Reconstruction of water supply systems of town Echmiadzin and nearby 4 villages
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTAND MONITORING PLAN
Public Disclosure Authorized
TABLE OF CONTENT
1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ...... 6 1.2 Description of the water supply and wastewater systems of the settlements ...... 6 1.3 Current condition of water supply structures ...... 8 1.4. Description of the works proposed under the design ...... 9 2. BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ...... 12 Public Disclosure Authorized 2.1. Geography and Climate ...... 12 2.2. Natural Environment ...... 15 3. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND MITIGATION MEASURES ...... 16 3.1. Environmental Impacts ...... 16 . air pollution and noise from construction vehicles and machinery, ...... 16 . soil erosion and sediment transport, ...... 16 . environment pollution with household and construction waste, ...... 16 . land and water resources pollution with fuels and lubricants, and ...... 16
Public Disclosure Authorized . land and water resources pollution with chlorine...... 16 3.2. Social Impacts ...... 18 3.3 The organizational obligations for the proposed mitigating measures are distributed among the following agencies: ...... 21 4. DELIVERABLES ...... 23 5. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLAN ...... 23
TABLES Table 1. Improvement works proposed under the design ...... 10
Public Disclosure Authorized Table 2. Social safeguards screening information ...... 18
ANNEXES Annex 1. Environmental management matrix ...... 15 Annex 2. Minutes of public discussions and the list of participants ...... 22 Annex 3. Photos of Project Works Locations ...... 26
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The Environmental screening outcome for the project on “Reconstruction of water supply systems of town Echmiatsian and nearby four villages” is its attribution to the environmental Category B (according to the WB OP 4.01/1999 Environmental Assessment)
1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
1.1 Introduction
The project aims at improving water supply systems of Echmiadzin town and nearby villages, for the implementation of which CES Consulting Engineers Salzgitter prepared Detailed Design (DD) by the order of AWSC CJSC, financing by World Bank.
The final DD carries measures for the improvement of water supply systems of town Echmiadzin town and villages Aygeshat, Dasht, Shahumyan and Norakert. During ToR clarification the design team was guided by the idea to complete the rehabilitation works, commenced in the last years for having improved water supply networks and unimpeded water supply system.
During eleboration of DD existing water supply main structures, emergence waste water networks of the project area had been examined, as well as the the main issues, which need to be solved, had been explained.
1.2 Description of the water supply and wastewater systems of the settlements
The existing water supplying of the town Etchmiadzin and rural communities are implemented from Bazmaghbyur and Ghazaravan underground sources of the region Ashtarak through three main systems: Bazmaghbyur-Etchmiadzin gravity system (captages) (320 l/sec) Ghazaravan -Etchmiadzin gravity system (deep wells)(350 l/sec) Ghazaravan-Etchmiadzin gravity system (captages) (80 l/sec)
The water quality of the mentioned sources coresponds to requirements, determined in the Decree of RA Ministry of Health N876 on “Drinking Water”. Transported water amount is disinfected through two existing chlorination stations.
500l/sec water amount of the total 750l/sec received from headworks is consumed by town Etchmiadzin and 26 rural communities, while the remained 250l/sec water amount is consumed by 13 rural communities of Aragatsotn marz.
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Ghazaravan-Etchmiadzin 52km long water main constructed of steel pipes of 350 to 500mm in diameter. The water main feeds the Daily Regulating Reservuars which supplies drinking water to Etchmiadzin town, airport, and 16 rural communities. The Ghazaravan water main was constructed in 1960. It passes through a number of settlements and a number of lately privatized land. There are illegal connections to the water main, on the other hand unregistered water consumption volume index is very high.
Bazmaghbyur-Etchmiadzin 44,5km long water main constructed of steel pipes of 400-500mm in diameter. The water main feeds the DRRs serving the distribution network of town Etchmiadzin and nearby 26 rural communities. The main water mains before reaching DDRs of Echmiadzin city, located south-east to Shahumyan village run through rural communities, and partly through privitized parcels of land. In these areas subscribers make illegal connections to the water main, which is the cause of unregisyered water use high index. In addition, due to erosion of pipes often occur leakages from damaged pipes, as well as around connections and hydraulic equipment.
The existing chlorine stations have been reconstructed in the head structures, the chlorine equipments of the operating systems have been fully replaced installing modern and reliable equipment.
Currently, there are 10 source nodes, 2 chlorine stations in the system. The existing total 14 deep wells for serving town Etchmiadzin and villages are not exploiting. Water is transmitted from the head structures through 300-600mm diameter three main water mains with 136km total length. The water main fed from Bazmaghbyur water source captages is divided into two branches in the village area of Voskevaz, the right branch of which is for the villages Amberd, Aghavnatun, Doghs, Tsaghkakunq and Aragats, but the left one is for Aygeshat, Mrgastan, etc., for water supplying of 10 villages.
From the water main branching node nearly (300-350)m lower to the current direction, damping well is constructed in each branch, the aim of which is to maintain water main from the unacceptable pressure (see pic. 1, 2), currently the technical condition of the damping wells is far from being satisfactory. The cover plates are demolished in the result of which passers-by and local inhabitants have free access in them. Moreover, in the irrigation period, the owners of surrounding lands were forced to close water main entrance and water is used for the irrigation purposes through the deprived pipe.
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1.3 Current condition of water supply structures
External system Water supplying of the town Etchmiadzin and 4 village communities is implemented from Bazmaghbyur-Etchmiadzin gravity schemes (captages), Ghazaravan-Etchmiadzin gravity schemes (deep wells) and Ghazaravan–Etchmiadzin gravity schemes (captages), town Etchmiadzin is fed from W=(1x6000+1x1000+2x 2000)մ3 volume DRRs located in Shahumyan 934m node and is given to the town 400l/sec flow. Generally 11000m3 volume 4 DRRs are constructed, the 2 of which have 2000m3, the one (airport DRRs) has 1000m3 and the one has 6000m3 volumes.
The waters from Ghazaravan and Bazmaghbyur water sources with Փ500-600mm diameter 2 water mains are transmitted to DRRs operating in the south-eastern territory of the village Sghahumyan, which are for the reliability increase of the water supply system work of town Etchmiadzin, nearby villages and airport.
Ghazaravan source waters are transmitted to the DRRs territory with 500mm diameter pipe and are disributed into the 4 DRRs. But the waters coming from Bazmaghbyur with 600mm diameter pipe fall into 6000m3 volume DRRs.
The water main emerging from Ghazaravan water sources, entering the territory of Shahumyan DRRs, feeds 2 2000m3 volume reservoirs. Before falling into the reservoir Before entering the reservoirs water metering node is constructed on water main, above the disribution node, which is uninstalled and isn’t operating, but the serving valves and connecting water metering nodes, existing on water main, are not maintained.
The constructed reservoirs aren’t implementing a regulatory role in the case of existing of the significant leakages in the water mains and internal distribution networks of the town. The waters are distributed immediately to the consumers from water sources without causing accumulation volumes. As a result, extreme conditions are created during the supply of multy apartment blocks, as a necessary pressure isn’t created in the network. That is why the water supplying of the multi-apartment blocks is implemented through local pumps. It sharply reduces the effectivness of the system.
The water supply system service of town Etchmiadzin is implemented by AWSC CJSC. Approximately 400l/sec flow is distributed to town, which is enough only for 16 hours water supply.
Water supply distribution network
The water supply distribution network 62.7km of town Etchmiadzin is implemented with 50- 600mm diameter steel, cast iron and polyethylene pipes, the 15.4km of which has already replaced with the new ones. The not reconstructed part of the network is in a poor condition and
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The distribution network 16.9km of the district Zvartnots is implemented with 50-150mm diameter steel pipes. The leakages in this system is 87%. The distribution network pipes are mainly dismantled, as well as the valve nodes are out of order.
Waste water system
A centeralised waste water system is operating in the town Etchmiadzin, which is implemented from 150-500mm diameter cast iron, chemical and asbestos pipes with 40km total length. The sewerage collects 1000mm diameter collectors and goes to treatment plant. The treatment plant productivity is 35000m3/day, but it isn’t operating currently with full capacity and implements only mechanical treatment of waste waters. After treatment the waste waters are falling into the river “Sevjur”. The “reconstruction of wastewater sustem of town Etchmiadzin” working design is developed in the framework of the project “improvement of water supply and wastewater systems of the residential areas” ADB funded in 2008-2011, the construction works of which are implemented in the framework of the same project. In the result nearly 0.4km de110-de200 diameter sewerage line is constructed in town wastewater network.
The rural residential areas are not provided with sewerage system and the inhabitants use pit toilets.
1.4. Description of the works proposed under the design
Improvement of external water supply system
The goal of this project is improvement of drinking water supply of town Etchmiadzin and villages Aygeshat, Dasht, Shahumyan and Norakert. To achieve this goal, works in two directions are planned under the preliminary design: improvement of external water supply system rehabilitation of water supply distribution network of the residential areas.
The external system improvement works include: Reconstruction of the valve wells and DRRS sanitaion zone of Shahumyan, cleaning of the metalic pipes from rust and paint, installation of the float valves in DRRs, construction of the joints of the detaching pipes and DRRs inlet lines, which will ensure the centerlised entrance and detachment of water from reservoirs, costruction of water metering nodes in the inlet lines and detached pipes sites. It will give a possibility to make controllable both the work of DRRs and external water lines.
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Reconstruction of the emergency parts of water main with L=100m, DN600 iron pipe feeding town Etchmiadzin from Ghazaravan and Bazmaghbyur wells. Reconstruction of the emergency parts of water main feeding the rural communities from Bazmaghbyur captages with L=20m, DN400 and L=20m iron pipe. Reconstruction of the emergency parts of water main feeding the villages Aygeshat, Dasht, Shahumyan from Ghazaravan captages from L=100m, DN500 iron pipe. The replacement d=270mm cast iron water main feeding the village Norakert from Ghazaravan captages with de250 polyethylene pipe L=2300m
The works for renovation of water supply distribution networks of the residential areas include: Construction of water lines of distribution network, Construction of the inlet lines of the multy apartmen blocks, Construction of the inlet lines of the magistral and distribution branches of the internal distrubution network Construction of the managing and regulating valve wells of the internal distrubution network, Construction of the water metering nodes and inlet lines of the private houses of the consumers, Construction of fire hidrants, Construction of buried valve nodes, Construction of water supply wells.
These works are summarized in Table 1 below:
Table 1. Improvement works proposed under the design
Water Water supply Water metering Water Internal metering Inlet line of Name of chamber and node for private main network chamber and private house community valve node, house km km valve node km piece Piece piece Echmiadzin 2,3 - 4 1 - - region Shahumyan - - 11 2 - - DDR t. Echmiadzin - 30,94 20 - 2700 25,2 district - 6.26 2 - 590 4,1 Zvartnots Total 2,3 37,2 37 3 3290 29,3
The above mentioned construction work will be implemented in community owned land only. These community-owned lands have been verified as roads, land reserved for use by utilities (objects envisaged for energy, transport, communication sectors and utility infrastructures) and
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According to DD it is foreseen to install l=140m de225mm polyethylene water main, the l=20m section of which passes through DRR area, and l=120m section - through community owned area, previously belonging DRR. Here there is no agricultural land, but there are effusive rocks with little vegetation which gradually dry out, as illustrated in Annex 3. Shahumyan community administration’s head written consent for water main construction is attached in Book I.
In the framework of this project it is also planned to rehabilitate the l=2300m damaged section of the water main of which l=630 m part runs along intercommunity road edge without crossing privatized parcels of land. In this part of the project there are no specific herbaceous plants, bushes, and trees. There are scarce seasonal vegitation which quickly die out. So there is no necessity to implement specific environmental impact mitigation measures. After completion of construction it is designerd to restore the view of the area, transportation of excess soil and laying of humus soil.
The water main under reconstruction is crossing Norakert’s l=750m long stripe of undeveloped land. The written consent for the water main installation is taken from the local authorities and attached to the Book 1.
The water main of Bazmaghbyur in Voskevaz rural area is divided into two branches fed by damping chambers. One of the mains is feeding Aghavnatun, Amberd, Doghs, Aragats, Tsaghkalanj villages (Aghavnatun water main), the other one - Aygeshhat, Mrgastan, Tsiatsan, Hovtamej, Tsaghkunq, Artamet, Samahar, Haytagh , Ferik, Arshaluys villages (Arshaluys water main). The last one currently runs through Aygeshat, Shahumyan communities and privatized areas. There are several illegal connections and unregistered water consumptions. To remedy this situation, a new water main of Bazmaghbyur up to the Kasakh river was constructed with d=600mm steel pipe. The water main just after crossing the river its underground section is insufficient technical conditions. According to DD it is planned to reconstruct the underground segment by dismounting it and remounting on supports built on the ground. This reconstruction will improve technical conditions. The construction work will not cause social and environmental negative impact, as far as construction is performed within the river gravel-and- pebble stones bed previously used for the water main. This area is not used for agricultural or other purposes. Besides, due to often floods there is no vegetation there.
Local connections at the level of households will be done on community property (including local roads, access ways, apartment compounds etc.). No private lands will be used under the project. Hence, no resettlement, land acquisition or temporary loss of access to land or livelihoods is envisaged. The pipeline installation layouts for all communities see in Book IV. All relevant clearances and permissions will be obtained (including authorization for use of community lands, permits from other utilities etc.) prior to the start of civil works.
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During implementation of civil works some temporary disturbances will take place, such as noise or dust issues. Mitigation measures are described in sections 3.1 and 3.2 of this EMMP.
During civil works under Echmiadzin sub-project it is also planned to dismantle 186 m steel pipes which are the property of the AWSC CJSC. Thse pipes will be transported and stored in the company’s warehouses. The dismantling and transporting costs are included in the bill of quantities.
2. BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA 2.1. Geography and Climate
The project areas are located in the south-western part of the RA and include the above mentioned community territory. The region has climate with cold winters and hot summers. The annual average air temperature is 11.8°C. Absolute minimum air temperature is -30°C, absolute maximum air temperature is 41°C. Annual average relative air humidity is 60%. Annual precipitation is 280mm. Annual precipitation are mainly in April-May. The snow layer thickness reaches up to 40-45cm. Maximum land freezing depth is 60cm.
From geomorphologic point of view the region is located on the northern part of Ararat valley. The surface has not big declinations from north to south and from east to west.
In the geological aspect of the annalysing territory the Quaternary lavas take part, which are presented by basalt, andesitosis, andesit-dacints and tuffs and with the appearance of big rocks, these rocks are mainly appear in the northern parts, in some parts of the external water lines.
In the geological aspect of the annalysing territory of town Etchmiadzin the lacustrine aluvial sediments of Quaternary lavas take part, which are presented with clay sand, sand clay, fragmentary gravel and with boulder depositions in the riverbed parts.
From the hydro-geological point of view, the analyzing territory is considered a good infiltrative zone in the north and underground water collective zone in the south.
The level of the underground waters in town Etchmiadzin varies from 8 to 45m. The physical- geological phenomena in the researched area are expressed with the existance of strong filtration zones (Haramys), which маинлы result in derangements of water lines and sediments. These phenomena are widely spread in Norakert external water line areas.
According to the HHSHN II-6.02-2006 the researcheed area is included in the III seismic zone. Seismical stability is 9 balometer.
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Examining the results of the previously implemented works in these sites and making soil divisions, we can say that the soils of researched areas are presented in the following elaborative rate according to CN&R IV-2-82 h-1/h-3 and have the following percentage ratio. 9s/8s-3% 33գ/33գ-40% 8դ/7դ-10% 12/13-20% 6դ/5գ-12% 19/20ա-15%
Taking into account that the mentioned percentage ratio is based on the archival materials, thus in the next phase of design it will be clarified and presented due to DM of the water lines.
Town Etchmiadzin and villages Aygeshat, Dasht, Shahumyan and Norakert are situated in Armavir marz. Territory of the marz Armavir is located in Ararat valley western-south-western part, in the left coast of the river Araks and is the smallest by its territory-1200km2. The marz has 3 towns and 95 villages. The marz centre is town Armavir.
Town Etchmiadzin is located in the 25km distance from Armavir marz centre and in 20km distance from Yerevan. The distance from railway (Etchmiadzin station) is 15 km, the road logging nodes are Yerevan-Armavir-Gyumri, Ashtarak-Margara interstate highways and local roads logging. Town Etchmiadzin is 870-894m altitude above sea level. The average annual air temperature is + 11.40C, and the annual average precipitation is 238mm. The air relative humidity is 59%.
According to the data received from the town administration area of the town is 15km2. Number of current population is 40 500.
Etchmiadzin is a rapidly developing industrial center. There are more than a dozen industrial enterprises functioning in the town. Along with the industrial growth also the number of population is growing. Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin, several other church complexes, “Rastr” plant and “Armenia International Airport” CJSC are located in the town.
According to the data provided by the Municipality of the town, the number of population is 39600. Number of private houses is 6000. There are 175 multi-apartment blocks in the town, including 2 9-story, 151 5-story, 2 4-story, 10 3-story and 10 2-story blocks.
Sevice of water supply system of town Etchmiadzin is implemented by AWSC CJSC. The operating water supply distribution network is nearly 62.7km and are implemented with 50- 600mm diameter steel, cast iron and polyethylene pipes. In the framework of the project of water supply system improvment of town Etchmiadzin funded by ADB in 2007, nearly 15.4km length polyethylene water lines have been replaced. was developed, The town is fed from W=(1x6000+1x1000+2x 2000)m3 volume DRRs located in the Shahumyan 934m node.
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The water demand of town Etchmiadzin is satisfied with the flows from Bazmaghbyur- Etchmiadzin (captages), Ghazaravan-Etchmiadzin (deep wells) and Ghazaravan-Etchmiadzin (captages) gravity systems. Nearly 400l/sec flow is supplied to town which is enough only for 16 hours water supplying. The exploitation of water supply system in such conditions are not profitable.
Due to the researches, observations, analyses, calculations, carried out in the scope of this project, we come to the following conclusions: 1. The main highway lines of town distribution network is constructed with d=400- 500,600mm cast iron pipes from the connection nodes of it there exist a great amount of leakages. In the result of which a necessary pressure is not provided and a significant number of consumers doesn’t receive corresponding water amount. 2. Internal distribution network is technically deteriorated, in the result of which there exists significant leakage and water is supplied to the consumers with low pressure. 3. In the result of the existing low pressure in the distribution network the water supplying of the multi-apartment blocks is implemented through the local second stage pump. 4. The internal distribution network of multy-apartment blocks are completely exhausted as a result of which the unregistered water amounts are significant. They are penetrating in the soil layer weakening the underground soil resistance of the buildings. 5. Due to deterioration of internal distribution network in case of formation of leakages water supply is implemented in an hourly schedule. In the time of interruption of water supplying the network completely empties, because of which surrounding filtration flows of water saturation layer and waste water penetrate into water lines. In such conditions toxic materials dangerous for human organism penetrate into the water lines which frequently cause population poisoning. 6. In case of the unpermitted great diameter of water lines a great water amount is collected in them nearly W=1000m3. This filled water amount during the interruption of water supplying leaves the network in the form of leakage. This fact leads to a sharp reduction of the efficient operation of the network. 7. Illegal connections exist in the private water consumption districts through which unregistered volumes are taken. 8. The existing water metering nodes hace unpermitted measurement accuracy. This fact gives to individual water consumers an opportunity to implement in the sphere of water meter accurancy usage of water volumes. 9. The internal distribution network of the town is not zoned, which complicates the technical supervision functions upon some separate parts. 10. The water lines of the interyard districts are in a technically poorer condition. 11. The ring collectors of the basement floor of main part of multi-apartment blocks are exhausted. Only after the elimination of defects it can be possible to impove the system.
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District Zvartnots
According to the data provided by the Municipality the district Zvartnots is located on 887-906m nodes, the number of population is 18000. The water supply system is served by AWSC CJSC. The district consists of private sector and multi-apartment blocks. The private sector which makes the main part of the district are mainly soil roaded, but the multi-apartment block district is asphalted. The water supplying is implemented from Փ400mm diameter iron water main from Shahumyan DRRs to the airport. The distribution network is implemented from Փ50-Փ150mm diameter iron and cast iron pipes, which are in a technically poor condition. The operating water lines are exhausted in the result of which the leakages make a great percentage. The unregistered water amount in this system is more than 87%. The operating distribution network in the separate districts are to be reconstructed.
2.2. Natural Environment
From the hydro-geological point of view, the analyzing territory is considered a good infiltrative zone in the north and underground water collective zone in the south.
The underground water level in the territory of the town Etchmiadzin varies from 8-45m. The physical-geological phenomena in the analyzing territory are expressed with the existance of strong filtrative zones (Funal), which often result in the appearanace of the water line disturbance and sediments. These phenomena are mainly spread in the water line territory of Norakert. Soils free from humus, salty soils are spread in marz Armavir, in the lower scours wet soils and murshes are spread.
The landscapes are semi deserted, there are also deserted sites. The plants adopted to dry prevail, but in the lower, marshy territory cane shrubberies are spread. The wildly spread animals are canecat, foxes, many reptiles and insects.
The marz territory is in the floristic region of Yerevan and Aragats. In the floristic region of Armenia 140 rare, endangered and 36 endemic, Aragats 34 rare, endangered and 20 endemic flora species are included. The rare and endangered sotrs registered in the Red Book of Armenia only the following species of the semi-desert and salina soil vegetation appear in the marz region: thread nation Ghenopodiaceae, Amberboa iljiniana and Tamarix octandra. The present DD is not absolutely affect to the represented species and no adverse to them is expected.
There are no special protection natural areas in the project implementation region. Some historical-cultural heritage objects (Echmiadzin Cathedral and Zvartnoc Temple ) are located in Armavir region. However, civil works will be implemented outside of the abovementioned historical-cultural heritage sites and will not have any adverse impact on cultural assets.
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3. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND MITIGATION MEASURES
Below is the description of the possible positive and adverse impacts on environment and human health, and mitigation measures for the latter during implementation of the project and the operation of water system.
3.1. Environmental Impacts
As a result of the environmental screening it was identified that positive and adverse impacts on environment and human health are possible during the project implementation. Among the possible positive impacts are: - reducing water loss, - increasing water consumption efficiency by introducing water metering system, - providing sustainable water use, - increasing duration of water supply to population, - providing high quality of drinking water, - reduction of water pollution hazard, and - excluding penetration of infectious disease viruses into drinking water. The environmental screening identified that in the area of water supply systems improvement no irreversible adverse impact is anticipated on landscapes, flora and fauna.
The possible adverse impacts are mainly related to the construction works, thus they are limited and short-term. Within the framework of the project environmental management and monitoring plan (EMMP)(see Annex 1) was developed, which provides mitigation and preventing measures for adverse impacts.
EMMP is included in the bidding document. It is subject to compulsory implementation by constructor, controlling and supervising units.
Based on the initial assessment, the following adverse environmental and health impacts can be expected during the project implementation: . air pollution and noise from construction vehicles and machinery, . soil erosion and sediment transport, . environment pollution with household and construction waste, . land and water resources pollution with fuels and lubricants, and . land and water resources pollution with chlorine.
Air pollution To prevent air pollution, closed trucks are to be used during transportation of dusty construction material, the construction site is to be regularly watered and kept in humid condition, to exclude dust during wind and operating of machines. In case it is impossible to avoid dust during the works, the workers shall be provided with protective masks.
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Noise and vibration To reduce the adverse impact of noise and vibration, usage of machines/equipment with extra noise is to be avoided; the construction equipment condition is to be checked on a regular basis and not allow the noise exceed the allowable standard.
Construction work should be performed during normal business hours, otherwise, according to the established procedure, install silencers. The workers working with noisy equipment shall be provided with protective devices (headphones).
Soil erosion and sediment transport In inclined sites of the water line route implement measures for retaining the inclinations to prevent soil erosion and sediment transport; minimize the time during which trench and pit excavations for regulation and metering nodes are open. Rehabilitate disturbed surfaces after completion of construction activity, according to the design: - backfill of land areas; - recover the asphalt-concrete cover in the streets in a good condition; - build compacted earth layer in streets with deteriorated asphalt-concrete streets and earth streets.
Environment pollution with construction and household waste Before starting the construction, the Contractor must obtain from the local authorities the appropriate written consent of disposing the construction waste and remaining soil in the allotted landfill site. During the construction the Contractor shall install bins for household waste and regularly remove the household and construction waste to sites allotted for them. After the construction completion the Contractor shall organize disposal of construction waste to the sites allotted for the purpose of waste accumulation, according to the established order.
Soil and water pollution from machinery servicing To exclude land and water resources pollution with fuels and lubricants, the latter must be stored and handled on a sealed surface covered with absorbent material, away from water resources, plan use of special tanks for their collection, which will then be removed to special sites envisaged for re-treatment. As a result of machinery works in case of oil and lubricants leakages polluted soil layer should be removed.
Soil and water pollution with chlorine To exclude land and water resources pollution with chlorine, organize works for washing the water supply distribution network with chlorine, according to technical calculations. Provide appropriate technical means; implement chlorine discharge to surface water body or land area after washing the pipes, according to the Methodical Guidelines for Sanitary Control and Technical Exploitation of Water Pipes. The Methodical Guidelines provide for the safe
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3.2. Social Impacts
The implementation of this project will have positive social impacts on the population of the beneficiary communities. It will directly improve the quality of life of the population in Echmiadzin town and 4 rural communities of the region (mediated also in10communities) by ensuring reliable water supply and efficient use of water resources for about 16 541 customers.
Social safeguards screening was undertaken for this activity, as detailed in Table 2 below:
Table 2. Social safeguards screening information
# Impact Yes No Remarks Will the project reduce people’s access to their economic resources, like land, pasture, 1 water, public services or other resources that V they depend on? Will the project result in resettlement of individuals or families or require the 2 acquisition of land (public or private, V temporarily or permanently) for its development? Will the project result in the temporary or permanent loss of crops, fruit trees and 3 Household infrastructure (such as granaries, V outside toilets and kitchens, etc)? Will the project require excavation near any 4 historical, archaeological or cultural heritage V site? Might the project adversely affect vulnerable people (e.g., elderly poor pensioners, 5 physically challenged, women, particularly V head of Households or widows etc) living in the area?
Project implementation is not expected to have any impact on private lands, or on access to lands or livelihoods. Moreover, no impact on historical and cultural monuments is anticipated.
During civil works some temporary disturbances can be registered among the rural population, but they will have temporary character and their impacts will mitigated by the mitigation
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As a result of the project the following positive social impacts are expected: - Providing regular and stable water supply, - Improving drinking water quality, - Reducing risks of spread of water-borne diseases, - Improving household work conditions for women, - Enabling water users to track and manage water consumption.
Negative social impacts of the project may arise during construction, which however can be mitigated through correct organization of the construction process.
The negative social impacts are:
Traffic congestion To reduce disturbance to population because of overloaded roads the Contractor shall correctly organize the construction process, providing a safe area for trucks; waste on the construction site must not be accumulated and burnt, construction in stages, give adequate notice of construction activities must be given to the population, effective road signs, diversions or barricades are to be provided.
Noise disturbance To prevent nuisance from noise, night work in residential areas will not be permitted. Construction work should be performed during normal business hours, otherwise, according to the established procedure, install silencers.
Accident prevention To prevent hazards for workers and the population during the construction, the following must be implemented: install fencing around construction site; control access of unauthorized persons to site; place warning signs in dangerous places; carry out regular examination of equipment by highly qualified staff, as well as make regular safety audits; provide first aid and safety training to Contractor staff.
Water quality assurance
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During the construction pipes shall be transported in closed condition from both sides, to exclude presence of different materials and often also animals inside them. After installation they must be washed and disinfected (SNiP2.04.02-84*- Water supply of external network and structures), and only after that connected to the water supply network.
To provide drinking water quality in Echmiadzin town and the communities, AWSC will implement planned sampling of water from the artesian wells, checking all the parameters required by the Ministry of Health. Water quality monitoring is carried out also by National Hygiene and Anti-Epidemiological Surveillance Inspectorate according to “Drinking Water: Requirements to the Centralized Water Supply System’s Water Quality”; Quality Control № 2- III-²2-1 sanitary rules and norms” (registered on 28.12.2002), document, which establishes the requirements to the drinking water quality, as well as the rules for quality control of water produced and supplied to residential areas through water supply systems.
In general, water of artesian wells meets the requirements to the drinking water quality established by the RA Ministry of Health. However, water disinfecting is required and since it is made by chlorinating, the monitoring of residual chlorine in drinking water is also very important.
Impact on community owned agricultural land The project includes renovation of some elements of the water supply system as well as reconstruction and construction of new water mains. The project will have a positive impact for the villages which are out the project area, especially villages Baghramyan, Aygek, Lernamerdz and Arshaluys. By rehabilitating the little emerged parts of existing external water supply systems of the mentioned villages, we improve the whole external water supply system of this area, which serves the villages Aygeshat, Dasht, Norakert and Shahumyan.
According to DD, the water main will be laid entirely on community land and avoid both privatized parcels of land and lands used for agriculture. Civil works will be carried out on roadways and community lands which are categorized for use by energy, transport, communication sectors and utility infrastructures. No impact is envisaged on any other land categories of the community (i.e. agricultural). Civil works will not have any impact on hayfields and pastures and the movement of the cattle along the roads will not be limited due to sufficient width of such roads. No other impact on land users is anticipated.
The current water line of Zvartnots district internal network passes through private land on which a kindergarten formerly operated. The operation of this water line at present creates some difficulties for AWSC. The proposed works under the project will remedy this situation by constructing a new water line that avoids the private property (see respective drawing in Book
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IV). The existing water line will also be plugged from an access point on community territory. During the construction works no impact is anticipated on privatized land parcels, as all construction works will be implemented on community land.
3.3 The organizational obligations for the proposed mitigating measures are distributed among the following agencies:
A. Agencies responsible for the project implementation and obtaining the permits and consents:
At the Design stage, the Consultant (CES Consulting Engineers Salzgitter GmbH) obtained the required agreements, consents and permits from the State and local authorities, including:
Written consent for crossing the infrastructures/communications (gas pipes, electric and telecommunication cable, water pipes) from utility operators.
Architectural and Planning Assignment/ APA is a document defining the mandatory terms, requirement and limitations for the design of civil works planned to be implemented in the given area based on the RA building code, as well as other legal acts. The terms and conditions specified in the APA are the basis for development of design documents.
Written consent from Shahumyan, Norakert, Baghramyan communities local authorities for water main construction and installation.
At the construction stage, upon commencement of construction works, AWSC CJSC shall obtain the following permits and certificates: - Construction permits
At the Construction stage, Contractors will be responsible for physical implementation of mitigating measures planned under the EMMP and for obtaining any additional permissions/consents if a need for such documents emerges during construction. This includes, but may not be limited to the obtaining permission from the State Agency for Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments in case of encountering chance finds in the course of earth works. - Written consent from the local self-governing authorities for the sites allotted for transportation remaining soil and construction wastes,
B. Supervising agencies, which are responsible for controlling the executive units to provide implementation of the EMMP measures by the latter
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According to the requirements of the national legislation, AWSC CJSC hires a Licensed TSC to provide technical supervision of works, including environmental and social components supervision. For Masis, Ashtarak and Echmiadzin subprojects CES Consulting Engineers Salzgitter GmbH has been selected as a TSC.
CES Consulting Engineers Salzgitter GmbH environmental and social impact specialist will be responsible for: Implementation and control of in time, due and reliable implementation of mitigating measures during the construction works, Prepare regular “Environmental Management“ Chapter of monthly reports and submit to the Client, Verifying that planned works will not affect land owners/users (e.g. farmers who can’t reach fields during works, farmers whose irrigation systems are turned off for long periods during works, etc.) Verifying that no private land is being acquired/used for the works.
AWS CJSC/environmental and social impact specialist will be responsible for:
Timely, due and reliable implementation of the works and measures in the order under the EMMP, Ensuring communication with community beneficiaries during the project implementation Providing grievance mechanism for the population to express questions/complaints about the project implementation Regularly visit the construction sites to provide due implementation of the measures aimed at mitigation of work impact. During the visits the possible shortcomings and omissions will be identified in implementation of mitigating measures and infringement by the Contractor during construction will be discovered. Oversees performance of the TSC for the purpose of quality assurance, which implies review of TSC’s monthly reports and validation of the provided information.
The AWS CJSC has the right also to require and check whether all permits are available and valid, all the measures and monitoring part under the EMMP are implemented during the construction, in accordance with the WB environmental guidelines and the RA environmental and social legislation.
C. Monitoring agencies, which are responsible for observing the extent and efficiency of EMMP implementation and imposing adjustments as required
SCWS, through its CMMU, while providing general oversight and support of the MWP implementation, tracks performance of works contractors, including application of the environmental mitigation measures included in EMMPs, which are integral part of civil works contracts.
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D. State monitoring agencies, which are responsible for observing the extent and efficiency of EMMP implementation and making adjustments as required
- State Environmental Inspectorate of the Ministry of Nature Protection, - State Hygiene and Anti-Epidemiological Inspectorate - The State Agency for Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments, if needed, - The RA local self-governance bodies, - The RA Ministry of Transport and Communication.
4. DELIVERABLES
In the construction phase of the project implementation the selected licensed technical supervision/TSC company shall implement also the environmental control according to the EMMP. The environmental supervisor shall submit a monthly report to AWSC on the results of the visits and made observations until the 5th day of the next month.
The report shall be submitted in Armenian and English and must include explanatory part, photos and tables.
Based on the monthly reports, as well as observations made by it, the AWSC will submit a quarterly report to the State Committee of Water Systems.
The report shall be submitted in Armenian and English and must include explanatory part, photos and tables.
AWSC shall submit the environmental reports to the World Bank according to the conditions provided by the Contract.
5. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLAN
The EMMP will be based on the results of environmental screening under the investment program and will include appropriate mitigation measures.
EMMP consists of two components: 1. Mitigation measures and institutional responsibilities for implementation; 2. Environmental monitoring.
The Contractor should strictly follow the environmental mitigation measures prescribed in the EMMP. The costs foreseen for the implementations of all the measures prescribed in the EMMP are included the total value of the Contract and reflected in the bill of quantities.
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Notice on the failure to implement measures prescribed by the Technical Supervision Company (TSC) or the Client would be sent to the Contractor in written. After the Notice to Correct, the next recorded violation would trigger charging of liquidated damages in the amount of 0,1% of the total value of the contract. The liquidated damages do not relieve the Contractor from remedying the violation. The recorded violation should be remedied in two working days period. Liquidated damages would be retained from the next Performance Certificate and after the completion of the construction activities the liquidated damages for the recorded violation will be retained from the Retention Money. In case of three liquidated damages the Contract could be terminated unilaterally.
Above described remedies of EMMP violation will be included in the contracts for provision of works concluded by AWSC under the MWP. The environmental management matrix is presented in Annex 1.
The Minutes of Public discussion and the list of participants on EMMP in the project implementation area are provided in Annex 2.
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Annex 1. Environmental management matrix
Monitoring Monitoring Monitoring Executing Supervising Estimated Expected Impact Mitigation measures indicator method duration agency agency Cost DESIGN STAGE Disruption of the Selection of routes of water Presence of Review of Upon Consultant AWSC, natural and urban mains and internal network instructions in design delivery of LSGB landscapes and loss taking into account engineering- design documents documents draft design of biodiversity geological conditions of the documents area, minimizing the adverse impact on natural and urban landscapes. Instructions provided for washing and disinfecting the water main and the network with chlorine, with reference to formal guidelines. Activation of land Selection of routes of water Sensitivity of Review of Upon Consultant AWSC erosion and mains taking into account design to geological design delivery of CJSC, landslide process engineering-geological conditions of the documents draft design LSGB conditions of the area project site documents CONSTRUCTION STAGE Costs of implementation of all mitigation measures will be included in the total Contract value and reflected in the bill of quantities Construction and On-site collection of waste in Construction sites Site inspection During Contractor TSC, household wastes the designated locations and free of litter and construction AWSC (garbage) timely out-transportation to the scattered works CJSC accumulation and destinations of final disposal construction waste transportation
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Obtaining written consent for Presence of waste Inspection of Before Contractor 500AMD/m3 disposal of construction waste disposal permission documents at commencem * from local self-governing Contractor’s ent of included in bodies office construction cost works estimates Waste disposal to the formally Absence of large Field visit During Contractor TSC, designated locations volumes of the construction AWSC household and Prior to hand CJSC construction waste over of the at the construction completed site works Absence of waste on site upon completion of construction Generation of dust Dust emission from Use of Field visit During Contractor TSC, transportation of construction closed/covered construction AWSC materials vehicles for CJSC transportation of powdery construction materials Regular watering of No excessively Field visit During Contractor TSC, 10 AMD/m 2 construction sites in populated dusty conditions construction AWSC areas on-site CJSC
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Contamination of Storage and application of fuel/ Area allocated for Field visit During Contractor TSC, soil and water with lubricants in the conditions storage and construction AWSC fuel and lubricants excluding spillage and leakage application of CJSC fuel/lubricants insulated and confined No fuel and/or lubricant spills observed on-site On-site storage and storage and Presence of Field visit, During Contractor TSC, safe disposal of used lubricants containers for Inspection of construction AWSC and their removal to designated storing used documents CJSC disposal sites or recycling lubricants facilities Presence of formal arrangements for disposal or hand over of used lubricants Noise and vibration Limiting of construction works No excessive noise Field visit, During Contractor TSC, to working out of working Consultation construction AWSC hours with affected CJSC # of complaints communities from affected communities Technical condition of Absence of Field visit During Contractor TSC, construction vehicles and excessive noise construction AWSC machinery from engines CJSC # of complaints from affected communities
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Safety of pedestrians Installation of appropriate road No disruption of Field visit, During Contractor TSC, and traffic in and signs and provision of traffic and no Consultation construction AWSC around construction temporary by-pass constraint for with affected CJSC sites arrangements as required pedestrian access households # of complaints from the public Impact on Immediate termination of earth No damaged Field visit During Contractor TSC, archaeological works in case of chance finds archaeological construction AWSC monuments and prompt communication to items CJSC,RA the Agency of Protecting MC Cultural Heritage Landscape Separate storage of top soil and Top soil stored in Field visit During Contractor TSC, degradation and soil its restoration upon completion separate piles construction AWSC erosion of construction works Top soil re- CJSC deposited over the construction site Timely backfilling of excavated No trenches left Field visit During Contractor TSC, trenches open for excessive construction AWSC periods of time CJSC Installation of gabions for Presence of gabions Field visit During Contractor TSC, laying pipelines in the sloped construction AWSC terrain CJSC Harmonization of construction Construction site Field visit Prior to hand Contractor TSC, sites with landscape promptly restored to quasi- over of AWSC upon completion of works original condition constructed CJSC to the permissive infrastructure extent
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Environment Prevention of release active and Deactivation and Field visit During Contractor TSC, pollution with highly concentrated delusion of chlorine disinfection AWSC chlorine use for disinfectants to nature prior to release of of pipelines CJSC disinfection of disinfectant to newly constructed nature pipelines HEALTH AND SAFETY OF WORKERS, CONSTRUCTION STAGE Costs included in the unit costs of works Workers’ exposure Provision of protective gear Workers equipped Field visit During Contractor TSC, to dust and noise (masks, ear phones) to workers with- and wearing construction AWSC for the use industry and noisy protective gear CJSC environment Maintenance of Provision of water, sanitation, Satisfactory Field visit During Contractor TSC, work site and work and household waste containers sanitary conditions construction AWSC camp (if existing) on work site CJSC Safety of Standard technical condition of Presence of positive Inspection of During Contractor TSC, construction construction machinery expertise reports for documents at Construction AWSC machinery formally certified operating cranes Contractor’s CJSC and other office machinery deployed at the construction site Conduct of Demarcation of open trenches Open trenches and Field visit During Contractor TSC, excavation works and other dig-outs other dig-outs Construction AWSC demarcated CJSC
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Conduct of earth Accurately demarcate location Respectively Field visit During Contractor TSC, works in sites with of asbestos pipes and excavate marked asbestos Construction AWSC asbestos pipes cautiously along the marked pipe location CJSC currently in area to avoid contact with operation existing pipes. In case of unintended unearthing of asbestos pipes, immediately backfill the dug- out area, compact soil, and place warning signs. Preparedness for Provision of the first aid The first aid kits Field visit During Contractor TSC, accidents at work medical kits and fire-fighting and fire-fighting Construction AWSC site equipment equipment present CJSC on site OPERATION STAGE Safety of staff Continuous control of No health damage Visit to During AWSC SCWM involved in chlorination stations of operators of chlorination operation of CJSC chlorination Training of operators chlorination stations the water processes1 (conducted by HTH tablets stations incurred supply providers ) from exposure to system Provision of protection and chemicals emergency response equipment for operators Soil and water Sludge disposal strictly at the Sludge safely Visit to During AWSC SCWM contamination by sites formally designated disposal at treatment operation of water treatment according RA legislation approved sites station, water sludge (river, well, observation supply spring catchments) system
1 RA Government Decree N-529 Ü dated April 21, 2011 on “Approval of safety rules during production, use, storage and transportation of chlorine”.
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Pollution of water Protection of sanitary zones Sanitary zones Visits to During AWSC SCWM sources from from trespassing secure and clean sanitary zones operation of domestic sources water and domestic supply animals system
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Annex 2. Minutes of public discussions and the list of participants
29 April, 2013, town Echmiadzin, villages Aygeshat, Dasht, Shahumyan and Norakert
Public awareness raising meetings on “Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan” developed within the framework of reconstruction of water supply systems of Echmiadzin town and villages Ajgeshat, Dasht, Shahumyan and Norakert were held on 29th of April 2013 in Echmiadzin town, Armavir marz, RA, in “Echmiadzin” section of AWSC CJSC. The public awairness announcemens was beforehand reported by Daily “Republic of Armenia”, posted on official website of AWSC CJSC http://www.armwater.am/en/anouncements.php and Echmiadzin Section signboard.
On behalf of the design team design engineer and environmental protection specialist K. Hakobyan (CES Consulting Engineers Salzgitter GmbH), A. Savadyan, the environmental and social impact specialist “Armenian Water and Sewerage” CJSC Investment projects coordination PMU, Water Supply Engineer Z. Isajanyan, and heads of municipalities and inhabitants from the concerned communities (see the list attached) took part in the meeting.
A.Savadyan presented the aim of the meeting and mentioned the importance of implementation of the environmental management and monitoring plan for health and safety of the local inhabitants.
After that engineer A. Manukyan represented the Detailed Design, which mainly includes rehabilitation works of the existing external water supply network. Water Supply Engineer said, that the design works are in final stage. The final Detailed Design would be provided to “Armenian Water and Sewerage” in the middle of May 2013, after which the tender for Contractor selection would be announced.
The inhabitants complained of duration, as well as the quality and quantity of water supply. They also complained of non-regular water supplying and the absence of its strict schedule. Concerning the unsatisfied quality of the water it was especially mentioned, that the reason of this issue is the demolished network. Because of this in case of scheduled water supplying the situation of inclusion of the soil waters to the network, consequently worsening of the quality is possible.
Head of Norakert village municipality raised the question about rehabilitation of internal network of villages. AWSC CJSC and the design team representatives explained, that in the framework of this project only Echmiadzin town and Zavrtnots district water supply internal network is being rehabilitated. Water supply internal networks of the ares, included in the
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Head of Dasht village municipality was complained by the issue of further destiny of old pipes. AWSC CJSC and the design team representatives explained, that dismantling of the laters is not determined by the project.
In response to the raised question of the head of Shahumyan village municipality AWSC CJSC and the design team representatives said, that in the result of reconstruction of Shahumyan DDRs 24 hour water supply will be ensured in Echmiadzin town and district Zvartnots.
The heads of all municipalities was concerned by the issue of the rehabilitation of the destroyed reinforced-concrete cover. AWSC CJSC and the design team representatives informed that in the sections of asphalted roads the reinforced-concrete layer should be also rehabilitated by the width of excavated trench. The final restoration of the territory is stated in EMMP and the Contractor has an obligation to implement this measure.
Environmental and social impact specialist presented the environment management and monitoring plan developed within the scope of the project and persuaded the inhabitants to follow the implementation of the actions envisaged under the plan mainly during the construction works in their own interests. She noted that the participation of the community in the construction was important and they could direct their complaints to the construction organization, supervisors and AWSC CJSC, via the contacts presented on the information signboard. The application procedures of each dissatisfied person to the responsible authorities are determined in EMMP for ensuring transparency of the project. Public awareness is the additional step forward for the provision of information and explanatory works.
It was specially underlined that during civil works it’s necessary to ensure the safety of the inhabitants. The construction companies should strictly install safety measures: belts, bypass bridges, signs and fences. Technical supervisors should control fulfillment of the measures, and report the deviations to AWSC CJSC and administration of respective contractor.
Environmental and social impact specialist turned to the question of the transportation of construction wastes and excessive soils. On this concern it was mentioned, that at the commencement of the civil works the contractors had to obtain the agreements of the construction wastes transportation. Technical supervisors would pay great attention to this issue.
The attention of the public was also concentrated to the planning public opinion polls. It was stated that by the specifications of WB at the commencement stage of the civil works the questioning should be done among the concerned inhabitants of Echmiadzin town and mentioned
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Public awareness raising meeting in Echmiadzin town
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Annex 3. Photos of Project Works Locations
Echmiatsin town - community land in Echmiadzin subproject - unused community Zvartnoc district land in Norakert community
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