Contents
1.1 Project
Background
1.2 Need
of the Project
1.3 Existing
Environment
1.4 Objectives of the
EIA Study
1.5 Organisation of
the Report
2.1 Design Return Period
2.2 Flood Prevention Measures Analysis
2.3 Options Evaluation
3.1 Project Scope
3.2 Project Design
3.3 Construction
Programme
3.4 Construction
Methodology
3.5 Maintenance
Dredging
3.6 Concurrent
Projects
4 Air Quality Impact
Assessment
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Legislation
Requirements and Evaluation Criteria1
4.3 Baseline
Conditions
4.4 Identification
of Air Sensitive Receivers
4.5 Potential
Sources of Impact
4.6 Assessment
Methodology
4.7 Evaluation
of Impacts
4.8 Mitigation
Measures
4.9 Residual
Impacts
4.10 Environmental
Monitoring and Audit (EM&A)
4.11 Conclusions
5 Noise
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Baseline
Conditions
5.3 Relevant
Legislation and Guidelines
5.4 Noise
Sensitive Receivers
5.5 Identification
of Potential Impacts
5.6 Assessment
Methodology
5.7 Evaluation of
Impacts
5.8 Mitigation of
Adverse Environmental Impacts
5.9 Residual
Environmental Impacts
5.10 Monitoring and
Audit Requirements
5.11 Conclusions
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Relevant
Legislation and Guidelines
6.3 Baseline
Conditions
6.4 Water Quality
Sensitive Receivers
6.5 Potential Sources
of Impact
6.6 Assessment
Methodology
6.7 Impact Assessment
6.8 Mitigation
Measures
6.9 Residual Impacts
6.10 Cumulative
Impacts
6.11 Environmental
Monitoring and Audit
6.12 Conclusion
7 Terrestrial Ecological Assessment
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Relevant
Legislation & Assessment Criteria
7.3 Description of
the Study Area
7.4 Recognized Sites
of Conservation Importance Downstream of the Study Area along the
7.5 Literature Review
of Terrestrial Ecological Resources within the Study Area
7.6 Ecological
Baseline Surveys - Methodologies0
7.7 Ecological
Baseline Surveys - Results
7.8 Ecological
Evaluation
7.9 Project Site
7.10 Terrestrial
Ecological Impact Assessment and Evaluation
7.11 Mitigation
Measures
7.12 Cumulative
Impacts
7.13 Residual
Environmental Impacts
7.14 Environmental
Monitoring and Audit
7.15 Summary &
Conclusions
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Relevant
Legislation and Guidelines
8.3 Study
Area and Sensitive Receivers
8.4 Potential
Environmental Impacts to Fisheries
8.5 Mitigation
Measures
8.6 Residual
Impacts
8.7 Environmental
Monitoring and Auditing
8.8 Conclusion
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Legislation
Requirements and Evaluation Criteria
9.3 Expected Waste
Sources
9.4 Assessment
Methodology
9.5 Waste Management
Assessment
9.6 Mitigation
Measures
9.7 Residual
Environmental Impacts
9.8 Environmental
Monitoring and Audit Requirements
9.9 Conclusions
10 Land
Contamination Assessment
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Legislative
Requirements and Evaluation Criteria
10.3 Site Conditions
10.4 Potential Sources
of Land Contamination at the Site
10.5 Land
Contamination Site Investigation
10.6 Land
Contamination Impact Assessment
10.7 Land Contamination
Mitigation Measures
10.8 Residual
Environmental Impacts
10.9 Environmental
Monitoring and Audit
10.10 Conclusions
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Statutory Requirements and Evaluation Criteria
11.3 Assessment Methodology
11.4 Baseline Conditions
11.5 Identification of Cultural Heritage Impacts
11.6 Assessment of Cultural Heritage Impacts
11.7 Cumulative Impacts
11.8 Mitigation Measures
11.9 Residual Impact
11.10 Environmental Monitoring and Audit
11.11 Conclusion
12 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Legislation
Requirements and Evaluation Criteria
12.3 Project
Description
12.4 Planning and
Development Control Framework
12.5 Broad Brush Tree
Survey
12.6 Landscape Impact
Assessment
12.7 Visual Impact
Assessment
12.8 Cumulative
impacts
12.9 Environmental
Monitoring and Audit (EM&A)
12.10 Conclusions
13 Environmental Monitoring & Audit Measures
13.1 Introduction
13.2 EM&A Manual
and Implementation Schedule
13.3 Air Quality
13.4 Noise
13.5 Water Quality
13.6 Terrestrial
Ecology
13.7 Fisheries
13.8 Land
Contamination
13.9 Waste Management
13.10 Cultural Heritage
13.11 Landscape &
Visual
14 Conclusions and
Summary of Environmental Outcomes
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Air
Quality
14.3 Noise
14.4 Water Quality
14.5 Terrestrial
Ecology
14.6 Fisheries
14.7 Waste Management
14.8 Land
Contamination
14.9 Cultural Heritage
Impact
14.10 Landscape and
Visual Impact
14.11 Overall
Conclusion
14.12 Key Environmental
Outcomes
Annexes
Annex A Air Quality
Supporting Information
Annex A1 Dust Emission Rate
Calculation (For Hourly and Daily Average)
Annex A2 Dust Emission Rate
Calculation (For Annual Average)
Annex A3 Dust Results
Annex A4 Laboratory Test Results
of Acid Volatile Sulphides (AVSs)
Annex B Supporting
Information for Noise Impact Assessment
Annex B1 Preliminary
Construction Programme
Annex B2 Construction Plant
Inventory (Unmitigated)
Annex B3 Summaries of Predicted
Noise Level (due to the Project and Cumulative Impact - Unmitigated)
Annex B4 Construction Noise
Impact Assessment (Unmitigated)
Annex B5 Operational Noise
Impact Assessment (Unmitigated)
Annex B6 Construction Plant
Inventory (Mitigated)
Annex B7 Summaries of Predicted
Noise Levels (due to the Project and Cumulative Impact - Mitigated)
Annex B8 Construction Noise
Impact Assessment (Mitigated)
Annex C Supporting
Information for Water Quality Impact Assessment
Annex C1 Water Quality Modelling
Method Statement
Annex C2 Modelling Results
Annex C3 Elutriate Test Results
Annex D Supporting Information
for Ecological Impact Assessment
Annex E Sediment
Testing Information
Annex E1 Sediment Sampling and
Testing Plan
Annex E2 Sediment Testing Results
Annex F Contaminated Assessment
Report (including CAP)
Annex
G Supporting
Information for CHIA
Annex
G1 Bibliography
Annex G2 Test Pit Records
Annex G3 Auger Hole Records
Annex G4 Land Survey Records
Annex G5 Detailed Records of
Identified Built Heritage Features Within CHIA Study Area
Annex H Implementation Schedule