environmental impact assessment - university of …rmcbride/eia slides/eia 1 slides_student...
TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
ENVIRONMENTALIMPACT
ASSESSMENT
![Page 2: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
SOIL*3050 SOIL*3100
- Integrallandevaluation EIA
(+NRMFieldCamp)
- CLI- LASTAN
- Aggregates - Wetlands- Forestry- Agriculture
![Page 3: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Level Activity
1o “baseline” inventories of selected environmentalattributes existing prior to a proposed project
2o prediction of anticipated impact magnitude onkey ecosystem components (simulation modelling, etc.)
3o assessment of impact significance(biophysical, social/cultural, etc.)
4o legislated EIA policy/process withaccompanying regulations
![Page 4: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Historical Perspective19601960’’s Conservation Movements Conservation MovementNational Environmental Policy Act (1969) National Environmental Policy Act (1969) in U.S.in U.S.
comprehensive coverage of all aspectscomprehensive coverage of all aspectsof the environmentof the environment5 goals had sweeping influence on U.S.5 goals had sweeping influence on U.S.plans, programs and policiesplans, programs and policiesresearch was major strategy research was major strategy for achievementfor achievement
![Page 5: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
N.E.P.A. (1969) GoalsProtect environment for future generationsProtect environment for future generationsAssure safe, healthful, productive, Assure safe, healthful, productive, aesthetically and culturally pleasing aesthetically and culturally pleasing surroundingssurroundingsAttain widest range of beneficial uses of the Attain widest range of beneficial uses of the environment without degradation,environment without degradation,risk to health or safety, or other risk to health or safety, or other undesirable or unintendedundesirable or unintendedconsequencesconsequences
![Page 6: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
N.E.P.A. (1969) GoalsPreserve important historic, cultural and Preserve important historic, cultural and natural aspects of national heritage; natural aspects of national heritage; maintain environmental diversity, and maintain environmental diversity, and variety of individual choicevariety of individual choiceEnhance quality of renewable resources, Enhance quality of renewable resources, recyclerecycle depletabledepletable resourcesresources
““Federal plans , programs and policies Federal plans , programs and policies should be consistent with these goalsshould be consistent with these goals””
![Page 7: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Canada followed American lead in Canada followed American lead in December, 1973December, 1973
FederalFederal EnvEnv. Assessment Review Process. Assessment Review Process(F.E.A.R.P.) implemented by cabinet decision(F.E.A.R.P.) implemented by cabinet decision
Ontario Environmental Assessment Act Ontario Environmental Assessment Act (1975) (1975)
![Page 8: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Milestones in EIA (Canada)Department of Environment created Department of Environment created (1971)(1971)F.E.A.R.P. implemented (1973)F.E.A.R.P. implemented (1973)C.E.A. Act tabled in parliament (1990)C.E.A. Act tabled in parliament (1990)C.E.A. Act proclaimed (1995) C.E.A. Act proclaimed (1995)
![Page 9: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Terminology (C.E.A. Act)Environmental EffectEnvironmental Effect““any effect or change that a project may any effect or change that a project may cause in the environmentcause in the environment””
![Page 10: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Environmental ImpactEnvironmental Impact““the the sumsum of the effects or changes that a of the effects or changes that a project may cause in the environmentproject may cause in the environment””
Impact = Sum of effects or changes
![Page 11: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Environmental Impact AssessmentEnvironmental Impact Assessment““the process of identifying, predicting, the process of identifying, predicting, evaluating and mitigating the biophysical, evaluating and mitigating the biophysical, social and other relevant effects of social and other relevant effects of proposed projects and physical activities proposed projects and physical activities prior to making major decisions and prior to making major decisions and commitmentscommitments””
![Page 12: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
Purpose of E.I.A. ProcessPurpose of E.I.A. Processto facilitate sound, interdisciplinary decisionto facilitate sound, interdisciplinary decision--making in which environmental considerations making in which environmental considerations are explicitly includedare explicitly includedto consider environmental implications at the to consider environmental implications at the earliest stage of project planningearliest stage of project planningto achieve or support the ultimate goals of to achieve or support the ultimate goals of environmental protection and sustainable environmental protection and sustainable development development
![Page 13: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
ActionAction““any policy, legislation, or physical any policy, legislation, or physical development with environmental development with environmental implicationsimplications””
![Page 14: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
ProponentProponent““a person, body, federal authority or a person, body, federal authority or government which intends to undertake government which intends to undertake an action having potential environmental an action having potential environmental effectseffects””
![Page 15: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
Environmental Impact Statement Environmental Impact Statement (general)(general)
““a report that summarizes the anticipated a report that summarizes the anticipated environmental impact of an action, environmental impact of an action, including the nonincluding the non--action stateaction state””
the future without the the future without the ““actionaction”” is notis notalways equivalent to the presentalways equivalent to the presentenvironmental conditions environmental conditions
![Page 16: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
Environmental Impact StatementEnvironmental Impact Statement(C.E.A. Act)(C.E.A. Act)
““the report prepared for panel review the report prepared for panel review projects following guidelines established projects following guidelines established by the panelby the panel””
![Page 17: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
Federal AuthorityFederal Authority““a Minister of the Crown or agency of the a Minister of the Crown or agency of the federal governmentfederal government””
![Page 18: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
Responsible AuthorityResponsible Authority““a federal authority that is responsible for a federal authority that is responsible for ensuring that an environmental impact ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance assessment is carried out in compliance with the C.E.A. Actwith the C.E.A. Act””
![Page 19: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
““TriggersTriggers”” of the Federal E.I.A. Processof the Federal E.I.A. ProcessWhen a federal authorityWhen a federal authority…………....is the proponent of a projectis the proponent of a projectprovides financial assistance to a projectprovides financial assistance to a projectsells, leases or otherwise disposes of land to enable sells, leases or otherwise disposes of land to enable a project to proceeda project to proceedexercises a regulatory duty with respect to the exercises a regulatory duty with respect to the project (i.e., issues a license, permitproject (i.e., issues a license, permitor approval)or approval)
![Page 20: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
Norman Wells Oilfieldand Pipeline Development(Panel Report 1981)
![Page 21: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
HiberniaOffshoreOilfieldDevelopment
(Panel Report1985)
![Page 22: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
Northumberland Strait Crossing Development[Confederation Bridge] (Panel Report 1990)
![Page 23: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
Voisey’s Bay Mineand Mill Development(Panel Report 1999)
![Page 24: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)
Millennium Natural GasPipeline Project[Canadian segment](Panel Report ??)
![Page 25: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/25.jpg)
E.I.A. Processes
CANADA ONTARIOCANADA ONTARIO
Environmental Assessment and Approvals Branch
![Page 26: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/26.jpg)
E.I.A. Methodology(Generalized)
FactionsFactionsproponent practitioner politicianproponent practitioner politician(cost (scientific (social and(cost (scientific (social andeffectiveness) merit) political effectiveness) merit) political
acceptaacceptability)bility)
![Page 27: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/27.jpg)
10-Year Review of FEARP (1973-1983)
ReRe--evaluation of existing methods within theevaluation of existing methods within thecontext of a scientific, ecological frameworkcontext of a scientific, ecological framework((BeanlandsBeanlands && DuinkerDuinker, 1983), 1983)
![Page 28: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/28.jpg)
![Page 29: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/29.jpg)
FILMJames Bay HydroJames Bay Hydro--electricelectric
Power DevelopmentPower Development
![Page 30: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/30.jpg)
James Bay HydroJames Bay Hydro--electricelectricPower DevelopmentPower Development
![Page 31: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/31.jpg)
![Page 32: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/32.jpg)
![Page 33: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/33.jpg)
![Page 34: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/34.jpg)
Assessment MethodsAssessment Methods
![Page 35: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/35.jpg)
Assessment MethodsI. Identification of ImpactsI. Identification of Impacts
socialsocial scopingscopingecologicalecological scopingscopingecological characterizationecological characterization
II. Measurement/Prediction of Impact MagnitudesII. Measurement/Prediction of Impact MagnitudesIII. Assessment of Impact SignificanceIII. Assessment of Impact SignificanceIV. CommunicationIV. Communication
![Page 36: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/36.jpg)
Social Scopingidentifies identifies ““Valued Ecosystem ComponentsValued Ecosystem Components””(V.E.C.(V.E.C.’’s s -- ““the attributes or components of the attributes or components of the environment for which there is public or the environment for which there is public or professional concernprofessional concern””))public hearings, questionnaires, mediapublic hearings, questionnaires, mediainteraction matricesinteraction matrices((““checklistingchecklisting””, , ““screeningscreening””))
![Page 37: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/37.jpg)
Leopold Matrix
![Page 38: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/38.jpg)
Aldo Leopold and family
Luna
Aldo
![Page 39: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/39.jpg)
Leopold Matrix
cause and effect interactionscause and effect interactions
![Page 40: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/40.jpg)
100 actions causing environmental impact
88existingenvironmentalconditionsthatmightbe affected
Leopold MatrixLeopold Matrix
Impact magnitude
Impact significance
73
+5+3
+2+2
36
104
54
12
1 9
98
33
2 8
66
Ordinal ratings (scaling)
![Page 41: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/41.jpg)
Ordinal scalingnumerical ranking with respect to a numerical ranking with respect to a propertypropertyno consideration of absolute interval no consideration of absolute interval between each rank or the zero point on the between each rank or the zero point on the scalescalecannot perform arithmeticcannot perform arithmeticmanipulationsmanipulations
![Page 42: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/42.jpg)
ordinal magnitude/importance rankings ordinal magnitude/importance rankings frequently manipulated arithmeticallyfrequently manipulated arithmeticallyseparate matrices required for each alternative separate matrices required for each alternative project designproject designtoo comprehensive (too comprehensive (““shotgunshotgun”” approach)approach)doubledouble--counting of impactscounting of impactsincorrectly regarded as anincorrectly regarded as anallall--inclusive EIA methodinclusive EIA method
Shortcomings (Leopold Matrix)
![Page 43: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/43.jpg)
Sorensen Matrix
causecause--conditioncondition--effect interactionseffect interactions
![Page 44: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/44.jpg)
Sorensen MatrixSorensen Matrix
x x x x x x x x x xx x x x x
x x x x x x x x x x x xx x x x x x
x x x x x x
x x x x x x x x x x x x
x x x x x x
Uses
CausalFactors
InitialConditions
‘Stepped Matrix’
x x x x x x
x x x x x x
x x x x x x
x x x x x x
x x x x x x
ConsequentConditions x x x x x x
x x x x x x
x x x x x xx x x x x x
x x x x x xx x x x x xx x x x x x
x x x x x x
x x x x x xx x x x x x
UltimateEffects
‘Multiple Effect Network’ C CO OR NR TE RC OT LIV + ME E
CA HC AT NI IO SN MS S
![Page 45: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/45.jpg)
![Page 46: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/46.jpg)
Advantages over Leopold Matrix
not numerical (no value judgements or improper not numerical (no value judgements or improper arithmetic operations)arithmetic operations)one matrix handles all project alternativesone matrix handles all project alternativesless tendency toward less tendency toward ““shotgunshotgun”” identificationidentificationless chance of doubleless chance of double--counting impactscounting impactslogical arrangement of impacts for ecologicallogical arrangement of impacts for ecologicalscopingscoping and baseline study formulationand baseline study formulation
![Page 47: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/47.jpg)
Assessment MethodsI. Identification of ImpactsI. Identification of Impacts
socialsocial scopingscopingecologicalecological scopingscopingecological characterizationecological characterization
II. Measurement/Prediction of Impact MagnitudesII. Measurement/Prediction of Impact MagnitudesIII. Assessment of Impact SignificanceIII. Assessment of Impact SignificanceIV. CommunicationIV. Communication
![Page 48: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/48.jpg)
Ecological Scoping
““exploration of the possibilities for exploration of the possibilities for studying or predicting the effects of a studying or predicting the effects of a planned action on the valued ecosystem planned action on the valued ecosystem componentscomponents””
![Page 49: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/49.jpg)
Study Strategy Study TacticsStudy Strategy Study Tacticstemporal and spatial field inventories,temporal and spatial field inventories,boundaries pilot perturbationboundaries pilot perturbation
administrative experimentsadministrative experimentsprojectprojectecologicalecologicaltechnicaltechnical
![Page 50: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/50.jpg)
Assessment MethodsI. Identification of ImpactsI. Identification of Impacts
socialsocial scopingscopingecologicalecological scopingscopingecological characterizationecological characterization
II. Measurement/Prediction of Impact MagnitudesII. Measurement/Prediction of Impact MagnitudesIII. Assessment of Impact SignificanceIII. Assessment of Impact SignificanceIV. CommunicationIV. Communication
![Page 51: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/51.jpg)
Ecological Characterizationapplication of application of ““systems thinkingsystems thinking””relationship of valued ecosystem relationship of valued ecosystem components to the entire ecosystem components to the entire ecosystem structure and functionstructure and functionprecursor to ecological simulation precursor to ecological simulation modelling modelling
![Page 52: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/52.jpg)
Assessment MethodsI. Identification of ImpactsI. Identification of ImpactsII. Measurement/Prediction of Impact MagnitudesII. Measurement/Prediction of Impact Magnitudes
baseline studiesbaseline studiesimpact magnitude predictionimpact magnitude prediction
III. Assessment of Impact SignificanceIII. Assessment of Impact SignificanceIV. CommunicationIV. Communication
![Page 53: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/53.jpg)
Baseline Studies
““quantitative description of selected quantitative description of selected environmental attributes existing prior to environmental attributes existing prior to development against which subsequent development against which subsequent changes can be predicted, or measured, changes can be predicted, or measured, through monitoringthrough monitoring””
![Page 54: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/54.jpg)
Assessment MethodsI. Identification of ImpactsI. Identification of ImpactsII. Measurement/Prediction of Impact MagnitudesII. Measurement/Prediction of Impact Magnitudes
baseline studiesbaseline studiesimpact magnitude predictionimpact magnitude prediction
III. Assessment of Impact SignificanceIII. Assessment of Impact SignificanceIV. CommunicationIV. Communication
![Page 55: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/55.jpg)
Impact Magnitude Prediction
““process of predicting the magnitude of process of predicting the magnitude of changes from the inventoried baseline changes from the inventoried baseline conditionsconditions””3 types of predictions3 types of predictions
![Page 56: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/56.jpg)
Impact Magnitude Prediction1. firm predictions based on accepted1. firm predictions based on accepted
scientific principlesscientific principlesA) Impact MultipliersA) Impact Multipliers
““per unit impact estimates for each V.E.C.per unit impact estimates for each V.E.C.and each activity involved in theand each activity involved in theproposed actionproposed action””
![Page 57: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/57.jpg)
Example:land use conversion from land use conversion from wooded land to residential wooded land to residential housinghousing(per unit area impact multiplier)(per unit area impact multiplier)
![Page 58: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/58.jpg)
![Page 59: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/59.jpg)
AVERAGE AVERAGEANNUAL ANNUALRESIDENTIAL WOODLAND IMPACT
POLLUTANT LOADING LOADING MULTIPLIER
(kg/ha/yr) (kg/ha/yr) (kg/ha/yr)
Sediment 180 67 113
N 6.50 0.50 6.00
P 0.70 0.16 0.54
![Page 60: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/60.jpg)
Impact Magnitude Prediction
1. firm predictions based on accepted1. firm predictions based on acceptedscientific principlesscientific principles
B) Computer SimulationB) Computer Simulation ModellingModellingprocessprocess--based based modellingmodelling is far ahead ofis far ahead ofecological effect ecological effect modellingmodelling in reliabilityin reliability
![Page 61: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/61.jpg)
Canadian Nuclear Fuel Waste Management Program
DeepGeologic Disposal(Rock Vault)
![Page 62: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/62.jpg)
Impact Magnitude Prediction2. forecasts based on:2. forecasts based on:
experience (similar projects elsewhere experience (similar projects elsewhere under comparable conditions)under comparable conditions)
![Page 63: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/63.jpg)
Impact Magnitude Prediction2. forecasts based on:2. forecasts based on:
experience (similar projects elsewhere experience (similar projects elsewhere under comparable conditions)under comparable conditions)empirical experimentation (pilotempirical experimentation (pilot--scale scale perturbation experiments in the field)perturbation experiments in the field)
![Page 64: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/64.jpg)
![Page 65: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/65.jpg)
![Page 66: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/66.jpg)
Impact Magnitude Prediction2. forecasts based on:2. forecasts based on:
experience (similar projects elsewhere experience (similar projects elsewhere under comparable conditions)under comparable conditions)empirical experimentation (pilotempirical experimentation (pilot--scale scale perturbation experiments in the field)perturbation experiments in the field)professional judgement (professional judgement (““expert opinionexpert opinion””))
Delphi TechniqueDelphi Technique
![Page 67: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/67.jpg)
Delphi Technique““a means of accessing expert opinion and a means of accessing expert opinion and evaluating incomplete information in that it evaluating incomplete information in that it systematically solicits the advice of a systematically solicits the advice of a number of experts and forges a consensus number of experts and forges a consensus from that advicefrom that advice””
![Page 68: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/68.jpg)
Steps:establish establish ““monitor teammonitor team”” (2(2--3 people)3 people)identify identify ““expert panelexpert panel”” (8(8--10 people)10 people)administer questionnaire #1administer questionnaire #1collate responses, draft questionnaire #2collate responses, draft questionnaire #2administer questionnaire #2 (iterate if necessary)administer questionnaire #2 (iterate if necessary)summarize consensussummarize consensususe information to solve EIA problemuse information to solve EIA problem
![Page 69: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/69.jpg)
Impact Magnitude Prediction2. forecasts based on:2. forecasts based on:
experience (similar projects elsewhere experience (similar projects elsewhere under comparable conditions)under comparable conditions)empirical experimentation (pilotempirical experimentation (pilot--scale scale perturbation experiments in the field)perturbation experiments in the field)professional judgement (professional judgement (““expert opinionexpert opinion””))
Delphi TechniqueDelphi TechniqueNominal Group TechniqueNominal Group TechniqueRetaining Consultant(s)Retaining Consultant(s)
![Page 70: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/70.jpg)
Impact Magnitude Prediction
3. outright guesswork3. outright guessworkmonitoring used as a substitute for monitoring used as a substitute for predictionprediction
![Page 71: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/71.jpg)
FILMBioremediation of Contaminated SoilBioremediation of Contaminated Soil
![Page 72: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/72.jpg)
Assessment MethodsI. Identification of ImpactsI. Identification of ImpactsII. Measurement/Prediction of Impact MagnitudesII. Measurement/Prediction of Impact MagnitudesIII. Assessment of Impact SignificanceIII. Assessment of Impact Significance
impact significance assessmentimpact significance assessmentproject implementationproject implementationcontinuing monitoring programcontinuing monitoring program
IV. CommunicationIV. Communication
![Page 73: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/73.jpg)
Impact Significance Assessmentweakest linkweakest link(subjective value judgement)(subjective value judgement)most important stagemost important stage(project alternative comparison, approval)(project alternative comparison, approval)
![Page 74: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/74.jpg)
““a significant impact is one where a significant impact is one where anticipated future conditions, environmental anticipated future conditions, environmental or social, resulting from a proposed action or social, resulting from a proposed action differ from those otherwise expected from differ from those otherwise expected from normal change, and where this anticipation normal change, and where this anticipation raises serious concerns among a raises serious concerns among a professional or lay section ofprofessional or lay section ofthe Canadian publicthe Canadian public””
![Page 75: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/75.jpg)
CONCERN ISSUE IMPACTCONCERN ISSUE IMPACTSTAGE STAGE STAGESTAGE STAGE STAGE
![Page 76: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/76.jpg)
4 perspectives on impact significance:4 perspectives on impact significance:statisticalstatisticalecologicalecologicalprojectprojectsocial/culturalsocial/cultural
![Page 77: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/77.jpg)
Social/Cultural Impact(Archaeology)
![Page 78: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/78.jpg)
Methods of Significance Assessmentimportance of the environmental attribute in importance of the environmental attribute in question to project decisionquestion to project decision--makersmakers
has bearing on project planninghas bearing on project planningissue in public forumissue in public forum
distribution of V.E.C. changedistribution of V.E.C. changein time and spacein time and space
![Page 79: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/79.jpg)
magnitude of changemagnitude of change““stability envelopesstability envelopes””““set valuesset values””supply or abundance of V.E.C.supply or abundance of V.E.C.
reliability with which change hasreliability with which change hasbeen predicted or measuredbeen predicted or measured
significant until proven significant until proven otherwiseotherwise
![Page 80: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/80.jpg)
Assessment MethodsI. Identification of ImpactsI. Identification of ImpactsII. Measurement/Prediction of Impact MagnitudesII. Measurement/Prediction of Impact MagnitudesIII. Assessment of Impact SignificanceIII. Assessment of Impact Significance
impact significance assessmentimpact significance assessmentproject implementationproject implementationcontinuing monitoring programcontinuing monitoring program
IV. CommunicationIV. Communication
![Page 81: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/81.jpg)
Project Implementationmonitoringmonitoring““the repetitive, periodic measurementthe repetitive, periodic measurementof environmental variables during andof environmental variables during andafter a development proposalafter a development proposalhas been implementedhas been implemented””
![Page 82: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/82.jpg)
Assessment MethodsI. Identification of ImpactsI. Identification of ImpactsII. Measurement/Prediction of Impact MagnitudesII. Measurement/Prediction of Impact MagnitudesIII. Assessment of Impact SignificanceIII. Assessment of Impact Significance
impact significance assessmentimpact significance assessmentproject implementationproject implementationcontinuing monitoring programcontinuing monitoring program
IV. CommunicationIV. Communication
![Page 83: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/83.jpg)
Continuing Monitoring Programtest prediction accuracytest prediction accuracytest effectiveness oftest effectiveness ofmitigation measuresmitigation measures
![Page 84: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/84.jpg)
![Page 85: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/85.jpg)
Assessment MethodsI. Identification of ImpactsI. Identification of ImpactsII. Measurement/Prediction of Impact MagnitudesII. Measurement/Prediction of Impact MagnitudesIII. Assessment of Impact SignificanceIII. Assessment of Impact SignificanceIV. CommunicationIV. Communication
![Page 86: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/86.jpg)
Communication
early and broad role of environmental early and broad role of environmental specialists and general public in E.I.A. specialists and general public in E.I.A. processprocessclear, intelligible clear, intelligible EnvEnv. Impact Statement . Impact Statement reportsreports
![Page 87: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/87.jpg)
Waste Management and Environmental Assessment
soil bioremediation on contaminated sitessoil bioremediation on contaminated sitestreatment of hazardous industrial wastestreatment of hazardous industrial wastesdisposal of municipal sewage and solid disposal of municipal sewage and solid wasteswastesenvironmental site assessmentsenvironmental site assessments(Phases 1(Phases 1--3)3)
![Page 88: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - University of …rmcbride/EIA slides/eia 1 slides_student handout... · ensuring that an environmental impact assessment is carried out in compliance](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062909/5b4f2d8a7f8b9a256e8bbf15/html5/thumbnails/88.jpg)
FILM““Waste not, want notWaste not, want not””