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SFG1434 V6 Public Disclosure Authorized ZIMBABWE NATIONAL WATER PROJECT ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (ESMP) Public Disclosure Authorized FOR NEMBUDZIYA WATER SUPPLY SUBPROJECT MIDLANDS PROVINCE GOKWE NORTH DISTICT Public Disclosure Authorized The Catchment Manager Sanyati Catchment 2nd Street. P.O Box 554. Gweru Tel: (054)222511-4. Fax: (054)220168 Email: [email protected] Public Disclosure Authorized i Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................................... i ZIMBABWE NATIONAL WATER PROJECT ........................................................................................... i Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................................... iv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER 1 .................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 4 CHAPTER 3 .................................................................................................................................................. 18 LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ................................................................................................. 18 3.1 3.0 Zimbabwean Legal Framework ...................................................................................................... 18 3.1. 9 Road Traffic Act (13:11) ........................................................................................................... 23 3.2 World Bank Environmental and Social Safeguards Policies ............................................................ 24 3.2.4 OP 4.11 - Physical Cultural Resources ...................................................................................... 25 CHAPTER 4 .................................................................................................................................................. 27 Impact Analysis for Nembudziya ........................................................................................................... 42 1.1 Planning Phase ............................................................................................................................ 42 1.2 Biophysical ................................................................................................................................. 42 1.2.1 Vegetation ........................................................................................................................... 42 1.2.2 Wildlife ............................................................................................................................... 43 1.2.3 Soil impacts ......................................................................................................................... 44 1.2.4 Hydrological and fluvial impacts ........................................................................................ 44 1.3 Construction Phase ...................................................................................................................... 45 1.3.1 Soil Disturbance .................................................................................................................. 45 1.3.2 Dust ..................................................................................................................................... 46 ii 1.3.3 Disturbance of Forests and Biodiversity ............................................................................. 47 1.4 Operation Phase .......................................................................................................................... 49 1.4.1 Social Impacts ..................................................................................................................... 50 1.4.2 Planning Phase .................................................................................................................... 50 1.4.3 Construction Phase .............................................................................................................. 51 1.4.4 Socio-economic impacts: Operation Phase ......................................................................... 57 1.5 ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR GUTU ................................ 64 Table 7.1: Water Supply Project Environmental Management Plan .................................................. 64 iii Abbreviations AGRITEX Agriculture Technical and Extension Services AIDS Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome CMB Cotton Marketing Board DA District Administrator EMA Environmental Management Agency EMP Environmental Management Plan ESMP Environment and Social Management Plan GMB Grain Marketing Board HIV Human Immuno Virus RDC Rural District Council SI Statutory Instrument STD Sexually Transmitted Disease ZESA Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority ZINWA Zimbabwe National Water Authority iv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction The Government of Zimbabwe has made a request to the World Bank for financial support to finance a Small Towns Water Supply Improvement Project to be implemented by ZINWA. The project components tentatively include (i) investment in repair and rehabilitation of critical infrastructure in selected water supply stations managed by ZINWA (ii) institutional strengthening of ZINWA including project development and design, financial management, procurement project management and monitoring (iii) technical assistance to assess options for transforming ZINWA to enable it to perform its mandate more efficiently; and (iv) strengthening the capacity of urban and rural local authorities to contract with and oversee operations managed by ZINWA in line with their new mandate of being Water and Sanitation Authorities under the new water policy. A needs assessment survey of 50 small towns and Growth Points resulted in the prioritization of seven stations (one in each of the seven Catchments of Zimbabwe), which are Guruve (Manyame), Gutu (Runde), Lupane (Gwayi) Madziwa (Mazowe), Mataga (Mzingwane), Nembudziya (Sanyati) and Zimunya (Save). As part of the assistance to ZINWA to fully prepare subprojects in the seven ZINWA stations for investment, Castalia reviewed preliminary safeguards (environmental and social) assessment carried out by ZINWA for the 7 priority areas. Project location Nembudziya is located in Gokwe North District, Midlands Province in the North-Western part of Zimbabwe. The town lies about 288 km South-West of Harare via Kadoma. It is 148km west of Kadoma. Proposed project activities and beneficiaries The proposed Nembudziya subproject consists of the following activities; Rehabilitation of three boreholes, Rehabilitation of boreholes 1 at More wear tank. This includes replacement of a 12 – 18m3 per hour franklin or Grundfos pump that fits into a 100m diameter casing. Fencing and flood lights, Rehabilitation of borehole 2 behind Grinding Mills. This covers replacement of a 1 18m3/hr franklin or Grundfos pump complete with electrical. Fencing and flood lights, Rehabilitation of borehole 3 near Chiefs homestead. This covers replacement of a 7 – 10m3/hr Grundfos or Brisan pump. Fencing and Flood lights. Rehabilitation of Maselukwe pumping main, Rehabilitation of eight 18m3 elevated tanks at Maselukwe, Police, Near Operators house and Ministry of Transport, Rehabilitation of existing reticulation system, Replacement of non- functional meters, Installation of isolation valves and Installation of DMAs. 95% of the proposed activities will be implemented within the existing ZINWA premises. Legal and policy review The project screening was conducted in accordance with the World Bank Environmental Assessment guidelines and was categorized in category B due to the limitedness of the potential environmental and social impacts. The subproject was further screened in accordance with the Environment Management Act (CAP 20:27) and a meeting with the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) and the project was exempt from the requirements of the full environmental and social impact assessment. With this two tie screening, the agreed safeguards tool for the project is the Environment and Social Management Plan (ESMP). Despite being category B, the project triggered O.P 4.01 - Environmental Assessment. This ESMP will address the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Policy. The ESMP will be reviewed by both the World Bank and the local Environment Management Agency (EMA). Environmental and social baseline conditions An environment and social baseline assessment was carried out in the formulation of this ESMP and the project area consists of formally planned residential areas that have wide servitude areas for the installation of the distribution network. There are no encroachments in the road reserve and service lanes such that there is no chances of resettlement impacts. The residents are very keen to have the water supply installations and have pledged to fully support the project implementation in all facets. Nembudziya Rural District Council has also been enforcing the construction byelaws consistently such that there are no temporary structures within the routes of the distribution network. The residents constructed their structure