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• Identify measures to address the impacts assessed; and
• Develop Management Plans, based in part on the
mitigation measures developed in the EIA Report.
SCOPING PHASE
Study Plan
NIMOS Review
IMPACT ASSESSMENT PHASE
Specialist Studies
Draft EIA Report & Management Plans
Public Consultation
Final EIA Report & Management Plans
Submission to NIMOS
NIMOS Review
Recommendations and advice
Figure 3: Overview of the EIA process
Public consultation is also an important part of the EIA that
runs throughout the process. EIA and public participation
activities undertaken are listed in Table 1.
Table 1: EIA Activities undertaken
Activity Timeline
Activities undertaken by Staatsolie (Screening):
Submission of Terms of Reference (ToR) for
the EIA to NIMOS
Oct – Nov 2009
Meetings with directly affected landowners Dec 2010 and
to discuss and obtain feedback on the
project
Jan 2012
Meetings with MAS and District
Oct 2011, Dec
Commissioners to discuss and obtain 2011 and Jan
feedback on the project
2012
Activities undertaken by SRK (Scoping and Impact Assessment):
Preparation of Study Plan for NIMOS review Oct 2011
NIMOS comments on Study Plan Nov 2011
Final Study Plan for submission to NIMOS Feb 2012
Preparation of Draft EIA Report (this
document) and Non Technical Summary
Mar – May 2012
Preparation of Management Plans Apr – May 2012
Advertisement of the process to the public Jun 2012
Meetings with stakeholders Jun 2012
The report will be submitted to NIMOS for their comment
and to assist their recommendations regarding the project.
5 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT
The area in which the pipeline corridor is located has been
developed for over 300 years. Oil‐related activities started
at the Staatsolie refinery site in 1988, and the refinery
came into operation in 1997. The corridor is situated in a
peri‐urban and industrial area.
Project activities will be largely restricted to drill pads and
assembly areas. The soils around most drill pads have been
disturbed in the past and the land on which they will be
located are not well suited for agriculture. A thick clay
layer is located below the Suriname River for much of the
pipeline corridor.
The Suriname River has been altered by the construction
of the Afobaka Dam, and river water quality is significantly
impacted by runoff from adjacent residential and industrial
areas.
Three aquifers lie underneath the study area. Groundwater
is withdrawn from the deepest aquifer.
No sensitive ecological areas occur in the study area. A low
marsh forest has re‐established on long‐abandoned land,
while other vacant areas are covered by grasses and
bushes.
The pipeline will run through three Ressorten: Houttuin in
Wanica District and Livorno and Beekhuizen in Paramaribo
District. Historically, Houttuin was a rural farming area, but
local commercial activity is increasing. Beekhuizen and
Livorno are urban to semi urban areas.
The northern section of the study area contains vacant
land and a significant number of light industries,
workshops and warehouses as well as residential areas
along the main roads. Most companies located along the
Suriname River have jetties for loading and unloading.
The southern portion of the study area is characterized by
housing developments along roads and some small
industry and other enterprises. Most companies located
along the river have a jetty or quay. Large tracts of vacant
land lie next to the river, some used for cattle‐grazing.
Thousands of commuters travel from Wanica to
Paramaribo every day, resulting in moderate to high traffic
intensity on Martin Luther King Road and Sir Winston
Churchill Road. Many boats use the Suriname River and
jetties in the study area.
6 IMPACT ASSESSMENT
The impacts of a pipeline are mostly linked to the
sensitivity of the environment along the route and the
extent (or ‘footprint’) of the pipeline and associated
facilities. The proposed route is entirely within disturbed
land or deep underground, and the pipeline is relatively
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