This week, the groundwater level at PZ2017/02 – a borehole that sits on the eastern boundary of the proposed extraction area – was 30cm higher than reported here last week.
It now sits just 0.90m below ground level – a new maximum.
As previously posted, the sand and gravel that Aggregate Industries wants at Straitgate Farm starts on average 2.3m below ground level.
The company’s permission only permits quarrying above the maximum water table.
