bradley liaison committee presentation

BRADLEY

LIAISON COMMITTEE PRESENTATION

10 September 2018

ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATE(from Liaison meeting in June)

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Jim Donnelly

UK National air quality objectives for the protection of human health

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Pollutant Applies Objective Concentration

measured as

Date to be achieved

by (and maintained

thereafter)

Particles (PM10) UK 50 µg/m3 not to be

exceeded more than

35 times a year

24 hour mean 31 December 2004

UK 40 µg/m3 annual mean 31 December 2004

Particles

(PM2.5)

Exposure

Reduction

UK (except

Scotland)

25 µg/m3 annual mean 2020

Air Quality

There have been no exceedances of the UK’s air quality objectives for PM10 or PM2.5

recorded at the four monitoring locations around the Bradley Surface Mine

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Our Blessed Lady and St Joseph Church Continuous Air Quality Monitoring Jun to Aug 2018 24 hour mean values

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Moisture due to

foggy conditions

Our Blessed Lady and St Joseph Church Continuous Air Quality Monitoring 12th to 13th August 2018 - hourly mean

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Moisture due to

foggy conditions

detected at

23.00 on 12th

and cleared at

noon the

following day

Douglas Terrace Continuous Air QualityMonitoring June to Aug 2018 24 hour mean values

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Moisture due to

foggy conditions

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Pont Lane Continuous Air QualityMonitoring Jun to Aug 2018 24 hour mean values

Moisture due to

foggy conditions

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Low Bradley Continuous Air QualityMonitoring Jun to Aug 2018 24 hour mean values

Moisture due to

foggy conditions

Planning Condition - Site Noise Limits

Condition 32

Noise emitted from operations on the site shall not result in noise levels greater than those listed below, except when temporary operations are taking place.

Brooms Farm 55dB LAeq, 1Hr (free field)

Pont Road 55dB LAeq, 1Hr (free field)

Douglas Terrace 50dB LAeq, 1Hr (free field)

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Noise conditions continued

Condition 33

During periods of temporary operations (soil stripping, the construction and removal of baffle mounds, soil storage mounds and spoil heaps, construction of new permanent landforms and aspects of site road construction and maintenance) the Noise Monitoring Scheme shall provide that the noise emitted from operations on the site shall not result in noise levels greater than 70dB LAeq, 1Hr (freefield) as measured at Brooms Farm, Pont Road and Douglas Terrace. The duration of such activities shall not exceed 8 weeks in relation to each of the respective noise monitoring properties in any 12 month period.

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Site noise complies with planning condition noise limits for short term and normal noise limits at the Bradley site

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Noise Monitoring Brooms Farm

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Date Time

Ambient

Sound Level

LAeq (15 mins) Comments

25/07/2018 Site not audible - Road traffic noise is dominant



05/09/201810.08 57.4

This is the total ambient sound level at this location. Due to the busy

road with constant road traffic noise it is not possible to code out a

separate figure for site noise. The PC 3000 lifting subsoil in Area A and

D9 Dozer pushing up sub soil audible. Noise climate dominated by road

traffic noise on A692. Jet aircraft overflight was audible at 10:13.

Brooms Farm ambient sound levels when site not audible 17th May 2018

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Brooms Farm Ambient Sound Levels 5th Sept 2018

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Ambient Noise Monitoring at Pont Road

Date Time

Ambient Sound Level


25/07/2018

Site operations not audible

06/08/2018


15/08/2018


05/09/2018 12.15 61.7

This is the total ambient sound level at this location. Due to the busy road with constant road traffic noise it is not possible to code out a separate figure for site noise. Road traffic noise was dominant noise source at this location. Dump trucks also audible.

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Ambient Noise Monitoring at Pont Road 5th Sept 2018

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Passing road

traffic noise

Ambient Noise Monitoring at Douglas Terrace

Date Time

Ambient Sound Level


25/07/2018 16.38 43.9

Dozer tracks audible from D6 and D8 stripping soil and forming eastern screening mound

08/08/2018 10.47 49.4

Breeze in trees audible, along with RTN and site noise from dumptrucks

15/08/2018 14.43 51.4

Noise influenced by chickens and wind in trees as well as RTN from main road. Also beeping from servicing Topas dust monitor occasional gusts of wind causing leaves to rustle in trees. Komatsu 100 Tdumptrucks audible.

05/09/2018 9.27 48.4

Dozer tracks audible from D6 forming eastern sub soil mound on area B, other noise from two aircraft overflights and road traffic noise including siren included in ambient noise measurements

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Ambient Noise Monitoring at Douglas Terrace 5th Sept 2018

Jet Aircraft

overflight

Ambient Noise Monitoring Our Blessed Lady and St Joseph Church *

Date Time

Ambient Sound Level


06/06/2018 Site operations not audible

25/07/2018


06/08/2018


15/08/2018 15.07 50.8

This is the total ambient noise include aircraft and constant road traffic noise. The PC3000 excavator was just audible at this location

05/09/2018 12.46 51.7

This is the total ambient noise including road traffic noise which is clearly audible at this location. Noise from the PC3000 was also audible at this location.

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Ambient Noise Monitoring Our Blessed Lady and St Joseph Church 5th Sept 2018

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Car and

aircraftSomeone

calling a

dog

Conversation

from

passerby

Low Bradley Ambient Sound Levels *

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Date Time

Ambient Sound Level


06/08/2018 15.04 48Bird song, crows, dozer tracks on OB mound dumptrucks, one jet aircraft

15/08/2018 14.15 48.7 Dumptrucks ,wind in trees, jet aircraft barking dogs

05/09/2018 11.45 43

Some extraneous noise from Tenants and poultry. Site noise from tracks of D6 constructing sub soil bund to east of area B and dumptrucks. Other site operations were audible but not distinctive.

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Ambient Noise Monitoring at Low Bradley 5th Sept 2018

Cockerel,

birdsong and

residents

conversing

Cockerels and

car starting

Birdsong

Birdsong

and

Cockerel

Complaints:

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SITE PROGRESS

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Jamie DrysdaleSite Manager

PROGRESS OF SITE OPERATIONS• Ecological checks ongoing – all areas checked by qualified ecologist and

signed off prior to any works commencing.

• Soil stripping and construction of storage screening mounds is still ongoing through to the end of September. Work on screening mound has been effected by extremely dry weather. Work has had to cease numerous times to prevent any airborne dust crossing the boundary.

• Coal cleaning and coal extraction from box cut. Fivequarter seam and Main seam.

• Site entrance completed and coal dispatching commenced on the 17th August.

• Development of Plant Workshop and office compound due completion 1st

October.

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OLD WORKINGS IN MAIN SEAM

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OLD WORKINGS IN MAIN SEAM

Site Entrance

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CONSTRUCTION OF PLANT WORKSHOP AND OFFICE COMPOUND

Site Employee Breakdown

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• A total of 34 personnel are employed at the Bradley Site. This also includes HGV operators.

• 14 x personnel live within 0-5 miles of site.




FUTURE OPERATIONS

• Construction of Water Treatment area at north of site.

• Completion of site offices and plant workshop.

• Further recruitment from the local area. 1 x operator, 1 x cleaner.

HIGHWAYS UPDATE

Steven HanlonTransport Manager

Planning Condition HGV movements

Condition 15

The total number of heavy goods vehicles entering and leaving the site shall average no more than 64 (32 in and 32 out) Monday to Friday when calculated over any four week working period (Mondays to Fridays) and 30 (15 in and 15 out) Saturdays.

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Site HGV movements comply with planning condition for HGV movement limits at the Bradley site

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Week Day Coal Other Total

4 WK

Weekly

Avg Saturday Coal Other Total

4 WK Sat

Avg

13/08/2018 0 0 0

14/08/2018 0 0 0

15/08/2018 0 0 0

16/08/2018 0 0 0

17/08/2018 30 3 33 1.65

18/08/2018 13 0 13 3.25

20/08/2018 31 1 32

21/08/2018 34 2 36

22/08/2018 31 3 34

23/08/2018 38 2 40

24/08/2018 27 1 28 10.15

25/08/2018 26 0 26 9.75

27/08/2018 0 0 0

28/08/2018 41 5 46

29/08/2018 43 1 44

30/08/2018 42 6 48

31/08/2018 33 2 35 18.80

01/09/2018 20 0 20 14.75

03/09/2018 43 4 47

04/09/2018 44 2 46

05/09/2018 41 2 43

06/09/2018 0 2 2

07/09/2018 0 0 0 25.70

Bradley Coal Movements

Vehicle Movements Vehicle Movements

0700 - 0900 hrs17%

0900 - 1100 hrs27%

1100 - 1300 hrs17%

1300 - 1500 hrs29%

1500 - 1800 hrs10%

30/8/18 - 48 Wagon Movements - Breakdown of time left site.

PLANNING UPDATE

Jill LomaxDevelopment Planner

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