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    [Ghowves «Moone [hess] > & TT esha BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT KURSANGI AND KARABAGLI OIL FIELDS AZERBAIJAN ‘Sahin Oi Dames & Moore “Enver ase Savy “Table of Contents 1, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 161 Rahs of Cotminstion Mappa | 162 Observations ding Sad ivesngnsons. = Saale | etaphe usar Fecrined ake 1 peter Blind Uae Manat Minis [1 [Erno arpa Helgciog 16" Homchins eins arse 11” Riso spear Tie beioe 15 Rfromedina eet ters | [1s Barbs escomar ‘nbs a 20 Nea noi Nocti bt — 21 Vesper pre Pesta bl | iat | Mitre Ba 35mm Pattteed bt = 36 Vacs Seon | 35 Lap ropa Bron bre 26-LGtest ae rma 27" Daron nad Feet Somos 3 alas lor Saletan 29-| Raat Blak 30 [dpode rie "Yalow na noe St dats Wood mae Sa Noe acy Minor Asan andi 33 Mensirowes Rela nit 3 ar ere ‘Wass 35_| Mra sii Gastar vl 361 Canis = Wo 37 Leawes Colder RET 3 | apes ner Orin fo (39-[hset na Wass 00 alee Sipe a a\_[ Su semf Wid [anilcaet epee Cha DEED 1 nr il Repo Fil Dn War RT wv Tos Roe omnosse: Eavionnentl Baseline Survey Ducto anthropogenic factors, the natural habits and number of anima iving i the rea have Been reduce by about 35.60% nthe lst thy year. In adton, te Jey Dect population within Us area inca extinction de to Haman influences, 48 Birds Durag previous observation, 183 species of bids have been denied within the Kursange snd Karabagli contact area. Bird qumbers, size and species vary dependent on the season tnd fave been identified during studies according to habit. During an auturn survey in September, bids at inkabt open areas were identified and Included the Calandra Lark, the lesser Short toed Lavk, Sky Lar, Yelow Wag, Tawny Pipi Meadow Ppt Hen Hare, Pllié Harrie and KesslBids tit sabi ress adjacent to humans include Staring, Spanish Sparows, House Sparrows, Rooks and Swallows Abereal-bush birds consist of species such a8 the Chaffin, Stock Dove, Wood Pigeon, “Turdedove and Greenfineh. ‘During a Novener survey, water-marsh bird including species such as the Greylg Goose, ‘Malad, Teal, Sheback, Black-winged Sit, Green Sandpiper, Redshank, Greensank and Blacktailed Gost were identified. ‘A wintering and migration survey revealed 44 bird species within the outbeatem Shirvan and nesting and migration survey corded 53 species of birds within the contact rea, “There are 28 species of birds that are inched nthe nterational Red Dita Book, Azerbaijan RedData Book. or both. They are listed in the following wbl [Spedes Name | Pyginy Cormorast [remains Red ook Least White fronted Goose | Tnternaonal Red Book Ferrginous Duck ‘Spoted Eagle ali Harrier International Red Book Tess Kestel_[ Intemational Red Book Com Crake International Red Book Dalination Pelican International and Azerbaijan Red Book Rediaessed Goose Internation and Azerbaijan Red Book ‘Marbled Tel International and Azebaijen Red Book ‘Whit-headed Dusk Tnerationl and Azerbaien Red Book [Steppe Eagle Theratonl and Azerbaien Red Book imperial Eagle Thteratonl and Azerbaijan Red Book ‘White-tailed Eagle Tnemational and Azerbaijan Red Book Til Burrs Tneratonl and Azebaijen Red Book ‘Grea: Bustard International nd Azerbaijan Red Book Tntematonal and Azerbaijan Red Book ‘Azerbaijan Red Book ‘Azerbaijan Red Book ‘Azerbaijan Red Book [Osprey 'Azebaijan Red Book Shor 1oedFagle ‘Azerbaijan Red Book Saker ‘Azerbaijan Red Book 109962 Symoit Danes & Moore ist Posen “Reetaijan Red Book —_ Pups Galinule ‘Azerbaijan Red Book - ‘White tled Flover ‘Azerbaijan Red Book ‘Black tellied Sand Grouse | Azerbaijan Red Book 49° loraand geobotany ‘The Kursange and Karabagl fields are located in the eastem section of the Kurs-Araks lowland of Azerbaijan in the souheastem Sharvan Plain, Geobotanial information about this region dates bck 200 year, (Curet data indicates that there are 158 species of fowerng plans including 116 genus and 35 fanilies within the contact are, including the fra within the Shirvan Came Reserve Teluded in these numbers are seven endemic plans: 3 we ative of Azerbaijan and 4 to the CCaucats. The species Callgonum baluense is a rate disappearing plant species of| ‘Azebajn Nora and was repistered in the Red Book ofthe USSR. Deser vegetation predominates inthe southeastern Shivan plan, This typeof vegetation is ‘most efen categorised by halopyties including poush plans, sa bite, wormooods and Various species of altvort. Desert vegetation i chareterised by fur formation classes and 10 fomnation groups. The fs formations presented below Formation Gray Sol'Type Piant Species Fist | Hjoeneman “Aialine so Holocnenum, sea ies, halosachys Poa Pant San, aaline wile | Brushwood oF poaah pane Halostachys ‘Allaline sis Hoalostachys, tamarisk Sea ble Darky alkaline soils | Petrosimonin, salvort, sea bite ‘Woiaiain Sltwort | Grey and aang sis] Stubs — of —moantin saltwork, sea ble and | potash plans Sexo | Cason Weiallaine soils Halosyachys, ola and soley rss Pulpy Satwort | Saline andalialine soils] Saltwort. ephemeral wastes and chenopodiaceae Petonimonia Salne, gy alate fash plant, mountain { sails ssltwort, Tht [Salwordwvornwood | Shighly saline Meadow-grss, alfa, saltwert Fourth | Ephenend Geey ss Brome grass _speclwell, Wormwood, barley, meatow-grass ‘In adtion, both marsh meadow and water marsh Vegetation i found in thereon. “Marsh-neadow vegetation found in small patches in wet, lowered meorelit as wells on oneave slopes, The predominant formations are camel's thor, grees, iquorice and sea lavender. ‘Firemen enna Keportial Dat Maser ROL Taoe SSCS Saban Oi Danes & Moore Envienmental Baseline Survey Locally, water-marsh vegetation typically grows near the banks ofthe Kura River, Pirsagat tnd Chalakel Lake within he Shevan Game Reserve. Vegetation i dominated by reeds sch aca’ tai and wood reed, Bhe-green Algae ha ls been denied in ponds 4.10, Climate and Meteorology ‘The climate in the region has undergone long-term monitoring wsing meteoroogis stations located near the contract area: Kazi Magomed inthe prt, Ayat inthe northeast and Sayan in the south, Ia addion, the meteorological station Karachla was located within the Karabagh Field rom 1906 1960. ‘oso Sons Win Karan Kaba ‘The Kursange and Kerabgl areas are located within a subwopieal zone with a semi-dser type of elnate providing th aes grea with hot, ry summer and mild winter Average Temperatures inte summer ae 27°C and dung the winter 12°C, Sutace so temperamres sre gencrilly warmer tim sir temperatures thoughout the year, Because of the high ‘emperatres and semindser landscape, the are has high evaporation rate ‘Annual average precipitation ranges between 190 mm in Alyat and 245 mm in Salyan Precptation is mainly inte frm of rim andthe majority falls during the winter months Daring the summer months, only 10%-12% ofthe annual quantity of preiptation fs. This luck of precipitation extending fiom May uni September rest in relative humdi levele sound $1%-60% in Joly and August. Antal readings ciate between 70 % and 74%. The region is also chastised by light wind conditions shat blow from the east and southeast nthe soramer and from the west andthe northwer inthe winter. Average srl ‘vind speed is 3.8 mis in Alt and Kaci-Magomed, Historically, the numberof days during ‘TitvanelioiFial gaFie bat Maw RWiae tae SCSC« OP oun96e Saiyan Dames & Moore ‘whic wind speed exceed 15 m/s is Sin Karachaa, however the tol for Kszi-Majomed and Alyuat i232 cas, ‘Typically there ar bout 28 foay days per year in Karachals These mainly occur during the coldest month and conti for 4 days. The annual number of days on which thunderstorms (occur number aprexinately 10-12. These inidenees occur primary between May and September afer excesive rating ofthe inn by high tempertures 411 Air Quatiy istrically the air quliy of the region bas Been influenced significantly by the industrial cmisios from the towns of Ali-Bayramli and Salyan. Stastes indicate that 28,980 tonneslyear of polluting substances are emited fom AliBayraml and 3,900 tonnes/year from Sayin, ‘The main contnbutors to hese impurities are the Al-Bayraml Hydroelectric Power Station and the NGDU Shivam. Consequently, conceneations of sulphur dioxide (42%) and ritogen oxides (285%) ae predominant in the emissions. Emissions from the NGDU Shirvaneft in Saylan xe primarily of the hydrocarbon type. Average Sulfr Dioxide concenzations (0.053-0(90 mig’) and mitogen oxide concentrations (0.06:0.08m@/) often exceed the Maximum Permissible Concentration (MPC) by 15-2 mes. The highest onceatations of sulfur dioxide occur during the winter months wien the power sation Works on an extended schedule. Nivogen oxide concentatons reach heir maktmum during the spring and autumn when strong winds carry nitrogen compounds from Styl, ‘Meteorological conditions also influence thea quality in the region as wel, Wind speed and

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