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Government Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 19,818 of 30 June 2017
01/01/2017
No. 686
APPOINTMENT OF ACTING
ACCOUNTANT GENERAL
THEPermanent Secretary in the Ministry for Finance has approved the followingacting appointment:
NAME | POSITION | DEPARTMENT | DATE |
MrMichael Zammit Munro | Accountant General | Treasury | 27-28.06.2017 |
No. 687
APPOINTMENT OF ACTING
ACCOUNTANT GENERAL
THEPermanent Secretary in the Ministry for Finance has approved the followingacting appointment:
NAME | POSITION | DEPARTMENT | DATE |
MrStefan Manicalo | Accountant General | Treasury | 30.06.2017 |
No. 693
ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES
AUTHORITY
Notificationof Exemption from Environmental Planning Statement
In conformitywith Regulation 3(8) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2007(S.L. 549.46) with respect to the application mentioned hereunder, theEnvironment and Resources Authority has determined that the proposal isunlikely to result in environmental impacts that can be effectively addressedin an Environmental Impact Assessment.Therefore, the Director of Environment and Resourses agrees that theproposal does not require the preparation of an Environmental PlanningStatement (EPS).This is withoutprejudice to the environmental obligations being specified in the proposedproject conditions.
TheProject Description Statement (PDS) presented as part of the application hasconsidered the environmental issues in a sufficient manner such that thepreparation of an EPS would not add any new information and the Environment andResources Authority has all the necessary information to determine theapplication, as concluded in the project screening according to Schedule IB ofthe same Regulations.
Adetailed justification is presented below:
ReferenceNumber: PA 02766/16 (EA 00001/17)
Location:Site at, TriqIt-Tamar, San Pawl il-Baħar,Malta
Proposal:Construction of a 257 rooms, 4 Star Hotel, including 2 levels of undergroundparking, semi-basement and ground floor ancillary facilities and conferencerooms, overlying 8 floors and a penthouse level hotel rooms and roof top pools.Proposal includes signage.
The following potential environmental impacts wereidentified and mitigation measures proposed in the Project DescriptionStatement (PDS).The PDS and thejustification for exemption from carrying out an Environmental ImpactAssessment (EIA) were submitted to the Environment and Resources Authority onthe 2nd May, 2017, and 5th June, 2017, respectively.
Notwithstandingthe above, the Environment and Resources Authority reserves the right to requestthe applicant to submit additional information as may be necessary to informthe decision making process.
Potential Impact | Remarks on mitigation measures, etc. |
Reverse osmosis discharge in the marine environment | The reverse osmosis plant on site will discharge in the marine environment in a Special Area of Conservation, due to the presence of Posidonia oceanica meadows (Żona fil-Baħar fil-Grigal ta’ Malta). However the said discharge is not expected to exert any significant environmental impacts to the marine environment given the composition of the discharged water and the use of brackish water as source water. The mitigation measures, as proposed in the PDS, will further reduce any potential impact on the biodiversity of the area. |
Air quality, noise and vibrations | The amount of air emissions, noise and vibrations, generated during site clearance, excavation and construction of the project are not expected to be significant given their temporary nature. Good construction practices in accordance with the Environmental Management Construction Site Regulations, 2007 (S.L. 552.09) will be implemented to mitigate any likely impacts. During operations, mitigation measures proposed in the PDS, such as the mounting of fans on sound attenuators, are aimed at further reducing any likely significant effects on the environment. |
Waste management | No significant impacts are envisaged when considering that any possible impacts during construction may be sufficiently mitigated through the provisions laid down in the Environmental Management Construction Site Regulations, 2007 (S.L. 552.09). During operations, mitigation measures proposed in the PDS, such as the recycling on site of wash water from hand basins, baths and showers for toilet flushing and irrigation are aimed at further reducing any likely significant effects on the environment and will be in accordance with the Waste Regulations (S.L. 549.63) and the Waste Management (Activity Registration) Regulations (S.L. 549.45). |