Water Quality Impact Assessment
The key sources and types of potential water quality impact associated with the Project include the
following:
Construction Phase
- Suspended solids and dissolved oxygen in the water column resulting from:
- Sediment Dredging and anchor protection for the installation of transmission power
cable in Junk Bay using dredgers;
- Jetting for the installation of transmission power cable connecting to the section in
Junk Bay to the offshore foundation site;
- Jetting for the installation of collection power cable within the foundation site;
- Installation of foundation involving pumping out seawater from inside of the suction
caissons to the surrounding ambient water;
- Sewage Generation due to workforce; and
- Accidental spillage of chemicals.
Operational Phase
- Changes to the hydrodynamic regime in the regions near the wind farm site and in the water
control zones within the Study Area;
- Discharges from marine vessels deployed for routine maintenance; and
- Oil Spills due to accidental events.
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