Technical Environmental Impact Study Cañadón León Wind Farm
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Client: YPF Energía Eléctrica S.A. Location: Cañadón Seco – Santa Cruz Province Date: May 26, 2017 Report: ETIA PECL 001-17 Technical Environmental Impact Study Cañadón León Wind Farm Technical Study for Environmental Impact Assessment Cañadón León Wind Farm Client: YPF Energía Eléctrica S.A. ETIA PECL 001/17 Author: Scudelati & Asociados S.A. www.scudelati.com.ar Contents 1 PROFESSIONALS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE T-EIA ......................................................................... 5 2 PROJECT GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................... 6 2.1 DETAILS OF PROJECT REPRESENTATIVES ........................................................................... 6 2.2 CORPORATE MAIN BUSINESS ............................................................................................. 6 2.3 PROJECT TECHNICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTIFICATION ........................................ 6 2.4 AIMS .................................................................................................................................... 7 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTIVE REPORT ................................................................................................. 8 3.1 LOCATION............................................................................................................................ 8 3.2 SITE CHARACTERISTICS ..................................................................................................... 12 3.3 WIND FARM CONFIGURATION ......................................................................................... 12 3.4 GEOREFERENCING FOR PERMANENT FACILITIES ............................................................. 13 3.5 INTENDED ACTIVITY .......................................................................................................... 16 4 CONSTRUCTION PHASE ........................................................................................................... 17 4.1 SITE PREPARATION FOR TEMPORARY FACILITIES AND SUPPLY AND SERVICE PROVISION ................................................................................................................................................. 17 4.2 CONSTRUCTION TASKS ..................................................................................................... 18 4.3 FINISHING CONSTRUCTION WORK AND PRE-COMMISSIONING ..................................... 19 4.4 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE .............................................................................................. 19 4.5 RAW MATERIALS, SUPPLIES AND PRODUCTS .................................................................. 20 4.6 SOLID WASTE, EFFLUENTS AND EMISSIONS .................................................................... 21 5 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PHASE ................................................................................ 23 5.1 PERSONNEL AND OUTLINE OF OPERATIONS ................................................................... 23 5.2 WIND POWER GENERATION PROCESS ............................................................................. 23 5.3 SOLID AND SEMISOLID WASTE ......................................................................................... 23 5.1 LOW-FREQUENCY ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS ...................................................... 25 6 CLOSURE PHASE ....................................................................................................................... 28 6.1 HIRING LABOR................................................................................................................... 28 6.2 DISMANTLING/REMOVING WIND TURBINES .................................................................. 28 6.3 REMOVING BASES AND FOUNDATIONS .......................................................................... 28 6.4 RESTORATION OF LANDFORMS IN PROJECT SITE ............................................................ 28 6.5 CLOSURE OF FACILITIES .................................................................................................... 28 6.6 SOLID AND SEMI-SOLID WASTE, EFFLUENTS AND EMISSIONS ........................................ 28 7. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SENSITIVITY – BASELINE REPORT ....................................... 30 2 May 26, 2017 Technical Study for Environmental Impact Assessment Cañadón León Wind Farm Client: YPF Energía Eléctrica S.A. ETIA PECL 001/17 Author: Scudelati & Asociados S.A. www.scudelati.com.ar 7.1 PHYSICAL OR INERT ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................ 30 7.2 BIOTIC ENVIRONMENT ..................................................................................................... 54 7.3 PERCEIVED LANDSCAPE ........................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. 7.4 SOCIOECONOMIC AND CULTURAL SETTING ........................Error! Bookmark not defined. 7.5 CULTURAL HERITAGE ............................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. 8. LEGAL FRAMEWORK ...................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. 8.1 NATIONAL LEGISLATION ON ENVIRONMENT AND ON LABOR ......... Error! Bookmark not defined. 8.2 PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION ON ENVIRONMENT AND ON LABOR ....... Error! Bookmark not defined. 8.3 LEGISLATION ON POWER......................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. 9 IDENTIFICATION, DESCRIPTION AND EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS....... Error! Bookmark not defined. 9.1 PROJECT ACTIONS WITH POTENTIAL IMPACT .....................Error! Bookmark not defined. 9.2 POTENTIALLY IMPACTED ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS........Error! Bookmark not defined. 9.3 METHODOLOGY FOR IMPACT ASSESSMENT ........................Error! Bookmark not defined. 9.4 RESULTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS MATRICES ..........Error! Bookmark not defined. 10. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ...........................................Error! Bookmark not defined. 10.1 PREVENTIVE MEASURES .....................................................Error! 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Bookmark not defined. 13 CONTINGENCY PLAN ..................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. 14 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...............................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. 15 REFERENCES ...............................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. 3 May 26, 2017 Technical Study for Environmental Impact Assessment Cañadón León Wind Farm Client: YPF Energía Eléctrica S.A. ETIA PECL 001/17 Author: Scudelati & Asociados S.A. www.scudelati.com.ar 4 May 26, 2017 Technical Study for Environmental Impact Assessment Cañadón León Wind Farm Client: YPF Energía Eléctrica S.A. ETIA PECL 001/17 Author: Scudelati & Asociados S.A. www.scudelati.com.ar 1 PROFESSIONALS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE T-EIA Corporate name: Scudelati & Asociados S.A. Legal address: Viamonte 591 – Bahía Blanca – Buenos Aires – CP. 8000 Telephone: 0291-4501839 Email: [email protected] Technical Representatives Esquiaga, Juan Eduardo. Chemical Engineer. DNI 24.785.785 Muñoz Cadenas, Maria Laura. Licentiate in Biological Science. DNI 24.436.784 Scudelati, Rolando Arnaldo. Chemical Engineer. DNI 24.233.893 5 May 26, 2017 Technical Study for Environmental Impact Assessment Cañadón León Wind Farm Client: YPF Energía Eléctrica S.A. ETIA PECL 001/17 Author: Scudelati & Asociados S.A. www.scudelati.com.ar 2 PROJECT GENERAL INFORMATION 2.1 DETAILS OF PROJECT REPRESENTATIVES Project Name: Cañadón León Wind Farm Project Legal name: YPF Energía Eléctrica S.A. Taxpayer ID (CUIT): 307141228309 Legal Address: Macacha Güemes 515 Location: Buenos Aires City Province: Buenos Aires Post code: C1106BKK Legal representative: Martín Mandarano Email: [email protected] Telephone/Fax: 5411 5441 2852 2.2 CORPORATE MAIN BUSINESS YPF Energía Eléctrica S.A. is a company controlled by YPF S.A., and its main business is power generation. 2.3 PROJECT TECHNICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTIFICATION The growing need for power, and increasing community concern regarding the environment, nature and quality of life, have driven the choice of new, clean, inexhaustible sources of energy that will contribute to building a robust power supply, with guaranteed sustainable supply. Power generation from wind is framed within a global trend towards diversification and development of new sources of energy – essential in the current energy context. Wind energy produces no emissions, is inexhaustible, competitive and creates wealth and employment. The “success of wind” is based on an industry with high technological