SFG1390 V2 REV Environmental Management Plan Second Municipal Services Improvement Project Sub-project: Construction of the water supply network in the village Rashtak, in Gazi Baba municipality October 5, 2015 I. Introduction of the Second Municipal Services Improvement Project A. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE The proposed Development Objective of MSIP2 Project (PDO) is to improve transparency, financial sustainability and inclusive delivery of targeted municipal services in the participating municipalities. B. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The proposed Second Municipal Services Improvement Project (MSIP2) of EUR25 million presents the second phase of the on-going Municipal Services Improvement Project (MSIP, P096481) with an aim to respond to the strong demand by the municipalities for the local infrastructure financing. It will be built on the experience of MSIP and its lessons learned to enhance the impact of a well-performing project. The original IBRD Loan for MSIP (approved on March 26, 2009) was in the amount of US$25 million equivalent. It was followed by Additional Financing loan of US$50 million equivalent approved by the Board on May 10, 2012. More recently, a new Component introducing the EU IPA-financed Rural Investment Window of EUR15.5 million, Recipient Executed Trust Fund (RETF), was added on December 22, 2014 to provide grants for priority rural infrastructure investments in eligible municipalities through the existing MSIP implementation mechanism. MSIP aims at improving the transparency, financial sustainability, and delivery of targeted municipal services. Its implementation is progressing well, and the sub-project results so far demonstrate good progress towards achieving its Project development objectives. Some of the MSIP accomplishments to date include: more than 11,000 households with new water connections; about 240,000 people with access to regular solid waste collection; all participating municipalities/utilities publish their budget information on their websites, and all water service public utilities of the participating municipalities take active contribution in the IBNET benchmarking network. To date, more than 40 percent of MSIP total loan amount (including both original loan and AF funds) has been disbursed. In addition, about EUR 47.2 million have already been committed for municipal investments under the existing sub-projects pipeline. This represents 98 percent of all available MSIP investment funds, excluding the IPA-financed window. Thus, the MSIP funds are now fully committed and the project cannot respond to new applications from the municipalities. At the same time, municipalities continue to express growing interest and demand in using MSIP financing. Given a persisting needs for improving municipal infrastructure and based on the positive experience in implementation of MSIP, the Government of FYR Macedonia requested the Bank for a new project in the amount of EUR25 million, that would present the second phase of MSIP. MSIP2 will continue to focus on improving the transparency, financial sustainability, and delivery of targeted services under the responsibility of participating municipalities and their CSEs, such as water supply, sanitation, and solid waste management, as well as energy efficiency, urban transport, and other services delivered by municipalities. In addition, MSIP2 aims to enhance inclusive service delivery by targeting poorer and marginalized communities for infrastructure improvements through the grant component. The positive aspects of MSIP experience, which the new project will adopt, include the access to loans affordable to municipalities (sub-loans), demand-driven process with participating municipalities selecting priority investments out of the wide variety of municipal investments, support for municipalities throughout sub-project cycle contributing to capacity building, and increased transparency and disclosure of information by participating municipalities as an eligibility condition. The lessons learned include the need to improve construction supervision and quality of technical documentation prepared by the municipalities. 2 II. Description of local/World Bank requirements for environmental protection A. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE FOR THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT The Environmental Impact Assessment procedure has been prescribed into the Law on Environment Off. Gazette No. 53/05, 81/05 24/07, 159/08 и 83/09; 124/10, 51/11, 123/12, 93/13, 163/13, 42/14, 129/15 (Chapter XI/Articles 76-94) where the requirements of the EU Directives on EIA (Directive 85/337/EEC as amended by Directives 97/11/EC, 2003/35/EC and 2009/31/EC) have been transposed. The procedure starts when the Investor (Project Proponent) who intends to implement a project submits a Notification Letter, in written and electronic form to the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning (MoEPP - Administration for Environment), which is the responsible authority for the entire procedure. The Administration for Environment is obligated to publish the Notification in at least one daily newspaper available throughout the territory of the Republic of Macedonia, and on the website of the MoEPP. The Screening procedure is a stage of the EIA procedure during which the MoEPP determines whether an EIA should be carried out or not for a certain project. For the development of projects that do not belong to the list of the projects for which the EIA procedure has to be carried out (small scale projects), there is a requirement for the preparation of an “Environmental Impact Report-Elaborate” (relevant for the Category B projects under the WB OP 4.0.1 Environmental Assessment procedure). B. NATIONAL PROCEDURE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF SMALL SCALE PROJECTS During the EIA Procedure within the screening phase, if the decision has been that there is no need for EIA procedure to be carried out the investor should start with procedure for development of Environmental Impact Assessment Report – Elaborate. This procedure is obliged for small scale projects (e.g.reconstruction or construction of local streets, roads, construction of local drinking water supply systems, sewage systems and small scale WWTPs - less than 10 000 p.e., etc.), causing short-term, minor negative impacts to the environment. There are two Rulebooks that refer to the projects for which the EIA Report-Elaborate should be prepared: A) Rulebook on the list of projects for which the EIA Report – Elaborate should be prepared by the investor and the EIA Report need to be adopted by the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning (Official Gazette of RM" No. 36/12); B) Rulebook on the list of projects for which the EIA Report – Elaborate should be prepared by the investor and the EIA Report need to be adopted by the Mayor of the municipality (Official Gazette of RM" No. 32/12) or Mayor of City of Skopje. The content of EIA Report – Elaborate should be prepared in line with the Rulebook on EIA Report form and content and procedure for EIA Report adoption (Official Gazette of RM No. 123/12). The EIA Report – Elaborate contains the main characteristics of the project activities, the main positive and negative environmental impacts identified taking into account the site-specific baseline environmental data. Very simplified Environmental Protection Program comprises various measures that will prevent, mitigate and compensate the adverse impact on all environmental elements need to be developed based on the national environmental legislation and good international practice. No public hearing is proposed during the preparation and adoption of the EIA Report-Elaborate (according national legislation). On Figure 1 the simplified scheme of the EIA Report-Elaborate procedure is presented as well as the competent authority for adoption of EIA Report-Elaborate. 3 Environmental Impact Assessment of small-scale projects according the national legal requirements MoEPP/ Decision is issued that no EIA procedure needs to be carried out EA Preparation of EIA Report Investor Submission of EIA Report to the responsible authority IF PROJECT ACTIVITIES BELONG TO: Rulebook on the list of projects for which the EIA Rulebook on the list of projects for which the EIA Report – Elaborate should be prepared and it should be Report – Elaborate should be prepared and it should be adopted by the Ministry of Environment and Physical adopted by the Mayor of the municipality (Official Planning (Official Gazette of RM" No. 36/12); Gazette of RM" No. 41/12) Responsible authority for adoption of EIA Responsible authority for Report - Elaborate - Mayer of relevant adoption of EIA Report - Elaborate - MoEPP municipality or / Mayer of Skopje Figure 1 EIA small-scale projects national requirements C. WORLD BANK SAFEGUARDS PROCEDURES The World Bank has developed and implemented across the world the Safeguard Policies with main aim to ensure prevention, mitigation and compensation of adverse impacts of project development. OP/BP 4.01 Environmental Assessment The Bank requires Environmental Assessment (EA) of projects proposed for Bank support to ensure that they do not have, or mitigate potential negative environmental impacts. The EA is a process whose breadth, depth, and type of analysis depend on the nature, scale, and potential environmental impact of the proposed project. The EA evaluates a project's potential environmental risks and impacts in its area of influence; examines project alternatives; identifies ways of improving project selection, sitting, planning, design, and implementation by preventing, minimizing, mitigating, or compensating for adverse environmental impacts and enhancing positive impacts; and includes the process of mitigating and managing adverse environmental impacts throughout project implementation. The EA takes into account the natural environment (air, water and land); human health and safety; social aspects; and trans boundary and global environmental aspects. The Bank classifies the proposed projects into three major categories, depending on the type, location, sensitivity, scale of the project and the nature and magnitude of its potential environmental impacts. - Category A: The proposed project is likely to have significant adverse environmental impacts that are sensitive, diverse, or unprecedented. These impacts may affect an area broader than the sites or facilities subject to physical works. - Category B: The proposed project‘s potential adverse environmental impacts on human population or environmentally important areas-including wetlands, forests, grasslands, or other natural habitats- are less adverse than those of Category A projects. These impacts are site specific; few if any of them are irreversible; and in most cases migratory measures can be designed more readily than Category A project (All projects within the MSIP 2 belong to this category of projects). 4 - Category C: The proposed project is likely to have minimal or no adverse environmental impacts. Other Bank Safeguards polices that should be taken into account during the project assessment are: a) natural habitat conservation and improved land use (OP/BP 4.04), b) protection and efficient usage of international waters (water abstraction, release of water or materials into water and hydrological impacts - OP/BP 7.50, c) protection of physical cultural resources from development project (OP/BP 4.11), d) protection of forests through consideration of forest-related impact of all investment operations (OP/BP 4.36), e) necessity of resettlements of people, loss of assets and impact on the livelihood of local residents due to the development activities (OP/BP 4/12), as well as IFC guidance on environment protection, occupational and community health and safety. 5 III. Environmental impact of the sub-project This project includes activities for construction of 5 primary water supply lines in total length of 2,347.2m within the drinking water supply network in village Rashtak (at the upper part of village), located in Municipality Gazi Baba, which is one of the municipalities in the City of Skopje. The village Rashtak is situated at the north east part of City of Skopje with 13.3km distance from the City of Skopje downtown. The village has been located at the hillsides of Skopska Crna Gora Mountain at Village Rashtak the level of 650-700m.a.s.l. Currently, around 300 inhabitants live in the village Rashtak and the water supply network exists in the lower part of the village only and the existing water reservoir with 100m3 capacity cannot cover the water needs and serve the upper part of the village. Drinking water comes from the Water Treatment Plant which is under pressure (2 bar) and through the pipes with Center of City Ø75mm goes to the existing water reservoir of Skopje located at approximately 662m above sea level, so in the upper parts of the village there is lack of pressure. Construction of new water supply network will be carried out on the streets in the village Rashtak which are surrounded with family houses (mostly located in the lower part of the village), summer houses/apartments (located in the upper part of the village) and agricultural area. In total 9,847.69m of the water supply network and new reservoir with 120m3 volume capacity are planned to be constructed by the municipality Gazi Baba, but this project will comprise only construction of primary water supply pipe lines (on only 5 branches) in the higher zone of the village. The total length of 5 branches is 2.347,22 m (polyethylene pipes PE 100 with pressure of 10 bars). The details about the length and pipes diameters of these 5 branches of water supply network are provided below. Table 1: Diameter and length of the 5 primary water supply lines to be constructed within the project Water supply Branch 1 Branch 2 Branch 3 Branch 4 Branch 5 pipe lines Length (m) 217.95 714.25 898.66 277.61 238.75 Diameter Ø 125, 110 and 125 110 63 75 and 50 (mm) 63 In the Figure 3 the location of the 5 branches of the primary water supply network in village Rashtak is presented. 6 Figure 3: Five branches of the water supply network in the high zone of the village Rashtak The implementation of this project will improve the life condition due to providing drinking water for local inhabitants, but also for the owners of summer houses in the upper part of the village and the new residents and investors who are building family houses and houses for rent in the village. The risk to water borne diseases will be minimized and the continuous supply of high quality water will increase the economic value of the properties. Some photos from the village Rashtak are presented on following figures. 7 A. MAIN PROJECT ACTIVITIES WITH ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT The main adverse environmental impacts that may occur during the project activities for construction of primary water supply network at 5 branches in high zone in village Rashtak are presented through: incompliance of OH&S requirements, improper waste management of different waste streams, possible air (dust) emission and increased level of noise and vibrations. All of these impacts are expected in the construction phase of the project. Table 2 presents planned project construction activities in the village Rashtak. Table 2: Main project activities for construction of water supply network Project type and Planned project activities location - Clearing and marking out the route of construction sites where the project activities will be performing; - Excavation of soil and asphalt layer; Construction of primary - Excavation of ditches for placement of the polyethylene pipes (PE water supply network at 100); 5 branches in high zone in - Testing the water supply system for possible water leakages; village Rashtak in the - Encumbering the ditches after the placement of the water supply municipality Gazi Baba pipes (if the testing fulfill the requirements given in the Technical Design); - Clearing the construction sites after the completion of the project activities. B. MAIN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND SENSITIVE RECEPTORS The construction activities of this project will be implemented in the rural area of the municipality Gazi Baba, in the village Rashtak. The main obligations that need to be fulfill from the Constructor before the start of the project activities is preparation and implementation of the OH&S Plan in order to prevent possible injuries of the workers. Also the construction site should be properly organized, marked and secured by the Contractor (the Supervisor should monitor it on daily basis) to ensure better safety of the local population. For smooth running of the transportation of people and goods within the project location and across the municipality it is necessary to prepare and implement the good Traffic Management along the streets in the village (limitation of the speed of vehicles, vertical and horizontal signalization, etc.). The access to the family houses should be ensured as well as to the markets, office buildings, play yard for kids in the village. Also prior the start of the project activities 8 the launching of Information note/Press release need to be done in order to inform the public, drivers and inhabitants of the village about the project activities. The Information note could be launched at the municipal web site: http://www.gazibaba.gov.mk and on the notice board in the local community in the village. During construction activities possible air emissions may appear as exhaust gases and dust from the operation of the construction equipment and the machinery. They will be used for excavation of the soil, removal of the existing asphalt, transportation of the workers, transportation of the excess excavated soil to the appropriate landfill and supply of the construction material (polyethylene pipes, fittings, etc.). The mitigation measures for decreasing the air emissions are given in the Mitigation Plan below. The operation of the construction machinery and equipment will also contribute to the increased level of noise and vibration. According to the national Law on noise sensitive protection (Official Gazette No. 79/07, 124/10, 47/11, 163/13 and 146/15) the project location belongs to area with II degree of noise protection (noise limit values should not exceed 50dBA for night and 55dBA for day and evening). The different waste streams that will be generated during construction activities are: communal waste, excavation of soil, construction and demolition waste (removing of asphalt layer) and contaminated soil from occasionally oil leakage (from construction machinery). During the site visit (September 2015) of the village, it was identified that the CSE “Communal hygiene – Komunalna higiena Skopje provides the communal service to the village Rashtak once per week and it guarantees that the communal waste will be collected properly. The Contractor should sign the Contract with the authorized collectors and transporters of various waste streams. Prior the start up of activities, the Contractor should submit official request to the municipality Gazi Baba where to dispose the inert waste and to follow the received instructions. The type of generated waste streams, their characterization (hazardous, non-hazardous, inert waste, biodegradable, etc.), the quantity of waste stream generated, temporary disposed or collected and finally disposed by the authorized company should be recorded by the Contractor. The preparation and implementation of Waste Management Plan is crucial including the tables with keeping records on type and quantity of waste. The responsibility of transportation and final disposal of waste at landfill “Drisla” (located by the basin of the Markova River, on the opposite downhill side of the village Batinci, about 18 km south from the project location) lays on the CSE “Communal hygiene – Komunalna higiena” from Skopje. The estimated quantities of the waste form the excavation of soil and removal of the existing asphalt (generated from the project activities) are presented below. Table 3: Estimated values of waste streams coming from the preparatory works Name of project: Construction of primary water supply network at 5 branches in high zone in village Rashtak in municipality Gazi Baba Type of waste High zone Branch 1 Branch 2 Branch 3 Branch 4 Branch 5 Excavation of soil (presented in m3) 131.57m3 397.04m3 592.08m3 146.40m3 249.71m3 Removal of existing asphalt layer / / 453.10m / 577.50m (presented in m) In or near the project location there are no registered endemic, protected and endangered animal or plant species or protected areas and habitats that will be negatively affected by the construction activities in the village. About 9km south from the project area the Forest park “Gazi Baba” is located with total area of 9 102.44ha. This landscape is significant for the City of Skopje (abounds with many dendro species and shrubs) because it protect the city from the emissions from Iron Industry and their prevention to disperse to the wards the other parts of the City of Skopje. Therefore in order to protect this landscape it was declared as forest park “Gazi Baba” (Official Gazette of RM No. 44/15). Because the project location is in wider surrounding of the forest park “Gazi Baba” it can be concluded that the project activities will not have adverse effect on this protected area. Prior the commissioning of the primary water supply network, the drinking water analysis should be performed in order to ensure that the water is with high quality, disinfected (by chlorine, ozone or UV rays) and the quality is in line with the legal requirements for drinking water quality (Official Gazette of RM no. 48/2008). The Public Health Institute Skopje, the National Public Health Institute and the accredited laboratory within the CSE “Vodovod i kanalizacija” Skopje are responsible for testing the drinking water quality on regular basis (they have accredited laboratories for water quality testing methods), so the municipality needs to agree the sampling and testing of water quality (physic- chemical and microbiological parameters in the basic analysis and some chemicals in the detailed analysis) prior commissioning of the new water network, after each maintenance works on the network and on regular basis during the operational phase. During the operational phase the project will have very positive impact on the living conditions of the local residents, tourists, human health and elimination of waterborne diseases. The regular and preventive maintenance of the water supply network should be established by the CSE “Vodovod I kanalizacija” in coordination with the municipality staff. In September 2015, EIA Report was prepared for the construction of the water supply network in village Rashtak by the company “CeProSARD” from Skopje. The EIA Report will be reviewed and adopted by the Mayor of the City of Skopje, Mr. KoceTrajanovski very soon. The Report contains the main project goals, main project activities, photos of the location where the construction activities will be performed and environmental mitigation measures. The Contractor should follow the measures provided within the EIA Report as well as the mitigation measures presented in the Tables enclosed (Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan). The Supervisor has the main obligation to monitor the implementation of the proposed measures. The good coordination and communication between all involved (Contractor, Supervisor, municipal staff – PM, Local community in Rashtak, Environmental Inspector, Communal Inspector and other relevant persons from the municipality Gazi Baba, CSE “Vodovod I kanalizacija” Skopje) is very important as well as the regular discussion about the project progress and any problems occurred. 10 C. MITIGATION PLAN Potential impact Impact scale Proposed mitigation measures Responsibility Project activity: Marking out the routs for construction of primary water supply network at 5 branches in high zone in village Rashtak in the municipality Gazi Baba Possible adverse social Local/ within  Preparation, approval and implementation of the OH&S Plan,  Contractor – and health impacts to the village  Preparation, approval and implementation Traffic Management Plan together with the Bidder the population, drivers Rashtak municipal staff prior start up activities;  Supervisor and workers in  Provision of the information via municipal newspaper “Gazi Baba” and municipality web site  Municipality staff construction phase of Long term (www.gazibaba.gov.mk) about the construction activities – start and finish of work for each day (Communal water supply network during the and location of activities and duration of work; Inspector and due to: construction  Application of good construction practice for marking out the construction sites including: Environmental  - Lack of ensured safety period (total  Ensure the appropriate marking out the construction sites /section by section along the Inspector) measures at the start of length of the 5 streets on which water network will be constructed; construction works branches  Placement of attention signs especially for limitation of speed driving near the construction  Injury passing near by 2347.22m) sites; the construction sites;  Warning tapes and signage need to be provided;  - Not compliance with Significance -  Installation of Notice board with general information about the project, Contractor and strict OH&S standards major Supervisor at the construction sites; and work procedure  During construction activities access to the family houses, markets, play yards for kids,  Inappropriate public village church should be provided; access within the village  Forbidden entrance of unemployed persons within the warning tapes; Rashtak  Community and Worker’s OH&S measures should be applied (first aid, protective clothes for the workers, appropriate machines and tools);  The construction sites should be kept clean;  The mobile toilet should be placed on the construction sites;  Machines should be handled only by experienced and trained personnel, thus reducing the risk of accidents;  Constant presence of fire fighting devices should be ensured in case of fire or other damage;  All workers must be familiar with the fire hazards and fire protection measures and must be trained to handle fire extinguishers, hydrants and other devices used for extinguishing fires;  Larger quantities of flammable liquids should not be kept on the sites along the construction sites. Project activity: Construction of primary water supply network at 5 branches in high zone in village Rashtak in the municipality Gazi Baba Possible impacts on Local/within  Good construction practices have to be implemented – including fencing and protection of  Contractor – landscape and visual the village construction sites according to national legislation; Bidder aspects Rashtak  Minimization of the construction areas as much as possible (careful planning and designing  Supervisor Potential impact Impact scale Proposed mitigation measures Responsibility of the project activities for a certain period of time); medium term  Fully clean-up of the construction sites immediately after accomplishment of construction /minor activities (section by section);  Collection of the generated waste on daily basis, selection of waste, transportation and final disposal on appropriate places. Possible emissions by Local/ within  Construction sites, transportation routes and materials handling sites should be water-  Contractor – transportation vehicles the village sprayed on dry and windy days; Bidder and impact on air Rashtak  Construction materials should be stored in appropriate places covered to minimize dust;  Supervisor quality in the village  Vehicle loads likely to emit dust need to be covered; Rashtak due to: short term/  Usage of protective masks for the workers if the dust appears;  Gases emissions of dust- major  Restriction of the vehicle speed within the construction sites; suspended particulates  Perform regular maintenance of the vehicles and construction machinery in order to reduce  Traffic congestion will be the leakages of motor oils, emissions and dispersion of pollution; caused as well causing  Burning of debris from ground clearance not permitted. changes in existing traffic flow Possible noise Local/within /  Village Rashtak belongs to second level of noise protection (residential area and agricultural  Contractor -Bidder disturbance as a result within the land) and the maximum allowed noise level should be 50dBA for night and 55dBA for  Supervisor of outdoor equipment village Rashtak evening and day; usage and  The control of noise level should be performed during work peaks; short term transportation vehicles  The temporary noise protection barriers should be installed around the kindergarten /minor driving around the  The construction work should be not permitted during the nights; the operations on sites sites shall be restricted to the hours 7.00 -19.00. 12 Potential impact Impact scale Proposed mitigation measures Responsibility Possible adverse Local within  Identification of the different waste types at the construction sites (soil, sand, asphalt,  Contractor - environmental impact the village bottles, food, etc.); Bidder and health effects Rashtak  Classification of waste according to the national List of Waste (Official Gazette no.100/05);  Supervisor could occur as a result  The main waste would be classified under the Waste Chapter 17 “Construction and  City of Skopje staff short term/ of generation of the demolition wastes (including excavated soil from contaminated sites)” with the waste code (Environmental major different waste 17 05, 17 05 06 - Excavated soil, 17 09 04 – Mixed waste from construction sites; Inspector and streams  Small amount of solid municipal waste could be found (food, beverages), as well as Communal packaging waste (paper, bottles, glass, etc.); Inspector)  Collection, transportation and final disposal of the inert and communal waste by CSE  Mayor of the The inappropriate waste “Communal hygiene” from Skopje to the landfill “Drisla” (approx. 18km south of the project municipality Gazi management and not in location; Baba time collection and  Possible hazardous waste (motor oils, vehicle fuels etc.) should be collected separately and  CSE “Communal transportation of waste authorized collector and transporter should be sub-contracted to transport and finally hygiene – streams dispose; Kominalna  The materials should be covered during the transportation to avoid waste dispersion; higiena” from  Burning of construction waste should be prohibited. Skopje Operational phase  No adverse environmental risks are expected in the operation phase of water supply system;  In operational phase only positive impact is expected through supplying the population of village Rashtak with clean and safety drinking water;  For providing the proper work of the water supply network and proper drinking water quality, following conditions should be performed: o Disinfection of the water supply network should be done prior putting into operation the new water supply system. The main obligation belongs to CSE “Vodovod i kanalizacija” Skopje according the Rulebook for water safety (Official gazetteof RM no. 46/08); o The CSE “Vodovod I kanalizacija” Skopje should prepare the Plan for preventive and regular maintenance of the newly constructed drinking water supply network; o The possible incidental breakdowns of the water pipe line could cause very limited micro adverse impacts and the municipality Gazi Baba should ask the sub-Contractor to take care about the proper marking of micro location, proper waste management and the most important to organize the water supply for the local residents in the breakdown period; o In order to provide drinking water with proper sanitary conditions constant regular monitoring of the drinking water quality should be carried out by accredited laboratories (Centre for Sanitation Control as an organizational entity within the CSE “Vodovod I kanalizacija” Skopje, Public Health Institute and National Public Health Institute). 13 D. MONITORING PLAN What Where How When Why Cost Responsibility Parameter is to Is the Is the Is the parameter to Is the parameter to be Constr. Contraction of primary Oper. Operations of be monitored? parameter parameter to be monitored monitored? water supply network the water to be be monitored? (frequency of at 5 branches in high supply monitored? measurement)? zone in village Rashtak network in the municipality Gazi Baba Project stage: Start-up of the Construction of primary water supply network at 5 branches in high zone in village Rashtak in the municipality Gazi Baba (marking out the construction sites) Traffic On the Visual check At the beginning of To ensure safety and Contractor - Bidder Management construction and reporting the project activities easy driving along the /Supervisor measures sites to the (before the works construction sites applied (vertical municipal staff start) Municipality staff and horizontal signalization on site, fencing the construction sites, etc) Safety traffic At the spot Visual At the beginning of To ensure the Municipality staff/ flow within the monitoring the construction coordinated traffic Communal inspector at project location work (first day) flow within project the Municipality Gazi and community Every working day location Baba/Environmental safety measures during the project To prevent community Inspector applied activities health and safety risks – mechanical injuries The occupational On the Visual check Before start of the To avoid occupational Contractor - Bidder health and safety construction project activities and and safety risks /Supervisor measures sites each of working day (injuries) Communal applied for the /Environmental workers Inspector at the Municipality of Gazi Baba 14 What Where How When Why Cost Responsibility Parameter is to Is the Is the Is the parameter to Is the parameter to be Constr. Oper. Contraction of primary Operations of be monitored? parameter parameter to be monitored monitored? water supply network the water to be be monitored? (frequency of at 5 branches in high supply monitored? measurement)? zone in village Rashtak network in the municipality Gazi Baba Project stage: Construction of water supply network in village Rashtak in the municipality Gazi Baba Separated On the Visual During the project To avoid disposal of Contractor - Bidder hazardous and construction monitoring activities hazardous waste on /Supervisor non-hazardous sites and reporting municipal landfill Municipal staff waste Drisla (Communal inspector and Environmental Inspector) Fulfilled Local self- Review of After the To improve the waste Mayor /Director of CSE Annual Report government documentation accomplishment themanagement on local “Komunalna Higena” for administration – Identification and national level task of collection, transportation waste List transportation of To be in compliance and disposal of waste on with national legal waste requirements daily/monthly basis Noise level On the sites Monitoring of On regularly basisTo monitor if the noise Contractor – Bidder the noise levels during the work, level is above/or Company authorized to dB (А) with below the acceptance through sites visits, performed noise levels appropriate in accordance withnoise level for that measurements sub- monitoring the national type of area – II degree contracted by the equipment legislation of noise protection Contractor – Bidder (noise limit values should not exceed 50dBA for night and 55dBA for day and evening) Project stage: Operation of the primary water supply network at 5 branches in high zone in village Rashtak in the municipality Gazi Baba Drinking Before the Calibrated Regular monitoring To ensure the Mayor water quality distribution laboratory of the quality of distribution of high /Director of through the equipment for drinking water quality drinking water Public 15 What Where How When Why Cost Responsibility Parameter is to Is the Is the Is the parameter to Is the parameter to be Constr. Oper. Contraction of primary Operations of be monitored? parameter parameter to be monitored monitored? water supply network the water to be be monitored? (frequency of at 5 branches in high supply monitored? measurement)? zone in village Rashtak network in the municipality Gazi Baba pipelines physical- according to national to the population Enterprise network chemical and water quality related minimizing the health “Vodovod I The water microbiological requirements risks of waterborne kanalizacija”Sk sample should parameters for (Rulebook for water diseases opje be analysed by water quality safety - Official the authorized analysis gazette of RM no. laboratory 46/08) Preparation At the start of Review the On regular basis To ensure Mayor/CSE and operational records on continuously supply “Vodovod i implementatio phase preventive and the local residents kanalizacija” n of the regular with high quality Skopje Preventive maintenance water Maintenance Plan 16 Municipal Services Improvement Project 2 (MSIP2) PUBLIC CONSULTATION For the environmental impact of the sub- project: Construction of the water supply network in the village Rashtak in Gazi Baba municipality Minutes of meeting IV. PREPARED BY: MSIP PMU SKOPJE, 07/10/2015 17 The Public consultation was opened by the Director of the MSIP project who explained the reason for the organization of this public consultation and provided some information regarding the sub-project for Construction of the water supply network in the village Rashtak in Gazi Baba municipality. She also added that part of the complete technical design is the construction of a new water tank, which will be financed with IPA grant funds, also administered by the MSIP PMU. Afterwards, the Civil engineer in the MSIP PMU provided more details regarding the technical part of the project. The whole project covers a total length of 9.7km of network, while this sub-project assumes construction of 5 primary water lines in the upper part of the village with polyethylene pipes PE 100 with different diameters, with pressure PN 10 bars and a total length of 2347.22m. The Environmental Consultant presented the aspects of environmental protection for the sub-project construction of the water supply network at five branches in the village Rashtak. Her presentation consisted of:  Project aims and goals;  Project description;  Project technical characteristics;  Position of the 5 primary water supply branches in v. Rashtak;  Main project activities which affect the environment;  Main influences on the environment and sensitive receptors;  Environmental mitigation plan;  Monitoring plan. DISCUSSION The local inhabitants of the village Rashtak as well as the representatives of the local community discussed with the MSIP team and the representatives of the Municipality of Gazi Baba the exact branches that will be included in this sub-project, i.e. one representative of the local community in village Rashtak pointed out that perhaps the diameters designed for Branch 4 are too small since there are a large number of houses there. The MSIP civil engineer explained that the pipe diameters that are in the design are according to valid calculations based on the number of inhabitants, with estimated potential growth, and it is projected to meet the water supply needs of local inhabitants as of 2042. Another participant asked whether the entire high zone will be included within this project. The representative of the Municipality of Gazi Baba pointed out that there are a total of 14 branches of the primary network in the high zone in v. Rashtak. Out of these, 5 will be constructed within this sub- project, but the municipality plans to finish the entire network in several phases. That is why the water tank will be constructed with the IPA grant funds and the remaining primary network in the village Rashtak will be completed as well. The Director of the MSIP project pointed out that it would be convenient to include both projects in one bidding procedure in order to obtain one Contractor that 18 would complete them simultaneously, which would provide better functionality of the project as a whole. This idea was greeted by the participants. Another inhabitant requested deadlines for project implementation, based on their previous experiences where they have had large delays in the implementation of projects in their area. The MSIP Civil engineer pointed out that there are beginning and ending dates for project implementation, they are part of the contract agreement between the Municipality and the Contractor and the Contractor is obliged to finish all construction activities within those deadlines. MSIP financed projects have been successfully completed, with constant supervision of the construction activities by the MSIP civil engineers who monitor whether the activities are in line with the local legislative and the World Bank provisions and rules in all phases in order to provide timely and quality completion of the projects. All participants were satisfied with the explanations provided and pointed out that they look forward to the beginning of this sub-project. 19