Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) & Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was carried out by IFluids Engineering for the design, engineering, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of synthetic natural gas (SNG) farm G2 at wadi-2 in Lusail City Qatar.Marafeq Qatar will build an SNG Farm to supply to residential and business users through a citywide gas distribution network. This SNG Farm shall deliver energy of 200 MWh of SNG and the construction of the farm is planned to complete in two phases.
The objective of this project to install SNG Farm with the capacity of 200 MWh and the same will be constructed in two phases. The Phase-1 capacity is 120 MWh and Phase-2 capacity 80 MWh at Wadi 2, District of Lusail City, Qatar.
Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)
The objective of the Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) is to provide an overview of potential environmental impacts of the project, during its construction phase and describe the management and mitigation measures to protect the environment and sensitive receivers and minimize potential adverse impacts on the environment.
The objective of the CEMP :
- To minimize environmental impact during site preparation and construction, present mitigation strategies and actions to control pollution, and describe mitigation measures to minimize impact on eco-sensitive areas.
- To provide an environmental management framework for mitigating measures.
- To design a monitoring programme to ensure regulatory compliance and early identification of severe environmental consequences; to demonstrate excellent building practice and sustainability; to propose strategies for implementing the EIA study’s recommendations; and
- To demonstrate Marafeq commitment to comply with environmental laws and regulations of Qatar and MOECC’s requirements.
The CEMP and DEMP Environmental Management Plan has been developed to assess the various consequences and possible impacts to the environment due to the various construction and demolition/modification activities in the existing facility. The CEMP and DEMP lists these environmental aspects and prepared to comply with the Marafeq Standard for the project.
The key objectives of the Project:
- To demonstrate the commitment of the Project Proponent and the Contractor to comply with local environmental laws and those of Marafeq and statutory bodies.
- To set mitigation strategies and work practices for minimizing environmental impacts during Construction activities.
- To define the Contractors environmental management structure, including roles and responsibilities of team members.
- Create an environmental management framework to undertake mitigation measures.
- To develop a monitoring and audit program to ensure compliance with the relevant environmental legislation and early detection of any significant environmental impacts from the construction works
The CEMP will be regularly reviewed and /or updated whenever it is deemed to be necessary to ensure the establishment, implementation, maintenance and improvement of the Environmental Management on the Project. This will be necessary to address if any of the following events occur.
- New or significant changes in legislation in force;
- Significant changes in work method
- Significant changes in Environmental Conditions
- Applicable conclusions from non- conformities, complaints or improvements
- Applicable conclusions from risk assessment or incident investigation
- Applicable significant instruction by Employer or MOECC
The identification and assessment of environmental risks is a key component of the CEMP and general management of environmental impacts. The section describes the environmental risk identification and assessment process undertaken and the process of on-going identification and assessment of risks throughout construction.
The SHE Risk Assessment contains the identification of hazards, assessment of hazards and the implementation of control measures. The assessment will include the following:
- All routine and non-routine activities;
- All workplace-accessible staff activities;
- All facilities on the workplace, delivered by Subcontractor or other parties
The EPIC’s Environmental Risk Register (ERR) guided CEMP development. The current controls and additional controls that are identified as part of this register included as mitigation or management measures in this document. EPIC Environmental Risks will be added to the Project Risk Register and updated as needed. The following criteria used to evaluate significance. Environmental Impact Rating-Each identified impact must first have an Environmental Impact Rating for each applicable receptor.
The risk assessment matrix includes the consequences for people, asset damage & business losses, environmental effect and reputation impact are explained in the following Table.
The Environmental Management System (EMS) is carried out in site in order to implement HSE Policy and HSE objectives, which take into account legal and other requirements and significant environmental aspects, resulting from site activities. The approach is based on a cycle of activities, comprising planning and implementing actions, checking their adequacy and effectiveness and carrying out possibly corrective actions, in order to achieve a continuous improvement of performances.
The environmental objective is to complete the Site activities achieving the environmental goal of ZERO environmental incidents.
The main objective is to complete the site activities achieving the following environmental goals:
- ZERO environmental incidents.
- ZERO complaints from the local authority.
- Furthermore, the following Project specific environmental objectives and targets have been fixed and are periodically re-assessed:
- Identify and comply with environmental regulations, law and contractual requirement
- Ensure personnel involved activities at risk of spill are properly trained
- Collect and monitor energy efficiency and water saving initiatives, data and information from Project
Construction dust contributes to air pollution. The main activities that may generate dust are the following:
- Excavating trenches
- Earthmoving activities
- Transporting soil and rock
- Delivering bedding and fill material
- Refilling, levelling, and rehabilitating problematic surfaces
- Vehicles on unpaved roads
- Vehicle movement from vehicles used to transport labour workforce and materials
- Wind erosion of exposed unstable soil.
Mitigation measures for the reduction and control of dust and exhaust emissions from construction activities will include Construction sites and internal transportation routes up to definitive paving will be moisturized as required in all seasons to minimize dust generation.
The objective of this management plan is to reduce the potential for contamination of land and waterways when undertaking maintenance on vehicles, earthmoving, equipment, generators, and mobile plants.
Waste management Plan must adhere to the fundamental principles outlined.
- Use of the 3-Rs for waste avoidance and/or reduction, i.e., reduction of waste production from the design, construction, and commissioning stages of the project, re-use of waste material, and recycle and recover of waste material.
- When all above-mentioned options have been exhausted and residual waste remains, the optimal treatment process should be identified, based on the type and quantity of the waste.
- Waste generated (including effluent) during construction will be identified, quantified, characterised, and waste management practises will be selected and implemented for each waste category.
- Disposed quantity of segregated waste shall be monitored and recorded in the Waste
- Uncontaminated material (e.g., wood, concrete, rubble) will be re-used where possible within the proposed construction works for fencing, site grading and fill. Surplus inert excavated materials with some engineering strength (e.g., stone, bricks, clay, rubble, rock) can be suitable for crushing and re-use through the PROJECT.
- Wherever practicable recycling will be practiced reducing the resource waste associated with landfill disposal. Opportunities to use products made from recycled materials within the site will be investigated.
There are two types of waste generated during construction activities as mentioned above: Hazardous & Non-Hazardous. The following color code shall be followed for waste collection bins with display signage about the content of each bin.
The report must have information about the following:
- Status of work;
- Environmental monitoring results
- Total quantity of waste sent for disposal
- Quantity of mandatory waste recycling
- Quantity of fresh water usage
- Quantity of diesel and chemicals usage;
- Incidents, complaints, and corrective steps, including investigations;
- Inspections and reports, including investigations and corrective actions;
- Environmental training, including both orientation and toolbox training; and
- Other environmental initiatives or comments
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
The overall objective of the EIA study is to identify and evaluate all significant changes or impacts in the receiving environment as a result of the proposed project’s activities and to devise management plans for mitigating all potential adverse impacts. The construction and operation phases of the project were included in the analysis of impacts caused by project activities. The scope of work for this project’s EIA has been developed in accordance with Qatari regulatory requirements.
The objectives of EIA :
- Review of applicable regulations and laws
- Analysis of available documents and project activities
- Site reconnaissance to identify environmental and social sensitivity and the creation of sensitivity maps
- Identification of socioeconomic conditions, cultural heritage, archaeological and historical sites, as well as conservation measures based on baseline environmental conditions, including air quality and pollution levels;
- Identifying and managing all waste streams
- Identification of immediate, long-term, and residual environmental impacts, both negative and positive;
- Assessment and evaluation of mitigation measures to mitigate or reduce negative environmental impacts
- Identification of mitigation strategies, including alternatives; and
- Establishment of an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) and monitoring requirements during construction and operation phases
The information required for the baseline section of the comprehensive EIA was gathered from a variety of sources, including:
- Consultation and data collection exercises in Qatar/the Middle East; and
- Desk-based surveys and literature evaluations;
- Existing information sources and data acquisition ,Field surveys;
- Project proponent data.
- Whenever applicable, the methodologies for obtaining data and describing baseline conditions have:
- Employed internationally recognised techniques
- Have been conducted in accordance with The Environmental Impact Assessment Policy and Procedure for the State of Qatar
- Have been conducted with reference to all applicable sections of the World Bank and IFC safeguard policies for environmental and social issues
The project’s environmental objectives are as follows: – Ensure Environmental Permit compliance
- Implement an effective Environmental Management System throughout the life of the project.
- Minimize adverse environmental impacts through the application of this EMP.
- Minimize the possibility of accidents and other hazardous releases by implementing effective control procedures.
- Keep precise records, which will be used for trend analysis, performance evaluation, and determining corrective actions.
- Provide all employees with mandatory and formal environmental orientation training
A HSE program will be developed specifically for the proposed Project, taking Qatari / international regulations into consideration. Marafeq Corporate Policies and requirements. This, along with the EIA report, will serve as the foundation for the development of an Environmental Management System (EMS) for the Project’s operation. The EMS will generate an operational EMP similar to the one described previously.
The environmental aim is to complete all Site activities with zero environmental incidents. The primary objective is to complete site activities in accordance with the following environmental objectives:
- Zero environmental incidents.
- No complaints from the local government.
In addition, the following project-specific environmental goals and objectives have been established and are periodically reviewed:
- Recognize and comply with environmental regulations, statutes, and contractual obligations
- Ensure that personnel involved in activities posing a risk of spill are adequately trained;
- Collect and monitor energy efficiency and water conservation initiatives, data, and information from the Project;
- Encourage the creation of specific environmental campaigns.
Project Summary
- The purpose of EIA is to Summarize the key findings of the impact assessment process; Provide a single list of any key additional studies / evaluations that will be prepared and submitted in addition to the EIA, prior to construction / operation; and Present a consolidated list of key recommendations.
- Impacts have been assessed with specific reference to baseline data of the main environmental components identified in the baseline description.
- The assessment has ranked impacts according to their potential significance.
- The majority of the prospective impacts evaluated were deemed to be of negligible or minor importance. This is largely attributable to the plant’s thoughtful design, its operational controls, and the mitigation measures that will be implemented.
- On the basis of the existing high background concentrations, PM10 emissions are only considered to be of moderate significance; the Project’s contribution alone is deemed negligible.
- All of the other effects found during construction, start-up, and running were deemed to be small or not important.
This assessment concludes that impacts have been mitigated to the greatest extent possible and will be managed accordingly. None of the identified impacts are severe enough to impede the overall implementation of the Project.
