Abstract
This Environmental Management Plan (EMP) has been prepared by MeyGen Ltd. to set out the proposed method for discharging the Condition 11 of the Section 36 Consent for the Development.
The document details the construction related mitigation methods proposed for the Development, how these are to be delivered in the construction procedures and good working practices for installing the Development, how this document integrates with the wider environmental management of the Development, and how communication will be maintained between the Principal Contractor, MeyGen Ltd. and the regulators.
The EMP presented within this document is to satisfy Condition 11 and enable construction of the Development to progress, subject to the EMP being implemented.
The EMP will be submitted to the to the Scottish Ministers for their written approval, in consultation with SNH and any other ecological, or such other advisors as required at the discretion of the Scottish Ministers., and will be used, where appropriate, to inform the discharge of other Conditions within the Section 36 Consent which refer to it.
An EMP for HDD Marine Works (RHK-1A-40-HSE-001-D EnvironmentalManagementPlanHDD) has already been consulted on and approved by Scottish Ministers. This EMP is for the remaining Construction Works for Phase 1a; this includes the installation of:
- 4 x Turbine Subsea Cable (TSC);
- 4 x Turbine Support Structure (TSS);
- 4 x Tidal Turbine Generator (TTG).