Pollution - water courses (2)
The applicant says that they plan to pipe the water to a small pond which is about one kilometre from the site, and currently used to store water for irrigation. This will probably necessitate pumping the water over a mound in the landscape. Based upon estimations of surface area x depth, the approximate volume of the pond is likely to be no more than 1,500 cubic metres, and even at twice that volume is difficult to see how this will accommodate an additional 10,200 cubic metres from the area of the sheds.
The applicant says that they plan to pipe the water to a small pond which is about one kilometre from the site, and currently used to store water for irrigation. This will probably necessitate pumping the water over a mound in the landscape. Based upon estimations of surface area x depth, the approximate volume of the pond is likely to be no more than 1,500 cubic metres, and even at twice that volume is difficult to see how this will accommodate an additional 10,200 cubic metres from the area of the sheds.
What are the likely consequences ?
What are the likely consequences ?
Firstly, any water falling on the site that is not pumped to the pond has to go somewhere. The same amount of rain will fall on the area of the site whether or not the development goes ahead, but in the absence of any building the ground will absorb some of the water, and the rest will disperse in a relatively even way over the ground.
Firstly, any water falling on the site that is not pumped to the pond has to go somewhere. The same amount of rain will fall on the area of the site whether or not the development goes ahead, but in the absence of any building the ground will absorb some of the water, and the rest will disperse in a relatively even way over the ground.
If the development goes ahead, then any excess water (not pumped to the pond) will run off in relatively few locations, and more suddenly, causing a more rapid and more concentrated run off.
If the development goes ahead, then any excess water (not pumped to the pond) will run off in relatively few locations, and more suddenly, causing a more rapid and more concentrated run off.
Since the scoping document was first submitted to the council by the applicant's agents, the applicant has since made it known that they intend to allow the hens to free range over an area of 80 acres, equal to 323,749 square metres. At the time of writing, the exact location of this free range area is not known, but going by the revised plans submitted, it will be somewhere in the area identified above.
Since the scoping document was first submitted to the council by the applicant's agents, the applicant has since made it known that they intend to allow the hens to free range over an area of 80 acres, equal to 323,749 square metres. At the time of writing, the exact location of this free range area is not known, but going by the revised plans submitted, it will be somewhere in the area identified above.
Referring to the above (lower) estimate of annual rainfall, this means that over a year some 194,249 cubic metres will fall on the free range area. As a crude comparison, this equates to 78 Olympic swimming pools, measuring 50 x 25 x 2 metres.
Referring to the above (lower) estimate of annual rainfall, this means that over a year some 194,249 cubic metres will fall on the free range area. As a crude comparison, this equates to 78 Olympic swimming pools, measuring 50 x 25 x 2 metres.
