Control of water pollution from construction sites

1 CIRIA C532 London, 2001 Control of water pollution from construction sites Guidance for consultants and contractors Hugh Masters-Williams Andy Heap Heather Kitts Lutaf Greenshaw Steve Davis Peter Fisher Martyn Hendrie Dave Owens 6 Storey s Gate, Westminster, London SW1P 3AU TELEPHONE 020 7222 8891 FAX 020 7222 1708 EMAIL WEBSITE ri 2 CIRIA C532 Summary T his guidance document provides practical help for consultants and contracto rs on how to plan and manage construction projects to Control water pollution .

2 It has seven main chapters. 1. Benefits and obligations 2. water pollution from construction 3. Legislative framewo rk 4. construction contracts 5. Managing water pollution from construction 6. water management techniques 7. Summary and recommendations T his document is intended as a user-friendly guide, a refer enc e book and a training aid. It reinfo rces and builds upon the principles relating to the Control of water pollution from construction sites developed in previous CIRIA publications. Con trol of water p ollu tion f rom con stru ction sites .

3 Guid an ce f or con sultan ts an d con tractors Masters-Williams, H, Heap, A, Kitts, H, Greenshaw, L, Davis, S, Fisher, P, Hendrie, M, Owens, D construction Industry Research and Information Association CIRIA C532 CIRIA 2001 ISBN 0 86017 532 4 T his book also constitutes Environment Agency R&D Technical Report P357 Keywords water quality, surf ace water , groundwater, construction cycle, contractor, consultant , env ironmental management, pollution prevention, pollution mitigation Reader interest Classification Contractors, consultants (clients, regulators, local planning authorities) Av ailability Content Status Users Unrestricted Adv ice/guidance Committee-guided construction prof essionals and managers Published by CIRIA, 6 Storey s Gate, Westminster, London SW1P 3AU.

4 All rights reserv ed. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying and recording, without the written permission of the copyright-holder, application fo r which should be addressed to the publisher. Such written permission must also be obtained befo re any part o f this publication is stored in a retrieval system of any nature. CIRIA C532 3 Acknowledgements T his is the project report for CIRIA Research Project 585, T he Control of water pollution from construction sites guidance fo r consultants and contractors.

5 The work was carried out by Hyder Consulting with support from COST AIN Civil Engineering. T he principal contributors from Hyder Consulting were Hugh Masters-Williams, Andy Heap, Heather Kitts, Lutaf Greenshaw, Steve Davies and Nicola Martin. From COST AIN Civil Engineering they were Peter Fisher, Martyn Hendrie and Dave Owens. Funders T he research leading to the publication of the guidance document was funded by: CIRIA Core Programme Environment Agency Department o f the Environment, T ransport and the Regions under the Partners in Innovation Programme, construction Directorate T he BOC Foundation Scottish and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research T he CAPIT B T rust through the European Social Fund (ADAPT Supply chain environmental training project).

6 Project steering group CIRIA wish to express its thanks to the members of the project steering group for their contributions to the work: Peter Hurrell (ch airman) independent construction adviser Alison Barker FBE Management T revor Higgs construction Confederation Rosanna Joel Alfred McAlpine Alastair McNeill Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) George Paschk e Wren and Bell Marcus P earson B alfou r B eatty Major P rojects Stan Redfearn T he BOC Foundation Peter Rudd Environment Agency. T hanks also go to the corresponding member of the steering group: Abdul T homas T he CAPIT B T rust (through the European Social Fund ADAP Supply chain environmental training project).

7 CIRIA s research manag er for this project was Craig Elliott. CIRIA and the authors gratefully acknowledge the support of thes e funding organisations and the technical help and advise provided by the members of the steering group. Contributions do not imply that individual funders necessarily endors e all views expressed in published outputs. 4 CIRIA C532 In addition to the steering group members, CIRIA is grateful to the following organisations for providing photographs, supporting information and feedback on this study: Bovis Europe DoE Northern Ir eland Edmund Nuttall Environment and Heritage Service, Northern Ireland Environmental Resources Manag ement Limited Golder Associates Johnston construction Laing MacT aggart and Mickel Miller Civil Engineering Nicholas P earson Associates Ove Arup Posford Duvivier Power Lines Pipes and Cables Raynesway construction Tarmac Building T he S cottish Office Severn T rent University of Bath Watson construction W eeks Welsh Office Willis Coroon Young Associates.

8 CIRIA C532 5 The target audience Environmental issues arise throughout a construction project. People working in construction have to be aware o f their environment al obligations and the benefits that good practice will bring at every stage from the initial feasibility studies through to design, construction planning and the actual works on site . As the environmental issues differ at ea ch stage, the approach to resolving them may also diffe r acco rdingly. T his guidance document provides help on environmental good practice fo r Control of water pollution arising from construction activities.

9 It is intended for use by: project promoters site managers site engineers site forem en and site supervisors project managers contract supervisors/resident engineers. It is relevant to all organisations represented on a construction site , whether as a promoter, designer, main contractor or a subcontractor. T he consequences o f environmental planning, or lack of planning, by people involved in the early stages of a project s development can have a pro found effect on the ability of the site staff to meet their obligations. Due to this, other construction professionals should seek to understand the site environmental good practice presented in this guidance document.

10 T hese include: construction planners within contractors main offices contracto rs project managers project directors designers clients construction managers planning supervisors and principal contractors. Much of the advice cont ained in this guidance document is based on practices that have been carried out on construction sites for many years, but many of the ideas are recent. T herefore it is a guidance document for all levels of constru ction experien ce, from the young site engineer to the experienced site manager. 6 CIRIA C532 How to use this guide T his book has been designed so that it is not necessary to read it from cov er to cover to find the required guidance.