INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION (IEE) Document Stage: Updated Project No. 35173-015 April 2020 NEP: Urban Water Supply and Sanitation (Sector) Project Package No. W05 (Ilam Water Supply & Sanitation Project, Ilam District) Prepared by the Ministry of Water Supply, Government of Nepal for the Asian Development Bank This updated initial environmental examination is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the "terms of use" section of this website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgements as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. IEE Report of Ilam WSSP ABBREVIATIONS 2ndSTWSSSP Second Small Towns’ Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project A.D. Anno Domini ADB Asian Development Bank AIFC Average Incremental Financial Cost AM Accountability Mechanism AP Affected Person ATP Ability To Pay BDS Bulk Distribution System BoQ Bill of Quantities B.S. Bikram Sambat BWF Barbed Wire Fencing CAPP Community and Public Participation C-EMP Contractor’s Environmental Management Plan CFUG Community Forest User’s Group CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna & Flora CLBW Chain Link Boundary Wall Coliform P/A Coliform Presence/Absence CSA Concerned Sector Agency DCC District Coordination Committee DI Ductile Iron DMA District Metered Area DPH Dosing Pump House DRTAC Design Review and Technical Audit Consultant DS Distribution System DSMC Design, Supervision and Management Consultant DWSSM Department of Water Supply and Sewerage Management EARF Environmental Assessment and Review Framework EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIRR Economic Internal Rate of Return EMP Environmental Management Plan EMR Environmental Monitoring Report ENPHO Environment and Public Health Organization EO Environmental Officer EOCC Economic Opportunity Cost of Capital EPA Environment Protection Act IEE Report of Ilam WSSP EPR Environment Protection Rules ES Environmental Specialist ESA Environmental Safeguard Assistant ESE Environmental Safeguard Expert FEDWASUN Federation of Water Supply and Sanitation Users Committee Nepal FGD Focus Group Discussion FIRR Financial Internal Rate of Return FRP Ferro Reinforced Plastic GH Guard House GI Galvanized Iron GoN Government of Nepal GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism HDPE High Density Polyethylene HHs Households HRF Horizontal Roughening Filter IBAT Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool ICESCR International Covenant on Economic,Social & Cultural Rights ICG Implementation Core Group IP Indigenous People IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature IEE Initial Environmental Examination JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency JV Joint Venture LGs Local Groups Ltd. Limited MoFE Ministry of Forest and Environment MoWS Ministry of Water Supply MWSS Manufacturer Waste Scrap Shingles NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards NCDC Namsaling Community Development Centre ND Nominal Diameter ND Not Detected (In Test Reports) NDWQS National Drinking Water Quality Standard NEPAP National Environment Policy & Action Plan NGO Non Governmental Organization NRs. Nepalese Rupees NRCS Nepal Red Cross Society IEE Report of Ilam WSSP NTFP Non Timber Forest Products NVMES Nepal Vehicles Mass Emission Standards NWSC Nepal Water Supply & Sewerage Corporation OD Outer Diameter ODF Open Defecation Free O&M Operation and Maintenance PAF Project Affected Families PE Polyethylene PID Project Information Datasheet PMO Project Management Office PMQAC Project Management and Quality Assurance Consultants PN Nominal Pressure Rating PPHA Population Per Hectare PPTA Project Preparation Technical Appraisal PTW Permit To Work PSC Project Steering Committee RCC Reinforced Cement Concrete RDSMC Regional Design Supervision Management Consultant REA Rapid Environmental Assessment RL Relative Level ROW Right of Way RPMO Regional Project Management Office RVT Reservoir Tank SB Sedimentation Basin/Settling Basin SDG Sustainable Development Goal SEAM-N Strengthening of Environmental Adminstration & Management- Nepal SPS Safeguard Policy Statement SS Site Specific SSF Slow Sand Filter SSO Social Safeguard Officer STWSSSP Small Towns’ Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project TDF Town Development Fund TNTC Too numerous To Count ToR Terms of Reference TSTWSSSP Third Small Town Water Suppy & Sanitation Sector Project USD United States Dollar UWSSP Urban Water Supply and Sanitation (Sector) Project IEE Report of Ilam WSSP VDC Village Development Committee WHO World Health Organization WN Ward Number WOV Wash Out Valves WSP Water Safety Plan WSSDO Water Supply and Sanitation Divisional Office WTP Water Treatment Plant WUA Water Users’ Association WUSC Water Users’ and Sanitation Committee WEIGHTS AND MEASURES amsl Above mean sea level dBa decibel audible ha hectare/s Kg/sq.cm Kilogram per square centimeter km kilometer/s Kph kilometer/s per hour m meter/s Kph kilometer/s per hour lps liter per second m meter/s m3 cubic meter/s mg/l milligram/s per liter mm millimeter/s NTU Nephelometric Turbidity Unit PPHA Population Per Hectare IEE Report of Ilam WSSP NOTES This Initial Environmental Examination is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Directors, Management, or staff and may be preliminary in nature. The IEE and its environmental management plan will be updated during project implementation, if needed. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. IEE Report of Ilam WSSP TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................................... I I. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 1 A. NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE INDIVIDUAL INSTITUTION PREPARING THE REPORT ........................................................ 1 B. BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................................................. 1 C. SUB PROJECT SELECTION CRITERIA BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND REVIEW FRAMEWORK ...................... 2 D. PROJECT AREA DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................... 7 E. PURPOSE OF THE IEE ..................................................................................................................................... 9 F. NEED FOR THE PROJECT ................................................................................................................................ 10 G. RATIONALE OF THE PROJECT AND IEE .............................................................................................................. 11 II. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ............................................................................ 12 A. NEPAL’S ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, LEGAL & ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ......................................................... 12 B. ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS ..................................................................................................................... 22 C. ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS ....................................................................................................................... 22 D. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................ 24 III. APPROACH AND METHODOLOGIES ...................................................................................................... 29 A. LITERATURE REVIEW/DESK STUDY .................................................................................................................. 29 B. IMPACT AREA DELINEATION .......................................................................................................................... 29 C. FIELD STUDY ............................................................................................................................................... 29 D. STAKEHOLDER & PUBLIC CONSULTATION ......................................................................................................... 31 E. IMPACT IDENTIFICATION, PREDICTION & EVALUATION METHODS ......................................................................... 31 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ............................................................................................................. 33 A. PROPOSED SERVICE AREA ............................................................................................................................. 33 B. PROJECT COMPONENTS ................................................................................................................................ 35 C. SALIENT FEATURES OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ................................................................................................. 49 V.