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Application File for the Amendment of the Environmental Permit Sqepuri Re-route TAP AG Doc. No.: Rev. No.: AAL00-C10766-641-X-TAP-0003 0 Doc. Title: TAP Albania ESIA Addendum – March 2017 Page: Preliminary Environmental and Social Impact 2 of 82 Assessment (PESIA): Sqepuri Re-route This is an electronically generated document, which has been reviewed and approved in accordance with Contractor’s Management System. The screen version of this document is the CONTROLLED COPY at all times. When printed it is considered a FOR INFORMATION ONLY copy, and it is the holder’s responsibility that he / she holds the latest valid version. Any subsidiary thereof, Copyright 2015 and design right reserved. Copying and/or disclosure of the confidential information contained herein is prohibited without written permission of Contractor. Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 6 1.1. Project Overview .............................................................................................................. 6 1.2. Project Assessment .......................................................................................................... 6 1.3. This Report ..................................................................................................................... 10 2. LEGAL FRAMEWORK .......................................................................................................... 13 3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................... 15 3.1. Overview ........................................................................................................................ 15 3.2. Pipeline Construction ...................................................................................................... 16 3.3. Sqepuri Re-route Alignment ........................................................................................... 19 3.4. Sqepuri Re-route Construction ....................................................................................... 23 3.4.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 23 3.4.2. Construction Duration and Timing ........................................................................... 23 3.4.3. Machinery, Equipment, Transportation and Traffic .................................................. 24 3.4.4. Construction camps, services and utilities ............................................................... 25 3.4.5. Pre-construction activities ........................................................................................ 25 3.4.6. Pre-commissioning: Pressure Testing during Construction (Hydrotesting) ............... 26 3.4.7. Road Crossing ......................................................................................................... 27 3.4.8. Construction workforce ............................................................................................ 27 3.4.9. Use of Resources and Environmental Interferences during Construction and Pre- commissioning ....................................................................................................................... 27 3.5. Sqepuri Re-route Operation and Maintenance ................................................................ 33 4. BASELINE CONDITIONS ...................................................................................................... 34 4.1. Overview ........................................................................................................................ 34 4.1.1. Environmental Baseline Overview ........................................................................... 34 4.1.2. Socioeconomic Baseline Overview .......................................................................... 35 4.1.3. Cultural Heritage Baseline Overview ....................................................................... 36 4.2. Sqepuri Re-route ............................................................................................................ 37 4.2.1. Environmental Baseline ........................................................................................... 37 4.2.2. Socioeconomic Baseline ......................................................................................... 42 Restricted Information: This document is property of Contractor. It must not be stored, reproduced or disclosed to others without written authorization from Contractor. TAP AG Doc. No.: Rev. No.: AAL00-C10766-641-X-TAP-0003 0 Doc. Title: TAP Albania ESIA Addendum – March 2017 Page: Preliminary Environmental and Social Impact 3 of 82 Assessment (PESIA): Sqepuri Re-route 4.2.3. Cultural Heritage Baseline ....................................................................................... 48 5. ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS ............................................................................................... 51 5.1. Overview ........................................................................................................................ 51 5.1.1. Environmental Impact Assessment Overview .......................................................... 51 5.1.2. Socioeconomic Impact Assessment Overview ......................................................... 51 5.1.3. Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment Overview ...................................................... 51 5.2. Sqepuri Re-route ............................................................................................................ 53 5.2.1. Environmental Impact Assessment .......................................................................... 53 5.2.2. Socioeconomic Impact Assessment ........................................................................ 59 5.2.3. Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment ...................................................................... 66 6. ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING .............................................................................................................................. 72 6.1. Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures ............................................................ 72 6.2. Socioeconomic Impacts and Mitigation Measures .......................................................... 74 6.3. Cultural Heritage Impacts and Mitigation Measures ........................................................ 78 ANNEX 1: FIELD SURVEY SUMMARY DATASHEETS ANNEX 2: BASELINE FEATURE MAPS ANNEX 3: FIELD SURVEY NOTES LIST OF TABLES Table 1.1 List of Prepared ESIA Addendums ............................................................................ 9 Table 1.2 ESIA Addendum requirements based on the Decision of Council of Ministers No 686 dated 29.07.2015 .......................................................................................................................... 11 Table 3.1 Pipeline Construction – Key Project Data from TAP ESIA Albania ........................... 16 Table 3.2 Detailed Sqepuri Re-route construction timings* ...................................................... 24 Table 3.3 Project Land Easement during Construction ............................................................ 28 Table 3.4 Raw Material Requirements .................................................................................... 28 Table 3.5 Water usage ............................................................................................................ 29 Table 3.6 Typical Noise Levels for Construction Equipment .................................................... 29 Table 3.7 Typical Noise Levels for Pre-commissioning Equipment .......................................... 30 Table 3.8 Categories of Waste Generated During Construction .............................................. 31 Table 3.9 Typical Wastes Generated during the Construction of the Pipeline .......................... 31 Table 3.10 Construction Waste Inventory .................................................................................. 32 Table 4.1 Cultural Heritage Resource Types ........................................................................... 36 Table 4.2 Cultural Heritage Site Importance / Quality Criteria.................................................. 37 Restricted Information: This document is property of Contractor. It must not be stored, reproduced or disclosed to others without written authorization from Contractor. TAP AG Doc. No.: Rev. No.: AAL00-C10766-641-X-TAP-0003 0 Doc. Title: TAP Albania ESIA Addendum – March 2017 Page: Preliminary Environmental and Social Impact 4 of 82 Assessment (PESIA): Sqepuri Re-route Table 4.3 Summary of European Habitats Crossed by Sqepuri Re-route ................................ 39 Table 4.4 Quality of Habitats Present within the 1 km (500m + 500m) corridor of Sqepuri ...... 41 Table 4.5 Importance of Species Present within the 1 km corridor (500+500 m) of Sqepuri Re- route 42 Table 4.6 Key Information about the Municipality of Ura Vajgurore ......................................... 43 Table 4.7 Summary of Key Cultural Heritage Findings ............................................................ 50 Table 5.1 Potential Project Cultural Heritage Impacts ............................................................. 52 Table 5.2 Cultural Heritage Impact Mitigation Measures ......................................................... 53 Table 5.3 Environmental