Yum Balisi Sustainable Luxury Resort - Department of Environment

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................. E1
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................ 1
1.1 Project Description ....................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Project Location ............................................................................................................ 1
1.3 Existing Development ................................................................................................... 5
1.4 Planned Development ................................................................................................... 7
1.4.1 General Development Concept ............................................................................. 7
1.4.2 Accommodations .................................................................................................. 11
1.4.3 Ancillary Facilities /Eco-Village ......................................................................... 27
1.4.4 Floating Docks and Piers ..................................................................................... 34
1.4.5 Walkways and Access Routes ............................................................................. 36
1.4.6 Beaches .................................................................................................................. 42
1.4.7 Proposed Land Filling and Associated Dredging Activities ............................. 43
1.4.8 Utility Zone ........................................................................................................... 45
1.4.8.1 Energy Generation ........................................................................................ 45
1.4.8.2 Potable Water Supply ................................................................................... 46
1.4.8.3 Sewage Treatment ......................................................................................... 46
1.4.8.4 Solid Waste .................................................................................................... 47
1.4.9 Transportation ..................................................................................................... 48
1.4.10 Construction Phase ............................................................................................ 49
1.4.11 Operational Phase .............................................................................................. 51
1.4.11.1 Staffing ......................................................................................................... 51
1.4.11.2 Capacity ....................................................................................................... 51
1.5 Objective of the EIA ................................................................................................... 51
1.6 EIA Requirements ...................................................................................................... 51
CHAPTER 2: PERMITS AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ....................................... 53
2.1 National Framework ................................................................................................... 53
2.2 The Environmental Protection Act No. 22/1992 and 328/2003 ............................... 53
2.2.1 Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations SI 107/1995 and 24/2007 ................ 55
2.2.2 Effluent Limitation Regulations SI 94/1995 Rev. Ed. 2003 .............................. 56
2.2.3 Pollution Regulations SI 56/1996 Rev. Ed. 2003 ............................................... 56
2.3 Land Use Legislation .................................................................................................. 57
2.3.1 National lands Act 191, Revised Edition 2003 ................................................... 57
2.3.2 Land Utilization Act Chapter 188 Revised Edition 2000 ................................. 58
2.4 Construction Legislation ............................................................................................ 58
2.4.1 Private Works Constructions Act, Chapter 337, Revised Edition 2003 ......... 58
2.4.2 Housing and Town Planning Act Chapter 182, Revised Edition 2000............ 59
2.5 Coastal Zone Management Authority Act Chap. 329 Rev. Ed. 2000 ............................... 59
2.6 Mines and Minerals Act Chap. 226 Revised Edition 2000 ...................................... 59
2.7 The Forest Act Chap. 213, Revised Edition 2000 ............................................................ 60
2.7.1 The Forests (Protection of Mangrove) Regulations, 1989 ................................ 61
2.8 Protected Areas Legislations ...................................................................................... 61
2.8.1 National Parks System Act, Chap. 215 Revised Edition 2000 ......................... 61
2.8.2 Fisheries Act Chap. 210 Revised Edition 2000 .................................................. 61
2.8.2.1 South Water Caye Marine Reserve ............................................................. 62
2.9 Belize Port Authority Act Chaps. 233 and 233S ...................................................... 63
2.10 Civil Aviation Act, Chapter 239, Revised Edition 2000 ........................................ 65
2.11 The Public Health, Act Chaps. 40 and 40 S ............................................................ 66
Environmental Impact Assessment –November 2010
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