Engineering Management Consultants for Punjab Saaf Pani Project – Package-2 Engineering Management Consultants for Punjab Saaf Pani Project – Package-2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................................. i GLOSSARY .......................................................................................................................... ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................... iv 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1 1.1 PURPOSE OF EIA REPORT .................................................................................. 1 1.2 PROJECT BACKGROUND ..................................................................................... 1 1.3 THE PROPONENT ................................................................................................. 2 1.4 THE CONSULTANT ............................................................................................... 2 1.5 PROJECT NATURE, SIZE AND LOCATION .......................................................... 3 1.6 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY............................................................................... 4 1.7 STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT ............................................................................ 4 1.8 ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM ...................................................................................... 5 2 REGULATORY/LEGAL FRAMEWORK ........................................................................ 6 2.1 NATIONAL POLICY FRAMEWORK ....................................................................... 6 2.2 PAKISTAN NATIONAL CONSERVATION STRATEGY (NCS) ............................... 6 2.3 PAKISTAN ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT (PEPA), 1997 ............................ 7 2.4 PAKISTAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (REVIEW OF IEE/EIA) REGULATIONS 2000 ........................................................................................................ 8 2.5 GUIDELINES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ......................................... 8 2.5.1 Guidelines for Preparation and Review of Environmental Reports ................... 9 2.5.2 Guidelines for Public Consultation ................................................................... 9 2.5.3 Guidelines for Sensitive Areas ......................................................................... 9 2.6 PUNJAB ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2012 .............. 9 2.7 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT PUNJAB ............................... 10 2.8 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS (NEQS) ........................ 11 2.9 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, 2005 ..................................................... 11 2.10 NATIONAL FOREST POLICY PAKISTAN, 2001 .................................................. 11 2.11 OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL STATUES RELEVANT TO PACKAGE-II PUNJAB SAAF PANI PROJECT .................................................................................................... 12 2.11.1 Land Acquisition Act (LAA), 1894................................................................... 12 2.11.2 Forest Act, 1927 ............................................................................................ 12 2.11.3 Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 ............................................................................ 13 2.11.4 Antiquities Act, 1975 ...................................................................................... 13 2.11.5 Punjab Local Government Ordinance, 2001 .................................................. 13 Engineering Management Consultants for Punjab Saaf Pani Project – Package-2 2.11.6 The Punjab Wildlife Protection Act, 1974 ....................................................... 13 2.12 PROCEDURE FOR EIA APPROVAL .................................................................... 14 2.12.1 Classification of the Project ............................................................................ 14 2.12.2 Submission of EIA ......................................................................................... 14 2.12.3 Issuance of N.O.C ......................................................................................... 14 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................... 17 3.1 SIZE, MAGNITUDE AND LOCATION OF THE PROJECT .................................... 17 3.2 TYPE AND CATEGORY OF THE PROJECT ........................................................ 17 3.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ........................................................................ 17 3.4 LAND ACQUISITION ............................................................................................ 17 3.5 GROUND WATER TABLE .................................................................................... 19 3.6 ENERGY SOURCES ............................................................................................ 19 3.7 PROJECT COMPONENTS AND SALIENT FEATURES OF THE PROJECT ....... 19 3.8 ULTRA-FILTRATION PLANTS ............................................................................. 27 3.8.1 Plant Operation & Control .............................................................................. 27 3.8.2 Design Criteria ............................................................................................... 27 3.8.3 Pre-filtration/Sand Media ............................................................................... 27 3.8.4 Activated Carbon Filtration ............................................................................. 28 3.8.5 Washable Screen Filter .................................................................................. 28 3.8.6 Cartridge Filters ............................................................................................. 28 3.8.7 Ultrafiltration Membranes ............................................................................... 28 3.8.8 FRP Vessels for Sand, Activated Carbon and Chemical Reduction Filtration . 29 3.8.9 Stainless Steel Skid ....................................................................................... 29 3.8.10 Chemical Reduction Filters ............................................................................ 29 3.8.11 Arsenic Filters ................................................................................................ 30 3.8.12 Fluoride Removal Filter .................................................................................. 30 3.8.13 Nitrate Removal Filter .................................................................................... 30 3.8.14 Hardness Reduction Filter.............................................................................. 30 3.8.15 Iron and Manganese ...................................................................................... 30 3.9 REVERSE OSMOSIS PLANTS ............................................................................ 30 3.9.1 Plant Operation & Control .............................................................................. 31 3.9.2 Design Criteria ............................................................................................... 31 3.9.3 Equipment ..................................................................................................... 31 3.9.4 Pre-filtration/Pressure Filter ........................................................................... 32 3.9.5 Reverse Osmosis Section .............................................................................. 32 3.9.6 High Pressure Pump ...................................................................................... 32 Engineering Management Consultants for Punjab Saaf Pani Project – Package-2 3.9.7 Reverse Osmosis Membranes ....................................................................... 32 3.9.8 Membrane Pressure Vessels ......................................................................... 32 3.9.9 Reverse Osmosis Control System ................................................................. 33 3.9.10 Frame/Skid .................................................................................................... 34 3.9.11 Flow Meter ..................................................................................................... 34 3.9.12 Water Meter ................................................................................................... 34 3.9.13 Pressure Gauge ............................................................................................. 34 3.9.14 Automatic Chemical Injection Systems with 100 liter Tanks ........................... 34 3.9.15 Feed and Product Water Tank ....................................................................... 35 3.10 ROAD NETWORK ................................................................................................ 37 3.11 CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY ........................................................................... 37 3.12 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE .......................................................................... 37 3.13 PROJECT COST AND CONSTRUCTION PERIOD .............................................. 37 3.14 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ..................................................................... 38 4 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ................................................................................. 42 4.1 NO PROJECT OPTION .......................................................................................