ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA)
Aquatonics Ltd have worked on a number of high profile EIAs including Dibden Bay, Gunfleet Sands Offshore Windfarm, the Tees Barrage, the high speed rail link from London to the Channel Tunnel, and the proposed Stonehenge Visitor Centre. We specialise in assessing the environmental impact of developments on aquatic ecology and chemistry.
EXAMPLES OF EIA AND ECOLOGICAL SURVEY CONTRACTS AWARDED TO AQUATONICS LTD
1. SEWAGE AND SEWAGE SLUDGE
Blackpool
Dart estuary
Glasgow (sewage sludge)
Grimsby
Hong Kong (sewage sludge)
Inverness
Kingsbridge estuary
Helford estuary
Starcross, Exe estuary
Teignmouth
Teesside (incinerator for sewage sludge)
Ventnor
West Bay,
2. RESERVOIRS, WATER TREATMENT AND SUPPLY
Wimbleball reservoir and River Exe (two contracts)
Water treatment, Bristol
Water abstraction, Ely Ouse/Wash
Reservoir, Donegal, Ireland
Aquifer recharge dams, Oman
Reservoir, Rajasthan, India
3. PORTS, HARBOURS, JETTIES & MARINAS
Burry Port Docks
Cardiff Bay Barrage (mitigation aspects)
Erith, Thames estuary
Battersea, Thames estuary, UK
Folkestone
Hayle Harbour
Dibden Bay, Southampton Water
Truro
Plymouth Yacht Haven, Plymouth
Noss Marina, Dart estuary
Hoo Down Workshops, Dart EstuaryPontoon development, Fal estuaryMarine Hotel, Salcombe estuary
4. OIL AND PETROCHEMICALS
Lyme Bay, UK
North Sea (various oil exploration blocks)
West coast of Ireland, oil exploration block
Madagascar (EIA and mitigation for a seismic survey near Nosy Be)
Qatar (offshore and intertidal)
Red Sea, Egypt
Trinidad and Tobago
5. HOUSING, HOTELS AND COMMERCIAL
Bermondsey, Thames, London
Micheldever, Hampshire, UK (new town)
Minoco Wharf, Thames, London
Oyster Wharf, Battersea, Thames, London
Portsmouth, UK
Rochester, Kent, UK
Wandsworth, Thames, London
Battersea Power Station, London
Itchen estuary, Southampton
Swansea SA1 development Medina estuary, Isle of Wight Houseboat development, Brentford, Thames
Torridge estuary, DevonMill Bay, Plymouth
6. TRANSPORT
High speed rail link to Channel Tunnel, UK
Road upgrading, west coast of Scotland, UK
Witney-Cogges Link road, Oxfordshire, UK
Sittingbourne link roads, Kent
Westbury bypass, Wiltshire
Harnham Relief Road, SalisburyManchester Airport
7. OFFSHORE WIND
Shell Flats, Blackpool, Lancashire, UK. Round 1.
Gunfleet Sands, Essex, UK. Round 1.
Thanet Offshore Windfarm, Margate/Ramsgate, Kent. Round 2.
Jetty for wind turbine manufacturer, Isle of Wight, UK
8. RIVER AND ESTUARINE POLLUTION
Trout farm discharge, West Beck
Diesel spill, River Ray
Discharge after a fire, CotswoldsMussel mortalities, Poole HarbourImpact of dredging on cockle stocks, Thames estuary
Composting site, UK
Airport discharges, UK
9. OTHER
Extension to a landfill site, Somerset Levels, UK
Impacts of noise from a proposed quarry, Scotland, UK
Golf course and housing, Bermuda
Aggregate extraction, North Sea, UK
Visitor centre for Stonehenge, UK
Colliery spoil disposal, UK
Phase IV of sea defence improvements at Lyme Regis, UK
Impacts of music concerts held on a floating stage, Hampstead Heath, UK
Survey of Benthic Biotopes in Lyme Bay for Devon Wildlife Trust
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