Flood Defence/Climate Change

The effect of climate change on our environment has impacted on rivers and reservoirs, in some cases necessitating the construction of flood barriers to protect local communities. SRL’s infrastructure team has specialist experience in supporting these projects with acoustic testing and monitoring.

Relocating water

With climate change also starting to affect which areas receive rainfall, water companies are responding by moving water from reservoirs in wet areas to drier conurbations.

Noise levels

Where new pipelines and reservoir improvements are planned, we can provide site surveys that allow our infrastructure team to quantify baseline noise levels at sensitive receptors around the route. In one project this helped the contractor to optimise its compound layouts and work programme to minimise any disturbance to nearby residents.

Flood defences

With rising sea levels, there is an increasing need to review the effectiveness of existing River Defences. Where they require improvement, usually around towns and villages, our consultants complete a comprehensive desktop study to assess the potential acoustic risks at an early stage, identifying sensitive receptors and third party assets.

A matrix of the potential acoustic risk at each location is produced, detailing receptor and works programmed, together with a plan of our input to support the contractor.

Where our assessment identifies potential risk, baseline noise and vibration surveys are also undertaken, ahead of early engagement with the Local Authority.

If required, we work with the contractor to support Section 61 (Control of Pollution Act 1974), including construction methods, plant and timetable considered for Best Practicable Means.

The Bigger Picture

Whether it’s consultancy, research, testing, implementation or monitoring – or a comprehensive project involving all of these – our consultants will always deliver the optimum solutions.

The Bigger Picture

Whether it’s consultancy, research, testing, implementation or monitoring – or a comprehensive project involving all of these – our consultants will always deliver the optimum solutions.

Get in touch… call us on 01787 247595 or make an enquiry here