Environmental Monitoring Report Semi-Annual Report January - June, 2016 VIE: GREATER MEKONG SUB-REGION FLOOD AND DROUGHT RISK MANAGEMENT AND MITIGATION PROJECT Prepared by Vietnam Water, Sanitation and Environmental JS Company for the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Asian Development Bank MINISTRY OF RURAL ASIAN DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT AND BANK AGRICULTURAL CENTRAL OFFICE FOR WATER RESOURCES PROJECT – CPO BIDDING PACKAGE GMS-4.10 INDEPENDENT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING CONSULTANT FIRST SEMI-ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REPORT GREATER MEKONG SUB REGION FLOOD AND DROUGHT RISK MANAGEMENT AND MITIGATION PROJECT (ADB-GMS1) INVESTOR CONSULTING UNIT CENTRAL PROJECT OFFICE - CPO VIETNAM WATER, SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JS COMPANY HANOI July, 2016 CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (Up to 16 th August, 2013) Currency unit – Viet Nam Dong (VND) $1.00 = VND 20.815 ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank Ban QLDA – Project Management Unit BVMT – Environmental protection CBOs – Community Based Organizations CEMP – Community Environmental Management Program CPMU – Central Project Management Unit CPO – Central Project Office EMP – Environmental Management Plan GOV – Government M&E – Monitoring and Evaluation PPMU – Provincial Project management Unit PRA – Public Relative Assessment QLMT – Environmental management SEMP – Site Environmental Management Program TN&MT – Natural resources and Environment TOR – Terms of References TVGS – Monitoring Consultant DONRE – Department of Natural Resources and Environment IEE – Initial Environmental Examination PMU – Project Management Unit QCVN – Vietnam National Environmental Standards UNITS OF MEASUREMENT ha – Hectare kg – Kilogram Km – Kilometer M – Meter t – Ton NOTES In this report, "$" refers to US dollars unless otherwise state. This 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. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Bidding package GMS – 4.10: IEMC First Semi-Annual Report 2016 Project: Greater Mekong subregion flood and drought risk management and mitigation (ADB-GSM1) CONTENT 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.1. PROJECT BACKGROUND ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.2. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS .............................................................................................. 2 2. INSTITUTIONAL SETUP AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR EMP IMPLEMENTATION AND SUPERVISON ........................................................................................................................................ 5 3. COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENT RELATED PROJECT COVENANTS .................... 6 4. CONSTRACTOR’S PERFORMANCE MONITORING ........................................................... 11 4.3. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND EMP INFORMATION DISSEMINATION ................................................ 18 5. ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS MONITORING ........................................................................ 20 5.1. PURPOSE , SAMPLING METHOD AND LOCATION ................................................................................ 20 5.2. MONITORING RESULT ...................................................................................................................... 21 6. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM .................................................................................... 29 7. INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING AND TRAINING ......................................................... 30 8. KEY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE ................................................................................................. 32 9. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION .............................................................................. 36 9.1. OVERALL PROGRESS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT MEASURES ...... 36 9.2. ACTION RECOMMENDED ................................................................................................................. 36 APPENDICES ...................................................................................................................................... 40 1 Bidding package GMS – 4.10: IEMC First Semi-Annual Report 2016 Project: Greater Mekong subregion flood and drought risk management and mitigation (ADB-GSM1) LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Project implementation progress .....................................................................................................3 Table 2. Responsibilities of environmental management implementation ....................................................5 Table 3. Compliance with environmental related project covenants .............................................................6 Table 4. Environmental issues to be found out by IEMC during onsite inspection ....................................11 Table 5. Environmental protection measures to be performed ....................................................................13 Table 6. Synthetizing People’s opinion .......................................................................................................19 Table 7. List of key staffs of each sub – project ..........................................................................................29 Table 8. Key Environmental Issues existed, Additional Action Required Table 9. Purpose, monitoring locations and analysis parameters ................................................................45 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Implementation organization chart ................................................................................................5 Figure 2. Sampling map – Thuong Thoi Tien subproject ...........................................................................21 Figure 3. Map of air sampling – Dong Thap Muoi subproject (Plain of Reeds) .........................................22 Figure 4. Map of surface water sampling - Dong Thap Muoi subproject (Plain of Reeds) ........................23 Figure 5. Map of groundwater sampling – Dong Thap Muoi subproject (Plain of Reeds) .........................24 Figure 6. Map of mud/soil sampling – Dong Thap Muoi subproject (Plain of Reeds) ...............................24 Figure 7. Sampling map of Go Cong subproject .........................................................................................25 Figure 8. Map of air sampling (Ba Rai - Phu An subproject) .....................................................................26 Figure 9. Map of surface water sampling (Ba Rai – Phu An subproject) ....................................................27 Figure 10. Map of groundwater sampling (Ba Rai – Phu An subproject) ...................................................28 Figure 11. Map of Mud/Soil sampling (Ba Rai – Phu An subproject) ........................................................28 1 Bidding package GMS – 4.10: IEMC First Semi-Annual Report 2016 Project: Greater Mekong subregion flood and drought risk management and mitigation (ADB-GSM1) 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Project background Greater Mekong flood subregion and drought risk management and mitigation project (ADB-GMS1) is taken from loans no.2937-VIE (SF) of Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Agreements was signed from 21 December, 2012 and entered into force on 10 May, 2013. The project includes 04 subprojects located on 02 provinces Tien Giang and Dong Thap. Construction period of the project expected 03 years. Detail is as following: (1) Construction of flood control system in Ba Rai – Phu An region, Tien Giang province: Construction of 28 medium and small sewers to create a flooding prevention system protects the safety of people and fruit-growing area for the region between two channels Ba Rai and Phu An thereby boosting socio-economic sustainable development for investment area of the project. (2) Upgrading saline control system of Go Cong region, Tien Giang province: Construction of 3 new sewers includes Son Quy (B=20m). Nguyen Van Con (B=15m) and Salisete (B=10m) and 1,9km of embankment connecting 03 existing sewers to against salt intrusion for Go Cong town and Go Cong freshening area of the project; (3) Improvement and upgrading irrigation channels and supply irrigation water for Plain of Reeds region include channels and its length: (i) Khang Chien (32,263km), construction of 20 sewers and culvert system of flood control and drainage, embankment combining with construction of rural traffic road; (ii) Tan Cong Chi – Doc Vang Ha (37,370km), construction of 27 new sewers; and (iii) Cai Cai (19,668km), construction of 5 sewers and 3 bridges which pass over channel. Embankment and upgrading traffic infrastructure along existing system of channels are to improve flooding drainage capacity, mitigate the damage of flood caused and provide irrgation water for The Plain of Reeds (4) Embankment erosion control in Thuong Thoi Tien Town, Hong Ngu District, Dong Thap Province: New construction of a ferry terminal in district central and 3.224km of embankment, which was broken by flood as well as construction of traffic road along riverbank (7,0m of width with