Infrastructure Projects Facility in the Western Balkans TA-BiH-03 Plava Voda Regional Water Supply System Environmental Impact Assessment and Social Impact Assessment Report June 2011 Document Control Sheet European Commission European Bank for Reconstruction Client: and Development EuropeAid /124605/C/SERMULTI Council of Europe Development Bank Infrastructure Projects Facility in Contract CN 2008/157-799, 2008/157- Project: 807, 2008/158-121and CN the Western Balkans Number 2010/241-182 Plava Voda Regional Water Supply System Assignment Task No TA – BiH – 03 Title: Draft Environmental Impact Assessment and Social Impact Assessment Prepared by Reviewed by Approved by ORIGINAL NAME NAME NAME Irem Silajdžić Aleksandra Ploco Sohail Hassan Erna Zildžović Sohail Hassan DATE SIGNATURE SIGNATURE SIGNATURE July 2010 REVISION NAME NAME NAME DATE SIGNATURE SIGNATURE April 2011 REVISION NAME NAME NAME DATE SIGNATURE SIGNATURE SIGNATURE Contents 1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 3 1.1 STUDY BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 THE NEED FOR THE PROJECT ........................................................................................................ 3 1.3 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ................................................................... 4 1.4 METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................................ 4 1.5 NATIONAL LEGAL REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................. 5 2 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ........................................................................... 6 2.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 6 2.2 TRANSPORT PIPELINE ROUTE ........................................................................................................ 6 2.2.1 Short review of the route ..................................................................................................... 6 2.2.2 Main transportation pipeline route ...................................................................................... 7 2.2.3 Branches ........................................................................................................................... 10 2.2.4 Transitions ........................................................................................................................ 12 2.3 OBJECTS ABOVE THE GROUND .................................................................................................... 16 2.3.1 Objects on Plava Voda spring .......................................................................................... 16 2.3.2 Pumping stations .............................................................................................................. 17 2.3.3 Water tanks ....................................................................................................................... 18 2.4 CONSTRUCTION WORKS ............................................................................................................. 20 3 BASELINE DATA OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS ..................................... 22 3.1 POTABLE WATER SOURCE , SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION ............................................................... 22 3.1.1 Travnik .............................................................................................................................. 22 3.1.2 Novi Travnik ...................................................................................................................... 28 3.1.3 Vitez .................................................................................................................................. 32 3.1.4 Busova ča .......................................................................................................................... 38 3.1.5 Zenica ............................................................................................................................... 42 3.2 SOCIO -ECONOMIC PROFILE ......................................................................................................... 48 3.2.1 Demographic data Demograpfic Profile ............................................................................ 48 3.2.2 Ethnic mix ......................................................................................................................... 49 3.2.3 Population projections ...................................................................................................... 54 3.2.4 Population projections available from Municipal Spatial Plans ........................................ 56 3.2.5 Household size ................................................................................................................. 64 3.2.6 Structure of Employment .................................................................................................. 64 3.2.7 Employment and Wages ................................................................................................... 65 3.2.8 Consumer Affordability ..................................................................................................... 66 3.2.9 Public health ..................................................................................................................... 68 3.2.10 Identification of directly affected and vulnerable groups ................................................ 69 3.2.11 Public amenities .............................................................................................................. 72 4 DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ..................................................................................... 73 4.1 CLIMATE .................................................................................................................................... 73 4.2 GEOLOGY .................................................................................................................................. 74 4.2.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 74 4.2.2 Litostratigraphic characteristics ........................................................................................ 74 4.2.3 Tectonic characteristics .................................................................................................... 76 4.3 HYDROLOGICAL DATA AND QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS ............................................................ 78 4.3.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 78 4.3.2 “Plava voda” spring ........................................................................................................... 79 4.3.3 Lašva River ....................................................................................................................... 80 4.3.4 Bosna River ...................................................................................................................... 86 4.4 FLORA ....................................................................................................................................... 88 4.5 FAUNA ....................................................................................................................................... 89 4.6 AIR QUALITY ............................................................................................................................... 90 4.7 SOIL AND AGRICULTURAL LAND ................................................................................................... 90 4.8 PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS ...................................................................................................... 94 4.9 CULTURAL -HISTORICAL HERITAGE ............................................................................................... 95 4.10 INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................................................................................... 96 4.11 NOISE ..................................................................................................................................... 96 4.12 MINES ..................................................................................................................................... 96 5 ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT ... 97 5.1 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ....................................................................................... 97 5.1.1 Stability of the terrain ........................................................................................................ 97 5.1.2 Water quality ..................................................................................................................... 99 5.1.3 Impacts on flora and fauna ............................................................................................. 102 5.1.4 Impact on air quality ........................................................................................................ 105 5.1.5 Impact on soil quality ...................................................................................................... 105 5.1.6 Impact on infrastructure .................................................................................................