DRAFT PROJECT REPORT RFP No.: 001/TRANSCO CLSG/CS/ESMP/SL/11/2016 Consulting Services for the Establishment of a Baseline Database of the Environmental Component of the CLSG Project Area in Sierra Leone COTE D’IVOIRE, LIBERIA, SIERRA LEONE, GUINEA Interconnection Project (TRANSCO CLSG) Submitted by: To: TRANSCO CLSG HEADQUARTERS Cocody II Plateaux Angré 7ème Tranche Abidjan, 28 BP 633 Freetown, Sierra Leone January 2018 Cote d’Ivoire Consulting Services for the Establishment of a Baseline Database of the Environmental Component of the CLSG Project Area in Sierra Leone RFP No.: 001/TRANSCO CLSG/CS/ESMP/SL/11/2016 CONFIDENTIAL DISCLAIMER INTEGEMS has prepared this TRANSCO CLSG Baseline Environmental Database and Geographic Information System Report (hereafter, Report) for the sole use of the Client (TRANSCO CLSG), and for the intended purposes as stated in the Contract between the Client and INTEGEMS under which this work has been completed. This Report has been prepared at the request of the Client. The use of this Report by unauthorised third parties without written authorisation from INTEGEMS and/or the Client shall be at their own risk, and INTEGEMS accepts no duty of care to any such third party. INTEGEMS has exercised due and customary care in conducting the Consulting Services for the Establishment of a Baseline Database of the Environmental Component of the CLSG Project Area in Sierra Leone but has not, save as specifically stated, independently verified information provided by third parties. No other warranty, expressed or implied is made in relation to the conduct of the environmental baseline database development study or the contents of this Report. Therefore, INTEGEMS assumes no liability for any loss resulting from errors, omissions or misrepresentations made by others. Any recommendations, opinions or findings stated in this Report are based on circumstances and facts as they existed at the time INTEGEMS performed the field/site visits and conducted the environmental studies. Any changes in such circumstances and facts upon which this Report is based may adversely affect any recommendations, opinions or findings contained in this Report. No part of this Report may be copied or duplicated without the written permission of the Client and/or INTEGEMS. Where field investigations have been carried out, these have been restricted to a level of detail required to achieve the stated objectives of the assignment referred to in the Contract between the Client and INTEGEMS. This work has been undertaken in accordance with INTEGEMS' Quality Management System. Signed by Julius Mattai Managing Director Integrated Geo-Information and Environmental Management Services (INTEGEMS) 8G Technical Institute Drive Main Motor Road Congo Cross Freetown Sierra Leone Tel: +232 (0) 78 898 260 Email: [email protected] Website: www.integems.com i Submitted by Integrated Geo-information and Environmental Management Services (INTEGEMS) January 2018 Consulting Services for the Establishment of a Baseline Database of the Environmental Component of the CLSG Project Area in Sierra Leone RFP No.: 001/TRANSCO CLSG/CS/ESMP/SL/11/2016 DOCUMENT HISTORY Version Description Date Reviewed By Draft v1.0 Technical Review 17/01/2018 INTEGEMS TRANSCO CLSG Baseline Environmental Database and Geographic Title Information System Report Julius Mattai, Principal Consultant; Frank Smith, Associate Principal Consultant; Samuella Faulkner, Senior Consultant; Koinguma Baimba, Consultant; Prince Authors Kunda Kemoi, Consultant; Mansa-Musa Kamara, Consultant; Kenneth V S Koker, Consultant; Ibrahim Aziz Bangura, Consultant; Mamoud Mansaray, Consultant; Amilia Conteh, Consultant; Hafisatu Sillah, Consultant; Louisa Mattai, Consultant. Date 17 January 2018 Subject Environmental Management, Environmental Monitoring Type Client Report Draft Report - Consulting Services for the Establishment of a Baseline Database of Description the Environmental Component of the CLSG Project Area in Sierra Leone. Cote D’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea Interconnection Project (TRANSCO CLSG) Contributors INTEGEMS, TRANSCO CLSG Format Microsoft™ Word 2013 Source Text Rights © INTEGEMS Language English (UK) Coverage Sierra Leone ii Submitted by Integrated Geo-information and Environmental Management Services (INTEGEMS) January 2018 Consulting Services for the Establishment of a Baseline Database of the Environmental Component of the CLSG Project Area in Sierra Leone RFP No.: 001/TRANSCO CLSG/CS/ESMP/SL/11/2016 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We wish to extend our appreciation to the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) personnel of the TRANSCO CLSG, whose assistance made this Report possible. We are particularly grateful to the assistance availed to us by the TRANSCO CLSG Sierra Leone Country Office and its staff, especially for providing us with useful take off assistance and guidance to carry out the Establishment of a Baseline Database of the Environmental Component of the CLSG Project Area in Sierra Leone. We specifically value the assistance given to us by Mr Pakidame Kolani, Environmental Coordinator, who availed useful information and provided contacts for the Project and for being very cooperative during the soliciting of project information and for permission to meet and discuss with various project stakeholders. Management and coordination for the development of the Project would not have been possible without the assistance of Mr Sulaiman Kamara, the National Environmental Assistant, who also availed INTEGEMS very useful management support, information and guidance for the Project. We are also particularly thankful to the Paramount Chiefs of Biriwa, Kasunko, and Sela Limba Chiefdoms; the Speakers of Gorama Kono and Kalasongoia Chiefdoms; the Section Chiefs, Town Chiefs and people of Vaama Barri, Mano Junction, Lago Jasawabu, Kangama Gorama, Njagbwema Nimikoro, Makoni Line, Bumbuna and Kajida, Kamabai, Fadugu and Kamakwie; Councillor Ballay Mansaray of Fadugu, and all other stakeholders within the Project area of influence for their tireless assistance, especially with provision of logistical and man power support during the field visits to the local areas of interest to the Project. Lastly, but not least, we would like to thank all INTEGEMS staff and Associates and all those Government of Sierra Leone Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and community-based organisations (CBOs) who, in a way or another contributed their efforts to make the Project a success. Prepared by Integrated Geo-information and Environmental Management Services (INTEGEMS) Julius Mattai | Project Manager and Principal Author| INTEGEMS, Prepared for TRANSCO CLSG Cote d’Ivoire – Liberia – Sierra Leone – Guinea (CLSG) Interconnection Project Cocody, Deux Plateaux, Angre 7ème Tranche, 28 BP 633 Abidjan 28, Republic of Cote d’Ivoire iii Submitted by Integrated Geo-information and Environmental Management Services (INTEGEMS) January 2018 Consulting Services for the Establishment of a Baseline Database of the Environmental Component of the CLSG Project Area in Sierra Leone RFP No.: 001/TRANSCO CLSG/CS/ESMP/SL/11/2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS CONFIDENTIAL DISCLAIMER ............................................................................................. I DOCUMENT HISTORY ......................................................................................................... II ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..................................................................................................... III TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................................................... IV LIST OF FIGURES .............................................................................................................. VIII LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................ IX LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................... XI CHEMICAL SYMBOLS ...................................................................................................... XIV UNITS OF MEASUREMENT ............................................................................................... XV 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1 1.1 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 PROJECT OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 SCOPE OF WORK .......................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 DELIVERABLES .............................................................................................................................. 2 2 TRANSCO CLSG INTERCONNECTION PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................. 3 2.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW ........................................................................................ 3 2.2 THE STUDY AREA .......................................................................................................................... 4 2.2.1 The Proposed Transmission Line ........................................................................................... 4 2.2.2 Monitoring Locations ..............................................................................................................