Environmental Management for Storage in the Closure phase
Table of Contents
- Major Deliverables
- Tasks
- An Updated Consents and Approvals Register
- Obtain and comply with the key Environmental and Regulatory Consents and Approvals for the decommissioning of the Gas Storage Facility
- Compile appropriate Supporting Documentation (e.g. an Environmental Impact Assessment) for the closure of the Gas Storage Facility (if required)
- Compile applications for any additional Consents and Approvals required for closure
- Examples
- Key Personnel
Objectives
The objectives under this stage are to:
- Revise consents and approvals register (if necessary)
- Ensure the environmental compliance for the closure of the Gas Storage Facility by obtaining the key Environmental and Regulatory Consents and Approvals
- Ensure that appropriate Supporting Documentation for the closure of the Facility is prepared
- Undertake applications for any additional Consents and Approvals required for closure
Major Deliverables
The major deliverables of this stage are:
- An Updated Consents and Approvals Register
- Obtain and comply with the key Environmental and Regulatory Consents and Approvals for the decommissioning of the Gas Storage Facility
- Compile appropriate Supporting Documentation (e.g. an Environmental Impact Assessment) for the closure of the Gas Storage Facility (if required)
- Compile applications for any additional Consents and Approvals required for closure
Tasks
An Updated Consents and Approvals Register
- The consents and approvals register should provide details of the various consents and approvals which have been identified as required for the project. Therefore, the specific tasks associated with updating the consents and approvals register (as a minimum) are to:
- Update the current status of the consent / approval, providing a summary of the undertaken on the consent / approval
- Update the summary of any formal / informal discussions with the appropriate granting authorities / regulators
Obtain and comply with the key Environmental and Regulatory Consents and Approvals for the decommissioning of the Gas Storage Facility
- Based on the updated consents and approvals register the key regulatory consents / approvals identified as being required for the ‘Closure’ stage should be applied for
- The consents and approvals are likely to require supporting documentation, which should also be prepared under this stage
Compile appropriate Supporting Documentation (e.g. an Environmental Impact Assessment) for the closure of the Gas Storage Facility (if required)
- As part of the applications for the key environmental and regulatory consents and approvals supporting documentation may be required. This is likely to include an Environmental Impact Assessment, which may include the following studies and assessments:
- Air quality impact assessment and atmospheric dispersion modelling studies
- Noise and vibration impact assessment
- Ecological / ornithological impact assessment
- Land investigation studies and assessment (geo-environmental / land contamination / geo-physical / geo-technical)
- Water quality investigation studies and assessment
- Flood risk and flood risk assessment
- Landscape and visual impact assessment
- Cultural heritage / archaeology impact assessment
- Transport and infrastructure impact assessment
- Socio-economics impact assessment
- Hazardous substances / waste impact assessment
- The Environmental Impact Assessment for the closure of the storage site must make particular reference to gas leakage / gas migration and any related environmental issues
Compile applications for any additional Consents and Approvals required for closure
- Closure may also require applications for new consents / approvals or indeed the variation of existing consents / approvals. This may also include the compilation of supporting documents and post-closure monitoring or actions (if required)
Examples
Key Personnel
- Project Manager
- Environmental Manager
- Environmental Specialists
