Krasnodar GRES Project Volume I11 Environmental Assessment

Insignificant lmpacts
a The power plant facilities will not have a negative environmental impact on
the ecological system of the Caucasus biosphere reserve and will not
disrupt its reservation regulations.
lmpacts on surface and ground water, accounting for the mitigating
measures to be taken, shall be insignificant.
lmpacts on aquatic and terrestrial biota shall be insignificant.
lmpacts caused by noise are not anticipated due to the noise mitigation
measures to be taken.
a The proposed routings of the transmission lines are far enough away from
population centers such that EMF exposure will not exceed regulatory
limits.
As no known flight paths intersect proposed transmission line routings,
there will be no impact on bird migration.
a There will be no impact on general topography and land use in the area.
a Disposal of silty wastes from the process water treatment plant is
considered to be an insignificant positive impact on the local population due
to the agricultural benefits of land application of the silty wastes.
Minor lmpacts
Concentrations of SO2 and NOx in the atmosphere due to power plant
emissions will increase slightly but will have an insignificant impact on air
quality. The expected concentration increase will be within permissible
limits.
The environmental impact assessment performed in accordance with Section 1.4
of the existing Russian Regulations for ElAs shows that the proposed Krasnodar
GRES project meets the environmental requirements of the legislation of the
Russian Federation.
1.4 Environmental Management Plan
Kuban GRES will have a Health & Safety Department and a separate
Environmental Department. The number of personnel will be based on the power
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