TEŠ Power Plant and Premogovnik Coal Mine Environmental Impact Assessment Addendum October 2009 TES Power Plant and PV Coal Mine Environmental Impact Assessment Addendum Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 7 1. LOCATION 9 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 10 2.1 Thermal power plant Šoštanj (TEŠ) and planned Unit 6 10 2.2 Coal mine Velenje (PV) 10 2.2.1 Underground facilities 10 2.2.2 Coal Basin Geology 12 2.2.3 Hydrogeology 15 2.2.4 Mining Method 15 2.2.5 Subsidence and Surface Effects 18 2.3 Transmission lines 19 3. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT 21 3.1 Geomorphologic and geologic characteristics 21 3.1.1 Present situation 21 3.1.2 Environmental impact 22 3.1.3 Mitigation measures 23 3.1.4 Monitoring 24 3.2 Groundwater 24 3.2.1 Present situation 24 3.2.2 Environmental impact 25 3.2.3 Mitigation measures 26 3.2.4 Monitoring 26 3.3 Surface waters 26 3.3.1 Present situation 26 3.3.2 Environmental impact 33 3.3.3 Mitigation measures 34 3.3.4 Monitoring 34 3.4 Soils 34 3.4.1 Present situation 34 3.4.2 Environmental impact 35 3.4.3 Mitigation measures 36 3.4.4 Monitoring 36 3.5 Air quality 36 3.5.1 Present situation 36 3.5.2 Environmental impact 41 3.5.3 Mitigation measures 42 3.5.4 Monitoring 42 3.6 Noise and vibrations 43 3.6.1 Present situation 43 Page 3 of 96 TES Power Plant and PV Coal Mine Environmental Impact Assessment Addendum 3.6.2 Environmental impact 47 3.6.3 Mitigation measures 47 3.6.4 Monitoring 47 3.7 Flora, fauna, vegetation and habitat types 48 3.7.1 Present situation 48 3.7.2 Environmental impact 48 3.7.3 Mitigation measures 49 3.7.4 Monitoring 49 3.8 Nature protection areas and cultural heritage 49 3.8.1 Present situation 49 3.8.2 Environmental impact 52 3.8.3 Mitigation measures 52 3.8.4 Monitoring 53 3.9 Landscape properties and visual qualities 53 3.9.1 Present situation 53 3.9.2 Environmental impact 54 3.9.3 Mitigation measures 55 3.9.4 Monitoring 55 3.10 Settlement 55 3.10.1 Present situation 55 3.10.2 Social impact 57 3.10.3 Mitigating measures 58 3.10.4 Monitoring 58 3.11 Economy 58 3.11.1 Present situation 58 3.11.2 Social impact 59 3.11.3 Mitigating measures 60 3.11.4 Monitoring 60 3.12 Quality of living 60 3.12.1 Present situation 60 3.12.2 Social impact 62 3.12.3 Mitigation measures 64 3.12.4 Monitoring 64 4. CONFIRMATION THAT THE POWER PLANT AND ASSOCIATED OPERATIONS (INCLUDING MINES) ARE DESIGNED TO MEET EU IPPC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SECTOR 65 4.1 Preliminary BAT Assessment of planned operations at the TPP Šoštanj 65 4.1.1 Reference document on BAT for large combustion plants 65 4.1.2 Reference document on BAT for industrial cooling systems 85 4.1.3 Reference document on BAT for emissions from storage 86 4.2 BAT Assessment of operations for coal mine Velenje 87 5. ASSESSMENT OF ALTERNATIVES AND WHETHER THE PROJECT IS CARBON CAPTURE READY AND IS CARBON CAPTURE FEASIBLE IN THIS AREA 88 5.1 Introduction 88 Page 4 of 96 TES Power Plant and PV Coal Mine Environmental Impact Assessment Addendum 5.2 CCS project in TPP Šoštanj 89 5.3 Conclusions 94 6. CUMULATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT 95 7. LIST OF REFERENCES 96 List of tables Table 1: Overview of existing EIA Report for construction and operation of Unit 6 in TPP Šoštanj, Ref. no. 1973 (EIMV, July 2009) ......................................................................................................................................8 Table 2: Capacity of transmission lines connecting TEŠ to the transmission grid and the current total production capacity of the TEŠ units ............................................................................................................... 20 Table 3: Average content of heavy metals As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Se, V and Zn in Šalek Valley groundwater (Justin 2005) .................................................................................................................................................... 25 Table 4: Lake Druţmirje development in years 2000-2008 (source: PV, 2009).............................................. 28 Table 5: Results of physical-chemical anayses of the Paka River, 29 - 05 – 2008 (source: ERICo, 2009) ... 28 Table 6: Results of physical- chemical research river edimenrt samples of the Paka River: 05-12-2008 (source: ERICo, 2009) ..................................................................................................................................... 29 Table 7: Annual average value of pararneters on sample locations Pesje and upstream from TEŠ, and momentary values in tributaries - year 2008 (source: ERICo, 2009) .............................................................. 29 Table 8: The results of samples analysis of rainfall - wastewater effluent into the Paka River (NOP - 23.06.2009) (source: ERICo, 2009) ................................................................................................................. 31 Table 9: Sample analysis of Wastewater from pumping station K — 130 Preloge and pumping station K — 120 Škale, August 2009 .............................................................................................................................. 32 Table 10: Parameters of gas at gas outflow from the ventilation station Pesje.............................................. 38 Table 11: Total dust emission concentrations from the ventilation station Pesje ............................................ 38 Table 12: Emission concentrations of VOC from the ventilation station Pesje ............................................... 38 Table 13: Emission concentrations of volatile gasses CO, CO2, O2, NOx, SO, DMS, CH4, H2, H2S from the ventilation station Pesje ............................................................................................................................. 39 Table 14: Emission concentrations of heavy metals Pb, Cr, Ni, Cd, As, Cu and Tl from the ventilation station Pesje .................................................................................................................................................... 39 Table 15: Emission concentrations of heavy metals Hg, Se, Sb, Sn, Pd, Mn and V fom the ventilation station Pesje .................................................................................................................................................... 39 Table 16: Parameters of gas at gas outflow from the ventilation station Škale............................................... 39 Table 17: Total dust emission concentrations from the ventilation station Škale ............................................ 40 Table 18: Emission concentrations of VOC from the ventilation station Škale ............................................... 40 Table 19: Emission concentrations of volatile gasses CO, CO2, O2, NOx, SO, DMS, CH4, H2, H2S fom the ventilation station Škale ............................................................................................................................. 40 Table 20: Emission concentrations of heavy metals Pb, Cr, Ni, Cd, As, Cu and Tl fom the ventilation station Škale .................................................................................................................................................... 40 Table 21: Emission concentrations of heavy metals Hg, Se, Sb, Sn, Pd, Mn and V fom the ventilation station Škale .................................................................................................................................................... 40 Table 22: Limit values of noise indicators Lday, Levening, Lnight, Ldaily caused by a noise source (Decree on limit values of noise indicators in environment (Official Gazette RS, No. 105/05, 34/08) ............ 43 Table 23: Noise peak limit values L1 caused by a noise source (Decree on limit values of noise indicators in environment (Official Gazette RS, NO. 105/05, 34/08) ............................................................................... 43 Table 24: Limit values of noise indicators Lnight, Ldaily for noise protection level areas (Decree on limit values of noise indicators in environment (Official Gazette RS, NO. 105/05, 34/08) ...................................... 43 Table 25: Noise measurements on locations 1,2 and 3 .................................................................................. 44 Table 26: Noise measurements on locations 4, 5 and 6 ................................................................................. 45 Table 27: Noise measurements on locations 7,8 and 9 .................................................................................. 46 Table 28: BAT Emission Values for SO2 ......................................................................................................... 66 Table 29: BAT Emission Values for NOx ......................................................................................................... 66 Table 30: BAT Emission Values for Dust ........................................................................................................ 67 Table 31: Estimated emissions of sulphur dioxide in different operational loads of Units 3, 4, 5, 6 and the gas turbine ....................................................................................................................................................... 68 Page 5 of 96 TES Power Plant and PV Coal Mine Environmental Impact Assessment Addendum Table 32: Estimated emissions of sulphur diokside in different operational loads of Units 3, 4, 5, 6 and the gas turbine ......................................................................................................................................................