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1 717 Market Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94111 650-373-1200 Government of Saint Lucia Draft Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Saint Lucia Geothermal Resource Exploration Project February 2018 717 Market Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94111 650-373-1200 Government of Saint Lucia Draft Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Saint Lucia Geothermal Resource Exploration Project February 2018 Prepared for: Government of Saint Lucia Department of Sustainable Development Point Seraphine, Castries Saint Lucia Prepared by: Panorama Environmental , Inc. 717 Market Street, Suite 650 San Francisco, CA 94111 650-373-1200 TABLE OF CONTENTS Saint Lucia Geothermal Resource Development Project Draft ESIA February 2018 i TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary.

2 1 Overview .. 1 Purpose and Need .. 1 Project Description .. 3 Key Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures .. 3 Conclusions .. 6 1 Introduction .. 1-1 Overview ..1-1 Significant Previous Geothermal Investigations ..1- 2 Pre-Feasibility Study ..1-2 Project Location and Site Selection ..1-4 Project Need ..1-4 2 Legal and Institutional Framework .. 2-1 Overview ..2-1 World Bank ..2-1 Equator Principles ..2-6 Government of Saint Lucia ..2-7 World Heritage Designation for the Pintons management Area ..2-9 Relevant Threshold Standards .. 2- 11 3 Project Description .. 3-1 Overview ..3-1 Potential Drilling Areas ..3-1 Project Components ..3-5 Water Demand .. 3- 14 Erosion and Sediment Management.

3 3- 15 Hazardous Material Management .. 3- 15 Waste and Effluent Disposal .. 3- 15 Schedule and 3- 16 4 Baseline Data/Existing Environment .. 4-1 Overview ..4-1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Saint Lucia Geothermal Resource Development Project Draft ESIA February 2018 ii Environmental Conditions ..4-1 Social Conditions .. 4- 27 Cumulative Development .. 4- 30 Data Gaps for Future Development .. 4- 30 5 Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts .. 5-1 Approach to Impact Analysis ..5-1 Environmental Risks and Impacts ..5-4 Social Risks and Impacts .. 5- 24 Health and Safety .. 5- 31 Cumulative Impacts .. 5- 33 6 Mitigation 6-1 Overview ..6-1 Environmental Mitigation Measures ..6-2 Social Mitigation 6- 13 Health and Safety Mitigation Measures.

4 6- 15 7 Analysis of Alternatives .. 7-1 Overview ..7-1 Alternatives Considered but Rejected ..7-2 8 Stakeholder Engagement and Community Consultations .. 8-1 Project Stakeholders ..8-1 Stakeholder Engagement During Preparation of the ESIA ..8-2 Community Consultation on Draft ESIA ..8-3 Communications and Outreach Campaign ..8-4 Stakeholder Engagement Plan ..8-4 Grievance Redress ..8-4 Appendices Appendix A List of ESIA Preparers and Contributors Appendix B References Appendix C Scoping Studies Report Appendix D Environmental and Social Management Plan Appendix E Resettlement Action Plan Appendix F Resettlement Policy Framework Appendix G Stakeholder Engagement Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS Saint Lucia Geothermal Resource Development Project Draft ESIA February 2018 iii List of Tables Table Summary of Mitigation Measures.

5 ES-7 Table Threshold Standards for Effluent Discharge .. 2- 11 Table Threshold Standards for Soil Toxicity .. 2- 12 Table Threshold Standards for Air Emissions .. 2- 14 Table Noise Level Guidelines .. 2- 15 Table Occupational Noise Exposure Limits and Required Hearing 2- 15 Table Comparison of Potential Drilling Operations .. 3- 11 Table Anticipated Workforce and Schedule .. 3- 16 Table Anticipated Workhours .. 3- 16 Table Existing Daytime Ambient Noise Levels ..4-6 Table Habitat and Dominant Floristic Species by Area .. 4- 14 Table Faunal Species and Conditions in the Area of Influence .. 4- 17 Table Population and Unemployment Rates of Affected Communities .. 4- 27 Table Household Employment Rates of Affected Communities.

6 4- 28 Table Types of Impacts ..5-1 Table Risk and Impact Significance Matrix ..5-2 Table Estimated Hydraulic Flow Rates ..5-6 Table Summary of Water Resource Impacts and Mitigation ..5-7 Table Summary of Air Quality Impacts and Mitigation ..5-9 Table Summary of Geology and Soil Impacts and Mitigation .. 5- 11 Table Typical Noise from the Proposed Activities .. 5- 12 Table Summary of Noise Impacts and 5- 14 Table Summary of Natural Habitats and Biodiversity Impacts and Mitigation .. 5- 16 Table Summary of Archaeological and Cultural Impacts and Mitigation .. 5- 17 Table Summary of Landscape and Visual Quality Impacts and Mitigation .. 5- 18 Table Summary of Traffic Circulation and Safety Impacts and Mitigation.

7 5- 20 Table Summary of Utility and Communication System Impacts and Mitigation .. 5- 20 Table Summary of Hazards and Hazardous Materials Impacts and Mitigation .. 5- 22 Table Summary of Fire Impacts and Mitigation .. 5- 23 Table Summary of Solid Waste Impacts and 5- 24 Table Summary of Livelihood Impacts and Mitigation .. 5- 26 Table Summary of Tourism Impacts and Mitigation .. 5- 28 Table Summary of Resettlement Impacts and Mitigation .. 5- 29 Table Summary of Equality and Working Conditions Impacts and Mitigation .. 5- 30 Table Summary of Recreation Impacts and Mitigation .. 5- 30 Table Summary of Worker Health and Safety Impacts and Mitigation .. 5- 32 Table Summary of Community Health and Safety Impacts and Mitigation.

8 5- 33 Table Environmental Mitigation Measures ..6-2 Table Social Mitigation Measures .. 6- 13 Table Health and Safety Mitigation Measures .. 6- 15 TABLE OF CONTENTS Saint Lucia Geothermal Resource Development Project Draft ESIA February 2018 iv List of Figures Figure Project Location .. ES-2 Figure Areas of Geothermal Exploration Interest and Potential Drilling Areas ..1-3 Figure Potential Drilling Area near Belle Figure Potential Drilling Areas near Mondesir-Saltibus ..3-3 Figure Potential Drilling Areas Near Fond St. Jacques ..3-4 Figure Primary Access Roads ..3-7 Figure Typical Layout of a Full-Sized Well Pad ..3-9 Figure Typical Layout of a Slim-Hole Well Pad .. 3- 10 Figure Example Well Pad and Drill Rig for a Slim-hole Well.

9 3- 13 Figure Example Well Pad and Drill Rig for a Full-sized 3- 13 Figure Water Storage Infrastructure in Fond St. Jacques ..4-2 Figure Schematic Conceptual Hydrogeologic Model ..4-3 Figure Residences near Potential Drilling Areas at Belle Plaine ..4-7 Figure Residences near Potential Drilling Areas at Figure Residences near Potential Drilling Areas at Fond St. Jacques ..4-9 Figure Belle Plaine Habitat/Land Use .. 4- 11 Figure Mondesir-Saltibus Habitat/Land Use (MS-1 and MS-2 Only) .. 4- 12 Figure Fond St. Jacques Habitat/Land Use .. 4- 13 Figure Belle Plaine Historically Sensitive Areas .. 4- 20 Figure Mondesir-Saltibus Historically Sensitive Areas (MS-1 and MS-2 Only) .. 4- 21 Figure Belle Plaine Active Farmland.

10 4- 22 Figure Mondesir-Saltibus Fallow Area .. 4- 23 Figure Mondesir-Saltibus Sports Field .. 4- 23 Figure Fond St. Jacques West .. 4- 24 Figure Fond St. Jacques East .. 4- 24 Figure Flood Hazard Areas .. 4- 26 Figure Tourist Destinations in the Project Vicinity .. 5- 27 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Saint Lucia Geothermal Resource Exploration Project Draft ESIA February 2018 ES-1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OVERVIEW The Government of Saint Lucia (GoSL) proposes to conduct the Saint Lucia Geothermal Resource Exploration Project (project) within the Soufri re, Choiseul, and Laborie regions of Saint Lucia (Figure ) to assess the feasibility of commercial development of geothermal resources in Saint Lucia. The project would initially include drilling slim-diameter and potentially full-size geothermal exploration wells to obtain information on the geothermal resource believed to underlie the area.