Public Disclosure Authorized EMERGENCY OPERATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (EODP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) FOR Al Fallujah Wastewater Treatment Plant Rehabilitation Project, Al-Anbar Governorate, Iraq Component 2 Draft IIFinal Draft Public Disclosure Authorized May June 2020 Presented to: Presented by: EcoConServ Environmental Solutions Reconstruction Fund for Areas Affected by Terroristic Operations (REFAATO) 12 El-Saleh Ayoub St, Al Jaderyia, Ministers’ Street No. 29, Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt 11211 Ministerial Complex, Villa No.11, Baghdad, Iraq Tel: + 20 2 27359078 Tel: +9647705350898 Fax: + 20 2 2736 5397 E-mail: [email protected], E-mail: [email protected] URL: www.refaato.iq URL: www.ecoconserv.com Public Disclosure Authorized Report Version History Version Date of Submission by EcoConServ Date of Review by the WBG Draft I 14.04.2020 22.04.2020 Draft II 0101.06.2020 16.06.2020 Final Clean 30.06.2020 VersionDraft Public Disclosure Authorized ESIA for Al Fallujah Wastewater Treatment Plant Rehabilitation Project Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................ 8 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 16 1.1 Project Background ................................................................................................ 16 1.2 Rationale for the ESIA ............................................................................................ 16 1.3 Scope of Work ......................................................................................................... 17 2 LEGAL FRAMEWORK ............................................................................................ 18 2.1 Preface ..................................................................................................................... 18 2.2 National Policy, Legal, Regulatory and Administrative Frameworks ................... 18 2.2.1 General Environmental Legislations .................................................................................. 18 2.3 Applicable Environmental, Social and Antiquities Legislations in Iraq ................ 19 2.3.1 Air Quality .............................................................................................................................. 19 2.3.2 Noise ....................................................................................................................................... 19 2.3.3 Water Resources .................................................................................................................... 19 2.3.4 Waste Management ............................................................................................................... 20 2.3.5 Wastewater Treatment Projects .......................................................................................... 21 2.3.6 Occupational Health and Safety ......................................................................................... 21 2.3.7 Labour Laws .......................................................................................................................... 21 2.4 Relevant International Conventions and Treaties ................................................. 22 2.5 World Bank Safeguard Policies ............................................................................. 22 2.5.1 The World Bank Policy on Access to Information ......................................................... 22 3 PROJECT / ACTIVITIES DESCRIPTION .......................................................... 24 3.1 Project Background ............................................................................................... 24 3.2 Project Location .................................................................................................. 2624 3.3 Al-Fallujah WWTP Components and Treatment Process ................................. 2725 3.3.1 Equalizing Tanks ............................................................................................................... 2725 3.3.2 Inlet Screens ....................................................................................................................... 2725 3.3.3 Grit and Oil Removal Tanks ........................................................................................... 2725 3.3.4 Aeration Tanks .................................................................................................................. 2826 3.3.5 Emergency Return System ............................................................................................... 2826 3.3.6 Service Tanks ..................................................................................................................... 2826 3.3.7 Settling Tanks .................................................................................................................... 2826 3.3.8 Chlorine Contact Tanks ................................................................................................... 2826 3.3.9 Chlorine Dosing System .................................................................................................. 2826 2 ESIA for Al Fallujah Wastewater Treatment Plant Rehabilitation Project 3.3.10 Treated Effluent Pumps Station ................................................................................ 2926 3.3.11 Sludge Holding Tanks .................................................................................................. 2927 3.3.12 Sludge Thickeners ......................................................................................................... 2927 3.3.13 Sludge Drying Beds ...................................................................................................... 2927 3.3.14 Miscellaneous ................................................................................................................ 2927 3.4 Current Condition of Al-Fallujah WWTP ........................................................... 3028 3.4.1 Equalizing Tanks ............................................................................................................... 3129 3.4.2 Inlet Screens ....................................................................................................................... 3129 3.4.3 Grit and Oil Removal Tanks ........................................................................................... 3129 3.4.4 Aeration Tanks .................................................................................................................. 3129 3.4.5 Emergency Return System ............................................................................................... 3230 3.4.6 Services Tanks ................................................................................................................... 3230 3.4.7 Settling Tanks .................................................................................................................... 3230 3.4.8 Chlorine Contact Tanks ................................................................................................... 3331 3.4.9 Chlorine Dosing System .................................................................................................. 3331 3.4.10 Treated Effluent Pumps Station ................................................................................ 3331 3.4.11 Sludge Holding Tanks .................................................................................................. 3331 3.4.12 Sludge Thickeners ......................................................................................................... 3432 3.4.13 Sludge Drying Beds ...................................................................................................... 3432 3.4.14 Miscellaneous (Control Room, Administrative Building, Guardhouse, Electrical Room and Workshop building) .................................................................................................... 3432 3.4.15 Electrical Generators ................................................................................................... 3533 3.5 Clearance of UXO/ERW .................................................................................... 3634 3.6 Main Rehabilitation Activities ............................................................................ 3634 3.6.1 Civil Works ........................................................................................................................ 3634 3.6.2 Mechanical Works ............................................................................................................. 3735 3.6.3 The Internal Roads ........................................................................................................... 3937 3.6.4 Electrical Components ..................................................................................................... 4038 3.6.5 Acclimatizing bacteria....................................................................................................... 4038 3.7 Equipment Used During Rehabilitation ............................................................ 4038 3.8 Project Duration .................................................................................................. 4038 3.9 Operation and Maintenance Activities ............................................................... 4038 3.10 Resources Consumption ..................................................................................... 4139 3.10.1 During Construction