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Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project - Additional Financing Improvement of Water Supply Systems in Kapan Town and Syunik, Achanan Villages Environmental Management Plan ____________________________________________________ Loan 2860 (SF) March 2014 ARM: Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project - Additional Financing Improvement of Water Supply Systems in Kapan Town and Syunik, Achanan Villages This 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. STATE COMMITTEE OF WATER SYSTEM UNDER THE RA MINISTRY FOR TERRITORIAL GOVERNANCE “ARMWATERSEWERAGE” CJSC ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK FUNDED WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION SECTOR PROJECT - ADDITIONAL FINANCING Date of preparation -28/02/2014 Date of approval – 28/03/2013 SUBPROJECT VII IMPROVEMENT OF SYUNIK REGION WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS L2860-ICB-1-07/3 IMPROVEMENT OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS IN KAPAN TOWN AND SYUNIK, ACHANAN VILLAGES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN Yerevan, March, 2014 STATE COMMITTEE OF WATER SYSTEM UNDER THE RA MINISTRY FOR TERRITORIAL GOVERNANCE “ARMWATERSEWERAGE” CJSC ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK FUNDED WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION SECTOR PROJECT - ADDITIONAL FINANCING SUBPROJECT VII IMPROVEMENT OF SYUNIK REGION WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS L2860-ICB-1-07/3 IMPROVEMENT OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS IN KAPAN TOWN AND SYUNIK, ACHANAN VILLAGES Book VII-3 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN HGSN Ltd., Director V. Hovasapyan Environmental expert K.Sahakyan Yerevan, March, 2014 STATE COMMITTEE OF WATER SYSTEM UNDER THE RA MINISTRY FOR TERRITORIAL GOVERNANCE “ARMWATERSEWERAGE” CJSC SUBPROJECT VII IMPROVEMENT OF SYUNIK REGION WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS L2860-ICB-1-07/3 IMPROVEMENT OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS IN KAPAN TOWN AND SYUNIK, ACHANAN VILLAGES COVER OF THE DETAILED DESIGN Book VII.2-1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND EXPLANATORY PART Book VII.2-2 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Book VII.2-3 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN Book VII.2-4 - WORKING DRAWINGS Book VII.2-5 - BILL OF QUANTITIES Book VII.2-6 - COST ESTIMATES HGSN Ltd. - JINJ Ltd. Improvment of Syunik region water supply systems _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT ..................................................................................... 7 2. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARD DOCUMENTS .......................................... 7 3. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 7 4. SCOPE OF WORKS .............................................................................................................. 8 4.1 Description of the existing water supply systems ................................................................................... 8 4.2 Description of proposed rehabilitation works....................................................................................... 10 5. BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS .................................................................... 12 5.1 Geographic location and climate of Kapan town and Syunik, Achanan villages .................................. 12 5.2 Biodiversity ........................................................................................................................................... 12 6. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS ...................................................................... 13 7. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT MITIGATION MEASURES ..................................................... 14 8. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ......................... 16 9. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTATIONS ............................................................................... 18 10. GRIEVANCE MECHANISM FOR AFFECTED PUBLIC ................................................. 20 11. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ................................................................... 21 LIST OF APPENDICES APPENDIX 1. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT MATRIX .................................................. 22 APPENDIX 2. SITE SPECIFIC ENVIRONMANTAL 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 Subproject VII, Package VII.3 Environmental management plan 5 HGSN Ltd. - JINJ Ltd. Improvment of Syunik region water supply systems _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AP Affected Person AWSC ADB PMU Armenian Water and Sewage Company/ Project Management Unit of Asian Development Bank BVJ Buried Valve Junctions DD Detailed Design DRR Daily Regulating Reservoir EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan IEE Initial Environmental Examination JV Joint Venture MPE Maximum Permissible Emissions RA Republic of Armenia RA MoNP RA Ministry of Nature Protection SS EMP Site Specific EMP TSC Technical Supervision Company WSS Water Supply and Sanitation WTP Water Treatment Plant WSSSP Water Supply & Sanitation Sector Project Subproject VII, Package VII.3 Environmental management plan 6 HGSN Ltd. - JINJ Ltd. Improvment of Syunik region water supply systems _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT Project implementation for the improvement of WSS systems will improve public health and environment for about 400,000 people (households and other consumers) are living in 18 towns and up to 92 villages through providing safe, reliable and sustainable water supply. The outcome of the Project is improved access to safe, reliable, and sustainable WSS services managed on commercial principles and environmentally sound practices. The Project will also support poverty reduction by (i) reducing the incidence of waterborne diseases and costs of medical care; (ii) improving the time poverty of women due to labor intensive housework such as water collection, which may allow them to participate more in social and economic activities; (iii) providing safer and more reliable water supply; and (iv) improving the quality of life of households in all the project towns and villages by improving their access to safe and sustainable drinking water. Similar to the original WSSP, the Additional Financing Project will fund two project components which include: (i) municipal infrastructure rehabilitation and improvement; and (ii) management improvement and development which include gender features. 2. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARD DOCUMENTS In accordance with the ADB Environmental policy (November, 2002) the Subproject is ranked to B category which does not need extended EIA, excluding also Environmental expertise, according to the RA law on “Environmental Impact Assessment” (issued on November 20, 1995) and the RA Government decree “Threshold of environmental impact activities subject to expertise” (N-193, 30 March 1999). As a B Category Project ADB Policy required development of Initial Environmental Examination/ IEE reports for each Subproject (1 report) and site specific Environmental Management Plan/EMP (separately report for each lot of the subproject). 3. INTRODUCTION This report is developed for the Syunik Subproject on the Improvement of WSS Systems in Kapan town and Syunik, Achanan villages of Syunik region, the design of which has been performed by the JV agreement of HGSN and JINJ Ltds. The Water supply systems rehabilitation involves activities reconstruction of water mains and water distribution systems, as well as construction of new pipelines, construction of valve nodes 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 be the least and temporary, probably involving vegetation cut, soil erosion, air and water resource pollution by lubricants, household and construction waste. Subproject VII, Package VII.3 Environmental management plan 7 HGSN Ltd. - JINJ Ltd. Improvment of Syunik region water supply systems _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ At the Operation Stage the environmental impact, the main reason of which might be improper execution of operation requirements, will decrease. The improvement activities will be considered environmentally friendly in case of water resource conservation, as well as rational and steady use. The social and economic effects as a result of water supply system improvement are expected to be long-term,
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