Technical Assistance for Wind Farm Vlašić Travnik-B&H Environmental & Social Impact Assessment JP Elektroprivreda BiH d.d. Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina (EPB&H) 22nd April 2016 JP Elektroprivreda BiH d.d. Saraje vo Bosnia and Herzegovina (EPB&H) CONTENT 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................4 1.1 „Vlašić“ Wind Farm (Vlassic WF) ....................................................................................4 1.2 Project location and setting ............................................................................................4 1.3 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ...............................................................6 1.4 The importance of renewable energy.............................................................................6 1.5 Exploitation of Wind Energy in Bosnia and Herzegovina .............................................8 2. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ........................................................12 2.1 Site Description ..............................................................................................................12 2.2 The Proposed Development ..........................................................................................13 2.3 Construction ...................................................................................................................24 2.4 Traffic, transportation and access ...............................................................................33 2.5 Reinstatement of temporary construction compound ...............................................40 2.6 Operation and Maintenance..........................................................................................40 2.7 Decommissioning ...........................................................................................................41 3 LEGAL AND PLANNING POLICY CONTEXT ............................................................43 3.1 Introduction....................................................................................................................43 3.2 Environmental Legislation .............................................................................................43 3.3 The legal framework for the construction of new facilities for electricity production ......................................................................................................................44 3.4 The legal framework in the field of environmental protection ..................................45 3.5 Other important legal acts – Federal and Cantonal level ............................................45 3.6 Regulations of the European Union in the field of environmental protection, construction and use of renewable energy sources ....................................................48 3.7 Relevant Planning Policy Documents ...........................................................................49 4. BASELINE ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................................51 4.1 Site location ....................................................................................................................51 Technical Assistance for Wind Farm Vlašić, Travnik – BiH, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Study (ESIA Study) 2 JP Elektroprivreda BiH d.d. Saraje vo Bosnia and Herzegovina (EPB&H) 4.2 Site Access ......................................................................................................................51 4.3 Geological Characteristics .............................................................................................52 4.3 Seismic Characteristics ...................................................................................................58 4.4 Hydrological Characteristics ..........................................................................................59 4.5 Climatic Characteristics ..................................................................................................60 4.6 Landuse and soil .............................................................................................................63 4.7 Flora ................................................................................................................................ 76 4.8 Fauna ............................................................................................................................... 92 4.9 Landscape .....................................................................................................................119 4.10 Cultural Heritage ..........................................................................................................126 4.11 Socio-Economic Baseline .............................................................................................127 5. ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT .................................................................................................................141 5.1 Introduction..................................................................................................................141 5.2 Impact Assessment methodology ...............................................................................141 5.3 Construction Phase Impacts ........................................................................................144 5.4 Operational Phase Impacts ..........................................................................................162 5.5 Decommissioning phase impacts ................................................................................198 6. MITIGATION MEASURES ......................................................................................202 6.1 Design Mitigation ........................................................................................................202 6.2 Construction Phase Mitigation ...................................................................................203 6.3 Operational Phase Mitigation Measures ....................................................................209 6.4 Mitigation measures decommissioning .....................................................................212 7. MONITORING PLAN ..............................................................................................213 7.1 Introduction..................................................................................................................213 7.2 Ecological monitoring ..................................................................................................213 7.3 Traffic and Transport ...................................................................................................215 7.4 Noise .............................................................................................................................216 7.5 Socio-Economic ............................................................................................................216 7.6 Health and Safety .........................................................................................................216 7.7 Soils and Water/Drainage ..........................................................................................217 8. ALTERNATIVES ......................................................................................................218 8.1 Alternative 1 .................................................................................................................218 8.2 Alternative 2 .................................................................................................................219 8.3 Alternative 3 .................................................................................................................219 Technical Assistance for Wind Farm Vlašić, Travnik – BiH, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Study (ESIA Study) 3 JP Elektroprivreda BiH d.d. Saraje vo Bosnia and Herzegovina (EPB&H) 8.4 Alternative 4 .................................................................................................................220 8.5 Preferred Alternative ...................................................................................................221 9. ESIA LIMITATIONS ................................................................................................222 9.1 Baseline data availability .............................................................................................222 9.2 Spatial planning documentation ................................................................................222 9.3 Extention to the Concession Area ...............................................................................222 10. NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY ...............................................................................223 10.1 Introduction..................................................................................................................223 10.2 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) ...............................................223 10.3 The Proposed wind farm Vlasic ...................................................................................226 10.4 Assessment of Effects .................................................................................................228 12. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS ............................................232 12.1 Replacement and land acquisition