E1139 Volume 2 Government of Poland rZGW Wroclaw Ministry of Interior and Administration RZGW Gliwice Office for Natural Disasters Recovery DZMiUW Ministry of Environment Public Disclosure Authorized ODRA RIVER BASIN FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Public Disclosure Authorized ,~~~~~~U Public Disclosure Authorized *~~~ Public Disclosure Authorized Main Report August 2005 I TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ............................... 1....................................I 1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND .1 1.2 EMERGENCY FLOOD RECOVERY PROJECT .3 1.3 STRATEGIC CONTEXT: THE ODRA 2006 PROGRAMME .4 1.4 THE ODRA RIVER BASIN FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT .5 1.5 THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT .5 1.6 THE EA TEAM.6 1.7 SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT .6 CHAPTER 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ..................................... 7 2.1 THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT .... 7................................7 2.2 PROJECT COMPONENTS ..................................... 7 2.3 THE RACIBORZ DRY POLDER ..................................... 9 2.3.1 General.9 2.3.2 Resettlement.9 2.3.3 Principal characteristics of the reservoir .10 2.3.4 The embankment and outlet works .10 2.3 .5 Ancillary works.10 2.3.6 Construction cost.12 2.4 THE MODERNIZATION OF THE WROCLAW FLOODWAY SYSTEM ................... ...................... 13 2.4.1 General .............................................................. 13 2.4.2 Sub-components of WFS .............................................................. 13 2.4.3 Cost of WFS .............................................................. 17 2.5 TOTAL COST AND BENEFITS OF THE ORFPP ........................... ................................... 17 2.5.1 Total cost of investment .17 2.5.2 Operational and maintenance costs .17 2.5.3 Effectiveness of the scheme .17 2.5.4 Project benefits.18 2.5.5 Economic viability.18 CHAPTER 3 POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ................................ 19 3.1 LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SETTING .19 3.2 DECENTRALISED GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION .19 3.3 POLISH LAWS APPLICABLE .20 3.4 POLISH ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS .21 3.5 THE PROCEDUREEIA .22 3.6 INTERNATIONAL TREATIES .23 3.7 APPLICABLE EU DIRECTIVES .23 3.8 WORLD BANK ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES .24 3.9 COMPLIANCE WITH POLISH LEGISLATION AND WORLD BANK POLICIES .25 CHAPTER 4 ANALYSES OF ALTERNATIVES ........................................... 27 4.1 THE WITHOUT PROJECT SCENARIO .27 4.2 THE WITH PROJECT SCENARIO .27 4.3 OVERALL PROJECT DESIGN ALTERNATIVES .27 !! 19 ........... e'po plO auljo luouwdolOAap 3!JOIS1H S'b'S 09.MI---..... .... aoX..Jo •... a. 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DredgI ng..................................................................................9 iii Odra River Basin Flood Protection Project - Environmental Assessment 8.3 STAND ALONE MITIGATION MEASURES ....................................................................... 92 8.3.1 Optimize reservoir operating rules to mitigate impacts on natural habitats ..................................... 92 8.3.2 Implement hydrobiological surveys and install monitoring network ............................................... 92 8.4 PROACTIVE COMPENSATORY MEASURES TO PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE ODRA ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR ......................................................................