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E2153 v1 Republic of Uzbekistan Bukhara and Samarkand Sewerage Project Public Disclosure Authorized DRAFT REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Public Disclosure Authorized of reconstruction of wastewater treatment plants and sewerage network of the city of Bukhara Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Tashkent February-May 2009 Draft REIA, P112719- Bukhara and Samarkand Sewerage Project City of Bukhara ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS: WB World Bank RU Republic of Uzbekistan CM Cabinet of Ministers GoU Government of Uzbekistan IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development IDA International Development Association BSSP Bukhara and Samarkand Sewerage Project BSWSP Bukhara and Samarkand Water Supply Project (WB) ADB Asian Development Bank UNESCO United Nations Education Science and Culture Organization REIA Report on Environmental Impact Assessment DMC “Donaev Management Consulting” LLC, Uzbekistan (Consultant) EMP Environmental Management Plan PCU Project Coordination Unit VK Vodokanal WWTP Waste water treatment plant WWPS Waste water pumping station AIS Agency of Irrigation Systems AMC Agency of Main Channels CDW Collector and Drainage Waters CIS Commonwealth of Independent States EA Environmental Assessment FS Feasibility Study GWL ground water level HGAE Hydro-Geo-Ameliorative Expedition MAL Maximum admissible level MAWR Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources MOM Manual on Operation and Maintenance NGO Non-Governmental Organization O&M Operation and Maintenance ОP Operational Policy (WB) PIU Project Implementation Unit SA Social Assessment SEE State Ecological Expertise ToR Terms of Reference USD United States Dollar UZS Uzbek Soum VDW Vertical Drainage Well EE Ecological Expertise EIA Environmental Impact Assessment PCR Cultural Resource Uzgidromet Centre of hydrometeo service under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan Goskompriroda State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Protection of Environment (Nature) Uzkommunkhizmat Uzbek Communal Services Agency Glavgosekspertiza Main Department of Environmental Expertise of Goskompriroda CAR Central Asian Region GW Ground waters SK Sewerage collector Donaev Management Consulting, Uzbekistan Page 2 of 74 Draft REIA, P112719- Bukhara and Samarkand Sewerage Project City of Bukhara WPI Water pollution index DDT 4,4 – Dichlordiphenyltrimethylmethane-insecticide HCCH Hexachlorocyclohexane gamma-HCCH Hexachlorocyclohexane, gamma-isomer-insecticide alpha-HCCH Hexachlorocyclohexane, alpha-isomer-insecticide BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand COD Chemical Oxygen Demand MAC Maximum admissible concentration of polluting substances SSAM synthetic surface active material ha hectare km kilometer KW Kilowatt m Meter Donaev Management Consulting, Uzbekistan Page 3 of 74 Draft REIA, P112719- Bukhara and Samarkand Sewerage Project City of Bukhara CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS: ................................................................................................2 1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................6 1.1. General Provisions.................................................................................................................................6 1.2. Objectives of the Project ......................................................................................................................7 1.3. Background of the Project....................................................................................................................7 1.4. Area (Territory) of Study ......................................................................................................................8 2. EIA METHODOLOGY........................................................................................................................ 10 2.1. WB EIA Requirements ...................................................................................................................... 10 2.2. Uzbekistan EIA Requirements ......................................................................................................... 11 3. ORGANIZATIONAL, LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION............................................................................................................................... 13 3.1. Legal regulation ................................................................................................................................... 13 3.2. General national structure ................................................................................................................. 14 3.3. Ecological structure ............................................................................................................................ 16 3.4. Structure of water supply and sewerage sector............................................................................... 16 3.5. Legal framework of civil society participation................................................................................ 17 3.5.1. Legal framework of NGOs participation ................................................................................ 17 3.5.2. Legal framework of participation of citizens’ self-governing bodies................................... 18 4. PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE CONDITIONS .............................................. 19 4.1. Physical Resources.............................................................................................................................. 19 4.2. Water Resources.................................................................................................................................. 19 4.3. Land Resources ................................................................................................................................... 22 4.4. Biological Resources........................................................................................................................... 23 4.5. Social resources. .................................................................................................................................. 24 5. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF PROJECT INVESTMENTS................................ 30 5.1. Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 30 5.2. Measures and work structure ............................................................................................................ 30 5.3. Impacts by Intervention Type (physical options) .......................................................................... 35 5.4. Impacts by Project Location ............................................................................................................. 37 5.5. Impacts during Project Implementation and Mitigation Measures ............................................. 37 5.5.1. Improvement of population health .......................................................................................... 37 5.5.2. Water and land resources ........................................................................................................... 38 5.5.3. Air Quality.................................................................................................................................... 38 5.5.4 Surface vegetation ........................................................................................................................ 39 5.5.5 Solid and liquid wastes management ......................................................................................... 39 5.5.6. Population and workers.............................................................................................................. 39 5.5.7.Casual findings presenting cultural value.................................................................................. 40 5.6 Long-term Impacts and Mitigation Measures.................................................................................. 40 6. ALTERNATIVES TO PROPOSED PROJECT INVESTMENTS........................................ 42 7. ANALYSIS OF POSSIBLE EMERGENCY SITUATIONS ..................................................... 43 8. FORECAST OF BENEFITS AND STATE OF ENVIRONMENT AFTER PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION............................................................................................................................... 44 Donaev Management Consulting, Uzbekistan Page 4 of 74 Draft REIA, P112719- Bukhara and Samarkand Sewerage Project City of Bukhara 9. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP)............................................................ 46 9.1. Environmental Impacts Mitigation Measures................................................................................. 46 9.2. EMP Implementation Arrangements............................................................................................... 48 9.3. Environmental Monitoring Actions................................................................................................. 48 9.4. Capacity Building and Training......................................................................................................... 50 10. COSTS FOR MONITORING AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP).............................................................................................................................................................. 51 11. ENDORSEMENT (COORDINATION) AND PUBLICATION OF EMP.....................