Consulting

Environmental Management

ENVIMA elaborates national and regional Environmental Management Concepts and Action Plans. The design philosophy considers the integration and harmonization of all human activities, which might have impacts on the environment. The integrated environmental management concepts enable all responsible authorities to guide, plan and act coordinated with the objective on an economic and ecologic sustainable development. The following projects have been carried out considering this philosophy:

National Environmental Management System, Quito, Ecuador

Design and establishment of the General National Environmental Management of Ecuador as a pilot program for all TCA countries (Tratado de Cooperacion Amazonica), financed by the UNIDO to guide the industrial development of the Amazonian region of Ecuador, comprising

• Design of an National Environmental Monitoring System (EMoS)

• Design of an National Environmental Information System (EIS)

• Design of a short-term action plan as a basis to formulate and implement Ecuador’s national environmental policy

• Design of a long-term action plan to monitor and manage environmental impacts throughout the whole country

• Design of a logistic scheme for transferring applicable components of the Ecuadorian Environmental Management System to the other countries of the TCA

Rainforest Protection System, Quito, Ecuador

Collaboration on the development and implementation of a rainforest protection system within the framework of an NGO based sustainable agricultural development and sustainable development of Eco-Tourism in the rainforest areas of the west slopes of the Andes in Ecuador

Regional Environmental Management Plan, Dresden, Germany

Preparing of a "General Environmental Management Plan" for the regional sustainable development of the Saxon Switzerland National Park Region taking into account existing sub-concepts for ecological zoning, traffic and tourism under special consideration of the harmonizing of protection of natural resources, land use, and tourism.
Elaboration of an Environmental Management and Infrastructure Planning Concept for the planning of traffic, agriculture, forestry, commerce, industry and technical infrastructure as well as development of environmental friendly tourism, harmonizing with each other.

Environmental Management Services, Jakarta, Indonesia

Working out a proposal as consulting services for an international working Environmental Consulting and Engineering Company relating "Environmental Management Services" for the State Environmental Agency of Indonesia BAPEDAL including the

1. description of the development and implementation of an national accreditation and certification system based on international environmental standards (EC Eco-Audit Directive, ISO 14000),

2. design of environmental databases,

3. concept and planning of environmental information centers and national information network,

4. design of the compilation of essential modern equipment.

Integral Urban Ecological Concept for a Local Development Plan, Eppingen, Germany
Investigation on the environmental sensitivity and elaboration of an integral ecological concept for the local development plan “Oststadt II” of the planned residential area “Schussmauer” in Eppingen in order to provide a basis for sustainable urban development.

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Integrated Waste Management

ENVIMA elaborates Waste Management Master Plans and Concepts as well as components of the waste management, including Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Support on Licensing Procedures for Waste Management Facilities, as well as Transportation Logistics and Site Management. ENVIMA follows the philosophy “build on the existence” in order to strengthen and to improve existing facilities, systems and approaches, integrating informal waste management components as well. The economic, socio economic and ecologic viability build the crucial point on the priority-based system of Prevention first, Recycling after prevention, Treatment after recycling and Final Deposition as last solution.

Master Plan of the integral waste management of Bogota, Columbia

Elaboration of crucial components of an integrated waste management of Bogota, emphasized on the prevention, recycling and treatment incl. final deposition of all types of recycling materials from household, industry, hospitals, construction, and green areas. Elaboration of a transportation concept and site management for the entire waste management of Bogota. Working out Action Plans and terms of references for the implementation of the waste management.

Waste Management Feasibility Study, Dresden, Germany

Investigation on the economy and feasibility of an incineration plant for residuals including a biological-mechanical pre-treatment at the site of the sewage treatment works in Kaditz, Dresden.
Estimation of the amount of transportations and recommendations for the improvement of the transportation routing system. Assessment of the impacts on the environment and on urban features.

Waste Management Concept, Stuttgart, Germany

Integration of the waste management concepts of Enz District, Pforzheim Town Council, Freudenstadt District and Calw District to a general concept for the North Black Forest Region including the development of additional measures for waste reduction at source and resource recovery; comparison between biological-mechanical and thermal treatments for unrecoverable wastes and consideration of their incorporation into the overall concept.

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Siting, Site Management and Transport Logistics

Siting, Site Management and Transport Logistics are essential components of the integrated waste management. Both, transport and sites for the disposal of solid waste are main cost factors of the waste management. ENVIMA elaborates economic efficient systems in order to reduce costs and environmental adverse impacts.

Transportation Logistics to a Sanitary Landfill, District of Enz, Germany

Investigation on the technical and logistical feasibility of various scenarios of waste transportation to the residual waste sanitary landfill Hochberg in the district of Enz

Siting of a Thermal Waste Treatment Plant, Pforzheim, Germany

Siting and site investigations of a thermal waste treatment plant in the Black Forest-Baar District, taken into account the dispersal of air and water pollutants and the logistics of transportation.

Transport Logistics Expert Study, Krefeld, Germany

Expert assessment on the tie-in of the transportation of the Krefeld Refuse Incineration Plant into the railway network under consideration of alternative haulage options, including computer-aided modeling

Siting of a Hazardous Waste Treatment Facilities, Sachsen, Germany

General area siting of a hazardous waste treatment facilities, especially for a soil remediation plant and hazardous waste incineration plant in the service area of the West Sachsen Joint Municipality and Regional Authorities Association (Districts of Altenburg, Borna, Gaithain, Grimma, Leipzig and City of Leipzig)

Review of Siting Studies, Sinsheim, Germany

Review of previous siting studies and evaluations of landfills in which excavated soil, rubble and residual waste following resources recovery are to be disposed of in the Rhine-Neckar District. Elaboration of recommendations and a list of priorities for the selection of sites, considering the existing regional waste management concept as well as the transport logistics and environmental impacts.

Siting of a New Landfill, Niesky, Germany

General area siting of a new landfill for domestic waste following resources recovery, considering technical infrastructure, linkages to the traffic infrastructure, geological and hydro geological qualifications, and environmental aspects (air, water, soil, odor, landscape).

Comparison of Alternative Sites for a Planned Transformer Station, Heidelberg, Germany

Comparison of alternative sites for the erection and operation of a planned transformer station, considering economical, technical and ecological aspects.

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Air Pollution Management

ENVIMA elaborates industrial and traffic related air pollution management systems as well as components of it, such as i.e. Air Pollution Monitoring Systems, Ambient Air Quality Plans, Pollutant Dispersion Models, and technical expert studies on measures to reduce industrial and traffic related emission, considering production processes, vehicle technologies and air pollutant treatment technologies.

The improvement of regulatory frameworks, institutional strengthening, technical and managerial training for the staff of governmental agencies, industrial facilities and consulting companies as well as building of public awareness and the improvement of cooperation among all stakeholders represents an essential part of the air pollution management.

The Air Pollution Management has been and will also be considered in other projects, such as EIA, Integrated Waste Management and Environmental Management.

Prevention and Control of Industrial Air Pollution, Bangkok, Thailand

Implementation of Industrial Air Pollution Management with the objective, that Thai industrial companies are increasingly using environmentally friendly technologies as well as measures to avoid air pollution, including the elaboration of Technical Guidelines for selected industrial sectors, establishment of Emission Standards, introduction of Environmental Management Systems in SMEs, elaboration and implementation of Economic Instruments and Incentive Schemes, implementation of a target group oriented participatory approach.

Urban Air Quality Management Program , Beirut, Lebanon

Design of an Urban Air Quality Management System for the Greater Beirut Area within the framework of the “Technical Assistance and Institutional Strengthening to the Ministry of Environment in Beirut, Lebanon, financed by the European Commission and coordinated by the Sector Implementation Unit (SIU 3) of the Ministry of Environment

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Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Audit

ENVIMA carries out Environmental Impact Assessment Studies for Waste Treatment Facilities, Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Energy Generation Facilities as well as for HV transmission lines and numerous other facilities for licensing procedures as well as for planes and programs.

Complying with international standards of EIA procedures (i.e. WB directive) and expertise on pollution control and environmental meteorology, water pollution control, geology and hydrogeology, landscaping, botanic and zoology as well as technical know-how and consideration of national and international environmental standards build the basis for a high quality of the studies and audits.

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) on a planned Coal Fired Power Plant, Germany/China

EIA as per the Guidelines of the World Bank and the World Bank Directive 4.01 for a coal fired power plant (2x50 MW) in Pingdingshan, China. The EIA includes environmental impact mitigation, environmental management and environmental monitoring plans. Cost estimations for mitigation measures and for the procurement of monitoring and laboratory equipment

Environmental Audit of an existing Coal Fired Power Plant, Germany/China

Elaboration of an Environmental Audit Report as per the Guidelines of the World Bank and the World Bank Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook within the framework of a techno-economic due diligence study for an existing coal fired power plant (50 MW) in Pingdingshan, China.
The Environmental Audit includes a technical and environmental related comparison of pulverized coal combustion (PC) with circulating fluidized bed combustion (CFBC), recommendations of technical improvements for environmental friendly operation and an environmental assessment

EIA on an Overhead Transmission Line and a Gas Pipeline, Sultanate of Oman and Germany

EIA of an 132 kV overhead transmission line (50 km) and a spur gas pipeline from Muscat to Al Kamil, Sharqiya Region in the Sultanate of Oman

• Evaluation of environmental impacts

• Development of an environmental impact mitigation plan

• Development of alternative routes harmonizing ecological and economical aspects

• Development of an environmental management plan

• Environmental advisor to the engineering company

EIA on a Wastewater Treatment Plant, Schwetzingen, Germany

Environmental Impact Assessment on the extension of the wastewater treatment plant under special consideration of the sewage sludge treatment
Environmental advisor and support on the licensing procedure to the Local Authorities Association for Wastewater Management

EIA on Waste Treatment Facilities, Mannheim, Germany

Environmental Impact Assessment on a planned waste separation plant and an interim storage for hazardous waste and waste as subject to regular inspection on the Friesenheimer Insel in Mannheim

EIA on a Sanitary Landfill, District of Enz, Germany

Elaboration and Coordination of an Environmental Impact Assessment on a sanitary landfill for the district of Enz within the framework of the plan approval procedure

EIA on a High Voltage Transmission Line, Brandenburg, Germany

Environmental Impact Assessment concerning a land appropriation procedure for a high voltage transmission line in Brandenburg, including investigations on alternative line routes as well as expert reports on the impacts on scenery and cultural heritage as well as analysis of the overall environmental impacts

EIA on a Waste Disposal and Recycling Center, Oldenburg, Germany

Description of basic technical requirements of a site and assessment of environmental impacts of a planned waste disposal and recycling center. Draft planning of waste disposal and recycling facilities Special consideration of the bio-waste composting plant of the town of Oldenburg. The following facilities had been taken into account:

• Composting Plant

• Building Rubble Treatment Plant and Crusher Plant

• Hazardous Waste Transfer Storage

• Transfer Station for commercial and domestic solid waste

• Waste Separation Plant

• Shredder Plant and Conditioning Plant for Plastics

EIA on a composting plant, Heidelberg-Wieblingen, Germany

Environmental Impact Assessment on a planned technical improvement of the recycling and composting plant and waste transfer station Heidelberg-Wieblingen to meet the standards of TA-Luft

EIA on a cemetery and crematorium, Wiesbaden, Germany

Elaboration of an environmental impact assessment for the siting and planning of the new main cemetery of Wiesbaden and for the planning and erection of a crematorium in Wiesbaden. The investigation on the planning of the cemetery have taken into account a combined use of the area for recreation and leisure-time as well as for the cemetery itself. Recommendation on the planning have been made for the acoustically and visual separation of the different use of the areas, to avoid conflicts.

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Water Management

River Basin Management, Heidelberg, Germany

River Basin Management for the rivers of the Rhine-Neckar District, including river development and rehabilitation plan.

Landscape Management Plan, Heidelberg, Germany

Landscape Management Plan within the framework of the planning of several high water retention basins in the Rhine-Neckar District

Development of Applications for a River Management Information System, Mainz, Germany

Development of standardized preservation measures and related symbols and development of application within the framework of the development of a river management information system for Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Environmental Information Systems
Urban Development and Planning
Training

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