The Able Marine Energy Park Development Consent Order 2014

Maintenance dredging and disposal conditions

55.—(1) The licence holder must undertake sampling and chemical analysis for contaminated sediments within the 6 months prior to the commencement of any maintenance dredge and disposal operation to ensure the material is still suitable for sea disposal.

(2) The Licence Holder must consult the MMO on the sampling plan and methodology for chemical analysis prior to sampling and analysis being undertaken.

(3) No disposal at sea can take place without the approval of the MMO.

56.  The licence holder must ensure that during the course of disposal, material is distributed evenly over disposal site HU080.

57.—(1) The licence holder must monitor disposal site HU080 to ensure that the material is dispersing as predicted.

(2) A Monitoring Plan must be agreed in writing with the MMO at least 4 weeks prior to the commencement of works.

(3) The monitoring must be carried out in accordance with the Monitoring Plan agreed.

58.—(1) The licence holder must notify the Conservancy Authority of the need to update the Humber Maintenance Dredge Protocol and Water Framework Directive Compliance Baseline Document 2011 or any document replacing it (“the baseline document”), to incorporate the dredging and disposal of dredged material consented.

(2) The updated baseline document must be submitted with any subsequent application made to the MMO for maintenance dredging activities.

59.  The berthing pocket must be maintained to no deeper than -11.0m CD to ensure that no gravel infill material migrates from the berthing pocket or is dredged and disposed of to unsuitable disposal grounds.

60.—(1) The licence holder must employ methods to minimise resuspension of sediment during dredging operations.

(2) The methodology must be submitted to the MMO at least 4 weeks prior to the commencement of the maintenance dredge.

(3) Written approval by the MMO to the methodology is required prior to the maintenance dredge commencing.