ISBN 978 1 78045 847 2 (web only publication)
DPPAS 13039
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Contents
1 Non Technical Summary
1.1 Introduction
1.2 What is the Hydro Nation Prospectus and Proposals for Legislation?
1.3 The Current Environment
1.4 Will the Prospectus and Proposals for Legislation affect the Environment?
1.5 Cumulative and Synergistic Effects
1.6 Monitoring
1.7 What Comes Next?
2 Introduction
2.1 Background
2.2 The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Process
2.3 Content of the Hydro Nation Prospectus
2.4 Purpose of this Report
2.5 Content of this Report
3 Context of the Hydro Nation Prospectus and Proposals for Legislation
3.1 Objectives
3.2 Relationship with other plans, programmes or strategies and environmental objectives
4 Environmental Baseline
4.1 Scoping of SEA topics for inclusion in the assessment
4.2 Water
4.3 Soil
4.4 Population and Human Health
4.5 Climatic Factors
4.6 Biodiversity, Flora and Fauna
4.7 Landscape
4.8 Material Assets (Sewer Infrastructure)
4.9 Evolution of the Environmental Baseline without the Prospectus
4.10 Alternatives under Assessment
5 Assessment Findings
5.1 Methodology
5.2 Water
5.3 Soil
5.4 Population and Human Health
5.5 Climatic Factors
5.6 Biodiversity, Flora and Fauna
5.7 Landscape
5.8 Material Assets
5.9 Summary of Effects
5.10 Cumulative and Synergistic Effects
6 Mitigation and Monitoring
6.1 Proposed Mitigation and Recommendations
6.2 Proposals for Monitoring
7 Next Steps
7.1 Proposed consultation timescales
Appendix 1: Environmental objectives of relevant PPS