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Initial Environmental Examination - Updated Project Number: 43319-033 Loan 2983-CAM (SF), Loan 8265-CAM (SCF) Grant 0334-CAM (UEIF), Grant 0335-CAM (SCF) July 2020 CAM: Greater Mekong Subregion Southern Economic Corridor Towns Development Project Updated Initial Environmental Examination Subprojects for Bavet, Neak Loeung, Battambang, and Poipet Prepared by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport for the Asian Development Bank. This updated initial environmental examination is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section on ADB’s website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Initial Environmental Examination - Updated Project Number: 43319-033 Loan 2983-CAM (SF), Loan 8265-CAM (SCF) Grant 0334-CAM (UEIF), Grant 0335-CAM (SCF) July 2020 CAM: Greater Mekong Subregion Southern Economic Corridor Towns Development Project Subprojects of Bavet, Neak Loeung, Battambang, and Poipet Prepared by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport for the Asian Development Bank. This is an updated version of the version originally posted in January 2020 available on https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project-documents/43319/43319-033-iee-en_0.pdf. Already amended as per requested. CAM: GMS- Southern Economic Corridor Towns Development Project CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (updated 12 July 2018) Currency Unit – riel (KR) KR1.00 = $0.00025 $1.00 = KR4, 000 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank AH Affected Household CEMP Construction Environmental Management Plan CIEE Consolidated Initial Environmental Examination CO Carbon Monoxide COD Chemical Oxygen Demand COI Corridor of Impact CS Construction Supervision CTDP Corridor Towns Development Project DOPWT District Office of Public Works and Transport DED Detailed Engineering Design DMS Detailed Measurement Survey DO Dissolved Oxygen EWEC East-West Economic Corridor EA Executing Agency EHS Environmental Health and Safety EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMO External Monitoring Organization EMP Environmental Management Plan EMR Environmental Management Report ESMU Environmental and Social Management Unit ESO Environmental Safeguards Officer FS Feasibility Study FYDP Five-Year Development Plan GMS Greater Mekong Subregion GoC Government of Cambodia GRM Grievance and Redress Mechanism HH Household IA Implementing Agency IBA Important Bird Area IBAT Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool IEE Initial Environmental Examination IEIA Initial Environmental Impact Assessment IOL Inventory of Losses IRC Inter-ministerial Resettlement Committee IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature KII Key Informant Interview MAFF Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries MIME Ministry of Industry, Mines, and Energy MLMUPC Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction MOWRAM Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology MPWT Ministry of Public Works and Transport MRF Materials Recovery Facility MoE Ministry of Environment MSW Municipal Solid Waste MOU Memorandum of Understanding Updated IEE for subprojects of Battambang, Bavet and Poipet CAM: GMS- Southern Economic Corridor Towns Development Project NCCC National Climate Change Committee NGO Non-Government Organization NR National Road PDE Provincial Department of Environment PDPWT Provincial Department of Public Works and Transport PDWRM Provincial Department of Water Resources and Meteorology PDLMUC Provincial Department of Land Management & Construction PGRC Provincial Grievance Redress Committee PIB Public Information Booklet PISCD Project Implementation Support and Capacity Development PIU Project Implementation Unit PO Project Owner PPCC Provincial Project Coordination Committee PPTA Project Preparatory Technical Assistance PMU Project Management Unit PPMU Provincial Project Management Unit RC Reinforced Concrete REA Rapid Environmental Assessment RF Resettlement Framework RGC Royal Government of Cambodia RoW Right of Way RP Resettlement Plan SAWA Sanitation and Water for Agriculture SEC Southern Economic Corridor SEO Social and Environmental Officer SES Socioeconomic Survey SO2 Sulfur Dioxide SPS Safeguard Policy Statement SLEDP Strategic Local Economic Development Plan SWM Solid Waste Management TSP Total Suspended Particulates TSS Total Suspended Solids USCS Unified Soil Classification System USD United States Dollar UXO Unexploded Ordnance WACS Waste Characterization Study WWTP Wastewater Treatment Plant WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ha hectare kg kilogram M meter km kilometer LM liner meter mm millimeter m2 square meter m3 cubic meter TPD tons per day mg/L milligrams per liter mamsl meters above mean sea level Updated IEE for subprojects of Battambang, Bavet and Poipet CAM: GMS- Southern Economic Corridor Towns Development Project NOTE In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This initial environmental examination is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section 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. Updated IEE for subprojects of Battambang, Bavet and Poipet CAM: GMS- Southern Economic Corridor Towns Development Project TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................. 1 1.1 PROJECT SUMMARY ................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 POTENTIAL IMPACTS ............................................................................................................... 2 1.3 CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................................ 2 2. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 4 2.1 BACKGROUND TO PROJECT AND IEE ............................................................................. 4 2.2 ASSESSMENT CONTEXT ........................................................................................................ 5 3. POLICY, LEGAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK......................................... 6 3.1 ADB SAFEGUARD POLICY ...................................................................................................... 6 3.2 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL ....................................... 6 3.3 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY ......................................................... 6 4. DESCRIPTION OF SUBPROJECTS ........................................................................... 8 4.1 BAVET SUBPROJECT ............................................................................................................... 8 4.1.1 Urban Road and Drainage Improvement ............................................................ 8 A. Current Situation ................................................................................................ 8 B. Purpose and Description of the Urban Road ...................................................... 9 C. Road Safety Considerations .............................................................................. 9 D. Location of Urban Road Improvement with Drainage ....................................... 10 4.1.2 Urban Storm Water Drainage ........................................................................... 12 A. History and Current Situation ........................................................................... 12 B. Purpose and Description of the Urban Storm Water Drainage ......................... 13 4.1.3 Materials Recovery Facility............................................................................... 15 A. History and Current Situation ........................................................................... 15 B. Description of the Materials Recovery Facility .................................................. 15 C. Location of the MRF ........................................................................................ 17 D. Waste Generation and Composition ................................................................ 18 E. Materials for Recovery ..................................................................................... 19 F. Market Requirements....................................................................................... 19 G. MRF Operations .............................................................................................. 20 H. Recommended MRF Process Flow.................................................................. 20 4.2 NEAK LOEUNG SUBPROJECT ............................................................................................ 21 4.2.1 FLOOD CONTROL DIKE ........................................................................................................... 21