Project Description Appendix A4.1 Operational Strategy 1.7 MB Appendix A4.2 Standard Specifications for ESB 38kV Networks 5.9 MB Appendix A4.3 Pole Structure Details and Works for the Proposed 38 kV Uprate Works 454 kB Chapter 5 – Construction and Commissioning Appendix A5.1 Construction Environmental Management Plan 6.3 MB Appendix A5.2 Commissioning Strategy 1.1 MB Appendix A5.3 Methods of Working in Peat 3.4 MB Appendix A5.4 Schedule of Crossings 941 kB Chapter 6 - Noise and Vibration Appendix A6.1 Acoustic Terminology 443 kB Appendix A6.2 Fundamentals of Acoustics 481 kB Appendix A6.3 Construction Noise Plant Lists 749 kB Appendix A6.4 Noise Modelling Details and Assumptions 491 kB Appendix A6.5 Termination Point Reservoir Unattended Monitoring Results (N10) 559 kB Chapter 7 - Traffic & Transport Appendix A7.1 Traffic and Transportation Assessment 43.8 MB Appendix A7.2 Traffic Management Plan 59.4 MB Appendix A7.3 TII Correspondance 451 kB Chapter 8 - Biodiversity Appendix A8.1 Parteen Basin Habitat Assessment 1.5 MB Appendix A8.2 Assessment of the Woodland Near Parteen Weir 382 kB Appendix A8.3 Site Description of Coagh Upper Fen, County Offaly 1.2 MB Appendix A8.4 Targeted Habitat Surveys Report 112.3 MB Appendix A8.5 Rare Plant Surveys Report 66.3 MB Appendix A8.6 Fungi Survey Report 516 kB Appendix A8.7 Lichen Survey Report 4.6 MB Appendix A8.8 Bryophyte Survey Report 12.2 MB Appendix A8.9 Bat Surveys Report 9.9 MB Appendix A8.10 Lepidoptera Survey Report 456 kB Appendix A8.11 Vertigo Survey Report 7 MB Appendix A8.12 Parteen Basin Mollusc Survey Report 1.4 MB Appendix A8.13 Water Treatment Plant Mollusc Survey Report 3.4 MB Appendix A8.14 Watercourse Crossing Data 2.5 MB Appendix A8.15 National Research Programme Lakes 2016 Parteen Basin (Lower Lough Derg), Inland Fisheries Ireland Report 2.2 MB Appendix A8.16 National Research Programme Lakes 2016 Lough Derg, Inland Fisheries Ireland Report 2.6 MB Appendix A8.17 Aquatic Ecological Survey at the Proposed Parteen Basin Abstraction Site (August 2017) 1 MB Appendix A8.18 Aquatic Ecological Survey at the Proposed Parteen Basin Abstraction Site (August 2019) 895 kB Appendix A8.19 Aquatic Invasive Species Survey Report 2021 863 kB Appendix A8.20 Underwater Noise Modelling Report 1.9 MB Appendix A8.21 Breeding Bird Summary Report 144.1 MB Appendix A8.22 Winter Bird Summary Report 133.5 MB Appendix A8.23 Aquatic Invasive Species and Macrophyte Survey at Lough Derg and Parteen Basin 947 kB Appendix A8.24 Bat Derogation License Application 5.5 MB Appendix A8.25 Otter Derogation License Application 5.2 MB Chapter 9 - Water Appendix A9.1 Abstraction Assessment 84.3 MB Appendix A9.2 Pipeline Assessment 76.7 MB Appendix A9.3 Non linear Principal Infrastructure and 38kV Uprate Works Assessment 22.8 MB Appendix A9.4 Flood Risk Assessment 72.9 MB Appendix A9.5 Baseline 1.5 MB Appendix A9.6 Laboratory Analysis and In Situ Results 1.2 MB Appendix A9.7 EPA Monitoring Information 1.4 MB Chapter 10 - Soils, Geology, Hydrogeology Appendix A10.1 Ground Investigations 56.3 MB Appendix A10.2 RWI Ground Investigations 2018 to 2019 9.5 MB Appendix A10.3 Petrol Station Assessment 1.1 MB Appendix A10.4 RWI & PS Ground Investigations 2022 15.7 MB Appendix A10.5 RWRM Ground Investigations 87.9 MB Appendix A10.6 WTP Ground Investigations 201.1 MB Appendix A10.7 Lot 1 Treated Water Pipeline TWO WTP to BPT 519.5 MB Appendix A10.8 BPT Ground Investigations 64.1 MB Appendix A10.9 Lot 2 Pipeline Ground Investigations 211.6 MB Appendix A10.10 BPS Ground Investigations 21.1 MB Appendix A10.11 Lot 3 Peatlands TWC 10,000 to TWD 29,000 156.1 MB Appendix A10.12 Lot 3 Peatlands 112.8 MB Appendix A10.13 TPR Ground Investigations 108.1 MB Appendix A10.14 Supplemental Ground Investigations for Lot 3 15.2 MB Appendix A10.15 Summary of Private Groundwater Supplies 533 kB Appendix A10.16 Dewatering Calculations 555 kB Chapter 11 - Agriculture Appendix A11.1 Agronomy Impact Assessment Farm Survey 1.1 MB Appendix A11.2 Table of Impact Assessment Pipeline Infrastructure 6.4 MB Appendix A11.3 Table of Impact Assessment Infrastructure Sites 638 kB Appendix A11.4 Summary of Land Acquisition Type 601 kB Appendix A11.5 Table of Impact Assessment 38kV Uprate Works 843 kB Chapter 12 - Air Quality Appendix A12.1 Dust Mitigation Measures 459 kB Chapter 14 - Population Appendix A14.1 Population Baseline 906 kB Chapter 15 - Human Health Appendix A15.1 Scope of Human Health Determinants 505 kB Chapter 16 - Landscape and Visual Appendix A16.1 Operational Phase Visual Impact Appraisal at Representative View Points 669 kB Appendix 16.2 Photomontages 38kV Uprate Works 57.7 MB Appendix 16.2 Photomontages Raw Water Intake & Pumping Station 112.8 MB Appendix 16.2 Photomontages Water Treatment Plant 99.3 MB Appendix 16.2 Photomontages Break Pressure Tank 49.3 MB Appendix 16.2 Photomontages Booster Pumping Station 75.5 MB Appenidx 16.2 Photomontages Flow Control Valve 36.5 MB Appendix 16.2 Photomontages Termination Point Reservoir 58.8 MB Chapter 17 - Cultural Heritage Appendix A17.1a Archaeological Geophysical Survey Ballyannymore, Ballyanny Lower and Tonagh Curralanty 37.3 MB Appendix A17.1b Archaeological Geophysical Survey (Loughtown Upper) 25.4 MB Appendix A17.2 Plates 5.9 MB Appendix A17.3 Legislation Protecting the Archaeological Heritage Resources 340 kB Appendix A17.4 Legislation Protecting the Architectural Heritage Resources 360 kB Appendix A17.5 Impact Assessment and the Cultural Heritage Resource 342 kB Appendix A17.6 Mitigation Measures and the Cultural Heritage Resource 338 kB Chapter 18 – Material Assets Appendix A18.1 Schedule of Minor Crossings 733 kB Appendix A18.2 Glint and Glare Assessment 21.2 MB Chapter 21 – Cumulative Effects and Interactions Appendix A21.1 Record of Stages 1 and 2 of Cumulative Effects Assessment 812 kB Appendix A21.2 Stage 4 Assessments 3.7 MB Water Status Impact Assessment Report Water Status Impact Assessment Report 8.7 MB
