OPEN MEETING MARINE LICENCE APPLICATION
WELCOME BY NIGEL KAY INDEPENDENT FACILITATOR 2
PROGRAMME • Presentation from Port of Dover • Presentation from world-class experts: Coastal Processes / Questions Ecology / Questions Archaeology / Questions Closing Remarks • 3
MARINE LICENCE APPLICATION FROM JACK GOODHEW PORT OF DOVER 4
WHAT IS THIS FOR? • Dover Western Docks Revival (DWDR) o One-off opportunity for regeneration of Dover o New investment into the area o UK Government planning approval 5
WHAT IS THIS FOR? DWDR will deliver: • o A transformed waterfront / new Marina & Pier o New cargo terminal & distribution centre o Greater space inside the Port for ferry traffic o Quality employment opportunities 6
ENVIRONMENTAL CREDENTIALS • 26% carbon footprint reduction since 2007 • On track to achieve 100% landfill avoidance • Over 90% of general waste streams recycled • Sponsors annual Shakespeare Beach survey and beach clean • Dover beach is regularly listed in the Good Beach Guide 7
CEEQUAL SUSTANABILITY AWARD 8
MARINE LICENCE APPLICATION • Options • Engagement • Investigation • Conclusions 9
MARINE LICENCE APPLICATION • Full compliance with all legislation • Engaged world-class consultancy firm: Environmental Impact Assessment study • Environmental Statement – over 1,500 • pages 10
OPTIONS Dredged material - • o Goodwin Sands o Elsewhere Land based aggregate • Material from navigational dredging • Recycled aggregate • 11
OPTION SELECTION • Goodwin Sands - least overall environmental impact • Habitat recovers naturally - no lasting effect on the eco-system • Avoids long-haul shipping or 300,000 lorry movements • PLUS local material recycled & used – reducing volume required 12
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REGULATORY ADVISORS GROUP ENGAGEMENT Marine Management Organisation • (MMO) Natural England • Historic England • Environment Agency • 14
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT • Kent Wildlife Trust London Zoological Society • National Trust • Commercial & recreational fishing • industry Local councils & interest groups • 15
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT Dover District Council • Dover Town Council • Deal Town Council • Ramsgate Town Council • Ringwould & Kingsdown Parish • Council Save Our Sands (SOS) • Kent Association of Local Councils • 16
DETAILED SITE SELECTION 17
PROPOSED EXTRACTION ZONE 18
4 km PORT OF DOVER WESTERN DOCKS REVIVAL l Workshop – June 2014 19
MORE THAN 99.7% UNTOUCHED Modelling based on +60% 20
TECHNICAL WORKING GROUPS 2015/2016 • Coastal Processes • Ecology • Archaeology 21
COASTAL PROCESSES • Wave heights: no change within 4.5km of the coast • Tidal current velocities: no change within 5km of the coast • No indirect impacts on coastal erosion and flood defence along coast 22
ECOLOGY • Benthic and Fish • Marine mammals • With mitigation measures - all residual impacts negligible or minor • Proposed scheme should not have any significant adverse environmental impacts 23
ARCHAEOLOGY • No direct impacts on known wreck sites • Minor impacts on unknown wreck sites - but offset by mitigations , monitoring and reporting protocols • No impact on heritage assets along the coast 24
MARINE LICENCE APPLICATION June 9 - July 20 MMO consultation July – August Information request & response period September 2016 MMO Licence decision 25
CONCLUSION • Thorough environmental studies • Small proportion to be taken • No coastal impacts • Option with least overall environmental impact 26
COASTAL PROCESSES FROM JOHN BAUGH HR WALLINGFORD DR DAVID BREW ROYAL HASKONINGDHV 27
PHYSICAL PROCESS MODELLING Wave Tidal flow modelling modelling Sediment Sand transport dispersion modelling modelling Coastal Impact Environment Statement Study 28
SEDIMENT DISPERSION Sediment dispersion modelling results 29
WAVE HEIGHT Wave modelling results: 200 year return period waves Footprint of 2 cm change in significant wave height for all simulations – Full dredge area scenario 30
WAVE DIRECTION Wave modelling results: 200 year return period waves Footprint of 0.2 degree Deal change in wave direction for all simulations – Full dredge area scenario *Blue shades = background bathymetry 31 31
TIDAL FLOW Footprint of maximum current increase due to full area dredging Contour of maximum current change as % of peak current 32
SAND TRANSPORT Sand transport modelling results: Change in pattern of bed change due to full area dredging Change to erosion Change to deposition Ramsgate Ramsgate Deal Deal 33
ASSESSMENT CONCLUSIONS • Wave heights and directions: negligible change offshore and no change within 4.5km of the coast • Tidal current velocities: negligible change offshore and no change within 5km of the coast • Increase in suspended sediment: negligible change offshore and no change at the coast • Sediment transport: negligible offshore and no change at the coast • No impacts on coastal erosion and flood defence along coast 34
COASTAL PROCESSES Q&A 35
ECOLOGY FROM DR ELIZABETH JOLLEY & DR JENNIFER LEARMONTH ROYAL HASKONINGDHV 36
DESIGNATED SITES & MARINE ECOLOGY 37
DESIGNATED SITES 38
DESIGNATED SITES • Approach to Designated Sites: o Zone of Influence (ZOI) o Dredger transit route • MMO Scoping Instruction: o No Habitats Regulations Assessment o No formal MCZ assessment for Goodwin Sands rMCZ • Potential impacts considered: o rMCZ features o Habitats and Species of Principal Importance 39
MARINE ECOLOGY BASELINE SURVEY 40
PROTECTED HABITATS / SPECIES 41
BENTHIC ECOLOGY CONCLUSIONS Species / habitat sensitivity = low / • negligible sensitivity Direct loss of species = minor impact • Increase in suspended sediment = minor • impact Suspended sediment/ smothering = • negligible impact Impact of hydrodynamic changes = • negligible significance 42
SUITABLE SANDEEL HABITAT 43
HERRING SPAWNING GROUNDS 44
FISH ECOLOGY CONCLUSIONS Direct loss / damage to fish / eggs/larvae • within dredge area = minor impact Direct loss / disturbance to spawning, • nursery / feeding / overwintering grounds = minor impact Smothering of fish / fish eggs from • suspended sediments = negligible impact 45
MARINE MAMMALS 46
SEAL HAUL-OUT SITES 47
SEAL HAUL-OUT SITES In proximity to the proposed dredge area only a very small area is exposed for a short period of time 48
ASSESSMENT CONCLUSIONS Underwater noise during dredging = minor • impact Collision risk with dredgers= negligible impact • Disturbance to seals at haul-out sites = minor • impact Change or loss of seal haul-out sites = • negligible impact Increased suspended sediment during • dredging = negligible impact Reduced prey availability = minor impact • 49
ASSESSING ANY DISTURBANCE TO SEALS AT HAUL-OUT SITES • Significant disturbance of seals at haul-out sites is unlikely due to the dredging • Precautionary mitigation measures are proposed: o 500m minimum distance between the dredger and seals haul-outs • 1km minimum distance for: o Harbour seal breeding season (June to July) o Harbour seal moult period (August) • Trained marine mammal observer on board 50
ECOLOGY SUMMARY • With mitigation measures - all residual impacts negligible or minor • Proposed scheme should not have any significant adverse environmental impacts 51
ECOLOGY Q&A 52
ARCHAEOLOGY FROM VICTORIA COOPER ROYAL HASKONINGDHV 53
DESK BASED ASSESSMENT • Geophysical survey data assessed by Wessex Archaeology • Existing records of wrecks and obstructions, archaeological sites/finds and reported losses • Background information and secondary sources • Consultation o Historic England/MMO, Local Authorities o Protected Wreck Licensees o Local Archaeological Groups o Commonwealth War Graves Commission 54
WRECKS AND GEOPHYSICAL ANOMALIES : Identified Wrecks : Geophysical Anomalies : Historic Record 2 Wrecks Outside dredge area 22 Geophysical Anomalies 16 outside dredge area 4 Historic Records 3 outside dredge area Britannia 55
AVOIDANCE OF KNOWN SITES Geophysical Anomalies Avoid six locations Archaeological Exclusion Zones 7006 Britannia 56
PROTECTED WRECKS & LOSSES Recorded Aircraft 55 Documented Losses Battle of the Downs 1639 No Aircraft ‘Kent HER U - 12’ artitrary position Losses 57
UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES Potential greatest where sand is deepest Sand Thickness (m) 58
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