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Table of
Contents |
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1
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Introduction |
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2 |
Consideration of Aliternatives |
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3 |
Project Description |
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4 |
Air
Quality Assessment |
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5 |
Noise
Assessment |
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6 |
Water
Quality Assessment |
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7 |
Waste
Management Assessment |
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8 |
Marine Ecology
Assessment |
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9 |
Fisheries Assessment |
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10 |
Landscape Visual Impact Assessment |
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11 |
Cultural Heritage Assessment |
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12 |
Quantitative Risk
Assessment |
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13 |
Summary of Environmental Outcomes |
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14 |
Environmental Monitoring & Audit Measures |
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15 |
Conclusions |
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Figure
List |
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Figure 2.1 |
Proposed GRS Site Locations |
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Figure 3.1 |
Preliminary Indicative Layout for the Proposed Black
Point Gas Supply Project |
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Figure 3.2 |
Preliminary Layout of the Proposed Vertical Seawalls and
Typical Section for the Reclamation at Black Point Power Station |
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Figure 3.3 |
Preliminary Indicative Layout for the Proposed
Reclamation at Black Point Power Station |
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Figure 3.4 |
A Schematic Process Flow Diagram
for the Proposed New Gas Receiving Station (GRS) (Indicative Only) |
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Figure 3.5a |
Construction of the co-located GRS at BPPS (Stage 1) |
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Figure 3.5b |
Construction of the co-located GRS at BPPS (Stages 2 & 3) |
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Figure 3.5c |
Construction of the co-located GRS at BPPS (Stage 4) |
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Figure 3.6 |
Sections of the Submarine Gas Pipelines |
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Figure 3.7 |
Submarine Gas Pipelines – Preliminary Trenching &
Protection Details |
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Figure 3.8 |
Preliminary Construction Programme for This Project |
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Figure 4.1 |
Location of GRSs and Air Sensitive Receivers |
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Figure 4.2 |
Location of Emission Sources Under Different Assessment Scenarios |
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Figure 4.3a |
Maximum Hourly NO2 Concentration at 1.5m above ground (Project Emission Only
under Scenario 4) |
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Figure 4.3b |
Daily NO2 Concentration at 1.5m above ground (Project Emission Only under
Scenario 4) |
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Figure 4.3c |
Annual Average NO2 Concentration at 1.5m above ground (Project Emission Only
under Scenario 4) |
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Figure 4.4a |
Maximum Hourly NO2 Concentration at 5m above ground (Project Emission Only
under Scenario 4) |
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Figure 4.4b |
Daily NO2 Concentration at 5m above ground (Project Emission Only under
Scenario 4) |
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Figure 4.4c |
Annual Average NO2 Concentration at 5m above ground (Project Emission Only
under Scenario 4) |
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Figure 4.5a |
Maximum Hourly NO2 Concentration at 10m above ground (Project Emission Only
under Scenario 4) |
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Figure 4.5b |
Daily NO2 Concentration at 10m above ground (Project Emission Only under
Scenario 4) |
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Figure 4.5c |
Annual Average NO2 Concentration at 10m above ground (Project Emission Only
under Scenario 4) |
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Figure 4.6a |
Cumulative Maximum Hourly NO2 Concentration at 1.5m above ground (Project
Emission Only under Scenario 4 + Other Emissions + Background) |
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Figure 4.6b |
Cumulative Daily NO2 Concentration at 1.5m above ground (Project Emission
Only under Scenario 4 + Other Emissions + Background) |
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Figure 4.6c |
Cumulative Annual Average NO2 Concentration at 1.5m above ground (Project
Emission Only under Scenario 4 + Other Emissions + Background) |
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Figure 4.7a |
Cumulative Maximum Hourly NO2 Concentration at 5m above ground (Project
Emission Only under Scenario 4 + Other Emissions + Background) |
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Figure 4.7b |
Cumulative Daily NO2 Concentration at 5m above ground (Project Emission Only
under Scenario 4 + Other Emissions + Background) |
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Figure 4.7c |
Cumulative Annual Average NO2 Concentration at 5m above ground (Project
Emission Only under Scenario 4 + Other Emissions + Background) |
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Figure 4.8a |
Cumulative Maximum Hourly NO2 Concentration at 10m above ground (Project
Emission Only under Scenario 4 + Other Emissions + Background) |
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Figure 4.8b |
Cumulative Daily NO2 Concentration at 10m above ground (Project Emission
Only under Scenario 4 + Other Emissions + Background) |
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Figure 4.8c |
Cumulative Annual Average NO2 Concentration at 10m above ground (Project
Emission Only under Scenario 4 + Other Emissions + Background) |
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Figure 5.1 |
Study
Area for Noise Impact Assesment |
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Figure 6.1 |
EPD
Water Control Zones in the vicinity of the Project Site |
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Figure 6.2 |
EPD
Routine Water and Sediment Quality Monitoring Stations in the vicinity of
the Project Site |
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Figure 6.3 |
Surrounding Environment in the vicinity of Black Point |
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Figure 6.4 |
Water
Quality Sensitive Receivers and EPD Routine Water/Sediment Quality
Monitoring Stations in the Vicinity of the Proposed Project at Black Point |
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Figure 6.5 |
Proposed Reclamation at Black Point Power Station and Emission Points
Defined in the Model |
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Figure 6.6 |
Sections of the Submarine Gas Pipeline |
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Figure 6.7 |
Preliminary Layout of the Proposed Vertical Seawalls and Typical Section for
the Reclamation at Black Point Power Station |
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Figure 6A.7 |
Surrounding Environment in the Vicinity of Black Point |
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Figure 6A.8 |
Water Quality Sensitive Receivers and EPD Routine Water/Sediment Quality
Monitoring Stations in the Vicinity of the Proposed Project at Black Point |
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Figure 6A.9 |
Sections of the Submarine Gas Pipeline |
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Figure 6A.10 |
Submarine Gas Pipelines – Preliminary Trenching & Protection Details |
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Figure 6A.11 |
Proposed Reclamation at Black Point Power Station and Emission Points
Defined in the Model |
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Figure 6A.12 |
Preliminary Construction Programme for This Project |
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Figure 7.1 |
Management Framework for Dredged/ Excavated Sediment Outlined under
ETWBTC(W) No. 34/2002 |
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Figure 7.2 |
Marine Sediment Sampling Locations |
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Figure 8.1 |
Intertidal Habitats Identified within the Study Area at Black Point |
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Figure 8A.1 |
Study Area for Marine Ecological Impact Assessment |
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Figure 8A.2 |
Black Point Intertidal Sampling Transect Locations (Reproduced from ERM
(2006)) |
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Figure 8A.3 |
Black Point Subtidal Soft-Bottom Sampling Stations (Reproduced from ERM
(2006)) |
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Figure 8A.4 |
Comparison of Mean Biomass of Subtidal Infaunal Assemblages around Hong Kong
(Reproduced from ERM (2006); +ERM (2006), *CityU Professional Services
(2002), ºERM (1998) and #ERM (2000)) |
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Figure 8A.5 |
Number of Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin Sightings in Different Survey Areas
in Hong Kong and Mainland Chinese Territorial Waters during 1996-2005
(Reproduced from Hung (2008)) |
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Figure 8A.6 |
Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin Sighting Densities (Mean SPSE ± SD; Top) and
Dolphin Densities (mean DPSE ± SD; Bottom) among Six Survey Areas
from1996-2005 (Reproduced from Hung (2008)) |
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Figure 8A.7 |
Sighting Density of Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins Normalized by Survey
Effort per km2 in Waters around Lantau Island in 1996-2005 (SPSE = no. of
on-effort dolphin sightings per 100 units of survey effort) (Reproduced from
Hung (2008)) |
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Figure 8A.8 |
Density of Indo-Pacific Humpback
Dolphins Normalized by Survey Effort per km2 in Waters around Lantau Island
in 1996-2005 (DPSE = no. of dolphins per 100 units of survey effort)
(Reproduced from Hung (2008)) |
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Figure 8A.9 |
Distribution of Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin Recorded during the 11 Months
Survey (July 2005 – May 2006). Solid Line Indicates Transect Survey Line
(Reproduced from ERM (2006)) |
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Figure 8A.10 |
Density of Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins with Corrected Survey Effort per
km in Western Hong Kong Waters (Using data from ERM's July 2005-May 2006
survey combined with AFCD's monitoring data for the same period) (Reproduced
from ERM (2006)) |
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Figure 8A.11 |
Black Point Intertidal Sampling Transect Locations for Seasonal
Surveys in 2009 |
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Figure 8A.12 |
Subtidal Soft-Bottom Sampling Stations for Wet Season Survey in 2009 |
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Figure 8A.13 |
Mean Numbers of Individuals and
Biomass of Infaunal Organisms (Class level) per Stations from Grab Samples
collected within the Study Area during the Wet Season Benthic Survey |
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Figure 8A.14 |
Subtidal Dive Survey Transects |
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Figure 8A.15 |
Representative Photographic Records of the Seabed taken during the Subtidal
Dive Survey |
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Figure 8A.16 |
Location of Proposed Gas Pipelines Route and GRS Reclamation between the
Deep Bay and Northwest Lantau Survey Areas in Hong Kong |
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Figure 8A.17 |
Distribution of Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin Sightings in the Deep Bay and
Western Northwest Lantau Survey Areas from Jan 2005 – Jun 2009 |
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Figure 8A.18 |
Seasonal Distribution of Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin Sightings in the Deep
Bay and Western Northwest Lantau Survey Areas from Jan 2005 – Jun 2009 |
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Figure 8A.19 |
Sighting Rate and Dolphin Encounter Rate of Chinese White Dolphins among
Different Survey Areas in Hong Kong (Data from Jan 2005 – Jun 2009) |
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Figure 8A.20 |
Density Estimates of Chinese White Dolphins in Deep Bay (from 2005-09) and
Other Survey Areas in Hong Kong (from 2004-06) among Different Seasons |
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Figure 8A.21 |
Distribution of Chinese White Dolphin Sightings with Different Group Sizes
in Western Northwest Lantau and Deep Bay from Jan 2005 – Jun 2009 |
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Figure 8A.22 |
Comparison of Sighting Density (Mean SPSE) and Dolphin Density (Mean DPSE)
along the Proposed Gas Pipeline Alignment, the Entire Study Area, Northwest
Lantau and Deep Bay Survey Areas |
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Figure 8A.23 |
Sighting Density (SPSE) and Density (DPSE) of Chinese White Dolphins with
Corrected Survey Effort per km2 in Western Northwest Lantau and Deep Bay,
using Data from Jan 2005 – Jun 2009 |
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Figure 8A.24 |
Distribution of Unspotted Calves (UCs) and Unspotted Juveniles (UJs) in
Western Northwest Lantau and Deep Bay from Jan 2005 – Jun 2009 |
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Figure 8A.25 |
Density (DPSE) of Unspotted Juveniles (UJs) and Unspotted Calves (UCs) with
Corrected Survey Effort per km2 in Western Northwest Lantau and Deep Bay,
using Data from Jan 2005 – Jun 2009 |
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Figure 8A.26 |
Densities (Mean DPSE) of Unspotted Calves (UCs) and Unspotted Juveniles
(UJs) along the Proposed Gas Pipeline Alignment, the Entire Study Area,
Northwest Lantau and Deep Bay Survey Areas |
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Figure 8A.27 |
Distribution of Dolphin Sightings Associated with Feeding and Socialising
Activities in Western Northwest Lantau and Deep Bay from Jan 2005 – Jun 2009 |
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Figure 8A.28 |
Sighting Density (SPSE) of Feeding and Socialising Activities with Corrected
Survey Effort per km2 in Western Northwest Lantau and Deep Bay, using Data
from Jan 2005 – Jun 2009 |
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Figure 8A.29 |
Sighting Densities (Mean SPSE) of Feeding and Socializing Activities along
the Proposed Gas Pipelines Alignment, the Entire Study Area, Northwest
Lantau and Deep Bay Survey Areas |
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Figure 8A.30 |
Ranging Patterns of Ten Individual Dolphins at 95%, 50% and 25% UD Levels
using Kernel Estimator |
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Figure 9.1 |
Fisheries Sensitive Receivers at Black Point and along the Proposed Pipeline
Routes |
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Figure 9.2 |
Distribution of Fishing Operations (All Vessels) in Hong Kong Waters as
recorded by AFCD Port Survey 2006 |
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Figure 9.3 |
Distribution of Fisheries Production (Adult Fish) in terms of Weight (kg
ha-1) in Hong Kong Waters as recorded by AFCD Port Survey 2006 |
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Figure 9.4 |
Distribution of Fisheries Production (Fish Fry) in terms of tails ha-1 in
Hong Kong Waters as recorded by AFCD Port Survey 2006 |
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Figure 9.5 |
Distribution of Fisheries Production (Adult Fish & Fish Fry) in terms of
Value (HK$ ha-1) in Hong Kong Waters as recorded by AFCD Port Survey 2006 |
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Figure 10.1 |
Proposed Gas Receiving Station at Black Point Power Station Baseline Landscape
Character Area |
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Figure 10.2 |
Proposed Gas Receiving Station at Black Point Power Station Photographs of
Landscape Character Areas |
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Figure 10.3 |
Proposed Gas Receiving Station at Black Point
Power Station Baseline Landscape
Resources |
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Figure 10.4 |
Proposed Gas Receiving Station at Black Point
Power
Station Photographs of
Landscape Resources |
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Figure 10.5 |
Proposed Gas Receiving Station at Black Point
Power Station Landscape and Visual
Mitigation Plan |
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Figure 10.6 |
Proposed Gas Receiving Station at Black Point
Power
Station Viewshed Analysis for
the GRS reclamation |
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Figure 10.9 |
Proposed Gas Receiving Station at Black Point
Power
Station Hong Kong Climate |
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Figure 10.10 |
Proposed Gas Receiving Station at Black Point
Power
Station Viewshed Analysis |
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Figure 10.11 |
Proposed Gas Receiving Station at Black Point
Power
Station Photomontage From View
Point-1 |
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Figure 10.12 |
Proposed Gas Receiving Station at Black Point
Power
Station Photomontage From View
Point-2 |
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Figure 10.13 |
Proposed Gas Receiving Station at Black Point
Power
Station Photomontage From View
Point-3 |
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Figure 10.14 |
Proposed Gas Receiving Station at Black Point
Power
Station Photomontage From View
Point-4 |
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Figure 10.15 |
Proposed Gas Receiving Station at Black Point
Power
Station Photomontage From View
Point-5 |
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Figure 11.1 |
Study Area for Marine
Archaeological Investigation |
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Figure 11.2 |
Location of Sonar Contact, Wreck Removed by the Marine Department and
Recorded Shipwrecks Maintained by UK Hydrographic Office in the Study Area |
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Figure 11.3 |
Survey Area for Geophysical Survey in March 2009 |
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Figure 11.4 |
Survey Lines for March 2009 Geophysical Survey |
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Figure 11.5a |
Typical Images of the Survey Area collected in March 2009 |
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Figure 11.5b |
Typical Images of Sonar Contacts Identified in March 2009 |
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Figure 11.6 |
Seabed Features as Evaluated from March 2009 Geophysical Survey |
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Figure 11.6a |
Seabed Features as Evaluated from March 2009 Geophysical Survey |
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Figure 11.6b |
Seabed Features as Evaluated from March 2009 Geophysical Survey |
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Figure 11.7 |
Seabed in the Location of UKHO Wreck No. 46602 |
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Figure 14A.1 |
Indicative Arrangement of Cage Type Silt Curtain |