Project on Construction of Solid Waste Management Facilities in the Thilawa Sez Zone A
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PROJECT ON CONSTRUCTION OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES IN THE THILAWA SEZ ZONE A FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT June 2015 GOLDEN DOWA ECO-SYSTEM MYANMAR CO., LTD. Project Site Project Location Map Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry Office No. (28), Ottrathiri Township Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar Attention: His Excellency Mr. Win Tun Union Minister Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry Subject: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report in respect of the “Construction of Solid Waste Management Facilities in Thilawa SEZ Zone A” Project (the EIA report including Environmental Management Plan (EMP)) Dear Sir, We refer to the captioned EIA report, which was prepared and finalized by Nippon Koei Co., Ltd., which is an EIA consulting company as the third party, in accordance with Environmental Conservation Law, Rules and Procedures under the instruction of the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry and formally submitted to the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry. Intending to be legally bound hereby and financially liable to the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry here under, we: a. Endorse and confirm to the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry the accuracy and completeness of the EIA. b. Confirm and undertake to the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry that the EIA has been prepared in strict compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations and procedures including Environmental Conservation Law, Rules and Procedures. c. Confirm and undertake to the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry that the project company established by Nippon Koei Co., Ltd. in respect of the “Construction of Solid Waste Management Facilities in Thilawa SEZ Zone A” project shall at all times comply fully with: (i) any and all commitments and obligations as set forth in the EIA, and (ii) any and all plans and the various components thereof, including without limitation, impact avoidance, mitigation, and remediation measures, and with respect to both (i) and (ii), including but not limited to such commitments, obligations, plans and measures related to the development, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance of the project, and any circumstance in which work done or to be done, or services performed or to be performed, in connection with the project’s development, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance is carried out or intended or required to be carried out by any contractor, subcontractor or other party. The issuance of this confirmation has been duly authorized by granting singing authorization to Mr. Jun YAMAMOTO, Managing Director of GOLDEN DOWA ECO-SYSTEM MYANMAR CO., LTD.. Jun YAMAMOTO (Mr.) Managing Director GOLDEN DOWA ECO-SYSTEM MYANMAR CO., LTD. Project on Construction of Solid Waste Management Facilities in Thilawa SEZ Zone A Final Environmental Impact Assessment Report TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION................................................................................ 1-1 1.1 Project Proponent/Owner..................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Type of Project and Initial Environmental Examination (IEE)/ Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Requirement ............................................................... 1-1 1.3 Implementing Organizations for Environmental Impact Assessment .................... 1-2 1.4 Overall Framework of Environmental Impact Assessment ................................... 1-2 CHAPTER 2: POLICY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CONSIDERATIONS............................................................................ 2-1 2.1 Project’s Policy for Environmental and Social Considerations ............................. 2-1 2.2 Quantitative Target Levels for Consideration of Surrounding Environment.......... 2-2 2.3 Institutional Arrangement .................................................................................... 2-9 CHAPTER 3: PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................. 3-1 3.1 Project Purpose.................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Alternatives for Achieving the Project Purposes .................................................. 3-1 3.3 Project Outline .................................................................................................... 3-2 3.4 Description of Project Facilities ........................................................................... 3-6 CHAPTER 4: OVERALL CONDITIONS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA ......... 4-1 4.1 Living Environment (Pollution Status)................................................................. 4-1 4.2 Natural Environment ........................................................................................... 4-8 4.3 Social Environment ............................................................................................. 4-15 CHAPTER 5: SCOPING AND TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR INVESTIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL, , SOCIAL, AND HEALTH IMPACTS AND EMERGENCY RISK ASSESSMENTS ................................................................................... 5-1 5.1 Scoping for Environmental, Social, and Health Impacts and Emergency Risk Assessments ................................................................................................ 5-1 5.2 Terms of Reference for Investigation of Environmental and Social Conditions .......................................................................................................... 5-5 CHAPTER 6: FIELD SURVEY .................................................................................. 6-1 6.1 Outline ................................................................................................................ 6-1 6.2 Air Quality and Meteorology ............................................................................... 6-3 6.3 Water Quality ...................................................................................................... 6-10 6.4 Soil Quality ......................................................................................................... 6-14 i Project on Construction of Solid Waste Management Facilities in Thilawa SEZ Zone A Final Environmental Impact Assessment Report 6.5 Noise and Vibration Level ................................................................................... 6-15 CHAPTER 7: SUMMARY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENTS AND EMERGENCY RISK ASSESSMENT ........................................................................... 7-1 CHAPTER 8: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ................................. 8-1 8.1 Air Pollution ........................................................................................................ 8-1 8.2 Water Pollution .................................................................................................... 8-14 8.3 Noise and Vibration ............................................................................................. 8-17 8.4 Offensive Odor .................................................................................................... 8-23 8.5 Global Warming .................................................................................................. 8-25 CHAPTER 9: SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ..................................................... 9-1 9.1 Landscape ........................................................................................................... 9-1 9.2 Water Use ............................................................................................................ 9-3 CHAPTER 10: HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT ................................................... 10-1 10.1 Occupational Health and Safety including Accidents and Infectious Diseases .............................................................................................................. 10-1 10.2 Community Health and Safety including Accidents and Infectious Diseases ........ 10-4 CHAPTER 11: EMERGENCY RISK ASSESSMENT ................................................ 11-1 11.1 Initial Risk Assessment ........................................................................................ 11-1 11.2 Flood Risk ........................................................................................................... 11-2 11.3 Risk for Fire ........................................................................................................ 11-3 CHAPTER 12: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN .................................. 12-1 12.1 Environmental Management Plan ........................................................................ 12-1 12.2 Mitigation and Consideration Measures ............................................................... 12-1 12.3 Environmental Monitoring Plan ........................................................................... 12-6 12.4 Institutional Arrangement .................................................................................... 12-8 CHAPTER 13: PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS .............................................................. 13-1 13.1 Outline of Public Consultations ........................................................................... 13-1 13.2 Summary of the Stakeholder Meeting at Scoping Stage ....................................... 13-1 13.3 Summary of the Stakeholder Meeting regarding Draft EIA Report ....................... 13-2 13.4 Comments from the Public of the First Public Disclosure