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EIA Guidelines

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Proposed Stone Crushing Plants

Department of Environment

Ministry of Environment and National Development Unit

MAY 2005

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This paper is not a legal document. It serves only as a guideline, which

provides recommended approaches and formats for the preparation of a

comprehensive IA report on proposed stone crushing plants.

This guideline has !een prepared !y the Ministry of nvironment and

"ational #evelopment $nit in consultation of various sta%eholders. It

should !e used with fle&i!ility, as a solid !ase of practical information to

stimulate developer innovation. It is also meant to !e used alongside

various other 'overnment advice that set out policy and guidance

relating to stone crushing plants.

(oft copies of this guideline can !e re)uested from the nvironment

Assessment #es% of the #epartment of nvironment or can !e

downloaded from the we!site of this Ministryhttp://environment.gov.mu

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Ministries / Authorities

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2. Ministry of +ousing and -ands

. Ministry of u!lic $tilities

6. Ministry of Agriculture, 1ood Technology and "atural esources

5. Ministry of 1isheries

7. Ministry of +ealth and 8uality of -ife

9. Ministry of u!lic Infrastructure 4 -and Transport :oad #evelopment

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1.1 Purpose and Scope of Guideline 61.2 Project Profile of Stone Crushing Plant 7

1.2.1 Need for Stone Crushing Plant in Mauritius 7

1.2.2 Processes involved in a Stone Crushing Plant 7

1.2.2.1 Preprocessing 7

1.2.2.2 Crushing !

1.2.2.3 Screening !

1.2.2." Material #andling and Storage $perations %

1.3 Need for &'( 1)

1." *e+uired &,pertise 1)

1.- Pertinent National &nvironental *egulations 1)

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2.1 &arl/ Considerations of the Strategic Conte,t 12

2.2 &arl/ (ssessent of options 13

2.3 'dentif/ing 'ssues 13

2." Prioritising 'ssues 1"

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3.1 0itle Page 1-

3.2 0ale of Contents 1-3.3 &,ecutive or Non0echnical Suar/ 1-

3." 'ntroduction 16

3.- Site and Project escription 16

3.-.1 Site escription 16

3.-.2 Project escription 17

3.6 ull escription of the e,isting environent 1!

3.6.1 &stalishent of 4aseline ata 1!

3.7 Cliatic Conditions and (ssociated 'pacts 1!

3.! Predicted &nvironental 'pacts and Potential

Mitigating Measures

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3.!.1 Construction Phase 1%

3.!.2 $peration Phase 2)

3.!.2.1 'pacts upon the ph/sical environent 2)

3.!.2.1.1 (ir 5ualit/ 2)

3.!.2.1.2 Noise 21

3.!.2.1.3 0ransportation of ra aterials and products and traffic

iplications

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3.!.2.1." Solid aste and asteater anageent 22

3.!.2.1.- and 'ssues 23

3.!.2.1.6 andscaping and 8isual 'pact (ssessent 23

3.!.2.1.7 &nerg/ consuption of the plant 23

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3.!.2.2 &cological ipacts 2"

3.!.2.3 'pacts on huans 2-

3.!.2.3.1 Social 'pacts 2-

3.!.2.3.2 Socio cultural and socio econoic issues 2-

3.!.2.3.3 'pacts on #uan #ealth and Safet/ 26

3.!.3 ecoissioning Phase 263.!." *is9 (ssessent 27

3.!.- *esidual 'pacts 27

3.!.6 Cuulative and s/nergistic effects 27

3.% &nvironental Monitoring Plan 27

3.%.1 'dentification of an/ additional studies necessar/ to

ipleent the itigating easures or onitoring and

proposals recoended in the &'( report

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3.1) 'pleentation Schedule 2!

3.11 &nhanceent $pportunities 2!

3.12 Consultation 2!

3.12.1 Pulic Consultation 2!3.12.2 Consultation ith Ministries and other (uthorities 2%

3.13 (lternatives 2%

3.1" Conclusions and Suar/ of &nvironental $utcoes 2%

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Anne& 3 *e+uireents of an &'( report according to &P( 2))2 3"

Anne& 2 Guidelines for the suission of &'( reports in soft cop/

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Appendi& 3 3!

Anne& Proposed forat for an &nvironental Monitoring Plan 3%

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&nvironental 'pact (ssessent :&'(; is a process having the ultiate ojective of

providing decision a9ers ith an indication of the li9el/ environental conse+uences of a

proposed activit/.

'n presenting a clear and coprehensive stateent of those coponents hich need to e

included in an &'( report for desalination plants< the guideline ill not onl/ assist developers

and their consultants prepare etter +ualit/ &nvironental 'pact (ssessent reports ut

ill also ensure that sufficient inforation is availale for a proper assessent and for good

decision a9ing.

0his guideline is / no eans e,haustive. Not all atters outlined in this guideline ill e

applicale to ever/ proposed developent. 0he &'( report should e tailored to suit the

potential ipacts of the proposal. Proponents and consultants are advised to also consult

other relevant docuents such as the National evelopent Strateg/ :2))";< Planning Polic/

Guidance / the Ministr/ of #ousing and ands and relevant regulations and acts :listed at

section 1.-; as ell as to consult the general guidelines =( Proponent>s Guide to

&nvironental 'pact (ssessent? prepared / this Ministr/ and availale on this

Ministr/>s esite http@AAenvironent.gov.u

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0he ojectives of an &'( are@

0o deterine environental copatiilit/ of the project

0o evaluate and select the est project alternative fro the options availale

0o identif/ and evaluate the significant environental ipacts of the project 0o incorporate environental anageent plans and onitoring echaniss

0o assess the environental costs and enefits of the project to the counit/

0he ojectives of this guideline are nael/@

0o aid in the preparation of reports that are coprehensive in their content and to

reduce cost of &'(

0o protect the environent fro costl/ and irreversile ista9es

0o aid revie of the reports

0o avoid tie dela/s and cost overruns

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0he proponent chec9list presented at Section ".) is designed as a ethod for revieing the

ade+uac/ of the &'( in ters of copliance to the re+uireents of the &P( 2))2 and

generall/ accepted good practice in &'(.

As our understanding and awareness of the environment improve, this guideline will be

updated to reflect new ideas or issues.

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uring the past /ears< Mauritius has undergone rapid developent. 0his has een paralleled

/ a significant e,pansion of the construction industr/ including industrial uildings< hotels