Local businessman and gold miner Andron Alphonso is investing in the oil and gas sector and has applied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set up a shore base port facility at Best Village, West Bank of Demerara.
In the Guyana Chronicle, the EPA yesterday notified that the shorebase would not require an Environmental Impact Assessment, saying that the project was screened and it was categorised as having no significant impacts.
While the EPA did not state that the proposed facility would be in an area with mangroves, it noted that “detailed specific mitigation measures” should be explained.
According to the EPA, any minor issues “can be addressed through appropriate and practical environmental safeguards at the respective proposed location and its environs.”
But while it pointed out that a summary of the project could be found on its website, checks yesterday showed that it had not yet been uploaded.
The agency said that it will also prescribe in its authorization robust measures and safeguards to ensure compliance with its Act and that an Environmental and Social Management Plan is required to be prepared to address specific issues identified in the screening process.
