Environmental Impact Assessment Guidelines For Municipal Solid Waste And Sewage Treatment And Disposal Projects-EG12/95

1. Introduction. 1.1 Background. 1.2 Purpose of sectorial guidelines. 1.3 Structure of the guidelines. 1.4 Using the guidelines. 2. Legal aspects. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Municipal waste treatment and disposal- prescribed activities. 2.3 Basic definitions. 2.4 Summary of relevant environmental regulations and guidelines. 3. Integrated project planning. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Purpose of the EIA. 3.3 Benefits from the use of EIA as a management tool. 3.4 The EIA process and the project cycle. 3.5 Roles and responsibilities. 3.6 Important principles for managing an EIA. 4. Site selection and project options. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Data requirements 4.3 Project options 4.4 Site selection. 4.5 General site selection criteria-waste treatment and disposal projects. 5. Scoping. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Elements of scoping. 5.3 Appoarch to scoping. 5.4 Terms of reference for the EIA. 6. Environmental baseline data. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Construction of data the database. 6.3 Key sector data needs. 6.4 Basic information prescribed activity project. 7. Prediction and evaluation of impacts.7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Assessment methodology.7.3 Evaluation of impacts. 7.4 The need for detailed EIA studies. 8. Mitigation and abatement measures. 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Types of mitigation. 8.3 The mitigation process. 8.4 Implementation of mitigation measures. 9. Environmental management. 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Environmental monitoring and audit (EM&A). 9.3 Safety management systems. 10. The EIA report format. 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 Format of the EIA report.