Environmental Impact Assessment for Island Access and Jetty Construction Project in Fulhadhoo, Baa

Environmental Impact Assessment for Island Access and Jetty Construction Project in Fulhadhoo, Baa

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR ISLAND ACCESS AND JETTY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN FULHADHOO, BAA. ATOLL Prepared For: Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure PREPARED BY: MAHMOOD RIYAZ (PHD) (EIA03/07) July 2017 MOHAMED SHIHAM ADAM (PHD) (EIA01/07) EIA for B. Fulhadhoo island access & Jetty Project | Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure | July 2017 Page 1 of 76 TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration of the Consultant: ............................................................................................................. 7 1 ާސާލުޚ ާދާސ ..................................................................................................................................... 9 2 Non Technical Summary ......................................................................................................... 13 3 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 16 3.1 Background and Context ..................................................................................................... 16 3.2 Purpose of the EIA .............................................................................................................. 19 3.3 Project Setting ..................................................................................................................... 19 3.4 Scope of the EIA ................................................................................................................. 20 3.5 Project Justification ............................................................................................................. 20 3.6 Project Boundary andStudy area ......................................................................................... 22 3.7 Methodology ........................................................................................................................ 23 3.8 Review of Relevant studies ................................................................................................. 23 4 Description of the Project ........................................................................................................ 24 4.1 The Proponent ..................................................................................................................... 24 4.2 Project Location and boundary ............................................................................................ 24 4.3 Project Outline and Site Plan ............................................................................................... 25 4.4 Main Development Features of the Project ......................................................................... 27 4.5 Mooring area basin .............................................................................................................. 27 4.5.1 The Entrance Channel ..................................................................................................... 27 4.5.2 Jetty Works ...................................................................................................................... 28 4.5.3 Ground levelling of Jetty area ......................................................................................... 28 4.6 Volumes and types of sediment to be dredged .................................................................... 28 4.7 Timining .............................................................................................................................. 28 4.8 Accidents and hazards ......................................................................................................... 28 4.9 Project Schedule .................................................................................................................. 28 4.10 Project input and outputs ..................................................................................................... 29 5 Administrative and Regulatory Framework ............................................................................. 31 5.1 Ministry of Environment, Energy ........................................................................................ 31 5.2 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ........................................................................... 31 5.3 Ministry of housing and infrastructure ................................................................................ 31 5.4 Legal Framework ................................................................................................................. 31 5.4.1 EIA Regulations 2012 ..................................................................................................... 32 5.4.2 Regulation on Cutting down Trees .................................................................................. 32 5.4.3 Regulation on Dredging and Reclamation ...................................................................... 33 5.4.4 Regulation and Waste Management ................................................................................ 33 5.4.5 Summary ......................................................................................................................... 33 6 Methodologies ......................................................................................................................... 34 6.1 Dredging Requirements and Work Methodology ................................................................ 34 6.1.1 Dredging Method ............................................................................................................ 34 6.1.2 Excavation ....................................................................................................................... 34 6.1.3 Transport of Excavated Material ..................................................................................... 34 6.1.4 Disposal Site .................................................................................................................... 34 6.2 Marine Environment ............................................................................................................ 35 6.2.1 Reef and Surveys ............................................................................................................. 35 6.2.2 Bathymetry ...................................................................................................................... 35 6.2.3 Waves and Currents ........................................................................................................ 35 6.2.4 Coastal Dynamics ............................................................................................................ 35 6.2.5 Geology, Sediment, Marine Benthic Assessment ........................................................... 35 EIA for B. Fulhadhoo island access & Jetty Project | Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure | July 2017 Page 2 of 76 6.3 Terrestrial Environment ....................................................................................................... 35 6.4 Climate ................................................................................................................................ 35 6.5 Impact Assessment Methodology ........................................................................................ 36 6.6 Data Gaps ............................................................................................................................ 36 7 Existing Environmental Conditions ......................................................................................... 38 7.1 Objectives ............................................................................................................................ 38 7.2 Meteorology and Climate .................................................................................................... 38 7.2.1 Temperature .................................................................................................................... 38 7.2.2 Monsoons ........................................................................................................................ 38 7.2.3 Winds .............................................................................................................................. 39 7.2.4 Rainfall ............................................................................................................................ 40 7.3 Tides, Currents and Waves .................................................................................................. 41 7.3.1 Tides ................................................................................................................................ 41 7.3.2 Currents ........................................................................................................................... 42 7.3.3 Waves .............................................................................................................................. 43 7.4 Island Morphology and coastal environment ...................................................................... 45 7.5 Bathymetry .......................................................................................................................... 48 7.6 Marine Environment ............................................................................................................ 50 7.6.1 Methods and Approaches ................................................................................................ 50 7.6.2 Substrate Cover ..............................................................................................................

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