Nikopol Supplementary Information [EBRD

DRAFT SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR NIKOPOL BIOMASS CHPP October 2009 Prepared for: and Enemona SA 150 Vitosha Street, bldg. 70, vh A, Ivan Vazov District, floor 2, apt.3 1 Balsha Street, bldg. 9, floor Ivan Vazov District 1408 Sofia 1408 Sofia Bulgaria Bulgaria Prepared by: Black & Veatch Special Projects Corp. 1120 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 200 Alpharetta, Georgia 30022 USA Contract C18484/LUX-2008-12-16 Black & Veatch Project 042014.01.01 Supplementary Information for CHPP Nikopol EIA TITLE PAGE Project Title: Bulgaria: Nikopol Biomass Project - Environmental and Social Assessment Contract: Contract C18484/LUX-2008-12-16 Document Title: Supplementary Information for Environmental Impact Assessment for Nikopol Biomass CHPP Prepared by: Black & Veatch Special Projects Corp. Date Prepared: October 2009 Prepared by: Sarah Howard (straw), Mike Johnsen (GIS), Ajay Kasarabada (carbon emissions), Mary Matthews (PCDP), Ivan Maximov (management and monitoring plans), Jack Mozingo B&V Project Manager: Jack Mozingo CHPP Project Manager: Boris Petlov i Draft Supplementary Information for CHPP Nikopol EIA TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page..................................................................................................................................i Table of Contents..................................................................................................................... ii List of Tables........................................................................................................................... iii List of Figures ......................................................................................................................... iii 1.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................................1 2.0 Evaluation of Straw Collection and Transportation Program........................................3 2.1 Overview of Straw Program ..................................................................................3 2.1.1 Straw collection ........................................................................................3 2.1.2 Transport from farm fields to storage areas .............................................6 2.1.3 Transport from storage areas to Nikopol CHPP .......................................8 2.1.4 Vehicle maintenance base camp..............................................................8 2.2 Potential impacts of the straw program and Belene base camp .........................10 2.2.1 Potential impacts from construction of straw storage areas, and base camp........................................................................................................10 2.2.2 Potential impacts from straw harvest......................................................13 2.2.3 Potential impacts from transporting straw from farms to storage areas .16 2.2.4 Potential impacts from transporting straw from storage areas to the Nikopol Biomass CHPP..........................................................................20 2.2.5 Potential impacts from construction and operation of base camp ..........21 2.2.6 Potential noise impacts of plant construction and operation ...................24 2.2.7 Summary of potential impacts ................................................................25 3.0 Overview of Potential Impacts on Natura 2000 Areas ...............................................27 3.1 Natura 2000 sites within the straw collection area ..............................................27 3.2 Potential impacts on Natura areas and mitigation measures..............................41 3.2.1 Impacts from harvest ..............................................................................41 3.2.2 Truck and tractor transport to straw storage areas and to CHPP...........43 4.0 Carbon Balance .........................................................................................................46 5.0 Public Consultation and Disclosure Plan ...................................................................48 5.1 Introduction .........................................................................................................48 5.2 Regulations and Requirements...........................................................................50 5.2.1 Bulgarian Public Consultation Requirements .........................................50 5.2.2 Public Consultation Requirements under the EU EIA Directive..............50 5.2.3 EBRD Public Consultation Requirements ..............................................50 5.3 Summary of Previous Public Consultation Activities...........................................51 5.4 Project Stakeholders ...........................................................................................51 5.4.1 Affected communities .............................................................................51 5.4.2 Nongovernmental organizations.............................................................54 5.4.3 Hired firms and workers..........................................................................54 5.4.4 Farmers ..................................................................................................54 5.4.5 Regional and national government.........................................................54 5.4.6 Municipal authorities...............................................................................55 5.5 Public Consultation and Disclosure Program......................................................56 5.5.1 Consultations with affected communities ...............................................57 5.5.2 Consultations with NGOs and civil society members .............................58 5.5.3 Consultations with workers.....................................................................58 5.5.4 Consultations with farmers .....................................................................58 5.5.5 Consultations with national and regional government authorities ..........59 5.5.6 Consultations with municipal authorities.................................................59 5.6 Timetable ............................................................................................................59 5.7 Resources and Responsibilities ..........................................................................60 5.8 Grievance Mechanism ........................................................................................61 5.8.1 Type of grievances .................................................................................61 5.8.2 Submission of grievance ........................................................................61 5.8.3 Grievance Resolution Process ...............................................................62 5.8.4 Confidentiality and Anonymity ................................................................63 ii Draft Supplementary Information for CHPP Nikopol EIA 5.9 Monitoring and Reporting....................................................................................63 5.10 Management Functions.....................................................................................64 6.0 Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Plans..................................66 6.1 Environmental and Social Management Plan .....................................................66 6.2 Environmental and Social Monitoring Plan .........................................................66 7.0 References Cited .......................................................................................................94 LIST OF TABLES Table 2-1 Regions represented within the straw collection area ......................................... 5 Table 2-2 Villages and towns within 25 kilometers of a straw storage area ........................ 7 Table 2-3 Air emissions by tractors during straw harvest.................................................. 14 Table 2-4 Annual worker income from straw harvest ........................................................ 16 Table 2-5 Air emissions by vehicles transporting straw from farms to storage areas........ 17 Table 2-6 Annual air emissions by vehicles transporting straw from storage areas to Nikopoll Biomass CHPP...................................................................... 20 Table 2-7 Air emissions by vehicles traveling to Belene vehicle maintenance facility....... 22 Table 2-8 Air emissions by tractors traveling to Belene maintenance facility.................... 23 Table 2-9 Summary of potential impacts ........................................................................... 25 Table 3-1 Natura 2000 sites within the straw collection area ............................................ 29 Table 3-2 Natura 2000 areas that include lands used for agriculture................................ 45 Table 4-1 Carbon emissions from straw program ............................................................. 47 Table 5-1 Communities within straw collection area ......................................................... 55 Table 5-2 Schedule for Nikopol CHPP EIA and public consultation.................................. 59 Table 6-1 Environmental and Social Management Plan for the Nikopol Biomass CHPP . 67 Table 6-2 Environmental and Social Monitoring Plan for Nikopol Biomass CHPP............ 87 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1-1 Location of proposed Nikopol Biomass CHPP and immediate vicinity................ 2 Figure 2-1 Location of Nikopol Biomass CHPP, straw storage areas, and base camp within the straw collection area........................................................

Load more