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Initial Environmental Examination Document Stage: Draft Project Number: 35173-015 February 2021 NEPAL: Urban Water Supply and Sanitation (Sector) Project – Kanchanrup Water Supply & Sanitation Project, Saptari District Package Number: W-12 Prepared by Ministry of Water Supply (MoWS) 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. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section on ADB’s website. 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. INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION (IEE) Project No. 35173-015 February 2021 NEP: Urban Water Supply and Sanitation (Sector) Project (Package no. - W12) - Kanchanrup Water Supply & Sanitation Project, Saptari District Prepared by the Ministry of Water Supply, for the Asian Development Bank IEE Report of Kanchanrup UWSSP ABBREVIATIONS A.D. Anno Domini ADB Asian Development Bank AM Accountability Mechanism BoQ Bill of Quantities B.S. Bikram Sambat CAPP Community and Public Participation Plan CBS Central Bureau of Statistics CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna & Flora CO Carbon Monooxide CRO Complaint Receiving Officer CSA Concerned Sector Agency DCC District Coordination Committee DDR Due Diligence Report DEDR Detailed Engineering Design Report DHM Department of Hydrology & Meteorology DMA District Metered Area DMC Developing Member Countries DoR Department of Roads DRTAC Design Review and Technical Audit Consultant DSMC Design, Supervision and Management Consultant DWSSM Department of Water Supply and Sewerage Management EA Executing Agency EARF Environmental Assessment and Review Framework EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan EMR Environmental Monitoring Report EO Environmental Officer EPA Environment Protection Act EPR Environment Protection Rules IEE Report of Kanchanrup UWSSP ERDSMC Eastern Regional Design Supervision and Management Consultant ES Environmental Specialist ESA Environmental Safeguard Assistant ESE Environmental Safeguard Expert GoN Government of Nepal GRC Grievance Redress Committee GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism HHs Households IBAT Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ICG Implementation Core Group IEC Information, Education and Communication IED Intelligent Electric Device IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature IEE Initial Environmental Examination LC Least Concern MoFE Ministry of Forest and Environment MoPE Ministry of Population & Environment MoWS Ministry of Water Supply MWSS Manufacturer Waste Scrap Shingles NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards NDWQS National Drinking Water Quality Standard NEA Nepal Electricity Authority NEPAP National Environment Policy & Action Plan no. Number NO2 Nitrogen Dioxide NGO Non-Governmental Organization NRs Nepalese Rupees NTFP Non-Timber Forest Products NUDS Nepal Urban Development Strategy NVMES Nepal Vehicles Mass Emission Standards O&M Operation and Maintenance IEE Report of Kanchanrup UWSSP OBA Output - Based Aid ODF Open Defecation Free PE Polyethylene PID Project Information Datasheet PID Proportional Integral Derivative PLC Programmable Logic Controller PM Particulate Matter PM2.5 Particulate Matter 2.5 micrometers PM10 Particulate Matter 10 micrometers PMO Project Management Office PMQAC Project Management and Quality Assurance Consultants PN Pressure Number PPHA Persons Per Hectare RDSMCs Regional Design Supervision and Management Consultant RCC Reinforced Cement Concrete REA Rapid Environmental Assessment RPMO Regional Project Management Office RTU Remote Controller Unit RVT Reservoir Tank SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition SDG Sustainable Development Goal SEMP Site Specific Environmental Management Plan SO2 Sulphur Dioxide SPS Safeguard Policy Statement SS Site Specific SSTWSSSP Second Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project STWSSSP Small Towns’ Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project TDF Town Development Fund ToR Terms of Reference TSTWSSSP Third Small Town Water Supply & Sanitation Sector Project UNICEF United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund UWSSSP Urban Water Supply & Sanitation (Sector) Project VDC Village Development Committee IEE Report of Kanchanrup UWSSP VU Vulnerable WHO World Health Organization WN Ward Number WSP Water Safety Plan WSSDO Water Supply and Sanitation Divisional Office WTP Water Treatment Plant WUA Water Users’ Association WUSC Water Users’ and Sanitation Committee IEE Report of Kanchanrup UWSSP WEIGHTS AND MEASURES °C Degree Celsius/centigrade dBA decibel audible Ha hectare/s HP Horse Power Km kilometer/s Kph kilometer/s per hour Kph kilometer/s per hour lps liter per second m meter/s m3 cubic meter/s amsl Above mean sea level mg/l milligram/s per liter mm millimeter/s sq.km. square kilometer IEE Report of Kanchanrup UWSSP NOTES This Initial Environmental Examination (draft) is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Directors, Management, or staff. The draft IEE and its environmental management plans will be updated during project implementation. 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. IEE Report of Kanchanrup UWSSP TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................. I I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 1 A. NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE INDIVIDUAL INSTITUTION PREPARING THE REPORT ........................................................ 1 B. BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................................................. 2 C. SUB PROJECT SELECTION CRITERIA BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND REVIEW FRAMEWORK ...................... 3 D. PROJECT AREA DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................................................... 11 E. PURPOSE OF THE IEE ................................................................................................................................... 14 F. NEED FOR THE PROJECT ................................................................................................................................ 14 G. RATIONALE OF THE PROJECT AND IEE .............................................................................................................. 15 II. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ........................................................ 16 A. NEPAL’S ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, LEGAL & ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ......................................................... 16 B. ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS ..................................................................................................................... 28 C. ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS ....................................................................................................................... 28 D. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................ 31 III. METHODOLOGY ......................................................................................................................... 36 A. LITERATURE REVIEW/ DESK STUDY ................................................................................................................. 36 B. IMPACT AREA DELINEATION .......................................................................................................................... 36 C. FIELD STUDY ............................................................................................................................................... 37 a) Physico-Chemical Environment .......................................................................................................... 37 b) Biological Environment ...................................................................................................................... 37 c) Socio-economic & Cultural Environment ........................................................................................... 38 D. STAKEHOLDER & PUBLIC CONSULTATION ......................................................................................................... 38 E. IMPACT IDENTIFICATION, PREDICTION & EVALUATION METHODS ......................................................................... 38 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT............................................................................................. 41 A. PROPOSED SERVICE AREA ............................................................................................................................. 41 B. PROJECT COMPONENTS