Environmental Impact Assessment: Checklists

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Module-5
Concept and Methods of Impacts Identification Checklists Matrices Networks Directed Graphs Overlays
EIA METHODOLOGIES

Checklists Matrices Networks Directed Graphs
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METHODS OF PREDICTION
Professional Judgement
Quantitative Math Methods
Experiments, Physical Methods
CHECKLISTS
Simple Checklists Simple listing of factors Type of impacts Ranking of impacts Including mitigation measures Actions Impacts Mitigation Ranking Different phases of project Checklists including additional information:
Descriptive Checklists Addresses:
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SIMPLE CHECKLIST
TOPICAL ISSUE Land form. Will the project result in Unstable slopes of embankments? Extensive disruption to or displacement of the soil? Impact to land classified as prime of unique farmland? Changes in ground contours, shorelines, stream channels, or river banks? Destruction, covering or modification of unique physical features? Increased wind or water erosion of soils? Foreclosure on future uses of site on a long term basis? Air/climatology, Will the project result in All pollutant emissions which will exceed or show standard or cause deterioration of ambient air quality? Objectionable odors? Alteration of air movement, humidity or temperature? Emissions of hazardous air pollutants Water Will the project result in Discharge to a public water system? Changes in currents or water movement Changes in absorption rates drainage water runoff? Alterations to the course or flow of flood water? Impoundment, control or modification of the body of water equal or quarter side 10 acres in surface area? Discharges into surface water Alteration of the direction Alteration in groundwater quality? Contamination of public water supplies? Violation of State Stream Quality Standards applicable? Location in a riverine or coastal floodplan? Exposure of people or property to water-related hazards such as flooding? Location in a States coastal zone and subject to consistency with the State Coastal Zone Management Plan? Impact on or construction in a wetland or inland floodplan? YES MAY BE NO COMMENTS
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Additional Information on Checklist
INTERACTION MATRICES
A Simple Interaction Matrix displays project actions or activities along one axis, with appropriate environmental factors listed along other axis of Matrix When an action or activity is expected to have an environmental impact, it is noticed by the intersection cell and is further described in terms of MAGNITUDE and IMPORTANCE.
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SIMPLE MATRICES
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Varies from 1 to 10 Based on objective evaluation of facts Can be ve or +ve
Varies from 1 to 10 Based on subjective judgment
MAIN FEATURES OF SIMPLE MATRICES

Addition or summation of impacts can give useful information. Matrix can be prepared WITH or WITHOUT mitigation measures. Matrix can be prepared for different phases of the Project. Addresses the direct impact only. Dont include the information about time, duration etc. Characterization of impacts in Matrix SB SA B A a b O NA = = = = = = = =
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INPUTS FOR INTERACTION MATRIX FOR DAM PROJECT
LEOPOLD MATRIX (WITHOUT MITIGATION)
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LEOPOLD MATRIX (WITH MITIGATION)
STEPPED MATRICES
Can be used to address the secondary and tertiary impacts. Environmental factors are displayed against other environmental factors.
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NETWORKS
Integrate impact causes and consequences
Useful for identifying impacts with a project.
Aid in organizing impacts for discussions
Minimal information on technical aspects of impacts
NETWORK DIAGRAM FOR AN IMPOUNDMENT PROJECT
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NETWORK DIAGRAM OF DREDGING PROJECT
DIRECTED GRAPH OR DIGRAPH OF HOUSING PROJECT
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COMPARISON OF IMPACT PREDICTION TECHNIQUES

ADVANTAGES Checklists simple ranking and weighting simple to understand and use good for site selection and priority setting DISADVANTAGES do not distinguish between direct and indirect impacts do not link action and impact the process of incorporating values can be controversial difficult to distinguish direct and indirect impacts significant potential for double-counting of impacts can become very complex if used beyond simplified version
Matrices
link action to impact good method for displaying EIA results
Networks
link action to impact useful in simplified form for checking for second order impacts handles direct and indirect impacts easy to understand good display method good siting tool excellent for impact identification and analysis good for experimenting
Overlays GIS and computer expert systems
address only direct impacts do not address impact duration or probability heavy reliance on knowledge and data often complex and expensive
IMPACT MITIGATION
IT SEEKS TO: Find better ways of doing things Minimize or eliminate negative impacts Enhance project benefits Protect pubic and individual rights of compensation PROPONENTS HAVE THE RESPONSIBILTIY TO: Avoid or minimize impacts Plan for managing impacts
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IMPACT MITIGATION
Understanding the Problems is the Key to Effective Mitigation

ASK: What the problem is When the problem will occur and when it should be addressed Where the problem should be addressed How the problem should be addressed Who stands to gain or lose MITIGATION OPTIONS Alternative way of meeting the need Changes in planning and design Improving monitoring and management Monetary compensation Replacing, relocation, rehabilitating
TYPICAL PHYSICAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATIONS

Design mitigation for all phases of the project State policy and standards Designate responsibility Provide a schedule of tasks, including training Include a system for reporting Include a system for monitoring and auditing Contain a contingency plan
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LAND, AIR, WATER
Fugitive Dust Emissions Emissions (during construction and operation) Potential environmental outputs during the operation phase Labour employed, water demands, wastewater assessment Soil contamination (solid waste generation, spills etc)
Water sprinkling Tuning and utilization EOPs + Proactive Control of
Potential environmental outputs during the operation phase Estimate demands, treatment, wastewater wastewater
SWMP covering six functional elements, avoiding spills
LAND, AIR, WATER
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Use of Computer Models for Impact Assessment

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Cause effect analysis of projected waste input and water quality response and projection analysis for achieving the desired water quality standards.
Waste load allocation to river bodies.
LAND, AIR, WATER
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FLORA AND FAUNA
Land conversion to industrial and residential uses. Land conversion to agricultural uses. Land conversion to transportation uses. Significance is assigned on the basis of: Role of that species in Food-Web relation Role of species in carrying capacity Evaluation of resiliency of plant or animal specie. Species of Economic Importance Changes in threatened species Effect of the change in specie quantity
IMPACT MITIGATION
IMPACT MANAGEMENT PLANS Design mitigation for all phases of the project State policy and standards Designate responsibility Provide a schedule of tasks, including training Include a system for reporting Include a system for monitoring and auditing Contain a contingency plan
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TRANSPLANTATION OF TREES
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SOME IMPORTANT FACTORS AND POTENTIAL CHANGES
MANGLA DAM RAISING PROJECT
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A population of about 50,000 persons is being affected
About 8000 houses and other buildings are being affected
A total of 6,388 hectares of land (residential, agriculture and barren) is to be acquired
28 brick kilns will be abandoned
An unprecedented and very attractive compensation package for the affectees has been provided
Previous owners of the cultivated land will be permitted to cultivate their lands when the reservoir level recedes
New City near Mirpur and four small towns along the periphery of the reservoir are being constructed
Vocational training programs have been devised for local population
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Bridge over River Jhelum at Dhangali is being constructed
Pakistan Resettlement Policy is being followed for the resettlement and compensation process
Monitoring and evaluation process will be used to assess the status of the compensation package for the affectees
Internal and external monitoring will be done to assess the efficiency of the resettlement and compensation process
The monitoring and evaluation team will need at least one ex-post evaluation survey to assess the achievements of the resettlement objective
PAPs are being involved in the monitoring and evaluation work to improve the performance of the resettlement program
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

Checklists Matrices Networks Directed Graphs

Quantitative Math Methods

Experiments, Physical Methods

Descriptive Checklists Addresses:

Additional Information on Checklist

Varies from 1 to 10 Based on subjective judgment

MAIN FEATURES OF SIMPLE MATRICES

INPUTS FOR INTERACTION MATRIX FOR DAM PROJECT

LEOPOLD MATRIX (WITHOUT MITIGATION)

LEOPOLD MATRIX (WITH MITIGATION)

Integrate impact causes and consequences

Useful for identifying impacts with a project.

Aid in organizing impacts for discussions

Minimal information on technical aspects of impacts

NETWORK DIAGRAM FOR AN IMPOUNDMENT PROJECT

NETWORK DIAGRAM OF DREDGING PROJECT

DIRECTED GRAPH OR DIGRAPH OF HOUSING PROJECT

COMPARISON OF IMPACT PREDICTION TECHNIQUES

link action to impact good method for displaying EIA results

Overlays GIS and computer expert systems

Understanding the Problems is the Key to Effective Mitigation

TYPICAL PHYSICAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATIONS

LAND, AIR, WATER

Water sprinkling Tuning and utilization EOPs + Proactive Control of

SWMP covering six functional elements, avoiding spills

LAND, AIR, WATER

Use of Computer Models for Impact Assessment

Waste load allocation to river bodies.

LAND, AIR, WATER

FLORA AND FAUNA

SOME IMPORTANT FACTORS AND POTENTIAL CHANGES

MANGLA DAM RAISING PROJECT

MANGLA DAM RAISING PROJECT

A population of about 50,000 persons is being affected

About 8000 houses and other buildings are being affected

A total of 6,388 hectares of land (residential, agriculture and barren) is to be acquired

28 brick kilns will be abandoned

MANGLA DAM RAISING PROJECT

Vocational training programs have been devised for local population

MANGLA DAM RAISING PROJECT

Bridge over River Jhelum at Dhangali is being constructed

MANGLA DAM RAISING PROJECT

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