Mitigation Plan for Interface Substations and Coast Transitions Phase of Project Environmental Issue/Topic MITIGATIONS Cost Dates Responsible Institution Mitigation Measurement Purpose of the Mitigation Measurement Applicable Regulations Start Finish Construction Phase Noise and Vibration Pollution All construction works will be done between 7 am and 7 pm. If it is required to work after 7 pm, local authorities and public will be informed about these working hours. People, living at the population centers around will be informed about the working durations. The continuous work-site noise ( day times) will be ensured to be under 70 dBA (according to the Turkish Regulation on Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise). For not exceeding noise pollution limit. Maintenance of equipments and vehicles will be done periodically and if it is possible, new machines will be used. During working sites, noise and vibration pollution might affect workers, residents and citizens. Therefore, by applying mitigation measurements due to related regulations, those effects might be minimized. Regulation about Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise No additional Cost Start of Construction Works Completion of Construction Works Contractor Public and Labor Health and Safety All necessary protective equipments (hard hat, safety belt, protective clothes, gloves, glasses etc) will be provided to the workers. The personnel will be trained in “occupational health and safety” issues. Information about the safety rules that must be obeyed within the work-sites area during construction works, risks and related regulations will be provided to all workers before the construction starts. Proper notification signs will be placed to maintain the security of the public and local people and entrance of people to construction site will be prevented by placing plastic strips, barriers, phosphoric warning lights. The aim is providing safety of public and workers near to construction sites and preventing of work accidents during construction phase. Labor Health and Safety Regulation Included in the contract amount Start of Construction Works Completion of Construction Works Contractor Traffic Safety During construction phase, carrying project materials from outside to project sites will be lead to traffic density. Near project site, speed limit of vehicles should be 30 km/hour and in city, it should be 50 km/hour with respect to traffic rules. Traffic accident will be prevented near to project site. ― Included in the contract amount Start of Construction Works Completion of Construction Works Contractor
Mitigation Plan for Submarine Cable Flooring Phase of Project Environmental Issue/Topic MITIGATIONS Cost Dates Responsible Institution Mitigation Measurement Purpose of the Mitigation Measurement Applicable Regulations Start Finish Construction Phase Air Pollution & Noise and Vibration Pollution Maintenance of vehicles, equipments and motors for flooring of submarine cable will be done periodically. If it is possible, new equipments, vehicles and motors will be used. Emissions (exhaust, smoke and gas) generated from Power motors, generators and equipments for submarine cable flooring will be measured and the amount of emissions will be decreased by maintenance and using new ones. Industrial Air Pollution Control Regulation Regulation about Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise Included in the contract amount Start of Construction Works Completion of Construction Works Contractor Impact on Seabed Geology If scarring areas and sensitive areas in terms of geology exists during flooring of submarine cable, those areas’ will be avoided during excavation and flooring works. Aim is minimizing the project damage on seabed physically and biologically. ― No additional Cost Start of Construction Works Completion of Construction Works Contractor Impacts on Marine Environment, Flora and Fauna** In coastal and shallow zones of the project, cable transitions will be done carefully and those areas will be protected if they are harmed during project. Unpredicted accidents (for instance, oil spill or leakage from vehicles) will be occurred during construction. For preventing accidents necessary precautions will be taken. Permanent damage on marine environment will be prevented and impacts on ecosystem will be minimized’. . Bern Convention No additional Cost Start of Construction Works Completion of Construction Works Contractor
Mitigation Plan for Submarine Cable Flooring Phase of Project Environmental Issue/Topic MITIGATIONS Cost Dates Responsible Institution Mitigation Measurement Purpose of the Mitigation Measurement Applicable Regulations Start Finish Construction Phase Sea Traffic Determined submarine cable route is far away from transportation net (ports, ferryboats, speed boats etc.) Ministry of Transportation, Canakkale Governship and Marine Undersecretary will be informed about project route plan and works. Fishing ports and citizens’ will be informed during project phase. Sea traffic disruption and sea traffic accident will be prevented. ― No additional Cost Start of Construction Works Completion of Construction Works Contractor Impact on Quality of Sea Water Turbidity will appear during construction works but it will disappear naturally after construction works done. Unnecessary excavation works will be avoided. Quality of sea water will not be changed instantaneously. Water Pollution Control Regulation No additional Cost Start of Construction Works Completion of Construction Works Contractor Operation Phase Electro- Magnetic Field (EMF)*** Electric and magnetic fields are expected to comply with the international limit values (5 kV/m for electric field/for public, 1000 mG for magnetic field; 10 kV for electric field/for labors, 5000 mG for magnetic field) mentioned in International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) because of the materials used for the production of the cable and the structure of the channel which the cable is laid. Electro-magnetic field environmental impacts will not be exceed to international limits. Regulation about Environment and Public Health Protection from Radiation Effects No additional cost (within the operation budget) Taking the cable into operation Completion of the economic life of the cable TEIAS
Table 9: Monitoring Plan Phase of Project Environmental Impact/Issue MONITORING PLAN Cost Dates The Institute that controls – frequency of the control What are the parameters which will be monitored? Why would the parameters be monitored? Where the parameters would be monitored? How would the parameters be monitored/types of the monitoring equipment When would the parameters be monitored - frequency of the measurements / continuous measurement? Start Finish Construction Phase Cultural and Historical Assets Cultural assets at the site Compliance with Cultural and Natural Assets Protection Law Along the cable route Visual In case of coinciding a cultural asset continuously by an archeologist Not high if no cultural assets are damaged Start of Construction Works Completion of Construction Works Provincial Culture and Museum Directorate Dust Emission Dust Formation due to the Movement and Exhaust of the Construction Machinery (mg/Nm3) Complaints from public Industrial Air Pollution Control Regulation Along the cable route Visual Interviews with the local people near the site During the excavation period / intense construction works, weekly/ in the case of complaint No additional cost (within the project budget) Start of Construction Works Completion of Construction Works TEIAS 2. TEIAS District Office Air Pollution & Noise and Vibration Pollution Complaints from public Noise Level (dBA) Regulation on Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise Along the cable route Interviews to be conducted in near residential areas Noise level measurement with noise meter (sound level meter) Observation (weekly) In the case of complaint from public Not High Start of Construction Works Completion of Construction Works TEIAS 2. TEIAS District Office Public and Labor Health and Safety Documents related to workers health and safety training Equipments used by the worker during working for construction (hard hat, gloves, safety belt etc.) In accordance with Labor Health and Safety Regulation Construction sites (cable construction line) Visual Beginning of the each work stage Daily No additional cost (within the project budget) Start of Construction Works Completion of Construction Works TEIAS 2. TEIAS District Office Traffic Safety & Sea Traffic* Plastic strips, barriers, phosphoric warning lights Traffic load Compliance with Environmental Law and Regulations Maintenance for public safety Along the cable route Visual During the construction period No additional cost Start of Construction Works Completion of Construction Works TEIAS 2. TEIAS District Office Municipality (Lapseki ve Gelibolu Municipalities)
Phase of Project Environmental Impact/Issue MONITORING PLAN Cost Dates The Institute that controls – frequency of the control What are the parameters which will be monitored? Why would the parameters be monitored? Where the parameters would be monitored? How would the parameters be monitored/types of the monitoring equipment When would the parameters be monitored - frequency of the measurements / continuous measurement? Start Finish Construction Phase Solid, Liquid and Hazardous Wastes Solid Wastes and Hazardous Wastes Storage and Disposal Conditions Solid Waste Control Regulation Soil Pollution Control and Contaminated Sites by Point Source Regulation Hazardous Waste Control Regulation Excavation,Construction and Debris Waste Control Regulation and Waste Oil Control Regulation Along the cable route (at the construction site) Visual Weekly (irregular controls) Included in the contract amount Start of Construction Works Completion of Construction Works TEIAS 2. TEIAS District Office Contractor Municipality (Lapseki ve Gelibolu Municipalities) Liquid Waste (Generally wastewater) Water Pollution Control Regulation Connection to the sewerage system Contamination along the cable route Visual Weekly (irregular controls) No additional cost (within the project budget) Start of Construction Works Completion of Construction Works TEIAS 2. TEIAS District Office Municipality (Lapseki ve Gelibolu Municipalities) Waste oils, automobile batteries, used tires and junk electronic materials Achievement of the disposal of the wastes compliance with Waste Oil Control Regulation, Waste Battery and Accumulators Control Regulation, End-of-tires Control Regulation At the vehicle parking area Visual Inspection and control of vehicle maintenance documents During the failure and regular maintenance Included in the contract amount Start of Construction Works Completion of Construction Works Contractor
Figure 17: Announcement of Public Consultation Meetings by Lapseki Newspaper (Regional Newspaper) Figure 18: Announcement of Public Consultation Meetings by Ay Yıldız Newspaper (Regional Newspaper) Figure 19: Announcement of Public Consultation Meetings by Star Newspaper (National Newspaper)