Volume C Preface | 1 |
TABLE OF CONTENTS | 4 |
1 ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED | 10 |
2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION | 20 |
3 PHYSICAL | 28 |
4 BIOLOGICAL | 87 |
4.1 FLORA | 87 |
4.1.1 Introduction | 87 |
4.1.2 Study Area | 87 |
4.1.3 Baseline Summary | 87 |
4.1.4 Issue Scoping | 90 |
4.1.5 Key Question FL-1 What Effect Will the Slurry Pipeline Have on the Loss or Alteration of Plant Communities? | 91 |
4.1.6 Key Question FL-2 What Effect Will the Slurry Pipeline Have on the Introduction of Exotic and Unwanted Plant Species? | 97 |
4.2 FAUNA | 101 |
4.3 FISH AND AQUATIC RESOURCES | 127 |
4.3.1 Introduction | 127 |
4.3.2 Study Area | 127 |
4.3.3 Baseline Summary | 127 |
4.3.4 Issue Scoping | 139 |
4.3.5 Key Question FA-1: What Effect Will the Project Have on Aquatic Habitat? | 141 |
4.3.6 Key Question FA-2: What Effect Will the Project Have on the Abundance and Survival of Fish? | 148 |
4.3.7 Key Question FA-3 What Effect Will the Project have on Artisanal Fisheries? | 153 |
4.3.8 Conclusions | 156 |
4.4 NATURAL HABITATS AND BIODIVERSITY | 157 |
4.5 PROTECTED AREAS | 173 |
5 SOCIAL | 181 |
6 RECLAMATION PLAN | 221 |
7 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLANS | 228 |