Survey of watercourse
31.—(1) Before the commencement of the initial construction of any part of the specified work and again following practical completion of the specified work Network Rail must bear the reasonable cost of the carrying out by a qualified engineer (“the surveyor”), to be approved by the Trust and Network Rail, of a survey (including a dip-survey to measure the depth of the watercourse and ecological survey) (“the survey”) of so much of the watercourse and of any land and works of Network Rail in existence at the date of the coming into force of this Order which may provide support for the watercourse as will or may be affected by the specified works.
(2) For the purposes of the survey Network Rail must—
(a)on being given reasonable notice afford reasonable facilities to the surveyor for access to the site of the specified works and to any land and existing works of Network Rail which may provide support for the watercourse as will or may be affected by the specified works; and
(b)supply the surveyor as soon as reasonably practicable with all such information as the surveyor may reasonably require with regard to such existing works of Network Rail and to the specified works or the method of their construction.
(3) The reasonable costs of the survey must include the costs of any dewatering or reduction of the water level of any part of the watercourse (where reasonably required) which may be effected to facilitate the carrying out of the survey and the provisions of this Part of this Schedule apply with all necessary modifications to any such dewatering or reduction in the water level as though those measures were specified works.
(4) Copies of the report of the survey must be provided to both the Trust and Network Rail at no cost to the Trust.