REGIONAL DIRECTOR for ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION in SZCZECIN Szczecin, September 8, 2017 WONS-OŚ.4211.9.2015.AT.26 DECISION No
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REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN SZCZECIN Szczecin, September 8, 2017 WONS-OŚ.4211.9.2015.AT.26 DECISION No. 30/2017 on environmental constraints Pursuant to Article 104 of the Act of June 14, 1960, the Administrative Procedure Code (Journal of Laws of 2017, item 1257), Article 71 section 2 point 1, Article 75 section 7, Article 80, Article 82, Article 85 of the Act of October 3, 2008 on the provision of information on the environment and its protection, public participation in environmental protection and on environmental impact assessments (Journal of Laws of 2017, item 1405), as well as §2 section 1 point 1 (a), point 34 and § 3 section 1 points 32, 35÷ 37 of the Regulation of the Council of Ministers of November 9, 2010 on projects capable of significantly impacting the environment (Journal of Laws of 2016, item 71), after considering the application of Grupa Azoty Zakłady Chemiczne “Police” S.A. on the issue of a decision on environmental constraints for the project entitled: “Construction of a propylene production unit together with handling and storage terminal including technical infrastructure” planned in Police and after carrying out the proceedings on the assessment of environmental impact of the planned project, I hereby decide to determine the environmental constraints for the project named: “Construction of a propylene production unit together with handling and storage terminal including technical infrastructure” and I simultaneously define: I. Type and location of the project implementation. The project is located in the commune of Police, in Zachodniopomorskie Province. The planned project includes the construction of a Propane DeHydrogenation (PDH) Unit along with a handling and storage terminal and technical infrastructure. The project consists of the following key components: 1. Onshore part (PDH Unit), 2. Offshore part (handling and storage terminal), 3. Piperacks with transmission pipelines connecting the onshore and offshore parts of the unit. The onshore part of the PDH unit will be located within the existing industrial plant of Grupa Azoty Zakłady Chemiczne “Police” S.A., while the offshore part at the Police Channel (West Oder) north of the existing Police Seaport. A piperack will be routed throughout the site of Zakłady Chemiczne “Police” S.A. and at a single spot it will cross a provincial road No. 114. As part of the project, preparatory works will be carried out on the clearance of trees and shrubs. The characteristics of the project are set out in Appendix No. 1 to this decision. II. Conditions of using the area at the stage of construction and operation or usage of the project, with particular focus on the necessity of protecting outstanding natural values, natural resources and monuments, as well as on reducing nuisance to neighboring areas. 1. In terms of groundwater environment: a) it shall be ensured that the area occupied for the construction site is limited to a bare minimum, b) prior to commencing with construction works, the top layer of the earth (topsoil layer) at the site of its occurrence shall be removed, stored in piles and reused for land reinstatement after construction works, c) soil from excavations shall be stored for reuse, and after the completion of works the area of the construction site and the strip occupied during the conduct of works should be put in order, d) the construction and machine depot as well as engineering back-up facilities, including social facilities should not be located near surface waters, e) the following proper conditions for the operation of the construction and machine depot should be ensured: − sealing (periodic, i.e. during construction) of the substrate in the parking places of construction vehicles and machinery; the area of the site back-up facilities, intended for the garaging of heavy mechanical equipment as well as the storage of oils and other hazardous substances that can contaminate the soil and groundwater, should be compacted and lined with concrete slabs, and reinstated after construction; it is reasonable to utilize the existing hardened surfaces, − equipping construction sites with chemicals (sorbents) to neutralize leakage from construction machinery, f) implement and operate the project in such a way as to protect the groundwater environment from the ingress of excessive pollutants, in particular petroleum derivatives, inter alia by: − avoiding contamination in the area of excavation, − carrying out excavations in the shortest possible time, − protecting excavations, where possible, from ingress of rainwater and run-off from the surface of the land, − providing good housekeeping on the construction site premises and its back-up facilities, − using operational construction equipment, which will reduce the likelihood of uncontrolled leakage of fuel and lubricants, − ensuring the proper operation and maintenance of equipment, construction machinery and means of transport, in order to prevent contamination of land and groundwater by leaks of oils or operating fluids, − necessary drainage to be carried out by methods that cannot lead to the formation of a cone of depression extending beyond the boundaries of the land to which the investor holds a legal title, − water drainage using wellpoints should be carried out under the supervision of a hydrogeologist, − drainage water should be directed directly or using a slurry tanker to the plant rainwater drainage system, − the installation of portable sanitary facilities and ensuring the export of wastewater from them by authorized operators, − in the case of spillage of petroleum derivatives from machinery and vehicles, they shall be removed from the construction site and appropriate measures shall be applied to prevent harmful substances from entering the ground; g) use environmentally friendly construction materials, commonly used in water and drainage construction, which do not contaminate nor pose risk to the surrounding environment, including in particular water in direct and indirect manner. 2. In terms of ensuring proper waste management: a) no waste shall be left at the site of the works carried out, including in particular containers with hazardous substances, b) proper and compliant management of solid or liquid waste generated by the investment should be carried out in such a way as to avoid contamination of the groundwater environment, including marine environment with solid and liquid waste; c) works should be organized in such a way as to minimize the amount of waste generated; d) areas for the selective storage of waste outside sensitive areas, including areas of natural value, should be established at the construction site; these areas should be organized on impermeable ground, appropriately labeled taking into account the use and types of waste to be stored and protected against access by unauthorized persons; e) waste generated during the implementation of the project wherever possible should be utilized by own means within the construction site, if not, it should be stored selectively in a manner and in places adapted to it; waste storage sites should be provided on a hardened substrate; f) waste must be stored selectively in the containers and places intended for that purpose and it should be ensured that it is exported by entities holding the appropriate permissions to collect such waste; g) regular collection of the generated waste should be ensured, waste should be transferred only to entities complying with relevant waste management regulations. 3. Perform tests of bottom sludge before carrying out dredging works and quality status of extracted spoil, in order to determine the presence of hazardous substances in the spoil, in accordance with the Regulation of the Minister of the Environment of June 12, 2015 on recovery or disposal of waste outside systems or devices (Journal of Laws of 2015, item 796). 4. Dredging spoil contaminated with hazardous substances as waste with code 170505* shall be managed in accordance with the regulations, e.g. handed over to an operator authorized to manage such waste in terms of recovery or disposal. 5. Excavated material not containing hazardous components and complying with the requirements of the above mentioned Regulation shall be stockpiled or processed on plots intended for this purpose in accordance with the decision of the Police Staroste dated January 18, 2016, ref. SR.6230.1.2016.SD, as amended by the Decision of May 31, 2017. 6. Dredging works should be carried out using modern mining equipment and technologies in order to prevent the occurrence of an excessive decrease in water transparency. 7. With regard to the construction of the dolphin harbor and the berth, works should be carried out from the shore and only in necessary and justified cases from the riverbed. 8. Extraction works related to the implementation of the terminal should be limited to the bare minimum and carried out at a distance from the shore, with a resuspension of the sludge to a minimum through the use of suction devices mounted on floating equipment. 9. Storage and thickening of the extracted sediment in such a way as to prevent the drainage of water with suspended matter into surface waters. 10. The following conditions shall be taken into account for works carried out in the area of internal marine waters: a) the adopted work methodology should help to exclude the ingress of (solid and liquid) pollutants into the groundwater environment; b) it shall be ensured that the works are performed in a manner that avoids contamination