Environmental Monitoring Report February 2020 SRI: Greater Colombo Water & Wastewater Management Improvement Investment Program (Tranche 1 and 2) Prepared by National Water Supply and Drainage Board for the Asian Development Bank. This environmental monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section of this website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area ADB ASSISTED GREATER COLOMBO WATER AND WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT INVESTMENT PROGRAM Environmental Management and Monitoring Report of Colombo Water Supply Service Improvement Project Table of Contents LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................... i LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................................... i LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................... i 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Basic Data ................................................................................................................ 1 1.2. project Objectives .................................................................................................... 1 1.3. Area covered under the project 1 ............................................................................. 2 1.4. Area covered under the project 2 ............................................................................. 3 1.5. The indicative scope of physical works for the Project 1 & 2 .................................. 4 1.6. Sub project details of GCWWMIIP .......................................................................... 5 1.7. Consultants’ and Client role in environmental safeguards compliance ................... 6 2. Monitoring of Environmental Parameters .................................................................... 8 2.1. Colombo North Area System Rehabilitation – Package I .................................. 8 2.1.1. Noise level Monitoring .................................................................................... 8 2.1.2. Ambient Air Quality Monitoring ................................................................... 8 2.1.3. water Quality Monitoring ............................................................................... 9 2.2. Environmental and Social Safeguard Activities ............................................. 11 2.2.1. Material Stock Yard ...................................................................................... 14 2.2.2. HSE Training and Environmental protection measures ................................ 15 2.2.3. Health Programs ........................................................................................... 17 3. Construction activities during the period .................................................................... 18 3.1. Physical Progress of System Rehabilitation for NRW Reduction ............................ 18 3.2. Physical Progress of Construction of Building ......................................................... 19 3.3. Environmental and Social Safeguard activities ......................................................... 20 4. Environmental impacts, mitigation measures taken at site and monitoring ................. 21 5. Consultations and public complaints ............................................................................ 29 5.1. Public Complain Monitoring .................................................................................... 29 6. Conclusion and further actions ................................................................................... 30 Annexes. Annexes 1. Summary of public complaints ............................................................... 31 Annexes 2. Pictures of Building Construction sites ................................................... 34 Environmental Management & Monitoring Bi - Annual Report (July – December) - Year 2019 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1.1; Package 1 Area map Figure 1.2; Package 2 Area map Figure 1.3; Package 3 Area map Figure 1.4; Package 4 Area map Figure 2.1; Waste dumping yard at Kotikawaththa-Mulleriyawa Pradeshiya Sabha. Figure 2.3; Sand bags are stacked around the boundary of the Stock yard. Figure 2.4; Cold mix stock is covered with tarpaulin Figure 2.5; Tool box talk, staff awareness and common awareness program Figure 2.6; Awareness programs, training programs, fogging activities and site cleaning. Figure 2.7; HIV/AIDS and STD prevention health camp. Figure 2.8; Trench protection by shoring. Figure 2.9; Safe unloading of DI pipes. Figure 2.10; wearing PPE while working. Figure 2.11; Traffic Management activities. Figure 2.12; Trench collapse. Figure 2.13; Trench protection. LIST OF TABLES Table 1.1: Summary of main activities of each sub project. Table 1.2: Project detail of GCWWMIIP Table 2.1: Noise Monitoring Location Description Table 2.2: Noise Levels at each monitoring location on 03rd October 2019 Table 2.3: Concentration of each parameter at each sampling location Table 2.4: Sample Particulars Table 2.5: Sample Identification Table 2.6; Test Result Table 2.7; Environmental and Social Safeguard activities. Table 3.1; package 01 physical progress Table 3.2; package 02 physical progress Table 3.3; package 03 physical progress Table 3.4; package 04 physical progress Table 3.5; TR Center building project physical progress Table 4.1. Activities carried out in each subproject, their impacts to environment, mitigation measures, effectiveness and any further action needed ii Environmental Management & Monitoring Bi - Annual Report (July – December) - Year 2019 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ADB - Asian Development Bank AFD - Agence Francaise de Development CMC - Colombo Municipal Council DMA - District Meter Area DSDs - Divisional Secretariat Divisions EA - Environmental Assessment EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment EMoP - Environmental Monitoring Plan EMP - Environmental Management Plan EMS - Environmental Method Statement EPL - Environmental Protection License ES - Environmental Specialist GIS - Geographic Information System GOSL - Government of Sri Lanka GRC - Grievance Redress Committee IEE - Initial Environmental Examination IEER - Initial Environmental Examination Report NGO - Non-Governmental Organization NRW - Non-Revenue Water NWSDB - National Water Supply & Drainage Board O&M - Operation and Maintenance P – Package PCP - Public Communications Policy PIU - Project Implementation Unit PMU - Project Management Unit PPE - Personal Protection Equipment PPTA - Project Preparatory Technical Assistance RP - Resettlement Plan RSC - Regional Support Centre SIV – System Input Volume SLTB – Sri Lanka Transport Board SPS - ADB, Safeguard Policy Statement TR - Training iii Environmental Management & Monitoring Bi - Annual Report (July – December) - Year 2019 Project Brief on ADB Assisted Greater Colombo Water and Wastewater Management Improvement Investment Program (GCWWMIIP) (Project 1&2) 1. Introduction. The Greater Colombo Water and Wastewater Management Improvement Investment Programme is aided by the Government of Sri Lanka, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and executed by Ministry of Urban Development, Water Supply and Housing Facilities and implemented by National Water Supply & Drainage Board. This Bi-annual report consists of status of project Environmental Management and Monitoring progress for the period of 1st of July to 31st of December 2019. 1.1. Basic Data ADB Loan No : L-2947 / 2948 – SRI (Tranche 1) L-3029 / 3030 – SRI (Tranche 2) L 3348- SRI (Tranche 3) Project : Greater Colombo Water and Wastewater Management Improvement Investment Programme (GCWWMIIP) Borrower : Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Executing Agency : Ministry of Urban Development, Water Supply and Housing Facilities Implementing Agencies : National Water Supply and Drainage Board Project Area and Location : Colombo Municipal Area 1.2. Program Objectives The Program will: (i) Reduce NRW in Colombo City from 49% in 2012 to below 18% by 2020 and in critical areas in particular from 60% to below 18% in 2020, (ii) Enhance the institutional and operational capacity of the Western Central Regional Support Center (RSC-WC) to reach 100%, 24-hour quality water supply in Colombo city; (iii) Expand wastewater collection, introduce wastewater treatment, enhance the capacity of CMC, (iv) Sustainability of the wastewater service to have 100% wastewater coverage in Colombo city and 100% sanitation coverage in Greater Colombo. 1 Environmental Management & Monitoring Bi - Annual Report (July – December) - Year 2019 1.3. Area covered under the Project 01 Package 1 (No of DMAs-16) Covering Areas ▪ Sammanthranapura ▪ Mattakkuliya ▪ Modara ▪ Madampitiya ▪ Mahawatta ▪ Aluthmawatha ▪ Mahawatta ▪ Lunupokuna ▪ Kotahena ▪ Grandpass-North ▪ Bloumendhal Figure 1.1; Package 1 Area map ▪ New Bazaar Package 2 (No of DMAs – 20) Covering Areas ▪ Grandpass- south ▪ Maligawatte ▪ Dematagoda ▪ Maligakanda ▪ Wanathamulla ▪ Maradana