Bi-annual Environmental Monitoring Report Project Number: 39176 July 2017 Republic of Azerbaijan: Road Network Development Program: Project I Masalli to Astara Motorway (Financed by the Asian Development Bank) Report 12: 1st January 2017 to 30 th June 2017 Part II - Loan 2831 AZE, Covering Sections B & C Prepared by Azeravtoyol OJSC for the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The bi-annual environmental monitoring report 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. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (As of 1 June 2017) Currency Unit – Azerbaijan New Manat (AZN) AZN 1.00 = USD 0.5926 USD 1.00 = AZN 1.6876 ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank AAY – AzerAvtoYol AZN – Azerbaijan New Manat BOD – Biological Oxygen Demand EIA – Environmental Impact Assessment EMP – Environmental Management Plan EPM – Environmental Protection Manager EPP – Environmental Protection Plan GRM – Grievance Redress Mechanism IPC – Interim Payment Certificate MENR – Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources PIU – Project Implementation Unit PMC – Project Management Consultant PPE – Personal Protective Equipment SSEMP – Site-Specific Environmental Management Plan STD – Sexually Transmitted Disease WEIGHTS AND MEASURES m – Metre km – Kilometre Twelfth Bi-annual environmental monitoring report for the Masalli to Astara Motorway (Part II) ii TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 6 A. Introduction to Project .................................................................................... 6 B. Objectives of Biannual Environmental Reporting ............................................ 7 C. Methodology .................................................................................................. 7 D. Construction Activities and Project Progress during previous six months ....... 7 E. Project organization and environmental management team ........................... 9 F. Relationships with Contractors, owner, lender, etc. ...................................... 10 II. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ..........................................................................11 A. Status ......................................................................................................... 11 B. Results ......................................................................................................... 11 C. Action ......................................................................................................... 13 III. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT........................................................................14 A. Status ......................................................................................................... 14 B. Documents ................................................................................................... 17 C. Inspections and Audits ................................................................................. 18 D. Non-Compliance and Corrective Actions ...................................................... 18 E. Consultations and Complaints ...................................................................... 22 F. Emerging Issues .......................................................................................... 29 G. Conclusions ................................................................................................. 30 IV. APPENDICES .........................................................................................................31 Appendix 1: Environmental Monitoring Results ..................................................... 31 Appendix 2: List of participants at public consultations and Minutes of Meeting .... 70 Twelfth Bi-annual environmental monitoring report for the Masalli to Astara Motorway (Part II) iii LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1: SECTION B CONTRACTOR’S MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE ............................... 9 FIGURE 2: SECTION C CONTRACTOR’S MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE ............................... 9 FIGURE 3: LOCAL ROAD NOW PASSES OVER THE PROJECT ROAD IN HAFTONI, BUT IS NOT YET SURFACED (L), AND PATCHED LOCAL ROAD IN HAFTONI (R) .........14 FIGURE 4: “HIRKAN FOREST” ECOLOGICAL RECOVERY (L) AND UNFORTUNATE DAMMING OF THE STREAM (R) ............................................................................15 FIGURE 5: GOOD CONDITIONS AT THE “OFFICE CAMP” IN BURJALI VILLAGE .................16 FIGURE 6: INSPECTION OF PAPERWORK ON SECTION B ..................................................17 FIGURE 7: NEGLECTED OIL STORAGE AREA REQUIRING CLEANING AT THE SECTION B CAMP DURING PREVIOUS REPORTING PERIOD (L) AND IMPROVED SITUATION DURING PRESENT REPORTING PERIOD (R) ..................................19 FIGURE 8: BUND PROBLEMS AT MAIN ASPHALT PLANT DURING PREVIOUS REPORTING PERIOD (L) AND IMPROVED SITUATION DURING PRESENT REPORTING PERIOD (R) .............................................................................................................19 FIGURE 9: UNPRESSURISED FIRE EXTINGUISHER (L) AND NON-COMPLIANT ASPHALT STORAGE (R) .........................................................................................................19 FIGURE 10: GOOD CONDITIONS ON THE SECTION C ALIGNMENT ...................................20 FIGURE 11: BUND PROBLEMS AT MAIN ASPHALT PLANT DURING PREVIOUS REPORTING PERIOD (L) AND SOMEWHAT IMPROVED SITUATION DURING PRESENT REPORTING PERIOD (R) .....................................................................21 FIGURE 12: NEW BUND PROBLEMS AT THE SECTION C ASPHALT PLANT (L) THOUGH FUEL STORAGE AREA WAS GENERALLY IN EXCELLENT ORDER (R)..............21 FIGURE 13: PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS (L: 2 ND MARCH; R: 11 TH JUNE) ................................22 FIGURE 14: PUBLIC CONSULTATION (12 TH JUNE) ...............................................................23 Twelfth Bi-annual environmental monitoring report for the Masalli to Astara Motorway (Part II) iv LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1: MONTHLY PROGRESS OF THE SECTION B CONTRACTOR DURING THE LAST SIX MONTHS ........................................................................................................... 8 TABLE 2: MONTHLY PROGRESS OF THE SECTION C CONTRACTOR DURING THE LAST SIX MONTHS ........................................................................................................... 9 TABLE 3: INSTRUCTIONS TO SECTION B CONTRACTOR DURING THE LAST SIX MONTHS ...............................................................................................................................20 TABLE 4: INSTRUCTIONS TO SECTION C CONTRACTOR DURING THE LAST SIX MONTHS .................................................................................................................21 TABLE 5: GRIEVANCE REGISTER – SECTION B ...................................................................24 TABLE 6: GRIEVANCE REGISTER – SECTION C...................................................................27 TABLE 7: SECTION B ACTION PLAN ......................................................................................29 TABLE 8: SECTION C ACTION PLAN ......................................................................................29 Twelfth Bi-annual environmental monitoring report for the Masalli to Astara Motorway (Part II) v I. INTRODUCTION A. Introduction to Project 1. The Masalli to Astara Motorway is a new 62 km motorway section of the M-3 highway corridor that links the capital city, Baku, to the south of the country and the town of Astara, which straddles the Azeri/Iranian border. The project is split into three sections; A (0 - 22.15 km), B (22.15 - 45.00 km), and C (45.00 – 62.14 km). 2. The Executing Agency for the project is the Azeravtoyol Open Joint Stock Company 1 (abbreviated to AAY in the present report). 3. Following screening 2, an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was carried out for the project in 2007. The EIA report was approved by AAY and ADB, and has served as a basis for the development of the specification and contract documents, and for the preparation and pricing of the Contractor Environmental Management Plan (EMP). 4. The Engineer appointed by AAY is Nippon Koei UK Ltd. The construction contract for Section B was awarded to Özgün Construction Industry and Trading Co. Inc. Section C was awarded to Polat LLC in November 2013. 5. The first bi-annual environmental monitoring report covered the period 1 st March to 31 st August 2011 (Section A only). Subsequent bi-annual environmental monitoring reports covered the following periods: st st • Second: 1 September 2011 to 31 May 2012 3. • Third: 1st June 2011 to 31 st December 2012. • Fourth: 1st January 2013 to 30 th June 2013. • Fifth: 1st July 2013 to 31 st December 2013. • Sixth: 1st January 2014 to 30 th June 2014. • Seventh: 1st July 2014 to 31 st December 2014. • Eighth: 1st January to 30 th June 2015. • Ninth: 1st July 2015 to 31 st December 2015. • Tenth: 1st January 2016 to June 2016. • Eleventh: 1st July 2016 to 31 st December 2016. • Twelfth: 1st January 2017 to 30 th June 2017. 6. From the Fifth issue onwards, the report has been split according to loan source into two; Part I, covering Section A and Lenkaran Bridge (Loan 2354 AZE), and Part II, covering Sections B & C (Loan 2831 AZE). 1 Formerly called “The Road Transport Service Department” (The change of name took effect on 22nd February 2007), and then called Azeri Road Service from 2007 to 2015. 2 Screening was carried out according to ADB’s