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TABLE 2 LEGISLATION RELEVANT TO THE DEVELOPMENT (Continued) TITLE XVIII Forests, Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries: The Forest Act, Chapter 213 The Pesticides Control Act Chapter 216 The Wildlife Protection Act Chapter 220 TITLE XIX Resources and Utilities: The Water and Sewerage Act Chapter 222 The Solid Waste Management Authority Act Chapter 224 The Mines and Minerals Act Chapter 226 TITLE XXIII Commercial Law: The Companies Act Chapter 250 The Limited Liability Partnerships Act Chapter 258 TITLE XXVIII Labor and Trade Unions: The Labor Act Chapter 297 The Wages Council Act Chapter 302 The Workmen’s Compensation Act Chapter 303 TITLE XXXII Environmental Regulation and Control, Culture and History: The Environmental Protection Act Chapter 328 Statutory Instrument No. 94 of 1995 (Effluent Limitations) Statutory Instrument No. 107 of 1995 (Environmental Impact Assessments) Statutory Instrument No. 56 of 1996 (Pollution Regulations) …End The Mountain Pine Ridge Granite Quarry EIA / Ecoworks Page 10 of 167
The Environmental Protection Act (Chapter 328) confers authority to the Department of the Environment for the regulation of pollution, effluent discharge limitations and environmental impact assessments. In particular, effluent regulations under this act define select parametric limits for effluent discharge as being < 50 ppm BOD5 (at 20 °C), < 100 ppm COD, < 100 ppm total suspended solids (TSS), < 2,000 ppm total dissolved solids (TDS), < 3 ppm for nitrates (NO3 - ), < 1 ppm for total ammonium (NH4 + ), < 5 ppm for phosphate (PO4 3- ), and 0-10 MPN/100 ml for total Coloform and total fecal Coloform bacteria. Background (pre-existing) values for these parameters were 5 - 6 ppm for Total Suspended Solids (TSS); 1 ppm for total nitrogen; and 0.14 – 0.08 for phosphate (see Addendum 8), suggesting that background levels were below regulatory standards, and therefore should be supplanted as standards for the proposed development site. The batchplant planned for use will have ex-plant effluent below COD and TSS regulatory standards. IMPACTS AND MITIGATION The primary unavoidable impacts of the proposed development concern short term modification of existing soil equilibrium, reduction of 3 habitat types common to the Mountain Pine Ridge region of Belize, and human and acoustic perturbation of area wildlife. The degradation of the Mountain Pine Ridge and Western Highway road surfaces; reduction in highway safety from airborne road dust suspension and reduced traffic visibility on Mountain Pine Ridge roads; aggravated liberation of erosion products into Mountain Pine Ridge creeks and streams; and perturbation of area wildlife by air and noise pollution emanating from the transportation corridor, constitute potentially important direct impacts that can be brought about by the proposed mining and material-based transportation activities and in turn reduce area tourism quality, but which may also be partially or wholly mitigated by a number of proposed measures. The positive social impacts of the project include the creation of jobs and foreign exchange for Belize (see Table 3). The initial phase of this development is anticipated to create 120 mining, mechanic, trucking, processing and administrative jobs and return in excess of US $ 25 M in net foreign exchange per year at full-scale development. The company is presently seeking environmental clearance for the proposed development, which is the subject of the environmental impact assessment presented herein. The project is scheduled to commence full-scale operations immediately on notification of clearance. The Mountain Pine Ridge Granite Quarry EIA / Ecoworks Page 11 of 167
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Page 9 and 10: LIST OF TABLES PRESENTED NUMBER TIT
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Page 13 and 14: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY DEVELOPMENT PROFI
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Page 37 and 38: Water Supply & Treatment Total pota
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Page 55 and 56: FLORA AND FAIUNA Aquatic Habitat &
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