This study aims to assess the environmental impact of sugar beat production plant in Egypt owned to ESMA company for sugar production. Sugar industry depends on extracting sugar from the roots of beets or from canes, and is considered as one of the most important strategic industries which is related to development and economic progress, so establishing new projects to produce sugar in Egypt is necessary. This study is based on investigation of the elements that may affect the environment and the public health due to the establishment and operation of the ESMA project in Egypt, and providing the ideal solutions to avoid any negative effects through an environmental management plan that aims to limit the negative effects resulted from these kinds of projects and to comply with the regulations in the Egyptian Law of Environment number 4/1994 concerning the sugar production projects by following the allowed limits of the rates of the emission in all factory sectors.
As a result, this study various mitigation measures have been proposed, which have been presented in Environmental Management Plan (EMP). For monitoring these impacts, various environmental attributes have been proposed at the time and after completing the management plans. A well-defined environmental monitoring program would be employed with trained and qualified staff of Environmental Management of the proposed project, to monitor the environmental attributes of the area with respect to EMP with efficacy as well as following the guidelines of EEAA.