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45299-001: Improvement of Water Supply Systems in Dilijan Town And Environmental Management Plan Loan 2860 (SF) April 2015 ARM: Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project – Additional Financing Improvement of Water Supply Systems in Dilijan Town and Bagratashen, Ptghavan, Zorakan, Berdavan Villages. Prepared by the Armenian Water and Sewerage Closed Joint Stock Company (AWSC) for the Asian Development Bank. This is an updated/revised version of the draft originally posted in March 2015 available on http://www.adb.org/projects/45299-001/documents The environmental management plan 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. FUNDED BY ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION SECTOR PROJECT - ADDITIONAL FINANCING Date of submission - 13/03/2015 Date of revision - 28/04/2015 Date of approval - 29/09/2015 Subproject V IMPROVEMENT OF TAVUSH REGION WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS L2860-ICB-1-05/3 DILIJAN TOWN AND BAGRATASHEN, PTGHAVAN, ZORAKAN, BERDAVAN VILLAGES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN Yerevan April, 2015 STATE COMMITTEE OF WATER SYSTEM UNDER THE RA MINISTRY FOR TERRITORIAL GOVERNANCE “ARMWATERSEWERAGE” CJSC FUNDED BY ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION SECTOR PROJECT - ADDITIONAL FINANCING Subproject V IMPROVEMENT OF TAVUSH REGION WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS L2860-ICB-1-05/3 DILIJAN TOWN AND BAGRATASHEN, PTGHAVAN, ZORAKAN, BERDAVAN VILLAGES BOOK V.3.3 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN HGSN LLC, Director V. Hovasapyan Environmental specialist K. Sahakyan Yerevan April, 2015 STATE COMMITTEE OF WATER SYSTEM UNDER THE RA MINISTRY FOR TERRITORIAL GOVERNANCE “ARMWATERSEWERAGE” CJSC Subproject V IMPROVEMENT OF TAVUSH REGION WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS L2860-ICB-1-05/3 DILIJAN TOWN AND BAGRATASHEN, PTGHAVAN, ZORAKAN, BERDAVAN VILLAGES DETAILED DESIGN STRUCTURE Book V.3.1 - General provisions and explanatory part Book V.3.2 - Technical specifications Book V.3.3 - Environmental management plan Book V.3.4 - Detailed drawings Book V.3.5 - Bill of quantities Book V.3.6 - Cost estimates HGSN LLC - JINJ Ltd Improvement of the water supply systems of Tavush region settlements CONTENT 1. BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT .................................................................. 6 2. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARD DOCUMENTS ............................ 6 3. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................ 6 4. SCOPE OF WORKS ....................................................................................... 7 4.1 Description of the existing WSS systems ............................................................................................ 7 4.2 Description of the proposed rehabilitation works.............................................................................. 9 5. BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS .................................................. 11 5.1 Geographic location and climate of Dilijan town............................................................................. 11 5.2 Geographic location and climatic conditions of Bagratashen, Ptghavan, Zorakan and Berdavan villages ............................................................................................................................................. 11 5.3 Biodiversity ....................................................................................................................................... 12 5.3.1. Dilijan neighborhood biodiversity ................................................................................................ 12 5.3.2. Noyemberyan neighborhood biodiversity .................................................................................... 12 6. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS .................................................... 13 7. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT MITIGATING MEASURES ..................................... 13 8. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ............. 15 9. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTATIONS ............................................................ 17 10. GRIEVANCE MECHANISM FOR AFFECTED PUBLIC ..................................... 20 11. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ..................................................... 21 LIST OD APPENDICIES APPENDIX 1. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT MATRIX .................................. 22 APPENDIX 2. SITE SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN .............. 24 APPENDIX 3. FIELD VISITS CHECKLIST ......................................................... 26 APPENDIX 4. COMPLAINTS LOG ..................................................................... 31 APPENDIX 5. UNANTICIPATED IMPACT / SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT / ACCIDENT NOTICE ...................................................................................................... 32 APPENDIX 6. EMISSIONS / AMBIENT MONITORING FORM ................................ 33 APPENDIX 7. SUBPROJECT LAYOUT .............................................................. 34 Appendix 7.1. Spitakajur drainage system ...................................................... 35 Appendix 7.2. Bagratashen, Ptghavan, Zorakan and Berdavan villages ............ 36 Appendix 7.3. External water conduits* .......................................................... 37 APPENDIX 8. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTATIONS 38 Subproject V, Package V.3 Environmental Management Plan 4 HGSN LLC - JINJ Ltd Improvement of the water supply systems of Tavush region settlements LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank AWS ADB PMU – Armenian Water and Sewerage CJSC Asian Development Bank Project Management Unit DD – Detailed Design DRR–Daily Regulating Reservoir EBRD – European Bank for Reconstruction and Development EIA – Environmental Impact Assessment EMP – Environmental Management Plan JV – Joint Venture Company LSGB –Local Self-governing body LLC – Limited Liability Company Ltd - Limited company MPA – Maximal Permissible Emission RA – Republic of Armenia RA MC – Ministry of Culture RA MH– RA Ministry of Healthcare RA MNP– RA Ministry of Nature Protection RA MTC – RA Ministry of Transport and Communication SSEMP – Site Specific Environmental Management Plan TSEC– Technical Supervision Executing Company WB– World Bank WSSSP – Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project WTP – Water Treatment Plant Subproject V, Package V.3 Environmental Management Plan 5 HGSN LLC - JINJ Ltd Improvement of the water supply systems of Tavush region settlements 1. BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT The implementation of WSSS project will improve public health and environment for about 400,000 people (households and other consumers) living in 18 towns and 92 villages through providing safe, reliable and sustainable water supply. The outcome of the Project is improved access to safe, reliable, and sustainable WSSS services managed on commercial principles and environmentally sound practices. The Project will also facilitate poverty reduction by (i) reducing the cases of waterborne diseases and costs of medical care; (ii) improving women’s routine making them free from intensive housework such as water fetching, which allow them to participate in social and economic activities more actively; (iii) providing safe and sustainable water supply; and (iv) improving the households’ livelihood in all the project towns and villages. Similar to the original WSSSP, the Additional Financing Project funds two project components which include: (i) municipal infrastructure rehabilitation and improvement; and (ii) management improvement and development including gender features. 2. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARD DOCUMENTS In accordance with the ADB Environmental policy (2002) the Subproject is ranked to B category which does not need extended EIA. According to the RA law on “Environmental Impact Assessment and Expertise” (issued on June 21, 2014 and amended on September 11, 2014) , this design documentation, which summarizes the types of activities planned under the sub- project, is not subject to environmental impact assessment and expertise, based on the insignificant impact of the planned activity on the environment. As B Category Project, ADB Policy requires development of Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) reports for each Subproject and Environmental Management Plan (EMP) (separate report for each subproject package (contract). 3. INTRODUCTION This report is developed for the package of Improvement of water supply system of Dilijan town and Bagratashen, Ptghavan, Zorakan and Zorakan rural communities in Tavush Region, RA, and the design of which was performed under the joint agreement of HGSN and JINJ LLCs. The Water supply system rehabilitation of the mentioned communities involves reconstruction of the external waterlines, existing DRRs, water distribution system, construction of pump station, new pipelines, construction/reconstruction of valve junctions and water metering chambers of individual houses. As a result of the construction work implementation, as well as further operation and maintenance of the water supply systems there might be undesirable negative impacts on the environment. It is expected that the impacts during construction work implementation will
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