Baltic Ports Development Project (Kaliningrad Component)

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Environmental Impact Assessment

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Consulting Engineers and Planners A/S

2003

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Table of Contents

Executive summary 3

1 Operational context 4

1.1 Purpose and need 4

1.2 Legal and institutional framework 4

1.3 The project and the alternatives considered 11

2 Description of the project 16

2.1 Physical Construction 16

2.2 Construction Phase 19

2.3 Operation 20

3 Description of the existing environment 21

3.1 Climatic conditions 21

3.2 Geomorphology and geology 22

3.3 Surface water 26

3.4 Landscape 60

3.5 Terrestrial ecology and biotic resources 62

3.6 Air quality 65

3.7 Noise 65

3.8 Socio-economic an cultural issues 65

3.9 Land use and settlement patterns 66

4 Description and assessment of the significant environmental impacts of the proposed operation

at the local, regional and global levels 67

4.1 Impacts associated with construction 67

4.2 Impacts associated with operation 76

4.3 Impacts associated with closure and decommissioning 84

4.4 Identification of key uncertainties and data gaps 84

4.5 Comparison of impacts associated with alternatives, including the do-nothing alternative 85

5 Description of mitigation measures and/or measures to enhance environmental benefits 89

5.1 Measures during construction 89

5.2 Measures during operation 92

5.3 Measures related to decommissioning 96

5.4 Costs and financial provisions 97

6 Environmental Action Plan 98

6.1 Organisation and responsibilities 98

6.2 Actions during the construction phase 99

6.3 Actions during operation 103

6.4 Reporting 112

Table of Appendices

Annex 1: Names of those responsible for preparing the EIA

Annex 2: Scoping Report

Annex 3: Written material references used in preparing the EIA

Annex 4: Records of public meetings and consultations in preparing the EIA

Annex 5: Legal and institutional background