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51034-002: Sustainable Solid Waste Management Project Sustainable Solid Waste Management Project (RRP UZB 51034) Initial Environmental Examination Project Number: 51034-002 Loan Number: LXXXX September 2019 Republic of Uzbekistan: Sustainable Solid Waste Management Project Prepared by the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Ecology and Environmental Protection for the Asian Development Bank. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 17 September 2019) Currency unit = Uzbekistan Sum (UZS) UZS 1.00 = USD 0.00010643 USD 1.00 = UZS 9,395.63 ABBREVIATIONS ABMC Amu-Bukhara Machine Canal ACMMP Asbestos Containing Materials Management Plan ADB Asian Development Bank Association Toza Hudud Association CM Cabinet of Ministers CPS country partnership strategy CSES Centre for Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision EGM effective gender mainstreaming EMP Environment Management Plan FFM fact-finding mission FMA financial management assessment Government Government of Uzbekistan GPS global positioning system IBA important bird area ICWC Interstate Commission for Water Coordination IEE initial environmental investigation International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural IUCN Resource MFC main flood collector MSW municipal solid waste MSW municipal solid waste O&M operation and maintenance OM Oliy Majlis PIU project implementation unit PMU project management unit PPP public-private-partnership RUz Republic of Uzbekistan State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Ecology SCEEP and Environmental Protection SEE State Environmental Expertise SES Sanitary and Epidemiological Services SPNA specially protected natural area SSEMP Site Specific Environmental Management Plan SSWMP Site Specific Waste Management Plan SWM solid waste management Toza Hudud TH TRTA transaction technical assistance WACS waste characterization survey WTP willingness to pay survey i NOTE: In this report, "$" refers to US dollars unless otherwise stated. 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. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section on ADB’s 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 judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................ 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 5 2. POLICY, LEGAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK AND STANDARDS............. 7 2.1 Policy and Institutional Framework ................................................................................. 7 2.1.1 National Institutional Framework .................................................................. 7 2.1.2 Environmental Management Regulators ....................................................... 8 2.1.3 Solid Waste Management Sector Regulators ............................................. 10 2.2 Legal and Regulatory Framework ................................................................................ 11 2.2.1 National Natural Resources and Environmental Legislation ........................ 11 2.2.2 International Treaties and Obligations ......................................................... 24 2.3 Uzbekistan Republic Environmental Assessment Requirements ................................. 25 2.4 Applicable ADB Policies and Environmental Assessment Requirements ..................... 27 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ............................................................................. 28 3.1 Proposed Project ......................................................................................................... 28 3.1.1 Autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan Service Center Site .................... 31 3.1.2 Kashkadarya Service Center Site ............................................................... 31 3.1.3 Bukhara Service Center Site ...................................................................... 32 3.1.4 Samarkand Service Center Site ................................................................. 33 3.1.5 Djizzak Service Center Site ........................................................................ 33 3.1.6 Fergana Service Center Site ...................................................................... 34 3.1.7 Khorezm Service Center Site ..................................................................... 35 3.1.8 Andijan Service Center Site ........................................................................ 35 3.1.9 Surkhandarya Service Center Site ............................................................. 36 3.1.10 Syrdarya Service Center Site .................................................................. 37 3.1.11 Navoi Service Center Site ....................................................................... 38 3.1.12 Namangan Service Center Site ............................................................... 39 3.1.13 Tashkent Service Center Site ................................................................. 39 3.2 Project Implementation Schedule ................................................................................ 40 4. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ................................................................... 43 4.1 Ferghana Valley (Andijan, Ferghana and Namangan provinces) ................................. 43 4.2 Bukhara Province ........................................................................................................ 52 4.3 Djizzak Province .......................................................................................................... 56 4.4 Kashkadarya Province ................................................................................................. 59 4.5 Navoi province ............................................................................................................. 62 4.6 Samarkand province .................................................................................................... 65 4.7 Syrdarya Province ....................................................................................................... 69 4.8 Tashkent Province ....................................................................................................... 72 4.9 Surkhandarya Province ................................................................................................ 75 4.10 Khorezm Province ................................................................................................... 80 4.11 Karakalpakstan ........................................................................................................ 83 5. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATE MEASURES .......... 88 5.1 Pre-construction stage ................................................................................................. 88 5.2 Construction stage ....................................................................................................... 89 5.2.1 Physical resources ..................................................................................... 89 5.2.2 Biological resources ................................................................................. 100 5.2.3 Socio-economic resources ....................................................................... 102 5.2.4 Cultural heritage ....................................................................................... 104 5.3 Operational stage ...................................................................................................... 105 6. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION, AND PARTICIPATION ............... 107 7. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ................................................................. 112 8. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ............................................................... 115 8.1. Environmental Mitigation measures ........................................................................... 115 8.2. Environmental Monitoring ...................................................................................... 124 iii 8.3 Reporting ................................................................................................................... 126 8.4 Implementation Arrangements ................................................................................... 126 8.4.1 Institutional arrangements ........................................................................ 126 8.4.2 Capacity building activity ......................................................................... 127 8.4.3 Cost estimation for EMP implementation .................................................. 128 9. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................... 130 APPENDICES Appendix 1: Letter from State Sanitarian Committee 131 Appendix 2: Asbestos Management Plan 133 Appendix 3: Chance Finds Procedure 138 Appendix 4: Public Consultation 140 Appendix 5: Template for Site-Specific Construction Traffic Plan 167 FIGURES Figure 1: Waste Collection Truck 29 Figure 2: General Service Center Perspective 30 Figure 3: Service Center General Layout 30 Figure 4: Location of site in Karakalpakstan 31 Figure 5: Location of Site for Service Center in Kashkadarya Province
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