1.2 Environmental
Impact Assessment Ordinance Requirements
1.4 Objectives
of the EIA Study
Figure 1.1... Project
Location Plan
n Item F.1 - Sewage treatment works with an installed capacity of more than 15,000 m3 per day; and
n Item F.4 - An activity for the reuse of treated sewage effluent from a treatment plant;
n Item D.1 – A public utility electricity power plant; and
n
Item D.2 – A public utility gas generation plant.
(i)
to describe the Project and associated works together with
the requirements and environmental benefits for carrying out the Project;
(ii)
to identify and describe elements of community and
environment likely to be affected by the Project and/or likely to cause adverse
impacts to the Project, including both the natural and man-made environment and
the associated environmental constraints;
(iii) to identify and
quantify emission sources and determine the significance of impacts on
sensitive receivers and potential affected uses;
(iv) to identify and
quantify any potential loss or damage and other potential impacts to fisheries,
flora, fauna and wildlife habitats and to propose measures to mitigate these
impacts;
(v)
to identify any potential hazard to life due to generation,
storage, utilization, processing and transmission (if applicable) of biogas
within the Project site and due to neighboring fuel gas dangerous goods (DGs)
facilities during the construction and operation of the Project and to propose
measures to mitigate these impacts if required;
(vi) to identify and
quantify waste management requirements and to propose measures to mitigate
these impacts;
(vii) to identify and
quantify contaminated land within any project area for development works, and
to propose measures to avoid disposal in the first instance;
(viii) to identify any
potential human health impacts associated with reuse of treated sewage effluent
during operation of the Project and to propose measures to avoid and mitigate
these impacts;
(ix) to identify and
evaluate any potential landscape and visual impacts and to propose measures to
mitigate these impacts;
(x)
to propose the provision of infrastructure or mitigation
measures so as to minimize pollution, environmental disturbance and nuisance
during construction and operation of the Project;
(xi) to investigate
the feasibility, effectiveness and implications of the proposed mitigation
measures;
(xii) to identify,
predict and evaluate the residual (i.e. after practicable mitigation)
environmental impacts and the cumulative effects expected to arise during the
construction and operational phases of the Project in relation to the sensitive
receivers and potentially affected uses;
(xiii) to identify,
assess and specify methods, measures and standards, to be included in the
detailed design, construction and operation of the Project which are necessary
to mitigate these residual environmental impacts and cumulative effects and
reduce them to acceptable levels;
(xiv) to design and
specify environmental monitoring & audit requirements; and
(xv) to identify any
additional studies necessary to implement the mitigation measures or monitoring
and proposals recommended in the EIA Report.
n Section 2 describes the Project including the alternatives considered;
n Section 3 presents the air quality impact assessment;
n Section 4 presents the water quality impact assessment;
n Section 5 presents the ecological impact assessment;
n Section 6 presents the fisheries impact assessment;
n Section 7 presents the landscape and visual impact assessment;
n Section 8 presents the hazard to life impact assessment;
n Section 9 presents the landfill gas hazard assessment;
n Section 10 presents the waste management implication;
n Section 11 presents the land contamination impact assessment;
n Section 12 presents the noise impact assessment;
n Section 13 describes the requirements for environmental monitoring and audit;
n Section 14 summarizes the environmental outcomes associated with the Project; and
n Section 15 summarizes the conclusions of this EIA Study.