Client: European Union (EU) / acconia

Date: 09/2015-02/2016

Location: West Bank and Gaza Strip / Austria

Description:

Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the Gaza Central Desalination Plant.

The overall objective of the Project to which this assignment will contribute is to improve the water supply situation in the Gaza Strip, by constructing a 55 Million Cubic Meter per year (55 MCM) seawater desalination plant for the first phase. The site will provide for a capacity of 110 MCM at a later phase.

The study of Environmental Impact assessment for the central water desalination plant in Gaza (GCDP), evaluates the atmospheric environmental impacts and compliance with national and international air quality standards for a small desalination plant (GCDP). The plant is located south of Gaza City, close to the seashore of Deir El Balah governorate, near Al-Qarara town located north of Khan Yunis governorate of the southern Gaza Strip.

The results have been published in the following reports:

Environmental Impact assessment study of Noise emissions

Environmental Impact assessment study of Noise emissions for the central water desalination plant in Gaza (GCDP):  Survey and sound propagation modelling (2016). Yousef Meslmani, the final report has been submitted to the office of the European Union’s ENPI program to the West Bank and Gaza Strip on 29 May 2016.

Environmental Impact assessment study of Air Quality

Environmental Impact assessment study of Air Quality for the central water desalination plant in Gaza (GCDP):  Emissions, Survey and Atmospheric dispersion modeling (2016). the final report has been submitted to the  office of the European Union’s ENPI program to the West Bank and Gaza Strip on 29 May 2016.