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HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION IN KATAKOLO REGION FIRST STAGE ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE REPORT OF THE WIDER PROJECT AREA EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE 1ST DELIVERABLE SCOPE OF WORK OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE REPORT CONSULTANT Athens, April 2015 HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION IN THE KATAKOLO REGION Environmental Baseline Report of the Wider Project Area TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. GENERAL FRAMEWORK OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE REPORT ........................................................................................................................... 4 CHAPTER 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE REPORT ...................................................................................................... 6 2.1. Description of the General Framework ............................................................... 6 2.3. Methodology of Elaboration of the First stage of the EBR ................................. 8 2.4. Identification of the Study Area of the EBR ....................................................... 8 CHAPTER 3. FIRST STAGE SPECIFICATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CASE STUDY ........................................................................................................................... 10 3.1 Climatic and bioclimatic Characteristics ............................................................ 10 3.2 Terrain and seabed morphology, seabed bathymetry and topological features/characteristics. ................................................................................... 10 3.3 Geological and Tectonic Characteristics ............................................................ 11 3.3.1 Geological and Tectonic terrain characteristics .......................................... 11 3.3.2 Geological and Tectonic seabed characteristics ......................................... 11 3.4 Natural Environment .......................................................................................... 11 3.4.1 Terrestrial Natural Environment ................................................................. 11 3.4.1.1 Protected Areas .................................................................................. 11 3.4.1.2 Terrestrial Fauna ............................................................................... 11 3.4.1.3 Terrestrial Flora ................................................................................ 11 3.4.2 Marine Environment ................................................................................... 12 3.4.2.1 Protected Areas .................................................................................. 12 3.4.2.2 Marine Fauna .................................................................................... 12 3.4.2.3 Marine flora ....................................................................................... 12 3.5 Anthropogenic Environment .............................................................................. 13 3.5.1 Spatial Planning .......................................................................................... 13 3.5.2 Use of land .................................................................................................. 13 3.5.3 Historical and Cultural features .................................................................. 13 3.6 Social –economic Environment .......................................................................... 13 3.6.1 Population figures ....................................................................................... 13 3.6.2 Manufacturing Sectors ................................................................................ 13 3.6.3 Employment, unemployment and local economic data. ............................. 14 3.7 Technical Infrastructures .................................................................................... 14 3.7.1 Road Network ............................................................................................. 14 3.7.2. Railway Network ....................................................................................... 14 3.7.3. Ports and maritime transportation .............................................................. 14 3.7.4. Airport and air transportation .................................................................... 14 3.7.5. Power Infrastructure .................................................................................. 14 3.7.6. Solid Waste Management Infrastructure ................................................... 14 3.7.7. Wastewater management and disposal Infrastructure ............................... 14 3.7.8. Waterworks/ water supply system Infrastructure ...................................... 14 3.7.9. Irrigation Infrastructure ............................................................................. 14 3.7.10. Telecommunication infrastructure ........................................................... 14 3.8 Atmospheric Environment –Air Quality ............................................................ 14 ENVECO A.E 2 / 17 HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION IN THE KATAKOLO REGION Environmental Baseline Report of the Wider Project Area 3.9 Acoustic Environment - vibrations ..................................................................... 15 3.10 Electromagnetic fields ...................................................................................... 15 3.11 Waters ............................................................................................................... 15 3.11.1 Surface and Ground water ........................................................................ 15 3.11.2 Marine/ Sea Waters. .................................................................................. 15 3.12 Anthropogenic intervention on the environment .............................................. 16 3.13 Development of the Environment .................................................................... 16 ΚΕΦΑΛΑΙΟ 4. SUGGESTED ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INDICATORS ....... 17 4.1 Purpose of the Proposed Environmental Indicators ........................................... 17 4.4 Summary of Proposed Quality Indicators at Regional ....................................... 17 ENVECO A.E 3 / 17 HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION IN THE KATAKOLO REGION Environmental Baseline Report of the Wider Project Area CHAPTER 1. GENERAL FRAMEWORK OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE REPORT The elaboration of the Environmental Baseline Report is based on the following legal framework: Law 4298/2014 "Ratification of the Convention Lease between the Greek Republic and the companies Energean Oil and Gas – Aegean Energy SA HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION» and «TRAJAN OIL AND GAS LIMITED for granting of the rights to explore and exploit hydrocarbons in the marine and terrestrial area of Katakolo (Government Gazette 220/A/10.03.2014) – Article 12 –Environmental Protection. Common Ministerial Decision (CMD) 169895/08-08-2013 – Approval of the Study on the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation in the area of Katakolo – Chapter III. In particular, Law 4298/2014, Article 12, paragraph 14 states that "the lessee shall not be liable for any environmental situation or damage existing in the conventional area before the commencement of the work of the lessee within this area and none of the conditions of the present contract shall be interpreted in a way that makes the lessee responsible in respect of any such pre-existing environmental situation or damage. In order to achieve this goal, the lessee will elaborate a report describing the existing situation of the environmental means just before the commencement of any exploration works. The report of the existing situation shall be submitted for evaluation to the lessor. If there are no objections by the lessor within twenty (20) working days from the submission of the report, the report shall be deemed as acceptable. Moreover, within the decision of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) study (CMD 169895/08-08-2013) and particularly within Chapter III "System monitoring the significant environmental effects of the implementation of the program" it is mentioned: «1. An integrated monitoring system based on the following principles should be established to monitor the significant environmental impacts: 1.1. Monitoring will focus on the state of the environment both in the area of influence of the hydrocarbon exploration and production works and the areas where direct impacts are expected. 1.2. In regards to the environmental monitoring, as a wider Project Area is considered the whole exploration and exploitation area. Within this area the following should be recorded o Marine waters, including their physical and chemical properties and the currents dynamics o The local meteorology, particularly how it affects the water dynamics o The surface layer of the seabed, particularly its role on the marine ecosystems 1.3. In the main Project Area, environmental monitoring should cover all the above as well as values and indicators concerning implementation of the environmental terms that will be approved for each specific project of exploitation, compliance with safety ENVECO A.E 4 / 17 HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION IN THE KATAKOLO REGION Environmental Baseline Report of the Wider Project Area procedures relating to the prevention of accidents with potential impacts on the environment. 1.4. The spatial and temporal density of the recordings and the means of carrying them (permanent or mobile stations, appropriate