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Environmental Consulting Services for the “Limassol Greens Golf Resort”, in Fasouri, Limassol

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TITLE: Environmental Consulting Services for the “Limassol Greens Golf Resort”, in Fasouri, Limassol

MINI DESCRIPTION: The “Limassol Greens Golf Resort” concerns the creation of a fully integrated golf and real estate development in the Limassol District by the company Lanitis Golf Public Co. Ltd. It is adjacent to the upcoming first Casino Resort in Cyprus and in close proximity to the Limassol’s City Centre, Limassol’s Port and Limassol Marina.

CLIENT: Private Sector

REGION: Fasouri, Limassol

TYPE: Environmental Permitting

DURATION: 2018 – 2020

OTHER PARTNERS: –

DESCRIPTION: The “Limassol Greens Golf Resort” includes the creation and development of a “18-hole championship golf course, including ancillary infrastructure, other similar facilities and building area with 495 luxurious villas and 233 apartments”. The total size of the site is 141 hectares, but the building area covers an area of 150.000 m2. In particular, the development will also include a Golf Club House of 1.700 m2, Retail & Commercial facilities including shops, restaurants, bars and convenience store with a total rentable space of 2.850 m2, Wellness and Sports Centre including indoor and outdoor pools, spa treatment facilities, fitness area, tennis and squash courts with total area of 2.400 m2, a Maintenance building of 3.400 m2 and a Sewerage Treatment Plant of 1.300 m2, which is going to serve the whole development.

I.A.CO Ltd provided integrated environmental consulting services, aiming the compliance of the development with the Environmental terms of the Town Planning permit. These included the successful elaboration of the following:

  • Report of the Revised Numerical Fluctuations and Capacities of the sub-projects /facilities of the development of “Limassol Greens Golf Resort” in the area ‘Fasouri’ of Limassol.
  • Groundwater Monitoring Program during the construction phase, as well as during the operation phase of the development.
  • Flora and Fauna Management Plan of the area during both the construction and operation phase of the development.
  • Waste Management Plan during the operation phase of the development.
  • Pesticides – Fertilizers – Lawn Management Plan during the operation phase of the development.
  • Irrigation Study of the Golf Course and the Green Areas of the development.
  • Monitoring Program and Safety Plan for the Operation of the Sewerage Treatment Plant of the development.
  • Construction Management Plan and Emergency Action Plan during the construction phase.
  • Environmental Management Plan.
  • Energy Saving Plan.
  • Environmental Statement of the development.

 

Conduction of the required reports for BREEAM accreditation for the project “City of Dreams Mediterranean” (Integrated Casino Resort) in Zakaki Area in Limassol

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TITLE: Conduction of the required reports for BREEAM accreditation for the project “City of Dreams Mediterranean” (Integrated Casino Resort) in Zakaki Area in Limassol.

MINI DESCRIPTION: The main purpose of the Project was to conduct the required reports for BREEAM accreditation for the project “City of Dreams Mediterranean” in Zakaki, Limassol. The conducted reports concerned an ecological assessment, an operational waste assessment and a surface water run-off assessment in order to support the BREEAM application of the development.

CLIENT: Private Sector

REGION: Limassol, Cyprus

TYPE: Environmental Permitting

DURATION: 08/2019 – 12/2019

OTHER PARTNERS: –

DESCRIPTION: BREEAM (Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Method) is the world’s first sustainability rating scheme for the built environment, that aims to mitigate the life cycle impacts of buildings on the environment.

BREEAM’s Ecology assessment encourages project teams and facilities managers to reduce and manage impacts on the natural environment and local biodiversity/habitats and identifies opportunities for their enhancement. Assessment issues in this category relate to the use of land of low ecological value, mitigation of impacts and enhancement of identified ecological values, long term ecological and biodiversity management. Furthermore, within the ecological assessment various ways have been assessed in order to maximize the wider benefits to occupants and the broader society through provision of additional amenity and economic value in a manner which is context specific. There are four issues which have been addressed in the framework of the BREEAM’s Ecology category:

  1. Identification and understanding the risks and opportunities for a project
  2. Management of negative impacts on habitats and biodiversity
  3. Enhancement of ecological value
  4. Long term biodiversity management and maintenance

I.A.CO’s experts carried out the required reports for BREEAM accreditation referring to LE 04 – Enhancing site ecology and LE 05- Long term impact on biodiversity criteria that are included in the BREEAM Technical Manual (2016).

LE 04 criterion – Enhancing site ecology determines that the objective of the Study is to encourage actions taken to enhance the ecological value of the site as a result of the development. This criterion is divided into two parts:

  1. Ecologist’s report and recommendations, along with a suitably qualified ecologist (SQE) verification report (1 credit)
  2. Increase in ecological value (2 credits)

LE 05 criterion – Long-term impact on biodiversity determines that the objective of the Study is to minimize the long-term impact of the development on the site and the surrounding area’s biodiversity (2 credits).

Specifically, I.A.CO’s expert carried out the following tasks within the framework of the BREEAM accreditation for the Integrated Casino Resort in Zakaki:

  1. a) Description of the existing conditions in terms of habitats, flora and fauna species through a desk study and site observations,
  2. b) Assessment of possible important ecological aspects and
  3. c) Recommendations on how to enhance the ecology of the site.

The scope of ΒRΕΕΑΜ Operational Waste Report was to develop a general management plan/system for all categories of waste, that are expected to be generated during the operation phase of the development, which aims to ensure the protection of the environment and human health. This will be achieved by preventing or reducing waste production and by providing solutions for appropriate waste management while limiting the overall impact on the use of natural resources. The main objective of the Report was to recognize and encourage the provision of dedicated storage facilities for the casino resort’s operational-related recyclable waste.

Achieving the Wst 03 credit will require the client and contractors to implement the proposed waste management plan and consider the minimum specifications and allowances were given for the recyclable waste storage facilities, labelling, storage location and accessibility. Liaison between the consultant and the architects will also be required.

The surface water run-off assessment followed the “Pol 03 Surface water run-off” of the BREEAM Technical Manual (2016), which aims the avoidance, the reduction and the attenuation of the rainfall discharge to public sewers and watercourses, minimizing the potential environmental impacts. A total of 3 parts with total of 5 credits were used for the assessment of BREEAM Pol 03 and are divided into 3 parts:

  • Flood risk (2 credits)
  • Surface water run-off (2 credits)
  • Minimizing watercourse pollution (1 credit)

Each part is comprised of some criteria which were comprehensively analyzed. The “Flood risk” assessment examined all the potential sources of the development’s flooding (following: fluvial, tidal, surface water, groundwater, sewers, artificial sources and historical flooding). The “Surface water run-off” assessment included the estimation of the peak rate run-off from the site prior and after the construction of the proposed development, taking into account all the proposed sustainable drainage systems (SuDs) and the climate change. The “Minimizing watercourse pollution” assessment is comprised with six criteria which were focused on the prevention of pollution using the appropriate SuDs techniques.

Implementation of the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) National Legislation and Harmonisation with the EU IPPC Directive; Preparation of Permit Templates for 14 Industrial installations falling under different industrial categories. Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Cyprus.

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Implementation of the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) National Legislation and Harmonisation with the EU IPPC Directive; Preparation of Permit Templates for 14 Industrial installations falling under different industrial categories

The project aimed to the implementation of the IPPC Directive in Cyprus through the assessment of the current situation in selected industrial installations falling under the IPPC provisions in Cyprus, the proposal of measures that need to be taken by each installation in order to be compliant to the IPPC provisions and the capacity building of the staff of the Environment Department.

Client: Environment Department
Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment
Cyprus subcontracted by EPEM S.A.(Greece)

Region: Cyprus

Type: Waste & Pollution Management, Environmental Policy

Duration: 08/2006 – 01/2007

Other Partners: EPEM S.A. (Greece)

The main objective of the project was the implementation of the IPPC Directive in Cyprus through the assessment of the current situation in selected industrial installations falling under the IPPC provisions in Cyprus, the proposal of measures that need to be taken by each installation in order to be compliant to the IPPC provisions and the capacity building of the staff of the Environment Department.

The tasks that were successfully completed and the services that were provided were:

  • Thorough study of the European Reference Documents on the Best Available Techniques (BREFS) by the European IPPC Bureau as well as literature review on IPPC permit procedures in other European Countries for different industry categories
  • Field work and visits to selected industrial installations falling under the IPPC provisions and evaluation of the degree of their compliance with the IPPC provisions and the BREFS, in relation to:
    • technology used and procedures followed
    • management of water, water and solid wastes and sludge
    • consumption and type of raw materials
    • use or discharge of dangerous substances
    • energy consumption
    • noise
    • air emissions
  • Comparison of the current technologies and processes in all the industrial installations examined to the IPPC and BREFS proposed technologies and gaps identification
  • Proposal of measures that need to be taken by each installation in order to be compliant to the IPPC provisions. For each measure, a cost – benefit analysis was made, as well as the timeframe for the application of a Best Available Technique was recorded.
  • Elaboration of a draft Permit template (Waste Permits, IPPC implementation national Law) for each IPPC industrial installation in Cyprus, based on the IPPC provisions

Waste disposal permit and air emission permit applications for a number of industrial or animal husbandry installations in Cyprus.

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Waste disposal permit and air emission permit applications for a number of industrial or animal husbandry installations in Cyprus.

The waste disposal permit aims on the overall waste management and best control of the facilities’ activities whilst the air emission permit aims on controlling the emissions of pollutants to the atmosphere by means also of procedures’ best control and application of BATs.

Client: Private Sector Cyprus

Region: Cyprus

Type: Environmental Permitting, Waste & Pollution Management

Duration: –

Other Partners: –

The necessity for a waste disposal permit derives from article 9 of the “Water and soil pollution control” law 106(I)/2002, whilst for an air emission permit derives from article 8(5) of the “Atmosphere pollution control” law 187(I)/2002. The common tasks that are fulfilled for the completion of these applications are:

  • Detailed description of the installation, including capacity, buildings, procedures, raw and auxiliary materials, water supply, energy consumption, future plans for expansion of the installation
  • Description of the environment surroundings in correlation with the installation, including urban zones, road network, residential areas, other buildings like hospitals, schools, hotels, sport facilities, other industrial facilities or waste disposal sites
  • Brief environmental impact assessment of the facility operation
  • Measures taken to minimize the environmental impact
  • Both of the applications cover issues of solid wastes, wastewater and air emissions. The difference is in the detail needed for each permit application, as follows:
    • For wastewater and solid wastes, the waste disposal permit covers the details of untreated and treated wastes, the total description of the treatment procedures (in some cases of animal husbandry there is cogeneration of heat and energy by utilising the biogas produced during the anaerobic treatment), the wastewater storing/evaporation reservoirs, the exact place and way of the final waste disposal, including sheet/plan and plot numbers for the exact location or licensed company that undertakes the responsibility for the final waste disposal.
    • For air emissions, the air emission permit covers the details of the exact source of each air emission stream, its flow characteristics, its quality before any treatment and the description of the possible treatment procedures, the air quality monitoring plan and whether there is an air quality control station in the air and all the details of the possible use of fuel burning machines concerning fuel consumptions and exhaust fumes.

Environmental Studies and Integrated Consulting Services for the EDEN CITY Real Estate Development Project, in Geroskipou, Paphos.

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Environmental Studies and Integrated Consulting Services for the EDEN CITY Real Estate Development Project, in Geroskipou, Paphos.

The EDEN CITY Masterplan as proposed by ATUM Developments Ltd concerns an approximate 182 ha luxury complex real estate development. The area of Masterplan involves 64 hectares of Government Land, together with a new man-made island of 110 ha. The proposed Masterplan is of unique complexity and scale for Cyprus proportions, as well as on a European level. 

Client: ATUM Developments Ltd

Region: Geroskipou, Paphos

Type: Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Permitting,

Duration: 06/2014 – 12/2016

Other Partners: –

Project short description

The EDEN CITY Masterplan -as proposed by ATUM Developments Ltd- concerns an approximate 182 ha luxury complex real estate development. The area of Masterplan involves 64 hectares of Government Land, together with a new man-made island of 110 ha, based on a Request for Proposal (RFP) Call by the Public Works Department (Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works) for developing the Hierokipia Chiftlik State Property at the Geroskipou Municipality in the District of Paphos. The project aims to serve as a luxury and exclusive touristic, education, health, retail and cultural development in order to attract high-end tourists and visitors and to provide beyond state of the art services on these sectors.

Challenges

The environmental aspect of the project included various challenges that needed to be addressed. The proposed Masterplan is of unique complexity and scale for Cyprus proportions, as well as on a European level, mainly due to its size (~182 ha) and to the construction of an artificial island (110 ha) next to a marine Natura 2000 area “Thalassia Periochi Moulia”, as well as due to the existence of sensitive marine habitats and priority species (mainly Posidonia oceanica). The size of the project as such, and together with its implications (resources, infrastructures, wastes, etc.), is considerable in relation to the surrounding environment and existing infrastructure, and its integration to these elements needed to be assessed in detail and carefully planned.

Services provided

I.A.CO –together with its subcontractors- provided integrated environmental consulting services, which included the successful elaboration of the following:

  • Environmental Impact Assessment for the whole Masterplan
  • Appropriate Assessment Study to the Natura 2000 SCI site “Thalassia Periochi Moulia” (CY4000006) from the construction and operation of the Divina Island in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(3) and (4) of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC
  • Study according to the Article 4.7 of the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC for the Divina Island development
  • Domestic and Irrigation Water Demand for the Eden City Cyprus Project
  • Traffic Impact Assessment
  • Noise Impact Assessment from the generated traffic load (IMMI Model Noise Simulations)
  • Air Pollution Impact Assessment from the generated traffic load (IMMI Air Pollutants Simulations)
  • Marine Field Surveys for the collection of baseline information regarding the development site of Divina Island, the Natura 2000 site “Thalassia Periochi Moulia” near the construction site of the Divina Island and Marine biology survey for the assessment of Pinna nobilis population at the development site of Divina Island
  • Mapping of main habitats and bottom types in Natura 2000 MPA of the Moulia site
  • Proposal of detailed pre-, during and post- construction monitoring programme

Apart from the above, I.A.CO organized and coordinated all the meetings, discussions, workshops etc. during the EIA scoping and implementation phase with the relevant Authorities and the consulting team and various partners.

“Addressing needs in an engineering sound and environmentally sustainable manner.”

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