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Nawara Concession OMV (Tunesien) Production GmbH. Immeuble Waterside Rue du Lac Turkana Les Berges du Lac 1053 Tunis Tunisia Phone : 71 162 000 / Fax : 71 162 555 Nawara Concession Updating of Environmental Impact Assessment for Nawara Concession Development Project - Central Processing Facility NA-OTP-PF01-0805-HS-REP-0001 Prepared by : January 2014 eam Safety & Environment Tél. : +216 71 950 621 Fax : + 216 71 951 041 OMV (Tunesien) Production GmbH. Updating of EIA for Nawara CPF Construction Project Project : Updating of Environmental Impact Assessment for Nawara Concession Development Project – Central Processing Facility Version : Final Report Prepared by : Salma TRABELSI, Habib JEDDER, Moncef BEN MOUSA & Mohamed CHERIF Checked by : Donia MEJRI For and on behalf of: Environmental Assessment and Management Approved by : Raja KHOUAJA Signature : Position : General Manager Date : January 7th, 2014 This report has been prepared by Environmental Assessment and Management (EAM) with all reasonable skill, care and diligence within the terms of the Contract with the client, incorporating our General Terms and Conditions of Business and taking account of the resources devoted to it by agreement with the client. We disclaim any responsibility to the client and others in respect of any matters outside the scope of the above. This report is confidential to the client and we accept no responsibility of whatsoever nature to third parties to whom this report, or any part thereof, is made known. Any such party relies on the report at their own risk. This work has been undertaken in accordance with the Integrated Management System of EAM. Final Report, January 2014 2/139 Prepared by EAM OMV (Tunesien) Production GmbH. Updating of EIA for Nawara CPF Construction Project TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 8 1.0 INTRODUCTION /JUSTIFICATION OF THE PROJECT ................................................... 20 1.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 20 1.2 Justification of the Project ............................................................................................................. 21 2.0 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE .............................................................................................. 23 2.1 Tunisian Legislation and Standards ............................................................................................... 23 2.2 International Regulations ............................................................................................................... 29 2.3 International Criteria ...................................................................................................................... 29 3.0 PRESENTATION OF THE INVOLVED PARTIES ............................................................... 30 3.1 Presentation of the Operator and the Production Concession ........................................................ 30 3.2 Presentation of the Contractors ...................................................................................................... 34 3.3 Presentation of the Consulting Company....................................................................................... 34 4.0 STUDY AREA .............................................................................................................................. 36 4.1 Implementation Area ..................................................................................................................... 36 4.2 Sensitivity of the Area ................................................................................................................... 36 5.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................ 37 5.1 Project Location ............................................................................................................................. 37 5.2 Project Framework ......................................................................................................................... 37 5.3 Project Provisional Planning .......................................................................................................... 38 5.4 Production Profile and Design Capacities ..................................................................................... 38 5.5 Description of Facilities ................................................................................................................. 41 5.6 CPF Process Description................................................................................................................ 44 5.7 Construction Program .................................................................................................................... 49 5.8 Process Support and Utilities ......................................................................................................... 52 5.9 Safety and Fire Fighting System .................................................................................................... 53 6.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT........................................................ 55 6.1 Physical Framework....................................................................................................................... 55 6.2 Biological Framework ................................................................................................................... 65 6.3 Human Framework ........................................................................................................................ 80 7.0 IMPACT ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY .......................................................................... 91 7.1 Intensity ......................................................................................................................................... 91 7.2 Extent ............................................................................................................................................. 92 7.3 Duration ......................................................................................................................................... 92 7.4 Significance ................................................................................................................................... 92 8.0 IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ................. 94 8.1 Impact of the Construction Phase .................................................................................................. 94 Final Report, January 2014 3/139 Prepared by EAM OMV (Tunesien) Production GmbH. Updating of EIA for Nawara CPF Construction Project 8.2 Impacts of the Production Phase .................................................................................................. 101 8.3 Growth-Inducing Impacts ....................................................................................................... 107 8.4 Decommissioning Impacts ........................................................................................................... 107 8.5 Conclusion ................................................................................................................................... 108 9.0 MITIGATING MEASURES ..................................................................................................... 109 9.1 Mitigation Measures for the Construction Phase ............................................................... 109 9.2 Mitigation Measures for the Operational Phase ........................................................................... 113 10.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ...................................................................... 116 10.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 116 10.2 Impacts Register .......................................................................................................................... 116 10.3 Waste Management Plan .............................................................................................................. 120 10.4 Emergency Response Plan ........................................................................................................... 125 10.5 Environmental Monitoring Program ............................................................................................ 125 10.6 Competence Building & Staff Training Plan ............................................................................... 126 10.7 Local Recruitment Plan................................................................................................................ 127 10.8 Documentation & Environmental Communication ..................................................................... 127 10.9 Environmental Audit .................................................................................................................... 127 10.10 Cost of the EMP ........................................................................................................................... 128 REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................................ 129 APPENDICES ........................................................................................................................................
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