KAZ OIL TERMINAL PROJECT Environmental and Social Impact Assessment On behalf of: Waterway Trading & Petroleum Services LLC Project Reference: 014‐1287 Revision: REV 00 Date: December 2014 Earth & Marine Environmental Consultants 2nd Floor, Chelsea Business Centre Al Corniche Street Ashar District Basra Republic of Iraq [email protected] www.eame.co.uk Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Waterway Trading & Petroleum Services LLC KAZ Oil Terminal Project, Iraq Document Control Record Revision Date Author(s) Authorised by Reason for Change 00 19/12/14 Various SPR First issue to Client COMMERCIAL‐IN‐CONFIDENCE This document and all the information contained within it are proprietary to Earth & Marine Environmental Consultants Ltd (hereinafter called EAME) and are supplied in confidence. This document is not to be reproduced in whole or in part nor disclosed to any third party without the prior written permission of EAME. Nor shall it be used otherwise than for the purpose for which it has been supplied. 014‐1287 Revision 00 December2014 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Waterway Trading & Petroleum Services LLC KAZ Oil Terminal Project, Iraq Contents Page 1 Introduction 1‐1 1.1 General 1‐1 1.2 Background to the Iraq Oil Terminal Project 1‐1 1.3 ESIA Process 1‐3 1.4 Project Team 1‐6 1.5 ESIA Structure 1‐8 2 ESIA Approach and Methodology 2‐1 2.1 Introduction 2‐1 2.2 ESIA Process 2‐1 2.3 Stakeholder Consultation and Disclosure 2‐4 2.4 Screening Assessment 2‐4 2.5 Scoping Assessment 2‐4 2.6 Evaluation of Alternatives 2‐5 2.7 Legislative Review 2‐5 2.8 Baseline Assessment 2‐6 2.9 Impact Assessment 2‐7 3 Project Description 3‐1 3.1 Introduction 3‐1 3.2 Overview 3‐1 3.3 Project Location 3‐2 3.4 Site Description 3‐3 3.5 Project Rationale 3‐8 3.6 No Development Alternative 3‐9 3.7 Location Alternatives 3‐9 3.8 Feasibility Studies 3‐11 3.9 Project Activities and Design 3‐11 3.10 Footprint and Land Requirements 3‐12 3.11 Construction Strategy 3‐13 3.12 Temporary Facilities 3‐15 3.13 Schedule 3‐17 014‐1287 Revision 00 December2014 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Waterway Trading & Petroleum Services LLC KAZ Oil Terminal Project, Iraq 3.14 Logistics Alternatives 3‐17 3.15 Commissioning 3‐18 3.16 Operation and Maintenance 3‐18 3.17 Decommissioning 3‐19 4 Policy, Legal and Administrative Systems 4‐1 4.1 Introduction 4‐1 4.2 National Legislation 4‐3 4.3 International Standards and Guidelines 4‐53 4.4 Project Environmental Standards 4‐59 5 Air 5‐1 5.1 Introduction 5‐1 5.2 Noise 5‐1 5.3 Air Quality 5‐21 6 Land 6‐1 6.1 Introduction 6‐1 6.2 Land Quality 6‐1 6.3 Sediment Quality 6‐27 6.4 Waste Management 6‐38 7 Water Quality 7‐1 7.1 Introduction 7‐1 7.2 Assessment Methodology 7‐1 7.3 Baseline Conditions – Desk‐based Research 7‐6 7.4 Baseline Conditions – Field Data 7‐8 7.5 Baseline Conditions – Chemical Contamination 7‐22 7.6 Impact Assessment 7‐36 7.7 Mitigation 7‐38 7.8 Residual Impacts 7‐40 7.9 Flood Risk 7‐41 8 Ecology 8‐1 8.1 Introduction 8‐1 8.2 Methodology 8‐1 014‐1287 Revision 00 December2014 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Waterway Trading & Petroleum Services LLC KAZ Oil Terminal Project, Iraq 8.3 Terrestrial Ecology Baseline Conditions 8‐5 8.4 Intertidal Ecology Baseline Conditions 8‐9 8.5 Marine Ecology 8‐20 8.6 Project Site Conservation Value Assessment 8‐34 8.7 Impact Assessment 8‐38 9 Socio Economic Conditions 9‐1 9.1 Introduction 9‐1 9.2 Methodology 9‐1 9.3 Socio‐Economic Conditions 9‐2 9.4 Fishing Activity 9‐4 9.5 Land Traffic and Transport 9‐6 9.6 Marine Traffic 9‐13 9.7 Summary and Conclusions 9‐15 10 Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (Unplanned Events) 10‐1 10.1 Introduction 10‐1 10.2 Potential Accidents and Incidents 10‐1 10.3 Summary 10‐11 11 Summary and Conclusions 11‐1 11.1 Introduction 11‐1 11.2 Project Description 11‐1 11.3 Current Site Conditions 11‐2 11.4 Project Impacts Matrix 11‐3 11.5 Conclusions 11‐11 014‐1287 Revision 00 December2014 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Waterway Trading & Petroleum Services LLC KAZ Oil Terminal Project, Iraq Appendix A: Contributors Appendix B: Constraint Map Appendix C: Public Consultation and Disclosure Appendix D: Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Plan Appendix E: Commitments Register Appendix F: Chapter 5 Technical Reports Appendix F1: Baseline Noise Measurements Appendix F2: Air Quality Laboratory Analytical Certificates Appendix G: Chapter 6 Technical Reports Appendix G1: Lithological Logs Appendix G2: Soil Sample Laboratory Analytical Certificates Appendix G3: Sediment Sample Laboratory Analytical Certificates Appendix H: Chapter 7 Technical Reports Appendix H1: Groundwater Laboratory Analytical Certificates Appendix H2: Surface Water Laboratory Analytical Certificates 014‐1287 Revision 00 December2014 Acronyms and Abbreviations ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Waterway Trading & Petroleum Services LLC KAZ Oil Terminal Project, Iraq Acronyms and Abbreviations ACMs Asbestos Containing Materials BIOGH Basra International Oil and Gas Hub BTEX Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylenes CEMP Construction Environmental Management Plan cfu Coliform Forming Units CMP Contractor Management Plan CPA Coalition Provisional Authority CO Carbon Monoxide CSM Conceptual Site Model CSSF Common Seawater Supply Facility dB Decibel DWB Deeper Water Berth DETR Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions DO Dissolved Oxygen DoE Department of Environment DWT Deadweight Tonnage EA Environment Agency (UK) EAME Earth & Marine Environmental Consultants EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EC European Community ECC Environmental Compliance Certificate EHS Environment, Health and Safety EPC Engineering, Procurement and Construction EQ Equator Principles EQS Environmental Quality Standards ERW Explosive Remnants of War ES Environmental Statement 014‐1287 Revision 00 October2014 Page i ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Waterway Trading & Petroleum Services LLC KAZ Oil Terminal Project, Iraq ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ESMS Environmental and Social Management System ESMMP Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Plan EU European Union FEED Front End Engineering Design GCPI General Company Ports of Iraq GDP Gross Domestic Product Ha Hectares HAZID Hazard Identification HAZOP Hazard and Operability Study H S Hydrogen Sulphide 2 HGV Heavy Goods Vehicles HSSE Health, Safety, Security and Environment Hz Frequency HSSE Health, Safety, Security and Environment IBA Important Bird Area IDCF Iraqi Defence Coastal Force IEEM Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management IEMA Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment IFC International Finance Corporation IFC EHS IFC Environmental Health and Safety General Guidelines IFC PS IFC Performance Standards IGRS Iraqi Geospatial Reference System IPA Iraqi Port Authority IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature IS Islamic State KAZ Khor Al‐Zubair km Kilometres km2 Square Kilometres 014‐1287 Revision 00 October2014 Page ii ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Waterway Trading & Petroleum Services LLC KAZ Oil Terminal Project, Iraq KPI Key Performance Indicators KZP Khor Al‐Zubair Port IS Islamic State LER Local Equipment Rooms LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas LNG Liquefied Natural Gas m Metres m3 Cubic Metres MDM Multi‐buoy Mooring MCERTS Monitoring Certification Scheme mg/m milligram per cubic metre 3 mg/l milligram per litre MoC Ministry of Culture MoE Ministry of Environment MoF Ministry of Finance MoH Ministry of Health MoO Ministry of Oil MoT Ministry of Transport MoWR Ministry of Water Resources Mt Metric tonnes NEPC National Environmental Protection Council (Australia) NGO Non‐governmental Organisation NORM Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material NOx Nitrogen oxides NTS Non‐Technical Summary OSERP Oil Spill Emergency Response Plan ORP Oxygen Reduction Potential PAHs Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons PCBs Polychlorinated Biphenyls 014‐1287 Revision 00 October2014 Page iii
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