DC Field | Value | Language |
dc.contributor.author | Zuhair, Mohamed | - |
dc.contributor.author | Fathah, Mariyam Shujaa Ath A. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Shareef, Mohamed | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-31T07:32:30Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-31T07:32:30Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017-01-01 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Zuhair, M., Fathah, M. S. A. A., & Shareef, M. (2016). Environmental impact assessment for proposed water production and distribution facility at Naifaru Naifaru, Lhaviyani Atoll, Maldives. Male' : Maldives | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://saruna.mnu.edu.mv/jspui/handle/123456789/4524 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this EIA is to critically analyse and assess the potential environmental
impacts associated with the development of the proposed water production and
distribution facility at Lh. Naifaru and expose the solutions and preferred alternatives as
well as mitigation measures to minimize any negative impacts whilst trying to derive the
maximum positive impacts from the project;
2. Currently, rainwater is widely used in all houses for cooking and drinking whilst
groundwater is used for various other domestic uses. Almost all houses have a rainwater
storage tank. Bottled water is now mainly used as drinking water. Nevertheless, the
groundwater lens in the islands of Maldives is depleted and highly saline due to over use
and polluted in some areas and not fit for use for domestic purposes. Even though
rainwater is widely used, it is not a reliable source as rainwater cannot be collected during
dry season. Therefore, it is understood that residents of Naifaru are in great need of a
clean water facility;
3. In the proposed facility the water production system is designed for 15 years whereas the
distribution system for 35 years;
4. Proposed project involves installation of an RO plant with a capacity of 180 tonnes per
day with three independent drains. Seawater intake is proposed from two bore wells 30 m
deep at a site inside the desalination plant. Project also includes laying of distribution
pipeline to existing household and a fire hydrant system;
5. A full baseline of seawater quality, vegetation clearance and marine environment was
established. Marine environment study showed that living substrata and fish count at the
proposed outfall location was low;
6. The construction works of new RO plant presented in this report are not expected to
adversely impact the environment if the mitigation measures mentioned in the report are
followed. The most important mitigation measures are daily maintenance of machinery,
following chemical handling procedures, waste segregation and storage in closed labelled
containers until disposal;
7. Overall, the proposed project is expected to bring in positive outcomes. It is expected that
the newly established water production and distribution facility will ensure water security
to the population of Naifaru in addition to greatly reducing health impacts associated with
the use of polluted water; and
8. Monitoring is essential to ensure that environmental thresholds are not exceeded and
mitigation measures proposed are working. Water quality and marine environment
monitoring shall be done as per the proposed monitoring schedule. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.title | Environmental impact assessment for proposed water production and distribution facility at Naifaru Naifaru, Lhaviyani Atoll, Maldives | en_US |
dc.type | Technical Report | en_US |
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