Noise
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Noise sources (A_18)
The possible significant acoustic emission sources at the Port of Huelva are as follows:
| Activity | Order of relevance 9 |
|---|---|
| Operations with scrap metal | N/A |
| Other activities (indicate which) | N/A |
| Industrial activity at concessions | 1 |
| Truck traffic | 2 |
| Ships at berth | 3 |
| Port machinery | 4 |
| Rail traffic | 5 |
| Construction work | 6 |
| Operations with containers | 7 |
| Movement at Ro-Ro terminals | 8 |
| Leisure facilities | 9 |
9 The order of relevance is allocated from 1 to 4, with 1 being the highest. NA, when Not Applicable.
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Noise complaints or reports (A_19)
Huelva Port Authority has a specific procedure for receiving and managing complaints, which are channelled through the registry or by email through a special channel set up on the website. Thus, suggestions or complaints are formally logged and then sent to the relevant department to be managed in a timely fashion, along with the relevant answer to the user.
In 2020, there was only one noise complaint, sent by a local resident from the city of Huelva with regard to a one-off incident caused by the road cleaning services of the area.
- Activity leading to the complaint: Noise from the machinery used for the road cleaning
- Number of complaints: 1
- Source of the complaint: External complaint, local resident
The actions taken to correct that incident are described below:
- Activity leading to the complaint: Noise from the machinery used for the road cleaning
- Action: Amendment of the machinery specification in subsequent tendering for road cleaning and changing the time slots for certain cleaning activities
In previous years, there were no complaints or reports recorded at Huelva Port Authority relating to the noise emissions from the port activity.
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of complaints | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This is mainly due to the service wharves where the main port activity is concentrated are in the Outer Port, far from the population centres. That is why Huelva Port Authority did not plan to produce a noise map or adopted measures to control the noise emissions linked to the port’s activity.
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