Local Issues - Environmental

TAP Ltd has great respect for the environment in the Angiddy valley and will do nothing to cause long term damage to it.

The 450mm diameter pipe will be buried under existing permissive paths and footpaths. There will be some damage to the vegetation alongside these paths during installation, and a number of trees will be felled. Landscaping will be carried out, the paths re-made and within 12 months the route of the pipe will not be visible. At the input end there will be a stainless steel collection / filter box built into the Beaufort Dam, exiting into the pipe at the base of the dam. This will be approximately 1 cubic metre in size and as it is near river level, will not be very visible. A guaranteed volume of water will continue to flow down the Angiddy Valley from the dam. At the bottom end of the pipe there will be a small turbine house situated away from the road and concealed by trees. It will be approximately the size of a single vehicle garage and built of dark natural materials so again will be of low visible impact. Connections to the National Grid will be by underground cable.

An ecological survey has indicated that the scheme is unlikely to have any long term affects on the environment.

Approval of the Environment Agency will be obtained prior to commencing the project. They will determine the minimum residual flow that TAP Ltd must leave in the Angiddy

The Project is situated in an AONB area. The AONB helped to initiate the project and have been actively involved in it for several years. They fully support it.