The Lake Lothing (Lowestoft) Third Crossing Order 2020

Disposal at sea

15.—(1) Where dredged materials arising from a capital dredging activity or a maintenance dredging activity are intended to be disposed of at sea by the licence holder, the licence holder must submit to the MMO for its approval a sediment sampling plan request prior to the commencement of the capital dredging activity or maintenance dredging activity.

(2) A request for a sample plan under sub-paragraph (1) must include—

(i) a detailed dredging methodology;

(ii) dredge locations;

(iii) dredge amounts (total and annual, if applicable);

(iv) dredge depths;

(v) duration of dredging activities;

(vi) whether the dredge is a capital dredging activity or a maintenance dredging activity; and

(vii) specific gravity of the material or material type.

(3) Where dredged materials arising from a maintenance dredging activity are intended to be disposed of by the licence holder, a sediment sampling plan is not required where valid analyses (carried out in accordance with an MMO-approved sample plan and undertaken by a laboratory validated by the MMO) is obtainable via the MMO’s Public register.

(4) Any sediment sampling analyses undertaken by a laboratory validated by the MMO and approved by the MMO under sub-paragraph (1) is valid for a period of 3 years from the date when those analyses were undertaken.