E4152 v6 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT 0 ..-..-.. Issued for Approval A.S.Y. / B.E. / E.M.T. Z.H.G. M.Ş. C.A. / H.A. F 18-02-13 Issued for review A.S.Y. / B.E. / E.M.T. Z.H.G. M.Ş. E 18-01-13 Issued for review B.K. / Z.Y. / B.E. Z.H.G. M.Ş. D 27-12-12 Issued for review B.K. / Z.Y. / B.E. Z.H.G. M.Ş. C 06-12-12 Issued for review B.K. / Z.Y. / B.E. Z.H.G. M.Ş. Inter-discipline B 04-12-12 B.K. / Z.Y. / B.E. Z.H.G. M.Ş. check Discipline internal A 03-12-12 B.K. / Z.Y. / B.E. Z.H.G. M.Ş. check Prepared Checked Approved BOTAŞ Rev.No. Date Description SIGNATURE BOTAŞ PETROLEUM PIPELINE CORPORATION Document Title TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Total pages Document No. Rev. No. (without attachments) CINAR Engineering Consultancy Inc. Org. Doc. Type Disc. Code Geog. Area Ser. No. Code CNR REP ENM ADD 13/001 F 179 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 1 of 179 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .........................................................................................................1 ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................................3 LIST OF FIGURES.................................................................................................................4 LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................................7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................10 1. INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................14 1.1. Objective ............................................................................................................14 1.2. Scope.................................................................................................................15 1.3. Material and Method ..........................................................................................15 2. LEGAL FRAMEWORK ...................................................................................................20 2.1. Turkish Environmental Legislation ......................................................................21 2.1.1. The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Procedure in Turkey.................24 2.1.2. The Turkish Legislation Associated with the Environmental Law .....................25 2.1.2.1. Air Quality ....................................................................................................25 2.1.2.2. Wastewater ..................................................................................................27 2.1.2.3. Soil Quality ...................................................................................................29 2.1.2.4. Noise ............................................................................................................29 2.1.2.5. Waste ...........................................................................................................31 2.1.2.6. Authorizations and Licenses Which Are Required to be Obtained As Per the Environmental Law ...................................................................................................38 2.1.2.7. Environmental Audit .....................................................................................39 2.1.3. Turkish Legislation on the Protection of Nature and Wild Life ..........................39 2.1.4 Turkish Legislation in connection with Labor Health and Safety .......................42 2.2. International Treaties Recognized by Turkey .....................................................44 3. THE LOCATION OF THE PROJECT AREA ....................................................................46 3.1. Energy Transmission Lines ................................................................................48 3.1.1. Line 1 ..............................................................................................................48 3.1.2. Line 2 ..............................................................................................................52 3.1.3. Line 3 ..............................................................................................................53 1 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 2 of 179 3.1.4. Line 4 ..............................................................................................................54 3.1.5. Line 5 ..............................................................................................................55 3.2. Access Roads Routes ........................................................................................56 3.2.1. The Access Road to the PIG Station ...............................................................56 3.2.2. The Access Road to the Pumping Station PS1................................................58 3.2.3. The Access Road to the Pumping Station PS2................................................60 3.2.4. The Access Road to the Pumping Station PS3................................................61 3.2.5. The Access Road to the Storage Tank ST4 ....................................................62 3.2.6. The Access Road to the Storage Tank ST5 ....................................................64 4. CHARACTERISTICS OF PROJECT SITE .......................................................................66 4.1. FLORA AND FAUNA ....................................................................................................66 4.2. LANDSCAPE CHARACTERISTICS ...........................................................................108 4.3. GENERAL GEOLOGY ................................................................................................110 4.3.1. Geology of the Project Routes.......................................................................111 4.3.1.1. Geotechnical Assessments and Measures .................................................111 4.3.1.2. Stratigraphy ................................................................................................114 4.3.2. Tectonic ........................................................................................................121 4.3.3. Hydrologic - Hydrogeological Characteristics ................................................124 4.3.4. Natural Disaster Condition ............................................................................131 4.4. LAND STRUCTURE AND SOIL PROPERTIES ..........................................................133 4.5. CULTURAL ASSETS AND PROTECTED AREAS .....................................................138 5. POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT AND THE MEASURES TO BE TAKEN ....155 5.1 Excavation Operations ......................................................................................155 5.2. Impacts On Air Quality .....................................................................................157 5.3. Waste...............................................................................................................158 5.4. Noise And Vibration .........................................................................................163 5.5. Wastewater ......................................................................................................172 6. CUMULATIVE IMPACT ASSESSMENT ........................................................................174 2 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 3 of 179 ABBREVIATIONS ATLAS : ATLAS Petroleum Gas Importation Exportation Marketing Trading Co. BOTAŞ : BOTAŞ Petroleum Pipeline Corporation ÇINAR : ÇINAR Engineering Consultancy Inc. DSİ : State Hydraulic Works (Devlet Su İşleri) EIA : Environmental Impact Assessment ETL : Energy Transmission Line GIS : Geographic Information Systems Ha : Hectare hm³ : Cubic hectometer IUCN : International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources km : Kilometer Kw : Kilowatt LNG : Liquefied Natural Gas m : Meter MoEF : Ministry of Environment and Forestry MoEU : Ministry of Environment and Urbanization NGOs : Non-Governmental Organizations pH : Power of Hydrogen PS : Pump Station SPO : State Planning Organization ST : Storage Tank TDS : Total Dissolved Solids TPC : Turkish Petroleum Corporation UNGSP : Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project WPCR : Water Pollution Control Regulation / Su Kirliliği Kontrol Yönetmeliği (SKKY) 3 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 4 of 179 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1.3.1. The field studies in the project area, a Pipe Stock Area and b Energy Transmission Line 1-1.............................................................................16 Figure 1.3.2. The field studies in the project area, The water conveyance line ............16 Figure 3.1. The Project Location Map .......................................................................46 Figure 3.2. The Project Area and İts İmmediate Vicinity ............................................47 Figure 3.1.1.1. The Route of Line 1-1 and Its Immediate Vicinity ....................................49 Figure 3.1.1.2. The Route of Line 1-2 and Its Immediate Vicinity ....................................50 Figure 3.1.1.3. The Route of Line 1-3 and its Immediate Vicinity ....................................51 Figure 3.1.2.1. The Route of Line 2 and Its Immediate Vicinity .......................................52 Figure 3.1.3.1. The Route of Line 3 and Its Immediate Vicinity .......................................53 Figure 3.1.4.1. The Route of Line 4 and İts İmmediate Vicinity .......................................54 Figure 3.1.5.1. The Route of Line 5 and Its Immediate Vicinity .......................................55 Figure 3.2.1.1. The Route of the PIG Station Access Road and Its Immediate Vicinity ...57 Figure 3.2.2.1. The Route of The PS1 Access Road and Its Immediate Vicinity .............59 Figure 3.2.3.1. The Route of The PS2 Access Road and Its Immediate Vicinity .............61 Figure 3.2.4.1. The Route of The PS3 Access Road and Its Immediate Vicinity .............62 Figure 3.2.5.1. The route of the ST4 Access Road and its immediate vicinity .................63 Figure 3.2.6.1. The Route of The ST5 Access Road And Its Immediate Vicinity .............64 Figure 4.1.1. a, b Completed ETL’s at Ağrı-Horasan, c Muğla-Marmaris Regions .......66 Figure 4.1.2. Location of Project Site in Grid Square System.......................................69 Figure 4.1.3. Phytogeographical Regions of Turkey and Anatolian Diagonal ...............70 Figure 4.1.4. a, b Transplantation of the Endemic Species to the Outside Areas .........74 4 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 5 of 179 Figure 4.1.5. a, b ve c The Endemic Plants Transplantation Near the Construction Route or Corridor Against to theGenetic Pollution ...................................75 Figure 4.1.6. Relationships of the IUCN Categories with Each Other...........................79 Figure 4.1.7. The Route of the Energy Transmission Line and the Additional Roads Planned to be Carried Out. .....................................................................99 Figure 4.2.1. General View of Tuz Gölü and Its Surrounding .....................................109 Figure 4.3.1.2.1. General Geological Map of the ETL Routes ..........................................118 Figure 4.3.2.1. The Active Fault Map of the Project Route and Its Vicinity ....................122 Figure 4.3.3.1. The Niggle Diagram ..............................................................................128 Figure 4.3.4.1. The Earthquake Risk Map of the Project Routes...................................132 Figure 4.4.1. a, Land Use Capability Map of Project Area for 2003 (Reference: Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project EIA Report) and b, Land Use Capability Map of Project Area for 2003 (Reference: ÇINAR GIS Departmant) ..........................................................................................137 Figure 4.5.1. District of Sarıyahşi, Bekdik Village, Ağbayır Caves ..............................141 Figure 4.5.2. District of Sarıyahşi, Yenitorun Obası Village, Underground City ..........142 Figure 4.5.3. District of Ağaçören, İğdeli Village, Hacı Süğün Tumulus ......................142 Figure 4.5.4. District of Ağaçören, Kale Neighbourhood, Kale Tumulus .....................143 Figure 4.5.5. District of Ortaköy, Reşadiye Village, Ziyarettepe Locality, Yunus Emre Shrine ...................................................................................................143 Figure 4.5.6. District of Ortaköy, Town of Sarıkaraman, Durhasanlı Village – Durhasanlı Shrine .................................................................................144 Figure 4.5.7. District of Ortaköy, Ozancık Village, Çatin Ersele Locality - Ersele Tumulus Ozancık Underground City .....................................................144 Figure 4.5.8. District of Ortaköy, Town of Balcı, Kıraçpınarı Locality - Koçhasan Tumulus ................................................................................................145 Figure 4.5.9. District of Ortaköy, Öteyüz Locality - Caferli Tumulus ..........................145 5 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 6 of 179 Figure 4.5.10. District of Ortaköy, Town of Harmandalı, Kale Locality – Küçük ve Büyük Bezirganlı Tumulus ...............................................................................146 Figure 4.5.11. District of Ortaköy, Hocabeyli Village– Çatalçeşme Tumulus ................146 Figure 4.5.12. District of Ortaköy, Town of Sarıkaraman – Kıraç Tumulus and Sulu Tumulus ................................................................................................147 Figure 4.5.13. District of Ortaköy – Sınandı Hill Ruins .................................................147 Figure 4.5.14. District of Ortaköy, Bozkır Village, Karayer Tumulus .............................148 Figure 4.5.15. District of Ortaköy, Çiftevi Tumulus .......................................................148 Figure 4.5.16. District of Eskil, Town of Eşmekaya – Bakalak Tumulus .......................149 Figure 4.5.17. District of Eskil, Böget Village, Böget Tumulus ......................................149 Figure 4.5.18. District of Eskil, Tosun Highland, Tömek Locality, Tosun Tumulus........150 Figure 4.5.19. District of Eskil, Bezirci Highland, Bezirci Tumulus ................................150 Figure 4.5.20. District of Eskil, Hüremeran Highland, Bozyer Tumulus ........................151 Figure 4.5.21. District of Eskil, Güneşli Village, Güneşli Tumulus ................................151 Figure 4.5.22. District of Eskil, Çağlak Village, Çağlak Tumulus ..................................152 Figure 4.5.23. District Centre of Eskil, İğne Ağızlar Tumulus .......................................152 Figure 4.5.24. District of Eskil, Sağsak Highland, Sağsak Tumulus .............................153 Figure 5.4.1. Conversion Curves for A, B, and C Weighted Sound (Noise) Levels .....167 Figure 5.4.2. Distribution Graph of the Noise (Sound Pressure) Levels expected to be created during the Construction Works according to the Distances.......170 Figure 6.1. The topographic map showing the surface facilities and the other units of the underground natural gas storage projects being implemented in the Tuz Gölü Basin .....................................................................................175 6 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 7 of 179 LIST OF TABLES Table 3.1.1. Details regarding the routes of the energy transmission lines .......................48 Table 3.1.1.1. The residential areas in the immediate vicinity of the route of Line 1, their positions with respect to the route of Line 1 and the approximate distances between Line 1 and the residential areas ................................51 Table 3.1.2.1. The residential areas in the immediate vicinity of the route of Line 2, their positions with respect to the route of Line 2 and the approximate distances between Line 2 and the residential areas ................................53 Table 3.1.3.1. The residential areas in the immediate vicinity of the route of Line 3, their positions with respect to the route of Line 3 and the approximate distances between Line 3 and the residential areas ................................54 Table 3.1.4.1. The residential areas in the immediate vicinity of the route of Line 4, their positions with respect to the route of Line 4 and the approximate distances between Line 4 and the residential areas ................................55 Table 3.1.5.1. The residential areas in the immediate vicinity of the route of Line 5, their positions with respect to the route of Line 5 and the approximate distances between Line 5 and the residential areas ................................56 Table 3.2.1. Details on the routes of the access roads ...................................................56 Table 3.2.1.1. The residential areas and the installed facilities in the immediate vicinity of the route of the PIG Station Access Road, their positions with respect to the route and the approximate distances between the route of the PIG Station Access Road and the residential areas .......................................57 Table 3.2.2.1. The residential areas and the installed facilities in the immediate vicinity of the route of the PS1 Access Road, their positions with respect to the route and the approximate distances between the route of the PS1 Access Road and the residential areas ...............................................................60 Table 3.2.3.1. The residential areas in the immediate vicinity of the route of the PS2 Access Road, their positions with respect to the route and the approximate distances between the route of the PS2 Access Road and the residential areas ...............................................................................61 Table 3.2.4.1. The residential areas in the immediate vicinity of the route of the PS3 Access Road, their positions with respect to the route and the approximate distances between the route of the PS3 Access Road and the residential areas ...............................................................................62 7 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 8 of 179 Table 3.2.5.1. The residential areas in the immediate vicinity of the route of the ST4 Access Road, their positions with respect to the route and the approximate distances between the route of the ST4 Access Road and the residential areas ...............................................................................63 Table 3.2.6.1. The residential areas and the installed facilities in the immediate vicinity of the route of the ST5 Access Road, their positions with respect to the route and the approximate distances between the route of the ST5 Access Road and the residential areas ...............................................................65 Table 4.1.1. Endemic taxons that occur and potentially occur in the project site .........72 Tablo 4.1.2. Bern Convention Categoires and Criteria ................................................77 Table 4.1.3. IUCN Categories and their meanings ......................................................79 Table 4.1.4. Amphibian species that live and potentially live in the project site ...........80 Table 4.1.5. Reptile species that live and potentially live in the project site.................80 Table 4.1.6. The bird species which inhabit and likely to inhabit the area of activity and its vicinity ................................................................................................82 Table 4.1.7. The mammal species, which inhabit and likely to inhabit the area of activity and its vicinity..............................................................................97 Table 4.3.3.1. The Technical Specifications of the Hirfanlı Dam ..................................125 Table 4.3.3.2. The Results of the Core Sample and Water Sample Analyses ..............129 Table 4.4.1. The Status of the ETL and the Access Roads with respect to the Land Use Capability Classes .........................................................................134 Table 4.4.2. The Status of the ETL and the Access Roads with respect to the Major Soil Groups ...........................................................................................135 Table 4.4.3. The Status of the ETL and the Access Roads in terms of Current Land Use .......................................................................................................136 Table 4.5.1. The List of the Cultural Assets found in the vicinity of the Routes of the Energy Transmission Lines and the Access Roads ..............................138 Table 5.4.1. The Machinery and the Equipment that may Generate Noise During the Land Preparation and Construction Works and Their Sound Power Levels .............................................................................................................164 Table 5.4.2. Distribution of the Noise (Sound Pressure) Levels to be caused by All Sources in the Construction Phase according to the Distances ............168 Table 5.4.3. The Environmental Noise Limit Values for the Construction Site specified in Table 5 of Appendix-VII in the Regulation on the Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise. ..................................................171 8 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 9 of 179 Table 6.1. The physical characteristics of the underground natural gas storage projects being implemented in the Tuz Gölü Basin by BOTAŞ and ATLAS .............................................................................................................176 9 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 10 of 179 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As a result of energy demand which is brought about by population increase and resultant increase in natural gas usage, it is of vital importance for Turkey to store and use natural gas underground. A variety of projects are being developed in line with this increased demand. The aim of these projects is to prevent any potential seasonal fluctuations which might take place in the future as a result of increasing natural gas demand by the residential sector. Accordingly, the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project (UNGSP) which is scheduled by BOTAŞ Petroleum Pipeline Corporation for construction at 40 km south of Tuz Gölü is of critical importance. Within the scope of the project, salt cavern storage facilities will be developed by melting a portion of extensive underground natural salt structure that exists at a depth of around 1.000 metres below the ground level through leaching with fresh water in a controlled manner. In this context, it will be ensured that surplus natural gas supplies which particularly emerge in summer months nationwide are diverted for storage in salt caverns to be developed, through an off-shoot from Kayseri – Konya – Seydişehir section of the Eastern Anatolia Natural Gas Main Transmission Line crossing from about 14 km north of the project site. It will further be achieved upon accomplishment of the project that the natural gas stored in the salt caverns is withdrawn and supplied into the Kayseri – Konya – Seydişehir section of the Eastern Anatolia Natural Gas Main Transmission Line in order to meet the increasing natural gas demand in the intensive periods nationwide. Three dimensional seismic surveys were carried out by Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPC) in November 2000 in an area of about 80 km2 in the zone designated under the project and in line with the results obtained, the locations for the caverns where natural gas is to be stored as well as for the surface facilities to be installed for the purpose of controlling the system, were determined. Accordingly, the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) studies had been commenced within the scope of the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project in compliance with the Turkish Environmental Legislation and the EIA Positive Decision was subsequently obtained on 19.08.2003. The EIA Positive Decision of 19.08.2003 by the Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Environment and Forestry (now abolished) is provided in Annex 1-1. 10 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 11 of 179 Due to the revisions made in regard to the water supply system associated with the project, BOTAŞ prepared an Addendum Report to the EIA Report as required by the Turkish EIA Regulation. That report particularly dealt with the issues concerning the adoption of a decision for supplying the water from Hirfanlı Dam Lake, instead of the wells, in line with the authorizations obtained from the General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSİ) pursuant to the decision to bore the caverns in groups of 4 units rather than in groups of 2 units in an effort to ensure early completion of the project as part of the modifications related to the system to be used for supplying the water necessary for the leaching operations at the caves where natural gas is to be stored. The situation regarding this modification had been notified to the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (now defunct) and the approval was obtained from the Ministry on 25.10.2004 (Annex 1-2). BOTAŞ had conducted additional studies regarding the modifications in the water supply system of the project in order to fulfill the requirements under the Environmental Assessment Policies and Procedures put forward by the World Bank and prepared a report as an annex to the EIA Report covering these studies. The Turkish version of the EIA documents (including the Addendum Report to the EIA Report) was submitted to the Aksaray Provincial Directorate of Environment and Forestry (now defunct) on 01.06.2005 and its English version was presented to the World Bank on 27.05.2005. In the later stages of the project, in the year 2012, it has been decided through the detailed engineering studies that the leaching operations will be performed in groups of 6 units (2*6), each with a physical capacity of 630.000 m³ without modifications in the surface area, the locations of the wells and the number and capacity of the caverns. In this context, it has been indicated through the statement dated 24.08.2012 and No.14352 of the General Directorate for Environmental Impact Assessment, Authorization and Inspection of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization that no other procedures are required to be undertaken within the framework of the EIA Regulation for the studies to be carried out (Annex 1-3). The detailed engineering studies have been completed upon signature of the contract with the successful bidder following the completion of the tendering process in the period after the studies carried out within the scope of the II.Addendum Report to the EIA Report and it has been required to perform some modifications on certain technical details in accordance with the studies. These issues are listed below: 11 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 12 of 179 - Execution of the leaching process in groups of 6 units (2*6) with a physical volume of 630.000 m3 each rather than in groups of 4 units (3*4) without changing the total number of the caverns where natural gas is to be stored and the total amount of fresh water to be used throughout the project, - Increase in the annual volume of fresh water to be withdrawn from Hirfanlı Dam Lake from 10 hm3/year to 15 hm3/year, without changing the total amount of water to be used throughout the project, due to the increase in the demand for water to be used during the leaching of the underground natural salt structure in line with the approval dated 12.04.2006 of the Directorate of Studies and Planning of General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSİ), which is provided in Annex 1-4, - Transmission of energy via 5 units of Energy Transmission Lines (ETLs) with a total length of 102.943 m and each with a capacity of 34,5 kV to meet the energy requirements of 3 pumping stations, 5 storage tanks and the surface facilities which would be necessary for the transmission of the fresh water to be used in the leaching operations from Hirfanlı Dam to the surface facilities and the construction of the access roads planned for the purpose of providing access to the pumping stations, water tanks and other engineering structures, which are to be built for the transmission of the fresh water to be used during the leaching operations to the cavern zone. In this context, in connection with the subjects outlined above, there has been a need for the preparation of a second addendum to the EIA Report in such a manner and to such an extent ensuring that it would constitute a supplement to the EIA Report as part of the planned changes to the project. Under the II.Addendum Report to the EIA Report prepared, detailed literature research and field investigations have been undertaken in an effort to obtain basic findings on a couple of issues covering the potential effects of the change in the extraction speed of the fresh water required for the leaching operations on the Tuz Gölü Basin, the energy transmission lines (ETLs) which would meet the energy requirements of the auxiliary units and the surface facilities, the site access roads to be used for access to these points and the assessment of the potential environmental effects to be caused by these changes planned to be made on the project site and the determination of the current status of Tuz 12 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 13 of 179 Gölü, as well as the evaluation of the cumulative effects of the other projects planned in the project area. The report starts with the identification and definition of the works to be carried out as part of the project changes (Part 1); Part 2 deals with the laws and regulations which must be complied with at the construction and operation stages of the project as the ensuing three parts (Parts 3, 4 and 5) present an outline of the location and the characteristics of the project site as well as the potential effects of the project and the measures to be taken in connection therewith. The last part (Part 6) provides the assessment of the cumulative effects of the projects planned in the project area and its close vicinity. 13 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 14 of 179 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Objective The main objective of this report which has been prepared within the scope of the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage (UNGS) Project covers the following as part of the assessment of the potential effects of the project amendments developed considering the detailed engineering studies and also the identification of the measures to be taken correspondingly: - Identification of any potential impacts of the water volume increase required per unit time for the leaching of the extensive underground natural salt structure to 15 hm3/year on Hirfanlı Dam Lake, - Identification of any potential impacts of the increase in the volume of salt water (dilution) discharged per unit time, in parallel with the increase in the volume of fresh water required per unit time, on Tuz Gölü which is the receiving body, after the leaching operations, - Identification of any potential impacts of the energy transmission lines which are to be constructed for the transmission of energy to the auxiliary units such as the pumping stations, the water tanks, etc. required for the conveyance of the fresh water necessary for the leaching operations, from Hirfanlı Dam Lake to the surface facilities as well as the access roads which are to be constructed for the purpose of providing access to the points currently not accessible within the project area. Through the environmental impact assessment studies which are to be carried out in the project area within the scope of this addendum report, it is aimed to minimize the potential environmental impacts associated with the project activities by identifying them in advance. 14 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 15 of 179 1.2. Scope The II.Addendum Report to the EIA Report covers the investigation of the activity area with regards to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) approach, the update of the species of flora and fauna specific to the project area through literature research, the specification of the landscape features and the analysis of the local geological and hydrogeological setting. 1.3. Material and Method In the scope of the work as a first step, literature research has been conducted in order to investigate the potential environmental impacts of the energy transmission lines and the access roads; likewise, it has been diligently endeavored to identify the potential effects of the increase in the volume of the salt water to be discharged on Tuz Gölü. Moreover, on - the route of Water Transmission Line - the routes of Power Transmission Line - pipe storage sites and areas where surface facilities are located - potential access roads which were mentioned in the 2nd Addendum Report to the EIA Report, the following BOTAŞ officials and ÇINAR Engineering Project Specialists conducted land surveys on 03.12.2012 in order to observe and reveal the current situation of the above-mentioned areas:  BOTAŞ Environmental Engineer (Environmental Engineer)  BOTAŞ Control Engineer (Civil Engineer)  ÇINAR Water Quality Specialist (Environmental Engineer)  ÇINAR Restoration Specialist (Master Landscape Architect)  ÇINAR Soil Specialist (Agricultural Engineer)  ÇINAR Flora&Fauna Specialist (Doctor Biologist) 15 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 16 of 179 a b Figure 1.3.1. The field studies in the project area, a Pipe Stock Area and b Energy Transmission Line 1-1 In the land survey, area definition was performed by taking the coordinates of Access roads, power transmission lines and water transmission lines located in Evren-Ankara and in Sarıyahşi, Ağaçören and Ortaköy in Aksaray via GPS according to the topographic maps, and subsequently the officials and specialists examined the general flora and faua, soil structure, land assets, general topographic structure as well as the topsoil management and excavation works in the sections where the construction activities had started. - KP + KP Figure 1.3.2. The field studies in the project area, The water conveyance line 16 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 17 of 179 On 19.12.2012:  ÇINAR Restoration Specialist (Master Landscape Architect)  ÇINAR Soil Specialist (Agricultural Engineer)  ÇINAR Flora Specialist (Professor) checked the current flora lists in the Project areas mentioned above and conducted site surveys regarding the soil management. Floristic surveys were performed in two stages, namely, office and land surveys. Within the scope of the office surveys, the data on vulnerable points in this area previously surveyed by the flora specialist, obtained from the land surveys related to Tuz Gölü Basin, and plant lists containing the flora species that are mentioned in the EIA Report and have importance in the project’s area of influence were checked, and the lists were updated. In the land surveys, since the species could not be identified and the on-site verification could not be performed because it was not the vegetation period, it was attempted to observe the areas where the species in the plant species list updated in the office surveys were located as well as the intersection points of the ground facilities to be constructed and the routes of the PTL and access roads mentioned in this report. Potential impacts were determined and the measures required to be taken given in flora section of this report. A more comprehensive flora species analysis will be carried out by the Flora Specialists who will attend the monitoring surveys to be performed by ÇINAR, and will be submitted in reports to BOTAŞ at certain intervals. The reports to be prepared will also allow to keep the existing flora/fauna list up-to-date constantly, and the data obtained will be able to be made available as ecosystem resources that can be used during and after the project and in the operation stage. As the species mentioned in the Flora and Fauna section of the EIA survey (TG UNGSP EIA Report Section 4.2.12 Flora Fauna 2003) conducted on the project area in order to identify the environmental impacts of the Project and of this report include vulnerable and endemic species, the monitoring surveys to be carried out throughout the project and the surveys of biodiversity and ecosystem put under protection by the Turkish Legislation will be supported. 17 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 18 of 179 Thereafter, the digitization of the energy transmission lines and the access roads has been achieved by making use of the topographic maps and the kmz files prepared by the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Departmant of ÇINAR and all of these routes have been individually marked on the topographic maps. For the identification of how Tuz Gölü can be affected by the increase in the volume of salt water that is to be discharged into the lake after the leaching operations, the report, namely “the Tuz Gölü Special Environmental Protection Area Water Resources Management Plan Project� which the obsolete Environmental Protection Agency for Special Areas had ÇINAR Mühendislik A.Ş. prepare in May 2010, has been referred in an attempt to assess and analyze the data obtained regarding the area within Tuz Gölü Lower Basin and to conclude results with respect to the sustainability of the water resources in the region. In this report, it was aimed to:  Determine the borders of the lower basin controlling the hydrologic system in the surveyed area and identify the surface water resources in the basin,  Reveal the general condition by precipitation, temperature and evaporation analyses for the region within and around the basin through weather stations,  Prepare isohyetal and pan evaporation maps in digital media through the use of the obtained data,  Identify and map the geology of the surveyed area,  Determine the aquifer, permeable and non-permeable locations after identifying the geological formations,  Determine the existing wells (irrigation, drinking, etc.) within the borders of Tuz Gölü Lower Basin, set the parameters that would represent the aquifer environment and prepare a general water budget,  Formulate the conceptual model that would reflect the hydrologic system,  Prepare, in line with all surveys, the hydrogeological map with a scale of 1/50,000 to represent the study area, 18 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 19 of 179  Determine the procedure and principles of the management of water resources, taking into consideration the existing data,  Take rational planning decisions regarding the protection and utilization of the water resources, considering their amount and quality,  Take decisions and make recommendations for sustainable use of water resources,  Build up a database containing the CBS (any digital/printed maps and documents from organizations and institutions) studies in line with the objectives and requirements of the project, their conversion into the country’s coordinate system (to UTM European Datum 1950-6 system), entry (digitalization) of positional data, and all other studies. In this report containing the most up-to-date data on the ecosystem and water sustainability of Tuz Gölü, the section of the report entitled “The Development of the Tuz Gölü Special Environmental Protection Area Water Resources Management Plan and its Principles� as well as the EIA report approved in 2003, EIA I. Addendum Report approved in 2005, “Project for Determining the Biodiversity of Tuz Gölü� (PDBTG), carried out from 2005 to 2007, “Project for Researching the Salt Pans in Turkey in Floristic and Synecologic Terms�, supported by the State Planning Organization (SPO) and completed in 2001, “Project for Habitat Monitoring of Tuz Gölü Special Environment Protection Zone�, supported by the Environmental Protection Agency for Special Areas and completed in 2010, and expert opinions of Prof. Latif Kurt, an academic in Ankara University, who had previously published scientific articles titled “A study on the relationship of salinity and endemism ratio in the surrounding of Salt Lake (Inner Anatolia, Turkey)�, “New halophytic syntaxa from Central Anatolia (Turkey)�, “Phytosociological studies on salty steppe communities of the Central Anatolia, Turkey� have been consulted. 19 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 20 of 179 2. LEGAL FRAMEWORK The construction and operational phases of the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project (UNGSP) will be realized in strict compliance with a large number of national and international laws and regulations. The construction activities associated with the establishment of the energy transmission lines and the access roads in addition to the operations carried out for the realization of the increase in the fresh water withdrawal rate, covered within the scope of the II.Addendum Report to the EIA Report, will also be performed in full compliance with the relevant laws and regulations. The legislative amendments and the structural changes in the Ministry that have taken place since the date when the final EIA Report was created and the interaction between these changes and the project along with the details regarding the policies and the legal framework which shall be strictly complied with during the construction and operational periods, are elaborated below. The aforementioned legislative amendments and structural changes do not require to conduct a new research. As it is required to perform these amendments only in the construction period of the project, the authority opinion of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization is taken with reference to the EIA Regulation dated 17.07.2008 and No. 26939 (Annex 1-3). It is stated in the authority opinion of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization dated 24.08.2012 and No. 14352 that it is not required to perform any procedure within the scope of the EIA Regulation for the construction of the energy transmission lines and the creation of the caverns in groups of 6, each with a volume of 630.000 m3. As mentioned above, the amendments made in the project comply with the applicable laws. In this scope, Turkish Legislation has been examined generally, and each project implementation has been scrutinized in detail as given under the sub-sections of the 2nd section of the EIA Report. The relationships between the legislative amendments that have taken place so far since the EIA process and the project activities, particularly, the ones associated with the construction 20 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 21 of 179 of the energy transmission lines and the access roads, are examined under the headings below. 2.1. Turkish Environmental Legislation The Ministry of Environment which was established in 1991 is the authority in charge of the preservation and improvement of the environment, the prevention of pollution, the development of the environmental policies and strategies and the implementation of all kinds of activities in full compliance with the Turkish Environmental Legislation (the Environmental Law along with the regulations and international conventions concerning the environment). The Ministry of Environment has maintained its services under the title of “the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF)�, after it merged with the Ministry of Forestry as per the Law numbered 4856 enacted on 01.05.2003. At present, it maintains its activities under the roof of a newly established ministry, namely, the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization. The Ministry of Environment and Urbanization operates in close cooperation with other ministries as well as relevant entities, governmental and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Following the institutional restructuring in Turkey, the ministries and the governmental bodies in charge of environmental management are as follows:  Ministry of Health  Ministry of Culture and Tourism - General Directorate for Cultural Assets and Museums  Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock - General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policy - General Directorate of Food and Control - General Directorate of Agrarian Reform  Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources - General Directorate of Mining Works - General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (MTA) - Turkish Electricity Generation Company - Turkish Electricity Transmission Company - Turkish Electricity Distribution Company  Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications - General Directorate of Highways (KGM)  Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs - General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSİ) - General Directorate of Water Management - General Directorate of Nature Preservation and National Parks 21 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 22 of 179 A large number of regulations have been published since 2003 under the Environmental Legislation. The regulations which apply to the construction and operational stages of the project are provided below and the issues set out in the regulations shall be fulfilled during both the construction and operational stages. Accordingly, within the scope of the Tuz Gölü UNGSP, there shall be full compliance with the following laws and regulations:  The By-Law on Environmental Impact Assessment, which came into effect upon its publication in the Official Gazette Issue No. 26939 of 17.07.2008,  The Regulation relating to the Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise, which came into force upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 27601 of 04.06.2010,  The Regulation relating to the Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors which came into force upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 26392 of 31.12.2006,  The Water Pollution Control Regulation, which took effect upon its publication in the Official Gazette Issue No. 25687 of 31.12.2004 and the Regulation amending the Water Pollution Control Regulation which entered into force after it was published in the Official Gazette Issue No. 26786 of 13.02.2008,  The Regulation on General Principles concerning Waste Management, which came into effect after it was published in the Official Gazette Issue No. 26927 of 05.07.2008,  The Regulation on the Control of Hazardous Wastes which entered into force upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 25755 of 14.03.2005,  The Regulation on the Control of Waste Oils, which came into force after it was published in the Official Gazette Issue No. 26952 of 30.07.2008,  The Regulation on the Control of Waste Vegetable Oils, which took effect after it was published in the Official Gazette Issue No. 25791 of 19.04.2005,  The Regulation on the Control of Solid Wastes which came into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette Issue No. 20814 of 14.03.1991 and the Regulation amending the Regulation on the Control of Solid Wastes which took effect after it was published in the Official Gazette Issue No. 25777 of 05.04.2005,  The Regulation on the Control of Medical Wastes which entered into force upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 25883 of 22.07.2005, 22 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 23 of 179  The Regulation on the Control of Packaging Wastes which came into effect upon its publication in the Official Gazette Issue No. 26562 of 24.06.2007,  The Regulation on the Control of Waste Batteries and Accumulators which entered into force upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 25569 of 31.08.2004,  The Regulation on the Control of Construction, Demolition and Excavation Wastes which took effect after it was published in the Official Gazette Issue No. 25406 of 18.03.2004,  The Regulation relating to the Control of Soil Pollution and Contam inated Sites by Point Sources which was put into effect upon its publication in the Official Gazette Issue No. 27605 of 08.06.2010,  The Regulation on the Control of Industrial Air Pollution which came into force upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 27277 of 03.07.2009,  The Regulation on Ambient Air Quality Assessment and Management which was published in the Official Gazette Issue No. 26898 of 06.06.2008,  The Regulation on the Control of Air Pollution originating from Heating which was put into force upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 25699 of 13.01.2005,  The Regulation on the Control of Exhaust Emissions which took effect after it was published in the Official Gazette Issue No. 27190 of 04.04.2009,  The Regulation on the Permissions and Licenses Required to Be Obtained as per the Environmental Law which came into effect upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 27214 of 29.04.2009,  The Environmental Audit Regulation which entered into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette Issue No. 27061 of 21.11.2008,  The Regulation on the Management of End-of-Life Tires which came into force after it was published in the Official Gazette Issue No. 26357 of 25.11.2006. In addition to the Environmental Law and relevant regulations, there are also a number of laws and regulations dealing with the preservation of nature and wild life. These laws and regulations are listed below:  The Forest Law No. 6831 (as amended by Law No. 5192),  Law No. 2863 on the Conservation of Cultural and Natural Assets (as amended by Law No. 5226),  Law No. 4342 on Pastures, 23 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 24 of 179  Law No. 5403 on Soil Conservation and Land Use,  The Fisheries Law No. 1380,  The Regulation on Aqua Products which came into force upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 22223 of 10.03.1995,  The Regulation on the Conservation of the Wetlands which took effect upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 25818 of 17.05.2005,  Law No. 2873 on National Parks (as amended by Law No. 5400),  Law No. 4915 on Terrestrial Hunting. Moreover, there are also a number of laws and regulations apart from the ones mentioned above related to the environmental auditing directly or indirectly. Therefore, the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project is also subject to these laws and regulations. The laws and regulations which apply to the construction period of the project are listed below:  The Regulation on the Business Licenses which entered into force upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 25902 of 10.08.2005,  The Labor Law No. 4857,  Law No. 6331 on Occupational Health and Safety,  The Occupational Health and Safety Ordinance which came into effect upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 14765 of 11.01.1974,  The Regulation on Health and Safety in the Construction Industry which came into force upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 25325 of 23.12.2003,  The Regulation on Occupational Health and Safety in Temporary Works or Works for Certain Periods which took effect upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 25463 of 15.05.2004. 2.1.1. The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Procedure in Turkey The First Regulation on Environmental Impact Assessment in Turkey was promulgated in the Official Gazette No. 21489 of 07.02.1993. The regulation was later revised on 23.06.1997, 06.06.2002 and 16.12.2003. The latest version of the EIA Regulation was published in the Official Gazette No. 26939 of 17.07.2008. The objective of this regulation is to regulate the administrative and technical procedures and principles to be complied with throughout the EIA process. All changes and supplements in the project are authorized within the framework of the EIA Regulation which was in force at the year of the related activity. The changes and/or supplements during the construction of the energy transmission lines and the access roads will be carried out within the scope of the EIA Regulation and under the responsibility of the 24 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 25 of 179 General Directorate for Environmental Impact Assessment, Authorization and Inspection of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization. The method of performing the “Monitoring and Controlling� activities for the projects which are subject to the environmental impact assessment, is summarized by Article 18 of the current EIA Regulation as follows: ARTICLE 18 – (1) In relation to “the Environmental Impact Assessment Positive Decision� or “the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Not Required Decision�, the Ministry monitors and controls if the issues pledged by the project owner, which are set forth by the project introduction file prepared as per Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report or Annex IV to this Regulation have been met. (2) The Ministry cooperates with relevant entities and bodies during the performance of this task if it deems necessary. (3) The project owner or its authorized representative is obliged to submit the monitoring reports for the baseline, construction, operation and post-operation periods of the investment to the Ministry or Governor’s Office after receiving “The Environmental Impact Assessment Positive Decision� or “The Environmental Impact Assessment Not Required Decision�. In this context, the implementations within the framework of the final EIA Report shall be presented to the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization and the Provincial Directorate of Environment and Urbanization in 6 month periods starting from 01.11.2012. The I. EIA Monitoring Report covering the last additions within the scope of the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project shall be prepared in 20 workdays as from 01.05.2013 and presented to the Department of Environmental Qualification Services of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization. 2.1.2. The Turkish Legislation Associated with the Environmental Law 2.1.2.1. Air Quality The principal regulations relating to the Air Quality and the objectives of these Regulations are as follows: 25 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 26 of 179  The Regulation on the Control of Industrial Air Pollution (which came into force upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 27277 of 03.07.2009); The objective of this Regulation is to control the emissions in the form of soot, smoke, dust, gas, vapor and aerosol discharged into the atmosphere as a result of the industrial and energy generation activities; to protect the people and their environments against any hazards which might arise due to the pollution of the air; to eliminate any negative effects inflicting the considerable harms on the public and the neighborhood relations, which arise due to the pollution of the air and ensure non-emergence of such effects. The following measures will be taken according to “the air quality standards related to stored agglomerate open must be met as mentioned in the Annex-I of the related regulation in order to minimize mainly the dust emissions during site preparation and construction phases of Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project.  Irrigation of the emission source to minimize the potential dust generation at site,  Filling and excreting operations by preventing hurl,  Reclamation of roads,  Covering the top of vehicles with calash during material transport and  Providing the top of material in a 10% moisture content.  The Regulation on the Control of Air Pollution originating from Heating (which was put into force upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 25699 of 13.01.2005) The objective of this Regulation is to reduce and control any adverse effects of the pollutants discharged into the ambient air in the form of soot, smoke, dust, gas, vapor and aerosol on the air quality emanating from the facilities used for heating purposes in houses, collective housing units, cooperatives, residential complexes, schools, universities, hospitals, governmental offices, work places, public recreational spots, industrial entities and any other similar locations. For the heating methods that will be used at the camp sites during construction phase and at the surface / permanent facilities during operation phase, there will be compliance with the provisions of the Regulation on the Control of Air Pollution originating from Heating. 26 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 27 of 179  The Regulation on the Control of Exhaust Emissions (which took effect after it was published in the Official Gazette Issue No. 27190 of 04.04.2009); The objective of this Regulation is to ensure the reduction of the exhaust gas emissions to protect the living and the non-living environments from the adverse effects of the air pollution caused by the exhaust gases emitted from the on-road motor vehicles and to define necessary procedures and principles in order to control the exhaust gas emissions by conducting measurements. This Regulation does not cover the construction machines, agricultural and forestry tractors, motorcycles and mopeds. In order to ensure the minimization of exhaust gas emissions generated by vehicles that will be used during the installation of the energy transmission lines and the opening of the access roads, the provisions of the related regulation will be carried out. 2.1.2.2. Wastewater The communiques and regulations relating to wastewater are outlined below:  The Water Pollution Control Regulation (WPCR) took effect after its promulgation in the Official Gazette No. 25687 of 31.12.2004. It was later revised by the Regulation amending the Regulation on the Control of Water Pollution which came into force after it was published in the Official Gazette Issue No. 26786 of 13.02.2008. The objective of this Regulation is to set forth the legal and technical principles necessary to achieve the prevention of water pollution in a manner compatible with the sustainable development targets in order to ensure the preservation of the national ground and surface water resources and their efficient use. Under the regulation, it is considered appropriate to collect the domestic wastewater in a septic tank and transmit it to wastewater infrastructure facilities by means of a sewage suction truck in locations where the population is below 84 and it is not possible to build a sewage system. These facilities must retain the protocols concluded with the wastewater management authorities as well as the certificates obtained for the disposal of the wastewater by a sewage suction truck for a period of five years and present these documents to the relevant officers during their audits. Within the scope of the Project, 27 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 28 of 179 the assessment of legislation regarding discharge of wastewater generated at all construction sites has been given by the Final EIA Report in details.The wastewater generated at camp sites and accommodation points where the teams responsible for excavation of ETLs and access roads stay will be discharged in accordance with the provisions of related regulation.  The Communique on Wastewater Treatment / Deep Sea Discharge Facility Design Approval came into force after its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 644 of 04.07.2011. This communique has been prepared for the purpose of selecting the wastewater treatment technologies having proper investment and operating costs, which would ensure treatment efficiency at the required level to protect national water resources and ensure sustainable use in line with the national interests as per the Decree – Law on the Organization and Duties of the Ministry of Environmental and Urban Affairs. In addition, togetherness would be achieved over the issue of process approval operations for waste water / deep water discharge plant designs save for reinforced concrete, static and application designs thereof by it is targeted to achieve recovery and re-use of such waste water treated nationwide whilst it is ensured that the operation owners are capable of meeting their environmental obligations more carefully thanks to their possession of more efficient and cost effective plants. In case of installation of a wastewater treatment plant at each facility that will be installed during construction and operation phases, the approval for project will be taken in accordance with provisions of the memorandum. The installations of ETLs and access roads are short-term construction activities. So, they are not in the scope of the memorandum mentioned above. Leakproof sceptic tanks will be used for discharge of wastewater generated at the main camp site during the construction of surface facilities and a wastewater treatment plant will be installed for the mian facility site at the operation phase.  Environmental authorization must be obtained if a waste water treatment plant is to be installed as per the Regulation on Authorizations and Licenses Required to Be Obtained under the Environmental Law and Article 10.4 of Annex 2 to this Regulation (urban and / or domestic waste water treatment plants where population is less than 28 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 29 of 179 100.000). As a waste water treatment plant will not be installed during construction of ETLs and access roads, there will be no need to take any environmental authorization within the scope of the Project. 2.1.2.3. Soil Quality The relevant article of the regulation governing soil quality is summarized below:  The Regulation on Soil Pollution Control and Point-Source Contaminated Sites came into effect after it was promulgated in the Official Gazette Issue No. 27605 of 08.06.2010. The objective of this Regulation is to prevent the pollution of the soil which is the recipient medium, to identify the sites and sectors where pollution exists or is likely to exist and to define the principles for the treatment and monitoring of the already contaminated soils and sites in a manner consistent with the sustainable development targets. It is essential that the soil contamination is prevented at source as per this Regulation. It is prohibited to engage in the activities violating the standards and procedures as set forth by the Environmental Law and relevant legislation like direct or indirect disposal into soil and storage of any kind of wastes and remnants in a manner that harms the soil. According to the regulation, it is the responsibility of the plant owner to remediate the contaminated soil (for example, treatment). In addition, the parameters required to be analyzed after the remediation is specified by the regulation; any analysis results thereof must meet the limit values set forth by the regulation. In case of soil contamination during the installation of the energy transmission lines and the opening of the access roads within the scope of II. Addendum Report to the EIA Report, the provisions of the respective regulation will be complied with. Oil absorber kits will be provided at each vehicle and equipment. The contaminated soil will be taken to the nearest camp site and disposed of in accordance with the Regulation on the Control of Hazardous Wastes. 2.1.2.4. Noise The Regulation relating to Noise and its articles concerning the project are summarized below: 29 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 30 of 179  The Regulation relating to the Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise came into force upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 27601 of 04.06.2010. The objective of this Regulation is to set forth the procedures and principles in connection with the preparation and implementation of the action plans for prevention and reduction of the environmental noise in locations where the levels of exposure to the environmental noise may lead to harmful effects on human health and it is therefore necessary to protect environmental noise quality. Such plants for which authorizations are to be obtained in connection with noise control are specified by the Regulation on the Permissions and Licenses required to be obtained as per the Environmental Law. Accordingly, the natural gas storage project is exempt from the relevant provisions of environmental authorization in connection with noise control. However, assessment is made by competent administration in view of environmental noise regarding opening and operating licenses to be issued under the Regulation on the Inception of Work Places and Operating Licenses for such plants not included in Annex 1 and Annex 2 to the Regulation on the Permissions and Licenses Required To Be Obtained as per the Environmental Law; if necessary, an environmental noise level assessment report is required and then, affirmative comments of competent administration are sought as regards this report. Therefore, there shall be strict compliance with the Regulation relating to the Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors which came into force upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No 26392 of 31.12.2006 in connection with such machinery and equipment to be used under the project. The Regulation relating to the Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise sets different limit values for day and night time slices in the operating periods of industrial plants. These plants are divided into four groups according to the sensitivity of the area where the project is situated. This project is subject to the limit values determined for “such areas where houses are dense as far as areas jointly accommodating commercial premises and noise sensitive usages�. These limit values provided must not be exceeded throughout the operating period of the project. 30 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 31 of 179 Article 23 (1) of the Regulation relating to the Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise stipulates that any job site activities carried out inside residential areas and their vicinities may not be maintained during evening and night time slices other than day time slices. In addition, paragraph ç thereof further prescribes: “construction activities of projects such as dams, bridges, tunnels, motorways, urban main roads and mass housing requiring public interests and such construction activities which would prevent traffic in cities during day may be maintained upon a decision of the Provincial Local Environmental Board provided that no work shall be conducted during day time slices, that the limit values found by extracting 5 dBA and 10 dBA from the day values for evening and night, respectively, are met. The noise level generated by the equipment that will be used at construction and operation phases of ETLs is expected to be at very low levels. During these activities, the controles will be done in accordance with Environmental Management Plan. In case of exceeding the limit value, 70 dBA, given by Table 5 in Annex-VII of the Regulation relating to the Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise, the necessary measures will be taken in accordance with the provisions of the regulation mentioned above. 2.1.2.5. Waste The regulation in connection with wastes and its articles relevant to the subject project are summarized below:  Regulation on the General Principles for Waste Management took effect after it was published in the Official Gazette Issue No 26927 of 05.07.2008. The objective of this Regulation is to set forth general principles to ensure management of wastes without inflicting any hazards on environment and people throughout the process from generation of waste to disposal. According to Article 5 of the regulation, it is essential to recover waste or use it as energy resource in conjunction with other operations for the purpose of securing recycling, re-use and secondary feedstock in cases where waste generation is unavoidable. 31 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 32 of 179 During segregation, collection, transport, recovery and disposal of wastes, it is essential to use such methods and operations which would not pose risks for water, air, soil, plants and animals, lead to discomfort as a result of noise, vibration and odor, would prevent any negative impact on natural environment and thus not inflict harm on human health. According to Article 11 of the regulation, any waste generating plants and operations and such persons, entities and establishments involved in the specified disposal and recovery operations are obligated to maintain records on the types of wastes as well as on the code numbers of wastes as indicated by the relevant annex, waste volumes, waste sources, plants to which they are sent, methods of transport and operations where wastes undergo processes by the designated methods, send them to the Ministry at such intervals to be designated by the Ministry and submit them for reviews and audits by the Ministry. In addition, the regulation also includes hazardous and non hazardous wastes and the codes and recycling and disposal methods for these wastes. Solid Wastes  The “Regulation on the Control of Solid Wastes� came into effect after it was issued in the Official Gazette Issue No 20814 of 14.03.1991 and was later revised by the “Regulation Amending the Regulation on the Control of Solid Wastes� which took effect after it was issued in the Official Gazette Issue No 25777 of 05.04.2005. According to Article 4 of the Regulation, such persons and entities generating solid wastes are required to select such technologies generating wastes minimally, reduce volumes of solid wastes in their current productions, not to contain any hazardous substances inside solid wastes and take part in efforts carried out for recycling of solid wastes and physical recovery. According to Article 8 of the regulation, medical wastes, used batteries and accumulators and medicine wastes as well as used tires, recyclable solid wastes such as packaging wastes must be disposed separately from domestic wastes. In addition, generators or transporters are strictly prohibited to dump solid wastes into such recipient media like seas, lakes and the like as well as on to streets, at forests and any other spots where they would cause environment to be affected adversely. According to the regulation, any persons and entities generating domestic solid wastes and domestic industrial solid wastes are required to 32 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 33 of 179 get such solid wastes ready for pick-up at locations such as houses and work places as may be required by the highest territorial administrator of the respective area. Municipalities are responsible for collection and disposal of wastes of any facilities located within the municipal territories. Industrial facilities are directly responsible for transport of wastes generated by them if they are located outside the municipal territories and adjoining areas. Anyone generating garbage must protect their garbage collection containers and get them ready for pick up on roads during garbage collection operations in such a manner and to such an extent ensuring that environmental health would not be deteriorated. In accordance with the aspects mentioned above, the domestic solid wastes generated during construction of ETLs and access roads will be taken to construction sites and disposed by complying with the related regulation. Excavation soil, construction and demolition wastes  The “Regulation on the Control of Earthmoving Soil and Construction and Demolition Wastes� came into effect after it was issued in the Official Gazette Issue No 25406 of 18.03.2004. According to Article 9 of the regulation, anyone generating excavation soil and construction / demolition wastes are required to ensure waste management in such a manner and to such an extent ensuring that negative effects of wastes on environment and human health would be minimized to the lowest level possible in compliance with the provisions of this Regulation. Facilities have to obtain necessary authorizations and approvals at the stages of waste generation, transport and storage. In addition, they may not dump their wastes at any spots other than such recovery or storage sites exclusively permitted by a municipality or highest local territorial administrator.  The information related to earthmoving works that will be performed at excavation filling activities is given in Part 5.1. in accordance with the above mentioned regulation. The earhmoving works at the energy transmission lines and access roads will be carried out by complying with this regulation. 33 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 34 of 179 Packaging materials  The Regulation on the Control of Packaging Wastes came into force upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 26562 of 24.06.2007. According to Article 26 of the regulation, regardless of materials used and sources of generation, packaging wastes generating as a result of consumption must be collected at the very locations of generation separately from other wastes for the purpose of reducing environmental pollution, making optimum use of regular storage facilities and ensuring best contributions to the economy. Anyone generating packaging wastes must collect any packaging wastes generated by them separately from other wastes. Anyone generating wastes where they are situated in the territories of a district municipality realizing individual collection works as defined by this Regulation are obligated to deliver such wastes to such municipalities which are responsible for collection of wastes and / or to such licensed collection and sorting facilities having agreements with municipalities.  The packaging waste that will be generated during the installation of the energy transmission lines (originated from containers and cartons at which ETL equipments are stored, etc.) will be disposed of in accordance with the above regulation. The generation of packaging waste is not expected during the excavation of access roads. Hazardous wastes  The Regulation on the Control of Hazardous Wastes took effect after it was issued in the Official Gazette Issue No 25755 of 14.03.2005. According to Article 9 of the regulation, anyone generating Hazardous wastes are obligated to take measures in such a manner and to such an extent ensuring that waste generation would be minimized, ensure waste management in such a manner and to such an extent ensuring that effects of wastes on human health and environment would be lowered to the minimum level in compliance with the provisions of this Regulation, prepare three year waste management plans no later than six months from the entry into force of this Regulation and obtain governor’s approval for them and again obtain authorization from the Governor’s Office in case of temporary storage of wastes in their facilities in compliance with the provisions of this Regulation. 34 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 35 of 179 According to the regulation, the Governor’s Office is obligated to issue indefinite authorization for temporary storage sites provided however that anyone generating more than one thousand kilograms of waste per month ship their wastes to such environmentally licensed facilities every six months at the latest and supervise this activity every six months. In this case, the total volume permissible for anyone generating wastes up to one thousand kilograms per month shall not exceed six thousand kilograms eventually. In cases where wastes are stored in the territories of a facility, anyone generating such wastes are obliged temporarily to store such wastes inside robust, impermeable and safe containers meeting internationally recognized standards which are placed on a concrete site away from the facilities and buildings, put the phrase, hazardous waste, on the containers, indicate the volumes of stored substances and their storage dates on the containers, transfer wastes into other containers meeting the same specs in case containers would be damaged, ensure that the containers remain closed all the time and store wastes temporarily in such a manner and to such an extent ensuring that wastes would not undergo any chemical reaction. Transport of wastes is carried out exclusively by those vehicles meeting the specs of transported wastes, which are operated by persons and entities licensed for this job. Any vehicles transporting hazardous wastes must carry waste disposal forms as stipulated by the regulation. The Regulation on the Control of Hazardous Wastes also provides the list of Hazardous wastes and their properties as well as disposal methods in connection therewith. The temporary storage, transport and disposal of hazardous wastes that might be generated at land preparation and construction phases, there will be in compliance with the Regulation on the Control of Hazardous Wastes entered into force after it was issued in the Official Gazette Issue No 25755 of 14.03.2005. The disposal of hazardous wastes will be provided by the firms licensed by the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization. The temporary storage license that is not subject to environmental authority will be taken in case the monthly hazardous waste amount exceeds 1.000 kg and the annual amount reaches 12.000 kg. 35 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 36 of 179 Waste batteries and accumulators  The “Regulation on the Control of Waste Batteries and Accumulators� entered into force upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No 25569 of 31.08.2004. According to Article 13 of the regulation, battery and accumulator consumers are obligated to collect waste batteries separately from domestic wastes and deliver them to the collection points to be set up by the operations involved in distribution and sale of battery products or by the municipalities. The provisions of this regulation will be implemented for the disposal of waste batteries and accumulators. Waste oils  The Regulation on the Control of Waste Oils took effect after it was issued in the Official Gazette Issue No 26952 of 30.07.2008. According to Article 9 of the regulation, producers of Waste oils are obligated to take necessary measures in such a manner and to such an extent ensuring that they would minimize production of Waste oils, conduct or cause to be conducted analyses of Waste oils in compliance with Article 15 thereof, store Waste oils temporarily as specified by Article 18 separately according to their categories, not to mix Waste oils in different categories arising from the facilities with each other and with PCB and other hazardous wastes and comply with the provisions of the Regulation on the Control of Hazardous Wastes for disposal of oils contaminated by hazardous wastes. The waste oils that might be generated during the construction of the energy transmission lines and the access roads (originated from machinery and equipment) will be disposed of in acoordance with the related regulation. Vegetal Waste oils  The Regulation on the Control of Vegetal Waste Soils came into force after it was published in the Official Gazette Issue No. 25791 of 19.04.2005. 36 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 37 of 179 The objective of this Regulation is to ensure regulation of legal and technical principles for the purpose of preventing Vegetal Waste Soils from being released into recipient media in such a manner and to such an extent infliction harm on environment directly or indirectly from production of Vegetal Waste Soils to their disposal, developing necessary technical and administrative standards for management of these Waste oils and identification of relevant principles, policies and programs for environmentally compliant management of temporary storage, recovery and disposal facilities. The storage and disposal of vegetable waste oils generated at camp stations and accommodation points will be carried out in accordance with the provisions of related regulation. Medical Wastes  The Regulation on the Control of Medical Wastes took effect after it was issued in the Official Gazette Issue No 25883 of 22.07.2005. This Regulation ensures separate collection of Medical Wastes at source without causing harms on human health and environment, their transport in the units, temporary storage and eventual disposal.  The temporary storage, transport and disposal of medical wastes generated by infirmaries at camp stations and accommodation points will be carried out in accordance with the provisions of related regulations. Depleted Tires  The “Regulation on the Control of Tires Depleting Their Life� came into force after it was issued in the Official Gazette Issue No. 26357 of 25.11.2006 and revised by the amendment: The “Regulation Amending the Regulation on the Control of Water Contamination� which took effect after it was published in the Official Gazette Issue No. 27537 of 30.03.2010. The objective of this Regulation is to set forth administrative and technical principles relevant to prevention of Depleted Tires from being released into the recipient media in such a manner and to such an extent inflicting damages on environment directly or indirectly, establishment of collection and transport systems for recovery or disposal, development of management plans and achievement of necessary regulations and standards on management of Depleted Tires and finally relevant to the 37 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 38 of 179 limitations and obligations as regards imports, exports and circulation in transit. The depleted tires that might be generated by the vehicles and construction equipments used during the installation of the energy transmission lines and the access roads will be disposed in accordance with the related regulation mentioned above. 2.1.2.6. Authorizations and Licenses Which Are Required to be Obtained As Per the Environmental Law  The Regulation on the Permissions and Licenses required to be Obtained as per the Environmental Law (now defunct Ministry of Environment and Forestry): The “Regulation on the Permissions and Licenses required to be Obtained as per the Environmental Law� took effect upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 27214 of 29.04.2009 and was later revised by the regulation which entered into force upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 28027 of 16.08.2011. The objective of this Regulation is to determine any works and operations in connection with the authorizations and licenses required to be obtained by activities and facilities included in Annex 1 and Annex 2 as per Law No. 2872 on Environment and the tasks and responsibilities of competent authorities with regard to these works and operations as well as obligations of environmental consulting companies, enterprises and operations authorized by the Ministry. This project is subject to Article 9.1.2 of Annex 1 list, which reads: “Facilities with total storage tank capacity of 10.000 m³ or more for natural gas / LNG (liquefied natural gas) and similar gases (excluding storage tanks used for heating purposes)�. The construction activities in scope of the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project will be carried out at two phases. It is planned to complete and engage the first six cavernas at the first phase and the remaining six ones at the second phase. So, the “Environmental Authority� will be taken after the completion of first construction phase and engaging of first six cavernas. It is not required to take any permit during the construction activities. Environmental monitoring studies will be carried out in accordance with the EIA and Environment Management Plan. 38 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 39 of 179 2.1.2.7. Environmental Audit Environmental Audit Regulation (now defunct Ministry of Environment and Forestry): Environmental Audit Regulation came into effect upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 27601 of November 21, 2008 and later revised by the regulation which entered into force upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 27757 of 12.11.2010. The objective of this Regulation is to regulate the procedures and principles of Environmental Audits throughout the process ranging from the operating start up of facilities or activities to their de-commissioning in the best interests of environmental protection and qualifications and obligations of staff, environmental management units / environmental officers conducting audits and companies authorized for environmental services. The environmental management actions will be carried out in accordance with the Environmental Audit Regulation as the project is subject to the Article 9.1.2 of Annex 1 list, which reads: “Facilities with total storage tank capacity of 10,000 m3 or more for natural gas / LNG (liquefied natural gas) and similar gases (excluding storage tanks used for heating purposes)� of the Regulation on Permits and Licences in accordance with the Environment Law after the completion of construction and start of operation. 2.1.3. Turkish Legislation on the Protection of Nature and Wild Life In addition to the Environmental Law and relevant regulations, there are also a number of laws and regulations in connection with the protection of nature and wild life, which were issued by the now defunct Ministry of Environment and Forestry, now defunct Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs. Law No 4915 on Terrestrial Hunting (now defunct Ministry of Environment and Forestry, General Directorate of Nature Preservation and National Parks): Law No 4915 on Terrestrial Hunting took effect upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 25165 of 11.07.2003. The Law extends protection to certain designated areas under annual Central Hunting Commission decisions, closing certain areas to hunting temporarily or permanently. The areas placed under protection by the Terrestrial Hunting Law are Wild Life Protection Sites and Wild Life Development Sites. 39 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 40 of 179 The Regulation on the Protection of the Wetlands (now defunct Ministry of Environment and Forestry, General Directorate of Nature Preservation and National Parks): The Regulation on the Protection of the Wetlands entered into force upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 25818 of 17.05.2005. The legal basis of this regulation is the Convention on the Preservation of Wetlands of International Significance Especially as the Habitat of Water Birds� (RAMSAR Convention). This Regulation defines wetland as follows: “Wetlands: Whether it is within any water courses, quagmires, rushy / reedy locations and peat moors and those portions of these areas, which remain as wetland ecologically from the coastal strips to the hinterland, which cover depths of not more than 6 meters in the ebbing phase of the tidal movements of natural or artificial, permanent or temporary waters and stagnant or flowing, fresh or salty seas and have significance as the habitats of living organisms, particularly water birds�. According to this Regulation any lakes and streams (rivers, creeks and brooks) are defined as wetland. The zone designated in such a manner and to such an extent not exceeding maximum 2500 meters from wetland is defined as a buffer zone. In addition, the River Protection Band (As supplemented by OG Issue No 27684 of 26/8/2010) refers to the zone developed by natural life habitats such as dunes, stretches of gravels, stones, rocks, reeds, quagmires, bushes and peat moors towers the hinterland from the point where water contacts land in the case of rivers according to the river’s geographic position, topographic properties and land current utilization condition. Realization of any activities located on the river protection bands of seasonal and permanent streams is subject to authorization by the General Directorate of Nature Preservation and National Parks. An application is made to the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs with a form to be designated by the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs for activities in these areas included in Annex 1 and Annex 2 and a certificate of authorization is issued in the event that the application is found appropriate. It is not required to take the Certificate of Authorization on Wetland for any activities within the scope of EIA Report, Annex-2 as the planned energy transmission lines have a voltage less than 154kV and access roads are not subject to the Regulation on the Protection of Wetlands and Wetland Permit will be taken for the main facility site. 40 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 41 of 179 Law No 1380 on “ Aqua Products � (now defunct Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs): Law No 1380 on “Aqua Products� came into effect upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 13799 of 04.04.1971. This law incorporates issues on the protection, production / reproduction and control of aqua products present in seas and inland waters. Under annually published communiqués, the law defines such areas where fisheries are prohibited or limited. Under this law, aqua products are defined as plants and animals existing in seas and inland waters as well as their eggs whilst reproduction locations are described as such water sites where it is appropriate to produce / reproduce aqua products, on which any production / reproduction means may be installed and operated. The Regulation on Aqua Products (now defunct Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs): The Regulation on Aqua Products took effect upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 25902 of 10.08.2005 and later revised by the regulation which entered into force upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 28253 of 03.04.2010. This Regulation covers the following in the best interests of ensuring optimum use of aqua products: aqua products licenses, hunting to be carried out for sports purposes, relocation of production / reproduction places, use of explosives and hazardous substances in hunting, such hazardous and contaminant substances prohibited to be dumped at aqua products production / reproduction sites, qualifications and conditions of production / reproduction means and tools and their use, regulation of aqua products hunting, troll fishing, aqua products incidentally produced, aqua products health / hygiene, production of finished and semi finished items to be produced from aqua products and procedures and principles and prohibitions, limitations, obligations, measures, control and supervision in connection with aqua products marketing. Law No 5403 on Land Preservation and Land Use (now defunct Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs): Law No. 5403 on Land Preservation and Land Use took effect upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 25880 of 19.07.2005. The objective of this law is to lay down the procedures and principles which shall ensure planned land usage for protection and development of soil in compliance with the principle of 41 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 42 of 179 environment priority sustainable development by preventing it from suffering losses including losses of its properties through natural or artificial means. Law No 4342 on Pasture (now defunct Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs): Law No. 4342 on Pasture took effect upon promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No 23272 of 28.02.1998. The objective of this law is to ensure use, protection and rehabilitation of any pastures, meadows and winter shelters as well as any publicly owned grazing land and pastures in compliance with the rules to be set forth in connection therewith. There are several pastures which would be used as per of the project. Therefore, necessary authorizations will be obtained as per the Pastures Law. Law No 2863 on Cultural and Natural Assets (as amended by Law No 5226) (Ministry of Culture and Tourism): Law No 2863 on Cultural and Natural Assets (as amended by Law No. 5226) came into force upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 18113 of 23.07.1983 and later amended by a law published in 2004. The objective of this law is to determine definitions in connection with any movable and immovable cultural and natural assets requiring protection, regulate any such operations and activities to be conducted in connection therewith and determine the organization and duties of the entity which will take necessary principle and implementation decisions thereof. In case that any archaeological and cultural heritage is encountered at the project site during the construction activities of the energy transmission lines and the access roads, actions will be taken in accordance with the provisions of the related law. 2.1.4 Turkish Legislation in connection with Labor Health and Safety Labor Law No. 4857 (Ministry of Labor and Social Security): Labor Law No. 4857 came into effect upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 25134 of 10.06.2003. The objective of this law is to regulate the rights and responsibilities of workers employed under a labor contract with an employer with respect to labor conditions and work environment. Law No. 6331 on Labor Health and Safety (Ministry of Labor and Social Security): Law No. 6331 on Labor Health and Safety entered into force upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 28339 of 20.06.2012. The objective of this law is to regulate the tasks, 42 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 43 of 179 powers, responsibilities, rights and obligations of employers and employees to ensure Labor Health and Safety and improve current health and safety conditions at work places. The Labor Health and Labor Safety Ordinance (Cabinet): Labor Health and Labor Safety Ordinance� took effect upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 14765 of 11.04.1974. This ordinance extensively specifies such health conditions required to be in place at workers’ accommodations and other relevant annexes, such measures and means which will prevent any diseases that would break out due to such tools, instruments, accessories, machinery and feedstock used at work places, such tools required to be maintained to prevent labor accidents at work places and safety measures to be taken in connection therewith. The Regulation on the Inception of Work Places and Operating Licenses (Cabinet): The Regulation on the Inception of Work Places and Operating Licenses entered into force upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 25902 of 10.08.2005. The objective of this Regulation is to regulate the procedures and principles which shall apply for issue of work place inauguration and operating licenses. The Regulation on Labor Health and Safety in Temporary Works or Works for Certain Periods (Ministry of Labor and Social Security): The Regulation on Labor Health and Safety in Temporary Works or Works for Certain Periods took effect upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 25463 of 15.05.2004. The objective of this Regulation is to ensure that workers employed under labor contracts with temporary terms or certain terms are protected equally with regular workers at work places. The Regulation on Health and Safety in Construction Works (Ministry of Labor and Social Security): The Regulation on Health and Safety in Construction Works came into force upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette Issue No. 25325 of 23.12.2003. The objective of this Regulation is to determine minimum health and safety conditions to be taken at work places. There will be in compliance with the labor health and occupational safety laws, legislations and regulations mentioned above during the installation of the energy transmission lines and the opening of the access roads and all activities within the scope of the Project. 43 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 44 of 179 2.2. International Treaties Recognized by Turkey Turkey has signed many international treaties and conventions in order to protect environment and biodiversity. Major international treaties in respect of which compliance may be required as part of this project are listed below:  “Biodiversity Convention� as ratified by Law No 4177 of 29.08.1996 and published in Official Gazette Issue No 22860 of 27.12.1996,  “Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Animals and Plants� as published in Official Gazette Issue No 22672 of 20.06.1996,  “Convention on the Protection of Wildlife and Habitats in Europe� (BERN CONVENTION) taking effect upon its promulgation in the Official Gazette No. 18318 of 09.01.1984 after ratification under Cabinet Decree No 84-7601,  Convention on the Preservation of Wetlands of International Significance Especially As the Habitat of Water Birds� (RAMSAR Convention) as ratified by Cabinet Decree No 94/5434 of 15.03.1994 and published Official Gazette Issue No 21937 of 17.05.1994,  “International Convention on the Protection of Birds� as ratified by Law No 797 of 01.12.1996 and published in Official Gazette Issue No 12480 of 17.12.1996,  “Convention on the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage� as published in Official Gazette Issue No 17959 of February 14, 1983. The flora and fauna types that might be encountered on the routes of the energy transmission lines and the access roads are defined in Part 4.1. It will be ensured to protect these species and hand down the next generations by complying with the Biodiversity Convention, CITES, BERN, RAMSAR Conventions and International Convention on the Protection of Birds. 44 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 45 of 179 Besides, there is no existing cultural asset on the routes of the energy transmission lines and the access roads as mentioned in Part 4.5. In case that any cultural asset is encountered at the project site during construction activities, the construction activities will be stopped and the nearest Civilian Authority or Directorate of Museum will be informed as in compliance with the provisions of “the Convention on the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage�. 45 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 46 of 179 3. THE LOCATION OF THE PROJECT AREA Within the scope of the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project (UNGSP), the natural gas storage inside the underground caves (caverns) which are to be developed by leaching the salt strata located at a depth between about 1.000 and 1.100 m in the Tuz Gölü Basin will be achieved. The area where the underground caverns and the surface facilities are planned to be developed as part of the project is situated at the Locality of Bezirci 17 km south of the Sultanhanı Municipality and 40 km west of the Province of Aksaray within the territories of the central district of the Province of Aksaray. The project location map is provided in Figure 3.1. as the map presenting the overall layout of the project units is given in Figure 3.2. PROJECT AREA, LOCALITY OF BEZIRCI Figure 3.1. The Project Location Map 46 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 47 of 179 Surface Facilities Figure 3.2. The Project Area and İts İmmediate Vicinity Reference: Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project EIA Report 2003 It is planned to bore 12 caverns within the scope of the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project and accordingly, a water supply pipeline, a salt water (brine) discharge line, a natural gas offshoot pipeline and the surface facilities shall be built. Under the project for which the construction period is planned as about 10 years, the new roads to the currently inaccessible points are to be built for access during the construction phase and the energy transmission lines are to be constructed to supply the energy required for the operation of the facilities during the opening of the caverns. Details are provided below on the routes of the energy transmission lines and the access roads to be built. In addition, Annex 2 provides a topographic map indicating the routes of the energy transmission lines (ETLs). . 47 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 48 of 179 3.1. Energy Transmission Lines Within the scope of the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project (UNGSP), 5 routes of energy transmission lines each with a capacity of 34,5 kV having a total length of 102.943 m and comprising 506 poles overall shall be installed in order to supply energy to the pumping stations and the storage tanks which are to be built for transmission of the water from Hirfanlı Dam to the boring areas for use during the leaching operations at the underground caverns planned to be developed. Table 3.1.1. provides details of the routes of the energy transmission lines to be installed. Table 3.1.1. Details regarding the routes of the energy transmission lines Line No Route Location (District) No of Poles Total Length (ea.) (m) Şereflikoçhisar – Seymenli – İbrahimbeyli – Between Şereflikoçhisar Line 1-1 Yenitorunbaşı – Sarıyahşi - Hirfanlı Dam 152 32.509 Substation – PS1 Lake Line 1 Along Hirfanlı Dam Lake – Boğazköy Route Line 1-2 Between PS1 and PS2 50 10.649 Between Boğazköy – Kütüklü – Ağaçören – Line 1-3 Between PS3 and PS4 52 10.836 Camili Between Ağaçören – Ortaköy, along Line 2 Route ST3 18 1.431 Abdiuşağı – Çatalçeşme Route Between Bostanlık Village Road and Line 3 Route ST4 10 778 Sapmaz Village Road On the left of Aksaray – Sultahanı Highway Route; Along the route of the Organized Line 4 Surface Facilities 183 43.207 Industrial Zone, Armutlu, İncesu and Bezirci Yaylası Situated on the right side of Konya – Aksaray Line 5 Pig Station Highway 2,500 m from the Sugar Factory on 41 3.533 this highway route 3.1.1. Line 1 Under the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project, the power to be drawn from the Şereflikoçhisar Substation will be transmitted to PS1, PS2 and PS3 all along the route having a length of 53.994 m and comprising 254 poles and 3 sections. Accordingly, energy shall first be supplied to PS1 via Line 1-1 having a length of 32.509 m and comprising 152 poles; from that point, energy shall be transmitted to PS2 via Line 1-2 48 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 49 of 179 having a length of 10.649 m and comprising 50 poles; and from PS2, energy shall be further supplied to PS3 via Line 1-3 having a length of 10.836 m and comprising 52 poles. As it can be seen in Figure 3.1.1.1., Figure 3.1.1.2. and Figure 3.1.1.3, the route of Line 1 shall extend along the locations of Şereflikoçhisar, Seymenli, İbrahimbeyli, Yenitorunobası, Sarıyahşi, Hirfanlı Dam Lake, Boğazköy, Kütüklü, Ağaçören and Camili. The approximate distances between the route of Line 1 and the residential areas in its immediate vicinity are indicated in Table 3.1.1.1. LINE 1-1 (32.509 m) Figure 3.1.1.1. The Route of Line 1-1 and Its Immediate Vicinity 49 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 50 of 179 LINE 1-2 (10.649 m) Figure 3.1.1.2. The Route of Line 1-2 and Its Immediate Vicinity 50 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 51 of 179 LINE 1-3 (10.836 m) Figure 3.1.1.3. The Route of Line 1-3 and its Immediate Vicinity Table 3.1.1.1. The residential areas in the immediate vicinity of the route of Line 1, their positions with respect to the route of Line 1 and the approximate distances between Line 1 and the residential areas Residential Area Nearest Unit Direction Distance (m) Şereflikoçhisar Line 1-1 / Pole 1 Southeast 2.420 Seymenli Village Line 1-1 / Pole 44 Southeast 2.000 İbrahimbeyli Village Line 1-1 / Pole 74 Southeast 2.510 Yenitorunbaşı Village Line 1-1 / Pole 90 South 2.260 Evren Line 1-1 / Pole 119 Northwest 2.160 Sarıyahşi Village Line 1-1 / Pole 125 Southeast 3.010 Line 1-1 / Pole 152 Northwest 135 Hirfanlı Dam Lake Line 1-2 / Pole 1 North 270 Boğazköy Line 1-2 / Pole 41 Northeast 1.810 Kütüklü Line 1-3 / Pole 16 West 857 Ağaçören Line 1-3 / Pole 36 Southwest 1.225 Camili Line 1-3 / Pole 44 Northeast 1.213 51 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 52 of 179 3.1.2. Line 2 Line 2 energy transmission line comprising 18 poles and having a total length of 1.431 m shall be installed to supply energy to Storage Tank No. 3 (ST3) under Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project. As it can be seen in Figure 3.1.2.1, the route of Line 2 is situated at about 1.410 m east of Çatalçeşme Village parallel to the road linking Abdiuşağı Village to Çatalçeşme Village within the territories of the District of Ağaçören. The approximate distances between the route of Line 2 and the residential areas in its immediate vicinity are provided in Table 3.1.2.1. LINE 2 (1.431 m) Figure 3.1.2.1. The Route of Line 2 and Its Immediate Vicinity 52 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 53 of 179 Table 3.1.2.1. The residential areas in the immediate vicinity of the route of Line 2, their positions with respect to the route of Line 2 and the approximate distances between Line 2 and the residential areas Residential Area Nearest Unit Direction Distance (m) Çatalçeşme Line 2 / Pole 1 West 1.410 Abdiuşağı Line 2 / Pole 18 Northwest 2.030 Namlıkışla Line 2 / Pole 9 East 3.300 3.1.3. Line 3 Line 3 energy transmission line comprising 10 poles and having a total length of 778 m shall be installed to supply energy to Storage Tank No. 4 (ST4) under the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project (UNGSP). As it can be seen in Figure 3.1.3.1, the route of Line 3 is situated at about 806 m northwest of Bostanlık Village on the right of Bostanlık Village Road in the territories of the central district of the Province of Aksaray. The approximate distances between the route of Line 3 and the nearby residential areas are provided in Table 3.1.3.1. LINE 3 (778 m) Figure 3.1.3.1. The Route of Line 3 and Its Immediate Vicinity 53 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 54 of 179 Table 3.1.3.1. The residential areas in the immediate vicinity of the route of Line 3, their positions with respect to the route of Line 3 and the approximate distances between Line 3 and the residential areas Residential Area Nearest Unit Direction Distance (m) Bostanlık Village Line 3 / Pole 10 Southeast 806 3.1.4. Line 4 Line 4 energy transmission line comprising 183 poles and having a total length of 43.207 m shall be installed to supply energy to the surface facilities under the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project (UNGSP). As it can be seen in Figure 3.1.4.1, the route of Line 4 is situated at about 8 – 10 km left of and parallel to the highway leading to the Town of Sultanhanı from the Aksaray Provincial Center. The approximate distances between the route of Line 4 and the nearby residential areas are provided in Table 3.1.4.1. LINE 4 (43.207 m) Figure 3.1.4.1. The Route of Line 4 and İts İmmediate Vicinity 54 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 55 of 179 Table 3.1.4.1. The residential areas in the immediate vicinity of the route of Line 4, their positions with respect to the route of Line 4 and the approximate distances between Line 4 and the residential areas Residential Area Nearest Unit Direction Distance (m) Aksaray Organized Industrial Zone Line 2 / Pole 6 Southeast 720 Armutlu Line 4 / Pole 60 Southeast 4.550 İncesu Line 4 / Pole 98 Southeast 3.195 3.1.5. Line 5 Line 5 energy transmission line comprising 41 poles and having a total length of 3.533 m shall be installed to supply energy to the PIG Station under the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project (UNGSP). As it can be seen in Figure 3.1.5.1, the route of Line 5 is situated on a vertical axis to Konya – Aksaray Highway on the right side of the route of Konya – Aksaray Highway 2.500 m from the Sugar Factory. The approximate distances between the route of Line 5 and the nearby residential areas are provided in Table 3.1.5.1. Line 5 (43.207 m) Figure 3.1.5.1. The Route of Line 5 and Its Immediate Vicinity 55 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 56 of 179 Table 3.1.5.1. The residential areas in the immediate vicinity of the route of Line 5, their positions with respect to the route of Line 5 and the approximate distances between Line 5 and the residential areas Residential Area Nearest Unit Direction Distance (m) Bal Küpü Sugar Factory Line 5 / Pole 1 Southeast 2.350 3.2. Access Roads Routes 6 roads are to be built, each with a width of about 3 – 5 m having a total length of 3.976 m for the purpose of providing access to the auxiliary units planned to be built, which lack access roads, and to the permanent facilities to be used during the operation, under the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project (UNGSP). Table 3.2.1. provides details on the routes of the access roads to be built within the scope of the project. Table 3.2.1. Details on the routes of the access roads Line No Route Location (District) Total length (m) Situated on the right side 2,500 m from the PIG Road to PIG Station Sugar Factory on Konya – Aksaray Highway 1.972 Route PS1 Road to Pumping Station No 1 Hirfanlı Dam Lake coast 745 Situated on the right side on Km 3 of the 5.5 km PS2 Road to Pumping Station No 2 long road located between Boğazköy and 493 Kütükler Situated 1.5 km left to the road leading to PS3 Road to Pumping Station No 3 174 Camili Village from Ağaçören District Center Situated 170 m northeast of Pole D 10 of Line 3 ST4 Road to Storage Tank No 4 466 ETL 860 m northwest of Bostanlık Village. Situated 2,380 m southwest of Electricity Pole No 183 of Line 4 ETL in the zone located ST5 Road to Storage Tank No 4 between the Villages of Güneşli and Besci, 126 which will supply energy to the surface facilities. 3.2.1. The Access Road to the PIG Station The PS access road is to be built for the purpose of providing access to the PİG Station under the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project (UNGSP). 56 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 57 of 179 As it can be seen in Figure 3.2.1.1, the route of the PS access road is situated on a vertical axis to Konya – Aksaray Highway on the right side of the route of Konya – Aksaray Highway 2.500 m from the Sugar Factory. Table 3.2.1.1. provides the approximate distances between the route of the PS access road and the residential areas in its vicinity as well as the installed facilities. The PIG Station Access Road (1.972 m) Figure 3.2.1.1. The Route of the PIG Station Access Road and Its Immediate Vicinity Table 3.2.1.1. The residential areas and the installed facilities in the immediate vicinity of the route of the PIG Station Access Road, their positions with respect to the route and the approximate distances between the route of the PIG Station Access Road and the residential areas Residential Area / Facility Direction Distance (m) Bal Küpü Sugar Factory Southeast 2.730 57 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 58 of 179 3.2.2. The Access Road to the Pumping Station PS1 Under the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project (UNGSP), the access road to the PS1 having a total length of 745 m shall be built for the purpose of providing access for use during both the construction works at Pumping Station No.1 and the operation period afterwards. As it can be seen in Figure 3.2.2.1, the route of the access road to the PS1 is situated by Hirfanlı Dam Lake. Table 3.2.2.1. provides the approximate distances between the PS1 access road and the facilities in its vicinity. 58 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 59 of 179 The Pumping Station (PS1) Access Road (745 m) Figure 3.2.2.1. The Route of The PS1 Access Road and Its Immediate Vicinity 59 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 60 of 179 Table 3.2.2.1. The residential areas and the installed facilities in the immediate vicinity of the route of the PS1 Access Road, their positions with respect to the route and the approximate distances between the route of the PS1 Access Road and the residential areas Residential Area / Facility Direction Distance (m) Hirfanlı Dam Lake South 120 3.2.3. The Access Road to the Pumping Station PS2 Under the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project (UNGSP), the access road to the Pumping Station PS2 having a total length of 493 m shall be built for the purpose of providing access for use during both the construction works at Pumping Station No. 2 and the operation period afterwards. As it can be seen in Figure 3.2.3.1, the route of the access road to the PS2 is situated on the right side at Km 3 of the 5,5 km road located between Boğazköy and Kütükler. Table 3.2.3.1. provides the approximate distances between the PS2 access road and the residential areas in its vicinity. 60 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 61 of 179 The Pumping Station (PS2) Access Road (493 m) Figure 3.2.3.1. The Route of The PS2 Access Road and Its Immediate Vicinity Table 3.2.3.1. The residential areas in the immediate vicinity of the route of the PS2 Access Road, their positions with respect to the route and the approximate distances between the route of the PS2 Access Road and the residential areas Residential Area / Facility Direction Distance (m) Boğazköy Northwest 2.500 Kütüklü southeast 3.000 3.2.4. The Access Road to the Pumping Station PS3 Under the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project (UNGSP), the access road to the Pumping Station PS3 having a total length of 174 m shall be built for the purpose of providing access for use during both the construction works at Pumping Station No. 3 and the operation period afterwards. 61 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 62 of 179 As it can be seen in Figure 3.2.4.1, the route of the access road to the PS3 is situated at 1,5 km left to the road from Ağaçören District Center to Camili Village. Table 3.2.4.1. provides the approximate distances between the PS3 access road and the residential areas in its vicinity. The Pumping Station (PS3) Access Road (174 m) Figure 3.2.4.1. The Route of The PS3 Access Road and Its Immediate Vicinity Table 3.2.4.1. The residential areas in the immediate vicinity of the route of the PS3 Access Road, their positions with respect to the route and the approximate distances between the route of the PS3 Access Road and the residential areas Residential Area / Facility Direction Distance (m) Ağaçören Northwest 2.960 Kütüklü Northeast 1.875 3.2.5. The Access Road to the Storage Tank ST4 Under the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project (UNGSP), the access road to the Storage Tank ST4 having a total length of 466 m shall be built for the purpose of 62 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 63 of 179 providing access for use during both the construction works at the Storage Tank ST4 and the operation period afterwards. As it can be seen in Figure 3.2.5.1, the route of the access road to the ST4 is situated at 170 m northeast of Pole D 10 of Line 3 ETL 860 m northwest of Bostanlık Village. Table 3.2.5.1. provides the approximate distances between the ST4 access road and the residential areas in its vicinity. The Storage Tank (ST4) Access Road (466 m) Figure 3.2.5.1. The route of the ST4 Access Road and its immediate vicinity Table 3.2.5.1. The residential areas in the immediate vicinity of the route of the ST4 Access Road, their positions with respect to the route and the approximate distances between the route of the ST4 Access Road and the residential areas Residential Area / Facility Direction Distance (m) Bostanlık Village Southeast 860 LINE 3 / Pole D 10 southwest 170 63 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 64 of 179 3.2.6. The Access Road to the Storage Tank ST5 Under the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project (UNGSP), the access road to the Storage Tank ST5 having a total length of 126 m shall be built for the purpose of providing access for use during both the construction works at the Storage Tank ST5 and the operation period afterwards. As it can be seen in Figure 3.2.6.1, the route of the access road to the ST5 is situated at 2.380 m southwest of Electricity Pole No. 183 of ETL 4 in the zone located between the Villages of Güneşli and Besci. Table 3.2.6.1. provides the approximate distances between the ST5 access road and the residential areas in its vicinity as well as the installed facilities. Figure 3.2.6.1. The Route of The ST5 Access Road And Its Immediate Vicinity 64 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 65 of 179 Table 3.2.6.1. The residential areas and the installed facilities in the immediate vicinity of the route of the ST5 Access Road, their positions with respect to the route and the approximate distances between the route of the ST5 Access Road and the residential areas Residential Area / Facility Direction Distance (m) Besici Village Southeast 4.520 Güneşli Village Northwest 9.650 LINE 4 / Pole D 183 Northeast 2.380 65 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 66 of 179 4. CHARACTERISTICS OF PROJECT SITE 4.1. FLORA AND FAUNA Within the scope of the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project, the ETLs and the access roads are to be established in locations other than where the surface facilities and the auxiliary units are located. The assessments conducted in the light of the studies as regards the flora and fauna species found in the project site including the routes for the ETLs and the access roads are provided in detail below. The Endemic Flora Species of the Project Site In the preparation of the list of the endemic flora species found in the project area including the routes of 5 ETLs and 6 access roads within the borders of the Sarıyahşi, Ağaçören, Ortaköy, Eskil and Central Districts of the Aksaray Province and the Şereflikoçhisar and Evren Districts of Ankara, the field surveys conducted previously and the literature search (EIA report approved in 2003, EIA I. Addendum report approved in 2005, “Project for Determining the Biodiversity of Tuz Gölü� (PDBTG), carried out from 2005 to 2007, “Project for Researching the Salt Pans in Turkey in Floristic and Synecologic Terms�, supported by the State Planning Organization (SPO) and completed in 2001, “Project for Habitat Monitoring of Tuz Gölü Special Environment Protection Zone�, supported by the Environmental Protection Agency for Special Areas and completed in 2010, and expert opinions of Prof. Latif Kurt, an academic in Ankara University, who had previously published scientific articles titled “A study on the relationship of salinity and endemism ratio in the surrounding of Salt Lake (Inner Anatolia, Turkey)�, “New halophytic syntaxa from Central Anatolia (Turkey)�, “Phytosociological studies on salty steppe communities of the Central Anatolia, Turkey�) have been used and are given in Table 4.1.1. The list created with literature researches has been reviewed under the “Rapid Area Assessment� studies performed in the project site and revised in accordance with the current status. The observations which necessitate long working hours, have been limitedly carried out due to the time constraint and the fact that the vegetation period is almost ended. Since the species could not be identified and the on-site verification could not be performed because it was not the vegetation period, it was attempted to observe the areas where the species in the plant species list updated in the office surveys were located as well as the 66 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 67 of 179 intersection points of the ground facilities to be constructed and the routes of the PTL and access roads mentioed in this report. Potential impacts were determined and the measures required to be taken given in flora section of this report. A more comprehensive flora species analysis will be carried out by the Flora Specialists who will attend the monitoring surveys to be performed by ÇINAR, and will be submitted in reports to BOTAŞ at certain intervals. The reports to be prepared will also allow to keep the existing flora/fauna list up-to-date constantly, and the data obtained will be able to be made available as ecosystem resources that can be used during and after the project and in the operation stage. It has been determined that no impact will occur if topsoil management is carried out in accordance with the project principles during the establishment of PTLs and access roads on expropriated areas, which are generally third class agricultural lands, as done in similar projects carried out previously (Figure 4.1.1.). a b 67 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 68 of 179 Figure 4.1.1. a, b Completed ETL’s at Ağrı-Horasan, c Muğla-Marmaris Regions However, within the scope of the monitoring studies, necessary updates will be made on the list subsequent to the detailed control of the list during the first vegetation period and thus more reliable protection measures will be put forward. The project site is in square B4 according to the Grid Square System (Figure 4.1.2.). 68 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 69 of 179 Figure 4.1.2. Location of Project Site in Grid Square System Turkey has various prevailing climates due to its geographical situation. While oceanic climate prevails on the slopes of the Northern Anatolia and Yıldız (Istranca) Mountains range looking north and the Black Sea, in particular, in the North, the Mediterranean climate prevails around the Sea of Marmara and in the Aegean and Mediterranean Regions and continental climate prevails in the Central, Eastern and South-eastern Anatolia Regions. So Turkey is a country, where humid temperate climate, which occurs in the west of continents and in the east of oceans, sub-tropical climate and continental climate, which occurs in interiors of continents, are collected, prevailing in the northern parts of Anatolia and Thrace, Aegean and Mediterranean Regions, and central and eastern parts of Anatolia, respectively. Further, cold climate conditions of northern latitudes prevail in high mountainous zones. Therefore, the presence of different zones in terms of vegetation cover and of phytogeographical regions (Figure 4.1.3.) in Turkey is a result of natural conditions. 69 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 70 of 179 Figure 4.1.3. Phytogeographical Regions of Turkey and Anatolian Diagonal (EUR.-SİB.: European-Siberian Pythogeographical Region, Mes: Mediterranean Pythogeographical Region, IR.-TUR.: Iranian- Turanian Pythogeographical Region) In a general sense, northern Turkey remains in the European-Siberian Phytogeographical Flora Region as a whole. While the Eastern Black Sea Region from the east of Ordu in the north belongs to Colchis flora, the western parts belong to Auxin sub-flora or zones of the same flora kingdom. The northern coasts of the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean and Mediterranean Regions form the Eastern Mediterranean Flora Kingdom. The Central and Eastern Anatolia Regions belong to the Turanian-Asia Minor or Iranian-Turanian Flora Region while the steppes of the South-eastern Anatolia belong to the Iranian-Turanian Flora Region. Shortly, Turkey is a country, where the European-Siberian, Mediterranean and Iranian-Turanian flora regions co-exist. However, altitude and aspect conditions in Turkey make it difficult to distinct flora regions from each other clearly. Because dry forests occur on the slopes of mountains looking south and arid shrubs occur in valleys and depressions in the Auxin flora region. Also, in the Mediterranean Region, plant communities comprising Auxin elements and the formations of grass, shrub and tree communities from physionomic aspect on slopes facing north and in high areas, as on the Nur (Amanos) Mountains. So various flora elements occurred in local areas and maintain their viability in proper ecological conditions. 70 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 71 of 179 The project site is situated within the borders of the Iranian-Turanian Phytogeographical Region. The Iranian-Turanian Phytogeographical Region is quite well characterised in terms of climate, flora and vegetation. This region, where hemicryptophytes and chamaephytes are dominant in physionomic terms, has very low similarity with neighbouring regions from floristic aspect. The Iranian-Turanian Phytogeographical Region is as a whole an independent region being the evolution and gene centre of many species as well as other high taxons like tribus, variety and section. It is regarded as the richest region of the eastern Holarctic Kingdom in terms of non-tree-like xerophytes. The Iranian-Turanian Phytogeographical Region is also the centre, where many monotypical varieties as well as great varieties like Astragalus, Acantholimon, Cousinia comprising many species are originated. Status of Flora Species in terms of Endemism and Threat Categories Being an inter-continental transition zone, Turkey is rich in endemic plants. Approximately 30% of total flora species found in Turkey constitute endemic species. The IUCN Red Data Book categories used for the endemic flora species are prepared by Ekim et. al. (2000) “Türkiye Bitkileri Kırmızı Kitabı (Red Book of Flora of Turkey)� and are described below. EX : Extinct EW : Extinct in the Wild CR : Critically endangered EN : Endangered VU : Vulnerable DD : Data Deficient NE : Not evaluated LR : Least Concern. This category of species is sub-divided into three categories that may be listed in terms of threat according to their state in the future. 71 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 72 of 179 1) cd - Conservation Dependent: Those taxons that may fall in one of the categories listed above in 5 years fall in this category. 2) nt - Near Threatened: Those flora species that cannot be put in the previous category, but may nearly be put in VU category. 3) Ic - Least Concern: Those flora species that need no conservation and are not endangered fall in this category. Table 4.1.1 gives endemic taxons that occur and potentially occur in the project site and in vicinity. Table 4.1.1 Endemic taxons that occur and potentially occur in the project site IUCN FAMILY TAXON SPECIES NAME THREAT CATEGORY APIACEAE Ferula halophila Pesmen Ferula halophila Pesmen VU ASTERACEAE Achillea sieheana Stapf. (TGBÇTP) Civan perçemi VU Chamomile ASTERACEAE Anthemis fumariifolia Boiss. LC ASTERACEAE Scorzonera hieraciifolia Hayek LC ASTERACEAE Taraxacum farinosum Hausskn. & Bornm Chicory LC ASTERACEAE Achillea lycaonica Wilson’s Yarrow/Milfoil LR-lc ASTERACEAE Centaurea tuzgoluensis Aytaç & H. Duman VU ASTERACEAE Taraxacum mirabile Wagenitz LC ASTERACEAE Cousinia birandiana Hub.-Mor LC BORAGINACEAE Onosma halophilum Boiss. & Heldr. Golden Drop VU CARYOPHYLLACEAE Gypsophila oblanceolata Bark. Baby’s breath VU CHENOPODIACEAE Microcnemum coralloides (Loscon & Pardo) Font-Quer. VU FABACEAE Astragalus ovalis Boiss. & Bal. LC Rest harrow, John’s wort HYPERICACEAE Hypericum salsugineum Robson & Hub.-Mor. VU IRIDACEAE Gladiolus halophilus Boiss. & Heldr. VU LAMIACEAE Salvia halophila Hedge Sage VU LILIACEAE Allium sieheanum [Hausskn. ex ] Kollmann LC LILIACEAE Allium scabriflorum Ornamental onion LR-lc 72 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 73 of 179 PLUMBAGINACEAE Limonium iconicum Boiss. & Helder LC PLUMBAGINACEAE Limonium lilacinum (Boiss. & Bal.) Wagenitz -- LC POACEAE Elymus elongatus (Host) Runemark subsp. salsus Melderis EN PLUMBAGINACEAE Acantholimon halophilum Bokhari var. halophilum Prickly thrift VU SCROPHULARIACEAE Verbascum helianthemoides Hub.-Mor. Showy mullein VU SCROPHULARIACEAE Verbascum pyroliforme (Boiss. & Heldr.) O. Kuntze su Showy mullein VU When the dispersal of endemic species throughout Turkey is examined, it's seen that 1 out of 23 taxa that are found and likely to be found in the area are included in EN – ENDANGERED category, 13 taxa in VU – VULNERABLE category and 10 taxa in LR – LOWER RISK category. The following measures will be implemented under the supervision of Prof. Latif Kurt for 14 taxa included in “EN� and “VU� categories among the endemic species:  The seeds of the endemic, rare and endangered species mentioned above which might exist in the project area and its vicinity will be collected during the construction period or before,  Part of the seeds have to be delivered to the Seed Gene Banks,  The vulnerable species unique to the region have to be transferred by flora specialists as seeds or seedlings to the habitats with similar ecological characteristics (ex-situ) and new populations have to be created (Figure 4.1.4.). While doing this, plants will be carried immediately next to the construction corridor in order to prevent genetic pollution (Figure 4.1.5.). 73 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 74 of 179 a b Figure 4.1.4. a ve b Transplantation of the Endemic Species to the Outside Areas Transplantation of the Endemic Transplantation of the Species to the Outside Areas Endemic Species to the Outside Areas Construction Route Construction Route and / or Corridor and / or Corridor a b 74 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 75 of 179 Construction Route and / or Corridor The Endemic Plants will not transplantate too far away from the construction route or corridor The Endemic Plants will not transplantate too far away from the construction route or corridor c Figure 4.1.5. a, b ve c The Endemic Plants Transplantation Near the Construction Route or Corridor Against to the Genetic Pollution FAUNA Fauna species show seasonal variations, and since it may take one or more years to establish the fauna inventory of an area, species given at the fauna lists have been based on site survey, observations and information from local people, biotope characteristics of the region and the current occurrence areas. Fauna lists contain those species that have not been observed during site survey, but have been determined according to the literature researches. In this scope, on 03.12.2012, ÇINAR Fauna Specialist conducted land surveys on the routes of the water transmission line and power transmission lines, on pipe storage areas and regions where surface facilities and access roads were located. Observations were made, through transaction method, on the areas where the species in the plant species list updated in the office surveys were located as well as at the intersection points of the ground facilities to be constructed and the routes of the PTL and access roads mentioned in this report. Fauna elements were examined, using determinative parameters such as marks and traces (e.g., footprint, feces, etc.). In the examinations carried out in the period when seasonal restrictions were intense, fauna elements and traces were encountered in small quantities. 75 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 76 of 179 Interviews with the local community were conducted to verify and/or expand the available information. Fauna lists were not seen during the land survey, but they contain the species which are verified both by the interviews with the local community and literature knowledge obtained through studies conducted previously in the area. A more comprehensive fauna species analysis will be carried out by the Fauna Specialists who will attend the monitoring surveys to be performed by ÇINAR, and will be submitted in reports to BOTAŞ at certain intervals. Amphibian, reptile, aves and mammal species that live in the project site and in its vicinity and may potentially live due to habitat resemblance are provided below. In the tables, the family name, English common name, habitat, IUCN category, and Bern Convention categories of eac species are given. For species not included in Bern Convention and IUCN, a (-) mark is inserted. Also, the Resolutions of the Central Hunting Commission for the Hunting Period 2012-2013, which took effect upon their publication in the Official Gazette No. 28316 of 07.06.2012, from the Republic of Turkey, the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs are inserted in the tables. CONSERVATION STATUSES Bern Convention The Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats was signed on 19 September 1979 in Bern and ratified by the Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 84-701 dated 09/01/1984 and published in the Official Gazette no. 18318 on 20/02/1984. The aim of this Convention is to conserve wild flora and fauna and their natural habitats, especially those species and habitats whose conservation requires the co-operation of several States, and to promote such co-operation. Countries that signed the convention are liable to take legal and administrative measures required to protect the endangered plant and animal species and their natural habitats. 76 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 77 of 179 o Recognising that wild flora and fauna constitute a natural heritage of aesthetic, scientific, cultural, recreational, economic and intrinsic value that needs to be preserved and handed on to future generations; o Recognising the essential role played by wild flora and fauna in maintaining biological balances; o Noting that numerous species of wild flora and fauna are being seriously depleted and that some of them are threatened with extinction; o Recognising that the conservation of wild flora and fauna should be taken into consideration by the governments in their national goals and programmes, and that international co-operation should be established to protect migratory species in particular, this Convention has been adopted. Appendices to the BERN Convention and categories of such appendices are given Table 4.1.2. Tablo 4.1.2. Bern Convention Categoires and Criteria App.-I Strictly Protected Flora Species App.-II Strictly Protected Fauna Species App.-III Protected Fauna Species IUCN Red List Categories The IUCN Red List of Species is the most comprehensive Global Conservation Status inventory of flora and fauna species in the world. The IUCN Red List is maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Natural Life and Natural Resources. The IUCN Red List is prepared by using final criteria and assessing the danger of extinction of thousands of species and sub-species. Those criteria are related with all species and every region in the world. The aim of the Red List is to draw attention of public and politicians to conservation issues as well as assist the international community in reducing the 77 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 78 of 179 extinction of species. As being established on strong scientific background, the IUCN Red List is considered to be the most applicable guide in respect of the status of biological diversity. The IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria are designed as an easily understandable system to classify species with high risk of global extinction. The aim of this system is to create a clear and objective method to classify different species according to the risk of extinction. However, although the Red List draws attention to species with high risk of extinction, it is not the only method to determine priorities among protection measures. Comprehensive consultations and tests during the development stage of the system have demonstrated that the system provides sound results for most of the living things. Although the system distributes species to threat categories in a consistent manner, the criteria applied do not take into consideration the biological characteristics of each species. Therefore, in special cases, when there is the risk of extinction, it can be estimated to have higher or lower risk. Before 1994, more subjective threat categories have been used for almost 30 years on the IUCN Red Book and the Red Lists. Although the need to update these threat categories has been known for a long time, the latest development process started in 1989 on the request of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Steering Committee to develop a more objective method. The IUCN Council approved the new Red List system in 1994. Aims of IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria:  Establish a system that can be applied by different persons in a consistent manner;  Enhance the objectiveness of assessments through an easily understandable guide for the assessment of various factors affecting the risk of extinction;  Provide a system, by which species that are highly different from each other can be compared;  Ensure the users of the lists of endangered species how each species is classified. 78 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 79 of 179 Categories are classified in 10 groups (Table 4.1.3. and Figure 4.1.6.); for such classification, criteria such as the speed of extinction, population size, geographical occurrence and population and occurrence degree have been taken into consideration. Table 4.1.3. IUCN Categories and their meanings Evaluated Evaluated Not Evaluated (NE) Not evaluated Adequate data Adequate data is available Data Deficient (DD) Adequate data is not available (data deficient) Extinct (EX) Totally extinct species Extinct in the Wild (EW) Species extinct in the wild Critically Endangered (CR) Species facing High risk of extinction Endangered (EN) Species facing risk of extinction Vulnerable (VU) Species facing risk of being endangered in the future if conservation measures are not taken Near Threatened (NT) Near threatened Least Concern (LC) Least concerned species Figure 4.1.6. Relationships of the IUCN Categories with Each Other Amphibia Table 4.1.4. gives the amphibian species that live and potentially live in the project area and its vicinity. 79 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 80 of 179 Table 4.1.4. Amphibian species that live and potentially live in the project site Red Name of family and English IUCN Red Habitat Data Bern species Common Name List Book BUFONIDAE Lives in humid stony places in less Bufo bufo European Toad vegetation or forested areas. Hides under LC nt III stones, in cavities and holes in the ground. European Green Active at night; hides under stones or holes Pseudepidalea viridis LC nt II Toad in the ground in gardens and open land. RANIDAE Lives in ponds, lakes and slow-flowing Pelophylax ridibundus Marsh Frog streams abundant in vegetation. Not leave LC - III water much. Reference: Demirsoy, A., 1996, Türkiye Omurgalıları “Amfibiler�, Çevre Bakanlığı Çevre Koruma Genel Müdürlüğü, Proje No: 90-K -1000-90. Ankara. Reference: Baran, İ., 2008, Türkiye Amfibi ve Sürüngenleri, TÜBİTAK Popüler Bilim Kitapları, Ankara 1 out of 3 amphibian species that live in the project area and in vicinity and potentially live due to habitat resemblance is on Bern Annex 2 List and two on Bern Annex 3 List. All of the amphibian species are in LC category of IUCN Red List Categories and show wide occurrence in Turkey and not threatened for now. Reptiles Table 4.1.5. gives the reptile species that live and potentially live in the project site and in its vicinity. Table 4.1.5. Reptile species that live and potentially live in the project site Central Hunting Red Name of family and English IUCN Red Commis Habitat Data Bern species Common Name List sion Book Resoluti on TESTUDINIDAE Spur-thighed Testudo graeca Lives in dry, stony and sandy areas. VU nt - Annex I tortoise AGAMIDAE Agama (Laudakia) Starred agama Rocky, stony areas - nt II Annex I stellio Lives in stony and earth-covered Agama (Trapelus) environments in deserts or desert- Steppe Agama - nt - - ruderata like steppes with less vegetation. 80 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 81 of 179 Central Hunting Red Name of family and English IUCN Red Commis Habitat Data Bern species Common Name List sion Book Resoluti on LACERTIDAE Parvilacerta parva Lizard of Asia Rocky, stony areas LC - II Annex I (Lacerta parva) Minor Near water bodies, open slopes, Balkan Green Lacerta trilineata valley hills, stony and rocky areas, LC nt III Annex I Lizard meadows, maquis, fields. Stony and rocky areas, fields, Snake-eyed Ophisops elegans shrubs, steppe, semi-desert LC - II Annex I Lizard environments. COLUBRIDAE Lives in stony areas near water Natrix natrix Grass Snake LC nt III Annex I bodies. Tessellated Lives in stony areas near water Natrix tessellata LC nt II Annex I Water Snake bodies. Open slopes, stony and rocky areas, Dolichophis caspius Caspian Whip meadows, fields, vineyards and LC - II Annex I (Coluber caspius) snake gardens. Dahl’s Whip In forest, stony and rocky areas, Platyceps najadum LC - II Annex I Snake shrubs. Ring-headed Eirenis modestus Stony, rocky areas LC - III Annex I Dwarf Snake Reference: Demirsoy, A., 1997, Omurgalılar “Sürüngenler, Kuşlar ve Memeliler� Meteksan A.Ş., Ankara. Reference: Demirsoy, A., 1996, Türkiye Omurgalıları “Amfibiler�, Çevre Bakanlığı Çevre Koruma Genel Müdürlüğü, Proje No: 90-K -1000-90. Ankara. Reference: Baran, İ., 2008, Türkiye Amfibi ve Sürüngenleri, TÜBİTAK Popüler Bilim Kitapları, Ankara (*)= Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, Central Hunting Commission Resolutions for the Hunting Period 2012-2013 6 out of 11 reptile species that live in the project area and in vicinity and potentially live due to habitat resemblance are on Bern Annex 2 List and three on Bern Annex 3 List. Although 9 of reptile species are in the IUCN Red List Categories, they are abundant and show wide occurrence in Turkey and are not threatened. Also, 10 of the reptile species are on Annex 1 List (Wild Fauna put under conservation by the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs) according to the latest list of the Central Hunting Commission for the Hunting Period 2012-2013, published in the Official Gazette No. 28316 on 07/06/2012, from the Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs. Birds The bird species, which inhabit and likely to inhabit the area of activity and its vicinity, are given in Table 4.1.6. 81 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. No: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 82 of 179 Table 4.1.6. The bird species which inhabit and likely to inhabit the area of activity and its vicinity Red AKK Family and Species Description Habitat IUCN Data Bern Status 2011- Book 2012 PODICIPEDIDAE GREBES Podiceps cristatus Great crested grebe It prefers the fresh inland waters during the breeding period. LC A.2 III Y, KZ Ann-I Although it grows and breeds mainly in continental climates, it is sometimes encountered also in the tepid Podiceps grisegena Red-necked grebe LC A.2 II G, Y Ann-I regions far from oceans and Alpine-Arctic outer zones. Podiceps nigricollis Eared grebe It nests in the form of colonies in the inner regions. It inhabits the big lakes and seashore during the winter. LC A.2 II Y Ann-I PHOENICOPTERIDAE FLAMINGOS Phoenicopterus ruber Flamingo Flamingos live in crowded groups in the lakes, salt lakes or lagoons with still water. LC A.2 II G, KZ Ann-I DUCKS, GEESE AND ANATIDAE SWANS It prefers the reedy lakes with fresh water as its breeding site. During the migration and the winter months, it may Anser anser Greylag goose LC A.2 III Y, KZ An-II spend the nights in any wetland; it lands on the fields for feeding. They inhabit the tundras, pastures and meadows and plantations near the rivers, lakes and stagnant pools; Anser albifrons Greater white-fronted goose during the winters they are present in the rough flood plains, in the arid steppes or where there are the LC B.2 III KZ An-III halophytic plants. This species frequently visits the shores of the inland fresh waters, steppes in the rural areas and the salt waters Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy shelduck and brackish waters present in the high plateaus and mountainous terrains. Outside the breeding season, this LC A.2 II Y Ann-I species prefers the rivulets in the low fields, slow moving rivers, fresh water ponds, flooded pastures, marshes and brackish water or salt water lakes; they are also present in the artificial basins around the agricultural 82 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. No: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 83 of 179 regions. They inhabit the reeds on the sides of the lakes and rivers over a region from the English islands to the French Y, G, Tadorna tadorna Sheldrake, shelduck LC A.2 II Ann-I western coasts, and to Asia and China. KZ Anas platyrhynchos Mallard It inhabits the stagnant or slow moving fresh and brackish waters. LC A.4 III Y An-III Anas acuta Pintail They prefer the clean waters that are wide and are not much deep. They prefer open areas in the wetlands. LC A.4 III G,KZ An-III They prefer the shallow and permanent waters surrounded by woodland covered with vegetation suitable for Anas crecca Teal LC A.4 III Y, KZ An-III nesting. Y, G, Anas querquedula Garganey They inhabit the shore sections with vegetation of the small and shallow marshes and lakes. LC A.3 III An-III T Anas penelope Wigeon During the winters, they reside along the shores of lakes, dams, lagoons and shallow sea. LC A.4 III KZ, G An-III Although they prefer fresh waters at usual conditions, they migrate to the milder climate environment along the Anas clypeata Spoonbill LC A.3 III Y, KZ An -II sea sides during the winter. They inhabit the lakes and reeds with dense vegetation; lakes in the low terrains, seashores, ponds in the Aythya fuligula Tufted duck LC A.4 III Y, KZ An-III tundras and the rivers with low flow rate. Aythya ferina Pochard They inhabit the fresh water, lakes and water ponds. LC A.4 III Y, KZ An-III Netta rufina Red-crested pochard They favor fresh and salt waters, and reedy and sedgy waters. LC A.4 III Y, KZ An-III Oxyura leucoephala White-headed duck They inhabit the shallow fresh water or alkaline lakes or eutrophic lakes. EN A.1.2 II Y Ann-I 83 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. No: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 84 of 179 ACCIPITRIDAE RAPTORS Aquila chrysaetos Golden eagle It may be seen in any high, rocky, wooded mountain. LC A.3 II Y, KZ Ann-I Aquila heliaca Imperial eagle They select their habitat as the places where the forest meets the steppe. VU A.2 II Y, KZ Ann-I This species inhabits a wide range of areas including the low ground cover of the open habitats, pastures, Circus cyaneus Hen harrier wetlands and marshes, estuary shore areas, meadows, marshes, rangelands, agricultural fields, scrubs, steppes LC A.3 II Y, KZ Ann-I and semi-deserts. Buteo rufinus Long-legged buzzard It inhabits the open areas such as steppe and agricultural field. LC A.2 II Y, KZ Ann-I Y, KZ, Buteo buteo Common buzzard It inhabits and breeds in the forestlands near the open fields, agricultural areas, pastures and marshes. LC A.3 II Ann-I T FALCONIDAE FALCONS AND CARACARAS Falco tinnunculus Common kestrel They may be seen in mountains, valleys, forest edges, steppes, agricultural areas, seashores and even cities. LC A.4 II Y Ann-I Falco naumanni Lesser kestrel Small settlements in the steppes, ruins and rock cliffs constitute its habitat and breeding site. LC A.3 II G Ann-I It usually inhabits below the middle latitudes, in Mediterranean region, in areas in the neighborhood of West Falco peregrinus Peregrine falcon LC A.2 II Y, KZ Ann-I Palearctic region and in Central Asia. Falco columbarius Pigeon hawk It prefers the open areas next to forests, marsh edges, agricultural areas as its habitat. LC B.2 II KZ, T Ann-I Falco vespertinus Red-footed falcon It resides in open terrains such as the steppe and the like. NT A.2 II T, G Ann-I 84 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. No: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 85 of 179 PHASIANIDAE PHEASANTS & PARTRIDGES They live in flocks in the semi-arid and arid areas with low precipitation, on the slopes covered with bushes and Alectoris chukar Rock partridge LC A.2 III Y An-III grass, in the valleys and in the rocky and stony areas around the planted fields and vineyards on the high hills. Coturnix coturnix Quail They reside in agricultural areas, meadows, steppes and semi-deserts. LC A.4 III G, Y An-III GRUIDAE G, Y, Grus grus Crane Forest sides, open pastures, regions with shallow stagnant pools and marshes are their usual habitat. LC A.1.2 II Ann-I T Anthropoides (Grus) Demoiselle crane It inhabits the pasture habitats with water, rivers, shallow lakes and other wetlands and near-desert areas. LC A.1.2 II G, T Ann-I virgo RALLIDAE RAILS AND COOTS Fulica atra Mudhen They inhabit and breed in the steppe, Mediterranean and mild temperature zone. LC - III Y An-III RECURVIROSTRIDAE AVOCETS AND STILTS G, Y, Recurvirostra avosetta Avocet It inhabits the brackish and salt lakes, marshes and lagoons. LC A.4 II Ann-I KZ CHARADRIIDAE PLOVERS Charadrius dubius Ring small plover It is encountered in the sandy and pebbly lakesides and rivers. LC A.2 II G Ann-I Vanellus vanellus Lapwing Open planted fields, paddies, lake and river sides are its main habitats. LC A.4 III Y, KZ An-II 85 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. No: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 86 of 179 SCOLOPACIDAE SANDPIPERS It may survive in wide and slightly inclined plains, in strathes and sediment zones, mainly in open wetlands, in Tringa stagnatilis Marsh sandpiper places in the immediate vicinity of the rivers and lakes, in fresh water lagoons and the connected areas and even LC B.3 II KZ, T Ann-I in the smaller areas. BURHINIDAE STONE CURLEWS It usually spreads in the steppe fields, stony areas, gravelly areas and short plant environments around the Burhinus oedicnemus Thick-knee, stone curlew LC A.3 II G Ann-I wetlands. COURSERS & GLAREOLIDAE PRATINCOLES These birds indwell in the steppes with near-water muddy areas and areas of short or scattered herbs, especially Glareola pratincola Collared pratincole LC A.3 II G, T Ann-I in the shores of the salt lakes and marshes. LARIDAE GULLS Larus melanocephalus Mediterranean gull It nests and lives in the sea sides, lakesides and islands. LC A.4 II Y Ann-I This species inhabits the seashores, reservoirs, ponds and lakes, especially in the rivulet and sewage outlets, Larus minutus Little gull LC B.3 II KZ, T Ann-I sandy and muddy beaches, river mouths and along the seashores. This species lives in the coastal and near-coastal regions, but also resides in big lakes, reservoirs and inland Larus argentatus Herring gull LC - III Y An-II water areas for feeding purposes. COLUMBIDAE PIGEONS AND DOVES Columba palumbus Wood pigeon It may be seen in the years with abundance of seeds in the beech and oak forests in the mountainous areas. LC A.4 - Y - 86 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. No: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 87 of 179 Streptopelia decaocto Collared dove It is actually a countryside bird. It later adapted itself to human settlements. LC - III Y An-II Streptopelia turtur Turtle dove Forest sides, open terrains with trees, agricultural fields, fertile plains are its most favorite areas. LC A.2 III G An-III CUCULIDAE CUCKOOS AND ALLIES Country fields, steppes, forests, parks and gardens, tundras and peatlands, heathlands, marshes and sand Cuculus canorus Cuckoo LC - III G Ann-I dunes are its main habitats. STRIGIDAE TYPICAL OWLS Athene noctua Little owl It inhabits near the agricultural fields and gardens in the rural areas. LC A.3 II Y Ann-I APODIDAE SWIFTS Apus apus Common swift, swift It resides in wetlands, open terrains and settlements. LC A.4 III G, T Ann-I Tachymarptis (Apus) Alpine swift It resides in the seashores and the rock cliffs on the mountains. - A.4 II G, T Ann-I melba MEROPIDAE BEE-EATERS The bee-eaters, which like the hot climates, build colonies by making small holes on the sand and clayey soil Merops apiaster Bee-eater LC A.4 II G Ann-I walls especially near the wetlands where they can find the flying insects necessary for their feeding. CORACIIDAE ROLLERS Coracias garrulus Roller They inhabit the sparse forests, open terrains with trees and bushes and the forest sides. NT A.2 II G Ann-I 87 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. No: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 88 of 179 UPUPIDAE HOOPOES Hoopoe, European hoopoe, Upupa epops They favor the open areas with short plants and the sparsely planted fields. LC A.2 II G Ann-I Eurasian hoopoe ALAUDIDAE LARKS Melanocorypha calandra Calandra lark They live in the fields, pastures in the plains, steppes with low bushes and arid stony grounds. LC - II Y Ann-I Calandrella Short-toed lark They live in the arid, treeless, bare and pasture steppes, fields, semi-deserts and sand dunes. LC A.3 II G Ann-I brachydactyla It is a bird that favors treeless open areas, farms, plateaus, pastures, country fields, heathlands, coastal sand Alauda arvensis Skylark LC - III Y An-II dunes and planted areas. HIRUNDINIDAE SWALLOWS AND MARTINS It breeds in the rural areas, small cities, around the planted fields. Outside the breeding period, it resides in the Hirundo rustica Chimney swallow LC - II G Ann-I reed fields. Delichon urbicum House martin These build colonies in the cities, villages and open areas. LC A.4 II G Ann-I MOTACILLIDAE PIPITS AND WAGTAILS They reside in the stony, arid and empty fields, in the areas with high or thick bushes, in the sand and pebble Anthus campestris Tawny pipit LC A.3 II G Ann-I fields and steppes. G, T, Anthus pratensis Meadow pipit They prefer the treeless, open fields where no agriculture is conducted. LC - II Ann-I KZ Motacilla flava Yellow wagtail They reside in wetlands, humid pastures and meadows. LC - II G Ann-I 88 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. No: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 89 of 179 Motacilla alba White wagtail It usually prefers the places near the water; it inhabits around the lakes, rivers or seas. LC A.4 II Y Ann-I It breeds in the fast moving rivers on the highlands and in the pond weirs and waterfalls on the lower altitude. Motacilla cinerea Grey wagtail LC A.4 II Y Ann-I During the winter, it resides in the water side and the cities. TURDIDAE THRUSHES Erithacus rubecula Robin, redbreast They inhabit the forests, woodlands and gardens. LC - II Y Ann-I Luscinia megarhynchos Nightingale It is frequently encountered in the forests and gardens of Mediterranean countries. LC A.3 II G Ann-I They breed in the rocky slopes, cliffs, upland villages and cities. They most of the time reside at high altitudes, Phoenicurus ochruros Black redstart LC - II G Ann-I but they move down to the seashore in the winter season. Phoenicurus Redstart They may be seen in mixed forests, bushes, parks and gardens. LC - II Y Ann-I phoenicurus Its habitat is similar to that of stonechat and it resides in the wet and dry meadows, country fields, heathlands, Saxicola rubetra Whinchat LC - II Y Ann-I low bushes and fields. It nests in the pastures with longer herbs. It inhabits the heathlands, marshes, maquis, furigana, wetlands, agricultural lands, rocky coasts and coast hills Saxicola torquatus Stonechat LC - II Y Ann-I or the bushes, heathlands and open areas as in above. It resides in a wide range of treeless and stony open fields; it breeds in the tundras, rocky slopes, peatlands, Oenanthe oenanthe Wheatear LC A.3 II G Ann-I pastures, treeless hills, rough meadows and sand dunes. Oenanthe hispanica Black-eared wheatear It breeds and lives in the rock, maqui and bush bearing slopes of the steppes or similar open terrains. LC - II G, T Ann-I They prefer soft and relatively flat regions. Terrains with loose sand and pebbles are not suitable for isabellina Oenanthe isabellina Isabellina wheatear LC - II Y Ann-I wheatears. 89 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. No: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 90 of 179 They reside in all the regions from the city centers including the parks, gardens, coppices, to the mountain Turdus merula Blackbird LC - III Y An-III regions. Turdus philomelos Song thrush They inhabit the forests with various non-evergreen trees, parks and gardens with heavy vegetation. LC - III KZ, Y An-II Turdus pilaris Hermit thrush Fields, bushes in open areas, forests and parks. They also visit the gardens during the severe winters. LC - III KZ An-II SYLVIDAE WARBLERS They inhabit the wetlands with heavy bushes and reeds. Slow moving rivers, lake and marsh shores are the Cettia cetti Cettis warbler LC A.4 II Y Ann-I most ideal habitat and the breeding site for this species. They generally reside in very wide marshes and reeds, river beds and inside the heavy vegetation near the Locustella luscinioides Savi's warbler LC - II G Ann-I wetlands. Acrocephalus scirpaceus Reed warbler They inhabit the reeds and the lake and marsh sides on the medium altitude. LC - II G Ann-I Acrocephalus Great reed warbler Their habitats are the heavy reeds and sedges around the wide and undivided wetlands, lakes and rivers. LC - II G Ann-I arundinacrus This small bird is a species that resides both in the bushes, open deciduous forest area and in parks and Hippolais icterina Icterine warbler LC A.3 II G, T Ann-I gardens, and mostly in areas near the water. Hippolais pallida Olivaceous warbler It resides in any bush and tree field other than the thick forests. LC - II G Ann-I It may be seen in the short bushes, maquis, gardens, and in the heathlands and olive gardens, particularly the Sylvia melanocephala Sardinian warbler LC - II Y Ann-I shrub nurseries on the mountain slopes of Southern Europe. It resides in the dense, open or semi-open forest areas, in the gardens of cork oak (Quercus Suber) or orange or Sylvia hortensis Orphean warbler LC - II G Ann-I olive and in the maquis. 90 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. No: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 91 of 179 They inhabit the open and planted areas, in the regions with bushes and trees suitable for nesting. The forest Sylvia curruca Lesser whitethroat LC - II G Ann-I sides, parks and gardens are also the places where this species may be encountered. Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap It nests and lives in the humid and stratified forests, parks and gardens and woodlands. LC - II G Ann-I Sylvia borin Garden warbler These inhabit and breed in the heavy vegetation below the mixed forests and the forest edges. LC - II T Ann-I This species, living in the open fields and agricultural lands, nests in the bushes and thorn patches around these Sylvia communis Greater whitethroat LC - II G Ann-I areas. These may be seen in the woodlands and particularly in the fly-attracting willow groves, mixed forests, bushes, Phylloscopus trochilus Willow warbler LC - II T Ann-I parks and gardens. MUSCICAPIDAE FLYCATCHERS Muscicapa striata Spotted flycatcher It frequently perches in the forest edges, parks, gardens, tennis courts and graveyards. LC - II G Ann-I Ficedula hypoleuca Pied flycatcher It nests and lives in the forests, parks, fruit gardens and big gardens. LC - II G, T Ann-I PARADOXORNITHIDAE BABBLERS It inhabits the wide reeds in the wetlands. It is not a migratory species and is seen in the same areas throughout Panurus biarmicus Bearded tit babbler LC A.2 II Y Ann-I the year. AEGITHALIDAE LONG-TAILED TITS They may be seen in the mixed deciduous forests with rich vegetation and also in the parks and the big gardens Aegithalos caudatus Long-tailed tit LC A:2 III Y An-II with the same property. 91 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. No: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 92 of 179 SITTIDAE NUTHATCHES Sitta europaea Nuthatch These may be seen in the mixed forests, parks and big gardens. LC - II Y Ann-I The rocky valleys in the areas with rock ground constitute their habitat. They may usually be encountered in the Sitta neumayer Rock nuthatch rocks at an altitude of 400-2000 meters and in the deep cracks and crevices of these rocks, and in the terrains LC - II Y Ann-I with stones and pebbles. Sitta tephronota Great rock nuthatch They inhabit in the rocky areas and on the forestless slopes of the mountains. LC - II Y Ann-I REMIZIDAE PENDULINE TITS They inhabit the willow groves and bushes on the sides of the fresh waters and marshes. They are also Remiz pendulinus Penduline tit LC A.2 III Y An-II encountered on the edges of the woodlands and coppice forests. ORIOLIDAE ORIOLES Oriolus oriolus Golden oriole These commonly reside on the crowns of the deciduous old trees available in the forests, gardens and parks. LC - II G Ann-I LANIIDAE SHRIKES Lanius collurio Red-backed shrike It favors the open terrains with bushes and likes to perch on the fences at the borders of such fields. LC - II G Ann-I Lanius minor Lesser gray shrike It resides in the agricultural fields and low heathlands. LC - II T, G Ann-I CORVIDAE CROWS They inhabit the uplands, rocky coasts, rocky forests, heathlands and mountainous regions where the Corvus corax Common raven LC - III Y An-II stockbreeding is carried out. 92 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. No: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 93 of 179 They inhabit the agricultural fields with trees, gardens, parks, forest edges, around the marshes and reeds, in the Corvus corone Hooded crow LC - - Y An-III mountainous regions. Corvus monedula Jackdaw They reside in and around the centers of population, in the parks and gardens, fields, rocky grounds and ruins. LC - - Y An-III Pica pica Magpie They inhabit the agricultural fields and the areas with sparse trees and the bushes. LC - - Y An-III STURNIDAE STARLINGS They breed in colonies in the arid steppes, low rocky hills and fields. They are very social. They breed in Sturnus roseus Rose colored starling LC - II G Ann-I colonies and sometimes thousands of birds nest in the rocky cliffs, buildings or the holes on the ground. They are encountered in the sparse forests, open fields with sparse trees, agricultural lands, olive gardens, Sturnus vulgaris Common starling LC - - Y An-II parks, fruit gardens, farms and the centers of population. PASSERIDAE SPARROWS Passer domesticus House sparrow It is the common, sociable and noisemaker bird of the gardens, parks and fields. LC - - Y An-III It resides in the wet agricultural lands and small settlements. It is frequently seen in the parks and gardens and Passer hispaniolensis Spanish sparrow LC - III Y An-II agricultural lands. It inhabits the rocky fields, valleys, stony and sandy areas, open areas with generally weak vegetation, at various Petronia petronia Rock sparrow LC - III Y Ann-I altitudes from the plains to the mountains. FRINGILLIDAE FINCHES Fringilla coelebs Finch It resides and breeds in various forests, coppices and heathlands. LC - III Y An-II It breeds in the semi-open areas that include sparse tree and bush groups and that are divided by the zones of Serinus serinus Canary LC - II Y Ann-I short vegetation. 93 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. No: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 94 of 179 They inhabit the sparse forests, olive and fruit gardens, the gardens and parks with tall trees, and in the winter, Carduelis chloris Greenfinch LC A.4 II Y Ann-I they form mixed flocks with the other finches. Since they are not as acrobatic as the other finch species, they live, especially during the winters, in the Carduelis cannabina Linnet woodlands or heathlands, generally in the shrubs and thick pastures outside the open terrains, in the plains with LC A.4 II Y, KZ Ann-I plenty of trees, and in the fenced agricultural fields. They inhabit the woodlands rich in herbaceous plants, steppes, forest clearances, heathlands, maquis, Siberian Carduelis carduelis Goldfinch LC A.4 II Y Ann-I steppes, open areas with thorny plants, river heads, gardens and villages. EMBERIZIDAE BUNTINGS Emberiza hortulana Bunting They reside in the mountains, steppes, steeps, agricultural fields and low heathlands. LC A.3 III G An-II Miliaria (Emberiza) Corn bunting They prefer the open and humid areas with elevated structures where they may perch and warble. LC - III Y An-II calandra Reference: Demirsoy, A., 1997, Omurgalılar “Sürüngenler, Kuşlar ve Memeliler� (Vertebrates “Reptiles, Birds and Mammals�) Meteksan A.Ş., Ankara. Reference: Kiziroğlu, İ, 1993, The Birds of Türkiye (Species List in Red Data Book), TTKD, Ankara. (*)= Republic of Turkey Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, “2012-2013 Hunting Season, Decisions of Central Hunting Commission� According to the publication titled “The Birds of Türkiye�, prepared by Prof. Dr. İlhami Kiziroğlu, the definitions of the sy mbols used in connection with the protection condition and the status of the birds species are as follows: Reference: Demirsoy, A., 1997, Omurgalılar “Sürüngenler, Kuşlar ve Memeliler� (Vertebrates “Reptiles, Birds and Mammals�) Meteksan A.Ş. , Ankara. Reference: Kiziroğlu, İ, 1993, The Birds of Türkiye (Species List in Red Data Book), TTKD, Ankara. (*)= Republic of Turkey Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, “2012-2013 Hunting Season, Decisions of Central Hunting Commission� According to the publication titled “The Birds of Türkiye�, prepared by Prof. Dr. İlhami Kiziroğlu, the definitions of the symbols used in connection with the protection condition a nd the status of the birds species are as follows: A : Species in category “A� are either native ones that stay in Türkiye all the year around, or summer migrants – those migrant birds that leave Türkiye after breeding. A.1.0. : These are species that went extinct without doubt and that cannot be observed in natural habitats any more. A1.1 : These are domesticated species whose natural population no longer exists or has not been observed within the last fifteen or twenty years, yet which exist in aviaries, cages or and other artificial mediums. A1.2 : Population sizes of these bird species has fallen dramatically all around Türkiye. A2 : The number of these species ranges between 11 and 25 pairs (22-50 individuals) in the regions where they are observed. 94 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. No: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 95 of 179 A3 : Population sizes of these species in Türkiye ranges between 26 and 250 pairs (52-500 individuals) in regions observed. A.3.1. : Populations of these species displays a decline in the regions observed. Their population sizes change between 251 and 500 pairs (502-1000 individuals) A4 : Population density of these species does not as yet show any tendency toward the risk of extinction; yet there is a trend toward a decrease in local population and they are likely to face the risk of extinction in time. Population of these species ranges between 501 and 5000 pairs (1002 – 10000 individuals) in regions observed. A5 : There is neither a decline in population sizes nor a risk of extinction for these species. A6 : These species have not been studied sufficiently and there is no authoritative data about them. A7 : For the moment, it is not possible to make an evaluation about these species because records concerning these species are far from being reliable. B : These species either choose to spend winter in Türkiye or use Türkiye as a passage on their migration routes B1.0. : There are no samples for the group of species which are reported to have spend winter in Türkiye but which have gone extinct. B1.1. : These species either spend winter in Türkiye or use Türkiye as a passage on their migration routes, but their population is under a grave risk of extinction. B1.2. : The number of these species has fallen down dramatically and they are represented by 1 individual – 10 pairs (1-20 individuals) in regions observed. B2 : The number of these species ranges between 11 and 25 pairs (22-50 individuals) in regions observed. B3 : Population of these species observed in Türkiye generally ranges between 26 and 250 pairs (52 -500 individuals). B3.1. : There is a decline in the populations of these species. Their populations range from 215 to 500 pairs (502-1000 individuals). B4 : Despite the fact these species do not face a risk of extinction in regions observed in terms of population size, a relative decline is observed in populations. Their populations in regions observed ranges between 501 and 5000 pairs (1002-10000 individuals). B5 : There is no observed decline in the population of these species, nor do they face a risk of extinction. B6 : There are insufficiently analyzed species, about which very few records exist. B7 : It is not possible to make any assessment about these species because records available are both small in number and far from being reliable. Y : Yearly-resident (native) bird species; these species breed in an area and spend winter in the same area. G/KG : Migrant species leave Türkiye in winter to migrate to warmer countries. K : Winter visitors. They arrive in Türkiye to spend winter mainly in the Lake Region and warmer regions in the south. T : Transit migrants. These species migrate via Anatolia in spring and fall. R : Vagrant species. N : Rare species. 95 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 96 of 179 Of the 114 avian species that are present in the project area and its vicinity and potentially live due to habitat resemblance, 75 species are included in Bern Annex-2 list and 33 species are included in Bern Annex-3 list. According to the latest lists reflecting the “2012-2013 Hunting Season, Decisions of Central Hunting Commission�, which was published by the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs in the Official Gazette no. 28316 dated 07 June 2012; 79 bird species are included in the list of Annex-I, i.e. the list of “Wild Animals Put Under the Protection of the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs�; 16 bird species are included in the list of Annex-II, i.e. the list of “Hunting Animals Put Under the Protection of the Central Hunting Commission�; and 18 bird species are included in the list of Annex-III, i.e. the list of “Hunting Animals Permitted by the Central Hunting Commission to be Hunted for the Indicated Periods�. With the exception of 1 species, all the bird species are included in the IUCN Red List Categories. As implemented in previous power transmission line projects in relation to such species, the taking of measures such as equipping the power transmission line with bird repellers in order to protect the bird populations and painting the upper parts of posts with luminous colors so that they can be noticed by birds will prevent the occurrence of adverse impacts on birds. Aquila heliaca (Imperial Eagle) and Oxyura leucoephala (White-headed Duck) are of importance in the project site owing to their conservation status. Phoenicopterus ruber (Flamingo) gathers in large groups in the project area. Our country accommodates two large spawning grounds for flamingos, one of which is Tuz Gölü. The point to be considered regarding particularly these bird species is that the project activities are to be performed other than during their breeding season (March-July) in order to prevent them from being affected by the adverse impacts of the activities. It is known that the majority of bird populations, which are of importance in terms of the fauna of the region, live on the part of the discharge line located in Tuz Gölü and it is estimated that the saline water discharge line will be completed until the end of February 2013. No work will take place in this region between March and July. The only work that will be carried out in this region under the 96 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 97 of 179 project is the activities relating to the discharge line, and no other construction activity will be performed in this area throughout the project. Furthermore, the total amount of water to be discharged into the receiving environment during the project is 60 x 106 m³ as provided for in Tuz Gölü Underground Natural gas Storage Project EIA Report (2003) Section 5.2.5.4, and the area to be covered by the water to be discharged during the project is A = 60 km² (a circle with a radius of 4.5 km), assuming that no evaporation will take place in the lake. Total surface area of Tuz Gölü reaches 1,200 km2 in arid periods, and 1,600 km2 at most in rainy periods. Accordingly, the volume of Tuz Gölü varies between 360,000,000 m3 and 480,000,000 m3, and assuming the worst case scenario where evaporation will take place, the annual amount of the water to be discharged is calculated to cause 3-4 cm increase in the level of the lake. In this context, taking into account the impact of evaporation as well, it is obvious that the water to be discharged will not cause a considerable increase in the water level of Tuz Lake, which also suggests that it will not cause any impact on the birds feeding, wintering and spawning in the area in arid or rainy seasons. Mammals The mammal species, which inhabit and likely to inhabit the area of activity and its vicinity, are given in Table 4.1.7. Table 4.1.7. The mammal species, which inhabit and likely to inhabit the area of activity and its vicinity Red IUCN AKK Family and Species Description Bern Data Red Habitat (*) Book List LEPORIDAE Lepus europaeus Wild rabbit III nt An-III LC Bushes and rocky areas ERINACEIDAE Woodlands, sparse forests, Erinaceus concolor Porcupine - nt Ann-I LC gardens, centers of population, usually humid places CRICETIDAE Microtus nivalis Above the tree limit, stony areas Snow vole III nt - LC (Chionomys gud) with sparse bushes, crevices Watersides covered with dense Arvicola terrestris Water vole - nt - LC herbs, meadows, forests CANIDAE Forest and bush areas, fields, Vulpes vulpes Fox - nt An-III LC open terrains Tundra, forested steppe, open Canis lupus Wolf II R(V) Ann-I LC terrain, forest, mountainous 97 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 98 of 179 Red IUCN AKK Family and Species Description Bern Data Red Habitat (*) Book List regions with cavities SCIURIDAE Undisturbed plains with low Anatolian ground inclination, steppes, especially Spermophilus xanthoprymnus squirrel - nt Ann-I NT places with meadow SPALACİDAE They live in the underground Nannospalax nehringi Anatolian spalax - - DD gallery systems they dig with their teeth. RODENTIA Allactaga williamsi Jerboa - nt Ann-I LC Steppe, semi-desert areas MUSTELIDAE Any cavity, pit, hole, bush, places where the wood wastes are deposited, log pockets, open Mustela nivalis Least Weasel III nt An-II LC terrains, agricultural lands VESPERTILIONIDAE Forests, open terrains, cultural areas, parks, settlements and Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrellus III V - LC areas near the water side Myotis blythii Lesser mouse-eared bat II V Ann-I LC Big caves, ruined buildings RHINOLOPHIDAE Rhinolophus hipposideros Lesser horseshoe bat II V Ann-I LC Woodlands, cellars, ruins, attics MUSTELIDAE Mixed forest with meadow, rocky place with occasional trees steppe and semi steppe near the fields Meles meles Badger III R An-II LC and meadows, watersides. Reference: Demirsoy, A., 1997, Omurgalılar “Sürüngenler, Kuşlar ve Memeliler� (Vertebrates “Reptiles, Birds and Mammals�) Meteksan A.Ş., Ankara. Reference: Demirsoy, A., 1996, Türkiye Omurgalıları “Memeliler� (Vertebrates of Turkey “Mammals�), Ministry of Environment General Directorate of Environmental Protection, Project No: 90-K-1000-90. Ankara (*)= Republic of Turkey Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, “2012-2013 Hunting Season, Decisions of Central Hunting Commission�. Of the 14 mammal species, that are present in the project area and its vicinity and potentially live due to habitat resemblance, 3 species are included in Bern Annex-2 list and 5 species are included in Bern Annex-3 list. According to the latest lists reflecting the “2012-2013 Hunting Season, Decisions of Central Hunting Commission�, which was published by the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs in the Official Gazette no. 28316 dated 07 June 2012; 6 mammal species are included in the list of Annex-I, i.e. the list of “Wild Animals Put Under the Protection of the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs�; 2 mammal species are included in the list of Annex-II, i.e. the list of “Hunting Animals Put Under the Protection of the Central Hunting Commission�; 98 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 99 of 179 and 2 mammal species are included in the list of Annex-III, i.e. the list of “Hunting Animals Permitted by the Central Hunting Commission to be Hunted for the Indicated Periods�. All the mammal species are in the IUCN Red List Categories, but they are not under any threat. EFFECTS ON THE BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT and PROPOSED MEASURES The impacts that might occur on the environment as a result of the construction works of the ETLs and the access roads and the suggested measures dealt with in the scope of the report, are mentioned below. Since the project area is located in a generally arid region, there is no forested lands along the routes (thus, no logging activities will be carried out), the total length of the access roads to be opened in order to provide access to the permanent facilities is 3.976 m and the agricultural land owners will be able to continue their agricultural activities after the establishment of the ETLs, the impacts are expected to be at a low and tolerable level.  When the Energy Transmission Line (ETL) is examined (Figure 4.1.4), it is seen that the majority of it will remain in arid areas. During the construction stage of the ETL, there will be impact on agricultural lands at the pole piling points. Topsoil management will be carried properly in ETL excavation and installation works in an attempt to prevent potential adverse impacts. 99 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 100 of 179 Figure 4.1.7. The Route of the Energy Transmission Line and the Additional Roads Planned to be Carried Out.  The logging activities along the ETLs would cause adverse impacts on the ecosystem. Fortunately, there will not be any logging activities carried out in the project area.  As areas of 4 m2 will be used for each post at intervals varying averagely between 100 – 200 m within the scope of ETL and roads with widths ranging from 3 – 5 m and with a total length of 3,976 m will be opened in different locations within the scope of access roads, the environmental impacts to be caused in the areas to be used during the construction activities and implementation of the project will not result in any notable narrowing of the feeding and breeding grounds of the fauna species spread over the project area. In the observations made particularly in the corridors where the activities will be carried out in the area, lairs of fauna elements were not encountered. 100 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 101 of 179  It is envisaged that the damage of the natural habitat in the surrounding to be caused by the planned project will be limited to the construction phase and an acute character physical / biological damage will not occur after the project came into activity since species comprising the flora will spread towards their previous areas.  In the same way, the construction of service roads to be connected to existing roads on the ETL route may lead to destruction of vegetation on the vegetative areas with limited volume. There is an opinion that the planned ETL will not constitute a serious ecological damage since the plant species in the project site are the species that are widely spreaded in the area, in other words floristic of structure and species composition in the handled field are comparable to the surrounding structure, only a limited change tolerable in the ecosystem will occur in the presence of land structure and plant species in the application area. However, as a measure against the impacts that may occur, seeds of the endemic, rare and endangered species mentioned above which might exist in the project area and its vicinity should definitely be collected during or prior to the construction period. A part of the seeds should be sent to Seed Gene Banks. The vulnerable species unique to the region have to be transferred by flora specialists as seeds or seedlings to the habitats with similar ecological characteristics (ex-situ) and new populations have to be created. While doing this, plants will be carried immediately next to the construction corridor in order to prevent genetic pollution  In the excavation works for the pole legs in the pole installation phase, the topsoil will be properly stripped without disturbing its structure and stored at the pole legs. Then the undersoil will be taken out without distributing and stored. Foundation interior filling works shall be carried out with the undersoil after the completion of the foundation works of the pole operations. Then the botanical (vegetable) soil material shall be laid under the legs of the poles. Therefore, there will be no excavation residual material in the land preparation and construction stages.  Adverse effects of the ETLs especially on songbird species (Passares) are not expected. Studies performed are also confirming this opinion. However, it is indicated that the transmission lines sometimes causes adverse effects on big and non-passerines bird 101 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 102 of 179 species. There is quite a lot of variety of birds in the field and it was observed that use wetland habitat and its surroundings rather than the dry steppe areas on which the ETLs shall be installed. Therefore, an adverse effect is not expected to occur. As implemented in previous power transmission line projects in relation to such species, the taking of measures such as equipping the power transmission line with bird repellers in order to protect the bird populations and painting the upper parts of posts with luminous colors so that they can be noticed by birds will prevent the occurrence of adverse impacts on birds.  As given in the project EIA Report (2003) Section 4.2.12.3 Fauna, the Biodiversity Report prepared previously regarding the area contains the interviews with the local community mentioning the existence of wolves in the area. Since the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) and wolf (Canis lupus) and other carnivorous animals among the fauna elements that are known to be available in the field, are the species having a large area to roam, it is probable for them to orient themselves to the more quiet parts without being damaged by the project activity. The uneasy and uncomfortable fauna elements and the groups of the target species have a chance to go toward a more peaceful and safe areas due to the presence of terrestrial habitats having similar characteristics with the project area outside the project area. In particular, the fact that ETLs and access roads will be completed in a very short span of time will prevent the potential impacts of the units on these species at the facility stage.  It is envisaged that the damage to the surrounding natural world to be caused by planned project will be limited to the construction phase and a physical / biological damage with an acute character will not occur after the project came into activity.  It can be stated that the bird species because of their high movement and migration capabilities and the small mouse-like rodent (Rodentia) species and the rabbit (Lepus sp.) due to their large reproductive potentials are capable to buffer the small-scale habitat losses and the negative effects that may be caused by the project activity.  Noise pollution and traffic that will occur during the construction site activity of the project may have impact on fauna as two negative factors. The noise at a level affecting the 102 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 103 of 179 sensitive species will occur especially when the construction machinery are used during construction. In order to prevent the noise which may expose in the meantime, the machines shall be continuously got maintained and all necessary measures shall be taken and in addition the limits given in the Regulation on the Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise shall be followed for any kind of noise that will occur during the construction phase. Thus, it is possible to reduce the noise to a level that will bother the fauna species.  Periodic maintenance of the construction machinery and equipment is another measure to prevent noise pollution. On the other hand, it is known that the most of the species have possibility of staying away from sources of noise and the wild animals are accustomed to the noise in a relatively short period of time although it is changing depending on ongoing human activity in the same place and the species.  When the wandering areas of the large mammal species are compared with the width of the area, it is considered that any significant loss of habitats used by large mammal species will not occur because of the operation activity which will occupy a small portion of the field and in this case the vegetation on the project area do not have critical importance in terms ofsurface soil and food elements that are required by the wildlife species.  It shall be ensured prior to construction activities that there is no wild fauna component in the surrounding area and they are estranged from these parts. The animals met during the visual controls to be carried out prior the construction works are expected to move away by escaping on their own. If they do not move away, sounds should be used in order to let them escape. As a result of disturbance to be caused by unusual and high-pitched sounds, the forms hiding into the soil and between or under the plants will come out and they will have to get away from habitats to feel more secure.  There are many species that are under protection as well as the species that are not under the protection among the wild species that live under the earth. This addendum report covers the measures to be taken in construction works and the parts where the works will be performed and which will be under the influence of those works shall be reviewed carefully prior to the works. During these controls, the entrance holes of the 103 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 104 of 179 nests of the wild forms living in the soil or sheltering under the soil and the places of the bumps on the soil shall be determined. The works on these areas shall be carried out very carefully. Because there is possibility to have some rodents, frogs, lizards, snakes, and other mammal forms in the soil close to the surface. In those regions these wild forms may come out during the construction machinery activity operation and even at this time there is a risk of incurring losses in varying degrees. In order to avoid this undesirable situation, i.e. to prevent the adverse effects of the construction equipment on the animals, they shall be permitted to escape on their own or the individuals captured with the appropriate hardware and method shall be transported to the appropriate mediums outside the field.  Biorestoration for the flora and fauna elements of the field hosting the site shall be necessary to be implemented following the completion of the project. During the construction works the vegetable soil layer shall be stripped and then stored in appropriate places in order to use for surface coating and leveling shall be carried out at the end of the construction.  The existing access roads will be used as far as possible as stated in the EIA Report and the Environmental Management Plan within the scope of the project. However, the opening of the new access roads is being planned so as to provide access to the inaccessible pumping stations and storage tanks as mentioned in Part 3.2. The works for opening of new roads or expanding the existing ones shall be carried out carefully to avoid damage to the wild forms. It will be very helpful not to dispose the excess material that may arise during the works but use them in the pre-planned works or dispose them to the temporary or permanent storage areas for the removal of the wild forms which may come out because of the disturbance that may arise before starting the subject works or during the works, without any damage to them.  There may be dust emissions during opening or expansion of roads, provision of the materials to be used in construction work, breaking them , loading them into the carrier vehicles with the construction equipment, transporting and unloading them to the places where they will be used. Negative impacts of dust on living species and natural habitats 104 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 105 of 179 are known by those interested in the issues. Some measures shall be taken to prevent or minimize the negative effects of the dust emissions that may occur for this reason especially in the project area and plant tissue and wildlife habitats in close surrounding. In particular, it is possible to prevent these emissions with the methods such as irrigation and deposition during procurement and processing of this material.  Noises many sources from at different levels will occur during commencement of the construction activities. As it is well known, many animal species are negatively affected by sound of lower decibel level as compared to the people. As a result of interference, they will either leave their habitats in this region or suspend their different activities particularly such as reproductive, nutrition, recreation, sheltering or completely give up them. This undesirable situation can be prevented by taking measures that will ensure the reduction of the construction season to minimum level determined by the regulation in the incubation / breeding periods. In this context, ÇINAR fauna specialist will perform the necessary inspections within the scope of monitoring works during the construction, and in the case that any impact on or risk for the existing fauna elements is found to exist, the required measures will be taken. Considering that the construction works of the ETLs and access roads mentioned in the report will be completed until the end of February 2013, no impact is expected particularly on the reproduction period of the fauna elements.  As it can be sees from the Fauna inventory tables, there are wild forms that are included in the Appendix lists of the Bern Convention (Appendix II and Appendix III), in the activity area and adjacent habitats. It has been emphasized in the Bern Convention, Section II that all state parties have to pay special attention to the areas that are important for migratory species included in Appendix –II and Appendix- III. In the light of these points, the protection measures of the Bern Convention and the provisions of Articles 6 and 7 of this contract related with especially all of the wild animal species included in the all the project will be implemented during all kinds of activities planned for all areas, in the Appendices of the Bern Convention (Appendix II and Appendix III ') shall be followed. Countries that signed the convention are liable to take legal and administrative measures required to protect the endangered plant and animal species and their natural habitats These provisions are as follows: 105 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 106 of 179 1 – The followings are forbidden in respect of the taken under protected (Article 6);  All forms of deliberate capture and keeping and deliberate killing,  To damage the reproduction and leisure areas deliberately or to destruct them,  To disturb the wild fauna as contrary to the purpose of this contract, especially during the reproduction, development and hibernation periods deliberately,  To collect eggs from the wild surrounding or deliberately destruct or keep these eggs even if they are empty,  To keep the fauna species live or dead and internal trade of them. 2 – The followings shall be followed in respect of the protected fauna (Article 7);  Other procedures regulating the closed hunting seasons and / or exploitation,  Temporary or local prohibition of wild fauna in order to reach the satisfactory population levels, where appropriate,  Appropriate regulation of the sale, possession and transferring for the purpose of selling of dead or alive wild animals and putting them up for sale. Law on Terrestrial Hunting No. 4915 and the relevant Regulations shall be complied with in each stage of the activity.  Aquila heliaca (Imperial Eagle) and Oxyura leucoephala (White-headed Duck) are of importance in the project site owing to their conservation status. Phoenicopterus ruber (Flamingo) gathers in large groups in the project area. The point to be considered regarding particularly these bird species is that the project activities are to be performed other than during their breeding season (March-July) in order to prevent them from being affected by the adverse impacts of the activities. It is known that the majority of bird populations, which are of importance in terms of the fauna of the region, live on the part of the discharge line located in Tuz Gölü and it is estimated that the saline water discharge line will be completed until the end of February 2013. No work will take place in this region between March and July. The only work that will be carried out in this region under the project is the activities relating to the discharge 106 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 107 of 179 line, and no other construction activity will be performed in this area throughout the project.  All the staff participated in the construction work shall be informed about the sensitivity of the species living in and around the project area and it shall be ensured that the staff shall never poach.  In accordance with the decisions taken by the General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks by the Central Hunting Commission in relation to the period of 2012-2013, the protection measures specified in the resolutions of this commission for the species included in the protection lists updated by the Central Hunting Commission are complied with. The wild animals among these species which are included in the Appendix List-I have been taken under protection by the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs in accordance with the Law on Terrestrial Hunting No. 4915, Article 4, paragraph 1. Hunting, possession or transportation of dead or alive wild animals included in this list is prohibited. Catch-up works for employees who want to have knowledge about these issues shall be conducted.  It was concluded that these project activities which will consist of ETL and the new roads to be opened will not disturb the balance of ecosystems, will not have an harmful effect on the plants and fauna elements provided that the above-mentioned measures are taken and the probable will remain within the limits that can be tolerated by the ecosystem considering the location of the proposed energy transmission lines and the new roads to be opened. Furthermore, as can be seen in Table 4.3.3.1, the increase in the amount of water withdrawn in a unit of time will not cause any impact on the natural environmental conditions, considering that this amount equals 0.3% of the capacity of Hirfanlı Dam. 107 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 108 of 179 4.2. LANDSCAPE CHARACTERISTICS As a result of the field studies and literature studies conducted in the area, it was tried to obtain the key findings about the general landscape, flora, geomorphologic structure and soil properties and the state of erosion of the areas in order to determine the landscape elements that can be affected along the energy transmission lines and the routes of the access roads, to identify the effects that may occur on them and to achieve the basic data to be utilized during the landscaping repair process. When the areas where the main units and ancillary facilities related to the project will be built, are examined in terms of landscape, it is observed that these areas generally have almost uniform land structure in terms of geomorphological aspects, have very weak texture in terms of forest vegetation and terrestrial steppe vegetation is predominantly dominating. Although the area has a flat land structure and vegetation with steppe characteristic, Tuz Gölü occupying a flat and wide area is a significant natural and visual landscape value and area with its water surfaces and surroundings (Figure 4.2.1.). 108 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 109 of 179 Figure 4.2.1. General View of Tuz Gölü and Its Surrounding It is considered as the ETL Routes constituting an Appendix to this report prepared within the scope of the project will be established on areas of 4 m2 that will be used for each post at intervals varying averagely between 100 – 200 m and roads with widths ranging from 3 – 5 m and with a total length of 3,976 m will be opened in different locations and the measures mentioned in the report will be taken, the natural balance of the landscape will be maintained. It is considered that no such great impact to harm the continuity of plants and target species will be caused during the works and the likely impacts will remain within the limits that can be tolerated by the ecosystem considering the location and the size of the proposed energy transmission lines and the access roads. In addition, it is seen during the monitoring studies carried out after the construction on the routes of ETL projects carried out on the regions with different climatic and topographical features within the borders of our country that the ecosystem can rehabilitate itself and this time will become shorter due to the environmental protection measures to be taken during construction and the restoration works to be carried out after construction. 109 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 110 of 179 4.3. GENERAL GEOLOGY Within the scope of the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project, the ETLs and the access roads are to be established in locations other than where the surface facilities and the auxiliary units are located. Information on the general geology of the routes for the ETLs and the access roads are provided in detail below. The Tuz Gölü Basin and its surroundings including the project routes is a NW-SE trending inter-terrestrialbasin situated in a transverse structural depression. It is surrounded by the Ankara uplift Galatia volcanites in the North, Kırşehir Crystalline Complex that is Kırşehir Massif in the East, the Taurus Mountains and Bolkar Mountains in the South and Southwest and the Sivrihisar - Bozdağ Massif in the West. There is accumulation of sediments with a thickness of up to 10 km and its age is changing from the Upper Cretaceous to present in the Tuz Gölü Basin. It was put forward by researchers that generally the flysch character units such as shale, sandstone, conglomerate and limestone related with each other laterally and vertically were deposited in deeper part of the basin and the continental and shallow marine sediments were deposited at the edges of the basin. High energy products such as conglomerates and sandstones were deposited in the shallow marine and terrestrial environments but, shale, limestone, gypsum and anhydrites were formed in low energy environments. The main rock units in the north and northeast of the Tuz Gölü Basin consist of the units belonging to the Temirözü, Mollaresul Formations and Ankara Complex and Kırşehir Crystalline Complex and low-grade metamorphic rocks in the west and southwest. Subsidence in the Tuz Gölü Basin was formed during the Upper Senonian-Lower Middle Eocene and regression started in the Upper-Middle Eocene and continued until the end of Oligocene followed it. The Tuz Gölü Basin formed a single and continuous depression with the Haymana area to the northwest during the Upper Senonian-Lower Middle Eocene. After the deposition of Middle Eocene Nummulitic limestones, the Tuz Gölü Basin was separated from the uplifted Haymana basin by a fault zone along the eastern side of the Karacadağ uplift. 110 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 111 of 179 The connection with the Çankırı basin towards the north-northeast direction occurred during the Paleocene period and continued throughout the Middle Eocene - Oligocene, at which time the Tuz Gölü area became a graben bounded by major NW-SE trending fault zones. After the main deformation occurred in late Oligocene or Miocene periods, local basins formed during the Neogen and the continental sediments including volcanic and lacustrine limestones accumulated with varying thicknesses. The Tuz Gölü Basin was only slightly affected by the late Alpine compressional movements during the Pliocene. Tensional movements took place during the Neogene and continued into the Pleistocene caused volcanic activities which extended into historical times. 4.3.1. Geology of the Project Routes TM-PS1 line of the project route is located on the Central Anatolian granitoids completely consisting of the Paleocene-Miocene aged continental clastic rocks and the Upper Cretaceous aged granitic and gabbroic type rocks. The Paleocene-Miocene aged geological rock formation in the region is composed of a rock formation called as Peçenek Formation, Çayraz Formation, Mezgit formation and Eskipolatlı Formation. ST3 Line of the project route is completely located on Paleozoic aged Kalkanlıdağ schist marbles. Continental clastics of Miocene-Pliocene aged Peçenek formation and Peçenek Formation Kışladağ member limestone crop out on the ST4 line of the project route. Project route Surface facilities line is located on the rock formations which are very common in the region and belong to the Insuyu Formation forming the Miocene aged continental clastics. Quaternary sediments belonging to the Alibeykağılı and Yesilova member of the Tuz Gölü Formation are deposited on the Project route Pig Station line. 4.3.1.1. Geotechnical Assessments and Measures 6 pieces of soil exploration drillings with a depth of 20 m and 10 pieces of test pits with a depth of 1.5 m were dug before in the region within the scope of the Tuz Gölü Basin Underground Natural Gas Storage Project. The necessary field and laboratory experiments 111 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 112 of 179 were performed on the samples taken from the boreholes and test pits and geotechnical parameters of the soil were determined. No groundwater was observed in the performed drillings and test pits. Clayey, clay-band, limestone pebbly marl unit of Miocene aged Peçenek Formation which is generally very common in the energy transmission line routes has been determined during the studies performed. Marl unit is generally is not consolidated and SPT tests were performed and SPT resistance varies between N = 23-50. Accordingly, among the ground resistance parameters, cohesion was calculated as cu= 100 kPa, ɸu = 0°, ɣn = 18 kN/m3, the expected settlements was calculated as s = 1-3 cm, inflation pressure for the clay intercalated marl was calculated as 10-67 kPa and ground safe bearing capacity for the clay intercalated marl was calculated as qem = 1.50 kg/cm2 . Volcanic and metamorphic rocks including a portion of the energy transmission lines are more durable and rugged so, geological and geotechnical problems are not expected. Most of the clay intercalated marl which is cut by the energy transmission lines is sensitive to atmospheric conditions and has softening and swelling characteristics. Therefore, excavations within the scope of the project shall be carried out in the dry season and shall not be left exposed for a long time. The excavations that are not very deep can be opened without bevelling. All construction works within the scope of the project shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the " Regulation on the Buildings to be Built in the Earthquake Zones" of the Abrogated Ministry of Public Works and Settlement which was published in the Official Gazette dated 06.03.2007 with no. 26454 and became effective and the Regulation on the amendment of this Regulation which was published in the Official Gazette dated 03.05.2007 with no. 26511. Cavern Stability Within the scope of the 2nd Addendum Report to the Project EIA Report, assessments relating to the potential ground stability in terms of technical safety in consequence of the leaching operation in groups of 6 each with a physical volume of 630.000 m3 without any 112 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 113 of 179 change in the number and capacity of caverns were prepared by BOTAŞ and are provided below. Based on the previous exploration results there are some geological risks for the creation of gas caverns in the salt body of Tuz Gölü, especially the possible occurrence of high- pressured gas in micro cracks within the salt body and possible tectonic faults crossing the drilled section. The criteria listed below, were used to minimize these risks:  For safety reasons, the lateral distances of caverns to the edges of the salt body are not less than 500 m as the flanks of the salt body are dipping very steeply, locally with overhangs, especially at the western edge. It is not excluded that tectonic faults can accompany these steep slopes. At these locations, the tectonic stress can be much higher compared to areas more in the centre of the salt body, possibly affecting the cavern stability and therefore also the cavern design. In addition the outer contour lines of the salt body were derived only from seismic investigation with a limited resolution and accuracy and the exact boundaries of the salt cannot be guaranteed. Therefore a strip of 500m along the edges of the salt body stayed free of caverns.  For the cavern wells, the occurrence of gas within the salt section can never be excluded. Due to the possible occurrences of high-pressured gas within the salt body, the lateral distances between the cavern axes are not less than about 600 m. The greater the distances between individual caverns, the less are the risks of underground shortcut. Therefore the common minimum distance between the cavern axes were increased from 300 to about 600 m  Caverns are located alongside the culmination axis of the salt body, where the subsurface topography is relatively smooth and the geological knowledge, based on seismic investigation is rather good.  All the cavern wells should reach the top salt not deeper than 1.075 m to make it feasible to construct all caverns in a similar depth range (predominately 1.150 m to 1.350 m) and with a similar design. This gives the great advantage for the surface facilities 113 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 114 of 179 which can be constructed altogether in a uniform design. Although for the most southern cavern locations, the top of salt is to be expected already at the depths of about 650 to 750 m, the construction of these caverns in a shallower depth range is not recommended due to the uniform design. However, if the salt quality in the presumed cavern depth has become poorer or high-pressured gas will be discovered, there is sufficient salt thickness to shift the cavern upwards instead of relinquishment of this well. 4.3.1.2. Stratigraphy The geologic units along the project routes and the lithological characteristics of these units are given below from older to younger. General geological map of the project routes and its surrounding is given in Figure 4.3.1.2.1. Paleozoic Kalkanlıdağ Formation (Pzk) It is composed of Slimanit-quartz-schist, biotite-quartz-plagioclase schists, amphibolites, amphibole schist, two-mica gneiss, biotite gneiss, amphibole gneiss, granitic gneiss, quartz- schist and mica schists. These rock units are transitive and intercalated with each other in the lateral and in the vertical directions and take place in each other in the form of bands and lenses. It was stated that the unit was formed by the low-pressure metamorphism of the sedimentary rocks. The base of the formation is not seen. Its age is Pre-mesozoic. Upper Cretaceous Central Anatolia Granotoid (Kog) In general, it is composed of granitic and gabbroic type rocks. Gabbro rocks are cut by granites and granodiorites. Granitic rocks are cropping out in two ways as granodiorite-alkalic granite syenite and granite- monzodiorite-monzonite type. The first type of rocks are gray dun, pink colored and coarse crystalline. Granite arena has formed as a result of decomposition in the places where this type of rocks exists. The second type of rocks is blackish-gray-dun colored and coarse-medium grained. The age of the granitoid is of Campanian- Maastrichtian. 114 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 115 of 179 Upper Paleocene-Middle Eocene Çayraz Formation (Teç) The yellowish-gray colored, medium-thick bedded and poorly sorted sandstone unit is entitled as Çayraz Formation. The limestones in the formation are distinguished as Arzılar limestone member. Çayraz Formation are formed by granite and gabbro blocks at the base. The pebbles derived from the same kind of rocks at the lower parts of the unit are quite rounded. The sandstones are in coarse sand size and poorly sorted. Quartz and feldspar pebbles derived from granites in sandstones are usual. Arzılar Limestone Member (Teça) Member is composed of gray colored, fossiliferous neritic limestones. In the lower part of the unit, there are intercalated white limestones. Sandy limestone and calcareous sandstones levels cover its different parts. The thickness of the fossiliferous member varies from 5 to 100 m. Çayraz Formation discordantly overlies on the older rock units in the east while it overlies conformably and transitively on the Kırkkavak Formation in the west. Age of the unit according to the fossil data is Ilerdian-Cuisian at the base and Lutetian at the upper part. The unit has formed in shallow marine environment. Eski Polatlı Formation (Te) The formation is composed of coarse-grained sandstone, fine pebbly and red-green colored claystones and siltstones. Eskipolatlı Formation is composed of yellow-dun colored, fine-to medium grained, graded, polygenic component, carbonate cemented, medium-to thick bedded sandstone and gray-green colored, fine-to medium bedded, splintery decomposed shale intercalation. The dun-colored, coarse-textured, medium-to-poorly sorted, loose, well- fitted place to place, thick bedded conglomerate lenses are observed from place to place in this intercalation. There are limestone and volcanic blocks in these pebbly levels. In the layers of them the load patterns and flow structures are observed from place to place. The base of the Eskipolatlı Formation is not visible, but it is associated with transition on 115 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 116 of 179 Formation. Upper Miocene-Lower Pliocene aged Insuyu Formation overlies this unit as discordance, ie, the upper limit of the formation is eroded. Since the base of the unit cannot be seen, its exact thickness is not known. Pebbles of the Eskipolatlı Formation were formed by ophiolite and limestones. Formation starts in marine flysch feature and gains increasingly upward a terrestrial feature where the pebbles are dominating. Volcanic, green-dun colored shale and sandstone levels are observed from place to place in this formation. According to lithology properties and the scope of the fossil, the unit is Ilerdian (Paleocene) - Lutetian aged and first it deposited in the outer shelf environment and then reached the terrestrial environment deposition conditions by shallowing progressively. Middle Eocene-Lower Miocene Mezgit Formation In general, it is a red clastic deposition unitcomposed of terrestrial clasts. The unit starts with regressive pebbles at the base. These pebbles are thick-bedded lenticular structures and they have ophiolite origin. Gypsum overlies on pebbles. The presence of Lutetian aged limestone pebbles moved on gypsum and the Oligocene aged fossil forms reveals that the Mezgit Formation covers the Lutetian - Lower Miocene period. Mezgit Formation, as well as in other parts of Central Anatolia, is a unit including continental mountain basin or brackish lagoonal facies starting from the Lutetian regression and continuing until the Lower Miocene. Red clastics and evaporates are the main deposits of this unit which is deposited in arid desert climate conditions. This formation is divided into Mezgit gypsum member and Tepeköy sandstone members. Tepeköy Sandstone (Tmk) This unit overlies on the Mezgit gypsium. At the bottom of the formation, red cemented, thick bedded, pebbly coarse sandstone is deposited from place to place and it is composed of round serpentine, granite, marble fragments. It passes progressively to the actual sandstones. These are fine-to medium grained and well sorted. Green-colored sandstones and shales are observed from place to place. Yellow-colored, medium-to coarse grained, poorly sorted, medium-thick layer porous carbonate cemented sandstones are deposited at 116 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 117 of 179 the top of the unit. These are granitic origin. The total thickness of the unit is over 300 m. The unit which is mostly in the fluvial facies in the terrestrial environment also includes coarse limestone blocks. It is most probably Oligocene aged fossil data. Upper Eocene-Lower Miocene Boğazdere Formation (Tb1) In this formation, general lithology is composed of gypsumintercalated mudstone and intercalation of claystone with anhydrite and gypsum. Anhydrite and gypsum give the impression that they filled the erosion surfaces and slopes of the marine units. The unit completed the deposition before the Upper Miocene. It is comformable with the Karapınar Formation at the base. Its thickness is about 90 meters. The age of the unit was recognized as the Upper Eocene-Oligocene. The age of the Boğazdere Formation is Upper Eocene- Oligocene before Lower Miocene taking into account its relationship with units on top or bottom of it. 117 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 118 of 179 Figure 4.3.1.2.1. General Geological Map of the ETL Routes 118 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 119 of 179 Üpper Upper Miocene İnsuyu Formation (Tmi) The İnsuyu Formationis composed of white, gray colored thick-medium-bedded lacustrine limestone, marl, pebble, sandstone, claystone, and volcanic intercalation from place to place. The formation is usually represented by thin marl and clayintercalated limestones. Limestones are white, gray colored, micritic and sparitic textured, locally silicified and with plenty gastropods. Insuyu Formation is deposited on the basement rocks discordantly. Insuyu formation is accepted as Upper Miocene aged and it is the product of lake environment where carbonate precipitation is concentrated. Silicified levels reflect the existence of the volcanic influence and the dominance of the material came from the terrestrial by intercalation of the marl and clay. Peçenek Formation (Tpc) Consists of conglomerate, through cross bedded, poorly consolidated, medium-fine bedded sandstone, marl and tuffite intercalated siltstone from place to place. Peçenek formation was formed by transformation of Peçenek valley into the basin with vertical faulting in the lower Pliocene and filling of this basin with the transported material of the massif. Thickness of the unit is 150 m. It is discordant with the Oligocene aged units at the base. The age of the Peçenek Formation is the Upper Miocene - Pliocene. Horizontally bedded carbonate in the braided stream and lake environment. Kışladağ Member (Tpa) Kışladağ member is composed of thick and uncertain bedded, white-gray colored, porous, pebbly limestone. It may be 8 feet thick and chalky-looking. Quaternary Tuz Gölü Formation (Qtu) Tuz Gölü Formation is composed of horizontally and vertically transitional mostly loosely attached, sand, clay, conglomerate and carbonates. The formation especially extends in the north of the Sultanhanı - Aksaray road on large areas in the region. Gypsum member is divided into three members; Yesilova member, Alibekağılı members and Swamp member. 119 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 120 of 179 Differences in the Tuz Gölü Formation depositions are observed depending on climatic - seasonal changes. It is possible to see the vertical and horizontal transition between sometimes lacustrine environment, sometimes swamp environment and sometimes evaporation and aridification depositions. Gypsum Member (Qtuj) It is composed of green-and-white-colored, horizontal bedded and gypsum intercalated clays. Thin silt levels within the unit are common. Clays with gypsum reflect deposition in arid and semi-arid climatic conditions and clay and silt reflect the dominance of material derived from the land. Unit is 10-24 meters thick. Alibekağılı Member (Qtua) It consists of carbonated Carbonated sand representing the lake sediments consists of silt and limestones. White, yellowish colored limestones have micritic texture. The unit offering a thickness of 20 meters specifies a deposition dominated by carbonate deposition and the material came from the land from time to time. The lower contact of the Alibekağılı member is intercalated with Gypsum member. There is not another unit on this unit in the study area. The unit can be correlated with Quaternary lacustrine depositions. Swamp Member (Qtub) The unit deposited in the areas where the surface waters accumulated at the edges of lake and soil was unable to absorb surface water and consisting of dark gray colored, calcareous clay and soft carbonate was named as Swamp member by Ulu et al. (1994). It extends especially in the west of Yesilova township, around Hırkatolu, Kazıcık villages in the east of Yesilova, around Bezirci village in the south of Sultanhanı and at the southern edge of Tuz Gölü. They are observed as the laterally and vertically transitive with the other members of the Tuz Gölü Formation. Therefore, the age of the unit is considered to be Plio-Quaternary. 120 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 121 of 179 Yeşilova Member (Qtuy) The unit consisting of horizontal bedded, pebbly sand and silt is named as Yeşilova member. The unit is well attached from place to place. It covers large areas in the study area, especially in the northern, southern and eastern regions of the center of the Yesilova Township. The source rock of the unit comes from İnsuyu Formation and basement rocks. The grains and pebbles in the unit are mostly well rounded and well sorted. Pebbles are attached with a sandy matrix from place to place and sometimes they are grain supported. (Ulu et al., 1994). It is stated that the depositional environment of the unit is on a flat bed with high-energy from place to place, under low energy water conditions from place to place and under the storm conditions from place to place. The age of the unit is considered by the same researchers as the Plio-Quaternary. Alluvium (Qal) Alluvial deposits consisting of unconsolidated or semi-attached pebble, sand and of silt are observed along the Insuyu stream and some small streams. It has an eroded base relationship between the units it is located on. Its age must be Holocene according to its stratigraphic relationships and its deposition continues. 4.3.2. Tectonic The region is located on the Mediterranean Alpine Belt and in the central part of the Anatolian Plate. Development of the basin started from the Upper Cretaceous and continued until today. Eskişehir Sultanhanı fault system which controls the western edge of the basin, Tuz Gölü fault zone which controls the eastern edge of the basin and Altinekin fault zone which controls the southwest of the basin and the climate changes played an important role in the development of the basin during this process. Lithologies of the units in the basin, facies changes they show in lateral and vertical directions, erosion-deposition surfaces, tectonomorphological surface forms reflect the impact of climate changes and tectonism very well. The active fault map of the project routes and surrounding is given in Figure 4.3.2.1. 121 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 122 of 179 The Routes of the ETLs The Routes of the ETLs SIGNS FAULT CLASSIFICATION Strike-slip fault; arrows show the movements of Active Fault the blocks along the strike relatively. Possible Active Fault Normal fault; theet show the falling block. Thrust fault; teeth are on the upper plate Overlay; teeth are on the upper plate Figure 4.3.2.1. The Active Fault Map of the Project Route and Its Vicinity Reference: General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration,1992 The Tuz Gölü Basin that began to form with tensional movements in the Late Cretaceous developed under the influence of stress regime until the Middle Eocene. The basin remained under the influence of compressional regime as from the late Eocene became shallow and was completely isolated from the open sea. A broad plateau (Anadolu peneplains) was formed in the Central Anatolia in the Early-Middle Miocene following the uplift and erosion in the Late Eocene-Oligoscene. The erosional and depositional surfaces formed during the 122 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 123 of 179 Miocene-Early Pleistocene in Central Anatolia reflect the impact of climate and tectonism on the morphology. The NW-SE direction, fault-controlled basins began to develop on a large plateau formed in the Late Miocene after the Tuz Gölü fault zone, Eskişehir Sultanhanı fault system and other fault zones in parallel with them gained activity. While the Tuz Gölü Basin continued its development, the new accumulation basins were developing on the basins such as Peçenek, Muratlı, Günyüzü whichlost their edge faults activity between the Early Pliocene and the Late Pliocene. The Early Pleistocene and younger lake shorelines that can be observed today, provide evidence for the control of the development of Tuz Gölüby tectonism also during this period. Earthquake epicenters which arecurrently recorded and reached up to a magnitude of 6 prove that the fault systems which control the development of Tuz Gölü are active today. The Tuz Gölü Basin and its surroundings are controlled by three major fault zones. The first of them is the Tuz Gölü fault zone that controls the eastern margin of Tuz Gölü. The second one is the Eskişehir Sultanhanı fault system consisting of Yeniceoba and Cihanbeyli fault zones in the west and the third one is the Altinekin fault zone in the south-west of the basin. Tuz Gölü Fault Zone NW-SE direction fault zone controls the west of the Tuz Gölü Basin. It has a length of about 190-200 km and a width of 5-25 km and starts in the north of the Tuz Gölü fault zone and continues until the SW of Niğde. It presents half-graben or graben morphology in steps and it consists of parallel or semi-parallel faults. Eskişehir-Sultanhanı Fault Zone This structure which is named as Eskişehir-Sultanhanı Fault zone since it consists of several fault zones, is observed in the south of the Tuz Gölü onwards the Sultanhanı vicinity. It extends in the NW direction to the Cihanbeyli-Günyüzü and possibly merges with the Eskişehir fault zone. This fault system consists of Ilica, Yeniceoba and Cihanbeyli fault zones from north to south. 123 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 124 of 179 Both NW-SE direction fault zones consist of right-lateral strike slip faults with high-angle normal fault component that are parallel or semi-parallel to each other. Older units including the units of the base along the fault zone are side by side with the Miocene-Pliocene aged sediments. Altınekin Fault Zone This NE-SW direction fault which is younger than all the other faults in this fault zone cuts the NW-SE direction faults. It cuts these fault zones that start by controlling the western edge of the Konya plain and extends Kulu in the north and even more to the north. The Altinekin plain has developed as graben in this fault zone. 4.3.3. Hydrologic - Hydrogeological Characteristics While half of the Şereflikoçhisar TM - PS1 line, ST3 Route, ST4 Route, Surface Facilities line and Pig Station line among the project routes are located within the Konya Closed Basin that is one of the separated water basins throughout Turkey, the other half of the Şereflikoçhisar TM – PS1 line, PS1 - PS2 and PS2 - PS3 lines are entirely located in the Kızılırmak River Basin. The important surface waters that will be cut from west to east by the project routes Şereflikoçhisar TM - PS1 line, PS1 - PS2 and PS2 - PS3 lines are Şelkesiği Brook, Çorak Brook, Çatal Brook , Yutlak Brook, Sarıkaya Brook , Gokpınar Brook, Yanar Brook, Camışoğlu Brook, Arız Brook and Kocabağ Brook. ST3 Route and ST4 Routes are generally going through the ridges and the hills that control the region topographicaly and they do not cut any surface water. Surface Facilities project route generally cuts the dry brooks such as Hudut Brook, Yeşilarkaç Brook, Yıldız Brook with seasonal flow in the region and Keler Brook having continuous flow. The Pig Station line route passes a fairly flat area in the lowest elevation of the basin and does not cut any surface water. All surface waters in the Tuz Gölü Basin which is a closed basin is discharged into the Tuz Gölü. Peçeneközü Brook drains the east of the Tuz Gölü Basin where the project routes are located, and feeds the Tuz Gölü. The other major surface water located in the region is the 124 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 125 of 179 Hirfanlı Dam Reservoir located in the north of the PS1 - PS2 and PS2 - PS3 project lines. Technical specifications of the Hirfanlı Dam are given in Table 4.3.3.1. Table 4.3.3.1. The Technical Specifications of the Hirfanlı Dam Name of the dam Hirfanlı Location Kırşehir River Kızılırmak Purpose Energy-Flood Protection Construction period (start-finish) 1953-1959 Fill Material Type Kaya Rock 3 Volume 2.000 dam Height (from thalweg) 78 m 3 Lake Volume from the normal water altitude 5.890 hm 2 Lake Area from the normal water altitude 263 km Reference: The Official Web Site of General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (http://www2.dsi.gov.tr/baraj/detay.cfm?BarajID=9) As stated in the introduction part of the report, the fresh water required for the leaching operations within the scope of the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project shall be procured from the Hirfanlı Dam Lake and the volume of it has increased from 10 hm3/year up to 15 hm3/year. The project’s demand for water is less than % 0,3 of the volume of the water catched in the dam lake per year as it can be seen from Table 4.3.3.1 and as regards this issue, the opinion of the State Hydraulic Works (DSI) has been received which suggests that the withdrawal of the required fresh water shall not pose a problem and the current and potential fresh water requirements for energy and irrigation shall not be affected negatively. (Refer to Annex 1-4). Therefore, the increase in the quantity of the fresh water required will not create negative impacts on the other users living in the region between the water intake structure and the area where the leaching operations are to take place and on the current projects and the projects planned to be carried out in the future. Furthermore, the total amount of water to be discharged into the receiving environment during the project is 60 x 106 m³ as provided for in Tuz Gölü Underground Natural gas 125 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 126 of 179 Storage Project EIA Report (2003) Section 5.2.5.4, and the area to be covered by the water to be discharged during the project is A = 60 km² (a circle with a radius of 4.5 km), assuming that no evaporation will take place in the lake. Total surface area of Tuz Gölü reaches 1,200 km2 in arid periods, and 1,600 km2 at most in rainy periods. Accordingly, the volume of Tuz Gölü varies between 360,000,000 m3 and 480,000,000 m3, and assuming the worst case scenario where evaporation will take place, the annual amount of the water to be discharged is calculated to cause 3-4 cm increase in the level of the lake. In this context, taking into account the impact of evaporation as well, it is obvious that the water to be discharged will not cause a considerable increase in the water level of Tuz Lake, which also suggests that it will not cause any impact on the birds feeding, wintering and spawning in the area in arid or rainy seasons. Peçeneközü Brook: Source area of the Peçeneközü Brook is the Acipinar region where is the west of the Ekicek Mount. This brook flows towards NW and then pass through Şereflikoçhisar and discharges into Tuz Gölü near the Hındıllı Plateau in the south of the Kaldırım Saltpan. Tuz Gölü: Tuz Gölü is the second largest lake in the country after the Lake Van and is the receiving environment for the saline water to be formed by the project’s dissolution operations. It is located within the boundaries of Aksaray, Ankara and Konya provinces. Tuz Gölü has a catchment area of 11.900 km² and it is a closed basin lake with outflows. Although the catchment area is wide, sources are weak. The rivers that brings water to the lake, are the brooks that has less amount of water or completely dry in the summer. Although Tuz Gölü has a large size, it is one of the shallowest lakes of Turkey and its depth does not exceed 0.5 m in many places. Average water level of the lake is about 40 cm and the water level in May with increased rainfall is about 110 cm. In August, the lake dries a large extent. The high salt ratio leads to a salt sedimentation of 10-30 cm that is renewed every year in large portion of the lake area as a result of evaporation. The lake area reaches 164.200 hectares in the spring when there is plenty of water. A large part of the lake dries in the late summer. The lake is fed by precipitation, groundwater and surface stream. Insuyu Brook, Peçeneközü Brook and Uluırmak creek (Melendiz) are the streams that feed the Tuz Gölü. In addition, a continuous non-natural water inlet is the waste waters carried by the Konya main 126 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 127 of 179 Drain Channel in a length of 150 km.Brackish marshes have been formed at the places where the channel and the brooks enter into the lake. Along the project routes at the east of the Tuz Gölü and Peçeneközü Basin, the main formations which have aquifer characteristics are widespread Mesozoic aged marbles, Cretaceous aged granites extending on the eastern edge of the Peçeneközü basin in the northwest - southeast direction, Pliocene aged sand and pebbly units and Quaternary aged alluvial deposits. Mesozoic aged marbles have a structure with numerous fracture - crack and there is no spring discharge from this unit, but the units in the lower elevations are fed by groundwater flow. Cretaceous granites have a structure with numerous fracture - crack near the surface and especially at higher elevations. However, the depth of these cracks is not so much and since their lengths and relationship with each other are not broad, they have aquifer characteristics only in regional scale. Groundwater recharge in the East of the Tuz Gölü Basin and in the Peçeneközü Basin occurs with precipitation and permeation of surface flow. The recharge areas of the groundwater in the Peçenek basin are alluvial permeable levels of Pliocene and marbles and granites forming the northwest - southeast boundary of the basin. Sultanhanı plain in the southern part of the Tuz Gölü Basin along the project routes,the important groundwater bearing units areQuaternary aged alluvium and limestone levels of Neogene aged units. Sand and pebbles of the Quaternary aged alluvium are the important groundwater storages of the plain.. In addition, limestones with abundant crack - fracture in the Neogene aged units form important aquifers in the basin. In addition, these limestones have carstic characteristics. Groundwater recharge on the Obruk-Sultanhanı plain occurs with precipitation and permeation of surface flow. A study on the Tuz Gölü Basin was carried out in the region in 2001 under the control of the Abrogated Republic of Turkey Ministry of Environment Environmental Protection Agency for Special Areas and according to the results of the mathematical modeling carried out for the surface waters and groundwater in the basin; although the waters that will come to the basin from outside are important and may cause insignificant and permanent impacts on the level and salinity rate (32.9%) of the Tuz Gölü. 127 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 128 of 179 Besides, throughout the preparation period of the EIA Report, as part of the studies carried out in relation to the salt water discharge, the “Niggle Diagram� which has been utilized in the basin and irrigation water projects of the State Hydraulic Works and the drinking water projects of the Bank of Provinces over the years, has been referred to in order to determine whether the salt water arising from the leaching operations present characteristics similar to the water of Tuz Gölü (Figure 4.3.3.1). 1,E+06 1,E+05 1,E+04 (mg/L) (mg/L) 1,E+03 Konsantrasyon Concentration Tuz Gölü 1,E+02 UGS 1Core UGS1 Karotu 1,E+01 UGS2 UGS 2Core Karotu 1,E+00 1,E-01 1,E-02 1,E-03 Fe Cu Na Mn Al Fe CN SO4 Cl Katyon ve Cations Anyonlar and Anions Figure 4.3.3.1. The Niggle Diagram The anion-cation exchanges in the core sample and the water sample taken from Tuz Gölü have been observed within the Niggle Diagram as plotting the anion-cation concentrations of the core and water samples in one logarithmic scale. Within the scope of the project, for the purpose of identifying the characteristics of the salt water resulting from the leaching operations, the water samples taken from the two different points of the caverns area as well as the two different points of Tuz Gölü have been analysed. As the results of the core sample and water sample analyses provided in Table 4.3.3.2 show, the anion-cation exchanges of the water samples from the same source present similarity. 128 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 129 of 179 Table 4.3.3.2 The Results of the Core Sample and Water Sample Analyses Water Water Parameters UGS1 Core UGS2 Core Sample 1 Sample 2 Fe (mg/L) 0.3 0.6 4.7 0.38 Cu (mg/L) 0.04 0.03 0.4 0.002 Zn (mg/L) 0.03 0.03 0.2 0.1 Cr (mg/L) 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 Hg (mg/L) 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 Pb (mg/L) 0.0074 0.0046 0.235 0.002 Ni (mg/L) 0.002 0.005 0.017 0.01 Cd (mg/L) 0.1 0,1 1.410 0.002 As(mg/L) 0.0095 0.0046 0.37 0.136 Na (mg/L) 7.000 6.500 85.000 220 Se(mg/L) 0.0085 0.0098 0.0094 0.0065 Mn (mg/L) 0.0024 0.012 0.03 0.3524 B(mg/L) 0.9 5.3 43 0.00121 Al(mg/L) 0.06 0,3 0.8 0.5 Li(mg/L) 0 0 0,17 0.36 Br(mg/L) 0.02 0.042 0.1 0.287 F(mg/L) 0.02 0.02 0.09 0.39 0.0013 0.0022 0.0075 0.0007 Co(mg/L) Total CN-(mg/L) 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 SO42-(mg/L) 719 989 5.329 142 Oil and Grease(mg/L) 45 117 50 155 Cl-(mg/L) 10.137 8.950 124.590 197 Ammonium Nitrogen (mg/L) 0.14 0.14 1.05 3.4 NO3--N(mg/L) 0 0 0.21 0.75 Total PO4--P(mg/L) 0,49 0,48 0.45 0.87 Total Dissolved Solid (mg/L) 18.991 17.622 227.930 1.183 KOİ(mg/L) 1821 19.317 1821 13.5 BOİ(mg/L) 0 0 0 0 Suspended Solids (mg/L) 14.2 114.5 28.2 16.2 TOC(mg/L) 0 0 9.64 2.85 Fecal Coliform (EMS/100 mL) 0 0 0 0 Total Coliform (EMS/100 mL) 0 0 0 32 As can be seen from the diagram above, the anion-cation exchanges in the core sample and Tuz Gölü are similar. It can also be concluded that the water sample taken from Tuz Gölü and the water generated by the leaching of the core sample taken for analysis from the project site originate from the same source. 129 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 130 of 179 The following conclusions can be derived from Tuz Gölü UNGS EIA Report in the light of the chemical analyses conducted:  The discharge of the salt water arising from the leaching operations into Tuz Gölü will not affect the current quality of Tuz Gölü negatively.  Tuz Gölü, which is subject to continuous water loss and therefore faces the risk of drying out, will be affected positively from the discharge of the salt water presenting characteristics similar to Tuz Gölü as being resulted from the salt caverns extending until the ones under Tuz Gölü and thus having the same characteristics with Tuz Gölü. Furthermore, the region where the discharge will take place, is an arid zone of Tuz Gölü, which is located at a distance of about 6.000 m from the winter water level of the lake and at a distance of about 7.000 m from the border of the arid zone. Through the leaching operations, there will be no direct discharge into the water body of Tuz Gölü (the water surface) and the region where the discharge is to take place, will be monitored periodically by the water quality expert and soil expert of ÇINAR as part of the environmental monitoring practices. The details regarding the discharge points are given in the Cumulative Impact Assessment part of the report. In conclusion, the discharge of the salt water that is to be generated due to the leaching of the salt caverns into Tuz Gölü will not affect the current qualit y of the lake adversely as it will have the same content with Tuz Gölü and will not be discharged directly into Tuz Gölü. Moreover, Tuz Gölü, which is subject to continuous water loss and therefore faces the risk of drying out, is envisaged to be not affected adversely from the discharge of the salt water presenting characteristics similar to Tuz Gölü as being resulted from the salt caverns extending until the ones under Tuz Gölü and thus having the same characteristics with Tuz Gölü. Therefore, the increase in the quantity of the salt water to be discharged in parallel with the increase in the quantity of the fresh water per unit time required for the leaching operations will not result in adverse impacts on Tuz Gölü. 130 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 131 of 179 4.3.4. Natural Disaster Condition Seismicity Project routes are included in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Degree Earthquake Zones according to the Abrogated Ministry of Public Works and Settlement, "Seismic Zoning Map of Turkey". However, the city of Aksaray has never been the epicentre of an earthquake in the past due to its geographical and seismotectonic position. 48 earthquakes were recorded in the province of Aksaray and its surroundings between 1881 and 1986. The magnitude of 13 earthquakes among them was 4.3, the magnitude of 12 earthquakes was 4.6, the magnitude of 14 earthquakes was 5.0, the magnitude of 4 earthquakes was 5.3, the magnitude 2 earthquakes was 5.7, the magnitude of 1 earthquake was 6.0, the magnitude of 1 earthquake was 6.4 and the magnitude of 1 earthquake was 6.7. "Earthquake Hazard Research Report" special for the region was prepared within the scope of the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project. Earthquake zones map including the project routes are given in Figure 4.3.4.1. In this study, active faults in the region were investigated and the earthquakes that have occurred throughout the history and may occur of in the future were determined. According to obtained data, the relationship between the active faults in the region and earthquakes andthe largest earthquake expected in the region are interpreted. In addition, the effects of any earthquake that may occur on the active faultsin the region were evaluated although they are far away from the region. The faults that are expected to become active and nearest to the project area are Tuz Gölü Fault and East Anatolian Fault. In order to determine the earthquake risk of the region, both probability and deterministic methods are used. Using a deterministic approach, two critical earthquakes were choosen in the region. Firstly, the earthquake with a 7.5 magnitude depending on the reverse faultis assumed to pass50 kilometers away from the region, on the Tuz Gölü Fault that is the nearest active fault in the region. Secondly, it was decided to place the epicentre of an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 at 5 km away from the project site taking into account the historical facts showing that the intraplate earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.5 such as the 19.4.1938 Kırşehir earthquake can occur all over the Anatolia. 131 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 132 of 179 The Routes of the ETLs The Routes of the ETLs LEGEND 1st Degree Earthquake Zone 2nd Degree Earthquake Zone 3rd Degree Earthquake Zone 4th Degree Earthquake Zone 5th Degree Earthquake Zone Figure 4.3.4.1. The Earthquake Risk Map of the Project Routes Reference: deprem.gov.tr tr All construction works within the scope of the project shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the " Regulation on the Buildings to be Built in the Earthquake Zones" of the Abrogated Ministry of Public Works and Settlement which was published in the Official Gazette dated 06.03.2007 with no. 26454 and became effective and the Regulation on the amendment of this Regulation which was published in the Official Gazette dated 03.05.2007 with no. 26511. 132 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 133 of 179 4.4. LAND STRUCTURE AND SOIL PROPERTIES The ETLs and the access roads as part of the project will be established on the locations different from where the auxiliary units and the surface facilities, which have been assessed within the scope of the EIA process, are situated. The up-to-date maps presenting the land assets, the major soil groups and the soil classes have been generated by the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Unit in order to identify the land structure and the soil characteristics along the routes of the energy transmission lines and the access roads and to discover the current land asset composition of the arid zone where the discharge will take place. In accordance with these maps, the land asset composition and the soil characteristics on the routes of the energy transmission lines and the access roads are described in detail below. There are Alluvial Soils (A), Brown Soils (B), Chestnut Soils (C) and Regosols (L) as major soil groups on the routes of the energy transmission lines and the access roads. First-, Second-, Third-, Fourth-, Sixth-, and Seventh-class soils have been recognized along all the routes in terms of land use capability. According to the 1/100.000 Scaled Land Use Capability Classes and Current Land Use Map, there are Dry Farming (N), Meadow (M), and partly Vineyard (V) areas with regard to the current land use type of the routes. The current maps showing the major soil groups and the land assets in the project area are presented in Annex 3. According to the 1/100.000 Scaled Land Use Capability Classes and Current Land Use Map obtained from the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, the current land use types, major soil groups and soil classes on the routes of the ETL and access roads are given in Table 4.4.1., Table 4.4.2. and Table 4.4.3, respectively. 133 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 134 of 179 Table 4.4.1. The Status of the ETL and the Access Roads with respect to the Land Use Capability Classes Line 4 Line 5 The PS The PS-1 The PS-2 The PS-3 The ST-4 The ST-5 Land Use Capability Agricultural Limiting Factors Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 (The PIG Class (Surface Access Access Access Access Access Access (SS-PS1) (ST-3) (ST-4) Station) Facilities) Road Road Road Road Road Road It is suitable for the cultivation of I Very little or no restriction 12.282 m - -- 1.718 m - - 345 m - - - 126 m many crops It is suitable for sustainable Special measures are required II agriculture for most of the crops against soil and water loss 4.954 m - - 12.182 m - - - - - - - It is suitable for the cultivation of It is subject to erosion and artificial III appropriate crops by taking drainage is required when it is 3.039 m 1.181 m - 8.599 m - - - - - - - special protection measures planted It is suitable for the cultivation of Many limitations in terms of soil IV a few specific agricultural species depth, stone content, humidity and 20.904 m - 178 m 20.528 m - 1.972 m - 493 m - - - by plowing appropriately slope Flat or slightly sloped, stony or very wet soil can not be made Have poor drainage and the suitable for agriculture by V structure is not suitable for plowing - - - - - - - - - - - plowing. It is generally used as a pasture and forest area It can not be made suitable for There are very serious limitations in agriculture by plowing. It is VI terms of slope and shallow soil 6.836 m - - - 3.533 m - - - - - - basically used as a meadow and forest area It is not economical for Limitations in terms of shallow soil, agricultural purposes, but it is VII stone content, slope and erosion 5.979 m 250 m 660 m - - - 400 m - 174 m 466 m - suitable for grazing and afforestation It is not suitable for planting. It can be used as a recreational There is no soil VIII - - - - - - - - - - - area or a refuge for prey animals 134 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 135 of 179 Table 4.4.2. The Status of the ETL and the Access Roads with respect to the Major Soil Groups Major Soil Groups Alluvial Soils Brown Soils Chestnut Soils Regosols (A) (B) (C) (L) Routes / Definitions These soils are immature soils Brown soils are These soils are These soils are formed on the materials available in the observed in the shallow soils formed transported by the river and climates ranging places having an on uncorrelated, then accumulated on the from arid to semi- annual average loose deposits with riverbed. Their mineral arid and from mild temperature of low volume weight, compositions are to cool. Vegetation about 11.2 and coarse texture, heterogeneous depending on on it consists of annual average highly permeable the lithological structure of the short grass. Their rainfall of about 500 and have low water river basin and erosion and natural drainage is mm encountered in retention capacity. deposition cycles during the good. Their the vicinity of where They are soil development in the organic matter the natural physiographic dry geological periods. The content is vegetation is annual due to these horizonization in the profiles is moderate. various herbs, properties, rainfall is not apparent or very little grass-shrub mixture usually low, natural apparent. However, the layers and sparse shrub vegetation is often with different characteristics and forest residues. poor or very poorly are observed. Alluvial soils are Discrete types of developed sparse classified according to their pasture plants are short herbs. structures or the regions esparsette, Topography in where they exist or their caterpillar, vetch, Regosols is often evolution cycles. In these top meadow, foxtail, wavy, slightly wavy, soil makes an uncertain stipa, barley grass, partly flat and transition to the sub soil. canine and tuber corrugated and the Vertical permeability is less in tussock grass, slope is flat – nearly thin structured areas with high heather, bush and flat and light. They ground water. The surface is oak and juniper and are often used as a moist and rich in organic rarely coniferales dry farming and matter. A mild reduction from the forest pasture. phenomenon reigns in the residues. sub-soil. The surface layers dries quickly since rough structured ones drained well. - 40.109 m - 13.885 m Line 1 (SS – PS1) - 1.431 m - - Line 2 (ST-3) - 778 m - - Line 3 (ST-4) - 43.027 m - - Line 4 (Surface Facilities) - - 3.533 m - Line 5 (The PIG Station) The PIG Station Access - - 1.972 m - Road - 745 m - - The PS1 Access Road - - - 493 m The PS2 Access Road - 174 m - - The PS3 Access Road The ST4 Access Road - 466 m - - The ST5 Access Road - 126 m - - 135 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 136 of 179 Table 4.4.3. The Status of the ETL and the Access Roads in terms of Current Land Use Current Land Use Dry Farming (N) Pasture (M) Vineyard (V) Routes - - - Line 1 (SS - PS1) 42.426 m 11.268 m 300 m Line 2 (ST-3) 1.118 m 250 m - Line 3 (ST-4) 178 m 660 m - Line 4 (Surface Facilities) 21.120 m 21.907 m - Line 5 (The PIG Station) - 3.533 m - The PIG Station Access Road - 1.972 m - The PS1 Access Road 345 m 400 m - The PS2 Access Road 493 m - The PS3 Access Road 174 m - The ST4 Access Road 466 m - The ST5 Access Road 126 m - - It had been determined within the scope of the Final EIA Report prepared in 2003 that the land assets at the discharge point of the Salt Water Discharge Line held pasture and Seventh-Class land properties and it was noted that the land has conserved its characteristics since then according to the current maps provided in Annex 3 and the observations carried out on site / route. Furthermore, the comparison of the maps showing the land use capability classes of the discharge area in the years 2003 and 2012, is provided in Figure 4.4.1. Tuz Gölü water area varies depending on climatic conditions and covers an area of 1,000- 1,200 km2 in arid season and 1,500-1,600 km2 in rainy season. The discharge point is located approximately 6,000 m away from the winter border of the lake and approximately 7,000 m away from the arid border. 136 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 137 of 179 Land Use Capability Map of Project Area for 2003 Land Use Capability Map of Project Area for 2012 a b Figure 4.4.1. a, Land Use Capability Map of Project Area for 2003 (Reference: Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project EIA Report) and b, Land Use Capability Map of Project Area for 2003 (Reference: ÇINAR GIS Departmant) 137 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 138 of 179 4.5. CULTURAL ASSETS AND PROTECTED AREAS Literature research has been carried out for the exploration and examination of any archaeological and cultural assets along the routes of the energy transmission lines and the access roads which will be installed within the scope of the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project. As part of the literature research, the Cultural Inventory prepared by the Aksaray Governorship and the Aksaray Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism in addition to the Environmental Status Report of the Aksaray Province prepared by the Aksaray Provincial Directorate of Environment and Forestry (now abolished), are scrutinized. Moreover, the map created by the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Unit presenting the archaeological sites is also examined. The information obtained through the examination of the Cultural Inventory of the Aksaray Province is presented on a district basis in Annex 4. The list of the archaeological and cultural assets found in the vicinity of the routes of the energy transmission lines and the access roads, is prepared in accordance with the information obtained from the Cultural Inventory and the Environmental Status Report of the Aksaray Province, and presented in Table 4.5.1. Table 4.5.1. The List of the Cultural Assets found in the vicinity of the Routes of the Energy Transmission Lines and the Access Roads Archaeological and The Nearest The Level of Location Direction Distance (m) Cultural Sites Route Protection Province of Aksaray, 1st Degree Natural District of Sarıyahşi, Ağbayır Caves Line 1-2 (ETL) East 2.000 Protected Area Bekdik Village SARIYAHŞİ Province of Aksaray, District of Sarıyahşi, Line 1-1 (ETL) South 2.500 - Yenitorun Obası Underground City Village AĞAÇÖREN Province of Aksaray, District of Ağaçören, Hacı Süğün The Storage Tank İğdeli Village, Northwest 17.000 1st and 3rd Degree Tumulus ST4 Access Road Locality of İğdeli Archaeological Site Highland 138 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 139 of 179 Archaeological and The Nearest The Level of Location Direction Distance (m) Cultural Sites Route Protection Province of Aksaray, District of Ağaçören, Line 1-3 (ETL) West 2.000 1st Degree Kale Tumulus Kale Neighbourhood Archaeological Site Province of Aksaray, Line 2 (ETL) Northeast 23.500 1st, 2nd and 3rd District of Ortaköy, Yunus Emre Shrine The Pumping Degree Reşadiye Village, Station PS3 Southeast 24.000 (Environmental) Ziyarettepe Locality Access Road Province of Aksaray, District of Ortaköy, 1st and 2nd Degree Town of Durhasanlı Shrine Line 2 (ETL) East 21.000 (Environmental) Sarıkaraman, Durhasanlı Village Province of Aksaray, Ersele Tumulus District of Ortaköy, Ozancık Line 2 (ETL) Southeast 24.000 - Ozancık Village, Underground City Çatin Ersele Locality Province of Aksaray, District of Ortaköy, Koçhasan Tumulus Line 2 (ETL) Southeast 14.500 1st and 3rd Degree Town of Balcı, Kıraçpınarı Locality Province of Aksaray, District of Ortaköy, Caferli Tumulus Line 2 (ETL) Southeast 8.000 1st and 3rd Degree Öteyüz Locality ORTAKÖY Province of Aksaray, District of Ortaköy, Küçük ve Büyük Line 1-3 (ETL) East 2.500 - Town of Harmandalı, Bezirganlı Tumulus Kale Locality Province of Aksaray, Çatalçeşme 1st Degree District of Ortaköy, Line 2 (ETL) Southeast 3.800 Tumulus Archaeological Site Hocabeyli Village Province of Aksaray, District of Ortaköy, Kıraç Tumulus Line 2 (ETL) East 21.500 - Town of Sarıkaraman Province of Aksaray, District of Ortaköy, 1st and 3rd Degree Sulu Tumulus Line 2 (ETL) East 21.500 Town of Archaeological Site Sarıkaraman The Storage Tank Southeast 10.700 Province of Aksaray, ST4 Access Road Sınandı Hill Ruins - District of Ortaköy Line 2 (ETL) Northeast 9.300 Province of Aksaray, Karayer Tumulus District of Ortaköy, Line 2 (ETL) Northeast 15.000 - Bozkır Village 139 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 140 of 179 Archaeological and The Nearest The Level of Location Direction Distance (m) Cultural Sites Route Protection Province of Aksaray, Çiftevi Tumulus Line 1-3 (ETL) Southeast 6.000 - District of Ortaköy Province of Aksaray, District of Eskil, Bakalak Tumulus Line 5 (ETL) East 15.000 - Town of Eşmekaya Province of Aksaray, District of Eskil, Böget Tumulus Line 5 (ETL) Northwest 2nd Degree 14.000 Böget Village Line 5 (ETL) Northwest 27.000 Province of Aksaray, District of Eskil, Tosun Tumulus Tosun Highland, The PIG Station 1st and 3rd Degree Northwest 27.000 Tömek Locality Access Road Province of Aksaray, District of Eskil, Bezirci Tumulus Line 4 (ETL) Northwest 4.000 1st and 3rd Degree Bezirci Highland Province of Aksaray, ESKİL District of Eskil, Bozyer Tumulus Line 4 (ETL) West 4.500 1st Degree Hüremeran Highland Province of Aksaray, District of Eskil, Güneşli Tumulus Line 4 (ETL) Southeast 8.000 1st Degree Güneşli Village Province of Aksaray, District of Eskil, Çağlak Tumulus Line 4 (ETL) North 10.000 1st Degree Çağlak Village Province of Aksaray, Line 5 (ETL) Northwest 20.500 İğne Ağızlar District Centre of 1st and 3rd Degree Tumulus Eskil The PIG Station Northwest 20.500 Access Road Line 5 (ETL) West 25.000 Province of Aksaray, District of Eskil, Sağsak Tumulus The PIG Station 1st and 3rd Degree Sağsak Highland West 25.000 Access Road The distances between the archaelogical and cultural sites listed in Table 4.5.1 and the project units are further presented through Figure 4.5.1 to Figure 4.5.24. 140 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 141 of 179 LINE 1-2 (ETL) 2.000 m Figure 4.5.1. District of Sarıyahşi, Bekdik Village, Ağbayır Caves 141 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 142 of 179 LINE 1-1 (ETL) 2.500 m Figure 4.5.2. District of Sarıyahşi, Yenitorun Obası Village, Underground City 17.000 m THE ST4 ACCESS ROAD Figure 4.5.3. District of Ağaçören, İğdeli Village, Hacı Süğün Tumulus 142 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 143 of 179 LINE 1-3 (ETL) 2.000 m Figure 4.5.4. District of Ağaçören, Kale Neighbourhood, Kale Tumulus THE PS3 ACCESS ROAD 24.000 m 23.500 m LINE 2 (ETL) Figure 4.5.5. District of Ortaköy, Reşadiye Village, Ziyarettepe Locality, Yunus Emre Shrine 143 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 144 of 179 21.000 m LINE 2 (ETL) Figure 4.5.6. District of Ortaköy, Town of Sarıkaraman, Durhasanlı Village – Durhasanlı Shrine LINE 2 (ETL) 24.000 m Figure 4.5.7. District of Ortaköy, Ozancık Village, Çatin Ersele Locality - Ersele Tumulus Ozancık Underground City 144 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 145 of 179 LINE 2 (ETL) 14.500 m Figure 4.5.8. District of Ortaköy, Town of Balcı, Kıraçpınarı Locality - Koçhasan Tumulus LINE 2 (ETL) 8.000 m Figure 4.5.9. District of Ortaköy, Öteyüz Locality - Caferli Tumulus 145 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 146 of 179 LINE 1-3 (ETL) 2.500 m Figure 4.5.10. District of Ortaköy, Town of Harmandalı, Kale Locality – Küçük ve Büyük Bezirganlı Tumulus LINE 2 (ETL) 3.800 m Figure 4.5.11. District of Ortaköy, Hocabeyli Village– Çatalçeşme Tumulus 146 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 147 of 179 LINE 2 (ETL) 21.500 m MM 3.800 m m Figure 4.5.12. District of Ortaköy, Town of Sarıkaraman – Kıraç Tumulus and Sulu Tumulus LINE 2 (ETL) 9.300 m THE ST4 ACCESS ROAD 10.700 m Figure 4.5.13. District of Ortaköy – Sınandı Hill Ruins 147 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 148 of 179 LINE 2 (ETL) 15.000 m Figure 4.5.14. District of Ortaköy, Bozkır Village, Karayer Tumulus LINE 1-3 (ETL) 6.000 m Figure 4.5.15. District of Ortaköy, Çiftevi Tumulus 148 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 149 of 179 LINE 5 (ETL) 15.000 m Figure 4.5.16. District of Eskil, Town of Eşmekaya – Bakalak Tumulus THE PIG STATION ACCESS ROAD 14.000 m LINE 5 (ETL) Figure 4.5.17. District of Eskil, Böget Village, Böget Tumulus 149 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 150 of 179 THE PIG STATION ACCESS ROAD 27.000 m LINE 5 (ETL) Figure 4.5.18. District of Eskil, Tosun Highland, Tömek Locality, Tosun Tumulus 4.000 m LINE 4 (ETL) Figure 4.5.19. District of Eskil, Bezirci Highland, Bezirci Tumulus 150 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 151 of 179 4.500 m LINE 4 (ETL) Figure 4.5.20. District of Eskil, Hüremeran Highland, Bozyer Tumulus 8.000 m LINE 4 (ETL) Figure 4.5.21. District of Eskil, Güneşli Village, Güneşli Tumulus 151 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 152 of 179 LINE 4 (ETL) 10.000 m Figure 4.5.22. District of Eskil, Çağlak Village, Çağlak Tumulus 20.500 m THE PIG STATION ACCESS ROAD LINE 5 (ETL) Figure 4.5.23. District Centre of Eskil, İğne Ağızlar Tumulus 152 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 153 of 179 THE PIG STATION ACCESS ROAD 25.000 m LINE 5 (ETL) Figure 4.5.24. District of Eskil, Sağsak Highland, Sağsak Tumulus No archaeological remains and cultural heritage were encountered along the routes of the energy transmission lines and the access roads through the literature research conducted. However, if the cultural assets which have to be put under protection are encountered during the construction phase of the project, the construction activities will be stopped and a protection zone will be created. Then, the nearest civil administration or the museum’s directorate will be informed respectively in accordance with the Cultural and Natural Heritage Protection Act No. 2863 as amended by the Law No. 3386 and the Law No. 5226 and the relevant legislation. In accordance with the investigations, the project revisions will be made regarding the ETLs and the access roads if necessary. 153 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 154 of 179 Protected Areas The Tuz Gölü Region having a 7.414 km² area has a specific nature and historical asset as mentioned at above parts. Tuz Gölü, one of the significant wetlands in Turkey, and its surrounding have been assigned as Specially Protected Area by the cabinet decision with no 2000/1381 and dated 14.09.2000 that was published in the Official Gazette No. 24218 dated 02.11.2000. The Region has been taken the final status by the cabinet decision with no 2002/4512 and dated 04.07.2002 that was published in the Official Gazette No. 24840 dated 08.08.2002. There has been no change since the date of taking the EIA Possitive Certificate for the Project, 19.08.2003. Due to the characteristics of the area, the aspects especially given by Part 4.1. Flora-Fauna and Part 4.5. Cultural Assets of the report should be taken into consideration. Tuz Gölü is not only a Specially Protected Area but also it is an Important Plant Area, Important Bird Area and 1.Degree Protected Area. 154 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 155 of 179 5. POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT AND THE MEASURES TO BE TAKEN 5.1 EXCAVATION OPERATIONS The areas where the excavation works will take place and the size of the excavation as well as the transportation, storage and handling of the inflammable, explosive, hazardous and toxic ones among the materials to be used during the excavation works as part of the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project, are described below. Within the scope of the land preparation works, the points of intersection and of the pole legs shall be determined and their applications shall be made after the field studies and the distribution (line route) studies for the energy transmission line project are completed. During the application, 1 piece of central spike, 4x4 = 16 pieces of leg spikes, 1 piece of console spike, 2 pieces of heading spikes (forward and reverse) and 1 piece of alignment spike(forward line spike) shall be piled and directly after these operations, the construction phase shall be started. Approximately 506 pieces of spikes shall be piled along the ETL route. As a first step of the construction phase, the foundation pits for the electric poles shall be excavated. Throughout the excavation works, 4 foundation pits shall be excavated for each electric pole. Assuming that the depth of each pit where the pole legs will be settled is approximately 2 m as well as the width and the height: The volume of the foundation pit to be excavated for each leg of an electric pole (Vpit) shall be; Vpit = 2 m x 2 m x 2 m Vpit = 8 m3. Accordingly, for 506 pieces of spikes to be piled in all lines (SS - PS-1, ST-3, ST-3, Surface Facilities, PIG Connections); 506 spikes x 4 pits/spike = 2.024 pits shall be excavated. Total excavation volume, assuming the volume of a pit = 8 m3 / pit, shall be; 155 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 156 of 179 2.024 pit x 8 m3/pit = 16.192 m3. Totally, 16.192 m3 of soil shall be excavated for 506 pieces of spikes during the stripping and excavation works carried out within the scope of the project. Through the excavation works, assuming that the thickness of the topsoil is 30 cm; The amount of topsoil = 2.024 x 2 x 2 x 0,30 = 2428,8 m3 The amount of subsoil = 2.024 x 2 x 2 x (2 – 0,30) = 13.763,2 m3 of soil shall be removed. The top layer of the soil shall be properly stripped and stored at the edges of the pole legs. Then, the sub-soil beneath the top layer shall be removed similarly without dissipating and stored. After the completion of the foundation works for the pole legs, the foundation pits shall be filled up with the sub-soil. Subsequently, the vegetable soil material shall be laid under the pole legs properly. Therefore, there shall be no excavation residues after the excavation works carried out within the land preparation and construction stages. There shall be excavation works during the stripping of the top soil while opening the access roads. This soil shall be used for the landscaping works of the surface facilities if it is fertile and it shall be used for the foundation filling works if it is not fertile. No earthwork shall be carried out in the land preparation and facility stages of access roads, and thus no excavation will be formed. Flammable, explosive, hazardous and toxic substances shall not be used during the excavation works and the works shall be carried out by using only construction equipment, picks, shovels, and so on. All of these excavation works shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation on the Control of Excavation Soil, Construction and Demolition Waste which was published in the Official Gazette No. 25406 dated 18.03.2004. 156 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 157 of 179 5.2. IMPACTS ON AIR QUALITY The activities such as crushing, grinding etc. shall not be carried out during the land preparation and construction works within the scope of the project and only during the excavation works to be carried out for the foundation pits of the poles, there will be formation of dust emissions. 4 pits shall be excavated for each pole and the depth of the pits where the pole legs will settle, shall be approximately 2 m and the size of them shall be 2 m x 2 m. Accordingly, the volume of the pit to be opened for each leg of a pole shall be; V = 2m x 2m x 2m V = 8 m3. The total quantity of excavation, assuming the soil density as 2,00 ton/m3, shall be calculated as follows; Excavation Quantity = Soil Density x Total Volume; = 8 m3 x 2,00 ton/m3 = 16,00 tons. The excavation works for each leg of a pole take, on average, about 2 hours. Hence, the quantity of excavation per hour shall be; 16,00 tons / 2 hours = 8,00 tons / hour. The total hourly mass flow rate of dust is calculated (by taking the dust emission factor during the excavation works as 0,025 kg / ton) as follows: (Source: "The Emission Factors for Calculating the Dust Emission Mass Flow Rates� specified in Table 12.6 of the Industrial Air Pollution Control Regulation); 8,00 tons / hour x 0,025 kg / ton = 0,20 kg / hour 157 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 158 of 179 It is stated in Appendix 2 of the Industrial Air Pollution Control Regulation which took effect after its promulgation in the Official Gazette No. 27277 dated 03.07.2009 that "the values representing the air pollution, the air quality values obtained through the measurements, the contribution values to the air pollution obtained through the calculations and the determination of the total pollution values with these values are not required if the dust emission emanated from anywhere other than chimneys is smaller than 1 kg / hour ". Since the total value calculated for the dust emissions during the construction phase of the project is 0,20 kg / h, there is no need to determine the air quality contribution values. However, the dust emissions shall be minimized in compliance with the air quality standards in relation to the dusty stacked materials stored outdoors specified in the Appendix (Appendix -1, Part 2.4.c), titled "The Emission Limits for Facilities Subject to Permission" of the Industrial Air Pollution Control Regulation. In this regard, the excavation will be carried out slowly and without spreading the excavated material. Moreover, the excavated material will be covered with geotext and the piles will be watered in the windy weathers. During the operational phase of the project, there will be no impact on air quality due to the energy transmission lines. 5.3. WASTE During the land preparation and construction works of the energy transmission lines and the access roads, domestic solid waste will be generated by the staff, waste oils will be originated from the oil change of the machinery and vehicles and the construction wastes will be generated. Domestic solid waste that will be generated by the staff shall be collected in the trashes barrels with the lids kept closed which are placed at various points of the construction sites. These solid wastes collected in the containers shall be delivered to the solid waste collection system of the Sultanhanı Municipality which is the nearest municipality in the project area at regular intervals as it is stated in the Final EIA Report and thus their disposal shall be achieved. 158 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 159 of 179 In addition, scrap iron, steel, metal sheet, packaging materials and similar solid wastes that will be generated through the land preparation and construction works shall be stored at a proper place in the project area and the recyclable wastes shall be reused and / or given to the licensed waste recycling firms. The non-recyclable wastes shall be delivered to the solid waste collection system of the Municipality of Sultanhanı and thus their disposal shall be achieved. In short, the employees will be warned that the dumping of the solid wastes generated throughout the project period (food residues, etc.) into the seas, lakes and other receiving environments and on the streets is prohibited as specified by Article 18 of the “Solid Waste Control Regulation� dated 14.03.1991 with no. 20814 and all the employees shall act in accordance with this provision, the "Solid Waste Control Regulation" and the amendments to this regulation which entered into force after its promulgation; in the Official Gazette dated 03.04.1991 and with no. 20834 in the Official Gazette dated 22.02.1992 and with no. 21150 in the Official Gazette dated 02.11.1994 and with no. 22099 in the Official Gazette dated 15.09.1998 and with no. 23464 in the Official Gazette dated 18.08.1999 and with no. 23790 in the Official Gazette dated 29.04.2000 and with no. 24034 in the Official Gazette dated 25.04.2002 and with no. 24736 and in the Official Gazette dated 05.04.2005 and with no. 25777. The packaging and the packaging wastes that are likely to be generated during the construction phase of the project shall be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the "Packaging Waste Control Regulation" which came into force after it was published in the Official Gazette No. 27046 dated 06.11.2008. 159 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 160 of 179 Waste Oils and Accumulators; The land preparation, construction and installation works of the energy transmission lines and the access roads shall be completed in a short time (about 6 months). Therefore, the maintenance and repair of the vehicles to be used through the project duration shall be carried out in the authorized service stations. In cases when the maintenance and repair of these vehicles are carried out within the facility, the waste oil that might be generated shall be collected in a closed and sealed metal container and shall be given to a licensed recycling firm within the scope of the contract in accordance with the “Regulation on the Control of Waste Oils" which came into effect after its publication in the Official Gazette No. 26952 dated 30.07.2008 in order to prevent the soil and / or water contamination resulting from the waste oil. If the maintenance and repair of the vehicles are carried out within the facility, then the areas within the site having a sealed floor and covered with a shelter shall be used for this purpose and the provisions of the Regulation on Soil Pollution Control and Point-Source Contaminated Sites which became effective after its publication in the Official Gazette dated 08.06.2010 with No. 27605 will be followed during the activities. In addition, if the maintenance and repair of the vehicles are carried out within the facility, the waste batteries which might be generated, shall be stored in a closed area having a sealed floor within the project site and their disposal shall be provided by delivering them to a licensed recycling firm in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation on the Control of Waste Batteries and Accumulators which came into force after its promulgation in the Official Gazette dated 31.08.2004 with No. 25569 and the provisions of the amendments to the Regulation on the Control of Waste Batteries and Accumulators which became effective after its publication in the Official Gazette dated 03.03.2005 with No. 25774. 160 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 161 of 179 Medical and Hazardous Wastes; A bedless infirmary unit having a purpose of outpatient care shall be built to respond to the health problems of the people who will work during the land preparation and construction works of the project. Although the amount of waste produced in the infirmary unit cannot be estimated precisely, it is considered to be very small. All medical wastes that are likely to occur in the infirmary unit shall be put into the red colored plastic bags that are tear, puncture, explosion and handling resistant; leakproof and made of original medium density polyethylene compound, manufactured as double-stitched and gussetless, with a double-layer thickness of 100 microns, with a minimum lifting capacity of10 kg, and having the international biological hazard symbol and the expression of "BEWARE OF MEDICAL WASTE" on both sides in a seeable size. The bags shall be filled up to 3/4 of it and their mouths shall be connected tightly and if deemed necessary, each bag shall be put into another bag having the same features to ensure absolute leakproofness. Cutting or perforating wastes shall be collected separately from other medical wastes, in the boxes or containers made of plastic or laminated cardboard that are tear, puncture, explosion and break resistant; water-proof and leak-proof; that cannot be opened and mixed and carrying the international biological hazard symbol and the expression of "CAUTION! CUTTING AND DRILLING MEDICAL WASTE" on it. These collection containers shall be filled up to 3/4 of them and their mouths shall be connected tightly and they shall be put into red colored plastic bags. Cutting and perforating waste containers shall never be compressed, opened, dumped and recovered after they are filled. The medical wastes that shall be temporarily stored within the scope of the Regulation on the Control of Medical Wastes, shall be delivered to the medical waste collection system of the hospitals in the District of Sultanhanı. Temporary storage, transportation and disposal of the medical wastes that are likely to occur within the facility shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation on the Control of Medical Wastes which became effective after its promulgation in the Official Gazette No. 25883 dated 22.07.2005. 161 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 162 of 179 The hazardous wastes likely to be generated during the land preparation and construction works of the project, since their quantity is expected to be below 50 kg, shall be brought to the main project site and stored in the hazardous waste storage area as stated in the Regulation on the Control of Hazardous Wastes which came into effect after its promulgation in the Official Gazette No. 25755, dated 14.03.2005. Depending on the amount of the hazardous wastes to be generated monthly throughout the project duration, they can be stored on the site for a 6 month period as specified in the Regulation. However, in case the monthly amount exceeds 1.000 kg and the annual amount reaches 12.000 kg, the permission for temporary storage of the hazardous wastes not subject to the environmental permission is to be obtained in line with the Regulation. The hazardous wastes that are temporarily stored shall be delivered to the companies licensed by the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization and their disposal shall be achieved. In this context, licensed vehicles shall be used during temporary storage, transportation and disposal of the hazardous wastes that are to be produced and the activities shall be carried out in accordance with the Regulation on the Control of Hazardous Wastes which became effective after it was published in the Official Gazette No. 25755, dated 14.03.2005. Other Wastes; Used tires might be generated due to the vehicles to be used during the land preparation and construction works. The used tires that completed their service life shall be delivered to the recycling firm and the activities within this scope shall be carried out in accordance with the Regulation on the Control of Tires Completed Their Service Life dated 25.11.2006 with No. 26357. Besides, the disposal of the waste vegetable oil that will be generated by the cafeteria to be used within the scope of the project shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation on the Control of Vegetable Waste Oils dated 19.04.2005 with no. 25791. 162 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 163 of 179 Waste will also arise due to the maintenance works of the facility during the operational phase of the energy transmission line. The maintenance of the line (the insulators shall be renewed in case of their breakage, the wires shall be repaired in case of loosening (elongation) out of tolerance or in case of breakage) is carried out by the maintenance crews of the Turkish Electricity Distribution Company (TEDAŞ) along the route of the line during the inspections performed at certain times of the year and the damaged materials are changed with the new ones and the old ones are stocked in the warehouses of the institution. Later, these materials are sold as scrap by the institution to the licensed recycling firms. 5.4. NOISE AND VIBRATION There will be noise generation due to the machinery and the equipment to be used throughout the works such as excavation, construction, assembly etc. and the heavy equipment to be used on the access roads during the land preparation and construction stages of the energy transmission lines. The maximum sound power levels that are allowed for the tools, equipments and machines to be used were set down in accordance with the principles established by the Machine Safety Regulation (98/37/EC) prepared by the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Industry and Trade (now defunct) which became effective after its publication in the Official Gazette dated 30.12.2006 with No. 26392. The formulas given in terms of the motor power levels under Article 5 relating to the permissible sound power levels and the noise marking and the standards of the Regulation on the Noise Emission in the Environment Created by Equipment Used Outdoors which became effective after its promulgation in the Official Gazette dated 30.12.2006 with No.26392 and the reference values provided in the book, titled "Industrial Noise Control" by Prof. Dr. H. MN Özgüven were made use of for the calculation of the total sound power levels resulting from the abovementioned machinery and equipment in the four-octave band between 500 Hz - 4000 Hz. 163 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 164 of 179 The noise sources and their respective noise levels that are expected to occur during the construction phase of the ETLs were evaluated for two stages; the lower assembly and the upper assembly. The machinery, tools and equipment that may create noise and the corresponding sound power levels of them are provided in Table 5.4.1. Table 5.4.1. The Machinery and the Equipment that may Generate Noise During the Land Preparation and Construction Works and Their Sound Power Levels (1) NAME OF THE MACHINERY AND SOUND POWER LEVEL (dB) PCS EQUIPMENT THE ENERGY TRANSMISSION LINE LOWER ASSEMBLY Truck 101 1 Piece Excavator 103 1 Piece Concrete Pump-Mixer 115 1 Piece THE ENERGY TRANSMISSION LINE UPPER ASSEMBLY Truck 101 1 Piece Mobile Crane 101 1 Piece Wire Drawing Machine 105 1 Piece ACCESS ROADS Tractor Bucket 89 1 Piece Grader 101 1 Piece Dozer 103 1 Piece Water Truck 101 1 Piece (1) The sound power levels were obtained from the Regulation on the Noise Emission in the Environment Created by Equipment Used Outdoors and the book titled "Industrial Noise Control" by Prof. Dr. H. MN Ozgüven The machinery and the equipment listed in Table 5.4.1 shall be operated with a specific sequence and their probability of being in the same place at the same time is very low. However, the noise calculations carried out within the scope of this report were performed based on the worst-case scenario which assumes that all operations are made in the same area, in other words, the machinery and the equipment operate in the same place and at the same time. Since the slope in the implementation area of the project is low and the construction works are carried out far away from the residential areas, it was not considered necessary to calculate the noise distribution by creating a model using the SoundPLAN Environmental 164 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 165 of 179 Noise Modeling and Planning Software. Instead of this, the evaluations were made after the propagation of the noise with regard to the distance was calculated through mathematical calculations. In order to calculate the total sound pressure level that will occur under the most unfavorable circumstances assuming that the machinery and the equipment to be used within the project operate in the same place and at the same time, the total sound power levels have to be calculated initially by making use of the sound power levels of each source. It is calculated by using the formula; LWT = 10 log ( 10Lwi/10) LWI = Sound power level (dB) caused by each construction equipment LWT = Total sound power level (dB) After the total sound power level to be caused by all of the sources was determined, the total sound pressure level (LPT) to be created by this sound power level at a distance of r is calculated by using the following formula. LPT = LWT + 10 log (Q / A) A = 4пr2 LPT = The total sound pressure level created at a distance of r away from all construction equipment, Q = Orientation coefficient (semi-spherical distribution of the sound source at the ground level, Q = 2) r = distance from the source (m) Reduction in the sound level due to the atmosphere (Aatm) depends on the frequency of the source and the distance from the source. The reduction in the sound pressure level that will occur due to the atmospheric absorption is calculated by the following formula. 165 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 166 of 179 Aatm = 7,4 x 10-8 x f2 x r / � Aatm = Reduction in the sound pressure level with atmospheric retouching (dBA) f = Frequency of the transmitted sound (500-4.000 Hz range) r = Distance from the source (m) � = Relative humidity of air (65%) (1) The sound (noise) level calculation is done with the help of the following formula. L = Lpt - Aatm + DF L = Sound (noise) level (dBA), DF = Correction factor (for 500 Hz -3,2 dBA, for 1.000 Hz - 0 dBA, for 2.000 Hz – 1,2 dBA and for 4.000 Hz - 1 dBA). The total sound (noise) level is calculated from the logarithmic sum of the sound (noise) levels at different distances calculated for 4 different frequencies. LT = 10 ( log (10Li/10) LT = Total sound (noise) level (dBA), Li = Sound (noise) level at 4 different frequencies (dBA). The machinery and the equipment that might generate noise during the construction works within the scope of the project and their respective sound power levels are given in Table 5.4.1. Using these values, the sound pressure levels expected to occur with respect to the distance, the atmospheric absorption amounts, the correction factors for four different frequencies and the sound pressure levels obtained as a result of the reduction of the sound pressure level due to the atmospheric absorption are given respectively in Table 5.4.2 and the corresponding graph is given in Figure 5.4.2. The calculations were made for 500 Hz, 1.000 Hz, 2.000 Hz and 4.000 Hz frequency values and finally the "Total Sound Pressure Level" was obtained by the logarithmic summation of the values. 1 Aksaray Meteorological Station 166 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 167 of 179 The figure representing the sound level is the weighted form of the sound pressure level figure according to a particular curve. It is used for defining the volume of the complex sounds with a single value. The weights that are proportional to the sensitivity of the ear are used and these weights are called A, B and C. The correction factor - frequency curve that is used for the calculation of the weighted sound (noise) levels is given in Figure 5.4.1. Figure 5.4.1. Conversion Curves for A, B, and C Weighted Sound (Noise) Levels Reference: ÖZGÜVEN, N. (Prof. Dr.) "Industrial Noise Control" 167 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 168 of 179 Table 5.4.2. Distribution of the Noise (Sound Pressure) Levels to be caused by All Sources in the Construction Phase according to the Distances Aatm DF DF DF DF L (dBA) Aatm (dBA) L (dBA) Aatm (dBA) L (dBA) Aatm (dBA) L (dBA) r (m) LPT (dBA) (dBA) (dBA) (dBA) (dBA) (dBA) LT (dBA) (f=500 Hz) (f=1.000 Hz) (f=1.000 Hz) (f=2.000 Hz) (f=2.000 Hz) (f=4.000 Hz) (f=4.000 Hz) (f=500 Hz) (f=500 Hz) (f=1.000 Hz) (f=2.000 Hz) (f=4.000 Hz) 10 88,57 0,00 -3,2 85,36 0,01 0 88,56 0,05 1,2 89,72 0,18 1 89,38 94,57 20 82,55 0,01 -3,2 79,34 0,02 0 82,52 0,09 1,2 83,66 0,36 1 83,18 88,48 30 79,02 0,01 -3,2 75,82 0,03 0 78,99 0,14 1,2 80,09 0,55 1 79,48 84,89 40 76,53 0,01 -3,2 73,31 0,05 0 76,48 0,18 1,2 77,54 0,73 1 76,80 82,32 50 74,59 0,01 -3,2 71,37 0,06 0 74,53 0,23 1,2 75,56 0,91 1 74,68 80,31 60 73,00 0,02 -3,2 69,79 0,07 0 72,94 0,27 1,2 73,93 1,09 1 72,91 78,66 70 71,66 0,02 -3,2 68,45 0,08 0 71,59 0,32 1,2 72,55 1,28 1 71,39 77,25 80 70,51 0,02 -3,2 67,28 0,09 0 70,41 0,36 1,2 71,34 1,46 1 70,05 76,03 100 68,57 0,03 -3,2 65,34 0,11 0 68,45 0,46 1,2 69,31 1,82 1 67,75 73,96 120 66,98 0,03 -3,2 63,75 0,14 0 66,85 0,55 1,2 67,64 2,19 1 65,80 72,26 140 65,64 0,04 -3,2 62,40 0,16 0 65,49 0,64 1,2 66,21 2,55 1 64,09 70,80 160 64,48 0,05 -3,2 61,24 0,18 0 64,30 0,73 1,2 64,96 2,91 1 62,57 69,52 180 63,46 0,05 -3,2 60,21 0,20 0 63,26 0,82 1,2 63,84 3,28 1 61,18 68,39 200 62,55 0,06 -3,2 59,29 0,23 0 62,32 0,91 1,2 62,84 3,64 1 59,90 67,37 250 60,61 0,07 -3,2 57,34 0,28 0 60,32 1,14 1,2 60,67 4,55 1 57,05 65,18 300 59,02 0,09 -3,2 55,74 0,34 0 58,68 1,37 1,2 58,86 5,46 1 54,56 63,36 350 57,69 0,10 -3,2 54,39 0,40 0 57,29 1,59 1,2 57,29 6,38 1 52,31 61,81 400 56,53 0,11 -3,2 53,21 0,46 0 56,07 1,82 1,2 55,90 7,29 1 50,24 60,45 450 55,50 0,13 -3,2 52,17 0,51 0 54,99 2,05 1,2 54,65 8,20 1 48,31 59,24 500 54,59 0,14 -3,2 51,25 0,57 0 54,02 2,28 1,2 53,51 9,11 1 46,48 58,16 550 53,76 0,16 -3,2 50,40 0,63 0 53,13 2,50 1,2 52,46 10,02 1 44,74 57,17 168 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II.ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 169 of 179 Aatm DF DF DF DF L (dBA) Aatm (dBA) L (dBA) Aatm (dBA) L (dBA) Aatm (dBA) L (dBA) r (m) LPT (dBA) (dBA) (dBA) (dBA) (dBA) (dBA) LT (dBA) (f=500 Hz) (f=1.000 Hz) (f=1.000 Hz) (f=2.000 Hz) (f=2.000 Hz) (f=4.000 Hz) (f=4.000 Hz) (f=500 Hz) (f=500 Hz) (f=1.000 Hz) (f=2.000 Hz) (f=4.000 Hz) 600 53,00 0,17 -3,2 49,63 0,68 0 52,32 2,73 1,2 51,47 10,93 1 43,07 56,27 700 51,66 0,20 -3,2 48,27 0,80 0 50,87 3,19 1,2 49,68 12,75 1 39,91 54,65 800 50,51 0,23 -3,2 47,08 0,91 0 49,59 3,64 1,2 48,06 14,57 1 36,93 53,24 900 49,48 0,26 -3,2 46,03 1,02 0 48,46 4,10 1,2 46,58 16,39 1 34,09 51,99 1000 48,57 0,28 1,14 4,55 18,22 30,35 30,36 169 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 170 of 170 Figure 5.4.2. Distribution Graph of the Noise (Sound Pressure) Levels expected to be created during the Construction Works according to the Distances The environmental noise limit values for the construction site specified in Table 5 of Appendix-VII in the Regulation on the Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise which became effective after its publication in the Official Gazette dated 04.04.2010 with No. 27601, are given in Table 5.4.3. 170 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 171 of 171 Table 5.4.3. The Environmental Noise Limit Values for the Construction Site specified in Table 5 of Appendix-VII in the Regulation on the Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise. ACTIVITY TYPE (CONSTRUCTION, DEMOLITION and LDAY(dBA) REPAIR) Building 70 Road 75 Other sources 70 It is observed that the total sound pressure (noise) levels given in Table 5.4.2, when they are compared with the regulation values provided in Table 5.4.3, remain under the limit values specified in Table 5 of Appendix-VII in the Regulation on the Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise after a distance of 160 m for daytime. Since the noise level estimated to occur under the most unfavorable conditions (for the sum of the results obtained from the frequency values in a range of 500 Hz to 4.000 Hz) in an housing in the Koyunağılı Village which is the nearest sensitive area to the project site during the land preparation and construction phase (approx. distance 1.200 m) will be low, having a value such as 53,40 dBA, it is envisaged that the housings in the Koyunağılı Village will not be negatively affected by the noise created by the project. In addition, the species of fauna will not be affected by the construction noise through the linear project with a short implementation period. Furthermore, the machinery and the equipment listed in Table 5.4.1 shall be operated with a specific sequence and their probability of being in the same place at the same time is very low. However, the noise calculations within the scope of this report were performed based on the worst-case scenario which assumes that all of the machinery and the equipment operate in the same place and at the same time. Therefore, the noise levels that will practically occur are expected to be at much lower levels. 171 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 172 of 172 The issues specified in Article 23 related to the "noise criteria for the construction sites" included in the fourth section of the "Regulation on the Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise" shall be followed as regards the noise that will be generated during the construction phase on the project site and the vehicles, of which the inspection, the exhaust measurements and the maintenance have been performed, shall be used. Necessary measures will be adopted to protect the employees from the noise that will be created by the machinery and the equipment during the construction phase and, if necessary, from the health and safety risks that might occur due to the workers' exposure to the noise, in accordance with Article 78 of the Labour Law No. 4857, especially to protect them against the risk of hearing loss. The appropriate protective tools and equipments such as helmet, headphones or ear buds shall be provided to the employees that will work on or around the machinery and the equipment during the construction stage ensuring that the employees shall not be affected from the noise. Hence, the noise and vibration levels that will be caused by the machinery and the equipment during the works shall be reduced to a level so as not to disturb the employees. Additionally, the values set down in the regulations shall be met and the environmental noise and vibration shall be kept to a minimum. 5.5. WASTEWATER The domestic wastewater that will be generated by the personnel employed on the land preparation and construction works of the energy transmission lines and the access roads, shall be collected in a leakproof septic tank since there is no wastewater (sewer) system in the activity area and its vicinity in accordance with the “Regulation on the Pits to be Built at Locations where Sewage is not Available� which took effect after its publication in the Official Gazette dated 19.03.1971 with no. 13783. When the septic tanks get full, the wastewater shall be drawn by the vacuum trucks of the nearest municipality and then disposed. 172 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 173 of 173 In addition, ready-mixed concrete (concrete prepared in the concrete mixing station and transported to the project site with mixer vehicles) shall be used for concrete manufacturing that will be carried out during the construction works of the energy transmission line. The water required for the ready-mixed concrete is procured by the concrete supplying company at the place where the concrete is prepared. Since the water to be used for the manufacturing of the ready-mixed concrete will remain in the material structure, there will be no wastewater generation. In addition, washing of the mixer vehicles turning back after the completion of the concrete manufacturing process at the pole shall not be allowed in the project area or its immediate vicinity but shall be carried out in the site of the concrete supplying company (at the concrete mixing station). 173 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 174 of 174 6. CUMULATIVE IMPACT ASSESSMENT The cumulative impacts arise from the adding up of the project impacts to the impacts of the current or planned projects. While each and every project causes major and minor impacts, the cumulative impacts imply the overall direct and indirect impacts resulting from two or more projects in the same locality. The cumulative impacts of the planned activities have to be taken into consideration. The impacts that occur due to each and every project may not seem important in itself, however, the total loss, in other words, the cumulative impacts can be extremely important. Within the context of the II.Addendum Report to the EIA Report of the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project, the cumulative impacts of the underground natural gas storage projects, one of which is planned to be realised in the Tuz Gölü Basin by BOTAŞ and the other by a private sector company have been assessed. The Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project within the scope of the II.Addendum Report to the EIA Report is being implemented by BOTAŞ at about 40 km south of Tuz Gölü and about 17 km south of the Sultanhanı Municipality subordinated to the Central District of the Aksaray Province. The EIA process of the project has been completed and the construction works for the project has commenced. In the vicinity of the project site, the establishment of another underground natural gas storage facilities (UNGSF) is being planned. The latter project of which the EIA process has been completed and the Final EIA Report awaits approval, is being implemented by ATLAS Petroleum Gas Importation Exportation Marketing Trading Co. (ATLAS) within the boundaries of the Central and Eskil Districts of the Aksaray Province and the Emirgazi District of the Konya Province and at a distance of about 2.500 m to the surface facilities of the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project by BOTAŞ. The topographic map presenting the surface facilities and the other units of these projects is given in Figure 6.1. 174 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 175 of 175 Figure 6.1. The topographic map showing the surface facilities and the other units of the underground natural gas storage projects being implemented in the Tuz Gölü Basin 175 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 176 of 176 As it can be seen in Figure 6.1, both of the projects are located very close to each other and the fresh water required for the leaching operations as part of both projects is withdrawn from the Hirfanlı Dam Lake. The salt water (brine) generated due to the leaching operations will be discharged into Tuz Gölü via different discharge lines. Through the Cumulative Impact Assessment studies carried out as part of the II.Addendum Report to the EIA Report, the overall impacts of the fresh water supply lines and the discharge lines to be constructed as well as the activities to be performed within the scope of both of the projects on the flora and fauna species found in the project sites and their immediate vicinities, will be evaluated. The physical characteristics of both projects are provided in Table 6.1. Table 6.1. The physical characteristics of the underground natural gas storage projects being implemented in the Tuz Gölü Basin by BOTAŞ and ATLAS Physical Characteristics BOTAŞ ATLAS 77 96 The Time required to Create Caverns (month) 12 caverns 12 caverns The No. of Caverns to be Leached (In groups of 6) (In groups of 2) The Volume of Each Cavern (m3) 630.000 630.000 Hirfanlı Dam Lake (via Hirfanlı Dam Lake (via pipeline The Point of Fresh Water Withdrawal pipeline to be constructed) to be constructed) The Quantity of the Fresh Water Required (million 15 10,8 m3/year) Tuz Gölü arid zone (via Tuz Gölü arid zone (via The Point of Discharge pipeline to be constructed) pipeline to be constructed) Tuz Gölü Tuz Gölü The Volume of the Salt Water to be Discharged 15 (contains ~1.760.000 m³ 10.8 (contains ~1.260.000 m³ (million m3/year) of salt) of salt) Reference: The EIA Report of the abovementioned project by ATLAS and the Final EIA Report of the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project by BOTAŞ 176 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 177 of 177 In an effort to estimate the maximum potential impacts as part of the Cumulative Impact Assessment studies, the construction activities (the leaching and the discharge operations) of both projects are considered to be undertaken simultaneously and the impacts that might arise consequently are listed below;  The impacts of the simultaneous fresh water withdrawal from the Hirfanlı Dam Lake throughout the leaching operations within the scope of either of the projects on the dam lake and the other users,  The impacts of the simultaneous discharge of the salt water on the receiving environment which is Tuz Gölü,  The impacts that might occur during the fresh water withdrawal and the brine discharge operations on the flora and fauna species found in the project sites and their immediate vicinities. As it can be inferred from Table 6.1, the total quantity of the fresh water necessary for the leaching of the 24 salt caverns in total for both projects is 25,8 million m3 per year. The fresh water required will be procured via independent fresh water supply lines from various points of the Hirfanlı Dam Lake as demonstrated in Figure 6.1. As the total quantity of the fresh water to be procured, constitutes less than %0,5 of the volume of water catched in the Hirfanlı Dam Lake, the necessary authorizations granted by the General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSI) have been obtained for both of the projects and the protocols related to water use have been signed. Therefore, no negative impacts are anticipated to occur on the other users living in or around the Hirfanlı Dam Lake and in or in the vicinity of the project sites due to the fresh water withdrawal as part of both projects from the Hirfanlı Dam Lake either at the same time or at different times. Another cumulative impact might arise in connection with the discharge of the salt water resulting from the leaching operations into the receiving environment whic h is Tuz Gölü. Within the scope of the projects, the salt water with a total volume of 25.8 million m3 containing about 3.020.000 m³ of salt will be discharged from two different points with an approximate distance of 5.350 m in between into Tuz Gölü per year via two independent 177 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 178 of 178 discharge lines. Under these circumstances, Tuz Gölü which is subject to continuous loss of water and thus faces the risk of drying out, is envisaged to be positively affected as stated in the II.Addendum Report to the EIA Report of the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project and the EIA Reports of either projects. In this regard, the necessary sampling and analyses have been undertaken within the framework of the EIA Reports mentioned above and the results of these analyses indicated that the salt water to be discharged into Tuz Gölü presents characteristics similar to Tuz Gölü and their sources are found to be the same. Furthermore, the associated principles described in the Tuz Gölü Special Environmental Protection Area Water Resources Management Plan Project / Section 9 Water Resources Management Plant and its Principles also suggest that the external supplements to Tuz Gölü contribute significantly to the sustainability of Tuz Gölü. The respective principles are; - Keeping the water level in the lake under control through the controlled release of the water from the Mamasın Dam. Water of Melendiz Brook which is one of the most important rivers feeding Tuz Gölü with ıts surface flow has to be released from Mamasın Dam and the water level in the lake will be kept under control (2). - As provided for in Section 4.3.3., (the volume of Tuz Gölü varies between 360,000,000 m3 and 480,000,000 m3, and assuming the worst case scenario where evaporation will take place, the annual amount of the water to be discharged is calculated to cause 3-4 cm increase in the level of the lake) the salt water discharged into Tuz Gölü is expected to result in a very small increase in the water level of the lake but to cause no negative impacts on Tuz Gölü (3). In accordance with the issues specified above, it can be concluded that the discharge of the salt water arising from the leaching operations into Tuz Gölü as part of both projects either at the same time or at different times during the construction works will not create negative impacts and in case the negative impacts occur, they will be prevented through monitoring and auditing practices. 2 Tuz Gölü Special Environmental Protection Area Water Resources Management Plan , May 2010, Ankara 3 Tuz Gölü Special Environmental Protection Area Water Resources Management Plan, May 2010, Ankara 178 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 179 of 179 As part of the cumulative impact assessment studies, the last issue to be addressed is the overall impacts that might occur on the flora and fauna species found on the project routes and their immediate vicinities during the construction of the facilities associated with the fresh water procurement and the salt water discharge operations (the pipelines, the ETLs, the access roads, etc.). In Part 4.1 titled “The Flora and Fauna� of the II. Addendum Report to the EIA Report, the possible impacts that might arise during the establishment of the auxiliary units within the scope of the Tuz Gölü Underground Natural Gas Storage Project and the measures to be taken have been described. Through these measures, the temporary impacts on the flora and fauna species will be minimized. As shown in Figure 6.1, the auxiliary units of the project by ATLAS will be constructed along the different routes which suggests that the cumulative impacts that might occur on the flora and fauna species found in the project site and its immediate vicinity under the circumstance that the construction activities of both projects are performed at the same time, would be minimized by taking the same measures specified in Part 4.1 of the report and by the monitoring practices carried out by the biology experts. 179 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Page 180 of 180 APPENDICES APPENDIX-1. THE OPINIONS OF THE INSTITUTIONS AND THE OFFICIAL LETTERS APPENDIX 1-1. The EIA Positive Certificate APPENDIX 1-2. The Cover Letter of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry APPENDIX 1-3. The Cover Letter of the Ministry Of Environment and Urbanization APPENDIX 1-4. The Cover Letter of the State Hydraulic Woks APPENDIX -2. THE TOPOGRAPHIC MAP OF THE ENERGY TRANSMISSION LINES APPENDIX -3. THE MAJOR SOILS GROUPS, LAND USE CAPABILITY CLASSES AND CURRENT LAND USE MAPS APPENDIX -4. THE DATA FROM THE CULTURAL INVENTORY OF AKSARAY APPENDIX 4-1. The Cultural Inventory of Sarıyahşi District APPENDIX 4-2. The Cultural Inventory of Ağaçören District APPENDIX 4-3. The Cultural Inventory of Ortaköy District APPENDIX 4-4. The Cultural Inventory of Eskil District 180 APPENDIX 1 THE OPINIONS OF THE INSTITUTIONS AND THE OFFICIAL LETTERS 181 APPENDIX 1-1 THE EIA POSITIVE CERTIFICATE 182 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Appendix 1-1 183 APPENDIX 1-2 THE COVER LETTER OF THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTRY (MOEF) 184 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Appendix 1-2 185 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Appendix 1-3 APPENDIX 1-3 THE COVER LETTER OF THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND URBANIZATION (MOEU) 186 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Appendix 1-3 187 APPENDIX 1-4 THE COVER LETTER OF THE STATE HYDRAULIC WORKS (DEVLET SU İŞLERI) 188 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Appendix 1-4 189 APPENDIX 2 THE TOPOGRAPHIC MAP OF THE ENERGY TRANSMISSION LINES 190 191 APPENDIX 3 THE MAJOR SOILS GROUPS, LAND USE CAPABILITY CLASSES AND CURRENT LAND USE MAPS 192 193 194 195 APPENDIX 4 THE DATA FROM THE CULTURAL INVENTORY OF AKSARAY 196 APPENDIX 4-1 THE CULTURAL INVENTORY OF SARIYAHŞİ DISTRICT 197 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Appendix 4-1/1 198 APPENDIX 4-2 THE CULTURAL INVENTORY OF AĞAÇÖREN DISTRICT 199 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Appendix 4-2/1 200 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Appendix 4-2/2 201 APPENDIX 4-3 THE CULTURAL INVENTORY OF ORTAKÖY DISTRICT 202 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Appendix 4-3/1 203 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Appendix 4-3/2 204 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Appendix 4-3/3 205 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Appendix 4-3/4 206 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Appendix 4-3/5 207 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Appendix 4-3/6 208 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Appendix 4-3/7 209 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Appendix 4-3/8 210 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Appendix 4-3/9 211 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Appendix 4-3/10 212 APPENDIX 4-4 THE CULTURAL INVENTORY OF ESKİL DISTRICT 213 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Appendix 4-4/1 214 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Appendix 4-4/2 215 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Appendix 4-4/3 216 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Appendix 4-4/4 217 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. ADDENDUM REPORT TO THE EIA REPORT Doc. no: CNR-REP-ENM-ADD-13/001 Appendix 4-4/5 218 TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES WORKS Document Title: TUZ GÖLÜ UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT II. 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