Environmental
Audits - Purpose and Method
River
and Loch banks
Auditor
should consider, where possible, a corridor extending to 25 metres
in from each river/loch bank. Impacts on larger areas can be referred
to in Section 4 below.
Condition of
banks as to whether:
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natural
and undisturbed
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modified,
specifying the extent and type of modifications, including condition
of built structures (photos useful here). Where it is possible,
the position of these should be marked on a map. Vegetation
modifications, intentional or not are also relevant here.
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An estimate
of the percentage of the river's banks that are "modified" would
be useful. See table below for an example.
| Percentage
Modified |
Level
of Degradation |
Score |
|
0-5% modified |
Natural |
1
|
| 6-25%
modified |
Mildly Degraded |
2
|
| 26-50%
modified |
Moderately
Degraded |
3
|
| Greater
than 50% |
Highly
Degraded |
4
|
4. Next
- Drainage Basin Issues
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