2008 ANNUAL REPORT
CENTRAL ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources ANNUAL REPORT 2008
CENTRAL ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 3
_C Vision
A clean and green environment through Service Excellence V
r (T^Missinn^ Flagship of the nation in protecting & managing the quality of the environment by promoting public participation, enforcement, advanced technological interventions & environmental education. Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 Preface
The Annual Report 2008 has been prepared based on the information provided by the Directors/ 15 Divisions/Units in the Head office, 08 Provincial Offices, Environmental Council and Special Projects. It is also included information and performance of special projects undertaken by the CEA. In this report, the information has been provided based on the key performance of key Divisions/ Units in the Head office , Provincial Offices and Special Projects.
In term of clause 14 ofthe financial Act No. 38 of 1971 and Guidelines of Good Governance, the CEA is required to prepare this Annual Report It contains the information on performance of the Authority, annual accounts and the Auditor General's report.
The Planning & Monitoring Unit takes this opportunity to thank all Directors / Heads of the Divisions/ Units/ Provincial Offices for the cooperation and support extended by sending the required information.
Planning & Monitoring Unit
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Message of the Chairman
It is my pleasure to present to you the Annual Report of the CEA and audited accounts comprising the balance sheet, cash flow statement and the Auditor General's Report for the financial year ended from 31st December, 2008. The CEA prepared a new Corporate Plan incorporating new strategies to lead the CEA in the right direction towards environmental conservation for the next five years from 2008-2010, as the period covered by the last Corporate Plan came to an end by 31st December 2007. Its aim is to ensure sound environmental management within the framework of sustainable development. Present haphazard waste disposal practices in Sri Lanka have created many environmental problems and innumerous nuisance to the public. Despite the responsibility to find reasonable solutions to this problem lies within the purview ofthe Local Authorities, the CEA under the direction of Hon. Minister of Environment & Natural Resources and Secretary of Environment & Natural Resources, has launched a three year national level solid waste programme titled "Pilisaru" with effect from 1st January, 2008 with the participation of other government organizations, private institutions, NGOs and experts in this field to improve the overall solid waste management system in the country. At the beginning of the year 2008 the Environmental Conservation Levy Bill was drafted and the Bill was passed by a resolution ofthe Parliament in April 2008. The Act empowers the Central Environmental Authority to impose taxes on specific commodities and services provided within Sri Lanka which are likely to have harmful impacts on the Environment. The revenue generated by them is to be invested for Environmental Management and Conservation activities. Accordingly, introducing the market based instruments to the environmental sector, the CEA could be imposed Green Levy on certain consumer items. But four (04) Fundamental Right Applications were filed against the regulations published under the Green Levy Act published by the Ministry of Finance. As a result, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka had made an order to cancel three regulations except regulation on cellular mobile phone levy. Subsequently, the CEA has taken steps to implement the Gazette No. 1559/10 dated 22.07.2008 in order to recover environmental cost due to disposal ofthe used mobile phones and e waste management. Tenth session of the Intergovernmental Meeting and the fifth Regional Stakeholders cum Regional Coordination Meeting of the Male Declaration was held at Galadari Hotel in Colombo during August 2008. This was hosted the Ministry of Environment & Natural Resources through Central Environmental Authority. Experts from the various organizations participated in this forum and expressed their valuable comments at the meeting and agreed upon a work plan for future program of Male Project. In 2008, the CEA could expand its building area adding two mezzanine floors to the building. Furthermore steps were taken to construct a new building for Eastern Provincial office under the Treasury funds in Kanthale in Trincomalee District. The new salary scheme proposed for the CEA was found to be full of anomalies and much of the year was spent trying to settle problems and develop a unified salary scheme while most of the problems were solved during the year, a few remained. As the new salary scheme which the neither the Board nor the Management was empowered to solve problems connected with new salary scales, employee relationships were became strained at times specially in particular grades. Finally, I wish to thank the Director General, Management, staff and employees of the CEA for making their contribution to achieve the CEA's objectives and set goals during the year under review. I also take this opportunity to thank the Members of the Board of Management of CEA and Members of the Environment Council for their excellent corporation, guidance, advice and support given to me in the management ofthe affairs ofthe CEA. Also I wish to thank Secretary, Addl. Secretaries and all officers of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources for their corporation, attention and advice. Lastly, let me take this opportunity to thank the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Hon. Patali Champika Ranawaka for his excellent advice and guidance. Udaya P Gammanpila Chairman 9
Content
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Organization Structure of the CEA 11
Senior Management Team of the Central Environmental Authority 12
1) Introduction 13
1.1 Objectives 13
1.2 Powers, Functions and Duties 13
1.3 The Members of the Authority 14
1.4 Environmental Council 14
1.4.1 Introduction 14
1.4.2 Members of the Council 15
1.4.3 Meetings 16
1.4.4 Presentations 16
1.4.5 Environmental Issues Considered by the Environmental Council and
decisions taken 16
2) Duties and Responsibilities of the CEA 17
3) Environmental Pollution Control (EPC) Division 21
3.1 Environmental Pollution Control Unit (EPC) 21
3.2 Air Quality and Laboratory Services Unit 24
3.2.1 Water Quality Monitoring Laboratory 24
3.2.2 Water Quality Monitoring Laboratory 29
3.3 Waste Management unit 32
3.3.1 Hazardous Waste Management 32
3.3.2 Solid Waste Mangement 34
4) Environmental Management & Assessment (EM&A) Division 38
4.1 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Unit 38
4.2 Natural Resource management & Monitoring Unit 45
4.3 Research and Special Projects Unit 45
5) Legal Unit 48
6) Education and Awareness Division (EE&A) 51
6.1 National Environmental Information Centre (NEIC) 56 10 Central Environmental Authority
7) Environmental Economics Affairs Unit
8) Planning & Monitoring Unit
8.1 Complaints Unit
9) Decentralization of the CEA
10) Regionalization Programme of the CEA
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Function of Provincial Offices (Pos)
10.3 Performance of Provincial Offices (Pos)
10.3.1 Environment Protection
10.3.2 Environment Management
10.3.3 Environmental Education and Awareness
10.3.4 Special Programme
11) Special Projects Implemented by the CEA
11.1 Treasury Funded Special Projects Implemented by the CEA
11.1.1 The "Pilisaru" National Solid Waste Management Project
11.1.2 National Post Consumer Plastic Waste Management Project
11.1.3 House - hold Waste Reduction Project within Garnpaha Municipal Council (GMC) Area
11.1.4 Preparation of Environmental Resources Information System (ERIS) for Southern and Central Province
11.1.5 Project on Investigation of the caused and
Origins of Chronic Kidney Disease in the North Central Province
11.2 Foreign Funded Projects
11.2.1 Post-Tsunami Environmental Restoration Project (PTERP)
12) Corporate Governance Report
13) Human Resource Development, Administration & Finance Division
13.1 Human resource Development Unit
13.2 Human Resource Management Unit
13.3 Finance Unit
14) Report of the Auditor General - Central Environmental Authority
15) Final Accounts - Pilisaru Project
16) Report of the Auditor General - Pilisaru Project
List of Abbreviations 3 S B Organization Structure of the CEA QJ
CD
Ministry of Environment & Natural Resources
O O CO Central Environmental Authority
Chairman & Members of the Board
Director General
Provincial Offices & DDG DDG (EPC) DDG (EM&A) DDG (EE&A) Director (Legal) 06 District Offices (HRD, Admin. Fin)
Dy. Director 04 Directors 03 Directors 03 Directors 01 Director 03 Directors Dy. Director (P&M)
02 08 Dy. Directors 04 Dy. Directors 04 Dy. Directors 02 Dy. Directors 04 Dy. Directors Legal Officer Asst. Directors
11 Asst. Directors/ 04 Asst.Directors / Asst. Legal 12 Asst. Directors 12 Asst. Directors 02 Asst. Directors 2 SEOs 11 Programmer Analyst 01 Snr. Librarian Officers
03 Snr. EE&A Officers/ 01 Admin Officer/01 24$ EOs 29 SEOs 24 seoS Asst. Librarian Supplier Officer
02 EEA Officers/ Staff 400 DEOs 08 EOs 01A/V Technician Assistant 12 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008
SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM OF THE CENTRAL ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY
Mr. Udaya P Gammanpila Chairman Bachelor of Computing (Information Systems) Hons Attorney- at- Law
Mr. Pasan Gunasena Director General Attorney- at- Law
Ms. L. Fonseka DDG (EE&A) B.A. (Hons.) B.Phil, M.A.,
Ms.R R Ellepola DDG (EM&A) B.Sc (Special) M.Sc, M.l.chem.c. chtd chemist
Mr.K. H. Muthukudarachchi DDG (EPC) B.Sc, M.Sc
Eng. J M U Indraratne DDG (HRD, Ad: Fin.) B.Sc (Eng.) Hons. MBA, C.Eng. MIE (SL) Grad. IE (Aus.)
Mr.B.G.Wijepala Director (Admin.) B.A., B.L.E, Dip. Per. Mgt.,.NIBM
Mr.W A S Sumanasooriya Director (HRD) BBM, National Dip. HRM
Mr.M K S Nanayakkara Director (Finance) B.Com. (Hons.), Licentiate - SLICA, MAAT
Mr.U K D G Jayasinghe Director (NRM) B.Sc, M.Sc
Ms. Kanthi de Silva Director (EIA) B.Sc, M.Sc
Mr.W.A.D.D.Wijethunga Director (R&SP) B.Sc/M.SclHE,DELFT
Mr.M D A Suneetha Director (EE&A) B.Sc, M.Sc (Frosty), P.G. Dip. (Frost Survey)
Ms.AMPWDayarathna Director (Legal) Attorney- at -Law
Dr.R. M. S. K. Rathnayake Director (EPC) B.Sc. (Sp), Ph.D., Chtd. Chemist, Dip. Chemistry
Mr.M J J Fernando Director (WM) B.Sc, M.Sc, PG. Diploma(RS& GIS)
Mr. Sunil De Silva Programmer/Analyst B.Sc.(Gen.),PGD Computer Technology
Ms. A.C.P. Dabare Senior Librarian B.A,Asso.Chtd. lib
Ms. U. Vithanachchi Internal Auditor MAAT, Charted Licentiate
Ms. Kumari Kulathilake Asst. Director (P & M) B.A (Gen)
Mr.C K Amarathunga Director (Laboratory) NDT (Chemi. Eng.)
Mr. N S Gamage Director (WP) B.Sc, M.Sc
Mr. K G T N Kiriella Director (CP) B.Sc, M.Sc
Mr. H S Pemachandra Director (SP) B.Sc, M.Sc
Mr. A Weerasundara Director (Sab P) B.Sc, M.Sc
Mr. M.A.C Najeeb Dy. Director (EP) B.Sc,M.Sc
Mr. Susantha Wedage Actg. Dy. Director (UP) B.Sc
Ms. N.G. Senevirathne Dy. Director (NCP) B.Sc (Gen),M.Sc
Ms. Vijitha Sathyakumar Actg. Asst. Director (NP0) B.Sc,M.Sc,PGD(Envtl.Science) 13
CENTRAL ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY 1.0 Introduction The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) having special Projects implemented by the CEA for 2008, established in 1981 under the National Environmental an assessment of its successes and failures in order to Act No. 47 of 1980, completes twenty seven years provide a full account of the work carried out utilizing service by 2008. The CEA operating under the public funds and donor funds/grants. purview of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MENR) is one of the main implementing arms of the national environmental policy.The Annual Report of 2008 contains the performance of the CEA including 8 Provincial Offices, 6 District Offices and
1.1 Objectives
On the recommendation of the CEA, the NEA No 47 of 1980 has been amended in 1988 and 2000 by National Environmental (Amendment) Act No 56 of 1988 and by National Environmental (Amendment) Act No. 53 of 2000 respectively.The main powers embodied in the National Environment Act of 1980 are:
• To regulate, maintain and control the types, constituents and effects of waste, discharge, emission's, deposits or other sources of pollution which are of danger or potential danger to the quality of the environment through the implementation of Environmental Protection License (EPL) scheme under the National Environment Act.
• To protect natural resource base on the country by ensuring environmentally sound development interventions through systematically assessed environmental implications, using Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as a tool.
• To make people conscious of the local, national and global environmental problems with a view to motivate and to harness public support and participation,particularlythe participation of school children in protecting the environment.
• To be the centre of information on environment related data and information, providing its services to wider cliental needs.
1.2 Powers, Functions and Duties
Of the powers, functions and duties stipulated in the National Environmental Act No. 47 of 1980, the CEA presently focuses mainly on the following key functions, powers and duties; a) To administer the provisions of the National Environmental Act and the regulations made there under. b) To undertake surveys and investigations as to the causes, nature, extent of pollution and to assist and co-operate with other persons or bodies carrying out similar surveys or investigations. c) To conduct, promote and co-ordinate research in relation to any aspects of environmental degradation or the prevention thereof, and to develop criteria for the protection and improvement of the environment. d) To specify standards, norms and criteria for the protection of beneficial uses of the environment. e) To publish reports and information with respect to any aspect of environmental protection and management. 14 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008
The CEA has been entrusted with wider regulatory powers since its inception by amending the National Environmental Act in 1988 and in the year 2000.
The principal powers entrusted with these amendments include inter alia the following; a) To require activities resulting in the discharge of pollutants to the environment to do so under the authority of a licence issued by the CEA, in accordance with standards and criteria stipulated by the Authority. .
b) To require certain prescribed development projects which may result in significant adverse impacts on the environment to undertake Environmental Impact Assessment prior to their implementation.
c) To gazette the activities which will discharge, deposit or emit waste into the environment as"Prescribed Activities" and to ensure that no person shall carry on any prescribed activity except under a license issued by the Authority and in accordance with standards and other criteria as may be prescribed under this act
1.3 The Members of the Authority The Authority consists of three members appointed by the H.E. the President n consultation with the Minister of Environment,one of whom is required by the provisions in the Act, to have adequate expertise in the subject of environment. One ofthe other Members should possess adequate administrative skills and experience in environmental management. Ofthe three Members, one is appointed by H.E.the President, as the Chairman the Authority.
At the inception ofthe year, the Board Members ofthe CEA comprised ofthe following members.
The above Board Members gave resignation in May to the His Excellency the President and the President reappointed Mr. Udaya Prabath Gammanpila as Chairman of the CEA and Dr. B.M.S Batagoda and Mr. H. R Wimalasooriya as new members ofthe CEA with effect from 28.05.2008.
Mr. Udaya Prabath Gammanpila - Chairman ofthe CEA Dr. Suren Batagoda - Member of the Board Mr. Suranjan Kodituwakku. - Member of the Board Mr. Pasan Gunasena, Director General of the CEA works as Secretary to the Board.
Since then, the Board of CEA comprises ofthe following Members;
Mr. Udaya Prabath Gammanpila - Chairman, CEA Dr. Suren Batagoda -Member of the Board Mr. H.R Wimalasooriya -Member of the Board The Board held 12 meetings guiding and directing a number of major issues relating to Environmental Management during the year under review.
1.4 Environmental Council
1.4.1 Introduction
The Environmental Council is established under Section 7 of 1980 as amended by National Environment (Amendment) Act No. 56 of 1988 & 53 of 2000.
The major functions ofthe Environmental Council are: a. generally advice the CEA on matters pertaining to its responsibilities, powers, duties and function and b. to advise the Authority on any matter referred to the council by the Authority. Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 15
1.4.2 Members of the Council; The following members were appointed by the i. Minister of Environment and Natural Resources to serve for the 9th Session of Environmental Council. Institution Represented Name of the Member Ministry of Local Government Mr. D.P. Hettiarachchi Senior Assistant Secretary Ministry of Finance Dr.B.M.S.Batagoda Director General Ministry of Plan Implementation Ms. Chandrani Wijetunga Deputy Director Ministry of Health Dr. C.K. Shanmugaraja Director Ministry of Industrial Development Mr. Asith Senaviratne Director (Industrial Policy) Ministry of Transport Mr. U.N. Mallawarachchi Asst. Director (Planning) Ministry of Power & Energy Mr.S.Jayawardena Asst. Director (Planning) Ministry of Agriculture Mr. R. Dharmawardhana Director Ministry of Fisheries Mr. N. Abeywickrama Director (Planning & Monitoring) Ministry of Tourism Ms. N.B.H. Darmawardhana Senior Assistant Secretary Ministry of Labour Mr.P.G.Jayasinghe Director (Planning & Research) Ministry of Plantation Industry Mr.W.W.CB.Medagoda Asst. Director Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr.SAU.Mendis Acting Director Ministry of Trade & Co-operative Mr.D.Jeewanadan & Consumer Affairs Director (Marketing Devp.) Mr.Wilie Gamage Ministry of Defence Additional Secretary Ms. B.L.D. Balasooriya Ministry of Education Deputy Director Mrs.S.S.Senanayake Ministry of Highways Director (Programming) Ms. Indrani Vithanage Ministry of Enterprise Development Deputy Director Ministry of Textile Development Mr.D.N.S. Kuruppumullage Deputy Director Central Environmental Authority Mr.Pasan Gunasena Director General 16 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008
Seven Members from the NGOO
National Sarvodaya Movement Dr.Vinya Ariyaratne I.U.C.N Dr.Ranjith Mahindapala Social Development Foundation Rev. Hedigalle Wimalasara Thero Wana Aruna Sanvidanaya Rev.Missaka Kamalasiri Thero Mr. Lakshitha Jayawardhana, Attorney-at-Law U.N.D.P Ms.Shereen Samarasooriya Seva Lanka Foundation Mr.A.D.Tennakoon
Two persons with expertise & experience in environmental Protection and Management.
Dr. P.N. Dayawansa University of Colombo. Mr.Samantha Gunasekera Sri Lanka Customs Mr.Jagath Gunawardena Attorney-at-Law (Chairman Environmental Council)
1.4.3. Meetings
Thecouncil heldTwelvemeetingsduringtheyearon 17thJanuary (184 meeting), 21st February(185 meeting) 27th March, (186 meeting) 24th April, (187 meeting), 22nd May (188 meeting), 24th June (189 meeting), 24th July (190 meeting), 21st August (191 meeting), 18th September (192 meeting), 23rd October (193 meeting), 20th November (194 meeting) and 18th December (195 meeting)
1.4.4. Presentations
• Mechanised Gem Mining on River Bed by Mr. A.W. Amarasiri, Engineer (Mining), National Gem and Jewellary Authority.
• Progress of National Post Consumer Plastic Waste Management Project by Mr.R.Majid, Director, Nation I Post Consumer Plastic Waste Management Project.
• Red Data Book by Mr. Wimukthi Weeratunga, Head, Bio Diversity Section of IUCN.
• Waste Problem of the Western Province, by Mr. MJJ. Fernando, Director, Pilisaru Project and Mr. R.P. Samarakkodi, Director, Western Province Waste Management Authority.
• Productions of Bio-Gas using waste by Mrs.Tamara Dilhani, Manager Bio Projects, Country Style Foods Limited.
• Waste problem of Western Province by Mrs. Devika Abesuriya, Superintendent Engineer, Colombo Municipal Council,
• Soil erosion in Nuwara Eliya District,byMr.Gamini Jayasinghe,Director,Natural Resources Management, CEA.
With the possibilities of improving the role of the Environmental Council
1.4.5. Environmental Issues considered by the Environmental Council and decisions taken • Environmental Impact Assessment Procedure • Environmental Problem due to illicit Gem Mining. • Cultivation of Paulownia tomentosa plant. • Waste Management in the Western Province • Importation of Waste Polythene • Mechanized Gem Mining • Tax concessions for environmental friendly products • Environmental clearances for organic manure projects. 17
2.0 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CEA
To achieve its objectives; the CEA has organized its institutional structure focussing on four technically Divisions listed below. • Environmental Pollution Control (EPC) • Environmental Management and Assessment (EM&A) • Environmental Education and Awareness (EE&A) • Human Resources Development, Administration & Finance (HRD, Admin & Fin) These Divisions are headed by academically qualified and professionally competent personnel with considerable years of experience in the field of environmental management.
Environmental Pollution Control Division There are three units under the Environmental Pollution Control Division and pertaining to each unit as follows: Environmental Pollution Control Unit • Implement concurrence procedure for Board of Investment's approved projects (For both New site Recommendations and EPLs) • Site Recommendations for Telecommunication Towers • EPL scheme for Telecommunication Towers • Participate in project approval process • Resolving public complaints on Environmental Pollution /Nuisance • Technical facilitation to control environmental pollution • Appear courts and Human Right Commission (HRC) as expert witnesses and provide technical reports to Parliament committees, courts and HRC • Introduce new strategies/tools for effective pollution control
Waste Management Unit • Introduction & implementation of Hazardous Waste Management (WM) rules & regulations • Technical support for implementing solid waste management projects and programmes • Planning and implementation of pilot projects on WM systems • Regular monitoring of compliance • Development of on waste management technical guidelines • Implementation of multinational environmental agreements and its obligations (Basel Convention & Rotterdam Convention) • Industrial crisis management • Industrial Chemical management • Assist in granting environmental approvals for WM projects/activities • Technical support for legal prosecution • Pilot projects on SWM • Handling public complaints • Assist to conduct education and awareness programmes on WM • Supervision of the WM related projects • Compliance monitoring • Providing technical inputs on waste management related activities for other institutions 18 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008
Air Quality & Laboratory Services Unit • Providing analytical service to other divisions /POs of CEA • Monitor the compliance of the Environment Standards • Monitor the ambient water, air in selected areas • Carry out research & surveys in the environment sector related to air, noise, vibration & water quality • Formulation of regulations on air quality, water quality & noise Environment Management & Assessment Division There are three units Under the Environnemental Management & Assessment Division
Environment Impact Assessment Unit • Implementing Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) process • Implementing EIA process and ensuring compliance • Implementing awareness programmes on the EIA/IEE procedures • Formulating guidelines on EIA & IEE procedures • Introduction & Implementation of SEA procedure
Natural Resource Management Unit • Granting Environmental Clearance for non EIA/IEE projects • Carrying out compliance monitoring • Investigating public complaints on Natural Resource Degradation • Implementing awareness programme on conservation of Natural Resources • Declaration of environmental restriction areas • Issuing guidelines for policy implementation Research & Special project Unit • Preparing GIS base information • Implementing environmentally sensitive area management projects • Preparing District Profiles and maps. • Coordinating environmental research & disseminating results
Environment Education & Awareness Division • Environment education and awareness programme among target groups through print & electronic media as well as group communication • Conducting training workshop and exhibition at national and divisional level • Providing environment information to the public • Supporting necessary support to and from NGO's • Commemorating Environmental Days • Establishment & Implementation of Nature Field Centers.
National Environmental Information Center • Collection & development of environmental information • Coordination of library network & other libraries • Provide library documentation & information service to all categories of information users. Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 19
Audio Visual Unit • Providing facilities of audio visual equipments to the programmes. • Visual coverage of special functions ofthe CEA & MENR. • Video production for educational & awareness purposes • Provide facilities for video graphic visuals
HRD, Administration & Finance Division Human Resource Development, Administration and Finance Units are come under the Human Resource Division, Administrator & Finance Division.
Human Resource Development Unit
• Overall Human Resources Planning • Selection, recruitment & Promotion • Induction Training Programmes • Individual Performance Evaluation System • Identifying training needs and conducting training programs for selected employees (local & international) • Employee grievance handling Disciplinary Procedures • Human Resources Data Base
Administration Unit • Procurement, acquisition & maintaining capital assets • Issue and renewal of service of agreements • Provision of insurance facilities & logistical support • Industrial health, safety, & welfare • General administration Finance Unit • Preparing the annual budget & submitting final accounts • Preparing final progress reports and Monthly budgetary control reports • Preparing salary and salary related report and payments • Maintaining project accounts • Effecting payments Legal Unit • Preparing amendments to existing legislation (National Environmental Act) and drafting new legislation and regulations. • Enforcing provisions of the NEA and gazetting regulations. • Issuing directives under, sections 12 and 24 B ofthe NEA. • Cancellation, suspension and rejection of EPLs. • Issuing section 23S notices for littering. • Approval of EPL conditions & inspection reports to be submitted to court. • Appearing in courts on cases filed by the CEA and filed against the CEA • Facilitating Inquiries & appeal hearings at the Ministry. • Preparing documents in order to initiate legal action. • Conducting awareness programmes on environmental legislation and participating in awareness programmes as resource persons. • Advising other divisions & institutions on legal issues on environment. • Drafting & approving agreements. • Coordinating with the Police Department on handling complaints 20 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008
Planning & Monitoring Unit • Collect baseline data, define types and sources of data needed and the method of data collection and link with data sources • Formulate the Corporate Plan of the CEA • Prepare operational plans for each thematic area, externally funded projects and for any other interventions based on the Mid Term Work Programme and the Corporate & Annual plans of the CEA • Develop monitoring plans • Ensure inter-divisional and Center/Region coordination • Arrange evaluations • Prepare progress reports for reporting to various supervisory bodies i.e. MENR, ERD, and MPD etc. • Prepare Annual Reports of the CEA • Inform international donors, private sector entities and other relevant stakeholders of the progress of the operations of the CEA
Complaint Unit • Receives complaints from the public and institutional sources concerning issues, problems and threats and damage to the environemt • Refers the issues to relevant authorities and deals with them. Provincial Offices • Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) for development projects with localized impacts. • Environmental recommendation for siting industries • Environmental Protection Licenses procedure for prescribed activities other than those delegated to Local Authorities. • Coordinate and monitor activities of Local Authorities on delegated functions and provide technical guidance where necessary. • Implement programmes for Natural Resource Management. • Assist in resolving non IEE/EIA projects which require CEA clearance, (e.g. gem mining, land filling, felling of trees etc.) • Implement awareness and educational programmes on environment. • Participate and represent CEA at regional level meetings and functions • Co-ordinate with governmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, and community based organizations, voluntary associations, industrialists, business community, schools, youth groups, public officers and the general public at sub-national level. • Implement, review and monitor district, divisional and village level projects and school projects. • Develop, update and maintain specially referenced regional data base • Develop Annual Work Plans for Provincial Offices and District Offices within the 5 year work programme of the CEA
Performance of the Authority The highlights of the tasks performed by each of these Divisions during the year 2008 are succinctly explained in the following section. 21
3.0 Environmental Pollution Control Division
EPC Division of the CEA is responsible for implementing activities with regard to pollution prevention, abatement and control. So that, this Division consists of three Units namely;
* Environmental Pollution Control Unit * Air quality & Lab Services Unit. * Waste Management Unit
3.1 Environmental Pollution Control Unit (EPC) The Environmental Pollution Control Unit ofthe Environmental Pollution Control Division is mainly respon sible for the prevention and control environmental pollution issues. Implementation of Environmental Protection Licence by Divisional Environmental Officers (DEO) attached Scheme to relevant Provincial Office situated island wide. Environmental Protection Licensing is the It is essential requirement to have uniform EPL regulatory tool under the provisions ofthe National conditions among all provincial officers ofthe CEA Environmental Act (NEA). A valid EPL shall be because conditions for B category EPL have been obtained from the CEA or respective Local Authority set up by DEOO based on personal experience, under the provisions ofthe NEA and the Amendment knowledge and skills. Acts No 56 of 1988 and No 53 of 2000 to carry out As such the EPC Unit has decided to formulate a set activities prescribed in the Gazette Extraordinary No of industry specific model conditions and therefore 1533/16 dated 25.01.2008.The prescribed activities model EPL conditions for 33 "B"category industries that require EPLs are listed under part"A""B"and"C" were prepared and action has been taken to print ofthe Gazette. and distribute among respective parties. The part "A" comprises of 80 significantly polluting In addition, preparations of model conditions for"C" activities.The part "B" consists of 33 comparatively category industries as well as"A"category industries medium level pollution activities.The EPLs for these have been initiated. activities are presently issued by the Provincial Offices ofthe CEA. Part"C"consist of 25 activities and Preparation of a Manual on EPL they are comparatively low polluting activities and A manual was prepared to make aware and guide therefore the responsibility of issuing EPLs for these Local Authorities, the public, developers and activities has been delegated to Local Authorities, especially the industrialists on the EPL procedure. namely Municipal Councils, Urban Councils and Maintain standard EPL numbering system Pradeshiya Sabhas. The EPC Unit issued numbers for EPL Licences which Signing authority ofthe EPL for List B industries was were handled by the Provincial Offices ofthe CEA. delegated to the Provincial Heads ofthe CEA with effect from 01.04.2008 All Divisional Environmental "A" Category- "B" Category Officers, who are responsible to operate EPL system Fresh EPLs Renewals Fresh EPLs for industries in the list "B" were instructed and trained to handle the system. 321 221 418
Preparation of Industry Specific Model Conditions Granting concurrence to BOI Projects for the EPL Procedures of "B" category industries In order to ensure the environmental sustainability Category "B" in the new Gazette notification of the country while establishing Foreign Direct No1533/16 and dated 25.01.2008 is consist of Investment (FDI);the CEA in collaboration with the medium level pollution industries and the issuing BOI has set up a mechanism to recognize CEA's of EPLs for the "B" category industries are handled concurrence for industrial siting and operation as 22 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 a special measure. The Environmental Pollution Resolving Public Complaints on Environmental Pollution / Control unit continued to operate concurrence Nuisance procedure to proposed and existing BOI industries Written complaints were received to the Authority An Assistant Director of the EPC Unit worked with directly from the public and received through the the Environmental Division of the BOI in order to Hon.Minister of Environment and Natural Resources process applications received from investors and to and the Ministry of Environment and Natural carry out investigations on priority basis. Resources, other Ministries, Institutions and Media, etc. Received complaints were sorted and referred As a result, the EPC unit granted 176 concurrences to respective Provincial and District Offices of the in 2008 for BOI approved industries, which were CEA and other institutions by the complaint unit for proposed to situate island wide.Out of this number, necessary remedial action. 47 and 13 concurrences were issued for new sites The EPC Unit continued to investigate only the for Industries and Telecommunication towers complaints in relation to the activities of BOI respectively, and 57 for new EPLs and 59 for EPL approved industries and other complaints, which renewals. were directly forwarded by the chairman and DG In addition to the above activities, investigation of of the CEA. public complaints and compliance monitoring were During 2008, 24 complaints with regard to also carried out by the EPC Unit with regard to the the activities of BOI approved industries were BOI approved projects. investigated and remedial and follow up action were taken. Compliance monitoring of BOI approved Industrial Activities Introduction of a new Scheme for review and update of the consultants and laboratories annually Follow up monitoring of industrial activities are carried out to check the performance of pollution In order to facilitate the industrialists in obtaining necessary technological guidance, advice, control systems established in the industry to check consultancy to control the environmental pollution whether the industry complies with conditions with confirm to the standards; a list of specialists/ stipulated in the EPL and to check whether there is consultants has been prepared by the CEA. Also a list any change, expansion or alteration to the industrial of laboratories which provide services in analyzing/ process. testing the samples is also available. In this contest, the EPC Unit carried out follow In order to provide better service to the industrial up monitoring activities for the BOI approved community the CEA took measures to register the industries. Monitoring activities were carried out qualified laboratories and consultants by evaluating by inspecting the industries at regular intervals and technical competency on environmental pollution going through the reports on wastewater analysis, abatement and performance of environment pollution control works done by the institutions. noise and vibration measurements and reports on Qualified 16 laboratories and 28 Consultants have efficiency/evaluation of pollution control systems been registered under this programme. adopted in an industrial activity. Court Appearances to give expert evidence Compliance monitoring was carried outto investigate 49 BOI approved industries. During the year under review, officers of the EPC Unit appeared in Courts to give expert evidence Technical Assistance for Environmental Impact Assessment in relation to the cases filed by the CEA, the (EIA) and Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Police, general public and Non Governmental The officers of this unit served as members of Organizations. the Technical Evaluation Committees, which During the year 2008 officers of the EPC Unit were assigned to assess EIAR and IEER for appeared in court for 09 instances for giving expert prescribed projects. The officers were involved withnesses. In addition to the court appearances, 4 reports were also submitted to the courts at in EIA/IEE procedures by giving comments and the request of the courts with regard to the field recommendations pertaining to their expertise inspection carried out to the industries. subject areas in the environmental pollution control. Officers of the EPC Unit participated in 2 legal In this regard, officers of the EPC unit participated constructions at Legal Draftsman's Department with for 24 projects as TEC members the coordination of Legal Unit of the CEA. Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 23
Introduction of the Wastewater Charge Programme (WCP) Promote "Cleaner Production Mechanism" for existing as a new tool for industrial water pollution control industries by providing Technology The present system of water pollution control is Under the proposed Wastewater Charge Programme based on the command and control approach. (WCP) industries will be compelled to reduce their The country has been continuously confronted pollution load which will otherwise become an with the problem of environmental degradation, economic burden for the organizations. The CEA particularly the deterioration of water quality in took takes initiatives to assist thirty seven industrial organizations, categorized under priority sectors many ofthe rivers and coastal areas resulting from which come underthe first phase of implementation, industrial development and urbanization. The CEA to reduce their pollution load by implementation of sought the adoption of an economic incentive Cleaner Production (CP) technologies. system to promote water pollution prevention and abatement. Objectives of implementing the CP are to develop an inventory of water usage, pollution load and Accordingly, the CEA has taken initiatives to potential for minimizing them in selected high implement WCP in phases following activities were priority sector industries; quantify the actual carried out with regard to the WCP in 2008; pollution loads for the benefit of industries in the implementation of CP solutions; develop CP • Self reporting formats, Laboratory test reporting solutions to eliminate/mitigate the discharge of formats and prescribed lists of industries have pollutants to the environment and to develop waste been prepared emission factors and reduction factors with respect to selected priority sectors; • Preparation of the Database , Data on waste water generating industries for textile sector and As a component ofthe proposed WCP the project food and beverages sectors were prepared has been launched and commenced to assist 37 industries to adopt the Cleaner Production • Procedural Guidelines have been drafted Technologies to minimize the waste loads released • Workshops for theTextile sector Industries and into the environment in close collaboration with the officers ofthe CEA provincial offices have been National Cleaner Production Centre (NCPC). scheduled The officers of the EPC Unit coordinated with the • NEA Amendments for the Implementation ofthe NCPC and reviewed the progress of activities. WCP in order to make provisions to implement • The NCPC held CP auditing in 37 industries the WCP, amendments to the NEA was drafted and submitted 37 CP assessment reports to and submitted to the AG's department through CEA.The CEA has evaluated those reports and the LD department and amended act is to be comments regarding the CP assessment reports received from the AG's department were submitted to the NCPC and revised reports • Regulations have been drafted and sent to LD were also received. • Priority Industrial sectors of the Programme • Two officers of the EPC unit participated to have been Identified the 9 day CP consultant training programme • Resources and Institutional needs for the and one day work shop on CP on Solid waste implementation of this programme has been Management identified Conduct Meetings of "Committee for Determining the Sitting • Inspecting ofTextile sector Industries has been of High and Medium Polluting industries outside EPZ's and started in order to gather require data Industrial Estates" (H&M Committee) to determine the sitting • ApresentationonWastewaterChargeprogramme of new industries (located in sensitive areas) was made for the Board of Directors A committee was formed to determine the siting of • Obtained the approval of Board of Directors to High and Medium Polluting Industries outside the implement the Programme Industrial Estates and Export Processing Zones. This is one ofthe important decision making committee ofthe EPC Unit.This committee consists of members from the BOI, National Water Supply & Drainage Board, Industrial Ministry, Urban Development Authority and the CEA. 24 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008
Main objective of this committee is to minimize the Trainings / workshops, meetings and Presentations water pollution caused by industrial effluents mainly Training is a one of the most essential component, to the Kelani River as the Kelani River provides raw which is required for effectiveness implementation water from Ambatale for the supplying of almost of functions and responsibilities assigned to officer 75% of the demand in the Greater Colombo Area. But of any capacity. now the committee considers the H&M industries situated outside the Kelani river basin which The EPC unit conducted and facilitated following generate high amount of wastewater. mentioned trainings, workshops, Meetings and presentations. 15 such meetings were conducted by the EPC Unit and 11 project proposals submitted by the • 6 workshops for the provincial level CEA industrialists were evaluated and 08 of them were officers, especially for DEOs on EPL system for recommended. Further 17 monitoring inspections "B"category Industries were carried out during 2008. • A3 day Training Programme for CEA officers on Lightning Protection System in Telecommunication Towers Technical Committee to Evaluate Project Proposals • Presentations /Lectures delivered by EPC unit -07 During the process of EPL and Environmental Recommendation for industrial siting; the CEA • Participated TV programmes - 01 requests industrialists to provide technical proposals • EPC unit attended Trainings / workshops and on the mitigation of pollution. In such instances a Meetings-47 committee with competent experts is a need for the evaluation of the proposals. Preparation of project proposals to request funds from As such a committee to evaluate project proposals donor agencies submitted by the Developers was established with In order to carryout an industrial survey to find the approval of the Board of Directors of the CEA. 25 out the distribution of industries, pollution type project proposals submitted by the developers were and pollution load a project proposal have been evaluated by the committee during the year 2008. submitted to the World Bank and National Planning Department for funding. Approval was granted by Preparation of General Guidelines on selecting sites for NPD for Industrial Survey on prescribed activities industries providing Rs 5 million. The main objective of the environmental recommendation procedure is to take adequate • Air Quality and Lab Services Unit mitigatory measures in advance to abate or minimize the anticipated environment pollution arising from a proposed industrial activity. In order to overcome this problem and control the possible pollution at the initial stage the Environmental Recommendation is granted by the CEAThis is beneficiary to both the CEA as well as the industrialists in various aspectsThe CEA gets benefit by controlling the possible pollution at the initial stage and the industrialists get benefits by acquiring legal requirements and economic effectiveness at the planning stage of the industry. Performing environmental analysis in the laboratory A set of General Guidelines was prepared to facilitate industrialist as well as the officers of the CEA for The Central Environmental Authority has a well selection of suitable site to establish an industry. equipped Laboratory which is capable of carrying out an extensive tests in water quality, air quality, noise Environmental Guide Book for Small and medium and vibrations measurements. Laboratory provides Enterprises analytical testing services to all internal divisions Environmental Guide book for Small and Medium of CEA for conformity assessments, environmental Enterprises was jointly prepared by the IUCN, awareness improvements, environmental impact Federation of Chambers and the CEA. Technical assessments and monitoring, base line data expertise required for such work was provided by collections, progress reviews of environmental the EPC unit of the CEA. quality improvement projects and many other Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 25 uses. Even though, our services were restricted only for official environmental testing services and regulatory purposes, now we have extended our analytical testing facilities under commercial basis for those who need water, air, noise and soil testing facilities. As a service oriented testing facilities provider, we offer competitive rates in environmental monitoring /analysis
Participation in an environmental exhibition
• By giving technical inputs in relation to major prescribed projects in EIA/IEA process. • By delivering technical lectures upon requests made by general public government or private Mobile air Quality Monitoring Station keeps the institutions on air quality monitoring, noise and Nation in alert of air we breathe vibration measurements. • Providing environmental monitoring data for Further to environmental monitoring and analysis, the purpose of research and development as laboratory undertakes to consult on design,fabrication well as for the policy making /decision making and installation of pilot scale waste water treatment in economic development. systems as technology transfer mechanisms in environmental pollution control activities. • Implementation/carrying out ambient water quality monitoring in Sri Lanka • Implementation/carrying out Ambient air quality monitoring activities in Sri Lanka • Formulation and reviewing of environmental regulations • Studying of Trans boundary air pollution
Resources Laboratory's work force is composed of skilled and professionally qualified personals. The labora tory is equipped with modern instruments suit able to practice any standard analytical method used in environmental monitoring and analysis.
Preparation of samples for analysis in the laboratory
Our Services
The laboratory provides following services to the Central Environmental Authority. • By giving conformity assessment reports in relation to environmental regulatory purposes on requests made by other divisions of CEA. • By producing reports pertaining to air, noise, vibration measurement request from general Analysis of Heavy Metals in surface water bodies public, courts, other divisions. 26 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008
Carbon Monoxide Concentration 3.2.1 Air Quality Monitoring Laboratory. n and Maximum of one hour averages at Colombo Fort
Colombo Fort Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station HMml A/nownt Air duality S1rind.ru lo. 24 hour av.r*g. - If, pom Air quality monitoring is carried out at Colombo Fort Increasing Trend of monthly mean and monthly maximum of Nitrogen using continuous automated monitoring station Dioxide Concentration at Colombo Fort (2003-2008) since 1997. Measurement data is logged in every five minute intervals in the data logger. Results are Annual averages of PM-10 at Colombo released on weekly basis and maximum one hour Fort Monitoring site (1998-2008) average during the whole week is reported. 100 In addition mobile monitoring activities are carrying out by using mobile air quality monitoring laboratory 75 in selected cities on the basis of case studies. m Air Quality Monitoring Status in Sri Lanka I « Laboratory possesses air quality monitoring data since 25
1997 on following Parameters CO, N02,S02 and PM10Trend graphs of above measuring parameters are as follows. CO Gl O T- CM CI ••» Sulphur DtoxkM Concantradon 0)0)0 0 o o o Monthly Maan and Maximum o( one hour average* at Colombo Fort 0)0)0 0 o o o {Juna 2003 - Dacambar 2000) •J- -J- CM CM CM CM CM CM CN CM CM Year Decreasing Trend of yearly averages of PM-10 Concentration at Colombo Fort (1998-2008) Ambient air quality monitoring programs conducted in 2008 Laboratory carried outambientair quality monitoring programs in selected cities like Kady and Nugegoda under Piyakarupurawara Programme launched by Ministry of Environment and Natural Resource according to the concept of Hon. Minister of Environment and Natural Resources. Aim of this Decreasing Trend of monthly mean and monthly maximum of Carbon program was to collect the baseline air quality data Monoxide Concentration at Colombo Fort (2003-2008) for evaluation of the effectiveness of the Vehicle Nttrogan Dmi.de Concentration in and Maximum of one hour average! ( Juna 2003 - December ZOOS) Emission Control program launched by Department of Motor Traffic.
II I il l Vehicle emission testing programme * As a strategy for improving the control of non T source emission to enhance the ambient air quality A • in Sri Lanka, Vehicle Emission Testing program was officially commenced on 17th of November, 2008 as a pilot project for Western province Laboratory issued Environmental clearance certificates for 200 Vehicle emission testing aan MM Met MM an Mat centres island wide after joint inspections with a Increasing Trend of monthly mean and monthly maximum of Sulfur Dioxide Concentration at Colombo Fort (2003 2008) representative from Department of Motor Traffic Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 27
Source Emission Ambient air Quality Monitoring In control of ambient air quality in Sri Lanka, it is With the use of passive samples,ambient air quality mandatory to control source emission as well as non analysis is carrying out at the Dutuwewa site for source emissions. As a strategy for source emission N02,S02and03. control, CEA is in the process of formulating Source Emission standards and will be published as a Crop Impact Assessment regulation in near future. As a collaborative research project with the How ever at present source emissions are controlled University Peradeniya, under the funds of Male by interim emission standards established by CEA. declaration, Laboratory was engaged in carrying out the assessment of impacts of ozone due to changes in atmospheric ozone concentration.
Corrosion Studies Trans-boundary air pollution monitoring In order to ascertain the possible Trans boundary Male Declaration Project air pollution impacts on structures and monuments, The Laboratory as Central Environmental Authority corrosion study was carried out at corrosion rack is the National Implementing Agency for program mounted at the Central Environmental Authority. on Male' Declaration on Control and Prevention of Second set of Samplers were removed from the rack Air Pollution and it's likely Trans boundary Effects in December 2008 and sent to IVL for analysis. for South Asia Laboratory is carrying out the study of trans- boundary air pollution monitoring program under Male Declaration in parallel to other South Asian countries. Male Declaration was launched to monitorthe trans- boundary air pollution in South Asian Region and is funded by Swedish Government through United Nations Environment Program. Under Male'program following parameters are being monitored. 11
Acid Rain Monitoring Laboratory was engaged in Acid rain monitoring 10th Intergovernmental Meeting program to identify any possible acid rains due to The laboratory organized a forum for 10th trans-boundary air pollution. Under this program intergovernmental meeting for national stake sampling site is identified in Galenbindunuwewa holders of Male Declaration project on 19,20,21st Dutuwewa village and rain water collected in wet of August, 2008. at the Galadari Hotel in Colombo only collectors and bulk collectors are analyzed for and Honorable Minister of Environment and Natural nutrients, cations and amount of precipitation Resources were the chief guest
Involved in acid rain monitoring Honourable Minister addressing the opening ceremony 28 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008
Noise and vibration measurements / industrial noise measurements.
Noise pollution is also major environmental pollution cause public nuisance in Sri Lankan community. Laboratory receives many complaints on noise pollution caused by industrial activities and community activities.
Laboratory performs noise level measurements for compliance monitoring in case of issuance Making a presentation to the participants or renewals of Environmental Protection License and review of complaints from general public. Experts from UNEP, IVL, SEI, AIT and various We entertain requests made by clients for the Universities and institutions participated this forum purposes of industrial noise level measurements on and expressed their valuable comments at the commercial basis. meeting and agreed upon a work plan for future Noise measurements are progress for compliance program of Male Project. monitoring
Establishment of New Monitoring site for Male monitoring activities
New monitoring site for Male monitoring activities was established in Mihintale Doramadalawa village. Laboratory was able to establish this monitoring site in 2 hectares land allocated for Central Environmental Authority under the guidance of Honorable Minister of Environment and Natural Resources and the Chairman of CEA.
Reserved land for construction of Environmental monitoring station at Doramadalawa, Mihinthale
PERFOMANCE OF THE YEAR 2008 AIR, NOISE AND VIBRATION MEASUREMNT UNIT Type of Parameters No. of Purpose Measurement Measurements Ambient Air quality Suspended Particulate Matter 06 Commercial basis PM10 (Particulate less 60 Regular Monitoring than 10 micrometer)
so2 Continuous Monitoring Regular Monitoring
N02 Continuous Monitoring Regular monitoring Continuous mnitoring Regular Monitoring o3 CO Continuous monitoring Organic vapour content 02 Commercial basis Transboundary Air Passive samplers 30 Regular Monitoring pollution monitoring Acid rain samples 28 Regular onitoring Samplers removed for 12 Regular Monitoring corrosion studies Noise Level Measurements Noise Levels 66 Commercial basis 33 EPLI Issuance/renewals/complaints
Income generated in year 2008 Rs.1,021,889.50 Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 29
3.2.2 Water Quality Monitoring Laboratory Analytical work carried out 2008 The water quality monitoring laboratory of the Total no ofthe industrial Effluent collected Environmental Pollution Control (EPC) Division during year 2008 476 of the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) has No of sample collected for Processing or been assigned to provide analytical services to the Renewal of Environmental Protection Licence 107 whole institute from its inception. It's main functions No of sample collected for Legal Requirement 95 are to monitor the quality of industrial effluents No of sample collected for Investigation of Complain 37 through out the country. After the regionalization No of sample collected for Monitoring 53 programme, the CEA laboratory has to cater the Commercial Testing of water and waste water 148 almost all area of the country by means of regional offices in order to control environmental pollution. Other 36
Basically the quality of the industrial effluent is being Analysis of Industrial Effluent in 2008 monitored for the following Purposes. 1601 140 — ——| * For the purpose of Issuing and re-newel of 120 ——————— Environmental Protection Licence (EPL) with respect to the request made by head office and E the regional offices.
* Re newel processofthe Environmental Protection EPL Legal Complaint Monitoring Water Other Licence with respect to the request made by Samples purpose head office and the regional offices. * Random water quality monitoring of the Out of 476 of Industrial effluents only 100s no of Industrial industrial waste water with respect to the effluent samples comply with the stipulated standard given in request made by head office and the regional the Environmental Protection Licence. offices. No of Industries which comply the Effluent standard in each * Investigation ofthe public complaints regarding district the industrials pollution or other sources of District NO of Industrial No of Industries pollution. effluent colleted which comply for EPL Legal purposesCEASt d * In case of Courts order. Kandy 24 8 Galle 4 1 * Commercial Testing of Industrial effluent with Gampaha 111 42 respect to the request made by Industries or Colombo 117 33 any other stakeholders Monaragala 2 0 Kegalle 7 1 Other than the industrial waste water quality Matale 3 2 monitoring activities the quality of the surface Kalutara 27 7 Ratnapura 8 1 water and ground water are being monitored by Bandarawela 6 0 the laboratory for different purposes with different Badulla 7 1 Anudhapura 9 1 frequencies.Water quality and quantity are the major Pollonnaruwa 4 1 environmental concerns in our country. During the Hambantota 3 2 last two decades, large volumes of effluents were discharged into surface water bodies from municipal, Monitoring of Surface waters industrial and agriculture sources,causing pollution The monitoring of water quality plays an important of both surface and ground waters. role by checking current physical and chemical The largest sources of point source pollution were properties ofthe water. In addition,they contribute municipal waste-waters,which polluted rivers,drains to the analysis of the effects of past water quality and downstream of large cities with organic matter, measures,and keep ready to respect with appropriate suspended solids and surfactants etc. Industrial measure in case of aquatic problems.The laboratory waste-water discharges were also high, polluting ofthe Central Environmental Authority conducted surface waters with heavy metals, oil products, surveys on the water quality monitoring of several phenols and other hazardous substances. water bodies in Sri Lanka. These include Kelani Agriculture run-off discharged heavy loads of river, Maha Oya, Boralesgamuwa Wewa. All these nutrients, suspended solids and pesticides into analytical results could be used to determine surface water bodies, causing eutrophication of trends and issues and better decision making for rivers and lakes and the loss of biota. environmental management activities. 30 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008
During the 2008 three new activities have been side the industrial parks. Kuruwita Manchester Textile included for the regular water quality programme Ltd and Kabool Lanka Ltd are two such large industries in addition to the above. which draw nearly4000 m3 per day from the Maha Oya One major project is to identify the root cause ofan d release the widespread kidney disease which spreads at an industrial effluentto Maha Oya.Having consideration alarming rate in the North Central Province (NCP). of all these factors, regular water quality monitoring programme has been commenced from 2005 Two other water quality monitoring programme have onward in order to collect baseline data for future been carried in Nanu Oya ela in Nuwara Eliya Area need. Eight locations have been selected and and water quality monitoring of the canal system in monitored sixteen parameters once in three months Dehiwela and Ratmalana area .The main objective of frequency under this programme. these two water quality monitoring programme is to control the domestic discharge to the concern water * Samples colleted bridges are Kochchikade Bridge, bodies as well as the control of water pollution. Badalgamuwa Bridge, Kotadeniya Bridge, Girriulla Bridge, Hiriwaddunna Bridge and Mawanella Bridge Total No of sample analysed during year 2008 is 348 Kelani River 168 Other Service base activities carried out by CEA Laboratory Lunawa Boralasgamuwa Wewa 33 Environmental Improvement & Community Development Project Maha Oya 32 Ground Water from the Lunawa Environmental Improvements Community North Central Province 69 Development Project is implemented by the ministry Lunawa Lagoon 22 of Urban Development & Sacred Area development Nanu Oya 24 in partnership with Moratuwa & Dehiwela - Mt lavinia Municipalities and other stake holders Analysis of Surfaca aratar bi 2008 including the beneficiary community in the area.
— — - The objective of the project is to improve the quality of life of the people in the lunawa Catchment - . by mitigating flood damage and by creating environmentally sound and sustainable manner. J —-t "ii" Under this project, the storm water drainage systems are being improved by the rehabilitation of existing / ' canals and streams.The water quality monitoring of the srBody * v existing canal water is the key role of the laboratory. The Kelani river laboratory is actively engaged with other stakeholders Water quality of preselected twelve locations in Kelani riverto select the suitable sampling locations under this were monitored once in month basis for 16 Parameters.projec t area.The continuous water quality monitoring This data is displayed at the each location for the publiisc being carried out by the laboratory and participated awareness under pavithra ganga programme. the public awareness progrmme. Water quality of the eleven selected locations has Maha Oya been carried out periodically for 16 parameters Maha Oya originate in the hilly regions and flow and the data is provided to project management through Kegalle Kurunegala Gampha and small to take mitigatory measures and to get proper portion of Puttlam district covering three provinces. management decision. The water shed is characterized with extensively paddy, rubber, tea, and coconut plantations. Water Quality Monitoring of Nanu Oya Ela Maha Oya has a little hydropower potential.The most Water Quality of the Nanu Oya Ela is being carried important use of water in the Maha oya is for the supplouy t by CEA laboratory during 2008. Four analysis of drinking water and exclusively used for drinking were carried out once in three months basis. Water water extraction.There are 14 intakes located along the quality of the six selected locations were carried out Maha Oya. The other use of water are small scale directfo r 16 parameters and Analytical data along with the use such as bathing washing and the maintenance of possible contaminants is being informed to the Urban aquatic ecosystem.There are about 22 BOI registered council, Nuwara Eliya to control the disposal of such individual industries scattered within the basin out contamination and to take remedial measure. Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 31
Graphical representation of the Water Quality in Nanu Oya Ela in Nuwara Eliya District during 2008 32 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008
Income generated from the commercial testing during 2008 - Rs 1249,003.09. VARIATION OF DO
9.0 Laboratory Accreditation Programme Initial Assessment was done on 25th January 2008. After the initial assessment several non conformances were raised. One major Non conformances was to validate the testing method.
1.0 J , , . . . After completion of the validation and other non A B C D E F conformances rectification the laboratory is ready SELECTED SAMPLING SITES for follow up audit
Service provide for the other division with the CEA The laboratory had provided services for the following activities * Implementation of the ambient water quality
VARIATION OFTOAL COLIFORM standard. * Registration ofthe Environmental Laboratories through inspection and giving recommendation 1 to Environmental Pollution Control Division. 3.3 Waste Management Unit The Waste Management (WM) Unit of the Environmental Pollution Control (EPC) Division of the Central A B C D E F Environmental Authority (CEA) has been entrusted SELECTED SAMPLING SITES with a) the tasks of implementing the regulations related to Hazardous Waste Management, b) to deal with the international treaties and c) to implement the requisite projects/programmes related to both hazardous waste and solid waste management as identified in the Action Plan 2008.
VARIATION OF FAECAL COLIFORM 3.3.1 Hazardous Management Unit Hazardous Waste Management related Projects/Programmes Implementation of Hazardous Waste Management regulations in Sri Lanka Hazardous wastes generated from various commercial, industrial and institutional sources A B C D E F cause an immense environmental problem in Sri SELECTED SAMPLING SITES Lanka resulting in affecting health and quality of life of the people, particularly the residents in urban and sub urban areas. Most ofthe waste generated is disposed in haphazard manner in unsuitable locations while some are disposed along with the Commercial Testing of Industrial Effluent municipal solid wastes. Laboratory of Central Environmental authority is Regulations with respect to Hazardous Waste professional in water and waste water testing in Management were gazetted on 23rd of May 1996 by Sri Lanka during last two decade our services were the extra ordinary gazette No 924/13. Having identified restricted only for the official environmental regulatory the difficulties and draw backs and to facilitate the easy purposes. From this year onward we have extended implementation,this regulation was further amended our analytical testing facilities under commercial basis as National Environmental (Protection & Quality) for those who need water testing facilities with the regulation No.01 of2008 by the extra ordinary gazette cheapest rates in chemical analysis. notification No 1534/18 dated 01.02.2009. Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 33
As part ii of this regulation all persons involved in Committee (NCC) for the Implementation of BC the management of scheduled was specified in the functioning under the Ministry of Environment scheduled viii of the regulation shald obtain licence & Natural Resources (MENR) has appointed a them CEA. Technical Expert Committee (TEC) to support the CEA in sound decision making on matters As part of the implementing the Hazardous Waste related to technical aspects of managing HW Management regulations 25 numberof licenses were in the country. The TEC, chaired by the CEA issued for the activities of generation, collection, also submits its recommendation for projects Transportation, storage and recovery of Hazardous seeking approval to import waste listed in the Waste. With respect to the issuing licenses 41 no. of Basel List'B'as raw materials (Importing Waste in the List 'A' of the BC is banned by a decision inspections were under taken during year 2008. taken by the Cabinet of Ministers). In addition, reviewing of guidelines on Hazardous From recent times the Department of Customs Waste Management was carried out in year 2008, in refer to the CEA when Waste/Scrap and recycled order to facilitate the implementation of amended material such as PVC,Foam rubber, Polyethylene regulation.The printing of these guidelines are now are imported into the country in order to get in progress. the CEA's opinion prior to release the cargo. Some of the waste material referred to are in the list B of the BC while some are not listed. In an effort to streamline the process, the CEA developed guidelines pertaining to the approval procedure which then was adopted by the NCC for the Implementation of BC.These guidelines are currently being practiced to ensure the cleanliness of the material being imported and 100% usage without leaving any residue being disposed in the country. Accordingly, 36 numbers of inspections have been undertaken to inspect the respective industries and the containers imported during the year 2008. Accongly letters of no objection were issed to release the containers for 33 consignments and Stakeholder consultative workshop held at CEA for reviewing guidelines 2 consignments were rejected. A workshop on Health Care and Scheduled Waste • Being the competent authority for the Management was also held on 23 September 2008 implementation of Basel Convention in Sri for capacity building of the officers of CEA who Lanka, during the year 2007 CEA has given the involve in implementation of Scheduled Waste approvals for seven transits and one export Management Regulations. The technical session (transboundary movement) of waste materials of this workshop covered the following thematic listed in the List "A" of the Basel Convention. areas: • Introduction of Hazardous Waste Management Regulations Implementation of Rotterdam Convention • Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal Sri Lanka became a Party to the Rotterdam Technologies Convention (RC) from January 2006.Objetcive of the RC is to promote shared responsibility and • Health Care Waste Management Techniques cooperative efforts among Parties, when engaged in the international trade of hazardous chemicals, in Implementation of Basel Convention order to protect human health and the environment. • Importation of waste materials listed in the List 'B' of Basel The procedure implements through the Designated Convention for industries National Authorities (DNAs) namely the Registrar of Pesticides (ROP) and the Central Environmental Sri Lanka has ratified the Basel Convention (BC) Authority (CEA) representing Pesticides and on Transboundary movement of Hazardous Industrial Chemicals respectively. Waste and their Disposal on 28.08.1992 and since then,the CEA was designated as the Competent The Sound Management of Chemicals is a particular Authority for the BC.The National Coordinating challenge for governments to respond with various 34 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 tools or methods such as laws, policies and practices 3.3.2 Solid Waste Management at all levels - from the local to the national and In collaboration with Government and private international. These methods would protect the institutions and with public participation several citizens and the environment from the detrimental solid waste management programmes were effects of chemicals while maintaining access implemented during year2008.These programmes to their benefits. In this situation the CEA needs which were implemented in household level and expert advice and assistance on technical issues urban areas had helped to reduce the environmental related to environmentally sound management of impacts and related problems due to haphazard chemicals. disposal of solid wastes. In addition, through these In these circumstances, A Technical Advisory Committee programmes encouraged the public commitment for the Management of Industrial Chemicals (TACMIC) in Sri for solid waste management and also created Lanka was established in January 2007 to ensure background in favour of implementing new effective and efficient implementation of the programmes of solid waste management. obligations assigned to the CEA as the DNA of the Rotterdam Convention pursuing the same line as the • Preparation of guidelines for the management of solid Pesticides Technical Advisory Committee established wastes in Housing complexes under the provisions of the Control of Pesticides Act No. 33 of 1980. During year 2008 two Technical A plan was prepared for the purpose of Advisory committee meetings were held to discuss minimization of solid wastes which generate import response for polychlorinated biphenyls and from the households in Local Authority areas chrysotile asbestos. Accordingly Impact responce on with emphasising on 3R concepts.Through this (PCB) has been sent to the secrataretry Rotterdam guidance it is expected to segregate wastes and Convention to control PCB. make composts from the biodegradable wastes at household level and to give other component During the year 2008,three Prior Informed Consents of segregated wastes for recycling. were issued with respect to the importation of chemicals. The above guidlines was prepared and removing existing municipal solid waste dump at Panadura Town prepared and Implementation of Strategic Approach to International Chemical assisted to remove it in an environmentally sound manner Management (SAICM) programme including the updating of Chemical Profile & Identification of priority areas for Sound • Release of paddy lands for the implementation of Waste Management of Chemicals. Management Project for the management of wastes in Application to the Quick Start Progrmme (QSP) Urban areas Trust Fund was forwarded to the Secretariat for The Cabinet approval was obtained to release SAICM through the Ministry of Environment & the following lands for the project on municipal Natural Resources for the project proposal entitled waste management which is proposed to be "Strengthening National Capacities for Sound implemented by the Burns Private Limited. Management of Priority Industrial Carcinogens and I. A land located at "Delgahakumbura" Updating National Chemical Profile in Sri Lanka. Enderamulla, and Wattala with the extent This proposal was approved by the Secretariat for of 14acres and 30perches. SAICM and will be implemented during the next two years. II. A land located at"Othenegamakumbura"St. Methew Mw, Ekala Ja Ela with the extent of 08 acres 03 roods and 36 perches. • Disposal of consumer goods rejected by the customs
In response to requests made for environmental • Thirasarapurawara Pilisaru month programme for solid clearances by the Department of Customs, the waste management CEA issues clearances for the disposal of rejected With the direction of Honourable Minister of consumer goods. In the year 2008,CEA received Environment several solid waste management 06 proposals for the disposal of rejected goods/ programmes were carried out in the government items and accordingly recommendations were institutions in Colombo District during 15 August given to dispose them in environmentally sound 2008 to 15 September 2008.The objective of this manner. programme was to introduce segregation of wastes in government institutions and to make aware of the working staff of these institutions on solid waste management and thereby Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 35
disseminating the waste management concepts The CEA has developed a proper plan for the to the general public. implementation of this programme in collaboration In collaboration with the Ministry of Environment with Urban Development Authority and the all the Waste Management Unit of CEA has institutions in this area and forwarded to the Ministry organized waste management programmes of Environment requesting funds for implementation. in following institutions. The Honourable Accordingly the Ministry of Environment has agreed Minister of Environment and senior officials to provide funds for the activities which will be of the Ministry of Environment and the CEA implemented during year 2009. were participated at the inauguration of this programme. In the event of these awareness programmes all level of working staff of these 5. Implementation of the regulations on Restrictions on institutions were participated. Production, Sale & Use of thin polythene. i. Sri Jayawardenapura Hospital Study of understand the effectiveness on thin polythene ii. National Youth Services Council, Maharagama regulation iii. Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda The government has banned the Production, iv. Department of Indigenous Medicine, sale & local use of Polythene and polythene Nawinna products of 20 microns or below in thickness v. Main Post Office Complex, Nugegoda with effect form 01 January 2007 by the extra ordinary gazette Notification No. 1466/5 dated 10 October 2006.This has been done by virtue ofthe powers vested to the Honourable Minister of Environment as per the National Environmental Act. One ofthe main objectives of these regulations are;
- To promote reuse of polythene products - To promote recycling and thereby supplying of raw materials required for the production of plastic goods - To promote the use of alternative products The Waste Management Unit of the CEA has conducted a survey to investigate the effectiveness of the Regulation in order The programme held at Sri Jayawardenapura hospital to propose necessary amendments to the • Environmental Development programme for Denzil existing Regulation.The following objectives kobbekaduwa Mawatha were addressed by the study;
This programme was introduced to develop the - Identify the new trends and changes area along the Denzil kobbekaduwa Mawatha of of usage, production and sales of thin Battaramulla as an environmental conservation polythene after the implementation of the area.Through this programme it is expected to aforesaid regulation, achieve the followings; - Obtaining the views from the household i. To provide resting places for the people who level with respect to the regulation come to the government institutions in this - Investigation ofthe new trends and changers area. of alternative products and their sales. ii. To provide recreational places for the For this study data were collected from all the general public of this area districts except those in the Northern Province. iii. To prevent haphazard disposal waste The data collection was done according to a along the road and to built up as an questionnaire through Divisional Environmental environmentally sound area Officers ofthe CEA. iv. To avoid illegal constructions along the road 36 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008
The following were revealed from this study. According to the study sales of shopping bags, Lunch sheets and glossary bags decreased in year QUANTIRYFKG) CHANGES 2007 with respect to the years 2005 & 2006. This implies the changing of attitude of general public towards reuse of polythene products and to use of alternative products. Also there is a significant decrease in purchasing polythene products after imposing the new regulation.
-2005 -2006 Use of alternatives 2007 Quantity of Production Changes of Importation of raw materials of polythene Alternatives in Sri Lanka According to the analysis of customs data of years 2005,2006 and 2007, the importing of quantity of plastic and polythene has increased but the rate of 40000 35000 it has been reduced. 30000 25000 Production and sale 20000 • QUANTITY 15000
Sales change of Polythene Products 10000 in Whole Sale Dealers 5000 0 BEFORE ACT AFTER ACT 30,000 S 20,000 1• 15,000 • The survey results showed that there is an increase 10,000 • 5,000 . 2005 in the use of alternative products after the new 1• 1 • 2006 •=1 regulation. • 2007 .4^ NT Public awareness of the new regulation
Type of product The study revealed that the public is aware ofthe The trend of using recyclable material for the production new regulation to a certain extent. has been increased according to the following. Disposal of used polythene Year use of recyclable raw material The study revealed that the burning is the most 2005 26% popular disposal method for used polythene in 2006 29% Sri Lanka and is mostly practicing in urban areas. 2007 45% In addition to this it was noted that the waste With the increase of population, the use of polythene polythene is being disposed with general garbage also increased in the country. Even though the throughout the country. importation of raw material has increased for According to the above mentioned disposal methods the production there is no drastic increase in it was noted that still the general public is not aware importation ofthe material to the country. In parallel of proper ways of disposing of used polythene and to this recycling of waste polythene has being not being directed to the environmentally sound increased to the certain extent. and financially effective methods such as recycling. Based on the above observation and outcomes it is QUANTITY (KG) CHANGES suggested to implement a mechanism in selected districts to establish a collection mechanism for used
0.2 polythene/plastic with the aim of recycling and an I 0.195 effective awareness for the public in this regard. The CEA has forwarded the results of this study to 0.165
Oil • the Post Consumer Plastic Management project for 0.175 further action. 20M -2005 yesr -2006 2007 Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 37
Raiding Programme Accordingly for the year 2008, In the year 2008 raiding programmes were carried Presentations and Lectures out for proper implementation of thin polythene regulation through the Provincial Offices of the CEA. delivered by the WM Unit 45 During this programme 400 no of inspections were Meetings attended 123 carried out. 202 no of violations have been forwarded Workshops attended 15 to the legal division of CEA to take legal action. Court appearances on In addition action has been taken to publish an advertisement to make aware the general public Waste Management issues 09 regarding the regulation. A technical session for Meetings on EIA/IEE on WM 13 capacity building of the officers involving in the 02 thin polythene regulation was also held at the CEA International Conferences on 13 May 2008.
Special initiatives towards solid waste Management
ITL Lanka (pvt) Ltd CSR Program As a private company which understand of corporate social responsibility into action. This company organized a school awareness & training programme on waste Management with special emphasis on compost preparation. Selected students (50) from 10 schools around their factory were participated in this programme.This training included both practical and theory sessions and the WM unit has coordinated and
As per the recommendations of the study of participated as resource persons on this. understand the effectiveness on thin polythene regulation the Waste Management Unit has Initiated discussions VITA - LITE CANOLA - CSR Programme to avoid use with relevant parties on labelling requirement for the purpose of identifying actual thickness of the of polythene polythene products, specially for grocery bags and Stassen foods a member of the stassen group companies garbage collection bags according to the provisions took part with Central Environmental Authority in of the Consumer Affairs Authority Act. launching of a campaign to reduce the usage of polythene bags.They introduced reusable bag for their customers, Experience and knowledge sharing once they buy a 750g vita Lite canola product.They held Waste Management Unit has extended its a joint media briefing at CEA. contribution by participating as resources persons Green Circle Shremadana Programme at number of projects / awareness programmes implemented by other agencies and also organizing Ministry of Environment & Nature resources has and conducting target group training and providing declared Battaramulla town area as green circle.The expert advices and inputs to initiate Waste CEA actively participated to organized a Sramadana Management programmes. Campaign held to clean this area and all the The officers of this unit served as members of institutions under the Ministry of Environment and the Technical Evaluation Committees, which Natural resources were participated in this event. were assigned to assess EIAR and IEER for Introduction of PET Bottle Collection by Coca- Cola prescribed projects. The officers were involved Upon the request made by the Coca Cola company in EIA/IEE procedures by giving comments and the CEA provided guidelines to design a bin to be recommendations pertaining to their expertise located in public places to drop off all types of used subject areas in the Waste Management. PET bottles & this project was launched with the participation of CEA. 38
4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT & ASSESSMENT DIVISION
The Environmental Management and Assessments of projects which do not require IEE/EIA.This unit is Division is responsible for the Natural Resource also involved in the monitoring of projects which Management functions of the CEA. A major have been approved subsequent to IEE/EIA. instrument used by the EM&A Division to exercise Most of the non EIA projects which require CEA thisfunction is the Environmental Impact Assessment approval are now being processed by the Provincial (EIA) procedure. The projects which require EIA & District Offices of the CEA. In addition some of or Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) are the small scale projects which require IEE are now prescribed by gazette notification. being handled by the provincial/district offices of The Natural Resources Management unit of the the CEA. EM&A Division is mainly involved in the procedures
4.1 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Unit
• Inter Agency Co-ordination of EIA Procedure
The implementation of the EIA procedure by the of on going EIA/IEE were monitored and any Project Approving Agencies is coordinated through problems causing delays in the processing of IEE /EIA the Inter Agency Co-ordination Committee chaired were resolved. In addition, issues relating to Project by the Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Approving Agencies were discussed at this meeting Natural Resources. Four meetings of the committee and remedial actions were taken. were held during 2008. At this meetings the progress
• Implementation of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Process
The EIA unit continued its major regulatory During the year 2008, total of 104 projects for functions of administering the EIA process for all which approval under Part IV C of the National prescribed projects, with a view to mitigating the Environmental Act is required were processed adverse environmental impacts of these projects. under the EIA regulations. Approvals for 29 projects This included the convening of scoping meetings were granted and 1 project was rejected granting and technical evaluation meetings, drafting Terms approval. 75 projects were pending decision. of Reference (ToR) for EIA /IEE reports, evaluation List of Projects approved/rejected & List of projects of the EIA /IEE reports and facilitating the public which are being processed during the year 2008 are participation process and subsequent approval and shown as follows; monitoring of projects. Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 39
List of Projects Approved / Rejected During 2008
Approved 1 Kadiyanlena Mini Hydro Power Project, Nawalapitiya (Renewed) IEE 2 Agraoya Mini Hydro Power Project, Norton Bridge, Ginigathhena (Renewed) IEE 3 Padiyapallella Mini Hydro Power Project, Hanguranketha (Renewed) IEE 4 Harvesting of Pinus Trees of Ginigathhena IEE
5 Proposed Land Blocking out Project,Tea Green Top pass, Nuwaraeliya IEE 6 Rehabilitation of Kiribathgoda - Nittambuwa section of Colombo - Kandy Road IEE 7 Rehabilitation of Kirulapona - Godagama Section of Colombo - Wellawaya Road IEE 8 Rehabilitation of Pamankada Bridge - Horana section of Colombo - Horana Road IEE
9 Rehabilitation of Orugodawaatta - Ambathale Road IEE 10 Mahaoya Mini Hydro Power Project, Hanguranketha IEE 11 Loggaloya Mini Hydro Power Project, Badulla IEE 12 Gem mining Project at Mount-Jean Estate at Watawala IEE 13 Kadawala (Phase II) Mini Hydro Power Project IEE 14 Rehabilitation of Giant Tank Irrigation scheme in Mannar District IEE 15 Proposed Land Clearance for Consolidation of Tea Factories - Bearwell & Gogie IEE 16 Improvement / upgrading of Matara to Southern Expressway Section of Matara - Akuressa (A024) Road 17 Improvement / upgrading of Welipanna (Southern Expressway interchange) to Aluthgama section of Horana - Anguruwatota - Aluthgama Road IEE 18 Proposed Disposal site for the STDP atThalape South, Habaraduwa IEE 19 Proposed CPSTL Cross Country pipeline Project (Colombo port to Kolonnawa) IEE 20 Improvement / upgrading of Hikkaduwa - Nayapamula section of Hikkaduwa - Baddegama - Nilhena Road IEE 21 Colombo - Katunayake Expressway Project (Approval extended) EIA 22 Export Processing Zone for Textile Industries at Perth Paradise, Horana EIA 23 Proposed Alternative Highway (Expressway) between Colombo - Kandy EIA 24 Eppawala Phosphate Project EIA
25 Proposed Hydroclave Project for private sector hospitals - westen province EIA 26 Proposed Apaartmant Complex Project at Kudarathwatta Mw. EIA 27 Proposed Gem Mining Project at Kotiyagala Estate,Chapelton Division EIA 28 Kandy City Waste water Disposal System EIA
29 Proposed Kaluganga Reservoir & Agriculture Extension Projcet EIA Rejected
1 Clay Mining Project at NachchaduwaTank IEE 40 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008
List of Projects Which are Being Processed
1 Construction of Multipurpose Dam across Ma Oya at Yatimanana, Mawanella EIA 2 Construction of low flow weir across Ma Oya, at Pannala IEE 3 Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project. EIA 4 2nd 300 MW Power Plant at Kerawalapitiya EIA 5 Proposed Moragahakanda power house and transmission line SEIA 6 132 KVTransmission Line from Rantambe to Mahiyangana IEE 7 Proposed Victoria Hydro Power Expansion Project EIA 8 North & East Transmission Development Project IEE 9 Proposed HabaranaValachchena 132 KVTransmission Line IEE 10 Proposed Galle - Matara 132 KVTransmission line IEE 11 Proposed Fuel Oil Pipeline from SPBM to Muthurajawela Tank Farm IEE 12 Proposed 2 x 250 MW Coal fired Power Plant in Trincomalee EIA 13 Proposed Habarana- Muthur East 132kvTransmission Line. IEE 14 Proposed Investment Promotion Zone at Trincomalee EIA 15 Bibile Sugar Development Project (Formally Uva Wellassa Sugar Development Project) EIA 16 Ulapane Industrial Zone IEE 17 Land Filling at Kaduruduwa, Galle to set up a food (Canned Fish) Industry IEE 18 Proposed Wood and Wood based Industrial Estate at Buttala IEE 19 Proposed Port Based LPG unloading facility at Galle Harbour & storage facility at Kaduruduwa, Galle IEE 20 Proposed Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery Expansion & Modernization Project EIA 21 Uva Magnetite Mining Development Project EIA 22 Offshore sand mining project at Kerawalapitiya EIA 23 Gem Mining Project at Lower Division of Bogawantalawa Estate EIA 24 Proposed Gem Mining Project at Welgahawadiya,Hasalaka IEE 25 Proposed offshore sand mining Project at Wikkala EIA 26 Offshore Oil Exploration at Mannar Bay EIA 27 Proposed Land Blocking Out Project Welangahawatte - Ampitiya IEE 28 Proposed Land Blocking Out Project Ranatunga Gedara Estate - Kengalle IEE 29 Proposed Land Blocking Out Project Doolwatte Estate - Kengalle IEE 30 Proposed Land Blocking out -Kuruduwatta Estate ,Gurudeniya. IEE 31 Proposed Agriculture Land Development Project to cultivate banana for export market at Buttala IEE 32 Proposed Agriculture Land Development Project to cultivate banana for export market at Nakiyadeniya EIA 33 Proposed agriculture land development Project to cultivate coconut, rubber, export agriculture crops at Siyabalanduwa EIA 34 Proposed Land Blocking out Project at Thelawala, Moratuwa IEE 35 Proposed Aurvedic Herbal Plant Cultivation Project at Doluwa EIA 36 Harvesting of Pinus trees at Dolosbage Vishnu Devala land IEE 37 Felling of Trees for Fire wood, Nugedolawatta,Meerigama IEE 38 Proposed second International Air port, Hambantota EIA 39 30 Luxury Chalets at Kibissa IEE Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 41
40 Forest Ridge Hotel Project - Katumanakele Watta, Nuwara Eliya IEE 41 New Peacock Estate, Pussellawa IEE 42 Proposed Leisure Project at Madu Ganga, Balapitiya EIA 43 Proposed Palace Hotel Project & Kuvera Hotel Project - Kandalama, Dambulla IEE 44 Yala Adventure Park atTissamaharamaya EIA 45 Lion Safari Park at Hambantota IEE 46 Proposed Rail Road to Matara-Kataragama EIA 47 Proposed Kurunegala, Habarana, (Via Dambulla) Railway Extension Project EIA 48 Kelani valley Rail line Extension to Hambantota EIA 49 Proposed Railway track from Panadura to Horana EIA 50 Proposed Apartment Complex Project at 2nd Rajasinghe Mawatha, Kandy EIA 51 Proposed Ranaviru Gammanaya Housing Project at Horowpatana IEE 52 Proposed Peace Residence Apartment Complex Project Koswatta, Nawala IEE 53 Proposed Luxury Apartment Complex, Nuwara Eliya (Unique View Residence) IEE 54 EderamullaTown Development Project EIA 55 Proposed Peradeniya New Town Development Project at Eriyagama EIA 56 Proposed Mixed Development Project at Ratnapura at Palm Garden Estate IEE 57 Wadduramba Township Development Project IEE 58 Proposed project to accommodate 800 families from the Anuradhapura sacred area in a new settlement with all urban facilities IEE 59 Proposed Nilasevana Public Servants Housing Scheme Project, Kundasale, Kandy IEE 60 Proposed International Cricket Stadium at Meegahajandura,Suriyawewa IEE 61 Proposal to generate power from mixed waste available in the Western Province at Kerawalapitiya, Muthurajawela EIA 62 Proposed Sanitary land fill and waste recycling project at Badulla. IEE 63 Proposed Solid Waste Disposal Facility Project at Kerawalapitiya, Muthurajawela EIA 64 Waste Management and Power Generation project at Muthurajawela EIA 65 Proposed Waste Management Project at Thumbowila, Karadiyana EIA 66 Proposed Project for Municipal Solid Waste Treatment, Recovery and waste to energy production at Nawagamuwa, Kaduwela EIA 67 Proposed waste to energy project at Sedawatta, Kolonnawa EIA 68 Mawanana Mini Hydro Power Project EIA 69 Wallawaya Mini Hydro Power Project 70 Doloswala Mini Hydro Power Project IEE 71 Ukuwella Mini Hydro Power Project EIA 72 Branford Mini Hydro Power Project EIA 73 Kiriwan Eliya Mini Hydro Power Project IEE 74 Upper Galagama Mini Hydro Power Project IEE 75 Dambuluoya Mini Hydro Power Project IEE
• Monitoring of Approved EIA/IEE projects These projects were regularly monitored through The EIA unit also continued the regular compliance bi-monthly meetings as well as site visits, monitoring of already approved projects in orderto The projects, which were monitored during year ensure compliance with the approval conditions. 2008, are; 42 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008
Southern Transport Development Project * Amanawala Mini Hydro Power Project, A Monitoring Committee comprising of all related Yatiyantota. agencies has been established to oversee the project * Gurugoda Oya Mini Hydro Power Project at activities. Several meetings and site visits have been Morontota, Kegalle held during the year 2008. Major issues discussed at * Janetvalley Mini Hydro Power Project, Atabaga the meetings were, flooding, blockage of drainage, erosion & siltation,structural damages to houses by * Bohill Mini Hydro Power Project, Nawalapitiya rock blasting activities ect. * Barcapel Mini Hydro Power Project, Nawalapitiya During 2008, the CEA has granted individual environmental approvals for locations where rock * Wiscomgoda Mini Hydro Power Project blasting is required after conducting a test blast with * Koswatu Ganga Mini Hydro Power Project at the supervision of Geological Survey &Mines Bureau Kalawana and for locations where extended time periods of * Ma gal Ganga Mini Hydro Power Project at work is required after site visits. Approval has also Deraniyagala been given for spoil disposal sites after inspection. * Padiyapelella Mini Hydro Power Project at Upper Kotmale Hydro Power Project Kotiyagala Estate This project was granted environmental clearance * Belihuloya Mini Hydro Power Project at in 2000 by the Secretary, Ministry of Forestry and Manapol Environment, subsequent to an appeal made by the * Habaraduwa Nilasewana Housing Project Ceylon Electricity Board. * Wijeriya Mini Hydro Power Project at A Monitoring committee has been appointed by Kolonnawa the CEA to monitor the project activities and to * Mixed Development Project, Havelock City ensure the mitigatory measures gazetted under the National Environmental Monitoring Regulations No * Labuwawa Mini Hydro Power Project, 1 of 2003 of the Gazette Extra Ordinary Nol 283/19 Ratnapura dated 10.04.03. During 2008, several Monitoring * Gem Mining Project, Chapelton Division, committee meetings and a site inspection with * Wiscomgoda Mini Hydro Power Project, monitoring committee members were carried out * Lower Neluwa Mini Hydro Power Project to inspect the project activities. The Monitoring committee has given special attention to landslide * Labuduwa Mini Hydro Power Project hazards, biodiversity assessment, soil erosion and * Development of Beliduwa Rusking Island at watershed management of the project area. Panadura
Moragahakanda Agriculture Development Project * EIA Training Programmes A monitoring committee has been established The 10 day EIA training programme was co- under the Ministry of Agriculture. Several meetings coordinated and conducted jointly by the and site visits were held during the year 2008. In Central Environmental Authority, the Centre for addition the consent of the CEA has been granted Environmental Studies (CES) of the University of separately for extraction of rock, sand and other Peradeniya, the World Conservation Union (IUCN), materials by the project proponent. NGO Forum on ADB and Centre for Environmental In addition following projects were monitored Justice (CEJ). This course was held at the Swiss during the year 2008. Residence Hotel, Kandy from 04th to 13th January 2008. The overall objective of this course is to * Outer Circular Highway project provide participants with knowledge and skills * Hambantota Port Development Project in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) * Mini Hydro Power Project ,Mulgama process.
* Mini Hydro Power Project, Dickoya The course was designed for Central and Provincial * MAS Fabric Park,Thulhiriya level officials, project proponents, consultants engaged in EIA preparation,academics,researchers, Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 43
members of environmental cells within Project * Project Committee meeting on Lion's Safari Approving Agencies (PAA), and members of non Project at Redeegama governmental organizations (NGO) involved in the * Project Committee meeting on New Galle EIA process. Transmission Power line A workshop was conducted to discuss the issues of * Project Committee meeting on Colombo - the PAAs. Recommendations ofthe workshop were Kandy Alternative Highway circulated among PAAs and CEA Regional Offices. * Project Committee meeting on Matara - Kataragama Railway line • Printing of SEA guideline book * Steering Committee meeting on Outer The handbook on Strategic Environmental Assessment Circular Highway (SEA) has been printed. This book provides a simple guide to Government Ministries and Agencies on what * Steering Committee meeting on Colombo - SEA is, and how to carry out a SEA for a policy, plan or a Katunayake Highway programme.SEA guidelines were sent to the Ministry of * Steering Committee meeting on Moragahakanda Environment in orderto distribute among the relevant - Kaluganga Agriculture Development Project Ministries/Agencies. * National Highway Steering Committee meeting * Environmental Consultative Committee • Implementation of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) meetings ofthe UDA A SEA was carried out for the development plan * Steering Committee meeting on coal power which has been drawn up for the Tricomalee plant, Norochcholai District which is considered to be a priority project of the Government. The SEA assessed the * Steering Committee meeting on Road Project possible environmental impacts of the proposed Preparatory Facility development plan on the sensitive ecosystems in * Cabinet Sub committee meetings on Trincomalee including the Trincomalee Bay which is investment facilitation a very unique eco system.The recommendations of the SEA have been sent to the Urban Development 4.2 Natural Resources Management & Monitoring Unit Authority for necessary actions. Natural Resources Management & Monitoring Unit The development of the Southern Province and in of the Central Environmental Authority, holds the particular Hambantota District is another high priority responsibility of management of country's natural project ofthe present Government. There are several resources, through assisting other relevant agencies major infrastructure projects which are presently involved in management of natural resources, in the planning stages including an international guiding and coordination with the Provincial and airport, harbour, railway, highway as well as several District offices ofthe Authority. other infrastructure and industrial projects. CEA is Functions of this unit include declaring Environmental planning to carryout a SEA for the development plan Protection Areas, issuance of Environmental of Hambantota District and proposals were called from Recommendations for non-prescribed projects, consultants for this purpose. formulation of regulations under the provisions of the National Environmental Act, preparation, • Amendment to the list of prescribed projects development and publishing of Environmental Guidelines pertaining to management of natural The list of prescribed projects for which EIA is resources,and implementation of National Wetland required was amended after consultation with Action Plan. relevant stake holders.The amended list was handed over to the Legal Unit for gazetting. * Declaring of Environmental Protection Areas
• Following meetings / site inspections were also attended The National Environmental Act No.47 of 1980 has by the EIA unit during 2008. provisions, which allows the Central Environmental Authority to declare specific areas as Environmental • Project Committee meeting on development Protection Areas (EPA) by the CEA through an order of Sethsiripaya stage II published in a Gazette. 44 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008
* Maragala Mountain Range Environmental Preparation of handbook for Wetland Management Protection Area of Moneragala District has Committees been declared as EPA. (Gazette Notification No A handbook for Wetland Management Committees st 1560/26 of 01 August, 2008) (Draft) was prepared in order to guide Wetland * Gazette notifications were drafted,for declaration Management Committees. of Walawwewatte-Wathurana swamp forest in Kalutara district in Western Province,forwarded World Wetland Day Programme for the approval of the Department of Legal National programme to mark the World Wetland Draftsman. Day, was celebrated at the Nature Field Centre of * Approval of the Board of CEA was obtained for the Central Environmental Authority, at Bellanwila nd declaring Hantana Mountain range of Kandy -Attidiya Sanctuary, on 2 February, 2008 A tree District, as an EPA. planting programme,"Shramadhana"campaign,and an awareness programme for school children and * Baseline data survey of the proposed Bentota for Farmers Associations, were included as special River as an EPA was commenced. events in the Wetland Day progamme of the year * Preliminary discussions and Field inspection 2008. were held with the relevant state agencies to consider declaration of. hot water springs at • Issuance of Environmental Recommendations for non- Kannya,Trincomalee, which is a unique natural prescribed Activities/ Projects feature of Sri Lanka The projects, which are not required to obtain Monitoring of Declared Environmental Protected Areas environmental approval under the provisions of part iv C of the NEA, requires to obtain environmental The following declared Environmental Protection clearances To mitigate possible environmental areas were monitored during the year 2008. impacts to be arisen during project implementation. * Thalangama Tank Environmental Protection During the year 2008,28 clearances were issued for Area - Thalangama, Battaramulla projects such as,cutting of earth, land filling activities, * Gregory Lake Environmental Protection Area- Telecommunication Towers, road development Nuwara-Eliya projects, urban development activities, and hotel * Muthurajawela EPA-Wattala projects.
* Wetland Management • Public complaints related to Natural Resources Establishment of Wetland Management sub unit Necessary action were taken for public complaints The Wetland Management sub Unit was established received on environmental issues, pertaining to under Natural Resources Management & Monitoring natural resources Unit, of the CEA, in order to implement National Wetland Action Plan and coordinate all wetland • Awareness / Training programmes on Natural Resources related activities at National level,as perthe National Management. Wetland Policy. 3day Training Programme, on Erection of National Wetland Steering Committee Telecommunication Towers, was held at the University of Moratuwa, in order to enhance the National Wetland Steering Committee, meetings capacity of the officers of CEA were held in 2008, for the purpose of advising on wetland related activities. • Preparation of Guidelines Formation of Wetland Management Committees Administrative guidelines on issuing of clearances Wetland Management Committees for 3 sensitive have been formulated on extraction of sand, clay, wetlands were established with participation of all and earth, in consultation with Geological Survey stakeholders for sound management of wetlands. & Mines Bureau, Ministry of Environment & Natural Resources and Provincial Offices of CEA. ANNUAL REPORT 2008 CENTRAL ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY 45
4.3 RESEARCH & SPECIAL PROJECT UNIT • DEVELOPMENT OF CARBON CONTENT MONITORING METHOD USING REMOTE SENSING AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS The Research and Special Projects Unit is mainly (GIS) IN PLANTATION FORESTS OF SRI LANKA involved in conducting GIS/Remote sensing based research and studies, development and Carbon trading is one of the strategies adopted to maintenance of Resource Information System of combat climate change under the Kyoto Protocol. Sri Lanka, facilitating other divisions of the CEA As such, an estimation of the carbon pool in each to prepare maps and management plans for vegetation type is very essential in this regard. environmental sensitive areas. This unit has a well However, a lack of an accurate, precise, and cost- effective method for measuring the quantity of equipped GIS and Remote sensing Laboratory. carbon sequestered in different forest types in Sri GIS and Remote Sensing Laboratory Lanka is a main issue in this field. Research and Special Project Unit^^^^^^^KV Therefore this research was conducted to estimate vegetative Carbon content using Satellite remote sensing data and GIS approaches for different plantation forests in Sri Lanka. The plantations of Pine, Eucalyptus and Teak which are grown in different agro-ecological regions in Sri Lanka were A" selected under this project. "lb-. Data collected from 32 sampling plots each 30*30m in size were used to calculate above ground woody biomass and stored carbon content using scientifically accepted algorithms. Landsat ETM+ (2001) and IRS LISS III (2008) Satellite images were used to develop models • PREPARATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES INFORMATION to estimate stored carbon content in each plantation. The developed regression models could be applied on SYSTEM (ERIS) FOR SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PROVINCES recent satellite images to estimate the above ground The compilation of an environmental data base for carbon content of the plantations of Pines, Eucalyptus the Southern and Central Provinces was one of the and Teak without field surveys. major activities of the R&SP Unit, which can be used Table 01. Estimated above ground carbon content of as a tool for environmental managing, planning, different forest plantations using IRS Lisslll Satellite monitoring and awareness activities. This database images can be used for environmental modeling also. A lack of a base data is the main problem facing today in GIS/ Plantation Type Estimated meanaboveground RS analysis; however this gap could be filled to some Carbon Content (Mt/ha) extent by developing of the RIS. Under this activity environmentally, important data was compiled. Pinus spp. 198.957
Please refer 11.1.4 for more detail. Eucalyptus spp. 224.234
Teak 218.453 ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE INFORMATION SYSTEM Hambantota District ii I LI and Special Project Unit ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AREA OF LAKE GREGORY • CENTRAL ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY
Geographical information System (GIS) can play A vital rote for analysis and in MM formulating the quick mitigation plans for high risk environments ind It is • a Form powerful tool for environmental data analysis and planing. GIS CAN stores spatial information (datal in A digital mapping environment. A digital base map can be overlaid with data or other layers of information onto a map in order to Land view spatial information and relationships GIS allows better viewing and Soi understand"ig physical features and the relationships that influence in A given
P B"^32^!2H—' | \MI9 Tsunami Completion of a spatial database will assist in planing and Management of environmental hazards and risks. GIS supports activities in environmental Drought assessment, monitoring, and mitigation and CAN also be used for generating Environment models. Such AS environmental related spatial database for Cydone environmental management, analysis and monitoring does not exist in Sri Lanka JAAFJH luM vital for the CEA to develop and MAINTAIN such A database and related maps. Industries Schools and Environmental Projects |Km '*""Z. ""H^AAAL A caian arid green environment though 46 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 • Other Activities done by the R&SP unit 2) Posters and Designs 1) Preparation of maps • A poster for alternative uses of polythene • Noise contour map for proposed Weerawila • A poster on biodiversity and Landscape level in a part of Hoshiarpur District in Punjab State for air port project and a boundary demarcation th th th map for Wilmanna Sanctuary. 19 Asia Pacific Conference held on 10 to 14 November using RS and GIS • Water sampling point maps - Nanu Oya River, Boralesgamuwa Wewa, Jaela, Ekala Estate and • Cover pages for the CEA's diary 2009 Hurulu Wewa. 3) Collection of GPS data • Banana plantation project at Buttala (Dole Lanka (pvt) Ltd.) • SEA study on Dedduwa Lake Resort • Hot springs at Kanniya • Environmental Protection area of Bentota Estuary • Quarries, metal crushers and Hynan Factory in Gampaha 4) Research Publications • Waste water discharge outlet of Woodland Ice A research paper on Detection of Merchantable Cream factory, Timber Volume of Pinus Caribaea plantations • Sand mining in Bolgoda River using Multispectral Landsat ETM+ Satellite • Industrial map of Muthurajawela (Anusha Imagery for National Conference of Geo- Steel) Informatics Applications conducted by Arthur • Kotahera Quarry in Awissawella C. Clerk institute of Sri Lanka.-2008. • Meegahajambura playground 5) Implementation of Projects • Apollo Hospital area with buffers This unit was involved in implementing the • Labugama Kalatuwa showing administrative following two major projects boundaries • Post Tsunami Environmental Restoration • Quarry site in Elamafwala showing distances to Programme (PTERP) (Please see 12.1 for more the nearest residences details) • Proposed land fill site of Waga • Project on investigation of the causes and • Household waste reduction & minimization origins of chronic kidney disease in the north sites of Gampaha MC central Province of Sri Lanka. (Plase see 11.5 for • Sensitive area map of Ibbankatuwa Reservoir more details) • Coconut disease spreading area in Southern Province for Coconut Cultivation Board Development of carbon content monitoring method using • Akkaraipattu, Kalmunai and Saindamaruthu Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) depicting 60m,100m and 200m lines from in Plantation Forest of Sri Lanka coastal line The carbon trading is one of the main strategies • Sensitive areas within 100m and 500m buffer adopted to combat with climate change under the for proposed railway line from Kurunegala to Kyoto Protocol. As such, an estimation (i carbon Habarana pool in each vegetation type is very essential in this • Environmental Pioneer medal map of Sri Lanka regard. However, a lack of an accurate, precise, and • Solid waste dumping sites in Galle, Hambantota, cost-effective method for measuring the quantity Matara, Kalutara and Colombo Districts of carbon sequestered in different forest types in • DEO cluster Provincial maps (8 maps) Sri Lanka is a main issue in this field. • Profiles for the Malamulla proposed sanitary Therefore this research was conducted to estimate landfill. vegetation carbon content using Satellite remote • Environmental protection area of Gregory Lake sensing data and GIS approaches for different • Area demarcation map for Labugama- plantation forests in Sri Lanka. The plantations of Kalatuwawa environmentally protected area. Pines, Eucalyptus and Teak which are grown in • Depicting 60m line from Bolgoda Lake different agro-ecological regions in Sri Lanka were selected under this project. Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 47 Data collected from 32 sampling plots each 30*30m in size were used to calculate above ground woody biomass and stored carbon content using scientifically accepted algorithms. Landsat ETM+ (2001) and IRS LISS III (2008) Satellite images were used to develop models to estimate stored carbon content in each plantation.The developed regression models could be applied on recent satellite images to estimate the above ground carbon content ofthe plantations of Pinus, Eucaliptus and Teak without field surveys. Table 01 .Estimated above ground carbon content of different forest plantations using IRS Lisslll Satellite images Plantation Type Estimated mean above Vegetation stored carbon content map of Pinus ground Carbon Content (Mt/ha) plantation in Gampola region. Pinus spp. 198.957 Eucalyptus spp. 224.234 Teak 218.453 f 48 rjentral Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 5.0 LEGAL UNIT MISSION OF THE UNIT To safeguard, manage, develop, and create environmental awareness and enhance the environment by regulating and enforcing the legal mechanisms for the survival of each other" Legal Action under the National Environmental Act Province. Three (03) violators were pleaded guilty for the cases filed in the Uva Province and fined The Legal Unit under the direct supervision of the Rs. 20,000/-, Rs. 50,000/- and Rs. 30,000/- each and Director General assists in enforcing the provisions proceeding with the issuing of EPL. and the regulations made under the National Environmental Act (NEA), No.47 of 1980 as amended. Afterfiling legal action,several industries were closed. Its substantive function is to facilitate litigation Several industries have completed constructing process under the Act. treatment plants and several industries complied with the noise level standards stipulated under the The number of pending and finalized cases filed by the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) and NEA and after complied with the requirements of against the CEA during the year 2008 was about two the Law, Environmental Protection Licenses were hundred (200). More than Hundred cases were filed obtained by those industries. by the CEA as pending ten (10) in Colombo District, The Legal Unit has proceeded with the ten (10) nine (09) in Gampaha District,eleven (11) in Kalutara court cases which obtained Suspension Orders from District in Magistrate Courts (M.C.) of Colombo, the Magistrate Courts of Panadura, Balapitiya and Kaduwela, Mt. Lavinia, Awissawella, Gangodawilla, Moratuwa, Attanagalla, Gampaha, Minuwangoda, Mahiyanganaya and stopped illegal developments Negombo, Wattala, Panadura, Horana, Matugama, such as reclamation, clearing respectively which Kalutara, in the Western Province for violation ofthe caused detrimental damaged to the environment. provisions of the NEA as amended and including Introducing the market based instruments to the thirty seven (37) cases filed in Western Province environmental sector, the CEA could be imposed relating to the violation of regulations to use/sale Green Levy on certain consumer items. But four (04) polythene in thickness less than 20 microns. Twenty Fundamental Right Applications were filed against two (22) cases were filed in the Central Province in the regulations published under the Green Levy Act M.C.of Kandy, Laggala,Matale Dambulla and Hatton. published by the Ministry of Finance. But CEA could Three (03) cases were filed in M.C, Kandy for violation imposed a tax against the mobile phones and the of polythene regulations. Seven (07) cases were filed CEA has taken steps to implement the Gazette No. in Uva Province in M.C.of Badulla, Bandarawela and 1559/10 dated 22.07.2008 in order to collect taxes in Monaragala. Two (02) cases were filed in the Eastern orderto recover environmental cost due to disposal Province in M.C. Ampara. Three (03) cases were filed of the used mobile phones. in Sabaragamuwa Province in M.C. Mawanella and Ruwanwella. Nine (09) cases were filed in Southern Legal Assistance by the Attorney General's Department for Province in M.C. of Tissamaharamajangalle, Matara, approval of charges Balapitiya and Walasmulla.Two (02) cases were filed in North Central Province in M.C. Anuradhapura With the guidance of the Attorney General and Polonnaruwa and fifty eight (58) cases were Department, the CEA has filed a court case against finalized. Twenty five (25) cases were filed against the Tangalle Urban Council for non-compliance the CEA. Fifteen (15) violators were pleaded of the notice issued under Section 23S regarding guilty for the cases filed in the Western Province haphazard disposal of garbage and the services and fines were imposed against them. One (01) from Attorney Genera's Department also obtained accused was pleaded guilty for the case filed in the to proceed with the court cases filed by the CEA and Sabaragamuwa Province. Two (02) violators were filed against the CEA. pleaded guilty for the cases filed in the Southern Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 49 Cancellation, Refusal of Environmental Protection Licenses / Notarial Work Show Cause Letters Prepared several agreements to obtain various CEA has sent letters to twelve (12) industries about services from the Consultants on various technical cancelling the Environmental Protection Licenses matters for implementing projects and to rent out (EPL) and about hundred (100) industries refusing the buildings. to issue EPL. Complaints CEA has given an opportunity for six (06) industries to show cause as to why EPL should not be cancelled. Legal Unit has handled complaints regarding pollution & nuisance sent by the Public, Local Legal Unit has forwarded files to the Environmental Authorities and other institutions. Pollution Control Division and respective regional offices to obtain Noise Level Reports,and Inspection Several complaints were forwarded to the respective Reports and Lab services to obtain Analysis reports Police stations through the Police Unit ofthe CEA and to Environmental Impact Assessment division to institute legal actions under Section 98 of the to obtain monitoring reports for the development Criminal Procedure Code and the Police Ordinance activities in order to proceed with the legal action. and relevant local authorities in orderto take action for causing nuisance by industries. Environmental Protection Licenses Consultations The Legal Unit has taken steps to cancel the delegation order issued based on the Gazette No. Officers ofthe Legal Unit attended consultations on the 1159/22 dated 22.11.2000 and re-delegated powers files submitted to the Attorney Genera's Department in based on the Gazette No.1533/16 dated 25.01.2008 order to prepare objections relating to the cases filed pertaining to the prescribed activities listed in against the CEA and for the cases filed by the CEA at Schedule III ofthe said Gazette No. 1533/16. the trial stage of the court cases. Conditions of EPL relating to approximately about three hundred (300) files with regard to fresh Environmental Protection Licenses and the licenses Regulations to be issued for the scheduled waste management Following regulations were published. have been checked by the Head Office and the 1533/16 25.01.2008 Prescribed Activities Regional Offices. Repealed Gazette No. 1 159/22 dated 22.11.2000 Directives 1534/18 01.02.2008 Published Envtl. Protection & Quality Regulations including the management of the The Legal Unit of the CEA has sent two hundred and scheduled wastes and the EPL procedure. ninety four (294) directives under Section 12 ofthe NEA to the Local Authorities in order to take action Repealed Gazette No. 595/16 dated 02.02.1990 to abate nuisance and environmental damage and other related Gazettes relating to the EPL caused by the industrial activities and to control procedure amended in time to time. unpleasant view ofthe meat shops. 1560/26 01.08.2008 Declaration of Maragala Mountain Range as an Forty two (42) Section 24B directives were sent envtl. Protection area under the Section 24D of the NEA. on information received from the Environmental Management & Assessment Division and provincial offices of the CEA directing to cease the illegal developments. Advice Appeal Hearings at the Ministry of Environment and Natural Advices were given to several local authorities, Resources individuals and other Divisions of the CEA on Officers ofthe Legal Division attended seventy eight environmental matters and other relevant matters. (78) appeal hearings conducted by the Secretary, Officers ofthe Legal Unit attended as legal expert Ministry of Environment & Natural Resources and for the technical evaluation committee with regard original files were forwarded to the Ministry in order to granting approvals under the provisions of the to conduct appeal hearings. part IV C ofthe NEA. 50 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 Legal Notices Human Rights Inquiries Legal Notices were sent to hundred and ten (110) Officers of Legal Division have attended about industries which had been causing environmental twenty inquiries at the Human Rights Commission pollution. and had submitted reports including environmental matters and employers'problems. Inspection Amendments to the National Environmental Act Officers ofthe Legal Unit approved several inspection reports relating to inspections carried out by the The Legal Unit has submitted the approved Policy officers ofthe CEA in order to file in Courts and to Papertothe Legal Draftsmen's Department through be submitted to the appeal hearings. the Ministry of Environment & Natural Resources with the proposed amendments to the prevailing Workshops / Lectures Act in orderto introduce the Polluter Pays Principle etc. and draft bill was forwarded to the Attorney Ten (10) Lectures on implementation of National General's Department by the Department of Legal Environmental Law was delivered at various forums. Draftsman for the comments. Officers ofthe Legal Unit have participated in several workshops. On the request of law students & university students they were made aware of the National Environmental Act & Regulations by the officers of the Legal Unit. 51 6.0 EDUCATION AND AWARENESS DIVISION (EE&A) Mission of EE & A Division "TO CREATE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS FOR VARIOUS TARGET GROUPS AMONG PUBLIC TO OBTAIN THEIR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION FOR THE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT" The Environment Education and Awareness Division ofthe Central Environmental Authority is responsible for creating and improving awareness and providing education for the public towards obtaining their participation for the environmental conservation process. Education and Awareness Division implemented following programs for various target groups among the public to achieve the objective. The funds were received from Treasury and Forest Resources Management Project under ADB fund (only up to June) to implement activities ofthe annual work ofthe EEA Division progress ofthe activities in 2008 is as follows; Student Programs / School Programs a) Preschool program The pre- school education program on environment is implemented to improve the consciousness of pre school children on various environmental aspects.Training of pre-school teachers on the use of pre-school teacher's guidebook was the main activity.The EE & A Division implemented trainer training programs for Divisional Environmental Officers on Pre-school environmental education on the use of teachers guide book and necessary training and awareness for selected group of pre-school teachers were provided through the trained Divisional Environmental Officers at provincial level.One training program for Divisional Environmental Officers (23 persons) was implemented in Uva Province.The DEOs have trained 700 pre school teachers. 700 teachers guide books were distributed during those programs. Distribution of educational materials in the year is as follows; Province No. of CDs No. of Casettes Sabaragamuwa - 200 Southern (Hambantota) 200 200 Uva 200 470 Other - 54 b) Program for primary students (grade 1 to 5) As a foundation program for EPP the primary level "Soba" eco-club environment program is implemented by the Education and Awareness Division.The program is implemented by Divisional Environmental Officers and necessary training for DEOs provided. In 2008 a training program conducted for 39 DEOs stationed in the Central Province.They have trained 2722 Primary level school teachers on the implementation of eco- club program. Following items were distributed in the year of 2008. Type of Badge Numbers issued 1. "Thurulatha" 6105 2. "Vihanga" 5447 3. "Soba" 5945 4. Certificates 434 5. Teacher's Guide Books 3431 52 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 "SOBA" Radio program A proposal for a Vi an hour weekly radio program was accepted and funded by DIALOG Telecom facilitating its implementation in 2008.30 programs were broadcasted at a total cost of Rs.492,985.00. c) Program for secondary students (grade 6 to 13) Environmental Pioneer Program (EPP) expansion continued in 2008 with the view of making more participation of school children to EPP. The Divisional Environmental Officers (DEO) has given a target to increase the no of Environmental Pioneers 1st badge holders from 60,000 to 100,000 nos. to make special attention on EPP and to initiate the program at least in two new schools. In addition the new DEOs were trained on the implementation of EPP. Following activities were completed in relation to the implementation and expansion ofthe program. Award of Environmental Badges Environmental Pioneer Program (EPP) successfully implemented in the year 2008 and progress ofthe award badges and distributions of other items are as follows; I. Environmental Pioneer badge 24,840 II. Green badge 3,185 III. Silver badge 545 IV. Gold badge 212 V. Presidents badge (qualified) 54 EPP note books and caps 25,108 from each were distributed for new Environmental Pioneer recruits. Accordingly 25,108 new recruits have joined to the program in 2008 and considerable improvement has made in badge promotion activities compared to the year 2007. Students of following schools have qualified for President's badge after successful completion ofthe qualifying tests; School No. of Children qualified 1. Ham/Tangalle Balika Vidyalaya,Tangalle 20 2. Kur/Udabadalawa Sri Sudharsana Vidyalaya, Maspota 5 3. Gal/ Dharmasoka Vidyalaya, Ambalangoda 5 4. Gal/ Prajapathi Gothami Balika Vidyalaya, Ambalangoda 3 5. Matl/ Muwandeniya Primary school 4 6. Keg/ Mayurapada Central College, Mawanella 2 7. Mat/Weragama Parakrama Vidyalaya, Weragama 2 8. Gam/ Viharamahadevi Balika Vidyalaya, Kiribathgoda 4 9. Rat/ Sumana Balika Vidyalaya, Ratnepura 3 10. Ham/Dharmapala Balika Vidyalaya, Beliatta 1 11. Male/WeralugastenneVidyalaya,Weralugastenne 3 12. Gal/Southlands College, Galle 1 13. Ham/ Ambala Maha Vidyalaya, Belliatte 1 14. Gm/ St. Francis Maha Vidayalaya, Dalugama L 55 The cost incurred for the implementation of tests totals to Rs. 56,692.00 Production of EPP material The expansion of EPP was delayed in North and Eastern due to the prevailing unrest. But it was attempted through the newly established Provincial and District offices to establish EP units in schools in the said areas and following Tamil medium and Sinhala medium EP material produced in 2008; Item Nos. EP caps 40,000 EP Note books 40,000 Environmental Pioneer medals 40,000 Green medals 2,000 Silver medals 500 Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 53 Interact Activities on cultural events The environmental pioneers participate to various cultural events to improve the awareness of public specially the pilgrims on protecting and conserving the environment especially employing environmentally friendly solid waste disposal practices.The Education and Awareness Division organised interact programs for following four events in 2008; 1. Poson festival at Anuradhapura and Mihintale 2. Esala festival at Kataragama 3. Religious festival at Talawila 4. Religious festival at Munneswaram The total cost for the above programs was Rs. 198,240.00 and the Post Consumer Plastic Waste Management Project provided funds for the implementation of programs.The"Pilisaru"Solid Waste Management National Project provided paper bags to be distributed among pilgrims in place of polythene bags. Environmental Pioneer green camp was held for the students in Trincomalee District in November and 188 students and teachers participated for the program.The cost for the program was Rs. 37,906.00. Environmental Pioneer Progress Review Environmental Pioneer Commissioners who co-ordinate the EPP with schools at District and Zonal educational levels make vital contribution for the successful implementation of EPP.One progress review meeting was held in the beginning of 2008 to review the progress and to discuss the matters for seeking suitable mechanisms with the consultation of Commissioners in streamlining the EPP. 70 EP Commissioners participated to the program and the cost was Rs. 36,863.00. Teacher training programs on EPP For the expansion of EPP it is imperative the implementation of teacher training on the program.Therefore annual teacher training programs are implemented in identified areas at zonal education level. In the year 2007 the EE&A Division implemented 5 programs and the details are as follows; Educational Zone District Participation 1. Piliyandala and Jayewardenepura Colombo 75 2. Colombo Colombo 37 3. Homagama Colombo 45 4. Gampaha & Kelaniya Gampaha 97 5. Negombo Gampaha 45 6. Minuwangoda Gampaha 79 7. Kalutara Kalutara 48 8. Kandy & Denuwara Kandy 80 9. Katuqastota & atteqama Kandy 107 10. Gampola Kandy 82 11. Matale Matale 84 12. Naula Matale 60 13. Hakmana Matara 71 14. Akuressa Matara 58 15. Kebitigollewa Anuradhapura 103 16. Tambuttegama Anuradhapura 57 17. Kekirawa Anuradhapura 45 18. Puttlam & Chilaw Puttlam 77 19. Trincomalee Trincomalee 39 20. Batticaloa Batticaloa 78 21. Bandarawela Badulla 63 22. Badulla Badulla 87 23. Moneraqala Moneraqala 97 24. Embilipitiya Ratnepura 75 25. Ratnepura Ratnepura 56 26. Kurunegala Kurunegala 83 27. Maho Kuruneqala 98 29. Hatton Nuwaraeliya 61 30. Nuwaraeliya Nuwaraeliya 83 54 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 30 Nos.teacher training programs conducted in 2008 Progress Review and 2070 teachers were trained under the program. Evaluation of the EPP was conducted in 2008 as The provisions were granted from Treasury and a part of the monitoring process and to identify National Post consumer Plastic Waste Management the issues that hamper the implementation of Project of the CEA and the costs incurred were Rs. the program. Evaluation covered 100 Divisional 433,484.00 and Rs. 860,036.00 respectively from Secretary areas including North and East and both sources. information were gathered through Provincial and District Offices for which a questionnaire was used Eco friendly Projects at school level to collect the necessary information. Each year the Central Environmental Authority provides financial assistance for selected EP schools Training for target groups to implement eco-friendly projects. During the year The Central Environmental Authority, having of reference it was planned to implement two eco- identified the knowledge gaps in relation to the friendly projects in two schools in 22 districts. The environmental conservation training programs are project identified to be implemented was on recycling being implemented for various target groups of of waste paper and teachers of the selected schools the society. Following programs implemented in were trained at a workshop providing theoretical the year; and practical aspects on paper recycling. A training program on paper recycling was conducted in Jaffna District office for the Divisional Environmental Officers • Environmentally friendly income generation and teachers in charge of Environmental Pioneers programs for youth groups;CEA funded for the in order to provide technical guidance. Financial implementation of 8 nos. eco-friendly income provisions were made available undertwo instalments generation projects (ie. Paper recycling and depending on the progress of implementation of paper mushroom culture) after providing necessary recycling projects. Environmentally friendly Projects training for eight youth groups in order to were successfully implemented in 31 schools and the encourage the same. total cost was Rs. 211,864.00. • In view of promoting environmentally friendly home-gardening four Vi day training/awareness "Suwasara Thaksalawa" Selection of best environmentally programs were implemented for selected friendly school group of housewives in each Kaduwela, Homagama, Hanwella and Kesbewa Divisions. Selection ofthe best Environmental Pioneer School Participations were 82, 100, 100 and 100 was initiated to be implemented in 2008. Selections housewives respectively and, the total cost for were completed at Divisional and District levels in four programs was Rs. 81920.00 Killinochchi and Mullaitivu Districts. • Two training programs for school children in Vidyaloka and Christ King Girl's school at Hendala District Environmental Pioneer Newsletter were held on solid waste management and The EE&A Division provided funds for the compost preparation. 75 students and 50 students preparation of an Environmental Pioneer District participated to those programs respectively. level newsletter for each District. Activities of Media Programs Pioneer students suppose to be print and distribute for the information of others being the objective a) Print Media and this have been completed for the following 16 I. Environmental newsletter Districts (ie. 11 Sinhala and 5 Tamil News letters); Quarterly environmental newsletter published Kandy, Anuradhapura, Kurunegala, Puttlam, Galle, by Environmental Education and Awareness Kegalle, Hambantota, Matara, Moneragala,Gampaha, Division to disseminate environmental information Kalutara, Batticaloa,Trincomalee,Jaffna,Mannar and specially in relation to the latest development Vavuniya.The total cost for the implementation of made by CEA. Volume 4/6 and Volume 1,2,3 / 7 the program Is Rs. 253,285.00. issues were completed in 2007. A booklet with the information of Students who have won the Environmental Pioneer President's badge II Other Print Media was prepared (1000 copies in Sinhala medium) and A booklet was prepared and printed targeting handed over for printing. Religious places on solid waste management and 5000 copies were printed and distributed. Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 55 III Educational Materials (Posters, leaflets etc.) VI. National Environmental Events Two leaflets were drafted under following themes; a. World Environment Day 1. Global warming An environmental Poster competition was held 2. Environmentally protected areas to mark the World Environment Day event and prices were awarded to the District and National The production of the above leaflets could not be level winners on 5th June. Participated to the completed due to the delays in the tender procedure. exhibition held at Viharamahadevi Park. IV. Electronic Media b. National Tree Planting Day a. Radio Programs The National tree planting day program function The 15 minute "Thambapanni" radio in 2008 was implemented at Kandawala environmental drama program was broadcasted Vidyalaya, Ratmalana with the participation in Tamil and Sinhala media on every Saturday of Hon. Minister of Environment and Natural morning. Popular radio artists contributed the Resources as chief guest and 100 plants were narration and 52Tamil programs and 52 Sinhala planted in the school premises. programs completed in the year. c. Environmental month Program b. Television Programs In order to celebrate the green month tree The 20 minute "Derana" monthly Television planting programs conducted island wide program was produced and telecasted in the year through Provincial and District offices and the with some improvements. With the termination of details of activities are as follows; Forest Resources Management Project in June, the Province Number of plants planted National Post Consumer Plastic Waste Management 1. Eastern 2383 Project agreed to provide funds through 2008 December to telecast two programs per month. 2. Uva Province 2853 Accordingly, 14 Programs have been produced 3. Sabaragamuwa 2020 and Telecasted in the year of reference. 4. Central Province 1178 5. Southern Province 3538 V. Exhibitions Environmental awareness is promoted through XI) Other programs exhibitions harnessing as a powerful tool • The environmental song was reproduced to address various environmental issues. and prepared for the distribution to schools The Central Environmental Authority has etc in the CD format. participated to 19 environmental exhibitions • Two awareness programs on environmentally including three National level exhibitions in the friendly practices and Global warming were year of reference.The requests have been greatly conducted forthe staff of middle management increased from the Provincial and district offices of Hatton National Bank, Colombo 7 branch but could not participate many of those as there and HSBC, Rajagiriya on request. is only one unit at the head office. Additional 5 panels could be added to the unit under • Cleaning campaign was organized in Green following themes to strengthen the unit. Square with the co-ordination of other Divisions/ units of CEA under the direction 1. Water falls; Wonders of Nature of M/ Environment and Natural Resources. 2. Air pollution • Participated to awareness workshop organized 3. Noise, cause of Environmental Pollution by Sri Lanka State Plantation Corporation for their 4. Global Warming staff by providing a resource person to deliver a lecture on Forestry and Environment. 5. Water for the existence of Organisms • Vi Day Awareness program on environmental Attention has been given providing a unit conservation was conducted forthe newly recruited for each provincial and district office in 2009 Coupe Officers of State Timber Corporation. depending on the availability of funds. The Environment Education and Awareness Division • Tree planting in religious places was participated to the"Dayata Kirula" National level implemented as a special activity in 2008 exhibition held at BMICH and 19 exhibitions and four sites planted in Eastern province. held at Provincial, District and Divisional levels. 56 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 XII) Nature Field Centre Programs Collection Development The year 2008 make a significant land mark 44 Nos. of Environmental books and 21 Nos. of in relation to the expansion of environmental Environmental Journals have been purchased. 420 education. The establishment of two nature Nos. of books are acquisitioned and classified. field centres or "Soba Ketha"s was a major achievement which provided wider facility Library Publications towards the implementation of programs. The 06 issues of "Current Contents" on Environmental st Roomassala Centre was declared open on 01 Periodicals and 04 issues of "Environmental News July and the Giritale Centre was opened on Paper lndex"are compiled for the year 2008. 19th September under the patronage of Hon. Minister of Environment and Natural Resources. Exchange of Environmental Information The cost for construction of the Roomassala 1590 No. of Exchanged environmental information with Centre was borne by John Keels Organization INFOTERRA (Global Environmental Information Network - which was planned to be in harmony with the UNDP) and other international and local organizations. existing environment and implemented with a minimum damage to the environment. Giritale 915 local users have obtained the library facilities centre was established in a building belongs from Environmental Information Centre and 2170 to the Wildlife Training Centre and funds for No. of books are lent by CEA library staff. renovations were provided by Ceylinco Group of Companies.These two examples were good Other Activities signs of the commitment of private sector • Binding of Library Books - 750 Nos. towards environmental conservation. • Issued new membership cards for CEA Staff and renewed Activities implemented in Field Centres the institutional membership of British Council • Bellanwila Attidiya • Created a new database for Acts & Bills. i. Five Workshops for housewives on making • Purchased of CD cabinet and arranged the CDs. handicrafts using available resources. • Preparation of web contents and information ii. 42 numbers awareness programs for school children on Envt. Education & Awareness Division and National Envt. Information Centre for CEA web • Roomassala page. i. One work shop for Directors of Education on • Acquisitioning and shelving of fictions donated the implementation of Nature Field Centres by the Welfare Society - 353 books iii. One Work shop for school children to mark the World Children's Day Income • Kegalle Sales of CEA publications - 4295 Nos. i. Ten programs for school children - Rs. 291,150.00, ii. One Work shop for school children to Photocopy charges - 18,751 Nos. mark the World Children's Day - Rs. 93,586.00 • National Environmental Information Centre The National Environmental Information Centre is the focal point for the environmental information in Sri Lanka. The objectives of the centre are as follows - To create and develop environmental information spurcesto satisfy the information needs of users To analyses and consolidate environmental information - To collect environmental information Progress made by the National Environmental Information Centre in 2008 is as follows: 57 7.0 ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMIC AFFAIRS UNIT The Environmental Economic Affairs Unit was The order No.03 of 2008 imposing a levy of established in February 2008. The major objective 2% calculated on the value of the services of the Unit is integrating Environmental Economics supplied and to be supplied by the licensed in to Environmental Management with a view to cellular operators (forthe use of a mobile phone) promoting Sustainable Development in Sri Lanka. published by the Gazette of the Democratic The Unit is to be further expanded to reach its Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka no. 1559/10 dated objectives successfully. 22.07.2008. The order No. 04 of 2008 imposing a levy of Rs. 50,000.00 per tower on specific transmission Major Responsibilities towers (when it is shared a levy of Rs.25,000.00 per tower) published by the Gazette of the Implementation of the provisions of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka no. Environmental Conservation Levy Act No. 26 of 1559/11 dated 22.07.2008. 2008 In the middle of the year 2008 four Fundamental At the beginning of the year 2008 the Environmental Right cases bearing numbers 336/2008,345/2008, Conservation Levy Bill was drafted and the Bill was 346/2008 and 347/2008 against aforementioned passed by a resolution of the Parliament in April orders were filed in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka 2008.The Act empowers the Central Environmental making the Central Environmental Authority as one Authority of the Ministry of Environment and of the respondents. Natural Resources and the Ministry of Finance and Planning to impose taxes on specific commodities Considering the objections filed by the Unit in and services provided within Sri Lanka which are association of the Legal Unit of CEA,The Supreme likely to have harmful impacts on the Environment. Court decided to continue the Levy on Mobile The revenue generated by them is to be invested phones and order No. 01, No.02 and No. 04 were for Environmental Management and Conservation rescinded. activities. (II) Amendment to the National Environmental Act No.47 of (I) Orders 1980 According to said Levy Act the Unit has the ability to According to the Environmental Conservation apply Market Based Instruments for Environmental Levy Act No.26 of 2008 the Central Environmental conservation, management and pollution control Authority is the regulatory body for the prosecution in Sri Lanka. The environmental conservation levy of violations under the provisions of the Levy Act. was imposed on four selected commodities by However the CEA has been empowered for the following orders. prosecution under the National Environmental Act No. 47 of 1980. Therefore an amendment was The order No. 01 of 2008 imposing specified drafted to the NEA No.47 of 1980 for the prosecution taxes on specified vehicles with internal of violations under the provisions of the Levy Act combustion engines published by the Gazette and for proper management of the fund which is of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka raised by The Levy Act. no. 1559/8 dated 22.07.2008. The order No. 02 of 2008 imposing a levy of (Ill) Research Activities Rs. 3.00 per bulb exceeding 40 W except CFLs published by the Gazette of the Democratic Studies and research activities related to Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka no. 1559/9 dated environmental taxation activities have been 22.07.2008. carried out by the unit since its inception. Selection of commodities for the imposition of taxes, fund 58 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 disbursement and e waste management are In addition to that as the major step ofthe awareness major areas that were considered. The experts in programme an Awareness Forum was held at the the field and Universities, namely University of Sri auditorium ofthe Central Environmental Authority Jayewardenepura and University of Moratuwa guide on 16th of June 2008. The main presentation research activities. was carried out by the Chairman Mr. Udaya P Gammanpila. All political parties which represented Four research assistants were recruited to the Unit the Parliament, members of the Environmental for a period of six months starting from first of Council of CEA, Provincial Chief Secretaries, Provincial October 2008. Commissioners,Universities,Media,Ceylon Chamber Awareness Programme of Commerce, the National Chamber of Commerce, industrialists engaged in waste management, Several awareness meetings were held with the NGOs and etc were invited. The Forum was open participation of relevant parties to make them for the public and they were invited by paper aware on the Environmental Conservation Levy Act advertisements. No. 26 of 2008 and its objectives. The public and other interested parties were aware through paper articles also. 59 8.0 PLANNING & MONITORING UNIT Formulations of various operational plans within issues between the Head Office and the POs on the duties and responsibilities that are empowered administration and environmental issues that under the National Environmental Act in consultation involved in facilitating matters by the P&M Unit. In with relevant divisions, units, Provincial offices and addition to, P&M Unit has to coordinate all matters get implementation of them in order to ensure relating to the development of Action Plans, objectives in establishing the Central Environmental Obtaining of Project Proposals on environmental Authority are the main responsibilities of the conservation and implementation ofthe same. operational Planning & Monitoring Unit. Thisguidedtoestablish priorities in the environmental Set up District Offices at District Level sector in the Government, adopted in the annual Provincial Offices ofthe CEA,are expected to function budget and to develop or guide investment plans in as decentralized units of the CEA with sufficient the private sector and also to mobilize international authority which has already been delegated to financial and development support properly. handle matters relating to the protection and In order to, various operational plans for each thematic control ofthe quality of environment and also the area for environmental sector for externally funded prevention, abatement and control of pollution projects and other interventions based on the annual as well as management and enhancement of the plans ofthe CEA were developed and get implemented environment in the region, with a view to achieving by the Head Office as a Central Government Body and the objectives of regionalization programme. Provincial Offices at regional level. As, regional set up ofthe CEA provide environmental Planning & Monitoring Unit led planning process of services at sub national level, not in isolation, but in formulating various action plans, monitoring plans coordination with a large number of stakeholders, and timely operational plans.This unit is responsible such as government institutions, public offices, for coordination and facilitation of said plans for business organizations, industrialists, NGOs, CBOs implementation and progress reporting on every and the general public, management ofthe CEA has aspect of operations ofthe Unit with regular reports taken some positive steps to establish District Offices of timely delivery outputs to relevant authorities. to enhance regionalization programme at selected District based on nature of duties to be performed. In term of proper system for coordinating and Main purpose ofthe establishment of District Offices monitoring activities of the Authority, it was is to coordinate and supervise the DEOs whose organized separate meetings with the management assistance and involvement is necessary for direct ofthe CEA and Provincial Offices once in a month to implementation,for liaison with Local Authorities in discuss problems with regard to the subject matters respect of functions implemented by them, under and also problems at regional level at one flat form. delegation and for coordination with other relevant Subsequently, we could help to bring to plans up to agencies and organizations at district and local level, the implementation stage and to identify possible stationed at district and divisional level properly. support for its implementation. There are six District Offices including Ampara, Batticaloa Preparation of Corporate Plan and Hambanthota were being operated by 2008. As the Corporate Plan of the CEA was prepared for 2003-2007, it is needed to be prepared for next five Project Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation year period of 2008 -2012. Hence, this enorOmous task With theTreasury funded and foreign funded programmes, was undertaken by the Planning and Monitoring Unit. following operational plans were coordinated and Accordingly,series of workshops were conducted with facilitated by the Unit to fulfil targets and to optimally the Management of the CEA in preparing the Corporate utilize the funds of the programmes. Plan. It is now available in the unit. Foreign funded programmes Coordination with Provincial Offices * Post Tsunami Restoration Programme (UNDP funded Programme) With the establishment of Provincial Offices, there should be coordination mechanism as an * Forest Resource management Programme (ADB institutional arrangement for harmonizing the funded Programme) 60 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 Treasury funded programmes * Complaints received by the CEA hot line and * Pilisaru Programme (Rs 558 Mil.) Ministry hot line * Post Consumer Plastics Management Programme * Complaints received from the Chairman's Office (Rs.51 Mil.) and Director General's Office * Household Waste Minimization in Garnpaha * Complaints received from the Heads of the Municipal Council Area. (Rs. 6.6 mil.) Divisions / Unit * School Pioneer Programme (Rs 3.7 Mil.) * Complaints handed over to the Hon. Minister of Environment on the public day * Construction of 2 Mezzanine Floors (Rs 25 Mil.) * Complaints lodged by the public themselves * Environmental Resource Information System (Rs .93 Mil.) When the Complaint Unit receives a complaint, that complaint is registered by giving a registration 8.1 Complaints Unit number. Then it is referred to relevant institutions. The CEA receives number of complaints daily on environment issues in writing and over the phone. Most of the complaints are from activities on In addition,the public was facilitated by providing a violation against the sections of the National hotline round the clockThere were no mechanisms Environmental in the CEA to coordinate and monitor the complaints Act, or public nuisance. received by the CEA. In view of managing these It complaints which are relevant to the CEA, those complaints. Management of the CEA took a decision have been investigated by the officers the CEA. to establish a complaint unit which is headed by an Asst. Director.This unit was expanded by providing Complaints which are not relevant to the CEA a Senior Environmental Officer, Two Divisional have been referred to the Local Authorities of Environmental Officers and a Management Assistant respective areas for necessary actions. And the and attached to Planning & Monitoring Unit for balance complaints were referred to the relevant effective supervision. organization (e.g.GSMB,TRC,SLLRDC etc.) for taking necessary actions. The Complaint Unit receives quite a large number of complaints daily from the following sources. The summary of the complaints were referred to the relevant institutions as follows. Relevant Institutions No. of Complaint 1. Western Provincial Office 1339 2. Central provincial Office 209 3. Sabaragamuwa Provincial Office 137 4. Southern Provincial Office 198 5. Uva Provincial Office 54 6. North Central Provincial Office 43 7. Eastern Provincial Office 68 8. Northern Provincial Office - 9. North Western Provincial Authority 109 10. Environmental Management & Assessment Division 41 11. Environmental Pollution Control Unit 113 12. Solid Waste Management Unit 16 13. Laboratory 9 14. Legal Unit 11 15. Police 132 16. Local Authority 726 17. Commissioner of Local Government 15 18. Sri Lanka Land Reclamation & Development Co-operation 39 19. Geological Survey & Mines Bureau 58 20. Agrarian Services Department 46 21. Telecommunication Regulatory Commission 88 22. Other relevant institutions 58 Total 3509 61 9.0 DECENTRALIZATION OF THE CEA Delegation of powers to Provincial Offices of the CEA 25 prescribed activities under catergary "C" which comparatively low polatiaing industries have been The CEA, being the central agency at national redelegated in 2008 to Las to issues a EPLs on behalf level for providing national standards, criteria and ofthe CEA. guidelines to all agencies and organizations dealing with the environmental regionalization programme District Environmental Law Enforcement Committee (DELEC) was launched in 2002 by establishing two Regional Offices in Central Province and Southern Province In 1995, an administrative arrangement was set up at regional level at district level for coordination of environmental matters by establishing a committee called District Having established the above regional offices, the Environmental Law Enforcement Committee (DELEC) CEA has taken steps to replicate this programme in each administrative district. District Secretary was by establishing Provincial Offices in each Province to function as the Chairman of this Committee and except North Western Province to ensure a better other members ofthe DELEC were; arrangement for the performance of activities of the CEA and functions relating to management and • Provincial Director of Health Services protection ofthe environment. • Senior Superintendent of the Police In order to, certain powers under the National • District Forest Officer Environmental Act, has been assigned to Heads of • Provincial Commissioner of Local Government Provincial Offices ofthe CEA to implement on behalf • District Head ofthe Wild Life Department ofthe CEA. • Divisional Secretaries in the District Delegation of powers to Local Authorities • Heads of Local Authorities in the District National environmental act of 47 of 1980 contains • Representative of a NGO in the District legal provisions, enabling the CEA to make use of • DEO as a secretary the decentralization strategy, to organize its services at sub national level through other agencies by Any other representative can be cooped to the delegating its powers and functions to them. Committee. Section 26 of the NEA provides for the CEA to The main function of the DELEC is to coordinate delegate any of its powers and functions under the matters relating to the enforcement of law in respect act to any government department, corporation, of environmental offences, by relevant Agencies statutory board, local authority or any public such as the Police, Department of Health Services, officer Department of Forest and Local Authorities. In 1993 action was initiated to delegate some of Another function ofthe DELEC is to consider appeals CEA powers and functions to Local Authorities by received from the general public on complaints the CEA under this section. Delegation order was about environmental matters. issued to take effect from 01.01.1994 and under this delegation; all Municipal Councils, Urban Councils These Committees were held at each District except and Pradeshiya Sabhas were given authority to deal Northern Districts monthly underthe chairmanship with 12 functions to management and protection of District Secretaries. of the environmental under the NEA including the issue of Environmental Protection License for 45 prescribed activities. In 2008, the gazette No. 1533/16 dated 25.01.2008 was published repealing gazette No. 1159/22 dated 22.11.2000. In the new gazette regulation, there are 3 catergories which are required to obtain Environemental Protection License (EPLs) of that, 62 10.0 REGIONALIZATION PROGRAMME OF THE CEA 10.1 Introduction The CEA has established eight Provincial Offices (POs) with a view to streamlining its activities on a provincial basis covering the entire country except North Western Province where enforce a Provincial Statute titled North Western Province Environmental Statute No. 12 of 1990 (NWPES).They are as follows; Central Province Office Eastern Province Office North Central Province Office Northern Province Office Sabaragamuwa Province Office Southern Province Office Uva Province Office Western Province Office During the year, the above Provincial Offices Public complaints on environmental issues performed assigned duties and functions relating Monitoring the EPL work delegated to Local to management and protection of the environment Authorities effectively, to ensure a better arrangement for the performance of activities of the CEA under the Legal action where necessary direct supervision of the Director General with the technical guidance of respective Divisional Heads b) Environmental management of the Head Office. Management of Natural Resources Undertake Initial Environmental 10.2 Functions of Provincial Offices (POs) Examinations (lEEs) Each Provincial Office was performed functions based Compliance monitoring of EIA approved on administrative functions and Environmental projects functions in the region. Site clearance for non IEE/EIA projects Administrative Functions c) Environmental education and awareness a) General administration of the office Strengthen Environmental Pioneer Brigade b) Administration of the staff attached to PO in schools c) Administration of Divisional Environmental Awareness programmes for the public, Offices (DEOs) NGOs, CBOs, industrialists etc. d) Human Resource Development in the Region Conduct exhibitions e) General establishment matters in the PO f) Financial matters in the PO 10.3 Performance of Provincial Offices |P0s) g) Representing the CEA at meetings regionally 10.3.1 Environmental Protection Implementation of Environmental Protection License Procedure (EPL) Environmental Functions The major regulatory programme of environmental a) Environmental protection protection is the Environmental Protection License Pollution control (industrial waste, solid procedure which implementation procedure has waste, emission, noise pollution etc.) been assigned to POs.Standardsand criteria for the Environmental Protection License Procedure for discharge of effluents, air emissions as well as noise activities not delegated toLocal Authorities and vibration are generally imposed on prescribed activities through the EPL. In reviewing the present Site clearance for new industries status in Sri Lanka in relation to industrial effluents, Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 63 it is clear that major pollution problems arise mainly from those industries which were established two or three decades ago, before the present Environmental Regulations came into force. Industrial effluents are generally disposed of (with or without treatment) into nearby water bodies such as rivers, tanks and to the sea. The major problem with disposal of waste into water bodies arise from the fact that most of these rivers are being used by NWS&DB for extraction of raw water for public supply, and general public for various purposes such as bathing, washing etc. For example, in April 2008 a NGO had raised the issue of ground water pollution in Ekala and Ja- ela area.The investigations conducted by the WPO revealed that the sewage water generated from 40 number of industries located in the industrial estate at Ekala was being discharged into the Ja-ela without any treatment due to mal function ofthe existing effluent treatment system established in 1960s. Several other industries also found to operate without EPLs within and outside the industrial estate. The EPLs issued to prescribed activity is legally binding on the activity and the violation ofthe conditions in the license is an offence punishable under the provisions ofthe NEA.The majority of prescribed activities are located within the geographical area of the Western Province and according to the present data available in the CEA it is 60% ofthe country's total.The second highest of prescribed activities are located in Central Province and Southern Province; it is 13% and 17% ofthe countries total respectively. The rest of 10% prescribed industries are located in other Provinces namely; Sabaragamuwa, Eastern, North Central, Uva and Northern. The EPL issued to an activity is renewable and if an activity is found not complying with the conditions in the license, action is usually taken to cancel the license and proceed with legal action after the decision of the Secretary to the Ministry of Environment made at the end of the appeal hearing.The progress on implementation ofthe EPL procedure could be illustrated as follows: Province District No. EPLissued No. of EPLs renewed 2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 "A" category "B"category "A" category "B'category WPO Colombo 67 67 72 115 101 2 Gampaha 68 64 54 78 82 2 Kalutara 36 34 39 44 21 1 CPO Kandy 15 19 34 26 13 3 5 3 Matale 7 14 24 3 6 - Nuwaraeliya 6 3 6 2 - - SuPO Galle 25 4 26 7 6 16 9 3 Matara 8 11 15 9 13 - H'thota 10 3 9 9 7 1 3 1 SaPO Kegalle 8 24 11 15 7 1 8 5 Ratnapura 8 18 4 1 8 1 NcPO A'pura 12 16 11 12 8 3 3 - Polonnaruwa 6 7 12 3 5 - EPO Trincomalle 3 3 10 13 - 1 4 4 Ampara - 23 15 9 - 8 - 3 Baticaloa - 4 7 - - 1 Vavunia - - 1 - - - Mannar ------UPO Badulla 5 7 7 6 - 1 2 6 Moneragala 6 14 4 - 2 2 NPO Jaffna 2 10 7 1 1 3 - - Kilinochchi ------Mulathiw ------Total 80 321 366 336 42 292 272 34 Recommendations for siting of new industries. Since the establishment ofthe CEA in 1981,the siting of new industries requires the prior approval ofthe CEA. Up until 2000, the CEA screened all proposed new industrial sites before the LA granted the final approval in form of a Development Permit, followed by the Certificate of Conformity and the annual Trade License for 64 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 the establishment and operation of the new industry. The screening of new industrial sites by the CEA has several benefits and ensures that industries are not located in unsuitable locations.There have been instances in the past, when industries have been located in totally unsuitable locations, resulting in many problems both for the industry as well as to neighbouring residents. Since 2000 however, the CEA grants site clearance only for a limited (80) number of activities which are high polluting in active. But, the number has increased up to total of 621 recommendations (559 approvals and 62 rejections) by 2008. With the establishment of POs. new site recommendations are issued by the POs.The table below illustrates the progress in granting site clearances for new industries; Resolving public complaints on environmental pollution / nuisances and over exploitation of Natural Resources The POs also respond to complaints from the public in relation to pollution/nuisance caused by the operation of industries, other development activities and over exploitation of natural resources.The complaints received are duly investigated and mitigatory actions are recommended. In certain cases the complaints are referred to the responsible agency for necessary action. In 2008, No.of 1859 industrial pollution complaints and 587 natural resources management related complaints, total of 2446 complaints were handled by the POs.The following table illustrates the manner of handling the complaints by the Pos Province District No. of Applications No of inspections No of Approvals No of Rejections received made granted 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 WPO Colombo 77 107 95 118 55 71 10 13 Garnpaha 56 54 66 60 56 44 7 7 Kalutara 43 44 51 43 44 46 2 4 CPO Kandy 18 58 13 62 31 42 6 5 Matale 9 27 18 42 30 26 9 8 Nuwaraeliya 1 11 3 11 2 13 1 SuPO Galle 61 53 54 57 34 66 4 7 Matara 57 47 50 35 34 31 6 3 H'thota 25 14 10 13 9 11 3 4 SaPO Kegalle 54 34 29 34 11 15 27 3 Ratnapura 25 17 13 23 14 10 11 1 NCPO A'pura 20 79 28 116 14 53 1 Polonnaruwa 5 21 8 49 1 15 1 EPO Trincomalle 14 22 11 20 7 18 Ampara 22 32 15 27 11 20 1 1 Baticaloa 9 32 10 27 1 18 _ Mannar - - - _ Vavunia - - - - _ _ UPO Badulla 86 78 58 77 35 32 14 3 Moneraqala 54 42 43 46 29 20 2 2 NPO Jaffna 8 13 7 12 5 8 1 Kilinochchi - - - _ _ Mulathiw - - - _ _ _ Total 785 872 559 62 Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 65 No. of complaints No. of Inspections Referred for legal Referred to other Referred received made action Institutions to EPL District Ind.pollu. NRM Ind.pollu. NRM Ind.pollu. NRM Ind.pollu. NRM Colombo 410 87 112 13 6 _ 48 43 22 Garnpaha 352 62 149 28 9 - 20 16 18 Kalutara 191 96 135 27 2 - 18 54 9 Kandv 50 55 58 34 2 6 12 7 1 Matale 38 19 8 10 - 3 2 2 - Nuwaraeliya 7 7 7 3 - 4 1 - - Galle 195 75 91 33 1 7 80 31 8 Matara 122 21 36 2 14 4 65 16 3 H'thota 46 17 13 2 1 10 13 9 3 Kegalle 34 29 25 20 2 - 10 7 1 Ratnapura 34 43 11 20 - - 9 10 1 Polonnaruwa 52 - 28 - 5 - - - 8 A'pura 127 - 87 - 4 - 1 - 16 Ampara 68 23 54 14 3 1 18 9 2 Baticaloa 33 8 31 1 1 - 1 - 2 Mannar 1 - 1 - _ _ _ _ Vavunia - 5 - 5 - - - Trincomalee 11 5 8 5 - - 12 - 7 Moneraqala 13 10 8 4 - - 1 - - Badulla 65 25 31 9 - - 1 - - Kilinochchi ------Mulathiw ------Jaffna 10 - 4 - - - 2 - 1 Total 1859 587 897 230 50 35 314 204 102 Raids on thin polythene production, sale and use. Under the gazette Notification No. 1466/5 and dated 10.10.2006, manufacture, sale or production of polythene products of 20 microns or below in thickness is prohibited with effect from 1st January 2007 with the powers vested to the Hon. Minister of Environment & Natural Resources. Main objective of this regulation is to minimize environmental and health impacts due to thin polythene films and products,of plastic. It is also intended to enhance reusability, recyclability of polythene films and products by increasing the thickness of the polythene as well as to motivate entrepreneurs to product alternatives and public to use environmentally friendly alternatives to minimize environmental and health effects. After implementation of aforesaid regulations, the CEA has been started to raid industries which manufacture, sale or product polythene materials less than 20 micron to give effect to the regulations. The table below indicates the description of raidings during the year. Province No. of Violations Comply Inspections Western Province 141 56 85 North Central Province 29 29 - Sabaragamuwa Province 97 27 70 Eastern Province 77 60 17 Southern Province 56 30 26 Central Province 115 38 77 Uva Province 146 63 83 Total 661 303 358 66 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 Water pollution in Ekala-Ja ela area pollution sources and enforcement actions were The issue of ground and surface water pollution taken against 27 no of industries; in Ekala and Ja ela area was subjected to many II. To study the present position of the common discussions and several attempts to bring a sewerage treatment plant in the industrial sustainable solution during past two decades with estate in Ekala operated by IDB; the assistance of foreign support. Despite of these endeavors still this severe issue is in existence Survey on animal farms having problems in relation to waste unresolved creating unhealthy living environment to the people ofthe area. However, the N WS&DB has disposal initiated action to implement the joint wastewater The Department of Animal Production and Livestock collection and treatment system within three and Production has initiated a programme to assist animal half years time for which approval under part ivc has farms to increase the animal production sector and been granted by the CEA few years back. the Dept. has felt that the environmental issues are A NGO working for human rights brought the also one ofthe constraints for the farmers to expand severity of this issue to the CEA and subsequently and run their farms. In response to a request made by the CEA held a meeting with all stakeholders under the Department of Animal Production and Livestock the patronage of Hon. Minister of Environment Productions survey on animal farms having problems and Natural Resources to discuss the possibilities in relation to waste disposal was surveyed.The results of implementing temporary measures until the showed that 51 No. of farms are having environmental permanent solution is working on the ground. problems due to discharge of wastewater arising from The steps taken by the WPO under the direction of pen washing and odour emanation. Also it has been Hon. Minister was as follows; revealed that most of these farms are small scale and I. To conduct a comprehensive study on the operates in urban areas in midst of residential locations. present status of the issue of surface and The WPO has filed action in the relevant court of law ground water pollution including the industrial against five illegal farms. 10.3.2. Environmental Management Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) The POs ofthe Central Environmental Authority undertake lEEs while EIA Unit ofthe CEA undertakes ElAs, with a view to mitigating the significant environmental impacts ofthe projects. Details of projects processed under the IEE procedure are indicated below: Province District No. Of Applications Approval granted No of Rejections Received 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 2007 2008 WPO Colombo 1 1 - - - Gampaha 1 - - - - Kalutara 5 4 - 1 - - SuPO Galle 6 - 2 - - 1 2 Matara 3 1 2 2 2 H'thota 15 9 - 1 - - CPO Kandy 9 245 7 5 180 74 Matale 1 173 9 188 49 Nuwaraeliya 4 18 5 10 1 SaPO Kegalle - 3 - - 4 Ratnapura 5 28 1 3 8 UPO Badulla 8 3 9 - - - Moneragala 3 2 - - - EPO Trincomalle ------Ampara - 1 - - - - Baticaloa - - - - - Mannar - - - - - Vavunia - 1 - - - - NCPO A'pura - 1 - - - - Polonnaruwa - - - - - NPO Jaffna 1 - - - - Kilinochchi - - - - - Mulathiw - - - - - 62 490 18 24 383 1 140 Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 67 Granting Environmental Recommendations for Non-Prescribed Activities The POs are issued environmental clearance for projects which are not prescribed under the NEA and therefore do not require IEE/EIA. As request by the Developers, environmental clearances are issued with conditions to mitigate adverse environmental impacts for various non prescribed projects. Accordingly 1357site clearances have been issued during the yearfor projects such as hotel projects,land fellings,telecommunication towers, mining activities, blocking out of lands etc. This procedure could be facilitated to ensure that the likely environmental impacts are addressed by the developers at the early planning stage of the development concerned. The table below indicates the details of such recommendations granted in 2008 Province District No. of Applications Approval No.of Compliance received granted rejections monitoring WPO Colombo 172 90 16 11 Garnpaha 165 193 22 4 Kalutara 93 87 - - SuPO Galle 81 69 8 11 Matara 71 54 8 16 H'thota 98 72 1 - CPO Kandy 88 71 13 4 Matale 64 48 18 1 Nuwaraeliya 21 16 2 1 SaPO Kegalle 16 18 2 - Ratnapura 42 23 - - UPO Badulla 242 96 14 25 Moneragala 79 41 3 33 EPO Trincomalle 105 47 - 21 Ampara 130 96 - - Baticaloa 48 31 1 - Mannar 3 - - - Vavunia 7 - - - NCPO A'pura 200 242 1 - Polonnaruwa 57 47 - 3 NPO Jaffna 8 16 1 11 Kilinochchi - - - - Mulathiw - - - - 1790 1357 112 141 10.3.3 Environmental Education and Awareness Establishment of Environmental Pioneer Brigade Programme School Environmental Programme known as School Environmental Pioneer Programme is being implemented by the CEA since 1984, with the basis objective of producing a group of environmentally friendly citizens who make decisions in an environmentally sustainable manner, in future environmental conservation process, by promoting environmental education, knowledge, understanding and skills among school children. Under this programme, numbers of following sub activities are implemented by the Head Office with the assistance of POs. Teacher training programmes, awareness among the Principals on EPP, badge Promotion activities, environmental camps. 68 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 Details of the badges issued during the year Province District Badges Pioneer Green Silver Gold Presidential WPO Colombo 593 101 73 - Gampaha 721 175 12 32 - Kalutara 975 246 66 37 - SuPO Galle 1439 403 40 - 1 Matara 1362 312 61 - - H'thota 1033 37 36 24 - CPO Kandy - - - - - Matale - - - - - Nuwaraeliya - ' - - - SaPO Kegalle 88 68 - - - Ratnapura 568 97 73 1 3 UPO Badulla 425 174 7 - - Moneragala 321 195 9 4 - EPO Trincomalle 657 175 - - - Ampara 997 134 - - - Baticaloa 1393 275 - - - Mannar 300 - - - - Vavunia 1257 - - - - NCPO A'pura 997 134 - - - Polonnaruwa 295 433 - - - NPO Jaffna 207 48 - - - Kilinochchi - - - - - Mulathiw - - - - - Total 13628 3007 377 98 4 10.3.4 Special Programmes The POs ofthe CEA were conducted special programmes in various thematic areas.They were as follows; Environmental camps at zonal level. School environmental educational programmes Assessment of teachers engaged in the programme Environmental educational programmes to various groups Training opportunities provided for University students Dengue prevention programmes Environmental educational and awareness exhibitions Cultural day programmes Nature field centre programmes Special day programmes Programmes for Haritha Month (October 15th - November 15th) y nnual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 69 Name of the Mobile Service Conducted Dates Venue 01. Janatha Sathkaraka Sevaya 19th &20th Jan 2008 Sinhala Maha Vidyalaya Trincomalle 02. Janatha Sathkaraka Sevaya 23rd&24th Feb. 2008 D.S. Senanayake Maha vidyalaya Ampara 03. Janatha Sathkaraka Sevaya 29th&30th March 2008 Hindu Maha Vidyalaya Baticaloa 04. Janatha Sathkaraka Sevaya 17th &18th May 2008 Vijaya Vidyalaya, Matale 05. Janatha Sathkaraka Sevaya 07th&08th June 2008 Badulla Maddya Maha Vidyalaya 06. Janatha Sathkaraka Sevaya 20th & 21st Sep.2008 Maddya Maha Vidyalaya Anuradapura 07. Janatha Sathkaraka Sevaya 18th & 19th Oct.2008 M/Tangalla Maha Vidyalaya 08. Janatha Sathkaraka Sevaya 29th &30th Nov. 2008 Kalutara Vidyalaya 09. Amathi Gamata. 30th Aug. 2008 District Secretariat Puttalama 10 Amathi Gamata 30th Sep.2008 District Secretariat Hambantota Income & Expenditure of the Provincial Office's in 2008 Province Income Expenditure 2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 WPO 14,759,246 21,674,236 6,359,393 CPO 3,324,293 4,486,475 7,111,825 12,164,815 18,758,564 2,844,544 SuPO 3,355,081 3„ 184,204 5,262,903 20,581,480 24,532,295 4,573,199 SaPO 2,444,794 1,616,534 3,247,035 14,173,405 21,043,090 2,853,068 NCPO 2,001,791 1,946,259 2,784,771 7,677,103 1,123,387 1,470,225 EPO 783,050 1,39a 1,431 3,361,122 13,683,061 13,513,033 2,914,308 UPO 1,619,367 2,105,873 4,145,649 4,878,700 9,598,781 1,868,318 NPO 331,727 524,569 290,128 4,016,340 5,072,308 679,372 Total 13,856,103 30,014,591 53,837,938 77,174,904 93,641,458 28,069,427 70 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 200g PROVINCIAL AND DISTRICT OFFICES OF CEA 0 12.5 25 50 75 100 ••HHHHHBH Kilometers 71 11.0 SPECIAL PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED BY THE CEA 11.1 Treasury Funded Special Projects Implemented by the CEA 11.1.1 The "PILISARU" National Solid Waste Management Project Introduction of the LAs in most Parts of Sri Lanka, the general Improper management of solid waste is one of public has to undergo risks with regard to several the biggest and key environmental problems in SWM problems and the faith they have on the Sri Lanka. Lack of systematic systems on waste Local authorities to solve these problems has collection, waste transport, and intermediate substantially reduced over the past years. Hence treatment systems and suitable waste disposal various complaints are being frequently lodged at have been contributing to aggravate the solid Central Environmental Authority (CEA) & Ministry of waste problem in Sri Lanka. The present haphazard Environment & Natural Resources (MENR) against waste disposal practices in Sri Lanka have created such LAs by the public. many environmental problems and in numerous Despite the responsibility to find reasonable nuisances on general public. As a consequence of solutions to this problem lies within the purview of this practice entire communities are suffering and the LAs,the MENR underthe direction of Hon.Patalee number of health, social, economic and cultural Champika Ranawaka, the Minister of Environment problems have been created. & Natural Resources has launched a national level In view of the fact that the infrastructure and solid waste management programme titled 'Pilisaru' resources for waste collection and disposal are under the direction of MENR & CEA along with the lacking in most parts of the country, scattering and participation of other government organisations, dumping of garbage in environmentally sensitive private Institutions, NGOs & experts in this field. places takes place in an uncontrolled manner. The word Pilisaru means re-resource in Sinhala There are no proper facilities for final disposal of language. This has become the main goal of the most of the solid waste produced by households programme. The concept of this programme is to and industries. Waste that is improperly dumped maximize the reutilization of resources discarded can impede water-flow in drainage channels, and as wastes & to dispose the non utilizable residue in provides breeding places for disease vectors such an environmentally acceptable manner. as flies, mosquitoes and rats. Open dumping sites Having considered the importance of addressing in natural areas cause pollution of ground- and this issue in a nationally coordinated approach, surface-water, and will facilitate encroachment. the Ministry of Environment & Natural Resources Open burning of waste at low temperatures is also (MENR) submitted a Cabinet Paper to implement widespread.lt contributes to atmospheric pollution 'Pilisaru'Waste Management Program for which the and may cause serious health problems. Cabinet of Ministers has given approval in principle In Sri Lanka, the entire responsibility for Solid Waste on 25th July 2007. Management (SWM) lies on Local Authorities (LA) This program includes inter alia the following under respective legal enactments. The powers in activities; relation to SWM have been vested on Municipal • Preparation of a National Waste Management Policy. Council Ordinance, Urban Council Ordinance, and Pradeshiya Sabha Act. Although most of the local • Capacity building and awareness creation for Authorities pay more attention to the improvement those involved with waste management. of physical resources falling within their purview, • Provision of technical assistance and resources to Local the concern towards SWM issue is comparatively Authorities to improve ongoing waste management low.The amount of resources utilized for SWM too programs and to embark on new initiatives. is relatively low. • Facilitation of waste management programs through mobilization and optimal utilization of resources. Establishment of the Pilisaru Project • Monitoring of waste management program. Because of the poor comparatively poor attention • Legal actions as a long term approach to address paid to the waste management issue by most non-compliance by responsible parties. 72 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 The Pilisaru National Solid Waste Management this challenge of translation of the strategy into Project (PP) was established in the CEA with effect action. from 1st January 2008 subsequent to an approval given by the Cabinet of Ministers on 19th December Objectives 2008 for a separate Cabinet Memorandum titled There are five main objectives in the Pilisaru 'Pilisaru Programme- A National Approach for Solid Program Waste Management in Sri Lanka- Establishment ofthe Pilisaru Project which was submitted by the MENR. • Development of a National Policy on Solid Waste Management The overall guidance for the implementation of the • Development of a National Strategy on SWM Pilisaru program will be provided by a high level National Committee on SWM (called as 'National • Effective education & awareness for all Pilisaru Platform) co-chaired by the Secretaries ofthe stakeholders on SWM including training & Ministries of Environment & Natural Resources and the capacity building Local Government & Provincial Councils (MLGPC). • Facilitation for LAS for implementation of SWM The Pilisaru Program is implemented for a period projects / programs of 3 years commencing from January 2008 in the • Legal reforms to strengthen effective law form of a Project titled'Pilisaru Project'established enforcement in the Central Environmental Authority. The financial These objectives are formulated considering the provisions to the tune of 5.675 billion is expected to existing solid waste related problems and issues be accrued mainly from two sources;/.e the annual faced by the stakeholders and to improve the overall budget allocations from the GeneralTreasury (2.675 solid waste management system in the country, billion) and revenues generated by imposing the emphasizing particularly the crucial issues such 'Green Levy' which was newly introduced at the as intermediate treatments and environmentally 2008 Budget Speech. friendly final disposal of residues. As per the Cabinet Memorandum the total estimated income envisaged by the government during the Scope three year period (2008- 2010) from the "Green Solid waste in this context covers household wastes, Levy" is calculated to be Rs. 6.0 billion and out of commercial wastes, market wastes, institutional and which a sum of Rs 3.0 billion would be allocated for certain industrial wastes as well as waste produced the Pilisaru Programme. It is also expected that the in public places owned by the LAs.The Scope ofthe General Treasury would provide another sum of Rs. Pilisaru Project generally encompasses the following 2.675 billion during this period to make up the total key activities funding to Rs 5.675 billion. This MENR, having noted the magnitude of the i. Collection of information on disposal of solid waste by LAs scope and the tremendous amount of tasks lined Information on current waste disposal methods, up to be executed during the period 2008-2010, projects and programmes abandoned by LAs and had made arrangements to setting up the 'Pilisaru the resources available is collected for planning Project'inthe Central Environmental Authority with purposes. In the process of collecting data the a dedicated project staff with specific responsibilities assistance ofthe Divisional Environmental Officers assigned to ensure the timely implementation ofthe (DEOs) ofthe CEA is obtained through the network project activities identified under the Project Report ofthe CEA's Provincial and District Offices. ofthe Pilisaru Programme ii. Evaluation of Project proposals National Solid Waste Management Policy Evaluation of Proposals put forward by LAs is carried As part of the Pilisaru initiative, the MENR has out and necessary assistance provided to implement taken steps to formulate a National Policy on Solid them on the ground. An evaluation procedure is Waste Management (NPSWM) in October 2007 and formulated and assistance is sought from various drafted new National Solid Waste Management technical experts forthe successful implementation Strategies for implementing the National Policy ofthe proposals. on Solid Waste Management. Currently, there is a dire need to translate the strategy into action in iii. Establishment of Waste Recycling Banking System order to implement suitable waste management The Pilisaru Project negotiates with the SANASA programs for respective areas and obtain the Development Bank with regard to the possibility of fullest involvement and cooperation of the LAs to implementing a waste banking system. The Bank implement them. The Pilisaru Program envisages collects the recyclable waste, particularly the plastics Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 73 and polythene from the account holders and an small,open pile. A container also has the advantage amount equal to the value ofthe waste handed over of being tidy, which is desirable in a residential area. is credited in the account ofthe account holder. The Therefore, the Pilisaru Project makes arrangements collected waste is sold by the Bankto recyclers regularly to promote the use of home composting by to recover the money paid to the account holders with providing bins to LAS at a subsidized rate. a nominal profit to cover the bank expenses. In fact, this is an innovative approach introduced by the Pilisaru x. Monitoring and taking Legal action for LAs continue to carry Project with the'SANASA Bank' out improper SWM practices. Pilisaru project, as its final action would resort iv. Establishment of waste collecting centres. to taking legal actions against LAs which do v. Technical Support, Institutional strengthening and capacity not carryout proper SWM practices. Regular building evaluation and monitoring of SWM programs being implements by the LAs is carried out by a vi. Strengthening recycling by establishing collection network Monitoring & Evaluation Committee which consists for metal, plastic, glass, and paper wastes ofthe DEOs and the Pilisaru Staff as the Committee Waste plastic, metal, glass, papers are preferable members. items used for recycling An increasing number of Private sector organizations are now providing Pilisaru Action Plans plastics and paper collection services. One of the The Pilisaru Project has developed two action plans main activities ofthe Pilisau project is establishment namely; Three year action plan (2008 - 2010) and of proper collection network system for paper and the Pilisaru Ation plan -2008. However,these action plastic wastes. Especially education and awareness plans underwent several amendments during its programmes are launched through schools, implementation in 2008,both in terms of its content community organizations, women societies and (actions) and the respective budgets, particularly to Local Authorities to encourage recycling of such overcome a number of issues and problems, most of wastes material. which are beyond the control ofthe Pilisaru Project. The approval ofthe National Pilisaru Platform or the vii. Establishment of Compost plants at Local Authority level. Board of Management ofthe CEA has been obtained In an effort to find a scientifically acceptable and for such changes as and where necessary. reasonable solution for the problem of haphazard dumping of solid waste in open lands and water Progress of the Pilisaru Project bodies, Pilisaru project takes an initiative to assist The progress ofthe Pilisaru Project is given under each the establishment of a composting plants and and every action included in the Action Plan -2208 for an environmentally safe waste disposal facility easy understanding and clarity. It should, however, be with appropriate technologies utilizing the expert emphasized that the reader would note certain actions knowledge of members of the technical committee showing very little progress (in certain instances no established under the National Committee on SWM. progress') and this is mainly due to the fact that the Management Services Department of the General viii. Construction of low cost sanitary land fills for disposing Treasury has not granted the approval for some ofthe residual waste. posts approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.Therefore, Sanitary landfill site is a location designed for the the PP still continues to function understaffed of its final disposal of waste in an environmentally sound very important staff positions. manner.The design includes controlling of leachate and gas, daily cover for the working surface of Construction of Compost Plants: waste, runoff and run on diversions, which would result in decreasing the potential of surface and Composting at Kolonnawa existing dumping yard (Raw 58, ground water pollution.The Pilisaru Project plans to Compostable 35 tons) establish a number of sanitary landfills in such a way In order to initiate the above program, the PP that the the LAs can make use of them to dispose conducted an awareness program forthe members residual wastes on a cluster system of the Kolonnawa Urban Council (KUC) about the proposed site and composting method at the ix. Promoting Home Composting auditorium of the KUC and discussions held with Household composting usually involves relatively Director General UDA, Director Lands (UDA) and small volumes of organic materials generated from Town Planner (Kolonnawa). Chairman of the KUC the kitchen and garden. Using a bin or pit helps to has given written consent accepted the project for retain the heat and moisture that would be lost in a implementation.The composting plant will be setup 74 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 at the existing dump yard by providing necessary and Panadura Pradeshiya Sabha). Since the site infrastructure facilities. earmarked for the development is located within Testing of soils were carried out by a private sector the Western province, several initial discussions took company (Engineering Soil Laboratories (PVT) Ltd). place with the Western Province Waste Management Based on the investigation results design drawings Authority (WPWMA) and the aforementioned four were prepared by the consultants architects (Team LAs with the participation of the Hon. Minister of Four Consultants) The architectural consultants Environment & Natural Resources and the Chairmen and the soil investigators were selected subject to ofthe CEA and WPWMA. PP conducted an awareness following National procurement Guidelines. program for the members ofthe four LAs about the proposed project. Architectural drawings and the engineering designs were evaluated by the members of the Testing of soils was carried out by a private sector Technical Working Group (TWG) appointed by company (Engineering Soil Laboratories (PVT) the National Pilisaru Platform. Additionally, a high Ltd). Based on the investigation results design level Technical Expert Committee (consisting of drawings were prepared by the consultants representatives from five government agencies architects (Architect W P S F Jayasooriya) the namely State Engineering Corporation (SEC), architectural consultants and the soil investigators Urban Development Authority (UDA), Sri Lanka were selected subject to following National Land Reclamation and Development Corporation procurement Guidelines. (SLLRDC),Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau Architectural drawings and the engineering (CECB), Construction Equipment Training Center designs were evaluated by the members of the (CETRAC) perused all the drawings and the designs Technical Working Group (TWG) appointed by prior to finalization. the National Pilisaru Platform. Additionally, a high Contract documents were completed and awaiting level Technical Expert Committee (consisting of approval of Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) representatives from five government agencies followed by the Procurement Committee before namely State Engineering Corporation (SEC), publishing the paper advertisement for construction. Urban Development Authority (UDA), Sri Lanka In the mean time action was taken to submit the Land Reclamation and Development Corporation application with the relevant documents to the KUC (SLLRDC),Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau in orderto obtain the building approval. (CECB), Construction Equipment Training Center (CETRAC) perused all the drawings and the designs Composting Plant at Mahawatta, Mirigama in an Existing Pinus prior to finalization. Plantation (165 raw, 100 compostable tons) Contract documents were completed and awaiting Pilisaru Project has commenced the preliminary approval of Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) planning activities including data collection, followed by the Procurement Committee before conducting awareness programs for various publishing the paper advertisement calling tenders stakeholders etc. However, since the approval of for construction. the District Land use Committee was not granted Arrangements were also made to develop a following a socio-political issue, all the planning Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between activities were temporarily stopped. Several field the CEA, KUC and the WPWMA and the final draft of visits were undertaken to find out an alternative site the MOU was submitted to KUC in order to obtain close to Mirigama. the approval ofthe council members. The Pilisaru project was able to locate a large extent of land belonged to Land Reform Commission (LRC) called Composting Plant at Maligawatta, Dompe, an Existing Acacia Petiyakanda estate. The LRC was requested to release a Plantation (160 raw, 100 compostable tons) block of land from the above estate for the development The land identified for the development of the of compost and a landfill project. It has been brought to above project is a mixed Acacia & Pinus Plantation, the notice of the PP that the LRC has already started a initially considered to be owned by the Forest survey and a final decision on releasing a land would be Department. taken once the survey is over. The approval ofthe District Land use Committee and the Composting Yard at Pohorawatta Existing dumping yard, Inter-ministerial Committee of the MENR was granted Kalutara (Raw 40, Compostable 25 tons) for the development. The Local politicians and some The Kalutara Compositing Yard is planned to serve members of the public showed their objection in the for four LAs (Kalutara Urban Council, Kalutara initial stage of planning process. The PP conducted an Pradeshiya Sabha, Panadura Uraban Council awareness program for the Chairman and officers of Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 75 Dompe Pradeshiya Sabha. An awareness meeting was The PP, after having a series of discussions & meetings also held on 22nd October 2008 at the Parliament to make with the local politicians,a large number of government the relevant Politicians and other senior officials aware officials (Chief Secretary of the North Central Province, about the project activities.This meeting was chaired by District Secretary -Anuradhapura, Commissioner the Hon. Minister of Environment&Natural Resources,and of Local Government etc) and other stakeholders attended by Hon. Sarana Gunawardena (MP), Hon. Dulip managed to get a block of land of lOha released to Wijesekara (MP), Hon. Sathchandra Rajakaruna (MP) and develop a composting yard and a landfill. This land officials of Dompe Pradeshiya Sabha. is located in the Nuwaragampalatha East Pradeshiya Sabha (NEPS) area and is expected to serve for both While the planning process was underway, it was the NEPS and the AUC. Arrangements are made by revealed that the land is belonged to the LRCand not to now to hand over the ownership of the land to CLG, the Forest Department.Therefore,a request was made Anuradhapura. The approval of the Anuradhapura to LRC to release the said land to the CEA in order for District land use Committee was granted and the the PP to continue with the planning activities. environmental clearance issued by the CEA. A site visit was also undertaken with a group of with Korean experts who have shown interest to Testing of soils were carried out by a private sector carry out a feasibility study with financial assistance company (Engineering Soil Laboratories (PVT) Ltd). from Korea. Based on the investigation results design drawings were prepared by the consultants architects (Architect Composting Yard at the existing dumping yard, Kochchikade N D Nawaratna) the architectural consultants and the (Raw 50 of 80, Compostable 30 tons) soil investigators were selected subject to following National procurement Guidelines. The Negombo Municipal Council (NMC) dispose the mixed waste collected in the Kochcikade and Architectural drawings and the engineering designs Negombo area in a dump yard at Kochchikade. In were evaluated by the members of the Technical view of the difficulty of finding another site it was Working Group (TWG) appointed by the National decided to improve the existing dump yard so that Pilisaru Platform. Additionally, a high level Technical the NMC can convert the organic fraction of the Expert Committee (consisting of representatives from waste to compost. five government agencies namely State Engineering Corporation (SEC), Urban Development Authority Since the site is a private land belonged to a group (UDA),Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development of people in the area, the NMC has initiated to Corporation (SLLRDC),Central Engineering Consultancy purchase the land subject to an assessment by the Bureau (CECB), Construction Equipment Training Provincial Council. On the intimation made by the Center (CETRAC) perused all the drawings and the Mayor of the NMC ensuring the outright purchase, designs prior to finalization. the PP started planning activities right from the beginning of the year. Financial proposal forthe construction of Composting Plant have been received from the Consultant. Approval The soil investigators and a consultant architect for appointment of TEC & PC has been requested from were selected to carry out soils testing,architectural the MENR.Tender document were being prepared for drawings and engineering designs. However, since calling tenders. Building application submitted to the the NMC was unable to settle the land issue, all NEPS to obtain the council approval.ln orderto ensure the planning activities were abandoned halfway. the commitment and other responsibilities of each Arrangements are also being taking with the NMC to of the three stakeholder agencies (the CEA, CLG and find an alternative site close instead of the existing LAS) arrangements were made to develop a Tripartite dump yard. Agreement, which is to be signed shortly by the three Composting Plant at Nuwaragampalatha, Anuradhapura (Raw parties. 36, Compostable 25 tons) Composting Plant at Medirigiriya, Polonnaruwa (Raw 10, For years, the Anuradhapura Urban Council (AUC) Compostable 7 tons) dispose their waste to a site close to Malwathu A block of land owned by the Forest Department Oya thus causing numerous environmental as well was earmarked for a development of a Composting as health problems. Since suitable lands are not plant and a landfill project.With the financial inputs available within the jurisdiction of the AUC action from the PP, a survey plan was prepared by the was taken by the PP to develop a suitable site in Survey Department and boundary demarcation one of the neighbouring LAs so that not only the was completed. latter, even the former can dispose the waste in a scientifically acceptable manner. Action was taken to handover the ownership of the land from Forest Department to the Divisional 76 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 Secretary, Medirigiriya who would then transfer the local politicians and senior government officials same to the CEA. Approvals ofthe Inter-ministerial including the Chief Secretary ofthe Central Province, Committee of the MENR, the District Land use Commissioner of Local Government etc. Committee and the Environmental approval from However, at a meeting held at the MENR, chaired the CEA were already granted. by Hon. Minister of Ministry of Environment and Architectural drawings and the engineering designs Natural Resources attended by His Worship the developed by the Consultant were evaluated by the Mayor of KdMC, Chairman/ CEA, Medical Officer members of the Technical Working Group (TWG) of Helath, KdMC, Prof. Ben Basnayake of University appointed by the National Pilisaru Platform. Additionally, of Peradeniya and staff of the Pilisaru Project a high level Technical Expert Committee (consisting of on 19th October 2008 it was decided that the representatives from five government agencies namely implementation of a solid waste management State Engineering Corporation (SEC), Urban Development project would be carried out by Prof. Ben Basnayake, Authority (UDA), Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and of University of Peradeniya in view of the added Development Corporation (SLLRDC), Centra I Engineering benefits the KdMC would be provided by Prof. Consultancy Bureau (CECB), Construction Equipment Basnayake. Therefore, it was decided that the Training Center (CETRAC) perused all the drawings and Pilisaru project would discontinue its involvement the designs prior to finalization. and further activities in the Gohagoda site and the costs incurred upto then for surveying, soil testing, Financial proposal for the construction of Composting preliminary consultancy work would be reimbursed Plant have been received from the Consultant. Approval from the KdMC.The KdMC agreed to pay backto the for appointment of TEC & PC has been requested from Pilisaru project the funds already incurred. the MENR. Tender document were being prepared for calling tenders. Building application submitted to the In the mean time, the Pilisaru Project had already Medirigiriya Pradeshiya Sabha (MPS) to obtain the council submitted all the conceptual plans to theTechnical approval. In order to ensure the commitment and other sub committee of the National Pilisaru Platform responsibilities of each of the three stakeholder agencies appointed by Apex body for solid waste management, (the CEA, CLG and LAS) arrangements were made to for evaluation and approvals on 13th Oct. 2008 develop a Tripartite Agreement, which is to be signed and site visit was undertaken at Gohagoda with shortly by the three parties. consultant to find the suitable locations to locate the Building application completed and would be Buildings on 16 Oct 2008.The PP had also received submitted to MPS for council approval in due course. the reports of the soil testing and these reports had been given to the Consultants for design work. Composting Plant at Gohagoda existing dumping yard, Kandy However,the Consultants were informed to suspend (Raw 83, Compostable 50 tons) the design works in view ofthe above decision taken at the meeting held on 19th October 2008. The Pilisaru Project has identified, as one of its activities, to develop a composting plant at the existing dump Composting Plant at Gonadika watta, Gampola yard at Gohagoda operated by the Kandy Municipal The land identified to develop a landfill at Gampola Council (KdMC). Accordingly, the PP has initiated the had been belonged to Pussellawa Plantation Company planning activities by undertaking several site visits to PPC). LRC has informed the PPC to release an extent carry out the reconnaissance survey and for collecting of 11 ha to the LRC so that they can later release it necessary data. Soil testing at several points of the to the CEA for the establishment of the proposed Gohagoda site were also carried out by a by a private landfill. PP was made to understand that the PPC is not sector company, and a Consultant Architect company ready to release the without being compensated for was deployed to initiate the architectural drawings and investments the PPC has done sofar. engineering designs. However,the LRC has initiated to take action to get the land PP also provided funds to for the KdMC to from Pussallawa Plantation on the request made by the prepare a survey plan and a contour plan after Chairman, CEA. The LRC and the PPC were continuously conducting a peripheral survey and leveling the negotiating regarding releasing of this land. Survey Department. All the above activities were commenced by the PP after having the intimation In view ofthe circumstances given above, the PP was to do so from the KdMC.Several meetings were also unable to continue with planning process apart from conducted in Kandy with the participation of the the field visit undertaken and the initial meetings held Hon. Minister of Environment & Natural Resources, at the District Secretariat, Kandy and Gampola UC. Hon. Chief Minister of the Central Province, His Worship, the Mayor of Kandy Municipal Council, Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 77 Composting Plant at Monroviawatta, Hikkaduwa The KOICA funded Sanitary Landfill at Pelpola, Waga A 5 acre land, out of a vast extent of a land owned by The Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) and the the LRC at Monroviawatta, Hikkaduwa was released Government of Korea (GOK) signed an agreement to Rajgama Pradeshiya Sabha (RPS), earlier called as based on record of discussion (RoD) signed between Hikkaduwa Pradeshiya Sabha, to develop a composting the Secretary to the MENR and the Resident plant, funded by the CEA in 2007. Rajgama PS has Representative of Korea International Cooperation requested another 5 acres land for expand their project. Agency (KOICA) on 24th April 2008. According to the agreement,the GOK agreed to provide technical and The PP proposes to develop a composting plant and financial assistance to the tune of Rs 450 million to landfill in the balance area of Monroviawatta, having develop a sanitary landfill at Pelpola, Waga. on area nearly of 28 acres, to provide composting and final disposal facility to Hikkaduwa UC, RPS and The land identified for the landfill was initially a the Galle MC. After a series of discussions had with forest plantation owned by the Forest Department the RPS and officials of Southern Provincial Council, and at the time of first visit undertaken by the a meeting was held at the MENR, chaired by the officials of PP almost all the trees have been felled Hon. Minister of Environment & Natural Resources for timber and only the bear land was visible. PP has attended by the Officials of Rathgama PS, Divisional made a request to the Forest Department to release Secretariat and other stakeholders regarding the an area of 34.5 ha for this purpose. ways and means that should be taken to release the The proposed landfill is expected to provide final balance area of the said land to Rathgama PS. disposal facility to four LAs (Seethawakpura Urban Accordingly, a decision in principle was taken to Council,Seethawaka Pradeshiya Sabha,Maharagama release the aforesaid land to RPS at the District Urban Council and Homagama Pradeshiya Sabha) Development Council meeting held atGalle,chaired Subsequent to the 1st mission of the KOICA by Hon. Minister of Vocational Training. The PP experts was fielded, another mission consisting would initiate the planning activities once the RPS of representatives from the Korea Environment confirms the availability of the land. Institute (KEI) and the Kunhwa Landfill Corporation, Korea visited the country in October 2008 and a Construction of Landfill Sites series of meetings, some of them with the heads of the aforementioned four LAS, were held in relation Landfill at Malamulla Abandoned Metal Quarry - Panadura to the establishment of Sanitary Landfill at Waga. Pilisaru Project in collaboration with the WPWMA An action plan was developed and agreed upon proposed to develop a landfill at an abandoned between the two parties on the overall planning metal quarry in Malamulla, Panadura to dispose the process and the implementation activities. residues generating at the proposed Compost Yard The KEI has already made arrangements to appoint at Pohorawatta, Kalutara. a fulltime Coordinator with effect from 1st October Since the land is currently handed over to the 2008, housed in the PP,to coordinate the activities WPWMA (as they have indicated at several meetings), between Sri Lanka and Korea. the PP requested the WPWMA to carry out the land The PP conducted two education and awareness survey and the levelling in order to prepare the training community meetingsattheSeethawakapura detail designs and architectural drawings. The PP Divisional Secretariat and the Welikanna Roman agreed to bear the cost of surveying which should Catholic School to enlighten the participants, be payable to Survey Department. fundamentally of residents of the area and a A dispute over the actual extent of the land, said few local level political leaders. PP was made to to be allocated to the WPWMA erupted apparently understand that a group of residents, backed by because of a portion of this land was attempted local level politicians has raised their objection to the to be taken over by a third party. However, the proposed landfill highlighting the so called popular detail designs were not able to be carried out as slogan 'Kolamba KunuApata Epa'. the WPWMA has not provided the survey plan and PP also made a detailed presentation at a meeting held at levelling data to the PP.The PP, in the mean time has the UDA, chaired by Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, Minister initiated to prepare the draft Consultancy contract of Urban Development & Scared Area Development document to obtain the Technical & financial with the participation of Hon. Minister of Environment & proposals for Landfills. The Terms of Reference Natural Resources and Hon. Geethanjana Gunawardena (TOR) applicable to the design contractors was also developed with the assistance of theTechnical and officials of the UDA and the CEA. Working Group of Apex Body for landfills. 78 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 The approval of the Colombo District Landuse Landfill at Maligawatta, Dompe Committee and the Inter-ministerial Committee The details common to the Compost plant and were granted for the proposed development. landfill at Dompe is already given under the title In accordance with the KOICA- Pilisaru Action Plan, 'Composting Plant at Maligawatta, Dompe- an a training program on Waste Policy was arranged existing Acacia Plantation'. for a group of 11 personnel including the local level A team of Korean specialists (consisting politicians. Accordingly the following provincial level of representatives of the KEI, Kunhwa Landfill politicians and officials were sent to Korea for one Corporation) visited Dompe project site. This was week training and awareness tour on Waste Policy followed by a meeting held at the CEA to discuss and practical aspects of landfilling. the possibility of providing financial and technical • Mr. Udaya P Gammanpila, Chairman, Central assistance to construct the landfill at Dompe. Environmental Authority The PP has initiated to prepare the draft Consultancy • Mr. Prince Sagara Senaratne, Provincial Council contract document to obtain theTechnical &financial Member, Western Province proposals for Landfills. The Terms of Reference • Mr.Sumith Wijayamuni Soyza, Provincial Council (TOR) applicable to the design contractors was Member, Western Province also developed with the assistance of theTechnical Working Group of Apex Body for landfills. • Mr. Mahesh Priyal Jayatissa, Provincial Council Member, Western Province Landfill at Nuwaragampalatha, Anuradapura • Ms. Kanthi Kariyawasam, Chairman, Urban The details common to the Compost plant and Council, Maharagama landfill at Nuwaragampalatha, Anuradhapura is • Mr.Susil Pemalal Pinto,Chairman,Urban Council, already given under the title 'Composting Plant at Seethawakapura Nuwaragampalatha, Anuradapura'. • Mr. Manju Shre Arangala, Chairman, Pradeshiya The PP has initiated to prepare the draft Consultancy Sabha, Homagama contract documentto obtain theTechnical&financial • Mr. Ravindra Shiran Jayasinghe, Chairman, proposals for Landfills. The Terms of Reference Pradeshiya Sabha, Seethawaka (TOR) applicable to the design contractors was also developed with the assistance of theTechnical • Mr. Joseph Sylvester, District Secretary, Colombo Working Group of Apex Body for landfills. • Mr. Chaminda Niroshan, Assistant Divisional secretary, Hanwella Landfill at Medirigiriya, Polonnaruwa • Mr. Joseph Jayavilal Fernando, Project Director, The details common to the Compost plant and landfill Pilisaru Project, CEA at Medirigiriya, Polonnaruwa is already given underthe title'Composting Plant at Medirigiriya, Polonnaruwa'. A press conference organized by the CEA and attended by the participants ofthe Korean training program was The PP has initiated to prepare the draft Consultancy held on 15,h December 2008 to enlighten the media on contract document to obtain theTechnical & financial the outcome and the experience learned during the proposals for Landfills. The Terms of Reference field visits at the landfills. (TOR) applicable to the design contractors was also developed with the assistance of theTechnical PP made a request to Forest Department to arrange Working Group of Apex Body for landfills. for boundary survey and allocate the land to the CEA earmarked for the proposed development. In the mean Landfill at Gondigawatta, Kandy time, arrangements were made with the GIS unit of CEA to take GPS points to prepare the boundary plan for core The details common to the Compost plant and landfill area of the Waga site. The conceptual project proposal at Gonadikawatta,Gampola, is already given under the developed by the PP was forwarded to the Forest title'Composting Plant at Gonadikawatta, Kandy'. Department requesting to initiate the EIA process. The PP has initiated to prepare the draft Consultancy KOICA experts visited the country and series of contract documentto obtain theTechnical&financial meetings were held with related to the establishment proposals for Landfills. The Terms of Reference of Sanitary Landfill at Waga and overall planning (TOR) applicable to the design contractors was processes were discussed by KOICA team and Pilisaru also developed with the assistance of theTechnical Project. Request made to Forest Department to survey Working Group of Apex Body for landfills. the land and Project proposal also sent for continuation of-EIA process. Preparation of boundary plan forWaga site GPS points taken by the GIS unit of CEA. Annual Report 2008 Central environmental Authority 79 Small Scale Solid Waste Management Projects supported by Projects/ programs implemented by the Western Province waste the Pilisaru Project Management Authority The PP, while implementing large scale composting Project proposals of six Local Authorities situated in plants and landfill projects,called for project proposals the Western Province, received through the WPWMA from the LAs to provide technical as well as financial have been evaluated by the TEC appointed by the support to develop small scale composting and National Pilisaru Platform and recommendation recycling projects. The approval of the Board of granted to release funds for these projects. Management of the CEA and the Pilisaru National Platform were obtained to carry out this program. Small scale compost plants for Local Authorities The project proposals of the LAs located within the The Project proposals forwarded by the LAs directly Western Province were received via the WPWMA to the Pilisaru Project were evaluated by the Technical with its recommendation while the national Solid Expert Committee appointed by the Apex Body after a Waste Management Centre (NSWMSC) of the Ministry series of discussions held with the Heads of LAs.These of Local Government & Provincial Councils also discussions were organized to convey the Heads of LAs submitted project proposals to develop Environmental to incorporate the necessary improvements/changes Preservation Centers At four LA areas, viz; Kuliyapitiya to the project proposals submitted by them to make Urban Council, Nawalapitiya Urban Council, Matara them align with the general criteria developed by the Municipality and Badulla Municipality. Pilisaru project on mini composting. Composting Yard in Balangoda UC The conceptual proposals (and some times the detailed proposals too) were approved by the National Pilisaru Platform at its meeting held on 17th June 2008 for providing funding assistance. In order to ensure consistency of the BOQs for the construction of various infrastructure facilities such as composting yard, concrete drying pad, access roads, toilets, office rooms, store rooms, fencing,supply of electricity, water wells, laying of pipelines etc the LAs were instructed to submit the project proposals through the Commissioner of Local Government of the respective area along with the BOQs with the recommendation / approval of the District Engineer. It was expected that this procedure will ensure the transparency of transactions. 80 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 The following table shows the names of LAs for which the financial support was extended by the Pilisaru project by the end of 2008. Funds released - 29 Small Scale Composting Plants under Pilisaru Project Se. No. Name of the LA Approved Mobilization Interim Funds Total funds Budget Rs. Advance released released released in (30% of Total 2008 Allocation) Rs. 1 Bingiriya PS 1,621,777.88 486,533.36 486,533.36 2 Balangoda UC 8,906,336.63 2,364,400.98 5,106,352.65 7,470,753.63 3 Mawanella PS 1,240,626.82 372,188.05 228,538.10 600,726.15 4 Rambukkana PS 2,941,835.80 882,550.74 882,550.74 5 Yativantota PS 4,601,787.01 1.380.536.10 2,414,000.99 3,794,537.09 6 Anqunakolapelessa PS 1,694,800.14 508,440.04 508,440.04 7 Habaraduwa PS 1,095,949.52 328,784.86 328.784.86 8 Kirinda-Pohulwella PS 5,630,391.73 1,689,117.52 1,689,117.52 9 Kotapola PS 3,248,135.52 974,440.66 319,967.27 1,294,407.93 10 Naqoda PS 2,743,499.59 823,049.88 823,049.88 11 Rajqama PS 675,000.00 202,500.00 202,500.00 12 Weligama UC 3,223,180.39 966,954.12 966,954.12 13 Yakkalamulla PS 2,368,636.20 710,590.86 1,474,069.10 2,184,659.96 14. Bandarawela UC 8,245,776.50 2,473,732.95 5,307,316.55 7,781,049.50 15 Ella PS 2,215,420.25 664,626.08 1,383,023.16 2,047,649.24 16 Aqalawatta PS 3,007,353.35 902,206.01 384,703.97 1,286,909.98 17 Bulathsinqhala PS 4,995,394.30 1,498,618.29 2,222,950.47 3,721,568.76 18 Pannala PS 4,061,129.62 1,218,338.89 505,162.08 1,723,500.97 19 Attanaqalla PS 5,583,900.30 1,675,170.09 1,675,170.09 20 Boralesgamuawa UC 1,089,668.80 326,900.64 326,900.64 21 Puttalam UC 1,477,045.50 293,113.50 500,000.00 793,113.50 22 Horana PS 4,485,339.95 1,277,693.69 1,277,693.69 23 Kaduwela PS 5,429,789.00 1,628,936.70 1,628,936.70 24 Garnpaha MC 468,300.00 140,490.00 157,781.50 298,271.50 25 Kegalla UC 5,758,344.00 1,727,503.20 1,444,871.70 3,172,374.90 26 Bandaraqama PS 1,278,792.35 383,637.71 383,637.71 27 Walallawita PS 1,023,830.00 277,149.00 277,149.00 Total 89,112,041.15 26,178,203.90 21,448,737.54 47,626,941.44 Refunded LAs (Due to Site ciflicto ) 28 Wattala -Mabole UC 6,599,711.75 1,979,913.53 29 Pitabeddara PS 4,636,456.79 1,339,937.04 Total 100,348,209.69 29,498,054.47 Refunded LAs (Due to Site conflict) The approval of the National Pilisaru Platform and the Board of Management of the CEA were obtained prior to release the funds. An agreement between the Head of the respective LA and the Chairman of the CEA was signed for each LA prior to release the funds. An amount equivalent to 30% of the total allocated amount agreed was disbursed as the advance payment. All the LAs were instructed to establish Monitoring & Evaluation Committees to monitor the constructions and also to submit a report for the settlements / reimbursements of the bills. Therefore, the procedure adopted by the PP requires that the LAs should forward their bills to the PP for settlements / reimbursements through the District Engineer and the CLG along with their endorsement recommending such settlements/ reimbursements. Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 81 As and where necessary, the staff of the Pilisaru Project attended at the Monitoring & Evaluation Committee meetings to provide necessary guidance and streamline the construction process in addition to close monitoring. Essentially the Pilisaru staff undertook visits at the construction sites when it comes to effecting payments to LAs in settlement / reimbursement of bills. Providing Household Compost Bins & Collection Bins/Provide private-public-NGO Partnership The PP developed a new proposal to promote & popularize the use of compost bins to dispose the organic fraction ofthe municipal solid waste generated in households. As per the proposal, the Pilisaru Project bear 50% ofthe total cost of a bin while the balance 50% is co-shared by the respective LA and the final beneficiary (the recipient ofthe bin). An enquiry was made from the LAs to get to know their willingness to join with the program and accordingly the following LAs have consented to receive the bins subject to the conditions stipulated by the PP. Se. No Name ofthe LA Total Number of Type ofthe Bin (Plastic / Bins requested Concrete) 1 Matara MC 57 Plastic 2 Kirinda - Puhulwella PS 300 Plastic 3 Yatiyantota PS 100 Plastic 4 Nuwara Eliya 450 Plastic 5 Kaduwela PS 200 Plastic/ Concrete 6 Horana PS 200 Plastic 7 Seethawakapura UC 200 Plastic 8 Boralasgamuwa UC 950 Plastic 9 Kesbewa UC 500 Plastic 10 Kurunegala MC 288 Concrete 11 Badulla MC 500 Plastic 12 Galle MC 200 Plastic 13 Dikwella PS 200 Plastic 14 Minuwangoda PS 500 Plastic 15 Gampola UC 500 Plastic 16 Bulathsinghala PS 150 Plastic 17 Bandarawela UC 400 Plastic 18 Kotapola PS 75 Plastic 19 Kegalle UC 100 Plastic 20 Aqalawatta PS 250 Plastic 21 Bandaraqama PS 500 Plastic 22 Thihaqoda PS 350 Plastic 23 Karandeniya PS 100 Plastic 24 Yakkalamulla PS 100 Plastic 25 Jaela PS 200 Plastic 26 Ella PS 75 Plastic Approval ofthe Board of Management ofthe CEA As per the agreement signed between the CEA and was granted to procure 8000 plastic compost bins the WYCO all the bins should be delivered to the and 600 concrete bins subject to following National CEA on or before 28th December 2008. However, Procurement guidelines. AccordinglytheWayamba they were informed to delay the supply as the Polymers (Pvt) Ltd (WYCO) was awarded to supply available stacking space in the CEA premises was and transport the plastic bins while the Land far inadequate to stack 8000 bins. Reclamation and Development Company, Nawala, Ragagiriya (REDECO) was awarded to supply 600 concrete bins. 82 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 Plastic Compost bins stacked in the CEA premises awaiting distribution Waste Management Promotional Activities (Waste Banking, Awareness among LAS Material, Propaganda & Advertising, Promote segregation systems, Waste reduction & recycling activities, Waste Audit etc) Construction of Biogas Plants for Local Authorities as requested The Gampaha MC submitted project proposal to setup a biogas plant at its premises and the TWG ofthe Apex Body recommended the proposal for funding. Accordingly, the funding assistance provided to construct a biogas unit by Gampaha MC after having approval ofthe Board of Management ofthe CEA. School Programs; The Pilisaru Project negotiated with the SANASA Development Bank and the Neptune Paper Recycling Company (Pvt) Ltd with regard to the possibility of implementing a waste paper collection program in schools with the objectives of changing attitude ofthe school children towards proper waste management practices and at the same time to promote paper recycling in line with the national solid waste management strategy. The waste paper brought to the schools will be purchased by the Neptune Paper Company and the proceeds generated will be deposited in the account ofthe respective student maintained at the SANASA Bank. This program was ceremoniously launched at a function held at the J R Jayawardena Centre attended by the Hon. Minister of Environment & Natural Resources, Dr P Kiriwandeniya,the founder Chairman ofthe SANASA Development Bank and several other invitees, in parallel with the World Environment Day. Following is a list of schools where the Pilisaru -SANASA School Banking system was introduced in 2008. Royal College - Colombo 07 St. Anne's College, Negambo Isipathana College - Col. 05 Government School of Waikkala Sri Saddaramadaya Maha Vidyalaya, Col-05 Anada College, Colombo 10 Vishaka Vidayalaya - Colombo 05 President College, Rajagiriya Samudradevi Balika Vidyalaya Nugegoda Hewawitharana M.V, Rajagiriya Kochchikade M.V. Anula BV, Nugegoda Sri Medhananda M.V Modara Kattukenda Sri Sangabodhi Central Sangabodhi M.VThotalanga College Maristella College Negambo Wekada M.V Harischandra M.V. Negambo Roman Catholic college Haldanduwana St. Peater's College, Negambo St. Francis Xavier College, Ulhitiyawa 35000 leaflets which describe the SANASA Pilisaru banking Program and the benefits to the school children were printed for distribution among the children. A letter requesting the approval to implement this program in schools was sent to the Secretary to the Ministry of Education particularly to open separate bank accounts for depositing income generated by selling the waste papers to the Neptune Paper Company. Promotion of Cloth Bags as an alternative to Polythene / Plastic Bags In an effort to discourage the use of polythene / plastic bags taken for carrying day to day items by the general public, a program was developed by the PP to promote cloth bags Initially, 10,000 clothe bags were fabricated and they were distributed free of charge to the pilgrims & devotees who attended at the following national religious & cultural ceremonies; Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 83 Procession at Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy, Feast 'Importance of waste segregation based 3r Principle' at St. Anne's Church, Talawila, Religious ceremony so that these material can be used at the education at Mahiyangana Temple, Kataragama religious and awareness programs conducted both by the PP festival. and other institutions. A few number of bags were distributed at the 50,000 copies of the leaflet on Pilisaru Project and important meetings,functions etc organized by the 25,000 copies ofthe leaflet on 3R were printed for CEA and the PP in schools,government institutions circulation. A sizeable number of above material etc. Effort was also taken to obtain a few sponsorship were distributed at the various exhibitions,fairs and from private sector companies such as Jetwing, other programs attended by the PP at places like Munchee Biscuits, Baurs Fertilizer Company and BMICH,Universities,and Schools,Government sector National Lotteries Board.The Management of all of Institutions held both in Colombo and elsewhere in the above agencies agreed in principal to contribute the country. to this initiative by providing sponsorship. However, at a later stage some of them indicated their difficulties to extend financial support mainly Establishment of landfills at Matara, Badulla, Nawalapitiya by because of the monetary constraints experienced SWM supporting centre amidst the global financial crisis. The NSWMSC attached to the MLG&PC made a request to the PP asking for financial assistance to develop waste management programs for four LAs. Solid Waste Management Program for Security Forces The Secretary to the MLG&PC serve as the co-chair At a discussion held by the Hon. Minister of ofthe Pilisaru National Platform. On the intimation Environment & Natural Resources with the Secretary made by the PP, the NSWMSC submitted four to the Ministry of Defense on 30th June 2008, it conceptual project proposals with a total estimated has been proposed to implement a Solid Waste budget of Rs 82.0 million to develop Environmental Management Program for Security Forces under Preservation Centres in Kuliyapitiya Urban Council, the Pilisaru National Solid Waste Program. Upon Nawalapitiya Urban Council, Matara Municipality the instructions given to the PP to develop a and Badulla Municipality. Several meetings were suitable program, it was planned to introduce held to discuss the procedure to be followed in a waste segregation system within the training releasing the funds to the NSWMSC. It was decided camps of security forces, particularly to inculcate that the NSWMSC undertake to follow the entire tender process right from the beginning of calling the importance of source separation of waste to consultancy services subject to complying with the facilitate the subsequent management steps. national procurement guidelines. Approval of the Board of Management of the CEA was obtained to implement a waste separation However, the Secretary to the MLG&PC at a later program by introducing collection bins, waste stage informed the PP that the allocation set apart collection centers and also to establish mini- in the Pilisaru Action Plan for 2008 and 2009 for the composting plants within the security camps to development of four projects was inadequate when facilitate the treatment of organic waste generated compared with the budget ofthe initial proposals in the camps. Several discussions took place submitted earlyand there need to increase the total between the PP,CEA and the officials ofthe security allocation from Rs 72.0 million to Rs 192.0 million. forces (Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy, Sri Lanka Air A total of Rs 18.25 million has been released to Force, Sri Lanka Civil Defense Force and the Police MLG&PC in 2008 to be disbursed among the four LAs Department) and it was finally decided that the as initial payments and consultancy payments. security forces would renderthe labour of their own to erect the collection centers while the PP would provide only the financial assistance to procure Strengthened existing regulatory mechanisms and legal necessary construction material. framework A draft agreement prepared by the PP was forwarded The Pilisaru Action Plan- 2008 requires that to all security forces for their perusal and make the PP formulates a report recommending the necessary amendments prior to being signed. course of action that should be taken to ensure strengthened existing regulatory mechanisms and legal framework. A draft report was prepared Preparation of Education & Awareness materials incorporating the following sub topics; Action was taken by the PP to develop two leaflets on the 'Activities of the Pilisaru Project' and the 84 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 • By- laws of local authorities It is expected to appoint a TEC to study the draft • Devolutions of power relating to environmental document and improve it by incorporating whatever protections and waste management to the necessary changes. provinces • The rule of police in the matter of waste Capacity Building and Research & Development management and environmental protection Training on operational & maintenance for stakeholders of large • TheConceptof Extended Producer Responsibility and medium scale composting and land filling/Awareness and (the EPR) education in ISWM for all stakeholders /Training and Capacity • The Concept of incremental waste minimization Building of Project staff (the IWM) PP organized four 3-day residential training • Legal provisions relating to collection and programs for Divisional Environmental Officers disposal of waste by local authorities (DEOs) of the CEA. • Provisions available in Urban Council Ordinance The first training & awareness program was conducted from 27th - 29th August 2008 and the • Provisions available in Municipal Councils DEOs in Galle, Matra & Hambantota districts. The Ordinance second awareness and training program was held • Provisions available in Pradeshiya Sabha Act from 10th - 12th October 2008 for DEOs in Kandy, • Proper collection and disposal of waste is an Nuwera Eliya, Matale, Kegalle, Ratnapura, and obligatory duty of all local authorities Kurunegala Districts.The curriculum of the training program was developed in such a way that the • Provisions relating to acquisition of lands by and trainees are exposed to theoretical knowledge as for local authorities well as practical hands-on experience on windrow • Provisions available under the Urban Council composting. Detailed theoretical knowledge on the Ordinance scientific aspects of landfilling was also included • Provisions available under the Municipal Council in the program to harness the latest techniques of Ordinance landfilling.The composting projects operated by the Weligama UC or Negombo MC was selected as the • Provisions available underthe Pradesihiya Sabha venue for practical exercises while the JICA funded Act landfill at N'eliya was selected to provide training • Under Land Acquisition Act no 9 of 1950 on landfill aspects. • Under State Lands Ordinance DEOs and Environmental Officers (EOs) of Garnpaha, • State lands in the provinces Kalutara, Puttalam, Anuradhapura, Pollonnaruwa, • The National Environmental Act no 47 of 1980 Badulla, and Moneragala Districts underwent the 3-day training program from 21st - 23rd December • The Central Environment Authority (CEA) 2008 at Negombo Composting Plant and N'Eliya • Technical al guidelines on solid waste Sanitary Landfill Site. management In addition to the above three programs, a 2-day • The CEA directions to local authorities under Training workshop for Technical Officers, Public section 12 Health Inspectors and other relevant Officers • The CEA directive under S 24 nominated by the LAS was held at Weligama Compost Site. This special training program was • Director General's power of inspection arranged to provide a hands-on experience to • Delegation of powers to local authorities by the the officers of the LAS for which the PP extended CEA financial support to establish small scale composting • Environmental protection license (the EPL) plants in 2008. • Public complaints An evaluation to assess the effectiveness and overall success was carried out at the end of all the • Enforcement authority of the CEA training programs. More than 95% of the attendees • Provincial statutes on waste management and has scored very high ratings and commented that environmental protection the training was highly successful in the context • Other legal instruments which contain provisions of the course content, technical integrity, practical relating to waste disposal experience exposed,and the logistic arrangements etc. • National policy on solid waste management Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 85 Operations and Maintenance Establishment & functioning of the Project office Purchase of Vehicles for the Pilisaru Project The Pilisaru Project office was first established in a The Treasury has granted approval for the small office space of the CEA Head Quarters manned procurement of one Car, two Jeeps and one Double by only a few staff limited to five officers including Cab for the PP. In the year 2008, the PP was able the Project Director and the Deputy Project Director. to procure the Car and the Double Cab subject to The Project Office had to be moved from one place following the tender process in accordance with the to another for more than three times before it was National Procurement guidelines. finally established in the 2nd floor of the main office building of the CEA. Transport (Fuel & maintenance) During the transition period of the Pilisaru project office, a number of difficulties had to be Transport facilities for official work was brought confronted, particularly in endeavouring to install about by hiring vehicles from a Private Company as the infrastructure and communication facilities the PP is still not equipped with the requisite fleet permanently, as these facilities were continuously of its own vehicles. It is expected to discontinue disturbed with the gradual expansion of the project hiring of private vehicles no sooner the vehicles are office space in parallel to the cadre positions procured and the Drivers are recruited. recruited. Subsequent to the approval granted by the Office Equipment (Computers, FAX machines. Photocopy Management Services Department of the General machines) Treasury, the vacancies for project staff were PP is currently equipped with the requisite office published in the newspapers. A series of interviews furniture, IT facilities (Computers, printers, scanning were held and the requisite project staff were machines), other electronic equipments such as fax recruited accordingly. machine, photocopiers, communication facilities, Even though the Cabinet of Ministers have granted networking system etc though web and e-mail approval for a total of 65 staff positions, the MSD has facilities are yet to be provided for a few staff grade approved only 37 positions vide their letters dated officers. 24th January 2008 and 28 February 2008. The PP was unable to recruit suitable personnel so Financial Progress far for one post of the Project Engineer apparently because of the low salary scales prescribed which A total of Rs 118,747,641.84 has been spent in the appears to be not in commensurate with the year 2008 to implement the activities in the Pilisaru educational & service experience called for. Action Plan -2008. Currently the PP is manned by a cadre of 27 staff. 11.1.2 National Post Consumer Plastic Waste Management Project Introduction Sri Lanka Imports a considerable amount of plastic raw materials and finished products each year and major portion of them remains as Post Consumer Plastic Waste which causes severe environmental problems.The objective of the National Post Consumer Plastic Waste Management Project (NPCPWMP) is to address the behavioral change necessary among the Sri Lankan consumers to ensure proper disposal of plastic waste and to put in place the necessary logistics to enable the collection and recycling of post consumer plastic waste.This program envisages the maximum recycling of plastic waste which also generates foreign exchange savings to the country. National Post Consumer Plastic Waste Management Project, implemented by Central Environmental Authority began functioning on 21st May'2007.The Project is funded by 1% CESS imposed on imports of all Plastic raw materials and finished goods and administered by Plastic Partnership Committee the members of which were appointed from Private Sector and Government Institutions. Funding The program will be funded by a CESS on imports under HS 39 for a period of three years as published in the Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka dated 28/03/2005. 86 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 Monitoring The monitoring ofthe project activities will be done by a joint public - private sector committee known as Plastic Partnership Committee (PPC) as follows. Plastic Partnership Committee (PPC) t Five (05) representatives Four (04) representatives from private sector of Government nominated by the as follows Plastics and Rubber Institute. 1. Central Environmental Authority 2. Ministry of Enterprise Development 3. Industrial Technology Institute of the Ministry of Science & Technology 4. Treasury Strategic Initiative The program will cover the following strategic initiatives: 1. Post Consumer Plastic Waste Collection and Recycling Logistics 2. Networking of Recyclers and Collectors 3. Creation of Consumer Awareness 4. Standards for Plastics Recycling and reuse 5. Research for recycling applications and market development 6. R & D on alternative technology on waste plastic chemical conversion applications. Program outline The National Post Consumer Plastics Waste Management Project will focus on three main programs. Under each program, there will be tasks identified and each task will have its own activities and sub activities. the three main programs areas are: National Post Consumer Plastic Waste Management Project Program A Program B Program C Development of Awareness and Regional Plastics Development of plastic Promotional Waste Collection recycling network Campaign System Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 87 Progress Print media Development of regional plastic waste collections: It was distributed nearly 100,000 nos. of polysack bags in three different types among Local Authorities, schools, private collectors, recyclers i: . — 4*1 . Three different color bags introduced in to selected households through relevant local authorities for effective waste collection and build up the recycling network through effective collection. General Public has been educated regarding the Awareness Programs were conducted in below importance of plastic waste segregation and mentioned places. recycling to avoid environmental pollutions through Kottawa- Pannipitiya Tax Payers Union print media. Seethawaka PS Kaluthara Co-operative Society Electronic media Divulapitiya Co-operative society (1) 30 seconds aT.V.commercial advertisement was Egoda Uyana Secondary School telecasted in Rupavahini and ITN channels since November'2007. St'Johns'College- Panadura (2) 30 Seconds Radio Commercial advertisements Sri Rathnaramaya,Walallawita were broadcasted in S.L.B.C and Lakhanda Kaduwela Pradeshiya Saba stations since November'2007. Panadura Hospita (3) Sponsorship for Derana TV magazine program Abaya Karunarathna Mudalindaramaya was telecasted over ITN Holy Family Convent- Staff, Bambalapitiya Educational materials (Leaflets) Batapotha Madya Maha Vidyalaya, Galle With the objective of providing important plastic Sri Sudarshana Vidyalaya- Batapotha waste management related information to the Girls High School - Mt'Lavinia public especially for students project prepared and printed numbers of leaflets. Five types of different Awareness program at Nature Field Center- leaflets in three languages.(125,000 copies). Aththidiya Princess of Walse- Moratuwa Awareness material for Special Promotional campaigns Thalangama Hospital Staff (Banners, stickers, etc) Senehasa Elders Society - Kesbewa Specially prepared and printed banners, stickers for waste management campaigns held at Poson Practical Action - Galle season Anuradhapura, Esala perahera, Kandy, St' UN-Habitat Anne's Feast-Thalawila, etc. Wekada Baudhaloka Dahampasala, Panadura Awareness and educational programs for target groups Sri Dhammathilaka Dahampasala, Panadura Conducting awareness program for different kind of St'Johns' College, Nugegoda target groups for enhancing proper waste disposal Holy Family Convent- Students, Bambalapitiya practices among consumers 88 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 Teacher Training for Teacher's In charge of Environmental Pioneer Programme- 2008 Teachers'training programs were implemented at zonal educational level with the collaboration of EE & A division of the Central Environmental Authority • Denuwara / Kandy Zone of Kandy district Negambo zone of Garnpaha district • Piliyandela / Sri Jayawardena zone of Homagama zone of Colombo district Colombo district Kaluthara zone of Kaluthara district • Katugastota / Wattegama zone of Kandy district Matale zone of Matale district • Colombo zone of Colombo district Naula zone of Matale district • Garnpaha / Kelani zone of Garnpaha district Awareness programs for Environmental Officers • Western Province Central Province • Southern Province Uva Province Development of Plastics Recycling Networks: A meeting with the plastic waste collectors was held under the patronage of the Hon. Patali Champika Ranawaka, Minister of Environment of Natural Resources. One workshop was conducted for the recycling industrialists in the country for the improvement of technology, etc 25 numbers of garbage collecting permanent structures introduced in to play grounds, schools, zoological gardens for effective waste collection and give an awareness regarding proper waste disposal to public and the standard color code for waste disposal. R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium Rajamaha Viharaya, Kotte Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium Prashansaramaya National Zoological Garden Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo08 D.S. Senanayake Vidyalaya, Colombo Bandaranayake International Airport BMICH Central Environmental Authority Uniliver Ceylon Ltd. Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 89 510 numbers of waste collecting bins introduced in to different places. Polythene/Plastic Paper Glass Introduced in to 1 Schools a Flats t% Housing Schemes A Factories & work places a Public & Private organizations a Places for worship Holy Family Convent - Bambalapitiya Horana Pradeshiya Sabaha Housing Scheme- Maththegoda Thalangama Hospital University of Peradeniya Somaweera Chandrasiri Vidyalaya- Kesbewa Cecil Foods-Awissawella Dharmasena Artigala Balika Vidyalaya-Kesbewa M & D Plastics- Moratuwa Kaluthara CEA Office Vivekaramaya- Borella Katunayake Airport St'Johns School- Nugegoda Fin lays Tea Estates Nalanda College- Colombo Divisional Secretariat Office- Kesbewa Beach Park- Crow Island Uniliver Ceylon Ltd Denshun Industries- Kaduwela Sri Lanka Railway Sugathadasa Stadium Devi Balika Vidyalaya- Colombo Piliyandala Police Central Province Office- Kandy National Institute of Education- Maharagama Mathugama Pradeshiya Sabaha Thakshila Vidyalaya- Horana D.S. Senanayake Vidyalaya- Colombo Conducting publicity campaigns in festival seasons for guiding public to keep the environment free from garbage. Through publicity campaign we can target different social, cultural, etc groups at once. Ex Poson Season at Anuradhapura Adam's Peak Esala Perahera at Kandy, Kataragama,etc. Thalawila St'Annes Church Munneshwaramu Kovil Number of private organizations started Co-operate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects for garbage free environment. FinlaysTea Estates Sri Lanka's CSR project on waste separation, collection, etc... 90 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 Producing fuel out of plastic waste * Mr. Ananda Vithanage is manufacturing fuel (Petrol, Kerosene, Diesel and Hydrochloric acid) by using plastic waste at Yatiyantota. He has made a low cost fuel distillation technique. Mr. Ananda is collecting the plastic waste from the villages. It help to minimize the environment pollution from gathering plastic waste. He can use even contaminated plastic waste to make crude oil. Since this matter was brought to the notice of the National Environmental Authority, it was decided to have a try party Post Consumer Plastic Waste Management Project, on agreement among the Central Environmental Authority, October it was started the preliminary studies of the plant University of Moratuwa and Mr. Ananda Vithanage. with the participation of University of Moratuwa and On 19th November 2008,the Department of Process satisfied with the process and its outcome. & Chemical Engineering of University of Moratuwa On 23rd October 200, the Department of Process & submitted the report for nine months pilot project Chemical Engineering of University of Moratuwa amounting Rs. 12.5 millions. submitted the evaluation report to the Project. After the Subsequently the Board of Directors approved this discussions conducted with the authorities of the Central pilot project to be implemented in year 2009. 11.1.3 House-hold Waste Reduction Project within Garnpaha Municipal Council (GMC) Area Introduction transport and final disposal of solid waste, the CEA has taken Having noted the environmental and health impacts associated steps to introduce a project to reduce the amount of solid with uncollected solid wastes in the streets in Garnpaha wastes at the point of generation aiming at minimized burden Municipal Council (GMC) area, the CEA took an initiative to on the LAs in solid waste management. assist the GMC by way of introducing waste reduction options at the house-hold level in line with the National Solid Waste Project description Management Strategy via a three year project. Considering the facts that out of fifty tons of solid wastes The total project cost is estimated at 20 Rs. million for three generated per day within the GMC only twenty tons are years and the funds are from the treasury.The Ministry of collected while the uncollected wastes creates an array of Environment has informed that the financial allocation of negative environmental and health impacts to the public, Rs. six million is available to the CEA for the current year commitment of the GMC and the level of understanding through the estimates of the Ministry.The approval of the of the general public on the importance such projects,the Board of Management is sought in orderto implement this GMC was selected to implement the project initially.The project and utilize the funds allocated for this year. project details are as follows; Background a. Objectives of the project: The CEA has already taken several initiatives to encourage Conversion of bio-degradable components of the house Local Authorities (LAs) to implement proper solid waste hold waste generated within GMC area to compost so management programmes namely introduction of solid that it could be utilized as a garden soil conditioner- waste minimization programmes, provision of technical Reduction of solid waste destined for final disposal and financial support for composting projects and and thereby saving expenditure to GMC and conducting public awareness programmes. Raise awareness and education among the In addition to the above,the CEA has issued directives under stakeholders on the importance of source separation the provisions of the National Environmental Act and taken (segregation at the point of generation) of waste in legal actions to motivate the LAs to follow the National Solid order to facilitate subsequent waste recycling. Waste Management Strategy introduced by the Ministry of Environment. A set of technical guidelines were also b. Outputs Envisaged: prepared with a view to provide necessary directions for LAs Occupants of 7500 houses made aware and educated to develop and implement environmental friendly solid waste on separation of waste at generation point; management programmes. Convert bio-degradable waste into compost Despite these endeavours,any praiseworthy progress was using bins in 7500 houses; not shown by any LA partly because of the infrastructure, 50% reduction of solid waste managed by the logistical and financial issues confronted, and possibly Municipal Council; due to high cost of waste collection, transport and final disposal in environmentally sound manner. Increased re-use and recycling of non- compostable waste. Recognizing the seriousness of the environmental problems connected and the high costs involved for collection, Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 91 c. Cost Estimate: Awareness raising on the project was conducted at Sr. Component Cost/ Rs. M Total Cost/ three levels; the institutional level, the community No. Phase 1 Phaes 11 Phase 111 Rs.M group level and the house-hold level. Awareness programmes conducted at school level and 01 Purchasing and transport 4.85 4.85 4.85 14.55 of compost bins (7500 Nos.) Institutional level 02 Awareness raising (Resource persons, 0.377 0.975 0.975 2.327 Date Venue No.of Participants Awareness materials. Workshops) 03 Human resources (Project 0.500 0.830 0.830 2.160 Schools - 7 coordinator, Project Assistant and 14.02.2008 Kcppctipola Maha Vidyalaya 117 Field Assistants on part time basis) 05.02.2008 Chandrajothi Maha Vidyalaya 99 04 Communication 0.048 0.048 0.049 0.145 24.03.2008 Holly Cross College 90 05 Stationeries 0.025 0.025 0.030 0.080 26.03.2008 Sri Bodhi Vidyalaya 11 06 Contingencies 0.200 0.269 0.269 0.738 27.05.2008 Gothami Kanishta Vidyalaya 33 29.05.2008 Sri Siddhartha Kumara Vidyalaya 145 Total 6.000 6.947 6.953 20.000 07.10.2008 Yashodara Balika Maha Vidyalaya 65 d. Time Schedule Institutions -16 The project will be implemented from 2007 to2009 21.01.2008 Zonal Educational Office- Gampaha 51 in three phases to cover 2500 houses in each year. 06.02.2008 District Secretariat; -Auditorium 209 Census & Statistics Performance District Land Reform Authority Industrial Development Authority Project area:The project area forthe second phase ofthe National Youth Service Council project comprises of nine Grama Niladhari Divisions 14.02.2008 Election Dept., District Assistant and it was targeted to reduce house hold wastes of Commissioner Office 29 2500 houses within the selected area. 26.03.2008 Gampaha Municipal Council 37 07.04.2008 Agrarian Development Effective Public participation: The success of this project largely District Office 25 depends upon the active participation ofthe publicThe waste 24.04.2008 Youth Center- Werellawatte 250 materials generated at house-hold level are to be managed 23.05.2008 Health Staff & Workers GMC 34 through three R principles by the community and as such, the 28.08.2008 Export Crop Department 75 project wheel is the public. Effective public participation is an National Housing Development integral component of this project.The community participation Authority ofthe project was ensured through mainly awareness raising, District Forest Office formation of community groups and other supportive services Excise Department to give effect to the three R principles. Awareness Raising: In order to implement the awareness GN Division No. of Streets Covered programmes community groups were formed for each Community GN Divisions and voluntary assistance of several NOGs Groups (Sarvodaya, Lions Club, and Learn Asia) were also obtained. Gampaha 5 Hansagiri Rd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, Aluthgama East 7th Lane, Bandarawatta Estate, Community Groups formed Weera Keppetipola Mw Community groups were formed to make aware the people Yakkala South 2 Swarna Hansa Place, Hansagiri on use of compost bins and resolve practical problems.The Road, 15th-16th Lane table below summarizes the community groups formed for Yakkala East 1 Hansa Vimana each GN division within the project area. Keselwathugoda 8 Centra Park, Seedevi Mw, South Shantha Place, Ambagahalanda, No. GN Division No. of No.of Suhada Mw Houses Community Gampaha 4 Bandaranayakepura, Sirimal Groups Aluthgama West Uyana, Saman Mw, Tikiriraja Mw 1 Kadigamulla 418 09 Yakkala North 7 Samagi Mw, Chandanagama, 2 Yakkala (North) 616 07 Mihindu Place, Isuru Uyana, 3 Yakkala (South) 414 01 Gemumupura, Dimithu Mw, 4 Yakkala (East) 313 01 Kurunegalawatte Rd, 5 Keselwathugoda (South) 248 08 Kidagammulla 5 Kidagammulla, Hansagiriwatta 6 Aluthgama (East) 734 08 Road, Nanda Mw, Halkanuwana 7 Aluthgama (West) 553 01 Rd, 3rd Lane 8 Brandiyamulla (West) 612 01 Bandiyamulla 1 Vishaka Road 9 Pahalagama 358 01 West Total 6379 35 Total 33 92 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 Awareness Programmes conducted from house to house level Date GN Division Street/Place No. of 2008.07.19 -do- Ambagahalanda, 08 participants -do- Raflewatta 13 2008.01.26 Yakkala North Samagi Mawatha 35 2008.07.20 -do- Ambagahalanda 34 2008.02.04 Brandiyamulla Agrarian Development 20 2008.07.27 Yakkala North Mihindu Place 16 East District Office 2008.08.03 Kidagammulla Sanasa Auditorium 134 2008.02.20 Yakkala South Hansawimana 21 - Miriswatta 2008.02.22 Gampaha Hansagiri Road 47 2008.08.10 Keselwathugoda Seedevi Mw 24 Aluthgama East South 2008.02.23 -do- -do- 50 2008.08.17 Gampaha StJude Church Indigolla 2008.03.01 -do- -do- 33 Aluthgama West 33 2008.03.02 -do- -do- 28 Yakkala North Gemunupura 44 2008.03.09 -do- -do- 35 2008.08.30 Keselwathugoda Isuru Mw 33 2008.03.20 Gampaha Bandaranayakepura 60 South Aluthqama West 2008.08.31 Yakkala North Siyane Uyana 31 2008.03.28 Gampaha Hansagiri Road 25 Housinq Scheme Aluthgama East 2008.09.13 Chandanagama 54 2008.03.29 -do- -do- 25 Keselwathugoda Ambagahalanda watte 2008.03.30 Yakkala South Swarna Hansa Place 26 South 36 2008.04.06 Gampaha Hansagiri Road 25 2008.09.21 Yakkala North Dimuthu Mw 14 Aluthgama East Keselwathugoda Perakum Mw 24 2008.04.19 -do- -do- 28 South 2008.04.20 -do- -do- 25 2008.10.04 Kidagammulla Hansagiriwatte Rd 35 2008.04.26 -do- -do- 25 2008.10.18 Purwarama Temple 2008.04.26 Former UC area 6 GN Divisions 103 - lhalagama 21 2008.05.10 Gampaha Bandarawatta 57 2008.10.19 Gampaha Bandarawatte 50 Aluthgama West Aluthgama West 2008.05.11 -do- lhalagama 56 2008.10.25 Bandiyamulla Vishaka Rd 21 2008.05.17 -do- Indigolla 60 West 2008.05.18 -do- Tikiriraja Mw, Saman Mw 60 2008.10.26 Kidagammulla Welfare Society 40 2008.05.24 -do- Yakkala Road, 56 2008.11.01 71 Wickrama Place Bandiyamulla Temple 25 2008.06.07 Yakkalaa East Werellawatta 56 2008.11.08 3rd Lane- Colombo Rd 22 2008.06.08 -do- -do- 36 Gampaha Bandarawatte Estate 20 2008.06.08 Yakkala East Werellawatta 52 Aluthgama East 2008.06.13 Gampaha Saman Mw, 48 2008.11.15 Gampaha Keenagahalanda watte 20 Aluthgama East Bandarawatta Aluthgama 2008.06.15 Yakkala North Chandanagama 95 Yakkala North Luisa Watte Temple 22 2008.06.21 Gampaha Hansagiri Road 36 2008.11.22 Gampaha Weera Keppetipola Mw 23 Aluthgama East Aluthgama East 2008.06.22 Pahalagama Cumarathunga Mw 41 MC area George Madurasinghe Mw 35 2008.06.29 Yakkala East Werellawatta 33 2008.11.29 MC area Church Road 42 2008.07.05 Keselwathugoda Centra Park 15 Keselwathugoda Polhena Road South Seedevi Mawatha 02 North 17 Suhada Mawatha 24 2008.12.13 MC area Indigolla Temple 10 2008.07.06 Yakkala area Yakkala 43 2008.12.19 Keselwathugoda Community Hall 2008.07.08 Yakkala North Chanadanagama 26 North 65 Yakkala South Walawwatta 14 2008.12.20 MC area Sanasa Auditorium Madawatta 11 - Aluthgama Bogamuw; 50 2008.07.12 Keselwathugoda Raflewatta 30 2008.12.28 Bandiyamulla Sanasa Hall South west - Bandiyamulla 28 2008.07.13 Keselwathugoda Seedevi Mw 44 MC area Ranweli Place 33 South Shantha Place 13 Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 93 Sign boards Sign boards were erected at the entrance to streets the project area. GN Divisions No.of Streets Facilities to collect recyclable materials Signboards Recyclable materials are separated at house hold Garnpaha 06 Swarna Hansa place, Hansagiri Rd, Polhena Rd, Aluthgama East Weerakeppettipola Mw, Vijitha Mw, HansaWmana level and collected for recycling purposes through Garnpaha 07 Vidyala Mw, Wickrama Place, Saman Mw, Tikiriraja several methods. Polypropelene bags labeled Aluthgama West Mw, Bandaranayakepura, Sirimal Uyana, separately for collection of non-compostible Bandaranayakepura, Bandarawatte Rd, materials have been introduced. Yakkala North 09 Luwisawatte, Mihindu Place, Isuru Uyana, Gemunupura, Dimuthu Mw, Chandanagama, a. Collection from house to house Perakum Mw, Havaniwala Rd, Samagi Mw, Yakkala Junction Necessary arrangements have been made to collect Yakkala East 01 Werellawatte separated wastes other than compostible materials Yakkala South 03 Walauwatte, Hettiuadeniya Rd, Raflewatte through a partitioned tractor twice a month in Kidagammulla 07 Sarvodaya Rd, Bandula Weerasinghe Mw, accordance with the prior informed schedule within 3rd Lane, Hansagiriwatte Rd, Praja Mandala Mw, Miriswatte Junction, Nanda Mw the project area.To encourage to source separation Keselwathugoda 05 Seedevi Mw, Ambagahalanda Rd, Suhada Mw, at household level, 3 polysac bags were given to South Centra Park, Shantha Place every householder in the project area to collect Brandiyamulla West 01 Luxmi Rd recyclable waste - Polythene/Plastic/ Cardboard/ Pahalagama 01 Gama Meda Rd Paper/ Glass/ Metal. A tractor trailer with separate Total 40 compartments to collect different categories of Information through Telephone waste travels in each street in accordance with the time schedule introduced by GMC. Facilities have been arranged to disseminate information on the project as well as the use of the This tractor collects recyclable items for six days per compost bin through telephoneforthose interested. week except Sundays. 1st and 3rd week of every month it collects recyclables within 2007 project Awareness through Public Address Systems area while 2nd and 4th week of every month it covers 2008 project area. Awareness was created through public address systems within the project area while bins were being distributed. Items 2007 in Kg 2008 in Kg Total in Kg Leaflets Glass 180 2119 2299 Cardboard 650 2566 3216 Six types of leaflets were printed on the project and Pet bottles 20 140 160 instructions on how to use a compost bin to use for awareness programmes. Polythene 328 1226 1554 Plastic - 548 548 NAME OF THE LEAFLET PREPARE NOS. DISTRIBUTION Paper - 5203 5203 Metal - 336 336 2$«q fflBgO ©gaf SMOASO" 10000 households during leaflet regarding this project awareness programs Total 1178 12138 13316 Annexure 2 "EZNO^ 5i(3) aoe ZSCFEGDT Collection of Recyclable waste materials by GMC regarding importance & instructions 3000 During on usage of compost bins purchasing of bins b. Collection at Golden Centres Annexure 3 "<3®o» ela aifflO" ESMS 25-05 Nine golden centres have been established within ffloga ii&d DSJOASA" the project area. The public may hand over the non- Regarding collection of 500 house to house compostable materials to these centres separately. Eight non-biodegradable wastes each with polysac bags numbers of Golden Centres have been constructed Annexures 4,5,6,7 & 8 for 2008 with the sponsorship of Waste Management Authority (W.P.) and one Golden Centre was constructed Annexure 9 1000 with the sponsorship of a private company. 94 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 Location No. c. Collection by recycling industries The waste materials collected at Golden Centres Kachcheri Complex 02 are emptied in a separate store constructed within 01 Walawwatta GMC premises enabling the recycling companies to Parakum Mawatha 01 buy the materials in bulks. Recycling industries buy Colombo Road recyclable materials from the Municipal Council. (At Hansagiriwatta Road) 01 Hansagiri Road 01 No.Buyin g company Address Material Siyana Uyana 01 01 Neptune Papers Avissawella Road, Paper Yakkala 01 (Pvt) Ltd. Wellampitiya Miriswatta 01 02 Ceylon Glass Co. LtdPert. h Estate, Horana Glass Total 09 03 Poly Cycle (Pvt) Ltd.Ambatal, e Road Polythene Mulleriyawa North, Angoda Locations where Golden Centres have been 04 Kalhari Enterprises 398A, Gunasekara PET bottles installed Mawatha, Heiyanthuduwa 05 Siripala Plastics Sedawatta Polythene, Plastic 06 K.G. Premaratna Mahagedara, Metal, Niwatuwa, Dorawala Paper 11.1.4 Preparation of an Environmental Resources Ii tation System (ERIS) for Southern and Central Provinces Pasgoda, Pitabeddara, Thihagoda, Weligama, The compilation of an environmental data base for Welipitiya the Southern and Central Provinces was one ofthe Hambantota District major activities ofthe R&SP Unit, which can be used as a tool for environmental managing, planning, Ambalantota, Angunakolapelessa, Beliatta, monitoring and awareness activities.This database Hambantota, Katuwana, Lunugamvehera.Okewela, can be used for environmental modelling also. A Sooriyawewa,Tangalle,Thissamaharama,Walasmulla, lack of a base data is the main problem facing today Weeraketiya in GIS/RS analysis; however this gap could be filled to some extent by developing of the RIS. Under Nuwara Eliya District this activity environmentally, important data was Ambagamuwa, Hanguranketha, Kotmale, N'Eliya, compiled as indicated below. Walapane Data collected in the following Divisional Secretariats Matale District of Galle, Matara and Hambantota Districts in the Southern Province and Kandy, Matale, and Nuwara Galewela, Matale, Naula, Pallepola, Ukuwela, Eliya Districts of the Central Province have been Yatawatta incorporated into the spatial data base. Kandy District Galle District Gangawata Korale, Pasbage Korale, Ududumbara Akneemana, Ambalangoda, Baddegama, Balapitiya, Following environmentally related information and Bentota, Bope-Poddala, Elpitiya, Galle four Gravets, Socio Economic data at Grama Niladhari level were Gonapeenuwala, Habaraduwa, Hikkaduwa, collected. Imaduwa, Karandeniya, Nagoda, Neluwa, Niyagama, Thawalama,Yakkalamulla,Welivitiya-Divithura Environmentally related information * Water resources - springs, water falls, water Matara District ways, rivers, pathaha, tanks and reservoirs Akuressa,Athuraliya,Devinuwara,Dikwella,Hakmana, * Forest - Forest Reserves, Proposed Reserves Kamburupitiya, Kirinda-Puhulwella, Kotapola, and Plantation Forests and other forest types. Malimbada, Matara Four Gravets, Mulatiyana, Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 95 * Wildlife - Protected areas (National Reserves, Socio economic data and Sanctuaries) * Infrastructure - Road network, * Natural Disasters - Landslide and flood prone Telecommunication, Electricity areas * Educational - Schools * Archaeological reserves and monuments 5342 GPS locations related to above were also * Environmental Protection License issued - collected and they were incorporated into the data under A, B and C categories base. CD giving that information on district basis is * Projects which have been under gone under preparation. Environmental Impact Assessment process - This activity will be continued in 2009 for four e.g. Mini-hydro power projects (04) Provinces of Western, Uva, North Central and Eastern. * Solid waste dumping sites - Ongoing, abandoned and proposed * Land resources - Land uses, Soil types, Agro- ecological zones 11.1.5 Project on Investigation of the causes and Origins of Chronic Kidney Disease in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka Introduction it spreading among the rest of the population of the NCR The alarming high incidences of kidney failure and associated deaths have become very significant in Objectives certain parts of the North Central Province. Chronic renal failure (CRF) affecting the North Central To trace the suspected heavy metal contamination Province results in the pre mature deaths of healthy in environmental/geological samples leading to people. chronic Kidney disease or to eliminate the suspected root cause as heavy metal contamination. At present over 5000 patients are under treatment for renal failure reported that, in a farming community To identify the precautionary methods and possible in North Central Province. remedial methods in prevent from the kidney disease. People affected are mostly farmers who live in rural areas of the Province.Since this problem has reached To determine the water quality in the areas almost epidemic proportions a concerted national concerned where chronic kidney disease is prevalent effort is required to deal with the issue. and to identify the presence of heavy metals or other chemicals which are known to contribute to As North Central Province belongs to the dry zone kidney disease. of the country, the vast majority of rural population depend on groundwater and surface water sources To map GPS Locations in project areas. such as dug wells, hand pump-tube wells, irrigation tanks and channels for their domestic water Implementation of the Programme supplies. Under this programme drinking water, irrigation The causes for the Acute/Chronic kidney failure are water, rice and fertilizer of the concerned area have still not known and several assumptions have been made by the various scientists without sufficient been monitored for several suspected heavy metals research to prove such assumption. Therefore it is in NCR necessary to carry out methodical and systematic Accordingly, samples were collected in two areas research to trace or eliminate suspected causes. as affected area where patients were identified and It is very important to identify the root cause of the none effected areas where kidney patients were not widespread kidney disease which spreads at an identified, enabling the comparison of samples and alarming rate in the NCR It is urgently required to make recommendations. pinpoint the root cause of this in order to prevent 96 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 Few sampling locations on Huruluwewa Area Under this project, Collection of relevant information regarding the Huruluwewa, Eppawela, Mihintale, Medawachchiya Area were covered. Huruluwewa area is supposed to be the control area.The People in that area are not affected by the disease. Analysis of rice irrigation water, drinking water, soil and fertilizer in each area were tested to trace the suspected contaminants. GPS location of sampling points of Huruluwewa,Mihintale,and Medawachchiya were mapped and collected samples were sent to the ITI to be analyzed for heavy metals as the Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer in the CEA laboratory is not in working order. Analytical result ofthe tested parameters reveals that they are not in detectable range.This may be due to the facts that concentration ofthe heavy metals which may be present in the samples is below the detectable levels ofthe analytical instruments available in the CEA and ITI The instrument (Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrophotometer - ICPS) which has been proposed to be purchased under the project could detect heavy metals in ultra trace levels which may be present in the samples. Although purchasing procedure was followed,the CEA was unable to place the order for purchasing the equipment since the treasury did not release the required funds. Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 97 11.2 Foreign Funded Projects 11.2.1 Post-Tsunami Environmental Restoration Project (PTERP) Post Tsunami Environmental Restoration Project is a project funded by the Government ofthe New Zeeland. Funds are disbursed through United Nation Development Program (UNDP).This project is executed by the Ministry of Environment & Natural Resources and implemented by Central Environmental Authority, Forest Department and Coast Conservation Department. Main objective ofthe project is to "restore the affected ecosystems in post tsunami context through public participation''Total allocation is Rupees 20 million; the project period is one year. Selected districts where programs are being implemented are Ampara, Hambantota and Galle. Physical progresses of 10 projects are given below. No Project Location Activity Physical Progress as at 31 Dec. 2008 01 Control pollution Subodagama, Siribopura Construction of 25 Successfully completed caused by spillage of Tsunami Housing scheme septictanks with two black waters in in Hambantota Divisional cylinders for 25 Tsunami Housing Secretariat houses Scheme 02 Control pollution Kaikati Road, Construction of treatment Construction of caused by key industrial Samanthurai, Ampara unit for slaughter house treatment unit -70% sectors in Ampara District completed 03 Domestic solid waste Sumithurugama, * Conducting awareness Successfully completed management in Apegama, programs and Tsunami Housing Singapporugama, Implementation. Scheme Indunilpura, Ranavirugama * Distribution of in Imaduwa Divisional compost bins Secretariat, Galle 04 Municipal solid waste Galle city limits Construction of 09 Successfully completed management • community bio gas units 05 Composting facility Eluketiya, Hunugama, Infrastructure facilities Successfully completed at Habaraduwa Habaraduwa for composting, such as stores, open yard and Equipments 06 Composting facility Uhapitigoda, Infrastructure facilities Successfully completed at Ambalantota Ambalantota for composting such as stores, open yard and Equipments 07 Domestic Solid Suchi Village, 1. Conducting awareness Waste Management Siribopura, Hambantota programs are Successfully completed - Hambantota implementation. 2. Distribution of compost bins (Introducing a compost bins for 750 houses.) 08 Hospital solid waste Base Hospital, Construction of biogas Successfully completed management Akkaraipattu plant at the Hospital. programme Provide necessary facilities for waste segregation. 09 Establishment of a Central Environmental Development of a web 90% completed. User Friendly data Authority site for the CEA base on environmental project 98 12.0 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT Central Environmental Authority is an organization The Audit Committees met on a regular basis once established under the special Act namely National in three months. The Internal Auditor functions Environmental Act No. 47 of 1980, with recurrent as secretary and Convener to the committee and capital expenditure provided by the Treasury submitting reports on the findings. by way of annual government grants to meet its During the financial year 2008,four Audit Committee regulatory services. meetings were held.The Committee; Total approved carder of the CEA as at 31.12.2008 • reviewed the CEA's 2007 annual financial was 798 and the existing stafs were 680. statements. Board of Members • considered the Internal Audit Reports and Gorvenment Audit Reports covering the nature The Board of the CEA comprises of three members, of the issues, responses by the Directors/Heads appointed by His Excellency the President, in of the Divisions/ Units. consultation with Minister of Environment. • reviewed & made recommendations for The Board has scheduled to meet every month strengthening the functions of auditing by way and subsequently held 12 meetings guiding and of making new reqruitments to the Internal directing a numbers of major issues relating to Audit Unit. environmental management during the year under review in taking responsible for the overall • reviewed and made suitable recommendations management of the CEA and establishing effective about several internal control systems such as systems of control as checks and balances with preparation of Corporate Plan, Procument Plan, responsibility shared widely amongst senior Recruiment Scheme and Promotion Scheme in managers. order to ensure the smooth operations of the Authority. Audit Committee Meetings • Reviewed and made special attention on income The Audit Committee is constituted in accordance generation avenues of the CEA. with the provisions of the Public Finance Cirular No. PF/PE 03 of 19.11.1999, Public Finance Cirular No.PF/ Monitoring and Evaluation of Performance of the CEA PE10 of30.10.2000 and Public Enterprises Guidlines Annual action plan with budget prepared based for Good Gorvernance of June 2003. on Corporate Plan was submitted to the Board to As per the above circulars and guidlines, Audit evaluate Annual Plans and budgets in ascertaining Committee is empowered to determine the scope the reliability of targets and goals and to ensure of the Internal Audi Unit & consider contents of that optimum capacities could be reached and internal audit reports, examine the adequacy and to get approval for implementation. After getting effectiveness of internl control systems, review approval of the Board unit wise progress of the the statutory accounts and published financial activities against the action plan was submitted to statements and review performance at regular the Board to ensure that actual performance is in intervals. line with the plan and to get advice on wherever necessary revise the plans. This Committee which chaired by Additional Secretary, Ministry of Finances Planning as Treasury Likewise,monthly,quarterly and annual performance representive comprise of Director General, Deputy reports including the Auditor General's report, cash Director General (HRD, Admin, Finance), Director flow statement and details on procurements of (Finance), Director (Admin), Deputy Director materials were being submitted to the Board at (Planning & Monitoring), with a participation of frequent intervals so as to hold Senior Managers Audit superintendent from Auditor General's responsibility for their assigned functions and also Department. to ensure transparency. Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 99 In term of proper system for coordinating and Corporate Plan monitoring activities of the CEA, it was organized separate progresses review meeting every month The Corporate Plan of the CEA for the period of under the chairmanship of the Hon. Minister, 2008- 2012 was released in February 2008.This plan Ministry of Environment & Natural Resources, with amongst others incorporates a situation analysis, the agencies comes under the Ministry to ensure strategies towards activities as well as the yeraly performance made and to discuss issues and action plans, resources with respect to both human problems with regard to the subject matters and and financial.The Corporate plan provides projected to review development activities undertaken by major projects for the period. the Authority. Apart from Management Committee of the CEA was held monthly to review actual performance against targets and identify reasons for deviation, progress on capital expenditure and procurement delays, to discuss all matters relating to administration and establishment. This committee was held with the Senior Management where chaired by the Chairman of the CEA. Performance Appraisal Performance appraisal system which the CEA adopts forthe evaluation of performance of all staff is solely for the purpose of approving the annual increment due to each employee at the end of each year. Directors in charge of separate units are required to complete a report indicating particulars of knowledge, skills, attitudes, target achievements, accuracy, public relations, honesty attendance, disciplinary action taken and other details which are required for approving the annual increment. The core objective of applying performance appraisal systems is to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness also with the development of its human resources. 100 13.0 HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE DIVISION As reflected in the above title,this Division has three units namely, Human Resources Development & Human Resources Management unit, Administration Unit and Finance Unit headed by Directors. 13.1 Human Resources Development Unit Training & Development of the staff is one of the main functions of the HRD Unit. Handling disciplinary action also taken over by this unit since May, 2008. The following training opportunities both local and foreign were provided to the staff during the year 2008. Local Training • (i j Arranged and facilitated 44 training programmes for CEA staff including Assistant Directors and above, SEO, DEO, Management Assistants and the staff of Library, Legal and Internal Audit Units during the year 2008 (2) Under such programmes, following grouptrainings,Seminars and Workshops were arranged during the year 2008. Name ofthe training Pro./Seminar/Workshop No. of officers participated 1. Training programme to Management Assistant (2 Batch) All MAs 2. Official letter writing & written communication (2 Batch) 15 officers 3. Seminar on alternative energy powers and energy management 04 officers 4. Solid waste management for a quality environment (Industrial Technology Institute) *04 officers 5. Procurement Training Calender 2008 (National Procurement Agency) *05 officers 6. Common wealth legal education association - South Asia Regional Conference - Colombo 04 officers 7. Introduction to Computers 04 officers 8. 14th ERM - Symposium 2008 Engineering Research for Industry 04 officers 9. One day seminar (Labour Department) *AD & above 10. Value of Money (Conducted by the My. Of Envt. & NRs) AD & above "These training programmes were funded by the relevant institutions. In addition to the above group training and the individual training opportunities were provided under the Treasury Fund. (ii) Foreign Training • 34 officers were given opportunities to be trained mainly on short term foreign training in the field of Environmental Management, Environmental Pollution Control, Hazardous Waste Management, Solid Waste Management, Air Quality Monitoring, Ambient Water Quality Monitoring, Geographical Information System, Environmental Education & Health etc. (iii) Disciplinary Action • During the year 2008,22 Nos. of preliminary inquiries carried out by the HRD Unit. Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 101 13.2 Human Resource Management Unit Internal Audit Assistant 01 Store Keeper. 01 Total approved cadre of CEA as at 01.01.2008 was Administrative officer 01 782. The positions of 03 Deputy Director posts, 06 Assistant Director posts, 05 Senior Environmental Accounts Assistant 01 Officer posts, 01 Planning Officer post and 01 Clerk Senior Steno/Typist (English) 01 post were created with the approval of Department Driver 02 of Management Services. Record Keeper 01 Primary Level (Unskilled)-Grade 11... 07 In accordingly, approved cadre of CEA as at Primary Level (Skilled)-Grade 11 05 31.12.2008 was 798 and the existing staffs were 680. Primary Level (Semi Skilled)-Grade11 01 Mgmt. Assistant (Non Tech)-Grade 11 09 Mgmt. Assistant (Tech)-Grade 1 02 Recruitment, Promotions, Resignation, Vacation of Post and Junior Manager-Grade 1 02 Retirement of Year 2008 Middle Manager-Grade 1 03 New Recruitments to the CEA Enforcement/Op./Extension-Gr.11... 1 21 Following posts were recruited to the CEA and Mgmt. Assistant (Non Tech)-Grade 1.. 04 presently they are working in the Head Office and Mgmt.Assistant (Tech)-Grade-11... 01 provincial offices of the CEA. Resignations Director (HRD) 01 Director (HRD) 01 Director (EPO) 01 Assistant Director 01 Assistant Director (HRD) 01 Divisional Environmental Officer... 12 Assistant Director (Finance) 01 Environmental Officer 02 Divisional Environmental officer... 28 Envt. Enforcement Officer 02 Envt. Enforcement officer 02 Internal Audit Assistant 01 Internal Audit Assistants 01 Senior Environmental Officer. 02 Statistical Officer 01 Clerk (Casual) 01 Translator 01 KKS 01 Clerk 02 Driver 02 Laborer 03 13.3 Finance Unit Casual Laborer 01 1. Corporate Information Retirement 1.1. Domicile and Legal Form Deputy Director (Adm.) 01 The Central Environmental Authority is a Senior Driver 01 statutory body.The head office is located at No. KKS 01 104, "PARISARA PIYASA" DenzilKobbekaduwa Mawatha, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka. Due to Death Director (EE&A) 01 1.2 Principal Activities and Nature of Operations Promotions The principal activities of the Central Director(R&SP) 01 Environmental Authority are, to protect and Deputy Director (Provincial Office)... 02 enhance the quality of the environment through Deputy Director (Finance) 01 pollution control,natural resource management Deputy Director (Adm.) 01 and environmental education based on our Deputy Director (P&M) 01 technical expertise and commitment. Deputy Director (EM&A) 01 Assistant Director 17 1.3 The Number of Employees Senior Environmental Officers 55 The number of employees at the end of the year Confidential Secretary 01 was 680. 102 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 2. Accounting Policies 2.4. Accounting of Grants 2.1. General 2.4.1 Government Grants The financial statements of the Central The accounting policy adopted for Government Environmental Authority for year 2008 are Grants including the methods of presentation prepared under the historical cost convention as per SLAS 24 as follows; with generally accepted accounting policies. No a. Government Grants for purchase of assets adjustments have been made for inflationary are recognized as income over the periods factors affecting the accounts. of useful life ofthe assets. Final Accounts has been prepared in accordance b. Other recurrent grants received from with generally accepted accounting policies. foreign Agencies as well as expenses Provision is made for all known liabilities. thereon have been incorporated in the The expenditure as well as revenue has been Profit & Loss A/C 2008. accounted on accrual basis. Income generated c. GovernmentGrantsforSchool programmer from issuing of licences which is issued for is treated as expenditure for the year as 3 years has accounted for 1/3 of the earned there is no tangible assets arising out of income for 2008 and adjusted for previous two same. years accordingly. 2.5. Capital Grants received from other agencies 2.2. Fixed Assets Same method adopted for accounting of Fixed Assets ar= depreciated on straight line Government Grant is also adopted for other method as mentioned below. Capital Grants received from other agencies. 1. Motor vehicles 20% - p.a. - for purchases a. Cost of assets is recognized as income over before 94 the period of useful life ofthe assets. Motor veh cles 25% p.a. - for purchases after 94 Central Environmental Authority has received following 3. Furniture U Office Equipment 10% - p.a. government grants during the year. 4. Lab Equip nent 10% p.a. Recurrent Rs228,080,000.00 5. Library Books 10% p.a. Capital Rs. 55,620,000.00 6. Building 2 Vi p.a. No depreciation has been provided forthe year of purchase. Capital grant has been used as follows; 2.3. Inventories Conducting Secondary The inventories used during the financial year School Level Environment had been charged to the income & expenditure Education Programmes 6,407,805.71 account at cost. Office equipment 7,724,654.76 Balance stock has been valued at cost, selling Nature Field Centre 866,551.94 price or net lealizable value whichever is less. Motor Vehicle 18,784,224.75 Library Books 817,198.44 In case of chemicals and glassware the entire Office Furniture 752,556.90 purchases d jring the year had been treated as Building 23,161,110.11 consumption. This method had been adopted Lab Equipment 6,497,833.30 due to the difficulty in measuring these items Regional Office and also du; to the comparatively low cost of Capital Expenses 4,653,109.01 usage. Name Board 38,650.00 Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 103 5 Sundry Debtors Mr.Sri Lai Kaldera died in 2006;action will be taken to write off the advance given to him when the Court decision is granted. 6 Retirement Gratuity Gratuity has been made in the accounts in accordance with Sri Lanka Accounting Standard No. 16. Views of the treasury had been sought for creation of a fund to meet the payments. According to treasury a fund is not necessary, as they will grant the funds when required. 1. Air Quality Monitoring Equipment Two (2) fixed stations and One (1) Mobile station for air quality monitoring were received by the authority under World Bank funding in 1997. Although the equipment has been received, they have not been officially transferred to us by the government agency which handled the import of same. Therefore, this equipment is not shown in the balance sheet. 2. Previous Year Adjustments Provision for depreciation of assets up to 31.12.2008 has been adjusted for differed revenue as per SLAS 24. The Vehicle no. WPKG 3619 used by Director Mr. Anil Suneetha was met an accident and it was fully condemned.The insurancer has already agreed to pay sum of Rs. 1.4 Million as compensation. But we have requested to pay the total value of the vehicle amounting Rs.1.5 Million. 10 The LapTop Computer amounting Rs. 161,300.00 used bythe Chairman had been lost during the official visit in Spain.The matter had been forwarded to the Management Board of CEA and they have directed to write off the value from the books. (Board decision no. 272.03.05) 11 It may be noted that the 32 nos of cases have being filed at court against the Central Environmental Authority,for which there will be no financial commitments. (Annexure) 104 Central Environment I Authority Annual Report 2008 CENTRAL ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2008 Note 2008 2007 Rs. Rs. Operating Revenui Recurrent Grant • Treasury 228,080,000.00 203,633,000.00 - Others 01 A 69,834,919.96 55,978,284.29 Differed Revenue 35,258,847.18 35,588,063.09 Other Revenue 01 B 73,609,021.42 60,164,340.95 Sale of Motor Vehic 3 572,269.75 219,566.29 School Programme - Treasury 8,370,000.00 6,000,000.00 Total Income 415.725,058.31 361,583,254.62 Operating Expens s Personnel Emolume ts 02 234,085,702.59 222,240,647.24 Travelling 03 11,515,566.62 9,048,787.08 Supplies & Consum ible Used 04 19,427,678.84 16,674,912.08 Maintenance 05 10,263,464.46 9,458,876.01 Contractual Servici 3 06 22,257,506.56 16,301,254.09 Research & Develo ment 07 13,841,502.70 12,423,706.28 Depreciation and A nortizations 08 35,258,847.18 35,588,063.09 Other Operating Ex lenses 09 1,831,281.75 1,846,269.61 Project Activities 10 69,834,919.96 56,053,102.02 Total Operating E (penses 418,316,470.66 379,635,617.50 Surplus/IDeficit) rom Operating Activities (2,591,412) (18,052,362.88) Finance Cost Finance Loss item: 11 506,803.30 77,170.00 Bank Charges 493,885.92 359,945.55 Total Won Operal Ing Expenses 1,000,689.22 437,115.55 Net Surplus/(Def cit) for the Period (3,592,101.57) (18,489,478.43) Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 105 CENTRAL ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31. DECEMBER 2008 Schedules 2008 2007 Assets Rs. Rs. Non Current Assets Property Plant & Equipment 01 371,966,582.47 344,528,108.49 Investment 02 9,960,000.00 10,960,000.00 Current Assets Inventories/Stocks 03 8,119,677.29 6,382,148.48 Trade & Other Receivables 04 53,798,249.81 48,176,693.87 Prepayments 05 2,744,670.49 3,240,867.65 Call Deposit 3,500,000.00 Cash & Cash Equivalent 06 21,350,848.13 31,735,422.10 Total Assets 467,940,028.19 448,523,240.59 Liabilities Current Liabilities Payable 07 26,246,189.49 22,868,974.32 Accrued Expenses 08 14,228,999.71 29,226,135.36 Differed Revenue Reserve 7,299,777.26 3,415,333.34 Receipt for Specific 7A ft 737,490.00 Activities Compost Bins Reserve 6,159,880.63 5,086,158.63 Non Current Liabilities Recurrent Grant 09 31,914,675.92 19,373,487.86 Provision for Gratuity 10 72,810,617.09 62,126,053.00 Total Liabilities 158,660,140.10 142,833,633 Total Net Assets 309,279,888.09 305,689,608.08 NET ASSETS/EQUITY Accumulated Fund 73,573,242.64 73,573,242.64 Excess B/F (45,653,207.27) (20,942,326.18) Excess/fDeficit) 2008 (3,592,101.57) (18,489,478.43) Capital Grants 11 284,951,954.29 271,548,170.05 309,279,888.09 305,689,608.08 106 Central Environments Authority Annual Report 2008 Notes Note 1 A 2008 2007 Other Recurrent Grants Rs. Rs. Netherlands Grants - Dutch A: listed Fund 6,219.064.86 3,379,263.95 North East Costal Project 414,224.00 GIS Project 345,010.00 - APPELL Project 41,732.96 2,234,285.23 Green Tax Project 375,000.00 Male Declaration Project 2,553,580.24 1,017,664.69 Piyakaru Purawara 254,653.94 UNEP Project 2,257,057.00 Pilisaru Projects 1,143,776.94 Post Tsunami Projects 2,508,191.74 540,523.99 Kirama Oya Projects 69,375.00 930,625.00 Household Waste Minimizing 1 oject - Gampaha 5,132,535.90 4,895,272.67 E-Waste Projects 145,955.00 3,278,308.37 Plastics Waste Management 1 oject 48,199,456.12 27,582,485.29 Forest Resources Managemen Project 1,722,001.20 8,410,526.82 Unitar Project 308,494.34 South Asia Regional Conferen e 2,461.00 Radio Awareness Programme 1,611,678.00 UNDP Consultancy Lab 240,000.00 Total 69,834,919.96 ft 55,978,284.29 Note IB 2008 2007 Other Revenue Rs. Rs. Inspections Fees 46,364,950.98 27,510,632.50 Licence Fees 11,526,253.62 14,532,333.33 Miscellaneous Income 927,126.79 2,161,290.38 Interest Income 2,811,801.99 2,675,243.94 Sale of Applications 231,315.00 Sale of Books & Publications 270,379.00 549,138.39 Weeravila Banglo Fees 16,775.00 M.H.P. Levy Income 136,577.50 Non Refundable Tender Depo: t 273,225.00 137,000.00 Court Case income 185,625.00 Water Quality 741,528.40 1,120,811.03 Vehicle Hiring Charges MALE 690,286.50 338,000.00 Consultancy Fees 70,000.00 Compost Bin Income 2,190,928.12 Digital Map 35,355.00 Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 107 Building Rent 1,587,581.15 2,220,690.32 Test Blast 1,249,715.78 926,617.14 EIA & MHP Ownership Transfer 248,940.00 848,307.00 Auditorium Fees 205,300.00 96,500.00 EIA & IEE Projects Income 5,694,970.34 3,548,603.11 Training Programme Soiled Waste 173,580.00 Vehicle Emission Test 250,000.00 250,000.00 Hazardous Waste Program 334,291.87 209,523.19 Debates in Competition 25,000.00 Environmental Clerence Fees 124,915.00 282,250.00 Total 73.609,021.42 60,164,340.95 Note 2 2008 2007 Personal Emoluments Rs. Rs. Salaries and Wages 192,803,703.75 177,907,043.94 EPF Contribution 19,877,518.35 19,978,042.05 ETF Contribution 4,911,420.13 5,036,231.62 Overtime & Holiday Pay 4,142,322.97 3,611,197.92 Provision for Gratuity 12,069,176.59 15,382,056.85 Allowance to Board Members 30,300.00 21,546.50 Allowance to Council Members 141,344.00 223,617.00 Entertainments 109,916.80 80,911.36 Total 234,085,702.59 222,240,647.24 Note 3 2008 2007 Travelling Expenses Rs. Rs. Domestic 10,197,417.42 6,211,954 Foreign 1,318,149.20 2,836,834 Total 11,515,566.62 9,048,787 Note 4 2008 2007 Supplies & Consumable Items Rs. Rs. Stationery & Office Requisites 4,370,592.09 4,233,326.15 Fuel & Lubricants 14,420,123.60 11,228,549.24 Uniforms 149,880.00 119,836.00 Printing 346,618.15 121,581.00 Newspapers 140,465.00 99,764.00 Periodicals, Fact sheets & Posters etc. 871,855.69 Total 19.427.678.84 16.674.912.08 108 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 Mote 5 2008 2007 Maintenance Rs. Rs. Vehicles Repairs & Maintenance 4,673,474.84 5,263,675.01 Building & Structure 3,001,784.78 1,785,816.09 Office & Lab Equipments 2,568,054.06 2,348,863.23 Generator 20,150.78 60,521.68 Total 10,263,464.46 9,458,876.01 Note 6 2008 2007 Contractual Services Rs. Rs. Electricity 6,205,809.17 4,691,269.99 Security Services 3,303,781.52 3,120,010.83 Insurance 2,919,344.10 2,222,909.69 Postage 1,145,686.44 999,055.50 Telephone 6,274,524.61 3,791,044.46 Building Rent 800,000.00 483,871.20 Water Supply 665,545.22 669,644.92 Economic Service Charge 551,528.00 Audit Fees 150,000.00 318,160.00 Membership Fees 241,287.50 5,287.50 Total 22,257,506.56 16.301,254.09 Note 7 2008 2007 Research & Development Rs. Rs. Envt. Education & Awareness Expenses 7.1 6,407,805.71 6,373,183.49 Envt. Pollution Control 7.2 2,369,100.18 1,961,819.30 Cost of Compost Bin 1,011,930.60 2,190,928.12 Legal Expenses 1,499,296.00 353,313.00 Envt. Management & Assessment 7.3 953,514.69 382,756.70 Human Resources Development 1,599,855.52 1,161,705.67 Total 13.841,502.70 S 12.423.706.28 Note 8 2008 2007 Depreciation Rs. Rs. Building 4,239,058.26 4,187,230.00 Motor Vehicles 8,704,509.75 10,933,156.D0 Mobile lab 86,911.58 81,135.00 Furniture & Fittings 5,205,159.49 4,862,094.00 Office Equipment 8,586,237.81 7,578,967.00 Laboratory Equipment 6,632,536.40 6,356,061.00 Library Books 424,672.78 317,331.00 Name Board & Garden Chairs 62,418.17 62,418.17 Plant H Machinery 774,037.92 774,037.00 Regional Office 543,305.02 435,633.92 Total 35.258.847.18 H 35.588.063.09 Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 109 Note 9 2008 2007 Other Operating Expenses Rs. Rs. Advertising 358,119.52 752,318.00 Miscellaneous 500,490.92 315,412.68 Welfare Expenses 972,671.31 778,538.93 Total 1,831,281.75 1,846.269.61 Note 10 2008 2007 Project Expenses funded by Foreign Agencies Rs. Rs. Netherlands Fund - Dutch Assted. Project 6,219,064.86 3,379,263.95 Male Declaration 10.1 2,553,580.24 1,017,664.69 FRMP 10.2 1,722,001.20 8,583,838.89 UNEP 2,467,057.00 APPELL Project 10.3 41,732.96 2,234,285.23 E- Waste 145,955.00 3,278,308.37 Household Waste Minimizing Project - Gampaha 10.4 5,132,535.90 4,895,272.67 Kirama Oya 537,500.00 Kirama Oya 69,375.00 393,125.00 Pilisaru Projects 1,143,776.94 Post Tsunami Project 10.5 2,508,191.74 540,523.99 Plastics Waste Minimization project 10.6 48,199,456.12 27,582,485.29 UNDP Consultancy Lab 240,000.00 South Asia Conference 2,461.00 Green Tax Expenses 375,000.00 Piyakaru Purawara Programme 254,653.94 GIS Project 345,010.00 North East Costal Project 414,224.00 Radio Awareness Programme 1,611,678.00 Total 69,834,919.96 56,053.102.02 Note 11 2008 2007 Finance Loss items Rs. Rs. Loss on Dicarded Items 345,503.30 77.170.00 Lap Top Computer 161,300.00 Total 506,803.30 77.170.00 110 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 Schedules 2008 2007 Schedules 01 Rs. Rs. Property Plant ii Equipment Land 27,453,088.65 27,453,088.65 Building 1.1 160,048,054.75 141,126,002.90 Motor Vehicles 1.1 29,195,287.36 19,180,793.11 Mobile Laboratory 1.1 3.04 3.04 Furniture & Fittings 1.1 24,937,121.35 29,389,735.94 Office Equipment 1.1 60,317,508.18 61,712,426.53 Laboratory Equipment 1.1 35,562,131.76 35,696,834.86 Library Books 1.1 3,200,721.52 2,808,195.86 Plant & Machinery 1.1 2,279,366.98 3,053,404.90 Regional Office 1.1 24,330,395.03 20,220,591.04 Name Board 1.1 467,935.40 491,703.57 Nature Field Centre 1.1 4,174,968.45 3,395,328.09 Total 371,966,582.47 344,528,108.49 Schedule 02 2008 2007 Investment Rs. Rs. Treasury Bills - Bank of Ceylon 9,960,000.00 9,960,000.00 Fixed Deposit 1,000,000.00 Total 9.960.000.00 10.960.000.00 Schedule 03 2008 2007 Inventories Rs. Rs. Stationery & Office Requisites 828,798.19 1,517,474.47 Welfare Items 35,060.00 5,995.00 Books & Publication 6,858,113.47 4,444,328.25 Motor Spare Parts 145,051.15 54,700.00 General Items 224,596.98 244,747.76 Electrical Items 28,057.50 114,903.00 Total 8.119.677.29 6.382.148.48 Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 111 Schedule 04 2008 2007 Trade & Other Receivable Rs. Rs. Sundry Debtors Miscellaneous Advances 4A 739,791.25 310,074.50 Purchase Advances 4B 144,100.00 171,955.00 Distress Loan 28,884,145.23 28,491,076.12 Tsunami Loan 4C 399,331.16 617,655.19 Festival Advances 266,300.00 300,800.00 GST Receivables 143,738.62 143,738.62 Deposits Receivables 4D 509,237.00 491,612.00 Motorcycle Insurance (DEOO) 434,320.04 912,977.59 Family Medical Insurance 300,387.43 191,648.43 Special Advances 20,928.50 63,932.50 VAT Receivable 17,603,927.61 4,196,321.13 EIA Projects 4E 23,232.75 23,232.75 Interest Receivable 161,095.89 Dutch Cash Advances 4F 5,932.00 8,668.00 Receivable Pilisaru Project 1,404,118.92 FRMP Purchase Advances 4G 13,000.00 43,905.00 FRMP Cash Advances 10,000.00 Receivable-Ministry 362,000.00 Motor Cycle Licence Fee 80,987.00 80,987.00 Pilisaru Cash Advance 4H 15,000.00 Post Tsunami Receivable 217,421.00 Motorcycle Loan -Drivers 41 49,148.15 73,793.15 Rent receivable Plastic & Pilisaru Project 1,265,231.15 138,150.00 Plastic Waste Management Project Purchase Advance 4J 686,250.00 188,850.00 Plastic Waste Management Project Cash Advance 4K 45,000.00 273,300.00 EIA Advance 4L 132,143.00 95,500.00 Plastic Waste Management Project Grant Receivable 10,000,000.00 Apple Projects-Receivable 700,000.00 Receable - WHT 180,000.00 180,000.00 Cash Imprest 90,000.00 90,000.00 Total 53,798,249.81 48,176,693.87 Schedule 05 2008 2007 Prepayments Rs. Rs. Payments in Advance 5A 1,744,670.49 2,240,867.65 Plastic Waste Management Advance 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 Total 2,744,670.49 3.240,867.65 112 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 Schedule 06 2008 2007 Cash & Cash Equivalents Rs. Rs. Bank of Ceylon, Pelawatte - Main A/C 0-002937303 7,065,871.20 8,646,774.32 Bank of Ceylon, Pelawatte, EA1P, 0-2937307 133,695.18 Bank of Ceylon, Pelawatte - FRMP -0-2937306 3,514,501.48 (162,728.72) Bank of Ceylon, Pelawatte - UNITAR- 0-001868-0 1,635,032.24 Bank of Ceylon, Pelawatte - MALE - 0-001869-8 4,027,128.58 225,608.36 Bank of Ceylon, Pelawatte - DEO - 0-001901-5 357,975.28 1,095,090.90 Bank of Ceylon, Pelwatte • 2937341 322,123.26 7,069,965.84 Bank of Ceylon, Corporate Branch, 1608 4,394,170.46 10,053,675.73 Bank of Ceylon, Battaramulla -1805-1 277,112.62 1,277,112.62 Bank of Ceylon, Pelawatte, Polycess 910,286.20 601,588.09 Bank of Ceylon, Pelawatte, Pilisaru 2937414 432,804.05 666,528.50 Bank of Ceylon, Pelawatte, Green Tax 0000-823-6840 23,875.00 Bank of Ceylon, South Asia Conference 0000-869-0834 25,000.00 Bank of Ceylon, Pelawatte, APPELL 0004212729 493,079.04 Total 21.350.848.13 31.735,422.10 Schedule 07 2008 2007 Payable Rs. Rs. Deposit Payable 7.1 52,500.00 12.000.00 National Camp 8.000.00 20,000.00 Chairman's Fund 8,218.66 8,218.66 EIA Projects 7.2 18,270,901.57 16,981,391.04 MHP Projects 7.3 154,613.50 386,573.00 Refundable Tender Deposit 296,643.70 271,783.20 Medical Insurance Claims 260,544.05 296,614.86 Motor Cycle Claim Payable 65,214.14 16,880.50 DEO Motor Cycle Loan Recovery 4,704,471.95 3,384,033.78 Upper Kothmale Water Quality 697,097.75 382,382.64 Basel Convention 113,048.00 78,231.00 Arts Competition 67,500.00 Land Fill Construction 156,584.00 156,584.00 Stamp Deuty Payable 84,968.01 27,306.91 New Welfare Scheme 543,315.28 Interest Received in Advance (Fixed Deposit) 830.068.88 779,474.73 Total 26,246.189.49 22,868,974.32 Schedule 07A 2008 2007 Receipt for Specific Activities Rs. Rs. Raffle Ticket 737,490.00 Total - tt 737,490.00 Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 113 Schedule 08 2008 2007 Accrued Expenses Rs. Rs. Salaries and Wages 5,741,442.16 7,311,995.16 Employee Provident Fund 2,300,847.24 Employee Trust Fund 575,211.81 Over time 270,298.19 289,353.97 Gratuity Allowance 75.00 Allowance to Council Members 18,350.00 Local Travelling 1,237,033.85 917,747.58 Foreign Travelling 3,282.50 3,174.00 Welfare Expenses 10,569.60 28,002.00 Repairs & Maintenance of Building 237,332.56 200,481.58 Repairs & Maintenance of Office Equipment 159,904.87 56,617.50 Repairs of Motor Vehicles 121,968.25 480,290.61 Security Charges 1,610,346.50 1,146,698.04 Electricity Charges 518,386.70 370,091.02 Fuel and Lubricant 579,753.86 1,216,343.12 Stationery 103,514.75 655,819.62 Postage 8,865.00 24,620.00 Telephone Charges 462,006.09 324,638.35 Admin Overhead 84,475.00 Advertisement 383.00 Newspapers 10,020.00 10,925.00 Water supply 26,101.92 46,360.72 Printing expenses 2,569.05 Legal Expenses 1,470.00 Miscellaneous Expenses 52,908.50 6,864.00 VAT(VAT to Accrued Expenses) 762,463.13 1,279,193.90 Printing of Quarterly Newsletter 6,425.00 100,130.00 Training Programme for Teachers Environment Camps - Regional Level Admin Pay for Judges 9,243.75 Pollution Control Guideline 3,210.00 123,323.00 Purchase of Lab Chemicals 87,697.28 166,681.83 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring 40,398.52 Test Blasts Lab Equipment 5,345.00 61,565.77 Rehabilitation & Improvement Southern Expressway of Capital Asset Audit Fees 955,925.00 1,023,275.00 Building Rent 80,000.00 EIA Division 900.00 Natural Resources Manage 7,500.00 Institute of 4,117.00 Environmentalists Kirama Oya -Water Quality 1.913.00 Lab Equipment Maintain 8,500.00 Lab Accreditation 3,202.50 Household Waste Minimizing Project - Garnpaha 14,500.00 65,496.53 Plastic Waste Management Project 5,914,701.05 - Forest Resources Management Project (FRMP) 57,945.60 114 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 Office Equipments 90,183.00 606,118.04 Post Tsunami 55.00 121,664.80 T.V.Program 1,490.00 80,273.00 Awareness on EPP 459,062.46 Stamp Duty 277,694.15 249,602.00 Entertainment 1,156.50 1,706.00 School Program Provision 149,688.00 149,688.00 UNEP 107,450.00 Dutch Project 850,900.98 Regional Office Construction 15,627.60 555,396.76 Building 1,184,906.25 Distress Loans- Stamp Duty 250.00 12,570.00 Membership Fee 3,150.00 Economic Service Charges 130,801.00 Lab Accreditation 8,660.00 GIS Project 17,000.00 PC Guideline 369,250.00 Total 14,228,999.71 29.226.135.36 Schedule 09 2008 2007 Recurrent Grants Rs. Rs. IEMP - Recurrent Grant 745,466.55 745,466.55 Tsunami Grant 133,006.26 133,006.26 USAID Grant Dutch Project Receipts 2,447,673.06 2.447,673.06 ACAIR Projects Australian Aids 370,388.68 370,388.68 Colombo Beach Strip..., UDA 490,000.00 490,000.00 APPLLE Projects 65,246.08 488,079.04 Pilot Project Measurement 156,300.00 156,300.00 Male Declaration 5,269,302.12 1,474,841.90 UNITAR 234A 246,547.86 246,547.86 UNITAR 234B 147,231.04 147,231.04 UNITAR 234C 201,574.67 201,574.67 UNITAR 234D 764,220.71 764,220.71 UNITAR 234E 179,027.55 179,027.55 UNITAR 234F 178,855.74 178,855.74 UNITAR 234G 164,406.41 164,406.41 UNITAR 234H 125,623.00 125,623.00 743 A - Water Sample - Dandugam Oya 197,518.51 197,518.51 745 - Water Quality Galle Face Greens 18,914.33 18,914.33 745A - Kandy Lake Water Quality 78,800.00 78,800.00 746 - Southern Express 833,340.91 833,340.91 Way EA1P Water Quality Kelani Gaga 30,000.00 30,000.00 Gem Mining Industries 400.00 400.00 Pilisaru Project Grant 656,223.06 Kirama Oya Grant 69,375.00 Household Waste Minimizing Project - Gampaha 944,024.01 632,248.33 Plastic Waste Grant 11,096,535.07 8,160,440.11 E-Waste Grants 11,690.13 27,645.13 UNEP Grants 165.680.50 165,680.50 Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 115 Post Tsunami Grant 185,017.27 111,997.01 Basic Urban Servise 77,662.50 77,662.50 Projects Radio Program Grant 822.00 FRMP Recurrent Grant 277,998.80 Lab Consultancy Charge 160,000.00 GIS Project 190,212.50 Pilisaru Compost Bin 2,334,796.50 South Asia Conference 3,356,039.00 Pilisaru Fund Deposit 100,000.00 Piyakaru Purawara 44,354.16 Rumaswela Soba Ketha 50,000.00 North East Costal Project 76,000.00 Total 31,914,675.92 tt 19,373,487.86 Schedule 10 2Q08 2007 Rs. Rs. Provision for Gratuity 72,810,617.09 62,126,053.00 Total 72,810,617.09 62,126.053.00 116 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 Schedule 11 2008 2007 Capital Grant Rs. Rs. UNITAR Capital Grant 254,626.02 292,621.05 FRMP Capital Grant 430,493.69 494,731.51 Dutch Capital Grant 33,857,560.66 38,909,750.67 EA1P Grant 6,792,528.53 7,806,102.58 Capital Grant • Treasury Fund 54,508,936.75 37,072,581.76 USAID 125,169.36 143,847.00 Netherlands 740,663.36 851,184.38 Asian Development Bank 1,793,353.75 2,060,956.13 UNDB 50,470.89 58,002.10 WHO 2,039,638.15 2,343,990.83 UNICEF 79,173.28 90,987.44 APPELL Project 58,970.44 67,769.95 Maligawatte Improvement Funds 32,301.36 37,121.34 NAREEP 238,707.10 274,326.73 UNIDO (IRRP) 1,870,726.84 2,149,874.75 World Bank 2,321,925.74 2,668,401.09 NORAD 2,248,864.19 2,584,437.37 Hundred Million Trees 318,512.42 366,040.51 Sacap Focal Activities 86,714.32 99,653.74 Funds Greater Colombo Flood Contribution 134,858.21 154,981.61 Survey on Industries 62,760.10 72,125.10 NWP(ADB) Projects 14,233.26 16,357.13 NAREPP (Local Authority) 35,095.44 40,332.34 Envt. Promotional Projects 6,056.50 6,960.25 Foreign Aids 240,967.80 276,924.76 Upgrading of E-Mail Facility 9,129.17 10,491.42 IS EIA Projects 45,383.41 52,155.48 Grant of Library Books 501,382.60 399,902.46 NAREPP (Office Equipments) 408,891.30 469,905.63 International Development Association 141,794,617.67 162,953,063.15 IRMP 1,037,200.43 1,191,970.40 UNEP 617,753.97 709,934.57 Ceylon Tobacco Company 20,582.44 23,653.73 Grant of Motor Vehicle 363,307.14 417,519.45 UNEP Capital Grant 9,247.84 10,627.79 E-Waste Capital Grant 81,835.14 94,046.50 Plastic Waste Management Capital Grant 3,698,612.57 3,257,074.60 GIS Capital Grant 394,777.50 Household Waste Minimizing Project - Garnpaha 411,130.53 472,479.00 Post Tsunami Capital Grant 185,256.25 212,900.00 Nature Field Centre Grant 435,078.10 500,000.00 Anniversary Grant 1,594,460.07 1,832,383.75 Mezzanine Floor 25,000,000.00 Total 284,951,954.29 271,548.170.05 Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 117 Sub Notes Envt. Education & Awareness Expenses 2008 Note. 7.1 Se.No. Description Amount (Rs.) 1 307- Printing and news letter -Printing 448,685.00 2 317.1 Awareness Program ~ 2.729,518.60 2 317-2 Media Program tt 1,341,251.47 3 317-3 National Environmental Event tt 313,464.72 4 317 4 Nature Field Centre tt 669,371.42 5 317 5 Audio Visual H 32,886.23 Activities ' 6 317-6 Training for target Group 81,971.00 7 317-7 Development for Exhibition Material 97,200.00 8 317-8 Quarterly Envt. News Letters 278,911.10 g 317-8 Administrative 0/H 414,546.17 Total ff 6.407,805.71 Environmental Pollution Control Expenses 2008 Note. 7.2 Se.No. Description Amount (Rs.) 1 Hazardous Waste Unit It 342,918.00 2 Pollution Control Unit It 648,272.75 3 Purchase of Lab Chemicals & Glass ware ft 563,039.71 4 Maintenance of Lab Equipment tt 93,500.00 5 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring If 393.573.72 6 Lab Accreditation It 11,403.00 7 Assessment of Water Quality Status of Selected Water Bodies 316,393.00 Total 2,369.100.18 Note 7.3 Environment Management ii Assessment Unit 2008 Se.No. Description Amount (Rs.) 1 Natural Resources Management Unit tt 237,088.83 2 Environmental Impact and Assessment Unit tt 319,369.86 3 Research and Special Project Unit tt 397,056.00 Total 953.514.69 Male Declaration Programme 2008 Note 10.1 Se.No. Description Amount (Rs.) 1 Foreign Travelling 82.465.60 2 Overtime Days Payment & Subsistence 344,615.17 3 Inter governmental 966,385.50 Meetings 4 Transport Expenses 708,117.50 5 Miscellaneous Expenses 60,698.63 6 Bank Charges 2,531.19 7 Bio Monitoring of 03 pollution Using Mung Bean 247,500.00 8 Staff Allowances 141,266.65 Total 2.553.580.24 118 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 Forest Resources Management Project 2008 Note 10.2 Sc.No. Description Amount (Rs.) 1 Administrative Overheads H 86,940.50 2 Primary School Programme H 195,678.00 3 Envt. Badge Promotion Work H 991,771.00 4 Pre-School Programs It 270,012.00 5 Program of EPP school leavers It 58,222.00 6 Home guarding competition It 119,377.70 Total It 1.722.001.20 APELL Project 2008 Note 10.3 Sc.No. Description Amount (Rs.) 1 Translation Of Training Materials into Sinhala & Tamil Languages and Type Setting 3,960.00 2 Seminars and Training Organization 5,050.00 3 Printing Of Training Material in Sinhala & Tamil Languages 9,750.00 4 Communication (Telephone, Tax) 1,018.96 5 Travel And Transportation For Project Staff (From The CF Funding) 21,954.00 Total fll.732.96 Household Waste Minimizing Project - Garnpaha 2008 Note 10.4 Se.No. Description Amount (Rs.) 1 Awareness Expenses 51,212.32 2 Procurement of Compost Bin 4,851,687.58 3 Monitoring & Evaluation expenses 229,636.00 Total 5,132,535.90 Post Tsunami Project Note 10.5 Sc.No. Description Amount (Rs.) 1 Facilitate to Control 128,371.00 Pollution 2 Industrial Pollution Control 9,363.00 3 Conservation of a Water Spring 90,870.00 4 Municipal Soiled Waste Management 138,705.00 5 Hospital Soiled Waste Management 153,850.00 6 Project Management 1,987,032.74 Total 2,508,191.74 Annual Report 2008 CENTRAL ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY 119 AUDITOR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT So3 ifotacs 3CDG3 ««» 8» LTM/I/CEA/FA/2008 21 November 2009 My No. J Your No. Date The Chairman Central Environmental Authority Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statements of the Central Environmental Authority for the year ended 31 December 2008 in terms of Section 14(2)(c) ofthe Finance Act, No. 38 of 1971 The audit of financial statements of the Central Environmental Authority for the year ended 31 December 2008 was carried out under my direction in pursuance of provisions in Article 154(1) of the Constitution ofthe Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka read in conjunction with Section 13(1) of the Finance Act, No. 38 of 1971 and Section 6(3) of the Central Environmental Authority Act, No. 47 of 1980. My comments and observations which I consider should be published with the annual report of the Authority in terms of Section 14(2)(c ) of'the Finance Act appear in this report. A detailed report in terms of Section 13(7) (a) of the Finance Act had been sent to the Chairman on 30 July 2009. 1:2. Responsibility of the Management for the Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of' these financial statements in accordance with Sri Lanka Accounting Standards. This responsibility includes: designing, implementing and maintaining internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatements, whether due to fraud or error; selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies; and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances. &tpx£dqdsa, *3&&J *»±«i. INDEPENDENCE SQUARE, •e>3e» 07.<8Coe»jO QaiTQpicn 07. 8 QgraKoOkri I 2691151 u&aii @ 2 1:3. Scope of Audit and Basis of Opinion My responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on my audit. Audit opinion, comments and findings in this report are based on review of the financial statements presented to audit and substantive tests of samples of transactions. The scope and extent of such review and tests were such as to enable as wide audit coverage as possible within the limitations of staff, other resources and time available to me. The audit was carried out in accordance with Sri Lanka Auditing Standards to obtain reasonable assurance as to whether the financial statements are free from material misstatements. The audit includes the examination on a test basis of evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in financial statements and assessment of accounting principles used and significant estimates made by the management in the preparation of financial statements as well as evaluating their overall presentation. I have obtained sufficient information and explanations which to the best of my knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of my audit. I therefore believe that my audit provides a reasonable basis for my opinion. Sub-sections (3) and (4) of Section 13 of the Finance Act, No. 38 of 1971 give discretionary powers to the Auditor General to determine the scope and extent of the Audit. 2. Financial Statements 2:1 Opinion So far as appears from my examination and to the best of information and according to the explanations given to me, 1 am of opinion that the Central Environmental Authority had maintained proper accounting records for the year ended 31 December 2008 and except for the effects on the financial statements of the matters referred to in paragraph 2.2 of this report, the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Sri Lanka Accounting Standards and give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Central Environmental Authority as at 31 December 2008 and the financial results of its operation and cash flows for the year then ended. Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 121 3 2.2 Comments on Financial Statements 2.2.1 Sri Lanka Accounting Standards The following observations are made. (a) The fixed assets which posses zero carrying amount, but still in usage, had not been revalued and stated in the financial statememts at a revalued amount in terms of Sri Lanka Accounting Standard No. 18. The purchased price of these assets amounted to Rs. 63,179,127. (b) Instead of depreciating the assets based on a systematic basis over their useful life in terms of Sri Lanka Accounting Standard No. 18, a full year provision of depreciation had been made for the year of disposal whereas no depreciation had been made for the year of purchase. 2.2.2 Un explained differences Even though a sum of Rs. 1,404,119 had been shown as receivable from the Pilisaru Project, according to the final accounts of the Pilisaru Project a sum of Rs. 1,437,842 had been shown as payable to the Authority. Accordingly action had not been taken to adjust the difference amounting to Rs. 33,723. 122 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 4 2.2.3 Non - Compliance with Laws. Rules. Regulations and Management Decisions Instances of following non - compliance with laws, rules, regulations etc. were observed. Reference to laws, Rules Regulations Non - compliance and Management Decisions (a) Financial Regulations (F.R.) of the Government (i) F.R. 103 (1) (b) Police Reports in respect of accidents caused to 3 motor vehicles had not been obtained. The cost of repairs of these vehicles amounted to Rs. 91,011. (ii) F.R. 371 (2) (c) Even though the sub imprest granted should be settled immediately after the completion of the purpose for which it is granted, sub imprests totaling Rs. 216,550 granted in 07 instances had not been settled accordingly. Of these, sub imprests totaling Rs,. 201,150 given in 05 instances had remained unsettled for over a year. Paragraph 04 of the Public The officers of the Authority had been Administration Circular granted fuel allowances, despite the No. 1 l/2006(i) dated 14 July 2006 posts of the officers entitled for fuel allowances not identified and approved separately for the Authority by the Department of Public Enterprises. Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 123 (c) Paragraph 9 of the Public Fuel allowances for assigned official Administration Circular No. 13/2008 vehicles of the Authority had not been dated 26 June 2008 decided by the Department of Public Enterprises since 01 July 2008. (d) Public Enterprises Circular No. PED/12of02 June 2003 (i) Section 4.2.2 The board of Directors had not taken action to review the Corporate Plan and Budget with actual performance and to take necessary steps for variances. (ii) Section 5.1.3 Although the updated Corporate Plan should be presented to the Auditor General at least before 15 days of the beginning of the year it had not been done so in respect of the year 2008. 2.2.4 Transactions not Supported by Adequate Authority A sum of Rs. 12,939,165 under 16 Objects had been incurred in the year under review in excess of the limits approved by the Treasury without approval. 124 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 3. Financial and Operating Review 3.1 Financial Review 3.1.1 Financial Results The workings of the Authority for the year ended 31 December 2008 had resulted in a deficit of Rs. 3,592,102 as compared with the corresponding deficit of Rs. 18,489,478 for the preceding year, thus indicating a decrease of Rs. 14,897,376 in the deficit. While the operating income in the year under review had increased by Rs. 54,141,803 as compared with the preceding year the operating expenditure had increased only by Rs. 39,244,427. This had been the main reason for decreasing the deficit. 3.1.2 Analytical Financial Review The following observations are made (a) Revenue Analysis In the analysis of total income of Rs. 415,725,058 for the year under review, the income of the Authority included therein amounted to Rs.73,609,021 representing 17.70 per cent of the total income. This percentage in the preceding year was 16.63. The other income had increased by 22.34 per cent as compared with the preceding year. Estimates had not been prepared for the revenue. (b) The net deficit as compared to total assets of the year represented, 0.76 ' per cent. (c) The cash flows from net operating activities in the cash flow statement for the year 2007 amounted to a surplus of Rs. 28,530,375 and it was a surplus of Rs. 40,058,095 from the year 2008. Accordingly the increase in j the cash flow generated from net operating activities in the year 2008 amounted to Rs. 11,527,720. Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 125 7 (d) According to the cash flow from investing activities during the year 2008, a cash out flow of Rs. 37,569,269 was observed as compared to the year 2007. (Acquisition of assets). (e) The cash flow generated from financing activities during the year 2008 was observed an in flow of Rs. 11,246,084 as compared with the year 2007. 3.1.3 Transaction of Contentious Nature The following observations are made. A sum of Rs. 6,219,065 as a reimbursement of administrative expenditure incurred by the Authority on behalf of the Netherland Grants Project during the period 2004 to 2006 had been transferred to the main account of the Authority from the Nerthaland Project account during the year under review. According to the Netherland Project Agreement, there are no provisions to transfer such an amount as administrative expenses to the main account of the Authority. According to the letter of the Chairman of the Authority dated 28 January 2008, this Project account had been closed as at that date and as such this transfer made on 13 February 2008 becomes contentious. (b) Funds of the main current account of the Authority bearing No. 293,7303 had been utilized in respect of capital expenditure of Rs. 18 million for the purchase of 15 motor vehicles. As details of receipt of money to that current account were not made available to audit, that transaction becomes contentious. 126 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 8 3.2 Operating review 3.2.1 Operating activities Post-usage Plastic Waste Management National Project A grant of Rs. 52,000,000 had been received from the Treasury during the year under review for this Project and a sum of Rs. 49,063,905 had been spent thereof In the examination of operating performance of this Project the following matters were observed. (a) It had been estimated sums of Rs. 12,000,000 and Rs. 8,000,000 for the purchase of 120 plastic collecting models for keeping in public places as publicity and 4 tractors and trailers respectively. While it had been placed an order only for 25 plastic collecting models, it had not been placed an order for tractors and trailers during the year under review. (b) According to the revised Estimates it was targeted to print 450,000 hand bills at a cost of Rs. 2,000,000 with the purpose of introducing plastic waste separation systems to households. Nevertheless, it had been placed an order only for 275,000 hand bills. (c) Even though it was targeted to purchase 600,000 woven garbage bags at a cost of 29,000,000 together with the Local Authorities and to distribute them among the households during the year under review only 343,800 bags at a cost of Rs. 9,730,691 had been purchased. Out of that only 78,060 bags equivalent to 13 percent of the target had been distributed. (d) According to the action plan 11 activities estimated at Rs. 4,246,000 had not been achieved up to the end of the year under review. Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 127 9 3.2.2 Households Wastes Minimizing Project within the Garnpaha Urban Council Under Household Wastes Minimizing Project, it was planned to distribute 7500 compost containers as a 3 year project since 2007 for the disposal of garbage and processing compost fertilizer. A provision of Rs. 5,580,000 had been received in the year 2008 and a sum of Rs. 5,132,536 had been spent. In reviewing the Action Plan and the Progress Reports it was observed that even though it was targeted to distribute 2500 compost containers , only 1450 containers had been distributed during the year under review. 3.2.3 Non - implementations of Decisions of the Committee on Public Enterprises The Implementation of recommendations proposed by the Committee on Public Enterprises met on 10 October 2007 are given below. (a) Presentation of the Corporate Plan Even though up dated Corporate Plan should be submitted prior to the 15 days of the commencement of the financial year in terms of the item No. 06 of the minutes of the meeting of the Committee on Public Enterprises on 10 October 2007, The Corporate Plan for 3 years commencing 2008 had been submitted only on 31 August 2008. (b) A sum of Rs. 286,590 had been paid to the permanent staff of the Authority during the year under review as allowances through various projects. Although it was instructed in terms of the minute No. 12 of the Committee on Public Enterprises meeting not to pay such allowances had been continuously paid even during the year under review. (c) Even though it was instructed in terms of Minutes Nos. 06 and 14 of the Committee on Public Enterprises to amend the National Environmental Act, as required in respect of obtaining the approval for the posts of the Chairman and the Director General and Projects, such amendments had not been made even up to now. 128 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 10 3.2.4 Uneconomic Transactions In terms of paragraph 2 of the President's Office Circular No. SP/SA/A05/06 dated 13 July 2006, the technical assistance of the Energy Conservation Fund should taken for the energy audit. Nevertheless, the Authority had got the energy audit done by a Private Company by incurring Rs. 87,000 without seeking the technical assistance from the fund. 3.2.5 Identified Losses The following observations are made. (a) The Atomic Absoption Colouring Meter valued at Rs. 7,659,151 had been damaged during the year under review and action had not been taken to obtain insurance indemnity even up to 12 February 2009. (b) A lap top computer valued at Rs. 161,300 allocated to the former Chairman had been misplaced in a foreign trip during the year under review. Action in terms of Financial Regulations 104 and 105 had not been taken in this connection and the value of it had been written off from books by a Board decision. 3.2.6 Vehicle Utilization The following observations are made. Utilization of Pool Vehicles Officers who are entitled for assigned vehicles had used pool vehicles to run 3075 Km in 2 months during the year under review. 3.2.7 Budgetary Control Significant variances were observed between the revised budgeted expenditure for the year under review and the actual expenditure, thus indicating that the budget had not been made use of as an effective instrument of management control. Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 129 11 4. Systems and Controls Deficiencies in systems and controls, observed in audit were brought to the notice of the Chairman of the Authority from time to time. Special attention is needed in respect of the following areas of controls. (a) Payment of Incentives (b) Transfer of funds between accounts (c) Reporting and recovering of losses and damage (d) Procurement of assets (e) Budget (f) Revaluation of fixed assets (g) Advances (h) Computation of license income (i) Maintenance of vehicles, expenditure on fuel, use of pool vehicles, running charts (j) Projects performance S.Swarnajothi Auditor General 130 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 Pilisaru Project NOTES TO THE FINAL ACCOUNTS 2008 1. CORPORATE INFORMATION 1.1 Domicile Legal Form The Pilisaru Project was established in January 2008 with the approval of the Cabinet decision on 19* December 200*7. 1.2 Principle Activities and Objectives Objectives There are number of objectives set in the Pilisaru Programme. i. To ensure proper conservation of resources & proper SWM To use the correct policy and strategy in SWM and thereby to conserve resources wasted through garbage disposal & to conserve natural resources affected by informal/improper SWM. ii. To create awareness regarding SWM issues to relevant personnel & improve their skills. To create awareness & to train especially to LA Heads & officers related with SWM and DEO about the approach to manage SWM. In order to improve skills related with SWM necessary workshops are organized with the participation of private, government, non- government , educational and specialized personnel. iii. Implementation of SWM projects To provide necessary technical know how and resources Island wide to LAs where SWM Project are ongoing and to LAs which are awaiting to start SWM Projects. Also to take action to find out the reasons behind abandoned SWM projects of LAs & to restart these projects. It has been proposed to implement 100 SWM projects island wide. Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 131 iv Monitoring of SWM programmes In Sri Lanka the responsibility of SWM lies on LAs. But most of the public complaints are received by the MOE & CEA. Hence feedback of the SWM projects is carried out to identify the necessary resources for the LAs and to assist LAs to implement proper SWM. v Providing facility to facilitate SWM To improve the facilities available for recycling in SWM & also to conserve resources by creating a market. To promote sorting of waste at household level in order to facilitate provision of resources to recycling. Opening of SWM collection centers wherever necessary island wide and to create awareness among public in order to increase participation in SWM. vi Provision of necessary financial facilities for SWM Actions is taken to provide financial facilities to LAs for the purpose of SWM through various organizations by collecting funds from governments and other funding agencies. vii. Establishment of waste Recycling Banking System. According to this waste banking system a reputed bank must agree to collect waste from the account holders and an amount equal to the value of the waste should be credited to their bank account. The collected waste would be sold by the bank to recyclers and converted to money. viii. Legal action for legal authorities which do not dispose garbage in the proper manner. After preparation of the policy action would be taken against local authorities which do not perform their duties. As per the policy action would be taken to guide them to perform their duties in the proper manner. 132 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 ix. Cost on construction of small scale composting Plant LA Released Total Funds in 2008 in Rs. 1 Agalawatta PS 1,286,909.98 2 Angunakolapelessa PS 508,440.04 3 Attanagalla PS 1,675,170.09 4 Balangoda UC 7,470,753.63 5 Bandaragama PS 1,199,382.31 6 Bandarawcla UC 7,781,049.50 7 Bingiriya PS 1,102,570.54 8 Boralesgamuwa UC 326,900.64 9 Bulathsinghala PS 3,721,568.76 10 Ella PS 2,047,649.24 11 Garnpaha MC 298,271.50 12 Habaraduwa PS 328,784.86 13 Horana PS 1,277,693.69 14 Kaduwela PS 1,628,936.70 16 Kegalla UC 3,172,374.90 17 Kirinda-Pohulwella PS 2,185,565.95 18 Kotapola PS 1,294,407.93 19 Mawanella PS 600,726.15 20 Nagoda PS 1,462,615.63 21 Pannala PS 3,148,118.15 22 Puttalara UC 1,323,999.95 23 Rajagama PS 202,500.00 24 Rambukkana PS 882,550.74 25 Walallawita PS 277,149.00 26 Weligama UC 5,146,983.56 27 Yakkalamulla PS 2,184,659.96 28 Yatiyantota PS 3,794,537.09 Total 56,330,270.49 Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 133 Solid Waste Management Projects by National Solid Waste Management Supporting Centre, Minstry of Local Government Provincial Councils under the Pilisaru Project. Project Site Pilisaru Payment (Advance)/ (Rs.Mn) Advance 8 1 Matara MC 3.3 2 Badulla MC 1.5 3 Kuliyapitiya UC 4.2 4 Nawalapitiya UC 1.25 Total 18.25 2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES 2.1 General The financial Statement of the Central Environmental Authority for year 2008 are prepared under the historical cost convention with generally accepted accounting policies. No adjustment have been made for inflationary factors affecting the accounts. Final Accounts has been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting policies. Provision is made for -all known liabilities. 2.2 Fixed Assets Fixed Assets are depreciated on straight line the method as mentioned below. 1. Motor Vehicle 25% 2. Office Equipment 25% 3. FurniturelO% No depreciation has been provided for the year of purchase. 134 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 Pilisaru Project Income & Expenditure A/C For the year ended 31.12.2008 2008 OoeraUna Revenue Grant - Treasury 107,533,359.21 OoeraUna Expenses Construction of Compost Plants & Landfills 3.691,091.51 Small scale Compost Plants & House hold Compost Bins 78.007.743.15 Training & Capacity Building of Project Staff 3.193,550.81 Transport 3,386,869.55 Office Suppliers- Stationery 656.406.45 Salaries 9.738,482.03 Communication & Postage 426,438.33 Project Coordination & Meetings 1.006,377.57 Office Rental 1,432,860.00 Exhibition & Felicitation 300.000.00 Donation 10,000.00 Office Expenses 202,538.15 Launching Programme 4,959,320.30 N' Eliya Season Expenses 339,926.06 KOICA Expenses 181.755.30 107,533,359.21 Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority Pilisaru Project Balance Sheet as at 31.12.2008 Notes 2008 Fixed Asset Furniture 01 2,451,050.00 Equipments 02 8,522,229.00 Vehicles 03 8,433,675.33 Curent Assets Receivable 43,024.742.57 Cash Imprest 25,000.00 62,456,696.90 Liabilities Non - Current Liabilities Grant 18,907.317.66 Current Liabilities Cash Balance 33,918.883.17 Payable to CEA 1,848.005.17 Accrued Expenses 7,782,490.90 62,456,696.90 136 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 Note 01 Furniture Executive Table Type-1 2 Nos 80,775.00 Executive Table Type-2 3 Nos 243,350.00 Executive Table Type-3 335,475.00 Executive Table Type -4 114,345.00 Office Chair> Hlghback Chair 16,060.00 Office Chair • Mediumback chair 46.860.00 Office Chair - Lowback Chair 285,315.00 visitor Chair 192.500.00 Wooden Conference Table - Type 5 30,250.00 Steel Cupboard with 2 doors 348,660.00 Steel Filling Cabinet 489,830.00 Wooden Cupboard with doors 145,530.00 Wooden Rack without doors 28,160.00 Half Wooden Cupboard with doors 93,940.00 2,451,050.00 Note 02 Equipments Digital Photocopy Machine 137,500.00 Canon Fax Machine 45,425.00 Projector - 3 Nos 767.769.00 Canon Digital Camera 3 Nos 197.200.00 Multiemedia Projector 241,920.00 Laserjet Printers 11 Nos & UPS - 32 Nos 432,630.00 Pendrives 19 Nos 96,206.50 Scanners 3 Nos 527,250.00 Laptop Computer15 Nos 2,443.695.00 Computers 32 Nos 3,216,000.00 Photocopy Machine 408.250.00 Voice Recorder 03 Nos 8,383.50 8,522,229.00 Note 03 Vehicles KG-4484 3,050.342.00 PB-7565 5,383,333.33 8,433,675.33 Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 137 AUDITOR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT «vi |TM/I/PILISARU/FA «-">» ®«° 0*0 I 10 February 2010 MyNo f/2008 YowNc. f The Chairman, Central Environmental Authority. Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statements of the Pilisaru Programme for the year ended 31 December 2008 The audit of financial statements of the Pilisaru Programme for the year ended 31 December 2008 was carried out under my direction in pursuance of provision in Article 154(1) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1:2 Objectives of the Project (a) To ensure proper conservation of resources and proper Solid Waste Management (SWM). (b) To create awareness regarding SWM issues to relevant personnel and improve their skills. (c) Implementation of SWM projects (d) Monitoring of SWM programmes (e) Providing facility to facilitate SWM. (f) Provision of necessary financial facilities for SWM. (g) Establishment of waste recycling Banking System. StfixS ctepcS®^, «f6foftr *»*«H6, INDEPENDENCE SQUARE, essne® 07, Q#fraMnOu£ L 2691151 u&ab ®«o L 2697451 *- QuxiStb I [email protected] Telephone. J Fax No. J E-mail. J 138 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 2 (h) Legal Action for local authorities which do not dispose garbage in the proper manner. 1:3 Execution and implementation of the Project The pilisary project is implemented by the Pilisaru Project Division established in the Central Environmental Authority and executed by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. 1:4 Project Period According to the Project proposal, the Pilisary Project was scheduled to be Commenced on 01 January 2008 and to be completed as at 31 December 2010. 1:5 Funding Arrangement It was expected to obtain Rs.2.675 billion from the General Treasury and a sum of Rs.3 billion from the "Green Leary" introduced by the Budget for the year 2008. Accordingly, the total provision for 3 years amounted to Rs.5.675 billion. 2. Scope of Audit The balance sheet as at 31 December 2008 together with schedules and the other connected financial statements for the year then ended were examined in accordance with Sri Lanka Auditing standards, methods and practices and the examination included such tests of systems and controls, transactions assets, liabilities and accounting records as deemed necessary to assets the following. Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 139 3 (a) Whether the systems and controls were adequate from the point of view of Internal Control so as to ensure a satisfactory control over project Management and the reliability of books records etc. relating to the operations of the project. (b) Whether, adequate accounting records were maintained on a continuing basis to show the expenditure on the project from the funds of the GOSL, the progress of the Project in financial and physical terms, the assets and liabilities arising out of the operations of the project (c) Whether the expenditure had been correctly identified according to the classification adopted for the implementation of the Project. (d) Whether the financial statements had been prepared on the basis of generally, accepted accounting principle. 3. Opinion Except for the effect of the adjustments arising from the matters referred to in paragraph 5 of this report, I am of opinion that (a) The balance sheet as at 31 December 2008 together with the schedules and the other connected financial statements for the year then ended had been satisfactorily prepared to present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the project as at 31 December 2008 and the financial performance of the Project for the year then ended, and (b) The funds provided had been utilized for the purposes for which they were provided. 140 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 4 4. Financial Statements 4:1 Financial Performance According to the financial statements and information made available for audit, the expenditure of the project for the year under review amounted to Rs. 129,940,313 and a summary of that expenditure is given below. Subject Expenditure for the year ended 31 December 2008 Rs. Compost yard and construction of Sanitation Waste Containers 3,691,092 Small scale compost yards and Household Compost Containers 78,007,743 Training and Capacity Building ofthe Project Staff 3,193,551 Transport 3,386,870 Supply of Stationery 656,406 Salaries 9,738,482 Post and Communication 426,438 Project Co-ordination and meetings 1,006,378 Office Rent 1,432,860 Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 141 Exhibitions and festivals 300,000 Rewards 10,000 Office expenditure 202,538 Landing of programmes 4,959,320 Nuwara eliya season expenses 339,926 Expenditure relating to Korean International 181,755 Corporation Institute (Koica expenses) Purchase of Fixed Assets Furniture 2,451,050 Equipment 8,522,229 Vehicles 8,433,675 Total 126,940,313 142 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 6 5. Audit Observations 5:1 Accounting Deficiencies (a) Non-use of a standard Votes Ledger accounting system The expenditure incurred in cash for the year ended 31 December 2008 for the Project amounted to Rs. 126.940,313 (According to the financial statements presented) and a Votes Ledger accounting system, including all the expenditure incurred by the Project had not been maintained. Only a summary of expenditure incurred for the Project had been presented along with the final Accounts. (b) Non-preparation of accounts so as to disclose the value of the Project A separate capital work-in-progress accounts had not been prepared so as to identify the capital work-in-progress activities done by the "Pilisaru" Project. 5:2 Unexplained differences Even though it was stated that a sum of Rs. 1,437,824 had to be paid to the Central Environment Authority from the Project as at 31 December 2008, according to the accounts of the Authority the amount receivable was Rs. 1,404,118. Action had not been taken to identify and adjust the difference of Rs.33,706. Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 143 5:3 Non-compliance with Laws, Rules, Regulations and Management Decisions Instances of non-compliance with the following laws, Rules, regulations etc. were observed in audit. Reference to Laws, Rules, Non-compliance Regulations etc. (a) Section 12 of the Debit tax Action had not been taken to recover a debit Act No. 16 of 2002 tax of Rs.8,306 recoverable as per the Act. (b) Sections 153, 155 of 160 Withholding tax of Rs.74,148 for the period 01 ofthe Inland Revenue April 2008 to 31 December 2008 had not been Act No. 10 of 2006 recovered on Building Rent. (c) Financial Regulations (F.R) of the Government (f) F.R. 387 16 cheques valued at Rs.34,832,065 had been issued in excess of the balance of the Bank Account, overdrawing the Bank Account, contrary to the provision in financial Regulations (ii) F.R. 388 A register including all particulars of cheques sent by post had not been maintained. 144 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 8 i (d) Procurement Guidelines ] dated 25 January 2006 of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (i) Section 4.2.1(b) and (c) Even though the procurements at least for the of Chapter 4 period of 3 years should be listed in the main procurement plan and the procurements for the ensuring year should be prepared in details it had not been so done. (ii) Section 8.12 of the The copies of the statement of details of Value Procurement Manual Added Tax of the contractors and suppliers Circular No.NPS/9 sent to the Commissioner of Inland Revenue dated 01 March 2006 had not been submitted to the Auditor General. (e) Circular provisions Public Finance Circular To go to Thaiwan via Singapore up and down No.431 of 24 April 2008 air tickets valued at Rs. 194,264 had been purchased to participate in the framing programme on the Protection of Environment held on 24 June 2008 to 06 July in 2008 in Taiwan for the Chairman of Environmental Authority and the Director of Pilisaru Project contrary to the provisions of this Circular. Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 145 5:4 Idle Assets Two desk top computers and five laptop computers valued at Rs. 1,015,656 had been idling for 15 months up to 15 October 2009. 5:5 Performance of the Project (a) Financial and physical Performance According to the Action Plan of the Pilisaru Project for the year 2008 and the progress reports, the financial and physical performance is given below. Component Provision Actual (Savings) Percentage Expenditure Rs. Million Rs. Million Rs. Million 1. Construction of 66.59 2.069 64.52 97 Compjpst Plants 2. Construction of Landfill 96.75 - 96.75 100 sites * 3. Construction of Transfer 1 - 1 100 station 4. Mini Solid Waste 288.50 43.66 244.84 85 Management Project 5. Strengthened Legal 1.8 - 1.8 100 Mechanisms 146 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 10 7. Institutional 4 - 4.00 100 Arrangements 8. Operations and 91.26 35.93 55.3 61 Maintenance 558 84.00 According to the above information Rs.558 million had been estimated for the project activities, but the actual expenditure incurred was only Rs.84 million. Further, out of the expected 8 components the expenditure incurred during the year under review had been only for 4 components. (b) Projects abandoned The following activities included in the Action Plan for the year 2008 which had been commenced in the year 2008 had been subsequently abandoned without being implemented. Activities Provision Rs. Million Composting at Mahawatta Attanagalla 5.1 Composting at existing dumping yard, kochchikade 5.5 Composting plant at Gohagoda existing dumping yard, Kandy 5.7 Transfer Station at Madampitiya 0.1 * The above provisions had not been spent. Annual Report 2008 Central Environmental Authority 11 (c) Activities not commenced Even though the following activities had been included in the Action Plan for the year 2008 non of them had been implemented during the year 2008. Provision Rs. Million Development and implementation of Sectoral policies 0.5 Enforce a prohibition of importation of Post 0.3 Strengthening of existing regulatory mechanism and 1.0 legal framework Research and Development 1.0 Preparation of the Institutional arrangement for local Authorities 2.0 Promoting Clean Development Mechanism 1.0 5.8 S. Swarnajothi Auditor General. Samanthi / - 148 Central Environmental Authority Annual Report 2008 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS BOD Biological Oxygen Demand BOI Board of Investment CEA Central Environmental Authority COD Chemical Oxygen Demand CETRAC Construction Equipment Training Centre DDG Deputy Director General DEO Divisional Environmental Officer DO District Office E&NR Environment & Natural Resources EE&A Environmental Education Awareness EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EM&A Environmental Management & Assessment EMS Environmental Management System EPC Environmental Pollution Control EPL Environmental Protection Licence GSMB Geological Survey and Mines Bureau HRD Human Resource Management HWM Hazardous Waste Management IEE Initial Environmental Examination IEMP Integrated Environmental Management Project ITI Industrial Technological Institute JBIC Japan Band of International Cooperation KPS Kuruvita Pradeshiya Sabha NBRO National Building research Organization LLF Load Based Licence Fee NEA National Environmental Act NEIC National Environmental Information Centre NERD National Engineering Research & Development Centre OP&M Operational Planning & Monitoring PO Provincial Office PVC Polyvinyle choride SEO Senior Environmental Officer SLTB Sri Lanka Transport Board SRO Sub Regional Office Kandy RO TPS Thamankaduwa Pradeshiya Sabha WDF Waste Water Discharge Fee WEA Wayamba Environmental Authority WWMA Western Province Waste Management WPO Western Provincial Office CPO Central Provincial Office SaPO Sabaragamuwa Provincial Office SuPO Southern Provincial Office NCPO North Central Provincial Office EPO Eastern Provincial Office UPO Uva Provincial Office NPO Northern Provincial Office