JANUARY 2010 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROPOSED LAND & HOUSING SUBDIVISION AT HOLLAND ESTATE, MARTHA BRAE TRELAWNY [Prepared for KENCASA Project Management & Construction Limited] CONRAD DOUGLAS & ASSOCIATES LIMITED 14 Carvalho Drive Kingston 10 Jamaica W.I. Telephone: 929-0023/0025/8824 Email: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Website: www.cda-estech.com ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A LAND AND HOUSING SUBDIVISION AT HOLLAND ESTATE, MARTHA BRAE, TRELAWNY Rev. 01 Prepared for: KENCASA Construction and Project Management Limited Conrad Douglas & Associates LTD CD*PRJ 1091/09 Holland Estate Housing Subdivision EIA – KENCASA PROPRIETARY RESTRICTION NOTICE This document contains information proprietary to Conrad Douglas & Associates Limited (CD&A) and KENCASA Construction and Project Management Limited and shall not be reproduced or transferred to other documents, or disclosed to others, or used for any purpose other than that for which it is furnished without the prior written permission of CD&A. Further, this Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is the sole property of CD&A and KENCASA Construction and Project Management Limited and no portion of it shall be used in the formulation of now or in the future, by the agencies and/or persons who may see it in the process of its review, without written permission of CD&A and KENCASA Construction and Project Management Limited. Conrad Douglas & Associates Ltd. CD*PRJ 1091/09 Holland Estate Housing Subdivision EIA – KENCASA Table of Contents Table of Contents Page Number 1 Executive Summary .............................................................................................................. 1-1 1.1 Introduction................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Project Objective & Concept ......................................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Approach & Methodology ............................................................................................. 1-2 1.4 Applicable Policy, Legislative, Standards and Regulations ........................................... 1-2 1.5 Impact Identification & Mitigation ................................................................................ 1-2 1.5.1 Impact Mitigation .................................................................................................. 1-3 1.6 Environmental Management & Monitoring Plans ........................................................ 1-3 1.7 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................... 1-3 1.7.1 Recommendations ................................................................................................. 1-3 2 Project Description .............................................................................................................. 2-1 2.1 Introduction................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1.1 Location .................................................................................................................. 2-1 2.1.2 Project Summary .................................................................................................... 2-2 2.2 Project Description ........................................................................................................ 2-8 2.2.1 Vision ...................................................................................................................... 2-8 2.2.2 Goals ...................................................................................................................... 2-8 2.2.3 Issues and Opportunities ....................................................................................... 2-9 2.3 Housing Plan .................................................................................................................. 2-9 2.3.1 Residential Types ................................................................................................... 2-9 2.4 Community Facilities Plan ........................................................................................... 2-14 2.4.1 Recreation ............................................................................................................ 2-14 2.4.2 Utilities ................................................................................................................. 2-15 2.4.3 Public Safety ......................................................................................................... 2-16 2.4.4 Healthcare ............................................................................................................ 2-16 2.4.5 Education ............................................................................................................. 2-16 2.4.6 Cultural ................................................................................................................. 2-17 2.5 Commercial District ..................................................................................................... 2-17 2.5.1 Quality of Success ................................................................................................ 2-17 2.6 Corridor Plan ............................................................................................................... 2-18 2.6.1 Wayfinding System .............................................................................................. 2-18 2.6.2 Street Network ..................................................................................................... 2-19 2.6.3 Parking ................................................................................................................. 2-19 2.7 Infrastructure .............................................................................................................. 2-19 2.7.1 Potable Water ...................................................................................................... 2-19 2.7.2 Electricity .............................................................................................................. 2-24 2.7.3 Landscaping .......................................................................................................... 2-24 2.7.4 Solid Waste Disposal ............................................................................................ 2-24 2.7.5 Roads .................................................................................................................... 2-25 2.7.6 Conservation Measures & Other Amenities ........................................................ 2-26 2.8 Drainage Design .......................................................................................................... 2-26 2.8.1 Method of Determining Design Peak Flows ........................................................ 2-28 Conrad Douglas & Associates Ltd. P a g e | i CD*PRJ 1091/09 Holland Estate Housing Subdivision EIA – KENCASA Table of Contents 2.8.2 Pre-Development Drainage Assessment ............................................................. 2-30 2.8.3 Post Development Drainage Assessment ............................................................ 2-34 2.9 Personnel Requirements ............................................................................................. 2-36 2.10 Sewage Waste Management ................................................................................... 2-36 2.10.1 Design References ................................................................................................ 2-38 2.10.2 Design Criteria ...................................................................................................... 2-38 2.10.3 Flow Calculations ................................................................................................. 2-38 2.10.4 Hydraulic Design .................................................................................................. 2-39 2.10.5 Sewage Pump Station .......................................................................................... 2-40 3 Analysis of Alternatives ........................................................................................................ 3-1 3.1 Introduction................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 The “No-Action” Alternative ......................................................................................... 3-1 3.3 The Proposed Development.......................................................................................... 3-1 3.4 Any Proposed Development Alternatives ..................................................................... 3-2 4 Policy, Legislative & Regulatory Framework ........................................................................ 4-1 4.1 Introduction................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 Applicable Jamaican Policies, Legislations, Standards & Regulations .......................... 4-1 4.2.1 The NRCA Act, 1991 ............................................................................................... 4-1 4.2.2 The Watershed Protection Act, 1963 .................................................................... 4-4 4.2.3 The Wildlife Protection Act, 1945 .........................................................................