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Environmental Assessment Volume C
Slurry Pipeline Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
1 ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED ................................................................................ 1
1.1 INITIAL PROPOSAL........................................................................................................4
1.2 WESTERN ROUTE ALTERNATIVES.............................................................................4
1.3 EASTERN ROUTE ALTERNATIVES..............................................................................7
1.4 CONCLUSIONS ..............................................................................................................8
2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION........................................................................................ 10
2.1 CONSTRUCTION..........................................................................................................10
2.1.1 Route Investigations ......................................................................................13
2.2 CONTROL SYSTEM .....................................................................................................14
2.3 SAFETY SYSTEM.........................................................................................................15
2.4 LEAK DETECTION SYSTEM........................................................................................15
2.5 PIPELINE OVERPRESSURE PROTECTION...............................................................16
2.6 OTHER PIPELINES.......................................................................................................17
3 PHYSICAL ................................................................................................................ 18
3.1 TOPOGRAPHY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY .................................................................18
3.1.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................18
3.1.2 Study Area .....................................................................................................18
3.1.3 Baseline Summary.........................................................................................18
3.1.4 Issue Scoping.................................................................................................19
3.1.5 Impact Assessment........................................................................................19
3.1.6 Conclusions....................................................................................................22
3.2 SOILS ............................................................................................................................23
3.2.1 Introduction and Study Area ..........................................................................23
3.2.2 Baseline Summary.........................................................................................23
3.2.3 Impact Assesssment......................................................................................24
3.2.4 Conclusions....................................................................................................31
3.3 CLIMATE AND AIR QUALITY .......................................................................................32
3.3.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................32
3.3.2 Assessment Boundaries ................................................................................32
3.3.3 Baseline Summary.........................................................................................33
3.3.4 Impact Assessment........................................................................................33
3.3.5 Conclusions....................................................................................................34
3.4 NOISE............................................................................................................................35
3.4.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................35
3.4.2 Study Areas....................................................................................................35
3.4.3 Baseline Summary.........................................................................................35
3.4.4 Impact Assessment........................................................................................37
3.4.5 Conclusions....................................................................................................41
3.5 NATURAL RISKS ..........................................................................................................42
3.5.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................42
3.5.2 Study Area .....................................................................................................42
3.5.3 Baseline Summary.........................................................................................42
3.5.4 Issue Scoping.................................................................................................42
3.5.5 Impact Assessment........................................................................................43
3.6 SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY ...............................................................................49
3.6.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................49
Ambatovy Project iii January 2006
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