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Rural and Outer Islands Development Project - Valaga Bay Port - Engineering Assessment ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) SAVUSAVU PORT DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT OF FIJI January 2008 CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 24 May 2007 - as per Draft Report) Currency Unit – Fijian Dollars (F$) F$1.00 = US$0.615 US$1.00 = F$1.63 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank AFL Airports Fiji Limited ALP Alternative Livelihoods Project ALTA Agricultural Land Tenure Act ASR Air Sensitive Receiver BQA bi-lateral quarantine agreement BRI Bank Rakyat Indonesia CCSLA Cane-farmers Cooperative Savings and Loan Association CIDA Coconut Industry Development Authority DWT Dead Weight Tonnes DFR draft final report DNR Department of National Roads EIRR economic internal rate of return EU European Union F$ Fiji Dollars FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations FCA Fiji College of Agriculture FCOSS Fiji Council of Social Services FDB Fiji Development Bank FEA Fiji Electricity Authority FIMSA Fiji Islands Maritime Safety Administration FIT Fiji Institute of Technology FPCL Fiji Ports Corporation Limited FR final report FRUP Fiji Road Upgrading Project (I, II, III and IV) FSC Fiji Sugar Corporation FSCUL Fiji Savings and Credit Union League FVB Fiji Visitors Bureau GDP Gross Domestic Product GSMT qoliqoli (native fishing rights) support management teams HACCP hazard analysis critical control pathway ICT information and communications technology MASLR Ministry of Agriculture, Sugar and Land Resettlement MFNP Ministry of Finance and National Planning MFI Micro Finance Institution MFU Micro Finance Unit of NCSMED MoE Ministry of Environment MPF Ministry of Planning and Finance MWE Ministry of Works and Energy NCSMED National Centre for Small and Micro Enterprise Development NGO non-government organization NLTB Native Land Trust Board NPO National Planning Office of MFNP NSR Noise Sensitive Receiver PCDF Partners in Community Development – Fiji PIANC Permanent International Association of Navigational Congresses PCU Project Coordination Unit PPTA Project Preparatory Technical Assistance PWD Public Works Department of MWE RBF Reserve Bank of Fiji RCFJ Reinforced Concrete Flush-Joint REU Rural Electrification Unit of MWE ROI Rural and Outer Islands Project RORO roll on roll off ferry RRP Report and Recommendation of the President SCFL Shipping Corporation of Fiji Limited SCGC Sugar Cane Growers Council SCGF Sugar Cane Growers Fund SCU Savings and Credit Union SDP Strategic Development Plan SIMC Safeguards Independent Monitoring Consultant SME small and micro enterprise SMME small, medium and micro enterprise TA technical assistance ToR Terms of Reference TPAF Training and Productivity Authority of Fiji US$ US Dollars USP University of the South Pacific VB Visitors’ Bureau {WEIGHTS AND MEASURES} Ha – hectare Km – kilometre m3 – cubic meter T – Metric tonnes M - metre CONTENTS Page CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................... 1 I. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 5 A. Background of the Project 5 B. Purpose and Structure of EIA 5 C. Institutional Requirements 7 II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT........................................................................................ 9 A. Location of Project 9 B. Port Design Considerations 10 Cargo Types and Volumes.................................................................................................... 11 Port Area Required................................................................................................................ 11 Activity.................................................................................................................................... 11 Stage 1 (sq. m) ...................................................................................................................... 11 Stage 2 (sq.m) ....................................................................................................................... 11 Design Vessels...................................................................................................................... 12 Vessel .................................................................................................................................... 12 Type ....................................................................................................................................... 12 Overall Length (meters).........................................................................................................12 Beam...................................................................................................................................... 12 (meters).................................................................................................................................. 12 Draft ....................................................................................................................................... 12 (meters).................................................................................................................................. 12 Displacement Tonnage (tonnes) ........................................................................................... 12 Water Depth........................................................................................................................... 13 Berth Length .......................................................................................................................... 13 Berth Width ............................................................................................................................ 13 RO-RO Berths ....................................................................................................................... 13 Tug Berth ............................................................................................................................... 14 Navigation into and out of Port.............................................................................................. 14 Site Servicing......................................................................................................................... 15 Summary of Port Requirements............................................................................................ 16 C. Port Layout 16 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 16 Layout of Preferred Option.................................................................................................... 17 D. Construction Techniques 19 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 19 Free Standing Wharf or Jetty ................................................................................................ 19 Item ........................................................................................................................................ 23 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT........................................................................ 24 A. Introduction 24 B. Physical Environment 24 Climate................................................................................................................................... 24 Waves and Currents..............................................................................................................26 Topography, Soils and Geology............................................................................................ 26 Seismology ............................................................................................................................ 27 Surface and Groundwater ..................................................................................................... 27 Marine Water Quality............................................................................................................. 27 C. Ecological Resources 29 Terrestrial Habitats ................................................................................................................ 30 Marine Habitats...................................................................................................................... 33 Protected Areas..................................................................................................................... 35 Coastal Resources ................................................................................................................ 36 Fisheries ................................................................................................................................ 37 A. Economic Development 38 Industries ............................................................................................................................... 38 Transportation Infrastructure................................................................................................. 39 Land Use ............................................................................................................................... 41 Power Sources and Transmission ........................................................................................ 41 Agriculture.............................................................................................................................. 42 Mineral Resources................................................................................................................
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