A virtual meeting took place yesterday, called by Professor Brassington, chaired by Devon County Council (1), with personnel from the Environment Agency (4), Aggregate Industries (1), Consultants Wood (2), and various other stakeholders (5), to discuss the hydrogeology at Straitgate Farm. Prof Brassington proposed the subject of the meeting to be:
My view of the conceptual model of the system at Straitgate Farm differs from that put forward by Wood — in particular the rate of vertical flow of recharging waters through the unsaturated zone and the impact of reducing the unsaturated zone on spring water pH. I would like to discuss the technical evidence behind the assumptions made by Wood and those that I have used.
Prof Brassington prepared two notes for circulation before the meeting: Infiltration rates and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity and Recharge velocities through the unsaturated zone.
The Environment Agency's response to the recent consultation has now been deferred, pending:
1. Wood (on behalf of AI) to provide written response to Professor Brassingston’s circulated meeting notes for the EA and DCC to review.2. Wood (on behalf of AI) to provide the MPA with a drawn together note on the existing data on water chemistry and pH.
