Question 6.4

4 of 9 in Resources

Objective

To ensure that the environmental infrastructure is planned and built prior to the development to prevent any deleterious effects on the water environment (including groundwater) e.g water resources, sewerage, waste water treatment/disposal and contaminated surface water.

Importance: ImportanceImportance

Question

Has the necessary water supply, waste water treatment/disposal and waste water infrastructure been secured to avoid unacceptable damage to the water environment?

Environment Agency Pollution Prevention Guidelines

Targets and Justification

Best
Development creates opportunity for future development without any adverse effect on the water environment by the use of innovative design. E.g. the use of reed beds for waste water treatment with enough space for an extension to the reed bed.
Good
Compliance with the guidance laid down in relevant Environment Agency Pollution Prevention Guidelines for the proposed activity on site
Minimum
Infrastructure capacity demonstrated to provide water supply and wastewater treatment/disposal techniques that ensure full compliance with regulatory controls of discharges to and abstractions from the water environment

Applies to Developments

This question applies to Small, Medium and Large developments.