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Item Environmental impact assessment for the proposed implementation of small scale desalination and bottling plant in Hulhudhoo, Addu City(2016-06) Musthafa, Mohamed; Hussain, ZahirThe project has been proposed by a local entrepreneur (Mr. Abdulla Mutheeu, Nest Mead, S Hulhudhoo) to build and operate a small-scale water bottling plant in Hulhudhoo in Addu City. The proposed location of the facility is a leased land plot of 20000sq to the proponent from Addu City Council on the western side of Hulhudhoo. The land has been leased for a period of 10 years. The source water for desalination is to be drawn from a deep borehole drilled and installed within the site. The source water for the bottling will be purified desalinated water produced at site through desalination of deep groundwater (saline) through Reverse Osmosis (RO) process. The RO reject brine will be discharged into deeper lagoon in the west coast of Hulhudhoo. The electricity required for the operation will be obtained from the existing island power grid through FENAKA cooperation Hulhudhoo Meedhoo Branch which has been arranged. In emergencies electricity will be provided by the standby generator set of 200Kw to be installed along with the bottling plant. The daily production capacity of desalination unit will be at 80m3/day. The estimated daily production of bottled water will be at 350-400 bottles of 20L capacity (refillable) and 300 -500 bottles of 5L and 1.5L capacity. The focused market is local communities in Hulhudhoo and Meedhoo. The client aims to expand the production and thus sell these products in other islands in the atoll based on the demand. The potential environmental impacts during works implementation and during operation of the system are identified with appropriate mitigation measures. Positive and negative impacts, impact significance and impact severity from the proposed development have been primarily identified using checklist method along with consultations, expert opinions and professional judgements. Key impact zones identified are at vegetation clearance site and brine disposal location in marine water. Key impacts expected to be caused from the proposed project activities include loss of vegetation at building site due to vegetation clearance and suspension and increase of sedimentation at brine disposal site in marine water. These impacts are however low and insignificant due to the small scale of the project and appropriate mitigation measures and monitoring protocols have been proposed. Given the small scale of the project with minor environmental impacts and the existing need for purified bottled water in these communities, the consultants feel the project is feasible to be implemented as proposed provided the given mitigation measures are taken and monitoring is carried out.Item Environmental audit for registration of desalination plant at Vilamendhoo Resort, Alifu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives(2011-04) CDE ConsultingThe purpose of this Environmental Audit report is to fulfill the requirements of Maldives Water and Sanitation Authority guidelines to get necessary environmental clearance from the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out the registration the utility services. The project involves auditing of the existing desalination plant in Vilamendhoo Resort and Spa. Desalination system involves two plants with capacity 200 m3 per day each and two water storage tanks with a capacity of 710 m3. The seawater intake is located on the southern side of the island with a length of 170 m from the desalination plant house. The brine discharge point is located on the northern side of the island at a distance of 130 m from the desalination plant house. The structural integrity of the facilities is considered good. Noise levels are perceived as high for a mixed residential and industrial zone although it must be taken into account that space is limited and location of staff areas near plant house is inevitable. The environmental impacts associated with this project include, increased noise levels and impact on marine environment due to brine discharge. There are indirect impacts associated with consumption of energy for desalination. Power generation has the potential to degrade air quality and contributes to global warming. In addition, fuel handling related to power generation is a potential risk for ground water and soil contamination from fuel spills and leaks. Noise measurements taken during the field visit conforms to international standards while marine water quality tests show normal conditions although there are limitations in the parameters tested due to unavailability of tests at National Health Laboratory. Marine life needs to be further monitored at the brine discharge location to ascertain whether there is a long term impact from discharge of brine. Visual observation identifies no notable damage to existing vegetation around the desalination plant house and no indication of any fuel spills or leaks around the area. Groundwater quality tests that could be conducted shows that the groundwater is in good condition. Mitigation measures that are in place to reduce the environmental impacts associated with the operation of the facility include appropriate distance of brine and seawater pipes from shoreline and installation of sound attenuators to reduce the noise levels from the plant house. In order to protect the environment from potential fuel spills, proper pipelines are established and fuel storage is in bunded areas. A monitoring plan is proposed to observe any changes taking place due to the operation of desalination plant. In the event that monitoring indicates that any environmental quality is deteriorating to unacceptable levels, the proponent will correct operation procedures that are contributing to the problem and/or undertake necessary engineering installations.Item Environmental audit for registration of desalination plant at Royal Island Resort & Spa, Baa Atoll(2011-04) CDE ConsultingThe purpose of this Environmental Audit report is to fulfill the requirements of Maldives Water and Sanitation Authority guidelines to get necessary environmental clearance from the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out the registration of the desalination plant. The project involves environmental auditing of the existing desalination plant in Royal Island Resort and Spa for registration of the desalination plant. Desalination system involves three plants with a total capacity of 330 m3 per day and one water storage tank with a capacity of 1100 tonnes. The seawater intake is located on the north‐northeast point of the island with a length of 150 m from the desalination plant house. The brine discharge point is located at the south‐southwest point of the island at a distance of 170 m from the desalination plant house. The structural integrity of the facilities is considered good. Noise levels are perceived as high for a mixed residential and industrial zone although it must be taken into account that space is limited and location of staff areas near plant house is inevitable. The environmental impacts associated with this project include, increased noise levels and impact on marine environment due to brine discharge. There are indirect impacts associated with consumption of energy for desalination. Power generation has the potential to degrade air quality and contributes to global warming. In addition, fuel handling related to power generation is a potential risk for ground water and soil contamination from fuel spills and leaks. Noise measurements taken during the field visit conforms to international standards while marine water quality tests show normal conditions. However, live coral cover in the brine discharge area was found to be low although brine discharge cannot be concluded as the cause for low level of coral cover. Visual observation identifies no notable damage to existing vegetation around the desalination plant house and no indication of any fuel spills or leaks around the area. Groundwater quality tests that could be conducted shows that the groundwater is in good condition. Mitigation measures that are in place to reduce the environmental impacts associated with the operation of the facility include appropriate distance of brine and sweater pipes from shoreline and installation of sound attenuators to reduce the noise levels from the plant house. In order to protect the environment from potential fuel spills, proper pipelines are established and fuel storage is in bunded areas. A monitoring plan is proposed to observe any changes taking place due to the operation of desalination plant. In the event that monitoring indicates that any environmental quality is deteriorating to unacceptable levels, the proponent will correct operation procedures that are contributing to the problem and/or undertake necessary engineering installations.Item Environmental audit of the desalination plant in Gangehi Island Resort, North Ari Atoll(2011-07) SandcaysThis report has been prepared in order to assess the environmental performance of the existing desalination plant for the purpose of registration of the plant according to the requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency. This report focuses only on the desalination plant and no other operations of the resort are incorporated within the context of this report. Environmental Impact Assessment (or Audit) is required for the registration of desalination plant under the Desalination Regulation of the Maldives. Also, desalination plant projects fall within the list of projects requiring Environmental Impact Assessment study under the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulation of the Maldives. However, since the desalination plant in Gangehi (like many other such facilities in the Maldives) has been operational when the Desalination Regulation and the EIA Regulation came into effect, the scope for this Environmental Impact Assessment has been based on that of an environmental audit of the existing facilities, focusing on the environmental compliance and performance of the existing desalination plant. Therefore, this report will include a compliance and performance audit. The compliance audit or review will assess how well the project implementation complies with the existing environmental policies or requirements by the registering authority and the performance audit will assess the actual environmental impacts of the project and how well the impacts have been mitigated during the construction as well operational phase. The performance audit will also include a review of the existing monitoring programme, discussing the deficiencies and suggesting improvements for future monitoring. There have not been any legal requirements for environmental monitoring as there has not been any EIA report for the resort facilities under consideration. Therefore, this report is based on the findings of site investigations carried out by the consultant and necessary information provided by the management and technical staff at Gangehi resort. However, it is noted that the resort has a system in place to monitor environmental performance indicators of which water quality tests undertaken in the recent past by the Proponent have been used in preparing this report. In addition to discussing the findings of the audit, a matrix will be presented which summarises the status of environmental compliance and performance for activities involving the operation and maintenance of the facility. This report will also provide recommendations for further environmental improvements to the desalination plants.Item Environmental audit report for the registration of desalination plant at Veligandu Island Resort & Spa, AA. Veligandu, Maldives(2011-10) Land and Marine Environmental Resources GroupThis Environmental Audit report assesses the environmental components associated with the operation of existing desalination plant at Veligandu Island Resort & Spa North Aril atoll. This report cover specific impact areas resulting from the desalination plant as outlined in the Terms of reference provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Maldives. These specifics are in accordance with the environmental compliance that has to be followed for the registration of Water Section of EPA (Appendix 1). In addition to this water section of EPA also requires the proponent to provide specific technical information when desalination plants are registered as specified in their regulation. A copy of this regulation is given in Appendix 2. Veligandu resort is located in the North Ari Atoll and it is operated as a tourist resort by the Crown Company Pvt. Ltd. The resort consists of 83 rooms; 17 Beach Villa and 55 Water Villa. This environment audit is in accordance with the requirement of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines. EPA requires submitting an Environmental Impact Assessment report in applying for registration for desalination plant. The desalination in the island has been operating under the provisional license for the operation of tourist resort at Veligandu Island. This island is equipped with all the necessary equipment all the facilities which require for providing quality services to tourists who arrive the island. The existing desalination plant produce the water required to meet the demand of the island.Item Environmental audit report for registration of desalination plant at Adaaran Select Meedhupparu, Maldives(2011-08) Land and Marine Environmental Resources GroupItem Environmental audit at Maafushivaru for the registration of existing desalination plant and powerhouse(2011-03) Water SolutionsThe Ministry of Housing and Environment requires that desalination plants and powerhouse in the Maldives are registered. In order to carry out the registration process, environmental clearance is required from EPA. A decision statement regarding the Environmental Impact Assessment of the power and water infrastructure needs to be obtained from EPA. In order to provide such clearance EPA requires that an environmental audit be done for existing facilities. Environmental Protection Agency has decided that an Environmental Audit Environmental is required for the registration of desalination plant under the Desalination Regulation of the Maldives and Guidelines for Power System Approval issued by the Maldives Energy Authority. The objective of the report is to: to assess the environmental performance of the existing powerhouse and desalination plant at Maafushivaru to facilitate the application to register of existing powerhouse and desalination plant according to the requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Maldives Energy Authority. To demonstrate the commitment by the proponent to undertaken environmental monitoring. To fulfill the obligations of the proponent to undertake an EIA under Clause 5 of the Environmental Protection and Preservation Act of the Maldives and requirements of the Tourism Regulations.Item Environmental audit at Four Seasons Landaagiraavaru for the registration of existing desalination plant(2011-03) Water SolutionsThe Ministry of Housing and Environment requires that desalination plants in the Maldives are registered. In order to carry out the registration process, environmental clearance is required from EPA. A decision statement regarding the Environmental Impact Assessment of the water infrastructure needs to be obtained from EPA. In order to provide such clearance EPA requires that an environmental audit be done for existing facilities. Environmental Protection Agency has decided that an Environmental Audit is required for the registration of desalination plant under the Desalination Regulation of the Maldives. The objective of the report is to: to assess the environmental performance of the existing desalination plants to facilitate the application to register of existing desalination plant according to the requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency To demonstrate the commitment by the proponent to undertaken environmental monitoring To fulfill the obligations of the proponent to undertake an EIA under Clause 5 of the Environmental Protection and Preservation Act of the Maldives and requirements of the Tourism RegulationsItem Environmental audit for registration of existing desalination plant and improvement to existing football ground at Kuredu Island Resort Lhaviyani Atoll, Maldives(2011-05) CDE ConsultingThe purpose of this Environmental Audit report is to fulfill the requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out the registration of the powerhouse, desalination plant and improvement of existing football ground in Kuredu Island Resort, Lhaviyani Atoll, Maldives. The power generation system involves a powerhouse building that houses seven diesel fired generator sets with total capacity of 4585 KVA and a fuel storage facility with total capacity of 240,000 litres. Desalination system involves three plants with a total capacity of 210 tonnes of desalinated water per day and two water storage tanks with storing capacity of 1040 tonnes. The project involves improvements of the existing football ground which is dedicated to the staff purely for their recreational purpose. The major development proposed for this football ground is to level off the ground install drainage system. The structural integrity of the facilities is considered good. Noise levels are perceived as high for a mixed residential and industrial zone although it must be taken into account that space is limited and location of staff areas near powerhouse is inevitable. The main environmental impacts associated with this project include, increased noise levels and other emissions, potential risk for ground water and soil contamination due to fuel spills and leaks, damages to vegetation due to heat and smoke generated from the power house, potential impact on the marine environment due to brine discharge from the desalination process. Visual observation identifies no notable damage to existing vegetation around the powerhouse building and no indication of any fuel spills around the powerhouse area. Marine water quality tests identify no significant contamination. Groundwater quality tests are insufficient to draw conclusions. Improvement to the football grounds is not expected to cause significant adverse impacts. Drainage of water during operation phase will positively affect the groundwater aquifer by contributing to recharging of the aquifer. Mitigation measures that are in place to reduce the environmental impacts associated with the operation of the two facilities include planting of trees in high noise areas and improved maintenance of generator sets.In order to protect the environment from potential fuel spills, fuel storage facilities are bunded to contain any spills and proper pipelines are established for safe fuel transfers. A monitoring plan is proposed to observe any changes taking place due to the operation of powerhouse and desalination plant. In the event that monitoring indicates that any environmental quality is deteriorating to unacceptable levels, the proponent will correct operation procedures that are contributing to the problem and/or undertake necessary engineering installations.Item Environmental audit at Kuramathi for the registration of existing desalination plant and powerhouse(2011-01) Water SolutionsThe Ministry of Housing and Environment requires that desalination plants and powerhouse in the Maldives be registered. In order to carry out the registration process, environmental clearance is required from EPA. A decision statement regarding the Environmental Impact Assessment of the power and water infrastructure needs to be obtained from EPA. In order to provide such clearance, EPA requires that an environmental audit be done for existing facilities. Environmental Protection Agency has decided that an Environmental Audit Environmental is required for the registration of desalination plant under the Desalination Regulation of the Maldives and Guidelines for Power System Approval issued by the Maldives Energy Authority. The objectives of the report are: • to assess the environmental performance of the existing powerhouse and desalination plant at Kuramati • to facilitate the application to register the existing powerhouse and desalination plant according to the requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Maldives Energy Authority. • To demonstrate the commitment by the proponent to undertaken environmental monitoring. • To fulfill the obligations of the proponent to undertake an EIA under Clause 5 of the Environmental Protection