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Environmental and Social Impact Assessment WHSD Central Section Construction Environmental and Social Impact Assessment WHSD Central Section Construction October 2011 www.erm.com Delivering sustainable solutions in a more competitive world Environmental and Social Impact Assessment WHSD Central Section Construction Project Manager, Mikhail ERM Technical Director Popov Approved by Sergey Bourtsev Managing Partner ERM Eurasia, Moscow Office 12 October, 2011 ERM Eurasia Ltd confirms that this Report has been prepared with all reasonable skills, care and diligence and in conformity with the professional standards as may be expected from a competent and qualified consultant acting as an Environmental Consultant that has experience in providing services for projects with similar scope of work, complexity and scale. This Report has been prepared in accordance with the terms of the contract concluded with the Client and the generally accepted consulting practices and for the intended purposes stated in the Contract. The conclusions and recommendations made in this Report are based on information obtained directly by ERM Eurasia Ltd, as well as on information provided by third parties, which we believe to be accurate. This Report has been prepared for the EBRD and we accept no responsibility for third parties whatsoever who may use all or parts of the information contained in this Report. TABLE OF CONTENT LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................... 9 LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................... 11 LIST OF APPENDICES ....................................................................................................... 13 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................ 14 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 16 1.1 OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE WHSD CENTRAL SECTION CONSTRUCTION IN ST. PETERSBURG ................ 16 1.2 ESIA METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................... 18 1.2.1 General ................................................................................................................. 18 1.2.2 Project Facilities.................................................................................................. 18 1.2.3 Screening ............................................................................................................... 18 1.2.4 Determination of the Scope or Work for ESIA (Scoping) ................................. 19 1.2.5 Description of Baseline Conditions ................................................................... 19 1.2.6 Implementation of Impact Assessment ............................................................. 20 1.2.7 Public Consultations and Community Relations ............................................ 22 1.3 BASIC ASPECTS OF THE FUTURE MOTORWAY ROUTE .............................................. 23 1.4 LIMITATIONS FOR ESIA PREPARATION .................................................................... 25 1.5 PROJECT HISTORY ..................................................................................................... 27 2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND LEGAL PROJECT FRAMEWORK ............................ 30 2.1 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY OF THE COMPANY ........................................................... 30 2.2 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION APPLICABLE TO THE PROJECT ............ 31 2.2.1 General Environmental and Public Health Requirements ............................... 31 2.2.2 Atmospheric Air Protection ................................................................................ 32 2.2.3 Hazardous Waste Management ......................................................................... 33 2.2.4 Protection of Water Bodies ................................................................................ 34 2.2.5 Protection of Land Resources ............................................................................. 34 2.2.6 Labor Protection and Industrial Safety ............................................................ 35 2.3 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS, REQUIREMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND BEST AVAILABLE PRACTICES APPLICABLE TO THE WHSD PROJECT .................................................................................................................... 37 2.3.1 International Conventions ................................................................................. 37 2.3.2 Applicable Guidelines of International Financial Institutions ...................... 38 2.3.3 Best Available Toll Road Practices Applicable to the Project of Construction of Central Part of West High Speed Diameter ........................... 40 2.4 ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE WHSD CENTRAL SECTION ...................................................... 41 2.5 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND DISCLOSURE OF THE PROJECT-RELATED INFORMATION ........................................................................................................... 43 2.5.1 Requirements of the National Legislation Related to Public Participation in Decision Making on Environmental Matters ............................................... 43 2.5.1.1 Provisions of Regulatory and Legal Acts of Federal Level ........................................ 43 2.5.1.2 Requirements of Regulatory and Legal Acts of Regional Level ................................ 45 2.5.2 EBRD Requirements Related to Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure ............................................................................................................. 45 ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ESIA WHSD CENTRAL SECTION CONSTRUCTION 3 2.5.3 Results of already conducted Public Discussions of the Project .................... 46 2.6 OBTAINED ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVALS AND PERMITS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WHSD CENTRAL SECTION CONSTRUCTION PROJECT .. 49 3 MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CONSTRUCTION AREA ........................ 51 3.1 CLIMATE CONDITIONS .............................................................................................. 51 3.2 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY ............................................................................................. 53 3.2.1 Baseline Air Quality in the Designed Construction Area of the WHSD Central Section .................................................................................................... 53 3.3 GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS ....................................................................................... 54 3.3.1 Geology and Geomorphology ............................................................................. 54 3.3.1.1 Specific Geological and Geomorphologic Features of the Water Areas Crossed by the Motorway Route .............................................................................................. 54 3.3.1.2 Specific Geological and Geomorphologic Features of Land Areas Crossed by Motorway Route ......................................................................................................... 55 3.3.2 Hazardous Geological Processes ....................................................................... 56 3.3.3 Seismicity ............................................................................................................. 57 3.4 HYDROGEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF THE LAND AREAS OF THE WHSD CENTRAL SECTION .................................................................................................................... 57 3.5 RADIOLOGY ............................................................................................................... 58 3.5.1 Measurements of Gamma-Radiation Dose Rate .............................................. 58 3.5.2 Contents of Radionuclides in Soils .................................................................... 59 3.5.3 Measurements of Radon Flux Density ............................................................... 60 3.6 BASELINE LEVEL OF HARMFUL PHYSICAL IMPACT FACTORS ................................... 60 3.7 HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS OF THE NEVA BAY CROSSED BY WHSD MOTORWAY .. 60 3.7.1 Hydrology Data Related to the Neva River Mouth Area ................................ 60 3.7.1.1 Water bodies and hydro-engineering facilities within the zone affected by the WHSD construction ............................................................................................... 60 3.7.1.2 Hydrologic and ice conditions of the water bodies in the area of the WHSD construction ........................................................................................................... 61 3.7.1.3 Specific features of water level variations in the Neva Bay ...................................... 62 3.7.1.4 Water discharge and system of currents in the Neva River mouth area ................... 63 3.7.2 Water quality and dynamics of bottom sediments in the Neva Bay water area designed for the WHSD construction ........................................................ 64 3.7.2.1 Sedimentation conditions and turbidity regime in the Neva Bay ............................. 64 3.7.2.2 Hydrochemical characteristics of water and bottom sediments in the Neva River mouth area ............................................................................................................. 65 3.8 BASELINE SOIL COVER CONDITION .........................................................................
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