COVER
Contents
1 INTRODUCTION 1-1
1.1 Introduction 1-1
1.2 Background 1-1
1.3 Purpose and Objectives of this
EIA Report 1-2
1.4 Structure of this Report 1-3
2 CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVES 2-1
2.1 Background to the Project 2-1
2.2 The Future Plan 2-2
2.3 Justification for Choosing the Present Site 2-2
2.4 Potential Capacity for the Wind Turbine 2-10
3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 3-1
3.1 The Project 3-1
3.2 Project Design 3-1
3.3 Wind Turbine Construction &
Operation 3-3
3.4 Concurrent Projects 3-4
3.5 Scoping of Environmental Issues 3-4
3.6 Environmental Conditions in Absence of the Project 3-6
4 Noise 4-1
4.1 Introduction 4-1
4.2 Relevant Legislation and
Guidelines 4-1
4.3 Baseline Environmental
Conditions and
Noise Sensitive
Receivers 4-5
4.4 Potential Sources of Impact 4-6
4.5 Assessment Methodology 4-11
4.6 Evaluation of Impacts 4-12
4.7 Mitigation Measures 4-14
4.8 Environmental Monitoring and
Audit 4-14
4.9 Conclusion 4-15
5 Ecology 5-1
5.1 Introduction 5-1
5.2 Relevant Legislation
and Guidelines 5-1
5.3 Literature Review of
Ecological
Characteristics of
Lamma Island 5-2
5.4 Effects of Wind Farms on Ecological
Resources
(Overseas
Experience) 5-6
5.5 Identification of Information Gap 5-10
5.6 Assessment Methodology 5-11
5.7 Ecological Baseline Condition 5-15
5.8 Ecological Evaluation 5-24
5.9 Potential Impacts 5-31
5.10 Impact Assessment 5-32
5.11 Mitigation Measures 5-38
5.12 Residual Impacts 5-41
5.13 Environmental Monitoring and
Audit 5-41
5.14 Conclusion 5-42
6 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL Impact
Assessment 6-1
6.1 Introduction 6-1
6.2 Relevant Legislation and
Guidelines 6-1
6.3 Assessment Methodology 6-1
6.4 Baseline Conditions 6-6
6.5 Landscape and Visual Impact
Assessment during
Construction 6-18
6.6 Landscape and Visual Impact
Assessment during
Operation 6-22
6.7 Recommended Landscape and Visual
Mitigation
Measures 6-24
6.8 Residual impacts 6-26
6.9 Conclusion
and Summary of Findings 6-28
6.10 Environmental
Monitoring and Audit 6-28
7 air QUALITY 7-1
7.1 Introduction 7-1
7.2 Legislative
Requirements and Relevant Criteria 7-1
7.3 Baseline Conditions
and Air Sensitive Receivers 7-2
7.4 Air Quality Impact
Assessments 7-3
7.5 Mitigation of Adverse
Air Quality Impacts 7-4
7.6 Residual Air Quality
Impacts 7-4
7.7 Environmental
Monitoring and Audit 7-4
7.8 Conclusions 7-5
8 Water Quality 8-1
8.1 Introduction 8-1
8.2 Relevant Legislation and
Guidelines 8-1
8.3 Baseline Conditions and Water Quality
Sensitive
Receivers 8-4
8.4 Assessment Methodology 8-5
8.5 Impact Assessment 8-5
8.6 Mitigation Measures 8-6
8.7 Residual Environmental Impact 8-7
8.8 Environmental Monitoring and
Audit 8-7
8.9 Summary and Conclusions 8-7
9 environmental Monitoring and
audit Measures 9-1
9.1 Introduction 9-1
9.2 Environmental Management Plan 9-2
9.3 EM&A Manual 9-2
9.4 Noise 9-4
9.5 Ecology 9-4
9.6 Landscape and Visual 9-5
9.7 Air Quality 9-5
9.8 Water Quality 9-5
9.9 Waste Management 9-6
10 CONCLUSIONS
& Environmental Outcomes 10-1
10.1 Introduction 10-1
10.2 Noise 10-1
10.3 Ecology 10-1
10.4 Landscape and Visual 10-2
10.5 Air Quality 10-4
10.6 Water Quality 10-4
10.7 Waste Management 10-5
10.8 Environmental Monitoring and
Audit (EM&A) 10-5
10.9 Environmental Outcome 10-5
10.10 Overall Conclusions 10-7
Annexes
Annex B Noise
Assessment Information
Annex C List
of Floral and Faunal Species recorded within the Study