I E1016 Volume 2 Government of Islamic Republic of Iran l Public Disclosure Authorized | Supplementary Environmental and Social Assessment of Alborz Integrated Land and Water Management Project .. q .-.... - Public Disclosure Authorized I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* I Public Disclosure Authorized DRAFT 16 September 2004 Public Disclosure Authorized Prepared by Mahab Ghodss Consulting Engineers ' FILE COPY I I Table of Contents Acronyms and Abbreviations | 0 Executive Summary i 1 Introduction and Background | 1.1 Government Preparation of the Alborz Dam and the AILWMP 1-2 1.2 Design, Objectives and World Bank Involvement 1-4 1.3 Background of the Supplementary Environmental and Social Assessment (ESA) 1-6 1.3.1 Justification and Scope of the Supplementary ESA 1-6 1.3.2 Key Environmental and Social Issues for the ESA 1-7 3 2 Supplementary Information on Policy, Legal and Administrative Framework 2.1 National Legal Framework 2-1 2.1.1 Environmental Issues Addressed in the Third Five-year Development Plan 2-2 I 2.2 National Regulations and Decrees 2-3 2.3 International treaties 2-4 2.4 Policy Framework 2-5 I 2.4.1 National Environmental and Social Safeguard Policies 2-5 2.4.2 World Bank Environmental and Social Safeguard Policies 2-10 2.5 Administrative Framework 2-11 3 Project Description: Alborz Integrated Land and Water Management Project 3.1 Project Title 3-1 4 3.2 Objectives and Justification 3-1 3.3 Project Location 3-2 3.4 Project Components 3-6 || 3.5 Implementation, Oversight and Monitoring 3-24 3.6 Project Phases 3-25 3.7 Other Projects in Project Area 3-27 4 Environmental and Social Baseline Conditions 4.1 Physical and Chemical Environment 4-1 4.1.1 Topographic and Physiographic Conditions 4-1 4.1.2 Geology 4-2 4.1.3 Soils 4-3 4.1.4 Geo-tectonics 4-4 4.1.5 Erosion 4-5 4.1.6 Climate 4-6 9I4.1.7 Hydrology 4-10 4.1.8 Groundwater 4-21 4.1.9 Water Consumption 4-25 3 4.1.10 Ab-bandans (Surface Storage ponds) 4-28 4.1.11 Water Quality 4-29 4.1.12 Waste Water 4-45 3 4.1.13 Solid Waste 4-50 4.1.14 Pollution from Agriculture 4-54 I l | 4.2 Biological Environment 4-58 4.2.1 Flora & Fauna in the Ecological Sections 4-58 4.2.2 Protected areas natural habitats and areas of high biodiversity 4-70 4.2.3 Threatened species and their habitat requirements 4-73 4.2.4 Existing activities affecting the fauna and flora 4-77 4.3 Supplementary Socio-economic Baseline 4-80 a 4.3.1 Population 4-80 4.3.2 Economy 4-81 4.3.3 Services 4-82 J 4.3.4 Religion 4-84 4.3.4 Cultural Environment 4-84 4.4 Public Consultation on the AILWMP 4-85 4.4.1 Assessment of People's Perception of the AILWMP - Public Consultation 4-85 5 Supplementary Assessment of Environmental and Social Impacts 5.1 Supplementary Assessment of Impacts on Physical and Chemical Environment 5-3 5.1.1 Potential Impacts of the Project 5-3 5.2 Supplementary Assessment of Impacts on Biological Environment 5-11 || 5.2.1 Potential Impacts of the Project 5-12 5.3 Supplementary Assessment of Social Impacts 5-14 5.3.1 Potential Impacts of the Project 5-15 I 5.3.4 Resettlement Impacts of the Alborz Dam 5-18 5.4 Cumulative Project Specific Impacts 5-22 5.4.1 Analysis of Project Cumulative Impacts 5-23 5.4.3 Summary of Project Cumulative Impacts 5-24 6 Analysis of Alternatives I 6.1 Analysis of Alternative Components and Sub-Components 6-1 6.1.1 Without Project Alternative 6-1 6.1.2 With Partial Project Alternative 6-2 X 6.1.3 With Project Alternative 6-2 6.2 Project Alternatives 6-3 6.2.1 Dam and Irrigation and Drainage Network 6-3 Xt 6.2.2 Inclusion of Fish Farming 6-4 6.2.3 Water Use Scenarios 6-4 6.3 Justification for the Selected Project Alternative 6-6 7 Mitigation: Environmental and Social Management Plan 7.1 Forest and Wildlife Monitoring 7-3 3 7.2 Water Quality and Quantity Monitoring 7-9 7.2.1 Ab-bandan Management and Monitoring 7-13 7.3 River Ecology Monitoring and Mitigation 7-17 I 7.4 Basin Water Fund 7-22 7.5 Pest Management Plan 7-23 7.5.1 Pest Management in Project Area 7-25 1 7.6 Dam Safety Plan 7-30 7.6.1 Existing Dams and Dams under Construction 7-30 I | 7.6.2 Panel of Experts 7-30 7.6.3 Main Findings and Recommendations 7-31 7.6.5 Dam Safety Action Plan 7-33 I 7.7 Resettlement Action Plan and Policy Frameworks 7-37 7.7.1 Overview and Categorization 7-37 7.7.2 Supplementary Resettlement Plan for Alborz Dam 7-38 I 7.7.3 Additional Resettlement Plan Provisions 7-39 7.7.4 Resettlement Policy Framework - Upper Watershed 7-41 7.7.5 Resettlement Policy Framework - Lower Watershed 7-43 I 7.8 Physical Cultural Property 7-47 7.9 Proposed Budget for the ESMP 7-49 7.9.1 Overview 7-49 7.9.2 Summary of ESMP and Proposed Budget 7-49 7.9.3 Institutional Arrangements 7-62 7.9.4 Implementation Schedule 7-62 I 7.9.5 Reporting Program 7-63 7.9.6 Transparency and Public Participation 7-63 I I l I I Il 11 | List of Annexes Annex A: Maps * No. Map Number Subject 1 I-60-GL-01 Base Map (the detail of the Project Area and its Sections) 2 1-60-PE-01 Geological Formations * 3 I-60-PE-02 Location of the Existing Faults 4 1-60-PE-03 Location of the Gauging Stations 5 1-60-PO-01 Location of Major Industries J6 I-60-PO-02 Zone of Agricultural Lands 7 1-60-BO-01 Distribution of Salmo trutta 8 I-60-BO-02 Distribution Panthera pardus 9 I-60-BO-03 Distribution of Cervus&Capreolus 10 I-60-BO-04 Distribution of Ursus Arctos 11 I-60-BO-05 Distribution of Onkorrhynchos mykiss * 12 I-60-BO-06 Suitable Wetland for Habitat and Breeding of chlidonias 13 I-60-BO-07 Distribution of Ecologic Bird 14 I-60-BO-08 Lafoor Hunting Forbidden U 15 I-60-BO-09 High Biodiversity Area 16 I-60-BO-10 Vegetation Map 17 I-60-BO- 11 Vulnerable Communities I 18 I-59-MM-01 Surface Water Monitoring Points 19 I-59-MM-02 Location of Monitoring Wellls | Annex B Socio-economic and Culture Questionnaires Annex BlLife Quality, Cultural, Social and Economical Questionnaires (Questionnaire No. 1) Annex B2 Public opinion and Public Participation Questionnaire (Questionnaire No.2) Annex C List of Plant Species and Physiognomic Characters (Cl) and (C2) List and Taxonomy of Fish in 5 Babolrood Annex D Pest Management Plan (Prepared by MOJA) Annex E Resettlement Plan and Resettlement Policy Frameworks Annex F Governmental Approval Documents for Implementation of Alborz Dam & its Irrigation and Drainage Network in Project Area Annex G List of ESA Report Preparers Annex H Without-AILWMP Alternatives 5 Annex I Additional Impact Information Annex J Water Demand and Balances Worksheet | Annex K Worksheet in EIA Matrix Annex L Worksheets for Partial Costing of ESMP | Annex M Original ESA CD-ROM I I List of Acronyms and Abbreviations AILWMP Alborz Integrated Land and Water Management Project ANOVA Analysis of Variance * a.s.l. above sea level ASC Agricultural Service Centers BOD Biological Oxygen Demand I BP Bank Procedure (World Bank) BWC Basin-Wide Committee BWF Basin Water Fund I BWMF Basin Water Management Fund CAS Country Assistance Strategy CDD Community Driven Development * CEP Caspian Environmental Program CHO Cultural Heritage Office CLO Central Liaison Office I COD Chemical Oxygen Demand CWRAS Country Water Resources Assistance Strategy DDT dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane * DO Dissolved Oxygen DOE Department of Environment EA Environmental Assessment J EAWRP Eastern Anatolia Watershed Rehabilitation Project (World Bank) EC Electric Conductivity EFS Extension and Farming Systems I EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan EPP Emergency Preparedness Plan I ESA Environmental and Social Assessment ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan FFS Farmer Field School I FRWO Forest, Rangeland and Watershed Organisation (of MOJA) GIS Geographic Information System GOI Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran I GPS Global Positioning System GSRC Government Stakeholder Representation Committee GW Groundwater I ha Hectares IAS Interim Assistance Strategy (of World Bank) I&D Irrigation and Drainage I IMS Information Management System IPM Integrated Pest Management IPPPM Integrated Pest and Plant Protection Management * I.R. Islamic Republic IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature & Natural Resources l I 1,iwmv Integrated Water Resources Management IWRM Integrated Water Resources Management IWMU Integrated Water Management Unit JIUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources km Kilometer LO Liaison Office I LUP Land Use Planning M&E Monitoring and Evaluation " mcm Million cubic meters I MCC Main Conveyance Canal MEF Ministry of Economy and Finance MDOE Mazandaran Provincial Department of Environment I MDOFA Mazandaran Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture MGCE Mahab Ghodss Consulting Engineers meq Micro-equivalent I MGCE Mahab Ghodss Consulting Engineers MGRWC Mazandaran and Golestan Regional Water Company MGW Mega Watts * MIS Management Information Systems Unit MJAD Mazandaran Jihad and Agriculture Department mmZ Millimeter I MNA Middle East/North Africa MOE Ministry of Energy MOH Ministry of Health * MOEF Ministry of Economics and Finance MOH Ministry of Health MOJA Ministry of Jihad Agriculture I MPO Management & Planning Organization (Govt.