ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROPOSED ALUMINIUM SMELTER IN AHMAD ABAD KERMAN PROVINCE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN MAN FERROSTAAL Industrieanlagen GmbH November 2005 EIA FOR THE ALUMINIUM SMELTER IN AHMAD ABAD – ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapters 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................................................2 2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................5 2.1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................. 5 2.2. LOCAL CONTEXT .......................................................................................................................... 5 2.3. PROPOSED ALUMINIUM SMELTER ................................................................................................. 5 2.4. BIOLOGICAL, PHYSICAL & SOCIAL-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS......................................................... 7 2.5. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION............................................................ 8 2.6. RESULTS......................................................................................................................................11 3. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK...........................................12 3.1. POLICY FRAMEWORK...................................................................................................................12 3.2. LEGAL FRAMEWORK....................................................................................................................12 3.3. ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK...................................................................................................14 4. PROJECT DESCRIPTION.........................................................................................................16 4.1. PROPOSED PROJECT .....................................................................................................................16 4.1.1. General Details .................................................................................................................................................16 4.1.2. Site Plan.............................................................................................................................................................17 4.1.3. Technical Description.......................................................................................................................................17 4.1.4. Construction Phase ...........................................................................................................................................21 4.1.5. Employment .......................................................................................................................................................21 4.2. GEOGRAPHIC SITUATION .............................................................................................................22 4.3. ECOLOGICAL SITUATION..............................................................................................................24 4.3.1. Soil Activities .....................................................................................................................................................24 4.3.2. Flora & Fauna Clearing...................................................................................................................................24 4.3.3. Water Clearing ..................................................................................................................................................24 4.3.4. Existing Industry and negative impacts ...........................................................................................................24 4.4. SOCIAL SITUATION ......................................................................................................................25 4.5. TEMPORAL CONTEXT...................................................................................................................26 4.5.1. Ahmad Abad Industrial Town ...........................................................................................................................26 4.5.2. Development of Kerman Province ...................................................................................................................26 4.5.3. Aluminium Consumption in Iran ......................................................................................................................26 5. BASELINE DATA.........................................................................................................................28 5.1. DIMENSIONS OF THE STUDY AREA...............................................................................................28 5.2. PHYSICAL CONDITIONS................................................................................................................28 5.2.1. Geology & Earthquake .....................................................................................................................................28 5.2.2. Climate & Air Quality.......................................................................................................................................29 5.2.3. Topography........................................................................................................................................................29 5.3. BIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS ............................................................................................................31 5.3.1. Water Resources................................................................................................................................................31 5.3.2. Flora ...................................................................................................................................................................31 5.3.3. Fauna .................................................................................................................................................................32 5.4. SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS....................................................................................................34 5.4.1. Population..........................................................................................................................................................34 5.4.2. Tribes..................................................................................................................................................................36 5.4.3. Economic Status ................................................................................................................................................37 5.4.4. Industry ..............................................................................................................................................................38 5.4.5. Agriculture.........................................................................................................................................................38 5.4.6. Mines..................................................................................................................................................................39 5.4.7. Tourism ..............................................................................................................................................................39 5.4.8. Infrastructure.....................................................................................................................................................40 5.5. DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES..........................................................................................................41 Page 2 / 81 EIA FOR THE ALUMINIUM SMELTER IN AHMAD ABAD – ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN 6. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION ..........................................................42 6.1. SOIL QUALITY .............................................................................................................................42 6.1.1. Ahmad Abad surrounding area ........................................................................................................................42 6.1.2. Ahmad Abad Industrial Zone............................................................................................................................42 6.1.3. Impact Assessment.............................................................................................................................................43 6.1.4. Mitigation...........................................................................................................................................................43 6.2. AIR QUALITY AND EMISSIONS .....................................................................................................44 6.2.1. Identification of emission sources and emission quality.................................................................................44 6.2.2. Emission limits in Iran ......................................................................................................................................46 6.2.3. Emissions Concentrations.................................................................................................................................46 6.2.4. Impact Assessment.............................................................................................................................................48