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This page provides a regularly updated summary of the progress
of the proposals for dredging in the East Channel. More detail is available
elsewhere on the site.
In summary
Positive Government Views have to date been received covering four out
of eight dredging applications submitted at the end of the 1990s. Three
others are awaited. Members of the ECA have committed to a comprehensive
monitoring programme in order to understand and control the potential
cumulative impacts of their work in the region. The scene was set with
a Regional Environmental Assessment in 2003, which was followed
by comprehensive baseline monitoring surveys during 2005. Monitoring is
now progressive and
and in April 2007 the ECA published an interim Regional Environmental Monitoring and Management Report which can be accessed in our library.
After four years of dredging, the ECA will commission a second Regional
Environmental Assessment that will be completed by the end of year five
of dredging in the region.
Timeline
1999 - Dredging applications submitted
2002 - East Channel Association formed
2003 - ECA publishes Regional Environmental Assessment
2005 - Baseline monitoring surveys undertake
2005 - Analysis of baseline samples and data continues
2006 - First Government Views received
2006 - (end) Dredging began
2007 - Interim Regional Environmental Monitoring and Management Report published
2010 - Second Regional Environmental Assessment due
Dredging Activity
Some extraction has occurred in Area 461 and Area 473 East. Extraction
began in autumn 2006. Limited activity has occurred to date due to the
seasonal restriction on activity in Area 461 (currently no dredging is
permitted between 1st Nov and end February annually) and weather constraints
in the region as a whole.
Applications status
This table shows the status of the different applications for dredging
in the East Channel. Each of those applications where a positive Government
View has been given should be operational around the end of 2006.
| Area |
Operator(s) |
Size km2 |
Government View |
Dredging |
| 477 |
Britannia Aggregates |
48.6 |
Awaited |
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| 478 |
DEME Building Materials |
25.3 |
Positive |
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| 473 east & west |
Hanson Aggregates Marine & CEMEX UK Marine |
12.0 |
Positive |
Autumn 06 |
| 474 east, west & central |
Hanson Aggregates Marine |
11.9 |
Positive |
Autumn 06 |
| 464-2 & 458 |
United Marine Dredging & CEMEX UK Marine |
26.1 |
Positive |
Autumn 07 |
| 475 |
Hanson Aggregates Marine |
16.1 |
Positive |
Spring 07 |
| 461 |
Volker Dredging |
8.9 |
Positive |
Autumn 06 |
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Active Zone Charts
These latest charts can be viewed in the Library
section.
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