ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR PROPYLENE DERIVATIVE PETROCHEMICAL PROJECT OF BPCL AT KOCHI, KERALA FOR M/s. BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED REPORT NO. A419-EI-1741-1401 January 2015 Final Report for EC This report is prepared for M/s. BPCL and it is for use by M/s. BPCL or their representatives/organizations only. The matter contained in the report is confidential. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR Document No. PROPYLENE DERIVATIVE PETROCHEMICAL A419-EI-1741-I14 01 PROJECT AT KOCHI, KERALA FOR BPCL-KR Page I of XI INDEX EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 NEED FOR PROPYLENE DERIVATIVES PETROCHEMICAL PROJECT………..…... .2 1.2 SCOPE OF THE EIA STUDY………………………………………………………………....3 1.3 FRAME WORK OF ASSESSMENT…………………………………………………………. 4 1.4 METHODOLOGY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT…………………. 4 1.4.1 PROJECT SETTING AND DESCRIPTION……………………..………………………….. 4 1.4.2 IDENTIFICATION OF IMPACTS…………………………………..……………………….... 5 1.4.3 BASELINE DATA COLLECTION…………….………………………………………..……...5 1.4.4 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT PREDICTION & EVALUATION…………………….……… 5 1.4.5 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) ……………………………….…….... .5 1.5 CONTENTS OF EIA REPORT …………………………………………………………. 6 1.6 PROJECT PROPONENT……………………………………………………………….. 7 2.0 PROJECT PROFILE 2.0 INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………….……....9 2.1 PROJECT LOCATION…………………………………………………………………….… ..9 2.2 PROJECT CONFIGURATION…………………………………………………………….... 13 2.2.1 RAW MATERIALS…………………………………………………………………………….15 2.3 PROCESS DESCRIPTION………………………………………….……………………….17 2.3.1 ACRYLIC ACID………………………………………………………………………………..17 2.3.2 ACRYLATES…………………………………………………………………………………..18 2.3.3 OXO PROCESS………………………………………………………………………………19 2.4 RAW MATERIAL / PRODUCT STORAGE.................................................................... 22 2.4.1 LOGISTICS…………………………………………………………………………………....22 2.5 UTILITIES CONSUMPTION…………………………………………………………………23 2.5.2 WATER REQUIREMENT...................……………………………………………………...23 2.5.3 POWER CONSUMPTION..................……………………………………………………...24 2.5.4 FUEL REQUIREMENT.......................……………………………………………………...25 2.5.5 COOLING WATER.............................……………………………………………………...25 2.6 EMISSIONS FROM PROPOSED UNITS…………………………………………….…….25 2.6.1 AIR ENVIRONMENT……………….………………………………………………….……..25 2.6.2 WATER ENVIRONMENT……………………………………………………………..….….26 2.6.3 SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT ………..…..………….…….…….28 2.6.4 NOISE …………..………………..…………………………………………..………………..29 Template No. 5-0000-0001-T2 Rev. 1 Copyrights EIL – All rights reserved ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR Document No. 0 PROPYLENE DERIVATIVE PETROCHEMICAL A419-EI-1741-1401 PROJECT AT KOCHI, KERALA FOR BPCL-KR Page II of XI 2.7 ENVIRONMENT MEAS URES………………………………………………………………..29 2.7.1 PROPOSED AIR POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEM …………………………...……..29 2.7.2 WATER POLLUTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ...…………………………………….31 2.7.3 NOISE POLLUTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ...………………….…………………..31 2.7.4 LAND POLLUTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ...…………………….………………….31 3.0 EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS 3.0 DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT……………………………………………………..33 3.1 AIR ENVIRONMENT……………………………………………………………………......33 3.1.1 MICROMETEOROLOGICAL DATA …………..………..…………………………………33 3.1.1.1 HISTORICAL DATA……………………………………………………………………..….33 3.1.1.2 METEROLOGY- DATA GENERATED AT PLANT SITE…………………………… …33 3.1.2 SELECTION OF AAQ STATION………………………………………..………..……..35 3.1.3 EXISTING AAQ STATUS…………………………………………………………….........36 3.1.4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION…………………………………………………….….…..38 3.1.5 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING BY BPCL KR…………………….………......46 3.2 NOISE ENVIRONMENT………. ………………………………………………………..49 3.2.1 NOISE LEVELS ……………………………………………………………………….……50 3.2.2 METHODOLOGY OF NOISE MEASUREMENT……………………………….……….51 3.2.3 DATA ANALYSIS…………………………………………………………………….……..52 3.2.4 TRAFFIC………………………………………………………………………….………...64 3.3 WATER ENVIRONMENT………………………………………………………………….87 3.3.1 SAMPLE COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS………………………………………………..88 3.3.2 DATA ANALYSIS……………………………………………………………………….....92 3.3.3 CONCLUSION...............................................................................................................99 3.4 LAND ENVIRONMENT……….…………………………………………………………..100 3.4.1 METHODOLOGY OF SAMPLE COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS…………………...100 3.4.2 SOIL DATA ANALYSIS…………………………………………………………..…..…..102 3.5 ECOLOGY…………………………………………………………………………………106 3.5.1 OBJECTIVE OF ECOLOGICAL STUDY.....................................................................108 3.5.2 METHODOLOGY ADOPTED FOR SURVEY.............................................................108 3.5.3 HABITAT WISE REPRESENTATION........................................................................123 3.6 SOCIO ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT………………………………………………….133 3.6.1 SOCIO ECONOMIC STRUCTURE……………………………….…………..………133 3.6.2 OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURE………………………………………………………135 3.6.3 AMENITIES………………………………………………………………………………138 3.6.4 SITE SPECIFIC STUDIES………………………………………………………………..141 3.6.4.1 POPULATION DEMOGRAPHIC DETAILS…………………………………………….142 Template No. 5-0000-0001-T2 Rev. 1 Copyrights EIL – All rights reserved ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR Document No. 0 PROPYLENE DERIVATIVE PETROCHEMICAL A419-EI-1741-1401 PROJECT AT KOCHI, KERALA FOR BPCL-KR Page III of XI 3.6.4.2 INDUSTRIES……………………………………………………………………………….142 3.6.4.3 DISEASES IN THE AREA………………………………………..………………..……....142 4.0 PREDICTION OF IMPACTS 4.0 IMPACT ASSESSMENT……………………………………………………………………..144 4.1 METHODOLOGY….……………………………………………………………………….…144 4.2 IDENTIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS……………………………….…….147 4.3 AIR ENVIRONMENT……………………………………………………………………... …148 4.3.1 CONSTRUCTION PHASE…………………………………………………………………...148 4.3.2 OPERATION PHASE…………………………………………………………………………150 4.4 WATER ENVIRONMENT…………………………………………………………………….153 4.4.1 CONSTRUCTION PHASE…………………………………………………………………153 4.5 NOISE ENVIRONMENT……………………………………………………….................. 156 4.5.1 CONSTRUCTION PHASE……………………………………………………………………156 4.5.2 OPERATION PHASE…………………………………………………………………………157 4.6 LAND ENVIRONMENT……………………………………….…….....................................158 4.6.1 CONSTRUCTION PHASE……………………………………………………………….......158 4.6.2 OPERATION PHASE…………………………………………………………………………160 4.7 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT………………………………………………………………160 4.7.1 CONSTRUCTION PHASE……………………………………………………………………160 4.7.2 OPERATION PHASE…………………………………………………………………………161 4.8 SOCIO ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT………………………………………………………162 4.8.1 CONSTRUCTION PHASE……………………………………………………………………162 4.8.1.1 EMPLOYEMENT GENERATION…………………………………………………………....162 4.8.1.2 EFFECT ON TRANSPORT……………………………………………………………….....162 4.8.1.3 EFFECT ON OTHER LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE……………………………………….163 4.8.2 OPERATIONAL PHASE……………………………………………………………………...164 4.9 SUMMARY OF IMPACTS…………………………………………………………………….165 5.0 ENVIRONMENT MONITORING PROGRAM 5.1 INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………..……..167 5.2 OBJECTIVES OF MONITORING……………………………………………………….…...167 5.3 ENVIRONMENT MONITORING PROGRAM………………………………………………167 6.0 ADDITIONAL STUDIES 6.1 PUBLIC CONSULTATION…………………………………………………………………..170 6.2 RISK ASSESSMENT ……..…………………………………………………………………175 Template No. 5-0000-0001-T2 Rev. 1 Copyrights EIL – All rights reserved ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR Document No. 0 PROPYLENE DERIVATIVE PETROCHEMICAL A419-EI-1741-1401 PROJECT AT KOCHI, KERALA FOR BPCL-KR Page IV of XI 7.0 PROJECT BENEFITS 7.1 SUPPLY CHAIN……………………………………………………...……………...…….177 7.2 INTEGRATED AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT……………………..…………177 7.3 SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT………………………………………………….177 8.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 8.1 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT…………………………………………………….....180 8.2 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN……………………..……………….. .......180 8.2.1 AIR ENVIRONMENT…………………………..………………..………………………...180 8.2.2 WATER ENVIRONMENT…………….……………………………..…….……………...180 8.2.3 LAND ENVIRONMENT……………………….………………..…………….…………...181 8.2.4 NOISE ENVIRONMENT……………………………………………………….…............181 8.2.5 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT……………………………………………..…….….......182 8.2.6 SOCIO ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT……………………………………………......,…182 8.3 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM……………………………..….,,,........182 8.3.1 MEASURES FOR IMPROVEMENT OF BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT..………......183 8.3.2 PHASE WISE GREENBELT DEVELOPMENT PLAN……………………..………......183 8.3.3 SPECIES SELECTION……………………………………………………………………183 8.3.4 PHASE WISE GREENBELT DEVELOPMENT PLAN………………………………….185 8.4 ENVIRONMENT CELL…………………..…………………………………..……… .......186 8.5 IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN…….... …... .....186 8.6 BUDGET OF ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN …………………………….....186 9.0 SUMMARY & CONCLUSION 9.1 SUMMARY…………………………………….…………………………………………….189 9.2 CONCLUSIONS…………………………………………………………………………….189 9.3 MANAGEMENT OF RELEASES OF POLLUTANTS…………………………………...189 9.4 RISK ASSESSMENT……………………………………………………………………….189 9.5 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF BPCL…………………………………..189 9.6 REMARKS…………………………………………………………………………………..190 10.0 CONSULTANT DETAILS 10.1 GENERAL INFORMATION………………………………………………………………..192 10.2 ESTABALISHMENT………………………………………………………………………..192 10.3 EIL’S VISION………………………………………………………………………………..192 10.4 EIL’S MISSION……………………………………………………………………………..193 10.5 CORE VALUES OF EIL………………………………...…………………………………193 10.6 QUALITY POLICY OF EIL………………………………………...………………………193 Template No. 5-0000-0001-T2 Rev. 1 Copyrights EIL – All rights reserved ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR Document No. 0 PROPYLENE DERIVATIVE PETROCHEMICAL A419-EI-1741-1401 PROJECT AT KOCHI, KERALA FOR BPCL-KR Page V of XI 10.7 HSE POLICY OF EIL………………………………………… ...………………………….193 10.8 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY OF EIL………………………………………..……………193 10.9 RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY OF EIL……………………………………………….…194 Template No. 5-0000-0001-T2 Rev. 1