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JBA Consulting-Cronin Millar Consulting Engineers Consortium for the Proposed Coastal Protection and Sea Defence Works at Lahinch, Co EIA Screening Report- Lahinch Coastal Protection Final December 2016 JBA Project Manager Deirdre McDonnell 24 Grove Island Corbally Limerick Ireland Revision History Revision Ref / Date Issued Amendments Issued to Draft V1.0/ Dec 2016 Clare County Council Contract This report describes work commissioned by Clare County Council by JBA Consulting-Cronin Millar Consulting Engineers Consortium for the proposed Coastal protection and sea defence works at Lahinch, Co. Clare Prepared by .................................................. Catalina Herrera BSc Msc Reviewed by ................................................. Declan Egan BSc. MSc. CSci. CEnv. CWEM MCIWEM MCIWM Approved by .................................................. Jonathan Cooper BEng MSc DipCD CEng MICE MCIWEM C.WEM MloD Director (JBA) 2015s3069_Lahinch Coastal Protection-EIA Screening Report V 1 i Copyright © JBA Consulting Engineers and Scientists Ltd 2016 Carbon Footprint A printed copy of the main text in this document will result in a carbon footprint 107g if 100% post- consumer recycled paper is used and 136g if primary-source paper is used. These figures assume the report is printed in black and white on A4 paper and in duplex. JBA is aiming to reduce its per capita carbon emissions. 2015s3069_Lahinch Coastal Protection-EIA Screening Report V 1 ii Contents 1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 3 2 Purpose of the Study ........................................................................................... 3 3 Methodology ........................................................................................................ 3 4 Site description .................................................................................................... 4 4.1 Project Characteristics ........................................................................................... 5 5 Receiving Environment ....................................................................................... 6 5.1 Human Being ......................................................................................................... 6 5.2 Water ..................................................................................................................... 6 5.3 Soil and Geology ................................................................................................... 7 5.4 Ecology .................................................................................................................. 8 5.5 Landscape and Visual Resources ......................................................................... 12 5.6 Cultural Heritage and Archaeology ........................................................................ 12 6 Annex III Criteria Assessment ............................................................................ 13 6.1 Characteristics of the proposed development ....................................................... 13 6.2 Location of Development ....................................................................................... 16 6.3 Characteristics of Potential Impacts ...................................................................... 16 7 EIA Screening ...................................................................................................... 20 7.1 European Commission EIA Screening Checklist .................................................. 20 8 Conclusion ........................................................................................................... 24 9 References ........................................................................................................... 25 Appendices........................................................................................................................ I A Screening Criteria Reference Documents......................................................... I B EirEco Appropriate Assessment (AA) Screening Report ................................ II 2015s3069_Lahinch Coastal Protection-EIA Screening Report V 1 iii List of Figures Figure 4-1. Lahinch site location ......................................................................................... 4 Figure 4-2: Lahinch site layout ........................................................................................... 5 Figure 5-1. WFD Coastal Waterbody Ecological Status 2010-2012 .................................. 7 Figure 5-2. Soil conditions around the study extent ........................................................... 8 Figure 5-3. Designated sites in close proximity to Study extent ......................................... 9 Figure 5-4. Location of designation relevant to the area of works...................................... 10 Figure 5-5. National Monuments Services (NMS) and National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) ................................................................................................. 13 List of Tables Table 5-1. Protected habitat and species within the area or within the adjacent zone of influence ............................................................................................................ 10 Table 5-2. Record or archaeological and cultural record site ............................................. 12 Table 6-1. Characteristics of potential Impacts on environmental parameters .................. 16 Table 7-1. EIA Screening Checklist .................................................................................... 20 2015s3069_Lahinch Coastal Protection-EIA Screening Report V 1 iv Abbreviations CFRAM .......................................................... Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management CIRIA ............................................................. Company providing research and training in the construction industry EC .................................................................. European Community EPA ................................................................ Environmental Protection Agency FSR ................................................................ Flood Studies Report FSU ................................................................ Flood Studies Update HEFS ............................................................. High End Future Scenario IH ................................................................... Institute of Hydrology ISIS ................................................................ Hydrology and hydraulic modelling software LiDAR ............................................................. Light Detection And Ranging MAF ............................................................... Mean annual flood MRFS ............................................................. Medium Range Future Scenario MSL ................................................................ Mean sea level OPW .............................................................. Office of Public Works SAC ................................................................ Special Area of Conservation, protected under the EU Habitats Directive SEA ................................................................ Strategic Environmental Assessment SFRA ............................................................. Strategic Flood Risk Assessment SPA ................................................................ Special Protection Area for birds, protected under the EU Habitats Directive SPR ................................................................ Standard percentage runoff WFD ............................................................... Water Framework Directive WRAP ............................................................ Winter Rain Acceptance Potential 2015s3069_Lahinch Coastal Protection-EIA Screening Report V 1 2 1 Introduction Clare County Council commissioned JBA Consulting, Cronin Millar Consulting Engineers (CMCE), and Malachy Walsh and Partners (MWP) to develop a detailed design and coastal protection works at Lahinch, Co Clare to address the condition of the existing defences, reduce levels of wave overtopping along the coastal frontage and to prevent further coastal erosion. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening assessment is required under Part 8 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001. This report addresses the findings of the screening assessment. 2 Purpose of the Study The purpose of the EIA screening assessment is to determine whether the proposed detailed design, coastal protection upgrades and works at Lahinch, Co. Clare are likely to cause any significant effects to the environment. This will assist in establishing whether an EIA would be appropriate for this project. EIA is a key instrument of European Union environmental policy (Directive 85/337/EEC and Directive 97/11/EC). The EIA process is composed of three stages: screening, scoping, and EIA An EIA screening assessment is the first stage in the process required by the Directive, where the study determines if an EIA is required for the project. The screening requirements of Directive 85/337/EEC and Directive 97/11/EC are contained in Article 4 of Directive 97/11/EC: Article 4(1) requires that "…projects listed in Annex I shall be made subject to an assessment …". An EIA is mandatory for the category of projects listed on this list. Article 4 (2) requires that for "…projects listed in Annex II, the Member States shall determine through: (a) case-by-case examination, or (b) threshold and criteria set by the member state…" Under
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