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Dushanbe Water Supply Project Coordination Unit

Dushanbe Water Supply Project

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTAND MONITORING PLAN (EMMP)

Dushanbe August, 2000

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Dushanbe Water Supply Project EMMP

Dushanbe Water Supply Project Coordination Unit

Dushanbe Water Supply Project

Credit JNL PO 57883

Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan

1. Introduction

This document summarizes the Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan (EMMP) toensure that the proposed project activities, including the rehabilitation of the water supply systemin Dushanbe will meet the requirements of the World Bank environmental assessment policy asdescribed in OP/BP/GP 4.01, as well as Tajikistan laws and regulations on environmentalexpertise and impact assessment, and will follow the best environmental practices. The purpose ofthis EMMP is to identify key environmental, social and human health impacts that will resultfrom the project, propose mitigation measures to address all significant negative impacts, andestablish the monitoring program.

The investment program is to be financed by IDA under the proposed Dushanbe Water SupplyProject. The project, through the implementation of the EMMP, is not expected to havesignificant negative environmental impacts and will pose no risk to human health; thus for thepurposes of OP 4.01 the project has been categorized by the Bank as Category B. The project isexpected to bring significant environmental and health benefits, such as improvements in thesustainability of water supply sources through reductions in losses and diminution in its irrationaluse, reduction of energy use through higher operational efficiency, and improvements in publichealth through better quality of treated water.

This EMMP is divided in nine sections. After this introduction, Section 2 presents a brief projectdescription; Section 3 summarizes the current environmental policy, legal and administrativeframework; Section 4 presents the key features of the baseline conditions; Section 5 identifies theimpacts associated with the project; Section 6 defines the mitigation measures; Section 7describes the EMMP implementation and monitoring arrangements; Section 8 presents theestimated budget for implementation of the EMP, and Section 9 describes the public consultationplan. A summary of the project environmental issues and mitigation program is presented inTable 1.

2. Background and Project Description

The city of Dushanbe is the capital of Tajikistan with a population of about 600,000. In line withthe urban infrastructure investment policies and standards of the former Soviet Union, Dushanbe,as the capital of an autonomous Soviet republic, was provided with a water supply and seweragesystem that ensured, according to official statistics, a service coverage rate of close to 90%.Investment for, and operating cost of, the services was, like in the case of other basic services,largely covered by subsidies from the central and municipal governments. Tariffs were set on thebasis of social considerations and had no link with the cost of service operations whose efficiencywas always severely limited by inadequate design and extremely poor quality of installations andequipment. After Tajikistan's independence in 1991, the generous inter-republican budget transfersystem came to an end and the outbreak of civil war in 1992 sent the economy into collapse, andexpenditures for covering even minimal operation and maintenance requirements were curtailed.


The lack of adequate resources, in turn, accelerated the deterioration in the physical conditions ofwater treatment plants and the distribution network. The effects of successive severe floodsaccelerated this deterioration in 1992, 1993, 1996 and 1998. As a result, water supply inDushanbe has become highly unsafe, unreliable and inefficient as demonstrated by successiveoutbreaks of typhoid fever that took place in the past few years, service cutoffs that are a commonoccurrence in all areas of the city and last from a few hours to several days, and the fact thatDushanbe's gross per capita production of treated water (about 1,400 liters per capita per day) isabout eleven times that of a city of comparable size in the Western hemisphere with more than 70percent of produced water lost through network leaks, defective sanitary appliances and wastageby consumers.

Institutionally, delivery of water supply and sewerage services is a responsibility of the Dushanbemunicipality which owns the Dushanbe Water and Sewerage Company (Dushanbe Vodokanal-DVK), a financially and administratively autonomous public sector enterprise which operates, inprinciple, on a commercial basis, though at this point it is largely insolvent and cannot meet itsresponsibilities.

The main issues affecting the water and sanitation services in Dushanbe include:

- Poor conditions of facilities and equipment;- Inefficient operations;- Financial instability and non-viability (unrealistically low tariff levels till April 10, 2000 and

poor collection rates); and* Unsatisfied labor productivity.

Restoring fully satisfactory service levels for water supply in Dushanbe is estimated to requireinvestments in excess of USD 100 million. There is no estimate for the level of material andtechnical resources required for the rehabilitation of the sewerage and wastewater treatmentsystem. For the time being, this objective is clearly beyond the present financial capacity of DVKand - because of the short-term tariff increases it would entail - the Dushanbe population and, inparticular, its poorer segments. It is also beyond the availability of external resources that canreasonably be expected to be mustered for such an operation in Tajikistan. Therefore, theapproach proposed for the project is to design this first operation in the simplest possible waywith a view to address only the technically and financially most critical issues and to use it tobuild up a basis for future, gradually expanding support to DVK from the World Bank, other IFIsand bilateral donors.

Within the above context, the World Bank is considering a $15.0 million loan with the objectiveto help the Dushanbe Municipality and DVK begin addressing the most critical deficiencies ofwater supply services and to initiate the process of transforming DVK into a viable utility.Specifically, the project would assist DVK in improving the quality and reliability of watersupply through: (a) reducing water losses by rehabilitating deteriorated network sections as wellas improving network design and operations; (b) conceiving and implementing a program ofeffective demand management to reduce excessive water consumption and wastage; (c) repairingand/or replacing energy-inefficient and broken down pumping systems; and (d) increasing thequality of water by rehabilitating key elements of the existing water treatment installations. Inparallel to these technical measures, the project would help DVK prepare and initiateimplementation of a reform program of its management system with a view to: (a) increase itsrevenue through tariff adjustments, better bill collection, and reduction of arrears; and (b)improve its technical and commercial management efficiency.


These actions along with use of the proposed investments would be implemented through aperformance-based management contract to be signed between the Municipality of Dushanbe andan experienced international utility operator. The responsibilities of the international utilityoperator in the contract are expected to include: (i) improving the performance and introducingmore efficient operation of the water supply treatment and distribution system; (ii) conducting aprogram of demand management; and (iii) studying and inculcating the new managerial,commercial and financial systems in DVK.

The project has two main components:

(a) Investment Program. This component would finance investments, i.e. equipment, works,studies, designs, and training, required for the rehabilitation of DVK's main water treatmentplant, the distribution network, the implementation of demand management measures, and theimprovement of commercial and financial management systems. Annex I describes thespecific categories of investments to be financed by the program.

(b) Management Contract. This component would finance the costs related to the managementcontract. These costs include a base fee and a performance-based fee to be paid to the utilityoperator. During preparation of the contract, the responsibilities of the operator for which itwould receive the base fee will be clearly defined, as well as the criteria and targets underwhich the operator's performance would be evaluated to determine the bonus payment.

All works under the investment program are planned to be of rehabilitation nature. The projectwill not entail any resettlement, expansion of existing facilities or construction of new structuresof significant size. Construction works will predominantly entail: (i) water distribution networkpipe replacement, which includes pavement demolition, trench excavation, pipe laying, trenchfilling, and pavement application; and (ii) rehabilitation of existing pumping stations and specificcomponents of the water production and treatment facilities. Rehabilitation activities ofsignificant size (in general more than US$ 500,000 or of specific importance) will require, even ifthey are classified, for purposes of OP/BP/GP 4.01 as category B, a specific mitigation plan.Among the rehabilitation activities identified during project preparation, only one falls within thiscategory, the cleaning and rehabilitation of the SAM sedimentation ponds. The terms of referencefor preparation of the final designs and bidding documents include the preparation of the specificmitigation plan of the potential negative impact to the environment. The Management Contractwill include the special provisions determining the unconditional implementation of the similarplans for rehabilitation activities of significant importance.

3. Policy, Legal and Administrative Framework

The following laws, standards, and norms apply for the environmental regulation of the project.The measures incorporated in this EMMP summarize and complement these regulations.

* Law on Protection of People's Health (1997).* Law on Protection of Nature (1993);* The Water Code of Tajikistan (1994);* The Rules on license procedures of entrails of.the Republic of Tajikistan (Resolution of the

Government of Tajikistan, N2239 of May 26, 1997);* The Rules on Protection of underground water (1984);* The Rules on the State Environment Control (Resolution N221, approved by the Council of

Ministers on January 21, 1994);* Construction Norms and Regulations (CHHH), part on Protection of the Environment;


The Ministry for Nature Protection, the Ministry of Water Resources, and the MainAdministration of Geology within the Govemment of Tajikistan are specially authorized asGovernment agencies for environment protection and they are appropriated for the environmentalregulation responsible for the environmental regulation of DVK operation, and will therefore beresponsible for the Government's oversight of the relevant aspects of the EMMP under theirjurisdiction. Additional monitoring and supervision arrangements will be put in place for dailyfollow-up as part of project implementation.

The Ministry for Nature Protection enforces the standards for drinking water and wastewatereffluent quality. The areas activity of the Ministry of Water Resources are: a) within theframework defined by the Ministry of Water Resources to establish the amount of water, waterconsumption limitations for consumers, independent on forms of property, issue of permits forspecial use of water for irrigation, to bring to the information of the Ministry for NatureProtection the summary data about consumption and allotting of water among branches of thenational economy; b) conducting the state accounting of quantity and quality of the surface waterand ground water, drawing up and publishing of the State Water Cadaster; c) distribution of waterresources among branches of the national economy.

The Main Administration of Geology within the Government of Tajikistan is a speciallyauthorized state agency for regulation of use and protection of ground water. This Administrationis responsible for methodical supervision all of activities in the territory of Tajikistan withpurpose of study the ground water and their protection from exhaustion and pollution. TheAdministration draws up and approves the state Cadaster of ground water resources. It alsocontrols the conformity between the implementing construction works and the existingconstruction norms and regulations.

The Ministry of Health and its structural subdivisions, in particular the State Sanitary Inspectionmonitor the quality of drinking water and effluents against the existing standards.

Performing excavations and other related necessary repair and rehabilitation activity requiresclearance from the engineering services of Central Heating Network, City Power Supply Agency,Dushanbe Gas, Ministry of Communications, and from Traffic Police of Home Ministry of theRepublic of Tajikistan. Special clearance from the Sanitary Epidemiological Station (Ministry ofHealth) is also required prior to putting newly installed pipes into operation.

As part of the legal analysis for the preparation of the management contract the lawyer in theProject Coordination Unit (PCU) has conducted a detailed review of legislative norms andregulations in order to incorporate the worked out recommendation into the Contract.

4. Baseline Conditions

Dushanbe is divided into four Rayons for administrative purposes:

* October Rayon, covering the north-eastern part of the city;* Frunze Rayon, covering the north-western, western, and south-western parts of the city;* Central Rayon, covering the southern part of the city; and* Jeleznodorjny Rayon, covering the eastern and south-eastern parts of the city.

The existing water supply system of the city according to its destination is united: economic, fire-prevention, and production; according to the ways of supply of water is mixed (pressure andgravitation); according to the water supply sources is mixed (by use of surface water and groundwater). The water supply of the old buildings and most of the industrial enterprises are


implemented through "Samotechnaya, Napornaya, Kafernigan, and Yugo-Zapadnaya" the waterproduction and treatment facilities. Samotechnaya and Napomaya water treatment plants usewater of the Varzob canal, Kafernigan uses ground water of inundated fields of Kafernigan canal,and Yugo-Zapadnaya uses ground inundated water terrace of Dushanbe canal.

* Samotechnaya Treatment Plant (SAM): Located in the northern part of the city. SAMreceives water from the canal of Varzob hydroelectric power stations via the diurnalregulation Basin (DRB) through paddle-holes. Located in a point of 930-940m above sea.SAM supplies the northern part (October Rayon) and the Central (a part of the Frunze Rayon)parts of the city up to the point of 840m.

* Napornaya Treatment Plant (NAP): Located to the south of SAM. NAP receives waterfrom the canal of Varzob hydroelectric power stations through paddle-holes via the concretesedimentation tank with significant capacity. Water from this plant is pumped directly to thenetwork, to the central part of the city (October Rayon) within the points of 850-890m and tothe right side of the city (a small part of the Frunze Rayon).

* Yugo-Zapadnaya (South-West) Wellfield (SW): Located in a distance of 0.2 km from thesouth-western boundary of the city, on the right bank of the Dushanbe canal within the plainpart at the points of 740-750m. At the site of SW are located three service reservoirs. SWsupplies water to the inhabited areas of the Frunze and Central Rayons.

* Kafernigan Welifield (KAF): Located at the right bank of the Kafernigan river, in a distanceof 0.6 km from the southern boundary of the city (Jeleznodorojny Rayon) within the points of773-783m. KAF supplies water to the eastern (Jeleznodorojny Rayon) and southern parts ofthe city up to point of 850m.

The location of water treatment plants and wellfields is shown in Annex 2.

The groundwater formation used at SW and KAF is located between 17 to 100m below groundlevel and is separated from the upper level of groundwater by a layer of low permeability. Thesetwo southern welifields are located very close to the urban perimeter. Data collected by theAdministration of Geology indicates that the current level of pumping has not resulted insignificant drawdown of the watertable.

The SW and KAF wellfields mainly supply southern parts of the city where elevation differencesare not significant. The northern parts, supplied by SAM and NAP, are up to 200m above thesouthern parts and the level differences within the supplied area are significant.

In the north, the Varzob canal receives water from a river that comes from a small valley withsteep hills and a couple of small villages. The farmers grow sheep and the beautiful surroundingsare used for recreational purpose in summertime.

The amount of obtained, purified and supplied of drinking water in Dushanbe Water Supplynetwork is unmetered, and official data on production and supply of drinking water based on theoperating pumps and electricity consumption that naturally unreliable, although presentapproximate data.

The water supply and distribution systems have a total estimated length of 690 km (including thewater-pipe - 174 krn, main line set - 297 km, distribution network - 220 km), and consistpredominantly of steel (60%) and cast iron (38%) pipelines, with small quantities of asbestoscement (1%) and plastic (1%).


Dushanbe's development to a modem city began in 1930, but the most of expansion has occurredsince 1960s. Dushanbe, as a focus of the country's social, cultural and political activities, publicservice opportunities, and better employment prospective, has experienced intensive growth,which was exacerbated by migration of the rural population during 1990s and by the civil war.

Sanitary conditions in Dushanbe are poor, even by regional standards. High water production andinsufficient treatment, high leakage, and irrational consumer practices characterize water systems.Moreover, risk level of waterbome illness is one of the highest among Central Asian cities.Periodic outbreaks of typhoid fever and other waterborne diseases have occurred in recent yearsin Dushanbe. A major outbreak of typhoid fever struck Dushanbe during the winter of 1997.During the peak of the epidemic, in the last week of January and the last week of February, morethan 1,000 cases per week were being reported, with 8,900 cases occurring in the first half of1997. This outbreak, perhaps the largest single typhoid epidemic of the past half-century, wascaused by the deterioration of the city's water supply infrastructure. The population copes withthe low quality of water, as much as they can afford, by boiling drinking water and evenpurchasing bottled water.

5. Identification of Impacts

Potential impacts of the project would relate to:

Improvement in Public Health: The project will increase the reliability of the water supply serviceto domestic customers and significantly will improve the quality of water (especially physical andmicrobiological parameters) supplied to the consumers, which should lead to a reduction inmorbidity with water-bome diseases and a general improvement in public health. This is the mostimportant benefit of the project.

Effect on groundwaterflows and watertable: General groundwater flows and average watertablewill not be adversely affected by the proposed project, as extraction of groundwater will not beincreased.

Disposal of water treatment sludge: Sludge from the water treatment's sedimentation pondcleaning during both implementation and operation is a potential source of soil and watercontamination. Appropriate disposal and utilization procedures of sludge will be defined andenforced. The rehabilitation activities of the sedimentation pond will have a specific mitigationplan that will be prepared by the consultants hired to complete the final designs and biddingdocuments.

Safety hazards from chlorination process: Chlorine, as a poisonous gas, is always a source ofhazard to human health. Chlorine used for water disinfection will be subject to standard measuresof protection and air control.

Impact on quality of water resources: The project will reduce the amount of raw water that istaken from the Varzob river and will increase the efficiency of the wastewater treatment plants bybringing wastewater parameters closer to the operational range for which the treatment plant wasdesigned. This should avoid any further deterioration from the current level of quality of the riverwater downstream from the city. The project will not adversely affect the quality of upstreamrecreational waters in Dushanbe and its vicinities.

Pollution by construction run-offs: Negative impacts to groundwater are expected to betemporary and of minor significance. Civil works will be conducted during very short time, and


generally dry weather conditions in Dushanbe will contribute to the limitation of such effects.Additional measures and enforcement of local norms for protection of groundwater will beimplemented.

Temporary inconvenience during repair and rehabilitation works: These impacts will occurduring the rehabilitation works on transmission pipelines and distribution network, usually for ashort-term and affect different people at different times. The negative effects include dust fromconstruction activities, noise during trench excavation, possible effect of vibration on oldbuildings, restriction on access to buildings, closure of roads and section of roads causingincreased traffic, and movement of construction traffic. For residents of the streets where theseworks are being conducted, these impacts will be felt but only for a short period. Impacts will alsobe moderate for people using or passing through the affected areas. Appropriate mitigationmeasures and construction methods will be in place.

Disposal of demolition debris: Demolition debris will be generated during the rehabilitationworks on treatment plants, transmission pipelines, and distribution network. These effects will belocalized, and will be minimized by means of appropriate removal and disposal procedures.

Damage to existing utilities: Old water networks, electricity and telephone lines may beinadvertently damaged during the rehabilitation works. Therefore, the necessary measures will betaken in the construction phase, including coordination and clearance with the appropriategovemment agencies and municipal enterprises listed in Section 3.

Impact to irrigation canals and other irrigation water works: Because there are a few canals inDushanbe and water works, having the irrigation destination, exists possibility of inter-section oftheir lines with the rehabilitating water networks that will be caused of impact to the stable watersupply to the agricultural consumers of water, industry and the city irrigation, especially duringthe watering season. For reducing of the negative impacts, the intersection irrigation networkactivity will be agreed with the water supply organizations of the Ministry of Water Resourcesbecause the below watercourse use not only for irrigation, but also for economic purposes anddrinking.

Safety hazards from construction activities: No major hazards are expected the construction of theproposed project elements, as long as proper construction practices and safety procedures areapplied.

Spillage offuelfrom construction: The use of fuels and oils will be very limited given the smallsize of the works, and therefore potential impacts are of little significance. However, properconstruction practices must be ensured to avoid contamination of soils and water.

Damage to trees and vegetative cover: The impacts on vegetative cover will be short-term,localized, and associated with construction. They can be mitigated by adopting proper measuresand contract provisions with the contractors.

Damage to cultural resources: No archeological or cultural resources are expected to beencountered during project implementation since works consist in rehabilitation of existingsystems where excavations have been conducted before.

6. Mitigation Measures

The required mitigation measures for the project are standard and widely use in constructionpractices supervised for achievement of international standards of quality. Having an international


operator managing the utility company under a management contract with specific environmentalclauses will ensure compliance with these measures as well as knowledge transfer.

During project implementation, the environmental authorities can request specific environmentalmanagement plans, if individual project components were to warrant it due to their size (generallymore than US$500,000 or to peculiarities of the scope of work as determined by the ProjectCoordination Unit (PCU) or the environmental authorities). The preparation of such specific planswill be incorporated as part of the scope of work of the consultant for preparation of detaileddesigns and bidding documents for bids. The only project component that has been identifiedduring project preparation to need a specific mitigation plan is the cleaning of the SAMsedimentation ponds, which is a category B component due to its rehabilitation nature, limitedimpacts with adequate mitigation measures.

The following mitigation measures shall be adopted and applied to the project when required:

6.1 Prevention program to avoid undue disruption

There will undoubtedly be some short-term inconvenience and traffic disruption. To avoid undueinconvenience the construction program should include the following in the contract withcontractors:a Specify the work implementation sequence for pipeline rehabilitation, such that local

inconvenience is avoided to the maximum extent feasible.* Specify the coordination measures for water service interruption, such that cut-off periods are

reduced to the minimum possible..Specify the method of construction in highly congested areas to minimize access disruption,such as trench-to-truck construction and provision of plates to provide access over trenches.Proper access to daily businesses will be guaranteed to the maximum extent practicable ways.

* Require the constructor to secure approval of construction staging and lay down areas.* Require the constructor to use traffic routing for implementation of construction works. Safe

traffic and safety signals and lighting should be in accordance with local regulations. Safedetours and walkways for pedestrians will be implemented as necessary.

6.2 Measures to minimize noise and vibration

During construction, noise can be minimized through scheduling and specific restrictions forparticularly noisy activities. To the extent possible, excavation and related works in residentialareas should not be undertaken from sundown to sunrise. Routine control on maintenance allequipment used for construction and transportation will be required to ensure reasonable noiselevels. In built up areas, excessive vibration from heavy machines during construction will beavoided to the extent possible to reduce any damages to the surrounding areas. Manual excavationwill be adopted in certain cases. Local construction standards will be followed if they specifymore stringent requirements.

6.3 Protection of air environment from the construction dust and pollution

The contractor will employ dust suppression measures during the construction process andtransportation of materials, such as periodically sprinkling water in certain areas and removal ofexcess materials from the sites. All street surfaces, sidewalks, and construction sites will becleaned upon completion of activities.


To reduce vehicle emissions the contractor will use traffic routing. Also it will be required toprovide routine control on maintenance all equipment used for construction and transportation ofmaterials, and to use the equipment only when required.

6.4 Disposal of demolition and excavation debris

The current construction norms and regulations of Tajikistan require proper measures for theremoval of demolition debris from the sites. This material will be removed from the site and willbe disposed of at an approved location. Salvaged material will be stored at a designated locationand protected from erosion.

6.5 Disposal of water treatment silt and sludge

The existing Tajikistan construction standard (CHull 2.04.02-84) requires special measures forhandling collection and burial of the water treatment sludge. Only approved locations will be usedfor these purposes. Sludge will never be disposed of in permeable soils or in the proximity ofsurface waters or buildings.

6.6 Avoidance of underground water pollution by the construction run-offs

The current construction norms and regulations of Tajikistan require proper measures forprotection of groundwater from construction run-offs. Construction sites will provide foradequate runoff and drainage control. All vegetation destroyed will have to be replaced, andtrench surfaces will have to be restored to a condition at least equal to that existing before work,to prevent increased erosion. Negative impacts to groundwater are expected to be temporary andminor in significance.

6.7 Prevention of chlorine releases and minimization of impacts

To prevent potentially serious threats to operators' health, chlorine gas systems shall operateunder vacuum to prevent leakage, chlorinators shall be constructed of materials resistant tochlorine corrosive attack, and chlorine leak detectors shall be installed inside the chlorinationfacilities. Protective and emergency response equipment will be required in chlorination facilities.

6.8 Prevention of accidents during construction

The contractors shall take all necessary precautions for the types of civil woks involved, speciallyin residential areas and those with high circulation of persons and vehicles. All construction andrehabilitation works should be carried out with keeping the safety equipment rules, and health andsafety regulations. Safety measures will be adopted to protect the personnel involved in theworks. Public access to construction sites will be properly restricted. Internationally acceptedpractices and active regulations should be assisted regarding restoration of construction healthand safety.

6.9 Control of fuels and oils

All aboveground storage tanks and drums will be stored on low permeability bases able to contain110% of the stored volume. Proper measures will be taken to prevent spillage during equipmentmaintenance activities. Pouring fuels or oils into soils or drains will be prohibited. Activeenvironmental requirements on the subject will be followed as to the treatment and disposal ofresidues.


6.10 Protection of vegetative cover

As a general principle, all vegetation destroyed will have to be replaced. Ornamental trees thatneed to be cut will be properly replaced.

6.11 Supplementary measures

* All wood used during construction will be procured from authorized sources.* Solid waste (other than demolition and excavation debris) such as wood, paper, glass, plastic

and trash in general, will be properly collected, separated, stored, and disposed.* All construction sites will be kept clean and in good sanitary conditions.

7. Implementation and Monitoring

The EMMP will be implemented by DVK through the management contract with theinternational utility operator. The provisions of the EMMP and the relevant active environmentalregulations of Tajikistan will be incorporated in the management contract to be signed betweenthe Municipality of Dushanbe and/or other Government agencies as applicable and the utilityoperator.

The Ministry of Nature Protection, the Ministry of Water Resources, and the Main Administrationof Geology within the Government of Tajikistan will be responsible for enforcement of applicablelocal regulations, as described in section 3. Overall supervision of compliance with the EMMPwill be undertaken by the Engineer tasked with environmental functions in the ProjectCoordination Unit (PCU) as part of his/her technical supervisory duties. This Specialist will becarried out the monitor with the environmental clauses of the management contract.

All contracts for small construction works will include requirements for implementation of thespecific measures as per EMMP provisions and good construction practices. Daily control andmonitoring of construction works will be part of responsibilities of the utility operator.

The quality of drinking water supply will be monitored according to international and localstandards using new laboratory equipment to be financed by the project. Water safety will be oneof the key performance parameters in the management contract.

8. Cost of the Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan

As described in section 5, the positive environmental impacts of the project are of majorsignificance and importance. The following specific project investments are aimed directly atimproving the quality of water supplied and general public health:

Chlorine and microbiological laboratory equipment US$ 60,000Replacement of chlorination equipment 360.000TOTAL US$ 420,000

Financial costs associated with the implementation of the environmental mitigation andmonitoring measures have been estimated as follows:

Measures during network rehabilitation works ina water supply and distribution systems US$ 17,000Measures during treatment plants rehabilitation works 11,000Chlorine protection and response equipment 2,000


Salary of Environmental and Supervision Officer (60 months) 30,000General monitoring expenses (sampling, laboratory tests, logistic support) 25,000Operational Safety and Environmental Plan, including training 30,000Legal assistance (review of environmental regulation as part of thelegal review for the preparation of the management contract) 6.000TOTAL US$ 121,000

Sanitary improvement and good arrangement of the watertreatment plants and reservoirs territories 29,000Total estimated cost (budget) of EMMP: US$ 570,000

The cost of mitigation measures will be borne by small works contractors, who will make thenecessary provisions for mitigation as part of their contracts. These provisions involve goodconstruction practices and are included in the cost estimates and contract prices for theconstruction works.

Costs associated with the PCU Engineer in charge of environment, general monitoring expenses,and legal assistance, have been budgeted in the project as part of the Project Coordination Unitbudget (PCU).

9. Public Consultation PlanThere is a general concern that the project should be managed in an environmentally acceptableway, and the need for inter-agency coordination, training, public awareness, high qualityconstruction, monitoring, and good management is widely seen. The social survey that wasconducted during project preparation confirmed this view.

On March 24 and 25, 2000, the project approach and the technical, financial, institutional, socialand environmental aspects were discussed in a workshop with key stakeholders, governmentagencies, representatives from the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Environment, and themedia. The list of participants is included in Annex 3. Multiple environmental and health-relatedissues and questions were discussed at the workshop.

In July 2000, the draft EMMP was discussed between the Project Coordination Unit (PCU) andthe appropriate public health and environment protection government agencies. A copy wasplaced for public review in the libraries of the PCU, Dushanbe Vodokanal, DushanbeMunicipality, Ministry of Health, Ministry for Environment Protection, Ministry of WaterResources, and the Administration of Geology. A notice was published in the local newspaper"Biznez & Politika" No. 31 (401) of August 4, 2000, informing the population and the ecologicalorganizations about the public availability of the draft EMMP, and inviting them to study thedocument and submit their comments and suggestions. A copy of the published notice is includedin Annex 4

The project team and the PCU will continue the cooperation with all stakeholders, concernedpublic interest groups and NGOs.

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Table 1. Environmental Management and Monitoring Pllan

Component and Potential Negative Mitigation Opportunities Responsible Party for Monitoring Responsible Agency forActivity Impact or Concern Implementing Requirements Monitoring and

Mitigation Enforcement (in orderof involvement)

A. Construction Environmental

Rehabilitation of Soil and water contamination Use only approved, appropriate Utility operator; DVK IPeriodic inspection of plant Project Management Unit;water production by water treatment sludge disposal sites; follow Tajikistan rehabilitation activities Municipal Dept. for thefacilities and construction standard. Environment; Ministry ofdistribution network Nature Protection;

Admbliistration of Geology;Ministry of Water Resources

Groundwater pollution by Provide adequate runoff and Utility operator; DVK; Small Periodic inspection of Project Management Unit;construction run-offs drainage control; replace all works contractors construction activities Administration of Geology;

vegetation destroyed and restoreall trench surfaces; followTajikistan active constructionnorms and regulations

Damage to irrigation canals Coordinate activity on Utility operator; DVK; Small Periodic inspection of Protcct Managemcntand city irrigation network intersection of irrigation networks works contractors construction activities Ministry of Water

with water organization of the Resources; Municipal utilityMinistry of Water Resources. dept.; Municipal D)ept. forConduct activity on intersection the Environment.of canals and irrigation networksduring non-watering season withfollowing technical andecological requirements

Soil and water contamination Use only approved, appropriate Utility operator; DVK; Small Periodic inspection of Project Management Unit;by improper disposal of disposal sites; remove debris works contractors construction activities Municipal Dept. for thedemolition debris and waste directly and promptly; properly Environment; ( potentially

store and protect salvaged Ministry of Naturematerial; collect, separate and Protection; Administration ofproperly dispose waste; follow Geology; Ministry of WaterTajikistan construction code. Resources)

Spillage of fuel and oil Store tanks and drums on I 10% Utility operator; DVK; Small Periodic inspection of Project Management Unit;capacity bases; forbid pouring works contractors construction activities Municipal Dept. for theinto soils or drains; enforce Environment; (potentiallyadequate equipment maintenance Ministry of Environmentprocedures; follow local Nature)regulations.

Damage to trees and Replace all vegetation destroyed; Utility operator; DVK; Small Periodic inspection of Project Management Unit;vegetative cover use authorized wood sources works contractors construction activities; Municipal Dept. for the

only. nmonitoring of wood sources Environment

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Component and Impact or Concern Mitigation Opportunities Responsible Party {or Monitoring Responsible Agency forActivity Implementing Requirements Monitoring and

_______________ .Mitigation EnforcementSocio-Economic

Rehabilitation of Noise and vibration Establish schedule and other Utility operator; DVK; Small Periodic inspection of Project Management Unit;water production disturbances to residents and specific restrictions; limit work to works contractors construction activities Municipal Dept. for thefacilities and businesses daylight hours as possible; Environment; municipaldistribution network equipment to have noise agency for construction

suppression devices and propcr supervisionmaintenance; limit excessivevibration in built-up areas; followlocal standards.

Dust generation Dust suppression measures: water Utility operator, DVK; Small Periodic inspection of Project Management Unit;sprinkling, removal of excess works contractors construction activities Municipal Dept. for thematerials, cleaning of sites upon Environment; municipalcompletion of activities. agency for construction

supervision

Reduced pedestrian and Establish work sequence and Utility operator; I)VK; Small Periodic inspection of Project Management Unit:vehicle access to residences methods (trench-to-truck, steel works contractors construction activities municipal agency forand businesses plates) to minimize access construction supervision

disruption; provide alternativesafe access as possible;implement detours and walkways.

Temporary water supply Establish coordination procedures Utility operator; DVK Monitor coordination of cut- Project Management Unit;interruptions for cut-offs; minimize time for offs State Sanitary Inspection

replacement operations; usenighttime scheduling asnecessary.

Increased traffic Use traffic routing; ensure UJtility operator; DVK; Small Periodic inspection; monitor Project Management Unit;inconvenience (emissions, coordination with local works contractors coordination of traffic Municipal Dept. for thebottlenecks, longer travel authorities; routine control and . routing Environment; traffic policetimes) maintenance of equipment.

D)uslialhc Water Supplv 1'roject l.

Component and Impact or Concern Mitigation Responsible Party for Mloniit(oring Responsilie Agency forActivity Opportunities Implementing Requirements Monitoring and

Mitigation EnforcementSafety hazards to workers. Ensure that standard safety l)tility operator; DVK; Small I'eriodic inspection of Project Management UJnit;pedestrians and vehicles measures are taken: restrict works contractors constrtuction activities; municipal agency forduring construction public access to construction monitor salfety plans construction supervision

sites; implement trafficsafety plan; ensure safetyinstruction and equipmentfor workers; follow localregulations.

B. Operation Environmental

Operation of Soil and water contamination Use only approved, Utility operator; DVK Periodic inspection PMU; Municipal Dept. forrehabilitated water by water treatment sludge appropriate disposal sites; the Environmenit; Ministry ofproduction facilities follow Tajikistan standards. Nature Protection;

Administration of Geology;Ministry of Water Resources

Implementation of Contamination by runoffs, Same basic construction Utility operator; DVK; Small Periodic inspection PMU; Municipal Dept. forleak detection and demolition debris, waste, measures and norms as works contractors the Environment; Sanitarycorrection programs fuel and oil spills; and during construction phase. Epidemiology Station

damage to vegetative cover.

Socio-Economic

Operation of Safety hazards from Specify vacuum-operated UJtility operator; DVK Periodic inspection PMU; Municipal Dept. forrehabilitated water chlorination process corrosion-resistant systems; the Fnvironment; Stateproduction facilities install chlorine leak Sanitary Inspection

detectors; require protectionand emergency responseequipment for operators.

Implementation of Noise, vibration, dust, Same basic construction Utility operator; DVK; Small Periodic inspection PMU; Municipal Dcpt. forleak detection and reduced access, traffic measures and-norms as works contractors the Environment; tralficcorrection programs inconvenience, water supply during construction phase. police; State Sanitary

interruptions, and safety Inspection; municipal agencyhazards to workers, for construction supervisionpedestrian and vehicles


ANNEX 1ACTIVITIES TO BE FINANCED BY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

The Operator's annual plan for use of Investment Program will fall within the followingcategories of expenditures for goods and works:

* Rehabilitation of the Water Distribution System, including piping and other items generallyidentified with a water distribution systems, including water pipes, valves, fittings, serviceconnection assemblies, air release valves, blow off assemblies, taps, plumbing fittings, watermeters, tools and equipment to rehabilitate the piping network, and leak detection equipmentand surveys.

* Water Production, Treatment and Pumping Equipment and Structural Rehabilitation ofFacilities, including various items of equipment generally identified with collecting, treatingand distributing water from the source to the consumers. This includes but is not limited topumping equipment, spare parts, mechanical and electrical parts, controls and controlsystems, wells and parts of well systems, wellhead protection works, chlorination equipment,and structural rehabilitation relating to the operating equipment or related facilities.

* Bulk and Retail Water Measuring Equipment, including purchase and installation bulk metersand water pressure gauges at outlets of production sites and distribution reservoirs, and waterlevel measuring devices. New or repaired retail water meters .at domestic serviceconnections (apartment buildings or blocks rather than individual units).

* Water Supply Technical and Administrative Support Systems. Technical and administrativeequipment necessary to support the operations of the water supply system, includingmaintenance and construction equipment, computer hardware and software, copy machines,office furniture, communications equipment, other administrative equipment and structuralrehabilitation required for the efficient administration of the water supply system.

* Operations Consumables and Administrative Operations. Items used in the course ofeffective operation, maintenance, and administration of the water supply system, such astreatment chemicals, consumables for pumping and treatment equipment, maintenancesupplies, and temporary labor for emergencies and bonuses.


ANNEX 2LOCATION OF WATER PRODUCTION FACILITIES

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Dushanbe Water Supply Project EMMPANNEX 3

PARTICIPANTS IN THE DUSHANBE WATER SUPPLYPROJECT PREPARATION WORKSHOP

March 24 - 25, 2000. Dushanbe City

1. Mr. Fayazov A., First deputy city Mayor2. Mr. Babaev, G., State Adviser to the President3. Mr. Nadjmudinov S., Ministry of Finance4. Mr. Azimov Ya., Ministry of Economy5. Mr. Akhmedov A., Ministry of Health6. Mr. Davlatov M., Chaimnan of the state property committee7. Mr. Alimardonov M., chairman of the National Bank8. Mr. Ismoilov Sh., Ministry of Justice9. Mr. Sirodjev D., chairman of the city tax committee10. Mr. Zukhuruddinov B., chairman of the committee on construction and architectureII. Mr. lskandarov M., chairman of the state company Tajikcommunservice12. Mr. Sholirov U., Ministry of environment13. Mr. Kamolov T., the head of the city custom committee14. Mr. Sirodjev B., chairman of the state company Barqi Tojik15. Mr. K. Paakkari, WB consultant16. Mr. Liemberger R., WB consultant17. Mr. Preston, WB consultant18. Mr. M. Lariola, WB consultant19. Mr. Ede lijjasz, task team leader20. Mr. De Moulin, WB consultant2 1. Mr. Rinat Iskhakov, operational specialist (WB, Tashkent)22. Mr. De Martino, Swiss development agency23. Mr. Safarov B.T., director of the Dushanbe Water Supply PCU24. Mr. Murodov B. M., deputy city Mayor25. Mr. Aminov S. M., deputy city Mayor26. Mr. Khodjaev A. A., the head of the antimonopoly and price policy, Dushanbe Khukumat27. Mr. Safarov S., the head of the financial department, Dushanbe Khukumat28. Mr. Gulomov A.G., chairman of the Frunze rayon, Dushanbe29. Mr. Khaitbaev N., chairman of Octyabrski rayon, Dushanbe30. Mr. Gulov M.Z., chairman of the Central rayon, Dushanbe31. Mr. Aliev A.A., chairman of the Jeleznodorozni rayon, Dushanbe32. Mr. Sadikov Kh., rector of the Tajik Polytechnic University33. Mr. Abdurakhmanov A., Director of the science-industrial center "Energiya"34. Mr. Sabitov A. J., director of DVK35. Mr. Khidirov S., chief engineer, DVK36. Mr. Mirsaidov M., extemal department, City Khukumat37. Mr. Khabibov A, the head of the administrative and legal department, City Khukumat38. Ms. Kravchenko N., head of the health care department, City Khukumat39. Mr. Rakhmonov G.R., epidemiological department40. Mr. Maskaev A., chairman of the department on environment41. Mr. Bedakov A., the head of the city base for civil defense and emergencies42. Mr. Latipov A.L., the head of the engineering system, City Khukumat43. Mr. Sirodjiddinov K, water supply and waste water specialist44. Mr. Kenjabaev M, deputy director of DVK45. Mr. Mirzoev K., deputy director of DVK46. Mr. Turgunov I., the head of the left bank/DVK47. Mr. Nurov A., the head of the left bank/DVK48. Mr. Yakubov I., the head of the pump station49. Mr. Sharipov T., the head of the water treatment plants/DVK50. Mr. Rakhmatullaev N., the head of the repair department/DVK51. Mr. Quvatov E., the head of the right bank/DVK

Dushanbe Water Supply Project EMMP52. Mr. Kalandarov S. The head of the technical department/DVK53. Mr. Usupov N., Power - engineer. DVK54. Ms. Buzichkova, the head of the planning department55. Mr. Kasimov R., the head of the subscription department56. Mr. Rustamov A., the specialist of the technical department/DVK57. Ms. Karetnikova R., the head of the trade union, DVK58. Mr. Djurakulov M., the head of the KAF, DVK59. Mr. Davlatov Kh., Director of the hotel Dushanbe60. Mr. Davlatov A., press center of the local Khukumat61. Mr. Mumindjanov Z., TV channel "Poitakht"62. Mr. Khodjamov K., TV "Poitakht"63. Ms. Nasreddinova G., Radio Tajikistan


ANNEX 4

N O T I C E

Date, August 4,2000

The Dushanbe Water Supply PCU is implemented the Dushanbe Water SupplyProject preparation, financing by the World Bank,

The Project consists of two main components:

I TThe investment program would finance investments, i.e. repair and/orrehabilitation works for the water production facilities and the water distributionnetwork in the Dushanbe City; replacement of the worn out equipment,completing chlorinating facilities and laboratories with equipment, preparation ofthe rehabilitating technical designs; studies; measures on demand management;introduction of commercial and new financial management systems; andoperational costs (not less than 75% of the credit funds).

'-. lManagement Contract would finance the costs related to the aclivity of thelnternational utility Opetrator.

Under the Project preparation and the Worid Bank assistance, the activeparticipation of the government agencies of Tajikistan an public health care andenvironment protection has elaborated and worked out the agreed version of thedraft "Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan" (EMM) forimplementation of the Dushanbe Water Supply Project.

The ENIvP is divided in nine sections. After the Introduction Section 2present a brief project description, Section 3 sunmarizes the curraentenvironmental policy, legal and administrative framework; Section 4 presentsthe key features of the baseline conditions; Section 5 identifies the potentialimpacts associated with the Project; Section 6 defines the mitigation measures;Section 7 describes the EMMP implementation and monitoring arrangements;Section 8 present the estimated budget for implementation of the E£vIP and itsclassification. and Section 9 describes the public consultation plan A summaryof the project envitonmental issues and mitigation program is presented in Table1.

With the contents of the EMMP you can introduce in the libraries of theDushanbe Water Supply PCU, "DushanbeVodokanal", the DushanbeMunicipality, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Water Resources, theMinistry of Environment Protection, the Read Adminiistration of Geology withinthe Governmem of Tajikistan.

The EMMP describes activities, which have direct or indirect affects tothe Project, identified the measures on maintcnance of the environmentprotection legislation, with regard to ecological safety and public health care, andenvironmental improvement.

To publish this notice, we are requested kindly from the public andecological organization to study the EMMP and to submit their comments andsupplement to the following address:

Dushanbe Water Supply PCU14A, Ayni Street. Dushanbe, 734042,(4 th floor of the "DushanbeVodokanal" administrative block)Telephone: 27-86-89

Note: The preslt N.orice hs been pvbhshed in a locul newspaper "Bipies & Polihiwi " MV 31(401) ofAugust 04, 2t007


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