Our policy on groundwater monitoring
In line with best practice and national guidance, ESCC require groundwater monitoring results to be provided as part of drainage design submissions.
The County Council can provide the following guidance on our requirements for groundwater monitoring:
- Groundwater monitoring should be undertaken over a 6-month winter period
- Our preferred monitoring period is October - March, although November - April is also considered acceptable.
- Groundwater monitoring locations should consider potential drainage locations and any below ground development such as basements.
We would also advise that any designs based on the groundwater monitoring should also utilise published or publicly available groundwater data, including the BGS depth to groundwater dataset. This is to help ensure that wider impacts on groundwater conditions, such as extended dry periods, are considered within designs.