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River Basin Management Plans
& Strategic Environmental Assessment &
Appropriate Assessment
Ray Spain
Local Authorities Workshop, 3rd December 2008
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What is SEA?
Purpose • to ensure that the environmental
consequences are assessed during preparation and prior to adoption of RBMP
• to ensure the RBMP & POMs are as robust as possible in the context of the wider environment
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What is the Process?
• Screening – Is an SEA needed?
• Scoping – What should it include?
• Environmental Assessment and Report – Alternatives
• SEA Statement
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SEA Screening
• The statutory bodies responsible for SEA in Ireland and
Northern Ireland are
• DEHLG
• EPA
• DCENR
• Northern Ireland Environment Agency (formerly EHS)
The statutory bodies concluded that SEA is required for RBMPs
and POMs (2007) at a RBD level – 8 SEAs for the island of
Ireland
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SEA SCOPING• What should it include?
• Scoping ran in parallel, and fed into, the Water Matters (SWMI) Report
• Scoping is complete! for each of the 8 RBD’s.
• Scoping Documentis available for download atwww.serbd.com
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SEA Environmental Assessment Report
• ALL legislative requirements of Schedule 2 of the SEA Regulations (1 - 10)
– Information on the current state of the environment and likely evolution in the absence of the Plan (business as usual)
– Environmental protection objectives relevant to the plan
– Reasons for selecting the alternatives (supplementary measures)
– Likely significant effects on the environment
– Mitigation and monitoring measures
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SEA PROCESS
Screening
Overall MethodologyRBMP PROCESS
Initial Characterisation
ScopingSignificant Issues
Alternatives
Status / Risk / Possible Measures
Set Objectives
Action Programme
Objectives / Indicators / Targets
Environmental ReportDraft RBMP
Final RBMP SEA Statement
Consultation
Implementation & review cycle - 2nd RBMP
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Habitats Directive Assessment
(Appropriate Assessment)
– Habitats Directive, Article 6 (92/43/EEC)
– SACs, SPAs (Natura 2000 sites), and Ramsar Sites
– Narrow focus - maintaining integrity and conservation objectives of the site
– Protection led
– Precautionary
Four main steps
Screening
Appropriate assessment (avoidance first, then mitigation)
Assessment of alternative solutions
Assessment where no alternatives exist (compensatory measures)
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Appropriate Assessment
SEA PROCESS
Screening
Scoping
Alternatives
SEA Statement
Potential Impacts to
SAC / SPA
HABITATS DIRECTIVE ASSESSMENT
Assessment of Alternatives
Assessment Where No Alternatives Exist
Screening
Appropriate Assessment
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Role of SEA & HDA
• SEA in decision making
– Provides for high level of protection of the environment
– Informs decision making
– Assist in making more environmentally sustainable decisions
• HDA in decision making – more focused
– Maintains the integrity of site and its features
– Influences decision making
– Prevents development that could harm sites
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Integration with RBMP
• RBMP must show how this was done
• SEA– RBMP must have regard to SEA
• HDA – mitigation measures must be included in RBMP
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Timetable
Phase I: Environmental Assessment & Report (Jul – Dec 2008)
Phase II: Public Consultation (Jan – Jun 2009)
Phase III: Preparation of Submission Reports (Jul –Aug 2009)
Phase IV: Preparation of SEA Statements (Jul - Sep 2009)
Fixed Milestones: Draft RBMP 22 December 2008
Final RBMP 16 October 2009