Dredging consultancy
Blue Boar Contracts also offer standalone consultancy services to enable potential customers to determine whether a dredging project should be undertaken or not. These services include:
- Initial survey to determine volume of silt to be removed.
- Sediment analysis using specialist soil scientists to determine of silt is suitable for redistribution onto agricultural land.
- Application for Waste Exemption Certificates, including liaison with Environment Agency to demonstrate that silt will have a positive environmental impact.
- Services searches with local gas and electricity companies to ensure that no submerged pipelines will be affected.
- Ecology surveys to identify any protected species such as newts or water voles, which may affect the overall project.
I had used Blue Boar in the past and was very keen to get them back as their performance was very good. Their ability to find an appropriate solution was a real differentiator. We would be very happy to use them again and in fact they are doing more work for us this year elsewhere in the region.
Neil Rice - Senior Engineer
Wales and Border Counties Business Unit, British Waterways