E1184 v. 2 Reduction of Nutrient Discharges Project Public Disclosure Authorized DDNP Component GEF # TF 051 289 Environmental Status Report (Environmental Assessment) Social Impact Assessment (Public Consultation) Final Report Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized VITUKI, Environmental and Water Management Research Centre VTK Innosystem Ltd Public Disclosure Authorized List of acronyms CTI County Traffic Inspectorate DEIA Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment DDNP Duna Dráva National Park DTM Digital Terrain Model Environmental Protection, Nature Conservation and Water Management EPNCWMI Inspectorate EPWMD Environmental Protection and Water Management Directorate FAVI Environmental Register of Subsurface Waters and Geological Media PHA Public Health Authority PHSCS Plant Health and Soil Conservation Station RA Recommended Alternative KAR Basic Environmental Register KÁRINFO Damage Elimination Information System KBIR Information System of Environmental Safety KÖFE Environmental Inspectorate KÖVIZIG Environmental, Nature Protection and Water Management Directorate KSH Central Bureau of Statistics KvVM Ministry for the Environment and Water Management MAHAB Hungarian Hydrological Database NGO Non-Governmental Organization NPI National Park Directorate OKIR National Environmental Information System OKKP National Environmental Damage Elimination Programme OTAR Basic Data and Object Handling System PEIA Preliminarily Environmental Impact Assessment SATIR Hydrological Data Processing, Storage and Information System SFSRD State Forestry Service Regional Directorate VIFE Inspectorate for Water VIFIR Hydrogeological Information System VIKÁR Information for Water Quality Damage-fighting VIR Damage-fighting Information System VIZIR Information System for Water Management VM Water Quality Database WFD Water Framework Directive Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 6 2. Description of the Gemenc and Béda-Karapancsa regions.............................................. 8 2.1 Abiotic environment............................................................................................... 8 2.1.1 Topography and geology ................................................................................ 8 2.1.2 Surface water hydrology............................................................................... 11 2.1.3 Surface water quality .................................................................................... 15 2.1.4 Sources of nutrients ...................................................................................... 18 2.2 Biotic environment............................................................................................... 22 2.2.1 Terrestrial Flora............................................................................................ 23 2.2.2 Terrestrial Fauna........................................................................................... 24 2.2.3 Aquatic flora................................................................................................. 25 2.2.4 Aquatic fauna ............................................................................................... 27 2.2.5 Conclusions.................................................................................................. 31 2.3 Socio-economic environment ............................................................................... 31 2.3.1 Legal framework .......................................................................................... 32 2.3.2 Water management....................................................................................... 32 2.3.3 Environmental management.......................................................................... 33 2.3.4 Nature conservation...................................................................................... 33 2.3.5 Local Governments....................................................................................... 34 2.3.6 Economic activities....................................................................................... 34 2.3.7 Recreation and tourism ................................................................................. 36 2.4 Review of pressures and problems........................................................................ 39 2.4.1 Environmental pressures and impacts............................................................ 39 2.4.2 Socio-economic pressures and impacts ......................................................... 39 3. Preliminary assessment of environmental impacts........................................................ 52 3.1 Veránka – Rezéti-Duna ........................................................................................ 54 3.2 Buvat.................................................................................................................... 55 3.3 Béda-Karapancsa.................................................................................................. 55 3.4 Sió unit................................................................................................................. 56 3.5 Gemenc................................................................................................................ 56 3.6 Báta-Duna............................................................................................................ 57 3.7 Fekete erd , Grébeci-Duna................................................................................... 59 3.8 Kerül -Duna ........................................................................................................ 60 3.9 Báli ...................................................................................................................... 61 3.10 Móric-Duna.......................................................................................................... 62 3.11 Nagy-Pandúr ........................................................................................................ 63 3.12 Qualitative investigation of dredging masses ........................................................ 63 3.13 Calculation of nutrient load reduction................................................................... 69 4. Preliminary assessment of socio-economic impacts...................................................... 72 4.1 Veránka – Rezéti-Duna ........................................................................................ 73 4.2 Buvat.................................................................................................................... 74 4.3 Béda-Karapancsa.................................................................................................. 74 4.4 Sió unit................................................................................................................. 75 4.5 Gemenc................................................................................................................ 76 4.6 Bátai-Duna........................................................................................................... 76 4.7 Fekete-erd – Grébeci-Duna................................................................................. 77 4.8 Kerül -Duna ........................................................................................................ 78 4.9 Báli ...................................................................................................................... 79 4.10 Móric-Duna.......................................................................................................... 79 4.11 Nagy-Pandúr ........................................................................................................ 80 5. Comparative evaluation................................................................................................ 81 6. Environmental Management Plan (EMP) ..................................................................... 86 6.1 Construction phase plan........................................................................................ 86 6.2 Implementation of mitigation measures ................................................................ 88 6.3 Monitoring requirements ...................................................................................... 93 6.4 Cost of environmental management plan .............................................................. 94 6.5 Institutional arrangements .................................................................................... 94 7. Proposal for the development of the monitoring programme ........................................ 94 7.1 The present Hungarian practice of monitoring ...................................................... 94 7.1.1 Quantitative monitoring of surface and subsurface waters............................. 95 7.1.2 Data bases of pollution sources and dischargers............................................ 95 7.2 The expectable future regulation, the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC).. 96 7.3 Local characteristics............................................................................................. 98 7.4 Review of deficiencies and needs ......................................................................... 98 7.5 Proposals.............................................................................................................. 99 References........................................................................................................................