advantage of groundwater The Different Stages of Site InvestigationA site investigation is undertaken to comply with Repulatory requirements(necessany) and to minimise exponure to risk (desirable). Traditionaly there are sixstages to a typical site imvestigation:• Desk Study.• Site Reconnaisance,• Site Exploration and Sampling• Field Test/in-situ Test.• Laboratory Testing and• Report Writing.Here we explore each of these phases in more depth as well as new ways the processcould potentially be beoken dewn.1. Desk Study or Phase I Geo-Environmental AssessmentThis is the preliminary stage of the site investigation and comprises the serutiny of awide variety of colletive informaticn souroes relating to the site such as historicalmaps, drawings. kocal wathority information, published grology. hydrogology,hydrology, envinonmental, mining, and unexpioded ordnance, Where available,statutory services information may also be included.The information gathered is then used to construct a ground and conceptual sitemodel (CSM) follosed by an environmental and gootechnical risk assessment. TheDosk Study provides the framework and scope for the neat stages of site investigationwbere required.2. Site ReconnaissanceThe initial phase (preliminary imestigation) imebes early examination of the site byspecialists. Information is collected daring a site walkover survey to acknowledgepossible site sestrictions relating to the, serrain, existing structures, utilities,environmental, seasonal and ccological constraints. The condition of landsurrounding the subject site are also considered.Local conditions noted at this stage wl help generate an adequate explorationdesign and prepare for the future intrusive grond investigations. Photograpes willbe taken at this stage asa record of the site details during the initial walkover survey.3. Site Exploration & SamplingNext a more detailed ground imvestigation is carried out to establish the generalgological, hydrogoolopical and subsurtace scil conditions. Compechensive SLEEVED PIPE PASSINGLaw-ResBuilt up felt roofing to BS 74e to pipeSampleW-ResSolar reflectivewww.buildingreg64plans.co.samal150 mmLow-ResSampleVapour eLow-ResSamplePIR insulationwww.buildingregs4plans.co.uk

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Groundwater is the water which is found below the surface of the Earth within the cracks and spaces…