Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone Ministry of Energy and Power Public Disclosure Authorized Bumbuna Hydroelectric Project Environmental Impact Assessment Draft Final Report - Appendices Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized January 2005 Public Disclosure Authorized in association with BMT Cordah Ltd Appendices Document Orientation The present EIA report is split into three separate but closely related documents as follows: Volume1 – Executive Summary Volume 2 – Main Report Volume 3 – Appendices This document is Volume 3 – Appendices. Nippon Koei UK, BMT Cordah and Environmental Foundation for Africa i Appendices Glossary of Acronyms AD Anno Domini AfDB African Development Bank AIDS Auto-Immune Deficiency Syndrome ANC Antenatal Care BCC Behavioural Change Communication BHP Bumbuna Hydroelectric Project BWMA Bumbuna Watershed Management Authority BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand BP Bank Procedure (World Bank) CBD Convention on Biodiversity CHC Community Health Centre CHO Community Health Officer CHP Community Health Post CLC Community Liaison Committee COD Chemical Oxygen Demand dbh diameter at breast height DFID Department for International Development (UK) DHMT District Health Management Team DOC Dissolved Organic Carbon DRP Dam Review Panel DUC Dams Under Construction EA Environmental Assessment ECA Export Credit Agency EFA Environmental Foundation for Africa EHS Environment, Health and Safety EHSO Environment, Health and Safety Officer EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan EPA Environmental Protection Act EPD Department of the Environment EPI Expanded Programme on Immunisation EPP Emergency Preparedness Plan ESAP Environmental and Social Advisory Panel ESCG Environmental and Scientific Consulting Group, Freetown EU European Union FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation (of the United Nations) FSL Full Supply Level GEF Global Environment Fund GIS Geographic Information System GOI Government of Italy GOSL Government of Sierra Leone GWh Giga-watts per hour ha Hectare HEP Hydro-Electric Power HH Household HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus HQ Headquarters Nippon Koei UK, BMT Cordah and Environmental Foundation for Africa ii Appendices IDA International Development Association IEC Information, Education and Communication IFC International Finance Corporation IRBM Integrated River Basin Management ISWL Insulated Shield Wire Line IUCN World Conservation Union IWES Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies IWRM Integrated Water Resource Management km Kilometre kV Kilovolt LAIR Livelihood Assessment and Income Restoration LAWCLA Lawyers Centre for Legal Assistance LSA Late Stone Age MAFFS Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security MCH-Aid Maternal and Child Health Aid MCH-FP Provision of Mother and Child Health Services, including Family Planning MCHP Maternal and Child Health Post MEP Ministry of Energy and Power mg Milligramme Mm3 Million Cubic Metres mm millimetre MOHS Ministry of Health and Sanitation MPT Multi-Purpose Tree MVA Megavoltampere MW Megawatt NaCSA National Commission for Social Action NBSAP National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan NCC National Compensation Commission NEP National Environmental Policy NEPB National Environmental Protection Board NGO Non Governmental Organisation NKUK Nippon Koei UK Co. 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NPA National Power Authority OP Operational Policy (World Bank) OCP Onchocerciasis Control Programme ORT Oral Dehydration Therapy PAPs Project Affected Persons PCDP Public Consultation and Disclosure Plan PHU Peripheral Health Unit PIU Project Implementation Unit PMF Probable Maximum Flood ppm Parts per million PRA Participatory Rural Appraisal PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper RAP Resettlement Action Plan RESU Regional Environment Sector Unit RO Resettlement Officers ROW Right of Way SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment Nippon Koei UK, BMT Cordah and Environmental Foundation for Africa iii Appendices SHARP Sierra Leone HIV/AIDS Response Project SIV Species Importance Value SRDA Seli River Development Authority STD Sexually Transmitted Disease STI Sexually Transmitted Infection TBA Traditional Birth Attendant ToR Terms of Reference UN United Nations UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNHCR United Nations High Commission for Refugees US United States (of America) VIP (latrine) Ventilation-Improved VRC Village Resettlement Committees WCB Wildlife Conservation Branch WHO World Health Organisation Nippon Koei UK, BMT Cordah and Environmental Foundation for Africa iv Appendices Table of Contents A Administrative..................................................................................8 A.1 References..........................................................................................................8 A.2 Summary of the 1st Report of the Environmental and Social Panel (ESAP 2004)................................................................................................................. 13 A.3 Summary of the 1st Report of the Dam Review Panel (2004)......................... 17 B Social Issues.................................................................................... 21 B.1 Public Consultation and Disclosure Plan ....................................................... 21 B.2 Public Consultation Scoping Report............................................................... 42 B.3 Grievance and Dispute Resolution Procedure ............................................... 59 B.4 A Survey of Public Health in Bumbuna and the Surrounding Area ( NKUK 2004)................................................................................................................. 62 B.5 IFC Environmental Guidelines for Occupational Health and Safety ........... 75 C Related Studies............................................................................... 93 C.1 Retrospective review of the Bumbuna Hydroelectric Project ....................... 93 D Climate.......................................................................................... 164 D.1 Precipitation (1921-1978).............................................................................. 164 D.2 Relative Humidity, Temperature and Rainfall ............................................ 168 D.3 Greenhouse Gases and Reservoirs................................................................ 179 E Hydrology..................................................................................... 182 E.1 Pluviometric Stations in and around Bumbuna........................................... 182 E.2 Average Monthly Evaporation (mm): A-pan and Bumbuna Reservoir...... 182 E.3 Badela and Bumbuna Gauging Stations and Bumbuna Dam Catchment .. 183 E.4 Monthly Peak Flows at Bumbuna and Badela Gauges (1970-79)................ 184 E.5 Unit Hydrograph for Bumbuna Catchment................................................. 185 F Geology and Mineral Resources.................................................. 186 F.1 Methodology.................................................................................................. 186 F.2 Geology of the Project Area.......................................................................... 187 F.3 Geology of the Dam Site................................................................................ 190 F.4 Recent Deposits ............................................................................................. 191 F.5 Mineral Resources......................................................................................... 191 G Induced Seismicity ....................................................................... 195 G.1 Methodology.................................................................................................. 195 G.2 Seismic Events ............................................................................................... 195 H Soil, Land Use and Agriculture ................................................... 198 H.1 Methodology.................................................................................................. 198 H.2 Soils and Related Physiographic Units......................................................... 201 H.3 Soil Fertility ................................................................................................... 203 H.4 Land Suitability............................................................................................. 204 Nippon Koei UK, BMT Cordah and Environmental Foundation for Africa v Appendices H.5 Vegetation, Land Use and Agriculture......................................................... 206 H.6 Problems related to Land and Agriculture .................................................. 215 I Water Quality............................................................................... 220 I.1 Chemical and Physical Analyses of Drinking Water ................................... 220 I.2 Impacts on upstream water quality from original EIA (1996) .................... 221 I.3 Limnological Implications of the Construction and Operation of the Bumbuna Reservoir ...................................................................................... 225 J Primates........................................................................................ 236 K Other Terrestrial Fauna .............................................................. 274 K.1 List of Mammals Identified During Field Studies in 2004........................... 274 K.2 Birds Reported from the Study Area