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THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT TEAM 1 THOM GRIMSHAW PROJECT COORDINATOR, EDITOR, AQUATIC RESOURCE & REMOTE SENSING SPECIALIST, ECOWORKS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES ARLENE MAHEIA CO-EDITOR ECOWORKS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES DR. COLIN YOUNG ECOYSYSTEM SPECIALIST, GALEN UNIVERSITY DAVID TZUL BIRD SPECIALIST, CHA CREEK RESORT SHERRY GIBBS ARCHAEOLOGISTS, INSTITUTE OF ARCHAELOGY 1 Team References Are Shown In Addendum 1. ii
CONTENTS TITLE PAGE COVER PAGE II EIA TEAM II CONTENTS III LIST OF TABLES VIII LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX LIST OF TEXT BOXES XI LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS XII EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 DEVELOPMENT PROFILE 1 WILDLIFE PROFILE AND CONSERVATION PLAN 6 LEGAL, POLICY AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK 6 International Conventions and Treaties 6 National Development Guidelines 8 Laws of Belize 8 IMPACTS AND MITIGATION 11 1 THE PROJECT DESCRIPTION 13 PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS 13 Project Objectives, Ownership, Location & Land Tenure 13 <strong>The</strong> Mining Process 18 Material Transport and Processing 20 Air & Noise Pollution Management 20 Site Decommissioning & Rehabilitation Plan 24 Staff Requirements 24 Water Supply & Treatment 25 Solid Waste Management Plan 25 Power Requirements 25 Management Structure For <strong>The</strong> Overall Development 26 2 THE PROJECT ENVIRONMENT 28 METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS 28 Hurricanes 30 Rainfall Volume 30 Groundwater Volume 30 Surface Water Quality 33 Conclusions & Recommendations 33 GEOLOGY 34 Geologic Setting 34 Geomorphology & Topography 34 Tectonics 36 Stratigraphy 36 Soil Structure & Classification 36 Soil Percolation 39 Test Boring of Granite Basement Rock 42 iii Continue…
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Page 45 and 46: Surface Water Quality Two water qua
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ILLUSTRATION 23: SOIL PERCOLATION T
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FLORA AND FAIUNA Aquatic Habitat &
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Terrestrial Habitats Assessment Met
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ILLUSTRATION 25: AERIAL VIEW OF THE
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Tiger Fern Thicket This ecosystem i
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TABLE 5: PLANT SPECIES OF THE 40-AC
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ILLUSTRATION 27: IMPORTANT FLORA TY
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TABLE 8: BIRD SPECIES ENCOUNTERED I
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ILLUSTRATION 28 TERRESTRIAL FAUNA O
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TABLE 10: SPECIES OF CONSERVATION V
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A map study (see Illustration 29) a
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ILLUSTRATION 30: HPA SITE 4 NORTH V
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