High Speed 2 Railway Line
(asked on 9th March 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to mitigate the effect of High Speed 2 on (a) the Misbourne, Colne and Chess rivers, (b) chalk acquifers and (c) other bodies of water; and if he will make a statement.
This question was answered on 12th March 2015
The avoidance and mitigation measures to address any effects of HS2 on water bodies (including the Misbourne, Colne and Chess rivers, and chalk acquifers) are set out in Volume 2 of the Environmental Statement (in Chapter 13 of each Community Forum Area Report) and the Volume 5 Water Resources reports of the Environmental Statement, published in November 2013.