Thermal Power Plants IEE Checklist Format

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Annex 1 -

ECC APPLICATION SCREENING FORM FOR THERMAL POWER PLANT PROJECTS(Requiring EIS for ECC Application) Control No: __________

1st 2nd 3rd ___ th Screening

Date Submitted for Screening: _______________________________________________________________

Form of Submission: ___ Hard ___ DigitalProject Title: _____________________________________________________________________________Project Location: _________________________________________________________________________Project Proponent: ________________________________________________________________________Address: ________________________________________________________________________________Contact No: FaxNo:_________________ Contact Person:______________________EIS Consultant: ___________________________________________________________________________Address: ________________________________________________________________________________Contact No: Fax No: ______________ Contact Person:______________________Project Classification & Type: _______________________________________________________________

Project Classification Code (Refer to RPM for DAO 2003-30): _____________________________________Project Size based on Classification: _________________________________________________________

Date of Technical Scoping:______________________________________________________________Venue of Technical Scoping:_____________________________________________________________

Checklist of Documentary Requirements

To be filled-up upon submission of EISAcceptable?

Screening Officers RemarksYes No

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)1

Proof of Compatibility with the existing LandUse Plan

Proof of Authority over the Project Site

Accountability Statements of Preparers &

Proponents (see Annexes 2-21 & 2-22 ofRevised Procedural Manual for DAO 2003-30)

Photographs or plates of the project site,

impact areas and affected areas andcommunities

Duly Accomplished Project EnvironmentalMonitoring & Audit Prioritization Scheme(PEMAPS) Questionnaire (see Annex 2-7d ofRevised Procedural Manual for DAO 2003-30)


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ECC APPLICATION SCREENING FORM FOR THERMAL POWER PLANT PROJECTS(Requiring EIS for ECC Application)

Control No: __________


Checklist of EIS Contents

Executive Summary (maximum of 5 pages)

CONTENTSPage # Acceptable?

REMARKS

Project Fact Sheet PD Summary (1 page)

Process Documentation of the conduct of EIA (1 page) (EIA Team,

EIA Study Schedule & Area, EIA Methodology, Public Participation)

Summary of Baseline Characterization, Key Environmental Impacts,

Management & Monitoring Plan, and EMF and EGF Commitments

Items to beDescribed

Specific Data Requirement Page # Acceptable? REMARKS

I. Project Description

1)Project Locationand Area

a)Map showing sitio, barangay, municipality,province, region boundaries, vicinity,

proposed buffers surrounding the area andprimary & secondary impact areas

b)Geographic coordinates (shape file data) ofproject area (use PRS 92 datum - GPSsetting)

c) Rationale for selection primary & secondaryimpact areas

d)Discussion on the accessibility of the projectsite/area

4)Project Rationale Cite and focus on the need for the project

based on national and regional/localeconomic development in terms ofcontribution to sustainable developmentagenda or current development thrusts.

Describe the justification for the Project


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location) considered and nominatedduring the course of selecting the best

option for which the EIS is prepared;

Describe the bases upon which the

alternatives were rejected in favor of the

preferred option;

Describe the significant differences in

environmental impacts among the

alternatives considered.

Siting: Cite alternative project locationsincluding factors significant to the selection,

such as perception of affected communities

with regards to project, ancestral domain

issues, land classification, etc. Discuss

other options on the siting of major

components of the project within the project

area.

Technology Selection/Operation Processes:Discuss the projects advantage over

alternative technologies, operation

processes and engineering design.

Discuss alternative measures to prevent

occurrence of major impacts.

Resources: Discuss the alternatives

considered for power generation and howthe decisions were made. Discussion

should also be in the context of climate

change (e.g., use of non renewable vs.

renewable energy)


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corresponding facility being served orconnected

Identification of safety devices/ emergency

facilities to be used in the occurrence ofindustrial accidents/emergencies (ie. fire,explosion, accidental oil spillage etc.)

General layout of facilities

Footprint of proposed layout of project

facilities (if any)

Maps should be provided showing the

precise location of the project area, and inparticular, the location and boundaries ofproject area, location and footprint of projectcomponents, and location of all proposedbuffers.

When applicable, contextualize using the

PAG-ASA 2020 and 2050 projectedrainfall/temperature data.

7) Process/Technology

Technology Description and Performance

Specifications

Include process flow-sheets for the operationsand the anticipated rates of inputs, wastesand recycle streams

Power & water supply system

Waste Management Systems

(water/wastewater treatment facility,

electrostatic precipitators, baghouse filter,

desulfurizer, other air pollution control

devices, ash disposal, cooling system, etc.)

8) Project Size Total power generating capacity, filter plantcapacity, and port capacity and dimension


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power, water supply and storage, stormwater drainage, sewerage,telecommunications, accommodation andother infrastructure), waste management(characteristics and quantities of wastematerials: wastewater, air emissions, solidwastes - toxic and hazardous, non toxic andnon hazardous)

Abandonment

Final Rehabilitation/ Decommissioning Plan,

to include land/soil restoration,decontamination or remediation activities and

procedures & projected schedule. There

should also be discussions about strategies

and methods for final rehabilitation of the

environment disturbed by the project. The

land use suitability of the various land

disturbance types should likewise be

described.

The proposed decommissioning plan should

be in terms of the following:

Procedures for the decommissioning of the

project components;

Transport/disposal of equipment and other

materials used in the plants operation;

Remediation of contaminated soil and

water resources due to spills and leakage

of chemicals and other materials used inthe operation;

Alternatives for the future use of

abandoned area;

Consistency with long-term zoning and


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General Contents Specific Content RequirementPage # Acceptable? REMARKS

II. KeyEnvironmentalImpacts andManagement/Monitoring Plan

See attached checklist of contents

When applicable, include appropriate climatechange adaptation measures/options(embedded in each sector).

III. Environmental

Risk Assessment

See attached checklist of contents

IV. ImpactManagement Plan

Limit to most significant impacts per projectphase and per environmental component

arising from key environmental aspects (See

Annex 2-17 of RPM for DAO 2003-30)

V. Social

Development Plan

(SDP) and IEC

Framework

SDP

Community development or livelihood

programs/activities, projected beneficiaries,

partner institutions, timeframe of

implementation as well as source and amount

allotted per activity/component (See Annex

2-18 of RPM for DAO 2003-30)

IEC

Target sector, key messages,scheme/strategy/methods, Informationmedium, timelines and frequency, cost (See

Annex 2-19 of RPM for DAO 2003-30)VI. Environmental

Compliance

Monitoring

Self-Monitoring Plan

Use Annex 2-20 of RPM for DAO 2003-30 astemplate


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General Contents Specific Content RequirementPage # Acceptable? REMARKS

Response Policy

and Generic

Guidelines

requirements. Emergency Preparedness

should also consider natural hazards to the

infrastructures and facilities.

Note: The proponents final safety/

contingency/emergency guidelines (based on

safety assessment eg. HAZOP) must be

submitted to EMB prior to operation.

VIII. Abandonment/

Decommissioning/

Rehabilitation Policy

Statement on proponents policies and

generic procedures for Rehabilitation/

Decommissioning/Abandonment to be

submitted as post-ECC, within a timeframe

specified in the ECC.

IX. Institutional Plan

for EMP

Implementation

Discuss the organizational scheme of the

proponent including line of command and

reporting procedures as well as manpower

complement and relationships with other

operating departments.


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1st 2nd3rd ___ th Screening

Checklist of EIS Contents

Key Environmental Impacts and Management/Monitoring Plan

List of Key Impacts

Baseline Data Parameter

Requirements

Required Assessment

Methodology/Approach

forcompleteness during procedural screening; page numbers should be providedupon submission of the EIS

BaselineConditions

ImpactAnalysis

Mgmt. P lan Monito ringPlan Remarks

During scoping: Unless otherwise specified as agreed during scoping, all items listed are required. Writespecific instructions (if any) on the blanks/spaces provided.

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1. THE LAND

1.1 Land Use and Classification1.1.1 Change/Inconsistency in

land useDescription & Map showing the project

area in relation to existing land use.

Assessment of thecompatibility of theproposed project inrelation to land useand/or the coastalresource managementplan of the LGU, if any.

1.1.2 Encroachment in

Environmentally Critical

Areas (ECAs)

Identify ECA where the project is

located or near the project area.

Identify areas vulnerable/susceptible

to natural hazards where the project is

located or near the project area

(include map/s).

1.1.3 Possible tenurial / land

issue

Identify areas under CARP or with

CADC / CADT / CALT / CALC where

the project is located or near the

project area.

Specify other conflicting tenurial/landissues (eg. ROW, informal settlersetc.)

1.2 Geology/Geomorphology

1.2.1 Change in surface

landform/ topography/

terrain/slope

Slope and Elevation/Topographic Map

1.2.2 Change in sub-surface/

underground

geomorphology

Regional/General Geological Map

1.2.3 Inducement of subsidence,

liquefaction, landslides,

Geological Map as needed.; hazard

maps (NAMRIA, NDRRMC, MGB,

Include discussions on

impacts/effects of natural

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List of Key Impacts Baseline Data ParameterRequirements

Required AssessmentMethodology/Approach


BaselineConditions

ImpactAnalysis


During scoping: Unless otherwise specified as agreed during scoping, all items listed are required. Write

specific instructions (if any) on the blanks/spaces provided.

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mud / debris flow, etc. PHIVOLCS, PAG-ASA) hazard on the project.

1.3 Pedology

1.3.1 Soil erosion / Loss of

topsoil/overburden

Summary of Soil Investigation Report

on soil type and quality; Erodibility

potential; Bank stability

Include discussions onpotential landcontamination due toproject operations. Relatediscussions to soilcharacteristics.

1.4 Terrestrial Ecology

1.4.1 Vegetation removal and

loss of habitat

Flora and fauna species inventory or

survey report;

Historical occurrences of pestinfestation, forest/grass fire and/orsimilar incidences

Quadrat sampling for

flora

Use of mist nets, traps,

transect walk for fauna


overall impact to flora

and fauna

Include impactassessment onvegetation (e.g.,likelihood of destruction)and specific managementmeasures (e.g.,protection, balling,transplanting,replacement, etc.)

1.4.2 Threat to existence and/orloss of important localspecies

Summary of endemicity / conservationstatus

1.4.3Threat to abundance,frequency and distributionof important species

Summary of abundance, frequency

and distribution

Economic importance and uses of

significant flora and fauna

1.4.4 Hindrance to wildlifeaccess

Sampling / survey map in relation tothe project site

2. THE WATER

2.1 Hydrology/Hydrogeology

2.1.1 Change in drainage

morphology / Inducement

of flooding/ Reduction in

stream volumetric flow

Drainage map; historical

flooding/drought occurrences, stream

flow measurements/estimates;

Delineation of watershed /sub-

watersheds/ floodplain; and

Discuss possible impacts

of the project on the

occurrence of flooding

and vice versa. Consider

extreme weather

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BaselineConditions

ImpactAnalysis




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identif ication of aquifers, i f any condit ions and the PAG-

ASA 2020 and 2050

climate projections.

Assessment shouldinclude potentialoccurrence oraggravation of flooding innearby areas.

2.1.2 Change in stream, lakewater depth

Regional hydrogeological map

2.1.3 Depletion of water

resources / competition in

water use

Identification of current / projected

water use (groundwater/surface water)

in the area and adjacent areas

Spring and well inventory and location

map; depth of water table

Analysis/estimation of wateravailability taking into considerationthe PAG-ASA 2020 and 2050 climateprojections

For project with

significant water

requirement, conduct

water balance / budget

analysis

2.2 Oceanography

2.2.1 Change/disruption incirculation pattern Predicted tides; 24-hour tidal cycles;Surface current system

2.2.2 Change in bathymetry Bathymetric map USLE / similar modelingwhen applicable

2.3 Water Quality2.3.1 Degradation of

groundwater qualityPhysico-Chemical characterization ofwater:

pH BOD5 COD

Use DENR standard

methods and procedures

for sampling and

analysis.

For project with

2.3.2 Degradation of surfacewater quality

2.3.3 Degradation of

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BaselineConditions

ImpactAnalysis




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coastal/marine waterquality

DO Oil and grease TSS Heavy

Metals:____________________

fecal / total coliform Others:

__________________________

sampling site map

coastal/marine structures

and /or significant marine/

coastal discharges,

conduct circulation /

plume modeling (include

worst case scenario of

failure of WWTF).


possible contamination

due to leaks/spills

Provide Aquifer(Groundwater)vulnerability Assessment(i.e., discussions ongroundwatercontamination due toproject operation).

2.4 Freshwater Ecology

2.4.1 Threat to existence and/or

loss of important local

species and habitat

Summary of endemicity /

conservation status

Abundance of ecologically and

economically important species

(fishes, benthos, planktons) Presence of pollution indicator

species

sampling site map

Include discussions onoverall impact tofreshwater ecology

2.5 Marine Ecology

2.5.1 Threat to existence and/or

loss of important local

species and habitat

Abundance/densities/distribution of

ecologically and economicallyimportant species (mangroves,fishes, benthos, planktons, coral

Quadrat, transect, line

intercept, spot dive,

manta tow, marine

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BaselineConditions

ImpactAnalysis




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reefs, algae, seaweeds, seagrasses)

Presence of pollution indicator

species

Historical occurrences of red-tide,

fish kill or any related event

Marine resource map

sampling site map

resource

characterization (e.g.,

municipal and

commercial fisheries

data)


overall impact to

marine ecology

2.5.2 Threat to abundance,frequency and distribution

3. THE AIR

3.1 Meteorology/Climatology3.1.1 Change in the local

climate, e.g., local

temperature

Monthly average rainfall and

temperature of the area; Climatological

normals/extremes; Wind rose

diagrams; Frequency of Tropical

cyclones

In the assessment,consider the PAG-ASAclimate changeprojections for 2020 and2050.

3.1.2 Contribution in terms of

greenhouse gas emissions

Data on Greenhouse gasses (i.e.,

carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide);

Calculation of projected GHG emission

Discuss the projects

contribution in terms of

greenhouse gas

emissions

3.2 Air Quality (and Noise)3.2.1 Degradation of air quality Characterization of ambient air quality:

TSP PM10 SOx NOx Trace Metals (for coal fired power

plant only) :_________________

Use DENR standardmethods and proceduresfor sampling andanalysis.

Provide air dispersionmodeling (include worstcase scenario of failure ofAPCD)

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BaselineConditions

ImpactAnalysis




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others:__________________________

(for sampling methods refer to Clean

Air Act)

sampling site map3.2.2 Increase in ambient noise

level

Characterization of ambient noise level

sampling site map

Use DENR standard

methods and procedures

for sampling and

measurement.

If applicable, noiseattenuation modeling(applicable if there is asource capable ofgenerating 200 dB ormore).

4. THE PEOPLE

4.1 Displacement of settler/s

Displacement / disturbanceof properties

Change/conflict in land

ownership

Change/conflict in right ofway

Demographic data of impact area:

- Number of households andhousehold size

- Land area,- Population,

- Population density /growth- Gender and age profile,- Literacy rate, profile of educational

attainment

Settlements map

Census of population / property thatwill be displaced / disturbed

Housing ownership profile / availability

Discuss how the project

would affect existing

properties in the area in

terms of relocation and

devaluation

4.2 In-migration

Proliferation of informalsettlers

Discuss the in-migrationpatterns as a result ofproject implementation

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BaselineConditions

ImpactAnalysis




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of housing/ number of informal settlers

4.3 Cultural/Lifestyle change(especially on IndigenousPeoples, if any)

Demographic data on IndigenousPeoples ( if any) and existingCulture/Lifestyle that may besignificantly affected

Discuss the impacts onIPs and Culture/Lifestyle

4.4 Threat to delivery of basic

services /resource

competition

Availability of public services in termsof:

Water supply

Power supply

Communications /transportation

Health resources (Government and

Private)

Peace and order / crime

Education facilities

Recreational facilities / sports

facilities

Statistical data / information related topublic services:

Literacy rate, profile of educational

attainment

Morbidity and mortality rates (infants

and adults - 5-year trend)

Common diseases in the area

including endemic diseases Environmental Health and Sanitation

Profile

Crime rate

Food security

Discuss how the project

would affect the delivery

of basic services and may

result in resource

competition in the area

4.5 Threat to public health andsafety

Discuss the project

implementations threat to

public health vis--vis the

baseline health conditions

in the area

Analysis of diseases that

may be affected by

climate change.

4.6 Generation of Local Benefitsfrom the projectEnhancement of

employment and livelihood

opportunities

Socioeconomic data:

Main sources of Income

Employment rate/ profile

Sources of livelihood

Poverty Incidence

Commercial establishments and

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BaselineConditions

ImpactAnalysis




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Increased businessopportunities and associatedeconomic activities

Increased revenue of LGUs

activities

Banking and financial institutions

4.7 Traffic congestion Road network/ systems

Existing transportation/traffic situation

Traffic impactassessment, if applicable(including capacity ofroad system in terms ofload/count)

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III. Environmental Risk Assessment

Type of Risks Scope of Assessment Report/Output Required forcompleteness during procedural screening; page numbers

should be provided upon submission of the EIS

ERA ERP MonitoringPlan

RemarksDuring scoping: Check () required/applicable items; items with are automatically required; write specific instructions ( ifany) on the blanks/spaces provided.

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Safety Risks

FireExplosionRelease of toxic

substances

- Identification of conditions, events andcircumstances which could be significant inbringing about identified safety risks

- Description & assessment of the possibleaccident scenarios

- Assessment of whether the project location isprojected to have extreme climate events for2020 and/or 2050 that could contribute to thetriggering identified scenarios

-Description of the hazards, both immediate(acute effects) and delayed (chronic effects)for man and the environment posed by therelease of toxic substance (include unloadingof raw materials/fuel), as applicable

ERA REQUIREMENT

Quantitative Risk

Assessment(QRA) -

Report for submission

prior to operation

Specific Instructions :

________________________

Descriptive/Qualitative

Risk Assessment


__________________________

EMERGENCY PLAN :


________________________

Refer to Annex 2-7e for the decision

criteria outline

Physical Risks

(Failure of Structure which

could endanger life, property

and/or the environment)

- Identification of conditions, events and triggerwhich could be significant in bringing aboutidentified physical risks

- Description & assessment of the possibleaccident scenarios

- Assessment of whether the project location isprojected to have extreme climate events for2020 and/or 2050 that could contribute to the

triggering identified scenarios- Description of the hazards both immediate

(acute effects) and delayed (chronic effects)for man and the environment posed by thefailure of structure, as applicable.

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Noted By: Signature Signature

Review Committee Members EMB Representatives

1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

4. Project Proponent:

5.

6. Project Preparer/Consultant:

Resource Person

1.

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