York, 3D Seismic Survey for University Geothermal Project

PUBLIC NOTICE GEOPHYSICAL SEISMIC SURVEY

ECHO GEO LTD (ECHO) has been commissioned by THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK (UOY) to undertake a 3D Seismic survey over an area of 30 km2 centred around the Heslington East Campus, falling within parts of the York City Council and following Parish Council areas:

Huntington, Osbaldwick, Heworth, Murton, Stockon-on-the-Forest, Holtby, Donnington, Elvington, Fulford, Heslington, Deighton and Wheldrake. The University of York has launched a Deep Geothermal Energy Project to leverage the earth's natural heat. This project hopes to provide sustainable energy solutions for our campus and potentially the wider community. To take this forward, we need to understand the geology beneath our University (Campus East) and the surrounding areas in York. The next step in our journey is a seismic (geophysical) survey, delivered with our specialist contractor, Echo Geo. This important early-stage work will help us map out the geothermal energy heat source.

Surveying activity will be conducted across open farmland as well as some urban areas to the East of York, and this will initially involve an array of small recording nodes being temporarily positioned on the ground surface along a grid of survey lines. This will be shortly followed by the operation of two specialist tractor units slowly moving along sources routes. The nodal array will record the 'two way' reflection time it takes for frequency signals, generated at surface level by the tractors, to travel through the varying subsurface rock strata back to the surface. Such acquired data will be processed and the resulting geological detail then incorporated into the geothermal evaluation.

Survey routes may be observed along public carriageways, verges or footpaths, no recording nodes will be positioned in such a crossing point, therefore vehicular and/or foot access will not be restricted. Should a recording node be inadvertently touched, it would pose no danger. Please expect nodes to be left in position along an individual survey line for potentially 21 days before being retrieved. For our source operations these will occupy public and private roads and tracks some of which may have short temporary closures for our work to be carried out.

Full nodal deployments are planned to commence Tuesday 29th October, and road source operations on the 2nd November for approximately 10 days, it is expected all activity should be completed within a three-week time frame. Echo would kindly ask for your patience and co-operation during the survey and apologises in advance for any inconvenience for any traffic delays or diversions whilst these works are undertaken. All properties fronting and falling adjacent to each survey line will receive an information leaflet prior to works commencing. Roads subject to TTRO (Temporary Traffic Regulation Order) - road closure:

1. Langwith Stray from dead-end at Farm (west of runway) to Long Lan

2. Long Lane from Langwith Stray to Common Lane

3. Common Lane from Long Lane to Main Street

4. Low Lane from Main Street to School Lane

5. Low Lane from No. 32 to Heslington Park

6. Bad Bargain Lane from Bramley Garth to Cottage Farm Stables Should you require any additional information please contact Echo at: Pace House, Little Balmer, Buckingham Industrial Park, Buckinghamshire, MK18 1TF, Tel: 01280 852296, or by e-mail at york_info@echo-group.net, and site office on number 07384 297761 (voice/text/whatsaap). Alternatively additional information can be found on the University's dedicated web page www.york.ac.uk/geothermal