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Construction Phase Operational Phase M angroves & Nearshore Laguna de Cantena Barrier Lagoon Ecosystem 0.8 - 3.0 M iles N Nearshore & S Ecosystem 0 to 0.8 m ile Ecosystem of Property Seaward of Beach Land-based Ecosystem Project Site Econom ic Activities Hum an Settlem ent Table 10.1: EIA M atrix ABR. LEVEL 1 IM PACTS (PARAM ETRICALCHANG ES) ACTIVITIES Increased Nutrients Increased Sedim entation & Turbidity Increased Fecal Coliform Increased BOD Increased Hygrogen Sulphide 10-4 Increased Petroleum Pollution Increase in Tem p. Stratification Decreased Dissolved Oxygen Increase in Salinity Increased Tem perature Land Clearing 1 2 1 3 3 2 2 2 1 Dredging Nova Main Pier 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 Dredging Nearshore Developm ent Site Piers 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Dredging Overwater Cabanas Site 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Placem ent Geotextile Mats for Swim m ing Area 1 1 1 1 1 Deposition Spoil from Dredging Ops 1 2 1 1 Land-based Excavation of Spoils to Build Beach 1 1 1 1 Deposition L/based Spoils for Beach and Bathing Area 2 1 1 1 1 Deposition Land Fill for Berthing adj. Nova Pier 1 1 1 2 1 Barging of Construction Supplies to Nova Pier Construction Roadway from Nova Pier to Site 1 1 2 2 Construction Overwater Cabanas 1 2 Construction Land-based Buildings 3 Construction of Foot Paths 1 1 1 1 Construction Boardwalks & Piers Lagoonal Side 1 1 1 1 1 Construction Children Play Park 1 Installation Sewer Infrastructure 1 Installation & Operation Electricity Generation Infrast. 2 1 Installation & Appl Potable W ater Infrastructure 1 3 1 Placem ent Fuel Storage Facilities 1 Overland Freight Traffic 1 Dockside Berthing Operations Boats Dockside Berthing Operations Barges Nova Pier Dockside Fueling Operations 1 Dockside Loading/Unloading Ops Project Site 1 Nearshore Swim m ing & Beach Use 1 Snorkelling, Scuba Diving, W ind Surfing etc… General Navigation Barrier Lagoon Project Site On-Shore Recreational Activities 1 Land-based Vehicular Traffic Occupancy Hotel and Resort Facilities 3 3 2 2 1 3 1 2 2 Coral Cover & Diversity 0 0 0 0 0 Phytoplankton Productivity +1 -1 0 0 0 -1 Zooplankton Productivity +1 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 Sea-grass Productivity +1 -1 0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 Macro-Invertebrate Population +1 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 +1 -1 -1 +2 -1 Fin-Fish Population +1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 +1 0 0 +1 -1 Crocodile Populations 0 0 1 Sea Turtle Populations 0 0 +1 Seabird Population 0 0 -1 -1 -1 0 Coral Reef Cover and Diversity 0 0 General Pelagic Fish Populations 0 0 0 0 Reef Fish Abundance and Diversity 0 0 0 Seagrass Productivity 0 0 Seagrass Finfish Populations 0 0 0 Seagrass Macro-invertebrate Populations 0 0 0 General Lobster and Conch Populations 0 0 Phytoplankton Productivity 0 0 Zooplankton Productivity 0 0 Dolphin Populations 0 Seabird Population 0 0 Sea Turtle Population 0 Mangrove Canopy Biom ass +1 -1 Mangrove Canopy Habitat +1 -1 Mangrove Prop Root Habitat 0 -1 Swam p Floor Habitat +1 -1 Macro-Invertebrate Productivity 0 0 -1 Macro-algal biom ass and productivity 0 Crocodile Populations LEVEL 2 IM PACTS Migratory Bird Population 0 Zooplankton Productivity 0 Phytoplankton Productivity 0 General Species Diversity 0 0 -1 Decrease in Forest Cover 0 -1 0 Decrease in Abundance and Diversity Plant Species 0 -1 -1 0 Decrease Forage Source for Birds 0 -1 -2 Decrease Abundance & Diversity Reptiles 0 -1 Increase in Non-Native Plant Species +1 Invasion Feral Fauna Not Previously Present -2 -1 Increase in Dom estic Fauna/Pet Species LEVEL 3 IM PACTS Boat Traffic Barrier Lagoon 0 Beach Com bing 0 -1 +1 Recreational Bird W atching -1 -1 +1 -1 -1 Lobster and Conch Com m ercial Fishing +1 -1 0 +1 -1 0 Sport & Recreational Fishing +1 -1 0 0 +1 -1 0 Scuba Diving other water sports activities -1 0 Mgm t. Activities BCNP/MR 0 Pathogenic Diseases -1 -1 +1 Mosquitos, Sandflies &Nuisance Insects -1 +1 Culture conflicts 0 -1 -1 Injury and physical traum a -1 -1 -1 -1 Noise Pollution -1 -1 Odour pollution -1 -1 0 -1 -1 Muds & Sight Pollutiom -2 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 0 -1 -1 KEY Marine W ater Quality Landform Project Site Ecology Increased Salinization of Soils Increased Erosion M inor Change 1 M inor Beneficial Im pact +1 M inor Adverse Im pact -1 M oderate Change 2 M oderate Beneficial Im pact +2 M oderate Adverse Im pact -2 M ajor Change 3 M ajor Beneficial Im pact +3 M ajor Adverse Im pact -3 No Change Relationship exist but no 0 im pact is expected Increase in Noise Solid W aste Accum ulation Decrease Forest Cover Increased Land Run-off Attraction of Feral Species to Site Increase Hum an vs. W ildlife Interaction Increase in pelagic habitat Decrease in Benthic seafloor habitat Decrease in Nursery Habitat Elim ination or Decrease Roosting Habitat Increase in Artificial Benthic Habitat Decrease Caye-based Habitat for W ading Birds Decrease in Seagrass Biom ass Decrease Coral Cover and Diversity
system 0.8 – 3 Miles North and South of the Property’ should not be impacted in any measurable way: Thus the ‘level 2’ or ‘secondary’ impacts have been accorded a score of ‘0’ at their most significant [See Table 10.1]. The tertiary sedimentation and turbidity impacts have been assessed the ‘minor adverse’ category, save for the ‘muds and sight pollution’ impacts which have assessed as ‘moderate adverse’ [See Table 10.1]. The latter is related to the deposition of the dredged spoils on-shore in the case of the project site. 10.3.2 Domestic Effluent Impacts The two (2) main impacts relevant to the proposed undertaking are increased nutrients and fecal coliform in the water column. The situation of increased nutrients in the water column is generally referred to as eutrophication. This relates to the macro-nutrients, which are ‘phosphates’ and ‘nitrates’. These are generally derived from gray water effluents, as well as sewage effluents from the flushing of toilets. In general a major source of macro-nutrients in gray water effluents is from detergents. This is also relevant to the proposed development. The greater contribution of nutrients would come from human waste. The main source of macronutrients would be from the occupancy or commissioning of the Hotel, and Theme Park. The magnitude of the ‘primary impact’ from this source has been assessed as ‘3’ or ‘major’ [See Table 10.1]. The secondary impacts of macronutrients are relevant to both the sea off the eastern side of the property, as well as waters of the Laguna de Cantena on the western of leeward side of the property [See Table 10.1]. This has been assessed at its most extreme as ‘+1’ or ‘minor beneficial’ [See Table 10.1]. The ‘minor’ impact categorization is a function of the sewage treatment technology to be applied which incorporates a water recycling scheme with very limited discharge of effluents for irrigation and fire fighting purposes [See Chap. 1]. The sewage technology to be applied is secondary treatment with the reduction of nutrients to levels that are not a threat to the environment and that are well within national standards. The system to be adopted for the proposed project is a prefabricated treatment plant or ‘Package Plant’ titled a "Purestream ES Model BESST" [See Chap. 5]. The acronym of the systems stands for Biologically Engineered Single Sludge Treatment. The BESST Plant can reduce the Biological Oxygen Demand and Total Suspended Solids by 97% to less than 10 mg/L [See Annex IV]. Total Nitrogen Loads can be reduced by 67% to less than 10 mg/L and Total Free Ammonia Loading can be reduced by 97.5% to less than 1 mg/L [See Annex IV]. Phosphorus can be reduced by 80% by the BESST System to 2 – 3 mg/L [See Annex IV]. 10-5
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT for
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2.5.1 Regional Geology 2-73 2.5.2 S
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7.6 Waste Category III and IV - Ind
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10.4.4.3 Road Access 10-12 10.4.4.5
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List of Figures No. Title Sec./Pg.
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ORIENTATION NOTES The current EIA s
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The resort facilities include: (i)
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Table 2: Caye Occupancy Type Descri
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impacts of note are the dredging an
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1.0 Project Description 1.1 Project
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1.2.3.1 Construction Phase Most of
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1.4 Staffing The total staffing for
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2.2.6 Salinity The proposed project
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for energy generation are compared
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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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Figure 1: Map of Belize showing loc
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Fig. 3: Map of Ambergris Caye showi
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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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. Photo 1: View of Rocky Point Phot
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Photo 11 & 12: Photograph of Unit 1
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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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