Initial Environmental Examination July 2019 PHI: Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management Project Rehabilitation of Potable Water Supply System Level II in Barangay Campongaraya, Ganassi, Lanao del Sur Prepared by the Municipality of Ganassi, Province of Lanao del Sur for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Asian Development Bank. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 01 July 2019) The date of the currency equivalents must be within 2 months from the date on the cover. Currency unit – peso (PhP) PhP 1.00 = $ 0.01955 $1.00 = PhP 51.043 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank BDC Barangay Development Council BUB Bottom-Up Budgeting CNC Certificate of Non-Coverage CSC Construction Supervision Consultant CSO Civil Society Organization DED Detail Engineering Design DENR Department of Environment and Natural Resources DILG Department of Interior and Local Government DSWD Department of Social Welfare and Development ECA Environmentally Critical Area ECC Environmental Compliance Certificate ECP Environmentally Critical Project EHSM Environmental Health and Safety Manager EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIS Environmental Impact Statement EMB Environmental Management Bureau ESS Environmental Safeguards Specialist GAD Gender and Development IEE Initial Environmental Examination INREMP Integrated Natural Resources and Environment Management Project IP Indigenous People IROW Infrastructure Right of Way LGU Local Government Unit LPRAT Local Poverty Reduction Action Team MDC Municipal Development Council MPN Most Probable Number NAAQ National Ambient Air Quality Guidelines NCB National Competitive Bidding NECA Non-Environmental Critical Area NECP Non-Environmental Critical Project NIA National Irrigation Administration NPCO National Project Coordinating Office NRIMP National Road Improvement and Management Program NRM Natural Resources Management OCM Overhead, Contingencies and Miscellaneous PAGASA Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration PDR Project Description Report PMIC Project Management Implementation Consultant PPMO Provincial Project Management Offices PMU Project Management Unit POs Peoples’ Organizations i PRECIS Providing Regional Climates for Impact Studies PSA Philippine Statistics Authority PWD Persons with Disability RC Reinforced Concrete RCPC Reinforced Concrete Pipe Culvert RPCO Regional Project Coordinating Offices REA Rapid Environmental Assessment ROW Right of Way SB Sangguniang Bayan SBD Standard Bidding Document SEMS Social and Environmental Management Systems SPMU Sub-Project Management Unit SPS Safeguard Policy Statement SSS Social Safeguards Specialist TA Technical Assistance TDS Total Dissolved Solids TOR Terms of Reference TSP Total Suspended Particulates WMA Watershed Management Area WMC Watershed Management Council WMPCO Watershed Management and Project Coordination Offices ii WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ˚C – degree centigrade ha – Hectare km – kilometer m – meter m asl – meter above sea level mm – Millimetre mg/L – milligram per liter mg/Nm3 – milligram per normal cubic meter ppt – parts per thousand μg/Nm3 – microgram per normal cubic meter µS/cm – microSiemens/cm % – Percent NOTE In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This initial environmental examination is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... 1 I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 3 II. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ................................................ 3 A. Environmental Clearance Requirements 3 1. ADB Safeguard Policy ......................................................................................... 3 2. National Laws....................................................................................................... 4 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT .................................................................................... 5 A. Overview 5 B. Project Location 6 C. Project Development Plan 9 1. Project Components ............................................................................................ 9 2. Description of the Project Phases ..................................................................... 12 D. Manpower Requirements 12 E. Project Cost 13 F. Project Duration and Schedule 13 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................ 15 A. Climate 15 B. Elevation and Slope 15 C. Soil 16 D. Land Cover 16 E. Water Resources 16 F. Water Quality 18 G. Terrestrial Flora and Fauna 18 H. Socio-Economic Conditions 19 1. Population .......................................................................................................... 19 2. Health and Sanitation ........................................................................................ 19 3. Water Supply...................................................................................................... 19 4. Education ........................................................................................................... 20 5. Minor and Major Occupation ............................................................................. 21 6. Tourism .............................................................................................................. 22 7. Income and Expenditure .................................................................................... 22 8. Present Transport System ................................................................................. 22 V. ANTICIPATED IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ............................................. 23 A. Methodology 23 B. Assessment of the Impacts 23 C. Design/Pre-Construction Phase Considerations 24 D. Construction Phase Environmental Impacts 25 E. Operation Phase Environmental Impacts 27 VI. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION, AND PARTICIPATION ................... 28 A. Stakeholder Consultations 28 B. Information Disclosure 28 VII. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ............................................................................ 29 VIII. OUTLINE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ............................................... 30 A. Environmental Mitigation Plan 30 B. Environmental Monitoring 34 1. Environmental Effects Monitoring ...................................................................... 34 2. Environmental Compliance Monitoring .............................................................. 34 C. EMP Implementation Arrangements 36 D. Monitoring and Reporting System 37 IX. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................. 38 iv LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Summary of Applicable Environmental Regulations ................................................... 5 Table 2. Manpower requirements ............................................................................................ 13 Table 3. Project Cost Estimates .............................................................................................. 14 Table 4. Indicative Subproject Implementation Schedule ....................................................... 14 Table 5. Results of Water Quality Assessment in the Campongaraya Creek. ...................... 18 Table 6. List of Existing Major Source of Water in the Municipality ........................................ 19 Table 7. Public and Private Primary Level School, 2015 ........................................................ 20 Table 8. Public and Private Secondary Level School in Ganassi, 2015 ................................ 21 Table 9. Arabic School (Madrasah), 2015 ............................................................................... 21 Table 10. Employed and unemployed status of the municipality ............................................ 21 Table 11. Public Transportation fare, 2015 ............................................................................. 22 Table 12. Summary of Environmental Impact Screening ....................................................... 23 Table 13. Summary of the Public Consultation of the Rehabilitation of Potable Water Supply System Level II ........................................................................................................ 28 Table 14. Environmental Mitigating Plan ................................................................................. 30 Table 15. Environmental Monitoring Plan ............................................................................... 34 Table 16. Environmental Compliance Monitoring ................................................................... 35 Table 17. Implementation Arrangements ................................................................................ 36 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Photographs Showing the Existing Conditions of the Water Source, and Pipelines 6 Figure 2. Location of the Proposed Water System Subproject at Barangay Campongaraya .. 7 Figure 3. Location of the Water Source,