PNG: Civil Aviation Development and Investment Program- Tranche 3
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Initial Environmental Examination Project No.: 43141-044 Document Stage: Final April 2016 PNG: Civil Aviation Development and Investment Program- Tranche 3 Runway Extension, Pavement Strengthening and Associated Works – Vanimo Airport, West Sepik Province Prepared by National Airports Corporation for the Asian Development Bank. 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. 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. P a g e | ii TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................... iv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................... v I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 1 II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT .................................................................................. 3 III. DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ............................................................ 10 IV. SCREENING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES .............. 13 A. PRECONSTRUCTION ................................................................................................... 14 1. Establishment of Contractors Site and Facilities ............... Error! Bookmark not defined. 2. Construction Workers Accommodation............................. Error! Bookmark not defined. 3. Stockpiling of Construction Material ................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. B. CONSTRUCTION ........................................................................................................... 15 1. Construction Activity ......................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. 2. Storage and Handling of Fuel, Oil and Other Chemicals ............................................... 16 3. Health and Safety ............................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. 4. Social Impacts during Construction .................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. 5. Noise Impacts and Air Quality .......................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. 6. Traffic Impacts .................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. C. OPERATIONAL .............................................................................................................. 18 V. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION..................... 18 A. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 18 B: Issues Raised and Responses .......................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. C. Information Disclosure ...................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. VI. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ......................................................................... 22 VII. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN .................................................................. 23 A. Institutional Arrangements ................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. B. Task of Implementing Agencies ........................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. C. Monitoring and Reporting ................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. VIII. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ................................................................. 31 APPENDIX A: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN .................................................... 33 APPENDIX B: PHOTOGRAPHS ......................................................................................... 35 LIST OF TABLES Table 2: Consultation for Vanimo Airport ............................................................................. 19 Table 3: Design, Construction and Operational Environmental Management Plan .............. 25 Table 4: Institutional Responsibilities for implementing Safeguards .................................... 27 Table 5: Environmental Monitoring Plan .............................................................................. 30 Table 6: Roles and Responsibilities for Environmental Monitoring ...................................... 31 Table 7: Matrix of EMP for Vanimo Airport .......................................................................... 33 Table 8: Summary of Costs for the Proposed Works ........................................................... 34 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 LOCATION MAP OF VANIMO ................................................................................ 2 Figure 2: GENERAL LAYOUT OF VANIMO AIRPORT ......................................................... 7 Figure 3: AERIAL VIEW OF VANIMO AIRPORT ................................................................... 8 Figure 4: PROPOSED RUNWAY EXTENSION ..................................................................... 9 P a g e | iii LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS Photo 1: NW END OF RUNWAY LOOKING TOWARDS VANIMO HARBOUR ................... 35 Photo 2: END OF PROPOSED RUNWAY EXTENSION AREA .......................................... 35 Photo 3: LINED DRAIN FOR DRAINAGE AT NW END OF EXISTING RUNWAY .............. 36 Photo 4: W END OF RUNWAY WITH UPGRADING TAKING PLACE ................................ 36 Photo 5: CONSULTATION WITH WEST SEPIK PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION ............ 37 Photo 6: CONSULTATION WITH PEWI SETTLERS - VANIMO ......................................... 37 P a g e | iv LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome CAA Civil Aviation Authority CADIP Civil Aviation Development Investment Program CBD Central Business District CEMP Contractor’s Environmental Management Plan CEPA Conservation and Environment Protection Authority CSC Construction Supervisory Consultant DDC Detailed Design Consultants DIAC Design Implementation and Advisory Consultants DPI Department of Primary Industry EARF Environmental Assessment and Review Framework EM Environment Management EMP Environmental Management Plan GoPNG Government of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus IEE Initial Environment Examination IEE Initial Environmental Examination LLG Local Level Government MFF Multi-tranche Financing Facility NAC National Airports Corporation PCMC Provincial Coordination and Monitoring Committee PIU Project Implementation Unit PNG Papua New Guinea REA Rapid Environmental Assessment SIEE Summary Initial Environmental Examination SPA Sandaun Provincial Administration SPS Safeguard Policy Statement SR Sensitive Receiver TA Technical Assistance WSP West Sepik Province WEIGHTS AND MEASURES dB (A) Decibel (A-weighted) ASL above sea level ft Feet/Foot km kilometre km/h kilometre per hour m metre m2 square metres m3 cubic metres s second P a g e | v EXECUTIVE SUMMARY I. The Government of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea (GoPNG) has requested the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to provide a multi-tranche financing facility (MFF) to facilitate investments to improve the current state of the country’s domestic air transport system under the Civil Aviation Development Investment Program (CADIP). Twelve major airports have been identified for improvements under Tranche 3 due to deteriorated pavement conditions and low pavement strength to ensure that these airports are capable of accommodating the current operating aircraft or similar within a safe and secure operating environment II. CADIP is a comprehensive program to improve, rehabilitate and maintain major domestic airports in Papua New Guinea (PNG) so that these airports are compliant with the domestic and international aviation safety and security standards. The executing agency for CADIP is the National Airports Corporation (NAC) who owns, operate and maintain twenty-one (21) national airports in PNG on behalf of GoPNG. III. An environmental assessment and review framework (EARF) has been prepared to guide environmental safeguards implementation for Tranche 3. In accordance with the EARF this Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) presents the environmental assessment of one of the project under Tranche 3 – Runway Extension and Associated Airside Works at the Vanimo Airport in West Sepik Province of PNG. This IEE has been carried out to ensure that the potential adverse environmental impacts are appropriately addressed in line with ADB Safeguard Policy Statement 2009 and the GoPNG Environment Act 2000. The key environmental impacts on the physical, natural and human environments have been assessed. IV. The main findings of this IEE indicate that the impacts that will arise from Vanimo Airport Runway Extension & Airside Works will be minimal as the runway extension and pavement strengthening and associated works will be within the existing airport boundary and GoPNG land. The project is classified as Category B because the potential adverse environmental impacts are site-specific, few if any of them are temporary, and mitigation measures can be designed readily. V. The potential environmental impacts associated with the