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CDOIF
Chemical and Downstream Oil
Industries Forum
CDOIF is a collaborative venture formed to agree strategic areas for
joint industry / trade union / regulator action aimed at delivering
health, safety and environmental improvements with cross-sector
benefits.
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Sublittoral: subtidal zone below low water mark (e.g. from the Mean Low Water
Springs on the OS map), permanently submerged; extends down to the
continental shelf break (~200 m)
Figure 3 – Marine (Water) zones
3.2.9
Freshwater and estuarine habitats (Water)
[Refer to DETR 1999 Table 12]
The level of harm that would constitute a MATTE is defined as follows:
a) The chemical or ecological status given by the Water Framework Directive
(WFD) has been lowered by one class for more than 2 km of a
watercourse; or,
b) 10% or greater of the area (for estuaries and ponds, reservoirs and lakes);
or,
c)
2 ha or more of the area for estuaries or ponds, reservoirs and lakes, or
d) Interruption of public or private drinking water supply, where: (persons
affected x duration in hours {at least two hours}) > 1,000
Guideline – Environmental Risk Tolerability for COMAH Establishments v1.0
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