35173-015: Urban Water Supply and Sanitation (Sector) Project
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Initial Environmental Examination _ Document Stage: Final Project Number: 35173-015 February 2019 NEP: Urban Water Supply and Sanitation (Sector) Project – Liwang (Rolpa District) Water Supply and Sanitation Subproject Package No: W-06 Prepared by Ministry of Water Supply, Government of Nepal for the Asian Development Bank. This final 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. IEE of LiwangUrban Water Supply and Sanitation Project Initial Environmental Examination February 2019 NEP: Urban Water Supply and Sanitation (Sector) Project (UWSSP) Liwang Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project Rolpa, Rolpa District Prepared by the Ministry of Water Supply (MoWS) for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank DCC District Coordination Committee DED Detailed Engineering Design DRTAC Design Review and Technical Audit Consultant DSC Design and Supervision Consultant DSMC Design, Supervision and Management Consultant DWSSM Department of Water Supply and Sewerage Management EARF Environmental Assessment and Review Framework EIA Environment Impact Assessment EMP Environment Management Plan EMR Environmental Monitoring Report EPA Environment Protection Act EPR Environment Protection Rules ESA Environmental Safeguard Assistant ESE Environmental Safeguard Expert GoN Government of Nepal GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism HDPE High Density Polyethylene HHs Households IBAT Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool ICG Implementation Core Group IEE Initial Environmental Examination LPCD Liter Per Capita Per Day MoFE Ministry of Forests and Environment MoWS Ministry of Water Supply NDWQS National Drinking Water Quality Standard NGO Non-Governmental Organization NPR Nepalese Rupees PMO Project Management Office PPTA Project Preparation Technical Assistance PPM Parts Per Million REA Rapid environmental assessment ROW Right of way RPMO Regional Project Management Office SDG Sustainable Development Goal SEMP Site-specific environmental management plan SPS Safeguard Policy Statement TDF Town Development Fund ToR Terms of Reference TPO Town Project Office UWSSP Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project USD United States Dollar VDC Village Development Committee WHO World Health Organization WSSDO Water Supply and Sanitation Divisional Office WTP Water Treatment Plant WUA Water Users Association WUSC Water Users and Sanitation Committee WEIGHTS AND MEASURES C Celsius/centigrade dBA decibel audible ha hectare/s km kilometer/s kph kilometer/s per hour m meter/s kph kilometer/s per hour m3 cubic meter/s masl meter/s above sea level mg/l milligram/s per liter mm millimeter/s NOTES 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. The IEE and its environmental management plan will be updated during project implementation, if needed. 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. CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................... i I. Introduction ............................................................................................................. - 1 - A. Background ........................................................................................................... - 1 - B. Subproject Selection Based on Environmental Assessment and Review Framework- 2 - C. Basis and Extent of IEE Study ............................................................................... - 5 - D. Objectives and Scope of the Environmental Study ................................................ - 5 - E. Relevancy of the Project ........................................................................................ - 6 - II. Policy, Legal and Administrative Framework ........................................................ - 7 - F. Nepal’s Environmental Policy Framework .............................................................. - 7 - G. Government of Nepal Environmental Legal Framework ......................................... - 7 - H. International Environmental Agreements ............................................................. - 14 - I. Environmental Assessment Requirements .......................................................... - 16 - J. Environmental Assessment Requirements of the ADB ........................................ - 16 - K. IEE Approval Process of Nepal ........................................................................... - 18 - III. Approach and Methodologies .............................................................................. - 20 - IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ........................................................................ - 23 - A. Type, Category, Size and Magnitude of the Project ............................................. - 23 - B. The Sub-Project .................................................................................................. - 23 - Disinfection ................................................................................................................. - 31 - C. Magnitude of Operation of the Project ................................................................. - 34 - D. Proposed Schedule for Implementation ............................................................... - 35 - E. Project Requirements .......................................................................................... - 35 - V. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ............................................................... - 37 - A. Physical Environment .......................................................................................... - 37 - B. Biological Environment ........................................................................................ - 37 - C. Socio economic and Cultural Environment .......................................................... - 38 - D. Major Environmental Problems of Project Areas .................................................. - 41 - VI. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES .... - 43 - A. Beneficial Impacts and Augmentation Measures ................................................. - 43 - B. Adverse Impact and Mitigation Measures ............................................................ - 45 - C. Evaluation of the Impacts .................................................................................... - 50 - VII. Analysis of Alternatives ........................................................................................ - 52 - A. With- and Without Project Alternatives................................................................. - 52 - B. With project location alternatives ......................................................................... - 52 - C. Alternatives Relative to Planning and Design ...................................................... - 52 - VIII. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ............................................................ - 54 - A. Institutional Arrangement ..................................................................................... - 54 - B. Environmental Management Plan ........................................................................ - 60 - C. Environmental Monitoring Program ..................................................................... - 68 - D. Institutional Capacity Development Program ....................................................... - 68 - E. Staffing Requirement and Budget ........................................................................ - 70 - IX. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION ............ - 73 - A. Information Disclosure, Consultations and Participations .................................... - 73 - B. Grievance Redress Mechanism ........................................................................... - 74 - X. MONITORING AND REPORTING .......................................................................... - 80 - XI. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONs .......................................................... - 81 - LIST OF TABLES Table I - 1: Status of Compliance with the Subproject Selection Criteria in the EARF ............... - 2 – Table I-2: Criteria for Requirement of IEE for Drinking Water Supply Projects as per Schedule 1; Clause H of Environment Protection Rules 1997 and its amendments.................... – 6 - Table II-1: Other Relevant Environmental Act, Rules, Plan, Policies & Guidelines of Nepal....... – 9 – Table II-2: International Environmental Agreements Relevant to the Subproject........................ – 14 – Table II-3: SPS 2009 Safeguard Requirements.......................................................................... – 16 – Table II-4: