Environmental Impact Assessment of Reservoir Construction

Assignment Task

This module is assessed by 100% Coursework in the form of an Environmental Desktop Report which you will carry out for a hypothetical proposed reservoir construction in Appleby-in-Westmoreland near the town of Dufton in Cumbria North England (Figure 1). A Environmental Desktop Report is an initial, vital component of an Environmental Impact Assessment. In preparing your Environmental Desktop Report, you should aim to provide all relevant baseline information about the current constraints at the proposed site such as ecological (e.g., protected wetlands, old growth forests, protected species, etc), the presence of rivers and flood risk,

Historic buildings, etc. You should use the (see This 'Environmental Screening Table' provided to you on Blackboard Assessment Information) to guide you in preparing your report.1 below. Once the baseline constraints are considered, your report should review the potential impacts should the construction go Vate Windows Ings to acmare (c) Crown Copyright and database rights 2021. Ordnance Survey 100022 Figure 1. Proposed Reservoir (outlined in blue) in Appleby-in-Westmorland CA16 6NF (54.621406, -2.409589). forward. Your report should then consider all potential mitigation measures or opportunities for offsetting, environmental gains, or enhancement (see Week 5 EIA Lecture). Finally, your report should provide an indication of the risk that any potential impacts may have on the project, programme, or budget.

Your Environmental Desktop Report should be words in length and should adhere to the following structure

1. Title Page

2. Report Summary 

3. Brief Introduction to the proposed project

4. Baseline Screening (note: this section should include any constraints about Town & Country Planning, Ecology, Landscape and Visual Impact, Water Resources, Flood Risk Management, Historic Environment, Material Resources and Waste, Ground Conditions, Noise, Air Quality, Land Use and Access, Transport, Effect on Climate, Population and Health, Vulnerability to Major Accidents and Disasters)

5. Potential Impacts

6.  Potential Mitigation Measures (or Opportunities for Offsetting, Environmental Gains or Enhancement) VII. Risks of Potential Impacts

7. Summary of Assessment

You are encouraged to include relevant figures (e.g., maps, aerial photographs, etc) in your report where appropriate to support your observations. For ideas and further guidance on what to include in each section of your report, see the Havant Thicket documents referenced in Activity 1 (introduced in the Week 5 lecture). Please ensure, however, that any information included in your report is specifically applicable to the Appleby-in-Westmoreland proposed construction rather than Havant Thicket. You are expected to format figures and tables as shown in this guidance document. The reference list at the end of your report should include any online tools used, websites accessed, and/or publications and reports consulted in preparing your report.

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