Armenia Adopt and Revive a River Project No: 63482 Final Review Report
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Armenia Adopt and Revive a River Project no: 63482 Final Review Report - Intended Outcomes: Outcomes of the Project as listed in the project document. Output 1. In order to improve the environmental condition of Dilijan city and to fully use its economic potential, the project recommends to stop the waste water leakage into the Aghstev river and therefore: to construct a waste water treatment wetland; to reconstruct part of the internal sewages network and the internal collector (2.3 km), and; to install the external water collector (1.5 km) that link the sewage network to the treatment plant. Output 2. The waste water problem will be treated by the constructed wetland using filtration and irrigated cropping for Land treatment and effluent reuse technique, which can be used for the treatment and reuse of secondary treated sewage effluent for the production of crops and fish, improvement of water quality, and reduction in pollution in natural water bodies. Output 3. The community of Dilijan will be engaged in this initiative that will be centered on protection of the river's biodiversity, natural and cultural heritage. The possible activities will include support to organizations and initiatives already engaged in the protection, and organize various activities with schools, NGOs, and other relevant stakeholders, all directed towards awareness raising of the local community on the potentials and value of the river. Output 4. Branding and promoting the river as the site for sustainable tourism. This activity would include mapping all tourist entities along the river; their possible training on business skills and sustainability; development of the river webpage that would list natural and cultural heritage, rural tourism and family-based accommodation, and adventure and sporting tourist activities; and related branding and communication activities. These activities would be carried out in collaboration with a number of stakeholders, including local tourist authorities. - Actual Outcome/Outputs: Output 1. Technical design for construction of wastewater treatment plant was finalized and sent to Armenian Water and Sewerage Company for review in February 2010. Following the design Environmental Impact Assessment was prepared and approved by the Ministry of Nature Protection on February 02, 2010. Output 2. AWSC was proposing to allocate available project resources for reconstruction of Dilijan city internal sewage network. On April 20, 2010 UNDP received letter from the Chairman of the State Committee of Water System of the RA Ministry of Territorial Administration informing about approval by EBRD of first portion of the loan in the amount of 1 million Euros. Meanwhile, in order to speed up the whole process, they proposed to allocate available project resources to preparation of consolidated technical design for reconstruction of internal sewage network, construction of sewage collector and treatment plant. On April 22, 2010 a tripartite meeting of donor organizations (UNDP, USAID and Coca Cola) was held to discuss the status of the project and proposal of State Water Committee. Participants of the meeting discussed latest developments and noted that, in principal, proposal of SWC (to prepare consolidated technical design) is reasonable and could be accepted. It was also noted that allocating 1million Euro from EBRD fund has dramatically improved the possibility of implementing the Government commitment in the Project. However, according to the initial estimate provided by SWC, additional 2 million is still needed to be received from EBRD to finish the Government commitment. Finally participants of the meeting agreed: - To keep closer interaction with EBRD office in order to clarify the correct cost estimate of the project, as well as regularly check the timeline of the to-be allocated funds, and to clarify whether new funds should be allocated to finalize the Project. - To start working with the SWC and AWSC on elaborating the TOR for design of the internal sewage network, the collector and adjustment of the design for treatment plant, in consultation with EBRD. - Upon receiving confirmation from EBRD on allocation of funds, to start bidding and contracting for preparation of technical design of the internal sewage network, collector and adjustment of treatment plant. - By the end, based on the elaborated design for the internal sewage network, the collector and treatment plant, to decide which part of the treatment plant shall be implemented with the remaining donor funds. - Construction will start once the donors will be sure that the approved EBRD fund will be channeled in a reasonable timeframe, enabling the parallel implementation of the Project by the donors and the Government (through EBRD loan). - To postpone Public Awareness Campaign in Dilijan till September 2010, when the general path of the Project will be clearer. In September 2010 EBRD technical review mission arrived in Armenia for technical assessment of the loan. UNDP and USAID experts met with the technical team to explain the importance of the project and introduce project components. On 29 September 2010 UNDP and USAID had a meeting with Armenian Water Committee (AWC) (the National partner). The meeting was also attended by the Head of Armenian Water Company (the private partner) and the expert involved in the technical assessment of EBRD loan. It is agreed that the allocated funds will be sufficient to cover all three components of the project (Internal sewage network, main collector and treatment plant). Output 3. The production of PR materials (T-shirts, leaflets, notepads, folders, neck hangers, pens) was finalized in March 2010; Output 4. In October-November 2010 Public Awareness Campaign was initiated in Dilijan. The campaign was attended by the representatives from UNDP, USAID, Coca Cola and Local Government authorities. The following activities were performed: 5 October 2010, Announcement of “Save Aghstev River” essay contest in the schools of Dilijan city; 22 October 2010, Public garbage cleaning event; 29 October 2010, Essay competition award ceremony, EDM film screening and discussions; 20 November 2010, Tree planting along the basin of Aghstev River. 400 trees were planted during the event. Analysis: The Aghstev River flows from the Tavush region, in the northeastern part of Armenia. It has a length of 133 km that is passing both Armenia and Azerbaijan, and it is a right tributary of the Kura River, which is passing through Armenia and Georgia. Along the river bank lie the cities of Dilijan and Ijevan of the Tavush region of Armenia and the city of Kazakh of Azerbaijan. The water pollution in Aghstev River is alarming: in general, it exceeds norms by 1.2-1.5 times. River pollution is especially noticeable in the territory of Dilijan city, where the river length is 12 km. Here, water pollution exceeded the norms by several times due to the waste water flows into the river from the city’s internal sewage system and other sources. With the increase of river-based tourism and tourism in general, there is a growing need to protect and to promote the commercial use of the river basin in line with the tenets of sustainable development, particularly sustainable tourism. The main goal of the project is to improve the environmental condition of Dilijan city and to fully use its economic potential. Accordingly the project aimed at stopping the waste water leakage into the Aghstev river and therefore: to construct a waste water treatment plant. - Financial Summary Project Budget : USD 81.241,77 Total Expenditure : USD 81.241,77 Post Project Review and Asset Transfer Quality Control Method The RPSS will review the Final Review Report and ensure that progress is properly documented including % progress towards deliverables, risks and issues. Accountabilities Accountabilities for producing the Final Review Report lie with the project manager/ regional project coordinator. Beypazarı Rooftop Water Harvesting Project Final Review Report - Intended Outcomes: Outcomes of the Project as listed in the project document. Output 1. Site selection process and construction of demonstration site (0-9 months) Output 2. Participatory planning and design of potential interventions completed and community action plan is developed. (6-12 months) Output 3. Implementation of community action plan (water for drinking, domestic and animal uses) achieved. (12-36 months) Output 4. Capacity of the participating communities and the institutions enhanced in water harvesting and technology package developed. (0-36 months: continued on-the-job training) Output 5. Public awareness campaign (0-36 months) - Actual Outcome/Outputs: Output 1. The awareness meetings and face to face discussions have been made for water management in storage tanks through 2007-2009. As a result people learnt how to keep their system safe and the water clean. Earlier installed systems served as an example for usefulness of the system. Output 2. Two water meters were purchased and installed in the inlets and outlet of two different tanks to measure the water-harvest and water-use by the households. A water level logger was also installed to track the water level changes during the day. This data was compared with monthly rainfall data received from the meteorological station in Beypazarı. Water samples were taken and analyzed. The chemical analyses were made in the laboratories of the Central Research Institute for Soil-Fertilizer and Water Resources and the bacteriological analyses in the laboratories of Ankara Provincial Directorate of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. The results showed that water is suitable for drinking purposes. Output 3. The metal roof-covering material was supplied for 6 houses, on which RWH system were installed in 2008. These houses were unable to collect water from their existing roofs due to the poor condition of the roof material such as rusting. The community fixed their roofs with the provided material and started to collect water. Construction of roof top water harvesting was applied to 6 more houses between October-November, 2009, with a total cost of 59,206.50 TL including 18%VAT.