SFG2277 V1 REV Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Sustainable Wastewater Management Project Construction and Operation of Telavi Wastewater Treatment Plant (with a Design Capacity of 14 400 m3/d) Environmental Impact Assessment Report Public Disclosure Authorized Gamma Consulting Ltd Director Z. Mgaloblishvili Tbilisi 2018 Public Disclosure Authorized Gamma Consulting Ltd 17A D. Guramishvili av. 0192 Tbilisi, Georgia Tel: +(995 32) 260 44 33; 260 15 27 E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] www.gamma.ge; www.facebook.com/gammaconsultingGeorgia EIA report – Telavi WWTP Table of Contents NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................... i 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 General Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Legal Basis for EIA ................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Objectives of EIA...................................................................................................................................................... 2 2. LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ................................................................................. 3 2.1 National Environmental Legislation ....................................................................................................................... 3 2.2 General Environmental Standards of Georgia, related to the Project: .................................................................. 6 2.3 Safeguard Policies of the World Bank ..................................................................................................................... 7 2.4 Gaps between the National Environmental Legislation and World Bank Requirements .................................... 8 3. PROJECT ALTERNATIVES .................................................................................................................. 9 3.1 No Action Alternative .............................................................................................................................................. 9 3.2 Alternatives for the Location of WWTP ............................................................................................................... 10 3.3 Technological Alternatives for Wastewater Treatment ....................................................................................... 12 3.4 Description of Adopted Alternative ...................................................................................................................... 17 3.5 Organization of Construction Works .................................................................................................................... 25 4. ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE ......................................................................................................... 29 4.1 Results of Environmental Audit of WWTP site ................................................................................................... 29 4.2 Physical Environment ............................................................................................................................................ 31 4.3 Biological Environment ......................................................................................................................................... 40 4.4 Socio-Economic Environment ............................................................................................................................... 47 5. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY ................................................... 50 5.1 General Principles of EIA Methodology ............................................................................................................... 50 5.2 Impact Receptors and their Sensitivity ................................................................................................................. 51 5.3 Characterization of the Impacts ............................................................................................................................ 51 5.4 Methods and Assessment Criteria Used for Calculation of Emissions in Ambient Air ...................................... 52 6. ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ........................................................................... 60 6.1 Impact on Ambient Air Quality ............................................................................................................................ 60 6.2 Noise Propagation .................................................................................................................................................. 66 6.3 Impact on Surface Water ....................................................................................................................................... 69 6.4 Impact on Groundwater ......................................................................................................................................... 73 6.5 Impact on Soil Stability and Quality ..................................................................................................................... 75 6.6 Geological Hazards, Risk of Flooding .................................................................................................................... 78 6.7 Landscape and Visual Impact................................................................................................................................. 78 6.8 Impact on Biological Environment ....................................................................................................................... 80 6.9 Waste Generation ................................................................................................................................................... 85 6.10 Social and Economic Impact ................................................................................................................................ 88 6.11 Impact on Cultural and Archaeological Monuments ......................................................................................... 93 6.12 Cumulative Impact ............................................................................................................................................... 93 7. OPERATION OF WWTP .................................................................................................................... 94 7.1 Institutional Mechanisms of WWTP Operation and Financing Source .............................................................. 94 7.2 Emergency Situations ............................................................................................................................................. 94 7.3 Halting WWTP Operation .................................................................................................................................... 95 8. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING .......................................................... 96 8.1 Institutional Mechanisms for Environmental Management ................................................................................ 96 8.2 Environmental Mitigation Plan ............................................................................................................................. 97 9 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND GRIEBANCE REDRESS MECHANISMS ....................... 112 9.1 Consultation with Stakeholders .......................................................................................................................... 112 EIA report – Telavi WWTP 9.2 Communication Policy with Persons within Impact Zone ................................................................................ 114 9.3 Grievance Redress Mechanism during Construction Works ............................................................................. 114 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................... 116 ANNEXES ..................................................................................................................................................... 118 Annex 1. Telavi WWTP Project Description ........................................................................................................... 118 Annex 2. Report on Pollutant Emissions into Ambient Air..................................................................................... 135 Annex 3. Noise Propagation Calculation .................................................................................................................. 155 Annex 4. Water Quality Impact Assessment after Mixing Effluents with Alazani River ...................................... 157 Annex 5. Waste Management Plan for Plant Construction and Operation Phases ................................................ 162 Annex 6. Emergency Response Plan ......................................................................................................................... 177 Annex 7. Brochure for Public Awareness-Raising ................................................................................................... 191 Annex 8. Engeneering-Geological