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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ASSESSMENT
Ilona Jancarova
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ASSESSMENT
EIA - procedure enabling the assement of all the
impacts the proposed activity might have on the
environment
Goal - to embody the environmental protection to
development programs and projects and to
incorporate the environmental aspects to
decesion-making processes
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ASSESSMENT (EIA)
1969 National Environmental Policy Act (USA)
1985 Council Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects
of certain public and private projects on the environment
1991 Convention on environmental impact assessment in a transboundary
context (Espoo)
1997 Directive 97/11/EC amending Directive 85/337/EEC
2001 Directive 2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain
plans and programmes on the environment
2003 Protocol to Espoo convention on the strategic environmental impact
assessment (Kijev)
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Czech law
• Act No. 100/2001 Coll. on the
environmental impact assessment, as
amended
• Act No. 114/1992 Coll. on the Nature
Protection, as amended
• Act No. 183/2006 Coll., Construction
Code, as amended
Aspects of the EIA procedure
1) Delimitation of activities:
- projects
- plans, programmes and policies
- changes of projects and plans
Aspects of the EIA procedure
2) Timeliness:
Land-use planning
EIA procedure
Development consent
Construction permit
Permit to use
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Aspects of the EIA procedure
3) Complexity
- any direct and indirect effect caused by the
proposed activity on flora, fauna, soil, water, air,
climate, landscape and historical monuments
must be explored including interactions among
these factors
- „cradle to grave“ assessment
Aspects of the EIA procedure
4) Two-steps procedure to ensure the quality of the
outcome:
- notification
- screening and scoping procedure
- documentation
- review of the documentation
- environmental impact statement
Aspects of the EIA procedure
5) Participation of experts
- authorized persons
- ad hoc commission
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Aspects of the EIA procedure
6/ Participation of the
public
comments
public
hearing
access to
information
EIA STEPS
• Announcement
• Screening and scoping procedure
• Documentation
• Review of the documentation
• Public discussion
• Environmental impact statement
REALIZATION OF THE PROJECT
- PHASES
• Compliance with the land-use planning
documentation
• Environmental impact statement
• Approval to use the agricultural/forest land for
different purposes
• Development consent based on approvals/
/opinions issued by environmental authorities
(nature protection authority, air and water
protection authorities etc.)
• Building/construction permit including
IPPC/approvals of individual env. authorities
• Permit to operate