In: Civil Engineering
a) What type of environmental evaluation must be performed by the Municipality according to this case?
b) What type of proposed professionals that will be part of the consultancy group performing the EIA?
c) List three environmental effects of this activity.
d) Mention three mitigation measures you will propose as part of your Environmental Management Plan (EMP) to mitigate the impacts identified.
a) Environmental evaluation done by the municipality is screening i.e the basic details of the flora and fauna actually having impact by the car washing and lubricating company.
b) The professionals in the constancy group performing EIA should have
professional of geoenvironmental studies
professional of environmental chemistry
professional of groundwater contamination and modelling.
professional of the microbiology
c) Three environmental impacts :
i) The upper layer of soil in the nearby region will be washed off slowly and the contaminated water makes the soil barren by the time.
ii) From the soil the leaching of contaminants to the ground water.
iii) These chemicals also contaminate air and the surrounding flora and fauna.
d) Three mitigation measures :
i) we can design a proper waste water distribution system to the disposal site.
ii) We can use sealants or impermeable layer and filler material in the nearby region to avoid contamination to soil.
iii) We can store the waste liquid slurry in a pond or a well by there we can make it transfer to the solid waste disposal sites like landfill etc time to time.