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Handling: Used oils are a legal responsibility of ABR and thus should be handled adequately and with care. Disposal: Although the volume may be very small, it is important to properly discard the accumulated waste oil. Once stored, the waste oil should be disposed in conjunction with that of a neighboring resort or industry such as the Ambergris Aquaculture Limited hatchery. 8.4.6 Contingency Equipment Spill response equipment is the most important component in the Spill Contingency Plan. This equipment can vary depending on the size and type of the activity. For the interest of ABR the following equipment will be required: Spill response Kits – these will be made available to the maintenance staff and installed at key locations such as generators, boats, ect. Containment Booms – these are mostly for marine spills and will be deployed in need be the case. 8.4.7 Safety and Response Priorities The Emergency Committee for ABR Limited will ensure that the following priorities are taken into consideration: Safety to human life is the highest priority in any response, and should be ensured that all management personnel are protected. Containment of incident to stabilize the situation. Minimize and prevent any adverse environmental impact Basic response information that should be available whenever an action is taken includes the following: Type of oil involved: this could be lubricating oil, engine oil, waste oil, diesel fuel, and gasoline fuel. Size of spill: this includes all the Tier levels described by DOE. Location of spill: this involves the shoreline and entire caye. Prevailing Conditions: choppy seas, windy, rainy, overcast, sunny, calm, low/high tide. Environmental sensitivity of potential or actual impact area: this includes the sensitive area of the beach and inland locations. 8-11
9.0 Integrated Social Assessment Review 9.1 Background Chapter 9 The island of San Pedro Ambergris Caye is situated about 36 miles from Belize City and is the largest island in Belize in terms of tourism activities, infrastructure and marine destinations (protected areas). The main economic stay and employment opportunities is generated from tourism and related activities. The central settlement on Ambergris Caye is San Pedro Town (Fig. 9.1), which is the focus of Belize’s marine attractions. The Town is made up of various cultural and ethnic groups from within which these communities are the main service providers to the tourism industry. Demographically, the other nearest town is Corozal, with a calculated population of about 35,829 (2006) including other smaller villages dotted along Corozal District coast (Fig. 9.1). Similarly, the fishing/tourism village of Caye Caulker with a population of about 2,000 is situated about 10 miles south of the town of San Pedro and about approximately 31 miles from the proposed development site. The Mexican border town of Ixcalak is located some 9.8 miles north of the proposed development site. Over the past two and a half decades, population on the island of Ambergris has increased to over 50% due to the rapid increase in tourism activities. Reflecting this dynamism, tourism and residential developments have also expanded north of the Town beyond the San Pedro River and along the coast to past Boca Bacalar Chico. Scattered along this windward or eastern side of the island, are the many residential and holiday homes, hotels and sea-side resorts. Because of its pristine environment, areas along both the north eastern and north western sides of Ambergris have been declared protected areas with built in conservation zones. In terms of infrastructure development, construction materials, equipment, goods and supplies are transported weekly from Belize City to the island of Ambergris Caye in large and small cargo barges. Locally, smaller barges and boats transfer cargo to areas north of Boca Del Rio (San Pedro River) to construction development sites north of the River. In terms of transportation and access to and from the town to northern Ambergris, there is a track or road commencing from Boca Del Rio to about thirteen miles north of the River; mainly golf carts and bicycles utilize this track or road. From this point, the beach area and smaller tracks are utilized by locals to access the areas of northern Ambergris. There is no road access to the area of the proposed development site however there is a designated road reserve. Noteworthy, the main access to areas north is by boat. Besides the various hotels/resort scattered along the northern coast of Ambergris Caye, the NOVA shrimp farm established in late 1997, is the only other private industrial developer in the area. This shrimp farm is located some 13 miles north of the town of San Pedro and has established its own private commercial pier adjacent to the property. A small airstrip is located 9 - 1
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2.5.1 Regional Geology 2-73 2.5.2 S
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least diverse and numerically limit
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References Auil, N. 1997. Manatee R
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Littler, D.S., M.M. Littler and B.L
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Thurman, H.V. 1988. Introductory Oc
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction…
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ancient Maya, particularly from Lat
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assessment. If we are accurate, how
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should therefore be taken into care
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Franco The Franco site is located a
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REFERENCES CITED Boxt, Matthew 1983
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McKillop, Heather 1980 Moho Caye, B
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Goldsmith F.B. 1991. Monitoring for
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Paz, G.M. and T. Grimshaw. 2001. St
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