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SEPTEMBER 2018 REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN, NAMANGAN OBLAST SUE NAMANGAN SUVOQAVA EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT NAMANGAN AND HOREZM OBLASTS WATER AND WASTEWATER MODERNIZATION PROJECT FEASIBILITY STUDY NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY NAMANGAN OBLAST DRAFT ADDRESS CECT Consulting LLC 3-5, bld.1, Gazetniy Lane 125993 Moscow Russian Federation TEL +7 495 629 93 92 FAX +7 495 629 88 84 WWW cect.eu NAMANGAN AND HOREZM OBLASTS WATER AND WASTEWATER MODERNIZATION PROJECT FEASIBILITY STUDY NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY NAMANGAN OBLAST DRAFT SEPTEMBER 2018 PROJECT NO. 148 DOCUMENT NO. Volume 4 VERSION 2 DATE OF ISSUE 7 September 2018 PREPARED AKAD, EVLA CHECKED AEK APPROVED SS NAMANGAN AND HOREZM OBLASTS WATER AND WASTEWATER MODERNIZATION PROJECT - FEASIBILITY STUDY Non-Technical Summary 3 ABBREVIATIONS Company, State Unitary Enterprise “Namangan Suvoqava” (Namangan Oblast Water & Client, Wastewater Company) Enterprise EBRD, Bank European Bank for Reconstruction and Development E&S Environmental and Social EHS Environment, Health and Safety ESAP Environmental and Social Action Plan LTIP Long-Term Investment Program NTS Non-Technical Summary O&M Operation and Maintenance OHS Occupational Health and Safety PIP Priority Investment Program PR EBRD Performance Requirements SEP Stakeholder Engagement Plan SPZ Sanitary-Protection Zone WS Water Supply WTP Water Treatment Plant WW Wastewater WWPS Wastewater Pumping Station WWTP Wastewater Treatment Plant NAMANGAN AND HOREZM OBLASTS WATER AND WASTEWATER MODERNIZATION PROJECT - FEASIBILITY STUDY Non-Technical Summary 4 CONTENTS 1 Introduction 1-6 1.1 Why the project in the water sector of Uzbekistan is needed? 1-7 1.2 Who will pay for the improvements? 1-8 2 Description of the new system 2-9 2.1 Reconstruction of Zhydakapa underground water intake 2-10 2.2 Reconstruction of Kurashkhana water treatment facilities 2-10 2.3 Reconstruction of water supply pumping stations 2-11 2.4 Reconstruction of water mains and water supply networks in Namangan; Supply and installation of control valves at the water mains and water supply distribution networks 2-11 2.5 Reconstruction of existing wastewater treatment plant in the town of Pap 2-12 2.6 Supply and installation of equipment for water disinfection 2-13 2.7 Establishing the metering and accounting system for the water supply and consumption 2-14 2.8 Development of GIS and hydraulic model of the water supply and wastewater system of Namangan; Introduction of the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system (SCADA) 2-15 2.9 Establishing the Central Laboratory 2-16 2.10 Procurement of vehicles, special machinery and equipment 2-16 3 Summary of E&S Report 3-18 3.1 What will be the Project impacts? 3-18 3.2 Environmental and Social impacts and benefits 3-18 3.3 Land Acquisition, Involuntary Resettlement and Economic Displacement 3-233-22 3.4 Tariff Affordability 3-23 NAMANGAN AND HOREZM OBLASTS WATER AND WASTEWATER MODERNIZATION PROJECT - FEASIBILITY STUDY Non-Technical Summary 5 4 Summary of ESAP 4-244-25 5 Proposed engagement of stakeholders 5-26 5.1 Who are the stakeholders? 5-26 5.2 How and when are the stakeholders engaged? 5-26 5.3 Grievance mechanisms for stakeholders 5-26 NAMANGAN AND HOREZM OBLASTS WATER AND WASTEWATER MODERNIZATION PROJECT - FEASIBILITY STUDY Non-Technical Summary 1-6 1 Introduction State Unitary Enterprise “Namangan Suvoqava” (hereinafter referred as “Company” or “Enterprise”) provides water and wastewater services in Namangan Oblast. Government of Uzbekistan, on behalf of the “Namangan Suvoqava” has approached the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the “EBRD” or the “Bank”) with the request to finance a priority investment program (“PIP”) for rehabilitation of water and wastewater infrastructure (the “Project”) operated by the Company. The total population of the Namangan Oblast is more than 2.6 mln people. Namangan, with the population of 597,400 people, is the administrative centre of the Oblast. Namangan is the third largest city in the Republic of Uzbekistan. State Unitary Enterprise “Namangan Suvoqava” is 100% owned by Namangan oblast. The Company provides municipal services including water and wastewater services to residential customers, industries and organisations. The Company’s responsibilities cover provision of services to the consumers in Namangan, neighbouring settlements of the Uychi, Namangan, Chartak and Yangikurgan districts, and 450 local rural water supply systems. Part of rural water supply in the Namangan Oblast is provided by the separate enterprise – JSC “Kishlok ichimlik suv taminot” (JSC “Rural Potable Water Supply”). The major operations of the Company, as a provider of water supply and wastewater services, include the following: › Abstraction of surface water from the Northern Namangan and Fergana Canals (water intakes Kizilravat and Kurashkhana) and groundwater from water intake Zhydakapa for the city of Namangan; › Surface water treatment at two major water treatment plants combined with the water intakes Kizilravat and Kurashkhana; › Abstraction of groundwater from a number of water intakes located in or near the district centres for the water supply of districts; › Transmission and distribution of potable water; › Collection, transportation and treatment of wastewater; › Connection of customers to water and sewerage networks. The total population living within the Company’s service area is about 1.722 mln people, including 597,400 people living in Namangan city. Centralised water supply services are provided to approx. 65.2 per cent of the population in the Namangan region. This indicator varies from 85 per cent in Namangan and some towns, to 20 per cent in rural settlements. About 1 million people have connections to the water supply network in their homes, and about 100,000 people use street standpipes. Water is abstracted from surface sources (the Northern Namangan and Fergana Canals) and one ground water intake to supply Namangan and surrounding areas. According to the Company's data, water losses are about 45 per cent. In addition, the Company operates about 490 local ground water intakes, which provide water supply for individual villages. Problems with the current infrastructure include insufficient capacity and technical wear of water intakes and water treatment NAMANGAN AND HOREZM OBLASTS WATER AND WASTEWATER MODERNIZATION PROJECT - FEASIBILITY STUDY Non-Technical Summary 1-7 facilities. Drinking water is of poor quality (exceeding limits for suspended solids and microbiological parameters) due to poor network condition, low water disinfection efficiency, and inadequate water treatment quality at the Kurashkhana WTP. The system lacks efficient safety equipment and measures when using gaseous chlorine, and low quality of dosing equipment. About 30 per cent of the Namangan's population is connected to the centralised wastewater collection network. There are no centralised wastewater systems in rural settlements. There are only 5 wastewater pumping stations (WWPSs) in the Namangan region, of which 3 are operated by the Company and two belong to other organizations. All pumping stations are manually operated. Wastewater does not undergo a treatment process. Wastewater flows via civil structures of the wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) while being subject to secondary bacterial contamination due to anaerobic fermentation of accumulated sediment. The low reliability of power supply to the WWPSs and WWTPs has a negative impact on automated systems and leads to electrical equipment breakdowns and disrupts the biological treatment processes on WWTPs. The Company operates in line with requirements of the local environmental authorities which at times differ from the national legislation. 1.1 Why the project in the water sector of Uzbekistan is needed? This Project is based on technical, financial and institutional assessment of the water supply and wastewater treatment system of the area serviced by SUE “Namangan Suvoqava”. It incorporates the technically and financially sound investments aimed at achieving a safe and reliable water supply and wastewater treatment to households residing in the project area in an environmentally and economically sustainable fashion. The objectives of the project are: › improvement of Company’s operational efficiency; › reduction of operational costs; › reduction of water losses; › improvement of services’ quality (reliability and quality of water supply); › minimisation of negative environmental impacts. Implementation of the project will also allow reaching significant effect in social environment. More reliable water supply and increased water supply periods will be achieved together with connection of additional 300000 customers to the water supply network. Significant improvement of the water quality and sanitary conditions of the River Syr Darya is also expected. The activities included into PIP were defined as priority because they: › Improve the reliability of the service; › Ensure due quality of the supplied water; › Create new connections; › Improve the compliance with the national regulations and EBRD PRs; › Improve the quality of wastewater treatment; › Improve of the operational efficiency, the safety of the employees and the quality of the work; › Are financially feasible. The project will have the following outcomes: NAMANGAN AND HOREZM OBLASTS WATER AND WASTEWATER MODERNIZATION PROJECT - FEASIBILITY STUDY Non-Technical Summary 1-8 › Reduction of environmental impacts in respect to land, water and groundwater contamination; › Reduction