"The project of the Trans-European Transport Network - Trans-European Transport Network - NIF Zrt. Design tasks related to the development of the TEN-T inland waterway" under a design contract 2014-HU-TMC-0606-S DANUBE WATERWAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Section II (Szob - southern border) Strategic Environmental Assessment ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Budapest, September 2020 "The project of the Trans-European Transport Network - Trans-European Transport Network - NIF Zrt. Design tasks related to the development of the TEN-T inland waterway" under a design contract 2014-HU-TMC-0606-S DANUBE WATERWAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Section II (Szob - southern border) Strategic Environmental Assessment ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Customer is NIF Zrt General Contractor UTIBER KFT. - VIZITERV-CONSULT KFT. - BME Consortium Developer of the environmental assessment VIKÖTI Engineering Office Ltd. ÖKO Zrt. Fax: +36-1-206-6128 Fax: +36-1-212-6093 Postal address: 1519 Budapest, PO Mailing address: 1253 Budapest. Box 241. 1253 Budapest, 1253 Budapest, E-mail: [email protected] 1253 Pf.7. E-mail: [email protected] Made by: VIKÖTI Ltd. ÖKO Zrt. István Bozsó Magyar Emőke Julia Gaál Szilvia Mészáros Ádám Heckenast Mrs Gyöngyi Molnár Kovács Karolina Jurassa István Nagy Dr. Julia Nagy Dr. Judit Rákosi Julianna Sáling-Csordás Márton Szappanos Dóra Veres Dr. Endre Tombácz Vilmos Vincze Fanni Tombácz Bianka Vidéki Subcontractors: Ferenc Zsemle BioAqua Pro Ltd. Via Antica Bt. Hydrofon Bt. Gábor Guti Ágnes Zólyomi Budapest, September 2020 DUNAI HAJÓÚT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME PHASE II (SZOB - SOUTHERN BORDER) STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT - ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT SEPTEMBER 20 , 2020 EXPERT SIGNATURE SHEET For VIKÖTI For ÖKO Zrt. ……………………………… ……………………………… István Bozsó Magyar Emőke agricultural engineer for environmental landscape and garden architect engineer management (MMK number: 01-7928) (MMK number: 07-1154) SZTjV landscape protection SZKV-1.1 Waste management expert SZTV wildlife protection SZKV-1.2 Air pollution control expert SZKV-1.1 waste managementSZKV-1 SZKV-1.3 Water and geological medium expert .4 noise and vibration protection SZKV-1.4 Noise and vibration expert ……………………………… ……………………………… Karolina Jurassa István Nagy civil engineer (okl.) civil engineer, specialised civil engineer, (MMK number: 01-10654) specialised hydraulic engineer, environmental SZKV-1.1 Waste management expert management engineer SZKV-1.3 Water and geological medium expert (MMK number 01-1361) SZVV-3.9 Water exploration, well drilling, VZ-T hydraulic engineering design, hydrogeology, aquifer protection SZÉM-3 water expertise, SZVV-3.10 Water analysis, water quality PES-8 environmental expertise, protection, water quality remediation SZKV-1.1 waste management, SZVV-3.1 Hydrology, river basin management, water resources management ……………………………… ……………………………… Julianna Sáling-Csordás Szilvia Mészáros geologist by qualification landscape architect engineer (MMK number: 01-16765) SZKV-1.1 Waste management expert SZTjV landscape protection SZKV-1.3 Water and geological medium expert SZTV wildlife protection ……………………………… ……………………………… Dóra Veres Bianka Vidéki environmental engineer (okl.) bioengineer, environmental engineer (MMK number: 01-16718) (MMK number: 01-14461) SZKV-1.1 Waste management expert SZKV-1.1 waste management SZKV-1.2 Air pollution control expert SZKV-1.2 Air quality protection SZKV-1.3 Water and geological medium expert SZKV-1.3 Protection of water and geological media SZKV-1.4 Noise and vibration expert SZKV-1.4 noise and vibration protection SZTV wildlife protection ……………………………… Vilmos Vincze civil engineer (okl.) (MMK number: 01-14701) SZTjV Landscape protection SZKV-1.1 Waste management expert SZKV-1.3 Water and geological medium expert 6 DANUBE WATERWAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME PHASE II (SZOB - SOUTHERN BORDER) STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT - ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION, BACKGROUND ....................................................................................................... 10 1.1. The process of preparing the environmental assessment, its links with other parts of the planning process .................................................................................................................................... 11 1.1.1. Presentation of history .................................................................................................................................. 11 1.1.2. Thematic environmental assessment and methodology used .................................................................. 17 1.1.3. The sponsor and the organisations and experts carrying out the environmental assessment ............ 24 1.1.4. Source of data used for the environmental assessment ........................................................................... 26 1.2. Involvement of bodies responsible for the protection of the environment and the public concerned .............................................................................................................................................. 26 1.2.1. The regulatory process for environmental assessment ............................................................................ 26 1.2.2. Agreeing on the themes ................................................................................................................................ 26 1.2.3. Coordination of the environmental assessment ........................................................................................ 29 1.3 Impact of the proposals made in the environmental assessment on the development of the programme and the planning process ................................................................................................. 29 2. THE DANUBE WATERWAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ............................................................ 30 2.1. The current situation of the Danube waterway and the related area ................................................ 30 2.1.1. Background to the design of the development programme ..................................................................... 30 2.1.2. Situation assessment .................................................................................................................................... 37 2.2. Objectives and intervention options of the Danube Waterway Development Programme .............. 48 2.2.1. Objectives of the Programme ....................................................................................................................... 48 2.2.2. Planning framework conditions and expected results in the Programme .............................................. 51 2.2.3. Expected evolution of vessel traffic after the development ...................................................................... 53 2.2.4. Economic analysis of the navigability programme ................................................................................... 56 2.3. Standards and options for waterway development ............................................................................. 67 2.3.1. Fairway parameters for the Danube based on national legislation and international standards ........ 67 2.3.2. Navigability barriers (fords, constrictions) on the Hungarian stretch of the Danube, locations of interventions .................................................................................................................................................. 69 2.3.3. Development and technical intervention options to remove barriers ..................................................... 71 2.3.4. Additional (not necessarily technical) measures to improve navigation conditions ............................. 73 2.3.5. Possibility of adapting ships to the fairway ............................................................................................... 74 2.3.6. Relationship of the Programme with other relevant plans related to transport and waterborne transport......................................................................................................................................................... 76 2.4. Presentation of possible technical options, conceptual alternatives ................................................... 77 2.4.1. Version zero ................................................................................................................................................... 81 2.4.2. Version I ......................................................................................................................................................... 81 2.4.3. Version II ........................................................................................................................................................ 85 2.4.4. Version III ....................................................................................................................................................... 85 2.4.5. Version III/A .................................................................................................................................................. 92 2.5. Summary of the content of each alternative, identification of the planned works ............................96 2.6. Methodology AND results of the analysis of variance ........................................................................ 98 2.6.1. Methodology for the analysis of variance ................................................................................................... 98 2.6.2. Reasons for the choice ................................................................................................................................