Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Table of Contents ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS iii INTRODUCTION 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 Findings .......................................................................................................................................................... 4 Review ............................................................................................................................................................ 6 Massive Nature of the Project ........................................................................................................... 6 Institutional Basis .............................................................................................................................. 6 Long Delays and Implementation Problems ...................................................................................... 7 Insufficient Financial Resources for Completion ............................................................................... 7 Action Plans ....................................................................................................................................... 9 Additional Requests ........................................................................................................................... 9 Compliance with Procedures ............................................................................................................. 9 PART 1: PRESENT PROJECT PROBLEMS 11 1. RESETTLEMENT ...................................................................................................................................... 11 Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 11 1.2 Resettled Population ........................................................................................................................ 12 Paraguayan Side ...................................................................................................................... 12 Argentina Side .......................................................................................................................... 15 1.3 Future Resettlements ....................................................................................................................... 17 1.4 Review of EBY Consultant Report .................................................................................................... 18 1.5 Other Resettlement Issues ............................................................................................................... 19 1.6 Findings ............................................................................................................................................ 20 2. WATER QUALIN.................................................................................................................................... 21 2.1 Overview........................................................................................................................................... 21 2.2 Vegetation ........................................................................................................................................ 21 Paraguay side .......................................................................................................................... 22 Argentina Side .......................................................................................................................... 23 2.3 EBY Monitoring Program .................................................................................................................. 23 2.4 Sample Analyses .............................................................................................................................. 24 2.5 Water Table ...................................................................................................................................... 25 2.6 Water Quality and Disease ............................................................................................................... 26 2.7 Ana Cua Branch ............................................................................................................................... 26 2.8 Encarnacion Treatment Plant ........................................................................................................... 27 . I 2.9 Findings ............................................................................................................................................ 28 3 . EP/D€M/OL OGY ....................................................................................................................................... 29 3.1 Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 29 3.2 Paraguay .......................................................................................................................................... 29 3.3 Argentina .......................................................................................................................................... 30 3.4 Findings ............................................................................................................................................ 30 4. BIODIVERSINAND RESERVES............................................................................................................. 31 4.1 Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 31 4.2 Paraguay .......................................................................................................................................... 31 4.3 Argentina .......................................................................................................................................... 33 4.4 Findings ............................................................................................................................................ 34 5. FISHERIES ................................................................................................................................................ 35 5.1 Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 35 5.2 Paraguay .......................................................................................................................................... 36 5.3 Argentina .......................................................................................................................................... 36 5.4 Findings ............................................................................................................................................ 37 6. ARCHEOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL SITES ........................................................................................... 38 6.1 Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 38 6.2 Paraguay .......................................................................................................................................... 39 6.3 Argentina .......................................................................................................................................... 39 6.4 Findings ............................................................................................................................................ 40 PART 2: ASSESSMENT OF ACTION PLANS 40 General ................................................................................................................... AO Plan A ................................................................................................................ 4.1 Plan B ................................................................................................................ 4.1 Review Of Resettlement And Environmental Issues................................................ A2 Resettlement ...................................................................................................... 43 Environment....................................................................................................... 44 PART 3: ADDITIONAL REQUESTS 45 PART 4: COMPLIANCE WITH BANK PROCEDURES 55 FINDINGS 57 Attachment 1. Management Comments on Additional Requests for Inspection . II ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ANDE National Electric Administration - Paraguay CDC Conservation Data Center - MAG - Paraguay CERIDE Centro de lnvestigacion y Desarrollo - Argentina COMIP Comision Mixta Paraguay-Parana DPNVS National Parks Service - Paraguay EA Environmental Assessment of 1992 EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan (included with EA 1992) EBY Entidad Binacional Yacyreta FACEN Department of Exact and Natural Sciences - UNAM FA0 Food and Agriculture Organization - United Nations FMB Fundacion Moises Bertoni - Paraguay GOA Government of Argentina GOP Government of Paraguay JICA Japanese International Cooperation Agency MAG Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock - Paraguay mas1 meters above sea level MHP Ministry of Health-Paraguay NGO Non-governmental Organization Panel The Inspection Panel PARR Plan de Accion para el Reasentamiento y Rehabilitacion PMMA Plan Maestro de Manejo Ambiental