LNG
SITING
AND
OPERATIONS
IN
THE
SER:

IMPACT
CONSIDERATIONS
AND
ISSUES
July
20,
2004
DIRECT
CONSTRUCTION
IMPACTS

DREDGE,
FILL,
STRUCTURE
PLACEMENT
 
10s
OF
ACRES

PIPELINE
CONSTRUCTION
 
100s
OF
ACRES
DIRECT
OPERATION
IMPACTS

IMPINGEMENT
 
VELOCITIES
UP
TO
1
FPS

ENTRAINMENT
(
INTAKE)
OF
EFH
PREY
AND
MANGED
SPECIES
 
100­
250
MILLION
GALLONS
PER
DAY

PROCESS
WATER
DISCHARGE
 
COLD
WATER
PLUME
AND
BIOCIDES
IMPACTING
100s
OF
ACRES
FISHERY
IMPACTS
­

ENTRAINMENT

PORT
PELICAN
CASE
STUDY

176
MGD

1.6
BILLION
FISH
LARVAE/
YR

3.3
BILLION
FISH
EGGS/
YR

60
MILLION
SHRIMP
LARVAE/
YR

500
BILLION
ZOOPLANKTON/
YR
POTENTIAL
MONETARY
IMPACTS
(
EPA
WEB)


CONSERVATIVELY
ESTIMATED
TO
BE
$
0.5
TO
$
1
MILLION/
YR/
100MGD
(
TAMPA
AND
NEW
ENGLAND
CASE
STUDIES)


DOESN'T
CONSIDER
BROWN
OR
WHITE
SHRIMP
OR
MENHADEN
CUMULATIVE
IMPACTS

GULF
OF
MEXICO
REGION
 
16
LNG
FACILITIES
EXISTING,
APPROVED,
AND
PROPOSED

POTENTIAL
LNG
WATER
USE
­
>
1,000
MGD

OTHER
WATER
USERS
INCLUDE
REFINERIES,
ELECTRIC
GENERATING
FACILITIES,
DESALINIZATION
PLANTS
PROBLEMS
&
ISSUES

FISHERY
DATA
LIMITED

INADEQUATE
TIME
OR
MONEY
TO
GATHER
NECESSARY
INFORMATION
TO
ASSESS
POPULATION
IMPACTS

FMP
IMPLICATIONS

CUMULATIVE
EVALUATIONS
INFORMATION
NEEDS
SCIENCE­
MANAGEMENT

ACCURATE
ESTIMATES
OF
IMPACTS
AND
POPULATION
LEVEL
EFFECTS

UNDERSTANDING
OF
FOOD
WEB
(
ECOSYSTEM)
CONSEQUENCES

MITIGATION
OPTIONS
FOR
FISHERY
IMPACTS

MONITORING
REQUIREMENTS
&

ADAPTIVE
FACILITY
OPERATIONS
QUESTIONS?
