ESIA Volume 2: Environmental Impact Assessment
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Dominica Geothermal Development - Environmental and Social Impact Assessment NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade ESIA Volume 2: Environmental Impact Assessment RZ020300-002-NP-RPT-0005 | V2 July 2018 Document Ti tle ESIA Volume 2: Environmental Impact Assessment Project Name Project No: RZ020300 Document Title: ESIA Volume 2: Environmental Impact Assessment Document No.: RZ020300-002-NP-RPT-0005 Revision: V2 Date: July 2018 Client Name: NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Project Manager: Alastair Brookes Author: Pete Gabriel & Anthony Kubale Jacobs New Zealand Limited Level 3, 86 Customhouse Quay, PO Box 10-283 Wellington, New Zealand T +64 4 473 4265 F +64 4 473 3369 www.jacobs.com © Copyright 2018 Jacobs New Zealand Limited. The concepts and information contained in this document are the property of Jacobs. Use or copying of this document in whole or in part without the written permission of Jacobs constitutes an infringement of copyright. Limitation: This report has been prepared on behalf of, and for the exclusive use of Jacobs’ Client, and is subject to, and issued in accordance with, the provisions of the contract between Jacobs and the Client. Jacobs accepts no liability or responsibility whatsoever for, or in respect of, any use of, or reliance upon, this report by any third party. Document history and status Revision Date Description By Review Approved A September Draft Environmental Impact Assessment P Gabriel / A B Clarke B Clarke 2017 Kubale B September Draft Environmental Impact Assessment with Morne Trois P Gabriel / A B Clarke B Clarke 2017 Pitons Impacts and Terrestrial Ecology Impacts Kubale C April 2018 Revisions to ESIA following Post-Maria scenarios. ISSUE TO P Gabriel B Clarke B Clarke DGDC. V1 June 2018 Revisions following World Bank Comments – FINAL ISSUE P Gabriel B Clarke B Clarke V2 July 2018 Further revision following World Bank RSA Comments – Issue B Clarke H Anderson A Brookes for Disclosure RZ020300-002-NP-RPT-0005 2 ESIA Volume 2: Environmental Impact Assessment Contents Glossary ................................................................................................................................................................. 7 List of Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................................. 8 Important note about your report ...................................................................................................................... 10 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 11 1.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 11 1.2 Process of ESIA ........................................................................................................................................ 11 1.3 Structure of Volume 2 ................................................................................................................................ 12 2. Methodology ............................................................................................................................................ 14 2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 14 2.2 Spatial and Temporal Scope ..................................................................................................................... 14 2.3 Baseline Environmental Conditions ........................................................................................................... 14 2.4 Aspects Identification................................................................................................................................. 15 2.5 Impact Assessment ................................................................................................................................... 16 2.6 Mitigation ................................................................................................................................................... 18 2.7 Monitoring .................................................................................................................................................. 18 2.8 Residual Impacts ....................................................................................................................................... 18 2.9 Cumulative Impacts ................................................................................................................................... 18 3. Environmental Baseline .......................................................................................................................... 20 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 20 3.2 General Environmental Setting ................................................................................................................. 20 3.3 Climate....................................................................................................................................................... 23 3.4 Air Quality .................................................................................................................................................. 25 3.5 Hydrology .................................................................................................................................................. 28 3.6 Water Quality and Freshwater Ecology ..................................................................................................... 32 3.7 Landscape and Visual ............................................................................................................................... 44 3.8 Geothermal Features ................................................................................................................................. 52 3.9 Natural Hazards ......................................................................................................................................... 53 3.10 Noise.......................................................................................................................................................... 56 3.11 Geology, Soils and Groundwater .............................................................................................................. 58 3.12 Terrestrial Ecology ..................................................................................................................................... 62 3.13 MTPNP World Heritage Site ...................................................................................................................... 66 3.14 Traffic ......................................................................................................................................................... 70 3.15 Changes to the Baseline following Hurricane Maria ................................................................................. 78 4. Air Quality ................................................................................................................................................ 87 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 87 4.2 Methodology .............................................................................................................................................. 87 4.3 Impact Assessment ................................................................................................................................... 91 4.4 Mitigation and Monitoring Measures ....................................................................................................... 101 RZ020300-002-NP-RPT-0005 3 ESIA Volume 2: Environmental Impact Assessment 4.5 Assessment of Residual Impacts ............................................................................................................ 103 5. Greenhouse Gas Emissions ................................................................................................................. 104 5.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 104 5.2 Methodology ............................................................................................................................................ 104 5.3 Assessment of Impacts ........................................................................................................................... 105 5.4 Mitigation and Monitoring Measures ....................................................................................................... 105 5.5 Assessment of Residual Impacts ............................................................................................................ 105 6. Geology, Soils and Groundwater ......................................................................................................... 106 6.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 106 6.2 Methodology ...........................................................................................................................................