Södra Midsjöbanken avamere tuulepargi konsultatsioon

SödraMidsjöbankeniavameretuulepark Espookonsultatsiooniprotsessiloataotlusedokumendid. Projektipiirkond Tuuleenergiaarendamiseseisukohastriiklikkuhuvipakkuvpiirkond Natura2000linnukaitseala(SPA) Natura2000elupaikadekaitseala(SCA) E.ONWindSwedenAB 31/8/2015  SödraMidsjöbankeniavameretuulepark Espookonsultatsiooniprotsessijaokstõlgituddokumendid(*) Tab Document 1 Ülevaade 2 Erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotluseIImuudatus(20.12.2013) 3 MärgukiriIImuudatusele(16.12.2013) 4 Lisarändnahkhiirikäsitlevalemärgukirjale(sügis2012) 5 Märgukirikeskkonnamõjuhindamise(EIA)Imuudatusele(05.09.2012) 6 KaartImuudatuselearenduspiirkondadekohta(05.09.2012) Erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlus(17.02.2012)–väljavõtekavandatavate 7 tingimustekohta Keskkonnamõjuhindamine(EIA)erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlusele 8 (31.01.2012) 9 Kaardidkeskkonnamõjuhindamisele(EIA)(31.01.2012) Konsultatsioonipuudutavavalduserimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlusele 10 (31.01.2012) *)E.ONontellinudtaotlusedokumentidetõlkimiserootsikeelestinglise,poola,eestijasoomekeeldeprofessionaalseltettevõttelt.Lahknevuse võieksitavasõnastusekorralonülimuslikrootsikeelneversioon. 31/8/2015  SödraMidsjöbankeniavameretuulepark Espookonsultatsiooniprotsessijaokstõlgituddokumendid Translations Digitaldoc Pages Document Tab english estonian ID (eng/est) Erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotluseIImuudatus(20.12.2013) 2 x x A0 3/3 MärgukiriIImuudatusele(16.12.2013) 3 x x A1 27/27 Lisarändnahkhiirikäsitlevalemärgukirjale(sügis2012) 4 x  A2 17/0 Erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotluseImuudatus(05.09.2012)   B0  Märgukirikeskkonnamõjuhindamise(EIA)Imuudatusele(05.09.2012) 5 x x B1 8/8 KaartImuudatuselearenduspiirkondadekohta(05.09.2012) 6 x  B2 1/0 Erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotluseväljavõte(17.02.2012)–ainultkavandatavad 7 x x C0 3/3 tingimused(3lk) Keskkonnamõjuhindamine(EIA)taotlusele(31.01.2012) 8   C1 76/16 Haldusteave x Kokkuvõte x x Taustjaeesmärk x x Kavandatavaprojektikirjeldus x x Rakendusala x Nullalternatiivjasellekeskkonnaalasedtagajärjed x  Keskkonnamõjud x  Tingimused,mõjud,tagajärjedjameetmed x Looduskaitsealad x Rahvusvahelisedkonventsioonid x Keskkonnakvaliteedistandarditejakeskkonnaalasteeesmärkidetäitmisehindamine x Arvestatavadüldeeskirjadkeskkonnaseadustikus x Konsultatsioon x  Piiriülesedmõjudjatagajärjed x x Kumulatiivsedmõjud x Kontrolliprogramm x E.ONVinditellitudprojektispetsiifilisedtaustaaruandedjavälitööd x Allikaviited x Kaardid 9 x  C2 3/0 Konsultatsiooniaruanne(31.01.2012) 10 x C3 27/0 Tehnilinekirjeldus(31.01.2012)  AppendicestoTechnicaldescription WeatherandoceanstatisticsatSödraMidsjöbanken(SMHIreport) Keskkonnauuring(juuli2011)   InventoryofseabirdsatSödraMidsjöbanken2011 PossibleoccurenceofBatsatSödraMidsjöbanken Preliminaryanalysisofeffectsonbats FishharvestinginventoryforatSödraMidsjöbanken Chemicalanalysisofsediments GeophysicalandGeotechnicalSurvey(MMT) Evaluationofsedimentspread Riskanalysis CulturalheritageReports Currentknowledgeonbirds TheuseofSödraMidsjöbankenbyhornedpuffin 31/8/2015  SödraMidsjöbankeniavameretuulepark Espookonsultatsiooniprotsessijaokstõlgituddokumendid(*) Tab Document 1 Ülevaade 2 Erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotluseIImuudatus(20.12.2013) 3 MärgukiriIImuudatusele(16.12.2013) 4 Lisarändnahkhiirikäsitlevalemärgukirjale(sügis2012) 5 Märgukirikeskkonnamõjuhindamise(EIA)Imuudatusele(05.09.2012) 6 KaartImuudatuselearenduspiirkondadekohta(05.09.2012) Erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlus(17.02.2012)–väljavõtekavandatavate 7 tingimustekohta Keskkonnamõjuhindamine(EIA)erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlusele 8 (31.01.2012) 9 Kaardidkeskkonnamõjuhindamisele(EIA)(31.01.2012) Konsultatsioonipuudutavavalduserimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlusele 10 (31.01.2012) *)E.ONontellinudtaotlusedokumentidetõlkimiserootsikeelestinglise,poola,eestijasoomekeeldeprofessionaalseltettevõttelt.Lahknevuse võieksitavasõnastusekorralonülimuslikrootsikeelneversioon. 31/8/2015  Saajaa: Keskkkonnaministeerium TAO OTLUSE TÄIEND DAMINE II Jnr MM2012/7144/Ma/M; puuudutab loaataotlust Rootsi R majandusvöönddi seaduse aluseel Södra Midsjöbanke M enis tuugen nite rühma rajamiseks ja käitam miseks E.ON N Vind Sverrige AB on viinud läbi sisemise õiigusliku üm mberkorraldaamise, mis tähenndab, et osaa ettevõttest, mida varem m juhtis E.O verige AB, oon üle viidu ON Vind Sv ud äsjarrajatud ettevvõttesse E.O ON Wind Sw weden AB (edaspidi: ( E.ON E Wind)). E.ON Win nd liitubb seetõttu juuhtumis uuee taotlejana. E.ON Win nd viitab ja kinnitab k sedda, mida tao otleja on vaarem väitnuud, ja juhtum miga liitumiine ei muud da ühtegi asjjaolu, mida juhtum puuddutab. Lisakks liitub advvokaat Per Molander M uu uue esindajana advokaat Bo Hanssooni asemel. Volittused (volikkiri ja registtreerimistunnnistus) on lisatud, l vt Lisa L 1. Taotlleja on 5. seeptembri 20 012 avalduseega täiendaanud oma taotlust ja 6. sseptembri 2013 2 avalddusega võtnnud ülesandeeks enne 20013/14 aastaavahetust essitada hinnaanguid ja teaateid seosees uute asjaolude ilmneemisega proojektis. E.ON N Wind pakkub nüüd järrgmist. 1. Muu udetud tin ngimused Taotllus ja täienddamine 5. seeptembril 2 012 põhines eeldustel, et kavandaatud tuulepaark Södrra Midsjöbaankenis pidaanuks ühenddatama elek ktrivõrku maajandusvöönndis, täpsem malt LEGAL#10371931v6 mõelldud alalisvvooluühendu useks, mis pprojekteeritaakse Rootsi ja Leedu vaahele (NorrdBalt). Naggu nimetati 6. septembrri 2013 avallduses, on ettevõte e Sveenska Kraftn nät teataanud, et tuulleparki ei olle võimalik ühendada NordBaltiga N a.  2(3) E.ON Wind on seetõttu kaalunud teisi võimalusi tuulepargi ühendamiseks elektrivõrku ja jõudis järeldusele, et ühendus peab toimuma otse Rootsi põhivõrku. Uuringud näitavad, et selline ühendus on võimalik, ja asjakohane ühenduspunkt on Svenska Kraft- näti jaam Nybros ehk NordBaltiga sama ühenduspunkt. Otseühendus põhivõrguga tähendab, et tuuleenergiaprojekti ei piira enam NordBalti prognoositud võimsus 700 MW. Niiviisi saab ära kasutada Södra Midsjöbankeni täielikku taastuvenergia potentsiaali – kuni 2,1 GWh. See nõuab siiski mõnda taotlusdokumentide muudatust. 2. II täiendamine Muutunud asjaoludest tingitud taotluse muudatused on üksikasjalikult esitatud SWECO koostatud märgukirjas, mis on lisatud kui Lisa 2. Et järgida taotlemisalust ja hõlbustada lugemist, on märgukiri põhjalik, hõlmates ka vastuseid ja kommentaare varem saabunud seisukohtadele. Sellega tanäitab ja asendab II täiendamise mutatis mutandis varasemas täiendamises näidatut. Suurim muutus mõju seisukohast on see, et ehitusaeg pargi suurema toodangu tõttu võib olla veidi pikem. Mis puudutab ühendust Rootsi põhivõrguga, on E.ON Wind algatanud - ettevalmistustööd sobiva kaablitee projekteerimiseks ja taotlemiseks nii maal kui ka merel ning viimase osas nii territoriaalmeres kui ka majandusvööndis. Lisa 2 alusel hakatakse ettevalmistööde käigus vaagima mitut eri võimalust. Kaablipaigalduse võimalikku keskkonnamõju hinnatakse põhimõtteliselt samaks kui NordBalti puhul, kus kaablitee võimalikud keskkonnamõjud territoriaalmeres on kindlaks tehtud ja mille mõju on hinnatud hiljuti läbiviidud loataotlemise raames elektriseadusest lähtuva keskkonnaseadustiku ja kontsessioonitaotlemise alusel. 3. Kiirema käsitlemise palve LEGAL#10371931v6 Jätkuvad uuringu- ja projekteerimistegevused pargi täpsemaks rajamiseks ja sobiva kaablitee jaoks maismaaga ühendamiseks on kulukad. E.ON Windi seisukohalt on taotletav luba nende uuringute ja projekteerimiste jätkamise põhieelduseks. Seetõttu  3(3) soovib E.ON Wind, et taotlust hakataks kiiresti menetlema ja et käsitlemine toimuks nii kiiresti kui võimalik. Stockholm, 20. detsember 2013 E.ON WIND SWEDEN AB, vahendajad Per Molander Therese Strömshed (volikirjaga) (volikirjaga) LEGAL#10371931v6  SödraMidsjöbankeniavameretuulepark Espookonsultatsiooniprotsessijaokstõlgituddokumendid(*) Tab Document 1 Ülevaade 2 Erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotluseIImuudatus(20.12.2013) 3 MärgukiriIImuudatusele(16.12.2013) 4 Lisarändnahkhiirikäsitlevalemärgukirjale(sügis2012) 5 Märgukirikeskkonnamõjuhindamise(EIA)Imuudatusele(05.09.2012) 6 KaartImuudatuselearenduspiirkondadekohta(05.09.2012) Erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlus(17.02.2012)–väljavõtekavandatavate 7 tingimustekohta Keskkonnamõjuhindamine(EIA)erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlusele 8 (31.01.2012) 9 Kaardidkeskkonnamõjuhindamisele(EIA)(31.01.2012) Konsultatsioonipuudutavavalduserimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlusele 10 (31.01.2012) *)E.ONontellinudtaotlusedokumentidetõlkimiserootsikeelestinglise,poola,eestijasoomekeeldeprofessionaalseltettevõttelt.Lahknevuse võieksitavasõnastusekorralonülimuslikrootsikeelneversioon. 31/8/2015  MÄRGUKIRI E.ON WIND SWEDEN AB Södra Midsjöbanken TÖÖÜLESANDE NUMBER 2210024000 LOATAOTLUSE TÄIENDAMINE ROOTSI MAJANDUSVÖÖNDI SEADUSE ALUSEL SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKENIL TUULEELEKTRIJAAMADE RÜHMA RAJAMISEKS JA KÄITAMISEKS 2013-12-16 PAVEL SENSKY MARTIN LJUNGSTRÖM LEGAL#10358413v3 Kokkuvõ õte E.ON esita as 2012. aastta veebruariss taotluse Roootsi majandusvööndi seaaduse alusel, et saada luba a rajada tuule eelektrijaamaade rühm Sö ödra Midsjöba ankenile Lääänemere kaguosas. Taotlust täie 2 seoses nõustamisasutu ste endati 5. septtembril 2012 kommentaa aridega. Täie endamist ena am siiski ei käsitletud k seo oses alljärgnnevalt märgitu ud põhjusega,, miks käesolev dokumen nt asendab tääiendamist. Algse taotlu use aluseks oli võimalus ühendada Balti B riikide ja Rootsi vaheelise NordBalt- kaabliga, mis m pidi plaannikohaselt möööduma Söddra Midsjöbankeni lähedaal. Kuna ühendamine Nord dBaltiga ei o le enam aktu uaalne, on E.ON muutnu d projekti, ett hõlmata Sö ödra Midsjöbbankeni tuuleepargi maismmaaühendusk kaabel. Seegga lõpeb NorrdBalt- ühendusele e mõeldud võ õimsuse piiraang. See võimaldab tuule eparki muutaa nii, et see saab s kasutada ära ä kogu oma a potentsiaal i. Tehnoloog gia kiire areng g on samuti kaasa toonu ud selle, et kõne alla võiva ad tulla suureema võimsus sega tuulegeneraatorid kuui need, mis oli algselt planneeritud. Käesolev dokument d kirjjeldab projekktis eespools sest tuleneva muudatusi. Lisaks aid tehnilisi m vaadatakse e üle varasemmad keskkon nnamõju hinddamised ja kui k tehnolooggilised muutu used nõuavad, on o keskkonna amõju hindam misi korrigee eritud. Elektritootm mist tõhustav vate uute tehhnoloogiate kasutamine k võib v sõltuvaltt rajamismee etodist põhjustada a suurema se etteleviku ja m muid väikesi muutusi kes skkonnas. Neeid ei loeta eelmiste keeskkonnamõjju hindamiste e olulisteks muutjateks. m Lisaks L on asj sjakohane, ett muudatuste est tingitud kasvav k tuuleeenergia tootmmine suurenddab tuuleparrgi positiivsett mõju keskkonnale seoses pa arlamendi mi tme keskkon nnaeesmärgiiga.  Sisukord d 1 TUTVUSTUS S 2 1.1 TAUST 2 1.2 EESMÄRK 3 2 TEHNILINE KIRJELDUS K 4 2.1 VAREM KEHTIINUD TEHNILINE E KIRJELDUS 4 2.2 KORRIGEERITTUD TEHNILINE KIRJELDUS K 4 3 KESKKONNA AMÕJUKIRJEL LDUS 9 3.2 KESKKONNAM MÕJU (KESKKON NNAMÕJUKIRJELLDUSE PTK 7) 9 3.3 TINGIMUSED, MÕJUD, TAGAJÄ ESTUSMEETMED (KESKKONNAMÕJUKIRJELDUSE ÄRJED JA ARVE E PTK 8) 11 3.4 KESKKONNAE G (KESKKONNAM EESMÄRKIDE TÄITMISE HINNANG SE PTK 11.2) MÕJUKIRJELDUS 14 3.5 TÄIENDAMINE E SEOSES NÕUSTAMISASUTUST TE SEISUKOHTAD DEGA 18 4 LISAD 25  LEGAL#10358413v3 1 (25) MÄRG UKIRI 2013-1 12-16 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo\resultat e t\eeee\a1est..docx 1 TUTVUSTUS 1.1 TAUST E.ON edastas valitsusele 2012. aasta veebruaris loataotluse Rootsi majandusvööndi seaduse alusel tuuleelektrijaamade rühma rajamiseks ja käitamiseks Södra Midsjöbankenil ning mandrilava seaduse alusel veealuste kaablite jms paigaldamiseks mandrilaval väljaspool territoriaalpiiri seoses nimetatud jaamarühmaga. Arvestades nõustamisasutuste seisukohti, täiendati neid taotlusi 2012. aasta septembri algul nii Rootsi majandusvööndi järgse taotluse täiendamisega Keskkonnaministeeriumile kui ka mandrilava teemaga tegeleva Rootsi geoloogiauuringu arvamusega. Oluline tegur, mis suunas nii tuulepargi kui ka seonduvate merealuste kaablite kujundust, oli rajatise ühendamise võimalus planeeritud NordBalt-ühendusega Rootsi (Svenska Kraftnät) ja Leedu (LitGrid) vahel, vt Joonis 1-1. Vastavad konstruktiivsed kohtumised toimusid juba varases etapis. E.ON-i ametlik ühendust puudutav taotlus Svenska Kraftnätile saadeti 1. märtsil 2012. Joonis 1-1 Varem planeeritud Södra Midsjöbankeni tuulepargi ühendus NordBaltiga Svenska Kraftnäti vastus saabus 2012. a septembri algul, milles teavitati, et ühendamine ei ole võimalik. Samas soovitati Södra Midsjöbankenile rajatav tuulepark ühendada otse Rootsi või Leedu elektrivõrku ja et nii Svenska Kraftnät kui ka LitGrid peaksid sellist ühendust eelistama. Seetõttu on E.ON põgusalt uurinud tuulepargi alternatiivseid ühendusi Rootsi põhivõrguga, Joonis 2-1. 2 (25) MÄRGUKIRI 2013-12-16 SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN L \\xd40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.net\sema20148user$\l13936\work\6 development\1 smb\6_ esbo\resultat\eeee\a1est.docx  Taotluse tääiendamist, mille m E.ON ed dastas Keskkonnaministe eeriumile 20 12. a septem mbri algul, ei käsitletud täien ndavalt E.ON N-i palvel, ses st oodati nõu utud Södra M Midsjöbanken ni rändnahkhiirte uuringu tulemusi. Septembriss 2013 esitass E.ON avaldduse Keskko onnaministee eriumile loataaotluse täiendamisse kohta, mis s sisaldas tea avet rajatiste kujundamise e uute tingim muste ja muudatuste e ning seotud d vajalike mõ õjuhinnangutte kohta. 1.2 EESMÄRK Käesoleva märgukirja eesmärk e on ttäiendada keeskkonnamõjjukirjeldust jaa tehnilist kirjeldust, mis m kuuluvad d E.ON-i loataaotluse juurd ajandusvöön di seaduse alusel, de Rootsi ma a järgmistes aspektides. 1) Koorrigeeritud te ehniline kirjelldus seoses projekti muu udatustega võõrreldes esia algse tao otlusega. 2) Keskkonnamõjukirjelduse tä äiendamine seoses nõus stamisasutusste arvamusttega gse taotluse kohta alg k (asend dades varem m esitatu, ent E.ON soovill mitte täiend davalt kässitletud keskkonnamõjukkirjelduse täie endamine 5. septembrist 2012). 3) Seire ja mõnel juhul korrige eeritud keskk konnamõju hindamised oosaliselt proje ekti mu uudatustest tingitult, osaliiselt uue teabe tõttu, mis saadi pärasst algset taotllust. Käesolevatt märgukirja on kavas kassutada koos algse tehnilise kirjeldusee ja keskkonnamõjukirjeldus sega. Kirjeld datud on muu udetud tehnilist kirjeldust ja keskkonnamõjuhinnang guid. Muutma ata tehniline kirjeldus ja keskkonnam k mõjuhinnangu ud esitatakse ainult viitega a algsele tehnnilisele kirjeld dusele ja kes skkonnamõjuukirjeldusele e, vajadusel koos k põhjend dusega, mikss algset hinnangut ei muu udetud. LEGAL#10358413v3 3 (25) MÄRG UKIRI 2013-1 12-16 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo\resultat e t\eeee\a1est..docx 2 TEHNILINE KIRJELDUS 2.1 VAREM KEHTINUD TEHNILINE KIRJELDUS Varem esitatud taotlustes olnud tingimuste hulgas on järgmised. x Tuulepark ühendatakse NordBalt-kaabliga, mis paigaldatakse tuulepargist veidi põhja poole. x NordBalti juhitud ühenduse maht piirdub võimsusega 700 MW. x Eespool nimetatud ühendus tähendab AC-DC muundurjaama ehitamist otseühendusena planeeritud NordBalt-ühendusega. x Rajatise mõju hindamisel on halvima stsenaariumina tuginetud NordBalti tootmisvõimsuse alusel tuulepargi laiendamisele 300 tüki 3,6 MW turbiiniga. x Laiendamist on oodata kahes etapis, kahel suveperioodil. x Eespool nimetatud stsenaarium eeldab, et üldine vundamendiga seotud aluspind koos kaasneva erosioonikaitsega moodustab 190 000 m2 või kuni u 0,06% tuulepargi merepõhjast. 2.2 KORRIGEERITUD TEHNILINE KIRJELDUS Muudetud tingimused eeldavad, et tuulepark ühendatakse otse Rootsi põhivõrku (mitte NordBaltiga, nagu varem). Alternatiivsete ühenduste uurimine ja Svenska Kraftnetiga (SVK) konsulteerimine näitab, et kõige soodsam ühenduskoht on SVK rajatis Nybros, st sama ühendus, mis projekteeriti NordBaltile. Võimalikud tuulepargi ühendusteed Rootsi põhivõrku Nybros on esitatud siin: Joonis 2-1. 4 (25) MÄRGUKIRI 2013-12-16 SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN L \\xd40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.net\sema20148user$\l13936\work\6 development\1 smb\6_ esbo\resultat\eeee\a1est.docx  Joonis 2-1 Võ õimalikud tuulep pargi ühendustee ed Rootsi põhiv võrku Alternatiivi kogupikkus on 175–182 km. Alternattiivsed ühend dusteed 39–552 km on ma aa- alused kaa ablid, mis paig galdatakse n nii palju kui võimalik v otseühendusenaa E.ON-i olemasolevvate õhuliinidde avadesse . Hoolimata alternatiivist paigaldataksse kaablid ee elkõige kõrgs surveuhtmisee või lahtiajamiseega. Piiratud d ulatuses ei saa välistada pinnase- võiv lõhkamisttöid. Eespool kirjeldatud rajamismeettodid põhinevvad lähedala asuvate projeektide andmeetel, nt NordB Balti kaabelühen ndusel Balti riikide r ja Roo otsi vahel. E..ON on seetõ õttu veendunnud, et ükski esitatud maaismaaühend duse alternaatiividest ei to oo kaasa olullisi mõjusid. T Täpsem esittus toimub lähttuvalt tulevas stest uuringuutest nii mand drilavaseaduuse, elektriseeaduse kui ka a keskkonnaseadustiku alusel. a LEGAL#10358413v3 5 (25) MÄRG UKIRI 2013-1 12-16 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo\resultat e t\eeee\a1est..docx  Lisateave x Ühenduse võimsust ei piirata enam 700 MW-ga. x Pargi koguvõimsus on hinnanguliselt kuni 2,1 GW ja maa-aluste kaablite kogupikkus tuulepargis vastab varem esitatule või on veidi lühem. x Tuulepark hakkab koosnema 200–300 tuugenist. x Tootmisvõimsus 2,1 GW vajab 2 AC-DC muundurjaama ja topelt (kaht) alalisvoolu- kaablipaari, mis ühendab tuuleparki maismaaga. x Turbiinide tootmisvõimsus ei mõjuta olemasolevate tuugenite maksimaalset kõrgust (<200 m), kuid põhjustab rootorilabade talitluspinna teatavat suurenemist. Tuuleelektrijaamad võimsusega 7 MW ja 300 tuugeniga toovad kaasa järgmise halvima stsenaariumi. x Elektrijaamade suurusega kaasneb laiendustempo vähenemise nõue võrreldes eelmise taotlusega; tuulepargi laiendamisel eeldatakse vähemalt kolmeaastast süvendustööde aega: 150 päeva iga suvepoolaasta jooksul. x Süvendatud koguste kogumahuks tuleb u 200 000 m3 aastas. x Muutmisele ei kuulu kadude kogused, 5% süvendustööde mahust ega süvenduskoguste koostis. x Settelevikut puudutavad arvutused näitavad, et suurim settekontsentratsioon – heljuv savi ja muda süvendamisperioodil – ulatub maksimaalselt 3 mg/l 1 km kaugusel süvendustööde kohast. x Turbiinide muudetud suurus põhjustab ka kogu põhjapinna suurenemise, mida arvestatakse vundamendi ja kaasneva erosioonikaitse puhul. Pindala suureneb kuni 540 000 m2 ehk 0,17% tuulepargi merepõhjast. x Keskmine tuulepargi alas sadenev settehulk kolmeaastase rajamise jooksul on hinnanguliselt 50-60 g/m2 vahel, mida võrreldakse 11,1 g/m2 vastavalt esialgsele taotlusele, milles nähti ette tuulepargi võimsuseks 3,6 MW. Kõrgeimad settekontsentratsioonid, mis olid aktuaalsed 2012. aasta taotluse alusel nende suhtes, mis tekivad ehitusetapis eespool nimetatud uute tingimuste alusel, esitatakse siin: Joonis 2-2 ja Joonis 2-3. 6 (25) MÄRGUKIRI 2013-12-16 SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN L \\xd40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.net\sema20148user$\l13936\work\6 development\1 smb\6_ esbo\resultat\eeee\a1est.docx  Joonis 2-2 Settekontsentra e tsioonid varassemate tingimuste alusel Joonis 2-3 Se ettekontsentratsioonid uute tingimuste alu usel LEGAL#10358413v3 7 (25) MÄRG UKIRI 2013-1 12-16 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo\resultat e t\eeee\a1est..docx 2.2.1 AJAKAVA Muudetud tingimused t ja a praegune tturuolukord toovad t kaasa a muudatuseed 2012. a taotlustes esitatud e ajakava suhtes. Ajakava on nüüd n korrigeeritud vastavvalt Joonis 2-4 esitatu alussel. Joonis 2-4 Ajakava 8 (25)) MÄRG UKIRI 2013-1 12-16 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd 40202.u-dom1.u-sssi.net\sema20148 8user$\l13936\worrk\6 development\1 1 smb\6_ esbo\res sultat\eeee\a1est.ddocx  3 KESKKO ONNAMÕJ JUKIRJELD DUS Järgnevalt esitatakse nende hinnanngute täiendaamine, mida tehti projektii esialgses keskkonnamõjukirjeldus ses veebruaaris 2012. Jao otises Tabel 3-1 esitataksse muudatus sed, mis toovad kaasa seiree ja väiksema ad muudatus sed projekti keskkonnamõ k õjukirjeldusee varem esita atud keskkonnnamõju hind damistes. Tabel 3-1 Muu udetud tingimus sed keskkonnam mõju hindamisel Södra Midsjöb bankeni projekti puhul. VAREM PR RAEGU KEH HTIV Tuulepark ühendatakse NordBaltiga N otsse Park ühendatakkse Rootsi põhhivõrku, SVK rajatis tuulepargist põhja pool Nybros N (Joonis 2-1) Ühenduse võimsust v piirata akse Ühenduse Ü võim msust ei piirataa enam 700 MW-ga M tootmisvõimsusega kuni 700 7 MW Tuulepark hõ õlmab 300 tk 3,6 MW turbiin ni (1,08 Tuulepargi seadistatud võimssus ulatub GW seadistaatud võimsustt) maksimaalselt m 2,1 GW, sest seadistatakse e 300 tk k 7 MW turbiini või väiksem arv suurema to ootmisvõimsussega turbiine. See annab keeskkonnamõjuu, mis jääb allaa halvimale ju uhule (J Joonis 2-3) Laiendamine e kahes etapis s, 2 suveperio oodi Laaiendamine koolmes etapis, 3 suveperiood di jooksul jo ooksul Süvendustöö öd suveperioo odil 2 aastal Süvendustööd suveperioodil 3 aastal Süvendusmaterjali maht kasvvab kuni u 200 000 m3/aastas Kaod max 5% süvendatud d mahust Kaod K max 5% süvendatud s m mahust Settekontsentra atsioon heljuv savi ja muda sü üvendamistöööde ajal, max 3 mg/l, 1 km ka augusel süvenndustööde kohhast 1 AC-DC mu uundurjaam ottsese juurdepä ääsuga 2 AC-DC muun ndurjaama otseese juurdepää äsuga NordBalt-ühendusele uulepargile ja topelt tu t (kaks) aalalisvoolu- ka aablipaari, miss ühendab tuuuleparki maism maaga <1% tuulepa argi põhjapinnast moodusta ab <1% tuulepargi põhjapinnastt moodustab vundament ja j kaasnev ero osioonikaitse undament ja kaasnev vu k erosiooonikaitse 2 (u 190 000 m ehk u 0,06 6% tuulepargi u 540 000 m2 ehk 0,17% tuuulepargi (u merepõhjastt) merepõhjast) m Ladestunud setted kaheaa astase periood di Laadestunud settted kolmeaasstase perioodi 2 2 jooksul max 11,1 g/m jo ooksul max 60 g/m Max kõrgus 200 m, k.a rootor Max M kõrgus 200 0 m, k.a rootoor 3.2 KESKKONNAMÕJU (KESKKO ONNAMÕJU UKIRJELDU USE PTK 7)) Järgmiste asjaolude a es situs järgib al gse keskkon nnamõjukirjelduse pealkirrju ja neid tuleb LEGAL#10358413v3 lugeda koo os. 9 (25) MÄRG UKIRI 2013-1 12-16 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo\resultat e t\eeee\a1est..docx 3.2.1 KESKKONNAMÕJU EHITUSTÖÖDE AJAL (KESKKONNAMÕJUKIRJELDUSE PTK 7.1) Keskkonnamõjukirjelduse punktis 7.1 ilmneb, et ehitusetapis võivad tõenäoliselt põhjustada olulist keskkonnamõju järgmised asjaolud: x müra vaiatöödest ja muudest ehitustegevustest, x laevatransport (riskid, leke), x piiratud juurdepääs/sulgemine, x kütuste, õlide, materjalide ja kemikaalide käitlemine, x pinnasetööd (ärauhtmine, lahtiajamine) ja settelevik, x jäätme- ja reoveekäitlus. Projekti aktuaalsed muudatused (Tabel 3-1) mõjutavad pinnasetööde ja setteleviku ulatust (keskkonnamõjukirjelduse ptk 7). Mingil määral mõjutab ka ehitusperioodi aegne laevatransport. Selle mõju ja tagajärjed esitatakse hiljem käesolevas dokumendis. Muu ehitustöödeaegne keskkonnamõju ei peaks muutuma võrreldes sellega, mida on varem projekti keskkonnamõjukirjelduses esitatud. 3.2.2 KESKKONNAMÕJU TALITLUSPERIOODI AJAL (KESKKONNAMÕJUKIRJELDUSE PTK 7.2) Keskkonnamõjukirjelduse punktis 7.2 ilmneb, et talitlusetapis võivad tõenäoliselt põhjustada olulist keskkonnamõju järgmised asjaolud: x piiratud juurdepääs meretranspordile eri põhjustel, x kokkupõrkeohud, x laevatransport seoses talitluse ja hooldusega (riskid, leke), x visuaalne mõju, nähtavus, valgustus, x müra ja vibratsioon, x veealuste ja -pealsete elupaikade hävimine, x elektromagnetism, x materjalikäitlus, x jäätme- ja reoveekäitlus, x uued struktuurid merekeskkonnas, mis tekitavad organismide kasvusubstraadi (rifiefekt). Projekti aktuaalsed muudatused (Tabel 3-1) mõjutavad müra ja vibratsiooni, veealuste ja -pealsete elupaikade hävimist ning elektromagnetismi ulatust. Selle mõju ja tagajärjed esitatakse hiljem käesolevas dokumendis. Muu talitlusaegne keskkonnamõju ei peaks oluliselt muutuma võrreldes sellega, mida on varem projekti keskkonnamõjukirjelduses esitatud. 3.2.3 KESKKONNAMÕJU TUULEPARGI TEGEVUSE LÕPETAMISEL (KESKKONNAMÕJUKIRJELDUSE PTK 7.3) Keskkonnamõjukirjelduse punktis 7.3 ilmneb, et tegevuse lõpetamise aegne keskkonnamõju sarnaneb ehitustöödeaegse omaga. Asjaolud, mis lisaks võivad põhjustada olulist keskkonnamõju tuulepargi tegevuse lõpetamise etapis, on järgmised: 10 (25) MÄRGUKIRI 2013-12-16 SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN L \\xd40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.net\sema20148user$\l13936\work\6 development\1 smb\6_ esbo\resultat\eeee\a1est.docx  x materjali ennistaminne või taaska asutamine, x settelevvik seoses ka aablite kasutu uselevõtuga, x vundam mendi maa-aluste osade jjäänukid, võimalikult ka koos k avatäidiistega. Projekti akttuaalsed muudatused (Ta abel 3-1) ei mõjuta m keskk konnamõju uulatust tuulep pargi tegevuse lõõpetamise ajal võrreldes sellega, midda oli keskkonnamõjukirjeelduses varem esitatud. 3.2.4 MÜRA (KE SKKONNAMÕJUKIRJ JELDUSE PTK P 7.4) Keskkonnaamõjukirjeldu use punktis 7 7.4 on antud taustakirjeldus tingimusteest, kuidas veealune müra m mõjutabb erinevaid o organisme. Need N tingimussed ei ole muuutunud. 3.2.5 SETTELEV VIK (KESKK KONNAMÕJ JUKIRJELD DUSE PTK 7.5) Keskkonna amõjukirjelduuse punktis 7 7.5 kirjeldatak kse lühidalt projekti p setteelevikut ja settete ladestumist lähtuvalt põ õhjalikumast märgukirjast, mis on ka taotlusele lissatud, kus on n etteleviku põ näidatud se õhjalikumad a analüüsid ja arvutused. Aktuaalsed d muudatused (Tabel 3-1 ) tähendavadd, et süvendustööde mahht suurendab b veidi ka ain nete koondummist merepõh hja. Süvendu ustööd jaotattakse kolmelle suveperioo odile kahe asem mel. See hõlm mab nii süven ndustööde aja pikendamist kui ka lisaaaega erosioonipõõhise settem materjali ärave eoks. Heljuvate ainete a osakaal ja settinud d ainete pakssus veidi kasvavad, kuid jjäävad endis selt tasemele, mis m ei põhjus sta püsivat n egatiivset mõju ökosüsteeemi organissmidele. 3.3 TINGIMUS SED, MÕJU UD, TAGAJ JÄRJED JA A ARVESTU USMEETME ED (KESKKO ONNAMÕJU UKIRJELDU USE PTK 8) 8 Selles punkktis analüüsitakse eri vald dkondade (ö ökosüsteemi komponentidde) puhul, ku uivõrd projekti Tab bel 3-1 kohased muudatu used toovad kaasa muutunud keskkoonnamõju hindamise. Liigituse läh htekohad: ke eskkonnamõjukirjelduse ptk p 8, alapeaalkiri 2. 3.3.1 ÜLDTINGIM MUSED (KE ESKKONNA AMÕJUKIR RJELDUSE PTK 8.1) Aktuaalsed d muudatused ei mõjuta o olemasoleva aid tingimusi, mida on keskkonnamõjukirjeldus ses üldiselt kkirjeldatud ge eograafia ja põhja olemu se kohta. 3.3.2 VEEKVALIT TEET JA HÜDROGRA AAFIA (KES SKKONNAM MÕJUKIRJE ELDUSE PT TK 8.2) Juba esialggse taotluse keskkonnam mõjukirjelduse es eeldati tuu uleparki 300 jaama võimsusega kuni 7 MW ktrijaamad ei tekita kvantiiteedilt olulis W. Hinnangut,, et tuuleelek st mõju võrreldes voolu-, püknokliini- jja segunemis stingimuste loodusliku vaarieeruvuseg ga, seetõttu ei mõjutata. Tuulepargi settest võeti juhuproove e setete keem milise saastamiskoormusee määramiseeks. LEGAL#10358413v3 Katsed näittavad järjepid devalt, et pin nnasematerja al ei ole saas stunud. Saassteainete 11 1 (25) MÄRG UKIRI 2013-1 12-16 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo\resultat e t\eeee\a1est..docx  vabanemine ei too seega kaasa täiendavat keskkonnamõju vaatamata pinnasemahtude kasvule. 3.3.3 PÕHJATAIMESTIK JA -LOOMASTIK (KESKKONNAMÕJUKIRJELDUSE PTK 8.3) Muudetud tingimused tähendavad kasvu väärtuselt 0,06 kuni 0,17% (Tabel 3-1) tuulepargi kogupindala põhjaalast, mida katavad tuulepargi rajatised. See ei muuda konservatiivset oletust, mis oli aluseks esialgsele tuulepargi mõju hinnangule põhjataimestikku ja -loomastikku puudutavate tagajärgede suhtes, nimelt et rajatised (sh kaablikraavid) hõlmavad <1% tuulepargi kogu põhjapindalast. Keskkonnamõjukirjelduse järeldused kehtivad. Põhjapinnaga, mida tuulepark nõuab, ei kaasne olulist negatiivset mõju põhjataimestikule ja -loomastikule. 3.3.4 KALAKOOSLUS (KESKKONNAMÕJUKIRJELDUSE PTK 8.4) Kalakoosluse mõjude ja tagajärgede varasem hindamine tugineb sellele, et suur setete osakaal on ainult süvenduskohtade lähedal ning väike osakaal ei suurene süvenduskohtadest eemal (vt eespoolset lõiku setteleviku kohta). Alljärgnevalt esitatakse lühidalt peamised järeldused. Ehitusperioodi ajal võib settelevik mõjutada kalade marja ja maime negatiivselt, näiteks võib kalamari pakseneda ja põhja vajuda. Projekti tulemusena tekib piiratud settelevik, enamasti suhteliselt jämeda materjalina (liiv või jämedam aine), mis tähendab ulatuse väikest negatiivset mõju. Ajutiselt, ehitusperioodi ajal, tekib häireid ja kalad võidakse eemale peletada kohtadest, kus toimuvad intensiivsed tööd. Seisund normaliseerub varsti pärast tööde lõpetamist. Nystedi ja Horni kari tuulepargirajatiste järeluuringud Taani vetes ja Lillgrundil (Öresund) ei näidanud märkimisväärseid negatiivseid mõjusid kalavarudele. Kaugused Södra Midsjöbankenist tundlike aladeni, nagu tursa kudemiskohad, on suhteliselt suured. Uus tingimus, heljuva savi ja muda kontsentratsioon süvendamisperioodi ajal – max 3 mg/l 1 km kaugusel süvenduskohast – ei mõjuta eespool näidatud hinnangut. Samas ulatuvad kalakoosluse häired kahe hooaja asemel kolme hooaega. 3.3.5 KUTSELINE KALAPÜÜK (KESKKONNAMÕJUKIRJELDUSE PTK 8.5) Varasema taotluse ja keskkonnamõjukirjeldusega on ehitusaeg pikenenud 3 aastani. Kalapüüki tuleb panga osadel täielikult vältida ehitustööde ajal, sest ala suletakse etapiviisiliselt. Kalapüük panga sulgemata osadel võib sellistel perioodidel olla kaudselt häiritud ajutiselt suureneva hägususe tõttu, mis võib eemale peletada kalad ja segada püügivahendite tõhusust. Häired, mis põhjustavad märgatavaid kutselise kalapüügi kadusid, hüvitatakse. 12 (25) MÄRGUKIRI 2013-12-16 SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN L \\xd40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.net\sema20148user$\l13936\work\6 development\1 smb\6_ esbo\resultat\eeee\a1est.docx  3.3.6 MEREIMET TAJAD (KESKKONNA MÕJUKIRJ JELDUSE PTK P 8.6) Taani Nystedi ja Horni kari tuuleparrkide uuringu ud on näidanud, et mereim metajad hülgged ja pringlid suu udavad koha aneda tuulepa arkidega talitlusaja jooks sul. Ehitustöööde ajal võib imetajaid ajutiselt a ale peletada häiriv ehitus eema stegevus, kuid nad naaseevad mõne ajja pärast. Pikeenenud ehitu usperiood täh hendab lisaa aega, millal mereimetajat m te elu on häirritud. 3.3.7 LINNUD (K KESKKONN NAMÕJUKIR RJELDUSE E PTK 8.7) Keskkonna amõjukirjelduuses on esita atud ulatuslik ülevaade lin ndude elust S Södra Midsjöbankkenil ning mõ õjud ja tagajä ärjed. Järeldu ustega esitussi ei mõjuta pprojekti aktuaalsed muudatused d. Võrreldes varem esitatud laiendam misettepanekkutega, tähen ndab laiendus 7 MW tuuleele ektrijaamade ega seda, et rootorilaba r kogu talitluspiindala suure eneb, aga kuna säilib s maksimmaalne kogukkõrgus 200 m, m loetakse seda s tähtsuseetuks mõjuks s lindude liiku umisele. Suuurema kui 7 M MW elektrijaama seadistamisel kasvaab rootori talitluspinda ala iga elektrrijaama puhu ul, kuid kuna tuugenite arrv väheneb, eei suurene ala ja seetõtttu ei mõjuta see ka linde. talitluspinda 3.3.8 NAHKHIIR ED (KESKK KONNAMÕJ DUSE PTK 8.8) JUKIRJELD Keskkonna amõjukirjelduuses hinnatakkse, et rändn nahkhiired võ õivad olla Söödra Midsjöbankkenil esindatud, mis võib põhjustada ka nende suremust. Nõuustamisvooru ude käigus selggus vajadus edasiseks e naahkhiirte olemmasolu uurimmiseks piirkoonnas. Nahkh hiirte automaatse e registreerim mise (tehti E .ON-i rajatudd tuulemõõte emastil piirkoonnas) tulemuused kinnitavad, et Södra Midsjöbankeni l leidub nahk khiiri. See pu uudutab kindllasti pargi- nahkhiirt ja a suure tõenääosusega hõ õbe-nahkhiirt,, võimalik, ett veel mingit liiki. Mõõtmin ne näitas ainult üksikuid is sendeid, kuid d mõõtmist piiirasid tehnilised probleem mid ja seda ei e saanud teh ha augustis, mil m enamik n nahkhiiri liigub eeldavalt üle ü mere. Seee uus teave,, mis ei sisaldunud algse kes skkonnamõju ukirjelduse arruandes, mis s käsitles ränndnahkhiiri Södra Midsjöbankkenil, on lisattud tervikunaa lisas 1. An naloogiliselt elektrijaamad e dele on sama loogika lind dude puhul esitatud e peatü ükis 3.3.7. 3.3.9 HARRASTU USKALAPÜ ÜÜK JA SU UKELDUMIN NE (KESKK KONNAMÕJJUKIRJELD DUSE PTK 8.9) amõjukirjeldu Keskkonna use järeldusi ei mõjuta pro ojekti aktuaa alsed muudattused. 3.3.10 0 MEREARH HEOLOOGIA (KESKK KONNAMÕJ JUKIRJELD DUSE PTK 88.10) Keskkonna amõjukirjeldu use järeldusi ei mõjuta pro ojekti aktuaa alsed muudattused. 3.3.11 1 LAEVALII KLUS JA OHUD O (KES SKKONNAM MÕJUKIRJE ELDUSE PT TK 8.11) hine varem koostatud ja kkeskkonnamõju kirjelduss Projektipõh se koondatu d riskianalüü üs puudutab peamiselt p taliitlusaega. Jä äreldusi aktua aalsed projekti muudatussed oluliselt ei e mõjuta. Üks erinevus ilm mneb siiski: ehitusperioood pikeneb 3 hooajani, miistõttu LEGAL#10358413v3 ehitusperio oodi meretran nspordi ja teg gevustega seeotud riske saab s jaotadaa pikemale perioodile. 13 1 (25) MÄRG UKIRI 2013-1 12-16 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo\resultat e t\eeee\a1est..docx 3.3.12 ÕHUTRANSPORT (KESKKONNAMÕJUKIRJELDUSE PTK 8.12) Keskkonnamõjukirjelduse järeldusi ei mõjuta projekti aktuaalsed muudatused. 3.3.13 LOODUSVARAD (KESKKONNAMÕJUKIRJELDUSE PTK 8.13) Keskkonnamõjukirjelduse järeldusi ei mõjuta projekti aktuaalsed muudatused. 3.3.14 VISUAALNE MÕJU (KESKKONNAMÕJUKIRJELDUSE PTK 8.14) Keskkonnamõjukirjelduse järeldusi ei mõjuta projekti aktuaalsed muudatused. 3.3.15 LOODUSKAITSEALAD (KESKKONNAMÕJUKIRJELDUSE PTK 9) Keskkonnamõjukirjelduse järeldusi ei mõjuta projekti aktuaalsed muudatused. 3.3.16 RAHVUSVAHELISED KONVENTSIOONID (KESKKONNAMÕJUKIRJELDUSE PTK 10) Keskkonnamõjukirjelduse järeldusi ei mõjuta projekti aktuaalsed muudatused. 3.3.17 KESKKONNAKVALITEEDI NORMIDE JA KESKKONNAEESMÄRKIDE TÄITMISE HINNANG (KESKKONNAMÕJUKIRJELDUSE PTK 11.1) Keskkonnamõjukirjelduse järeldusi ei mõjuta projekti aktuaalsed muudatused. 3.4 KESKKONNAEESMÄRKIDE TÄITMISE HINNANG (KESKKONNAMÕJUKIRJELDUSE PTK 11.2) 3.4.1 PIIRATUD MÕJU KLIIMALE (KESKKONNAMÕJUKIRJELDUSE PTK 11.2.1) Muudatused võrreldes varem saadetud taotlusega käsitlevad projekti mõju kliimaeesmärgipõhist parandamist. Södra Midsjöbankeni tuulevarusid saab kasutada rohkem kui oli NordBalti piirangutega võimsus, mis võimaldab fossiilkütustest elektritootmise vajaduse vähendamist. Södra Midsjöbankenile planeeritud tuulepargi praegu planeeritud seadistatud võimsus tähendab, et iga-aastane elektritootmise kasvuvahemik on u 2,8 TWh kuni 8,4 TWh1. See aitab vähendada CO2-heiteid Rootsi elektritootmises. 3.4.2 VÄRSKE ÕHK (KESKKONNAMÕJUKIRJELDUSE PTK 11.2.2) Muudatused võrreldes varem saadetud taotlusega käsitlevad projekti mõju eesmärgipõhist parandamist: Värske õhk. Södra Midsjöbankeni tuulevarusid saab kasutada rohkem kui oli NordBalti piirangutega võimsus, mis võimaldab fossiilkütustest elektritootmise vajaduse ja seega õhureostuse vähendamist. 1 Tuginedes empiirilisele eeldusele, et rajatise toodang vastab 4000 täiskoormusega tunnile aastas 14 (25) MÄRGUKIRI 2013-12-16 SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN L \\xd40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.net\sema20148user$\l13936\work\6 development\1 smb\6_ esbo\resultat\eeee\a1est.docx  3.4.3 AINULT LO OOMULIK OKSÜDEER O RUMINE (KE ESKKONNA AMÕJUKIR RJELDUSE PTK 11.2.3) Aktuaalsed d muudatused võrreldes vvarem saade etud taotlusega käsitlevadd projekti mõ õju eesmärgipõ õhist parandamist: Ainultt loomulik ok ksüdeerumine e. Södra Middsjöbankeni tuulevarusid saab kasutada rohkem m kui oli Nord dBalti piirangutega võimssus, mis võim maldab fossiilkütusstest elektrito ootmise vajad duse ja seegga oksüdeeru umise vähenddamist. 3.4.4 MÜRKIDET TA KESKKO OND (KESK KKONNAMÕ ÕJUKIRJEL LDUSE PTK K 11.2.4) Keskkonna amõjukirjeldu use järeldusi ei mõjuta pro ojekti aktuaa alsed muudattused. 3.4.5 KAITSEV OSOONIKIH O HT (KESKK KONNAMÕJ JUKIRJELD DUSE PTK 111.2.5) Keskkonna amõjukirjeldu use järeldusi ei mõjuta pro ojekti aktuaa alsed muudattused. 3.4.6 OHUTU KIIIRGUSETASE (KESKK KONNAMÕ JUKIRJELD DUSE PTK 11.2.6) Radioaktiivvsed ained Muudatuseed võrreldes varem saadeetud taotluse ega käsitleva ad projekti mõõju eesmärgipõ õhist parandamist, sest h hõlmavad alternatiivide lis sandumist tuumajaam maelektrile. Projekt parrandab võima alusi vähenddada tuumaelektrijaamade talitlusest ttingitud radioaktiivssete ainete le evikut, tuuma akütuse kaev vandamist ja transporti niing tuumajäätm mete lõppladustamist. Pro ojekt aitab ka aasa keskkonnaeesmärggi selle osa saavutamissele. Elektromag gnetkiirgus Keskkonna amõjukirjeldu use järelduse ed tuginevad eeldustele, et e 1) ela anikkonna kookkupuude S ödra Midsjöb bankenil vahelduvate maagnetväljade (ka aablid tuulepa argi sees) on n tühine ja lis saks ei ole vaahelduvate m magnetväljad de neggatiivse mõju u olemus ja u ulatus teadus slikult olulise ed. 2) Kaablitehnoloogia (HVDC) lähestikuste pluss- ja miinuskaablitegga, mida projektis kassutatakse maaismaaühend duse jaoks, tekitab t magn netvälja tugevvuse, mis onn palju maadalam kui va astavate olem masolevate kaablite puhul (näiteks G Gotlandi kaabbel, Fenno Skani kaaabel, Baltic Cable, SwePol Link). Ka atsed on näiddanud, et Baltic Ca able'i magnettväli ei avalda a olulist mõju u angerjate või v lõheliste rrändemustrittele. Seega ei peetaa ka Södra M Midsjöbanken ni projekti selliseks, mis tõõkestaks selle eessmärgi saavutamist sellee eesmärgios sa puhul: Ohutu kiirgusettase. Isegi seosees praegu akktuaalsete Söödra Midsjöb bankeni proje ekti seadistattud võimsuse e ja maismaaüh henduste mu uudatustega jääb kehtima a järeldus, ett magnetväljaa tugevus jääb allapoole ta aset, mis võiks kaladel põ õhjustada orrienteerumisp probleeme. LEGAL#10358413v3 Kokkuvõttees hinnataksee Södra Midssjöbankeni projekti p positiivseks teguririks eesmärgile Ohutu kiirgusetase lähttuvalt sellest,, et see võib olla osa pika aajalisest strrateegiast 15 1 (25) MÄRG UKIRI 2013-1 12-16 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo\resultat e t\eeee\a1est..docx  vähendada tuumaenergia kasutamist ilma negatiivse mõjuta tervisele ja bioloogilisele mitmekesisusele kõikuvate või staatiliste magnetväljade tõttu. Keskkonnamõjukirjelduse järeldusi ei mõjuta projekti aktuaalsed muudatused. 3.4.7 EI ESINE EUTROFEERUMIST (KESKKONNAMÕJUKIRJELDUSE PTK 11.2.7) Aktuaalsed muudatused võrreldes varem saadetud taotlusega käsitlevad projekti mõju eesmärgipõhist parandamist: Ei esine eutrofeerumist. Södra Midsjöbankeni tuulevarusid saab kasutada rohkem kui oli Nordbalti piirangutega võimsus, mis võimaldab fossiilkütustest elektritootmise vajaduse ja seega eutrofeeruvate ainete vähendamist. 3.4.8 LIIGIRIKKAD VEEKOGUD JA VEETEED (KESKKONNAMÕJUKIRJELDUSE PTK 11.2.8) Üheks suureks keskkonnaeesmärgi täitmise negatiivseks teguriks on asjaolu, et peaaegu kõik suuremad veeteed on hüdroelektrijaamade laiendamistest mõjutatud. Seda eesmärki silmas pidades ei ole soovitatav rahuldada kasvavat elektrienergia vajadust hüdroelektrijaamade jätkuvate laiendamistega. Aktuaalsed muudatused võrreldes varem saadetud taotlusega käsitlevad projekti mõju Liigirikkad veekogud ja veeteed eesmärgipõhist parandamist; väheneks vajadus muuta veekogusid elektrienergia tootmiseks. 3.4.9 KVALITEETNE PÕHJAVESI (KESKKONNAMÕJUKIRJELDUSE PTK 11.2.9) Keskkonnamõjukirjelduse järeldusi ei mõjuta projekti aktuaalsed muudatused. 3.4.10 TASAKAALUSTATUD MEREKESKKOND, LIIGIRIKKAD RANNIKUALAD JA SAARESTIKUD (KESKKONNAMÕJUKIRJELDUSE PTK 11.2.10) Keskkonnamõjukirjelduse järeldusi ei mõjuta projekti aktuaalsed muudatused. 3.4.11 ÕITSVAD MÄRGALAD (KESKKONNAMÕJUKIRJELDUSE PTK 11.2.11) Keskkonnamõjukirjelduse järeldusi ei mõjuta projekti aktuaalsed muudatused. 3.4.12 LIIGIRIKKAD METSAD (KESKKONNAMÕJUKIRJELDUSE PTK 11.2.12) Keskkonnamõjukirjelduse järeldusi ei mõjuta projekti aktuaalsed muudatused. 3.4.13 RIKKALIKUD KULTUURMAASTIKUD (KESKKONNAMÕJUKIRJELDUSE PTK 11.2.13) Keskkonnamõjukirjelduse järeldusi ei mõjuta projekti aktuaalsed muudatused. 3.4.14 OIVALINE MÄGIMAASTIK (KESKKONNAMÕJUKIRJELDUSE PTK 11.2.14) Võimalik oht selle keskkonnaeesmärgi täitmiseks on tuuleparkide ulatuslik laiendamine mägipiirkondades. Aktuaalsed muudatused võrreldes varem saadetud taotlusega 16 (25) MÄRGUKIRI 2013-12-16 SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN L \\xd40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.net\sema20148user$\l13936\work\6 development\1 smb\6_ esbo\resultat\eeee\a1est.docx  käsitlevad projekti mõju u Oivaline mä ägimaastik eesmärgipõh e ist parandam mist; vähenek ks uleenergia to vajadus tuu ootmiseks määgipiirkondad des. 3.4.15 5 HÄSTI KAAITSTUD KESKKOND (KESKKON NNAMÕJUK KIRJELDUS SE PTK 11.2.15) d tuulepark Södra Planeeritud S Midsjööbankeni läheedale aitab positiivselt p kaaasa keskkonnaeesmärgi Hä ästi kaitstud kkeskkond täiitmiseks taas stuvenergiavvarustuse olu ulise suurendam mise kaudu. Aktuaalsed A m muudatused võrreldes v varem saadetuud taotlusegaa käsitlevad projekti mõju u eesmärgipõ õhist parandaamist. 3.4.16 6 RIKKALIKK TAIMESTIK JA LOO MASTIK (K KESKKONN NAMÕJUKIR RJELDUSE E PTK 11.2.1 6) Keskkonna amõjukirjeldu use järeldusi ei mõjuta pro ojekti aktuaa alsed muudattused. 3.4.17 7 KESKKONNNASEADU USTIKU ÜL LDMEETME D (KESKKONNAMÕJ UKIRJELDUSE PTK 12) amõjukirjeldu Keskkonna use järeldusi ei mõjuta pro ojekti aktuaa alsed muudattused. 3.4.18 8 NÕUPIDA AMINE (KES SKKONNAM MÕJUKIRJ ELDUSE PT TK 13) Lähtuvalt projekti p aktua aalsetest muu udatustest ko 10.2013 täienndav orraldati 22.1 nõupidamin ne Kalmari Maavalitsuseg M ga. Nõupidamine on jätk 20010. a algataatud konsultaatsioonidele seoses s tuuleepargi rajamisega Södra Midssjöbankenile koos kaablitte jms paigalldamisega. Nõupidamise N e algatamine ei nõua maavvalitsuse ameetlikku seisukkohta, kuid on o tõenäolinee, et maavalittsus saab täiendamissjuhtumi enda ale keskkonn naameti nõua andel. Projekktil on olulinee keskkonnamõju vastavalt ke eskkonnamõ õjukirjelduse määruse (19 998:905) kriteeriumidele,, mistõttu ei nõuta n eriotsust. biviidud nõupidamine on ttoetus E.ON--ile otsustam Praegu läb maks, millisedd keskkonnamõjukirjeldus se täienduse ed on vajaliku ud taotluse pealkirja p täienndamiseks. Koosoleku protokoll ja ettekanded e o on antud lisa as 2. 3.4.19 9 PIIRIÜLES SED MÕJUD JA TAGA AJÄRJED ( KESKKONNAMÕJUK KIRJELDUSE PTK 14) use järeldusi ei mõjuta pro amõjukirjeldu Keskkonna alsed muudattused. ojekti aktuaa 3.4.20 0 KUMULAT TIIVSED MÕ ÕJUD (KES SKKONNAM MÕJUKIRJE ELDUSE PT TK 15) Keskkonna amõjukirjeldu use järeldusi ei mõjuta pro ojekti aktuaa alsed muudattused. LEGAL#10358413v3 17 1 (25) MÄRG UKIRI 2013-1 12-16 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo\resultat e t\eeee\a1est..docx 3.4.21 SEIREPROGRAMM (KESKKONNAMÕJUKIRJELDUSE PTK 16) Keskkonnamõjukirjelduses lühidalt kirjeldatud seireprogrammi projekti aktuaalsed muudatused üldjuhul ei mõjuta. Ühes osas vajab seireprogramm ülevaatamist. See puudutab kavandatavaid settekontsentratsiooni piiranguid kuni 10 mg/l >200 m kaugusel süvenduskohast. Uute tingimuste kehtestamise tõttu on ettepanek, et seireprogramm käsitleks settekontsentratsiooni piiramist kuni <3 mg/l, •1 km kaugusel süvenduskohast. Algselt kavandatud piirangut (10 mg/l >200 m) peetakse liiga kitsaks – osaliselt suurenenud süvendustööde, osaliselt seetõttu, et settekontsentratsioon võib oluliselt varieeruda nii lähedal süvenduskohast kui 200 m. Süvendustöid on lihtsam juhtida ja jälgida madalama piirväärtuse puhul suuremas kauguses süvenduskohalt ja madalat väärtust 3 mg/l, 1 km kaugusel süvenduskohast peetakse siiski pikaajalise kahjuliku settekontsentratsiooni vältijaks rajamistöödega seoses. 3.5 TÄIENDAMINE SEOSES NÕUSTAMISASUTUSTE SEISUKOHTADEGA Järgnevalt korratakse keskkonnamõjukirjelduse täiendamist (5. september 2012) , mille eelnevalt saatis E.ON seoses nõustamisasutuste seisukohtadega. Käsitlusviisi on muudetud, arvestades praegu kehtivad projekti muudatusi, ilma ei oleks vaja olnud täiendamist korrigeerida. 3.5.1 JÄRELDUSEST, ET AULID VÄLDIVAD VÄHEM HÕREDAMA TURBIINIDE VAHEMAAGA JMS TUULEPARKE (KALMARI MAAVALITSUS) Arvutuskäik (keskkonnamõjukirjelduse punkt 14.2.2) ümberpaiknevate aulide eeldatava arvu puhul põhineb Nystedi tuulepargi seiretulemustel (Final results of bird studies at the offshore wind farms at Nysted and Horns Rev, Denmark NERI Report Commissioned by DONG energy and Vattenfall A/S, 2006, joonis 90, lk 81) ja Põhjamaade Ministrite Nõukogu merelinnuhinnangul (Nordic Council of Ministers (2011) Waterbird Populations and Pressures in the Baltic Sea, TemaNord 2011:550). Nystedi juures vähenes kokkupuutunud aulide sagedus tuulepargi sees 90% võrreldes tuulepargi kasutuselevõtu eelse ajaga (NERI Report, 2006). Põhjamaade Ministrite Nõukogu (2011) kohaselt oli aulide tihedus Midsjöbankenites >75 isendit km2 kohta (sarnasest tihedusest teavitas Durinck et al 1994). Södra Midsjöbankenist ümberpaiknevate aulide hulga arvutuskäigus korrutati 75 isendit km2 kohta (alumine piir suurimas vahemikus, Põhjamaade Ministrite Nõukogu 2011) 0,9-ga (alus: NERI Report, 2006). Looduses jaotuvad isendid tavapäraselt ruumiliselt ressursside suhtes nii, et isendite tihedus on kõrgem ohtrate ressurssidega kohtades. Midsjöbankenites on talvituvate aulide tihedus suur tänu juurdepääsule küllaldasele põhitoidule – sinimerekarpidele. Talvituvate aulide tihedus Nystedi tuulepargi juures on madalam kui Midsjöbankenites, arvatavasti sealse napima juurdepääsu tõttu toidule. Ökoloogilise kirjanduse kohaselt loobutakse vähenevate populatsioonide korral nappide ressurssidega elupaigast (varuelupaigad) varem ja rikkamatest elupaikadest (põhielupaik) hiljem. 18 (25) MÄRGUKIRI 2013-12-16 SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN L \\xd40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.net\sema20148user$\l13936\work\6 development\1 smb\6_ esbo\resultat\eeee\a1est.docx  Tuginedes hüpoteeside ele, et 1) Middsjöbankenid on põhielup paik ja Nystedd on varuelupaik ja et 2) suu urem vahema aa tuuleparkiide vahel võrrreldes Rödssandiga (10000 m ja 500 m)m võib tähend dada, et ärrittajad, mis pa anevad aule tuuleparke t vä ältima, muuttuvad Södra Midsjöbankkenil nõrgem maks võrrelde es Nystedigaa, sõnastati keskkonnamõõjukirjelduses s eeldusel, et e aulid võivad d hakata välttima Södra Midsjöbanke M nit vähemal mmääral kui Nystedi juuures. See tähhendaks sel jjuhul, et ümb berpaiknemisstegur 0,9 onn liiga negatiiivne eeldus. Keskkonna amõjukirjelduuses esitatudd ümberpaikn nevate aulide e eeldatava aarvu arvutuskäig gus kohaldatti ümberpaikn nemistegurit 0,9 hoolimata nendest kkahest hüpoteesisst, mille kohaselt on tegurr 0,9 liiga neg gatiivne eeld dus. See oleks väga v positiivne tähenduss Läänemere e tuuleparkidee mõjuhinnanngule, kui eespoolne hüpotees tuugenite vahe ekauguse koohta leiaks kin nnitust Södraa Midsjöbankkeni seireprogra ammis. Seetõ õttu tuleb se ireprogramm m muuhulgas siduda ka sselle küsimus se püstitusega a. Programm mi üksikasjad tuleks koosttada koostöö ös järelevalveeasutuse ja ekspertarva amustega. 3.5.2 TUULEPAR RGI TUULIKKUTE MÕJU LUSTIKULE JA LINDU DELE – U MEREEL ARUANDE D, MIS VÕIIVAD RAJA AMIST MÕJ UTADA (EN NERGIAAM MET) Teadmistekkogum Vindv vali raamistikkus, mis ei ollnud kättesaaadav keskkonnamõjukirjeldussega töötam mise ajal Södrra Midsjöban nkeni puhul, oon näidanud d mõnda, entt ometi ebao olulist tuulepaargi tuulikute mõju rändlinndudele ja m mereelule, miss on kooskõlas Södra S Midsjö öbankeni kesskkonnamõju ukirjelduse jä äreldustega. 3.5.3 PUUDUB ALUS A HINNATA SUUR RE RANNAK KARBIKIHT TIDE MÕJU PIIRKONN NAS (MERI) Oht rannakkarpidele võibb tulla sette- või vees hõljuvatest aine etest, kaablissüvenditest ning n pinnast, mida hõlmab tu uulepargi tuu ulikute vunda ament (vt punnktid 7.5 ja 88.3.2). Settekontse entratsioon ja setteakummulatsioon ha akkavad olemma suhteliseltt lühiajalised d ja väga lokaa alsed. Kogu hõlmatav h põh hjaala moodu ustab <1% tuuulepargi pinndalast. Nime etatud faktidele tuginedes saaab teha järeldduse, et mõjuu rannakarbikkihtidele on ttühine. Kaud dne negatiivne mõju organis smidele, kell ele rannakarrbid on põhitoiduks (peam miselt aulid ja a muud partla ased), eelda atavasti ei tekki, vähemalt mitte märkim misväärsel m ääral. 3.5.4 PRINGLITE E OLEMASOLU (KESK KKONNAAM MET, BLEK KINGE MAA AVALITSUS) Södra Midssjöbankeni projekt on 23.. septembril 2011 2 olnud kontaktis k SAAMBAH-proje ektiga. Sellel ajal ei e olnud tulem mused kättessaadavad. Teave T pringlite olemasoluu kohta on keskkonnamõjukirjeldus ses (ptk 8.6, 14.4) võetud d ka HELCO OM-i koduleheelt, mida soo ovitas Julia Carlsttröm (SAMBA AH-projekti p projektijuht). Keskkonna amõjukirjeldu uses on esita atud umbes 10 1 pringlivaattlust Södra M Midsjöbanken nist 100 km raa adiuses. Keskkonnamõju kirjelduse hinnang pringlite olemasol ule esitakse LEGAL#10358413v3 6.1. Muud pringleid puudu punktis 8.6 utavad hinna angud on hässti põhjendattud järeltegev vuse kirjanduslikkes uuringute es Horni kari ja Nystedi puhul. p Keskko onnamõjukirjrjeldus ei ole 19 1 (25) MÄRG UKIRI 2013-1 12-16 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo\resultat e t\eeee\a1est..docx  eeldanud, et pringlid puuduvad piirkonnas täielikult, vaid on puudutanud fakte pringlite kohaloleku kohta Läänemerel. Me uuendasime kontakte Julia Carlströmiga e-posti teel juulis ja augustis 2012 ning novembris 2013 ei ole veel avaldatud SAMBAH-i tulemusi, kuid on olemas järgmine teave. „SAMBAH-i väliperiood on täies hoos ja mitmes osalisriigis on registreeritud pringlihäälitsusi. On veel liiga vara öelda midagi pringlite tiheduse kohta, sest meil on vaja analüüsida kahe aasta andmeid, kuid siiani võib öelda, et meetod toimib ja uuringupiirkonnas leidub pringleid.“ SAMBAH-i uuringupiirkond hõlmab kogu Läänemere lõunaosa ja eespoolne ei ütle midagi konkreetset Södra Midsjöbankeni ja kaasnevate seikade kohta. Södra Midsjöbankeni projekt leiab, et pringlite olemasolu kohta Södra Midsjöbankenil on liiga vähe tõendeid selleks, et oleks mõttekas (ja keskkonnakasuga seoses mõistlik) täielikult hoiduda ehitustöödest sigimisperioodi ajal. Siiski on mõistlik mürarikaste töödega alustada järk-järgult nii, et nt pringlid saaksid võimaluse liikuda ohualast eemale. 3.5.5 VEEALUSE MÜRA TEEMAT SAAB KAJASTADA TÄIENDAVALT (KESKKONNAAMET, MERI) Vindvali aruanne 6485 „Avamere tuulepargi mõjud põhjalähedaste kalade levikule – uuring Öresundi Lillgrundi tuulepargi läheduses“ (jaanuar 2012) tõdeb muu hulgas järgmised müramõjud kaladele. „Suhteliselt tugev seos, mis täheldati kala koguse ja tuulepargi tuulikute vahel mitme kalaliigi puhul näitab, et tuulikud meelitavad kalu pigem ligi ning igasugused negatiivsed mõjud, mis on põhjustatud näiteks elektromagnetväljadest või välistest helidest, on selles kontekstis ebaolulised." Vindvali aruanne 6481 „Avamere tuulepargi mõjud pelaagilistele kaladele“ (veebruar 2012) tõdeb, et igal juhul ei ole pelaagilistele kaladele selget ja olulist negatiivset müramõju. Vindvali aruanne 6436 „Meretuulikute müra ja selle mõju kaladele“ (juuli 2011) tõdeb, et ainult umbes 100 meetri kaugusel turbiinist ja tugeva tuule korral on müratase piisavalt kõrge, et on olemas oht, et kaladele ilmneb negatiivne mõju põgenemise või suhtluse maskeerimise kujul. Praeguses olukorras ei ole alust arvata, et lihtsalt müra kuuldavuse tõik oleks seotud mõnede kalade populatsioonitaseme negatiivsete tagajärgedega. Vindvali aruanne 6488 „Tuuleenergia mõjud mereelustikule – koondaruanne“ (märts 2012) tõdeb muu hulgas negatiivseid mõjusid vaiatööde müra tõttu. Tursk ja heeringas suudavad tajuda helisid, mida tekitavad vaiatööd 80 kilomeetri kaugusel. Mõne meetri kaugusel paigalduskohast võivad tekkida füüsilised kahjustused või surm. Kõikvõimalike müratekitavate tööde puhul võib eeldada kalade lahkumist mõne kilomeetri kaugusele allikast. „Mereimetajate hulgas on pringlid see liik, mis on näidanud, et seoses vaiatöödega võib neil tekkida nii kuulmislangus kui ka hälbiv käitumine.“ 20 (25) MÄRGUKIRI 2013-12-16 SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN L \\xd40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.net\sema20148user$\l13936\work\6 development\1 smb\6_ esbo\resultat\eeee\a1est.docx  Södra Midssjöbankeni keskkonnamõ õjukirjelduses s tuginetakse e siiski järeltuulemustele Taani T tuuleparkid dest Horni ka ari ja Nystedi lähedal (pun nkt 8.6.2), mis näitab, et ppringlid, kes väldivad tuulepargi piirk konda ehitusstööde ajal, naasevad n mõõne tunni pärrast ja viibiva ad tuulepargi piirkonnas p is segi selle talittlusaja jooks sul. Vindvali aru ad uuringud, mis osutaksiid pikaajalistele uanne 6488 tõdeb lisaks , et puuduva negatiivsetele mõjudele e Rootsi hülg geliikide puhu ul. 3.5.6 SIIRDEKAL LADE TEEM MAT SAAB KAJASTA DA TÄIEND DAVALT (KESKKONNNAAMET, MERI) uanne 6479 „Valgete ang Vindvali aru gerjate siire, tuuleenergiaa ja vahelduvvvoolu väli, 2011“ 2 (veebruar 2012) 2 tõdeb, et ei Öresunndi Lillgrundi tuulepark eg ga vahelduvvvoolu kaabel üle Kalmari väina ei tekitan nud kindlaid ssiirdetakistus si. Teatavat viibemõju v (<11 tund) tähelldati Kalmari väinas ja hälbiv vat käitumistt mõne isend di puhul võis tõdeda Lillgrrundi juures. Vindvali aru uanne 6488 „Tuuleenerg gia mõjud me ereelustikule – koondaruaanne“ (märts s 2012) tõdeb muuhulgas s, et tööfaasii jooksul tekitavad tuulepargist pärit kkaablid magnetvälja, mis kaablist kaugened des väheneb b. Eeldatav mõju m enamikuule kalaliikide ele on väike, kuid kuna mõju jätkub kogu ttööeafaasis, peaks riski siirdekalade s ppiirkondade puhul pidama oluuliseks. Keskkonnamõjukkirjelduses (p punkt 8.4.2) te ehakse Södrra Midsjöban nkenis siirdekalade puhul tuule epargi mõjud de ja tagajärggede hindam mine, mida ei loeta tundlikkele siirdekaladele väga oluliseks. 3.5.7 JÄRELDUS S HEA KES SKKONNASSEISUNDI KOHTA K ELI OTSUSE 22010/477 KOHASELT T (MAJAND DUSKÜSIM USTE AMEET) Järgnevalt esitatakse keskkonnamõ õjukirjelduse ja käesolevaa täiendamisse alusel tugee e, et projekt ei järeldusele e mõjuta hea a keskkonnas seisundi ting gimusi lähtuvvalt ELi otsus se 2010/477/EEÜ osa B kritteeriumidest.. Deskriptor 1: Bioloogilin ne mitmekessisus säilib. Elukeskkonda E ade kvaliteett ja olemasollu ning liikide levik ja arvu ukus on koosskõlas valitseevate geomorrfoloogiliste, geograafiliste ja klimaatiliste e tingimusteg ga. Mõju mh piiirkonna merreorganismiddele on kirjeld onnamõjukirj elduse eri datud keskko punktides ja alusaruannnetes (Tabel 2). Tabel 2 Viide keskkonnamõju ukirjelduse punkktile, kus käsitle etakse mõju biolloogilisele mitmeekesisusele Ökosüstee emi kompon nent Kes skkonnamõjjukirjeldusee Lisatud pun nktid alusaruanne Veekvalitee et ja hüdrogrraafia 8.2 Kaust 2, vahekaarrt 6 Põhjafloora a ja -fauna jn ne 8.3 LEGAL#10358413v3 Kalakooslu us 8.4, 14.1 Kaust 2, 21 2 (25) MÄRG UKIRI 2013-1 12-16 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo\resultat e t\eeee\a1est..docx  Ökosüsteemi komponent Keskkonnamõjukirjelduse Lisatud punktid alusaruanne vahekaart 11 Mereimetajad 8.6 Linnud 8.7, 14,2 Kaust 2, vahekaart 8 Kaust 2, vahekaart 17 Kaust 2, vahekaart 18 Nahkhiired 8.8, 14.3 Kaust 2, vahekaart 9 Kaust 2, vahekaart 10 Sellest ilmneb, kuidas mõjutatakse bioloogilist mitmekesisust, ning et negatiivse mõju ulatus on väike. Deskriptor 2: Inimtegevusega sissetoodud võõrliigid jäävad tasemele, millel ei ole negatiivset mõju ökosüsteemile. Södra Midsjöbanken paikneb tiheda liiklusega laevateede ja kalapüügikohtade vahel. Tuuleelektrijaama tegevus (ehitamine, kasutamine, hooldamine ja kasutuselt kõrvaldamine) ei too eeldatavalt kaasa ega muuda võõrliikide levikut. Võib tõdeda (keskkonnamõjukirjelduse punkt 8.3.1), et alates 19. sajandist sisse rännanud riimvee järvetõlvik Cordylophora caspia on laialt levinud nii Södra Midsjöbankenis kui ka mujal Läänemeres. Deskriptor 3: Kaubanduslikult kasutatavate kalade ja koorikloomade populatsioonid on ohututes bioloogilistes piirides ning näitavad vanuse ja suuruse kasvu, mis on hea seisundi tunnus. Teadmisi ja järeldusi piirkonna kaubanduslikult kasutatavate kalade puhul ilmnevad (projektipõhise asjakohasuse korral) keskkonnamõjukirjelduse punktides 8.4 ja 14.1 ning lisatud alusaruandega: kaust 2, vahekaart 11. Projekt ei aita kaasa kala- ja koorikloomavarude ülepüügile. Deskriptor 4: Kõik mere toiduvõrgustike osad – sel määral, mil nad on tuntud – eksisteerivad tavapärase arvukuse ja mitmekesisuse tasemel, mis on piisavad, et liikide pikaajaline seisund ja taastootmisvõime peaksid olema tagatud. Keskkonnamõjukirjelduses esitatakse niipalju kui võimalik ja teadaolevalt projekti mõju seoses deskriptoriga 4 (vt nt keskkonnamõjukirjelduse punkt 14.2.1 ja Tabel 2 eespool), 22 (25) MÄRGUKIRI 2013-12-16 SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN L \\xd40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.net\sema20148user$\l13936\work\6 development\1 smb\6_ esbo\resultat\eeee\a1est.docx  mh selle kaaudu, et on kirjeldatud k ja hinnatud mõõju organismidele eri toituumistasemettelt. Projekt ei mõjuta m olulise el määral meere toiduvõrg gustike energ giavoogusid eega toiduvõrgusstike struktuuuri. Deskriptor 5: Inimtekkeeline eutrofee erumine viiak kse miinimum mini, eelkõigee selle negattiivsed mõjud, naggu bioloogilise mitmekesisisuse väheneemine, ökosü üsteemi seisuundi halvene emine, vetikate kahjulik õitsem mine ja hapnikkuvaegus põõhjavetes. Projekt ei aita a kaasa eu utrofeerumiseele. Küsimusse püstitust on o hinnatud pprojekti puhu ul ebaolulisekks. Küsimuse e püstitust on n sellegipoole est käsitletud d punktis 11..2.7. Deskriptor 6: Merepõhja terviklikkuss jääb tasem mele, mis tähe endab ökosüüsteemi struk ktuuri ja funktsioo onide kaitstust ja iseäraniis põhjakihtid de ökosüstee emi mittekahj hjustamist. Keskkonna amõjukirjelduusest (punkt 8 8.3.2) ilmnebb, et projekti rajatised mõõjutavad <1% % põhjaala tuuulepargi piirk konnas. Selle elt ei ole eeld dada olulist ohtu o ökosüstteemi struktu uurile ja funktsioo onidele. Deskriptor 7: Hüdrograafiliste tingim muste alaline e muutus ei mõjuta m mere ökosüsteem me negatiivsel viisil. Keskkonnaamõjukirjeldu use punktis 8 8.2 ilmneb, ett projekt ei mõjuta m mere öökosüsteemiide hüdrograaffilisi tingimus si. Deskriptor 8: Saasteain nete kontsen ntratsioon jää äb tasemele, mis ei põhjuusta saastum misest tulenevaid mõjusid. Projekt ei mõjuta m saasteainete konttsentratsioon ni. See ilmneb punktis 11 .2.4 ning pea atüki 12 paragraahvis 6. Deskriptor 9: Saasteain ned kalades jja inimtarbim miseks ette nähtud koorikkloomades eii ületa ühenduse õigusaktideg õ ga või muudee asjakohaste e standardite ega kehtestaatud tasemeid d. Projekt ei mõjuta m saasteaineid kalad des ega koorikloomades. Küsimuse ppüstitust ei ole o peetud projjekti keskkon nnamõjukirjeelduse puhul oluliseks. Deskriptor 10: Mereprü ügi omadused d ja kogus eii kahjusta ran nniku- ja merrekeskkonda a. b keskkonnam See ilmneb mõjukirjeldusse punktis 12 2, iseäranis paragrahvide p es 6 ja 8, mis s puudutab projekti p mere eprügi piiramiise viise. Deskriptor 11: Energia lisamine, sea ealune müra, on tasemel,, mis ei mõju alhulgas vee uta merekeskkkonda negatiiivsel viisil. Müra käsitletakse keskkonnamõju kkirjelduse punktis 7.4 ja käesolevas k täiendamissmärgukirjas pealkirja „Ve eealuse müra a teemat saa ab kajastadaa täiendavalt (Keskkonna aamet, MerI))“ all. Elektromag gnetkiirgust käsitletakse k kkeskkonnam mõju kirjelduse punktis 8.44.2, paragrahhvis 3 2.6 ning käessolevas täiendamismärgu (angerjate siire) ja 11.2 ukirjas pealki rja 7 „Mõju LEGAL#10358413v3 siirdekaladele saab kajastada täien davalt (Kesk kkonnaamet, MerI)“ all. 23 2 (25) MÄRG UKIRI 2013-1 12-16 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo\resultat e t\eeee\a1est..docx  Projekti soojusenergia vabanemine on tühine ja seega ei käsitleta seda selles keskkonnamõjukirjelduses. Projekti soojusenergia vabanemine on tühine ja seega ei käsitleta seda selles keskkonnamõjukirjelduses. 24 (25) MÄRGUKIRI 2013-12-16 SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN L \\xd40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.net\sema20148user$\l13936\work\6 development\1 smb\6_ esbo\resultat\eeee\a1est.docx  4 LISAD LISA 1: Rä ändnahkhiirte e uuring Södrra Midsjöban nkeni lähedal, sügis 20122 - Ecocom AB A 2013. otokoll ja ette LISA 2: Pro ekanded nõu upidamiselt Kalmari K Maav valitsusega 222.10.2013 LEGAL#10358413v3 25 2 (25) MÄRG UKIRI 2013-1 12-16 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo\resultat e t\eeee\a1est..docx  SödraMidsjöbankeniavameretuulepark Espookonsultatsiooniprotsessijaokstõlgituddokumendid(*) Tab Document 1 Ülevaade 2 Erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotluseIImuudatus(20.12.2013) 3 MärgukiriIImuudatusele(16.12.2013) 4 Lisarändnahkhiirikäsitlevalemärgukirjale(sügis2012) 5 Märgukirikeskkonnamõjuhindamise(EIA)Imuudatusele(05.09.2012) 6 KaartImuudatuselearenduspiirkondadekohta(05.09.2012) Erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlus(17.02.2012)–väljavõtekavandatavate 7 tingimustekohta Keskkonnamõjuhindamine(EIA)erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlusele 8 (31.01.2012) 9 Kaardidkeskkonnamõjuhindamisele(EIA)(31.01.2012) Konsultatsioonipuudutavavalduserimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlusele 10 (31.01.2012) *)E.ONontellinudtaotlusedokumentidetõlkimiserootsikeelestinglise,poola,eestijasoomekeeldeprofessionaalseltettevõttelt.Lahknevuse võieksitavasõnastusekorralonülimuslikrootsikeelneversioon. 31/8/2015  Front cover image measures 220 x 220 mm Study of migrating bats at Södra Midsjöbanken, autumn 2012 Impact assessment prior to establishment of wind farm STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 CLIENT| E.ON Vind Sverige AB PROJECT | Alexander Eriksson RESPONSIBILITY AUTHORS | Alexander Eriksson, Petra Bach, Johnny de Jong, Lothar Bach LAYOUT| Ecocom AB PHOTOGRAPHY | Petra Bach, Amie Ringberg REFERENCE | Ecocom AB 2013. Study of migrating bats at Södra Midsjöbanken, autumn 2012 – Impact assessment prior to establishment of wind farm. FRONT COVER | Helicopter photo of the wind measurement platform at Södra Midsjöbanken. Photography: E.ON Vind Sverige AB DECOR | View, close to the beach, looking towards land from the Baltic Sea. Photography: Ecocom AB. INTERNET | www.ecocom.se TELEPHONE: | +46 (0)761-75 03 00 2 STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 Assignment • Which species of bats occur and with what Working in collaboration with Bach Freiland- frequency forschung, Ecocom AB has carried out a study • When during the season the migration be- of migrating bats at Södra Midsjöbanken at gins, when the peak occurs and when the the request of E.ON Vind Sverige AB. The PLJUDWLRQV¿QLVKHV study constitutes supplementary data to an en- • :KHWKHUPLJUDWLQJEDWVÀ\KLJKRUORZ vironmental impact assessment conducted in conjunction with the development of a Background planned wind farm with a maximum of 300 wind turbines. About Södra Midsjöbanken The following individuals have participated Södra Midsjöbanken is a shallow area in the LQ¿HOGZRUNDQGRUWKHZULWLQJRIWKHUHSRUW southern Baltic Sea which used to be an is- Alexander Eriksson, Petra Bach, Johnny de land. The shallow area is located approximate- Jong, Lothar Bach and Amie Ringberg. A ly 100 km southeast of the southern tip of large number of people have also taken part in Öland, at the boundary between the Swedish the sound analysis work, including Ingemar and Polish economic zones. On the Swedish Ahlén and Ivo Niermann who, in addition to side, the shallow area measures more than 300 the individuals named above, have been of km2 and is between approx. 12 and 30 metres great help. deep. The bedrock in the area is sedimentary, rising up as a level elevation which drops Purpose away relatively steeply towards lower levels. The purpose of the study was to establish Above the bedrock are soil types in the form whether migrating bats cross the Baltic Sea, RIJODFLDOFOD\PRUDLQHSRVWJODFLDO¿QHVDQG and if so whether they pass the planned wind SRVWJODFLDOVDQGJUDYHOJODFLRÀXYLDOGHSRWV farm at Södra Midsjöbanken and mixed sediment. 7KHVWXG\LVWKH¿UVWRILWVNLQGLQWKH1RU- Along with other shallow areas in the Baltic dic region, where nothing was previously Sea, Södra Midsjöbanken is important for sea- known about bat behaviour and migrations birds for much of the year, due to the rich oc- routes far out at sea. The purpose of the study FXUUHQFHRIPXVVHOV ¿JXUH  has been to investigate the following ques- WLRQV 3 STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 Södra Midsjöbanken Figure 1. Location of the wind measurement tower on the platform at Södra Midsjöbanken. The planned wind farm Bats from Sweden or the Baltic States can mi- The planned establishment comprises <300 grate to the Continent and winter in e.g. Ger- wind turbines situated approximately 1,000 many and France (Petersons 2004, Gerell metres apart. The wind farm is expected to  7KHH[WHQWWRZKLFKWKHEDWVPLJUDWH cover an area of approximately 326 km2. The varies from species to species. Species such as height of the wind turbines, including the ro- the common noctule, the lesser noctule, Na- tors, is estimated to be around 200 metres. thusius' pipistrelle and the parti-coloured bat often migrate long distances, whereas species Previous knowledge about within the Plecotus ORQJHDUHGEDWV DQG migrating bats Myotis HJZKLVNHUHGEDW JHQXVHVDUHPRUH It has long been known that bats migrate over stationary. In addition, a certain amount is long distances, thanks to ringing studies (Ger- NQRZQDERXWZKLFKÀLJKWSDWKVWKHEDWV HOO3HWHUVRQV+XWWHUHUHWDO  choose. Bats gather in the autumn along cer- 4 STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 Figure 2. The platform at Södra Midsjöbanken. Photography: Amie Ringberg, Ecocom. WDLQÀLJKWURXWHVDQGZKHWKHUWKHEDWVÀ\RXW ration platforms (Hüppop et al 2005, Hüppop over the sea can be studied at headlands, such +SSRS +LOO DQG+HOJRODQG as at Ottenby, Torhamns Udde, Falsterbo and 9DXN 7KHUHKDYHQRWEHHQDQ\SUHYL- Fehmarnbelt (Ahlén 1997, Ahlén et al 2009, ous studies from a platform in the middle of Meyer 2011, Bach & Bach 2011, Bach et al the Baltic Sea, although theoretical calcula-  6WXGLHVFRQGXFWHGIURPERDWVDWVHD tions for Nathusius' pipistrelles, which have including from the west coast of Sweden, been ringed in large numbers in Latvia, have Öresund, Bornholm, the Kalmar Strait and Fe- VKRZQWKDWWKHPRVWEHQH¿FLDOÀLJKWSDWKIURP hmarnbelt, as well as studies from Germany, an energy perspective when migrating is to FRQ¿UPWKDWEDWVGRQRWRQO\FURVVWKHVHDEXW cross the Baltic Sea, roughly in the vicinity of DOVRUHJXODUO\À\RXWRYHUWKHVHDWRKXQWGXU- 6|GUD0LGVM|EDQNHQ +HGHQVWU|P  ing early autumn (Ahlén 2009, Baagøe & Jensen 2007, Meyer 2011, Seebens et al Impact of wind power on bats DE 0LJUDWLRQRYHUWKH1RUWK6HDLV Onshore wind power can affect bats by de- also known, as a result of bats having been stroying or impairing their habitat, or by the IRXQGRQGULOOLQJULJV 6WDQV¿HOG H[SOR- bats being killed in collisions with wind tur- 5 STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 ELQHV 5RGULJXHVHWDO 2YHUZDWHU  KDYHSUHVHQWHGUHVXOWVWKDWDJUHHLQSDUW there is no risk of an impact on habitat. As with this, but also that bats are killed at on- there is also no potential for natural colonies shore wind turbines during other parts of the at sea, disruption is also not a relevant factor. activity period. Both studies refer to onshore The factors that could affect bats at sea are the wind power, however. Out at sea, the risks risk of collisions with the wind turbine's rotor should be highest during the spring and au- blades when hunting or migrating, as well as tumn migrations, i.e. April-May and Au- SRVVLEOHGLVRULHQWDWLRQ &U\DQ %URZQ  gust-October. resulting in fatigue. It is also known that bats 7KHZHDWKHUKDVVLJQL¿FDQWLPSDFWRQWKH often investigate the area around the nacelle bats' activity at wind turbines. The highest lev- on the turbine, possibly looking for resting el of activity and the most accidents occur at places or colony environments (Ahlén et al ZLQGVSHHGVORZHUWKDQPV $KOpQHWDO    7KHOHYHORIDFWLYLW\GHFOLQHVZLWKLQ- It is now undisputed that bats are killed at creasing wind speeds. Very few bats are killed wind turbines. Bats are killed both through di- DWZLQGVSHHGVDERYHPV rect collisions with the wind turbine's rotor The height of the wind turbine also seems blade, as well as because of sudden changes in to be important as regards the number of colli- pressure close to the rotor blade (Trapp et al, sion victims. The taller the tower, the more %DHUZDOGHWDO +RZHYHUEDWVGR bats are killed. This link appears to be expo- QRWQRUPDOO\FROOLGHZLWK¿[HGLQVWDOODWLRQV QHQWLDO 5\GHOOHWDO $QRWKHUIDFWRUWKDW such as overhead power lines and radio masts. affects the frequency of accidents is the rotor The reason for bats colliding with wind tur- blade's sweep area, which often co-varies with bines is probably that the high speed of the ro- increased tower height (Arnett et al, 2008, tor blade means that the bats do not manage to %DUFOD\HWDO +RZHYHUWKHQXPEHURI detect it in time to take evasive action. wind turbines in a wind farm is not considered Not all bat species run the same risk of col- to be of importance for the number of bats liding with wind turbines. The risk of colli- killed at each turbine. VLRQVLVOLQNHGWRWKHVSHFLHV ÀLJKWEHKDYLRXU and the tendency to search for food by wind Protection for bat fauna WXUELQHV 5\GHOOHWDO 7KHKLJKULVN Nineteen species of bats are found in Sweden. species include the Nyctalus, Pipistrellus, the Six species are included on the Swedish red list Vespertilio and to some extent the Eptesicus from 2010, while four species are on the global JHQXVHV5\GHOOHWDO  FRQVLGHUWKHMyo- UHGOLVW ,8&1 IURP7KHIDFWWKDWDVSH- tis and Plecotus genuses to be low-risk spe- cies is red listed does not entail any formal pro- cies. tection, but only describes the species preserva- The majority of the surveys are in agree- tion status, i.e. the risk of the species PHQWWKDWWKHDEVROXWHPDMRULW\ DSSUR[  disappearing from the Swedish fauna. of bats that lose their lives at onshore wind All bat species are protected by law under § turbines do so during August and September. 4 of the Species Protection Ordinance, which A small peak in accident frequency (approx. entails a general prohibition on intentionally  KDVDOVREHHQREVHUYHGGXULQJ0D\DQG catching, killing, injuring or disturbing the an- -XQH 5\GHOOHWDO %ULQNPDQQHWDO imals. The ban in the Species Protection Ordi- 6 STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 nance also includes damage to the animals' buffer zone of approx. two kilometres be applied as habitats. Dispensation from the rules set out in a protective zone for the relevant conservation are- § 4 of the Species Protection Ordinance must as. be applied for from the county administrative Sweden has also signed up to the European Bat board in the county in question. Agreement, or EUROBATS. Guidelines as to how The Habitat Directive includes an agree- studies should be conducted at wind turbines ac- ment between the EU Member States regard- cording to the EUROBATS agreement have also ing establishing special conservation areas to been drawn up at a European level (Rodrigues et al, protect those species and habitats included in  7KHDJUHHPHQWLVIDUUHDFKLQJDQGDOVRSUR- Annex II. Four Swedish bat species are in- tects the bats' hunting environments. FOXGHGLQWKLV$QQH[EDUEDVWHOOHSRQGEDW greater mouse-eared bat and Bechstein's bat. Method 5\GHOOHWDO  SURSRVHWKDWWKHHVWDEOLVK- At Södra Midsjöbanken, bats have been registered ment of wind farms be avoided in conserva- through acoustic monitoring using two separate re- tion areas for these four species, and that a cording systems, Avisoft and Anabat. The Avisoft system is a real-time system with full-spectrum resolution, which provides a high re- cording quality and hence a better opportunity for Measurement Mätmast PRUHDFFXUDWHVSHFLHVLGHQWL¿FDWLRQ7KHV\VWHP tower also makes it possible to store very large amounts Microphone Mikrofon >24m >24m 1 x Anabat 1 x Avisoft Mikrofon Microphone<24m <24m 1 x Anabat 1 x Avisoft 24 metres meter Figure 3. Outline diagram indicating the location of microphones on the measurement platform. Vattenyta 7 STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 Table 1. Used systems and the microphones' recording areas, the active time period and the period during which the monitor- ing equipment has been turned on: Time (on) - Time (off ). At other times, the equipment has been in sleep mode. Unit Sys. type Recording Start Stop Time (on) Time (off) height A Avisoft >24 m 12/09/2012 06/12/2012 15.30 08.30 B Avisoft <24 m 12/09/2012 24/09/2012 15.30 08.30 C Anabat >24 m 12/09/2012 23/01/2013 15.30 08.30 D Anabat <24 m 12/09/2012 23/01/2013 15.30 08.30 RIGDWD+RZHYHULWZDVGLI¿FXOWWRSUHGLFW tween 15 September and 6 December 2012 us- how stable the Avisoft system would be under ing the Avisoft system, which subsequently the prevailing conditions at the measurement stopped working, although the Anabat system tower. For this reason, a supplementary sys- was active from the start until the equipment tem was also used, Anabat, a frequency distri- was taken down on 23 January 2013. All the bution system with a lower recording quality units were set to record bat sounds during the and limited memory capacity, but which is interval 15.30–08.30. very stable, even in harsh weather conditions. 7KHSRWHQWLDOIRUVSHFLHVLGHQWL¿FDWLRQXVLQJ this system is limited, however, which is one of the reasons for the supplementary Avisoft system having been used. The study has there- fore built to some extent on redundant systems with the aim of safeguarding the gathering of data. Each system, Anabat and Avisoft, was con- QHFWHGWRWZRPLFURSKRQHV ¿JXUHVDQG  2QHPLFURSKRQHZDVVXSSOLHGZLWKDUHÀHFWRU plate that screened of sound coming from be- low, but accepted sound from above. The oth- er microphone was facing down and only ac- FHSWHGVRXQGFRPLQJIURPEHORZ ¿JXUH  The relevant method was selected to facili- tate comparisons of the number of recordings RIEDWVDWKLJK !P DQGORZ P  heights. The study was originally intended to begin in August, in order to allow monitoring of the bats' entire autumn migration period (Au- JXVW2FWREHU EXWGXHWRWKHZHDWKHUFRQGL- tions and logistics, it was not possible to put out the equipment until the middle of Septem- Figure 4. Picture of the Avisoft and Anabat microphones that have gathered sound from below, i.e. at a height of < 24 metres. ber. In reality, the study was conducted be- Photography: Petra Bach. 8 STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 Figure 5. Microphones that gathered sound from above The sound bounces off the reflector plate into the microphone. This is a tried and tested technique. Photography: Petra Bach. Results pipistrelles and parti-coloured bats, there are Bat species found great many recordings where it has not been possible to identify the species, despite the Among the recorded sounds, there are 42 re- fact that a number of experts from both Swe- cordings of Nathusius' pipistrelle (Pipistrellus den and Germany had studied the sounds me- nathusii 7KHUHFRUGHGVRXQGVDUHYHU\FOHDU ticulously. However, there is agreement that and there is no other species it could be con- the recordings are of the common noctule fused with. It is striking that all the Nathusius' (Nyctalus noctula WKHOHVVHUQRFWXOH Nycta- pipistrelles were registered at the start of the lus leisleri WKHSDUWLFRORXUHGEDW Vespertilio study period. According to previous studies, murinus WKHVHURWLQHEDW Eptesicus seroti- however, the species' migration starts as early nus RUWKHQRUWKHUQEDW Eptesicus nilssonii  DV$XJXVW7KHVWXG\ V¿QDOUHFRUGLQJRI1D- It is most likely, however, that the majority of thusius' pipistrelle was made at the beginning XQLGHQWL¿HGUHFRUGLQJVDUHSDUWLFRORXUHG of October. bats. A number of recordings have been made of One recording has also been made of a spe- a species that is almost certain to be the par- cies that is very reminiscent of a long-eared ti-coloured bat (Vespertilio murinus  bat (PlecotusVSHF  $KOpQSHUVFRPP 7KLV In addition to the recordings of Nathusius' LGHQWL¿FDWLRQPD\EHFRQVLGHUHGXQVDIHKRZ- 9 STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 Table 2. Observations of bats in all systems and at investigated heights, as well as assessment of the number of individuals present. Recordings that have been judged to belong to the same individual have been marked in colour. For many of the recordings, it has not been possible to identify the species for certain, although they belong to one of the Vespertilio, Nyctalus or Eptesicus genuses. As the overall assessment is that these recordings are most probably of Verspertilio murinus (parti-colour- ed bats), the observations in the identification material from the Avisoft system have been marked with Vmur?. The potential to identify the species in the Anabat system is not as good due to the lower recording quality, and the identifications in this case have been restricted to the notation NVE (Nyctalus/Vespertilio/Eptesicus). However, it can be assumed that the same indi- viduals have been noted at the same time in both systems. Abbreviations: Pnat = Pipistrellus nathusii – Nathusius' pipistrelle, Nlei = Nyctalus leisleri – lesser noctule, Nnoc = Nyctalus noctula – common noctule, P sp. = Plecotus sp. = Plecotus genus, i.e. either brown long-eared bat – Plectotus auritus, or grey long-eared bat – Plecotus austriacus. Nyctalus sp. = Nyctalus genus, i.e. either Nnoc or Nlei. Eptesicus sp. = Eptesicus genus, i.e. either Eptesicus nilssonii (northern bat) or Eptesicus serotinus (serotine bat). Date Period Species Ana- Species Avisoft Comments bat >24 m <24 m >24m <24m 14/09/2012 06:00 Pnat Individual 1 – definite species identification of Nathusius' pipistrelle 25/09/2012 05:55 Pnat Individual 2 – definite species identification of Nathusius' pipistrelle 25/09/2012 05:55 Pnat 25/09/2012 05:55 Pnat 26/09/2012 06:00 Pnat 26/09/2012 06:01 Pnat 26/09/2012 06:01 Pnat 26/09/2012 05.51 Pnat 26/09/2012 05.51 Pnat 26/09/2012 05.52 Pnat 26/09/2012 05.52 Pnat 01/10/2012 19:50 Pnat Individual 3 – definite species identification of Nathusius' pipistrelle 01/10/2012 19:50 Pnat 01/10/2012 19:50 Pnat 01/10/2012 19:50 Pnat 01/10/2012 19:51 Pnat 01/10/2012 19:51 Pnat 01/10/2012 19:52 Pnat 01/10/2012 19:55 Pnat 01/10/2012 19:56 Pnat 01/10/2012 19:56 Pnat 01/10/2012 19:56 Pnat 01/10/2012 19:56 Pnat 01/10/2012 19:57 Pnat 01/10/2012 19:58 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.46 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.46 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.46 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.46 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.46 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.47 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.47 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.47 Pnat 10 STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 Date Period Species Ana- Species Avisoft Comments bat >24 m <24 m >24m <24m 01/10/2012 19.47 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.47 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.47 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.47 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.48 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.48 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.48 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.48 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.48 Pnat 23/10/2012 21:53 NVE Individual 4. Probably Vespertilio murinus (parti-coloured bat), al- though Nyctalus sp. or Eptesicus sp. also possible. One recording (at 21:53) has very strong similarities with Plectous sp., which is a phenome- non that can also occur among other species in the event of sharp manoeuvres (Presence of Plecotus sp. seems unlikely) 23/10/2012 21:55 NVE 23/10/2012 21:56 NVE 23/10/2012 21:56 NVE 23/10/2012 21:57 NVE 23/10/2012 21:58 NVE 23/10/2012 21:58 NVE 23/10/2012 21:59 NVE 23/10/2012 22:02 NVE 23/10/2012 22:03 NVE 23/10/2012 21:59 NVE 23/10/2012 22:00 NVE 23/10/2012 22:04 NVE 23/10/2012 22:04 NVE 23/10/2012 22:05 NVE 23/10/2012 22:07 NVE 23/10/2012 22:09 NVE 23/10/2012 21.48 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.48 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.48 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.48 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.50 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.50 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.50 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.50 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.50 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.50 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.51 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.51 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.51 Vmur? 11 STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 Date Period Species Ana- Species Avisoft Comments bat >24 m <24 m >24m <24m 23/10/2012 21.51 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.51 Vmur 23/10/2012 21.51 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.52 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.52 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.52 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.53 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.53 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.54 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.54 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.54 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.54 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.54 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.54 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.54 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.56 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.56 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.56 Vmur 23/10/2012 21.57 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.57 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.57 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.57 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.57 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.57 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.57 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.57 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.57 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.58 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.58 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.58 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.58 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.58 Vmur? 09/11/2012 16:54 NVE Individual 5. Probably Vespertilio murinus (parti-coloured bat), al- though Nyctalus sp. or Eptesicus sp. also possible. 09/11/2012 16.42 Vmur? 09/11/2012 16.42 Vmur? 09/11/2012 16.42 Vmur? 09/11/2012 16.42 Vmur? 09/11/2012 16.43 Vmur? 09/11/2012 16.43 Vmur? 09/11/2012 16.43 Vmur? 12 STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 ever, as the species is not known to move such that had been the case, the material ought to ORQJGLVWDQFHVDQGLWVHHPVXQOLNHO\WR¿QGLW have shown only a few observations within so far out to sea. the time period, and the recorded sounds ought to have been much more distinct and Number of individuals and overall species typical of the species. Most of the evidence in- assessment dicates instead that the bats discover the mast It is normally impossible to see any difference at a longer distance and approach it in order to between different individuals in recorded ma- investigate or to rest. This explains the rela- terial. When assessing of the number of indi- tively large number of observations, gathered viduals, the simplest assumption to explain together, of what are probably the same spe- data is to work on the basis that observations cies within a period of time. The recording close to each other in time belong to the same WLPHV WLPHRIGD\ LQWDEOHVXJJHVWWKDWWKH individual. This assumption is supported by majority of individuals remain at the measure- the fact that the recordings are unclear, which ment tower for approx. 2-10 minutes. They suggests that the bats have been manoeuvring probably circle around during this period, pos- DQGÀ\LQJDURXQGWKHPDVW,QWKHHYHQWRI sibly taking short rests. Recordings from both VWUDLJKWSXUSRVHIXOÀLJKWWKHEDWVQRUPDOO\ PLFURSKRQHVVXJJHVWWKDWWKH\À\DWKHLJKWV "sing" out and the sound is clearer and more both <24 metres and >24 metres over the sea. typical of the species. Following a careful examination, it has Discussion been judged that the activity can be explained Several of the aims of the study have been E\WKHSUHVHQFHRIWZRVSHFLHV WDEOH  achieved. The study has shown which species Three individual Nathusius' pipistrelles occur at Södra Midsjöbanken. As the study be- (Pipistrellus nathusii 7KH¿UVWWXUQHGXSRQ gan later than intended, the full migration sea- 14 September, the second individual was ob- son has not been included, although informa- served on 25-26 September and the third was tion about the latter part of the migration recorded on 1 October. season has been gathered. Bats that pass the 7ZRLQGLYLGXDOVRIDQXQLGHQWL¿HGVSHFLHV VWXGLHGORFDWLRQKDYHEHHQREVHUYHGWRÀ\DW were observed on 23 October and 9 Novem- both low and high heights. Due to the low ber. Most of the evidence points to these being number of observations (assumed individu- parti-coloured bats (Vespertilio murinus  DOV KRZHYHULWKDVQRWEHHQFRQVLGHUHG A third species may be a long-eared bat, al- meaningful to analyse weather parameters. though this seems unlikely. However, the The study has shown that bats cross the sea VRXQGLVQRWRIVXI¿FLHQWO\JRRGTXDOLW\WKDWD in conjunction with their migration south- GH¿QLWHVSHFLHVLGHQWL¿FDWLRQFDQEHPDGH wards. This conclusion corresponds with ear- OLHUVWXGLHV $KOpQHWDO ZKLFKKDYHLQ- Behaviour GLFDWHGDVLJQL¿FDQWQXPEHURIEDWVKHDGLQJ It is clear from the material that the bats do not out from headlands during the late summer avoid the measurement tower and that they do and autumn. When it comes to individuals mi- QRWFRQWLQXHWKHLUÀLJKWSDWKXQDIIHFWHG,I grating from the Baltic States, however, there 13 STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 has previously been uncertainty regarding ing injured or killed by the wind turbines to a whether the bats really continue over the sea JUHDWHUH[WHQWWKDQLIWKH\KDGMXVWÀRZQE\ after heading out, or whether they turn off and There is also some support for the theory that, follow the coast down to the Continent. on calm nights, bats stop and hunt the insects The number of bat observations at Södra that accumulate in locations that are protected Midsjöbanken is very small, however, which from the wind, e.g. behind wind turbines (Ahl- can be explained by the fact that the bats move pQHWDO  across a broad front. The study does not pro- A large wind farm could thereby act as a YLGHVXSSRUWIRUWKHH[LVWHQFHRIVSHFL¿FPL- barrier, despite being situated in the middle of gration routes, or at least there is no indication the sea and not adjacent to clear migration of such a migration route crossing Södra routes. Midsjöbanken, but as the studies did not cover The bats that have migrated down to Germany August and early September, such a migration and Poland during the autumn, and from there route cannot be ruled out. further south on occasions, return in the spring On the basis of current data, it is assessed to their reproduction areas in Sweden or the WKDW¿YHLQGLYLGXDOEDWVRIDWOHDVWWZRGLIIHU- Baltic States. It is likely that the bats follow HQWVSHFLHVKDYHÀRZQSDVWWKHPHDVXUHPHQW the same route as when migrating to the south, tower at Södra Midsjöbanken. If we assume DOWKRXJKWKHUHLVQRGH¿QLWHVXSSRUWIRUWKLV that observations at the wind mast correspond assumption. If the bats should return by the with the activity at a future wind turbine, and same route, this probably means that the same that the plan is to construct around 300 wind QXPEHURIEDWV DWOHDVW ZRXOGUHWXUQ turbines, the total number of bats at risk of during the spring and run the same risk of be- coming into contact with the wind farm would ing killed or injured by the wind turbines as be 5 x 300 = 1,500 individuals during the during the autumn. The bats that have been VWXG\SHULRG7KLV¿JXUHPXVWEHFRQVLGHUHGD observed also belong to species that are very rough estimate, however, although still known to be at risk of collisions (Rydell et al the best that can be done at present. For the  1RQHRIWKHREVHUYHGEDWVDUHRQWKH entire migration period, which also includes red list, however. All bat species are, however, August and the early part of September, it is included on the Habitat Directive's Annex IV. SUREDEOHWKDWWKH¿JXUHLVVLJQL¿FDQWO\KLJKHU The Nathusius' pipistrelle is a known mi- as it can be assumed that the number of mi- grant, and experiences from studies on the grating individuals is much greater earlier in Continent show that the species normally the season. Most studies show that the majori- moves in large numbers during the middle of ty of the bats that migrate during the autumn $XJXVWDQGWKH¿UVWKDOIRI6HSWHPEHU %DFK do so from the middle of August to the middle HWDO3HWHUVRQV6HHEHQVDE  RI6HSWHPEHU $KOpQHWDO  As the study did not commence until 12 Sep- Most evidence also indicates that the bats tember, it is consequently probable that indi- stop at and investigate the measurement tower, viduals that migrate early have not been regis- and on this basis it can be assumed that the tered within the framework of the conducted same will apply to the wind turbines. In con- study. It is thereby also probable that the actu- junction with this behaviour, the bats risk be- DOQXPEHURILQGLYLGXDOVWKDWKDYHÀRZQSDVW 14 STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 Södra Midsjöbanken is greater for e.g. Nathu- investigation period, although the number is sius' pipistrelles than has been measured in SUREDEO\VLJQL¿FDQWO\KLJKHUGXULQJWKHDX- this study. tumn as a whole, as this investigation did not Parti-coloured bats are also known for mi- cover the period from August to the middle of grating long distances, and the possibility of September. It is also reasonable to assume that this species crossing the Baltic Sea during the approximately the same number of bats that relevant period is in accordance with previous pass southwards in the autumn also return theories, including ringing recoveries. northwards in the spring. The fact that the bats stop and investigate Risk-reducing measures the wind turbines creates an accentuated risk The risk of bats colliding with wind turbines situation compared to if the bats were simply FDQEHVLJQL¿FDQWO\UHGXFHGE\WKHWXUELQHV to pass by. being turned off during certain periods. The In conclusion, we consider that the inven- turbines only need to be turned off at night and WRU\GDWDLVLQVXI¿FLHQWWRSHUIRUPDVHFXUH for a limited part of the year. (Rydell et al risk assessment. One option for gaining a bet-  7XUQLQJRIIWKHZLQGWXUELQHVDWZLQG ter understanding of the risks is to carry out an VSHHGVIURP±PVKDVEHHQVKRZQLQVHY- extended inventory. However, it is not certain eral studies to reduce accident frequency by as that the gathered data from extended invento- much as 70-90%. The annual loss of energy in ULHVSULRUWRHVWDEOLVKPHQWZLOOEHVXI¿FLHQWWR this event was 0.3–1%. Temporarily turning forecast the wind farm's effects on the bat fau- off the wind turbines is estimated by Rydell et na. For this reason, it is recommended that the DO  WRDOPRVWFRPSOHWHO\HOLPLQDWHWKH construction of the wind farm should be per- risk of collisions if the starting wind (i.e. the mitted, but that effects should be followed up wind strength at which the turbine starts pro- within the framework of a monitoring pro- GXFLQJHOHFWULFLW\ LVVHWDWPVDQGWKHURWRU gramme. In order to facilitate comparisons blades are braked at lower wind speeds. with the zero alternative in the control pro- gramme, investigations should also be carried Conclusions out during both the spring migration and the The study of bats at Södra Midsjöbanken has autumn migration, prior to the establishment shown that migrating bats occur even in re- of the wind farm. mote sea areas. This is an anticipated result, If the level of bat activity observed in the DOWKRXJKWKHFXUUHQWVWXG\KDVFRQ¿UPHGWKLV control programme should be so great that HPSLULFDOO\IRUWKH¿UVWWLPHLQWKH%DOWLF6HD there is a risk of major effects on the bat fau- The number of passing bats has been rough- na, the potential exists to perform risk-reduc- ly estimated at a minimum of 1,500 during the ing measures in the form of stop regulation. 15  SödraMidsjöbankeniavameretuulepark Espookonsultatsiooniprotsessijaokstõlgituddokumendid(*) Tab Document 1 Ülevaade 2 Erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotluseIImuudatus(20.12.2013) 3 MärgukiriIImuudatusele(16.12.2013) 4 Lisarändnahkhiirikäsitlevalemärgukirjale(sügis2012) 5 Märgukirikeskkonnamõjuhindamise(EIA)Imuudatusele(05.09.2012) 6 KaartImuudatuselearenduspiirkondadekohta(05.09.2012) Erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlus(17.02.2012)–väljavõtekavandatavate 7 tingimustekohta Keskkonnamõjuhindamine(EIA)erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlusele 8 (31.01.2012) 9 Kaardidkeskkonnamõjuhindamisele(EIA)(31.01.2012) Konsultatsioonipuudutavavalduserimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlusele 10 (31.01.2012) *)E.ONontellinudtaotlusedokumentidetõlkimiserootsikeelestinglise,poola,eestijasoomekeeldeprofessionaalseltettevõttelt.Lahknevuse võieksitavasõnastusekorralonülimuslikrootsikeelneversioon. 31/8/2015  TAO OTLUS E TÄIEN NDAMISSE LISA A 1, ER IMAJAN NDUSP IIRKON NNA SEAADUS E.ON N VIND SVER RIGE AB SÖDR RA MIDSJÖ ÖBANKEN MALM MÖ, 05.09.20 012 1 (8) repo001.docx 2012-03-29  Sisu 1 Järelduses st, et aulid väldivad v väh hem hõreda ama turbiinid de vahemaaaga jms tuuleparke e (Kalmari Maavalitsus) M ) 3 2 Tuulepargi tuulikute mõju m mereellustikule ja lindudele – aruanded, m mis võivad rajamist mõjutada m (Ennergiaamet) 4 3 Puudub alus hinnata suure s akarbikihtide mõju piirk ranna konnas (MerrI) 4 4 Pringlite olemasolu o (K Keskkonnaa amet, Blekin nge Maavalittsus) 4 5 Veealuse müra m teema at saab kajas stada täiend davalt (Kesk kkonnaamett, MerI) 5 6 Siirdekalad de teemat saab s kajasta ada täiendav valt (Keskko onnaamet, M MerI) 5 7 Järeldus hea h keskkon nnaseisundii kohta ELi otsuse o 2010 0/477 kohaseelt (Majandussküsimuste Amet) 6 2 (8) TAOTL LUSE TÄIENDAMI SE LISA 1, ERIMA AJANDUSPIIRKON NNA SEADUS  1 Järelduse est, et aulid d väldivad vähem hõrredama turrbiinide vah hemaaga jm ms tuulepark ke (Kalmarii Maavalits us) Arvutuskäikk (keskkonna amõjukirjeldu use punkt 14 4.2.2) ümberp paiknevate aaulide eeldatava arvu puhul põhineb Nys stedi tuulepa argi seiretulemustel (Final results of bbird studies at a the offshore wiind farms at Nysted and H Horns Rev, Denmark D NE ERI Report C Commissione ed by DONG ene ergy and Vatttenfall A/S, 2 2006, joonis 90, lk 81) ja Põhjamaadee Ministrite Nõukogu merelinnuhinn m nangul (Norddic Council of o Ministers (2 2011) Waterb rbird Populatiions and Pressuures in the Baltic Sea, TeemaNord 201 11:550). Nystedi juu ures vähenes s kokkupuutu unud aulide esinemistihe e dus tuuleparrgi sees 90% %, võrreldes tu uulepargi kas sutuselevõtu u eelse ajaga a (NERI Report, 2006). Põhjamaad 011) kohaselt oli aulide tihedus Midsj öbankenites de Ministrite Nõukogu (20 s >75 isendit km2 kohta (sarnasest tihedu sest teavitas s Durinck et al a 1994). Söddra Midsjöbankkenist ümberrpaiknevate aaulide hulga arvutuskäigu m2 us korrutati 775 isendit km kohta (alum mine piir suurrimas vahem mikus, Põhjam maade Ministrite Nõukoggu 2011) 0,9--ga (alus: NERRI Report, 200 06). Looduses jaotuvad isen ndid tavapäraaselt ruumilis selt ressurss side suhtes nnii, et isendite e tihedus on kõrgem ohtrrate ressursssidega kohtad des. Midsjöbbankenites onn talvituvate aulide tihed dus suur tänuu juurdepäässule küllaldas sele põhitoid dule – sinimeerekarpidele. Talvituvate e aulide tihedus Nystedi tu uulepargi juuures on mada alam kui Middsjöbankenite es, arvatavasti sealse napima juurdepä ääsu tõttu toidule. Ökolooogilise kirjandduse kohase elt loobutaksee vähenevate e populatsioo onide korral nappide n ressurssidega ellupaigast (varuelupaigad) varem ja rikkamate est elupaikaddest (põhieluppaik) hiljem. Tuginedes hüpoteeside ele, et 1) Middsjöbankenid on põhielup paik ja Nystedd on varuelupaik ja et 2) suu urema vahem maa tuuleparrkide vahel võ õrreldes Röd dsandiga (10000 m ja 500 m) võib tähend dada, et ärrittajad, mis pa anevad aule tuuleparke t väältima, muuttuvad Södra Midsjöbankkenis nõrgem maks võrrelde es Nystedigaa, sõnastati keskkonnam k es õjukirjelduse eeldusel, et e aulid võivad d hakata välttima Södra Midsjöbanke M nit vähemal mmääral kui Nystedi juuures. See tähhendaks sel jjuhul, et ümb berpaiknemis stegur 0,9 onn liiga negatiiivne eeldus. Keskkonna amõjukirjelduuses esitatudd ümberpaikn nevate aulide e eeldatava aarvu arvutuskäig gus kohaldatti ümberpaikn nemistegurit 0,9 hoolimata nendest kkahest hüpoteesisst, mille kohaselt on tegurr 0,9 liiga neg gatiivne eeld dus. See oleks väga v positiivne tähenduss Läänemere e tuuleparkidee mõjuhinnanngule, kui eespoolne hüpotees tuugenite vahe ekauguse koohta leiaks kin nnitust Södraa Midsjöbankkeni seireprogra ammis. Seetõ õttu tuleb se ireprogramm m muuhulgas siduda ka sselle küsimus se püstitusega a. Programm mi üksikasjad tuleks koosttada koostöö ös järelevalveeasutuse ja ekspertarva amustega. 3 (8) repo001.docx 2012-03-29 TAOTL LUSE TÄIENDAMI SE LISA 1, ERIMA AJANDUSPIIRKON NNA SEADUS 2 Tuuleparggi tuulikute e mõju merreelustikule e ja lindudele – aruan nded, mis võivad raj ajamist mõjjutada (Ene ergiaamet) Teadmistekkogum Vindv vali raamistikkus, mis ei ollnud kättesaaadav keskkonnamõjukirjeldussega töötam mise ajal Södrra Midsjöban nkeni puhul, oon näidanud d mõnda, entt ometi ebao olulist tuulepaargi tuulikute mõju rändlinndudele ja m mereelule, miss on kooskõlas Södra S Midsjö öbankeni kesskkonnamõju ukirjelduse jä äreldustega. 3 Puudub alus a hinnatta suure ran nnakarbikihtide mõju u piirkonnaas (MerI) Oht rannakkarpidele võibb tulla sette- või vees hõljuvatest aine etest, kaablissüvenditest ning n pinnast, mida hõlmab tu uulepargi tuu ulikute vunda ament (vt punnktid 7.5 ja 88.3.2). Settekontse entratsioon ja setteakummulatsioon ha akkavad olemma suhteliseltt lühiajalised d ja väga lokaa alsed. Kogu hõlmatav h põh hjaala moodu ustab <1% tuuulepargi pinndalast. Nime etatud faktidele tuginedes saaab teha järeldduse, et mõjuu rannakarbikkihtidele on ttühine. Kaud dne negatiivne mõju organis smidele, kell ele rannakarrbid on põhitoiduks (peam miselt aulid ja a muud partla ased), eelda atavasti ei tekki, vähemalt mitte märkim misväärsel m ääral. 4 Pringlite olemasolu o (Keskkonn naamet, Blekinge Maavalitsus) Södra Midssjöbankeni projekt on 23.. septembril 2011 2 olnud kontaktis k SAAMBAH-proje ektiga. Sellel ajal ei e olnud tulem mused kättessaadavad. Teave T pringlite olemasoluu kohta on keskkonnamõjukirjeldus ses (ptk 8.6, 14.4) võetud d ka HELCO OM-i koduleheelt, mida soo ovitas Julia Carlsttröm (SAMBA AH-projekti p projektijuht). Keskkonna amõjukirjelduuses on esita atud umbes 101 pringlivaattlust Södra MMidsjöbanken nist 100 km raa adiuses. Keskkonnamõju kirjelduse hinnang pringlite olemasol ule esitakse 6.1. Muud pringleid puudu punktis 8.6 utavad hinnaangud on häs sti põhjendattud järeltegev vuse kirjanduslikkes uuringute es Horni kari ja Nystedi puhul. p Keskkoonnamõjukirjrjeldus ei ole eeldanud, ete pringlid pu uuduvad piirkkonnas täielikult, vaid on puudutanudd fakte pringliite kohaloleku kohta Lääne emerel. Me uuendaasime kontakkte Julia Carllströmiga e-p posti teel juulis ja augustiis 2012 ning novembris 2013 ei ole veel v avaldatuud SAMBAH H-i tulemusi, kuid k on olem mas järgmine teave. Tsitaat „SAMBAH-i väliperiood d on täies ho oos ja mitmes s osalisriigis on registreeeritud pringlihäälitsusi. On ve eel liiga vara öelda midag gi pringlite tih heduse kohtaa, sest meil on o vaja analüüüsida kahe aasta a andmeiid, kuid siiani võib öelda, et meetod tooimib ja uuringupiirkkonnas leidu ub pringleid.“ Tsitaadi lõp pp SAMBAH-i uuringupiirk kond hõlmab kogu Lääne emere lõunao osa ja eespooolne ei ütle midagi konkreetset Söddra Midsjöbaankeni ja kaa asnevate seik kade kohta. SSamas dialooogis nõustub Ju ulia Carlström m meie järeld dusega, et prringlid saavad d tuuleparkiddes eksisteerida nende tööe ea jooksul. 4 (8) TAOTL LUSE TÄIENDAMI SE LISA 1, ERIMA AJANDUSPIIRKON NNA SEADUS  Me usume,, et pringlite olemasolu o ko ohta Södra Midsjöbanke M nis on liiga vvähe tõendeid d selleks, et oleks o mõttekkas (ja keskkkonnakasuga a seoses mõiistlik) täielikuult hoiduda ehitustööde est sigimispeerioodi ajal. S Siiski on mõis stlik mürarika aste töödegaa alustada järk- järgult nii, et e nt pringlid saaksid võim maluse liikud da ohualast eemale. e 5 Veealuse müra teem mat saab ka ajastada tä äiendavalt (Keskkonn ( naamet, MerI) Vindvali aru uanne 6485 „Avamere tu uulepargi mõjjud põhjalähedaste kaladde levikule – uuring Öressundi Lillgrunndi tuuleparg gi läheduses“ (jaanuar 20 012) tõdeb mmuu hulgas järgmised müramõjud m kaladele. k „Suuhteliselt tuge ev seos, mis täheldati kaala koguse jaa tuulepargi tuulikute t vah hel mitme kallaliigi puhul näitab, n et tuu ulikud meelitaavad kalu pig gem asugused negatiivsed mõ ligi ning iga õjud, mis on põhjustatud näiteks elektromag gnetväljadestt või välistestt helidest, on n selles konteekstis ebaoluulised." Vindvali aru uanne 6481 „Avamere tu uulepargi mõjjud pelaagilis stele kaladelle“ (veebruarr 2012) tõdeb, et igal juhul ei ole pela aladele selget ja olulist neegatiivset aagilistele ka müramõju. Vindvali aru uanne 6436 „Meretuuliku ute müra ja selle s mõju kaladele“ (juuli 2011) tõdeb b, et ainult umbees 100 meetri kaugusel t urbiinist ja tu ugeva tuule korral k on mürratase piisav valt kõrge, et on olemas oht, et kaladele e ilmneb neg gatiivne mõju põgenemisee või suhtlus se maskeerim aeguses olukkorras ei ole alust arvata, et lihtsalt m mise kujul. Pra müra kuuldavvuse tõik oleks seotud s mõne ede kalade po opulatsioonittaseme nega atiivsete tagaajärgedega. Vindvali aru uanne 6488 „Tuuleenerggia mõjud meereelustikule – koondaruaanne“ (märts s 2012) tõdeb muu hulgaas negatiivse eid mõjusid va aiatööde müra tõttu. eeringas suud Tursk ja he davad tajuda a helisid, mid da tekitavad vaiatööd v 80 kilomeetri kaugusel. Mõne meetrri kaugusel pa aigalduskoha ekkida füüsilissed kahjustu ast võivad te used või surm. Kõikvõimalike K e müratekitavvate tööde puhul võib eeldada kaladee lahkumist mõne m kilomeetri kaugusele k allikast. „Mereimeta ajate hulgas on pringlid ssee liik, mis on o näidanud, et seoses vaaiatöödega võib v a nii kuulmislangus kui ka neil tekkida a hälbiv käituumine.“ Södra Midssjöbankeni keskkonnamõ õjukirjelduses s tuginetakse e siiski järeltuulemustele Taani T tuuleparkid dest Horni ka ari ja Nystedi lähedal (pun nkt 8.6.2), mis näitab, et ppringlid, kes väldivad tuulepargi piirk konda ehitusstööde ajal, naasevad n mõõne tunni pärrast ja viibiva ad tuulepargi piirkonnas p is segi selle talittlusaja jooks sul. Vindvali aru ad uuringud, mis osutaksiid pikaajalistele uanne 6488 tõdeb lisaks , et puuduva negatiivsetele mõjudele e Rootsi hülg geliikide puhu ul. 6 Siirdekala ade teematt saab kaja astada täien ndavalt (Ke eskkonnaaamet, MerI) Vindvali aru uanne 6479 „Valgete ang gerjate siire, tuuleenergiaa ja vahelduvvvoolu väli, 2011“ 2 (veebruar 2012) 2 tõdeb, et ei Öresunndi Lillgrundi tuulepark eg ga vahelduvvvoolu kaabel üle Kalmari väina ei tekitan nud kindlaid ssiirdetakistus si. Teatavat viibemõju v (<11 tund) tähelldati Kalmari väinas ja hälbiv vat käitumistt mõne isend di puhul võis tõdeda Lillgrrundi juures. 5 (8) repo001.docx 2012-03-29 TAOTL LUSE TÄIENDAMI SE LISA 1, ERIMA AJANDUSPIIRKON NNA SEADUS  Vindvali aru uanne 6488 „Tuuleenerg gia mõjud me ereelustikule – koondaruaanne“ (märts s 2012) tõdeb muuhulgas s, et tööfaasii jooksul tekitavad tuulepargist pärit kkaablid magnetvälja, mis kaablist kaugened des väheneb b. Eeldatav mõju m enamikuule kalaliikide ele on väike, kuid kuna mõju jätkub kogu ttööeafaasis, peaks riski siirdekalade s ppiirkondade puhul pidama oluuliseks. Keskkonnamõjukkirjelduses (p punkt 8.4.2) te ehakse Södrra Midsjöban nkenis siirdekalade puhul tuule epargi mõjud de ja tagajärggede hindam mine, mida ei loeta tundlikkele siirdekaladele väga oluliseks. 7 Järeldus hea keskko onnaseisu ndi kohta ELi E otsuse 2010/477 kkohaselt (Majandusküsimustte Amet) Järgnevalt esitatakse keskkonnamõ õjukirjelduse ja käesolevaa täiendamisse alusel tugee e, et projekt ei järeldusele e mõjuta hea a keskkonnas seisundi ting gimusi lähtuvvalt ELi otsus se 2010/477/EEÜ osa B kritteeriumidest.. Deskriptor 1: Bioloogilin ne mitmekessisus säilib. Elukeskkonda E ade kvaliteett ja olemasollu ning liikide levik ja arvu ukus on koosskõlas valitseevate geomorrfoloogiliste, geograafiliste ja e tingimusteg klimaatiliste ga. Mõju mh piiirkonna merreorganismiddele on kirjeld onnamõjukirj elduse eri datud keskko punktides ja alusaruannnetes (Tabel 1). Tabel 1 Viide keskkonnamõju ukirjelduse punkktile, kus käsitle etakse mõju biolloogilisele mitmeekesisusele Ökosüstee emi kompon nent Kes skkonnamõjjukirjeldusee Lisatud pun nktid alusaruanne Veekvalitee et ja hüdrogrraafia 8.2 Kaust 2, vahekaarrt 6 Põhjafloora a ja -fauna jn ne 8.3 Kalakooslu us 8.4, 14.1 Kaust 2, vahekaarrt 11 Mereimetajjad 8.6 Linnud 8.7, 14,2 Kaust 2, vahekaarrt 8 Kaust 2, vahekaarrt 17 Kaust 2, vahekaarrt 18 Nahkhiired 8.8, 14.3 Kaust 2, vahekaarrt 9 Kaust 2, vahekaarrt 10 6 (8) TAOTL LUSE TÄIENDAMI SE LISA 1, ERIMA AJANDUSPIIRKON NNA SEADUS  Sellest ilmn neb, kuidas mõjutatakse m bioloogilist mitmekesisus m st, ning et neegatiivse mõjju ulatus on väike. v Deskriptor 2: Inimtegev vusega sisse etoodud võõrl rliigid jäävad tasemele, m millel ei ole negatiivsett mõju ökosüsteemile. Södra Midssjöbanken pa aikneb tihedaa liiklusega la aevateede ja a kalapüügikoohtade vahe el. Tuuleelektrrijaama tegevvus (ehitami ne, kasutamine, hooldam mine ja kasuttuselt kõrvaldamine) ei too eeeldatavalt kaa asa ega muu uda võõrliikid de levikut. Võõib tõdeda (keskkonna amõjukirjeldu use punkt 8.33.1), et alates 19. sajandist sisse rännnanud riimveee järvetõlvik Cordylophorra caspia on laialt levinud d nii Södra Midsjöbanken M nis kui ka mujjal Läänemere es. Deskriptor 3: Kaubandu ade ja kooriklloomade poppulatsioonid on uslikult kasuttatavate kala ohututes biioloogilistes piirides p ning näitavad vannuse ja suurruse kasvu, m mis on hea seisundi tu unnus. Teadmisi ja a järeldusi piirkonna kaub banduslikult kasutatavate e kalade puhhul ilmnevad (projektipõhhise asjakohasuse korrall) keskkonna amõjukirjelduuse punktidess 8.4 ja 14.1 ning lisatud alussaruandega: kaust 2, vah hekaart 11. Projekt P ei aita a kaasa kala-- ja koorikloomavarude ülep püügile. Deskriptor 4: Kõik meree toiduvõrgusstike osad – sel määral, mil m nad on tuuntud – eksisteeriva vad tavapäras se arvukuse jja mitmekessisuse tasem mel, mis on piiisavad, et liik kide pikaajaline seisund ja ta aastootmisvõõime peaksidd olema tagaatud. Keskkonna amõjukirjelduuses esitatakkse niipalju ku ui võimalik ja a teadaolevaalt projekti mõ õju seoses desskriptoriga 4 (vt nt keskko onnamõjukirjjelduse punk kt 14.2.1 ja T Tabel 1 eespoool), mh selle kaaudu, et on kirjeldatud k ja hinnatud mõ õju organismidele eri toituumistasemettelt. Projekt ei mõjuta m olulise el määral meere toiduvõrggustike energ giavoogusid eega toiduvõrgusstike struktuuuri. Deskriptor 5: Inimtekkeeline eutrofee erumine viiak kse miinimum mini, eelkõigee selle negattiivsed mõjud, naggu bioloogilise mitmekesisisuse väheneemine, ökosü üsteemi seisuundi halvene emine, vetikate kahjulik õitsem mine ja hapnikkuvaegus põõhjavetes. Projekt ei aita a kaasa eu utrofeerumiseele. Küsimusse püstitust on o hinnatud pprojekti puhu ul ebaolulisekks. Küsimuse e püstitust on n sellegipoole est käsitletud d punktis 11..2.7. Deskriptor 6: Merepõhja terviklikkuss jääb tasem mele, mis tähe endab ökosüüsteemi struk ktuuri ja funktsioo onide kaitstust ja iseäraniis põhjakihtid de ökosüstee emi mittekahj hjustamist. Keskkonna amõjukirjelduusest (punkt 8 8.3.2) ilmnebb, et projekti rajatised mõõjutavad <1% % põhjaala tuuulepargi piirk konnas. Selle elt ei ole eeld dada olulist ohtu o ökosüstteemi struktu uurile ja funktsioo onidele. Deskriptor 7: Hüdrograafiliste tingim muste alaline e muutus ei mõjuta m mere ökosüsteem me negatiivsel viisil. 7 (8) repo001.docx 2012-03-29 TAOTL L USE TÄIENDAMI SE LISA 1, ERIMA AJANDUSPIIRKON NNA SEADUS  Keskkonnaamõjukirjeldu use punktis 8 8.2 ilmneb, ett projekt ei mõjuta m mere öökosüsteemiide hüdrograaffilisi tingimus si. Deskriptor 8: Saasteain nete kontsen ntratsioon jää äb tasemele, mis ei põhjuusta saastum misest tulenevaid mõjusid. Projekt ei mõjuta m saasteainete konttsentratsioon ni. See ilmneb punktis 11 .2.4 ning pea atüki 12 paragraahvis 6. Deskriptor 9: Saasteain ned kalades jja inimtarbim miseks ette nähtud koorikkloomades eii ületa ühenduse õigusaktideg õ ga või muudee asjakohaste e standardite ega kehtestaatud tasemeid d. Projekt ei mõjuta m saasteaineid kalad des ega koorikloomades. Küsimuse ppüstitust ei ole o peetud projjekti keskkon nnamõjukirjeelduse puhul oluliseks. Deskriptor 10: Mereprü ügi omadused d ja kogus eii kahjusta ran nniku- ja merrekeskkonda a. See ilmneb b keskkonnam mõjukirjeldusse punktis 12 2, iseäranis paragrahvide p es 6 ja 8, mis s puudutab projekti p mere eprügi piiramiise viise. Deskriptor 11: Energia lisamine, sea ealune müra, on tasemel,, mis ei mõju alhulgas vee uta merekeskkkonda negatiiivsel viisil. Müra käsitletakse keskkonnamõju kkirjelduse punktis 7.4 ja käesolevas k täiendamissmärgukirjas pealkirja „Ve eealuse müra a teemat saa ab kajastadaa täiendavalt (Keskkonna aamet, MerI))“ all. Elektromag gnetkiirgust käsitletakse k kkeskkonnam mõju kirjelduse punktis 8.44.2, paragrahhvis 3 2.6 ning käessolevas täiendamismärgu (angerjate siire) ja 11.2 ukirjas pealki rja 7 „Mõju siirdekaladele saab kajastada täien davalt (Kesk kkonnaamet, MerI)“ all. Projekti soo ojusenergia vabanemine v e on tühine ja äsitleta seda selles a seega ei kä keskkonnamõjukirjeldus ses. 8 (8) TAOTL L USE TÄIENDAMI SE LISA 1, ERIMA AJANDUSPIIRKON NNA SEADUS  SödraMidsjöbankeniavameretuulepark Espookonsultatsiooniprotsessijaokstõlgituddokumendid(*) Tab Document 1 Ülevaade 2 Erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotluseIImuudatus(20.12.2013) 3 MärgukiriIImuudatusele(16.12.2013) 4 Lisarändnahkhiirikäsitlevalemärgukirjale(sügis2012) 5 Märgukirikeskkonnamõjuhindamise(EIA)Imuudatusele(05.09.2012) 6 KaartImuudatuselearenduspiirkondadekohta(05.09.2012) Erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlus(17.02.2012)–väljavõtekavandatavate 7 tingimustekohta Keskkonnamõjuhindamine(EIA)erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlusele 8 (31.01.2012) 9 Kaardidkeskkonnamõjuhindamisele(EIA)(31.01.2012) Konsultatsioonipuudutavavalduserimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlusele 10 (31.01.2012) *)E.ONontellinudtaotlusedokumentidetõlkimiserootsikeelestinglise,poola,eestijasoomekeeldeprofessionaalseltettevõttelt.Lahknevuse võieksitavasõnastusekorralonülimuslikrootsikeelneversioon. 31/8/2015  Appendix to Sweco's memo 05/09/2012 Kårehamn Wind farm Södra Midsjöbanken Establishment areas with possible cumulative effect Utgrunden 2 Utgrunden 1 Trolleboda Explanation of symbols (Possible wind farms etc.) Boundary of the Södra Midsjöbanken wind farm Area of interest for sand and gravel extraction Blekinge Offshore Sweden Poland Taggen Maritime chart © Swedish Maritime Administration Permit no. 10-02604 Baltic North Drawing name: SMB-120829-BPL ³ 0 5 10 20 30 Kilometers 40 2012-09-05  SödraMidsjöbankeniavameretuulepark Espookonsultatsiooniprotsessijaokstõlgituddokumendid(*) Tab Document 1 Ülevaade 2 Erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotluseIImuudatus(20.12.2013) 3 MärgukiriIImuudatusele(16.12.2013) 4 Lisarändnahkhiirikäsitlevalemärgukirjale(sügis2012) 5 Märgukirikeskkonnamõjuhindamise(EIA)Imuudatusele(05.09.2012) 6 KaartImuudatuselearenduspiirkondadekohta(05.09.2012) Erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlus(17.02.2012)–väljavõtekavandatavate 7 tingimustekohta Keskkonnamõjuhindamine(EIA)erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlusele 8 (31.01.2012) 9 Kaardidkeskkonnamõjuhindamisele(EIA)(31.01.2012) Konsultatsioonipuudutavavalduserimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlusele 10 (31.01.2012) *)E.ONontellinudtaotlusedokumentidetõlkimiserootsikeelestinglise,poola,eestijasoomekeeldeprofessionaalseltettevõttelt.Lahknevuse võieksitavasõnastusekorralonülimuslikrootsikeelneversioon. 31/8/2015  Goveernment Miniistry of Envvironment APP PLICATIION FOR R PERMIT T ACCOR RDING TOT THE L LAW FOR THE E SWEDIISH ECO ONOMICAAL ZONE E (SEZ) Appllicant: E.ON N Vind Sverrige AB, orrg. nr 55629 94-9817 205 09 0 Malmö Proxxy: Attorrney Bo Haansson and jur. cand. Sofia S Nilssoon Mannheimer Sw wartling Advvokatbyrå AB A Box 4291 203 14 Malmö Tfn: 040-698 588 00 Fax: 040-698 588 01 ost: [email protected] och so E-po [email protected] Issuee: Perm mit accordinng to the law w (1992:114 40) regardinng the Swed dish Econ nomocal Zoone for construction andd operation of an offshore wind dfarm at Soddra Midsjob banken LEGAL#7654532v5  22(27) x Eventuella sprängningsarbeten kommer att föregås av skrämselljud eller motsvarande. Pålning kommer vid behov utföras så att slagkraften ökas gradvis. x Störningar som leder till påvisbara förluster för yrkesfisket kommer att kompenseras. x För att minimera risken för fartygskollisioner kommer E.ON Vind att verka för att en säkerhetszon inrättas runt varje vindkraftverk. 7. Tingimuste ettepanekud E.ON Vind teeb ettepaneku, et valitsus näeb ette järgmised tingimused loa saamiseks. 1. Kui alljärgnevates tingimustes ei ole märgitud teisiti, tehakse veealuste kaablite paigaldamine ja vundamendi süvendustööd sisuliselt samaväärselt, mida E.ON Vind on kokkuvõttes kohustunud taotluses ja juhtumis üldiselt tegema. Väike töövõtumuutus võib toimuda juhul, kui see ei suurenda tuulepargis keskmist settelevikut, ei suurenda püsivaid kahjustusi, mida paigaldised tekitavad, ega kahjusta avalikke või erahuve. 2. Tuugeni kogukõrgus ei tohi olla rohkem kui 200 meetrit keskmisest veetasemest. 3. Tööd vees tuleb teostada viisil, mis minimeerib hägususe. 4. Settelevik ei tohi süvendamise ajal ületada 5 protsenti hõlmatud mahust. Hõlmatud ainekoguseid tuleb taaskasutada veealuste kaablite kattena tuulepargis. 5. Projekt peab kaasa aitama kaitsejõudude asjaomase varustuse ümberpaigutamises. LEGAL#7654532v5 6. Paigaldustööd viiakse läbi nii, et laevade saabumine ei ole raskendatud.  23(27) 7. Lõhkamine on lubatud ainult erandjuhtudel ja pärast konsulteerimist mh järelevalveasutusega. 8. Vundamendi valmistamisel ei tohi loodusliku kruusa osakaal ületada 20 protsenti kogu kruusakogusest. 9. Paigaldustööde ajal tekkiv sanitaarreovesi tuleb kõrvaldada ja käidelda järelevalveasutuse tunnustatud viisil. 10. Tööde käigus kasutatavas diiselmootoris tuleb kasutada vähese - väävlisisaldusega õli. 11. Töökohtadel tuleb luua jäätmete ja jääkide kõrvaldamise võimalus. 12. Enne rajamisfaasi tuleb läbi viia põhjalikumad ja täpsemad uuringud, et kaitsta piirkonnas merelisi jäänuseid. Leidudest tuleb teatada, et saaks võtta vajalikke meetmeid koostöös vastutavate asutustega. 13. Tegevuse jaoks peab olema seireprogramm, mis hõlmab ehitamist, käitamist ja tegevuse lõpetamist. Seireprogramm, mis koostatakse koostöös järelevalveasutusega, peab muuhulgas jälgima nii põhjakaableid kui ka tuulepargi püsirajatiste mõju taimestikule ja loomastikule, sh nn kariefekte. 14. Tegevuse lõpetamisel tuleb hoolitseda taastamismeetmete eest. Tegevus loetakse lõpetatuks, kui jooksva ühe aasta jooksul ei toimu elektri tootmist. Järelevalveasutus võib otsustada, millises ulatuses tuleb jaamarühma rajatised, k.a vundament, eemaldada ja millised muud vajalikud meetmed tuleb võtta merepõhja taastamiseks võimalikult algupärasesse seisukorda. Tegevuse teostaja esitab tagatise lammutamisele ja taastamistoimingutele ning võimalikele nõutavatele hüdrograafilistele mõõdistustöödele seoses tegevuse lõpetamisega. Tagatis määratakse 1,5 miljonit Rootsi krooni paigaldatud tuugeni kohta 2012. a hinnatasemel. LEGAL#7654532v5  SödraMidsjöbankeniavameretuulepark Espookonsultatsiooniprotsessijaokstõlgituddokumendid(*) Tab Document 1 Ülevaade 2 Erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotluseIImuudatus(20.12.2013) 3 MärgukiriIImuudatusele(16.12.2013) 4 Lisarändnahkhiirikäsitlevalemärgukirjale(sügis2012) 5 Märgukirikeskkonnamõjuhindamise(EIA)Imuudatusele(05.09.2012) 6 KaartImuudatuselearenduspiirkondadekohta(05.09.2012) Erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlus(17.02.2012)–väljavõtekavandatavate 7 tingimustekohta Keskkonnamõjuhindamine(EIA)erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlusele 8 (31.01.2012) 9 Kaardidkeskkonnamõjuhindamisele(EIA)(31.01.2012) Konsultatsioonipuudutavavalduserimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlusele 10 (31.01.2012) *)E.ONontellinudtaotlusedokumentidetõlkimiserootsikeelestinglise,poola,eestijasoomekeeldeprofessionaalseltettevõttelt.Lahknevuse võieksitavasõnastusekorralonülimuslikrootsikeelneversioon. 31/8/2015 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Södra Midsjöbanken associated with the application for a permit, according to the Continental Shelf Act and Sweden's Economic Zone Act, to establish a wind farm at Södra Midsjöbanken, including the laying of cables, the construction of transformer installations, etc. Malmö, 31/01/2012 1 (81) 1 Administra ative inform mation 4 2 Summary 5 3 Backgroun nd and purp pose 7 3.1 Background 7 3.2 Purpose 7 4 Descriptio on of the pla anned projec ct 8 4.1 Scope and design d 8 4.2 Location 8 4.3 Design alterrnatives 11 5 Scope 13 6 The zero alternative a and a its envirronmental co onsequence es 14 7 Environme ental effects s 15 7.1 Environmental impact durring the constrruction period 15 7.2 Environmental impact durring the operatting period 15 7.3 Environmental impact whe en phasing ou ut the farm 15 7.4 Noise 16 7.5 Sediment sp pread 17 8 Conditions s, effects, co onsequence es and meas sures 18 8.1 General con nditions 18 8.2 Water qualitty and hydrogrraphy 18 8.3 Bottom flora a and fauna 19 8.4 The fish com mmunity 24 8.5 Commercial fishing 29 8.6 Marine mam mmals 31 8.7 Birds 32 8.8 Bats 39 8.9 Angling and recreational diving d 40 8.10 Marine archa aeology 41 8.11 Shipping and risks 41 8.12 Aviation 43 8.13 Natural reso ources 43 8.14 Visual impacct 44 2 (81) 9 Nature pro otection area as 45 10 Internation nal Conventtions 49 11 Assessmeent of enviro onmental qu uality standa ards and the e fulfilment of environme ental goals 50 11.1 Environmental quality stan ndards 50 11.2 Fulfilment off goals 51 12 General ru ules of cons sideration in n the Environ nmental Cod de 57 13 Consultatiion 58 14 Cross-borrder effects and a conseq quences 59 14.1 Fish and fish hing 59 14.2 Birds 60 14.3 Bats 66 14.4 Marine mam mmals 66 14.5 Protected arreas 67 15 Cumulativ ve effects 68 16 Control prrogramme 70 16.1 Environment 70 17 Project-sp pecific backg ground repo orts and field surveys ordered o by E E.ON Vind 73 18 Source refferences 74  Appendic ces 1. Map showing Are eas of nation nal interest fo or wind usage and fishingg, fairways, etc. e 2. Map showing the e Natura 200 00 areas and BSPA areas s, etc. 3. The areas such as a planning iinterests, wh hich can conttribute to cum mulative effec cts 3 (81) 1 Administra ativa uppgiffter 4 2 Kokkuvõte e 5 3 Taust ja ee esmärk 7 3.1 Taust 7 3.2 Eesmärk 7 4 Planeeritud projekti kirjeldus 8 4.1 Ulatus ja kujjundamine 8 4.2 Kavandatud asukoht 8 4.3 Kujundusalte ernatiiv 11 5 Avgränsniingar 13 6 Nollalterna ativet och dess miljöko onsekvenserr 14 7 Miljöpåverrkan 15 7.1 Miljöpåverka an under bygg gtiden 15 7.2 Miljöpåverka an under drifttiden 15 7.3 an vid avveckling av parken Miljöpåverka n 15 7.4 Ljud 15 7.5 Sedimentspridning 17 8 Förutsättn ningar, effek kter, konsek kvenser och hänsynsåtg gärder 18 8.1 Allmänna förutsättningar 18 8.2 Vattenkvalité é och hydrografi 18 8.3 Bottenflora och o bottenfaun na 19 8.4 Fisksamhälle et 23 8.5 Yrkesfiske 27 8.6 Marina dägg gdjur 29 8.7 Fåglar 31 8.8 Fladdermösss 36 8.9 Fritidsfiske och o sportdykning 37 8.10 Marinarkeolo ogi 37 8.11 Sjöfart och risker r 38 8.12 Luftfart 39 8.13 Naturresurse er 39 8.14 Visuell påve erkan 40 2 (75 5) 9 Naturskyd ddsområden n 42 10 Internation nella konven ntioner 46 11 Bedömnin ng av miljökv valitetsnorm mer och miljjömålsuppfy yllelse 47 11.1 Miljökvalitetssnormer 47 11.2 Miljömålsuppfyllelse 48 12 Miljöbalke ens allmänna a hänsynsre egler 54 13 Samråd 55 14 Piiriülesed d mõjud ja ta agajärjed 56 14.1 Kala ja kalap püük 56 14.2 Linnud 57 14.3 Nahkhiired 62 14.4 Mereimetaja ad 63 14.5 Kaitsealad 63 15 Kumulativ va effekter 64 16 Kontrollprrogram 65 16.1 Miljö 65 17 Projektspe ecifika unde erlagsrappo rter och fälttundersökniingar beställlda av E.ON N Vind 67 18 Källhänvis sningar 68  Bilagor a som visar Riksintresse 1. Karta R för vindbruk k och fiske, fa arleder, med mera 2. Karta a som visar Natura N 2000 -områden oc ch BSPA-om mråden, med mera 3. Omrråden som planeringsintre essen som kan k bidra till kumulativa k eeffekter 3 (75) 2 Kokkuvõtte Södra Midssjöbankeni projekt viitab ttuulepargile, mis koosneb kuni 300 tuuugenist, mille maksimaalne kõrgus on n <200 m, k. a rootor. Iga üksiku tuugeni võimsusee vahemik on n 3,6–7 MW. Tuulepargi pindala on u mbes 326 km m2. Sellele liisandub parkki ümbritsev 500 m laiusega a turvatsoon. Koos turvatssooniga tuleb b tuulepargi pindalaks 3664 km2. Tuug genid paigutataksse ritta u 125 50 m vahegaa. Ridades tuugenid paigu utatakse u 10000 m vaheg ga. Tuugenite rajamise süg gavus on u 1 2–28 m. Tuulepargi kavandatud asukoht on Södra Midsjöbanken, um mbes 70 km kkaugusel Öla andi lõunatipustt, umbes 90 kmk kaugusell Torhamni neemestn Blekkinge maakoonnas ja umb bes 90 km kaugussel Poola rannikust. Kava andatud asuk koht on põhje endatud peam miselt vee piisavalt vä äikesest sügaavusest, mis muudab raja amiskulud üs sna mõistlikuuks, lisaks on n kaugus ran nnikust piisav valt suur, et p projekt oleks s aktsepteerittav visuaalsee mõju ja teisste ranniku avaalike huvide suhtes. Lisa ks on pargi kavandatud k asukoht a planneeritud alalisvoolukkaabliga üheendamiseks B Balti riikide ja a Rootsi vahel elektri edaastamise (NordBalt) eesmärgil. NordBalt N viiakkse eeldatav vasti ellu sõltumata tuuleppargist. Võimmalus tuulepargi ühendamise ü ks NordBaltig ga hõlmab suurt s kulu- ja keskkonnaeeelist Södra Midsjöbankkeni kavanda atud asukoha ale, võrreldes s teiste võim malike rannikuumere pankadega a. Södra Midssjöbanken ja selle ümbru us on suhtelis selt kõrge loo odusväärtuseega ja tugeva a kutselise ka alapüügi huv viga. Piirkond d hõlmaks merepõhjas on n <1% ala piindalast. Ehitustööde e käigus tule ulgeda kahes või kolmes eb piirkond su s etapis, mis muudab sea al võimatuks kalapüügi ja meresõidu. Väikesi ja ajutisi häireid võib esinedaa ehitustööde e ajal ja teataval määral ka tu uulepargi teg evuse lõpeta miselt piiratudd setteleviku ja amisel, peam vaiatööde müra m tõttu. Talitlusaja jooksul j ei ole set mõju põhjjataimestikul e ja - e oodata olu list negatiivs loomastikule, mereimettajatele, nahkkhiirtele, rändlindudele, arheoloogilist a tele leidudele ega kalakooslussele ei pangal ega lähed alasuvatel merealadel. m Samuti S ei ole olulist negattiivset mõju alade ele, mida kaittstakse Natu ra 2000 alus sel, ega teiste ele looduskaaitsealadele. Ometi ei saaa välistada, et Södra Mid dsjöbanken vähendab mõne m veelinnuuliigi talvitumisko oha olulisustt; just aulid o on kõige enam m koondunud d mõnele ükksikule rannikumerre pangale. Aulid A ja teise ed veelinnud talvituvad su uuresti muuddel rannikumere pankadel jaa mitmel rannnikulähedase el madalikul. Södra Midsjjöbankeni kaasutamine ei ustikku mõjuttada olulisel määral. Mõju tohiks linnu u arvatakse olevat o siiski oolevat piisav valt suur, et mõõjutada edaspidiste tuulee elektrijaamade kumulatiiv vse mõju hinnnangut rannikumerre pankadel ja j lähedalas uvatel rannik kualadel. Södra Midssjöbankenil to oimub kutse line kalapüük suuresti se eisevpüünisteega, mistõttuu saab seda vähemmalt teoreetiliselt teha kaa tuulepargi sees. s Ulatuslik traalpüük,, mis nõuab rohkem ma anööverdamisruumi, on tu uulepargis ra askendatud või v isegi võim matu. Kutselise kalapüügi mõjutamine m sõltub s kalala aevaliiklusele e lubatavuse ulatusest ja sellest, kuida as tuugenid mõjutavad m kallalaevade na avigatsioonivvõimalusi. E.O ON Vind Sveerige AB hak kkab taotlema tu uulepargis ko ogu sellega m mitte seotud liikluse peata amist. 5 (75)  Soovitatava ad arvestusmmeetmed hõllmavad muuhulgas seda, et hülged jaa pringlid e vajaduse korral enne m peletatakse mürarikkaid tö öid eemale. Lisaks L pannaakse suurt rõõhku mereohutusele (vt tehniline kirjelduss), keskkonn nakvaliteedi tagamisele t eehitustööde ajal a ja olukorra en nnistamisele tuulepargi teegevuse lõpeetamisel 25–30 aasta pärrast. Tehakse etttepanek seirreprogramm i osas, mis hõlmab h mõju põhjataimesstikule ja - loomastikule, mereimettajatele, nahkkhiirtele, mõjju linnustikule, sealhulgaas rändlindud dele, kaladele ja kalapüügile, arheoloogil istele leidude ele ja navigaatsiooniohtuddele. 6 (75 5) 3 Taust ja eesmärk e 3.1 Taust Praegune Rootsi R tuulee energia planeeerimisraamistik tähenda ab seda, et tuuuleenergia kavandatavvate asukohttade (aastato oodang 30 TWh aastani 2020) 2 puhul määratakse 20 TWh maism maale ja 10 TWh T rannikuumerele (vete esse) [22]. Omavalitsusedd vastutavad d rannikumerre üldplaneeringu eest te des (vt lisa 1 ja 2) kuni 122 meremiilini erritoriaalpiirid lähtejoonesst. E.ON Vind on ärilistel põhjustel p leid dnud, et suurre tuulepargi rajamine Söödra Midsjöbankkenile on hea a pikaajaline investeering g, mis annab lisaväärtustt maineväärtu use kujul, taastuvenergia jaa pikaajalise ssäästva arenngu seostamise kaudu. LLisaks annab b tegevus ma ajanduslikku kasu muuh ulgas tuulep pargi ehitamisse, talitluse jaa hooldamise ja lõpuks tegeevuse lõpeta amise kaudu,, mis loob töö ökohti, panus stab säästvaasse energia-- varustusse e ja aitab kaa asa teadmiste e arengule avamere tuule eenergia valddkonnas. Södra Midssjöbankeni projekt hakka ab ühendama a tuuleparki NordBaltiga, N mis on planeeritudd alalisvooluk kaabel Rootssi ja Leedu va ahel. See ühhendusvõimaalus annab suuri kulu- ja kesskkonnaeelisseid aktuaalsse Södra Mid dsjöbankeni tuulepargi t puuhul, võrrelde es muude võim malike rannik kumere pankkade rajamis sega. Selle tausta al on E.ON Vind V otsustan nud taotleda luba vastavaalt mandrilavvaseadusele ja Rootsi majaandusvööndiseadusele t uulepargi eh hitamiseks ja kasutamisekks Södra Midsjöbankkenil ning vajjalike kaablitte asetamise eks elektrijaamade vahelee ning tuulep pargist NordBalt-kaaablini. Kesk kkonnaseadu ustiku kohase elt on loa saamiseks vajaalik keskkonnamõjukirjeldus s. Käesolev keskkonnamõ k õjukirjeldus, mis kuulub mandrilavase m eaduse ja Roootsi majandusvvööndi seadu use kohase ta aotluse juurd de, hõlmab tu uugeneid tuuulepargis ja vajalikke ta arvikuid kaab blite, muundu uri- ja trafojaa amade kujul ning mõõtem maste NordB Baltiga ühendamisseks ja tuuleppargi talitluse eks. 3.2 Eesmärk Töö keskko onnamõjukirjeldusega on n protsess, mille m eesmärk k on arendadda ja kohandada projekti selliselt, et selle e negatiivsedd mõjud keskkkonnale on välistatud võõi minimeeritud, nii et need on kooskõlas avalike a ahuvidega ja vastavad keskkonnaseaadustiku ja era üldeeskirjadele. Selleks s analüüsitakkse keskkonn namõjukirjeld duses projekkti keskkonnamõjusid seos ses avalike j a erahuvidegga. Vajadusee korral soovvitatakse arvestusme eetmeid nega atiivsete kesskkonnamõju ude vältimiseks, vähendaamiseks või heastamise eks. 7 (75) 4 Planeeritu ud projektii kirjeldus 4.1 Ulatus ja kujundamin k e Södra Midssjöbankeni tuuulepark hakkkab hõlmam ma kuni 300 tuugenit, millee kõigi võimsusvahemik on 3,6 6–7 MW, traffo- ja muundurjaamasid ja mõnda mõõõtemasti (Ta abel epark rajataks 4-1). Tuule se etapiviisiliiselt, esimes ses etapis um mbes 150 tuuugenit. Mõõtemastti püstitamisee luba on jubba olemas1. Mõõtemast M paigaldatakse p e 2012. aasta kevadel. Tuuulepark üheendatakse No ordBaltiga HVDC (High Voltage V Direcct Current) voolumuun ndurjaamade kaudu. HVD DC-voolumuu undurjaamaddest edastataakse elekter vastavatesse maismaajjaamadesse e. Tabel 4-1 Fakktid tuulepargi ulatuse kohta Tunnusjoone ed Mõõdu ud/kogus Tuugeni kõrg gus üle mereppinna ”200 m, m sh rootor Tuugenite arv <300 Muud rajatissed HVDCC-jaamad Mõõtemastid d 2-3 Turbiinikorpuuse kõrgus üle e merepinna u 100 m 2 2 Tuulepargi pindala p m (364 km , ssh turvatsoon) 326 km Kaugus rann nikust u 70 km (Öland) Veesügavuss tuulepargis 12–30 m Veesügavuss üksiku tuuge eni juures 12–28 m Üksikute tuuugenite vahelin ne kaugus u 10000m Ühe tuugenii võimsus 3,6–7 MW Kaablid tuuleepargis – vahe elduvvool 350–670 km 3 Pinnasetööd d/süvendustöööd, sh maismaaaühendus max 80 000 m Arvestusliku ud rajamiskulud >20 miljardit SEK 4.2 Kavandatu ud asukoht E.ON Vindi hinnangus avamere a tuu ulepargile sob biva piirkonn na kohta on ppõhiliselt lähttutud järgmisest teguritest. x Head tuuuletingimuse ed x Piiratud vahemaa ellektrivõrguni x Piisavallt suur ala piiiratud veesüg gavuse ja so oodsate rajam mistingimusteega x Vaikne lainetus ja raahulikud lood detetingimused x Piisav kaugus k rannikust visuaalsse mõju ja muude m avalikk kust häirivatee seikade vähenda amiseks x Vastuolud teiste huv videga Võimalikudd sama eesm märgiga altern natiivsed kav vandatavad lähiasukohadd võiksid olla a Hoburgi paank, Norra Midsjöbanken või rannikulä ähedased madalikud süggavusega ”3 30 m (Joonis 4-1). Alternatiiv vid võimaldavvad piisavalt suurt ala piis sava veesüggavusega, mõistlikku kaugust k elekktrivõrgust ja üldisi soods said tingimusi. 1 Valitsuse otsus 31.05.2011, M2010/4884/M Ma/M 8 (75 5) Joonis 4-1 Syydhavsvindi välja avõte [44] avammere tuuleenergia planeerimise alus. Võimalikeel alternatiivsete el asukohtadel on o suurem vastu uolu vastandlike e huvidega võrre eldes Södra Mid dsjöbankeniga, mis on nagu No orra Midsjöbanken ni määratletud tu uuleenergia toottmise riikliku hu uvina. E.ON Vind on läbi viinuud põhjaliku vvastuoluliste huvide analüüsi nimetatuud asukohaaltternatiivide puhul p (Tabel 44-2). Tabel 4-2 Alte ernatiivsete asukohtade hinnan ng, mis põhineb aktuaalse Södrra Midsjöbankenniga samas suurusjärgus tuuleparkide erii aspektidel. Iga as aspektis on kaalutud k asukohha plusse (+) võii miinuseid (-) ernatiivsete asuk vastavate alte kohtade puhul. Mõne asukohap põhise aspekti puudumise p ral näidatakse see korra nulliga (0). alik Huvide võima Södra Norrra Hoburgi H pank Rannikulähe edased konflikt Miidsjöbanken Midsjöb banken alad Kaitsealune lo oodus 0 - - - (Natura 2000)) Väärtuste tuumad 0 0 0 - kultuurmaastikul Vaatepiir 0 0 0 - Riigi huvi Tuuleenergia + + 0 0 Kvalitatiivne + 0 - --- mine koondhindam Kummagi Midsjöbanke M ni on Energia aamet määra atlenud tuule eenergia riikl iku huvina. Ülevaade dokumendis d Tabel 4-2 nä äitab, et huvide konflikte on o võrreldess teiste 9 (75)  alternatiivid dega Södra Midsjöbanke M eni vähem, saamas kui Söd dra Midsjöbaankenil puudub tugev kaitse vastavalt Natura N 2000 määrustikule e. Energiaamet kirjutab riigi huvidega piirkondade ülevaate saa atekirjas (Reemiss gälland de urval av om mråden avseende riksintrresse för vind dbruk till hav vs 19.07.20111, tnr 440-10 0- 5138), et Natura N 2000 alad a ei ole au utomaatselt sobimatud s tu uuleenergia m mererajatistee püstitamise eks. Seevasttu märgitakse e, et Natura 2000 alad 1)) seavad kõrg rgeid nõudmisi uuringutele e, mis võivad näidata, et pplaneeritud projekt p ei kahhjusta oluliseelt väärtusi, mida m Natura 20000 ala on mõeldud kaitsm ma ja 2) et on n raskem saa ada luba tuul eparkidele nendel n aladel. Lisaks eespool nimetatud tingimusttele on Södra a Midsjöbankkeni asukohtt lühema vah hemaa tõttu väga kasulik k ja parem alternat iiv kui teised, kui pidada silmas ühen damise võim malust NordBalti kaabliga. k Projekti Sö ödra Midsjöba ankeni taotluuse ettevalmiistuse käigus s on Poola ammetiasutused avalikustan nud avamere e tuuleelektrijjaamade määratletud plaaneerimisala Poola majandusvvööndis (lisa 3). Poola ametivõimud on andnud Söd ra Midsjöban nkeni madala amate osadee Poola majandusvvööndi alad vabaks v tuulee energia planeeeringualaks s2. BaltSeaPllanilt pärit otsese teabe kohaaselt 3 (töömaaterjal) on va astav ala kruusa- ja liivak kaevandamisse huviorbiidiis. 4 Seda kinnittab taotlus tu uuleparkidelee asukohaloa a saamiseks s Södra Midssjöbankeni Poola P osal Poola ettevõttelt Baltex, mis onn avaldatud Keskkonnaa K meti kaudu R Rootsi Espoo o konventsiooni raames. Taotlusest sselgub, et Ba altexil on „kon ntsessioon loooduslike maardlate kaevandamis seks“, mida ttõlgendataksse nii kruusa- kui ka liivakkaevandamis se loana. Poola ametivõimud on Poola majan ndusvööndis välja jätnud ka merelisedd Natura 200 00 alad nendeest aladest, mis m on määra atletud tuulee energia planeeringuna (vvt lisa 2 ja 3). See kehtib näite eks PLC9900 001, Lawica Slupska ja PLB990003, P Zatoca Pom orska puhul.. Södra Midssjöbanken ei ole määratle etud Natura 2000 alana, ei Poola egaa Rootsi majandusvvööndis. E.ON Vind on lisaks nimmetatud alterrnatiivsetele asukohtadele lähedalasuuvate rannikumerre pankade lähedal kaalu unud ka asuk 00 tuugenile Södra kohta kuni 30 Midsjöbankkeniga vahettult külgnevaas kohas sügavusel >28 m. m Selline kaavandatav assukoht võib 1) põhhjustada suurrema konfliktti kalanduse huvidega, se est suuri kalaakoguseid traalitakse Södra Midsjööbankenist eeemal, 2) hõllmata suuremmat konfliktioohtu 2 Maciej Stryjecki, FNEZ (2011) Poland – ne ew off-shore win nd energy marke et in Europe, vooldikut tutvustati European Win nd Energy Assoociationi (EWEA A) konverentsil Amsterdamis A 29 9. nov – 1. dets. 3 BaltSeaPlann on Euroopa Liiidu rahastatud INTERREG-pro ojekt Läänemere e piirkonnas, miis peab välja tööötama meetodid integreeritud merepplaneerimiseks jja Läänemere ressursside r säästvaks kasutam miseks. Projekti Rootsi partnerid on Kuninglik K Tehnik kakõrgkool ja Keeskkonnaamet tihedas t koostöö ös Göteborgi Üliikooliga. Projekt hõlmab katseuuringuid, muuh hulgas Södra MMidsjöbankenil. http://www.b h altseaplan.eeu/ 4 Avamere tuu ulepark Põhjam meres, Projekti in nfokaart Taotleja: Baltex Powerr S.A.Ul. Kruczaa 24/26 00-526 Varssavi, juun ni 2011 10 (7 75)  laevanduse ega, sest selline asukoht on lähedal tiheda t liikluse ega laevateeedele ja 3) a suuremaid kulusid tuule põhjustada eelektrijaama ade rajamisel. Eespool nim metatud põhjustel on E.O ON Vind valin nud Södra Midsjöbanken M ni keskkonna a- ja tehnilisest seisukohast s kõige sobiva amaks asukoohaalternatiiv viks suuremaale tuuleparg gile. 4.3 Kujundusa alternatiiv Tuulepargi kujundus võ õib oleneda m mitmest para ameetrist, milllest kõige ol ulisemad on esitatud siin: Tabel 4-3. Tabel 4-3 Kujjundusalternatiiv vide variandid Tunnusjoone ed Mõõdu ud/kogus Mõju/mõjutus/tagajärg Tuugenite mõ õõdud Kogukõrgus, rootori lä äbimõõt, Visuaalne mõju m sõltuvalt vaaatleja positsioo onist turbiiniikorpuse kõrguss, värvitoon Tuulepargi Ruudu ukujuline, elliptiliine jms Visuaalne mõju m sõltuvalt vaaatleja positsioo onist väliskuju Tuugenite Kaugus ridade vahel jja üksikute reas s Tõenäoliselt mõjutab talvituuvate lindude vahekaugus tuugen nite vahel kalduvust suuremal s või vähhemal määral tuuleparki vältida v Tuugenite aarsus Regula Visuaalne mõju m paigutusmuster Tuugenite arvv N Mõjud: tuulepargi pinnale, setteleviku ulattusele kaevetööde e puhul, kaablippikkusele ning põhjataimestikule ja -loomaastikule Muud rajatised Kogus ja paigutus, nt HVDC-jaamade e Piiratud tuu ulepargisisene m mõju ja mõõ õtemastide puhu ul ndala Tuulepargi pin nna ala, mida pi irab joon Piirkon Mõjutavad merepiirkonna äärakasutamist, näiteks välimis ste tuugenite va ahel, lisaks talvituvad ja a rändlinnud, kaalandus, laevaliiiklus teatava a laiusega kaitssevöönd Veesügavus M Mõjualuse põhjataimestikuu ja -loomastiku tüüp üksiku tuugen ni juures Kaablid tuulep pargi Paigald dussügavus, ko oospaigaldus Pinnasetöö öde-/süvendusm mahud, mis oma akorda piires: kaablik kraavides, kaab blikraavide mõjutavad hägususe mõjuu elustikule, mõjutavad sügavu us ja pikkus aigakadu mereppõhjas aktuaalsel ajutist elupa sügavusel Rajamisviis: üksiksa ammas, Pinnasetöö öde-/süvendusm mahud, mis oma akorda gravita atsioonvundame ent, karkass, mõjutavad hägususe mõjuu elustikule, mõjutavad kolmjalg jms ajutist elupa aigakadu mereppõhjas aktuaalsel sügavusel E.ON Vind on valinud kujunduspara k ameetrid eessmärgiga opttimaalselt kassutada tuuleressurrsse Södra Midsjöbanken M ni piirkonnas s, millega viia akse miinimuumini ka rajamiskulu ud. See toimub keskkonnnamõju vähendamisega tuugenite t hullga ja tuulepargi 11 (75)  kogupindala vähendam mise kaudu. S See toob kaaasa ka elektriitootmisvõim msuse vähenemisse. Alternatiiv v ei too eelda atavasti kaas sa keskkonna akasu, mis oon võrdväärne elektritootm misvõimsuse kaoga. Kui ttuugenidehita ada Södra Midsjöbanken M nile plaanitud d mahus, hin nnatakse majjandusliku taasuvuse ja ke eskkonnasõb braliku elektriritootmise kas su suuremakss kui negatiivsed keskkon nnamõjud (vtt peatükk 7, 0 ja 11). 12 (7 75) 14 Piiriülese ed mõjud ja a tagajärjed d 14.1 Kala ja ka alapüük Peatükis 8..4 esitatud te eave kalade eesinemise ko ohta Södra Midsjöbanken M nil põhineb proovipüüg gil ja Rootsi majandusvöö m öndist saadud saakidel. Need N loetaksse kehtivaks ka rannikumerre pankadele e väljaspool R Rootsi vöönddit olevates kohtades k (peeatükk 8.4, Tabell T 8-3). Eriti oluliseks o piiriü üleses persp pektiivis peetakse nii liike, kes rändavvad pikki vahemaid, kui ka liike, kesk on sõltum mata lähtekoohast kaluriteele äriliselt huuvipakkuvad. 14.1.1 Kalade essinemine Södra Midssjöbankenil on o püütud nii lõhet kui ka meriforelli. Vastavalt V veeebilehele „Kõ õik kalade kohta“ on Poolaa vetes märgiistatud noorlõhesid uuesti püütud Bleekinge, Öland di ning Medellpadi ja Norrb botteni vetess. Gdanski la ahes märgistaatud lõhet onn püütud Põhhja- Soomes. Issegi merifore elli puhul on d dokumenteeritud pikamaa-liikumised [37]. Märgistuskkatsed angerjjaga (Anguillla anguilla) näitavad, n et rändangerjadd asuvad kõig ge rohkem ran nnaäärsetel aladel. a Kuid Gotlandi idaranniku kaud du on liikumissteid vähem. ätkub liikumine kas Rüge Gotlandilt jä eni suunas, Bornholmist B itta või Rootssi rannikule Ölandi kaudu. Osa neis st angerjatesst võib läbida a Södra Midsjjöbankeni Pooola, Taani ja a Saksa vete e suunas. Harilik tuule ehaug (Belon ne Belone) ja a makrell (Sc comber scom mbrus) rändaab Läänemerre suurtel aladdel, viimati ajjutiselt soola ase vee sisseevoolu ajal, ning n nende räänded toimuvad eeldatavassti paljude riik kide vetes. Ühegi eesppool nimetatuud rändliigi p puhul ei eelda ata tuuleparg gi negatiivsett mõju, välja arvatud aju utised ja koha alikud häirim mised ehitustöööde ajal. 14.1.2 Kalapüük Äriliselt huvvipakkude liikkide hulka lo oetakse peam miselt turska, heeringat, kkilu, lõhet ja lestalisi: lessta, punalestta ja kammelljat. Kalapüügi meetodid erinevad Södra a Midsjöbank keni ja ümbriitsevate vetee vahel. Väljaaspool panka toim mub kalapüük k ujuvpüünisttega (traal), millest m pelaagiline traal oon kõige levin num. Turska, hee eringat ja kilu u püütakse ü üldjuhul niimo oodi. Södra Midsjöbanke M enil kasutatak kse eelkõige pa assiivpüügiva ahendeid (ntt tamiil ja kon nks). Lõhet ja a lesta, punaalesta ja kammeljat püütakse üld djuhul niimooodi. Läänemere emaadest sa aadud andme ed näitavad, et märkimisv väärse kogusse kalu püüaavad Poola, Sakksamaa ja Ro ootsi kalurid ICES-marsru uudil, 40G7, mis hõlmab Södra Midsjöbankkeni. Lisaks nimetatud n rii kidele kalasttavad kõik Lä äänemeremaaad, kust on teavet saaddud otseselt või kaudseltt Nord Stream mi keskkonna amõju analü üsist, mingil määral Söddra Midsjöbaankenit ümbrritsevates vettes. See kehtib Soome, T Taani, Eesti, Läti ja Leedu puuhul. 56 (7 75)  Rootslased d püüavad ka ala otse Södrra Midsjöban nkenil. Tõenä äoliseks peettakse, et Söd dra Midsjöbankkenil püüab kala k rohkem riike, peamis selt lähemal asuvad naabberriigid. Kalapüügi eriarvestus e Södra S Midsjö öbankenil (an ndmed on sa aadaval ainullt Rootsi puhul) näitab, et selle s piirkonna saakides ddomineerivad d tursk, kilu ja kammeljass ja pangal endal kasutatakse passiivpüü ügivahendeid d (tamiil, lõhe enöör, konks). Seda musstrit peetakse e kehtivaks ka k teiste riikid de puhul. E.ON Vind asub taotlem ma, et tuulep pargi alas peatataks kogu u laevaliiklus . Sellisel juhul tähendab see, s et kalapüük, peamise elt seisevpüü ünistega, tooob kaasa turssa-, kilu- ja kammeljap püügi kahane a kaitsevöönddis, mis peaks emise. Need liigid võivad sel juhul olla mingil viisil tooma nendde liikide pop pulatsioonide ele kasu. 14.2 Linnud 14.2.1 Tutvustus 7 kirjeldataks Punktis 8.7 se linnustikku u Södra Mids sjöbankenil ning n mõju kesskkonnale, mõjusid, ta agajärgi ja võ õimalikke arveestusmeetmeid. Linnud ränd davad üle riig gipiiride. Söd dra Midsjöba anken asub Läänemere L kkaguosa kesk kel, olles suhteliselt lähedall mitme riigi mmajandusvöö öndile, territo oriaalvetele jaa rannikuala adele. Selles osass täiendataks se ülevaadett, mis antaks se punktis 8.7 7, teabega, m mis võimaldaab hinnata mõ õjusid ja taga ajärgi linnusti kule terviküle evaatena Läänemere reggioonis, sõltu umata riigipiiridestt. Läänemere e kaugosa ke eskel on kong glomeraat sa arnaste kesk kkonnaeeldusstega rannikumerre pankadest. Lähimad ra annikumere pangad on HoburgiH pankk, Norra Midsjöbankken ja Lawica a Slupska (lissa 2). Olulinee keskkonna ategur on seee, et osa Läänemere est ei kattu kunagi jääga [59]. Seetõtttu on tõenäoline, et seal oon koosmõju u rannikumerre pankade ja Läänemere re rannikuala a vahel, mis ono suuremal või vähemall määral talvvel jääga kaeetud, mis mõjjutab liigilisusst ja lindude arvukust, kees elavad Sö ödra Midsjöbankkenil ja teiste el pankadel. SSamuti näib tõenäoline, et e olemas onn rannikumerre pankade om mavaheline koosmõju, k niii et linnud sa aavad liikuda a pankade vaahel, näiteks s praeguse to oidualase koonkurentsioluukorra muutu umisel. Teine olulin ne keskkonnategur nende e rannikume ere pankade puhul on suuur hulk sööda avaid rannakarpe e (Mytilus ed dulis), mis mo oodustavad toiduahela t lüli esmatootjaate ja esmatarbijaate (zooplanktoni ja fütop planktoni) nin ng teiseste ta arbijate vaheel, sealhulgas s sukelpardidd, aulid (Clan ngula hyema alis), hahad (Somateria molissima), m m mustvaerad (Melanitta nigra) n ja tõmmuvaerad (M Melanitta fussca). 14.2.2 Mõju pang gal asuvatele liikidele Projektiarve estustes on korraldatud llennuhinnang guid aulide põhjal, p kes onn ülekaaluka alt kõige arvukkam Södra Midsjöbanken M nil täheldatud d lind (Tabell 8-5). Dokummendis Tabe ell 8-6 esitatakse teisi liike, mida on kohatu ud projekti ja aoks tehtud uuringute u käi gus. Järgnevvalt 57 (75)  esitatakse nende liikide e seisund Lää änemere piirrkonnas terviikuna, koos sselle mõju ja a tagajärgedee hinnanguga. Aul (Clangu ula hyemalis s) Aulid pesitssevad poolus st ümbritsevaatel arktiliste el rannikualad del mägijärveede juures ja a tundrapiirkoondades. Üle emaailmne p populatsiooni suurus on hinnangulisel h lt 6,2–6,8 miljonit täiskasvanut isendit. Lä ääne-Siberi jaa Põhja-Euro oopa populattsioonid talviituvad Läänemere el. Liigi seisundit peetaksse ülemaailm mses perspek ktiivis elujõuliiseks [7]. Tallvituv populatsiooon Läänemerel on hinnan nguliselt lang genud rohkem m kui 4 miljoonilt napilt 1,5 5 miljoni isen ndini aastatell 1993–2009 9 [59]. Vähen nemise põhju used ei ole sselged. Läänemere es on talvituv vate aulide su uurim tihedus ja suurim arvukus a Södrra ja Norra Midsjöbankkenil, Hoburggi pangal ja L Lawica Slups mmeri lahe, Liivi lahe ja Kura skal ning Pom K kurgu rannikualadel. Suuuresti nendeel aladel, sea alhulgas Söddra Midsjöbaankenil, on hinnangulin ne tihedus >775 isendit ruu utkilomeetri kohta. Ühed Nyste edi tuuleparg gist saadud a andmed näitaavad, et auliv vaatluste saggedus tuulep pargis (võrreldes talitluse t eelsset ja järgset aega) vähennes ligikauduu 90%, võrrelldes tuulepargi rajamiseelsse ajaga [47]]. Kui kogem used Taani Nystedi N orni kari tuuleeparkidest (a ja Ho aulid väldivad talitlusetapis tuuulepargiala)) kehtivad ka a Södra Mids sjöbankeni puuhul, võib seee tähendada, et umbes 24 2 000 isendiit (0,9 × 350 km2 × 75 ise endit/km2 = 223 625 isendit) asus ümbe er (tõrjuti alaltt eemale), m mis tähendab u 1,6% talvituvast hulgaast Läänemerrel. Taani tuule eparkide (Nys sted, Horni kkari) järeluuringud ulatuva ad kuni paarri aastani pärrast tuuleparkid de töölehakka amist. Ei ole teada, kas pikemas p spektiivis on harjumisefekt. pers Taani vetess on aulide tiihedus väikssem kui Södrra Midsjöbankenil, mis tähhendab, et neil n on väiksem auulide ligimeellitamisjõud. PPopulatsioonni vähenemis se korral on j ust vaesemaad elupaigad (varuelupaig ( ad) need, miis jäetakse maha m kõigepeealt. See peaab hõlmama seda, et au ule ei hirmuta ataks kergestti Södra Mids sjöbankenilt eemale. Tuugenid Nystedi N lähed dal on paiguttatud üksteis sest umbes 500 5 meetri kaaugusele, sa amas kui Södra Midsjöbanke M nil on kavas saavutada vahekaugus v umbes 10000 m. On veel üks tegur, mis toetab t ümbeerpaiknemismmõju nõrgene emist pigem Södra Midsjööbankenil ku ui Nystedis. Ümberpaikknemine kui niisugune n ei peaks üksind da mõjutama a talvituvate aulide Lääne emere populatsioo oni olulisel määral. m Tuginedes põhjenduste ele kolmes ee elnevas lõiguus hinnatakse ümberpaikknemist (1,6% % talvituvatesst isenditest Läänemeres L s) kui „kõige mustemat m sts senaariumi“.. Eeldatavat mõju ei ole siiski s võimaliik hinnata eb baoluliseks, kui k see ühenndada (kumulatiivne mõju) täie endavate elu upaikade kao oga tuuleelekktrijaamade rrajatiste tõttu u või teiste sarna ase mõjuga häirete h tõttu aulide talvitu umisalade tähtsamates oosades. Järvekaur ja j punakurk-kaur (Gavia arctica, Gav via stellata) Mõlemal ka auriliigil on vä äga ulatuslikk leviala põhja laiuskraadidel kogu maaailmas. Bird dlife internationa al [7] hindab täiskasvanu ud järvekauriisendite ligikaudseks arvvuks 280 0000– 58 (7 75) 1 500 000 jaj punakurk--kauridel 2000 000–590 00 00. Mõlemad d liigid rändaavad talvel av vatud vetesse lõuuna pool, seaalhulgas Lääänemerre ja Lääne-Euroo L opa rannikum merre. Loode e- Euroopa ta alvituv popula atsioon on hi nnanguliselt 250 000–50 00 000 järvekkauriisendit jaa 150 000–45 50 000 punaakurk-kauri issendit, milles st hinnangulis selt 1-2% (veeidi alla 90000 isendi) talvitub Läänemmerel [59]. Läänemere e kõige suureema tiheduseega kaurialad d on rannikualad Edela-E Eestis, Lätis (Kura kurk ja Liivi laht), Leedu u ja Pommerri laht [59], tih hedusega ku uni 3 isendit/kkm2. Samuti leidub märkkimisväärselt talvituvaid kkaure Kalma aholmsbuktennis ja ari väinas, La Skäldervike enis. Midsjöbankkenitel ja Hob burgi pangal on väiksem suhteline tähtsus talvituvvatele kaurid dele kui eespoo ol nimetatud aladel, a angulise isendite arvuga kuni hinna k 0,3 isenndit/km2 Norrra Midsjöbankkeni ja Hoburgi panga puuhul ning 0,1 isendit/km2 Södra Midsjööbankeni puhul [59]. Seireprogra amm ja järeluuringud on näidanud, et kaurid väldivad avamerre tuuleparke e täielikult võ õi suurel mää äral [59, 12, 4 47]. Kui kogemused teistestt tuuleparkide est kehtivad ka Södra Midsjöbankenii puhul, võib see tähendada, et umbes 35 50 km2 × 0,1 isendit/km2 = 35 isendit) asus ümberr 3 isendit (35 (tõrjuti alaltt eemale), mis tähendab u 0,5% Lään nemerel talvituvast hulgaast. Södra Midsjöbankken ei ole kauride olulise maid piirkondi Läänemerrel. Ümberpaaiknemine ku ui niisugune ei e peaks üksinda mõjutam ma talvituvate kauride Lä äänemere poopulatsiooni olulisel mää äral. Kormoran (Phalacrocor ( rax carbo) Kormoranid d on väga laiialt levinud kkogu maailma as ja isendite e arv on hinnnanguliselt um mbes 1,4–2,9 milljonit. Loode--Euroopa po opulatsioon on o hinnanguliselt umbes 5500 000 isen ndit, kellest umbbes 54 000 taalvitub Lääne emerel. Talvituvate kormoranide popuulatsioon Läänemere es koosneb suuresti s sisseerändavatest lindudest Norra N lääneraannikult. Läänemere e piirkonnas pesitsevad kkormoranid rä ändavad talv vel enamjaoltt Vahemerele. Liigi arvuku us on viimasttel aastaküm mnetel tunduv valt kasvanudd. Kõige rohkkem talvituvaaid kormorane leidub Roots si, Taani, Saaksamaa ja Poola P ranniku uvetes [59]. SSödra Midsjöbankken ei ole koht, mis olekss talvituvatelee kormoranid dele väga oluuline. Seireprogra amm ja järeluuringud on näidanud, et kormorane on tuuleparkkides näha ka k talitlusfaasis [12, 47]. Tuuleelektrija T aamade rajam mine Södra Midsjöbanken M nil ei tohiks mõjutada kormoranide k arvukust neg gatiivselt. Viupart (An nas penelope e) Liik on laialt levinud ja maailmas m lei dub hinnangguliselt umbees 2,8–3,3 miiljonit isenditt. Nende toit on vetikad ja a veetaimed ja nad elutse evad tavalise elt madalamaates piirkond dades. Nad talvituvvad Läänemere lääneosa as, Öresundis ja Taani vä äinades [59] . Väheseid isendeid tääheldati Södrra Midsjöban kenil 2011. aastal a seoses projektiarvvestuste ülevaatuse ega. Södra Midsjöbanken M nit loetakse ebaolulise e htsusega talvvitumispaigaks. täh 59 (75)  Merivart (A Aythya marila a) Liik pesitse eb peamiselt mägi- ja tun drapiirkondaades, ent pessitseb ka harruldaselt pika alt Läänemere e Soome ja Rootsi R rannikkul. Maailmap n on hinnang uliselt umbes populatsioon 1,2–1,4 iseendit [7]. Läänemeres talvvitub hinnang 0 isendit, kkellest enamik guliselt 127 000 talvitub ede elaosas Poolla, Saksama aa ja Taani veetes. Södra Midsjöbanke M enit loetakse ebaolulise tähtsusega talvitumispaig t gaks. Mustvaerass (Melanitta nigra) n Mustvaerasste maailmap populatsioonn on hinnanguliselt umbes 2,1–2,4 miiljonit isendit. Liik pesitseb mägedes ja arrktilises keskkkonna, sh Skandinaavia S s ja Venemaaal. Talvituva aid isendeid on n Läänemere el hinnangulisselt 412 000 0 [59] ja nend de hulk kahanneb. Kõige rohkem talvvituvad musttvaerased Ka attegatis, Taa a Pommeri laahes. Liik loetakse ani väinas ja tundlikuks avamere a tuu uleelektrijaam made suhtes [7]. Södra Midsjöbanken M nit loetakse populatsioo oni kui terviku mõttes ebaaolulise tähtssusega talvitumispaigakss. Tõmmuvae eras (Melanittta fusca) Tõmmuvae eraste maailm mapopulatsio oon on hinna anguliselt um mbes 1,7–3,0 miljonit isenndit. Liigid pesitssevad okasm metsaalade jä ärvedes ja raannikul, sealhulgas piki LLäänemerd (Ölandist põhja p pool), Selkämeres S j a Botnia lahe es Rootsi, So oome ja Balttimaade rann nikul. Talvituvaid isendeid on Läänemere l hinnangulis selt 373 000 [59] ja nendee hulk kahan neb. Kõige rohkem talvitub tõmmuvaerasseid Pomme eri lahes, piki Poola rannikkut, väljaspo ool Kaliningraddi ja Liivi lahe es. Liik loetakkse tundlikukks avamere tuuleelektrija t aamade suhtes [7]. Södra Midsjöbanke M enit loetakse populatsioon ni kui terviku mõttes ebaoolulise tähtsu usega talvitumispa aigaks. Hahk (Som materia mollis ssima) Liik on laialt levinud põh hjapoolkeral ja maailmap populatsioon on hinnanguuliselt 3,1–3,8 miljonit täisskasvanud is sendit [7]. Ta lvituvaid isen änemerel hin nanguliselt ndeid on Lää 515 000 [59 9], mis on 50 0% suurusjärrgus vähenemine võrreldes eelmise pprognoosiga ajavahemikkuks 1988–1993. Suurim talvvituvate hahkkade tiheduss on Lääneme ere edelaosaas Taani ja S Saksamaa ve etes (Kieli väin, Väike väin, Lõuna-Fyn) L [[59]. Piisavad uuringud näitavad, n et hhahad ei väld di tuuleparke (Nysted, [47 7]) ja on seal olemas ka [73] talitlusetaapi ajal. Kunna Södra Midsjöbankken ei kuulu hahkade kõi ge olulisema salade hulka ja ei ole ate talvitumis tõendatud, et hahad tuu uleparke välddivad, puudu ub alus eeldaada, et Södraa Midsjöbank ken mõjutaks hahapopulats siooni Läänem meres. Jääkoskel (Mergus merrganser) hjapoolkeral ja maailmap Liik on laialt levinud põh populatsioon on hinnanguuliselt 1,7–2,4 miljonit täisskasvanud is sendit [7]. Ta lvituvaid isen ndeid on Lääänemerel hin nanguliselt 66 000 [59]]. Jääkosklad d talvitavad e enamasti ran nnikulähedasstel madalam matel mereala adel. Södra Midssjöbankenit lo oetakse pop pulatsiooni ku ui terviku mõtttes ebaolulisse tähtsuseg ga talvitumispa aigaks. 60 (7 75) Rohukoske el (Mergus se errator) Liik on laialt levinud põh hjapoolkeral ja maailmap populatsioon on hinnanguuliselt 510 00 00– 620 000 täiskasvanud isendit [7]. Ta alvituvaid ise endeid on Lä äänemerel hinnnanguliselt 25 700 [59]]. Rohukosklad talvituvadd enamasti ra annikuäärsettel madalam atel mereala adel, põhiliselt Lä äänemerel edelaosas. e Liiigi arvukus kahaneb k edeelaosades, kuuid näitab su uurt kasvu Roottsi vetes, iseeäranis Gotla andi idarannikkul (8200 iseendit) [59]. Li llgrundi tuule epargi järeluuringuud näitavad, et rohukoskklad tuuleparkke ei väldi [73]. Tuuleelektrrijaamade rajjamine Södra ra Midsjöbankenil ei tohik ks mõjutada rrohukosklate e arvukust neegatiivselt. Väikekajakkas (Larus miinutus) Liik on laialt levinud põh hjapoolkeral,, sealhulgas Põhja-Skand dinaavias, S Soomes ja Ba alti äljaspool pesitsusperiood i liigub liik lõuna poole, sealhulgas Vaahemerele, riikides. Vä Lääne-Euro oopa Atlandi rannikule, M Mustale mere ele ja Kaspia merele. Maaailmapopulatsioon on hinnang guliselt umbees 97 000–2770 000 täiska asvanud isenndit [7]. Väikekajakkad talvituvad d harilikult ka augemal lõun nas ja edelas s. Läänemereel on – võima alikult peale edelaaosade – talv vitumisalana a ebaoluline tähendus. t Uuuringud Hornni kari ja Nysstedi juures ei ole tõendanudd, et väikekajjakad väldiks ke [47]. Siiskii on võimalik, et sid tuulepark märkimisvä äärne hulk vä äikekajakaid möödub rän nde käigus Midsjöbanken M nitest ja Kagu u- Läänemere e keskosast. Tuuleelektrijjaamade raja amine Södra a Midsjöbankkenil ei tohikss mõjutada väikekajakate v e arvukust ne egatiivselt. Lõunatirk (Uria ( aalge) Lõunatirk on o koloonias pesitsev liik,, keda leidub b arktilistes ja a boreaalsetees piirkondaddes kogu põhja apoolkeral. Maailmapopu M latsioon on hinnangulise h lt umbes 18 miljonit isenddit. Ta võib ettee võtta pikki toiduotsingu uretki (100 km m) ja suudab sukelduda kkuni 230 m sügavusele e. Nende põh hitoit on pisikkalad [7]. Suu uri kolooniaid d leidub Karl södel Gotlanndi lähistel (15 5 000 paari). Pool Stora K Karlsö rõngas statud lindud dest pärineb Gdanski lahe est. Esialgsed asukoha a mää äratlemised (Stora Karlsö öl) näitavad, et Södra Middsjöbanken asub potentsiaalselt lõunatirg gu tegevusra aadiuses suu urema osa aa astast (Nilssoon, L. 2011:2 2). Uuringud Horni H kari ja Nystedi N juure es ei ole tõen ndanud, et lõ õunatirgud vääldiksid tuule eparke [47]. Lõunatirgud d toituvad pe eamiselt kilusst, kes liigub 10–50 m ve eesügavusess, mistõttu Sö ödra Midsjöbankkenit ei loeta lõunatirkude ele erilise täh htsusega kohhaks. Kuna lõõunatirgud viibivad ja rändavad r üle e Södra Midssjöbankeni ja a pank asub Karlsöde suuurte koloonia ate ja Gdanski lahe oluliste taalvitumispiirko ondade vahe el, ei saa mõ õnda ümberppaiknemismõ õju välistada. Ümberpaikknemine kui niisugune n ei peaks üksind da mõjutama a talvituvate lõunatirkude e Läänemeree populatsioo oni olulisel m määral. Mõju hinnatakse siiski s võimalikke kumulatiiv vsete mõjude suhhtes koos mitme tuuleeleektrijaama rajjatisega Läänemere edellapiirkonnas. Alk (Alca to orda) 61 (75)  Liik pesitse eb kaljudel ja a kividel suure rel osal Põhja a-Euroopast ja Ameerikaast. Maailmapo o hinnanguliiselt umbes 1,5 miljonit tä opulatsioon on äiskasvanud isendit. Algid näitavad tõõrjuvat hoiakuut avamere ttuuleparkide suhtes [47]. Muuhulgas ttalvituvad alg gid Läänemere e lõunaosas. Södra Midssjöbankeni tu uulepargi mõ õjusid hinnata akse sarnase eks lõunatirkkudega. 14.2.3 Mõjud rän dlindudele Södra Midssjöbankeni asukoht Skan ndinaavia poo olsaare kagu uosa, Läänem mere ranniku u ja Mandri-Eurroopa põhjarranniku vahe el muudab tõe enäoliseks, et e igasuguseed rändlinnud d aarselt. Punkktist 8.7 ilmneb, et Södra Midsjöbankkenil on vaadeldud läbivad piirrkonda regula ( Fågelvin d, 2011). igasuguseid rändlinde (JP On mitmeidd uuringuid, mis m näitavadd, et rändlinnud suudavadd kohandadaa oma rändetteid tuuleparkid oluliste kahju de kaudu või ümber ilma o ulike mõjude ilmnemisetaa [13, 62, 59, 47, 73]. 14.2.4 meetmed Kaalutlusm Vt punkt 8.7.3. 14.3 Nahkhiired d Tuulepargi võimalikku mõju m nahkhii rtele on kirje eldatud peatü ükis 8.8. Peaatükis 8.8 viid datud alusaruand ded kehtivad ka punktile 1 14.3. Rõngastusleiud on näid danud, et kakks liiki nahkhhiiri (suur-nah hkhiir, pargi-nnahkhiir) rändavad sügisel s hooajjati Skandina aaviast Euroo opa mandrile e [31]. Augusstist oktoobrini on rohkesti na ahkhiirte asurrkondi, sealh hulgas liigid, mida ei loetaa rändajatekss, Rootsi ran nniku lõunaosas. On selgusetu, mil määra al need liigid tõepoolest rändavad r pikkemaid vahemaid ad liiguvad ka ning kas na a avamerele e. Rõngastam misleiud on näidanud parg gi-nahkhiirte ulatuslikke rändevooge r Lätist Euroopa edelaosadeesse [31]. Se ee loob võim aluse, et parrgi-nahkhiired d võivad liikuuda üle meree Södra Midssjöbankeni lä ähedal. On tõenäolline, et rändnnahkhiired paargi-nahkhiire hkhiire liikideest mööduvad e ja suur-nah rännates mingil m määral Södra Midsjjöbankenilt. Ei ada, et Södraa Midsjöbankenile E saa välista tulevad ka teised liigid, kes jahivad tuulest kantu ud putukaid, eriti suve lõppus ja sügise e alguses. Mõõtemasttil, mis paiga aldatakse 201 12. aasta kev vadel, on varrustus nahkhhiirte võimalik ku esinemise väljaselgitam miseks Södra a Midsjöbankkenil ja positiivse leiu korr rral, millistel tingimustel see toimub. Nahkhiirte e esinemise koorral ei loeta tuulepargi mmõju liikidele äral, et võiks sellisel mää s eeldada ne nde populats sioonitaseme e mõjutamistt. Seega võib b välistada ka a märkimisvä äärsed piiriü lesed mõjud nahkhiirtele. 62 (7 75) 14.4 Mereimeta ajad Mereimetajjaid on kirjeld datud peatükkis 8.6 seose es piiriüleste mõjude ja taagajärgedega a nendele loo omadele. Lis saks sellele, mis on märg gitud peatükiss 8.6, on piiriiülesest seisukohasst märkimisvä äärne, et Heelcoms Map and a data Serrvice [34] esittab leiukogumi randunud ja a püütud prin nglite alusel, millest mitu on toimunud d selle sajanddi algul, iseä äranis Gdanski lahes ja Pomm meri lahe kirdde-välisosade es. Samuti on muuhulgas teada t Taani a avamere tuu uleparkide se eirest Nysteddi lähedal, et eelkõige ha allhülged võtavad ette määrkimisväärsselt pikki teek kondi Läänem meres, sealh hulgas Taani vetesst Stockholm mi saarestikku u ja Eesti vettesse. Hüljeste uu uringud Nyste edi juures ei näita kokkuv võtlikult hülje estele tuulepaargi kahjulikk ku mõju [9, 14 4]. Mereimeta ajad hülged jja pringlid su uudavad koha aneda tuulepparkide talitluusaja jooksul [56]. On märkim misväärne, et teoksil on ra ahvusvahelin ne uurimisproojekt (SAMBA AH), millest poolt p rahastab EL E ja poolt riik klikud organi satsioonid ning osalevadd kõik Lääne mere-äärsed d EL- riigid, mille eesmärk on kaardistada a ja kaitsta Lä äänemere prringlite popullatsiooni. Pro ojekti raames on paigaldatud suur hulk he elituvasteid, mis suudavaad registreeriida pringlite asukohahe eli. On võimalusi projekti jja Södra Middsjöbankeni seireprogram s mmi vaheliseks koostööks. Projekt loob b tõenäoliseltt tulemusi, mida m saab kas sutada Södraa Midsjöbankeni seireprogra ammi detailprogrammi läh htekohana. 14.5 Kaitsealad d Merekaitse ootsis kui ka muudes riikides kirjeldata ealasid nii Ro akse peatükiis 0 ja esitata akse kaardilisas 2. Neid alassid võib mõjuutada kaudse elt asjaolu, ett liigid paikneevad Södra Midsjöbankkenilt ümber ja otsivad ko ohta mujal. Mõjud M võivad veidi põhjusstada negatiivset populatsioooni reguleerimmist ühendattud ressurss side vähenem mise kaudu li ikide puhul, mis väldivad tuuleparke (vt punktid 8.7 jja 14.2). See e puudutab eelkõige e talvittuvaid aule. Muid olulisi mõju usid kaitseala adele teistes riikides ei olle tuvastatud d. 63 (75)  SödraMidsjöbankeniavameretuulepark Espookonsultatsiooniprotsessijaokstõlgituddokumendid(*) Tab Document 1 Ülevaade 2 Erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotluseIImuudatus(20.12.2013) 3 MärgukiriIImuudatusele(16.12.2013) 4 Lisarändnahkhiirikäsitlevalemärgukirjale(sügis2012) 5 Märgukirikeskkonnamõjuhindamise(EIA)Imuudatusele(05.09.2012) 6 KaartImuudatuselearenduspiirkondadekohta(05.09.2012) Erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlus(17.02.2012)–väljavõtekavandatavate 7 tingimustekohta Keskkonnamõjuhindamine(EIA)erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlusele 8 (31.01.2012) 9 Kaardidkeskkonnamõjuhindamisele(EIA)(31.01.2012) Konsultatsioonipuudutavavalduserimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlusele 10 (31.01.2012) *)E.ONontellinudtaotlusedokumentidetõlkimiserootsikeelestinglise,poola,eestijasoomekeeldeprofessionaalseltettevõttelt.Lahknevuse võieksitavasõnastusekorralonülimuslikrootsikeelneversioon. 31/8/2015  Appendix 1 36 38 32 Wind farm 40 Södra Midsjöbanken 31 Areas of national interest for wind usage and fishing, 39 fairways, etc. 33 35 Explanation of symbols Territorial boundary 42 34 ! EEZ ! ! Planned NordBalt ! ! ! ! ! ! ! connection ! 41 ! ! Area of national interest, ! ! ! ! wind usage ! ! ! Area of national interest, 10 commercial fishing 43 Boundary of farm area Marked fairway Maritime chart © Swedish Maritime Administration Permit no. 10-02604 Drawing name: SMB-12131-VF ³ 0 5 10 20 30 Kilometers 40 2012-01-31  Sitename: Södviken Sitecode: SE0330084 Appendix 2 Sitename: Husvalla sjömarker Sitecode: SE0330146 Sitename: Egby sjömarker Sitecode: SE0330266 Sitename: Kapelludden Sitecode: SE0330265 Wind farm Södra Midsjöbanken Sitename: • Åkerby-Runstens sjömarker Sitecode: SE0330264 Natura 2000 areas and BSPA areas, etc. Sitename: Bernati Sitecode: LV0303600 Sitename: Sydöstra Ölands sjömarker Sitecode: SE0330174 Sitename: Hoburgs bank Sitecode: SE0340144 Sitename: Pape Sitecode: LV0303500 Sitename: Ottenby Sitecode: SE0330083 Explanation of symbols Territorial boundary Sitename: Norra Midsjöbanken Sitecode: SE0330273 EEZ Sitename: Baltijos juros priekrante Sitecode: LTPALB001 ! Planned NordBalt ! ! ! ! ! Sitename: Utklippan Sitecode: SE0410040 ! connection ! ! ! ! BSPA ! ! ! ! ! Sitename Natura 2000 ! ! ! ! Boundary of farm area Maritime chart © Swedish Maritime Administration Permit no. 10-02604 Sitename: Lawica Slupska Sitecode: PLC990001 Sitename: Przybrzezne wody Baltyku Sitecode: PLB990002 Sitename: Zatoka Pucka i P¢lwysep Helski Sitecode: PLH220032 Sitename: Zatoka Pomorska Sitecode: PLB990003 Sitename: Zatoka Pucka Sitecode: PLB220005 Sitename: Ujscie Wisly Sitecode: PLB220004 Drawing name: SMB-12131-NB ³ 0 5 10 20 30 Kilometers 40 Sitename: Ostoja na Zatoce Pomorskiej Sitecode: PLH990002 Sitename: Zalew Wislany i Mierzeja Wislana Sitecode: PLH280007 2012-01-31  Appendix 3 Kårehamn Wind farm Södra Midsjöbanken Establishment areas with assessed cumulative effect Utgrunden 2 Utgrunden 1 Trolleboda Explanation of symbols (Possible wind farms etc.) Boundary of the Södra Midsjöbanken wind farm Area of interest for sand Blekinge Offshore and gravel extraction Sweden Taggen Poland Germany Maritime chart © Swedish Maritime Administration Permit no. 10-02604 Drawing name: SMB-120209-BPL ³ 0 5 10 20 30 Kilometers 40 2012-01-31  SödraMidsjöbankeniavameretuulepark Espookonsultatsiooniprotsessijaokstõlgituddokumendid(*) Tab Document 1 Ülevaade 2 Erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotluseIImuudatus(20.12.2013) 3 MärgukiriIImuudatusele(16.12.2013) 4 Lisarändnahkhiirikäsitlevalemärgukirjale(sügis2012) 5 Märgukirikeskkonnamõjuhindamise(EIA)Imuudatusele(05.09.2012) 6 KaartImuudatuselearenduspiirkondadekohta(05.09.2012) Erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlus(17.02.2012)–väljavõtekavandatavate 7 tingimustekohta Keskkonnamõjuhindamine(EIA)erimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlusele 8 (31.01.2012) 9 Kaardidkeskkonnamõjuhindamisele(EIA)(31.01.2012) Konsultatsioonipuudutavavalduserimajandustsooni(SEZ)taotlusele 10 (31.01.2012) *)E.ONontellinudtaotlusedokumentidetõlkimiserootsikeelestinglise,poola,eestijasoomekeeldeprofessionaalseltettevõttelt.Lahknevuse võieksitavasõnastusekorralonülimuslikrootsikeelneversioon. 31/8/2015 CONSULTATION STATEMENT Södra Midsjöbanken Consultation in accordance with Section 6 of the Environmental Code in respect of the construction and operation of the Södra Midsjöbanken wind farm, as well as the construction of the farm's connection to the planned NordBalt connection Malmö, 31/01/2012 1 Administra ative inform mation 3 2 Foreword 4 3 cription of th Brief desc he project 7 4 Consultatiion 8 4.1 Early consulltation, County y Administrativve Board in Ka almar County on 15 Decem mber 2010 (see e Appendices 3 and 4) 8 4.2 Continued consultation c 8 4.2.1 Public authoriity consultation on 7 June 2011 1 – memos (App pendices 5 and 6) 8 4.2.2 Consultation meeting m with the e general publicc on 7 June 2011 – memos (Ap ppendices 7 andd 8) 9 5 Opinions and a respons ses from puublic authoriities and sta akeholders, received by y E.ON Vind d up to and including 8 J July 2011 (A Appendix 9) 11 5.1 SGU, Statem ment dated 07 7/07/2011 11 5.2 Swedish Energy Agency, Message date ed 24/05/2011 1 11 5.3 Swedish Tra ansport Admin nistration, Stattement dated 29/06/2011 2 11 5.4 The Swedish h Post and Te elecom Authorrity (PTS), Sta atement dated 18/05/2011 (ssee also pointt 3.28) 11 5.5 County Adm ministrative Boa County, Statement 06/07/20 ard in Skåne C 011 12 5.6 Kammarkolle egiet, Stateme ent 06/07/201 1 12 5.7 National Maritime Museum ms in Sweden n, Statement 05/07/2011 0 12 5.8 Swedish Civvil Contingencies Agency, S Statement 01/0 07/2011 13 5.9 The Swedish h Coast Guard d, Referral ressponse 30/06//2011 13 5.10 Swedish Traansport Agenc cy, Aviation De epartment, Un ndated response, received bby E.ON Vind on 18/05/2011 13 5.11 Swedish University of Agrricultural Scien nces, Stateme ent 15/06/2011 1 13 5.12 Swedish Envvironmental Protection P Age ncy, E-mail da ated 21/06/2011 14 5.13 Swedish Fisshermen's Eco onomic Associiation (SYEF),, Statement 05 5/07/2011 14 5.14 Swedish Arm med Forces, Statement S 06/0 07/2011 15 5.15 Swedish Me eteorological and SMHI), Statement 18/05/20111 a Hydrologiccal Institute (S 15 5.16 Swedish Ma aritime Adminis stration, State ement 20/05/2011 15 5.17 Swedish National Heritage e Board, State ement 20/06/2 2011 16 5.18 Swedish Ang glers Associattion, Statemen nt 08/07/2011 17 5.19 County Adm ard in Bleking e County, Sta ministrative Boa atement 06/07//2011 17 5.20 Region Gotland, E-mail da ated 24/05/20 011 18 5.21 Svenska Kra aftnät, Referra al response 17 7/06/2011 18 5.22 Sven Larsso on, fisherman, Statement 17 7/06/2011 18 5.23 County Adm ministrative Boa ard in Kalmar County, State ement 06/07/2 2011 19 2 (29 9) 5.24 Swedish Orn nithological So ociety (SOF) ((in collaboratio on with the reg gional associaations in Skåne e, Blekinge, Össtra Småland, Öland and GGotland), Statement 06/07/20 011 19 5.25 Swedish Agency for Marin ne and Water Management, Statement 17 7/08/2011 20 5.26 Swedish Fisshermen's Ass sociation, State ement 06/07/2 2011 20 5.27 OCEANA, Statement S Sep ptember 2011 (OCEANA is an a international organisationn that works to preserve the e marine envirronment) 20 5.28 The Swedish h Post and Te elecom Authorrity (PTS), Sta atement 12 Oc ctober 2011 21 6 The Espoo o Conventio on 22 6.1 Opinions recceived 22 6.2 Consultation n 26 6.2.1 Consultation with w representattives from the G Government of Åland Å was conducted on 14 Noovember 2011 27 6.2.2 Consultation with w representattives from the MMinistry of the Environment, the e Ministry of Agrriculture and Forestry, and the Finnissh Environment Institute on 16 November 2011 28  Appendice es: Appendix 1 Consulta ation docume entation 16/0 05/2011 Appendix 2 n to consultattion meeting, published 24/05/2011 Invitation 2 Appendix 3 Memo, in nformation m meeting/introd duction early y consultationn, dated 15/12/20 010 Appendix 4 Presenta ation materia al presented at a meeting/early consultaation 15/12/2 2010 Appendix 5 Public au uthority conssultation – me emos 07/06/2011 Appendix 6 Presenta ation materia al presented during d public c authority coonsultation 07/06/2011 1 Appendix 7 Consulta ation meeting g with the general public – memos 077/06/2011 Appendix 8 Presenta ation materia al presented at a meeting with w the geneeral public 07/06/20 011 Appendix 9 Opinions s and responnses from public authoritie es and stakeeholders, rec ceived by E.ON Vind up to a and including g September 2011 Appendix 10 1 The Espo oo Conventio on, response es and opinio ons receivedd Appendix 11 1 Project presentation p dated 14 No ovember 2011 Appendix 12 1 Project presentation p ovember 2011 (English veersion) dated 16 No 3 (29) 1 Administrrative inforrmation E.ON Vind Sverige AB (E.ON Vind)) is responsib ble for the E.ON Group's planning an nd developme ent of wind poower in the N Nordic regionn. The compa any currentlyy has 122 win nd turbines in operation in the Nordic rregion (Octob ber 2011), with a combin ed output of approximattely 255 MW W. In August 2010, 2 E.ON Vind V completted an offsho ore wind farmm in Denmarrk, called Röd dsand 2, which co omprises 90 wind turbine es and is estimated to pro oduce approxximately 900 0 GWh per year. During D 2011, four onshoree facilities we ere complete ed in Swedenn. A further 5 installationss are in the construction c phase at the e start of 2012, including one offshore e facility, Kårrehamnsporten, northeasst of Öland. Name of th he facility: Södra Midsjöbanke en Wind Farm Applicant/p principal: E.ON V Vind Sverige e AB Address: SE-20 5 09 Malmö E.ON Vind Sverige AB SE-205 09 Malmö Corp. ID noo. 556294-98 817 0)40-25 50 00 Tel.: +46 (0 www.eon.sse/vind E-mail: [email protected] Project manager: Responsib ble officer: Bengt Weg gemo Magnus Kullberg E.ON Vind Sverige AB E.ON Vind d Sverige AB B Tel.: +46 (0 0)763 10 09 44 Tel.: +46 (0)703 95 099 80 Fax: +46 (00)40 97 45 30 Fax: +46 (0)40 97 45 330 E-mail: benngt.wegemo@ @eon.com E-mail: maagnus.kullbe [email protected] m Technical description d & consultancyy report: Environme ental impact assessmentt: Sweco Infra astructure AB Sweco Infrrastructure A AB Assignmen nt manager Environme ental Impact Assessmentt Pavel Senssky Manager Tel.: +46 (0 0)734 12 82 24 Martin Ljunngström E-mail: [email protected] Tel.: +46 (0)734 12 81 37 E-mail: [email protected] 4 (29 9) 2 Foreword d This statem ment is a sub b-appendix to o the Environ nmental Impa act Assessm ment, which constitutes an appendixx to E.ON Vi nd's applicattions for - a permmit according to the Contin nental Shelf Act to lay annd retain undderwater cables for hea e required fo avy current ettc., which are or the operatiion of an offsshore wind fa arm that is planned to be b establishe ed in the soutthern Baltic Sea, S at Södraa Midsjöbanken, includinng the farm's s connection to the plann ned submarin ne cable betw ween Swede en and Lithuannia (the Nord dBalt connect ction) and - a perm mit according to Sweden'ss Economic ZoneZ Act to establish e andd run the Söd dra Midsjöbbanken wind d farm and itss associated cables, transformer statiions, etc., includin ng an HVDC h will connectt the farm to the planned C converter sttation, which NordBa alt connectio on. Early cons sultation E.ON Vind began the consultations c s in Decembe er 2010 with an informatioon nsultation, which was held on 15 Deccember 2010 at meeting/inttroduction to an early con the Countyy Administrative Board in Kalmar. Continued d consultatio on The consulltation then continued c witth the sendin ng out of consultation doccumentation,, a project desscription, date ed 16 May 2 011, see Appendix 1. Thhe consultatioon documenttation was sent out to around 50 authoritiees, stakehold ders and affeected partiess, with a requ uest for any opinnions on the proposed esstablishmentt of the wind farm. The invitation to the con nsultation me eeting was published p on 24 May 201 1 in Barometern n/Oskarsham mns-Tidninge en, in Bleking ge Läns Tidn ning (BLT), inn Karlshamns Allehanda, in Nyheterna, in Oskarsh hamns-Tidningen, in Syddöstran and iin Östran. Th he newspaperr advertiseme ent is enclossed as Appen ndix 2. Continued consultation was held on n 7 June 2011 on two sepparate occassions, with th he County Adm ministrative Boards B in Ble ekinge and Kalmar K countties, with reppresentatives s from Mörbylånga a Municipalitty and Kalmaar County Mu useum, as well as with thhe general puublic including lo ocal fisherme en, representtatives from the Regional Council in K Kalmar Coun nty, Karlskrona Municipalityy and a repreesentative fro om BaltSeaP Plan. o Conventio The Espoo on In accordan nce with the Espoo Convvention, the Swedish S Envvironmental P Protection Ag gency has initiated a written consultation w with the coun ntries aroundd the Baltic S Sea. At the en nd of June 2011,, the Swedish Environme ental Protectiion Agency sent s a notificaation to Finla and, Estonia, Laatvia, Lithuannia, Poland, DDenmark and d Russia, as well as an eenquiry regarrding any interesst in participa ating in the co onsultation in n respect of the t establishhment of an 5 (29)  offshore wind farm at Södra S Midsjöb banken. Any y opinions on n this notificat ation were requested by 9 Septem mber 2011. Documenttation The questioons and opin nions that ha ave emerged during the consultations c s are compile ed in the followin ng material: "Memo o, information n meeting/inttroduction ea arly consultattion", dated 115/12/2010, Append dix 3, presen ntation Appen ndix 4 "Publicc authority co onsultation – memos”; co onsultation on n 7 June 20111, Appendix x 5, presenntation Appen ndix 6 "Consu ultation with the t general ppublic – mem mos”; consulttation on 7 Juune 2011, Append dix 7, presenntation Appen ndix 8 Opinion ns and respo onses from 228 public auth horities and stakeholderss, received by b E.ON Vind V up to an nd including 12 October, Appendix 9 Opinion ns and respo onses receivved by the Sw wedish Environmental Pro rotection Age ency after th he Agency's notification n a according to the t Espoo Convention haas been com mpiled in Appe endix 10. (orriginal docum ments and tra anslations to English or S Swedish). 6 (29 9) 3 Brief desc cription of the projec ct Svenska Kraftnät K has ta aken the deccision to lay a submarine cable (NorddBalt) betwee en Sweden an nd Lithuania to integrate tthe Nordic electricity marrket with thosse in the Baltic States. The e cable will be b routed imm mediately adjacent to Söd dra Midsjöbaanken, which h is one of the marine areas s that has beeen identifiedd as being off national inteerest for windd use. The techniq que that will be applied foor the transfeer of electriciity between SSweden and Lithuania iss known as HVDC H Light, i.e. the trans sfer of high voltage v directt current. Witth today's technology, it iss possible to connect a wind w farm to a submarine cable in the middle of thhe sea. Conn nection of a w wind farm to NordBalt wo ould provide the potential to supply eneergy both to Sweden S and the rest of thhe Nordic reg gion as well aas to the Baltic States. This solution is also attractivve from an EUE perspectiv ve. The part off the Södra Midsjöbanken M n area that is s located with hin the Sweddish economic zone and which w has be een deemed ssuitable for the t establishment of a neew offshore wind w farm, has a total area of o approx. 32 20 km2. This provides p spa ace for the coonstruction of o a facility com mprising apprrox. 300 wind d turbines an nd an installed power of uup to 1,000 MW, M which provides an annu ual electricityy production of up to 3.8 TWh. T Application ns cover the laying l and opperation of underwater u cables for heaavy current located within the farm area, as welll as the farm m's connectio on with underrwater cables to the plannedd submarine cable betwe een Sweden and Lithuania. Applicatioons also incluude the constru uction and opperation of th he farm and associated a trransformer sstations, measureme ent towers, etc., e as well a as the constrruction and operation o of aan HVDC converter station s that will w connect th he farm to the planned NordBalt connnection. The farm iss located bey yond Swedenn's territorial border, but within w the boorders of the Swedish ecconomic zone. The appliccation regard missibility of tthe farm must ding the perm therefore be b made in ac with both the Continental Shelf Act andd Sweden's ccordance w Economic Zone Z Act. The farm and ations are described in the Technical Description and a its associated installa a the Environ nmental Impa act Assessm ment. 7 (29) 4 Consultattion A general summary s of the t questionss and opinions that have emerged duuring the ch are taken into conside consultations, and whic eration in othe er project doocuments, is provided beelow: 4.1 Early consultatiion, Countyy Administra ative Board in Kalmar C County on 15 1 December 2010 0 (see Appe endices 3 and a 4) During the consultation, it was conffirmed that th he Polish sec ction of Södraa Midsjöbanken is not affected d by the prop posed farm. The meetinng discussedd the height oof the wind tu urbines and obstacle o marrking. The matter was highlig ghted in detail in other do ocuments bellonging to the e applicationn. Available natural n resources, particu ularly natural gravel, weree discussed aat the meetin ng. It is desirable e for crushed d rock to be u used in the project p in the first instancee, not natura al gravel. Changes too the natural environmennt with regard d to e.g. the effects e of artiificial reefs were w discussed at a the meetin ng and will be e highlighted d in other doccuments (Ennvironmental Impact Asssessment). The Countyy Administrative Board w wants the imp pact of the farm on the floow conditions s to be taken in nto account. The Board wants to see e an overvieww of the soutthern part of the Baltic Seea, with a presentatio on of other vaaluable offsh hore shallowss and coastal areas that aare being exploited, in order to make an asse essment of th he impact on the natural eenvironment caused by the establish hment of the Södra Midsjjöbanken win nd farm. The Countyy Administrative Board reefers to the Espoo E Conve ention in resppect of consultation with other countries. It is observved at the me eeting that th he Swedish Armed A Forces see probleems with the new farm, although with no further f clarifiication of what this relate es to. 4.2 Continued cons sultation 4.2.1 Public autthority cons sultation on 7 June 201 s (Appendicces 5 and 6) 11 – memos 8 (29 9)  The Countyy Administrative Board w would like the e Environmen ntal Impact A Assessment to t describe cu umulative efffects, the imppact on nature, birds, etc c., of the estaablishment off a wind farm, both at Södrra Midsjöban nken and other nearby ba anks and shaallow areas. During the consultation, it was state ed that it is desirable for the t Environm mental Impacct Assessmen nt to present the environm mental impac ct of the matterial that is bbroken down n, the noise impaact, effects off electrical ca ables on migrating fish an nd the catchees that are registered in other counntries. The Enviro onmental Imp pact Assessm ment must also present positive p effect cts, such as the effects of artificial a reefs s. The consulltation meetinng also discuussed the haandling of exc cavated mateerial and foundationss for the wind d turbines, a as well as the e use of mateerial in the prroject. The County C Administrattive Boards consider c thatt the use of natural n grave el should be aavoided. Those pressent consider that the are ea is of intere est from a maarine archaeeology perspective e, which should be taken into conside njunction withh supplemen eration in con ntary studies and d investigatio ons. The matterr of which Coounty Admini strative Board will be thee supervisoryy authority wa as not clarified at the meeting. This matterr will be discu ussed further by the Cou nty Administtrative Boards in Blekinge B and d Kalmar cou unties. 4.2.2 2 Consultatiion meeting g with the ge eneral publ ic on 7 June 2011 – m memos (Appendicces 7 and 8 ) The following informatio on was proviided by those e present: x Fishingg at Södra Midsjöbanken takes place using passiv ve equipmennt, i.e. hook and a line. Bo ottom trawlin ng is not perfo formed in the e shallows. x The areea is a know wn spawning area for spra at, herring annd turbot. Cood and small fish are also found in th he area. Greyy seals are present p to a significant s exxtent. Porpois ses are verry rare. x Polish, Danish and German fish hermen are often o seen att Södra Midssjöbanken. x Leisure e activities att Södra Midssjöbanken on nly occur to a limited exteent. Those pressent also statted the follow wing: x nsidered that the wind tu rbines entail a risk for co It is con ommercial fisshermen, for example in the event of a mach hine breakdown on a fishing boat. 9 (29)  x It is con nsidered that the constru uction of wind d turbines ha as an adversee impact on the environ nment for fish h. After the d developmentt, the area will be unusabble for fishing g. x It is wo ondered how much energ gy will be required to cons struct the winnd farm, and d it is conside ered that this s should be p presented in the Environm mental Impaact Assessme ent in order too demonstra ate that the e nergy yield is s sufficient to o outweigh thhe environmental conseq quences. The e profitabilityy of the farm should be prresented in thhe Environm mental Impactt Assessment. x nsidered that the entire e It is con ecosystem will w be affected, during botth the constru uction and op perating perioods, for exam h noise and vvibrations, which mple through must be described in detail in thhe Environmental Impactt Assessmennt so that it is s possiblle to assess the effects aand consequences for fish stocks etc.. x It is pointed out tha at this is not tthe first time fishery have e been affecteed by wind turbinees. Reference e is made to other offsho ore wind power projects, eeast of Hanöö, Taggen n, etc. x ondered whetther growth o It is wo on foundations is positive e. In Denmarrk, it can be seen s that blu ue mussels etc. e cover the e foundationss. This produ uces a positivve effect with h richer and a more varied plant an nd animal life e. However, there is somee uncertainty y as to how this will be ass sessed. Commercia al fishermen want confirm mation that th hey will be coompensated for lost catches. E.ON Vind will develop a suitable m model for hanndling this. The model willl be based on o lost catches during the perio od 2013–201 15. Compens sation will bee provided if it emerges that losses are actually occu urring. E.ON Vind notified the meeting thatt the farm is being planne ed at Södra M Midsjöbanke en because off the limited water w depth, NordBalt annd the wind conditions. c E.ON Vind notified the meeting thatt consultation n will take pla ace with otheer countries through thee Swedish En nvironmenta al Protection Agency. A Thee other counttries will have e the opportunityy to give theirr opinions. 10 (2 29) 5 Opinions and respoonses from public autthorities an nd stakehoolders, rece eived by E.ON Vind V up to and includ ding 8 July 2011 (App pendix 9) 5.1 SGU U, Statemen nt dated 07//07/2011 SGU statess that those locations l wh ere the natural residual layer has beeen removed should be covered c with suitable ero osion protection, both to avoid a erosionn that can undermine the foundations, and to m minimise rec curring turbid dity that can aaffect the conditions within the ne earby Natura a 2000 areas1. SGU recom mmends that the materiall be deposite w that, as far as possible, it ed in such a way is not subje ected to eros sion, giving riise to turbiditty. As an alte ernative, SGU U proposes the t depositing of the materrial so that it ""builds up" th he deeper pa arts of the baank's least exposed flaanks and covvers them wi th erosion-protection material. 5.2 Swe edish Energy Agency, M Message da ated 24/05/2011 The Swedissh Energy Agency has a positive view w of the project, which w when operatio onal e a good supply of enviro will provide onmentally ad dapted electrricity. 5.3 Swe edish Transport Adminiistration, Sttatement da ated 29/06/22011 The Swedissh Transportt Administrattion states th hat, in respec ct of aviation,, obstacle ma arking must take place p in acco ordance with the Swedish h Transport Agency's A reggulation TSFS 2010:155. With respect to shipping g, offshore w wind turbiness must be ma arked in conssultation withh the Swedish Maritime M Administration in accordance e with interna ational recommmendations. A "separate decision d regaarding a permmit for markin ng that consttitutes a safeety device forr shipping" must m be issueed by the Swwedish Maritime Administtration. In the state ement, the Ad dministration n also states that, in order to ensure a suitable dis stance from established shipping routes, th he operator must m be preppared to pressent a risk analysis. 5.4 The Swedish Post P and Tellecom Authority (PTS), Statementt dated 18/0 05/2011 (see also pointt 3.28) In certain cases, c the ere ection of winnd turbines caan adverselyy affect the reeception of radio signals, particularly wheen it comes tto radio link connections. c . PTS therefoore recomme ends that a conssultation proc cedure be co onducted betw ween the winnd power com mpany (E.ON N Vind) and the t radio link k operators thhat are affectted by the es stablishmentt of the wind farm, in order to minimise thee risk of disru uptions. For this t purpose, PTS contribbutes informa ation about which radio link operators o are e affected. 1 Note that the nearest Natura 2000 aarea, Norra Midsjöbanken, is located justt over 30 km frrom Södra Midssjöbanken 11 (29)  5.5 County Adminis strative Boa ard in Skåne e County, Statement S 006/07/2011 The Countyy Administrative Board o bserves thatt the planned d wind farm w will not be vis sible e and also will not affect S from Skåne Skåne's water area. The Countyy Administrative Board a lso observes s that the esttablishment aarea in questtion has been highlighted h as s a possible area for wind d use and that the docum mentation presented for f the upcom ming applicaation and the Environmen ntal Impact A Assessment appear to be b relatively comprehens c sive, covering g those aspeects that shouuld be dealt with w in an appliccation with an attached EEnvironmenta al Impact Ass sessment. 5.6 Kam mmarkollegie et, Stateme 011 2 ent 06/07/20 Kammarko ollegiet obserrves that the area has hig gh natural vaalues and connsiderable similarities with other siimilar areas tthat enjoy prrotection acc cording to Naatura-2000. In respect ofo the Enviro onmental Imp pact Assessm ment, Kammarkollegiet coonsiders that this should include an inves stigation of u nderwater no oise and its impact i on fissh, primarily the t ndangered ee critically en el, during thee construction, operating and phasingg out periods s, and that any futture permit should s be linkked to a conttrol programmme in this resspect. Furthermorre, Kammark kollegiet conssiders that th he Environme ental Impact Assessment should alsoo include an investigation n of possible cumulative effects e from tthe establish hment of the farm, compared tot both plannned and prev viously estab blished farmss. In addition,, Kammarkollegiet statess that the Envvironmental Impact Assesssment shou uld include a description off the impact o of the various alternatives, including tthe number ofo turbines, th he height of the turbines a and their maaximum installed power. D Details regarrding the maximu um number ofo turbines, th heir height and a output sh hould be ablee to be specified in any futurre permit.3 The Enviro onmental Imp pact Assessm ment should also include a descriptionn of the impa act of the position ning of the tu ation to each urbines in rela e final positiooning cannot be h other. If the defined in the t applicatioon, the perm it should be subject to the condition tthat the final position muust be determmined in conssultation with h the supervisory authoritty, the Swed dish Agency forr Marine and Water Mana agement and d the Swedish Environmeental Protectiion Agency.4 5.7 National Maritim me Museum ms in Swede en, Stateme ent 05/07/20011 National Maritime Muse eums in Swe eden judges that t ancient monuments may be pres sent in the affeccted water arrea. They con he project should thereforre commissio nsider that th on an 2 The statem ment is not enttirely unambig guous, as it inittially states that "any permitt for establishiing wind power at Norra Midsjöbanken sho ould be combin ned with a cata alogue of condditions similarr to that used forr Stora Middellgrund". 3 Kammarko ollegiet refers to t the Land annd Environmental Court's ru District Court dated uling at Växjö D 10 June 201 11, case no. M 695-07. 4 Kammarko ollegiet cites th he Land and E Environmental Court's judge ement of 23 Juune 2011, case no. M 8211-10, concerning the permit for thhe wind farm ata Storgrundett. 12 (2 29) archaeologgical investigation of the w whole of the exploitation area in quesstion, includin ng work areass where e.g. anchored ve essels can afffect the botto om. 5.8 Swe edish Civil Contingencie C es Agency, Statement 01/07/20111 Rakel The Swedissh Civil Conttingencies Ag Agency (MSB B) has been commissione c ed by the Governmen nt to introduc ce, manage a and develop Rakel, the radio commuunication systtem for protectio he wind farm does not beecome an obs on and security. In orderr to ensure th stacle to the radioo communica ation system,, consultation n should take e place with MSB's unit for f infrastructu ure, Rakel, when w planning g the location n of the wind d turbines. Coontact details s for this unit are e included in the stateme ent. Preventive measures during establiishment and operation MSB considers that it is s important to ment of the rissk and of which o conduct a full assessm accident prrevention and d damage-lim mitation mea asures need to t be implem mented in advance. MSB also considers c at a plan for rescue effortts with clear responsibilitiies should ex tha xist during bothh the construction period and the ope erating period d. The plan mmust be draw wn up in consultation with the municipal reescue servicees, the Swed dish Work Ennvironment Authority, the public health authorityy and the county adminis strative boardds. It is finally pointed p out that the holdeer of the righ ht of use, to a reasonablee extent, mus st keep equip pment for extinguishing firres and for life-saving ac ctivities in thee event of a fire f or accident. Agreements A in this respecct can be enttered into between the reescue service e and the holder of o the right of o use. 5.9 The Swedish Coast C Guard d, Referral response r 30 0/06/2011 The Swedissh Coast Gu uard has noth hing to say at a this point with w regard too the planned d establishment, but is looking forwarrd to being keept informed about and pparticipating in the various pha ases of the project p in futu ure. 5.10 Sweedish Transport Agencyy, Aviation Departmentt, Undated response, rece ON Vind on 18/05/2011 eived by E.O 1 The Swedissh Transportt Agency's A Aviation Depa artment pointts out that, siince 1 April 2010, 2 it is the Sw wedish Transp port Adminisstration that monitors m ation interestts in municipal avia planning ettc. 5.11 Swe edish Unive ersity of Agrricultural Sc ciences, Sta atement 15//06/2011 The Swedissh University y of Agricultuural Sciencess (SLU) cons siders that th ere is no acc count of the posssible alternatiive locationss that have be een assesseed, nor of thee supporting documenta ation against which these e have been assessed, no or an accounnt of the grouunds on which thhese locationns have been n rejected. 13 (29)  SLU consid ders that, in the t material that is preseented as a ba asis for consuultation, therre is no clear preesentation of the environ nmental impa act of variouss alternative establishments, nor a choicce of methods for laying tthe foundatio ons, nor inforrmation on hoow these alternativess have been assessed ag gainst each other o mpact assesssment that le in an im eads to an Envirronmental Immpact Assesssment of the company's (E.ON Vind'ss) main alternativess. SLU also considers c thaat a project off this importaance and scoope should bbe accompan nied by more exxtensive cons sultation, wit h more meth hods than jus st large meettings being consideredd. As an alterrnative, an exxhibition of th he consultation documenntation, supplemen nted as descrribed above, will be available for the general g publ ic at suitable e, well-freque ented locationns. 5.12 Swe edish Enviro onmental Prrotection Ag gency, E-ma ail dated 211/06/2011 The Swedissh Environm mental Protecction Agency states that they do not hhave the pote ential to look into o the matter in any greateer depth in the immediate e future. Theyy point out th hat the areas iss renowned for f birds, inccluding as a wintering w are ea for seabirdds such as thhe long-tailed duck, and thhat the birds' patterns in relation r aying and mooving on must to sta therefore be b investigateed in greaterr detail. Theyy also point out that theree is not much knowledge about the oc ccurrence off bats in this area, and that this shouldd therefore be b charted. Finally, the hat, as from 1 July 2011, there will als ey point out th so be consulltation with th he new Agenccy for Marine e and Water MManagement in Gothenb burg, and thaat the issues that should gen nerally be tak ken into conssideration wh hen establish hing a wind faarm can be seen s from the Sw wedish Envirronmental Prrotection Ageency's website and from tthe national website forr wind powerr (www.vindlo ov.se). See also a point 5.225. 5.13 Swe edish Fisherrmen's Econ nomic Asso ociation (SY YEF), Statem ment 05/07//2011 SYEF conssiders that an n environmen ntal impact assessment a must m includee the following: x Test fisshing for the fish species that use Södra Midsjöba anken as theeir reproduction and nuursery area. x An inveestigation of the potentiall consequences for fish populations p aand other botttom- living species, s as well w as the im mpact on wate er quality, of an environm mental impacct as extensive as that which w will be ccaused by th he work in quuestion.5 x By assuming that, in all likelihoo od, no fishingg will be permmitted in the area in ques stion once th he wind farmm has been brrought into use, u they request that thee Environmen ntal Impactt Assessmen nt should lookk at the issue e of full financial compennsation for SYYEF's membe ers, as this will w entail losss of income for f several ye ears. 5 SYEF makkes an incorrec ct interpretatio on of the timettable that has been presenteted during the consultation, and therefore assumes tha at disruptions in the area will mean that thhere is a risk of o five years of spa awning being lost for the fishh species that reproduce at Södra Midsjö banken. 14 (2 29) x Finally,, they consid der that an in nvestigation should s be conducted as tto whether an EU Membe er State can impose a ve eto in such an n issue, if this could affecct access forr comme ercial fisherm men to areas like this thatt are intended for e.g. winnd farms, theereby 6 causing g economic damage. d 5.14 Swe edish Armed d Forces, S tatement 06 6/07/2011 According tot an analysis that has beeen conductted, the deve elopment of a wind farm at a Södra Midssjöbanken will entail veryy significant disruption d to the Swedishh Armed Forcces' various tecchnical system ms. at there coulld theoretically be a soluttion in the forrm of relocatting However, itt is stated tha the Swedissh Armed Forces' installa ations and eq quipment, proovided a new w location can be found that will w not be ad dversely affe ected in futurre by new offfshore wind ppower projec cts. Financial compensation n must also bbe paid. In th his respect, a comparisonn is made witth the Kriegers Flak project. 5.15 Sweedish Meteo orological an nd Hydrolog gical Institutte (SMHI), S Statement 18/0 05/2011 In its statem ment, SMHI states s that th hey have esttablished a collaboration with the Swe edish Armed Forcces regarding weather ra adars, and th hat the Armedd Forces aree an early refferral body, and a part of the national inte erest for total defence, regarding the eestablishmen nt of wind turbines. In respect of o the statem ment concern ning the Södrra Midsjöban nken wind farrm, consultattion in accordance e with Sectio on 6 of the Ennvironmental Code, and any disruptioon to the netw work of weather radars, pleaase refer to th he Swedish Armed A es.7 Force 5.16 Swe edish Maritim me Adminisstration, Sta atement 20/05/2011 The Swedissh Maritime Administratio on states tha at the planned establishmment is expeccted to have neg gligible consequences w ith regard to extending th he routes forr shipping. In order to create an es stablishment at Södra Mid dsjöbanken that t for shipping, the is safe fo following are suggestedd: x The deeveloper is re ecommended d to apply to the County Administrativ A ve Board to have h shippin ng excluded from f a during the construction the area n phase. Thee exclusion area should also encompass a 500 m safety zon ne beyond thee farm's outeermost towerrs. 6 During the consultation meeting, m there e was no information about the Swedish EEnvironmental Protection Agency's A handling of the ma atter in accorda ance with the Espoo Conveention, i.e. futu ure contacts with h the countries around the B Baltic Sea. 7 The statemment also points out that at a distance of more m than 20 km from the raadar, no restriictions are required d, as the impac ct (from wind tturbines) is the en deemed to be negligible.. 15 (29)  x Wind tuurbines mustt be equippe ed with obstacle lights for shipping in aaccordance with interna mmendations from the shiipping organisation IALA.. These shou ational recom uld be designed in consulttation with th he Shipping Department D within w the Sw wedish Transsport Agencyy. Special em mphasis is pllaced on the marking of those turbinees that constitute corner points. x The Swwedish Maritiime Administtration propo oses that the wind turbinees that are lo ocated adjacent to shipping routes, in aaddition to th d obstacle ligghts, should be he prescribed supplie ed with indire ect facade lig ghting on the lower part of o the tower. x The ca able connection to land shhould be presented and consultation c should take place when route r alternattives have be hed.8 een establish x The Sw wedish Maritiime Administtration wants s both a clear and detaileed chart imag ge in a large er format, on which the lo cation of the e planned win nd turbines iss marked, as s well as for this t informatiion to be pre esented digita ally in shape format in ordder to be presennted in GIS. x The ressults of the marine m surveeys that have e been carried out in the aarea should be reporte ed to the Swe edish Maritim me Administrration in orde er to update tthe depth databaase and chartts. x Before starting construction wo rk that can affect a shipping, this must be notified in n plenty of o time to the e Swedish MMaritime Adm ministration, Chart C Correcttion Office. x Finally the Swedishh Maritime Ad dministration n would like to t issue a rem minder, with the supporrt of Section 3 § 4 of the M Maritime Traaffic Ordinanc ce, that the wwind power operatoor may be reequired to impplement mea asures imme ediately if theere is a risk of o shippin ng being misd directed. 5.17 Swe edish Nation nal Heritage e Board, Sta atement 20//06/2011 The Swedissh National Heritage H Boa ard considers s that, prior to t constructioon, it is nece essary to determinne whether any a ancient m monuments will w be affecte ed. The ancieent monume ents referred to here are shipwrecks whe 1 years can be assumeed to have passed ere at least 100 since the ship became a wreck, as well as settle ements9 from m the Palaeoolithic Age. Th he Board conssiders that th he results fro m the survey ys should be included in the Environmental Impact Assessment A that will be enclosed e with h the applicaation to the Ministry of the Environm ment. vide 100 per cent coverage They point out that the survey that iis carried outt should prov and that it should s clearlly present whhich areas will w definitely be b affected bby the installaation, as well as where w constrruction sites and more te hed.10 emporary insttallations willl be establish 8 Cable connnection to landd not relevant.. The cable co onnection to th he HVDC convverter stations s should be prresented, how wever. 9 According to the Swedis sh National Heeritage Board, Södra Midsjöbanken can bbe viewed as a ea for settleme potential are ent and exploittation during the t Palaeolithic Age. 10 Completed investigation ns were perforrmed with a 100 per cent co overage of thee area. 16 (2 29) The statem ment includes s a proposal for a system matic process regarding aan investigatio on and continu ued studying g of Stone Ag ge remains at a Södra Midssjöbanken.11 5.18 Swe edish Anglers Associat ion, Statem ment 08/07/2 2011 The Swedissh Anglers Association A cconsiders tha at it is importa ant to assesss what effectts the installation could entail for the ecossystem and fo or existing sp pecies, as weell as to try to o adapt its exxecution in order o to minim mise the impact as far as possible. Reegarding the e constructioon work, theyy consider tha at it is importtant for this to be perform med in such a way and at such h a time that it has as littlle impact as possible on affected fishh species' reproductio on and growtth in the area a. 5.19 County Adminis strative Boa ard in Blekin nge County, Statementt 06/07/2011 The Countyy Administrative Board in n Blekinge Coounty consid ders that the following aspects are particularly important to conside er in the Environmental Im mpact Assesssment: x The Environmenta al Impact Asssessment and the entire application a sshould cover all of eration being the ope g applied for, which is nec cessary in co onjunction w with the constru uction, opera ation and phaasing out of the t wind farmm. x The zeero alternative e should be presented an nd its environnmental conssequences bed. Alternative locationss and designs describ s for the installation shouuld be investiigated and preesented in th he Environme ental Impact Assessment. This preseentation shou uld encompass environ nmental, pracctical and ec conomic aspe ects of variouus locations for the insttallation. x The Environmenta al Impact Asssessment sho ould describee the fish po pulations in the t area annd how thesee might be exxpected to beb affected du uring the connstruction of the wind faarm and when the farm iss in operationn. Particular attention shoould be paid to issues such as wheether the areea is an impo ortant spawning or nurserry area for an ny fish spe ecies, as well as the area a's significan nce for migrating fish spe cies. x The Environmenta al Impact Asssessment sho ould describee the fishing performed in n the area. Which W nations fish there, the scope, equipment, e sppecies, etc. T The impact on o the potential to conducct fishing duriing the consttruction and operation of the wind farm should be described. x The ma atter of comp a a result off impaired pootential to conduct pensation forr fishermen as fishing should be dealt with in th he applicatio mit according to Sweden's on for a perm s Econom mic Zone Ac ct. x The en nvironmental effects of tu rbidity in con njunction with h the construuction work, as a well ass the measures that are reequired to limmit inconvenience and daamage as a result r of workk that causes s turbidity, sh hould be des scribed in the e Environmenntal Impact Assesssment. 11 Field aspe ects of the first stage propossed by the Sw wedish Nationa al Heritage Booard, bathymetric analysis and d seabed analysis, have now w been conduucted. 17 (29)  x The Co ounty Adminiistrative Boa ard considerss that the win nd farm at Söödra Midsjöbbanken will affect a underwwater prehisttoric landscapes. For conntinued investig gation work, contour liness (water dep pth) are required within thhis area. x The Co ounty Adminiistrative Boa ard points outt that the wre eck located w within the specifie ed area is no ot an ancientt monument. x The Booard considers that the baathymetric measurement m ts that have been perform med should be examined by marine archaeology y experts12, and a if new meeasurements s are perform med, it would d be good forr this to be co o-ordinated with w a marinee archaeolog gist in order to o make cost--effective use e of the equiipment. x The Coounty Adminiistrative Boa ard considers s that there may m be a neeed to highlighht the occurre ence of migra ating birds in n the area. For example, the extent too which e.g. brent b geese pass during the spring m migration at th he end of Ma ay/beginning of June, whether cranes that leave Öland Ö in Septtember pass s the area, ass well as the occurrence of loons, duck, d geese and swans d utumn migration in Septeember-Octob during the au ber, should all be clarifie ed. x The daata should als so highlight w whether marrine mammals (seals, porrpoises) are affected. Finally, the e County Admministrative B Board states that it wants to be the suupervisory authority fo or the planne ed wind farm,, and that the e County Adm ministrative B Board in Kalmar County hass been notifie ed of this. 5.20 Region Gotland d, E-mail da ated 24/05/2 2011 Region Gotland judges that the projject will not affect a their in nterests, and they therefo ore refrain from m expressing an opinion. 5.21 Svenska Kraftn nät, Referra l response 17/06/2011 Svenska Kraftnät K notifie es that the isssue regardin ng the potenttial to connecct to NordBaalt is currently be eing prepareed, and that itt is currently not possiblee to give a deecision on this matter. Sveenska Kraftnät anticipatees being able e to give a res sponse regaarding the connection issue in Octtober 2011. Furthermorre, they state e that as this (NordBalt) relates r to an internationall connection between Sw weden and Lithuania, L e Lithuanian national grid the d operator Littgrid also needs n the opportunity to give itts opinion re to be given egarding the connection isssue. 5.22 Sven Larsson, fisherman, Statement 17/06/2011 Sven Larssson is a commercial fishe erman who fishes on and around Söddra Midsjöbanken at certain tiimes of the year. y He fishees for cod an nd turbot usin ng fishing-neet. As the 12 The exam mination was performed on 3 30-31 August 2011. 18 (2 29) developme ent of the farm m will affect h his fishing, he h would like to receive innformation ab bout the progresss of the projject. 5.23 County Adminis strative Boa ard in Kalma ar County, Statement S 006/07/2011 The Countyy Administrative Board sttates that the e opinions pu ut forward at earlier meettings on 15 Dece ember 2010 and 7 June 2 2011 still remmain. The Board would like to o supplemen nt these with the following g: x Variouss alternativess for coverin g cables that are not laid d in flushed oor ploughed trenchees should be e highlighted.. It should als so be possible to cover thhem with cabble protecttion, e.g. con ncrete. x The Coounty Adminiistrative Boa ards observess that the latest reports inndicate that populations of mussel-eating seeabirds such h as long-taile ed ducks andd eider have ed markedly over the passt 20 years. They decline T thereforre consider itt important foor the conseqquences of th he wind farmm on these sppecies to be described d in the Environ nmental Impact Assessm ment. x The Coounty Adminiistrative Boa quences for bbottom-living ard also wantts the conseq g fauna to t be covered d in the Enviironmental Im mpact Assessment. The Countyy Administrative Board w would like to come c back to o the superviision issue at a a later date. 5.24 Sweedish Ornith hological So ociety (SOF) (in collaboraation with the rregional associations in Skå åne, Blekinge,, Östra Småla d Gotland), S and, Öland and Statement 06/0 07/2011 SOF statess that, in conjjunction with h the establis shment of a wind w farm at Södra Midsjöbankken, conditions exist that risk causing g serious neg gative conseqquences, including fo or the wintering populatioon of long-tailed ducks. SOF thereforee strongly ad dvises against prooceeding withh the currentt plans for the e establishm ment of a windd farm. They consider that therre is limited kknowledge about migratin ng and restinng birds, and that the possibility of a conssiderable nummber of migrrating birds re egularly crosssing or resting at Södra Midssjöbanken ca annot be rule ed out. This maym require a more detaiiled investiga ation, even thouggh there is already significcant knowled dge about Sö ödra Midsjöbbanken's importancee for bird life and biologicaal diversity in n the Baltic Sea. S SOF referss e.g. to Leif Nilsson's rep port (date unclear), in which it is stateed that "Södrra Midsjöbankken is importtant for seabiirds. When itt comes to lo ong-tailed duucks, it is one e of the most im mportant any ywhere in Eurrasia. I have conducted inventories i oof the Midsjö banks in re ecent years, and a in total th there may bee up to 250,0000 individuaals at the two banks. 2000,000 have been seen at Södra Midsjjöbanken." SOF obserrves that thatt Södra Midssjöbanken is not protectedd according to Swedish law, nor set asid de as an SPAA area (Speccially Protectted Area) acc cording to thhe EU's Birds s 19 (29)  Directive, but b the gathe ering of long--tailed ducks during the winter w definiteely satisfies the t criteria for this. t They also observe o that there are ind dications tha at Södra Mids sjöbanken iss an importan nt foraging arrea for commmon guillemotts. Finally, the ey mention thhat the Swed ish Society for f Nature Co onservation iis currently reviewing the criteria fo or wind-produ uced electricity that will be denoted w with the "Good Environmental Choice" symbol, and d that accord ding to the prroposal that hhas been developed,, electricity th hat is producced at Södra Midsjöbanke en will not bee able to be classified as a a Good En nvironmentall Choice. The ey notify thatt SOF is partticipating in this t review. 5.25 Sweedish Agenc cy for Marin ne and Wate er Managem ment, Statem ment 17/0 08/2011 The Swedissh Agency fo or Marine an d Water Man nagement su upports the sstatement iss sued by Kammarkollegiet on 6 July 2011 . 5.26 Swe edish Fisherrmen's Asso ociation, Sta atement 06/07/2011 The Swedissh Fisherme en's Associattion (SFR) states the follo owing: The Association refers to the perce ptions and opinions o that were expresssed by the fishermen who w participa ated at the coonsultation meeting m arlskrona on 7 June 2011. in Ka See Appenndix 7. SFR consid ders that the habitat loss that the wind farm entaills for populattions of herriing, turbot and other speciees, including non-commerrcial species, must be cleearly presentted and analyssed with regaard to both th he constructioon process and a the operaating period. This also applies to spawninng fish and otther fish rem maining in the e area in queestion. SFR also considers c tha at an analysiss must be pe erformed with h regard to S Swedish and other fishing thatt is conducted within the a area in ques stion. Finally, SFR considers that the conssequences ofo sediment spread s to codd spawning areas a and areas of o national in nterest must be thoroughly analysed with w regard tto real condittions, nsistent westerly to south e.g. the con hwesterly current. 5.27 OCEEANA, State ement Septtember 2011 (OCE EANA is an international i l organisation n that works to preserve tthe marine envirronment) During Sepptember 2011, OCEANA submitted co onsultation opinions o that are based in n part on the orga anisation's ow wn field stud dies carried out o at Södra Midsjöbankeen during Aprril 2011. The organisation's opin e the following: nions include 20 (2 29) x Construction of an offshore winnd farm will in nfluence the surrounding environment, ng flora and fauna. Seve ral environm includin mental aspectts, such as looss of habita at, a vibrations, impact on noise and n flow conditio ons, creationn of reef-like structures, sedimeent spread, etc., e must the erefore be taken into consideration. T The project's constru perating pha ses will resu uction and op ult in various types of envvironmental impact. x The coonstruction ph hase entails underwater noise and vibrations, as well as encroaachment on th he seabed. T The surround ding environm ment will be adversely affected, in particular by the enccroachment on the seabe ed. Benthic oorganisms annd plants may be cove ered by sand d, which can result in redu uced growth,, reduced suurvival or deatth. The bould ders that occcur in the are ea many need d to be handdled in conjun nction with thee installation n of cables. T The movement or blasting g of boulderss in connectio on with thiis work will adversely a affeect the area's environment. The remooval of hard bottomm substrate will w also cause e an irrevers sible loss of the habitats ccontaining organissms such as blue musse ls. x The immpact on the environment e t also occurs during the operating o phaase. Noise frrom the turbbines will pro obably affectt the surroundings. Differiing seabed ty types can influence the sprea ad of noise, wwith soft seabbeds that are e rich in animmal life damping the sprread of noise e, for exampl e. The few studies s that exist e in this reespect should be taken into considerration when p planning the wind farm. The T wind turbbines will pro obably also inffluence the commercially c y important fishing sector as well as m migrating bird ds. If human n activities are excluded ffrom the farm m area, the la ack of fishingg will benefit the t fish sto ocks. As the seabed at Sö ödra Midsjöb banken is dominated by ssoft sedimen nt, the founda ations for the wind turbine es will increase the area of o hard bottoom structures s to a great extent. e The fo oundations w will create ree ef-like objects situated att various dep pths, which will w benefit flo ora and faun na. In the long term, new species mayy become establisshed in the area. a This deevelopment anda an increa ase in biologgical diversityy on the bannk will be pos sitive. On the e other hand d, the establisshment of thee wind farm may have a negative efffect on soft sseabed comm munities, as the t area of thheir habitat will w decrea ase. 5.28 The Swedish Post P and Tellecom Authority (PTS), Statementt 12 Octobe er 2011 In its respo onse to E.ONN Vind's enqu uiry, PTS con nfirms that th here are curre rently no perm mit holders with radio link routes r within 2 km of the positions specified by E..ON Vind. PTS also notifies n that th may be entirrely different within a few months, and he situation m d that PTS will no ot automatica ally provide u updates of th he information to E.ON Viind. They also notify n that thrree operators rs, TeliaSoneera AB, Hi3GG Access AB and Net4Mo obility HB, have frrequency permits for the use of radioo links acrosss the entire ccountry, and that t n have detailed informa PTS does not ation about where w dio links for tthese frequency the rad permits are e located. 21 (29) 6 The Espo oo Conventtion 6.1 Opinions received r Opinions reegarding the notification tthat was sen nt out by the Swedish Envvironmental Protection Agency A at th he end of Jun ne 2011 were e provided by the countriies that received the notifica ation as follow ws: x Poland d Opinion ns from Pola and were recceived in the form of the General G Direcctorate for Environ nmental Prottection, "Genneralna Dyrekcja Ochrony Srodowiskka", documen nt dated 9 Septemberr 2011. With reference to o the Espoo Convention, C Poland woulld like to partiicipate in the e upcoming pprocess regarding the ass sessment of cross-borde er conseqquences thatt are relevantt in connectio on with the planned p esta blishment off the Södra Midsjöbanke en wind farm . In theirr communica ation, they po oint out that the t documen ntation that w was enclosed d with the nottification sent out by the SSwedish Env vironmental Protection P Aggency in Junne does not contain an ny informatio on regarding possible cro oss-border coonsequences s for the envvironment tha at could affe ct parts of th he Polish terrritory. They aalso point outt that this repport is require ed in accord ance with po oint 2, section n 3 of the Esspoo Conven ntion. With re eference to th hat set out abbove, repres sentatives fro om the Repu blic of Polannd conside er that the Environmenta al Impact Asssessment tha at will now bee drawn up fo or the planned establisshment of the Södra Mid sjöbanken windw farm shoould also incclude a separrate chapter regarding cross-border c r consequencces and shou uld satisfy thee requirements specifie ed in Annex II of the Esp oo Convention. Finally,, the communication defi nes a numbe hat need to bbe highlighted in er of areas th the futu ure Environm mental Impacct Assessment. These inc clude the folllowing: o Po oland would like to see an n analysis of possible are eas in the Baaltic Sea that are suiitable for the establishme ent of wind fa arms, as well as a presenntation of botth pla anned and co onstructed fa arms in this area. a o esentation off the propose Pre ed farm on a map that ex xtends as farr as Poland and a e.g g. shows Polaand's territorrial border o Preesentation th he boundary of the area that t will be afffected by th e planned insstallation o Preesentation off the conseq uences that affect the us se of the ban k's Polish se ection from an econom mic perspecttive o The project's im mpact on Pollish sea area as, with details defined in the mmunication com n 22 (2 29)  o The impact on affected watter areas with h regard to th he EU's fram mework directive for water o The farm's impact of fishing g and maritim me safety on the Polish s ide o Analysis of the cumulative e environmenttal impact caused by the proposed insstallation toge ether with exxisting and otther planned projects in tthe Baltic Sea, e.gg. the Nord Stream S gas pproject and thhe exploitatio on of natural resources su uch as sand o Analysis of the cumulative e environmenttal impact tha at is caused by the propo osed insstallation, along with the p planned conn nection betwween the farmm and the shoore con nnection x Latvia In acco ordance with the commun nication issued by the "M Ministry of Envvironmental Protecttion and Reg gional Develo opment", datted 20 Augus st 2011, Latvvia is waiving g the opportuunity to partic cipate in the consultation n regarding th he establishmment of an offshorre wind farm at Södra Mid dsjöbanken. Howevver, the above authority w would like to receive the final f Environm mental Impact Assesssment documment that will be sent out for referral in n Sweden. x Estoniia The co ommunicationn that was is sued on 30 August A 2011 by the "Miniistry of the Environ nment" in Es ms the country's interest in participatinng in the futu stonia confirm ure Environ nmental Impact Assessm ment process s regarding thhe Södra Middsjöbanken wind w power project. They consider c that the future Ennvironmenta al Impact Asssessment shoould take into o accoun nt potential and significan nt effects on protected naatural areas, as well as highligh ht the impact of various ddesign alternnatives for the e farm. x Lithuaania In a communicationn dated 9 Se eptember 201 stry of Enviroonment of the 11, the "Minis Republic of Lithuan nia" states th at no concerrn was noted d in respect aany environmmental impact from the pro oject in conju t consultattion that wass conducted in unction with the Lithuannia. Howevver, the "Ministry of Energ gy” stated thaat the farm's connection tto the NordBBalt link bettween Sweden and Lithu uania will havve an impact on the socioo-economic environnment in Lithuania. With reference to the farm's connection too the planned d NordBa alt link, the Lithuanian L au uthorities wouuld like to rec ceive up-to-ddate informattion regardiing the final assessment a of the enviro onmental con nsequences,, as well as the continuued measure es that will be e implemente ed by the dev veloper. x Russiaa In an e-mail e dated 9 Septemberr 2011, the "Ministry of Natural N Resouurces and Environnment" in Ru ussia notified d the Swedish Environme ental Protectiion Agency that 23 (29)  Russiaa would not be b participatin ng in the con nsultation reg garding the eestablishmen nt of an offshore wind fa arm at Södra Midsjöbanke en. x Denma ark A conssultation has been held in n Denmark re egarding Sweeden's appliccation regard ding the con nstruction of a wind farm at Södra Mid dsjöbanken. The Da anish Shippin ng Authority has the follo owing comme ents: o The Shipping Authority has no objeections to the constructionn of the offshhore wind turbines in questioon, provided they are possitioned at leeast 3 nautica al miles from established shipping rou utes and from m those shippping routes that are presented on maritiime charts, asa well as at least 3 miless from comm mon but unmark ked fairways,, which can be b derived from signals fr from vessels of 300 gross registered r to onnage and above a accordding to AIS ddata (Automa atic Identificatio on System). o The Authorrity considerss that it is ve ery important for the founddations for planned wind turbines tto be designed in a mann ner that minim sk of mises the ris damage to vessels in thhe event of a collision. o The Danish Authority has also understtood that, froom the inform h Shipping A mation available, consideration c n has been given g to curre ent vessel traaffic in the arreas, which shou uld be taken into accountt in the future e work. x Finland A conssultation has taken place in Finland duuring which both b the genneral public and a affected authoritiess have had th he opportunitty to give the eir opinions oon the projec ct and the upccoming Envirronmental Im mpact Assesssment. Received opinionns are summa arised in the Ministry M of the Environmeent's communication date ed 30 Septem mber 2011 as followss: The Miinistry of Agrriculture and Forestry (Sk kogs- och jorrdbruksminissteriet) The Miinistry has noo opinions. The Miinistry of Transport and C Communicatiions (Transport- och kommuunikationsmin nisteriet) The Miinistry consid ders that partticipation in this t process does not lie within their adminisstrative remit. The Ce enter for Eco onomic Deve lopment, Tra ansport and Environment E t for Southwe est Finland d (Sydvästra Finlands ce ntrum för ek konomisk utve eckling, transsport och miiljö) It is con nsidered that the wind faarm will probaably have a significant s mpact on bird life im in Finlaand. Some birds' migratio on routes cro oss the wind farm area, w while the migrating birds thhat breed in Finland mayy spend the winter w period or rest in thee farm area. The Centerr would like thhe project's iimpact on birrd life to be evaluated e in a nuanced and a exhausstive mannerr. 24 (2 29) Metsäh hallitus (a sta ate enterprisee for state-owwned land an nd water areeas); [Verk fö ör statsäg gda mark- oc ch vattenomrråden] The ennterprise stresses the nee ed information in respect of the projec ed for detaile ct's impact on bird life. The Environ nmental Impa act Assessme ent should p resent the cumulaative impact on o bird life a s the affecte ed area is exp posed to varyrying threats. The assesssment that wiill be carried out should present p the im mpact that mmay occur witthin a large geographical g area, which requires the e charting of the t birds' fligght paths. The electromagnetic fields that arise e around und derwater cab bles may havve an impact on migrating fish species. Finally, tthey conside er that the farrm may also effect seals,, commo on porpoises s and other mmarine mamm mals. WWF Finland F The Woorldwide Funnd for Nature e Finland con nsiders that the t farm will have an extensive impact. The Finnnish Associiation for Natture Conserv vation (Finskk förening förr naturens bevaraande) The Asssociation supports wind power, but considers c tha at its impact mmust be controlled with the aid of localissation and pe ermit conditio ons. Accordinng to the Association, Finland will primarrily be affecte ed in respect of birds andd bats. The Asssociation co onsiders that the documentation they have receiveed is much more m genera al than the im mpact assesssments that are a conducted in Finland,, and that the e restricttion of the wo ork to desk sstudies will no ot be sufficient. They alsoo observe that no alternaatives have been presente ed. The Fin nnish Associiation for Com mmercial Fis shermen (Suomen ammaattikalastajaliiitto SAKL ry); r [Finsk förening för yrk rkesfiskare] Accord ding to the Asssociation, SSödra Midsjöb banken is a spawning s annd migration area for fina ancially imporrtant fish speecies (Baltic herring and flounder). f Acccording to th he Association, it is poossible that ssediment spread during th he constructiion period will reach the t cod's imp portant spawwning areas. The T Association also stat ates that Finn nish boats fish f for herrin ng, cod, flounnder and salm mon in the so outhern Baltiic Sea, and that t the prooject may the erefore affectt the activities of commerrcial fishermeen. Based on opinions received fro m the Finnis sh Environme ent Institute ((SYKE), and bearingg in mind its own opinion s, the Finnish Ministry off the Environ ment will particip pate in the Ennvironmenta al Impact Ass sessment in respect r of thee Södra Midsjöbbanken wind d power proje ect. The Miinistry of the Environmen nt provides a number of detailed d opiniions regardin ng the followin ng: - It iss important that the proje ect does not result in altered water coonditions in th he Baltic Sea, nor a large-scal e, long-term impact on bird life or maarine organis sms. - Turbid water duuring the con nstruction peeriod and seddiment spreaad will affect the t a-birds' forag sea ging areas ass regards mu ussels, as we ell as temporrarily reduce the are eas that are currently c ava ailable for Be enthic organissms. 25 (29)  - Between 1,500 0 and 2,000 ppairs of long--tailed ducks breed in Finnland. It is asssumed that these birds g S in the wiinter. The Ministry go to the soutthern Baltic Sea of the t Environm ment observe es that the lo ong-tailed ducck is alreadyy threatened at Söödra Midsjöba anken, and t hat the estabblishment of wind power will only rein nforce thiss threat. This s is supporte ed by the results of previo ous studies, aaccording to whhich disruptions from wind d power affecct an area with a circumfference of up p to 2 km m. This would d mean that loong-tailed duucks would be b disturbed throughout the t enttire area whe ere a wind fa arm is planneed. - The opinions reeceived also specify the risk of collisioons betweenn the turbines s' nd low-flying birds. In parrticular, the threat to com rotor blades an mmon guillem mots is meentioned in th his respect, a as there are only 35-70 breeding b pairrs of this species in the t Gulf of Finland. - The Ministry coonsiders thatt protection fo or seabirds and a their habbitats, not only in Fin nland but in the entire Ba ltic Sea area a, is threatened through tthe establishment of a wind farm at Södra Mid dsjöbanken. - The project mu ust pay particcular attention to measure es that will a lleviate its im mpact, botth when plan nning the winnd turbines' lo ocation and during the coonstruction of o the faccility, and when establish ing the solutions that aree being develloped for the e ope eration of the e farm in rela ation to individual wind tu urbines, undeerwater cable es and d other strucctures. - Finnland posses sses consideerable knowleedge and exp pertise regarrding the abo ove isssues, and the e Finnish Envvironment Ins stitute (SYKE E) can, accoording to the Min nistry of the Environmentt, be contacted for assistance as a naational experrt bod dy. x The Go overnment of o Åland In an announcemen a nt dated 19 SSeptember 2011, 2 the Government of Åland notifie ed the Finnish h Ministry of the t Environm ment that it considers that Finland shoould participa ate in the Envvironmental Impact Asse essment proc cedure, both because Söödra Midsjöba anken and thee surrounding area is an important fis shing area for cod fishermmen from Åla and, as well as becausee of the area'ss importance e for wintering and restingg birds, suchh as long-ta ailed ducks, and a for migra ating bats. Thhe Governme ent of Åland considers th hat it is nece e and good quality basic m essary to collect sufficienttly extensive material for the t Environnmental Impact Assessm ment, in orderr to highlight the plannedd wind farm's potentially more widde-ranging immpact on mig grating and wintering w speecies in the Baltic B Sea. 6.2 Consultatiion The opinion ns that were put forward by countries acent to the Baltic Sea are s located adja summariseed in point 6.1 above. In order to gain a betterr understand ding of the op pinions receiv ved, E.ON V Vind requeste ed the opportunityy to consult with w the partie es that had submitted s pinions as seet out above, i.e. op Åland, Finlaand, Poland and Estonia a. Only the Government ofo Åland and the Finnish 26 (2 29)  authorities showed any y interest in th his consultattion, which was w conducteed in Novemb ber 2011. In conjuncttion with thes se consultatio ons, E.ON Vind's V project presentationn dated 14 November 2011 (Swedish version p presented in Åland) and 16 Novembeer 2011 (English version pre esented in Finland) was p presented. See Appendic ces 11 and 1 2. At these meetings, the t various parties p clarifie ed the issuess they wanteed to have coovered in the Environmental Impact Assessment A that is now being b preparred for the Söödra Midsjöbankken wind farm m. The implem mented consultations are e summarised d below. 6.2.1 Consultatiion with rep presentative nt of Åland was conducted es from the Governmen on 14 Novvember 2011 x The infformation tha at E.ON Vind d received fro om Finland, e.g. e regardinng birds, also o covers Åland. x The Goovernment off Åland wond dered what in nformation is s available reegarding the routes of migrating birds, and w whether it is the t case thatt the same biirds pass sev veral wind fa arms. x They would w like, if possible, p to h highlight the movements of smaller b irds in the ev vent of eastterly winds. x They consider c the impact on lon cks to be a very importannt issue, and that ng-tailed duc the long-tailed duckk population has probably y been overe estimated. x E.ON Vind V was nottified that colllated informa ation regarding birds cann be obtained d from the org ganisation Birrd Life. x Swede en and Finlan nd have long had a bilate eral agreement regarding fishing. x Södra Midsjöbanke en is not a tra awling area. Fishing is pe erformed herre using pass sive equipm ment. x Finnish h catches principally com mprise cod an nd salmon. These are fishhed outside of o the bank. x The co onstruction off a wind farm m is not consiidered to con nstitute a direect threat to Åland'ss fishing. x The Go overnment off Åland wond m could lead to a change to ders whetherr a wind farm the fish h composition n and to exissting species s being forced out by new w ones. x They provide p inform mation aboutt the planned d farm near Dagö, D Estoniaa, and the fa act that the e Governmennt of Åland h has now submmitted a repo ort regardingg this farm. x They wonder w how the t developm ment of the fa arm will affec ct the area's existing mus ssel population. 27 (29)  x They consider c that it would be g good if the Environmenta E al Impact Asssessment could be supplemented with w backgrou und knowled dge regarding g migrating bbats. 6.2.2 2 Consultatiion with reppresentative es from the Ministry of the Environnment, the Ministry o f Agriculture and Foresstry, and th he Finnish Environmen E t Institute on o 16 Novemberr 2011 x The Finnnish authorities notified E.ON Vind that, t at the most m recent E Espoo meetin ng in Polandd, they have heard h that th here are planns for a larger wind farm, which will bee located d in connectioon with the PPolish sectionn of Södra Midsjöbanken M n, which was not known at the time, either by E.O ON Vind or th he Swedish Environment E tal Protection n Agencyy. In this con ntext, they coonsider that the project sh hould presennt the cumula ative effects, i.e. cumulative effects b bearing in mind the consttruction of thee Polish farmm. x They consider c that the statisticss that are ava ailable for EU U countries oought to be able a to provvide a good picture p of fish hing in the Baaltic Sea, inc cluding the arrea adjacentt to Södra Midsjöbanke en. x They feeel that a con ntrol program mme in respe ect of fish and fishing acttually ought to t be implemmented in parrt before the permit for th he constructioon of the winnd farm is gra anted. In this context, questions were asked regard ding any imppact on fish aand the compensation mea asures that EE.ON Vind is going to prop pose. x They consider c that it is importan nt for there to o be proper baseline b dataa, i.e. the collecte ed basic info ormation thatt must exist before b the sta art of the conntrol program mme. This daata could posssibly be prooduced in collaboration be etween Finlaand and Swe eden. x The isssue of porpoiises was raissed at the meeeting. The Government G of Åland consideers it importa ant to summa arise availab on regarding the presence of ble informatio porpoisses and the impact on the em due to thhe constructio on of the farm m. x They confirm c that th he fishing tha at is conductted by fishermen from Ålaand has bee en include ed in the data a that was su upplied from Finland. x They confirm c that th eparate information regarrding catchess from Södra here is no se a banken itselff, as most of the fishing takes place outside Midsjöb o the baank. x They consider c that the shallow parts of Söd dra Midsjöban nken are verry important for f its ecosysstem and wan nt the projecct to highlightt the impact on o the ecosyystem due to the development of the e farm. Comm mon eider (S Somateria mo ollissima) aree particularly mentioned in this context. Theyy also want th he presence of and effeccts on other speciess to be highliighted. x They consider c that between 5– 10% of the lo ong-tailed du uck populatioon remains on o Södra Midsjöbankeen, and that llong-tailed du ucks will be greatly g cted if they lose affect this are ea. x They also a wonder how h the popu ulation of blu w be affecteed and how long ue mussels will will takke for these to o recover on k has been coompleted. nce the consttruction work 28 (2 29) x They consider c that the project sshould make further efforrts to collect information from f other countries. c x They would w like the e Environmen ntal Impact Assessment A to highlight tthe impact on n migrating fish caused by the ele ectromagnetic fields that will be preseent in the farm due to the large number of cablles. They reffer to the "Finnnish Nationaal Institute", which has carried out studdies that are relevant in this t context. x The Ennvironmental Impact Asse essment must also highlight noise dissruption during the con nstruction pe eriod for posssible types off foundations s. They point out that it is extremely im mportant for the t Environm mental Impacct Assessme ent to include the e following: - Executtive summary y - Projectt description including the e methods th hat have bee en used to assses the impa act (constrruction, opera ation, phasinng out) - Cross-border impac ct They also point p out thatt the project needs to desscribe the im mpact resultinng from a developme ent with large er wind turbin nes, e.g. 5 MW. Howeverr, the applicaation should refer r to a worst-ccase scenariio. They will want w both pap per copies an nd a digital version v of the e documents , including complete copies c of all documents d in n Swedish. The Finnish h authorities also state th hat ongoing contacts c musst be channeelled via Lassse Tallskog, Ministry M of the e Environmeent, and Heikki Lehtinen, Ministry of A Agriculture an nd forestry. 29 (29)  SödraMidsjöbankenOffshoreWindFarm PermitapplicationdocumentsfortheESBOconsultationprocess. Projectarea Areaofnationalinterestforwindpowerdevelopment Nature2000protectionareaförbirds(SPA) Nature2000protectionareaforhabitats(SCA) E.ONWindSwedenAB 31/8/2015  SödraMidsjöbankenOffshoreWindFarm DocumentstranslatedfortheESBOconsultationprocess(*) Tab Document 1 Overview 2 AmendmentIIforSEZapplication(20/12/2013) 3 MemotoamendmentII(16/12/2013) 4 AppendixtoMemoaboutmigratingbats(Autumn2012) 5 MemotoamendmentIregardingEIA(5/9/2012) 6 MaptoamendmentIregardingdevelopmentareas(5/9/2012) 7 SEZapplication(17/2/2012)Ͳextractregardingproposedconditions 8 EIAtoSEZapplication(31/1/2012) 9 MapstoEIA(31/1/2012) 10 ConsultationStatementtoSEZapplication(31/1/2012) *)E.ONhasengagedaprofessionalcompanyforthetranslationofselectedapplicationdocumentsfromSwedishtoEnglish,Polish,Estonian andFinnish.However,incaseofanydiscrepancyormisleadingformulationtheSwedishversionshallprevail. 31/8/2015  SödraMidsjöbankenOffshoreWindFarm OverviewofpermitapplicationdocumentsandtranslationsavailablefortheESBOconsultationprocess Digitaldoc Document Tab Translations Pages ID AmendmentIIforSEZapplication(20/12/2013) 2 x A0 3 MemotoamendmentII(16/12/2013) 3 x A1 27 ApptoMemoaboutmigratingbats(Autumn2012) 4 x A2 17 AmendmentIforSEZapplication(5/9/2012)  B0  MemotoamendmentIregardingEIA(5/9/2012) 5 x B1 8 MaptoamendmentIregardingdevelopmentareas(5/9/2012) 6 x B2 1 SEZapplication_extract(17/2/2012)Ͳonlyproposedconditions(3pages) 7 x C0 3 EIAtoapplication(31/1/2012) 8  C1 76 Administrativeinformation x Summary x Backgroundandpurpose x Descriptionoftheplannedproject x Scope x Thezeroalternativeanditsenvironmentalconsequences x Environmentaleffects x Conditions,effects,consequencesandmeasures x Natureprotectionareas x InternationalConventions x Assessmentofenv.qualitystandardsandthefulfilmentofenv.goals x GeneralrulesofconsiderationintheEnvironmentalCode x Consultation x CrossͲbordereffectsandconsequences x Cumulativeeffects x Controlprogramme x ProjectͲspecificbackgroundreportsandfieldsurveysorderedbyE.ONVind x Sourcereferences x Maps 9 x C2 3 ConsultationStatement(31/1/2012) 10 x C3 27 Technicaldescription(31/1/2012)  AppendicestoTechnicaldescription WeatherandoceanstatisticsatSödraMidsjöbanken(SMHIreport) Environmentalsurvey(July2011)  C7  InventoryofseabirdsatSödraMidsjöbanken2011 PossibleoccurenceofBatsatSödraMidsjöbanken Preliminaryanalysisofeffectsonbats FishharvestinginventoryforatSödraMidsjöbanken Chemicalanalysisofsediments GeophysicalandGeotechnicalSurvey(MMT) Evaluationofsedimentspread Riskanalysis CulturalheritageReports Currentknowledgeonbirds TheuseofSödraMidsjöbankenbyhornedpuffin 31/8/2015  SödraMidsjöbankenOffshoreWindFarm DocumentstranslatedfortheESBOconsultationprocess(*) Tab Document 1 Overview 2 AmendmentIIforSEZapplication(20/12/2013) 3 MemotoamendmentII(16/12/2013) 4 AppendixtoMemoaboutmigratingbats(Autumn2012) 5 MemotoamendmentIregardingEIA(5/9/2012) 6 MaptoamendmentIregardingdevelopmentareas(5/9/2012) 7 SEZapplication(17/2/2012)Ͳextractregardingproposedconditions 8 EIAtoSEZapplication(31/1/2012) 9 MapstoEIA(31/1/2012) 10 ConsultationStatementtoSEZapplication(31/1/2012) *)E.ONhasengagedaprofessionalcompanyforthetranslationofselectedapplicationdocumentsfromSwedishtoEnglish,Polish,Estonian andFinnish.However,incaseofanydiscrepancyormisleadingformulationtheSwedishversionshallprevail. 31/8/2015  To The M Ministry off the Environ nment SUP PPLEMENT II OF F THE AP PPLICAT TION Ref. no. M20122/714/Ma/MM; concerniing the appplication forr a permit according to Swed den's Economic Zone Act, regarrding the co onstructionn and operaation of agrroup station for wind d power at Södra Middsjöbanken n N Vind Sverrige AB hass implemennted an interrnal legal restructuring,, whereby parts E.ON p of the operation that have previously p bbeen run by E.ON Vind d Sverige AB have been n transsferred to thhe newly esttablished coompany E.O ON Wind Sw weden AB (("E.ON Win nd"). E.ON N Wind is thherefore a new n applican ant in the casse. E:ON Wind W invokees and suppo orts that w which has previously p been b stated bby the appliicants, and its i inclusionn in the casee does not alter anny of the cirrcumstancess to which the t case relaates. Furthhermore, thee lawyer Peer Molanderr is entering g the processs as a new rrepresentativ ve in placee of the law wyer Bo Han nsson. Authoorisation do ocuments (p power of atto torney and certifficate of reggistration) are a enclosedd, see Appen ndix 1. In their submisssion dated 5 Septemberr 2012, the applicants a have h supplem mented theiir appliication, andd in their sub bmission daated 6 Septeember 2013 they have uundertaken, priorr to the end of 2013, to provide asssessments and a informattion resultinng from the occuurrence of neew circumsttances in thhe project. E.ON N Wind now w states the following. 1. Alterred condiitions LEGAL#10371931v6 ment dated 5 Septembeer 2012 werre based on the conditions The aapplication and supplem Midsjöbanken would be connected to the grid out that tthe plannedd wind farm at Södra M o  2(3) in the economic zone, more specifically at the direct current connection that is planned between Sweden and Lithuania (NordBalt). As stated in the submission dated 6 September 2013, Svenska Kraftnät has notified that it will not be possible to connect the wind farm to NordBalt. E.ON Wind has therefore considered other alternatives for connecting the wind farm, and come to the conclusion that it should be connected directly to the Swedish national grid. Investigations show that such a connection is possible and that a suitable connection point would be Svenska Kraftnät's station in Nybro, i.e. the same connection point as NordBalt. A connection directly to the grid means that the wind farm project is no longer restricted by NordBalt's planned capacity of 700 MW. As a result, Södra Midsjöbanken's full potential for renewable energy production, i.e. up to 2.1 GWh, can be utilised. However, this requires certain modifications to the application documents. 2. Supplement II The modifications to the application occasioned by the altered conditions are presented in greater detail in a memo drawn up by SWECO, which is enclosed as Appendix 2. In order to keep the assessment documentation together and to make things easier for the reader, the memo is comprehensive in that it also covers responses and comments on previously received referral statements. As a result, Supplement II refers to and replaces that which is stated in the previous supplement, where applicable. The biggest change from a consistency perspective is the fact that the construction period may be slightly longer, as a result of the wind farm's increased output. As regards the electrical connection to the Swedish national grid, E.ON Wind has initiated preparatory work prior to the planning and assessment of a suitable cable route, both on land and at sea, and in respect of the latter both within territorial waters and LEGAL#10371931v6 within the economic zone. As set out in Appendix 2, several possible alternatives will be considered within the framework of the preparatory work. The impact on the surrounding area that may result from the laying of the cable is considered in principle to be the same as in the case of NordBalt, where the potential environmental effects of  3(3) the cable route within the territorial waters have been identified and impact analyses performed within the framework of the recently conducted permit assessment according to the Environmental Code and the concession assessment according to the Electricity Act. 3. Request for speedy handling The continued investigation and planning work for the more detailed design of the wind farm, as well as for a suitable cable route for the connection to land, is costly. For E.ON Wind, the permit that is now being applied for constitutes a fundamental precondition for proceeding with these investigations and planning work. As a result of this, E.ON Wind requests that the application now be subject to referral and that this be handled as speedily as possible. Stockholm, 20 December 2013 E.ON WIND SWEDEN AB, though Per Molander Therese Strömshed (according to power of attorney) (according to power of attorney) LEGAL#10371931v6  SödraMidsjöbankenOffshoreWindFarm DocumentstranslatedfortheESBOconsultationprocess(*) Tab Document 1 Overview 2 AmendmentIIforSEZapplication(20/12/2013) 3 MemotoamendmentII(16/12/2013) 4 AppendixtoMemoaboutmigratingbats(Autumn2012) 5 MemotoamendmentIregardingEIA(5/9/2012) 6 MaptoamendmentIregardingdevelopmentareas(5/9/2012) 7 SEZapplication(17/2/2012)Ͳextractregardingproposedconditions 8 EIAtoSEZapplication(31/1/2012) 9 MapstoEIA(31/1/2012) 10 ConsultationStatementtoSEZapplication(31/1/2012) *)E.ONhasengagedaprofessionalcompanyforthetranslationofselectedapplicationdocumentsfromSwedishtoEnglish,Polish,Estonian andFinnish.However,incaseofanydiscrepancyormisleadingformulationtheSwedishversionshallprevail. 31/8/2015  MEMO E.ON WIND SWEDEN AB Södra Midsjöbanken ASSIGNMENT NUMBER 2210024000 SUPPLEMENT TO E.ON'S APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT ACCORDING TO SWEDEN'S ECONOMIC ZONE ACT, REGARDING THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A GROUP STATION FOR WIND POWER AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN 16/12/2013 PAVEL SENSKY MARTIN LJUNGSTRÖM LEGAL#10358413v3 Summarry In Februaryy 2012, E.ON N has submittted an application according to Swedden's Economic Zone Act (S SEZ) to cons p station for wind power at Södra Middsjöbanken in the struct a group southeaste ern Baltic Seaa. The appliccation was su upplementedd on 5 Septe mber 2012 asa a result of the e opinions puut forward byy the referral bodies. How wever, the suupplement was w not processsed any furth her as a resuult of the information set out o below, w which is why this t document replaces r the supplementt. The origina n was based on a possible connection al application n to the NorddBalt cable between thhe Baltic Stattes and Swed den, which is s planned to pass close tto Södra Midsjöbankken. As the connection to No ordBalt is noo longer relev vant, E.ON has amendedd the project to include a shore connec ction cable sp pecifically forr the Södra Midsjöbanken M n wind farm. As a result, the capacity c onnection to NordBalt no longer applie resttriction entailled by the co es. This makess it possible tot alter the w wind farm so that it can be e utilised to iits full potenttial. Rapid technological dev velopments have also meant that win nd turbines w with higher electrical output may bee feasible, co ompared to what w had orig ginally been planned. This documment describees the techn ical changes s in the project pursuant tto that descrribed above. In addition, a prev ucted environmental asse viously condu essments arre reviewed, and in those ca ases where reequired by th he technical changes, c the e environmenntal assessm ments have been revised. The use of new technology with hig gher electricitty production n, depending on the foundation technique, can c result in increased se ediment spre ead and a nu mber of othe er minor channges to the environmenta al impact. The ese are not considered c too change previous ennvironmental impacts asssessments significantly. s I addition, thhe increased In d wind power prodduction that iss made posssible by the changes c will increase thee farm's posittive environmen ntal effects regarding sevveral of the Swedish S Parlliament's envvironmental objectives.  Contents s 1 INTRODUCTION 2 1.1 BACKGROUND D 2 1.2 PURPOSE 3 2 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION NS 4 2.1 PREVIOUSLY APPLICABLE TECHNICAL DESCR RIPTION 4 2.2 ADJUSTED TE ECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS 4 3 ENVIRONME ENTAL IMPACT T ASSESSMEN NT 9 3.2 ENVIRONMEN NTAL IMPACT (ENVIRONMENTAL N L IMPACT ASSES SSMENT, CHAPT TER 7) 10 3.3 CONDITIONS, EFFECTS, CONSEQUENCES AN ND MEASURES (ENVIRONMENTA AL IMPACT ASSE ESSMENT, CHA APTER 8) 11 3.4 FULFILMENT OF O ENVIRONMEN ES (ENVIRONME NTAL OBJECTIVE ENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, C HAPTER 11.2)) 15 3.5 SUPPLEMENTT RESULTING FR ROM THE OPINIO ONS OF THE REFERRAL BODIES 20 4 APPENDICES 27  LEGAL#10358413v3 1 (27) MEMO O 16/12/2 2013 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo o\sweco\swe eco leverans s granskning g översättning_1500821\färdigt\2_20131212 kompletterings ppm sez_ml gransk_final.docx 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND In February 2012, E.ON submitted to the Government applications regarding permits according to Sweden's Economic Zone Act (SEZ) for the construction and operation of a group station for wind power at Södra Midsjöbanken, and according to the Continental Shelf Act (KSL) for the laying of underwater cables etc. on the continental shelf beyond Sweden's territorial border in association with the above group station. As a result of the opinions submitted by the referral bodies, these applications were supplemented at the start of September 2012 with a supplement to the application according to SEZ submitted to the Ministry of the Environment, as well as with a statement to the Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) which is preparing the KSL case. One important factor that governed the design of both the wind farm and the associated underwater cables was the possibility of connecting the facility to the planned NordBalt connection between Sweden (Svenska Kraftnät) and Lithuania (LitGrid), see Figure 1-1. Meetings regarding this were initiated at an early stage in a constructive spirit. E.ON's formal request to Svenska Kraftnät in respect of this connection was submitted on 1 March 2012. Figure 1-1 Previously planned connection of the Södra Midsjöbanken wind farm to NordBalt The response from Svenska Kraftnät was received at the start of September 2012, in which it was explained that a connection was not possible. At the same time, it was recommended that a wind farm constructed at Södra Midsjöbanken should be connected directly to the Swedish or the Lithuanian grid, and that both Svenska Kraftnät and LitGrid should prioritise such a connection. As a result of this, E.ON has conducted a general 2 (27) MEMO 16/12/2013 SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN L \\xd40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.net\sema20148user$\l13936\work\6 development\1 smb\6_ esbo\sweco\sweco_leverans_granskning_översättning_150821\färdigt\2_20131212 kompletterings pm sez_ml gransk_final.docx  investigatio on into alternative connecctions of the wind farm to o the Swedishh national grrid, Figure 2-1. ement to the application tthat was submitted by E.O The supple ON to the Miinistry of the Environment at the beg ginning of Se eptember 201 12 has, at E.ON's requesst, not been processed further pend ding the resu lts of the req quested studyy regarding m migrating batts at Södra Midssjöbanken, which w have no ow been rec ceived. During Sepptember 2013 3, E.ON requ uested the opportunity to submit a suupplement to the e Ministry of the Environm permit application to the ment. This supplement w will encompas ss n about new conditions information c an nd changes to the designn of the facilitty, as well as s necessary impact analy g from these yses resulting e. 1.2 PURPOSE E This memoo is intended to suppleme ent the Enviro onmental Impact Assesssment and Technical Description D associated a w with E.ON's application for a permit acccording to Sweden's Economic E Zo one Act in the e following re espects: s in the projecct compared 1) Adjjusted technical descript ion arising frrom changes d to the e original app plication. 2) Supplement to the Environm mental Impact Assessme ent as a resuult of the com mments by the referral bo odies regard ding the original applicatioon (replaces the pre mitted, but att E.ON's request not furth eviously subm her processeed, suppleme ent to the e Environmenntal Impact AAssessment dated 5 September 20122). 3) Ch hecked and in n certain casses adjusted environmental impact asssessments arissing both from changes tto the project, as well as from new infformation tha at has em merged after thet original a application. This memo o is intended to be used ttogether with h the original Technical DDescription an nd Environmental Impact Assessment. A . The altered d technical de escriptions aand environmmental impact assessments arre described.. Unaltered te echnical desscriptions andd environmental impact assessments arre only prese ented with refference to th he original Teechnical Description n/Environmen ntal Impact A Assessment or, if necessary, with an explanation of why the original assesssment is not cchanged. LEGAL#10358413v3 3 (27) MEMO O 16/12/2 2013 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo o\sweco\swe eco leverans s granskning g översättning_1500821\färdigt\2_20131212 kompletterings ppm sez_ml gransk_final.docx 2 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS 2.1 PREVIOUSLY APPLICABLE TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION Among the conditions included in the previously submitted applications, the following can be seen: x The farm will be connected to the NordBalt cable, which will be routed just to the north of the farm. x The connection, which is governed by NordBalt's capacity, was limited to an output of 700 MW. x The above connection entails the construction of an AC-DC converter station located directly adjacent to the planned NordBalt connection. x To assess the consequences of the facility, a development of the farm with 300 turbines each producing 3.6 MW has been assumed, as a worst-case scenario based on NordBalt's capacity. x The development is assumed to take place in two stages, over two summer periods. x The above scenario means that the total sea bed area that will be used for foundations and associated erosion protection would amount to 190,000 m2, or approx. 0.06% of the farm's seabed. 2.2 ADJUSTED TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS As a result of altered preconditions, it is proposed that the farm be connected directly to the Swedish national grid (instead of via NordBalt as previously proposed). An investigation of alternative connections and consultation with Svenska Kraftnät (SVK) indicate that the most favourable connection point is SVK's facility in Nybro, i.e. the same connection as is planned for NordBalt. Possible routes for the farm's connection to the Swedish national grid in Nybro are presented in Figure 2-1. 4 (27) MEMO 16/12/2013 SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN L \\xd40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.net\sema20148user$\l13936\work\6 development\1 smb\6_ esbo\sweco\sweco_leverans_granskning_översättning_150821\färdigt\2_20131212 kompletterings pm sez_ml gransk_final.docx  Figure 2-1 Po ossible routes fo or the farm's con nnection to the Swedish S nationa al grid ength of the alternatives The total le a a amounts to between b 175 and 182 km m. Between 39 3 and 52 km of thhe alternative es' routes commprise burie ed cables which, as far ass possible, will w be located dire ectly in connection with oone of E.ON's existing ov verhead line rroutes. Whichever alternative is he laying of the s selected, th t cables will w in the firstt instance takke place with high-pressurre flushing orr ploughing. However, ex xcavation or bblasting in lim mited sections ca annot be ruleed out. The ccable-laying methods m des scribed abovee are based on informationn available froom adjoiningg projects, e.g. the NordB Balt cable connnection between Sweden an nd the Baltic States. E.ON N therefore judges that none of the prresented alternativess for shore coonnection wiill result in an ny significantt impact. A m more detailedd report will be b provided in i conjunctioon with future e assessmen nts accordingg to KSL, the Electricity Act A and the Environmenta E al Code. LEGAL#10358413v3 5 (27) MEMO O 16/12/2 2013 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo o\sweco\swe eco leverans s granskning g översättning_1500821\färdigt\2_20131212 kompletterings ppm sez_ml gransk_final.docx  The following also applies: x The connection's capacity is no longer restricted to 700 MW. x The wind farm's total capacity is not expected to exceed 2.1 GW, and the total length of the buried cables in the farm will be as previously reported or slightly shorter. x The farm will include between 200 and 300 turbines. x An output of 2.1 GW requires 2 AC-DC converter stations and double (two) direct current cable pairs, which will connect the farm to the mainland. x The output of the turbines does not affect the maximum height of the turbines in question (< 200 m), but does entail a slight increase in the rotor blades' sweep area. Wind turbines with an output of 7 MW and a total of 300 turbines produce the following worst-case scenario: x The size of the turbines means that the development rate must be reduced compared to the previous application; it is now assumed that the development of the farm will take place over at least a three-year period, with a dredging period of 150 days each year during the summer months. x The total volume of dredged material will amount to approx. 200,000 m3/year. x Neither the spill volume, 5% of the dredging volume, nor the composition of the dredged material will change. x Calculations of the sediment spread indicate that the greatest sediment concentration of suspended clay and silt during the dredging period will amount to max. 3 mg/l at a distance of 1 km from the dredging site. x The altered size of the turbines also means an increase in the total seabed surface that is used for foundations and associated erosion protection. This area will increase to 540,000 m2 or 0.17% of the farm's seabed. x The average amount of sediment that will be deposited in the wind farm area over a three-year period during the construction of the entire farm is expected to amount to between 50–60 g/m2, compared to 11.1 g/m2 according to the original application, which related to wind turbines with an output of 3.6 MW. The highest sediment concentrations according to the 2012 application, as well as those that will arise during the construction phase based on the new conditions as set out above, are presented in Figure 2-2 and Figure 2-3. 6 (27) MEMO 16/12/2013 SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN L \\xd40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.net\sema20148user$\l13936\work\6 development\1 smb\6_ esbo\sweco\sweco_leverans_granskning_översättning_150821\färdigt\2_20131212 kompletterings pm sez_ml gransk_final.docx  Figure 2-2 Sediment e conce entrations acco ording to prev vious condition ns Figure 2-3 Se ediment conce entrations acco ording to new conditions LEGAL#10358413v3 7 (27) MEMO O 16/12/2 2013 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo o\sweco\swe eco leverans s granskning g översättning_1500821\färdigt\2_20131212 kompletterings ppm sez_ml gransk_final.docx 2.2.1 TIMETABL E d conditions and the curre The altered ent market situation s are resulting r in cchanges to th he timetable presented p in the t 2012 app plications. Thhe timetable has now beeen adjusted as presented in Figure 2-4 4. Figure 2-4 Timetable 8 (27)) MEMO O 16/12/2 2013 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd 40202.u-dom1.u-sssi.net\sema20148 8user$\l13936\worrk\6 development\1 1 smb\6_ esbo\ sweco\sweco_leve erans_granskning_ _översättning_1500821\färdigt\2_201 31212 kompletterings pm sez_ml grransk_final.docx  3 ENVIRON NMENTAL L IMPACT ASSESSM MENT Presented below is a su upplement too the assessments that were w made inn the project's original Envvironmental Impact Asse essment, dateed February 2012. Tablee 3-1 presentts the changes thhat give rise to t checks an nd minor adju ustments of environmenta e al assessmeents previously presented inn the project'ss Environme ental Impact Assessment. A . Table 3-1 Alte ered conditions for the Environm mental Impact Assessment A of the t Södra Midsjö jöbanken projec ct. PREVIOUS S CU URRENT The farm is connected to NordBalt just north of The T farm is con nnected to thee Swedish natiional the farm grid, SVK's facility in Nybro ((Figure 2-1) The connecttion's capacity y is restricted tto an The T connection n's capacity is no longer res stricted output of ma ax. 700 MW to o 700 MW The farm inccludes 300 x 3.6 3 MW turbine es (1.08 The T farm's installed power w will amount to max. m GW installedd power) 2.1 GW through the installatiion of 300 x 7 MW urbines, or a smaller numbeer of turbines with tu w a la arger output. This T produces an environme ental im mpact that is le ess than the w worst-case sce enario (F Figure 2-3) Developmennt in two stage es, over 2 summmer Development D in n three stagess, over 3 summmer periods periods Dredging du uring the summmer in 2 differe ent years. Dredging D during the summerr in 3 different ye ears. The T volume of dredged mateerial will increa ase to max. m approx. 200,000 m3/yeaar Spill max. 5% % of the dredg ged volume Spill S max. 5% of o the dredgedd volume Sediment S conc centration of suuspended clay y and silt during the dredging d periood, max. 3 mg//l, 1 km from the dre edging site 1 AC-DC converter stationn directly adja acent to 2 AC-DC conve erter stations ddirectly adjace ent to the NordBaltt connection he farm, and double th d (two) d irect current cable c pairs that will connect the farrm to the main nland < 1% of the farm's bottom m surface will b be used < 1% of the farm's bottom suurface will be used u for foundatio ons and assoc ciated erosion fo or foundations and associate ted erosion protection protection 2 2 (approx. 190,000 m or approx. 0.06% of the approx. 540,00 (a 00 m or appro rox. 0.17% of the t farm's seabeed) fa arm's seabed) Deposited sediment over a two-year pe eriod Deposited D sediment over a thhree-year period 2 max. 11.1 g//m max. m 60 g/m2 Max. height 200 m including rotor Max. M height 200 m including rotor LEGAL#10358413v3 9 (27) MEMO O 16/12/2 2013 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo o\sweco\swe eco leverans s granskning g översättning_1500821\färdigt\2_20131212 kompletterings ppm sez_ml gransk_final.docx 3.2 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, CHAPTER 7) The presentation below follows the headings in the original Environmental Impact Assessment and should be read together with this. 3.2.1 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, CHAPTER 7.1) It can be seen from section 7.1 of the Environmental Impact Assessment that the activities that are considered capable of causing significant environmental impact during the construction phase are: x noise from piling and other construction activities, x vessel transport (risks, leaks), x limited accessibility/exclusion, x handling of fuels, oils, materials and chemicals, x excavation (flushing, ploughing) and sediment spread x waste and sewage handling The current changes in the project (Table 3-1) affect the extent of excavation and sediment spread (Environmental Impact Assessment, Chapter 7). Vessel transport during the construction period is also affected to some extent. Effects and consequences of this are presented later in this document. Other environmental impact during the construction period is not expected to be affected, compared to that previously presented in the project's Environmental Impact Assessment. 3.2.2 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT DURING THE OPERATING PERIOD (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, CHAPTER 7.2) It can be seen from section 7.2 of the Environmental Impact Assessment that the elements that are considered capable of causing significant environmental impact during the operating phase are: x limited accessibility for marine traffic for various purposes, x navigation collision risks, x vessel transport in conjunction with operation and maintenance (risks, leaks), x visual impact, visibility, lighting, x noise and vibrations, x biotope loss above and below water, x electromagnetism, x handling of physical resources, x waste and sewage handling, x new structures in the marine environment that form a substrate for the growth of organisms (reef effect), The current changes in the project (Table 3-1) affect the extent of noise and vibrations, biotope loss above and below water, and electromagnetism. Effects and consequences of this are presented later in this document. 10 (27) MEMO 16/12/2013 SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN L \\xd40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.net\sema20148user$\l13936\work\6 development\1 smb\6_ esbo\sweco\sweco_leverans_granskning_översättning_150821\färdigt\2_20131212 kompletterings pm sez_ml gransk_final.docx  Other envirronmental immpact during the operating period is not expected to be affecteed to a significan nt extent, com at previously mpared to tha y presented in the projectt's Environmental Impact Asssessment 3.2.3 .ENVIRONM MENTAL IMMPACT WH EN PHASIN NG OUT THHE FARM (ENVIRON MENTAL IM MPACT ASS SESSMENT T, CHAPTER R 7.3) It can be se een from sec ction 7.3 of th he Environmental Impactt Assessmennt that the environmen ntal impact during d the phhasing out woork is similar to that expeerienced during the construuction period. The elemen nts that can also a have a significant s ennvironmental impact duriing the phasing out perio od are considdered to be thhe following: x recycling or reuse off materials x sedimen nt spread in conjunction w with the liftin ng of cables x remaininng parts of th he foundation ns undergrou y with the filliing of cavitie und, possibly es The current changes in the project ((Table 3-1) do d not affect the extent off the environmen ntal impact when w phasingg out the farm m compared to that previiously presen nted in the Envirronmental Immpact Assesssment. 3.2.4 NOISE (EN NVIRONMEN NTAL IMPA ACT ASSES SSMENT, CH HAPTER 7..4) Section 7.44 of the Envirronmental Im mpact Assess sment gives a backgrounnd description of the conditio ons for underwater noise e affecting va sms. These cconditions have arious organis not changeed. 3.2.5 SEDIMENT T SPREAD (ENVIRONM MENTAL IM MPACT ASS SESSMENT T, CHAPTER R 7.5) Section 7.5 5 of the Envirronmental Immpact Assess sment briefly y presents thee project's sediment spread s and sediment dep posits, based on a more exhaustive e m memo that is also included in the application, in which h more detailed analyses and calculattions of sedimment spread are presented. The current changes (T Table 3-1) enntail that the dredging volume will incrrease somew what, as will the accumulation a n of material on the seab bed. The dred dging work w will be spread d over three summ mer periods instead of twwo. This entails both a dilu ution of the ddredging volu ume in terms of time, as well as addition al time for th he removal of sedimentedd material through erosion. Amounts of suspended material and d the size of sedimented material willl increase slightly, yet still rem main at levels s that will nott have lasting g adverse efffects on the eecosystem's s organisms.. 3.3 CONDITIO ONS, EFFE ECTS, CON SEQUENC CES AND MEASURESS NMENTAL IMPACT A (ENVIRON ASSESSMENT, CHAPTTER 8) This section analyses whether w channges in the project p ding to Tablee 3-1 will entail an accord LEGAL#10358413v3 altered envvironmental impact assesssment for va arious matterrs (ecosystemm componen nts). 11 1 (27) MEMO O 16/12/2 2013 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo o\sweco\swe eco leverans s granskning g översättning_1500821\färdigt\2_20131212 kompletterings ppm sez_ml gransk_final.docx  The headings follow Chapter 8, heading level 2, of the Environmental Impact Assessment. 3.3.1 GENERAL CONDITIONS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, CHAPTER 8.1) The current changes do not affect existing conditions that have been described in general terms in the Environmental Impact Assessment regarding geography and the nature of the seabed. 3.3.2 WATER QUALITY AND HYDROGRAPHY (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, CHAPTER 8.2) In the original application's Environmental Impact Assessment, it was assumed that there could be 300 turbines each producing up to 7 MW. The assessment that the wind turbines will not give rise to any quantitatively significant effects compared to the natural variations in the current, vertical stratification and mixing conditions is therefore not affected. Random samples have been taken of sediment within the wind farm in respect of the sediment's chemical contamination load. The samples consistently show that the excavated material is not contaminated. The release of contaminants therefore does not entail any additional environmental impact, despite the fact that the excavated volume has increased. 3.3.3 BOTTOM FLORA AND FAUNA (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, CHAPTER 8.3) The altered conditions entail an increase from 0.06 to 0.17% (Table 3-1) of the bottom surface that will be used by the wind farm's installations, out of the total area of the farm. This does not change the conservative assumption that formed the basis for the original assessment of the wind farm's consequences for bottom flora and fauna, i.e. that installations including cable trenches will cover < 1% of the farm's total bottom surface. The conclusions from the Environmental Impact Assessment remain. The bottom surface that the farm takes up does not entail any significant negative effect on bottom flora and fauna. 3.3.4 THE FISH COMMUNITY (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, CHAPTER 8.4) The previous assessment of effects and consequences for the fish community is based on the fact that high levels of sediment will only occur in the vicinity of the dredging sites, and that low levels will not be exceeded at greater distances from the dredging site (see section on sediment spread above). The most important conclusions are presented in brief below. 12 (27) MEMO 16/12/2013 SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN L \\xd40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.net\sema20148user$\l13936\work\6 development\1 smb\6_ esbo\sweco\sweco_leverans_granskning_översättning_150821\färdigt\2_20131212 kompletterings pm sez_ml gransk_final.docx  During the construction n period, sed iment spill ca an have an adverse a effecct on fish egg gs and fish fryy, for examplee by means of fish eggs being weighed down andd sinking. Th he project will give rise to a limited amo ount of sedim ment spill, mo ostly of relatiively coarse material (sa and or coarsser), which m means that the extent of th hese adversee effects will be small. There will be b temporary y disruptionss during the construction c period, and ffish may be scared awa ay from the sites s where inntensive worrk is being co onducted. Thhe conditionss will return to no ormal soon after a the com mpletion of the e work. The following-up of wind farms at N Nysted and Horns H Rev in Danish wateers, as well as a Lillgrund in the Öresundd, has not de emonstrated any significa ant adverse eeffects on fis sh populationss. The distannces from Sö ödra Midsjöba anken to sennsitive areas , such as the e spawning areas a for cod d, are relative ely large. The new co ended clay and silt duringg the dredgin ondition, i.e. a concentrattion of suspe ng period of max m 3 mg/l, 1 km from the e dredging site, does not affect the abbove assessm ment. However, the disruption n to the fish ccommunity will w be extend ded to three sseasons insttead of two. 3.3.5 COMMERC CIAL FISHIN NG (ENVIR ONMENTA L IMPACT ASSESSME A ENT, CHAP PTER 8.5) Compared to the previoous applicatio on and the Environmenta E al Impact Asssessment, th he constructio on period has s been exten ded to 3 yea ars. Fishing on parts of the bank will be prevented entirely e g the construuction period, as during shipping will be excludeed from the aarea in stage es. Fishing on n those partss of the bankk where shippping has nott been exclud ded may be disrupted ind directly durinng these perio ods due to temporary increa ased turbidityy, which can both scare off o fish and ddisrupt the effectivene ess of the fish hing equipme ent. Disruptionss that lead to ble losses forr commercial fishing will bbe compensated. o demonstrab 3.3.6 MARINE M AMMALS (ENVIRONM ( MENTAL IM MPACT ASS SESSMENT,, CHAPTER R 8.6) Studies of Denmark's Nysted N and HHorns Rev wiind farms have shown thaat seals and porpoises canc adapt to the wind farrms during th he operating period. Durinng the constructio on period, the e mammals m may be temp ed off by disrruptive building porarily scare activities, but b return afteer a short pe eriod. The inc creased cons struction peririod will entail an extension ofo the time duuring which mmarine mammals are disturbed. 3.3.7 BIRDS (EN NVIRONMEN NTAL IMPA ACT ASSES SSMENT, CH HAPTER 8..7) A comprehensive review of the bird d-life at Södra a Midsjöbank ken, as well aas effects an nd consequen nces, have beeen presente ed in the Envvironmental Impact Assesssment. The e presentatio on and its con nclusions aree not affected by the currrent changess to the projeect. LEGAL#10358413v3 Compared to the previo ously presen ted developm ment proposal, a developpment with 7 MW wind turbines will mean n that the tota al sweep areea for the roto or blades wil l increase. 13 1 (27) MEMO O 16/12/2 2013 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo o\sweco\swe eco leverans s granskning g översättning_1500821\färdigt\2_20131212 kompletterings ppm sez_ml gransk_final.docx  However, as the maximum total height of 200 m is being retained, this is expected to have a negligible effect on bird movements. In the event turbines larger than 7 MW should be installed, the sweep area for each turbine will be extended. However, as the number of turbines would decrease, the total sweep area would not increase and consequently nor would the impact on the bird-life. 3.3.8 BATS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, CHAPTER 8.8) The Environmental Impact Assessment judges that migrating bats may occur at Södra Midsjöbanken, which could also result in bat mortality. During the referral round, a need emerged to further investigate the occurrence of bats in the area. Results from the automatic registration of bats that has been carried out at the wind measurement tower that E.ON established in the area confirms that bats are found at Södra Midsjöbanken. This definitely applies to Nathusius' pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus nathusii) and in all likelihood to parti-coloured bats (Vespertilio murinus), and possibly also to some other bat species. These measurements only indicated a few individuals, but the measurement process was restricted by technical problems and did not include the month of August, when most bat migrations across the sea are expected. This is new information that was not available at the time of the original Environmental Impact Assessment. The report from the study of migrating bats at Södra Midsjöbanken is enclosed in its entirety in Appendix 1. When it comes to the impact, the same argument as presented for birds in Chapter 3.3.7 applies. 3.3.9 ANGLING AND RECREATIONAL DIVING (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, CHAPTER 8.9) The Environmental Impact Assessment's conclusions are not affected by the current changes to the project. 3.3.10 MARINE ARCHAEOLOGY (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, CHAPTER 8.10) The Environmental Impact Assessment's conclusions are not affected by the current changes to the project. 3.3.11 SHIPPING AND RISKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, CHAPTER 8.11) The risk analysis for the project that has been produced previously and is summarised in the Environmental Impact Assessment relates primarily to the operating period. The conclusions are not significantly affected by the current changes to the project. One difference, however, is that the construction period is being extended to 3 seasons, with the result that risks associated with marine transport and operations during the construction period will be spread over a longer time. 14 (27) MEMO 16/12/2013 SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN L \\xd40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.net\sema20148user$\l13936\work\6 development\1 smb\6_ esbo\sweco\sweco_leverans_granskning_översättning_150821\färdigt\2_20131212 kompletterings pm sez_ml gransk_final.docx  3.3.12 2 AVIATION N (ENVIRON NMENTAL IIMPACT AS SSESSMENT, CHAPTE ER 8.12) The Enviro onmental Imp pact Assessm ment's conclu usions are no ot affected byy the currentt changes to o the project. 3.3.13 3 NATURAL L RESOURC CES (ENVIR RONMENTA AL IMPACT T ASSESSM MENT, CHAPTER 8.13) The Enviro onmental Imp pact Assessm ment's conclu ot affected byy the currentt usions are no changes to o the project. 3.3.14 4 VISUAL IM MPACT (EN NVIRONME NTAL IMPA ACT ASSES SSMENT, C HAPTER 8.14) The Enviro onmental Imp pact Assessm ment's conclu usions are no ot affected byy the currentt changes to o the project. 3.3.15 5 NATURE CONSERVA C ATION ARE EAS (ENVIR RONMENTA AL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, CHAPTER 9) The Enviro onmental Imp pact Assessm ment's conclu usions are no ot affected byy the currentt changes to o the project. 3.3.16 6 INTERNAT TIONAL CO ONVENTION NS (ENVIR ONMENTAL IMPACT A ASSESSME ENT, CHAPTER 10) onmental Imp The Enviro pact Assessm ment's conclu usions are no ot affected byy the currentt changes to o the project. 3.3.17 7 ASSESSM MENT OF ENVIRONME ENTAL QUAALITY STANDARDS A AND FULFILME NT OF ENV VIRONMEN TAL GOAL LS (ENVIRO ONMENTALL IMPACT ASSESSMEENT, CHAPPTER 11.1) The Enviro onmental Imp pact Assessm ment's conclu ot affected byy the currentt usions are no changes to o the project. 3.4 FULFILME ENT OF EN NVIRONMEENTAL OBJJECTIVES (ENVIRONM ( MENTAL IMPACT ASSESSME A ENT, CHAP PTER 11.2) 3.4.1 REDUCED CLIMATE IMPACT (E NVIRONME ENTAL IMPACT ASSE ESSMENT, CHAPTER 11.2.1) The change n to the previiously submitted application entail an improvemen es in relation nt to the project''s impact in respect r of the e climate objjective. The wind w resourcce at Södra Midsjöbankken can be utilised u more than would have h he case had it been restrricted been th by NordBalt's capacity, which mean ns that the ne eed for electrricity producttion from fos ssil fuels is reduced. LEGAL#10358413v3 The planneed wind farm at Södra Mi dsjöbanken, with an installed power ccorrespondin ng to the currently planned le evel, means tthat the annu ual electricity y production will increase e from 15 1 (27) MEMO O 16/12/2 2013 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo o\sweco\swe eco leverans s granskning g översättning_1500821\färdigt\2_20131212 kompletterings ppm sez_ml gransk_final.docx  approx. 2.8 TWh to 8.4 TWh1. This will contribute towards a reduction in CO2-emissions from Sweden's electricity production. 3.4.2 CLEAN AIR (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, CHAPTER 11.2.2) The changes in relation to the previously submitted application entail an improvement to the project's impact in respect of the Clean air objective. The wind resource at Södra Midsjöbanken can be utilised more than would have been the case had it been restricted by NordBalt's capacity, which means that the need for electricity production from fossil fuels and their associated emissions of air pollutants are reduced. 3.4.3 NATURAL ACIDIFICATION ONLY (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, CHAPTER 11.2.3) The current changes in relation to the previously submitted application entail an improvement to the project's impact in respect of the Natural acidification only objective. The wind resource at Södra Midsjöbanken can be utilised more than would have been the case had it been restricted by NordBalt's capacity, which means that the need for electricity production from fossil fuels and their associated emissions of acidification substances are reduced. 3.4.4 A NON-TOXIC ENVIRONMENT (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, CHAPTER 11.2.4) The Environmental Impact Assessment's conclusions are not affected by the current changes to the project. 3.4.5 A PROTECTIVE OZONE LAYER (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, CHAPTER 11.2.5) The Environmental Impact Assessment's conclusions are not affected by the current changes to the project. 3.4.6 A SAFE RADIATION ENVIRONMENT (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, CHAPTER 11.2.6) Radioactive substances The current changes in relation to the previously submitted application entail an improvement to the project's impact, as it means an expansion of alternatives to electricity produced by nuclear power. The project will improve the potential to reduce the spread of radioactive substance in connection with the operation of nuclear power stations, the extraction and transport of nuclear fuels, as well as the transport and final storage of nuclear waste. The project will contribute to the fulfilment of this part of the environmental objective. 1 Based on the assumption, derived from experience, that the facility's production will correspond to 4,000 full load hours per year 16 (27) MEMO 16/12/2013 SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN L \\xd40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.net\sema20148user$\l13936\work\6 development\1 smb\6_ esbo\sweco\sweco_leverans_granskning_översättning_150821\färdigt\2_20131212 kompletterings pm sez_ml gransk_final.docx  Electromag gnetic radiatiion The concluusion in the Environmenta E al Impact Ass sessment is based on thee assumed preconditio ons that 1) thee exposure of the populattion at Södra a Midsjöbank ken to alternaating magnettic fiellds (the cable es within the e wind farm) is negligible, and in addittion the negaative effeects of altern nating magne etic fields of this type and d extent havee not been scientifically pro oven. e cable techn 2) the nology (HVDC C) that will be b used in the e project for the shore connnection, witth positive an nd negative cables c close to each otheer, means that the stre ength of the magnetic fie eld will be muuch lower tha an equivalentt fields aroun nd exiisting direct current c cablees (for examp ple for the Gotland cable , the Fenno Skan cabble, Baltic Caable, SwePo ol Link). Studies have sho own that the magnetic field from the Baltic Cable does not have any y significant impact on thhe migration pattterns of eelss or salmon. As a result, it is considerred that the S Södra Middsjöbanken project p will n ot counter th he fulfilment of o this part oof the objectiv ve reggarding A saffe radiation e environment either. Even bearing in mind th he current chhange to the Södra Midsjöbanken prooject's installed power and shore conne ection, the co onclusion rem mains that thhe strength of the magnettic field is lesss than that wh hich could caause problemms for fish na avigation. In summaryy, it is considdered that thee Södra Midsjöbanken project will coontribute positively environment, based on th to the objecctive of A saffe radiation e he fact that itt can form pa art of m strategy forr reducing th e use of nuc a long-term clear power without w givingg rise to nega ative effects on health h and biological dive ersity as a re esult of fluctuating or statiic magnetic fields. f The Enviro onmental Imp pact Assessm ment's conclu usions are no ot affected byy the currentt changes to o the project. 3.4.7 ZERO EUT TROPHICATTION (ENVI RONMENT TAL IMPACT T ASSESSM MENT, CHAPTER 11.2.7) The current changes in relation to th he previouslyy submitted application a eentail an improveme ent to the pro oject's impactt in respect of o the Zero eutrophicationn objective. The T wind resource at Södra a Midsjöbankken can be uttilised more than t would hhave been th he case had itt been restriccted by Nord Balt's capacity, which me eans that thee need for electricity production p fro om fossil fue els and their associated a emissions e of eutrophicatioon substancess are reduced d. 3.4.8 FLOURISH HING LAKES AND STR REAMS (EN NVIRONMENTAL IMPA ACT ASSESSMEENT, CHAP PTER 11.2.8 8) A strong co ontributory ne egative facto or regarding the t fulfilmentt of the envirronmental objective iss that almost all major wa a affected by the develoopment of atercourses are LEGAL#10358413v3 hydroelectrric power. Be earing in min nd this objecttive, it is not desirable d to meet the increasing demand for electricity wi th the continnued develop pment of hyd roelectric po ower. 17 1 (27) MEMO O 16/12/2 2013 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo o\sweco\swe eco leverans s granskning g översättning_1500821\färdigt\2_20131212 kompletterings ppm sez_ml gransk_final.docx  The relevant changes in relation to the previously submitted application entail in improvement to the project's impact in relation to the objective of Flourishing lakes and streams by further reducing the need to regulate watercourses for electricity production. 3.4.9 GOOD-QUALITY GROUNDWATER (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, CHAPTER 11.2.9) The Environmental Impact Assessment's conclusions are not affected by the current changes to the project. 3.4.10 A BALANCED MARINE ENVIRONMENT, FLOURISHING COASTAL AREAS AND ARCHIPELAGOS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, CHAPTER 11.2.10) The Environmental Impact Assessment's conclusions are not affected by the current changes to the project. 3.4.11 THRIVING WETLANDS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, CHAPTER 11.2.11) The Environmental Impact Assessment's conclusions are not affected by the current changes to the project. 3.4.12 SUSTAINABLE FORESTS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, CHAPTER 11.2.12) The Environmental Impact Assessment's conclusions are not affected by the current changes to the project. 3.4.13 A VARIED AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, CHAPTER 11.2.13) The Environmental Impact Assessment's conclusions are not affected by the current changes to the project. 3.4.14 A MAGNIFICENT MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, CHAPTER 11.2.14) One possible threat to the fulfilment of this environmental objective is large-scale wind power development in mountainous areas. The relevant changes in relation to the previously submitted application entail in improvement to the project's impact in relation to the objective of A magnificent mountain landscape by reducing the need for wind-based electricity production in mountain landscapes. 18 (27) MEMO 16/12/2013 SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN L \\xd40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.net\sema20148user$\l13936\work\6 development\1 smb\6_ esbo\sweco\sweco_leverans_granskning_översättning_150821\färdigt\2_20131212 kompletterings pm sez_ml gransk_final.docx  3.4.15 5 A GOOD BUILT B ENVVIRONMENT T (ENVIRO NMENTAL IMPACT AS SSESSMEN NT, CHAPTER 11.2.15) The planneed wind farm at Södra Mi dsjöbanken contributes positively p to tthe fulfilment of the environ nmental objec ctive A goodd built environ nment throug gh a significaant contribution to renewable energy supp plies. The cu rrent changees in relation to the previoously submitted application entail an improvement to o the projectt's impact in respect r of thhe objective. 3.4.16 6 A RICH D IVERSITY OF O PLANT AND ANIM MAL LIFE (E ENVIRONM ENTAL IMP PACT ASSESSME ENT, CHAPPTER 11.2.1 16) The Enviro onmental Imp pact Assessm ment's conclu usions are no ot affected byy the currentt changes to o the project. 3.4.17 7 GENERALL RULES OF O CONSID ERATION I N THE ENV VIRONMEN NTAL CODE E (ENVIRON MENTAL IM MPACT ASS SESSMENTT, CHAPTERR 12) The Enviro onmental Imp pact Assessm ment's conclu usions are no ot affected byy the currentt changes to o the project. 3.4.18 8 CONSULT TATION (EN NVIRONME NTAL IMPA ACT ASSES SSMENT, C HAPTER 13) As a result of the curren nt changes in n the projectt, an addition nal consultati on meeting has h been held with w the County Administtrative Board d in Kalmar ono 22/10/201 3. This consultation is a coontinuation o egan in 20100 regarding the of the consultation that be constructio on of a wind farm f at Södraa Midsjöbanken, includinng the laying of cables etcc. The Country Addministrative Board is nott required to adopt a formmal stance ass a result of the t consultation, although it is probablee that the Boa ard will receive the suppllement on referral from the Ministry of the Environmen nt. The projec ct has a signnificant enviroonmental impact according to t the criteria a in the Ordin nance on Environmental Impact Asseessments (1998:905)), which is whhy no separa ate decision is i required reegarding thiss. The consulltation that has now been n carried out will support E.ON in the assessmentt of which supp plements to the Environm mental Impac ct Assessmen nt are requireed for the supplemen nt to the application set ouut in the hea ading. The minutes and ppresentation material fro om the meeting are enclo osed in Appe endix 2. 3.4.19 9 CROSS-BBORDER EF FFECTS AN QUENCES (ENVIRON MENTAL ND CONSEQ IMPACT AS SSESSMENNT, CHAPTE ER 14) The Enviro onmental Imp pact Assessm ment's conclu ot affected byy the currentt usions are no changes to o the project. 3.4.20 0 CUMULAT TIVE EFFEC CTS (ENVIR RONMENTA AL IMPACT T ASSESSM MENT, CHAPTER 15) LEGAL#10358413v3 The Enviro onmental Imp pact Assessm ment's conclu ot affected byy the currentt usions are no changes to o the project. 19 1 (27) MEMO O 16/12/2 2013 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo o\sweco\swe eco leverans s granskning g översättning_1500821\färdigt\2_20131212 kompletterings ppm sez_ml gransk_final.docx 3.4.21 CONTROL PROGRAMME (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, CHAPTER 16) The control programme that is described in general terms in the Environmental Impact Assessment is, for the most part, not affected at all by the current changes in the project. The control programme does need to be reviewed in one respect. This relates to the proposed limitation of the sediment concentration to 10 mg/l > 200 m from the dredging site. As a result of the new conditions, it is proposed that the control programme should refer to a limitation in sediment concentrations of < 3 mg/l at a distance of • 1 km from the dredging site. The originally proposed limitation (10 mg/l > 200 m) is deemed to be too narrow, both bearing in mind the increased dredging, and because the sediment concentration can vary significantly as little as 200 m from the dredging site. It is easier to control and follow up dredging against a lower limit at a greater distance from the dredging site, and the low value of 3 mg/l 1 km from the dredging site is still considered to prevent lasting harmful sediment concentrations from occurring in connection with the construction work. 3.5 SUPPLEMENT RESULTING FROM THE OPINIONS OF THE REFERRAL BODIES Below is a repetition of the supplement to the Environmental Impact Assessment dated 5 September 2012, which has previously been submitted by E.ON as a result of the opinions of the referral bodies. Its reception has been reviewed as a result of the changes to the project that now apply, with no adjustments to the supplement having been required. 3.5.1 REGARDING THE CONCLUSION THAT LONG-TAILED DUCKS TO A LESSER EXTENT AVOID WIND FARMS WITH A GREATER DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TURBINES ETC. (COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD IN KALMAR) The calculation (Environmental Impact Assessment, section 14.2.2) of the possible number of dislocated long-tailed ducks is based on the results from the following up of Nysted wind farm (Final results of bird studies at the offshore wind farms at Nysted and Horns Rev, Denmark NERI Report Commissioned by DONG energy and Vattenfall A/S, 2006, Figure 90, s 81) as well as the Nordic Council of Ministers' seabird assessment (Nordic Council of Ministers (2011) Waterbird Populations and Pressures in the Baltic Sea, TemaNord 2011:550). At Nysted, the frequency of long-tailed ducks observed within the wind farm during the operating period fell by 90% compared to before the farm was commissioned (NERI Report, 2006). According to the Nordic Council of Ministers (2011), the density of long-tailed ducks at the Midsjö banks was > 75 individuals per km2 (similar densities were reported by Durinck et al 1994). For the calculation of the number of dislocated birds from Södra Midsjöbanken, the figure of 75 individuals per km2 (the lower limit in the highest range, Nordic Council of Ministers, 2011) has been multiplied by 0.9 (based on the NERI Report, 2006). 20 (27) MEMO 16/12/2013 SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN L \\xd40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.net\sema20148user$\l13936\work\6 development\1 smb\6_ esbo\sweco\sweco_leverans_granskning_översättning_150821\färdigt\2_20131212 kompletterings pm sez_ml gransk_final.docx  In nature, individuals noormally sprea ad out spatia ally in relation n to a resourrce, such tha at the density of individuals is s higher wherre the resourrces are riche er. The Midssjö banks hav ve high densitties of winterring long-taile ed ducks due e to the abun ndant availabbility of the sttaple food, blue mussels. m The e density of w wintering lon ng-tailed ducks at Nystedd wind farm is s lower than at the Midsjö ö banks, pro bably due too the poorer supply s of foood there. According tot ecologicall literature, w when there arre declining populations, p habitats withh poorer resoources (marg ginal habitatss) are abandoned first an nd richer habbitats (core habitats) la ater. Based on the hypothes e Midsjö ban ses 1) that the nks are a corre habitat andd Nysted is a marginal haabitat, and 2) that the greeater distanc ce between thhe turbines ccompared to Rödsand (1 1,000 m and 500 m respe ectively) cou uld mean thatt the stimuli ccausing the long- tailed ducks to avoid the wind farm are weaker at a Södra Mid dsjöbanken ccompared to Nysted, thee assumption n was formul ated in the Environmenta E al Impact Asssessment that long-tailed ducks may avoid a Södra Midsjöbanke en to a lesser extent thann has been th he case at Nyssted. In this case, c this woould mean thhat the disloc cation factor of 0.9 is too negative ann assumption n. For the calcculation of th he possible n number of disslocated longg-tailed duckks presented in the Environnmental Impa act Assessmment, the dislo ocation factoor of 0.9 was applied despite the fact tha at both of the ese hypothesses argue forr a factor of 0.9 0 being tooo negative ann assumption n. If the above e hypothesiss regarding th he distance between b the turbines couuld be confirm med through thee control prog gramme for S Södra Midsjö öbanken, thiss would be oof great positive significance e for the imp pact assessmment regardin ng wind farms in the Baltiic Sea. The control prog gramme sho ould therefore e focus in paart on this que estion. The pprogramme's s details should be formuulated in conssultation with h the superviisory authoritty and experrts. 3.5.2 THE WIND TURBINES S' EFFECTS S ON MARIINE LIFE AND A BIRDS – REPORT TS THAT MAY Y BE RELEV VANT FOR THIS ESTA ABLISHMEN NT (SWEDI SH ENERG GY AGENCY) The knowle edge compila ations within the framewo ork of Vindva al, which werre not availab ble at the time of the work on the Environm mental Impa act Assessme ent for Södraa Midsjöbank ken, have demo onstrated som me, barely si gnificant effe ects of wind turbines t on m migrating birds and marinee life, which are a in line witth the conclu usions from Södra S Midsjööbanken's Environmental Impact Assessment. A . 3.5.3 LACK OF DATA D FOR ASSESSIN NG THE IMP PACT ON THE LARGE E MUSSEL BANK IN THE T AREA (HAV) ( The threat to the musse els can comp prise sedime ented or susp pended particcles, cable trenches an nd the area that t is taken up by the wiind turbines' foundations (see section ns 7.5 & 8.3.2). Se ediment leve els and sedim ment accumu b relatively sshort-term and ulations will be LEGAL#10358413v3 very localissed. The tota al bottom surf rface that is utilised u consttitutes < 1% oof the wind farm's f area. Baseed on these fa acts, it is con ncluded that the impact on o the musseel bank will be b 21 2 (27) MEMO O 16/12/2 2013 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo o\sweco\swe eco leverans s granskning g översättning_1500821\färdigt\2_20131212 kompletterings ppm sez_ml gransk_final.docx  insignificant. Indirect adverse effects on organisms that have mussels as their food base (primarily long-tailed ducks and other diving ducks) are not anticipated, in any case not to any appreciable extent. 3.5.4 OCCURRENCE OF PORPOISES (SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD IN BLEKINGE COUNTY) The Södra Midsjöbanken project has been in contact with the SAMBAH project on 23 September 2011. No results were available at this time. Information about the presence of porpoises in the Environmental Impact Assessment (8.6, 14.4) has been obtained in part from HELCOM's website, which was recommended by Julia Carlström (project manager for the SAMBAH project). The Environmental Impact Assessment reports some 10 porpoise observations within 100 km of Södra Midsjöbanken. The basis for the Environmental Impact Assessment's estimate of the presence of porpoises is presented in section 8.6.1. Other assessments of porpoises are well founded in literature studies from the following up of Horns Rev and Nysted. The Environmental Impact Assessment has not assumed that there are no porpoises in the area, merely related facts about the presence of porpoises in the Baltic Sea. In renewed contacts with Julia Carlström by e-mail in July and August 2012 and November 2013, there are still no published results from SAMBAH, although the following information has been obtained: "SAMBAH's field period is in full swing, and porpoise clicks are being registered in several participating countries. It is still too early to say anything about porpoise densities, as we need to analyse data from two full years, but so far we can say that the method is working and that there are porpoises within the study area." SAMBAH's study area covers the whole of the southern Baltic Sea, and the details set out above therefore provide no specific information about the presence of porpoises in and around Södra Midsjöbanken. The Södra Midsjöbanken project considers that there is insufficient evidence for the presence of porpoises at Södra Midsjöbanken for it to be meaningful (and reasonable with regard to environmental benefit) to completely refrain from the construction work during the reproduction period. However, it is reasonable for noisy work to increase gradually at the start, so that any porpoises present have the opportunity to move out of the danger zone. 3.5.5 QUESTIONS ABOUT UNDERWATER NOISE CAN BE FURTHER HIGHLIGHTED (SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, HAV) In Vindval's report 6485, "Effekter av en havsbaserad vindkraftpark på fördelningen av bottennära fisk - En studie vid Lillgrunds vindkraftpark i Öresund" ("Effects of an offshore wind farm on the distribution of benthic fish - A study of Lillgrund wind farm in Öresund"), January 2012, the following was stated regarding the effects of noise on fish: "The relatively strong links that were noted between the number of fish and the distance to wind turbines for a number of fish species suggest that the wind turbines in the first 22 (27) MEMO 16/12/2013 SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN L \\xd40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.net\sema20148user$\l13936\work\6 development\1 smb\6_ esbo\sweco\sweco_leverans_granskning_översättning_150821\färdigt\2_20131212 kompletterings pm sez_ml gransk_final.docx  instance atttract fish, an nd that any addverse effeccts on the pre esence of fishh, caused for example byy electromag or the external noise environment, aree probably of gnetic fields o o minor significance in the context." In Vindval'ss report 6481 1 "Effekter avv havsbaseraad vindkraft på pelagisk ffisk" ("Effects s of offshore wind power on n pelagic fish h"), February 2012, no cle ear and signiificant advers se effects from m noise on pelagic fish w were demonsttrated. In Vindval'ss report 64366 "Ljud från vvindkraftverkk i havet och dess påverkkan på fisk” ("Noise fromm offshore wind w turbiness and its impa act on fish"), July 2011, itt is noted tha at it is only within around 100 metres of a turbine and at a high wind speeds that the noise levels are sufficie ently high for there to be a risk of fish being advers sely affectedd, in the form of escape beh haviour or poossible maskking of comm munication. There is curreently nothing to indicate tha at just because the noise e is audible, this t will be as ssociated witth any negattive consequen nces for the fish at populaation level. In Vindval'ss report 6488 8 "Vindkrafte ens effekter på p marint liv - En syntesraapport" ("Effe ects of wind powwer on marin ne life - A syn nthesis reporrt"), March 20 012, adversee effects duee to noise from piling work are a observed d. Cod and he erring can po otentially perrceive sound from piling work w at a disstance of 80 kilometres. Physical da amage and d death can oc ccur a few meetres from thhe constructio on site. During g all types of work that en ntail noise, escape reactions among ffish can be expected within w a distance of aroun nd a kilometre e from the so ource. "Among ma arine mammals, porpoisees are the sp ave been shoown to suffer both pecies that ha impaired he earing and disturbed beh haviour due to t noise in coonjunction wiith piling." However, the Environm mental Impacct Assessmen nt for Södra Midsjöbankeen cites follow w-up results from m the Danish h wind farms at Horns Re ev and Nysted (section 8..6.2) showing g that porpoises that t avoid the e farm area d during the co onstruction work w return w within a few hours h and that the ey also remaain in the farm m area durinng the operatting period. Vindval's re eport 6488 also observess that there are a no studie es to indicatee long-term adverse efffects on any of Sweden'ss seal speciees. 3.5.6 THE IMPAC CT ON MIGRATING FIISH CAN B E FURTHER HIGHLIG GHTED (SWEDISH ENVIRONMMENTAL P ROTECTIOON AGENCY Y, HAV) In Vindval'ss report 6479 9 "Blankålsva andring, vind dkraft och växelströmsfältt, 2011" ("Sillver eel migratioon, wind powwer and alterrnating curren nt fields, 2011"), Februarry 2012, it is observed th hat neither Lillgrund L wind d farm in Öre esund nor the e alternating current cable across Kalm mar Strait co onstituted deffinitive obstaacles to migraation. A certaain delay effeect (< 1 h) could be b observed at the Kalma ar Strait, and d deviating behaviour on the part of certain c individuals could be obs served at Lil lgrund. In Vindval'ss report 6488 8 "Vindkrafte ens effekter på p marint liv - En syntesraapport" ("Win nd LEGAL#10358413v3 power's efffects on mariine life - A syynthesis repo ort"), March 2012, 2 it is obbserved e.g. that during the operating o ph hase, the cab bles from a wind w turbine generate g ammagnetic field d that 23 2 (27) MEMO O 16/12/2 2013 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo o\sweco\swe eco leverans s granskning g översättning_1500821\färdigt\2_20131212 kompletterings ppm sez_ml gransk_final.docx  diminishes as the distance from the cable increases. The anticipated effect on most fish species is low, but as the impact continues throughout the operating phase, the risk should be considered in areas that are of significance for migrating fish species. In the Environmental Impact Assessment (section 8.4.2), an assessment is made of the farm's effects and consequences for migrating fish species at Södra Midsjöbanken, which is not considered to constitute an area of particular importance for sensitive migrating fish species. 3.5.7 CONCLUSION REGARDING THE CONDITIONS FOR A GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS ACCORDING TO EU DECISION 2010/477 (KAMMARKOLLEGIET) On the basis of the Environmental Impact Assessment and this supplement, the conclusion that the project will not affect the conditions for a good environmental status is supported below, based on criteria in the EU decision 2010/477/EU – part B. Descriptor 1: Biological diversity is maintained. The quality and occurrence of habitats and the distribution and abundance of species are in line with prevailing physiographic, geographic and climate conditions. The impact on e.g. the area's marine organisms has been described in the various sections of the Environmental Impact Assessment as well as background reports (Table 2). Table 2 Reference to the section in the Environmental Impact Assessment that deals with the impact on biological diversity Ecosystem components Environmental Enclosed Impact background Assessment report section Water quality and hydrography 8.2 Folder 2, Tab 6 Bottom flora and fauna etc. 8.3 Fish 8.4, 14.1 Folder 2, Tab 11 Marine mammals 8.6 Birds 8.7, 14.2 Folder 2, Tab 8 Folder 2, Tab 17 Folder 2, Tab 18 Bats 8.8, 14.3 Folder 2, Tab 9 24 (27) MEMO 16/12/2013 SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN L \\xd40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.net\sema20148user$\l13936\work\6 development\1 smb\6_ esbo\sweco\sweco_leverans_granskning_översättning_150821\färdigt\2_20131212 kompletterings pm sez_ml gransk_final.docx  Ecosystem m componen nts Environme ental Encllosed Impact backkground Assessmeent repo ort section Foldeer 2, Tab 10 From this itt can be seen how biolog gical diversity y is affected, and that thee extent of the adverse efffect is small. Descriptor 2: Non-indiggenous speciies introduce ed by human activities aree at levels th hat do not adverse ely alter the ecosystem. Södra Midssjöbanken is situated bettween heavily y trafficked shipping s routtes and fishin ng waters.. Thhe wind powe er operation (construction n, operation, maintenancce and decommisssioning) is no ot considered d to contributte to or alter the occurrennce of non- indigenouss species. It can c be obserrved (Environ nmental Impa act Assessm ment section 8.3.1) that the bra ackish water hydroid Corrdylophora ca aspia, which migrated intto the area in n the 19th Centu ury, is commoon at Södra MMidsjöbanke en and elsew where in the BBaltic Sea. Descriptor 3: Population ns of all com mmercially ex xploited fish and a shellfish are within safe biological liimits, exhibitting a populaation age and ution that is iindicative of a d size distribu healthy sto ock. Knowledge e about and conclusions c rregarding thee impact on the t area's coommercially exploited fish can be se ect, from the Environmental een, as far ass is relevant for the proje Impact Asssessment, se ections 8.4 annd 14.1, as well w as from the enclosedd background d report, Foldder 2, Tab 11 1. The projecct does not contribute c to the t over-expploitation of fiish and shellfissh population ns. Descriptor 4: All elemen nts of the ma arine food we ebs, to the exxtent that theey are known n, ormal abunda occur at no ance and divversity and le evels capable e of ensuringg the long-terrm abundance e of the speciies and the rretention of th heir full repro oductive cappacity. The Enviroonmental Imp pact Assessmment presentts, as far as possible p andd as far as is known, thee project's impact in relati on to descripptor 4 (see e.g. Environmmental Impac ct Assessmen nt sections 14.2.1 & Tablle 2 above), for example through the fact that the impact on organisms o fro s has been described andd assessed. The om various ttrophic levels project will not affect the marine foood webs' ene ergy flows or structure to a significant extent. Descriptor 5: Human-in nduced eutropophication is minimised, m especially e addverse effects s thereof, such as lossess in biodiverssity, ecosyste em degradatiion, harmful aalgal blooms s and oxygen defficiency in bo ottom waterss. LEGAL#10358413v3 The projectt will not contribute to euttrophication. This matter has been deeemed to be of low relevan nce for the prroject. Howe ever, the matter has been n covered in ssection 11.2.7. 25 2 (27) MEMO O 16/12/2 2013 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo o\sweco\swe eco leverans s granskning g översättning_1500821\färdigt\2_20131212 kompletterings ppm sez_ml gransk_final.docx  Descriptor 6: Sea-floor integrity is at a level that ensures that the structure and functions of the ecosystems are safeguarded and benthic ecosystems, in particular, are not adversely affected. It can be seen from the Environmental Impact Assessment (section 8.3.2) that the project's installations affect < 1% of the sea-floor area within the overall wind farm area. This is not considered to constitute a significant threat to the structure and functions of the ecosystems. Descriptor 7: Permanent alteration of hydrographical conditions does not adversely affect marine ecosystems. It can be seen from section 8.2 of the Environmental Impact Assessment that the project does not affect the hydrographical conditions for the marine ecosystems. Descriptor 8: Concentrations of contaminants are at levels not giving rise to pollution effects. The project does not affect the concentration of contaminants. This can be seen from section 11.2.4 as well as Chapter 12, paragraph 6. Descriptor 9: Contaminants in fish and other seafood for human consumption do not exceed levels established by Community legislation or other relevant standards. The project does not affect contaminants in fish and shellfish. The matter has not been deemed to be relevant for the project's Environmental Impact Assessment. Descriptor 10: Properties and quantities of marine litter do not cause harm to the coastal and marine environment. It can be seen from the Environmental Impact Assessment, section 12, in particular paragraphs 6 & 8, how the project will restrict marine litter. Descriptor 11: Introduction of energy, including underwater noise, is at a level that does not adversely affect the marine environment. Noise is covered in section 7.4 in the Environmental Impact Assessment, as well as in this supplement memo under the heading "Questions about underwater noise can be further highlighted (Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, HaV)". Electromagnetic radiation is covered in sections 8.4.2 paragraph 3 (eel migration) and 11.2.6 in the Environmental Impact Assessment, as well as in this memo under heading 7 "Impact on migrating fish can be further highlighted (Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, HaV)". The project's supply of thermal energy is negligible and has therefore not been covered in this Environmental Impact Assessment. The project's supply of thermal energy is negligible and has therefore not been covered in this Environmental Impact Assessment. 26 (27) MEMO 16/12/2013 SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN L \\xd40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.net\sema20148user$\l13936\work\6 development\1 smb\6_ esbo\sweco\sweco_leverans_granskning_översättning_150821\färdigt\2_20131212 kompletterings pm sez_ml gransk_final.docx  4 APPEND DICES APPENDIX X 1: Study of migrating ba ats at Södra Midsjöbanke en, autumn 22012 - Ecoco om AB 2013. APPENDIX X 2: Minutes and presentaation materia al from the co meeting with the onsultation m County Adm ministrative Board B in Kalm mar, 22/10/2 2013 LEGAL#10358413v3 27 2 (27) MEMO O 16/12/2 2013 SÖDRA A MIDSJÖBANKE N L \\xd4 40202.u-dom1.u-ssi.n net\sema20148user$ $\l13936\work\6 deveelopment\1 smb\6_ esbo o\sweco\swe eco leverans s granskning g översättning_1500821\färdigt\2_20131212 kompletterings ppm sez_ml gransk_final.docx  SödraMidsjöbankenOffshoreWindFarm DocumentstranslatedfortheESBOconsultationprocess(*) Tab Document 1 Overview 2 AmendmentIIforSEZapplication(20/12/2013) 3 MemotoamendmentII(16/12/2013) 4 AppendixtoMemoaboutmigratingbats(Autumn2012) 5 MemotoamendmentIregardingEIA(5/9/2012) 6 MaptoamendmentIregardingdevelopmentareas(5/9/2012) 7 SEZapplication(17/2/2012)Ͳextractregardingproposedconditions 8 EIAtoSEZapplication(31/1/2012) 9 MapstoEIA(31/1/2012) 10 ConsultationStatementtoSEZapplication(31/1/2012) *)E.ONhasengagedaprofessionalcompanyforthetranslationofselectedapplicationdocumentsfromSwedishtoEnglish,Polish,Estonian andFinnish.However,incaseofanydiscrepancyormisleadingformulationtheSwedishversionshallprevail. 31/8/2015  Front cover image measures 220 x 220 mm Study of migrating bats at Södra Midsjöbanken, autumn 2012 Impact assessment prior to establishment of wind farm STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 CLIENT| E.ON Vind Sverige AB PROJECT | Alexander Eriksson RESPONSIBILITY AUTHORS | Alexander Eriksson, Petra Bach, Johnny de Jong, Lothar Bach LAYOUT| Ecocom AB PHOTOGRAPHY | Petra Bach, Amie Ringberg REFERENCE | Ecocom AB 2013. Study of migrating bats at Södra Midsjöbanken, autumn 2012 – Impact assessment prior to establishment of wind farm. FRONT COVER | Helicopter photo of the wind measurement platform at Södra Midsjöbanken. Photography: E.ON Vind Sverige AB DECOR | View, close to the beach, looking towards land from the Baltic Sea. Photography: Ecocom AB. INTERNET | www.ecocom.se TELEPHONE: | +46 (0)761-75 03 00 2 STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 Assignment • Which species of bats occur and with what Working in collaboration with Bach Freiland- frequency forschung, Ecocom AB has carried out a study • When during the season the migration be- of migrating bats at Södra Midsjöbanken at gins, when the peak occurs and when the the request of E.ON Vind Sverige AB. The PLJUDWLRQV¿QLVKHV study constitutes supplementary data to an en- • :KHWKHUPLJUDWLQJEDWVÀ\KLJKRUORZ vironmental impact assessment conducted in conjunction with the development of a Background planned wind farm with a maximum of 300 wind turbines. About Södra Midsjöbanken The following individuals have participated Södra Midsjöbanken is a shallow area in the LQ¿HOGZRUNDQGRUWKHZULWLQJRIWKHUHSRUW southern Baltic Sea which used to be an is- Alexander Eriksson, Petra Bach, Johnny de land. The shallow area is located approximate- Jong, Lothar Bach and Amie Ringberg. A ly 100 km southeast of the southern tip of large number of people have also taken part in Öland, at the boundary between the Swedish the sound analysis work, including Ingemar and Polish economic zones. On the Swedish Ahlén and Ivo Niermann who, in addition to side, the shallow area measures more than 300 the individuals named above, have been of km2 and is between approx. 12 and 30 metres great help. deep. The bedrock in the area is sedimentary, rising up as a level elevation which drops Purpose away relatively steeply towards lower levels. The purpose of the study was to establish Above the bedrock are soil types in the form whether migrating bats cross the Baltic Sea, RIJODFLDOFOD\PRUDLQHSRVWJODFLDO¿QHVDQG and if so whether they pass the planned wind SRVWJODFLDOVDQGJUDYHOJODFLRÀXYLDOGHSRWV farm at Södra Midsjöbanken and mixed sediment. 7KHVWXG\LVWKH¿UVWRILWVNLQGLQWKH1RU- Along with other shallow areas in the Baltic dic region, where nothing was previously Sea, Södra Midsjöbanken is important for sea- known about bat behaviour and migrations birds for much of the year, due to the rich oc- routes far out at sea. The purpose of the study FXUUHQFHRIPXVVHOV ¿JXUH  has been to investigate the following ques- WLRQV 3 STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 Södra Midsjöbanken Figure 1. Location of the wind measurement tower on the platform at Södra Midsjöbanken. The planned wind farm Bats from Sweden or the Baltic States can mi- The planned establishment comprises <300 grate to the Continent and winter in e.g. Ger- wind turbines situated approximately 1,000 many and France (Petersons 2004, Gerell metres apart. The wind farm is expected to  7KHH[WHQWWRZKLFKWKHEDWVPLJUDWH cover an area of approximately 326 km2. The varies from species to species. Species such as height of the wind turbines, including the ro- the common noctule, the lesser noctule, Na- tors, is estimated to be around 200 metres. thusius' pipistrelle and the parti-coloured bat often migrate long distances, whereas species Previous knowledge about within the Plecotus ORQJHDUHGEDWV DQG migrating bats Myotis HJZKLVNHUHGEDW JHQXVHVDUHPRUH It has long been known that bats migrate over stationary. In addition, a certain amount is long distances, thanks to ringing studies (Ger- NQRZQDERXWZKLFKÀLJKWSDWKVWKHEDWV HOO3HWHUVRQV+XWWHUHUHWDO  choose. Bats gather in the autumn along cer- 4 STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 Figure 2. The platform at Södra Midsjöbanken. Photography: Amie Ringberg, Ecocom. WDLQÀLJKWURXWHVDQGZKHWKHUWKHEDWVÀ\RXW ration platforms (Hüppop et al 2005, Hüppop over the sea can be studied at headlands, such +SSRS +LOO DQG+HOJRODQG as at Ottenby, Torhamns Udde, Falsterbo and 9DXN 7KHUHKDYHQRWEHHQDQ\SUHYL- Fehmarnbelt (Ahlén 1997, Ahlén et al 2009, ous studies from a platform in the middle of Meyer 2011, Bach & Bach 2011, Bach et al the Baltic Sea, although theoretical calcula-  6WXGLHVFRQGXFWHGIURPERDWVDWVHD tions for Nathusius' pipistrelles, which have including from the west coast of Sweden, been ringed in large numbers in Latvia, have Öresund, Bornholm, the Kalmar Strait and Fe- VKRZQWKDWWKHPRVWEHQH¿FLDOÀLJKWSDWKIURP hmarnbelt, as well as studies from Germany, an energy perspective when migrating is to FRQ¿UPWKDWEDWVGRQRWRQO\FURVVWKHVHDEXW cross the Baltic Sea, roughly in the vicinity of DOVRUHJXODUO\À\RXWRYHUWKHVHDWRKXQWGXU- 6|GUD0LGVM|EDQNHQ +HGHQVWU|P  ing early autumn (Ahlén 2009, Baagøe & Jensen 2007, Meyer 2011, Seebens et al Impact of wind power on bats DE 0LJUDWLRQRYHUWKH1RUWK6HDLV Onshore wind power can affect bats by de- also known, as a result of bats having been stroying or impairing their habitat, or by the IRXQGRQGULOOLQJULJV 6WDQV¿HOG H[SOR- bats being killed in collisions with wind tur- 5 STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 ELQHV 5RGULJXHVHWDO 2YHUZDWHU  KDYHSUHVHQWHGUHVXOWVWKDWDJUHHLQSDUW there is no risk of an impact on habitat. As with this, but also that bats are killed at on- there is also no potential for natural colonies shore wind turbines during other parts of the at sea, disruption is also not a relevant factor. activity period. Both studies refer to onshore The factors that could affect bats at sea are the wind power, however. Out at sea, the risks risk of collisions with the wind turbine's rotor should be highest during the spring and au- blades when hunting or migrating, as well as tumn migrations, i.e. April-May and Au- SRVVLEOHGLVRULHQWDWLRQ &U\DQ %URZQ  gust-October. resulting in fatigue. It is also known that bats 7KHZHDWKHUKDVVLJQL¿FDQWLPSDFWRQWKH often investigate the area around the nacelle bats' activity at wind turbines. The highest lev- on the turbine, possibly looking for resting el of activity and the most accidents occur at places or colony environments (Ahlén et al ZLQGVSHHGVORZHUWKDQPV $KOpQHWDO    7KHOHYHORIDFWLYLW\GHFOLQHVZLWKLQ- It is now undisputed that bats are killed at creasing wind speeds. Very few bats are killed wind turbines. Bats are killed both through di- DWZLQGVSHHGVDERYHPV rect collisions with the wind turbine's rotor The height of the wind turbine also seems blade, as well as because of sudden changes in to be important as regards the number of colli- pressure close to the rotor blade (Trapp et al, sion victims. The taller the tower, the more %DHUZDOGHWDO +RZHYHUEDWVGR bats are killed. This link appears to be expo- QRWQRUPDOO\FROOLGHZLWK¿[HGLQVWDOODWLRQV QHQWLDO 5\GHOOHWDO $QRWKHUIDFWRUWKDW such as overhead power lines and radio masts. affects the frequency of accidents is the rotor The reason for bats colliding with wind tur- blade's sweep area, which often co-varies with bines is probably that the high speed of the ro- increased tower height (Arnett et al, 2008, tor blade means that the bats do not manage to %DUFOD\HWDO +RZHYHUWKHQXPEHURI detect it in time to take evasive action. wind turbines in a wind farm is not considered Not all bat species run the same risk of col- to be of importance for the number of bats liding with wind turbines. The risk of colli- killed at each turbine. VLRQVLVOLQNHGWRWKHVSHFLHV ÀLJKWEHKDYLRXU and the tendency to search for food by wind Protection for bat fauna WXUELQHV 5\GHOOHWDO 7KHKLJKULVN Nineteen species of bats are found in Sweden. species include the Nyctalus, Pipistrellus, the Six species are included on the Swedish red list Vespertilio and to some extent the Eptesicus from 2010, while four species are on the global JHQXVHV5\GHOOHWDO  FRQVLGHUWKHMyo- UHGOLVW ,8&1 IURP7KHIDFWWKDWDVSH- tis and Plecotus genuses to be low-risk spe- cies is red listed does not entail any formal pro- cies. tection, but only describes the species preserva- The majority of the surveys are in agree- tion status, i.e. the risk of the species PHQWWKDWWKHDEVROXWHPDMRULW\ DSSUR[  disappearing from the Swedish fauna. of bats that lose their lives at onshore wind All bat species are protected by law under § turbines do so during August and September. 4 of the Species Protection Ordinance, which A small peak in accident frequency (approx. entails a general prohibition on intentionally  KDVDOVREHHQREVHUYHGGXULQJ0D\DQG catching, killing, injuring or disturbing the an- -XQH 5\GHOOHWDO %ULQNPDQQHWDO imals. The ban in the Species Protection Ordi- 6 STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 nance also includes damage to the animals' buffer zone of approx. two kilometres be applied as habitats. Dispensation from the rules set out in a protective zone for the relevant conservation are- § 4 of the Species Protection Ordinance must as. be applied for from the county administrative Sweden has also signed up to the European Bat board in the county in question. Agreement, or EUROBATS. Guidelines as to how The Habitat Directive includes an agree- studies should be conducted at wind turbines ac- ment between the EU Member States regard- cording to the EUROBATS agreement have also ing establishing special conservation areas to been drawn up at a European level (Rodrigues et al, protect those species and habitats included in  7KHDJUHHPHQWLVIDUUHDFKLQJDQGDOVRSUR- Annex II. Four Swedish bat species are in- tects the bats' hunting environments. FOXGHGLQWKLV$QQH[EDUEDVWHOOHSRQGEDW greater mouse-eared bat and Bechstein's bat. Method 5\GHOOHWDO  SURSRVHWKDWWKHHVWDEOLVK- At Södra Midsjöbanken, bats have been registered ment of wind farms be avoided in conserva- through acoustic monitoring using two separate re- tion areas for these four species, and that a cording systems, Avisoft and Anabat. The Avisoft system is a real-time system with full-spectrum resolution, which provides a high re- cording quality and hence a better opportunity for Measurement Mätmast PRUHDFFXUDWHVSHFLHVLGHQWL¿FDWLRQ7KHV\VWHP tower also makes it possible to store very large amounts Microphone Mikrofon >24m >24m 1 x Anabat 1 x Avisoft Mikrofon Microphone<24m <24m 1 x Anabat 1 x Avisoft 24 metres meter Figure 3. Outline diagram indicating the location of microphones on the measurement platform. Vattenyta 7 STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 Table 1. Used systems and the microphones' recording areas, the active time period and the period during which the monitor- ing equipment has been turned on: Time (on) - Time (off ). At other times, the equipment has been in sleep mode. Unit Sys. type Recording Start Stop Time (on) Time (off) height A Avisoft >24 m 12/09/2012 06/12/2012 15.30 08.30 B Avisoft <24 m 12/09/2012 24/09/2012 15.30 08.30 C Anabat >24 m 12/09/2012 23/01/2013 15.30 08.30 D Anabat <24 m 12/09/2012 23/01/2013 15.30 08.30 RIGDWD+RZHYHULWZDVGLI¿FXOWWRSUHGLFW tween 15 September and 6 December 2012 us- how stable the Avisoft system would be under ing the Avisoft system, which subsequently the prevailing conditions at the measurement stopped working, although the Anabat system tower. For this reason, a supplementary sys- was active from the start until the equipment tem was also used, Anabat, a frequency distri- was taken down on 23 January 2013. All the bution system with a lower recording quality units were set to record bat sounds during the and limited memory capacity, but which is interval 15.30–08.30. very stable, even in harsh weather conditions. 7KHSRWHQWLDOIRUVSHFLHVLGHQWL¿FDWLRQXVLQJ this system is limited, however, which is one of the reasons for the supplementary Avisoft system having been used. The study has there- fore built to some extent on redundant systems with the aim of safeguarding the gathering of data. Each system, Anabat and Avisoft, was con- QHFWHGWRWZRPLFURSKRQHV ¿JXUHVDQG  2QHPLFURSKRQHZDVVXSSOLHGZLWKDUHÀHFWRU plate that screened of sound coming from be- low, but accepted sound from above. The oth- er microphone was facing down and only ac- FHSWHGVRXQGFRPLQJIURPEHORZ ¿JXUH  The relevant method was selected to facili- tate comparisons of the number of recordings RIEDWVDWKLJK !P DQGORZ P  heights. The study was originally intended to begin in August, in order to allow monitoring of the bats' entire autumn migration period (Au- JXVW2FWREHU EXWGXHWRWKHZHDWKHUFRQGL- tions and logistics, it was not possible to put out the equipment until the middle of Septem- Figure 4. Picture of the Avisoft and Anabat microphones that have gathered sound from below, i.e. at a height of < 24 metres. ber. In reality, the study was conducted be- Photography: Petra Bach. 8 STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 Figure 5. Microphones that gathered sound from above The sound bounces off the reflector plate into the microphone. This is a tried and tested technique. Photography: Petra Bach. Results pipistrelles and parti-coloured bats, there are Bat species found great many recordings where it has not been possible to identify the species, despite the Among the recorded sounds, there are 42 re- fact that a number of experts from both Swe- cordings of Nathusius' pipistrelle (Pipistrellus den and Germany had studied the sounds me- nathusii 7KHUHFRUGHGVRXQGVDUHYHU\FOHDU ticulously. However, there is agreement that and there is no other species it could be con- the recordings are of the common noctule fused with. It is striking that all the Nathusius' (Nyctalus noctula WKHOHVVHUQRFWXOH Nycta- pipistrelles were registered at the start of the lus leisleri WKHSDUWLFRORXUHGEDW Vespertilio study period. According to previous studies, murinus WKHVHURWLQHEDW Eptesicus seroti- however, the species' migration starts as early nus RUWKHQRUWKHUQEDW Eptesicus nilssonii  DV$XJXVW7KHVWXG\ V¿QDOUHFRUGLQJRI1D- It is most likely, however, that the majority of thusius' pipistrelle was made at the beginning XQLGHQWL¿HGUHFRUGLQJVDUHSDUWLFRORXUHG of October. bats. A number of recordings have been made of One recording has also been made of a spe- a species that is almost certain to be the par- cies that is very reminiscent of a long-eared ti-coloured bat (Vespertilio murinus  bat (PlecotusVSHF  $KOpQSHUVFRPP 7KLV In addition to the recordings of Nathusius' LGHQWL¿FDWLRQPD\EHFRQVLGHUHGXQVDIHKRZ- 9 STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 Table 2. Observations of bats in all systems and at investigated heights, as well as assessment of the number of individuals present. Recordings that have been judged to belong to the same individual have been marked in colour. For many of the recordings, it has not been possible to identify the species for certain, although they belong to one of the Vespertilio, Nyctalus or Eptesicus genuses. As the overall assessment is that these recordings are most probably of Verspertilio murinus (parti-colour- ed bats), the observations in the identification material from the Avisoft system have been marked with Vmur?. The potential to identify the species in the Anabat system is not as good due to the lower recording quality, and the identifications in this case have been restricted to the notation NVE (Nyctalus/Vespertilio/Eptesicus). However, it can be assumed that the same indi- viduals have been noted at the same time in both systems. Abbreviations: Pnat = Pipistrellus nathusii – Nathusius' pipistrelle, Nlei = Nyctalus leisleri – lesser noctule, Nnoc = Nyctalus noctula – common noctule, P sp. = Plecotus sp. = Plecotus genus, i.e. either brown long-eared bat – Plectotus auritus, or grey long-eared bat – Plecotus austriacus. Nyctalus sp. = Nyctalus genus, i.e. either Nnoc or Nlei. Eptesicus sp. = Eptesicus genus, i.e. either Eptesicus nilssonii (northern bat) or Eptesicus serotinus (serotine bat). Date Period Species Ana- Species Avisoft Comments bat >24 m <24 m >24m <24m 14/09/2012 06:00 Pnat Individual 1 – definite species identification of Nathusius' pipistrelle 25/09/2012 05:55 Pnat Individual 2 – definite species identification of Nathusius' pipistrelle 25/09/2012 05:55 Pnat 25/09/2012 05:55 Pnat 26/09/2012 06:00 Pnat 26/09/2012 06:01 Pnat 26/09/2012 06:01 Pnat 26/09/2012 05.51 Pnat 26/09/2012 05.51 Pnat 26/09/2012 05.52 Pnat 26/09/2012 05.52 Pnat 01/10/2012 19:50 Pnat Individual 3 – definite species identification of Nathusius' pipistrelle 01/10/2012 19:50 Pnat 01/10/2012 19:50 Pnat 01/10/2012 19:50 Pnat 01/10/2012 19:51 Pnat 01/10/2012 19:51 Pnat 01/10/2012 19:52 Pnat 01/10/2012 19:55 Pnat 01/10/2012 19:56 Pnat 01/10/2012 19:56 Pnat 01/10/2012 19:56 Pnat 01/10/2012 19:56 Pnat 01/10/2012 19:57 Pnat 01/10/2012 19:58 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.46 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.46 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.46 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.46 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.46 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.47 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.47 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.47 Pnat 10 STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 Date Period Species Ana- Species Avisoft Comments bat >24 m <24 m >24m <24m 01/10/2012 19.47 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.47 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.47 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.47 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.48 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.48 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.48 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.48 Pnat 01/10/2012 19.48 Pnat 23/10/2012 21:53 NVE Individual 4. Probably Vespertilio murinus (parti-coloured bat), al- though Nyctalus sp. or Eptesicus sp. also possible. One recording (at 21:53) has very strong similarities with Plectous sp., which is a phenome- non that can also occur among other species in the event of sharp manoeuvres (Presence of Plecotus sp. seems unlikely) 23/10/2012 21:55 NVE 23/10/2012 21:56 NVE 23/10/2012 21:56 NVE 23/10/2012 21:57 NVE 23/10/2012 21:58 NVE 23/10/2012 21:58 NVE 23/10/2012 21:59 NVE 23/10/2012 22:02 NVE 23/10/2012 22:03 NVE 23/10/2012 21:59 NVE 23/10/2012 22:00 NVE 23/10/2012 22:04 NVE 23/10/2012 22:04 NVE 23/10/2012 22:05 NVE 23/10/2012 22:07 NVE 23/10/2012 22:09 NVE 23/10/2012 21.48 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.48 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.48 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.48 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.50 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.50 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.50 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.50 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.50 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.50 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.51 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.51 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.51 Vmur? 11 STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 Date Period Species Ana- Species Avisoft Comments bat >24 m <24 m >24m <24m 23/10/2012 21.51 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.51 Vmur 23/10/2012 21.51 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.52 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.52 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.52 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.53 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.53 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.54 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.54 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.54 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.54 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.54 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.54 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.54 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.56 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.56 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.56 Vmur 23/10/2012 21.57 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.57 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.57 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.57 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.57 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.57 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.57 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.57 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.57 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.58 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.58 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.58 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.58 Vmur? 23/10/2012 21.58 Vmur? 09/11/2012 16:54 NVE Individual 5. Probably Vespertilio murinus (parti-coloured bat), al- though Nyctalus sp. or Eptesicus sp. also possible. 09/11/2012 16.42 Vmur? 09/11/2012 16.42 Vmur? 09/11/2012 16.42 Vmur? 09/11/2012 16.42 Vmur? 09/11/2012 16.43 Vmur? 09/11/2012 16.43 Vmur? 09/11/2012 16.43 Vmur? 12 STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 ever, as the species is not known to move such that had been the case, the material ought to ORQJGLVWDQFHVDQGLWVHHPVXQOLNHO\WR¿QGLW have shown only a few observations within so far out to sea. the time period, and the recorded sounds ought to have been much more distinct and Number of individuals and overall species typical of the species. Most of the evidence in- assessment dicates instead that the bats discover the mast It is normally impossible to see any difference at a longer distance and approach it in order to between different individuals in recorded ma- investigate or to rest. This explains the rela- terial. When assessing of the number of indi- tively large number of observations, gathered viduals, the simplest assumption to explain together, of what are probably the same spe- data is to work on the basis that observations cies within a period of time. The recording close to each other in time belong to the same WLPHV WLPHRIGD\ LQWDEOHVXJJHVWWKDWWKH individual. This assumption is supported by majority of individuals remain at the measure- the fact that the recordings are unclear, which ment tower for approx. 2-10 minutes. They suggests that the bats have been manoeuvring probably circle around during this period, pos- DQGÀ\LQJDURXQGWKHPDVW,QWKHHYHQWRI sibly taking short rests. Recordings from both VWUDLJKWSXUSRVHIXOÀLJKWWKHEDWVQRUPDOO\ PLFURSKRQHVVXJJHVWWKDWWKH\À\DWKHLJKWV "sing" out and the sound is clearer and more both <24 metres and >24 metres over the sea. typical of the species. Following a careful examination, it has Discussion been judged that the activity can be explained Several of the aims of the study have been E\WKHSUHVHQFHRIWZRVSHFLHV WDEOH  achieved. The study has shown which species Three individual Nathusius' pipistrelles occur at Södra Midsjöbanken. As the study be- (Pipistrellus nathusii 7KH¿UVWWXUQHGXSRQ gan later than intended, the full migration sea- 14 September, the second individual was ob- son has not been included, although informa- served on 25-26 September and the third was tion about the latter part of the migration recorded on 1 October. season has been gathered. Bats that pass the 7ZRLQGLYLGXDOVRIDQXQLGHQWL¿HGVSHFLHV VWXGLHGORFDWLRQKDYHEHHQREVHUYHGWRÀ\DW were observed on 23 October and 9 Novem- both low and high heights. Due to the low ber. Most of the evidence points to these being number of observations (assumed individu- parti-coloured bats (Vespertilio murinus  DOV KRZHYHULWKDVQRWEHHQFRQVLGHUHG A third species may be a long-eared bat, al- meaningful to analyse weather parameters. though this seems unlikely. However, the The study has shown that bats cross the sea VRXQGLVQRWRIVXI¿FLHQWO\JRRGTXDOLW\WKDWD in conjunction with their migration south- GH¿QLWHVSHFLHVLGHQWL¿FDWLRQFDQEHPDGH wards. This conclusion corresponds with ear- OLHUVWXGLHV $KOpQHWDO ZKLFKKDYHLQ- Behaviour GLFDWHGDVLJQL¿FDQWQXPEHURIEDWVKHDGLQJ It is clear from the material that the bats do not out from headlands during the late summer avoid the measurement tower and that they do and autumn. When it comes to individuals mi- QRWFRQWLQXHWKHLUÀLJKWSDWKXQDIIHFWHG,I grating from the Baltic States, however, there 13 STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 has previously been uncertainty regarding ing injured or killed by the wind turbines to a whether the bats really continue over the sea JUHDWHUH[WHQWWKDQLIWKH\KDGMXVWÀRZQE\ after heading out, or whether they turn off and There is also some support for the theory that, follow the coast down to the Continent. on calm nights, bats stop and hunt the insects The number of bat observations at Södra that accumulate in locations that are protected Midsjöbanken is very small, however, which from the wind, e.g. behind wind turbines (Ahl- can be explained by the fact that the bats move pQHWDO  across a broad front. The study does not pro- A large wind farm could thereby act as a YLGHVXSSRUWIRUWKHH[LVWHQFHRIVSHFL¿FPL- barrier, despite being situated in the middle of gration routes, or at least there is no indication the sea and not adjacent to clear migration of such a migration route crossing Södra routes. Midsjöbanken, but as the studies did not cover The bats that have migrated down to Germany August and early September, such a migration and Poland during the autumn, and from there route cannot be ruled out. further south on occasions, return in the spring On the basis of current data, it is assessed to their reproduction areas in Sweden or the WKDW¿YHLQGLYLGXDOEDWVRIDWOHDVWWZRGLIIHU- Baltic States. It is likely that the bats follow HQWVSHFLHVKDYHÀRZQSDVWWKHPHDVXUHPHQW the same route as when migrating to the south, tower at Södra Midsjöbanken. If we assume DOWKRXJKWKHUHLVQRGH¿QLWHVXSSRUWIRUWKLV that observations at the wind mast correspond assumption. If the bats should return by the with the activity at a future wind turbine, and same route, this probably means that the same that the plan is to construct around 300 wind QXPEHURIEDWV DWOHDVW ZRXOGUHWXUQ turbines, the total number of bats at risk of during the spring and run the same risk of be- coming into contact with the wind farm would ing killed or injured by the wind turbines as be 5 x 300 = 1,500 individuals during the during the autumn. The bats that have been VWXG\SHULRG7KLV¿JXUHPXVWEHFRQVLGHUHGD observed also belong to species that are very rough estimate, however, although still known to be at risk of collisions (Rydell et al the best that can be done at present. For the  1RQHRIWKHREVHUYHGEDWVDUHRQWKH entire migration period, which also includes red list, however. All bat species are, however, August and the early part of September, it is included on the Habitat Directive's Annex IV. SUREDEOHWKDWWKH¿JXUHLVVLJQL¿FDQWO\KLJKHU The Nathusius' pipistrelle is a known mi- as it can be assumed that the number of mi- grant, and experiences from studies on the grating individuals is much greater earlier in Continent show that the species normally the season. Most studies show that the majori- moves in large numbers during the middle of ty of the bats that migrate during the autumn $XJXVWDQGWKH¿UVWKDOIRI6HSWHPEHU %DFK do so from the middle of August to the middle HWDO3HWHUVRQV6HHEHQVDE  RI6HSWHPEHU $KOpQHWDO  As the study did not commence until 12 Sep- Most evidence also indicates that the bats tember, it is consequently probable that indi- stop at and investigate the measurement tower, viduals that migrate early have not been regis- and on this basis it can be assumed that the tered within the framework of the conducted same will apply to the wind turbines. In con- study. It is thereby also probable that the actu- junction with this behaviour, the bats risk be- DOQXPEHURILQGLYLGXDOVWKDWKDYHÀRZQSDVW 14 STUDY OF MIGRATING BATS AT SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN, AUTUMN 2012 Södra Midsjöbanken is greater for e.g. Nathu- investigation period, although the number is sius' pipistrelles than has been measured in SUREDEO\VLJQL¿FDQWO\KLJKHUGXULQJWKHDX- this study. tumn as a whole, as this investigation did not Parti-coloured bats are also known for mi- cover the period from August to the middle of grating long distances, and the possibility of September. It is also reasonable to assume that this species crossing the Baltic Sea during the approximately the same number of bats that relevant period is in accordance with previous pass southwards in the autumn also return theories, including ringing recoveries. northwards in the spring. The fact that the bats stop and investigate Risk-reducing measures the wind turbines creates an accentuated risk The risk of bats colliding with wind turbines situation compared to if the bats were simply FDQEHVLJQL¿FDQWO\UHGXFHGE\WKHWXUELQHV to pass by. being turned off during certain periods. The In conclusion, we consider that the inven- turbines only need to be turned off at night and WRU\GDWDLVLQVXI¿FLHQWWRSHUIRUPDVHFXUH for a limited part of the year. (Rydell et al risk assessment. One option for gaining a bet-  7XUQLQJRIIWKHZLQGWXUELQHVDWZLQG ter understanding of the risks is to carry out an VSHHGVIURP±PVKDVEHHQVKRZQLQVHY- extended inventory. However, it is not certain eral studies to reduce accident frequency by as that the gathered data from extended invento- much as 70-90%. The annual loss of energy in ULHVSULRUWRHVWDEOLVKPHQWZLOOEHVXI¿FLHQWWR this event was 0.3–1%. Temporarily turning forecast the wind farm's effects on the bat fau- off the wind turbines is estimated by Rydell et na. For this reason, it is recommended that the DO  WRDOPRVWFRPSOHWHO\HOLPLQDWHWKH construction of the wind farm should be per- risk of collisions if the starting wind (i.e. the mitted, but that effects should be followed up wind strength at which the turbine starts pro- within the framework of a monitoring pro- GXFLQJHOHFWULFLW\ LVVHWDWPVDQGWKHURWRU gramme. In order to facilitate comparisons blades are braked at lower wind speeds. with the zero alternative in the control pro- gramme, investigations should also be carried Conclusions out during both the spring migration and the The study of bats at Södra Midsjöbanken has autumn migration, prior to the establishment shown that migrating bats occur even in re- of the wind farm. mote sea areas. This is an anticipated result, If the level of bat activity observed in the DOWKRXJKWKHFXUUHQWVWXG\KDVFRQ¿UPHGWKLV control programme should be so great that HPSLULFDOO\IRUWKH¿UVWWLPHLQWKH%DOWLF6HD there is a risk of major effects on the bat fau- The number of passing bats has been rough- na, the potential exists to perform risk-reduc- ly estimated at a minimum of 1,500 during the ing measures in the form of stop regulation. 15  SödraMidsjöbankenOffshoreWindFarm DocumentstranslatedfortheESBOconsultationprocess(*) Tab Document 1 Overview 2 AmendmentIIforSEZapplication(20/12/2013) 3 MemotoamendmentII(16/12/2013) 4 AppendixtoMemoaboutmigratingbats(Autumn2012) 5 MemotoamendmentIregardingEIA(5/9/2012) 6 MaptoamendmentIregardingdevelopmentareas(5/9/2012) 7 SEZapplication(17/2/2012)Ͳextractregardingproposedconditions 8 EIAtoSEZapplication(31/1/2012) 9 MapstoEIA(31/1/2012) 10 ConsultationStatementtoSEZapplication(31/1/2012) *)E.ONhasengagedaprofessionalcompanyforthetranslationofselectedapplicationdocumentsfromSwedishtoEnglish,Polish,Estonian andFinnish.However,incaseofanydiscrepancyormisleadingformulationtheSwedishversionshallprevail. 31/8/2015  APPENDIX 1 TO SUPPLEMENT TO THE APPLICATION, SEZ E.ON VIND SVERIGE AB SÖDRA MIDSJÖBANKEN MALMÖ, 05/09/2012 1 (9) repo001.docx 2012-03-29  Contents 1 Regarding the conclusion that long-tailed ducks to a lesser extent avoid wind farms with a greater distance between the turbines etc. (County Administrative Board in Kalmar) 3 2 The wind turbines' effects on marine life and birds – reports that may be relevant for this establishment (Swedish Energy Agency) 4 3 Lack of data for assessing the impact on the large mussel bank in the area (HaV) 4 4 Occurrence of porpoises (Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, County Administrative Board in Blekinge County) 4 5 Questions about underwater noise can be further highlighted (Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, HaV) 5 6 The impact on migrating fish can be further highlighted (Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, HaV) 6 7 Conclusion regarding the conditions for a good environmental status according to EU decision 2010/477 (Kammarkollegiet) 6 2 (9) APPENDIX 1 TO SUPPLEMENT TO THE APPLICATION, SEZ  1 Regarding the conclusion that long-tailed ducks to a lesser extent avoid wind farms with a greater distance between the turbines etc. (County Administrative Board in Kalmar) The calculation (Environmental Impact Assessment, section 14.2.2) of the possible number of dislocated long-tailed ducks is based on the results from the following up of Nysted wind farm (Final results of bird studies at the offshore wind farms at Nysted and Horns Rev, Denmark NERI Report Commissioned by DONG energy and Vattenfall A/S, 2006, Figure 90, s 81) as well as the Nordic Council of Ministers' seabird assessment (Nordic Council of Ministers (2011) Waterbird Populations and Pressures in the Baltic Sea, TemaNord 2011:550). At Nysted, the frequency of long-tailed ducks observed within the wind farm during the operating period fell by 90% compared to before the farm was commissioned (NERI Report, 2006). According to the Nordic Council of Ministers (2011), the density of long-tailed ducks at the Midsjö banks was > 75 individuals per km2 (similar densities were reported by Durinck et al 1994). For the calculation of the number of dislocated birds from Södra Midsjöbanken, the figure of 75 individuals per km2 (the lower limit in the highest range, Nordic Council of Ministers, 2011) has been multiplied by 0.9 (based on the NERI Report, 2006). In nature, individuals normally spread out spatially in relation to a resource, such that the density of individuals is higher where the resources are richer. The Midsjö banks have high densities of wintering long-tailed ducks due to the abundant availability of the staple food, blue mussels. The density of wintering long-tailed ducks at Nysted wind farm is lower than at the Midsjö banks, probably due to the poorer supply of food there. According to ecological literature, when there are declining populations, habitats with poorer resources (marginal habitats) are abandoned first and richer habitats (core habitats) later. Based on the hypotheses 1) that the Midsjö banks are a core habitat and Nysted is a marginal habitat, and 2) that the greater distance between the turbines compared to Rödsand (1,000 m and 500 m respectively) could mean that the stimuli that cause the long-tailed ducks to avoid the wind farm are weaker at Södra Midsjöbanken compared to Nysted, the assumption was formulated in the Environmental Impact Assessment that long-tailed ducks may avoid Södra Midsjöbanken to a lesser extent than at Nysted. In this case, this would mean that the dislocation factor of 0.9 is too negative an assumption. For the calculation of the possible number of dislocated long-tailed ducks presented in the Environmental Impact Assessment, the dislocation factor of 0.9 was applied despite the fact that both of these hypotheses argue for a factor of 0.9 being too negative an assumption. 3 (9) APPENDIX 1 TO SUPPLEMENT TO THE APPLICATION, SEZ -03-29  If the above hypothesis regarding the distance between the turbines could be confirmed through the control programme for Södra Midsjöbanken, this would be of great positive significance for the impact assessment regarding wind farms in the Baltic Sea. The control programme should therefore focus in part on this question. The programme's details should be formulated in consultation with the supervisory authority and experts. 2 The wind turbines' effects on marine life and birds – reports that may be relevant for this establishment (Swedish Energy Agency) The knowledge compilations within the framework of Vindval1 , which were not available at the time of the work on the Environmental Impact Assessment for Södra Midsjöbanken, have demonstrated some, barely significant effects of wind turbines on migrating birds and marine life, which are in line with the conclusions from Södra Midsjöbanken's Environmental Impact Assessment. 3 Lack of data for assessing the impact on the large mussel bank in the area (HaV) The threat to the mussels can comprise sedimented or suspended particles, cable trenches and the area that is taken up by the wind turbines' foundations (see sections 7.5 & 8.3.2). Sediment levels and sediment accumulations will be relatively short-term and very localised. The total bottom surface that is utilised constitutes < 1% of the wind farm's area. Based on these facts, it is concluded that the impact on the mussel bank will be insignificant. Indirect adverse effects on organisms that have mussels as their food base (primarily long-tailed ducks and other diving ducks) are not anticipated, in any case not to any appreciable extent. 4 Occurrence of porpoises (Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, County Administrative Board in Blekinge County) The Södra Midsjöbanken project has been in contact with the SAMBAH project on 23 September 2011. No results were available at this time. Information about the presence of porpoises in the Environmental Impact Assessment (8.6, 14.4) has been obtained in part from HELCOM's website, which was recommended by Julia Carlström (project manager for the SAMBAH project). The Environmental Impact Assessment reports some 10 porpoise observations within 100 km of Södra Midsjöbanken. The basis for the Environmental Impact Assessment's estimate of the presence of porpoises is presented in section 8.6.1. Other assessments of porpoises are well founded in literature studies from the following up of Horns Rev and Nysted. The Environmental Impact Assessment has not assumed that there are no porpoises in the area, merely related facts about the presence of porpoises in the Baltic Sea. 1 Vindval is a national Swedish research programme studying the effects of wind power on the environment. 4 (9) APPENDIX 1 TO SUPPLEMENT TO THE APPLICATION, SEZ  In renewed contacts with Julia Carlström by e-mail in July and August 2012, there are still no published results from SAMBAH, although the following information has been obtained: Quote "SAMBAH's field period is in full swing, and porpoise clicks are being registered in several participating countries. It is still too early to say anything about porpoise densities, as we need to analyse data from two full years, but so far we can say that the method is working and that there are porpoises within the study area." End quote SAMBAH's study area covers the whole of the southern Baltic Sea, and the details set out above therefore provide no specific information about the presence of porpoises in and around Södra Midsjöbanken. In the same dialogue, Julia Carlström agrees with our conclusion that porpoises can co-exist with wind farms during the operating period. We consider that there is insufficient evidence for the presence of porpoises at Södra Midsjöbanken for it to be meaningful (and reasonable with regard to environmental benefit) to completely refrain from the construction work during the reproduction period. However, it is reasonable for noisy work to increase gradually at the start, so that any porpoises present have the opportunity to move out of the danger zone. 5 Questions about underwater noise can be further highlighted (Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, HaV) In Vindval's report 6485, "Effekter av en havsbaserad vindkraftpark på fördelningen av bottennära fisk - En studie vid Lillgrunds vindkraftpark i Öresund" ("Effects of an offshore wind farm on the distribution of benthic fish - A study of Lillgrund wind farm in Öresund"), January 2012, the following was stated regarding the effects of noise on fish: "The relatively strong links that were noted between the number of fish and the distance to wind turbines for a number of fish species suggest that the wind turbines in the first instance attract fish, and that any adverse effects on the presence of fish, caused for example by electromagnetic fields or the external noise environment, are probably of minor significance in the context." In Vindval's report 6481 "Effekter av havsbaserad vindkraft på pelagisk fisk" ("Effects of offshore wind power on pelagic fish"), February 2012, no clear and significant adverse effects from noise on pelagic fish were demonstrated. In Vindval's report 6436 "Ljud från vindkraftverk i havet och dess påverkan på fisk” ("Noise from offshore wind turbines and its impact on fish"), July 2011, it is noted that it is only within around 100 metres of a turbine and at high wind speeds that the noise levels are sufficiently high for there to be a risk of fish being adversely affected, in the form of escape behaviour or possible masking of communication. There is currently nothing to indicate that just because the noise is audible, this will be associated with any negative consequences for the fish at population level. 5 (9) APPENDIX 1 TO SUPPLEMENT TO THE APPLICATION, SEZ -03-29  In Vindval's report 6488 "Vindkraftens effekter på marint liv - En syntesrapport" ("Effects of wind power on marine life - A synthesis report"), March 2012, adverse effects due to noise from piling work are observed. Cod and herring can potentially perceive sound from piling work at a distance of 80 kilometres. Physical damage and death can occur a few metres from the construction site. During all types of work that entail noise, escape reactions among fish can be expected within a distance of around a kilometre from the source. "Among marine mammals, porpoises are the species that have been shown to suffer both impaired hearing and disturbed behaviour due to noise in conjunction with piling." However, the Environmental Impact Assessment for Södra Midsjöbanken cites follow-up results from the Danish wind farms at Horns Rev and Nysted (section 8.6.2) showing that porpoises that avoid the farm area during the construction work return within a few hours and that they also remain in the farm area during the operating period. Vindval's report 6488 also observes that there are no studies to indicate long-term adverse effects on any of Sweden's seal species. 6 The impact on migrating fish can be further highlighted (Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, HaV) In Vindval's report 6479 "Blankålsvandring, vindkraft och växelströmsfält, 2011" ("Silver eel migration, wind power and alternating current fields, 2011"), February 2012, it is observed that neither Lillgrund wind farm in Öresund nor the alternating current cable across Kalmar Strait constituted definitive obstacles to migration. A certain delay effect (< 1 h) could be observed at the Kalmar Strait, and deviating behaviour on the part of certain individuals could be observed at Lillgrund. In Vindval's report 6488 "Vindkraftens effekter på marint liv - En syntesrapport" ("Wind power's effects on marine life - A synthesis report"), March 2012, it is observed e.g. that during the operating phase, the cables from a wind turbine generate a magnetic field that diminishes as the distance from the cable increases. The anticipated effect on most fish species is low, but as the impact continues throughout the operating phase, the risk should be considered in areas that are of significance for migrating fish species. In the Environmental Impact Assessment (section 8.4.2), an assessment is made of the farm's effects and consequences for migrating fish species at Södra Midsjöbanken, which is not considered to constitute an area of particular importance for sensitive migrating fish species. 7 Conclusion regarding the conditions for a good environmental status according to EU decision 2010/477 (Kammarkollegiet) On the basis of the Environmental Impact Assessment and this supplement, the conclusion that the project will not affect the conditions for a good environmental status is supported below, based on criteria in the EU decision 2010/477/EU – part B. 6 (9) APPENDIX 1 TO SUPPLEMENT TO THE APPLICATION, SEZ  Descriptor 1: Biological diversity is maintained. The quality and occurrence of habitats and the distribution and abundance of species are in line with prevailing physiographic, geographic and climate conditions. The impact on e.g. the area's marine organisms has been described in the various sections of the Environmental Impact Assessment as well as background reports (Table 1). Table 1 Reference to the section in the Environmental Impact Assessment that deals with the impact on biological diversity Ecosystem components Environmental Enclosed Impact background Assessment report section Water quality and hydrography 8.2 Folder 2, Tab 6 Bottom flora and fauna etc. 8.3 The fish community 8.4, 14.1 Folder 2, Tab 11 Marine mammals 8.6 Birds 8.7, 14.2 Folder 2, Tab 8 Folder 2, Tab 17 Folder 2, Tab 18 Bats 8.8, 14.3 Folder 2, Tab 9 Folder 2, Tab 10 From this it can be seen how biological diversity is affected, and that the extent of the adverse effect is small. Descriptor 2: Non-indigenous species introduced by human activities are at levels that do not adversely alter the ecosystem. Södra Midsjöbanken is situated between heavily trafficked shipping routes and fishing waters. The wind power operation (construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning) is not considered to contribute to or alter the occurrence of non- indigenous species. It can be observed (Environmental Impact Assessment section 8.3.1) that the brackish water hydroid Cordylophora caspia, which migrated into the area in the 19th Century, is common at Södra Midsjöbanken and elsewhere in the Baltic Sea. 7 (9) APPENDIX 1 TO SUPPLEMENT TO THE APPLICATION, SEZ -03-29  Descriptor 3: Populations of all commercially exploited fish and shellfish are within safe biological limits, exhibiting a population age and size distribution that is indicative of a healthy stock. Knowledge about and conclusions regarding the impact on the area's commercially exploited fish can be seen, as far as is relevant for the project, from the Environmental Impact Assessment, sections 8.4 and 14.1, as well as from the enclosed background report, Folder 2, Tab 11. The project does not contribute to the over-exploitation of fish and shellfish populations. Descriptor 4: All elements of the marine food webs, to the extent that they are known, occur at normal abundance and diversity and levels capable of ensuring the long-term abundance of the species and the retention of their full reproductive capacity. The Environmental Impact Assessment presents, as far as possible and as far as is known, the project's impact in relation to descriptor 4 (see e.g. Environmental Impact Assessment sections 14.2.1 & Table 1 above), for example through the fact that the impact on organisms from various trophic levels has been described and assessed. The project will not affect the marine food webs' energy flows or structure to a significant extent. Descriptor 5: Human-induced eutrophication is minimised, especially adverse effects thereof, such as losses in biodiversity, ecosystem degradation, harmful algal blooms and oxygen deficiency in bottom waters. The project will not contribute to eutrophication. This matter has been deemed to be of low relevance for the project. However, the matter has been covered in section 11.2.7. Descriptor 6: Sea-floor integrity is at a level that ensures that the structure and functions of the ecosystems are safeguarded and benthic ecosystems, in particular, are not adversely affected. It can be seen from the Environmental Impact Assessment (section 8.3.2) that the project's installations affect < 1% of the sea-floor area within the overall wind farm area. This is not considered to constitute a significant threat to the structure and functions of the ecosystems. Descriptor 7: Permanent alteration of hydrographical conditions does not adversely affect marine ecosystems. It can be seen from section 8.2 of the Environmental Impact Assessment that the project does not affect the hydrographical conditions for the marine ecosystems. Descriptor 8: Concentrations of contaminants are at levels not giving rise to pollution effects. The project does not affect the concentration of contaminants. This can be seen from section 11.2.4 as well as Chapter 12, paragraph 6. 8 (9) APPENDIX 1 TO SUPPLEMENT TO THE APPLICATION, SEZ  Descriptor 9: Contaminants in fish and other seafood for human consumption do not exceed levels established by Community legislation or other relevant standards. The project does not affect contaminants in fish and shellfish. The matter has not been deemed to be relevant for the project's Environmental Impact Assessment. Descriptor 10: Properties and quantities of marine litter do not cause harm to the coastal and marine environment. It can be seen from the Environmental Impact Assessment, section 12, in particular paragraphs 6 & 8, how the project will restrict marine litter. Descriptor 11: Introduction of energy, including underwater noise, is at a level that does not adversely affect the marine environment. Noise is covered in section 7.4 in the Environmental Impact Assessment, as well as in this supplement memo under the heading "Questions about underwater noise can be further highlighted (Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, HaV)". Electromagnetic radiation is covered in sections 8.4.2 paragraph 3 (eel migration) and 11.2.6 in the Environmental Impact Assessment, as well as in this memo under heading 7 "Impact on migrating fish can be further highlighted (Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, HaV)". The project's supply of thermal energy is negligible and has therefore not been covered in this Environmental Impact Assessment. 9 (9) APPENDIX 1 TO SUPPLEMENT TO THE APPLICATION, SEZ -03-29  SödraMidsjöbankenOffshoreWindFarm DocumentstranslatedfortheESBOconsultationprocess(*) Tab Document 1 Overview 2 AmendmentIIforSEZapplication(20/12/2013) 3 MemotoamendmentII(16/12/2013) 4 AppendixtoMemoaboutmigratingbats(Autumn2012) 5 MemotoamendmentIregardingEIA(5/9/2012) 6 MaptoamendmentIregardingdevelopmentareas(5/9/2012) 7 SEZapplication(17/2/2012)Ͳextractregardingproposedconditions 8 EIAtoSEZapplication(31/1/2012) 9 MapstoEIA(31/1/2012) 10 ConsultationStatementtoSEZapplication(31/1/2012) *)E.ONhasengagedaprofessionalcompanyforthetranslationofselectedapplicationdocumentsfromSwedishtoEnglish,Polish,Estonian andFinnish.However,incaseofanydiscrepancyormisleadingformulationtheSwedishversionshallprevail. 31/8/2015  Appendix to Sweco's memo 05/09/2012 Kårehamn Wind farm Södra Midsjöbanken Establishment areas with possible cumulative effect Utgrunden 2 Utgrunden 1 Trolleboda Explanation of symbols (Possible wind farms etc.) Boundary of the Södra Midsjöbanken wind farm Area of interest for sand and gravel extraction Blekinge Offshore Sweden Poland Taggen Maritime chart © Swedish Maritime Administration Permit no. 10-02604 Baltic North Drawing name: SMB-120829-BPL ³ 0 5 10 20 30 Kilometers 40 2012-09-05  SödraMidsjöbankenOffshoreWindFarm DocumentstranslatedfortheESBOconsultationprocess(*) Tab Document 1 Overview 2 AmendmentIIforSEZapplication(20/12/2013) 3 MemotoamendmentII(16/12/2013) 4 AppendixtoMemoaboutmigratingbats(Autumn2012) 5 MemotoamendmentIregardingEIA(5/9/2012) 6 MaptoamendmentIregardingdevelopmentareas(5/9/2012) 7 SEZapplication(17/2/2012)Ͳextractregardingproposedconditions 8 EIAtoSEZapplication(31/1/2012) 9 MapstoEIA(31/1/2012) 10 ConsultationStatementtoSEZapplication(31/1/2012) *)E.ONhasengagedaprofessionalcompanyforthetranslationofselectedapplicationdocumentsfromSwedishtoEnglish,Polish,Estonian andFinnish.However,incaseofanydiscrepancyormisleadingformulationtheSwedishversionshallprevail. 31/8/2015  Goveernment Miniistry of Envvironment APP PLICATIION FOR R PERMIT T ACCOR RDING TOT THE L LAW FOR THE E SWEDIISH ECO ONOMICAAL ZONE E (SEZ) Appllicant: E.ON N Vind Sverrige AB, orrg. nr 55629 94-9817 205 09 0 Malmö Proxxy: Attorrney Bo Haansson and jur. cand. Sofia S Nilssoon Mannheimer Sw wartling Advvokatbyrå AB A Box 4291 203 14 Malmö Tfn: 040-698 588 00 Fax: 040-698 588 01 ost: [email protected] och so E-po [email protected] Issuee: Perm mit accordinng to the law w (1992:114 40) regardinng the Swed dish Econ nomocal Zoone for construction andd operation of an offshore wind dfarm at Soddra Midsjob banken LEGAL#7654532v5  22(27) x Eventuella sprängningsarbeten kommer att föregås av skrämselljud eller motsvarande. Pålning kommer vid behov utföras så att slagkraften ökas gradvis. x Störningar som leder till påvisbara förluster för yrkesfisket kommer att kompenseras. x För att minimera risken för fartygskollisioner kommer E.ON Vind att verka för att en säkerhetszon inrättas runt varje vindkraftverk. 7. Proposed conditions E.ON Vind proposes that the Government prescribes the following conditions for the permit. 1. Unless otherwise specified in the conditions below, the laying of underwater cables and the dredging work for foundations must primarily be carried out in accordance with that which E.ON Vind has finally undertaken in the application and the case in other respects. Minor alterations to the execution make be made, provided this does not increase the average sediment spill within the wind farm, does not increase the permanent encroachment that the installations entail, and does not damage public or private interests. 2. The total height of the wind turbines may not exceed 200 m above the average water level. 3. Work in the water must be carried out in a way that minimises turbidity. 4. Sediment spill during dredging may not exceed 5 per cent of the dredged volume. Dredged material must be reused to cover underwater cables within the farm. 5. The project must assist in the relocation of the Armed Forces' affected LEGAL#7654532v5 equipment.  23(27) 6. The construction work must be carried out in such a way that the progress of shipping is not obstructed. 7. Blasting may only be conducted in exceptional cases and following consultation with e.g. the supervisory authority. 8. In the production of the foundations, the proportion of natural gravel may not exceed 20 per cent of the total gravel volume. 9. Sanitary wastewater that arises during the construction phase must be dealt with and handled in a manner that is approved by the supervisory authority. 10. Diesel engines that are used during the work must be powered by low-sulphur oil. 11. At workplaces, the potential to deal with waste and residual products must be created. 12. Prior to the construction phase, more meticulous and precise investigations will be carried out to protect underwater remains in the area. Finds will be reported in order that the necessary measures can be taken in consultation with the responsible authorities. 13. For the operation, there must be a control programme that covers the construction, operating and phasing out periods. The control programme, which will be drawn up in consultation with the supervisory authority, must include e.g. checking the impact that seabed cables and the wind farm's permanent installations have on flora and fauna, including reef effects. 14. When discontinuing the operation, restoration measures must be implemented. The operation will be considered to have been discontinued when no electricity production has been conducted for a continuous period of one year. The supervisory authority may decide on the extent to which the LEGAL#7654532v5 group station's installations, including foundations, must be removed, as well as what other measures are required to restore the seabed as close to its original condition as possible. The operator must pledge security for the cost  24(27) of demolition and restoration measures, as well as for any necessary hydrographic surveys in conjunction with discontinuing the operation. The pledged security must amount to SEK 1.5 million per installed wind turbine at 2012 price levels. 8. Tillåtlighet 8.1 Tillåtlighet enligt 2 kap. miljöbalken 8.1.1 Kunskapskravet E.ON Vind har, som redovisats under avsnitt 1.1 ovan, en betydande erfaren- het av projektering samt drift av vindkraftparker till havs. E.ON Vind besitter den kunskap som behövs för att uppföra och driva den aktuella verksamheten och vidta de åtgärder som omfattas av bolagets yrkanden, allt för att i möjlig- aste mån skydda människors hälsa och miljön mot skada eller olägenhet. Ut- över upprättad miljökonsekvensbeskrivning har det inom ramen för detta projekt gjorts naturvärdesinventeringar och andra undersökningar. E.ON Vind har för detta knutit ett flertal externa konsulter till projektet med viktiga specialkunskaper för just de unika förhållanden som råder vid Södra Midsjö- banken. Mot bakgrund härav får det anses uppenbart att kunskapskravet in- nehålles. 8.1.2 Försiktighetsprincipen och bästa möjliga teknik Vindkraft till havs byggs nu i stor skala i Danmark, Storbritannien och Tyskland. De erfarenheter som hittills vunnits visar att vindkraft till havs uppvisar relativt sett blygsamma miljökonsekvenser. Genom lokalisering utanför territorialhavet undviks dessutom sådana olägenheter som sakägare brukar befara vid tillståndsprövningar rörande landbaserad vindkraft. I Sverige byggs lite havsbaserad vindkraft jämfört med vad som sker i de tre nämnda länderna. Regeringen har vid två tillfällen medgivit tillstånd till LEGAL#7654532v5 vindkraftprojekt i Sveriges ekonomiska zon men inget av dessa projekt förefaller i nuläget komma att förverkligas. Samverkan innebär i regel  SödraMidsjöbankenOffshoreWindFarm DocumentstranslatedfortheESBOconsultationprocess(*) Tab Document 1 Overview 2 AmendmentIIforSEZapplication(20/12/2013) 3 MemotoamendmentII(16/12/2013) 4 AppendixtoMemoaboutmigratingbats(Autumn2012) 5 MemotoamendmentIregardingEIA(5/9/2012) 6 MaptoamendmentIregardingdevelopmentareas(5/9/2012) 7 SEZapplication(17/2/2012)Ͳextractregardingproposedconditions 8 EIAtoSEZapplication(31/1/2012) 9 MapstoEIA(31/1/2012) 10 ConsultationStatementtoSEZapplication(31/1/2012) *)E.ONhasengagedaprofessionalcompanyforthetranslationofselectedapplicationdocumentsfromSwedishtoEnglish,Polish,Estonian andFinnish.However,incaseofanydiscrepancyormisleadingformulationtheSwedishversionshallprevail. 31/8/2015 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Södra Midsjöbanken associated with the application for a permit, according to the Continental Shelf Act and Sweden's Economic Zone Act, to establish a wind farm at Södra Midsjöbanken, including the laying of cables, the construction of transformer installations, etc. Malmö, 31/01/2012 1 (81) 1 Administra ative inform mation 4 2 Summary 5 3 Backgroun nd and purp pose 7 3.1 Background 7 3.2 Purpose 7 4 Descriptio on of the pla anned projec ct 8 4.1 Scope and design d 8 4.2 Location 8 4.3 Design alterrnatives 11 5 Scope 13 6 The zero alternative a and a its envirronmental co onsequence es 14 7 Environme ental effects s 15 7.1 Environmental impact durring the constrruction period 15 7.2 Environmental impact durring the operatting period 15 7.3 Environmental impact whe en phasing ou ut the farm 15 7.4 Noise 16 7.5 Sediment sp pread 17 8 Conditions s, effects, co onsequence es and meas sures 18 8.1 General con nditions 18 8.2 Water qualitty and hydrogrraphy 18 8.3 Bottom flora a and fauna 19 8.4 The fish com mmunity 24 8.5 Commercial fishing 29 8.6 Marine mam mmals 31 8.7 Birds 32 8.8 Bats 39 8.9 Angling and recreational diving d 40 8.10 Marine archa aeology 41 8.11 Shipping and risks 41 8.12 Aviation 43 8.13 Natural reso ources 43 8.14 Visual impacct 44 2 (81) 9 Nature pro otection area as 45 10 Internation nal Conventtions 49 11 Assessmeent of enviro onmental qu uality standa ards and the e fulfilment of environme ental goals 50 11.1 Environmental quality stan ndards 50 11.2 Fulfilment off goals 51 12 General ru ules of cons sideration in n the Environ nmental Cod de 57 13 Consultatiion 58 14 Cross-borrder effects and a conseq quences 59 14.1 Fish and fish hing 59 14.2 Birds 60 14.3 Bats 66 14.4 Marine mam mmals 66 14.5 Protected arreas 67 15 Cumulativ ve effects 68 16 Control prrogramme 70 16.1 Environment 70 17 Project-sp pecific backg ground repo orts and field surveys ordered o by E E.ON Vind 73 18 Source refferences 74  Appendic ces 1. Map showing Are eas of nation nal interest fo or wind usage and fishingg, fairways, etc. e 2. Map showing the e Natura 200 00 areas and BSPA areas s, etc. 3. The areas such as a planning iinterests, wh hich can conttribute to cum mulative effec cts 3 (81) 1 Administrrative inforrmation E.ON Vind Sverige AB (E.ON Vind)) is responsib ble for the E.ON Group's planning an nd developme ent of wind poower in the N Nordic regionn. The compa any currentlyy has 122 win nd turbines in operation in the Nordic rregion (Octob ber 2011), with a combin ed output of approximattely 255 MW W. In August 2010, 2 E.ON Vind V completted an offsho ore wind farmm in Denmarrk, called Röd dsand 2, which co omprises 90 wind turbine es and is estimated to pro oduce approxximately 900 0 GWh per year. During D 2011, four onshoree facilities we ere complete ed in Swedenn. A further 5 installationss are in the construction c phase at the e start of 2012, including one offshore e facility, Kårrehamnsporten, northeasst of Öland. he facility: Name of th Södra Midsjöbanke en Wind Farm Applicant/p principal: E.ON V Vind Sverige e AB Address: SE-20 5 09 Malmö E.ON Vind Sverige AB SE-205 09 Malmö Corp. ID noo. 556294-98 817 0)40-25 50 00 Tel.: +46 (0 www.eon.sse/vind E-mail: [email protected] Project manager: Responsib ble officer: Bengt Weg gemo Magnus Kullberg E.ON Vind Sverige AB E.ON Vind d Sverige AB B Tel.: +46 (0 0)763 10 09 44 Tel.: +46 (0)703 95 099 80 Fax: +46 (00)40 97 45 30 Fax: +46 (0)40 97 45 330 E-mail: benngt.wegemo@ @eon.com E-mail: maagnus.kullbe [email protected] m Technical description d & consultancyy report: Environme ental impact assessmentt: Sweco Infra astructure AB Sweco Infrrastructure A AB Assignmen nt manager Environme ental Impact Assessmentt Pavel Senssky Manager Tel.: +46 (0 0)734 12 82 24 Martin Ljunngström E-mail: [email protected] Tel.: +46 (0)734 12 81 37 E-mail: [email protected] 4 (79 9) 2 Summary y The Södra Midsjöbanke en project re efers to a wind farm compprising a maxximum of 300 0 wind turbines with a ma aximum heig ht of < 200 m including rotor. Each inndividual wind turbine will have an outtput of betweeen 3.6 MW anda 7 MW. TheT farm will cover an are ea of approx. 326 6 km2. In addition there wwill be a safe ety zone arou und the farm m with a widthh of 500 m. Inclluding the saafety zone, th he farm will have h an area a of 364 km2 . The wind turbines aree positioned in rows app rox. 1,250 m apart. Withiin each row, the wind turrbines are positionned at interva T turbines' foundationss will be insta als of approxx. 1,000 m. The alled at depths raanging from around 12 m up to appro oximately 28 m. The farm iss located at Södra S Midsjööbanken, app 7 km from thhe southern tip of proximately 70 Öland, app proximately 90 9 km from th he Torhamn´´s point in Ble ekinge Counnty, and approximattely 90 km fro om the Polissh coast. The e main reason for the locaation is the fa act that the waater depth is sufficiently s sshallow for the cost of laying the founddations to be e reasonable e, yet at the same s time thhe distance frrom the coas st is sufficienntly large for the t project to be b acceptable e with regard d to the visuaal impact andd the impact on other pub blic interests in the coastal area. Furthe ermore, the faarm was pos sitioned adjaccent to the planned DC C cable for th he transfer oof electricity between b the Baltic Statess and Swede en (NordBalt). NordBalt is expected to be realised irrespective of the wind ffarm. The possibility of o connecting g the wind fa arm to NordB Balt entails significant cosst and environmen ntal benefits for a locatio n at Södra Midsjöbanken M n rather than other possib ble offshore baanks. he vicinity of Södra Midsj öbanken the At and in th vely extensivve natural values ere are relativ and strong commercial fishing intere rests. The coombined perm manent encrooachment on n the seabed in terms t of areaa is < 1% of tthe surface of o the area. During the construction n period, boa ats will be exc cluded from thet area in tw wo or three stages, which will make e fishing and shipping in the area imp possible. Smaall-scale, temporary disruptions may m occur du nstruction period and, to a certain extent, uring the con during the phasing out of the wind ffarm, primarily as a resultt of a small aamount of sediment spill s and noise from piling . During the operating pe eriod, no signnificant adve erse effects are a anticipateed on bottom m flora and fauna, marine mam mmals, bats, migrating birds, archaeo ological remaains or the fis sh e bank or in nearby sea areas. communityy, either at the a In add dition, no siggnificant adve erse effects are expected in areas that a are protected according to o the Natura 2000 regula ations or in other protected na atural areas. However, itt is not possiible to rule o ut the possib a Midsjöbankken diminishing in bility of Södra importancee as a winteriing location ffor some sea abird species s, of which thhe long-tailed d duck is the mostt concentrate ed on just a fe few offshore banks. The long-tailed l duuck and othe er seabirds also winter in large numbe ers on other offshore o banks in shallow w areas close er to the shore. The T exploitation of Södra a Midsjöbank ken is not expected to haave any significant impact on bird b populatio ons. Howeve er, the effects s are expected to be suffficiently grea at to 5 (79)  be able to affect a the ass sessment off the cumulattive impact of future windd farm establishments on offsh hore banks a and nearby coastal c areas s. Commercia al fishing is conducted c at Södra Midsjjöbanken to a large extennt using fixed d equipment,, and this cou uld be conduucted within the t wind farm m, at least th eoretically. Large- L scale fishinng with trawls s, which requuires greaterr room to manoeuvre, willl be made more difficult or impossible in n the wind farrm. The impa act on comm mercial fishingg is depende ent on the extent to t which fishing boat trafffic is permitte ed, and if so, how the winnd turbines affect a the fishing boats' ability y to navigate . E.ON Vind Sverige AB will apply forr all marine traffic that is not related r to the e wind farm tto be exclude ed from the farm. f Proposed measures m of precaution i nclude amon ng other thinggs scaring offf seals and porpoises, if necessary y, prior to parrticularly nois sy work. Furtthermore, coonsiderable importancee is attached to maritime safety (see Technical T Deescription), eenvironmentaal manageme ent during the e constructioon period and d recycling when w phasingg out the farm m 25 to 30 yearss after its establishment. A control programme iss proposed reegarding the e impact on seabed flora aand fauna, marine m mammals, bats, the imp pact on bird life including g on migrating birds, fish and fishing, archaeologgical remains s and navigattion risks. 6 (79 9) 3 Backgrou und and pu urpose 3.1 Backgroun nd The current planning fraamework forr wind powerr in Sweden means m that loocation plans s for wind power correspond ding to 30 TW Wh annual prroduction by 2020 must bbe establishe ed, of which 20 TWh T will be on o land and 110 TWh at seea (in water areas) a [22]. TThe municipa alities are responsible for overview planninng of coastal waters with hin Sweden'ss territorial boundary (see appendices 1 & 2) o om the baselline. out to 12 nauttical miles fro E.ON Vind has, on business admin istration grou unds, judgedd that the esttablishment of o a large wind farm at Södrra Midsjöban nken is a goood long-term investment, providing the company with w added va alue in the fo orm of goodw will through th he associatioon with renew wable energy andd with long-te erm sustaina able developmment. In addition, the opeeration will provide soccio-economic or example as the constru c benefits, fo uction, operaation, maintenancce and finally y phasing ou ut of the wind d farm will cre eate job oppoortunities, contribute to t a sustainaable energy ssupply and aid a knowledge developmeent in the field of offshore wind energy. The Södra Midsjöbanke en project wiill connect the farm to No ordBalt, a plaanned DC cable between Sw weden and Lithuania. L Th his connectioon option enta ails major coost and environmen ntal benefits for the farm in question at a Södra Middsjöbanken, ccompared tooa location at other possib ble offshore bbanks. Against thiss background d, E.ON Vind d has decide or a permit acccording to the ed to apply fo Continentaal Shelf Act and Sweden'ss Economic Zone Z Act to establish e andd run a wind farm at Södra Midsjöbanken M , as well as tto lay the necessary cables between the turbines s and he NordBalt ccable. In ord from the wiind farm to th der to obtain a permit, an environmental impact assessment is required r accoording to the Environmen ntal Code. This Enviroonmental Imp pact Assessmment associa s application,, according to the ated with this Continentaal Shelf Act and Sweden'ss Economic Zone Z Act, co overs the winnd turbines within w the farm an n the form off cables, converter and trransformer nd whatever is required in stations as well as meaasurement toowers for the connection tot NordBalt aand the operration of the farm. 3.2 Purpose The work on o the Enviro onmental Imp pact Assessmment is a pro ocess that is intended to develop annd adapt the project so thhat its negativ ve environme ental conseqquences are prevented or o minimised d, so that the ey are compa atible with puublic and indivvidual intere ests and satisfy the general rules of conssideration in the Environmental Codee. In order to onmental Imp achieve this, the Enviro pact Assessm ment assesses the projecct's environm mental consequen nces in relatio on to public a and individuaal interests. Measures M forr preventing,, minimising or compens sating for neggative environmental consequences aare proposed d when considered neces ssary. 7 (79) 4 Descriptio on of the planned p pro oject 4.1 Scope and d design The Södra Midsjöbanke en wind farmm will encomp pass up to 30 00 wind turbiines, each with w an output of be etween 3.6 and a 7 MW, trransformer and a converterr stations andd a number of o measureme ent towers (T Table 4-1). TThe farm will be constructted in stagess, with an inittial stage of ap pproximately 150 turbiness. A permit to o erect a mea asurement toower has already been obtainned1. The meeasurement tower will be e installed in spring 2012 . The farm will w be connected to NordBalt via HVDC (H High Voltage Direct Curre ent) converteer stations. From the HVDC converter sta ation, the ele ectricity is tra ansferred to correspondin c ng land-base ed stations. Table 4-1 Faccts about the scope of the wind d farm Properties Dimensions/Quantitiees Wind turbinees' height abov ve the surface e of the sea ” 200 m incl. rotor Number of tu urbines < 300 Other installations HVDCC stations Measurement towers 2-3 Turbine housings' height above a the surfface of the sea approxx. 100 m 2 2 Wind farm area a 326 km m (364 km inncluding safety y zone) Distance from land Approxx. 70 km (Ölannd) Water depthh in the farm 12-30 m Water depthh at individual turbines 12-28 m Distance bettween individuual turbines approxx. 1,000 m Output per in ndividual turbiine betweeen 3.6 and 7 MMW Cables withiin the farm – alternating a currrent betweeen 350 km - 6670 km 3 Excavation/ddredging incl. land connecti on Max. 80,000 8 m Estimated coonstruction coost > SEK K 20 billion 4.2 Location During E.OON Vind's eva aluation of a suitable area for establis shing an offsshore wind fa arm, the followin ng factors ha ave primarily been taken into considerration: x Good wind w condition ns x Limited distance to the t electricityy grid x Sufficien ntly large are ea with limite ed water depth and favou urable conditiions for layinng foundations x Calm climate as reg gards waves and calm cu urrent conditio ons x Sufficien nt distance frrom the costt to limit the visual v impactt and other ddisruptions to o the general public x Conflicts with other interests 1 Government decision of 31/05/2011, M201 10/4884/Ma/M 8 (79 9) Possible alternative loc cations with t he potential to achieve th he same purp rpose in the local area might by Hoburgs Bank, Norra a Midsjöbank ken or shallow w coastal areeas with a deepth ” approx. 30 m (Figure 4--1). These a lternatives offer a sufficie ently large arrea with a su uitable water depthh, a reasonaable distance e from the eleectricity grid and a other favvourable conditions. Figure 4-1 Exxtract from Sydh havsvind [44] infformation for plaanning offshore wind power. Poossible alternative solutions havee a higher degre ee of conflict wiith opposing inte erests compared d to Södra Midssjöbanken which h, like Norra Midsjöbbanken, has bee en named an arrea of national in nterest for wind power productiion. E.ON Vind has carried out an overa all analysis of o the opposin ng interests ffor the specified location alternatives (Ta able 4-2). Table 4-2 Asssessment of alteernative location ns based on varrious aspects for a wind farm off the same size as the farm in questiion at Södra Middsjöbanken. Forr each aspect, an a assessment has been madee as to whether the aspect arguess in favour of (+)) or against (-) llocation in the lo ocation alternatiive in questionss. If a particular aspect is deemed to be of no importance as regardss location in the e areas in question, this is indiccated with (0). Potential con nflicts Södrra Midsjöbanke en Norra Midsjöbanken Hoburgs Ban nk Coas stal of interest Protected nature 0 - - - (Natura 2000)) Areas with hig gh 0 0 0 - natural valuess in the cultural landsccape Clear visibilityy areas 0 0 0 - Areas of natio onal 9 (79)  Potential con nflicts Södrra Midsjöbanke en Norra Midsjöbanken Hoburgs Ban nk Coas stal of interest interest Wind usage + + 0 0 Combined + 0 - --- qualitative assessment The two Miidsjö banks have h been hiighlighted by y the Swedish Energy Aggency as bein ng of national intterest as regards wind ussage. The ov verview in Ta able 4-2 show ws that there e are fewer conflicts of intere est at Södra M Midsjöbanke en compared to the other alternatives, and at the same e time Södraa Midsjöbankken does not have the strrength of prootection entaiiled by the Natuura 2000 regulations. In its referrral of the overview of the areas of national interest (Referral reelating to selection of areas in respect of areas of natio onal interest for wind usagge at sea, 199/07/2011, reef. no. 440-10-513 38), the Swedish Energy Agency writtes that the Natura N 2000 aareas are no ot automatica ally incompatible with the construction n of offshore wind farms. However, it points out that t the establishment off the Natura 2000 2 areas 1) 1 imposes ssignificant demands fo or studies that can demo onstrate that a planned prroject does nnot tangibly damage the e values thatt the Natura 2000 area iss intended to protect, andd 2) that it will be more difficu ult to obtain a permit for w wind usage within w these areas. In addition to the abovee conditions, the location at Södra Mid dsjöbanken iis very favouurable due to the shorter s dista ance, makingg it a better alternative tha an the otherss when it com mes to al to connectt to the Nord Balt cable. the potentia During the work on the application ffor the Södra a Midsjöbankken project, tthe Polish authorities have publish hed highlightted planning areas for offfshore wind ppower in the Polish econnomic zone (Appendix ( 3)). The Polish authorities have h exemptted one area t shallowerr parts of the a, located in the e section of Södra S Midsjö öbanken thatt lies in the Polish P econom mic zone, froom the planning area for winnd power2. According A to unpublished information from BaltSeaaPlan3 (work king material), the corresponnding area iss covered by gravel and sands extractiion interests. This is confirme ed by the app plication for a location permit4 for a wind farm in thhe Polish secction of Södra Midsjöbanken M from the Po olish companny Baltex, wh hich has beenn published ini Sweden via a the Swedissh Environme ental Protecttion Agency according a too the Espoo 2 Maciej Stryjecki, FNEZ (2011) Poland – ne ew off-shore winnd energy marke et in Europe, brrochure presentted at the European Wind Energy Association A (EW WEA) conference e in Amsterdam, 29 Nov – 1 Deec. 3 BaltSeaPlann is an EU-finan nced INTERREG G project for the e Baltic Sea areaa, which will devvelop methods for integrated maaritime planning and the sustain nable use of the ces. The Royal Institute of e Baltic's resourc Technology and the Swedish h Environmentall Protection Age ency, in close coo-operation withh the University of Gothenburg, are a Swedish partners in the pro oject. The projecct includes pilot studies, includiing for Södra Midsjöbanken n. http://www..baltseaplan..eu/ 4 Offshore winnd farm, Northe ern Baltic Sea, P Project's informa ation card Appliccant: Baltex Pow wer S.A.Ul. Krucza 24/26 00-526 Warszawa, Jun ne 2011 10 (7 79)  convention. From the application, a it can be seen n that Baltex has the "conncession for extracting natural n ore deposits", wh hich is interprreted as a gravel and sannd extraction n permit. The Polish authorities have h also exeempted the marine m Natura 2000 areaas in the Polish economic zone z from the areas that have been designated d fo or wind poweer planning (s see Appendicess 2 and 3). For F example, this applies to PLC9900 001, Slupsk B Bank, and PLB990003 3, Bay of Pomerania. Söd dra Midsjöba anken has noot been desiggnated a Natura 2000 area, either in the e Polish or th e Swedish economic e zonne. In addition to the named alternative e locations on n nearby offs shore banks, E.ON Vind has also considdered the loccation of up too 300 wind turbines immediately adjaacent to Södra Midsjöbankken at a deptth of > 28 m.. Such a loca ation would 1) lead to a ggreater conflict with fishing g interests, as s the majoritty of fish are caught by tra awl outside oof Södra Midsjöbankken itself, 2) entail a grea ater risk of coonflicts with shipping, s as such a location would be getting closerr to heavily u sed fairways s, and 3) leadd to increaseed costs for the wind turbines' foundatio ons. For the aboove reasons,, E.ON Vind has chosen Södra Midsjö öbanken as the most suitable location alternative for a major wind d farm, from both an environmental annd a technical perspectivee. 4.3 Design altternatives The design ms can vary in respect off several diffe n of wind farm erent parameeters, the mo ost o which are presented in important of n Table 4-3. Table 4-3 Varriables for desig gn alternatives Properties Dimensions/Quantities Impact/effec ct/consequencee Wind turbiness' Total heigh ht, rotor diamete er, turbine Visual impact depending on the position of the dimensions housing he eight, colour observer Wind farm's Square, elliptical, etc. Visual impact depending on the position of the external shape observer Distance Distance between b rows a nd individual y affect the tendeency of winterin Will probably ng birds between turbines within w rows to avoid the farm f to a greateer or lesser exte ent turbines Turbines' Regularity Visual impact placement pattern Number of N Will affect the e wind farm's arrea, the extent of o turbines sediment sprread during excaavation, the tota al cable length as well as bottom florra and fauna Other nd location of e .g. HVDC Number an Limited impact within the farrm installations stations an nd measuremen nt towers Wind farm are ea Area of the e region enclose ed within the Affects the uttilisation of the ssea area by e.g g. 11 (79)  Properties Dimensions/Quantities Impact/effec ct/consequencee line between the outermo ost turbines wintering and d migrating birdss, fishing, marin ne plus a prottected zone of a certain width traffic Water depth at a M Governs the types of bottom m flora and fauna a that individual are affected turbines Cables within Laying dep pth, joint laying in cable Excavation/dredging volumees, which in turn n affect the farm: trenches, depth d and lengtth of cable turbidity with effects on biotaa, affecting temp porary trenches loss of habita at on the seabedd at the depth in n question. Foundation Monopile, gravity foundat ions, trusses, Excavation/dredging volumees, which in turn n affect laying method d: tripods, etc c. turbidity with effects on biotaa, affecting perm manent at on the seabedd at the depth in loss of habita n question. E.ON Vind has selected d design parrameters with h the aim of making m optimmum use of the t wind resource in the Sö ödra Midsjöbbanken area, at the same e time as minnimising the cost c of the found dations. It is possible to rreduce the environmenta e al impact by rreducing the number of turbines and d the total areea of the farm m. This also means that tthe electricity y production capacity willl be reduced . The environmental gain n entailed byy this alternattive is not consideered to be eq quivalent to tthe loss of electricity prod duction capaacity. When developing a wind farm m of the plann ned size at Södra S Midsjöb banken, the benefits of power p production that is profitable from a b business eco onomy persp pective as weell as environmen ntally friendly y, are considdered to outw weigh the neg gative enviroonmental consequen nces (see cha apters 1, 1 & 11). 12 (7 79) 5 Scope The locatioon at Södra Midsjöbanken M n is explaine ed in the prevvious sectionn. The project's geographiccal area of influence variees for different environme ental aspectss. As regards s the indirect imp pact, for exam mple the effeects on popu ulations of migrating orgaanisms, and cumulative effects, interacting effeccts of the con nstruction prooject that cann have an im mpact in the same e area, no ge eneral geogrraphical limitaation has been applied, rrather there has h been an asssessment off each enviro onmental asp pect, with the e objective off ensuring th hat no significant environment e tal effects an nd consequen nces are igno ored. From a time perspective, the projecct encompass ses a plannin ng period, a construction n period of 2--3 years, an operating peeriod of 25-30 years and a phasing ouut period of 1-2 1 years. The developmen nt is planned to take plac ce during the period 20177 - 2019. The issuess (skills areas s) that have bbeen deeme ed to be impo ortant to deall with can be e seen from Chaptter 8. As partt of the workk on the Environmental Im mpact Assesssment, consultation with Swedish authoritie es and stakeeholders has been taken into account, as have the oppinions that have h emerge ed in consulttation with other countriess according tot the ESBO convvention. The selection off matters cov vered is also supported byy the Environmental Impact Assessment A processes foor other large e offshore wiind power projects at Horns Rev and a Nysted in n Denmark, as well as ea arlier planninng for offshorre wind power projects in Sweden (Lilllgrund, Krieg gers Flak and d Stora Midd elgrund). 13 (79) 6 The zero alternative e and its en nvironmenttal consequ uences The zero alternative me eans that the e sea area att Södra Midsjöbanken willl remain ope en water, free from wind tu urbines and aassociated cables c e seabed, traansformer and on the converter stations, s etc. The environmental consequences tthat arise durring the cons struction, opeeration and phasing ou ut of the farm do not arise e in the case of the zero alternative, a ssuch as the visual v impact and o plant and animal life. d the effects on The zero alternative meeans that sevveral positive e effects linke ed to societyy's need for a renewable energy supp ply would be lost. The winnd farm would entail a siggnificant add dition of renewabble energy to the energy mmarket. The size of the project p may eencourage suppliers to o develop offfshore wind p power techno ology, beneffiting the devvelopment tow wards an energy supply s that is s sustainable e in the long term. These e positive effeects are lost in the case of the e zero alterna ative. The main alternatives a to o wind powe pply pattern aare hydroele er with today''s energy sup ectric power, nucclear power and a fossil fue el-fired power stations. Th he option of eequivalent wind w power prodduction in a different d loca ation has bee en dealt with in the sectioon on location n. In the casee of fossil fue el-based elecctricity produc ction, this causes increassed emission ns of carbon dioxxide, which is s a greenhou use gas. Nuc clear power-based electrricity production results in nuclear waste e, the need to o handle nuc clear fuel and d risks that pplace significant demands on o handling in n society fromm an environ nmental, hea alth and safetty perspectiv ve. This appliees in particula ar to the tran sport and finnal storage of spent nucleear fuel. Watter- based elecctricity produc ction obstruccts natural, liv ving waterco ourses. As a result, the ze ero alternative counteracts the environm mental goals s of Reduced d climate imppact, Flourish hing lakes and streams s and A safe radia ation environm ment. 14 (7 79) 7 Environm mental effec cts In order to assess the project's p effe cts and cons sequences, activities a duriing the constructioon, operation and decomm missioning phases,that have an impaact on the environmen a a starting point. These nt are used as e activities ha ave been takken into acco ount in Chapter 8 during the assessmentt of effects and a conseque ences for envvironmental quality in th he area of inffluence. 7.1 Environme ental impac ct during the e constructio on period The elements that can have a signifficant environmental impact during thhe constructio on phase are considered c to be the follo owing: x noise froom piling and d other consstruction activ vities x vessel transport t (risks, leaks) x limited accessibility/ a /exclusion x handlingg of fuels, oills, materials and chemica als x excavattion (flushingg, ploughing) and sediment spread x waste and a sewage handling h 7.2 Environme ental impac ct during the e operating period The elements that can have a signifficant environmental impact during thhe operating phase are considered c to be the follo owing: x limited accessibility a for marine trraffic for vario ous purposes x navigatiion collision risks r x vessel transport t in conjunction c w with operation n and mainte enance (riskss, leaks) x visual im mpact, visibility, lighting x noise an nd vibrationss x biotope loss above and a below w water x electrommagnetism x operatioon and mainttenance trafffic, material handling, h etc. x waste and a sewage handling h x new stru uctures in thee marine envvironment form a substra ate for the groowth of organisms (reef efffect) 7.3 Environme ental impac ct when pha asing out the e farm The environmental impact during th he phasing out work is sim milar to the im mpact duringg the constructio on period, ins sofar as the ffarm will also o constitute a constructionn site during phasing ouut. The elemeents that can n also have a significant environmenta e al impact durring the phasingg out phase are considerred to be the following: x recycling or reuse off materials x sedimen nt spread in conjunction w with the liftin ng of cables x remaininng parts of th he foundation ns undergrou und, possibly y with the filliing of cavitie es 15 (79) 7.4 Noise The measu urements and d calculation s that have been b implemmented for unnder water,no oise generation from wind tu urbines show w that the noiise level at a distance of 100 metres, in the frequenncy range 1 – 50 Hz, is e equivalent to that from e.gg. a fishing bboat. At highe er frequenciess, the noise level l abates very quickly. When compared with h earing curve es that have been measured fo or cod, salmo on and dab, we find that at a distancee of 200 metres, only cod will be able to perceive sou und from winnd turbines. At A a distancee of 50 metre es from the wiind turbines, all the invesstigated fish will w theoretically be able tto perceive noise n or individua al strong tone es from the tturbines. The e strength of these tones is on a par with w the noise le evels from veessels [74, 1 5, 36]. The distancce at which fishf actually p perceive souund depends on the hearring of the fis sh, the background d noise level, wind speed d, water deptth and the na ature of the sseabed. Wind d turbines haave no damaging effect o on the hearing of fish. It is s estimated tthat fish are only o scared awa ay at distances of less tha an 5 metres,, and only at high wind sppeeds (13 m/s). Scaring offf effects and direct damag ge to the hea aring organs can conseq uently be rulled out, althouggh it is difficu ult to assess what effectss the noise might m have in terms of obstructing g fish commu unication andd orientation signals. In all circumstannces, these effects e are deemed to be restricted to the i mmediate vicinity of the turbines. t The marinee mammals' best hearing g is well abov ve the freque ency range inn which the wind w turbines em mit disruptive e noise. High frequenciess are attenuated quickly aand disappea ar in the backgro ound noise [68]. The control programme es at Horns R Rev and Nys sted have sho own that bothh seals and porpoises were w observe ed in the farm ms during bo oth construction and operration. The effects e on marine mammals that have been n tangible in follow-up stuudies have bbeen linked too noisy work during the construction c p period, principally piling. At Horns Reev, the porpooises returned veery quickly. At A Nysted the ere has beenn a reduction in the preseence of porpo oises in the farm during the operating o perriod, although h the cause of this is not clear [12]. After A conducting follow-up wo ork over a fe ew years, thee presence of porpoises hhas also recovered at a Nysted. 16 (7 79) 7.5 Sediment spread Figure 7-1 Ma aximum sedimen nt concentration n (clay and silt) during the dred dging period (ȝg/ g/l). High conce entrations of sediment sp pill (>25 mg/l)) only occur in the vicinityy of the dredging site, and co onsist primarrily of sand w which quickly y (<2 h) dropss to the bottoom once dred dging stops. The maximum transport dista ance for the sand is 1 km m in the eventt of a strong, continuouss wind. The sediment s spil l is deposited d on the botttom and form ms a layer thaat, within the 50 5 m immediately adjace ent to the dredging site, ca an be 1–50 m mm thick, annd at a distance > 50 m is less than 1 mm. Clay and silt can be sprread much fuurther (20 km m), but due to o the low prooportion of these in the botto om clay and silt is low (<1 om material, the concentrration of sediment spill fro mg/l). 17 (79) 8 Condition ns, effects, conseque ences and measures m of o precautiion This chapteer describes conditions, e effects, cons sequences an nd measuress for various matters (eccosystem commponents). T The assessm ment of effectts and conseequences is based on the ecossystem's sennsitivity in rel ation to the environment e al impact deescribed in Chapter 1. 8.1 General conditions 8.1.1 Geograph y Södra Midssjöbanken is a shallow arrea situated in the middle e of the southheastern Balltic Sea, appro oximately 70 km southeasst of the soutthern tip of Öland Ö and appproximately 90 km northwe est of the mo ost northerly Polish coastt (map appen ndix 1). The ppart of the ba ank that lies witthin the Swedish econom mic zone and that is of rellevance for thhe establishment of wind powwer has an area a of just ovver 320 km2 (map appen ndices 2 & 3)). The depth within the area in question varies between n 12 and justt over 30 m. 8.1.2 Nature of the seabed d Geophysica al and geote echnical surve eys indicate that the uppermost layerr of the seabed comprises primarily san nd, gravel annd small ston nes. In certain areas theree are some rocks r and larger boulders. Be elow the sand dy and graveelly surface la ayer (• 1 m) there are fin ner materials, primarily p silt although alsso clay (MMTT (2011:1) Ma arine Surveyy Report, E.OON, Project Söddra Midsjöba anken, Seabe ed Investigattion, Geophyysical and Geeotechnical Survey). 8.2 Water qua ality and hyd drography 8.2.1 Preconditiions Shallow are eas located away a from thhe coast are known as offfshore bankss and are characterissed by cleaneer, clearer wa ater than sha allow areas closer c to the coast, whichh are affected to a greater exxtent by sedimment, nutriennts and chem mical contam minants from run- off water fro om the mainland. The tra ediment and nutrients is inn part a natu ansport of se ural phenomeno on, which is greatly affeccted by and increases as a result of hhuman activitties. When different bodies of o water mee et, vertical layyering is crea ated. The booundary betw ween bodies of water w with diffferent salinitty levels (= different dens wn as a halocline. sities) is know The boundary between bodies of w water with diffferent temperatures is knnown as a thermoclinee. The mixing g of bodies oof water that are separate ed by a haloccline and/or thermoclinee (known as vertical strattification) is limited. Colde er and saltierr bodies of water w accumulate e in deep are eas. In the Ba altic Sea, the e conditions in deep areaas are affecte ed to a certain exxtent by saltwwater intrusio on, where sa altier, heavier and better ooxygenated water masses comes in from the Skagerra ak and Katte egat at an irre egular frequeency (< 10 timmes per decade e), often in coonjunction w ith autumn and a winter sto orms. Such eepisodes are e 18 (7 79)  extremely important forr the reprodu uction of cod,, for example e, helping to limit the exte ent of oxygen-pooor, dead seaabeds in the ddeepest partts of the Baltic Sea. 8.2.2 Effects an nd conseque ences The turbine es will cause extremely lo ocal slowing down of watter movemennts. With a distance off approximate ely 1,000 m between the e turbines andd a low curreent speed, th his effect is expected to be e of no signifiicance. The wind w turbines s will not givee rise to any y quantitative ely significan nt effects com mpared to the e natural variations in thee current, verrtical stratification and mixing g conditions. During the constructionn period, limitted sedimentt spill may oc for limited periods ccur locally fo edging and excavation of time. Dre e w will be of low intensity, as the work is sspread out over large areass of sea and over a long p period of time. The same e arguments apply to an even e he phasing o ut period, wh greater extent during th hen there will be much leess sedimentt spill than in the construction n phase. 8.2.3 Measures The dredging volumes are minimise ed by using flushing f techniques as faar as possible e and by refilling with material as close ass possible to the point wh here it was taaken up, whic ch means thatt cable trenches are cove ered with nattural material from the are rea. Random sa amples havee been taken of sediment within the wind w farm in rrespect of the e sediment's chemical coontamination load. The seediment sammples were annalysed with yaromatic hyddrocarbons. The regard to heavy metals, organic tin compounds,, oil and poly samples coonsistently sh how that the excavated material m is no ot contaminat ated (Sweco (2011) PM Södra Midsjjöbanken – to nalysresultatt 2011-06-200, Rev 2011-08- olkning av an 04). 8.3 Seabed flo ora and fauna 8.3.1 Preconditiions The studiess that E.ON Vind V ordered d from Marin Mätteknik co overed the iddentification of locally occuurring speciees with the aiid of filmed trransects and d seabed sam mples, as weell as the classificcation of hab bitat accordin ng to EUNIS and the Hab bitat Directivee, Annex 1 (M MMT (2011:2) Marine M Surveyy Report, E.OON, Project Södra S Midsjö öbanken, Envvironmental Survey). Th he study enc compassed 8 video transects and 7 bottom samplles. The film transects were w generally 100 m – 1 50 m in leng gth, although one transecct was 500 m long. 250 m was filmed. The sa In total, 1,2 ampling was selective ins sofar as transsects and boottom samples we ere chosen in order to reepresent the existing habitats as far aas possible. The studiess identified 3 habitats acccording to EUUNIS (Table 8-1) and juddged that the e dominant habitat h should d be classifie ed as ”sandb bank” (1110) rather than ””reef” (1170)) according the t Annex 1 of the Habita at Directive, despite the large-scale aand extensivee occurrence e of blue mus ssels on the bank (Figure e 8-1). 19 (79)  Table 8-1 Iden ntified habitats at a Södra Midsjö öbanken accord ding to the EUNIIS classification system. Habitat according to EUN IS with descrip ption Estim mated area Area 2 (km ) (%) A5.211 Ba altic level sandy y bottoms of the infralittoral pho otic zone with litttle or 18 5 no o macrophyte ve egetation A5.411 Ba altic level mixed d sediment botto oms of the infralittoral photic zone 91 26 with little or no ma acrophyte vegettation A5.6271 Ba altic mussel bed oral photic zone ds in the infralitto e with little or no o 239 69 ma acrophyte vegetation Figure 8-1 The picture shows s the dominant h habitat at Södra a Midsjöbanken,, blue mussels iin sand, small stones s and gravel, EUNIS A5.6271. This judgemment is base ed on the factt that the muussels do nott form continuuous structures, but rather occur o in a loo ose matrix off sand and small stones. Areas dominnated by blue e mussels arre estimated to cover 69% % of the surfa ace of the baank. This esttimate is bas sed on an extrapolation of bioloogical data frrom a limited d number of filmed f transeects and biological sampling inn associationn with these. The extrapo olation is based on geophhysical data from f 5 Södra Midssjöbanken. 19 species orr taxa were identified in the t study (Taable 8-2). 5 General nam me for a systematic unit when cclassifying organ nisms, e.g. spec cies, genus, fam mily, order. 20 (7 79)  Table 8-2 Org ganisms encoun ntered during fie eld studies at Sö ödra Midsjöbank ken. Class Speciies/taxon Rhodophyta/rred algae Hilden nbrandia sp Rhodo ophyta undeterm mined Cnidaria Hydro ozoa undetermin ned Annelida/ringe ed worms Capite ellidae Hedistte diversicolor Oligocchaeta Pygosspio elegans Spioniidae Mollusca/mollluscs Bivalvvia undetermined Cerasstoderma glaucu um Hydro obia sp. Macom ma balthica Mya a arenaria Mytilu us edilus Arthropoda/arrthropods Balanu us improvisius Bathyp yporeia pilosa Gamm marus zaddachi Sadurria entomon Chordata – acctinopterygii Gadid dae/cods On the bassis of random m samples (v ideo inventories) in conju unction with tthe offshore bank 53], the Swedish Environ inventory [5 nmental Proteection Agenc cy has identiffied 11 species at Södra Midssjöbanken [555]. The Agenccy's report sta ates the follo owing regarding bottom flora and faunna at Södra Midsjöbankken: x Seaweed was found f down to a depth off just over 30 0 m. The mosst common spe ecies was Rhhodomela co onfervoides, which occurred in more tthan 60% of the invventoried 10 metre interva als with up to o 10% coverage. Pylaiellla littoralis wa as alsso common, with w a less w widespread yety often high her degree off coverage inn thoose locations s where it occcurred (up to o 25%). The other o seaweeed species were w Spphacelaria arcctica, Furcelllaria lumbrica alis, Phylloph hora pseudooceranoides and a Deesmarestia viiridis (stringyy acid kelp). x As regards fauna, the area is clearly do t brackish water hydroid ominated by the Coordylophora caspia c and th he blue muss sel (Mytilus edulis), e whichh occurred in n 50% andd over 80% respectively r of the inventtoried ten meetre intervalss. Electra cru ustulenta, Ma acoma balthiica (Baltic cla am) and Pyg gospio eleganns were also pre esent. 8.3.2 None of th hese specie es are includded in the Species S otection Orddinance or in Pro Annex II of o the Habita at Directive e. Cod (Gaddus morhua) is includedd on the 21 (79)  Swedish red r list as endangered (EN yr 201 0, classification changged to vulnerable e VU yr 2015). Effects and conseq quences The wind fa arm's installaations, includ ding cable treenches, cove er < 1% of thee farm's totaal bottom surfface. The bo ottom surfacee that the farm takes up does d not entaail any signifficant negative efffect on botto om flora and fauna. Durin ng the constrruction periodd, there will be b a certain amoount of sedimment spill. Th he spill is exp pected to am mount to smaall volumes compared tot major projjects that havve been care ed up (Öresu nd Bridge, Safer efully followe S Fairways to o Gothenburg g) and whichh have demo onstrated neggligible adverrse effects. The excava ated volumes s in the farm will be wide ely distributed d in terms of time and spa ace. oportion of the excavated material com A large pro mprises relattively coarsee sand and gravel that has be een flushed clean. c The exxcavated ma ore gives risee to limited spill of aterial therefo fine materia al that can bee transported d long distan nces. The underw water parts of o the wind tu urbines consttitute a hard surface that can act as a substrate (ssurface) for algae, a musse els and crusttaceans. Ero osion protecttion can also offer new habitaats. The reeff effect [61] ccan result in biological b pro oduction andd the compos sition of species being affecte ed in the vici nity of the wind turbines. Exactly how w new substrrates are colonissed depends in part on th he water deptth and the na ature of the nnew structure e. At Horns Rev R [61, 12], thet turbines were colonis sed in the wa ash zone firstst (2003) by filamentouss algae, follo owed by gutw weed (enteromorhpa) (2004). The fauuna on the turbines' monopiles m was characterissed by varyin ng numbers ofo amphipodda species an nd the marine splaash midge (T Telmatogeton n japonicus) between the e first and seecond season ns. Further dowwn there werre blue musssels (Mytilus edulis) and barnacles b (bbalanoids), which constituted a food sourc ce for the co ommon starfis sh (Asterias rubens). Sim milar flora and fauna (with h the exceptio on of the sta rfish Asterias s rubens) are e expected too develop on n Södra Midssjöbanken's wind w turbiness and founda ations. The introduuction of erossion protectioon, which coomprises larg ge rocks, cann provide a substrate inn shallower areas a that is suitable for seaweed s andd as a habitaat for certain fish species, fryy, etc. With a distance of • 1,000 m between b the turbines, t thiss effect is nott expected to o give rise to o any significaant change in the habitatts and the bioological production conditions at a Södra Midssjöbanken. The reef efffect will lead d to increasedd habitat dive creased bioloogical divers ersity and inc sity. This will favvour organisms that like hard, stony structures s (erosion protecction). Organ nisms that requiree hard substrrates at shalllower depths s than are na aturally foundd at Södra Midsjöbankken may bec come establisshed, such asa enteromorrpha (gutweeed), blue mus ssels and barnaccles (balanoid ds). 8.3.3 Measures The excava ated volumess will be han dled close to o the bottom and be usedd to cover the e cable trencches, which will w counteracct sediment spread. s 22 (7 79)  As far as possible, natu ural materialss from the loc cality will be used to coveer the cable trenches. These T will be e recolonised d by species that are typic cal for the deepth and botttom substrate in n question. The relevant constructio on work will be carried out with string gent demandds for environmen ntal quality assurance a to avoid the sppillage of oils and other d ischarges. Other O n particular measures arre required, as than this, no a no significcant negativee consequen nces are anticipaated for botto om flora and fauna. 8.4 The fish community 8.4.1 Preconditiions Occurrence e of fish E.ON Vind has ordered d a study from m Marine Mo onitoring rega arding fish annd fishing at Södra Midssjöbanken ba ased on avaiilable data (M Marine Monittoring (2011)) Sammanstä ällning av fiskbiolo ogiska aspekkter samt yrkeesfiskeintres sse vid Södraa Midsjöbankken - Underlagsm material införr samråd). Fish specie es that occurr here, accord rding to test fishing f nformation abbout catches and in s landed by commercial c fishermen, f caan be seen from f the table (Table 8-3)). Table 8-3 Fishh species found d at Södra Midsjjöbanken accorrding to Marine Monitoring, M 201 1, based on tes st fishing and reported catches by commercial fishermen, with h comments rela ating to threat sttatus and lifesty yle. Species Latin na ame Lifestyle Threat T catego ory according to 6 t Swedish red list, 2010 the 0 Anchovy Engrauliss Pelagic7 No informationn encrasicolus Fourbeard Enchelyoopus Benthic, pelagic eggs DD rockling cimbrius 8 Fourhorn Triglopsiis Benthic LC sculpin quadrico ornis Haddock Benthic/pela agic EN Salmon alar Salmo sa Pelagic LC Atlantic Scomberr scombrus Pelagic No informationn mackerel Smelt Osmerus s eperlanus Pelagic No informationn 9 Turbot Psetta maxima m Benthic/pela agic LC Plaice Pleurone ectes Benthic/pela agic No informationn 6 The Swedish h red list's categ gories: Criticallyy endangered (C CR), Endangere ed (EN) or Vulneerable (VU), Near threatened (N NT), Regionally extinct e (RE), De D). Species that are categorisedd as Least conc eficient data (DD cern (LC) are not considered c to be e either threaten ned or redlisted. 7 Species with h a pelagic lifesttyle move aboutt in the open wa ater (the pelagic c zone) 8 Species with h a benthic lifesttyle have a relattively stationaryy existence close to the seabedd. 9 Species cann change their liffestyle dependin ng on the stage e of their life cycle, such as flatfifish which have free- swimming (pe elagic) fry and bottom-living (be enthic) adult stagges. 23 (79)  Species Latin na ame Lifestyle Threat T catego ory according to 6 t Swedish red list, 2010 the 0 platessa Shorthorn Myoxoceephalus Benthic/pela agic No informationn sculpin scorpius Herring Clupea harengus h Pelagic (eggs on the No informationn bottom) Lumpfish Cyclopte erus lumpus agic Benthic/pela NT European Sprattus sprattus Pelagic No informationn sprat European hys flesus Platichth Benthic/pela agic No informationn flounder Snake blenn ny Lumpenu us Benthic/pela agic No informationn lampreta aeformis Great sand Hyperoplus Benthic/pela agic No informationn eel lanceolatus Cod Gadus morhua m Benthic/pela agic EN Whiting Merlangiius Pelagic VU V merlangu us Sea trout Salmo trrutta Pelagic No informationn In addition to the above e species, go obies (Pomattoschistus), dab, d twait shhad (Alosa fallax), three-spineed sticklebac ck, ninespine e stickleback and Europeaan eelpout h ave also bee en reported in nearby areaas (ICES-boxxes). Spawning European flounder f atichthys fles us) are found (Pla d throughoutt the Baltic S Sea, with the o the eastern parts of the exception of e Gulf of Finland and the Gulf of Bothhnia. The neaarest known sea area around d Södra Midssjöbanken where favoura able spawninng conditions s exist is considerred to be the Bornholm D Deep, east of Bornholm. This T fish speccies spawns during the period May– –June at a deepth of 20–10 00 metres. The presennce of plaice (Pleuronecttes platessa) in the Baltic c is primarily restricted to the southern paarts. The spe ecies generaally keeps to relatively shallow sandy and clay sea abeds at depths of o 0–50 metre es. In the Ba pawn primarily in the perriod December– altic, plaice sp February at a depths of between b 20–990 m. The Bornholm Dee ep is consideered to be the nearest suiitable spawning ground. Turbot (Pse etta maxima) remain on ssandy bottom ms close to the coast or oon shallow offshore baanks in orderr to eat and sspawn. In the e Baltic, they y generally sppawn on san ndy bottoms sh hallower than n 10 metres d during the pe eriod April – August. A Duri ng the winte er, the fish migrate e out to deep per water, altthough most individuals return r to the same spawn ning ground eacch year. Acco ording to the e Board of Fis sheries (2006), Södra Mi dsjöbanken could potentially be of importa ance as a sp pawning area a. The bottomm depth at Söödra Midsjöbankken is genera ally greater t han is consid dered optima al for turbot sspawning. 24 (7 79) Cod (Gadh hus morhua) of spawning age can be found in the southern Baaltic all year round, but the highest concentration c ns of eggs are found during the periood February – August. Eg ggs and fish larvae are prrimarily found d in waters ata a depth excceeding app prox. 55 metres. The fry have e a pelagic li festyle for th heir first year, before movving down tow wards the bottom in areas sha allower than 60 metres. Spawning S tak kes place in tthe Baltic Se ea's deep holess. Spawning areas have p previously be een found in the Gotland Deep, the Gdansk De eep and eastt of Bornholm m. Of these, only o the population near Bornholm is currently fu unctioning. The cod in the e Baltic Sea spawn in deeper water aadjacent to th he halocline (tthe vertical stratification w with the saltieer water) in order o to ensuure that the eggs e float. The la arvae head towards t shal lower water. Södra Midsjjöbanken is nnot a potentiial spawning ground g for this species. The Baltic Sea S is home e to both spri ng-spawning g and autumn n-spawning hherring populationss (Clupea ha arengus). Som me spawning ake place durring the summer g can also ta and winter.. Spring-spaw wning herringg spawn nea a in very sshallow water. ar the coast and There is lim mited knowledge about au utumn-spawning herring in the Baltic . According to t research reelated by Ma arine Monitorring (2011), spawning s herrring gather iin large shoa als in shallow coaastal waters as well as o n banks furth her out to sea, which cann include the Södra Midssjöbanken arrea. The Europe ean sprat (Sp o the most common fish species in th prattus spratttus) is one of he Baltic Sea. The species s can be foun nd throughou ut the Baltic. Its spawningg grounds arre situated furrther out from m the coast aand include the Södra Midsjöbanken sea area. Spawning takes t place in the open wwater (the pe a depths of between 10– elagic zone) at –40 metres. Eggs and larva ae are planktoonic and thee spawning period extendds from Marc ch to August. Migration Salmon (Sa almo salar) migrate m betwween freshwa ater for reproduction and saltwater forr growth. In the t sea, they y have a pela agic lifestyle,, living on herring and sprrat, for exam mple. Salmon, wh hich are a prronounced m migratory fish, use the Baltic Sea as a nursery area after leavin ng their rivers s approx. 1–5 5 years afterr hatching. Affter one or m more years inn the sea, they reeturn to theirr home riverss to reproduc ce. Spawning g generally taakes place during d the period September S – November.. Fishing for salmon s in the e Baltic Sea is conducted d at Södra Midssjöbanken, among a other areas. Trout (Salm mo trutta), like salmon, arre a pronoun nced migratory fish and u se the Baltic c Sea as a nurserry area from the time the y leave theirr watercourse e approx. 1––5 years afterr hatching. After A one and d a half to ap pprox. three years y in the sea, s they retuurn to their watercoursses or rivers to t reproduce e. Trout are not n generally y considered to move more than 200 kmm from the watercourse w tthey originally left. Trout catches havve been loggedbetwween year 20 000–2010 in the region around Södra a Midsjöbankken. Eels (Anguuilla anguilla) have a com mplicated life cycle. Their larvae drift frrom the Sarggasso Sea to the coasts of Eu urope. After tthis they grow w up in coastal environm ments, watercoursses and/or lakes (the yello ow eel stagee). After apprrox. 5–25 yeaars, the eels turn 25 (79)  into silver eels, e at whichh time they h have put on a lot of weigh ht and are maature for the migration back b to the Sargasso Sea a. A large number of trials s involving m marking the eels e have been conducted, whichw show that the silve er eels keep close to the coast. Howe ever, there are leess frequente he east coast of Gotland.. From Gotla ed migration routes via th and, theses migration routes s continue eitther towardss Rügen, easst of Bornholm m, or to the Swedish co oast via Ölannd. During their migration, the t eels swim m at night clo ose to the su urface, with bbrief dives to the thermocline e or the seabbed. During tthe day, the silver s e on the seabbed to recover. eels lie The main migration m perriod for silverr eels is cons sidered to be e August – N ovember. Södra Midssjöbanken is deemed to llie partially within w the less ser frequenteed migration routes for silver s eels on n their way ou ut of the Balttic. The life cyccle of the sea a lamprey (P Petromyzon marinus) m covers three diffferent stages s, of which the third, the adu ult stage, is sspent in estua ary areas, co oastal waterss and out at sea. s At this time e the species s lives like a pparasite on fish f such as cod, c herring and salmon. After 2–4 years, the sea lamprey reachess sexual matturity and beg gins its returrn to freshwa ater environmen nts. Sea lampreys that arre migrating in order to spawn have bbeen noted during d the period May – July. TheT species has been disadvantaged d by the exteensive developme ent of hydroelectric powerr that has tak ken place in Sweden. Th e species is listed as near thrreatened (NT T) on the Swe edish Speciees Information Centre's reed list. In Swweden, the sea lammprey is primmarily conside ered to occur along the West W Cost, ÖÖresund and the Bight of Haanö. The spe ecies is consiidered very rare r further in nto the Balticc Sea. Sea lampreys may m potentiallly occur in th he area arouund Södra Miidsjöbanken during their adult stage, althoough the num mber of indivviduals is con nsidered to be very small . Atlantic maackerel (Scommber scombrrus) winter in n the North Sea S and the A Atlantic in de eeper waters. The ey come to Swedish S wateers (Skagerrrak, Kattegat, Öresund) frrom April to spawn in th he surface water layer wh hen the temp perature reac ches 10-11ºC C, before returning too the North Sea S and the A Atlantic in the e autumn. Inn the event off significant influxes of saltwater or an influx of w warmer wate er, they can also a be foundd in large parts of the Baltic. Garfish (Beelone Belone e) migrate fro om the easte ern Atlantic in nto areas succh as the Baltic Sea in ordeer to spawn. The roe are laid in shallo ow water in the egg belt. In the autummn, the garfish return to the e Atlantic. It iss considered d that they might m pass byy or over Söd dra Midsjöbankken during th heir migration ns. Nursery are eas Södra Midssjöbanken co onstitutes a p potential nurs sery area forr cod and sallmon. Other species tha at might posssibly use Söddra Midsjöbaanken during their growthh period inclu ude the flatfish species flounder, plaice and turbot, although a the area's signifficance for th hese species is currently c unccertain. 26 (7 79) 8.4.2 Effects an nd conseque ences Fish spawn ning During the construction n period, sed iment spill may m have an adverse a effeect on fish eg ggs and fish fryy, for examplee by means of fish eggs being weighed down andd sinking if fine- grained sed diment accum mulates on t hem. The prroject will give e rise to a lim mited amoun nt of sediment spill, s mostly of o relatively ccoarse materrial (sand or coarser), c wh ich means th hat the extent ofo these adverse effects will be small. Fish migrattion patterns There will be b temporary y disruptionss during the construction c period, and ffish may be scared awa ay from the sites s where inntensive worrk is being co onducted. Thhe conditionss will return to no ormal soon after a the commpletion of the e work. Salmon (Sa almo salar) move m betwee en Södra Mid a freshwatter watercourses, dsjöbanken and and may co onsequently be disturbedd out at the bank b while woork resulting in turbidity is taking place during the constructionn period. Salmmon that aree disturbed d uring this pe eriod are expecte ed to move to nearby areeas that are not n being dis srupted, and then to migrrate to their spawnning waterwa ays in the no ormal manner. The effects s and conseqquences of disruptionss to salmon are a judged to o be insignific cant. Trout (Salm mo trutta) beh have in a simmilar mannerr to salmon. The effects aand consequen nces of disrup ptions to trou ut are judged d to be insign nificant. The majoritty of eel migration (Angu uilla anguilla) takes place close to the coast. The Board B dies for the direct current Baltic Cablee have shown of Fisheriess' (2001) trial period stud n that the migratioon of eels is not affected by the magn netic field fou und around tthe cable. Ap pprox. 60% of tagged eels hav ve passed thhe cable within 4 hours off being releassed. The eells' ability to na avigate is nott considered to be affecte ed by the alteernating currrent fields that are generated by the cables in the farm m. If the eels' migration we ere to be affeected by the wind farm in anyy respect, it is s judged thatt this would lead l to an ad daptation of tthe migrationn route. The eels' migration is not con nsidered to beb affected to o any significcant extent by y the wind farm. The sea lam mprey (Petro omyzon mariinus) migrate s to spawnning grounds in es from the sea freshwater.. As sea lampreys could potentially occur in the area around S Södra Midsjöbankken, it is also o possible thaat their migra b affected byy activities on ation might be o the bank. It is judged that such s an effecct would leadd to a minor adaptation a off the migratio on route, but not n to any siggnificant impa act on the sp pecies' migraation. Atlantic maackerel (Scom mber scombrrus) migrate between the e spawning ggrounds in the Öresund, Skagerrak S annd Kattegat aand the winte ering areas in n the North S Sea and the Atlantic. Th heir appearan nce in the Ba altic Sea is more m sporadic, occurring in the event of significant influxes of sa armer water. Mackerel arre extremely altwater or a n influx of wa y mobile fish, and are con be able easily to avoid afffected areass such as Södra nsidered to b Midsjöbankken. 27 (79)  Garfish (Be elone belone e) migrate fro om the eastern Atlantic into areas succh as the Baltic Sea in orde er to spawn. Like mackerrel, garfish are extremely y mobile fish tthat are not expected to o be adverse ely affected b by the wind faarm at Södra a Midsjöbankken. 8.4.3 Measures The following-up of wind farms at N Nysted and Horns H Rev in Danish wateers, as well asa Lillgrund in the Öresundd, has not de emonstrated any significa ant adverse eeffects on fis sh populationss. The distannces from Sö ödra Midsjöbaanken to sen nsitive areas , such as the e spawning areas a for cod d, are relative ely large. No particular measures m aree considered necessary with regard to t the fish poopulations. 8.5 Commercial fishing 8.5.1 Preconditiions A backgrou und report (M Marine Monito oring 2011) presents p catcch data, bothh from Södraa Midsjöbankken and from m a larger seaa area aroun nd the bank. The most immportant spec cies in the area arround Södra Midsjöbanke en are sprat, cod and herrring. These species constituted more than 99% 9 of the to otal catch lan nded in Swedden. Within thhe local area a around Söd dra Midsjöbaanken, the ca atches have primarily commprised cod,, sprat and tuurbot. Of the totall catch within n the area aro round Södra Midsjöbanke en that was laanded in Sw weden during the period 2000– –2010 (327 ttonnes), approx. 33% wa as landed by Sölvesborg fishing district, 18% by Karlshamn fishing distric ct, 14% by Visby V fishing district, 14% % by Simrishamn fishing disttrict, 12% by Gothenburg g fishing distrrict and 8% bby Karlskrona a fishing district. The othe er 6 fishing d districts jointly landed appproximately 11% of the tottal catch. During the period 2008–2010, the n number of fis shing districts s active withi n the local area a around Söd dra Midsjöba anken fell to 9 9, compared d to 12 duringg the period 22000–2010. Of the total ca atch from Söd dra Midsjöba anken that wa as landed in Sweden (399 tonnes), ap pprox. 76% was la anded by Karlshamn fish ing district, 14% 1 by Karlsskrona fishingg district, 4% % by Simrishamn fishing disttrict, 2% by G Gothenburg fishing f distric ct, 2% by Noorrköping fish hing district and 1% by Sölveesborg fishin ng district. Th he other 3 fisshing districtss jointly made up approximattely 1% of the total catch . The fishing g methods vaary between tthe region an nd the immediate vicinityy of Södra Midsjöbankken. Regiona ally, fishing ta akes place primarily p using mobile equuipment (traw wls), of which pe elagic trawls are the mosst common. In n the immediate vicinity oof Södra Midsjöbankken, passive equipment i s mainly use ed (e.g. hookk and line). The areas of national in nterest for co ommercial fis shing according to the Booard of Fishe eries' publication 2006:1 [30] can be seen n from Table 8-4 and Apppendix 1. Table 8-4 Are eas of national in nterest for comm mercial fishing that t have been assessed a with rregard to the impact of the Södra Mid dsjöbanken projject. The areas can be identified via the sequential numbers ppresented in thee map appendix. 28 (7 79)  Sequential Name Purpose Approximate disttance Asses ssment number to Södra S according to Mid nd dsjöbanken win Finfo 2006:1 farm m (km) 41 Rosenk klintsgrunden, Fishing grround, 68 Not afffected Utklippa an westwards cod, Baltic c herring European sprat 34 Öland south, s Ölandsre ev Fishing grround, 36 Not afffected southwa ards and cod eastwards 35 Norra Midsjöbanken M Spawning area, 33 Not afffected turbot 39 otland Syd Go Fishing grround, 82 Not afffected cod, turbot 40 Sydväst Hoburg Fishing grround, 87 Not afffected Baltic herrring, European sprat and cod 31 Öland east, e Kårehamn n, Fishing grround, 86 Not afffected Gårdby y Baltic herrring, European sprat and cod 38 Gotland d, southeast Fishing grround 139 Not afffected depth > 50 m Baltic herrring European sprat 36 Gotland d east, Fårö, Fishing grround, 133 Not afffected Hoburgs Rev turbot, cod d, Baltic herring, European sprat 33 Kalmars sund, Fishing grround, 91 Not afffected Långgru und, Rönneskärr eel 32 sund, Oxelgrun d, Kalmars Fishing grround, 123 Not afffected Horsö eel and co od 8.5.2 nd conseque Effects an ences It can be seeen from Tab ble 8-4 that tthe distance to the areas of national innterest for commercia al fishing is att least 30 km m. These area as are not ex xpected to bee affected att all by activities att Södra Midssjöbanken. Fishing on parts of the bank will be prevented entirely e g the construuction period, as during shipping will be exclude ed from the aarea in stage es. Fishing on n those partss of the bank k where ship pping has nott been exclud ded may be affected indirectly duringg these periodds due to temporary increaased turbidityy, which can both scare off o fish and hhamper the 29 (79)  effectiveneess of the fish hing equipmeent. The construction perriod, which w will vary greattly in intensity, will w last for 2-33 years. Sim milar effects will w occur to a lesser extennt during the e phasing ou ut period. During the operating pe eriod, anchorring will be prohibited p within the farm.. The turbine es will constitute navigation n ob bstacles, whiich can have e a negative impact on fisshing using mobile m equipment.. Fishing usinng fixed equiipment can theoretically be carried ouut during the operating period. p At Sö ödra Midsjöba anken, comm mercial fishinng is already carried out to t a large exten nt using fixedd equipment. E.ON Vind willw apply to have unauthhorised boat traffic t excluded frrom the farm area in its e entirety. In this event, it will w not be posssible to conduct any fishing within the wind w farm. 8.5.3 Measures Disruptionss that lead to ble losses forr commercial fishing will bbe compensated. o demonstrab 8.6 Marine ma ammals 8.6.1 Preconditiions Four specie es of marine mammals re egularly live in the Baltic Sea, namelyy the Baltic ringed seal (Phoca a hispida botnica), the ha arbour seal (Phoca ( vitulin na) and the ggrey seal (Halichoeru us grypus), as a well as thee porpoise (PPhocoena ph hocoena). There are a few thousa and Baltic ringged seals in the Gulf of Bothnia, B wheere the population w as smalller populations in the Gulf of Finland and the Gulff of trend is inccreasing, as well Riga. The population p in Riga, which is closest to Södra Midsj öbanken, ha n the Gulf of R as displayed a declining trrend and therre are now around a 800 in ndividuals [499]. The Swed dish Species Infformation Ce es the Baltic ringed seal as near threaatened (NT). entre classifie There is no o information to indicate tthat the Baltic ringed seal is found at Södra Midsjöbankken. The harbou ur seal occurrs in large nu umbers in the e Skagerrak and Kattegaat, but there area only about 900 individuals in the Ba altic, of which h around 600 0 belong to a genetically isolated poopulation in th he Kalmar Sttrait. The spe sified as vulnnerable (VU) in ecies is class the Baltic Sea. S The spe ecies eats a llarge numbe cies that are mainly caug er of fish spec ght in shallow areeas where the seabed is free of vegetation. Studie es from the K Kattegat hav ve shown thatt 75% of the total intake, calculated as a percenta age by weighht, comprised d various speecies of flatfis sh [3]. Over the pa ast two decaades, the gre ey seal has reecovered stroongly after, liike the otherr seal species, ha aving been greatly affecte ed by hunting g and environmental toxiins. The grey y seal population was estimated at just ovver 20,000 ind dividuals in the t Baltic in 22009, which was slightly low wer than the years y immed diately precedding, indicating that the sstrong increa ase is now levellin ng out. The most m commo on causes of death among individualss that have been received fo or examinatioon in recent yyears are hunting, drowning in fishingg equipment and illness, in th hat order [4].. The Swedissh Species In nformation Centre C classiffies the grey seal as Least co oncern (LC). 30 (7 79)  Porpoises are a extremelly rare in the e Baltic Sea east e of Danissh waters. A study using electrode detectors d along the Balticc coastlines of o Skåne and d Blekinge prrovinces in 2006 and 2007 showed s very few porpoise e observations, of which none were eeast of Hanö ö [2]. The popula ation in the Baltic B Sea is cclassified as Critically endangered (CCR) [56]. On the basis of invventories perrformed fromm aircraft and vessels, the e Baltic popuulation (Swed dish, Danish and d German wa aters in the ssouthwesternn Baltic Sea, although exccluding Polissh waters) wa as estimated at around 60 00 animals inn 1995 and barely b 100 in 2002. The porpoise iss protected by y the EU's H Habitat Directtive. Environm mental toxinss and bycatc ch in fishing equipment are the greatest tthreats to the e porpoise. Helcom's H Ma p and Data Service pre esents some 10 reported cases of po orpoise bycattch within ap prox. 100 kmm of Södra Midssjöbanken since 1990 [34 4]. 8.6.2 Effects an nd conseque ences Studies of Denmark's Nysted N and HHorns Rev wiind farms have shown thaat seals and porpoises canc adapt to the wind farrms during th he operating period [56]. D During the constructio on period, the e mammals m may be tempporarily scare ed off by disrruptive building activities, but b return afteer a short pe eriod. Based on the above knowledge reg garding the occurrence o off seals and pporpoises at Södra Midssjöbanken, asa well as the e experiences from large--scale Danissh wind farms s, it is judged thatt the construction and op sjöbanken will not peration of a wind farm att Södra Midsj have any adverse a effec cts on marine e mammals. 8.6.3 Measures During the constructionn work at Horrns Rev and Nysted, prec cautionary m measures were applied with regard to seals s and po rpoises. For example, au udio devices were used to o scare awayy seals and porpoises p priior to piling work, w the nois se of which i s assumed to t be able to reacch harmful le evels. Another preecautionary measure wa as to graduallly increase th he force usedd during pilin ng work, so that the anima als have the oopportunity to t move away [70]. "Pinggers" (audio devices tha at are used primarily p ne mammals from becom to p revent marin ming caught in n fishing equipment) can also be used d. Such preccautionary measures musst be thought through and properly weighed w n part because seals can up, in n be attractedd by "pingerss" if they have learned to as ssociat them with fishing equipment, anda becausee porpoise ca an grow accusstomed to theem over time e. Corresponnding measures will be im mplemented if necessary, in consultation with expe t Södra Miidsjöbanken project. erts, during the 8.7 Birds The chapte er on birds is based on th he following background b reports r orderred by E.ON Vind, in addition to generally available lite erature: x JP Fåge elvind (2011)) En genomggång av kuns skapsläget om fåglar på SSödra Midsjöb banken och speciellt s om vvinterrastand de alfåglar (C malis) Jan Clangula hyem Petterssson, Färjesta aden 2011-01 1-18 31 (79)  x Nilsson,, Leif (2011:1 1) Inventerin g av sjöfågla ar på Södra Midsjöbanke M en 2011, Lund 2011-011-27, rev 201 11-05-15 x Nilsson,, Leif (2011:2 2) Alkornas uutnyttjande av a Midsjöbankarna, Kompplettering av rapport av 2011-01-27 (2011-02 2-27) 8.7.1 Preconditiions Generally speaking, s thee Baltic Sea'ss offshore sh hallows are important areeas for many y marine birdd species (se ee also sectioon 14.2). Thee offshore sh hallow areas,, like coastal shallow areeas, constitutte important sites for many wintering marine speccies. The offs shore shallows arre also presu umed to be im mportant for other seasonal activitiess, such as the e moulting off auks. It is possible p that offshore shaallows are als so important for foraging during the breeding sea ason for certaain species, such as aukks (Nilsson 20011:2). In ad ddition to species that remain on o the offsho ore bank, it can c be assum med that a veery large nummber of bird speccies pass Sö ödra Midsjöba anken duringg their migration. Birds that remain r on the e banks Offshore ba anks, like coastal areas, are importan nt wintering or o resting areeas for seabiird species. The T long-taile ed duck (Clanngula hyema alis) winters in large numbbers on the Midsjö banks, according to inventorries conducte ed in the area between 22009–2011 (Nilsson 20011:1). The number n of wi ntering long--tailed ducks s on the two M s has Midsjö banks been estim mated at betw ween 44,500 and 213,000 0, based on aerial a inventoories conduc cted between 20 009–2011 (T Table 8-5). Table 8-5 Esti timate of the num mber of long-taiiled ducks at the e Midsjö banks based on aeriall inventories in 2009– 2 2011. Number of long-tailed ducks per inveentory date Midsjöbank 03//03/2009 16/0 03/2010 07/0 03/2011 29/033/2011 20/04//2011 Norra 7 76,000 74,000 7 63 3,000 37,,000 67,0 000 Södra 1 37,000 13 32,000 22 2,000 75,,000 16,5 500 ™ Midsjö bankks 2 213,000 20 06,000 85 5,000 44,,500 83,5 500 10 ™ Swedish Ba altic Sea 4 435,800 69 97,200 4711,800 11 Proportion (% %) at Södra Mids sjöbanken 31 19 8 ((3-16) The resultss show a connsiderable vaariation in thee number of long-tailed l duucks on the two Midsjö banks. The inveentories in 20009 and 2010 0 produced similar s resultss, indicating that the winterin ng populationn in a normaal winter is in the region of 200,000 inddividuals. With the aid of data from Nilsson n's [57] aeria al inventoriess of Swedish parts of the Baltic Sea, itt is observed thhat between 3% and 31% % (Table 8-5) of the inven ntoried Sweddish winter population was found ata Södra Midssjöbanken. This T shows thhat the two M Midsjö banks s are extremely important forr the winterin ng population n of long-taile ed ducks in S Swedish Balttic waters. 10 Data from Nilsson, N L. (2010 0) Seabird inven ntories at sea in Swedish waters (Fåågelåret 2010: 4 40-49 11 Based on th he average valuue from the three e inventories in 2011 at Södra Midsjöbanken 32 (7 79) In the asse essment, it must m be bornee in mind tha at the invento ories (Table 88-5) do not cover c Polish and Baltic State waters, whe ere there are also large numbers of w wintering longg- tailed ducks, for examp ple in Polish w waters at Sluupsk Bank, Przybrzezne P wody Baltyku and w the Bay of Puck (see allso Chapter 14.2). With guidance g m data obtainned from a jo from oint EU website e relating to the t Natura 20 000 areas (hhttp://natura22000.eea.eurropa.eu/), it can c be concluded that winte ering long-ta iled ducks oc ccur to a lessser or greateer extent in several Natura 2000 arreas in coasta ong the coasts of Poland,, Finland and al waters alo d the Baltic State es. The numbe as significanttly lower in 2011 than in tthe two preceding er of long-tailled ducks wa years. The two banks also a demonsttrate significa ant differences from eachh other when n it comes to thhe occurrencce of long-taiiled ducks. In n 2009 and 2010, 2 many m more long-tailed ducks weree noted at Söödra Midsjöb banken than ata Norra Midsjöbanken, w while the situ uation was reverssed in 2011. IfI we comparre the three years, y nd that the nuumber of long- we fin tailed ducks at Norra Midsjöbanken M n was roughly y the same in n the five invventories. The n the number in 2011 com reduction in mpared to 20 009 and 2010 was entireely restricted to Södra Midssjöbanken. In the seabbird inventories in 2009–22011 (Nilsson 2011:1), ob bserved speccies were no oted according to t Table 8-6 6. The report in Table 8-6 6 shows spec cies that weree registered on one of the Midsjö banks s. Table 8-6 presents inddividual observations andd not estimatees of the total nu umber on the e Midsjö bankks (unlike the e reporting of long-tailed ducks in Tabble 8-5). Severral of the obs served specie es are classified as vulne erable (VU) oor near threatened (NT) accord ding to the Sw wedish red list [3]. 33 (79)  Table 8-6 Occcurrence of species at Södra an nd Norra Midsjö öbanken based on observationss from aircraft in n March/April. The T table presen nts the number of observations s at the Midsjö banks. b There haave not been en nough observations to estimate the total population n. Species S Species Threat Number of o observed birds per invento ory date ™ name n name category 03 3/03/200 16/0 03/201 07/03 3/201 29/03/2201 20/04/201 1 12 9 0 1 1 1 Black- G Gavia - 0 0 0 0 2 2 throated a arctica loon Red- G Gavia NT 0 0 0 0 1 1 throated s stellata loon Great P Phalacrocor - 0 0 0 35 0 35 cormoran a carbo ax t Eurasian A Anas - 0 0 0 0 2 2 widgeon p penelope Greater A Aythya VU 0 0 0 0 15 15 scaup m marila Common M Melanitta - 0 5 0 40 154 19 scoter n nigra 9 Velvet M Melanitta NT 0 0 0 70 0 70 scoter f fusca Common S Somateria NT 0 0 0 2 39 41 eider m mollissima Common M Mergus - 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 mergans m merganser er Red- M Mergus - 0 5 4 0 0 9 breasted s serrator mergans er Little gull L Larus - 0 0 0 0 5 5 m minutus Common U algae Uria - 0 1 4 1 8 14 guillemot Razorbill A Alca tordea - 0 0 0 6 0 6 The majoritty of the species reported d in Table 8--6 were seen n at Södra Miidsjöbanken (Table 8-7)). Only one species s was o only observeed at Norra Midsjöbanken M n (the velvet scoter). 12 The Swedissh red list's cate egories: Criticallyy endangered (CR), Endangere ed (EN) or Vulnnerable (VU), Neear threatened (N NT), Regionally extinct e (RE), De eficient data (DD D). Species that are categorisedd as Least conc cern (LC) are not considered c to be e either threatenned or redlisted. 34 (7 79) Table 8-7 Occcurrence of the species reporte ed in Table 8-5 and a Table 8-6 on o one or both M Midsjö banks. Species nam me Latin L species n name Södra Norra Long-tailed du uck Clangula C hyema alis x X Black-throated d loon Gavia G arctica x Red-throated loon Gavia G stellata x ant Great cormora Phalacrocorax P ccarbo x x Eurasian widg geon Anas A penelope x Greater scaup p Aythya A marila x Common scotter Melanitta M nigra x x Velvet scoter Melanitta M fusca x Common eide er Somateria S mollis issima x x Common merrganser Mergus M mergannser x x Red-breasted d merganser Mergus M serratorr x x Little gull Larus L minutus x Common guilllemot Uria U algae x x Razorbill Alca A tordea x ed number of species Total observe s 13 8 On the bassis of the aerial inventorie es, Södra Mid dsjöbanken appears a to hhave more sp pecies out of the tw wo banks. The aerial inve entories givee an impression of the birrd population ns during a lim mited part of the year, bassed on a ranndom sample e. The long-taailed duck an nd the species repported in Tabble 8-6 have been noted during inven ntories conduucted in Marc ch and April, and a primarily y represent bbirds that live at the Midsjö banks in w winter. In a supple ement to the report on thee aerial inven son (2011:2) has presented ntories, Nilss new resultss indicating that Södra M idsjöbanken lies within th he range of gguillemot from m Stora Karlssö all year round. Migrating birds b Significant numbers of birds pass th he southeasttern Baltic Se ea during theeir autumn and spring migrrations. The southern tip of Öland, wh hich is home to Ottenby bbird station, is very well kn nown among ng birds. Manny of the spe g ornithologissts for its flight of migratin ecies that pass Ottenby O durin ng the autummn or spring migrations m (such as wadeers, birds of prey, p cranes, breent geese and passeriness) can be ass sumed to pass close to S Södra Midsjöbankken on their flight f path ovver the Baltic c Sea. Jan Petterssson (JP Fåg gelvind, 2011 1) reports a long list of migrating birdss during a bo oat- based inveentory at Södra Midsjöban nken over the course of four f days in SSeptember 2001. 2 Pettersson observed individual bird s of prey andd owls such as the honeyy buzzard, sparrowhaw wk, kestrel, short-eared s owl and long-eared owl. He o H also obseerved flocks of ducks, inclu uding eider, widgeon and d common sc coter. In addition, he obsserved flocks of white wagtaails (passerin nes) headingg towards thee southeast. 35 (79)  During the day, robins, chiffchaffs, wwillow warble ers and meadow pipits, aas well as the e dominant species s the white w wagtail,, rested on thhe boat. Petttersson repoorts that on th he night of the e 23-24 September, durin ng nightly job o spotlights oon the afterdeck b in lighting of for 1.5 hours in overcasst weather an nd rain, at least several hundred h smaall birds gatheered on the boatt, mostly white wagtails, robins, mead dow pipits annd redstarts, although alsso thrush nighhtingales, pie ed flycatcherss, goldcrestss, grasshopper warblers, sedge warbllers, reed warble ers, whitethro oats, lesser wwhitethroats, song thrush hes and wheeatears. It is apparent th he migration period, many hat, during th y species of small birds ppass over Sö ödra Midsjöbankken in large numbers n at n night. 8.7.2 Effects an nd conseque ences Birds that remain r on the e banks A follow-upp of the Danis sh wind farm ms at Horns Rev R and Nysted up to 3 yyears after th he farms were e commission ned showed that loons, scoters s ong-tailed duucks entirely or to and lo a large exteent avoided the t wind farm ms during the e operating period. p In adddition, no terrns or auks were observed within the farm m at Horns Re ev after commissioning, ddespite the fact f that they ha ad been observed before e [12]. Of the ese species that have dem monstrated avoidance behaviour, lo ong-tailed du ucks, scoterss, auks and occasional o looons are founnd at Södra Midssjöbanken. One O probable e consequence of the esttablishment oof a wind farm m at Södra Midssjöbanken is consequenttly that acces ss for these species s to a sea area tha at is important too them couldd be reducedd (habitat loss) The distancce between the t turbines at Södra Mid dsjöbanken is approximaately 1,000 m, m which is sig gnificantly grreater than th a the above Danish farm he distance at ms (approx. 500 5 m). The greeater distancce between t he wind turbbines could co ontribute to tthe habitat lo oss effect being g less at Söddra Midsjöba anken than att Horns Rev and Nysted. Södra Midssjöbanken is an importan nt wintering area a for long--tailed duckss. There are additional important winntering areass at other offs shore banks and along B Baltic coasts.. The effects of establishing e a wind farm aat Södra Mid dsjöbanken could c result inn increased pressure inn other wintering areas, m most immedia ately Norra Midsjöbanken M n, Hoburgs Bank, B the coast of o Öland and Slupsk Bankk in the Polis sh economic zone. Long-tailedd ducks' winte ering is depeendent on acccess to a limmited numberr of suitable sea areas, eitheer coastal orr offshore ban nks. Uncontrrolled exploittation of suchh areas risks s resulting in cumulative effects (the ccombined im mpact of seve eral establishhments creates an overall habbitat loss) tha at affect the p population off long-tailed ducks, d for insstance. Such h consequen nces cannot be b controlled d through meeasures in on ne individual project. Studies carrried out with hin the frame ework of the control c progrramme for thhe Lillgrund wind w farm in Öre esund also de emonstrate a avoidance beehaviour among long-tailled ducks, whereas eider showed signs of grow wing accusto omed [73]. Migrating birds b There havee been episo odes of masss deaths of sm mall birds in connection w with built structures such s as the Öresund Ö Brid dge. Such ep pisodes have e been assocciated with thhe dark, poor visibility and facade lightting. The bird ds are dazzleed and cannoot find their way w 36 (7 79)  back to the e correct fligh ht path (Leif N Nilsson pers. comm.). Beearing in min d Jan Pettersson's report (2011) presente ed above (section 8.7.1), there is an oobvious risk that t the wind turbines, if the uld put large numbers of migrating ey are lit, cou m paasserines in danger. Birds that migrate m past offshore winnd turbines have proven to t a large exttent to detou ur around the turbines. Studies at Utgrrunden in the e Kalmar Strait [62], Nystted and Horn ns Rev in Den nmark have demonstrated d d that the co ollision risk is low [12]. Thhis also applie es to flocks of se eabirds that migrate m ght. Despite extended ob at nig bservation peeriods, only occasional collisions haave been notted. A wind farm m at Södra Midsjöbanken M n will give rise to avoiding g manoeuvrees among migrating birds. b However, this effecct is considerred to be insignificant, ass the birds so oon resume theeir normal flig ght path. 8.7.3 Measures The towerss should not be lit, other tthan necessa ary obstacle marking withh regarding to t aircraft and d shipping. Additional A kno owledge nee eds to be dev veloped regaarding the effe ects of wind turb bines on miggrating passe erines at nighht in poor visibility. Episoddes of high mortality co ould possibly y be reduced d if the wind turbines t are turned t off at night in the event of certain seasonal s andd weather critteria, based on knowledg ge both abouut the birds' migrating periods p as weell as experieence of weatther and visib bility conditioons that entail an increased risk r of bird co ollisions. It is propossed that the control c progra ramme should cover the mapping m of tthe occurrenc ce and behaviiour of birds at Södra Mid dsjöbanken before b and after the estabblishment of the farm, with particular p foc cus on long-ttailed ducks and a auks. Th he control pro rogramme sh hould be designe ed in consultaation with birrd experts, with w particularr focus on miinimising thee dislocation of long-tailed ducks and other specie es that remain at the bannk. The control programme e should alsoo cover bird sspecies that migrate at night in poor wweather conditions and, if neces ssary, develo op measures s to minimise e such risks. s associated with the grannting of other Attention iss also called to the cumullative effects permits, to ensure that wind farms a are not estab blished on all the offshoree banks with large bird concen ntrations in winter. w 8.8 Bats The assesssment of the effects and consequenc ces of a wind farm at Söddra Midsjöban nken with regard d to bats is ba ased on the following bac ckground repports: x Hedensström, Anders s (2011) Möjjlig förekomsst av fladderm möss vid söddra Midsjöbanken i Östersjö ön och potenntiella effekte er av en utby yggnad av vinndkraft, rappoort 2011-04--25 x Naturvåårdskonsult Gerell G (2011)) Planerad vindkraftsparkk på Södra MMidsjöbanken n - En prelimin när analys av v effekterna ppå fladdermuusfaunan, Ra apport 2011-009-28 37 (79) 8.8.1 Preconditiions Ring marking trials have established d that some bat species migrate from m Scandinaviia to more southherly latitudes The majority of Swedish bat s to winter. T b species ggather at Otttenby s indicative off migratory behaviour. and Falsterrbo, which is b It is reasonabl e to assume e that bats that migrate m to the e Continent h have to crosss the sea to some s extent, although it is not known whicch routes the ey follow. The o migrating birds at placces such as e gathering of Falsterbo and a Ottenby is interpreted d as a leadin ng-line effect, i.e. as far aas possible th he birds avoid long sea croossings and therefore follow the coas stline as far aas possible. Gatheringss of bats coulld be interpreeted in the sa ame way. Registered migration off bats at the southern tip of Öland, Uttklippan and Karlskrona archipelagoo indicates westerly w and southwesterrly migration directions, w which sugges sts that the batts are followiing the coastt rather than heading outt on long crosssings of the e Baltic Sea. Ringed Nath husius' pipisttrelle bats re ecovered in th he Baltic Staates, and the extensive occurrence o of o the speciess on Öland, provide p scop pe for the posssibility that Nathusius' pipistrelles might m migratee over the se ea, including in the vicinitty of Södra Midsjöbankken. Furthermorre, studies in n Kalmarsund d and Öresund have shown that non--migrating ba ats sometimess head out ov ver the sea to o look for foo k in the Kaalmar Strait). Wind od (up to 14 km farms can result r in accu umulations oof insects, whhich can attra act bats closee to the wind d turbines. 8.8.2 nd conseque Effects an ences It is possible that migra ating bats are e attracted too offshore win nd turbines bby the accumulations of insectts. This could d result in fatalities. However, itt seems less y bats would head as far out to sea as s likely that n on-migratory Södra Midssjöbanken in order to find d food. 8.8.3 Measures The migration intensity of bats is low w at wind speeds exceed ding 5 m/s. AAutomatic bat a being established as part of the co detectors are ontrol progra amme for reggistering the occurrencee of bats at Södra S Midsjöb banken befo ore and after the construcction of the wind w farm. Any measures m ca an subsequen ntly be deterrmined on thee basis of reggistered occurrencees as describbed above. 8.9 Angling an nd recreatio onal diving There is no hat Södra M idsjöbanken would be of particular in terest for angling o indication th or recreatio onal diving. No N specific m measures aree deemed jusstified. 38 (7 79) 8.10 Marine arcchaeology 8.10.1 Preconditiions Lars Einarssson, marinee archaeolog ist at Kalmarr County Mus seum, has exxamined the geophysicaal surveys caarried out by MMT 2011 (Einarsson, ( Lars L (2011) P Planerad vindkraftse etablering ino om grundomrrådet Södra Midsjöbanke M en – synpunkkter på dess ska enheten, Kalmar läns konsekvenser för kulturrmiljön underr vatten. Marrinarkeologis s museum, rapport ra oktob ber 2011.) The report concludes thhat there are es to establishment with rregard to neg e no obstacle gative consequen nces for shipw wrecks. Nor have there been b any indications of unnderwater Stone Age settlem ments. 8.10.2 Effects an nd conseque ences No negative effects on shipwrecks aare anticipated. There are no indicattions of the presence of o settlements eophysical survey. As the s from the ge e method thaat has been used has not beeen adapted for f the locatioon of settlem ot possible too rule out their ments, it is no existence. 8.10.3 Measures It is propossed that the control c progra ramme should encompas ss more targeeted efforts to determine thet possible existence off underwaterr Stone Age settlements. s Archaeologiical experts will assess the need for arcchaeological measures duuring the connstruction pe eriod. 8.11 Navigation n and risks The sectionn on Navigattion and riskss is based on n (Sweco (20 011) Riskanaalys för vindkrafteta ablering på Södra S Midsjööbanken). 8.11.1 Preconditiions t the Swedish Maritime Administration's reporting system forr AIS informa According to ation, approximattely 42,000 vessels v passsed between Öland and Södra S in 20100, with the assing in the fairway nearrest to Öland majority pa d. A proportio on of these ((approx. 7,20 00 vessels/yeaar) pass in th he fairways n nearer to Söd dra Midsjöba anken. Fishing boa at traffic travels both to a and from as well w as within n the area. Thhere is also a certain amo ount of leisurre boat trafficc. 8.11.2 Effects an nd conseque ences Based on the descriptio a, informatio on of the area on about acciidents in Sweedish waters s and disruptionss to navigatio on, guidance from the Sw wedish Transport Adminisstration and the t Swedish Maritime M Administration, aas well as cerrtain other literature, a nuumber of haz zards expressed as unwanted d incidents h have been ide entified. These incidents are of the tyype that, in variious ways, can result in n negative consequences for f shipping aand/or the wind 39 (79)  farm. Below w is a brief description off what is mea ant by the various incidennts, as well as a an assessmen nt of how theey will be affe ected by a wiind farm at Södra S Midsjöbbanken (Tab ble 8-8). Table 8-8 Pottential risk incide ents and an asssessment in rela ation to the zero o alternative. Risk incidentt As ssessment The wind farm m leads to chang ges of course fo or vessels No ot expected to result in any parrticular increase e in the and the crowd ding together of traffic, which in ncreases ris sk of vessel collisions the risks asso ociated with vessel collisions. Vessels sail in nto the wind farm m and collide w with one or Th he location of the area, combineed with the relatively more towers or o other equipment. lim mited number off vessels that cuurrently sail thro ough the e area, mean th m will probably not hat the wind farm result in any particular increase i n risk. A vessel that is not very manoeuvrable sailss into the A collision can lea ad to serious daamage and dang ger to wind farm and d collides with one o or more tow wers or pe eople on the ves ssel. other equipme ent. The wind turb bines make the potential p to naviigate Th he wind farm will function as a cclear navigation n adar function or obscuring more difficult by disrupting ra ma ark. Major disruptions to radar equipment occu ur in existing markiing. e vicinity of the farm. the Falling objectss from a wind tu urbine damage vvessels As ost vessels passs the wind farm at a ssuming that mo sailing through or close to the e area. dis stance greater than t 800 metress, the likelihood of the em being hit is considered c to bbe very small. The constructtion of the wind farm entails inccreased y advising affectted parties of thhe work at an ea By arly crowding and problems in and around the arrea, for sta age, it should be e possible to avvoid serious inciidents. example a possible collision between a vesssel and a construction vessel. v 8.11.3 Measures Risk-reducing measure es can be impplemented to o reduce una acceptable rissks to an acceptable e level or to fu urther reduce e acceptable e risks. Obstacle lig ghts accordin ng to recommmendations from f the IALA A (Internatioonal Associattion of orities) will be used. Marine Aids to Navigatiion and Lightthouse Autho The wind fa ed on marine charts and in other wayss. Additional arm will be clearly marke marking req quirements in order to im mprove the ra adar signaturre from the w wind farm are e proposed in n consultatio on with the Sw wedish Marittime Adminis stration. Vessels will probably be e excluded ffrom the windd farm area. In the exclussion area, the ere will also be e a free area in the form oof a safety zo one around the outermosst turbines. The T area that iss suitable for exclusion w will be discuss sed with the Swedish Maaritime Administrattion and othe er affected paarties. 40 (7 79) 8.12 Aviation The wind faarm must be marked in a accordance with w the international reguulations. Aviaation must be nootified via pro ofessional ch hannels abou ut the extent of the wind ffarm. Both a materials will be tran personnel and nsported betw ween the farm and the m mainland by helicopter. E.ON Vind intends to mark m out the ffarm according to the inte ernational reegulations an nd the requiremen nts of the Sw wedish Trans port Agency. 8.13 Natural re esources 8.13.1 Preconditiions Wind energ gy at sea is an a increasing gly interesting natural res source, as teechnological developme ents with rega ard to wind p power are mo oving towardds larger windd turbines that have been adapted to an a offshore e environment.. Södra Midsjöbanken witthin the Swe edish economic zone z has bee en designateed by the Swwedish Energy Agency ass being an arrea of national intterest for win nd usage. The surfacee layer of Sö ödra Midsjöba anken's seab bed comprises sand andd gravel. With hin the Polish economic e one, there is interest in grravel extraction and windd usage. zo The comme ercially intere esting fish sttocks are a natural n resource covered under the heading Fissh and Comm mercial fishinng in this rep port. 8.13.2 Effects an nd conseque ences The wind faarm will utilis esource, which is in line with the Sweedish Energy se the wind re y Agency's designation d of o Södra Midssjöbanken as s being an arrea of nationnal interest. This T in turn is base ed on consid ntial conflicts between winnd usage derations reg arding poten interests an nd opposing interests, su uch as the intterest in presserving the nnatural values of offshore baanks. The potenttial to extract natural gravvel within the e wind farm during d the lifeetime of the farm f is disappeaaring. It is no ot possible to o allow the exxtraction of gravel within tthe farm area for safety reassons, bearing g in mind botth the wind tuurbines' foundations as w well as the ca ables between thhe turbines within w the farm m. The naturral gravel resource will bee preserved forf possible exxtraction afteer the phasingg out of the farm. f The potenttial to extract natural gravvel outside off the farm is not affected by the wind farm project. 8.13.3 Measures s are propose No particular measures ed 41 (79) 8.14 Visual imp pact 8.14.1 Preconditiions The wind fa arm is locate ed such a lon ng distance, approximate a ly 70 km, froom the neareest land (the so outhern tip of at its highest points, the rotor blades, cannot even o Öland), tha n be seen in the eory by a perrson standing g on the beach. The turbiines are entirrely hidden by b the horizon. Th he turbines may m theoreticcally be visible from highe er points on lland or from aircraft. In practice, how wever, the tu urbines will no ot be visible from land, bboth because e the visibility conditions seld dom allow thiis, and becauuse at such large l distancces the turbin nes will appearr so small as to be impercceptible. 8.14.2 Effects an nd conseque ences People travvelling at seaa as professio onals, passeengers or leis sure sailors wwill perceive the wind farm as a a tangible e element in tthe visual ex xperience whhen they are close enough for the farm to be visible. The T farm will have obstac cle marking according a to the Swedish h Transport Agency's A reg gulations and d general adv ng the markinng of objects that vice regardin can constitute a hazard d to aviation ((TSFS 2010:155). At dus sk, dawn andd during the night, n the turbiness' obstacle marking m will ccomprise a flashing, red, medium-inteensity light. A wind turbine thatt, including th he rotor, is m more than 15 50 metres talll at its highesst point, mus st be supplied with a high-intensity, white e flashing ligh ht. For a ferry passenger approximatel a y 20 m abovve the water, the farm cann start to bec come visible at a distance of around a 60 km m in extremeely good visib bility conditioons. When travelling near the farm, this meanss that it will be a most 120 km of the jou e visible for at urney. If the ferry is travelling at a approxima ately 20 knotts, the farm would w be visi ble for at mo ost 3 hours 20 minutes. m Durinng this time, the experien nce of the farrm would chaange from be eing barely discernible, via clearly c visible e, and back to t barely disc cernible, befoore it disappears from sight. At night, the e turbines' obbstacle markiing (steady red r glow) willl be visible. 8.14.3 Measures Considerattion is being given througgh the locatio m a long distaance from the on of the farm coast. Thiss avoids having a negativve impact on the experien nce of locatioons where ann undisturbed d outlook is an a importantt part of the experience. e Flashing F lightts will be synchronised in accordance with ad dvice in the Swedish S Tran nsport Agenccy's regulatioons (TSFS 2010:155). 42 (7 79) 9 Nature prrotection areas 9.1.1 Preconditiions Parts of the e southern Baltic Sea and d its coastal areas comprise nature pprotection are eas according to t national annd internatio onal regulatio ons (map app pendix 2 pressents the Na atura 2000 and BSPA B areas)). BSPA areaas (Baltic Speecial Protection Areas) aare covered by b the Helsinki Coommission's agreement b between the included cou untries regarrding the protection of o the Baltic Sea's naturaal values. The Natura 200 00 areas aree covered by the EU's regulaations accordding to the B Bird and Habiitat Directives, which havve also been implemente ed in nationa al regulationss. The protected areas tha at have been n considered d in the Environmental Im mpact Assess sment satisfy at le east three of the following g criteria (cf. Table 9-1): 1. Coveredd by protectio ura 2000 area on as a Natu 2. BSPA according a t Helsinki Commission to the n m from the wind farm's bo 3. < 80 km oundaries 4. Covers marine habittats eas at a dista Certain are ance of > 80 km have bee en included on o request aaccording to the t Espoo Con nvention. Cerrtain areas th hat do not co onstitute BSP PA areas havve been incluuded, as they fall within the distance criterrion < 80 km m. The areas that have beeen identified d according to o the above criteria can bbe seen fromm Table 9-1. The table se ets out which habitats andd species aree covered in the relevantt areas. The marine mam mmals (accorrding to the Habitat H Direcctive and its aannexes) are e covered in a separate chapter. c Dataa about the protected p are eas has beenn obtained froom the standarrdised data forms f ura2000.eea..europa.eu/). on the EU's websitte (http://natu Wintering seabirds, s prim marily the lon ng-tailed ducck (Clangula hyemalis), cconstitute thee dominant category c as regards r orga nisms worthy y of protectio on at the neaarest offshorre banks, i.e. Norra Midsjö öbanken, Slu upsk Bank an nd Hoburgs Bank. B The loong-tailed duck occurs in numbers rang ging from thoousands up to several hundred thousaands at the offshore baanks (cf. the chapter abou ut birds), with some varia ation dependding on the time of the invento ory and the methods m usedd, etc. Eider (Somateria molissima) m aare reported in i large numb bers from Ho oburgs Bank. In addition,, auks including razorbillss (Alca tordea) and guillemots (Uria aalgae) are fou und at the Midsjö banks, as we ell as some b black guillem mots (Cepphu us grylle) at S Slupsk Bankk and Hoburgs Ba ank. Black-thhroated loonss and red-throated loons (Gavia arctiica, Gavia stellata) ap ppear to occuur regularly inn small numb bers at the offshore bankks. The Polish coastal areaa Przybrzeznne wody Baltyku is a winttering groundd for 100,000 0s of long-tailed duck (Clang o velvet scotters (Melanittta fusca), as well gula hyemaliss), 10,000s of as thousannds of loons, scoters and black guillem mots (Gavia arctica, Gavvia stellata, Melanitta nigra, n Cepphuus grylle). 43 (79)  In Swedish h coastal area as, a numbe er of species of terns and waders are reported, as s well as grey and d common seals. In addition,, auks including razorbillss (Alca tordea) and guillemots (Uria aalgae) are fou und at the Midsjö banks, as we ell as some b black guillem mots (Cepphu us grylle) at S Slupsk Bankk and Hoburgs Ba ank. Black-thhroated loonss and red-throated loons (Gavia arctiica, Gavia stellata) ap ppear to occuur regularly inn small numb bers at the offshore bankks. The Polish coastal areaa Przybrzeznne wody Baltyku is a winttering groundd for 100,000 0s of long-tailed duck (Clang o velvet scotters (Melanittta fusca), as well gula hyemaliss), 10,000s of as thousannds of loons, scoters and black guillem mots (Gavia arctica, Gavvia stellata, Melanitta nigra, n Cepphuus grylle). In Swedish h coastal area er of species of terns and waders are reported, as as, a numbe s well as grey and d harbour se eals. Table 9-1 Pro otected areas that have been asssessed in relattion to indirect im mpact from the Södra Midsjöba anken wind farm. 13 Sitecode Name Diistance erion (see Crite Habitat H S Species (annex x to (k km) text) (a annex to E EU directive) EU E directive) 1 2 3 4 SE0330273 Norra Midsjöb banken 26 + + + + 1110 C Cepphus grylle,, andbanks sa C Clangula hyema alis 1170 reefs PLC990001 àawica Sáupska 65 + + + + 1110 G Gavia arctica, sa andbanks Gavia stellata, G 1170 reefs Cepphus grylle,, C C Clangula hyema alis SE0330083 Ottenby & Ottenby 70 + - + + 1110 reefs A large numberr of SE0330108 nature reserve e 1140 pplant and anima al exposed sspecies, including mudflats m and ssome marine biird sa andflats sspecies, as well as 1160 inlets ggrey and comm mon and bays sseals. SE0330174 Sydöstra Ölan nds 73 + - + + 1140 Waders, terns, etc., as W sjömarker exposed w well as grey and d mudflats m and ccommon seals sa andflats 1160 inlets and bays 13 Only marine e habitats have been considere ed relevant in co onnection with an a assessment of offshore wind d power. 44 (7 79)  13 Sitecode Name Diistance Crite erion (see Habitat H S Species (annex x to (k km) text) (a annex to E EU directive) EU E directive) PLB990002 Przybrzezne wody w 77 + + + + The Birds G Gavia arctica Baltyku Directive D Gavia stellata G Cepphus grylle C C alis Clangula hyema LLarus canus Melanitta fusca M M Melanitta nigra SE0340144 Hoburgs Bank k 78 + + + + 1110 C Cepphus grille, 100s sa andbanks C alis, Clangula hyema 1170 reefs 1,000,000s Somatefria molllissima, S 10,000s PLB220005 Zatoka Pucka 110 + + - + The Birds Wide variety of W Directive D w wintering and PLH220032 Zatoka Pucka i 110 + + - + 1130 m migrating bird species, s P¢lwysep Helski estuaries iincluding thousa ands of 1160 inlets C Clangula hyema alis, as and sounds w well as common n seals aand grey seals, etc. 9.1.2 Effects an nd conseque ences The areas according to o Table 9-1 a are situated at a considerabble distancess from the pro oject. There is noo chance of them being e exposed to a direct physiccal effect from m measures s at Södra Midssjöbanken. TheT impact an nd conseque ence assessmment therefoore only relates to indirect effe ects. Indirectt effects relatte to the imp pact on organ nisms that, wwhen migratin ng or searching for f food, could possibly u use both Söd dra Midsjöban nken and on e of the areaas in Table 9-1, or that are affected as a result of the project's me easures in suuch a way thaat they move to one of the ese areas. The nearesst offshore ba anks, Norra Midsjöbanke en, Lawica Slupska and H Hoburgs Ban nk, are appareently very imp portant winte ering areas fo or very large numbers of long-tailed ducks, d as well as loons, l eiders s and guillem mots (auks, common c guillemots, razoorbills and bla ack guillemots)) in small to la arge numberrs. The exten nsive scientiffic environmeental monitoring programme e conducted at the Danissh offshore wind w farms at Nysted and Horns Rev showed tha at loons, scoters and long ks entirely or to a large exxtent avoided g-tailed duck d the wind farmss during the operating o perriod. Terns and a auks also o avoided thee farms durin ng the constructio on and operating periods.. Of these sp pecies that have demonsstrated avoidance behaviour, long-tailled ducks, scoters, au uks and occaasional loons are found att Södra Mids sjöbanken. O One probablee 45 (79)  consequen nce of the esttablishment oof a wind farrm at Södra Midsjöbanke M en is consequuently that accesss for these sp pecies to a ssea area thatt is importantt to them couuld be reduce ed (habitat losss) They might then go too one of the protected p eas presenteed in Table 9-1. are The resultss from more than t three yeears of followwing up the Danish D wind ffarms are no ot currently avvailable, andd for this reasson it is not possible p to sa ay anything aabout whether or not these species s will grow g accustoomed to the farms f in the long term. Thhe distance between th he wind turbinnes at Stora Midsjöbanke en is approxiimately 1,0000 m, roughlyy twice the distancce between th he turbines a at Horns Rev v and Nystedd. This differeence could theoretically (although this t has not bbeen establis shed throughh studies) bee assumed too mean a red duction in avo oidance beh aviour. Based on that which is known to da ate about cerrtain bird speecies' avoidannce of offshoore wind farmss, it is judged that an impo ortant winterring area for long-tailed d ucks and certain other seabird species would w lose va b species are also founnd at the alue. These bird surrounding g offshore ba anks, Norra MMidsjöbanke en, Slupsk Ba ank and Hobburgs Bank, as a well as in coastal c Naturra 2000 areaas. Even if theese birds are e scared awaay from the Swedish pa arts of Södra a Midsjöbankken, possible e wintering ha abitats for theese species remain in thhe remaining g parts of Söödra Midsjöba anken, Norra a Midsjöbankken, Slupsk Bank B and Hoburg gs Bank, as well as along g Baltic coasstal areas. If fewer win ntering habita ats remain fo or the same number n of individuals, thiis will result in the increased utilisation u of resources att the alternattive offshore bank and cooastal habitatts, which is exxpected to result in a sligh ht population n adjustment (fewer indivviduals). This s adjustmentt is considereed so small tthat it will nott significantly y affect the ooverall popula ations of the bird species s in qu uestion. 9.1.3 Measures E.ON Vind will design itts control pro ogramme so that the occ currence of bbirds at Södraa Midsjöbankken before, during d and affter the construction perio od will be folllowed up carefully and for the necessary period p of timee, with the aiim of acquirin ng knowledgge about the possible reeadjustment tot the wind fa arm of specie es that have been scaredd off. If necessary, it is propossed that the programme p will include active attempts to entice bback avoiding w g species and help them become acccustomed to the farm area, if this can be done without unacceptab ble raised mo owledge can be gained, tthis would be ortality levelss. If such kno e extremely important forr the assessm ment of futurre offshore wind w farms. 46 (7 79) 10 Internatio onal Conve entions Through HELCOM, Sw weden has ap pproved the protection p of coastal and sea areas, known as Baltic B Sea Prrotected Area as (BSPA). Södra S Midsjööbanken is noot such an area. It can be seeen from Tablee 9-1 which o of the areas within the project's area oof influence are such areass. Consultatio on has taken n place throug gh the Sweddish Environm mental Protection Agency as regards the environmenttal impact in other countrries accordinng to the ESB BO Conventionn. As a resultt of relativelyy comprehensive opinions s received, E E.ON Vind ha as requested the t opportun nity to meet a authorities fro om Åland and Finland to present the project and d to gain a be etter understa anding of thee opinions su ubmitted in wwriting. The request waas accepted and a the mee etings took place in Novem mber 2011. 47 (79) 11 Assessment of enviironmentall quality sta andards an nd the fulfillment of mental goals environm s 11.1 Environme ental quality y standardss Table 11-1 presents en nvironmental quality stand dards (accorrding to the S Swedish Environmental Code) and a an assesssment of how w these mayy be affected by the proje ect. Table 11-1 Asssessment of the relevance of e environmental quality q standard ds for the projectt. If necessary, comments are e made on the assessment. a Environmenttal quality standards Relev vant Com mments/Assesssment 1. SFS 2010:4 477 Air Quality Ordinance (with h Yes The project contribuutes positively associated regulation NFS 20 010:8 Swedish throu ugh electricity prroduction with no n al Protection Agency's regulatio Environmenta ons air po ollution. regarding che ecking air quality y) 2. SFS 2008:2 218 Bathing Wa ater Ordinance ((with Yes There is no bathing water within the e associated regulation NFS 20 008:8 Swedish proje ect's area of influuence. Environmenta al Protection Agency's regulatio ons and general advice a regarding g bathing water)) 3. SFS 2004:6 675 Ambient No oise Ordinance No Relates to traffic noiise. 4. SFS 2004:6 660 Ordinance on Managemen nt of No Refers to occurrencees of surface Water Qualityy (with associate ed regulations and groundwater g onn land. a) NFS 2008:18 Swedish Env vironmental Protection Agency's regulatio ons regarding management plans for surfac ce water, b) NFS 2008:1 Swedish Environmental Prote ection Agency's regu ulations and gen neral advice on classification of and quality sttandards for surrface water, 4 Swedish Environmental Prote c) NFS 2007:4 ection Agency's regu ulations and gen neral advice on programmes of o measures forr surface water according to ordinance o (2004 4:660) on the management of the quality off the water environment, d) NFS 2006:11 Swedish Env vironmental Protection Agency's regulatio ons on monitorin ng of surface waterr according to orrdinance (2004::660) on the manag gement of the qu uality of the watter environment, e) NFS 2006:1 Swedish Environmental Prote ection ulations on map Agency's regu pping and analyssis of surface waterr according to orrdinance (2004::660) on the manag gement of the qu uality of the watter environment.)) f) Geological Survey S of Swed den's regulationss 48 (7 79)  Environmenttal quality standards Relev vant Com mments/Assesssment (SGU-FS 200 06:1) on the map pping and analyysis of groundwater according a to ord dinance (2004:6 660) on the manag nt. gement of the water environmen g) Geological Survey of Swed den's regulation ns (SGU-FS 200 06:2) on monitorring of groundwa ater according to ordinance o (2004 4:660) on the management of the quality off the water environment. 5. SFS 2003:6 65 Ordinance on national emisssions No Refers to Sweden's reporting ceilings for airr pollutants obligation to the EU 6. SFS 2010:1 1341 Marine En nvironmental Yes The project does noot affect the conditions for maintaaining a good Ordinance envirronmental statuss. 11.2 Fulfilment of goals Sweden's electricity e prooduction is cu urrently base ed overwhelmmingly on nuuclear power and hydroelectrric power in roughly r equa al measure. Only O a very small s proporttion, a few pe er cent, come es from otherr sources. Sweden's Parliament P has adopted 116 national environmenta e al objectives,, which shouuld provide guiidance for the application n of the Envirronmental Coode, for instaance. Below is an assessmen nt of how the e effects and consequenc ces of the Söödra Midsjöbaanken wind farm f will impact on the fulfilm ment of the e nvironmentaal objectives. Information about the environmen ntal objective es has been obtained froom the Enviroonmental Obj bjectives Porttal [46]. 11.2.1 Reduced climate c imp pact This objecttive means th hat emission s of greenho ouse gases must m be reduuced. Electricity production p fro om fossil fueels (natural gas, coal and oil) constituttes an alternnative to wind pow wer and is included to a ccertain exten nt and increasingly in Sweedish electric city supplies, both through importing ele ectricity from countries with a higher pproportion off fossil electricity production, p as a well as throrough some electricity e prooduction in SSwedish oil and a natural gass-fired powerr stations, pa articularly in conjunction c with w peak loaads. The serv vice life of the wind w farm will amount to a at least 25 ye ears. In this context, c it shhould be mentioned that the ene ergy that is re equired for thhe manufactu ure, installatioon and phas sing out of a winnd turbine, in ncluding the ffoundations, is earned ba ack within 9––11 months. The planneed wind farm at Södra Mi dsjöbanken, with an installed power ccorrespondin ng to the currently planned le evel, can red uce carbon dioxide d emissions by 1–22.5 million tonnes of CO2 per year compared to produ ucing the sam me amount off electricity uusing fossil fu uels. The planneed wind farm at Södra Mi dsjöbanken will contributte positively tto the fulfilment of the environ nmental objec ctive Reduce ed climate im mpact. 49 (79) 11.2.2 Clean air The clean air a objective is justified in n part by the fact that leve els of a numbber of air pollutants that t can affec ct health, maaterials and cultural c objeccts occur prim marily in built-up areas. Fosssil-based ele ectricity produuction is a co ontributory ca ause of polluuted air, even n though othe er sources are a more imp portant, such as emissions from trafficc. The planneed wind farm at Södra Mi dsjöbanken will contributte positively, although on nly to a small extent, to the fu ulfilment of th he environme ve Clean air bby reducing the ental objectiv need for fossil-based electricity prod duction. 11.2.3 Natural accidification only o Fossil fuelss containing sulphur s weree previously the most imp portant causee of the acidification n of land, lak kes and wateercourses, in particular th hrough the loong-distance transport of air pollutants from othe r countries thhat used coa al-fired powerr stations. Th he problem ha as now been reduced thro ough improv ved cleaning techniques aand the reduced use of sulpphurous fossil fuels in Swweden and other countries s. Nitrogen ddioxide emiss sions from traffic and incineraation also co ntribute to ac cidification. Fossil-base ed electricity production ccan have a negative n impaact on the ennvironmentall objective, for f example through t incre eased deman nd for importted electricityy from countries that still pro oduce electricity with low w-value, sulph hurous fuels. The planneed wind farm at Södra Mi dsjöbanken will contributte positively, although on nly to a small extent, to the fu ulfilment of th he environme ental objectiv ve Natural accidification on nly. 11.2.4 A non-tox ic environm ment The overall objective is for the envirronment to be b free from man-made m oor extracted substancess and metals s, which repre esent a threa at to human health or bioological diverrsity. The Södra Midsjöbanke en project wiill impose req quirements on o contractorrs and suppliiers of materials and a chemical products su uch that the supply s of materials satisfiies applicable regulationss and restrictions. Orderin ng and performing organisations will hhave functions to ensure com mpliance. The planne ed wind farm at Södra Mi dsjöbanken will thereforee not have a negative impact on the fulfilment of the environment e tal objective A non-toxic environment e t. 11.2.5 A protectivve ozone la ayer This objecttive relates to o the ozone llayer, high up in the strattosphere. Fuulfilment of th he objective A protective ozone o layer iss not affected by the Söd dra Midsjöbaanken projectt. 11.2.6 A safe rad diation environment Radioactive e substances s 50 (7 79) This enviro onmental objeective meanss that human n health and biological divversity must be protected against a the harmful effectts of radiation in the external environmment. The levels of radioactiv ve substancees in the environment must be so low that human health and biological diversity are pprotected. The Södra Midsjöbanken pproject will ha ave an installed po ower roughly y the same ass a nuclear reactor. r The systematic eexpansion of large-scalee electricity production thrrough wind fa ake it possiblee to supply arms will ma society with h electricity that is based to a reducedd extent on nuclear n poweer compared to the current situation. The projectt will improve e the potentia al to reduce the spread ofo radioactivee substancess in connection with the ope eration of nucclear power stations, the extraction aand transportt of nuclear fue els, as well as s the transpoort and final storage s uclear wastee. The project will of nu contribute to t the fulfilme ent of this pa art of the env vironmental objective. o Electromag gnetic radiatiion The environmental objeective A safe nvironment also includes the effects of e radiation en o electromag gnetic radiatio on on health and biologic cal diversity. Both alternating and dirrect current ccables give rise r to electrical and maggnetic fields. Electrical fields are shie elded by the cable sheath h and do nott affect the suurrounding environmen nt. ating magnetic field from alternating current The fluctua c cables has no knoown effects ono migrating organisms, o but there is a concern abo out the health h effects on ppeople [6, 75 5]. The scientific evidence for such a hhealth effect is i unclear. Negative heallth effects fro om magnetic fields around alternating ccurrent cablees are not deemed to havve been prov ved unambiguo ously. Alternating current cablles in the Sö ödra Midsjöbaanken projecct are only foound within th he farm itself. The transferr to land take es place usin ng direct current. As the expo osure of the population aat Södra Midssjöbanken is s low, any heealth effects of o alternating magnetic fieelds are not cconsidered to o influence thhe fulfilment of the objecttive A safe radiatiion environm ment. Exposu ure of people e to fluctuating magnetic ffields is much greater in densely d popuulated urban environments [6]. The static magnetic m field that arisess around the direct currennt cable from m the farm to the land is of th he same typee as the Eartth's magneticc field. Static c magnetic fieelds have noo known negative health effects. How wever, there are a concerns s that such fi elds could affect the ability of o organismss to navigate.. Studies havve shown tha at the magneetic field from m the Baltic Cable C does nnot have any significant impact on the migration p patterns of eels e or salmon [24, 25]. The cable technology t (HVDC) that w will be used in the projec ct, with positi ve and negaative cables loca ated close to each other, means that the strength of the magnnetic field will be much lower than equiva alent fields a ng direct current cables ((for example for around existin the Gotland d cable, the Fenno F Skan cable, Balticc Cable, Swe ePol Link). As a result, it is 51 (79)  consideredd that the Söddra Midsjöbaanken project will not obs struct the fulfifilment of this s part of the objecctive regarding A safe ra diation envirronment. In summaryy, it is consid e Södra Midsjöbanken project will coontribute positively dered that the environment, based on th to the objecctive of A safe radiation e he fact that itt can form pa art of a long-term m strategy forr reducing th e use of nuc clear power without w givingg rise to nega ative effects on health h and biological diveersity as a re esult of fluctuating or statiic magnetic fields. f 11.2.7 Zero eutro ophication This objecttive means th hat the nutrieent levels in soil s and wate er must not hhave an adve erse effect on hu uman health, the conditio ons for biolog y or the posssibility of varied gical diversity use of land d and water. The T Södra M Midsjöbanken n project con ntributes to soome extent to t the objective Zero Z eutrophiication by rep placing incineeration-baseed electricity production anda its associated nitrogen oxide emission s. 11.2.8 Flourishin g lakes and d streams This objecttive means th hat lakes andd watercoursses must be ecologically e sustainable and their varietyy of habitats must be preeserved. Natu ve capacity, biological ural productiv diversity, cultural herita age assets an nd the ecolog gical and water-conservinng function of o the landscape must be pres served, at th he same timee as recreatio onal assets aare safeguardded. A strong co ontributory ne egative facto or regarding the t fulfilmentt of the envirronmental objective iss that almost all major wa a affected by the develoopment of atercourses are hydroelectrric power. Be earing in min nd this objecttive, it is not desirable d to meet the increasing demand for electricity wi th the continnued develop pment of hyd roelectric po ower. The planneed wind farm at Södra Mi dsjöbanken will contributte positively tto the fulfilment of the environ nmental objec ctive Flourish hing lakes an nd streams by b reducing tthe need to further f regulate wa atercourses for f electricityy production. 11.2.9 Good-qua lity groundw water The overall objective is that the gro undwater mu ust provide a safe and suustainable su upply of drinking water and coontribute to vviable habita ats for flora and fauna in l akes and watercoursses. The projectt does not afffect groundw water. 11.2.10 A balance ed marine environment , flourishing g coastal arreas and arrchipelagos The North Sea S and the Baltic Sea m must have a sustainable productive caapacity, and biological diversity d mus st be preservved. Coasts anda archipela agos must bee characteris sed by a high degrree of biological diversityy and a wealtth of recreational, naturall and cultural assets. Industry, recrea ation and oth her utilisation of the seas, coasts and archipelagos s must be co ompatible with the promottion of sustainable develo opment. Partrticularly valu uable areas mustt be protecteed against en ncroachment and other disturbance. 52 (7 79)  This objecttive includes sub-objectivves relating to o marine env vironments wworthy of protection, threatened species, s noisse and other disturbances, dischargees of oil and chemicals. Many proble ems are obse erved in marrine environm ments, such aas the fact th hat biological diversity d in co oastal and seea areas is being b damaged by eutropphication, environmen ntal toxins annd overfishin ng. The Södra Midsjöbanke en project do ct the culturall heritage of tthe coast an oes not affec nd the archipelagoo, due to its location l far ffrom the coasst. Södra Middsjöbanken aas a tradition nal und will be affected, altho fishing grou ough this is not n expected d to obstruct ttraditional sm mall- scale fishin ng. The projectt will apply and follow up environmen ntal requirements for its ccontractors in n n with the construction, o conjunction aintenance and phasing oout of the farrm, operation, ma including minimising m the e risk of oil a and chemicall spillages. The planneed wind farm at Södra Mi dsjöbanken will not adve ersely affect tthe fulfilmentt of the environ nmental objec ctive A balan nced marine environment, flourishingg coastal area as and archipe elagos. 11.2.11 Thriving wetlands w The Södra Midsjöbanke en project wiill not affect Thriving T wetllands. 11.2.12 Sustainab ble forests The Södra Midsjöbanke en project wiill not affect Sustainable S forests. 11.2.13 A varied agricultural a landscape The Södra Midsjöbanke en project wiill not affect A varied agriicultural landdscape. 11.2.14 A magnificcent mounta ain landsca ape The pristine e character ofo the mounta ain environmment must be e largely presserved, in terrms of biological diversity, d recrreational valu ue, and natuural and cultu ural assets. A Activities in mountain areas a must re espect these e values and assets, with a view to proromoting sustainablee developme ent. Particula rly valuable areas a b protected against must be encroachm ment and othe er disturbancce. Wind poweer production at sea affeccts the need for large-scaale wind pow wer production in mountain environments e s, which makkes it easier to bjective of A magnificentt t fulfil the ob mountain la andscape. 11.2.15 A good bu uilt environm ment This objecttive means th hat cities, tow wns and otheer built-up areas must proovide a good d, healthy livin ng environment and conttribute to a good regional and global eenvironmentt. Natural and d cultural ass sets must be e protected and a develope ed. Buildings and amenities must be loccated and de esigned in acccordance with sound environmental principles an nd in 53 (79)  such a wayy as to promo ote sustainabble managem ment of land, water and oother resourc ces. In this context, it should be mentioned d that the ene equired for thhe manufacture, ergy that is re installation and phasingg out of a win nd turbine, in ncluding the foundations, f is earned ba ack within 9–11 1 months. Among ma any sub-objec majority of which only apply in built-up areas, it is ctives, the m observed th anning and social developpment must be hat, at the latest in 2010,, physical pla based on programmes p and strategiees for the wa ay in which re enewable ennergy resourc ces will be utilissed, as well as a how the d development of productio on facilities foor district hea ating, solar energ gy, biofuel annd wind powe er will be pro omoted. The planneed wind farm at Södra Mi dsjöbanken contributes positively p to tthe fulfilment of the environ nmental objec ctive A good d built environ gh a significaant contribution to nment throug renewable energy supp plies. 11.2.16 A rich dive ersity of pla ant and anim mal life This objecttive entails thhat biologicall diversity muust be preserved and useed sustainab bly for the benefit of present anda future ge enerations. Species habita ats and ecossystems and their functions and a processe es must be sa afeguarded. Species mus st be able too survive in lo ong- term viablee populations s with sufficie ent genetic vaariation. Peo ople must havve access to oa good naturral and culturral environme ent rich in bio ological diversity, as a baasis for healtth, quality of liffe and well-b being The planne ed wind farm is not expeccted to lead tot any adversse effects onn biological diversity wiith regard to bottom flora a and fauna, fish, f marine mammals orr bats. Less than t 1% of the bottom b area will w be lost. I n addition, biotope b w be compeensated to some loss will extent through the reef effect. However, there is a riskk that certain n wintering se eabird specie es, such as tthe long-taile ed duck, will avoid a the wind farm area and thereby lose part of their habitat.. This is not expected too have a signnificant negaative impact on o the popula ations. The S Södra Midsjöbankken project will w not affect the proportioon of threate ened speciess or the preservatioon status of species. s The total bo ottom area thhat will be afffected by thee Södra Midssjöbanken prroject (< 1% of 2 326 km ) corresponds to t a square w with sides me easuring barrely 2 km. Thhe planned wind w farm at Söddra Midsjöba anken is not eexpected to adversely afffect the fulfilm ment of the environmen ntal objective e A rich diverrsity of plant and animal life. 54 (7 79) 12 General rules r of con nsideration n in the Env vironmenta al Code Knowledge e about the project's p condditions has been obtained d through baathymetric, geophysica al and marine e biological ssurveys, aerial inventories of seabirdss, assessme ent of geophysica al surveys byy archaeolog ical experts, inventories of regulationns and publicc dies and des k research re interests, literature stud egarding e.g. fish and baats, and not le east through stu udies of envirronmental su urveys regard ding the Nys sted and Hornrns Rev wind farms. The conseq quences of the project ha ave been desscribed and assessed, affter which reasonable e measures for f limiting en nvironmentall disruptions have been pproposed. As sa result, the knowledge k re equirement, the precautionary principple and the pprinciple of eq quity are fulfilled. The projectt as a whole,, including th he Environmeental Impact Assessmentt and propos sed measures, will be paid for by the op perator, E.ON N Vind Sverigge AB. As a result, the ereby the pollluter pays for reasonable principle is fulfilled whe e measures tthat are required to investigaate and preve ent or restricct environmental disruptio ons. The locatio on of the project is based on assessm ments, investiigations and decisions, presented initially in the e chapter on location. This shows tha at a suitable llocation has been selected, so that the loccation princip ple is satisfie ed. Within the project, existting excavate ed material from f cable tre enches will bbe reused to cover the cable ro oute. Erosionn protection w will comprise e natural matterial. Bearinng in mind consultation viewpointss from the Co ounty Adminiistrative Board in Kalmarr County, the provision of o natural gravel for the prroject will be limited to les ss than 20%% of the total gravel g volume. The procurrement of thee project will be formulate ed so that ap pplicable reguulations for chemical products are complied c witth, and so tha at there are incentives i foor contractors s' and suppliers' good g environ nmental choicces with rega ard to chemiccal products as well as energy-efficcient and maaterial-efficie ent techniquees. As a result, the producct choice prin nciple and the prinnciples regarrding resourcrce managem ment are satissfied. The projectt provides a substantial ssupply of renewable enerrgy comparedd to the abov ve objectives [22]. The prin nciple of reso ource manag gement is co onsequently llargely satisffied from a sociietal perspec ctive. The projectt will also be designed do own to its sm mallest compo onent parts iin order to achieve goood managem ment of naturral resources s, for examplle through exxcavated ma aterial from cable trenches being reused to o cover the cable c route and a by recyclling material during dism mantling. As a result, the ecocycle priinciple is satisfied. 55 (79) 13 Consultattion Initial consultations hav ve been held with the County Adminis strative Boarrd in Kalmar County in December D 20010. Consulttations with the County Administrative A e Boards in Kalmar and d Blekinge coounties, commmercial fishe ermen, the general publicc and other authorities and organisations have been held in June 2011. Consultationns with otherr countries according a to the t Espoo C Convention ha ave been con nducted duri ng autumn 2011 2 via the Swe edish Environmental Prottection Agen ncy. At its ow wn request, E E.ON Vind ha as had the opportu unity to meett environmen ntal authoritie es from Åland d and Finlannd in order to gain a better understanding of the opinio ons put forwa ard. In additioon, E.ON Vinnd has consu ulted wind power stakeholders in the Poliish economic c zone, in paart in order too gain an understand ding of possibble cumulativve effects, as s well as to discuss d posssible co-ordin nation of control programmes, p , technical sttudies, etc. Accounts A of th he consultatiions are presented in a separate e appendix to o the applicaation. 56 (7 79) 14 Cross-bo order effectts and cons sequences s 14.1 Fish and fishing f 14.1.1 The inform mation that is provided in Chapterr 8.4 regarding the occcurrence of fish at Södra Midsjöbanke M en is basedd on test fis hing and re eported catcches within Sweden's economic zonez (SEZ) . These are e also consiidered to bee valid for the offshore bank b and its s surroundin ngs outside of the Swe edish zone ((Chapter 8.4, Table 8-3)). Species that t migratee over largeer distances s, as well ass species thhat are of com mmercial intterest for fisshermen re gardless off where theyy come from m, are considdered to be of particulaar interest from f a cross s-border perspectivve.Occurrennce of fish Both salmoon and trout have h been caaught at Söd dra Midsjöbanken. Accord rding to the website "Alllt om fisk" ("Everything a about fish"), young y salmoon that have been marked d in Polish wate ers have bee en caught ag ain in the waaters near Blekinge, Ölannd as well ass in Medelpad and a Norrbottten. Salmon marked in Gdansk G Bay have h been caaught in northern ong-distance migrations h Finland. Lo have also be een documen nted for trout [37]. Experiments with marked eels (Ang a) show that migrating sillver eels mos guilla anguilla stly keep close to the coastt. However, tthere are less s frequented d migration rooutes via the east coast of Go otland. From Gotland, the e migration continues c eith her towards Rügen, eastt of Bornholm, or to the Swedish coast vvia Öland. Some S of thesee eels might possibly pas ss Södra Midssjöbanken heeading towarrds Polish, Danish D and German G waterrs. Garfish (Be elone Belone e) and macke erel (Scombe er scombrus)) migrate oveer much of th he Baltic Sea, the latter tem mporarily du ring influxes of salt water, and duringg their migrattions are conside ered to move e through varrious countries' waters. 14.1.2 None of th he above migrating spe ecies are ex xpected to be adverseely affected by a wind farm , other than n by temporrary, local disruptions d during d the cconstruction n period. Fisshing The speciees that are off commercial interest primmarily include e cod, herringg, sprat and salmon, ass well as the flatfish f flound der, plaice and turbot. The fishingg methods difffer between Södra Midsjjöbanken itse elf and the ssurrounding waters. Outside of the bank, b fishing g takes placee mainly using g mobile equuipment (trawwls), with pelagicc trawls bein ng the most ccommon. Cod, herring an nd sprat are m mostly caughht in this way. At A Södra Mids sjöbanken itsself, passive equipment is s mainly useed (e.g. hookk and line). Salmoon, flounder,, plaice and tturbot are moostly caught in this way. Data that has h been sup pplied on req uest from the e countries around a the B Baltic Sea shoows that considerable numb bers of fish a are caught byy fishermen from f Poland, Germany an nd Sweden in the ICES-bo ox 40G7, whiich encompa asses Södra Midsjöbankeen. In additio on to these counntries, all the Baltic Sea ccountries from m which it haas been posssible to obtain n information n, directly or second-hand s d via Nordstrream's enviroonmental anaalyses, fish to t 57 (79)  some extennt in the wate ers around S Södra Midsjöbanken. This s applies to F Finland, Den nmark, Estonia, La atvia and Lith huania. Swedish fisshing is cond ducted on Sö ödra Midsjöbanken itself. It is consideered probablee that several couuntries fish on o Södra Mid dsjöbanken ittself to some extent, primmarily the cou untries closest to itt. Special rep porting of fish hing on Södrra Midsjöban nken itself (daata only available from Sweden) shows th hat the catchhes in this are ea are dominnated by codd, sprat and turbot, and that paassive equipm ment (line, saalmon line and hook) dom minate fishinng on the bannk. This pattern is considerred to apply tto other coun ntries as well. E.ON Vind will request that all shipp ping be exclu uded from the wind farm area. If this happens, itt will mean a reduction inn fishing, prim marily using fixed f equipmment that principally results in cattches of cod,, sprat and tu urbot. These species will consequenttly gain a proteected zone, which is exp pected to ben nefit their pop pulations to ssome extent.. 14.2 Birds 14.2.1 Introductio on Section 8.7 7 describes the birds founnd at Södra Midsjöbanke M en, as well ass the environmenntal impact, effects, e conssequences and possible measures. m Birds migraate regardlesss of nationa l borders. Söödra Midsjöbanken is locaated in the centre c of the southheastern Balltic Sea, closse to several countries' ec conomic zonnes, territoria al waters and d coastal area as. This secttion supplem ments the pictture providedd in section 8.7 8 with information that fac cilitates an a assessment of o the effects s and conseqquences for bird b life from an n overall pers spective in thhe Baltic region, regardless of nationaal borders. In the centrral parts of th he southeasttern Baltic Se ea, there are e a collectionn of offshore banks with similarr ecological conditions. c T The nearest offshore o ks are Hoburrgs Bank, No bank orra Midsjöbankken and Law wica slupska ((Slupsk Bank) (Appendix x 2). One impportant ecolo ogical factor is tha at this part off the Baltic S Sea never icees over [59]. It therefore aappears prob bable that there iss an interaction between the offshore e banks and the Baltic cooastal areas, which to a greater or lesser extent a are iced overr in the winte er, which affeects the composition of species and the num s that remain at Södra Middsjöbanken and mber of birds the other banks. It also appears pro obable that th here is an intteraction betw ween the offfshore banks them mselves, withh birds movin ng between the banks forr example ass a result of variations in the currentt situation ass regards com mpetition for food. Another important ecolo ogical factor on these offfshore banks s is the preseence of large e numbers off blue musse els (Mytilus e edulis), which h constitute a link in the fo food chain between prrimary producers and prim mary consum mers (zooplaankton and phhytoplankton n) and secondary consumers, including divving ducks such as the lo ong-tailed duuck (Clangulaa hyemalis), eider (Soma ateria molissiima), commo on scoter (Meelanitta nigraa) and velvet scoter (Mellanitta fusca)). 58 (7 79) 14.2.2 Impact on species that remain o on the bank For the prooject's calcula ations, aeriall inventories have been carried c out foocusing on loong- tailed ducks, which are by far the m most numerou us bird obserrved at Södraa Midsjöbanken (Table 8-5)). Table 8-6 presents p otheer species thhat have been observed dduring the inventoriess carried out on o behalf of the project. The T status of these speccies in the Ba altic Sea as a whole w is set out o below, alo ong with an assessment a of the projecct's effects an nd consequen nces. Long-tailed d duck (Clang gula hyemaliis), The long-taailed duck brreeds in circu umpolar Arctic coastal areeas, on mouuntain lakes and a areas of tundra. The glo obal populat ion is estima ated at betwe een 6.2 and 66.8 million addult individuals.. The westerrn Siberian a nd northern European po opulations w inter in the Baltic B Sea. The species' s statu us is conside able from a global perspeective [7]. The ered to be via wintering population p in the Baltic Se ea is estimated to have faallen from jusst over 4 million to barely 1.5 million m individ duals betwee en 1993 and 2009 [59]. The T reasonss for this decline are not cleaar. In the Balticc, the highesst densities a and the large est number of wintering loong-tailed du ucks are found at a Södra and Norra Midsjjöbanken, Ho oburgs Bank k and Slupsk Bank, as we ell as in coastal areas a in the Bay B of Pome erania, the Gulf of Riga and the Irbe S Strait. In large parts of the ese areas, including Södrra Midsjöban nken, the dennsity is estim mated at > 75 5 individuals per square kilometre. k One result of the Nyste ed wind farm shows that thet frequency of long-tail ed duck observationns (comparis son of before e and after coommissioning g) fell by appproximately 90% 9 compared to t before the e construction n of the farm m [47]. If expe eriences fromm Denmark's s Nysted and d Horns Rev wind farms, i.e. that long g-tailed ducks avoid the w wind farms during the operating phase, also apply at S Södra Midsjö öbanken, thiss might entai l, as a rough h estimate, th hat approxim mately 24,000 0 individuals (0.9 x 350 km2 x 75 ind/kkm2 = 23,625 5 individuals)) will be dislo ocated (excluuded from thee area), corresponding too approximattely 1.6% of thee wintering population in the Baltic Se ea. Follow-upss in the Danissh farms (Nyysted, Horns Rev) extend up to a few years after the t commissioning of the wind w farms. Itt is not known whether thhe birds grow w accustomedd in the longer term. t The Da anish waterss have lower densities of long-tailed dducks than Södra Midsjöbankken, which means m that th hey are less attractive a to the t species. In the event of s the poorer biotopes (marginal habittats) that aree abandoned first. population declines, it is This could mean that th he long-tailed d ducks will not n be scared d away from Södra Midsjöbankken as easily y. The wind tu ysted are possitioned approximately 500 metres appart, while th urbines at Ny he turbines at Södra Midsjöbanken are e planned to be at a distaance of arounnd 1,000 metres from each other. o This is s another facctor indicating g that the dis slocation effeect will be we eaker at Södra Midsjöbanken M than at Nyssted. 59 (79)  The dislocaation on its own o is not ex pected to afffect the Baltic c population of wintering long- tailed ducks significantly. Based on the argumentts in the prevvious three paragraphs, p the t estimatedd dislocationn (1.6% of the wintering Baltic B popula ation) is cons sidered to be a worst-casse scenario. However, the anticipate ed effect can nnot be consiidered insign nificant if it is combined (cumulative es as a result of the estabblishment of wind e effects) with additional habitat losse turbines or other disrup ptions with eqquivalent effe ects within th he most impoortant parts ofo the long-tailed ducks' winte ering area. ated loon and Black-throa d red-throate ed loon (Gav via arctica, Gavia stellata)) The two sp pecies of loonns are very eextensively distributed in northerly latiitudes around the world. Birdlife Internatio onal [7] givess a rough esttimate of the number of inndividual aduult black-throaated loons at between 28 80,000 and 1,500,000, wh hile the numbber of red- throated looons is betweeen 200,000 and 590,000 0. In the wintter, both speecies migrate e to open waterr further soutth, including the Baltic Seea and Western Europeaan coastal wa aters. The winter population in n northweste ern Europe has h been estiimated at 2550,000–500,0 000 individual black-throate b ed loons and 150,000–45 50,000 red-throated loonss, of which 1--2% (almost 9,0000 individuaals) are estim mated to winte er in the Balttic Sea [59]. The areas of the Baltic with the high hest estimateed densities of loons are the coastal areas n Estonia, La in southern e Strait and the Gulf of Riga), Lithuannia and the Bay of atvia (the Irbe Pomerania a [59], with de p to 3 individuals/km2. Sig ensities of up gnificant num mbers of winttering loons are also a found in southern pa arts of the Ka almar Strait (K Kalmar sundd), Laholm Ba ay (Laholmsbu ukten) and Skälder S Bay ((Skälderviken). The Midsjö ö banks and Hoburgs H Bannk are relativ vely less important for winntering loons s compared tot the above e areas, with an estimatedd density of upu to 0.3 ind ividuals/km2 for Norra Midssjöbanken an nd Hoburgs B Bank and 0.1 1 individuals//km2 for Södrra Midsjöbannken [59]. ogrammes an Control pro nd follow-upss have shown that loons entirely or too a large exte ent avoid offshore wind farm ms [59, 12, 4 47]. If the experriences from other offsho ore wind farm m establishments also appply at Södra Midsjöbankken, this might entail, as a rough estim mate, that appproximatelyy 35 individuaals (350 km2 x 0.1 ind/km2 = 35 individu uals) will be dislocated (e excluded from m the area), correspond ding to < app prox. 0.5 % oof the winterin ng population n in the Balticc Sea. Södra a Midsjöbankken is not one of the mosst important areas a for loons in the Balltic Sea. This s dislocation on its own is s not expecteed to affect the Baltic poppulation of w wintering loon ns significantlyy. Great corm morant (Phala acrocorax ca arbo) The great cormorant c is very extensiively distributed globally, with the num mber of individuals estimated ro oughly at bettween 1.4 an nd 2.9 million n. The northwwestern Euro opean population is estimated at around 5 500,000 indiv viduals, of wh hich approximmately 54,000 60 (7 79) winter in the Baltic Sea. The winteriing populatioon of cormoraants in the B Baltic largely comprises birds that miigrate here frrom the westt coast of Noorway. The coormorants th hat breed in thee Baltic regio on migrate to o a large exte ent to the Me editerranean Sea in the winter. w The specie es has increaased significa antly in recen nt decades. The T largest nnumbers of wintering cormorants are found in S Swedish, Dan nish, German n and Polish coastal wate ers [59]. Södraa Midsjöbank ken does not stand out as s an area of particular siggnificance for wintering great cormora ants. ogrammes an Control pro nd follow-upss have shown that cormo orants are alsso observed in wind farmss during the operating o phaase [12, 47]. The great co ormorant is nnot expected d to be adverse b the establiishment of a wind farm at Södra Midssjöbanken. ely affected by Eurasian widgeon w (Ana as penelope) This speciees is extensiv vely distributted, with a global populattion roughly eestimated at between 2..8 million andd 3.3 million individuals. They T feed onn algae and aaquatic plantts, and are normally found in shallowerr areas. They y winter to th he west of thee Baltic Sea itself, in the Öressund and the Danish beltss [59]. A few w individuals were w observeed at Södra Midsjöbankken in 2011 during d the invventories conducted on the t project's behalf. Södrra Midsjöbankken is considdered to be o of little importtance as a wintering w areaa for this spe ecies. Greater sca aup (Aythya marila) This speciees mainly breeeds in mounntainous and d tundra area as, although oon rare occaasions it also bree eds along the e Finnish andd Swedish Ba altic coasts. The global ppopulation is roughly esttimated to co omprise 1.2 mmillion to 1.4 million indivviduals [7]. Thhe winter population in the Baltic Sea has beeen estimated d at 127,000 individuals, tthe majority of which winteer in the soutthwestern pa arts, in Polishh, German and Danish w waters. Södraa Midsjöbankken is considdered to be oof little importtance for the wintering poopulation. Common scoter s (Melan nitta nigra) The global population ofo the commo on scoter has s been rough hly estimatedd at between n 2.1 million and 2.4 million in ndividuals. T The species breeds b in mo ountainous aand Arctic environmen nts, including g in Scandina avia and Rus ssia. The win ntering popullation in the Baltic Sea has beeen estimate ed at 412,000 0 individuals [59], with a declining d trennd. The largeest numbers off wintering co ommon scote ers are found d in the Katte egat, the Bellts and the Bay B of Pomerania a. The specie es is conside red to be sen nsitive to offs shore wind ppower [7]. Sö ödra Midsjöbankken is consid dered to be oof little importtance for the wintering poopulation as a whole. Velvet scotter (Melanitta a fusca) The global population ofo the velvet sscoter has been b roughly estimated att between 1.7 million and 3.0 million in ndividuals. T The species breeds b on lakes and coassts in the coniferous forest regionn, including a along the coa ast of the Baltic Sea (fromm Öland northwardss) as well as the Swedish h, Finnish andd Baltic coas sts of the Botthnian Sea and a the Gulf of Bothnia. The e wintering p population in the Baltic Se ea has been estimated at a 373,000 ind 9], with a decclining trend. The largest numbers of w dividuals [59 wintering sco oters 61 (79)  are found in the Bay of Pomerania, along the Po olish coast, near n Kalininggad and in th he Gulf of Riga a. The species is conside ered to be se ensitive to offfshore wind power [7]. Södra Midsjöbankken is consid dered to be oof little importtance for the wintering poopulation as a whole. materia mollis Eider (Som ssima) This speciees is very exttensively disttributed in th he Northern Hemisphere, H and the globbal population is estimated at between 3.1 million and a 3.8 million fully grownn individuals [7]. The winteriing populatio on in the Balttic Sea is esttimated to ammount to 5155,000 individuuals [59], which is a decreasse in the ordeer of 50% co ompared to th he previous eestimate for the period 19888-1993. The largestt densities off wintering eiider are founnd in the soutthwestern Baaltic Sea, in Danish and d German wa aters (Bay off Kiel, Little Belt, B South Funen) [59]. A Available studies show that eider e do not avoid wind fa arms (Nysted d, [47]) and are a also founnd in wind farms [73] during the operatinng phase. Ass Södra Midsjjöbanken is not one of thhe most impo ortant wintering areas a for eide er, and as theere is no eviddence of eideer avoiding wwind farms, the t farm at Söddra Midsjöba anken is not e expected to affect the Baaltic Sea's eidder populatioon. Common merganser m (M Mergus merg ganser) This speciees is extreme he Northern Hemispheree, with a global ely widely disstributed in th population roughly estimmated at bettween 1.7 million and 2.4 million fully grown individuals [7]. The win ntering population in the Baltic Sea iss estimated too amount to 66,000 individuals [59]. The co ommon merg anser mostly y winters in shallower, s cooastal sea arreas. Södra Midssjöbanken is considered to be of little e importance for the winteering populattion as a whole. Red-breastted mergans ser (Mergus sserrator) This specie es is extremeely widely disstributed in th he Northern Hemispheree, and the glo obal population is roughly es stimated at bbetween 510,000 and 620 0,000 fully grrown individu uals [7]. The winntering population in the Baltic Sea is s estimated too amount to 25,700 individuals [59]. The redd-breasted mmerganser mostly m winters s in shalloweer, coastal seea areas, with the emphas sis on the souuthwestern Baltic B Sea. The species iss displaying a declining trrend in the so outhwestern parts, althou ugh a large in ncrease in SSwedish wate ers is being reported, particularly off the eeast cost of Gotland G (8,20 00 individualss) [59]. A follow- up of the wind w farm at Lillgrund L sho ows that red-b breasted mergansers do not avoid the farm [73]. easted merganser is not expected to be adversely affected byy a wind farm The red-bre m at Södra Midssjöbanken.Liittle gull (Laru us minutus) This speciees is widely distributed d in the Northern Hemispherre, including northern Scandinaviia, Finland and the Balticc States. Outtside of the breeding seasson, the species migrates too the south, including to t he Mediterra anean Sea, Western W Euroope' Atlantic coastline, the Black Sea and the Ca T global population is roughly estim aspian Sea. The mated at betweenn 97,000 and 270,000 fullly grown individuals [7]. 62 (7 79)  The little gu ull normally winters w furthe er to the south and south hwest. The B Baltic Sea, possibly with the excep ption of the mmost southwe esterly parts, is of little im mportance as a wintering area. a Studies at Horns Re ev and Nyste ed have not demonstrated d d that the little gull avoids the wind farms [47]. [ Howeve er, it is possib ble that a sig gnificant num mber of little gulls g pass the Midsjö M banks and the centtral parts of thet southeas stern Baltic d uring their migration. The T little gulll is not expeccted to be ad dversely affected by a winnd farm at Södra Midsjöbankken. Common guillemot g (Uriia algae) The commo on guillemot breeds in coolonies, and is found in Arctic A and borreal areas arround the entire Northern N Hemmisphere. Thhe world population has beenb roughlyy estimated at a 18 million indivviduals. They y can underttake extreme ely long journneys to find foood (100 kmm) and can dive too a depth of 230 2 m. Their primary food h [7]. Large ccolonies can be d is small fish found on thhe Karlsö Islaands near Go otland (15,0000 pairs). Haalf of the ring ed birds recovered on o Stora Karrlsö originate e from Gdans sk Bay. Preliminary resullts from posittion logging (onn Stora Karlsö) show thatt Södra Mids sjöbanken is potentially w within the guillemot's range for mu uch of the yeear (Nilsson, L. 2011:2). Studies S at Hoorns Rev and Nysted indicate that the e guillemot a avoids the winnd farms [47]. The guillemmot's main fo ood is sprat, w which moves s around at depths d of bettween 10 m and a 50 m, which is why Söd dra Midsjöbaanken is not deemed d to be of exclusivve importance for the guillemot. As guillem mots spend ttime at and fly f over Södra Midsjöban ken, and the e bank is situated between significant colonnies on the Karlsö K Islands and importtant winteringg areas in Gddansk Bay, a certain disloocation effec ct cannot be ruled out. The disloca ation on its own o is not ex pected to ha ave a significant adverse effect on the e Baltic popu ulation of com mmon guillemmots. This efffect must be viewed agaainst the background d of possible e cumulative effects in co ombination with the estabblishment of more m wind farmss in the south heastern Balttic Sea. Razorbill (A Alca tordea) This specie es breeds on n nesting clifffs over large parts of Northern Europee and Americ ca. The global population has h been rou ughly estimatted at 1.5 million adult inddividuals. Razorbills appear a to avvoid offshore wind farms [47]. The sou uthern Balticc Sea is one area a where the razorbill r wintters. The effectss of a wind fa arm on Södra a Midsjöbank ken are asse essed in the ssame way as s for the commo on guillemot. 14.2.3 Impact on migrating species s Södra Midssjöbanken's location l betwween the most southeasterly Scandinnavian penins sula, the coast of o the Baltic States S and thhe north coas ntal Europe, make it likely that st of continen migrating birds b of all ca ass the area. As can be sseen from section ategories will regularly pa 8.7, a large e number of migrating m birrds of variouss categories have been oobserved at Södra S Midsjöbankken (JP Fåge elvind, 2011)). 63 (79)  Several stu udies indicate e that migratting birds are e able to adapt their flightt path through or past wind farms f with no o significant a adverse effeects arising [1 13, 62, 59, 477, 73]. 14.2.4 Measures n 8.7.3. See section 14.3 Bats The wind fa arm's potentiial effects on n bats have been b described in Chapteer 8.8. Background reports tha at are cited inn Chapter 8.8 8 also apply to section 144.3. Recovered ringed indiv viduals have shown that two t o bats (com mon noctule species of e, Nathusius' pipistrelle) migrate m seasoonally from Scandinavia S to the Europpean Contine ent in the autumn n [31]. During i an extensive gatheringg of bats, including g August–Occtober there is species thaat are not connsidered to b be migratory, along the southern coasstlines of t what exte nt these spe Sweden. It is not clear to ecies actually y migrate oveer large dista ances, and in if so o, whether theey migrate a across the op pen sea. Ringing has demonstra ated extensivve migrationss of Nathusiu us' pipistrelless from Latvia a to southweste erly parts of Europe E [31]. This provide es scope for the possibilitty that Nathu usius' pipistrelles may migrate e across the sea in the viicinity of Söd dra Midsjöbannken. ble that migra It is probab ating Nathus ius' pipistrelles and comm mon noctuless pass Södra a Midsjöbankken to some extent during g their migra ation. The possibility of otther species also being foundd at Södra Midsjöbanken M n cannot be ruled r out, hunting accumuulations of wind- w blown inseccts, particula arly in the late e summer/ea arly autumn. The measu urement towe er that will be e installed in spring 2012 will be equippped to asceertain the presencce of any bats at Södra M Midsjöbanken, and if so thet circumstaances under which this occurs. o Evenn if bats shou uld be presen nt, the wind farm f is not ex expected to affect a the speciess in question to such an e extent that any impact on n the populattion can be anticipated. As a result, significant ccross-borderr consequenc ces for bats ccan also be ruled out. 14.4 Marine ma ammals Marine mammals have been descri bed in Chap pter 8.6, bearring in mind tthat effects and a consequen nces for these e animals are re cross-bord der. In additio on to that sett out in Chappter 8.6, it can be b worth noting from a crross-border perspective p that t Helcom'ss Map and Data D Service [344] reports an accumulatio on of cases of o stranded porpoises andd porpoise bycatch, including seveeral during th he 2000s, aboove all in Gd dansk Bay, buut also in the e northeastern, outermos st parts of the e Bay of Pommerania. It is also kn nown, in part from monito oring of the Danish D wind farm f at Nysteed, that grey y seals in particular makee remarkablyy long migrattions in the Baltic B Sea, inccluding from Danish watters to the Sttockholm Arcchipelago an nd Estonian waters. w 64 (7 79)  In summaryy, however, the t studies o of seals at Ny ysted do not indicate anyy adverse efffects on seals fro om the wind farm [9, 14].. Seals and porpoises p can adapt to thhe wind farms during the operating o pe eriod [56]. It can be worth w noting that an internnational reseaarch project (SAMBAH) iis in progresss, half-financeed by the EUU and half byy national orgganisations, with w the partiicipation of all a EU countries around a the Ba altic Sea, wh hich is intend ded to chart and a preservee the Baltic's porpoise po opulation. Thhe project haas installed a large number of sound ddetectors thaat can register souund of the poorpoises' echholocation. There T may bee opportunitiees for collaboratioon between thet project a nd Södra Midsjöbanken's s control proogramme. The project will probably generate resultts that can be used as a starting poinnt for the deta ailed design of thhe control prrogramme fo r Södra Mids sjöbanken. 14.5 Protected areas Protected marine m areas weden and in other countrries, are deaalt with in Cha s, both in Sw apter 0 and prese ented in map p appendix 22. These area as could possibly be affeected indirecttly as a result of the t bird spec cies that have e been dislocated from Södra S Midsjööbanken goin ng to other areass instead. It is judged tha at this effect could c give ris se to a slightt negative adjustmentt of the population, as a rresult of a redduction in thee combined resources fo or species thaat avoid windd farms (see sections 8.7 7 & 14.2). Thiis applies priimarily to wintering lo ong-tailed duucks. It has n not been poss sible to identtify any otherr effects of significancee for protecte ed areas in oother countriees. 65 (79) 15 Cumulativ ve effects Cumulative e effects refe er to the impaact from seveeral different developmennt undertakinngs affecting th he same area a, each of wh hich may be insignificant on its own, bbut which tog gether can be of significance. s area, known developmen In the local a nt companiess and stakeholde ers are the planned NordB Balt cable, th he continued developmennt of the Nordstream m gas pipelinne, oil extracttion and grav vel extractionn. Effects andd consequen nces of these deevelopments are primarilyy considered d to be local and a not to givve rise to significant cumulative c effects e during g the operatinng period. If an extracction operatio on in Södra MMidsjöbanken's Polish zo one should cooincide from a time perspe he constructi on of the win ective with th nd farm, bothh projects' coontribution to o sediment spread s could coincide andd reinforce each e n such casess, higher sediment other. In concentratiions could oc ccur at greatter distances s compared to o if the two pprojects were e performed at different times. This iss considered a short-term m, transitory aadverse environmen ntal impact. In the Polissh part of Söddra Midsjöbaanken, an ap pplication has s been subm mitted regardiing a location pe ermit accordin ng to Polish legislation fo or a wind farmm of the sam me size as thee project proposed by E.O ON. There a re also areas s of interest in respect off wind powerr developme ent within the e Polish econ nomic zone inn the southern part of Söödra Midsjöbankken, in those e parts of Lawwica Slupska a (Slupsk Ban nk) that are nnot Natura 2000 areas, as well w as in the outermost p parts of the Bay B of Pomerrania. In Sweedish waters s, there are plans p for a larrge wind farm m at Hanö. Appendix A 3 presents areaas of interest known by E.ON E Vind reegarding the establishme ent of wind po relevant part of the ower in the re Baltic Sea, with plans inn varying deg grees of commpletion. Individual players p (with business inccentives) aree not able to prevent cum mulative effec cts that encommpass other players. p E.ON N Vind is currrently planning to constrruct more smmall- scale wind farms close to the coast within the re elevant area of influence,, both in the southern Kalmar K Strait, Utgrunden III (approx. 90 w as east of northern Öland, 0 MW), as well Kårehamn (approx. 50 MW). Another larrge wind farm m in the Polissh part of Söödra Midsjöba anken risks ccausing a significant cumulative c effect e in the fo form of the fu urther suppre ession of longg-tailed duckks and other seabirds, with the e result that tthe importanc ce of Södra Midsjöbankeen for wintering seabird pop pulations couuld decline b by more than would be the case if onlyy the Swedis shpart were developed. Accorrding to the d documents th hat E.ON Vin nd has receivved, the Polissh wind farm is planned att a greater de epth, and forr this reason its effects onn plant and animal a life will not be exactly th he same as tthe effects off the farm tha at E.ON Vindd is planning. This may mean that the shallower parts on the Polish h side will no ot be utilised,, and consequen ntly can continue to serve e as winteringg grounds for long-tailed ducks and other o species. Th here are alsoo developme ent interests of o other types (sand extraaction) in the e shallower part p of Södra a Midsjöbankken's Polish section. s Suchh a developm ment, while itt is in progress, could c damage the bottom m habitat to some extent and a consequuently the mu ussel- rich bottom ms that constiitute the longg-tailed ducks' most impo ortant food reesource. 66 (7 79) Using co-ordinated plan nning to prevvent natural assets a being g damaged too an unaccep ptable he sea areas, at the same extent in th e time as utilising the sea a's useful ressources such h as wind energ gy in a sustainable manne er, ought to be b an important task for nnational authorities within the co ountries' coa stal areas as s well as for internationall collaboratio on. 67 (79) 16 Control programme p e 16.1 Environme ent The purposse of the con ntrol program mme is to enssure that the project's envvironmental consequen nces, with or without speccial precautio onary measures, remain w ptable within accep limits as prredicted in the Environme ental Impact Assessmentt. 16.1.1 Bottom flo ora and faun na Bottom florra and fauna will be inven ntoried beforre the constru uction of the wind farm. The T inventory iss planned so o that transeccts can be followed up booth before annd after constructioon. The hypotthesis is thatt bottom floraa and fauna closest c to thee turbines will be greatly affe ected by the construction c work and the introductioon of new struuctures, but that the effects will rapidly diminish d with distance and time. 16.1.2 Fish Fish popula ations are ch harted throug g, according to the BACI principle (Be gh test fishing efore, After, Control, Impact) qualitatively q and quantita o the construuction work, using atively prior to test fishing methods tha ned in such a way that they can be reepeated when the at are design wind turbines are in plaace. This chaarting process is repeated d approximattely 2 years after the turbiness have been installed, onnce immediate disruptions from the coonstruction period p can be exp pected to havve ceased. In addition to the abovee general chaarting proces ss, a targetedd investigatioon is being formulated that is intendded to chart the effect off introduced hard h structurres, in the forrm of foundationss, erosion prrotection and d the underwa ater parts of the turbiness, on the fish populationss' quantitative and qualita ative compos sition and dis stribution, knnown as the "reef " effect". 16.1.3 ammals Marine ma The resultss from the charting of porrpoises in the e southern Baltic Sea shoould be taken n into consideration before the detailed foormulation of the control programme p ffor marine mammals. The presennce of porpoiises in the wwind farm befo ore and afterr the construuction period will be monitoreed with the aid a of speciall detectors, which w trace the ultrasounnd that the porpoises use u to locate a present in the area beefore the e their prey. I f porpoises are constructio on period, the e control prog gramme sho ould include following f up tthe presence e of porpoises during d the co onstruction aand operating g periods andd during the phasing out of the farm. Preveentive measuures for turniing away porrpoises durin ng the constrruction periodd will be impleme ented if nece essary (Secti on 8.6.3). 16.1.4 Birds udies are proposed in resspect of winte Special stu ering bird populations at S Södra Midsjöbankken, including g their move ement pattern ns and behav viours within the farm are ea 68 (7 79)  both before e and during the construcction period as a well as du uring the opeerating periodd. The reactions of o birds migraating past the e wind farm must m also bee studied durring periods of o intensive migration. m The e control proogramme's deetails will be formulated iin consultatio on with expertts. 16.1.5 Bats A special in nventory of bats b arried out with the aim off establishingg the possible will be ca occurrence e of migratory y bats or thosse searchingg for food. Thhe inventory will be carrieed out during August–September one or tw wo years beffore the start of constructtion, as well as two years after a the farm m has been p put into operaation. The inv ventory will bbe carried ouut with the aid of ultrasound u de etectors. Thee measureme ent tower tha at will be insttalled a few years y before the construction of the farm w will be equip pped with batt detectors. 16.1.6 Marine arcchaeology Marine archaeology experts will be invited to pa articipate in th he planning oof suppleme entary geotechniccal surveys, as a well as to examine and d assess the e results of thhe surveys th hat will be carrried out prior to the start o of constructio on. The marine archaeoloogists' assessmen nt will form th he basis for ddecisions in consultation c with the suppervisory authhority regarding any a need for further marin ne archaeolo ogy studies. 16.1.7 Commerciial fishing Relatively extensive e commercial fis hing is carrie ed out on andd around Söddra Midsjöbankken. Extent anda methodss of fishing fo or livelihood before and aafter the establishment of the farrm will be ch harted as parrt of the contrrol programm me. Commerrcial fishermen will w be compensated for llosses they incur as a res sult of the prroject. Lande ed catches repported in Sweden and afffected counttries within th he region (ICCES-box 4062 2) will be followedd up after the e commission ning of the fa arm. 16.1.8 Sediment spill Excavation n/dredging for foundationss must be caarried out in such s a way tthat the sedim ment concentratiion within the t dredging site does noot exceed 10 e area 200 m outside of the 0 mg/l. 16.1.9 Risk of co ollision w be producced in consultation with th A control programme will he Swedish T Transport Ag gency with the aim g that adequ ate measure m of ensuring es are implem mented to pre revent accide ents. The contennt of the conttrol programm me will be go overned by th he requiremeents linked to o permits issued by autho orities. 69 (79)  The following measures s may be asssumed: x Regulattions regarding blocking o off, safety zo ones and recommended sshipping routes. x Marking g of the area and the windd turbines x Information x Traffic monitoring m x Continggency in the event e of any accidents x Traffic monitoring m du uring the connstruction phase The control programme wn up in two or three edittions, adapteed according to e will be draw assessed risks r during the constructtion phase, during d the operating phasse and during g phasing ou ut. 70 (7 79) 17 Project-sp pecific bac ckground re reports and d field surveys ordereed by E.ON N Vind 1. Ein narsson, Lars s (2011) Plan nerad vindkrraftsetablering inom grun dområdet Sö ödra Mid dsjöbanken – synpunkterr på dess konsekvenser för kulturmilj ön under vattten. 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Fiskeriverrkets Kustlabboratorium, 1999. 1 79 (79)  SödraMidsjöbankenOffshoreWindFarm DocumentstranslatedfortheESBOconsultationprocess(*) Tab Document 1 Overview 2 AmendmentIIforSEZapplication(20/12/2013) 3 MemotoamendmentII(16/12/2013) 4 AppendixtoMemoaboutmigratingbats(Autumn2012) 5 MemotoamendmentIregardingEIA(5/9/2012) 6 MaptoamendmentIregardingdevelopmentareas(5/9/2012) 7 SEZapplication(17/2/2012)Ͳextractregardingproposedconditions 8 EIAtoSEZapplication(31/1/2012) 9 MapstoEIA(31/1/2012) 10 ConsultationStatementtoSEZapplication(31/1/2012) *)E.ONhasengagedaprofessionalcompanyforthetranslationofselectedapplicationdocumentsfromSwedishtoEnglish,Polish,Estonian andFinnish.However,incaseofanydiscrepancyormisleadingformulationtheSwedishversionshallprevail. 31/8/2015  Appendix 1 36 38 32 Wind farm 40 Södra Midsjöbanken 31 Areas of national interest for wind usage and fishing, 39 fairways, etc. 33 35 Explanation of symbols Territorial boundary 42 34 ! EEZ ! ! Planned NordBalt ! ! ! ! ! ! ! connection ! 41 ! ! Area of national interest, ! ! ! ! wind usage ! ! ! Area of national interest, 10 commercial fishing 43 Boundary of farm area Marked fairway Maritime chart © Swedish Maritime Administration Permit no. 10-02604 Drawing name: SMB-12131-VF ³ 0 5 10 20 30 Kilometers 40 2012-01-31  Sitename: Södviken Sitecode: SE0330084 Appendix 2 Sitename: Husvalla sjömarker Sitecode: SE0330146 Sitename: Egby sjömarker Sitecode: SE0330266 Sitename: Kapelludden Sitecode: SE0330265 Wind farm Södra Midsjöbanken Sitename: • Åkerby-Runstens sjömarker Sitecode: SE0330264 Natura 2000 areas and BSPA areas, etc. Sitename: Bernati Sitecode: LV0303600 Sitename: Sydöstra Ölands sjömarker Sitecode: SE0330174 Sitename: Hoburgs bank Sitecode: SE0340144 Sitename: Pape Sitecode: LV0303500 Sitename: Ottenby Sitecode: SE0330083 Explanation of symbols Territorial boundary Sitename: Norra Midsjöbanken Sitecode: SE0330273 EEZ Sitename: Baltijos juros priekrante Sitecode: LTPALB001 ! Planned NordBalt ! ! ! ! ! Sitename: Utklippan Sitecode: SE0410040 ! connection ! ! ! ! BSPA ! ! ! ! ! Sitename Natura 2000 ! ! ! ! Boundary of farm area Maritime chart © Swedish Maritime Administration Permit no. 10-02604 Sitename: Lawica Slupska Sitecode: PLC990001 Sitename: Przybrzezne wody Baltyku Sitecode: PLB990002 Sitename: Zatoka Pucka i P¢lwysep Helski Sitecode: PLH220032 Sitename: Zatoka Pomorska Sitecode: PLB990003 Sitename: Zatoka Pucka Sitecode: PLB220005 Sitename: Ujscie Wisly Sitecode: PLB220004 Drawing name: SMB-12131-NB ³ 0 5 10 20 30 Kilometers 40 Sitename: Ostoja na Zatoce Pomorskiej Sitecode: PLH990002 Sitename: Zalew Wislany i Mierzeja Wislana Sitecode: PLH280007 2012-01-31  Appendix 3 Kårehamn Wind farm Södra Midsjöbanken Establishment areas with assessed cumulative effect Utgrunden 2 Utgrunden 1 Trolleboda Explanation of symbols (Possible wind farms etc.) Boundary of the Södra Midsjöbanken wind farm Area of interest for sand Blekinge Offshore and gravel extraction Sweden Taggen Poland Germany Maritime chart © Swedish Maritime Administration Permit no. 10-02604 Drawing name: SMB-120209-BPL ³ 0 5 10 20 30 Kilometers 40 2012-01-31  SödraMidsjöbankenOffshoreWindFarm DocumentstranslatedfortheESBOconsultationprocess(*) Tab Document 1 Overview 2 AmendmentIIforSEZapplication(20/12/2013) 3 MemotoamendmentII(16/12/2013) 4 AppendixtoMemoaboutmigratingbats(Autumn2012) 5 MemotoamendmentIregardingEIA(5/9/2012) 6 MaptoamendmentIregardingdevelopmentareas(5/9/2012) 7 SEZapplication(17/2/2012)Ͳextractregardingproposedconditions 8 EIAtoSEZapplication(31/1/2012) 9 MapstoEIA(31/1/2012) 10 ConsultationStatementtoSEZapplication(31/1/2012) *)E.ONhasengagedaprofessionalcompanyforthetranslationofselectedapplicationdocumentsfromSwedishtoEnglish,Polish,Estonian andFinnish.However,incaseofanydiscrepancyormisleadingformulationtheSwedishversionshallprevail. 31/8/2015 CONSULTATION STATEMENT Södra Midsjöbanken Consultation in accordance with Section 6 of the Environmental Code in respect of the construction and operation of the Södra Midsjöbanken wind farm, as well as the construction of the farm's connection to the planned NordBalt connection Malmö, 31/01/2012 1 Administra ative inform mation 3 2 Foreword 4 3 cription of th Brief desc he project 7 4 Consultatiion 8 4.1 Early consulltation, County y Administrativve Board in Ka almar County on 15 Decem mber 2010 (see e Appendices 3 and 4) 8 4.2 Continued consultation c 8 4.2.1 Public authoriity consultation on 7 June 2011 1 – memos (App pendices 5 and 6) 8 4.2.2 Consultation meeting m with the e general publicc on 7 June 2011 – memos (Ap ppendices 7 andd 8) 9 5 Opinions and a respons ses from puublic authoriities and sta akeholders, received by y E.ON Vind d up to and including 8 J July 2011 (A Appendix 9) 11 5.1 SGU, Statem ment dated 07 7/07/2011 11 5.2 Swedish Energy Agency, Message date ed 24/05/2011 1 11 5.3 Swedish Tra ansport Admin nistration, Stattement dated 29/06/2011 2 11 5.4 The Swedish h Post and Te elecom Authorrity (PTS), Sta atement dated 18/05/2011 (ssee also pointt 3.28) 11 5.5 County Adm ministrative Boa County, Statement 06/07/20 ard in Skåne C 011 12 5.6 Kammarkolle egiet, Stateme ent 06/07/201 1 12 5.7 National Maritime Museum ms in Sweden n, Statement 05/07/2011 0 12 5.8 Swedish Civvil Contingencies Agency, S Statement 01/0 07/2011 13 5.9 The Swedish h Coast Guard d, Referral ressponse 30/06//2011 13 5.10 Swedish Traansport Agenc cy, Aviation De epartment, Un ndated response, received bby E.ON Vind on 18/05/2011 13 5.11 Swedish University of Agrricultural Scien nces, Stateme ent 15/06/2011 1 13 5.12 Swedish Envvironmental Protection P Age ncy, E-mail da ated 21/06/2011 14 5.13 Swedish Fisshermen's Eco onomic Associiation (SYEF),, Statement 05 5/07/2011 14 5.14 Swedish Arm med Forces, Statement S 06/0 07/2011 15 5.15 Swedish Me eteorological and SMHI), Statement 18/05/20111 a Hydrologiccal Institute (S 15 5.16 Swedish Ma aritime Adminis stration, State ement 20/05/2011 15 5.17 Swedish National Heritage e Board, State ement 20/06/2 2011 16 5.18 Swedish Ang glers Associattion, Statemen nt 08/07/2011 17 5.19 County Adm ard in Bleking e County, Sta ministrative Boa atement 06/07//2011 17 5.20 Region Gotland, E-mail da ated 24/05/20 011 18 5.21 Svenska Kra aftnät, Referra al response 17 7/06/2011 18 5.22 Sven Larsso on, fisherman, Statement 17 7/06/2011 18 5.23 County Adm ministrative Boa ard in Kalmar County, State ement 06/07/2 2011 19 2 (29 9) 5.24 Swedish Orn nithological So ociety (SOF) ((in collaboratio on with the reg gional associaations in Skåne e, Blekinge, Össtra Småland, Öland and GGotland), Statement 06/07/20 011 19 5.25 Swedish Agency for Marin ne and Water Management, Statement 17 7/08/2011 20 5.26 Swedish Fisshermen's Ass sociation, State ement 06/07/2 2011 20 5.27 OCEANA, Statement S Sep ptember 2011 (OCEANA is an a international organisationn that works to preserve the e marine envirronment) 20 5.28 The Swedish h Post and Te elecom Authorrity (PTS), Sta atement 12 Oc ctober 2011 21 6 The Espoo o Conventio on 22 6.1 Opinions recceived 22 6.2 Consultation n 26 6.2.1 Consultation with w representattives from the G Government of Åland Å was conducted on 14 Noovember 2011 27 6.2.2 Consultation with w representattives from the MMinistry of the Environment, the e Ministry of Agrriculture and Forestry, and the Finnissh Environment Institute on 16 November 2011 28  Appendice es: Appendix 1 Consulta ation docume entation 16/0 05/2011 Appendix 2 n to consultattion meeting, published 24/05/2011 Invitation 2 Appendix 3 Memo, in nformation m meeting/introd duction early y consultationn, dated 15/12/20 010 Appendix 4 Presenta ation materia al presented at a meeting/early consultaation 15/12/2 2010 Appendix 5 Public au uthority conssultation – me emos 07/06/2011 Appendix 6 Presenta ation materia al presented during d public c authority coonsultation 07/06/2011 1 Appendix 7 Consulta ation meeting g with the general public – memos 077/06/2011 Appendix 8 Presenta ation materia al presented at a meeting with w the geneeral public 07/06/20 011 Appendix 9 Opinions s and responnses from public authoritie es and stakeeholders, rec ceived by E.ON Vind up to a and including g September 2011 Appendix 10 1 The Espo oo Conventio on, response es and opinio ons receivedd Appendix 11 1 Project presentation p dated 14 No ovember 2011 Appendix 12 1 Project presentation p ovember 2011 (English veersion) dated 16 No 3 (29) 1 Administrrative inforrmation E.ON Vind Sverige AB (E.ON Vind)) is responsib ble for the E.ON Group's planning an nd developme ent of wind poower in the N Nordic regionn. The compa any currentlyy has 122 win nd turbines in operation in the Nordic rregion (Octob ber 2011), with a combin ed output of approximattely 255 MW W. In August 2010, 2 E.ON Vind V completted an offsho ore wind farmm in Denmarrk, called Röd dsand 2, which co omprises 90 wind turbine es and is estimated to pro oduce approxximately 900 0 GWh per year. During D 2011, four onshoree facilities we ere complete ed in Swedenn. A further 5 installationss are in the construction c phase at the e start of 2012, including one offshore e facility, Kårrehamnsporten, northeasst of Öland. Name of th he facility: Södra Midsjöbanke en Wind Farm Applicant/p principal: E.ON V Vind Sverige e AB Address: SE-20 5 09 Malmö E.ON Vind Sverige AB SE-205 09 Malmö Corp. ID noo. 556294-98 817 0)40-25 50 00 Tel.: +46 (0 www.eon.sse/vind E-mail: [email protected] Project manager: Responsib ble officer: Bengt Weg gemo Magnus Kullberg E.ON Vind Sverige AB E.ON Vind d Sverige AB B Tel.: +46 (0 0)763 10 09 44 Tel.: +46 (0)703 95 099 80 Fax: +46 (00)40 97 45 30 Fax: +46 (0)40 97 45 330 E-mail: benngt.wegemo@ @eon.com E-mail: maagnus.kullbe [email protected] m Technical description d & consultancyy report: Environme ental impact assessmentt: Sweco Infra astructure AB Sweco Infrrastructure A AB Assignmen nt manager Environme ental Impact Assessmentt Pavel Senssky Manager Tel.: +46 (0 0)734 12 82 24 Martin Ljunngström E-mail: [email protected] Tel.: +46 (0)734 12 81 37 E-mail: [email protected] 4 (29 9) 2 Foreword d This statem ment is a sub b-appendix to o the Environ nmental Impa act Assessm ment, which constitutes an appendixx to E.ON Vi nd's applicattions for - a permmit according to the Contin nental Shelf Act to lay annd retain undderwater cables for hea e required fo avy current ettc., which are or the operatiion of an offsshore wind fa arm that is planned to be b establishe ed in the soutthern Baltic Sea, S at Södraa Midsjöbanken, includinng the farm's s connection to the plann ned submarin ne cable betw ween Swede en and Lithuannia (the Nord dBalt connect ction) and - a perm mit according to Sweden'ss Economic ZoneZ Act to establish e andd run the Söd dra Midsjöbbanken wind d farm and itss associated cables, transformer statiions, etc., includin ng an HVDC h will connectt the farm to the planned C converter sttation, which NordBa alt connectio on. Early cons sultation E.ON Vind began the consultations c s in Decembe er 2010 with an informatioon nsultation, which was held on 15 Deccember 2010 at meeting/inttroduction to an early con the Countyy Administrative Board in Kalmar. Continued d consultatio on The consulltation then continued c witth the sendin ng out of consultation doccumentation,, a project desscription, date ed 16 May 2 011, see Appendix 1. Thhe consultatioon documenttation was sent out to around 50 authoritiees, stakehold ders and affeected partiess, with a requ uest for any opinnions on the proposed esstablishmentt of the wind farm. The invitation to the con nsultation me eeting was published p on 24 May 201 1 in Barometern n/Oskarsham mns-Tidninge en, in Bleking ge Läns Tidn ning (BLT), inn Karlshamns Allehanda, in Nyheterna, in Oskarsh hamns-Tidningen, in Syddöstran and iin Östran. Th he newspaperr advertiseme ent is enclossed as Appen ndix 2. Continued consultation was held on n 7 June 2011 on two sepparate occassions, with th he County Adm ministrative Boards B in Ble ekinge and Kalmar K countties, with reppresentatives s from Mörbylånga a Municipalitty and Kalmaar County Mu useum, as well as with thhe general puublic including lo ocal fisherme en, representtatives from the Regional Council in K Kalmar Coun nty, Karlskrona Municipalityy and a repreesentative fro om BaltSeaP Plan. o Conventio The Espoo on In accordan nce with the Espoo Convvention, the Swedish S Envvironmental P Protection Ag gency has initiated a written consultation w with the coun ntries aroundd the Baltic S Sea. At the en nd of June 2011,, the Swedish Environme ental Protectiion Agency sent s a notificaation to Finla and, Estonia, Laatvia, Lithuannia, Poland, DDenmark and d Russia, as well as an eenquiry regarrding any interesst in participa ating in the co onsultation in n respect of the t establishhment of an 5 (29)  offshore wind farm at Södra S Midsjöb banken. Any y opinions on n this notificat ation were requested by 9 Septem mber 2011. Documenttation The questioons and opin nions that ha ave emerged during the consultations c s are compile ed in the followin ng material: "Memo o, information n meeting/inttroduction ea arly consultattion", dated 115/12/2010, Append dix 3, presen ntation Appen ndix 4 "Publicc authority co onsultation – memos”; co onsultation on n 7 June 20111, Appendix x 5, presenntation Appen ndix 6 "Consu ultation with the t general ppublic – mem mos”; consulttation on 7 Juune 2011, Append dix 7, presenntation Appen ndix 8 Opinion ns and respo onses from 228 public auth horities and stakeholderss, received by b E.ON Vind V up to an nd including 12 October, Appendix 9 Opinion ns and respo onses receivved by the Sw wedish Environmental Pro rotection Age ency after th he Agency's notification n a according to the t Espoo Convention haas been com mpiled in Appe endix 10. (orriginal docum ments and tra anslations to English or S Swedish). 6 (29 9) 3 Brief desc cription of the projec ct Svenska Kraftnät K has ta aken the deccision to lay a submarine cable (NorddBalt) betwee en Sweden an nd Lithuania to integrate tthe Nordic electricity marrket with thosse in the Baltic States. The e cable will be b routed imm mediately adjacent to Söd dra Midsjöbaanken, which h is one of the marine areas s that has beeen identifiedd as being off national inteerest for windd use. The techniq que that will be applied foor the transfeer of electriciity between SSweden and Lithuania iss known as HVDC H Light, i.e. the trans sfer of high voltage v directt current. Witth today's technology, it iss possible to connect a wind w farm to a submarine cable in the middle of thhe sea. Conn nection of a w wind farm to NordBalt wo ould provide the potential to supply eneergy both to Sweden S and the rest of thhe Nordic reg gion as well aas to the Baltic States. This solution is also attractivve from an EUE perspectiv ve. The part off the Södra Midsjöbanken M n area that is s located with hin the Sweddish economic zone and which w has be een deemed ssuitable for the t establishment of a neew offshore wind w farm, has a total area of o approx. 32 20 km2. This provides p spa ace for the coonstruction of o a facility com mprising apprrox. 300 wind d turbines an nd an installed power of uup to 1,000 MW, M which provides an annu ual electricityy production of up to 3.8 TWh. T Application ns cover the laying l and opperation of underwater u cables for heaavy current located within the farm area, as welll as the farm m's connectio on with underrwater cables to the plannedd submarine cable betwe een Sweden and Lithuania. Applicatioons also incluude the constru uction and opperation of th he farm and associated a trransformer sstations, measureme ent towers, etc., e as well a as the constrruction and operation o of aan HVDC converter station s that will w connect th he farm to the planned NordBalt connnection. The farm iss located bey yond Swedenn's territorial border, but within w the boorders of the Swedish ecconomic zone. The appliccation regard missibility of tthe farm must ding the perm therefore be b made in ac with both the Continental Shelf Act andd Sweden's ccordance w Economic Zone Z Act. The farm and ations are described in the Technical Description and a its associated installa a the Environ nmental Impa act Assessm ment. 7 (29) 4 Consultattion A general summary s of the t questionss and opinions that have emerged duuring the ch are taken into conside consultations, and whic eration in othe er project doocuments, is provided beelow: 4.1 Early consultatiion, Countyy Administra ative Board in Kalmar C County on 15 1 December 2010 0 (see Appe endices 3 and a 4) During the consultation, it was conffirmed that th he Polish sec ction of Södraa Midsjöbanken is not affected d by the prop posed farm. The meetinng discussedd the height oof the wind tu urbines and obstacle o marrking. The matter was highlig ghted in detail in other do ocuments bellonging to the e applicationn. Available natural n resources, particu ularly natural gravel, weree discussed aat the meetin ng. It is desirable e for crushed d rock to be u used in the project p in the first instancee, not natura al gravel. Changes too the natural environmennt with regard d to e.g. the effects e of artiificial reefs were w discussed at a the meetin ng and will be e highlighted d in other doccuments (Ennvironmental Impact Asssessment). The Countyy Administrative Board w wants the imp pact of the farm on the floow conditions s to be taken in nto account. The Board wants to see e an overvieww of the soutthern part of the Baltic Seea, with a presentatio on of other vaaluable offsh hore shallowss and coastal areas that aare being exploited, in order to make an asse essment of th he impact on the natural eenvironment caused by the establish hment of the Södra Midsjjöbanken win nd farm. The Countyy Administrative Board reefers to the Espoo E Conve ention in resppect of consultation with other countries. It is observved at the me eeting that th he Swedish Armed A Forces see probleems with the new farm, although with no further f clarifiication of what this relate es to. 4.2 Continued cons sultation 4.2.1 Public autthority cons sultation on 7 June 201 s (Appendicces 5 and 6) 11 – memos 8 (29 9)  The Countyy Administrative Board w would like the e Environmen ntal Impact A Assessment to t describe cu umulative efffects, the imppact on nature, birds, etc c., of the estaablishment off a wind farm, both at Södrra Midsjöban nken and other nearby ba anks and shaallow areas. During the consultation, it was state ed that it is desirable for the t Environm mental Impacct Assessmen nt to present the environm mental impac ct of the matterial that is bbroken down n, the noise impaact, effects off electrical ca ables on migrating fish an nd the catchees that are registered in other counntries. The Enviro onmental Imp pact Assessm ment must also present positive p effect cts, such as the effects of artificial a reefs s. The consulltation meetinng also discuussed the haandling of exc cavated mateerial and foundationss for the wind d turbines, a as well as the e use of mateerial in the prroject. The County C Administrattive Boards consider c thatt the use of natural n grave el should be aavoided. Those pressent consider that the are ea is of intere est from a maarine archaeeology perspective e, which should be taken into conside njunction withh supplemen eration in con ntary studies and d investigatio ons. The matterr of which Coounty Admini strative Board will be thee supervisoryy authority wa as not clarified at the meeting. This matterr will be discu ussed further by the Cou nty Administtrative Boards in Blekinge B and d Kalmar cou unties. 4.2.2 2 Consultatiion meeting g with the ge eneral publ ic on 7 June 2011 – m memos (Appendicces 7 and 8 ) The following informatio on was proviided by those e present: x Fishingg at Södra Midsjöbanken takes place using passiv ve equipmennt, i.e. hook and a line. Bo ottom trawlin ng is not perfo formed in the e shallows. x The areea is a know wn spawning area for spra at, herring annd turbot. Cood and small fish are also found in th he area. Greyy seals are present p to a significant s exxtent. Porpois ses are verry rare. x Polish, Danish and German fish hermen are often o seen att Södra Midssjöbanken. x Leisure e activities att Södra Midssjöbanken on nly occur to a limited exteent. Those pressent also statted the follow wing: x nsidered that the wind tu rbines entail a risk for co It is con ommercial fisshermen, for example in the event of a mach hine breakdown on a fishing boat. 9 (29)  x It is con nsidered that the constru uction of wind d turbines ha as an adversee impact on the environ nment for fish h. After the d developmentt, the area will be unusabble for fishing g. x It is wo ondered how much energ gy will be required to cons struct the winnd farm, and d it is conside ered that this s should be p presented in the Environm mental Impaact Assessme ent in order too demonstra ate that the e nergy yield is s sufficient to o outweigh thhe environmental conseq quences. The e profitabilityy of the farm should be prresented in thhe Environm mental Impactt Assessment. x nsidered that the entire e It is con ecosystem will w be affected, during botth the constru uction and op perating perioods, for exam h noise and vvibrations, which mple through must be described in detail in thhe Environmental Impactt Assessmennt so that it is s possiblle to assess the effects aand consequences for fish stocks etc.. x It is pointed out tha at this is not tthe first time fishery have e been affecteed by wind turbinees. Reference e is made to other offsho ore wind power projects, eeast of Hanöö, Taggen n, etc. x ondered whetther growth o It is wo on foundations is positive e. In Denmarrk, it can be seen s that blu ue mussels etc. e cover the e foundationss. This produ uces a positivve effect with h richer and a more varied plant an nd animal life e. However, there is somee uncertainty y as to how this will be ass sessed. Commercia al fishermen want confirm mation that th hey will be coompensated for lost catches. E.ON Vind will develop a suitable m model for hanndling this. The model willl be based on o lost catches during the perio od 2013–201 15. Compens sation will bee provided if it emerges that losses are actually occu urring. E.ON Vind notified the meeting thatt the farm is being planne ed at Södra M Midsjöbanke en because off the limited water w depth, NordBalt annd the wind conditions. c E.ON Vind notified the meeting thatt consultation n will take pla ace with otheer countries through thee Swedish En nvironmenta al Protection Agency. A Thee other counttries will have e the opportunityy to give theirr opinions. 10 (2 29) 5 Opinions and respoonses from public autthorities an nd stakehoolders, rece eived by E.ON Vind V up to and includ ding 8 July 2011 (App pendix 9) 5.1 SGU U, Statemen nt dated 07//07/2011 SGU statess that those locations l wh ere the natural residual layer has beeen removed should be covered c with suitable ero osion protection, both to avoid a erosionn that can undermine the foundations, and to m minimise rec curring turbid dity that can aaffect the conditions within the ne earby Natura a 2000 areas1. SGU recom mmends that the materiall be deposite w that, as far as possible, it ed in such a way is not subje ected to eros sion, giving riise to turbiditty. As an alte ernative, SGU U proposes the t depositing of the materrial so that it ""builds up" th he deeper pa arts of the baank's least exposed flaanks and covvers them wi th erosion-protection material. 5.2 Swe edish Energy Agency, M Message da ated 24/05/2011 The Swedissh Energy Agency has a positive view w of the project, which w when operatio onal e a good supply of enviro will provide onmentally ad dapted electrricity. 5.3 Swe edish Transport Adminiistration, Sttatement da ated 29/06/22011 The Swedissh Transportt Administrattion states th hat, in respec ct of aviation,, obstacle ma arking must take place p in acco ordance with the Swedish h Transport Agency's A reggulation TSFS 2010:155. With respect to shipping g, offshore w wind turbiness must be ma arked in conssultation withh the Swedish Maritime M Administration in accordance e with interna ational recommmendations. A "separate decision d regaarding a permmit for markin ng that consttitutes a safeety device forr shipping" must m be issueed by the Swwedish Maritime Administtration. In the state ement, the Ad dministration n also states that, in order to ensure a suitable dis stance from established shipping routes, th he operator must m be preppared to pressent a risk analysis. 5.4 The Swedish Post P and Tellecom Authority (PTS), Statementt dated 18/0 05/2011 (see also pointt 3.28) In certain cases, c the ere ection of winnd turbines caan adverselyy affect the reeception of radio signals, particularly wheen it comes tto radio link connections. c . PTS therefoore recomme ends that a conssultation proc cedure be co onducted betw ween the winnd power com mpany (E.ON N Vind) and the t radio link k operators thhat are affectted by the es stablishmentt of the wind farm, in order to minimise thee risk of disru uptions. For this t purpose, PTS contribbutes informa ation about which radio link operators o are e affected. 1 Note that the nearest Natura 2000 aarea, Norra Midsjöbanken, is located justt over 30 km frrom Södra Midssjöbanken 11 (29)  5.5 County Adminis strative Boa ard in Skåne e County, Statement S 006/07/2011 The Countyy Administrative Board o bserves thatt the planned d wind farm w will not be vis sible e and also will not affect S from Skåne Skåne's water area. The Countyy Administrative Board a lso observes s that the esttablishment aarea in questtion has been highlighted h as s a possible area for wind d use and that the docum mentation presented for f the upcom ming applicaation and the Environmen ntal Impact A Assessment appear to be b relatively comprehens c sive, covering g those aspeects that shouuld be dealt with w in an appliccation with an attached EEnvironmenta al Impact Ass sessment. 5.6 Kam mmarkollegie et, Stateme 011 2 ent 06/07/20 Kammarko ollegiet obserrves that the area has hig gh natural vaalues and connsiderable similarities with other siimilar areas tthat enjoy prrotection acc cording to Naatura-2000. In respect ofo the Enviro onmental Imp pact Assessm ment, Kammarkollegiet coonsiders that this should include an inves stigation of u nderwater no oise and its impact i on fissh, primarily the t ndangered ee critically en el, during thee construction, operating and phasingg out periods s, and that any futture permit should s be linkked to a conttrol programmme in this resspect. Furthermorre, Kammark kollegiet conssiders that th he Environme ental Impact Assessment should alsoo include an investigation n of possible cumulative effects e from tthe establish hment of the farm, compared tot both plannned and prev viously estab blished farmss. In addition,, Kammarkollegiet statess that the Envvironmental Impact Assesssment shou uld include a description off the impact o of the various alternatives, including tthe number ofo turbines, th he height of the turbines a and their maaximum installed power. D Details regarrding the maximu um number ofo turbines, th heir height and a output sh hould be ablee to be specified in any futurre permit.3 The Enviro onmental Imp pact Assessm ment should also include a descriptionn of the impa act of the position ning of the tu ation to each urbines in rela e final positiooning cannot be h other. If the defined in the t applicatioon, the perm it should be subject to the condition tthat the final position muust be determmined in conssultation with h the supervisory authoritty, the Swed dish Agency forr Marine and Water Mana agement and d the Swedish Environmeental Protectiion Agency.4 5.7 National Maritim me Museum ms in Swede en, Stateme ent 05/07/20011 National Maritime Muse eums in Swe eden judges that t ancient monuments may be pres sent in the affeccted water arrea. They con he project should thereforre commissio nsider that th on an 2 The statem ment is not enttirely unambig guous, as it inittially states that "any permitt for establishiing wind power at Norra Midsjöbanken sho ould be combin ned with a cata alogue of condditions similarr to that used forr Stora Middellgrund". 3 Kammarko ollegiet refers to t the Land annd Environmental Court's ru District Court dated uling at Växjö D 10 June 201 11, case no. M 695-07. 4 Kammarko ollegiet cites th he Land and E Environmental Court's judge ement of 23 Juune 2011, case no. M 8211-10, concerning the permit for thhe wind farm ata Storgrundett. 12 (2 29) archaeologgical investigation of the w whole of the exploitation area in quesstion, includin ng work areass where e.g. anchored ve essels can afffect the botto om. 5.8 Swe edish Civil Contingencie C es Agency, Statement 01/07/20111 Rakel The Swedissh Civil Conttingencies Ag Agency (MSB B) has been commissione c ed by the Governmen nt to introduc ce, manage a and develop Rakel, the radio commuunication systtem for protectio he wind farm does not beecome an obs on and security. In orderr to ensure th stacle to the radioo communica ation system,, consultation n should take e place with MSB's unit for f infrastructu ure, Rakel, when w planning g the location n of the wind d turbines. Coontact details s for this unit are e included in the stateme ent. Preventive measures during establiishment and operation MSB considers that it is s important to ment of the rissk and of which o conduct a full assessm accident prrevention and d damage-lim mitation mea asures need to t be implem mented in advance. MSB also considers c at a plan for rescue effortts with clear responsibilitiies should ex tha xist during bothh the construction period and the ope erating period d. The plan mmust be draw wn up in consultation with the municipal reescue servicees, the Swed dish Work Ennvironment Authority, the public health authorityy and the county adminis strative boardds. It is finally pointed p out that the holdeer of the righ ht of use, to a reasonablee extent, mus st keep equip pment for extinguishing firres and for life-saving ac ctivities in thee event of a fire f or accident. Agreements A in this respecct can be enttered into between the reescue service e and the holder of o the right of o use. 5.9 The Swedish Coast C Guard d, Referral response r 30 0/06/2011 The Swedissh Coast Gu uard has noth hing to say at a this point with w regard too the planned d establishment, but is looking forwarrd to being keept informed about and pparticipating in the various pha ases of the project p in futu ure. 5.10 Sweedish Transport Agencyy, Aviation Departmentt, Undated response, rece ON Vind on 18/05/2011 eived by E.O 1 The Swedissh Transportt Agency's A Aviation Depa artment pointts out that, siince 1 April 2010, 2 it is the Sw wedish Transp port Adminisstration that monitors m ation interestts in municipal avia planning ettc. 5.11 Swe edish Unive ersity of Agrricultural Sc ciences, Sta atement 15//06/2011 The Swedissh University y of Agricultuural Sciencess (SLU) cons siders that th ere is no acc count of the posssible alternatiive locationss that have be een assesseed, nor of thee supporting documenta ation against which these e have been assessed, no or an accounnt of the grouunds on which thhese locationns have been n rejected. 13 (29)  SLU consid ders that, in the t material that is preseented as a ba asis for consuultation, therre is no clear preesentation of the environ nmental impa act of variouss alternative establishments, nor a choicce of methods for laying tthe foundatio ons, nor inforrmation on hoow these alternativess have been assessed ag gainst each other o mpact assesssment that le in an im eads to an Envirronmental Immpact Assesssment of the company's (E.ON Vind'ss) main alternativess. SLU also considers c thaat a project off this importaance and scoope should bbe accompan nied by more exxtensive cons sultation, wit h more meth hods than jus st large meettings being consideredd. As an alterrnative, an exxhibition of th he consultation documenntation, supplemen nted as descrribed above, will be available for the general g publ ic at suitable e, well-freque ented locationns. 5.12 Swe edish Enviro onmental Prrotection Ag gency, E-ma ail dated 211/06/2011 The Swedissh Environm mental Protecction Agency states that they do not hhave the pote ential to look into o the matter in any greateer depth in the immediate e future. Theyy point out th hat the areas iss renowned for f birds, inccluding as a wintering w are ea for seabirdds such as thhe long-tailed duck, and thhat the birds' patterns in relation r aying and mooving on must to sta therefore be b investigateed in greaterr detail. Theyy also point out that theree is not much knowledge about the oc ccurrence off bats in this area, and that this shouldd therefore be b charted. Finally, the hat, as from 1 July 2011, there will als ey point out th so be consulltation with th he new Agenccy for Marine e and Water MManagement in Gothenb burg, and thaat the issues that should gen nerally be tak ken into conssideration wh hen establish hing a wind faarm can be seen s from the Sw wedish Envirronmental Prrotection Ageency's website and from tthe national website forr wind powerr (www.vindlo ov.se). See also a point 5.225. 5.13 Swe edish Fisherrmen's Econ nomic Asso ociation (SY YEF), Statem ment 05/07//2011 SYEF conssiders that an n environmen ntal impact assessment a must m includee the following: x Test fisshing for the fish species that use Södra Midsjöba anken as theeir reproduction and nuursery area. x An inveestigation of the potentiall consequences for fish populations p aand other botttom- living species, s as well w as the im mpact on wate er quality, of an environm mental impacct as extensive as that which w will be ccaused by th he work in quuestion.5 x By assuming that, in all likelihoo od, no fishingg will be permmitted in the area in ques stion once th he wind farmm has been brrought into use, u they request that thee Environmen ntal Impactt Assessmen nt should lookk at the issue e of full financial compennsation for SYYEF's membe ers, as this will w entail losss of income for f several ye ears. 5 SYEF makkes an incorrec ct interpretatio on of the timettable that has been presenteted during the consultation, and therefore assumes tha at disruptions in the area will mean that thhere is a risk of o five years of spa awning being lost for the fishh species that reproduce at Södra Midsjö banken. 14 (2 29) x Finally,, they consid der that an in nvestigation should s be conducted as tto whether an EU Membe er State can impose a ve eto in such an n issue, if this could affecct access forr comme ercial fisherm men to areas like this thatt are intended for e.g. winnd farms, theereby 6 causing g economic damage. d 5.14 Swe edish Armed d Forces, S tatement 06 6/07/2011 According tot an analysis that has beeen conductted, the deve elopment of a wind farm at a Södra Midssjöbanken will entail veryy significant disruption d to the Swedishh Armed Forcces' various tecchnical system ms. at there coulld theoretically be a soluttion in the forrm of relocatting However, itt is stated tha the Swedissh Armed Forces' installa ations and eq quipment, proovided a new w location can be found that will w not be ad dversely affe ected in futurre by new offfshore wind ppower projec cts. Financial compensation n must also bbe paid. In th his respect, a comparisonn is made witth the Kriegers Flak project. 5.15 Sweedish Meteo orological an nd Hydrolog gical Institutte (SMHI), S Statement 18/0 05/2011 In its statem ment, SMHI states s that th hey have esttablished a collaboration with the Swe edish Armed Forcces regarding weather ra adars, and th hat the Armedd Forces aree an early refferral body, and a part of the national inte erest for total defence, regarding the eestablishmen nt of wind turbines. In respect of o the statem ment concern ning the Södrra Midsjöban nken wind farrm, consultattion in accordance e with Sectio on 6 of the Ennvironmental Code, and any disruptioon to the netw work of weather radars, pleaase refer to th he Swedish Armed A es.7 Force 5.16 Swe edish Maritim me Adminisstration, Sta atement 20/05/2011 The Swedissh Maritime Administratio on states tha at the planned establishmment is expeccted to have neg gligible consequences w ith regard to extending th he routes forr shipping. In order to create an es stablishment at Södra Mid dsjöbanken that t for shipping, the is safe fo following are suggestedd: x The deeveloper is re ecommended d to apply to the County Administrativ A ve Board to have h shippin ng excluded from f a during the construction the area n phase. Thee exclusion area should also encompass a 500 m safety zon ne beyond thee farm's outeermost towerrs. 6 During the consultation meeting, m there e was no information about the Swedish EEnvironmental Protection Agency's A handling of the ma atter in accorda ance with the Espoo Conveention, i.e. futu ure contacts with h the countries around the B Baltic Sea. 7 The statemment also points out that at a distance of more m than 20 km from the raadar, no restriictions are required d, as the impac ct (from wind tturbines) is the en deemed to be negligible.. 15 (29)  x Wind tuurbines mustt be equippe ed with obstacle lights for shipping in aaccordance with interna mmendations from the shiipping organisation IALA.. These shou ational recom uld be designed in consulttation with th he Shipping Department D within w the Sw wedish Transsport Agencyy. Special em mphasis is pllaced on the marking of those turbinees that constitute corner points. x The Swwedish Maritiime Administtration propo oses that the wind turbinees that are lo ocated adjacent to shipping routes, in aaddition to th d obstacle ligghts, should be he prescribed supplie ed with indire ect facade lig ghting on the lower part of o the tower. x The ca able connection to land shhould be presented and consultation c should take place when route r alternattives have be hed.8 een establish x The Sw wedish Maritiime Administtration wants s both a clear and detaileed chart imag ge in a large er format, on which the lo cation of the e planned win nd turbines iss marked, as s well as for this t informatiion to be pre esented digita ally in shape format in ordder to be presennted in GIS. x The ressults of the marine m surveeys that have e been carried out in the aarea should be reporte ed to the Swe edish Maritim me Administrration in orde er to update tthe depth databaase and chartts. x Before starting construction wo rk that can affect a shipping, this must be notified in n plenty of o time to the e Swedish MMaritime Adm ministration, Chart C Correcttion Office. x Finally the Swedishh Maritime Ad dministration n would like to t issue a rem minder, with the supporrt of Section 3 § 4 of the M Maritime Traaffic Ordinanc ce, that the wwind power operatoor may be reequired to impplement mea asures imme ediately if theere is a risk of o shippin ng being misd directed. 5.17 Swe edish Nation nal Heritage e Board, Sta atement 20//06/2011 The Swedissh National Heritage H Boa ard considers s that, prior to t constructioon, it is nece essary to determinne whether any a ancient m monuments will w be affecte ed. The ancieent monume ents referred to here are shipwrecks whe 1 years can be assumeed to have passed ere at least 100 since the ship became a wreck, as well as settle ements9 from m the Palaeoolithic Age. Th he Board conssiders that th he results fro m the survey ys should be included in the Environmental Impact Assessment A that will be enclosed e with h the applicaation to the Ministry of the Environm ment. vide 100 per cent coverage They point out that the survey that iis carried outt should prov and that it should s clearlly present whhich areas will w definitely be b affected bby the installaation, as well as where w constrruction sites and more te hed.10 emporary insttallations willl be establish 8 Cable connnection to landd not relevant.. The cable co onnection to th he HVDC convverter stations s should be prresented, how wever. 9 According to the Swedis sh National Heeritage Board, Södra Midsjöbanken can bbe viewed as a ea for settleme potential are ent and exploittation during the t Palaeolithic Age. 10 Completed investigation ns were perforrmed with a 100 per cent co overage of thee area. 16 (2 29) The statem ment includes s a proposal for a system matic process regarding aan investigatio on and continu ued studying g of Stone Ag ge remains at a Södra Midssjöbanken.11 5.18 Swe edish Anglers Associat ion, Statem ment 08/07/2 2011 The Swedissh Anglers Association A cconsiders tha at it is importa ant to assesss what effectts the installation could entail for the ecossystem and fo or existing sp pecies, as weell as to try to o adapt its exxecution in order o to minim mise the impact as far as possible. Reegarding the e constructioon work, theyy consider tha at it is importtant for this to be perform med in such a way and at such h a time that it has as littlle impact as possible on affected fishh species' reproductio on and growtth in the area a. 5.19 County Adminis strative Boa ard in Blekin nge County, Statementt 06/07/2011 The Countyy Administrative Board in n Blekinge Coounty consid ders that the following aspects are particularly important to conside er in the Environmental Im mpact Assesssment: x The Environmenta al Impact Asssessment and the entire application a sshould cover all of eration being the ope g applied for, which is nec cessary in co onjunction w with the constru uction, opera ation and phaasing out of the t wind farmm. x The zeero alternative e should be presented an nd its environnmental conssequences bed. Alternative locationss and designs describ s for the installation shouuld be investiigated and preesented in th he Environme ental Impact Assessment. This preseentation shou uld encompass environ nmental, pracctical and ec conomic aspe ects of variouus locations for the insttallation. x The Environmenta al Impact Asssessment sho ould describee the fish po pulations in the t area annd how thesee might be exxpected to beb affected du uring the connstruction of the wind faarm and when the farm iss in operationn. Particular attention shoould be paid to issues such as wheether the areea is an impo ortant spawning or nurserry area for an ny fish spe ecies, as well as the area a's significan nce for migrating fish spe cies. x The Environmenta al Impact Asssessment sho ould describee the fishing performed in n the area. Which W nations fish there, the scope, equipment, e sppecies, etc. T The impact on o the potential to conducct fishing duriing the consttruction and operation of the wind farm should be described. x The ma atter of comp a a result off impaired pootential to conduct pensation forr fishermen as fishing should be dealt with in th he applicatio mit according to Sweden's on for a perm s Econom mic Zone Ac ct. x The en nvironmental effects of tu rbidity in con njunction with h the construuction work, as a well ass the measures that are reequired to limmit inconvenience and daamage as a result r of workk that causes s turbidity, sh hould be des scribed in the e Environmenntal Impact Assesssment. 11 Field aspe ects of the first stage propossed by the Sw wedish Nationa al Heritage Booard, bathymetric analysis and d seabed analysis, have now w been conduucted. 17 (29)  x The Co ounty Adminiistrative Boa ard considerss that the win nd farm at Söödra Midsjöbbanken will affect a underwwater prehisttoric landscapes. For conntinued investig gation work, contour liness (water dep pth) are required within thhis area. x The Co ounty Adminiistrative Boa ard points outt that the wre eck located w within the specifie ed area is no ot an ancientt monument. x The Booard considers that the baathymetric measurement m ts that have been perform med should be examined by marine archaeology y experts12, and a if new meeasurements s are perform med, it would d be good forr this to be co o-ordinated with w a marinee archaeolog gist in order to o make cost--effective use e of the equiipment. x The Coounty Adminiistrative Boa ard considers s that there may m be a neeed to highlighht the occurre ence of migra ating birds in n the area. For example, the extent too which e.g. brent b geese pass during the spring m migration at th he end of Ma ay/beginning of June, whether cranes that leave Öland Ö in Septtember pass s the area, ass well as the occurrence of loons, duck, d geese and swans d utumn migration in Septeember-Octob during the au ber, should all be clarifie ed. x The daata should als so highlight w whether marrine mammals (seals, porrpoises) are affected. Finally, the e County Admministrative B Board states that it wants to be the suupervisory authority fo or the planne ed wind farm,, and that the e County Adm ministrative B Board in Kalmar County hass been notifie ed of this. 5.20 Region Gotland d, E-mail da ated 24/05/2 2011 Region Gotland judges that the projject will not affect a their in nterests, and they therefo ore refrain from m expressing an opinion. 5.21 Svenska Kraftn nät, Referra l response 17/06/2011 Svenska Kraftnät K notifie es that the isssue regardin ng the potenttial to connecct to NordBaalt is currently be eing prepareed, and that itt is currently not possiblee to give a deecision on this matter. Sveenska Kraftnät anticipatees being able e to give a res sponse regaarding the connection issue in Octtober 2011. Furthermorre, they state e that as this (NordBalt) relates r to an internationall connection between Sw weden and Lithuania, L e Lithuanian national grid the d operator Littgrid also needs n the opportunity to give itts opinion re to be given egarding the connection isssue. 5.22 Sven Larsson, fisherman, Statement 17/06/2011 Sven Larssson is a commercial fishe erman who fishes on and around Söddra Midsjöbanken at certain tiimes of the year. y He fishees for cod an nd turbot usin ng fishing-neet. As the 12 The exam mination was performed on 3 30-31 August 2011. 18 (2 29) developme ent of the farm m will affect h his fishing, he h would like to receive innformation ab bout the progresss of the projject. 5.23 County Adminis strative Boa ard in Kalma ar County, Statement S 006/07/2011 The Countyy Administrative Board sttates that the e opinions pu ut forward at earlier meettings on 15 Dece ember 2010 and 7 June 2 2011 still remmain. The Board would like to o supplemen nt these with the following g: x Variouss alternativess for coverin g cables that are not laid d in flushed oor ploughed trenchees should be e highlighted.. It should als so be possible to cover thhem with cabble protecttion, e.g. con ncrete. x The Coounty Adminiistrative Boa ards observess that the latest reports inndicate that populations of mussel-eating seeabirds such h as long-taile ed ducks andd eider have ed markedly over the passt 20 years. They decline T thereforre consider itt important foor the conseqquences of th he wind farmm on these sppecies to be described d in the Environ nmental Impact Assessm ment. x The Coounty Adminiistrative Boa quences for bbottom-living ard also wantts the conseq g fauna to t be covered d in the Enviironmental Im mpact Assessment. The Countyy Administrative Board w would like to come c back to o the superviision issue at a a later date. 5.24 Sweedish Ornith hological So ociety (SOF) (in collaboraation with the rregional associations in Skå åne, Blekinge,, Östra Småla d Gotland), S and, Öland and Statement 06/0 07/2011 SOF statess that, in conjjunction with h the establis shment of a wind w farm at Södra Midsjöbankken, conditions exist that risk causing g serious neg gative conseqquences, including fo or the wintering populatioon of long-tailed ducks. SOF thereforee strongly ad dvises against prooceeding withh the currentt plans for the e establishm ment of a windd farm. They consider that therre is limited kknowledge about migratin ng and restinng birds, and that the possibility of a conssiderable nummber of migrrating birds re egularly crosssing or resting at Södra Midssjöbanken ca annot be rule ed out. This maym require a more detaiiled investiga ation, even thouggh there is already significcant knowled dge about Sö ödra Midsjöbbanken's importancee for bird life and biologicaal diversity in n the Baltic Sea. S SOF referss e.g. to Leif Nilsson's rep port (date unclear), in which it is stateed that "Södrra Midsjöbankken is importtant for seabiirds. When itt comes to lo ong-tailed duucks, it is one e of the most im mportant any ywhere in Eurrasia. I have conducted inventories i oof the Midsjö banks in re ecent years, and a in total th there may bee up to 250,0000 individuaals at the two banks. 2000,000 have been seen at Södra Midsjjöbanken." SOF obserrves that thatt Södra Midssjöbanken is not protectedd according to Swedish law, nor set asid de as an SPAA area (Speccially Protectted Area) acc cording to thhe EU's Birds s 19 (29)  Directive, but b the gathe ering of long--tailed ducks during the winter w definiteely satisfies the t criteria for this. t They also observe o that there are ind dications tha at Södra Mids sjöbanken iss an importan nt foraging arrea for commmon guillemotts. Finally, the ey mention thhat the Swed ish Society for f Nature Co onservation iis currently reviewing the criteria fo or wind-produ uced electricity that will be denoted w with the "Good Environmental Choice" symbol, and d that accord ding to the prroposal that hhas been developed,, electricity th hat is producced at Södra Midsjöbanke en will not bee able to be classified as a a Good En nvironmentall Choice. The ey notify thatt SOF is partticipating in this t review. 5.25 Sweedish Agenc cy for Marin ne and Wate er Managem ment, Statem ment 17/0 08/2011 The Swedissh Agency fo or Marine an d Water Man nagement su upports the sstatement iss sued by Kammarkollegiet on 6 July 2011 . 5.26 Swe edish Fisherrmen's Asso ociation, Sta atement 06/07/2011 The Swedissh Fisherme en's Associattion (SFR) states the follo owing: The Association refers to the perce ptions and opinions o that were expresssed by the fishermen who w participa ated at the coonsultation meeting m arlskrona on 7 June 2011. in Ka See Appenndix 7. SFR consid ders that the habitat loss that the wind farm entaills for populattions of herriing, turbot and other speciees, including non-commerrcial species, must be cleearly presentted and analyssed with regaard to both th he constructioon process and a the operaating period. This also applies to spawninng fish and otther fish rem maining in the e area in queestion. SFR also considers c tha at an analysiss must be pe erformed with h regard to S Swedish and other fishing thatt is conducted within the a area in ques stion. Finally, SFR considers that the conssequences ofo sediment spread s to codd spawning areas a and areas of o national in nterest must be thoroughly analysed with w regard tto real condittions, nsistent westerly to south e.g. the con hwesterly current. 5.27 OCEEANA, State ement Septtember 2011 (OCE EANA is an international i l organisation n that works to preserve tthe marine envirronment) During Sepptember 2011, OCEANA submitted co onsultation opinions o that are based in n part on the orga anisation's ow wn field stud dies carried out o at Södra Midsjöbankeen during Aprril 2011. The organisation's opin e the following: nions include 20 (2 29) x Construction of an offshore winnd farm will in nfluence the surrounding environment, ng flora and fauna. Seve ral environm includin mental aspectts, such as looss of habita at, a vibrations, impact on noise and n flow conditio ons, creationn of reef-like structures, sedimeent spread, etc., e must the erefore be taken into consideration. T The project's constru perating pha ses will resu uction and op ult in various types of envvironmental impact. x The coonstruction ph hase entails underwater noise and vibrations, as well as encroaachment on th he seabed. T The surround ding environm ment will be adversely affected, in particular by the enccroachment on the seabe ed. Benthic oorganisms annd plants may be cove ered by sand d, which can result in redu uced growth,, reduced suurvival or deatth. The bould ders that occcur in the are ea many need d to be handdled in conjun nction with thee installation n of cables. T The movement or blasting g of boulderss in connectio on with thiis work will adversely a affeect the area's environment. The remooval of hard bottomm substrate will w also cause e an irrevers sible loss of the habitats ccontaining organissms such as blue musse ls. x The immpact on the environment e t also occurs during the operating o phaase. Noise frrom the turbbines will pro obably affectt the surroundings. Differiing seabed ty types can influence the sprea ad of noise, wwith soft seabbeds that are e rich in animmal life damping the sprread of noise e, for exampl e. The few studies s that exist e in this reespect should be taken into considerration when p planning the wind farm. The T wind turbbines will pro obably also inffluence the commercially c y important fishing sector as well as m migrating bird ds. If human n activities are excluded ffrom the farm m area, the la ack of fishingg will benefit the t fish sto ocks. As the seabed at Sö ödra Midsjöb banken is dominated by ssoft sedimen nt, the founda ations for the wind turbine es will increase the area of o hard bottoom structures s to a great extent. e The fo oundations w will create ree ef-like objects situated att various dep pths, which will w benefit flo ora and faun na. In the long term, new species mayy become establisshed in the area. a This deevelopment anda an increa ase in biologgical diversityy on the bannk will be pos sitive. On the e other hand d, the establisshment of thee wind farm may have a negative efffect on soft sseabed comm munities, as the t area of thheir habitat will w decrea ase. 5.28 The Swedish Post P and Tellecom Authority (PTS), Statementt 12 Octobe er 2011 In its respo onse to E.ONN Vind's enqu uiry, PTS con nfirms that th here are curre rently no perm mit holders with radio link routes r within 2 km of the positions specified by E..ON Vind. PTS also notifies n that th may be entirrely different within a few months, and he situation m d that PTS will no ot automatica ally provide u updates of th he information to E.ON Viind. They also notify n that thrree operators rs, TeliaSoneera AB, Hi3GG Access AB and Net4Mo obility HB, have frrequency permits for the use of radioo links acrosss the entire ccountry, and that t n have detailed informa PTS does not ation about where w dio links for tthese frequency the rad permits are e located. 21 (29) 6 The Espo oo Conventtion 6.1 Opinions received r Opinions reegarding the notification tthat was sen nt out by the Swedish Envvironmental Protection Agency A at th he end of Jun ne 2011 were e provided by the countriies that received the notifica ation as follow ws: x Poland d Opinion ns from Pola and were recceived in the form of the General G Direcctorate for Environ nmental Prottection, "Genneralna Dyrekcja Ochrony Srodowiskka", documen nt dated 9 Septemberr 2011. With reference to o the Espoo Convention, C Poland woulld like to partiicipate in the e upcoming pprocess regarding the ass sessment of cross-borde er conseqquences thatt are relevantt in connectio on with the planned p esta blishment off the Södra Midsjöbanke en wind farm . In theirr communica ation, they po oint out that the t documen ntation that w was enclosed d with the nottification sent out by the SSwedish Env vironmental Protection P Aggency in Junne does not contain an ny informatio on regarding possible cro oss-border coonsequences s for the envvironment tha at could affe ct parts of th he Polish terrritory. They aalso point outt that this repport is require ed in accord ance with po oint 2, section n 3 of the Esspoo Conven ntion. With re eference to th hat set out abbove, repres sentatives fro om the Repu blic of Polannd conside er that the Environmenta al Impact Asssessment tha at will now bee drawn up fo or the planned establisshment of the Södra Mid sjöbanken windw farm shoould also incclude a separrate chapter regarding cross-border c r consequencces and shou uld satisfy thee requirements specifie ed in Annex II of the Esp oo Convention. Finally,, the communication defi nes a numbe hat need to bbe highlighted in er of areas th the futu ure Environm mental Impacct Assessment. These inc clude the folllowing: o Po oland would like to see an n analysis of possible are eas in the Baaltic Sea that are suiitable for the establishme ent of wind fa arms, as well as a presenntation of botth pla anned and co onstructed fa arms in this area. a o esentation off the propose Pre ed farm on a map that ex xtends as farr as Poland and a e.g g. shows Polaand's territorrial border o Preesentation th he boundary of the area that t will be afffected by th e planned insstallation o Preesentation off the conseq uences that affect the us se of the ban k's Polish se ection from an econom mic perspecttive o The project's im mpact on Pollish sea area as, with details defined in the mmunication com n 22 (2 29)  o The impact on affected watter areas with h regard to th he EU's fram mework directive for water o The farm's impact of fishing g and maritim me safety on the Polish s ide o Analysis of the cumulative e environmenttal impact caused by the proposed insstallation toge ether with exxisting and otther planned projects in tthe Baltic Sea, e.gg. the Nord Stream S gas pproject and thhe exploitatio on of natural resources su uch as sand o Analysis of the cumulative e environmenttal impact tha at is caused by the propo osed insstallation, along with the p planned conn nection betwween the farmm and the shoore con nnection x Latvia In acco ordance with the commun nication issued by the "M Ministry of Envvironmental Protecttion and Reg gional Develo opment", datted 20 Augus st 2011, Latvvia is waiving g the opportuunity to partic cipate in the consultation n regarding th he establishmment of an offshorre wind farm at Södra Mid dsjöbanken. Howevver, the above authority w would like to receive the final f Environm mental Impact Assesssment documment that will be sent out for referral in n Sweden. x Estoniia The co ommunicationn that was is sued on 30 August A 2011 by the "Miniistry of the Environ nment" in Es ms the country's interest in participatinng in the futu stonia confirm ure Environ nmental Impact Assessm ment process s regarding thhe Södra Middsjöbanken wind w power project. They consider c that the future Ennvironmenta al Impact Asssessment shoould take into o accoun nt potential and significan nt effects on protected naatural areas, as well as highligh ht the impact of various ddesign alternnatives for the e farm. x Lithuaania In a communicationn dated 9 Se eptember 201 stry of Enviroonment of the 11, the "Minis Republic of Lithuan nia" states th at no concerrn was noted d in respect aany environmmental impact from the pro oject in conju t consultattion that wass conducted in unction with the Lithuannia. Howevver, the "Ministry of Energ gy” stated thaat the farm's connection tto the NordBBalt link bettween Sweden and Lithu uania will havve an impact on the socioo-economic environnment in Lithuania. With reference to the farm's connection too the planned d NordBa alt link, the Lithuanian L au uthorities wouuld like to rec ceive up-to-ddate informattion regardiing the final assessment a of the enviro onmental con nsequences,, as well as the continuued measure es that will be e implemente ed by the dev veloper. x Russiaa In an e-mail e dated 9 Septemberr 2011, the "Ministry of Natural N Resouurces and Environnment" in Ru ussia notified d the Swedish Environme ental Protectiion Agency that 23 (29)  Russiaa would not be b participatin ng in the con nsultation reg garding the eestablishmen nt of an offshore wind fa arm at Södra Midsjöbanke en. x Denma ark A conssultation has been held in n Denmark re egarding Sweeden's appliccation regard ding the con nstruction of a wind farm at Södra Mid dsjöbanken. The Da anish Shippin ng Authority has the follo owing comme ents: o The Shipping Authority has no objeections to the constructionn of the offshhore wind turbines in questioon, provided they are possitioned at leeast 3 nautica al miles from established shipping rou utes and from m those shippping routes that are presented on maritiime charts, asa well as at least 3 miless from comm mon but unmark ked fairways,, which can be b derived from signals fr from vessels of 300 gross registered r to onnage and above a accordding to AIS ddata (Automa atic Identificatio on System). o The Authorrity considerss that it is ve ery important for the founddations for planned wind turbines tto be designed in a mann ner that minim sk of mises the ris damage to vessels in thhe event of a collision. o The Danish Authority has also understtood that, froom the inform h Shipping A mation available, consideration c n has been given g to curre ent vessel traaffic in the arreas, which shou uld be taken into accountt in the future e work. x Finland A conssultation has taken place in Finland duuring which both b the genneral public and a affected authoritiess have had th he opportunitty to give the eir opinions oon the projec ct and the upccoming Envirronmental Im mpact Assesssment. Received opinionns are summa arised in the Ministry M of the Environmeent's communication date ed 30 Septem mber 2011 as followss: The Miinistry of Agrriculture and Forestry (Sk kogs- och jorrdbruksminissteriet) The Miinistry has noo opinions. The Miinistry of Transport and C Communicatiions (Transport- och kommuunikationsmin nisteriet) The Miinistry consid ders that partticipation in this t process does not lie within their adminisstrative remit. The Ce enter for Eco onomic Deve lopment, Tra ansport and Environment E t for Southwe est Finland d (Sydvästra Finlands ce ntrum för ek konomisk utve eckling, transsport och miiljö) It is con nsidered that the wind faarm will probaably have a significant s mpact on bird life im in Finlaand. Some birds' migratio on routes cro oss the wind farm area, w while the migrating birds thhat breed in Finland mayy spend the winter w period or rest in thee farm area. The Centerr would like thhe project's iimpact on birrd life to be evaluated e in a nuanced and a exhausstive mannerr. 24 (2 29) Metsäh hallitus (a sta ate enterprisee for state-owwned land an nd water areeas); [Verk fö ör statsäg gda mark- oc ch vattenomrråden] The ennterprise stresses the nee ed information in respect of the projec ed for detaile ct's impact on bird life. The Environ nmental Impa act Assessme ent should p resent the cumulaative impact on o bird life a s the affecte ed area is exp posed to varyrying threats. The assesssment that wiill be carried out should present p the im mpact that mmay occur witthin a large geographical g area, which requires the e charting of the t birds' fligght paths. The electromagnetic fields that arise e around und derwater cab bles may havve an impact on migrating fish species. Finally, tthey conside er that the farrm may also effect seals,, commo on porpoises s and other mmarine mamm mals. WWF Finland F The Woorldwide Funnd for Nature e Finland con nsiders that the t farm will have an extensive impact. The Finnnish Associiation for Natture Conserv vation (Finskk förening förr naturens bevaraande) The Asssociation supports wind power, but considers c tha at its impact mmust be controlled with the aid of localissation and pe ermit conditio ons. Accordinng to the Association, Finland will primarrily be affecte ed in respect of birds andd bats. The Asssociation co onsiders that the documentation they have receiveed is much more m genera al than the im mpact assesssments that are a conducted in Finland,, and that the e restricttion of the wo ork to desk sstudies will no ot be sufficient. They alsoo observe that no alternaatives have been presente ed. The Fin nnish Associiation for Com mmercial Fis shermen (Suomen ammaattikalastajaliiitto SAKL ry); r [Finsk förening för yrk rkesfiskare] Accord ding to the Asssociation, SSödra Midsjöb banken is a spawning s annd migration area for fina ancially imporrtant fish speecies (Baltic herring and flounder). f Acccording to th he Association, it is poossible that ssediment spread during th he constructiion period will reach the t cod's imp portant spawwning areas. The T Association also stat ates that Finn nish boats fish f for herrin ng, cod, flounnder and salm mon in the so outhern Baltiic Sea, and that t the prooject may the erefore affectt the activities of commerrcial fishermeen. Based on opinions received fro m the Finnis sh Environme ent Institute ((SYKE), and bearingg in mind its own opinion s, the Finnish Ministry off the Environ ment will particip pate in the Ennvironmenta al Impact Ass sessment in respect r of thee Södra Midsjöbbanken wind d power proje ect. The Miinistry of the Environmen nt provides a number of detailed d opiniions regardin ng the followin ng: - It iss important that the proje ect does not result in altered water coonditions in th he Baltic Sea, nor a large-scal e, long-term impact on bird life or maarine organis sms. - Turbid water duuring the con nstruction peeriod and seddiment spreaad will affect the t a-birds' forag sea ging areas ass regards mu ussels, as we ell as temporrarily reduce the are eas that are currently c ava ailable for Be enthic organissms. 25 (29)  - Between 1,500 0 and 2,000 ppairs of long--tailed ducks breed in Finnland. It is asssumed that these birds g S in the wiinter. The Ministry go to the soutthern Baltic Sea of the t Environm ment observe es that the lo ong-tailed ducck is alreadyy threatened at Söödra Midsjöba anken, and t hat the estabblishment of wind power will only rein nforce thiss threat. This s is supporte ed by the results of previo ous studies, aaccording to whhich disruptions from wind d power affecct an area with a circumfference of up p to 2 km m. This would d mean that loong-tailed duucks would be b disturbed throughout the t enttire area whe ere a wind fa arm is planneed. - The opinions reeceived also specify the risk of collisioons betweenn the turbines s' nd low-flying birds. In parrticular, the threat to com rotor blades an mmon guillem mots is meentioned in th his respect, a as there are only 35-70 breeding b pairrs of this species in the t Gulf of Finland. - The Ministry coonsiders thatt protection fo or seabirds and a their habbitats, not only in Fin nland but in the entire Ba ltic Sea area a, is threatened through tthe establishment of a wind farm at Södra Mid dsjöbanken. - The project mu ust pay particcular attention to measure es that will a lleviate its im mpact, botth when plan nning the winnd turbines' lo ocation and during the coonstruction of o the faccility, and when establish ing the solutions that aree being develloped for the e ope eration of the e farm in rela ation to individual wind tu urbines, undeerwater cable es and d other strucctures. - Finnland posses sses consideerable knowleedge and exp pertise regarrding the abo ove isssues, and the e Finnish Envvironment Ins stitute (SYKE E) can, accoording to the Min nistry of the Environmentt, be contacted for assistance as a naational experrt bod dy. x The Go overnment of o Åland In an announcemen a nt dated 19 SSeptember 2011, 2 the Government of Åland notifie ed the Finnish h Ministry of the t Environm ment that it considers that Finland shoould participa ate in the Envvironmental Impact Asse essment proc cedure, both because Söödra Midsjöba anken and thee surrounding area is an important fis shing area for cod fishermmen from Åla and, as well as becausee of the area'ss importance e for wintering and restingg birds, suchh as long-ta ailed ducks, and a for migra ating bats. Thhe Governme ent of Åland considers th hat it is nece e and good quality basic m essary to collect sufficienttly extensive material for the t Environnmental Impact Assessm ment, in orderr to highlight the plannedd wind farm's potentially more widde-ranging immpact on mig grating and wintering w speecies in the Baltic B Sea. 6.2 Consultatiion The opinion ns that were put forward by countries acent to the Baltic Sea are s located adja summariseed in point 6.1 above. In order to gain a betterr understand ding of the op pinions receiv ved, E.ON V Vind requeste ed the opportunityy to consult with w the partie es that had submitted s pinions as seet out above, i.e. op Åland, Finlaand, Poland and Estonia a. Only the Government ofo Åland and the Finnish 26 (2 29)  authorities showed any y interest in th his consultattion, which was w conducteed in Novemb ber 2011. In conjuncttion with thes se consultatio ons, E.ON Vind's V project presentationn dated 14 November 2011 (Swedish version p presented in Åland) and 16 Novembeer 2011 (English version pre esented in Finland) was p presented. See Appendic ces 11 and 1 2. At these meetings, the t various parties p clarifie ed the issuess they wanteed to have coovered in the Environmental Impact Assessment A that is now being b preparred for the Söödra Midsjöbankken wind farm m. The implem mented consultations are e summarised d below. 6.2.1 Consultatiion with rep presentative nt of Åland was conducted es from the Governmen on 14 Novvember 2011 x The infformation tha at E.ON Vind d received fro om Finland, e.g. e regardinng birds, also o covers Åland. x The Goovernment off Åland wond dered what in nformation is s available reegarding the routes of migrating birds, and w whether it is the t case thatt the same biirds pass sev veral wind fa arms. x They would w like, if possible, p to h highlight the movements of smaller b irds in the ev vent of eastterly winds. x They consider c the impact on lon cks to be a very importannt issue, and that ng-tailed duc the long-tailed duckk population has probably y been overe estimated. x E.ON Vind V was nottified that colllated informa ation regarding birds cann be obtained d from the org ganisation Birrd Life. x Swede en and Finlan nd have long had a bilate eral agreement regarding fishing. x Södra Midsjöbanke en is not a tra awling area. Fishing is pe erformed herre using pass sive equipm ment. x Finnish h catches principally com mprise cod an nd salmon. These are fishhed outside of o the bank. x The co onstruction off a wind farm m is not consiidered to con nstitute a direect threat to Åland'ss fishing. x The Go overnment off Åland wond m could lead to a change to ders whetherr a wind farm the fish h composition n and to exissting species s being forced out by new w ones. x They provide p inform mation aboutt the planned d farm near Dagö, D Estoniaa, and the fa act that the e Governmennt of Åland h has now submmitted a repo ort regardingg this farm. x They wonder w how the t developm ment of the fa arm will affec ct the area's existing mus ssel population. 27 (29)  x They consider c that it would be g good if the Environmenta E al Impact Asssessment could be supplemented with w backgrou und knowled dge regarding g migrating bbats. 6.2.2 2 Consultatiion with reppresentative es from the Ministry of the Environnment, the Ministry o f Agriculture and Foresstry, and th he Finnish Environmen E t Institute on o 16 Novemberr 2011 x The Finnnish authorities notified E.ON Vind that, t at the most m recent E Espoo meetin ng in Polandd, they have heard h that th here are planns for a larger wind farm, which will bee located d in connectioon with the PPolish sectionn of Södra Midsjöbanken M n, which was not known at the time, either by E.O ON Vind or th he Swedish Environment E tal Protection n Agencyy. In this con ntext, they coonsider that the project sh hould presennt the cumula ative effects, i.e. cumulative effects b bearing in mind the consttruction of thee Polish farmm. x They consider c that the statisticss that are ava ailable for EU U countries oought to be able a to provvide a good picture p of fish hing in the Baaltic Sea, inc cluding the arrea adjacentt to Södra Midsjöbanke en. x They feeel that a con ntrol program mme in respe ect of fish and fishing acttually ought to t be implemmented in parrt before the permit for th he constructioon of the winnd farm is gra anted. In this context, questions were asked regard ding any imppact on fish aand the compensation mea asures that EE.ON Vind is going to prop pose. x They consider c that it is importan nt for there to o be proper baseline b dataa, i.e. the collecte ed basic info ormation thatt must exist before b the sta art of the conntrol program mme. This daata could posssibly be prooduced in collaboration be etween Finlaand and Swe eden. x The isssue of porpoiises was raissed at the meeeting. The Government G of Åland consideers it importa ant to summa arise availab on regarding the presence of ble informatio porpoisses and the impact on the em due to thhe constructio on of the farm m. x They confirm c that th he fishing tha at is conductted by fishermen from Ålaand has bee en include ed in the data a that was su upplied from Finland. x They confirm c that th eparate information regarrding catchess from Södra here is no se a banken itselff, as most of the fishing takes place outside Midsjöb o the baank. x They consider c that the shallow parts of Söd dra Midsjöban nken are verry important for f its ecosysstem and wan nt the projecct to highlightt the impact on o the ecosyystem due to the development of the e farm. Comm mon eider (S Somateria mo ollissima) aree particularly mentioned in this context. Theyy also want th he presence of and effeccts on other speciess to be highliighted. x They consider c that between 5– 10% of the lo ong-tailed du uck populatioon remains on o Södra Midsjöbankeen, and that llong-tailed du ucks will be greatly g cted if they lose affect this are ea. x They also a wonder how h the popu ulation of blu w be affecteed and how long ue mussels will will takke for these to o recover on k has been coompleted. nce the consttruction work 28 (2 29) x They consider c that the project sshould make further efforrts to collect information from f other countries. c x They would w like the e Environmen ntal Impact Assessment A to highlight tthe impact on n migrating fish caused by the ele ectromagnetic fields that will be preseent in the farm due to the large number of cablles. They reffer to the "Finnnish Nationaal Institute", which has carried out studdies that are relevant in this t context. x The Ennvironmental Impact Asse essment must also highlight noise dissruption during the con nstruction pe eriod for posssible types off foundations s. They point out that it is extremely im mportant for the t Environm mental Impacct Assessme ent to include the e following: - Executtive summary y - Projectt description including the e methods th hat have bee en used to assses the impa act (constrruction, opera ation, phasinng out) - Cross-border impac ct They also point p out thatt the project needs to desscribe the im mpact resultinng from a developme ent with large er wind turbin nes, e.g. 5 MW. Howeverr, the applicaation should refer r to a worst-ccase scenariio. They will want w both pap per copies an nd a digital version v of the e documents , including complete copies c of all documents d in n Swedish. The Finnish h authorities also state th hat ongoing contacts c musst be channeelled via Lassse Tallskog, Ministry M of the e Environmeent, and Heikki Lehtinen, Ministry of A Agriculture an nd forestry. 29 (29)  SödraMidsjöbankenOffshoreWindFarm OverviewofpermitapplicationdocumentsandtranslationsavailablefortheESBOconsultationprocess Digitaldoc Document Tab Translations Pages ID AmendmentIIforSEZapplication(20/12/2013) 2 x A0 3 MemotoamendmentII(16/12/2013) 3 x A1 27 ApptoMemoaboutmigratingbats(Autumn2012) 4 x A2 17 AmendmentIforSEZapplication(5/9/2012)  B0  MemotoamendmentIregardingEIA(5/9/2012) 5 x B1 8 MaptoamendmentIregardingdevelopmentareas(5/9/2012) 6 x B2 1 SEZapplication_extract(17/2/2012)Ͳonlyproposedconditions(3pages) 7 x C0 3 EIAtoapplication(31/1/2012) 8  C1 76 Administrativeinformation x Summary x Backgroundandpurpose x Descriptionoftheplannedproject x Scope x Thezeroalternativeanditsenvironmentalconsequences x Environmentaleffects x Conditions,effects,consequencesandmeasures x Natureprotectionareas x InternationalConventions x Assessmentofenv.qualitystandardsandthefulfilmentofenv.goals x GeneralrulesofconsiderationintheEnvironmentalCode x Consultation x CrossͲbordereffectsandconsequences x Cumulativeeffects x Controlprogramme x ProjectͲspecificbackgroundreportsandfieldsurveysorderedbyE.ONVind x Sourcereferences x Maps 9 x C2 3 ConsultationStatement(31/1/2012) 10 x C3 27 Technicaldescription(31/1/2012)  AppendicestoTechnicaldescription WeatherandoceanstatisticsatSödraMidsjöbanken(SMHIreport) Environmentalsurvey(July2011)  C7  InventoryofseabirdsatSödraMidsjöbanken2011 PossibleoccurenceofBatsatSödraMidsjöbanken Preliminaryanalysisofeffectsonbats FishharvestinginventoryforatSödraMidsjöbanken Chemicalanalysisofsediments GeophysicalandGeotechnicalSurvey(MMT) Evaluationofsedimentspread Riskanalysis CulturalheritageReports Currentknowledgeonbirds TheuseofSödraMidsjöbankenbyhornedpuffin 31/8/2015  Marine Survey Report Project Södra Midsjöbanken Environmental Survey 2011 | E . ON Final Report July 2011 MMT | Sven Källfelts Gata 11 | SE-426 71 Västra Frölunda, Sweden Phone: +46 (0)31 762 03 00 | Fax: +46 (0)31 762 03 01 | E-mail: [email protected] | Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Evironmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Evironmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A Marine Survey Report Project Södra Midsjöbanken Doc. No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A Environmental Survey 2011 July 2011 Document Control Responsibility Position Name Content Biologist Jon Teleberg Content Biologist Iris Duranovic Content Biologist Maria Nordström Approval Reporting Director Nils Ingvarson Content, QC Report Coordinator Dominika Kozakiewicz QC, Approval Project Manager Stina F Palmerby Revision history Revision Date Client Comment Check Approval Approval 01 2011-05-25 Draft for Internal Review DK SP - 02 2011-05-27 Draft Final Report DK SP A 2011-07-05 Final Report DK SP PS Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Evironmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Evironmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The main objective with the entire project was to provide background information on the seabed features for Södra Midsjöbanken in the central Baltic Proper, with the purpose of finding a suitable location for the potential establishment of a wind farm for E.ON Vind Sverige AB. The aim with the environmental sampling was to ground truth the seabed, classify habitats and identify possible sensitive areas. Habitats were classified using the EUNIS habitat classification codes and the environmental ground truthing was conducted using Drop Down Video camera and a Day grab. Sampling sites were selected based on the characteristics of the seabed using information from the geophysical survey with side scan sonar, bathymetry and backscatter. Sampling sites were selected so that they would be representative of the surveyed area and the different habitats within. A total of eight locations were selected for Drop Down Video survey (transects) with regular intervals. Seven transects were also selected for a benthic sample which was collected with a Day grabber. In addition each benthic sampling site was photo documented prior to sampling was conducted. The different techniques used for sampling were combined to obtain an as accurate as possible view of species and abundance distribution within the area. In the three habitats classified within the survey area a total of 19 species were identified from grab sampling, photo and video identification. The most diverse group was within phylum Mollusca with six species and was followed by the phylum Annelida with five species. Two species were dominating for each of the phyla, Macoma balthica and Pygospio elegans. Two sites were classified as mussel beds due to high presence of cobbles and boulders covered with Mytilus edulis. One site can be seen in transect 100829-DDV-006 and the second is found in transect 100829-DDV-008. Water depth for the survey area ranged between 15 and 31 metres which is a significant factor in species distribution. The community composition depends on both biotic and abiotic factors i.e. physical characteristics such as seabed geology, wave exposure, tidal current, temperature and salinity together with species interaction. The habitat classification along the route is displayed in a map as well as tables attached to this report. Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Evironmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Evironmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. PROJECT INTRODUCTION .................................................................................11 1.1. Survey Area .......................................................................................................11 1.2. Horizontal and Vertical Datum ...........................................................................13 1.3. Scope of Work – Entire Survey ..........................................................................13 1.4. Scope of Work - Environmental Survey..............................................................14 1.5. Seabed Video and Photo ...................................................................................14 1.6. Habitat Classification and Areas of Special Concern..........................................14 1.7. General Background Information .......................................................................15 2. MATERIAL AND METHODS.................................................................................16 2.1. Environmental survey ........................................................................................16 2.1.1. Sediment Classification......................................................................................19 2.2. Survey Equipment..............................................................................................20 2.3. Video and Still Camera System..........................................................................20 2.4. Day Grab ...........................................................................................................21 2.5. Laboratory Method.............................................................................................22 2.6. Habitat classification ..........................................................................................23 3. RESULTS .............................................................................................................25 3.1. Key Findings ......................................................................................................25 3.1. Benthic Fauna and Habitats...............................................................................29 3.2. Annex 1 Habitats ...............................................................................................29 4. CONCLUSION ......................................................................................................31 5. REFERENCES .....................................................................................................32 Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Evironmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A APPENDICES Appendix A Grab Sampling Field Protocol Appendix B Grab Sampling Identification Appendix C Video/Photo Transect Identification LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Figure 1 Index map of Södra Midsjöbanken. ................................................................... 12 Figure 2. 100829-DDV-005 Bathymetry image................................................................ 16 Figure 3 Corresponding Side Scan image at video transect 100829-DDV-005................ 16 Figure 4. Interpreted surface geology of the entire route survey with sampling positions. 17 Figure 5. Drop Down Video camera ................................................................................ 21 Figure 6. Example resolution image from DDV................................................................ 21 Figure 7. Day grab .......................................................................................................... 22 Figure 8. Retrieved sample on deck was photo documented........................................... 22 Figure 9 Habitat matrix example from EUNIS.................................................................. 24 Figure 10 Interpreted surface biology of the entire route survey with sampling positions. 26 Figure 11. Number of species and higher taxa at each grab site. .................................... 27 Figure 12. Abundance (individuals/m2) of all species documented at each grab site. ...... 28 Figure 13. Number of species and higher taxa within each transect. ............................... 28 Figure 14 Side Scan Sonar image at video transect DDV-006 ........................................ 30 Figure 15 Baltic Blue Mussels seen in video transect DDV-006 ...................................... 30 Figure 16 Baltic Blue Mussels seen in video transect DDV-008 ...................................... 30 LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Charts Included ................................................................................................. 10 Table 2. The survey area was defined by four corners. ................................................... 11 Table 3. Horizontal Datum............................................................................................... 13 Table 4. Vertical Datum................................................................................................... 13 Table 5. Transect Position List ........................................................................................ 18 Table 6. Grab Position List .............................................................................................. 18 Table 7. Sediment classification ...................................................................................... 19 Table 8. SACFOR abundance scale table ....................................................................... 23 Table 9. Habitat types found............................................................................................ 25 Table 10. Number of species in each higher taxon.......................................................... 27 Table 11. List of species, including higher taxa, identified in the survey area. ................. 27 8 Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Evironmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A ABBREVATIONS Annex 1 Annex 1 in EC habitat directive (COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 92/43/EEC) AGDS Acoustic Ground Discriminating System ATR Acceptance Test Report CPT Cone Penetration Test DC Direct Current DDV Drop Down Video DPR Daily Progress Report DTM Digital Terrain Models E.ON E.ON Vind Sverige AB EUNIS European Nature Information System GIS Geographic Information System GPS Global Positioning System GRA Gradiometer Habitats Directive A part in Europe’s nature conservation policy for protected habitats HSE Health Safety Environment kHz kilo Hertz KM Kilometre kN kilo Newton M/S Meter(s) per Second MBES Multibeam Echo Sonar MMT Marin Mätteknik MPa Mega Pascal MSL Mean Sea Level QA Quality Assurance QC Quality Control SAC Special Areas of Conservation SBP Sub-Bottom Profiler SSS Side Scan Sonar SPA Special Protection Area SVP Sound Velocity Profile USBL Ultra-Short Base Line UTC Universal Time Coordinated UTM Universal Transverse Mercator VC Vibrocorer WGS84 World Geodetic Spheroid 1984 9 Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Evironmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A CHART ENCLOSURE The survey route habitat charts provide the results within the entire surveyed area of Södra Midsjöbanken. The following chart types have been produced: Charts: Habitat classification Table 1. Charts Included Chart Horizontal Scale Vertical Scale 100829-MMT-SUR-DWG-BIO00001 1:25000 10 Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Evironmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A 1. PROJECT INTRODUCTION MMT was contracted by E.ON Vind Sverige AB to perform a marine site survey campaign in the area of Södra Midsjöbanken in the central Baltic proper. The purpose of the survey operations is to determine the ground conditions in the area for the permits application and design of a proposed wind farm. Clients: E.ON Vind Sverige Project: Södra Midsjöbanken MMT Project no: 100829 Survey Type: Geophysical, geotechnical and benthic survey Purpose: Determine ecological and ground conditions for a wind park Survey Period: February-April 2011 Survey Vessel: M/V Icebeam MMT Project Manager: Angelina Olsson and Stina Palmeby E.ON Vind Sverige AB Project Manager: Anders Boklund and Bengt Wegemo Client Representative (Sweco): Pavel Sensky 1.1. Survey Area The area of Södra Midsjöbanken is located in the central Baltic proper (Fig 1). The investigated site covers an area of 348 km2 where a total of 172 lines were surveyed with 110 m line spacing. Two additional lines were surveyed to the west from site survey with 1 km spacing. The survey area was defined by four corners, see Table 2. Table 2. The survey area was defined by four corners. ID WGS84 Latitude WGS84 Longitude UTM33 Easting UTM33 Northing 1 55.5643’N 17.2814’E 643869 6159952 2 55.7086’N 17.1575’E 635558 6175757 3 55.7990’N 17.4328’E 652498 6186387 4 55.6377’N 17.5352’E 659572 6168673 WGS84 Coordinates are written in decimal form (DD.DDDD) 11 Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Evironmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A Figure 1 Index map of Södra Midsjöbanken. Top image presents plan overview, lower left line density, and location of the area in the Baltic proper in the lower right picture. 12 Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Evironmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A 1.2. Horizontal and Vertical Datum All coordinates are presented in WGS 84, UTM zone 33 north. A specification of the datum is presented in Table 3 and Table 4. Table 3. Horizontal Datum Horizontal Datum Geodetic Datum WGS84 Projection UTM 33 North Flattening 1/298.25722 Semi major Axis 6378137 Eccentricity Squared 0.00669437999 Central Scale Factor 0.9996 False Easting 500 000 m False Northing 0m Latitude Origin 0q Central Meridian 15q 00' 00''E Table 4. Vertical Datum Vertical Datum Water level Datum Mean Sea Level (MSL) 1.3. Scope of Work – Entire Survey The purpose of the marine site survey was to assist in the planning of an offshore wind park development site and to provide input to various permits and environmental analyses. It was also to provide data that was to be used for the installation operation. Geophysical site survey: The geophysical survey was used to plan the geotechnical and benthic survey program. This included MBES, SSS and SBP and for this the area was divided into 170 survey lines with 110 metres spacing. Information gathered provided a description of the area in terms of soil characteristics. Geotechnical sampling programme: The geotechnical investigation was used to confirm geophysical survey data and provide sufficient and accurate information about the soil within the area. Sampling was conducted using VC and CPT and grab sampler. Samples from the uppermost layers were analysed for chemical content. Benthic sampling programme: A grab sampler was used along with photo/video documentation. The locations for the benthic sampling were selected after review of the geophysical results, to cover all habitat types identified. 13 Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Evironmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A 1.4. Scope of Work - Environmental Survey Locations for the benthic sampling were selected after interpretation of the geophysical results. Stratified random sampling was implemented, which involved dividing the survey area into segments which are allocated a proportional or weighted number of randomly selected stations within the selected areas. The stratification is selected on the basis of environmental conditions, such as known geophysical and geological conditions or other variables, including known biotopes, water depth and distance from shore. Samples were collected for infauna and sediment analysis. With ground truthing, the side scan sonar and backscatter data interpretation was confirmed with help of selected Drop Down Video and/or Grab samples. At each benthic sampling site, one grab was retrieved together with photo documentation and video transect. Biotope mapping was made possible after interpretation of the geophysical survey and video/ photo transects were used to classify sea bed habitats and produce biotope maps. The biotope habitat classification was performed according to Annex I habitat of EC Habitats Directive 92/43 Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and in accordance with the EUNIS classification system. 1.5. Seabed Video and Photo A drop down camera equipped with a combined video and photo camera was used for the environmental transect surveys offshore. Camera and video recording techniques have been used in a variety of applications and are appropriate for the identification of seabed habitats/biotopes as well as epibenthic flora and fauna. Photo images were used to identified the epibenthic flora and fauna whereas the video records were used to asses locations for habitat changes but also to account for abundances and to provide information for a general overview of the area. These techniques were also useful at hard bottom substrates where grab sampling was limited due to possible damage to equipment or due to the limitations of retrieving a sufficient sample. 1.6. Habitat Classification and Areas of Special Concern The Marine Habitat Classification of communities within the different habitat types is based on physical characteristics such as benthic geology, wave exposure, tidal current, temperature and salinity together with key species for the area. The intention with this report was to give an overview of the biota within the surveyed area and list habitats found. An imperative was also to identify habitats classified as Annex I areas in accordance with EUNIS or that were protected Natura 2000 areas. Natura 2000 is comprised of the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive. Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) are protected areas under the EC Habitats Directive. The listed habitat types and species are those considered to be most in need of conservation at a European level (excluding birds). SPAs are Special Protection Areas under the Bird Directive. Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) is a network of areas identified to conserve biodiversity across the European Union. These areas are identified according to the Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora, also called the Habitat Directive that came into force on 21 May 1992. The central aim of the 14 Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Evironmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A Habitat Directive is, through a coherent network of areas, to conserve the biodiversity in the European Union. In Annex 1 of the Directive seven marine habitat types are listed and Annex II specifies animals and plants whose conservation requires special areas of conservation. SACs together with 'Special Protection Areas' (SPAs) identified under the Birds Directive are areas described as 'Natura 2000'. 1.7. General Background Information The Baltic Sea is an inland sea meaning that it covers a central area surrounded by landmass and is nearly a closed system without any significant tidal shifts. It is connected to the North Sea that is an extension to the North Atlantic by narrow Danish channels. Fresh water runoffs from the surrounding land areas. Brackish waters are characteristic of the Baltic. Since saltwater is heavier than freshwater the freshwater will remain at the surface separated from the saltwater at the bottom by a strong halocline. When water from the North Sea does enter the Baltic, it will replace, with time, even the saltiest waters of the deepest parts of the southern Baltic proper. The larger parts of the area are dominated of residual sand, gravel and cobbles because of erosion due to severe water movements that wipes away fine grained sediment. Södra Midsjöbanken is the largest shallow area in the Baltic proper and is very exposed and subject to harsh wind conditions that affect the shallow areas. Its lack of species diversity is a result of the salinity conditions and increases with shallower environment. Hydrography has a major effect on sediment structure and concomitantly, the sediments are a major factor governing the benthic communities. Sediment structure alone does not determine the benthic community. In addition to the influence of currents and its influence on the sedimentary factors, water temperature, wave exposure and salinity influence the type and distribution of the benthic communities in the littoral and sublittoral zone. The proper Baltic is characterised by a low diversity and this is mainly due to the fact that many of the marine species are not prevailing in brackish waters. Södra Midsjöbanken has previously been classified as a Sublittoral sandbank, an Annex 1 habitat, EUNIS class 1110, by Naturvårdsverket (2006) and have been delimited at 34 metres depth. A general definition of EUNIS class 1110; Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time: “Sandbanks are elevated, elongated, rounded or irregular topographic features, permanently submerged and predominantly surrounded by deeper water. They consist mainly of sandy sediments, but larger grain sizes including boulders and cobbles, or smaller grain sizes including mud may also be present on a sandbank. Banks where sandy sediments occur in a layer over hard substrata are classed as sandbanks if the associated biota are dependent on the sand rather than on the underlying hard substrata.” 15  Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Evironmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A 2. MATERIAL AND METHODS 2.1. Environmental survey Prior to the environmental survey, the geophysical survey was completed and the data collected was used to select the biological sampling sites. The positions of the sites were selected using geophysical and bathymetrical results to achieve a representative mapping method for the biological habitat where bottom substrate and depth was distinguished through the interpreted geophysical data. The bathymetrical data provided a high-resolution relief map (Figure 2), and the side scan gave information of sea bed structure (Figure 3). Figure 2. 100829-DDV-005 Bathymetry Figure 3 Corresponding Side Scan image image at video transect 100829-DDV-005 The environmental survey included both grab sampling and video and still photography transects. In total, eight DDV and photo transects with a total length of 1250 metres and seven grab samples were surveyed. The transect sites were spread across different sediment types and over several depths according to a stratified random sampling method. Stratified random sampling involves dividing the survey area into discrete sections which are allocated a proportional or weighted number of randomly selected sites within the selected areas. The stratification was selected on the basis of environmental conditions, such as known geophysical and geological conditions or other variables, including known biotopes, water depth and distance from shore. The aim was to provide a visual record of the fauna along sections of the area and to identify the presence of notable species or habitats. In total 48 close-up photo images were taken and the position of each image was registered in data spread sheets. All photos were further analysed to identify species and the abundances of the biota. 16 Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Evironmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A Figure 4. Interpreted surface geology of the entire route survey with sampling positions. 17 Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Environmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A Table 5. Transect Position List Start position End position Depth Transect ID Length (m) Easting Northing Easting Northing range (m) 100829-DDV-001 656304 6168564 656394 6168611 24-25 100 100829-DDV-002 649404 6169513 649492 6169560 14-16 100 100829-DDV-003 645978 6163229 646110 6163299 20-22 150 100829-DDV-004 654029 6176921 654120 6176969 26-27 100 100829-DDV-005 643167 6167363 643266 6167344 22-23 100 100829-DDV-006 642065 6172239 642510 6172470 19-22 500 100829-DDV-007 649744 6183672 649834 6183719 30-31 100 100829-DDV-008 638135 6175299 638047 6175252 22-26 100 Table 6. Grab Position List Grab ID Easting Northing Depth (m) 100829-DG-001 656304 6168563 25 100829-DG-002 649461 6169543 15 100829-DG-003 646112 6163299 21 100829-DG-004 654078 6176946 27 100829-DG-005 643262 6167346 22 100829-DG-006 NO GRAB - instead a 500 m transect 100829-DG-007 649833 6183719 31 100829-DG-008 638048 6175255 25 18 Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Environmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A 2.1.1. Sediment Classification Sediments were classified from the side scan sonar data according to their acoustic description and associated lithological interpretation. The chart colour column indicates the specific sediment type as displayed in the chart. Particle sizes refer to the Atterberg scale as in British Standard (BS 5930, 1999). Table 7. Sediment classification Acoustic Lithological Chart colour SSS Image Description Interpretation Low to medium acoustic reflectivity. In places slightly Fine SAND grainy texture. Medium acoustic reflectivity. In places grainy texture and a SAND slightly irregular surface. Medium acoustic reflectivity, SAND and GRAVEL slightly grainy to grainy texture Medium to high acoustic reflectivity. Coarse texture, point Sandy GRAVEL with source reflectors with associated Cobbles acoustic shadow. High acoustic reflectivity. Coarse texture, numerous point source Diamicton reflectors with associated acoustic shadow High acoustic reflectivity. Stiff CLAY 19 Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Environmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A Medium acoustic reflectivity, slightly grainy texture. In parts Ripples formations regular almost parallel lineation with lesser/higher reflectivity 2.2. Survey Equipment Detailed information about the equipment used within the entire survey is stated in the Operational Report. 2.3. Video and Still Camera System Eight transects were selected for Drop Down Video (DDV) survey, a non destructive method for collecting information on epibenthic species and Annex 1 habitats. The transect lengths were in general 100 metres, but one transect was longer (500 metres) to compensate for an insufficient grab sample at DDV_006. Video was run with a speed of approximately 0.2-0.4 knots along transect lines at a distance of 0.5-1.5 metres from the seabed. Photographic images were taken at a fixed distance every 25 metres (50 metres for the 500 metres transect 100829-DDV-006). The photos were taken while the deployment frame was standing on the seabed. Each photo covered an area of 0.57 square metres (0.91 metres x 0.63 metres). The scale was fixed for all still images as the camera cage was landed on to the seabed. Transect videos were analysed for the position of changes in habitats as well as biota. The video and still camera system was mounted on a Box Deployment Frame with transponder mounted for positioning (Figure 5). The camera was a Canon EOS 5D Digital Still Camera System, 22 megapixels (Figure 6) with an integrated video system capable of performing full HD recordings with at least 5 megapixels resolution. The video and stills were stored in the camera and a low definition video was streamed through a coax cable and recorded directly to the server with overlay presenting site, time and position, LED lights Newtsun NS600-S 5600 was used for illumination. (See Figure 4 and Table 5 for an overview of transect sites.) 20 Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Environmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A Figure 5. Drop Down Video camera Figure 6. Example resolution image from DDV 2.4. Day Grab In addition to the eight video sampling sites, seven sites were selected for grab sampling (see Table 6). The sampling equipment used in the environmental seabed sampling included a 0.1 square metre Day grab with sample inspection flaps. The Day grab comprises of two stainless bucket sections mounted within a stainless steel frame. Dual tensioned bridles retain and trigger bars hold these buckets in the open position on deployment. On contact with the seabed, the trigger bar allows the buckets to close under the gravity of the unit. The Day grab has a very little disturbance effect on the sediment, leaving the sediment trapped within intact and thus minimise the risk of contamination of the chemical samples from the grab itself. The samples were first photographed and then sieved using a 1 millimetre sieve. Any coarse and medium grained sand or gravel samples were sorted using a stereo-zoom microscope. A preliminary immediate identification and documentation of characteristic fauna and flora was performed before conservation and storage of samples in 70% ethanol. 21 Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Environmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A Figure 7. Day grab Figure 8. Retrieved sample on deck was photo documented 2.5. Laboratory Method The objective of the laboratory analysis was to verify the biota present in the samples. The data analysis included identification to the lowest taxonomic level, species abundance and identification of habitats. The biological material from preserved 1 millimetre mesh samples was sorted from the remaining sediment and shell matter, using stereo microscopes. Samples from each of the sampling sites were identified separately, with QC checks by a second biologist. For identification of benthic fauna both stereo-zoom microscope and compound microscope were used. The stereomicroscopes were the main instrument used for sorting and identification while the compound microscope with higher magnification was used for detailed studies of specimens. Quantitative methods were used for the identification of biota in grab samples and still photographs. All data was presented in individuals per square metres and percentage cover for colonial species. The semi quantitative SACFOR abundance scale was used for the video analyses. For the identification of species present in the grab samples both stereo-zoom microscope (Zeiss Stemi 2000-C) and compound microscope (Zeiss Axiostar plus Binocular) was used. High-resolution data screens were used for the photo and video identifications. The photo images were analysed for substrate type and all identifiable species, different habitats and species abundance. The result of the habitat classification is presented in maps covering the entire survey area. The abundances are expressed as S, superabundant; A, abundant; C, common; F, frequent; O, occasional; R rare; P, present. 22 Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Environmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A Table 8. SACFOR abundance scale table Growth form Size of individuals/ colonies Crust/ Massive <1 1-3 3-15 >15 % cover meadow /Turf cm cm cm cm Density 2 >1 / 0.001 m 2 >80% S S >10,000 / m (1x1 cm) 2 1000-9999 / 40-79% A S A S 1-9 / 0.001 m 2 m 2 1-9 / 0.01 m 2 20-39% C A C A S 100-999 / m (10 x 10 cm) 2 2 10-19% F C F C A S 1-9 / 0.1 m 10-99 / m 2 5-9% O F O F C A 1-9 / m 2 1-5% 1-9 / 10m R O R O F C or density (3.16 x 3.16 m) 2 <1% 1-9 / 100 m R R O F or density (10 x 10 m) 2 1-9 / 1000 m R O (31.6 x 31.6 m) 2 R <1 / 1000 m 2.6. Habitat classification MBES, Backscatter and SSS data together with the faunal composition from the Drop Camera was used to determine the extent of the habitats as well as sediment characteristics, and to identify potential Annex I habitats. The habitat classification was performed according to EUNIS Biodiversity Database. To assess the extent of the classified habitat areas the borders between the habitats were established through video analyses and information from the geophysical data i.e. MBES, backscatter and SSS. The result of the habitat classification is presented in a map covering the entire Södra Midsjöbanken survey area. EUNIS consists of a database together with explanatory documentation where habitats are arranged in a hierarchy starting at level 1, which is the highest level and reaches for marine habitats down to Level 6. At level 1 the marine habitats are divided from the coastal and terrestrial habitats. At Level 2, the biological zone and presence/absence of rock is a classification criterion and at Level 3 the softer substrata is divided into different sediment types. On these levels the classification is based on physical characters. Level 4 references to specific taxa, from rocky substrates major epifauna are used and for softer substrates the classification relies on both zone distribution and physical attributes. Further at Level 5 the classification is based on both the physical and biological characters of the habitats. Classes are defined with both infauna and epifauna on different substrates. At the highest level, 6, the different characterizing taxa are associated with differing environmental characteristics of the habitat. For this report the classification was made down to the lowest possible level, generally Level 4 & 5 (see Figure 9 for example). 23 Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Environmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A Figure 9 Habitat matrix example from EUNIS 24  Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Environmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A 3. RESULTS 3.1. Key Findings A total of three habitats were classified in the survey area. The total number of species and higher taxa, identified from grab sampling, photo and video identification, were 19. The most diverse group was the molluscs with six species followed by the annelids with five species The most diverse grab sites were 100829-DG-001 followed by 100829-DG- 005 with eight respectively seven species while grab sites 100829-DG-007 and 100829- DG-004 had the highest abundance (see Appendix B). Among transects, the highest diversity with five species, was found along transect 100-DDV-006 (see Appendix C). Table 9. Habitat types found (photos from the survey and text quoted from EUNIS biodiversity database homepage) % of total Example image Habitat Type Area km² area Baltic level sandy bottoms of the infralittoral A5.211 photic zone with 18 5 little or no macrophyte vegetation. Baltic level mixed sediment bottoms of the A5.411 infralittoral photic 91 26 zone with little or no macrophyte vegetation. Baltic mussel beds in the infralittoral photic A5.6271 239 69 zone with little or no macrophyte vegetation. 25 Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Environmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A Figure 10 Interpreted surface biology of the entire route survey with sampling positions. 26 Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Environmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A Table 10. Number of species in each higher taxon. Taxon Number of Species % of Total Number of Species Rhodophyta 2 10.5 Cnidaria 1 5.3 Annelida 5 26.3 Mollusca 6 31.6 Arthropoda 4 21.1 Chordata - Actinopterygii 1 5.3 Total 19 100,0 Table 11. List of species, including higher taxa, identified in the survey area. Species RHODOPHYTA Pygospio elegans ARTHROPODA Hildenbrandia spp. Spionidae Balanus improvisus Rhodophyta indet MOLLUSCA Bathyporeia pilosa CNIDARIA Bivalvia indet Gammarus zaddachi Hydrozoa indet Cerastoderma glaucum Saduria entomon ANNELIDA Hydrobia sp. CHORDATA - ACTINOPTERYGII Capitellidae Macoma balthica Gadidae Hediste diversicolor Mya arenaria Oligochaeta indet Mytilus edulis Species Diversity 10 9 8 7 Number of Taxa 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 DG-001 DG-002 DG-003 DG-004 DG-005 DG-007 DG-008 Figure 11. Number of species and higher taxa at each grab site. 27 Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Environmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A Adundance individuals 2500 2000 Individulas/m2 1500 1000 500 0 DG-001 DG-002 DG-003 DG-004 DG-005 DG-007 DG-008 Figure 12. Abundance (individuals/m2) of all species documented at each grab site. Species Diversity 6 5 4 Number of Taxa 3 2 1 0 DDV-001 DDV-002 DDV-003 DDV-004 DDV-005 DDV-006 DDV-007 DDV-008 Figure 13. Number of species and higher taxa within each transect. 28 Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Environmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A 3.1. Benthic Fauna and Habitats The two most common habitats found in the environmental survey are sandy bottoms (A5.211) and mixed sediment bottoms (A5.411). In the video transects in these areas the most common fauna seen are blue mussels, Mytilus edulis, scattered around cobbles and in the gravel in A5.411 habitat. Less M. edulis is seen in the sandy habitat. The grab samples reveals that M. edulis is present in all grabs gathered in A5.411 but none in the A5.211 habitat. Instead another bivalve, Macoma baltica, occurs in that habitat. The dominating species in the grabs collected in habitat A5.211 is the polychaete Pygospio elegans. In the third habitat present in the area, Baltic Mussel beds (A5.6271), Mytilus edulis, are the by far dominating species and are at the most estimated to 8700 ind./m2 at photo "DDV 100829-DDV-008_003". Occasional bay barnacle, Balanus improvisus, is present at the boulders and cobbles characterizing the habitat. The lack of macrophyte vegetation connected to the mussel beds generates to the classification “Baltic mussel beds in the infralittoral photic zone with little or no macrophyte vegetation (A5.6271). Rhodophyta was occasionally present as filamentous or loose drifting algae. 3.2. Annex 1 Habitats A general definition of biogenic reefs was made by Holt et al. (1998). “Solid, massive structures which are created by accumulations of organisms, usually arising from the seabed or at least clearly forming a substantial, discrete community or habitat which is very different from the surrounding seabed. The structure of the reef may be composed almost entirely of the reef-building organism and its tubes or shells or it may to some degree be composed of sediments, stones and shells bound together by the organism.” Biogenic reefs have an impact on the environment in several ways. They play a major role in stabilising sand, gravel and stones. The shells provide substrate colonisation of sessile organisms and encourage a higher diversity. Blue mussels, Mytilus edulis forms large reefs mainly on mixed sediments. The reefs are often in the mid and low intertidal zone. The accumulation of mussels and the bio deposition (through feaces e.g) contributes to a higher biological diversity through grazing and habitat formations. Dense aggregation of Mytilus edulis was found in video transects DDV-006 and DDV- 008. The area contains several boulders and cobbles on which the mussels settle (see Figure 15 and Figure 16). The extrapolated area, built on geophysical and geotechnical data, which could sustain such densities of Mytilus edulis are seen in Figure 10. An example image of the Side Scan Sonar information over such an area is shown in Figure 14. The high densities of mussels are primary settled to solid substrata and less common in the sediment forming thick aggregations of mussels. Since the mussels merely carpet the substratum without building substantial mounds, the mussel aggregations could probably be considered beds rather than biogenic reefs (Holt et al. 1998). 29 Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Environmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A Figure 14 Side Scan Sonar image at video transect DDV-006 Figure 15 Baltic Blue Mussels seen in video Figure 16 Baltic Blue Mussels seen in video transect DDV-006 transect DDV-008 30 Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Environmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A 4. CONCLUSION The aim of this survey was to investigate the habitats at Södra Midsjöbanken with the emphasis on identifying and classifying habitats, biotopes and species diversity. The bottom substrates were investigated with a drop camera equipped with both video and still camera. In total 48 close-up photo images were taken along within total 1250 metres of video transect. In addition a total of seven grab samples were collected with a Day grabber. All photos and grab samples were further analysed identifying biota to lowest taxonomic level common in these areas. The result from the analyses of photo and video transects together with information from grab samples, bathymetry and side scan sonar is the base for the interpretation and classification of habitats of the entire surveyed area. Three different habitats were identified. The eastern part of the surveyed area is dominated by sand mixed with cobbles and boulders (A5.411) and areas of sand (A5.211). In two of the video transects (DDV-006 and DDV-008) in the western part of the survey area the habitat A5.6271, Baltic mussel bed, is present where the cobbles and boulders are carpeted with blue mussel, Mytilus edulis. However, the lack of additional fauna and the fact that mussels primarily have a patchy distribution connected to the solid structures rather than affecting the structures in the gravel between the boulders the mussels could probably be considered a mussel bed rather than a reef. Both video transects are positioned in sediments classified as Diamicton. The mussel bed habitat is mixed with habitat A5.411 (mixed sediment bottoms) along both transects. Habitat A5.411 is also present along DDV-002, also this transect positioned in the Diamicton area. This leads to the assumption that there is a mix of the two habitats in the area. The low number of video transects however, makes it difficult to set any spatial limits of the mussel beds within the Diamicton area. The low number of transects and grabs in the survey area makes the interpretation to a large extent dependent on the geophysical and geotechnical survey. The differences within a determined sediment type are therefore difficult to find. To determine the depth limit on the mussel beds and to be able to make a more detailed habitat description additional sampling would be needed. Södra Midsjöbankarna has previously been classified as an Annex 1 habitat, a sublittoral sandbank by Naturvårdsverket (2006). The sandbank has been stretched to a depth of 34 metres. This survey however has only been carried out at a depth shallower than that and doesn’t reach the boarders of the sublittoral sandbank. One area in the western part of the survey area is classified as Stiff Clay. Since no grab or video transect were conducted in that area, a specific bio habitat classification has not been assigned. The area is classified as a part of the surrounding habitat, A5.411. 31 Client: E.ON Vind Sverige Environmental Survey Report Project No: 100829 Doc No: 100829-EON-MMT-SUR-REP-ENVIRO01-A 5. 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9-1.1/15/9408-2 Meie 02.11.2015 nr 9-1.1/15/9408-2 \* Vastavalt piiriülese keskkonnamõju hindamise (KMH) konventsioonile teavitas Rootsi 2011. aastal Eestit Södra Midsjöbanken avamere tuulepargi projektist. Keskkonnaministeerium korraldas selle osas riigisisese konsulteerimise ning tuginedes tagasisidele informeeriti Rootsit soovist osaleda kõ nealuse projekti järgnevates KMH etappides. Nüüdseks on Rootsi edastanud Eestile eesti- ja ingliskeelsed Södra Midsjöbanken projekti loataotluse dokumendid, sealhulgas KMH materjalid. Konkreetselt on ülevaated KMH peamistest tulemustest leitavad lisatud failide kaheksandas peatü kis. Võimalikud kommentaarid ja ettepanekud on oodatud hiljemalt 27. novembriks 2015. Lugupidamisega (allkirjastatud digitaalselt) Kaupo Heinma Keskkonnakorralduse o sakonna juhataja Lisad: 1. Eestikeelne materjal . 2. Ingliskeelne materjal. 3. Jaotuskava. Rainer Persidski 626 2973; [email protected] From: Rene Arikas Sent: 2. november 2015. a. 20:43 To: Keiu Leopard Subject: FW: 9-1.1_15_9408_2_02112015_922567.bdoc Attachments: 9-1.1_15_9408_2_02112015_922567.bdoc PPsse From: Jaak Kaabel Sent: Monday, November 02, 2015 8:34 PM To: Rene Arikas <[email protected]> Subject: 9-1.1_15_9408_2_02112015_922567.bdoc Tere, Palun VA seisukohta antud rootslaste projekti osas. Tervitused! Jaak