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Environment Prepared to: Submitted by: Kavram Enerji AECOM Turkey Ankara, Turkey AECOM-TR-R-765-01-01 October 2014 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Uluborlu Wind Farm Project in Isparta, Turkey Environment Prepared to: Submitted by: Kavram Enerji AECOM Turkey Ankara, Turkey AECOM-TR-R-765-01-01 October 2014 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Uluborlu Wind Farm Project in Isparta, Turkey Başak Şentürk, Biologist, BS Gizem Güngör, Environmental Engineer, BS Hüseyin Akyol, Environmental Engineer, BS Merve Dilber, Sociologist, BS Okan Can, Biologist, BS, MS Şafak Eker, Geological Engineer, BS ______________________________ Prepared by Arzu Ertuğrul, Project Manager, Chemist, MS ______________________________ Reviewed by AECOM Mustafa Kemal Mahallesi, Dumlupınar Bulvarı No: 266 Tepe Prime B Blok Suite: 51 Cankaya 06800 Ankara Turkey T: +90-312-442-9863 F: +90-312-442-9864 www.aecom.com October 2014 Report No.: AECOM-TR-R-765-01-01 AECOM Report Environment i Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Background to the Project ............................................................................................... 1 1.2 Purpose and Scope of the ESIA ...................................................................................... 2 2.0 LEGAL FRAMEWORK ...................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Turkish Environmental Legislation .................................................................................. 4 2.1.1 Environmental Impact Assessment .................................................................. 6 2.1.2 Air Quality ........................................................................................................... 7 2.1.3 Wastewater ........................................................................................................ 9 2.1.4 Soil Pollution .................................................................................................... 10 2.1.5 Noise ................................................................................................................ 10 2.1.6 Waste ............................................................................................................... 11 2.2 International Conventions Adopted by Turkey .............................................................. 16 2.3 Equator Principles .......................................................................................................... 16 2.4 IFC/World Bank Group Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines ...................... 18 2.4.1 Noise ................................................................................................................ 20 2.4.2 Air Emissions and Ambient Air Quality ........................................................... 21 2.4.3 Wastewater and Ambient Water Quality ......................................................... 21 2.4.4 Hazardous Materials ........................................................................................ 21 2.4.5 Waste Management ........................................................................................ 22 2.5 EBRD Performance Requirements ............................................................................... 23 3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................... 26 3.1 Proposed Project ............................................................................................................ 26 3.2 Project Objective ............................................................................................................ 26 3.3 Project Background ........................................................................................................ 27 3.4 Project Location.............................................................................................................. 29 3.5 Project Technical Characteristics .................................................................................. 36 3.6 Shipment and Access .................................................................................................... 36 3.7 Project Construction ....................................................................................................... 37 3.8 Project Operation and Maintenance .............................................................................. 38 AECOM-TR-R-765-01-01 October 2014 AECOM Report Environment ii 3.9 Project Decommissioning .............................................................................................. 39 3.10 Work Force ..................................................................................................................... 39 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE ....................................................................................... 41 4.1 General Climatology of the Region ............................................................................... 41 4.2 Air Quality ....................................................................................................................... 43 4.3 Land Use and Land Ownership ..................................................................................... 44 4.4 Background Noise Levels .............................................................................................. 46 4.4.1 Noise Sensitive Receptor ................................................................................ 46 4.4.2 Noise Survey .................................................................................................... 48 4.4.3 Measured Background Noise Levels .............................................................. 48 4.5 Geology .......................................................................................................................... 52 4.5.1 Regional Geology ............................................................................................ 52 4.5.2 Local Geology .................................................................................................. 54 4.6 Seismicity ....................................................................................................................... 55 4.7 Hydrogeology ................................................................................................................. 56 4.8 Flora and Fauna ............................................................................................................. 59 4.9 Naturally Protected Areas .............................................................................................. 88 5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ......................................................................................... 90 5.1 Noise ............................................................................................................................... 92 5.1.1 Construction ..................................................................................................... 92 5.1.2 Operation ......................................................................................................... 95 5.1.3 Decommissioning .......................................................................................... 101 5.2 Air Emissions ................................................................................................................ 101 5.2.1 Construction ................................................................................................... 101 5.2.2 Operation ....................................................................................................... 106 5.2.3 Decommissioning .......................................................................................... 107 5.3 Water Supply and Wastewater .................................................................................... 107 5.3.1 Construction ................................................................................................... 107 5.3.2 Operation ....................................................................................................... 108 5.3.3 Decommissioning .......................................................................................... 108 5.4 Hazardous Waste......................................................................................................... 108 5.4.1 Construction ................................................................................................... 108 AECOM-TR-R-765-01-01 October 2014 AECOM Report Environment iii 5.4.2 Operation ....................................................................................................... 109 5.4.3 Decommissioning .......................................................................................... 110 5.5 Non - Hazardous Solid Waste ..................................................................................... 110 5.5.1 Construction ................................................................................................... 110 5.5.2 Operation ....................................................................................................... 111 5.5.3 Decommissioning .......................................................................................... 111 5.6 Medical Wastes ............................................................................................................ 112 5.7 Soil and Groundwater .................................................................................................