Kyrgyz Republic: Issyk – Kul Wastewater Management Project
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Environmental Monitoring Report Project number: 50176-002 July-December 2020 March 2021 Kyrgyz Republic: Issyk – Kul Wastewater Management Project Prepared by the Department of Drinking Water Supply and Sewerage Development (DDWSSD) under the State Agency for Water Resources under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic in consortium with Temelsu International Engineering Inc., Design and Supervision Consultant for the Asian Development Bank. This environmental monitoring report 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. -i- Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Preamble .................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Headline Information ................................................................................................ 2 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND CURRENT ACTIVITIES .............................................. 5 2.1 Project Description ................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Project Contracts and Management ......................................................................... 9 2.3 Project Activities During Current Reporting Period ................................................. 11 2.3.1 Conceptual Design .......................................................................................... 11 2.3.2 Detailed Designs .............................................................................................. 17 2.3.3 Bidding Documents .......................................................................................... 17 2.3.4 Construction .................................................................................................... 17 2.4 Description of Any Changes to Project Design ....................................................... 17 2.5 Description of Any Changes to Agreed Construction methods ............................... 17 3 ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARD ACTIVITIES ........................................................... 18 3.1 General Description of Environmental Safeguard Activities .................................... 18 3.2 Site Audits .............................................................................................................. 33 3.3 Issues Tracking (Based on Non-Conformance Notices) ......................................... 33 3.4 Trends .................................................................................................................... 33 3.5 Unanticipated Environmental Impacts or Risks....................................................... 33 4 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING RESULTS ............................................................. 34 4.1 Overview of Monitoring Conducted during Current Period ...................................... 34 4.2 Trends .................................................................................................................... 37 4.3 Summary of Monitoring Outcomes ......................................................................... 37 4.4 Material Resources Utilization ................................................................................ 38 4.5 Waste Management ............................................................................................... 38 4.6 Occupational Health and Safety ............................................................................. 38 4.7 Training .................................................................................................................. 39 5 FUNCTIONING OF SEMP ............................................................................................ 40 5.1 SEMP Review ........................................................................................................ 40 6 GOOD PRACTICES AND OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPROVEMENT .............................. 41 6.1 Good Practice ........................................................................................................ 41 -ii- 6.2 Opportunities for Improvement ............................................................................... 41 7 SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................... 42 7.1 Summary ................................................................................................................ 42 7.2 Recommendations ................................................................................................. 42 List of Appendices: Appendix I Newspaper Announcement of Balykchy Public Participation Meeting Appendix II Minutes of Balykchy Sewerage Network Extension Public Participation Meeting Appendix III Newspaper Announcement of Karakol Public Participation Meeting Appendix IV Minutes of Karakol Sewerage Network Extension Public Participation Meeting Appendix V Report on the Presence of the Central Asian Frog at the Wastewater Treatment Facilities in Karakol, Issyk-Kul Region Appendix VI Background Surface Water Quality Data for The Issyk-Kul Lake Appendix VII Water Quality Analysis Conducted at Karakol WWTP List of Figures Figure 2-1 Location of Project Towns of Balykchy and Karakol ............................................. 5 Figure 2-2 Schematic Illustration of Balykchy WWTP processes ........................................... 7 Figure 2-3 Schematic Illustration of Karakol WWTP processes ............................................. 8 Figure 2-4 Organogram of Environmental Safeguards of IWMP .......................................... 10 Figure 3-1 Estimated Draft SPZ of Karakol WWTP ............................................................. 31 List of Tables Table 2-1 Environmental Safeguards of IWMP...................................................................... 9 Table 4-1 Analysis of Wastewater at the outlet of Karakol Wastewater Treatment Plant ..... 34 Table 4-2. Average Values of Analysis at Karakol Wastewater Treatment Plant Outlet ....... 36 Table 4-3 Proposed Effluent Discharge Standards .............................................................. 36 Table 4-4 Comparison of Average Values of analyzes of wastewater at Karakol Wastewater Treatment Plant Outlet ........................................................................................................ 37 -iii- Abbreviations ADB Asian Development Bank APS Architectural and Planning Specifications APU/ETU Russian acronym for Architectural and Technical Approval BOD5 Biological Oxygen Demand for 5 days BOQs Bill of Quantities BVK Balykchy Vodokanal COD Chemical Oxygen Demand The Department of Drinking Water Supply and Sewerage DDWSSD Development DSC Design and Supervision Contractor EA Executing Agency EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan ETS Engineering and Technical Specifications GKR Government of Kyrgyz Republic ICB International Competitive Bidding IEE Initial Environmental Examination IFC International Finance Cooperation ISDP Issyk-Kul Sustainable Development Project IWMP Issyk-Kul Wastewater Management Project KVK Karakol Vodokanal KYRM Kyrgyz Republic Resident Mission LARP Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan NTP Notice to Proceed OVOS Russian acronym for “Assessment of Environmental Impacts” PIU Project Implementation Unit PMO Project Management Office PPM Public Participation Meeting SAEMR Semi - Annual Environmental Monitoring Report State Agency for Environmental Protection and Forestry SAEPF SAWR State Agency for Water Resources -iv- State Agency of Architecture, Construction, Housing and SAACHCS Communal Services SEMP Site Specific Environmental Management Plans SIETS State Inspection for Ecological and Technical Safety under GKR SNIP Russian acronym for Construction Codes and Regulations SPZ Sanitary Protection Zone SS Suspended Solids) WSS Water supply and sanitation services WWTP Wastewater Treatment Plant Units and Currencies °C degree Celsius ha hectare km kilometers m³ cubic meter m³/day cubic meter per day mg/l milligram per liter Mg/Ol milligram Oxygen per liter MLD million liter per day USD United States Dollar 1 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Preamble 1. Recognizing the significant ecological value of Lake Issyk-Kul and its region, the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic is implementing significant reforms in the water supply and sanitation sector. These strategic directions were defined in the context of national development and tourism in Issyk-Kul as a priority component of the economic development of the region and included in the National Development Strategy of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2018-2040 and the Program for the Development of Drinking Water Supply and Wastewater Systems in Settlements of the Kyrgyz Republic until 2026 (Decree of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (GKR) dated June 12, 2020 No. 330). 2. Asian Development Bank (ADB) is helping to improve the management of environmental protection and urban services in the region through the implementation of the Issyk-Kul sustainable development projects. 3. In the period between 2009-2017, ADB implemented the Issyk-Kul