Abagold WEC BAR - Anchor Environmental

SECTION D: IMPACT ASSESSMENTThe assessment of impacts must adhere to the minimum requirements in the EIA Regulations, 2010, andshould take applicable official guidelines into account. The issues raised by interested and affectedparties should also be addressed in the assessment of impacts.1. ISSUES RAISED BY INTERESTED AND AFFECTED PARTIESList the main issues raised by interested and affected parties.A full record of issues raised by interested and affected parties is attached in Appendix E.Prior to the Draft BAR interested and affected parties requested that the following concerns beaddressed in the BAR: Potential impacts of new develops on existing abalone farming activities. Impacts of the proposed development on the marine ecology. Visual impacts on future planned developments at the site leased by Relmar.Following the Draft BAR and affected parties requested that the following concerns be addressed inthe final BAR: Notice must be provided to all neighbouring water farms prior to blasting and the pouring of anyconcrete into the sump area or marine environment. Construction must be limited to week days. Review the sections dealing with impacts to water quality and consider the impacts specificallyin terms of abalone farms. Impacts of concrete and sediment plumes from blasting need to beconsidered. Review the construction methods section and provide more detail in the report. Aquafarm’s water abstraction point must be indicated on site diagrams. Impacts to nearshore waves and currents must be considered in relation to Aquafarm’sinfrastructure. Consider repositioning the pilot WEC Acknowledge that there is a risk of build up of organic matter in the WEC dams and providemitigation measures.Response from the practitioner to the issues raised by the interested and affected parties.A full response to the issues raised by interested and affected parties is attached in Appendix E.Responses to interested and affected parties prior to the Draft BAR being made available forcomment:49