Ministry of Water and Irrigation Jordan Water Sector Efficiency Project Environmental and Social Management Framework March 2023 Updated September 2023 List of Acronyms ACM Asbestos Containing Material AFD French Development Agency a.s.l Above Sea Level AWC Aqaba Water Company b.s.l Below Sea Level CBO Community-Based Organization CIS Customer Information Systems CSS Comprehensive Subscribers' Survey DMA District Metered Area DZ Distribution Zone E&S Environmental and Social EA Environmental Audit EE Energy Efficiency EEF Energy Efficiency Framework EHS Environment, Health, and Safety EIA Environmental Impact Assessment E&S Environmental and Social ERP Enterprise Resource Planning EHSGs Environmental Health and Safety Guidelines EMP Emergency Management Plan ESCP Environmental and Social Commitment Plan ESF Environmental and Social Framework ESHS Environmental, Social, Health and Safety ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan ESS Environmental and Social Standard ESSD Environmental and Social Standards Directorate FSR Financial Sustainability Roadmap GBV Gender-Based Violence GHG Green House Gases GIS Geographic Information System GIZ German Agency for International Cooperation GM Grievance Mechanism GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism HAZMAT Hazardous Material HR Human Resources JICA Japanese International Cooperation Agency JSCs Joint Services Councils JVA Jordan Valley Authority MEMR Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources LA Land Acquisition LTI Lost Time Incident 2 LMP Labor Management Procedure LS Load Shifting MNF Minimum Night Flow MoA Ministry of Agriculture MoEnv. Ministry of Environment MoL Ministry of Labor MSWM Municipal Solid Waste Management MWI Ministry of Water and Irrigation NGO Non-Governmental Organization NPPs Negative Performance Points NRW Non-Revenue Water OE Owner Engineer OHS Occupational Health and Safety PAP Program Action Plan PBC Performance Based Contract PforR Program for Results PIU Project Implementation Unit PMD Projects Management Directorate PMU Projects Management Unit POM Project Operations Manual PPE Personal Protective Equipment PPPs Positive Performance Points RAP Resettlement Action Plan REL Real Estate Law RPF Resettlement Policy Framework SEP Stakeholder Engagement Plan SOP-1 Series Of Projects -1 TBT Tool Box Talk TMP Traffic Management Plan TOC Table of Content TOR Terms of Reference USAID U.S. Agency for International Development. WAJ Water Authority of Jordan WB World Bank WCs Water Companies YWC Yarmouk Water Company 3 Table of Contents 0. Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................. 8 Component 2: Increased energy efficiency (EE) and reduced energy supply costs. ................................ 8 Project Implementing Arrangements ...................................................................................................... 9 1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 14 1.1 Background ............................................................................................................................. 14 1.2 ESMF Objectives...................................................................................................................... 15 2.0 Project description & Implementation arrangement ............................................................. 16 2.1 Project Components ............................................................................................................... 16 2.1.1 Component 1. Sustainable non-revenue water reduction. .................................................... 16 2.1.2 Component 2. Increased energy efficiency (EE) and reduced energy supply costs. .............. 18 2.1.3 Component 3. Drought management and informed water allocation ................................... 18 2.1.4 Component 4. Project management and implementation support . .................................... 19 2.1.5 Component 5. contingency emergency response .................................................................. 19 2.2 Institutional Capacity and Implementation Arrangements .................................................... 20 2.2.1 Implementing Agencies Environmental and Social Capacity .................................................. 20 2.2.2 Project Implementing Arrangements ..................................................................................... 21 3. Regulatory Framework....................................................................................................................... 21 3.1 Institutional Framework.......................................................................................................... 22 3.2 Project Relevant Environmental and Social Regulations ........................................................ 24 3.3 Other Relevant Regulations to the Project: ............................................................................ 31 3.4 World Bank Environmental and Social Management Framework and Relevant Standards (ESSs) 31 3.4.1 Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) ........................................................................... 31 3.5 Operational Policy 7.50 Projects in International Waterways ................................................ 31 3.6 World Bank Group General Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Guidelines and Technical Note ........................................................................................................................................ 32 EHS Guideline for Water and Sanitation ................................................................................................. 33 3.7 Relevant World Bank ESSs to the Project ............................................................................... 34 3.8 Gap Analysis of Local Regulations Relevant to World Bank ESSs ........................................... 36 4. Environmental and Social Baseline Conditions ................................................................................. 43 5. Assessment of Environmental and Social Impacts ............................................................................ 44 4 5. Environmental and Social Screening Procedure ................................................................................. 58 5.1 E&S Screening Procedure........................................................................................................ 58 5.2 The Project Exclusion (Eligibility Screening)............................................................................ 59 5.3 Subproject environmental and social risk classification criteria......................................................... 60 5.4 Environmental and Social Screening ................................................................................................... 63 5.5 Screening Documentation ...................................................................................................... 65 5.6 Review and Approval .............................................................................................................. 65 5.7 Consultation and Disclosure ................................................................................................... 66 6. The Project Level Instruments ................................................................................................ 68 6.1 Resettlement Framework (RF) ................................................................................................ 68 6.2 Stakeholders Engagement Plan (SEP) ..................................................................................... 68 6.3 Labor Management Procedure (LMP): ................................................................................... 70 7. Preparation of Environmental and Social Management Instruments ............................................. 71 7.1 Environmental and Social management Plan (ESMP)............................................................. 71 7.2 Environmental and Social management Plan Checklist (ESMP Checklist) .............................. 71 7.3 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) with integrated ESMP (ESIA/ESMP) .... 71 7.4 Other Mitigation Plans and Instruments ................................................................................ 72 7.4.1 ES Instruments to be prepared by IAs .................................................................................... 72 7.4.2 ES Instruments to be prepared by Contractors. ..................................................................... 72 7.5 Environmental and Social Mitigation Measures ............................................................................... 73 8. Environmental and Social Monitoring and Reporting ...................................................................... 74 8.1 Monitoring and Evaluation ..................................................................................................... 74 8.2 Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Reporting ...................................... 77 8.3 ES Indicators Monitoring Frequency ....................................................................................... 80 9. ESMF Implementation Arrangement ................................................................................................. 81 9.1 Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) – Environmental and Social Standards Directorate (ESSD): 81 9.2 Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI): ................................................................................. 83 9.3 Jordan Valley Authority (JVA): ................................................................................................ 83 9.4 Water Companies (WCs): ........................................................................................................ 84 9.5 Construction Supervision Consultant: .................................................................................... 84 9.6 Contractor / Operator ............................................................................................................. 85 10. Capacity Building and Training .......................................................................................................... 86 5 Required capacity building needs for ESMF implementation............................................................. 87 11. ESMF Implementation Budget: .......................................................................................................... 90 12. Annexes: ............................................................................................................................................. 92 Annex 1: List of additional regulations and their relevance to the project ............................................ 92 Annex 2: Environmental & Social Baseline Conditions ........................................................................... 93 Overview of Water Sector in Jordan ....................................................................................................... 93 Physical Environment.............................................................................................................................. 96 Social and Demographic Background ..................................................................................................... 97 Natural Environment and Biodiversity.................................................................................................... 99 Cultural Heritage ................................................................................................................................... 101 Annex 3: Ministry of Environment Clearance Process .......................................................................... 102 Annex 4: Environmental and Social Screening Form ............................................................................ 104 Annex 5: Generic Sample for TOC of ESIA Report................................................................................. 117 Annex 6: Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) Template .............................................. 120 Annex 7: Generic Environmental and Social Mitigation Monitoring .................................................... 123 Annex 8: ESMP Checklist ....................................................................................................................... 173 Annex 9: Hazardous Waste Management Plan (HWMP) Template ..................................................... 175 Annex 10: Asbestos Management Plan ................................................................................................ 179 Annex 11: Requirements for Contractor Environmental and Social Monthly Performance Report .... 186 Annex 12: Sample Template of Negative Performance Points (NPPs) Checklist .................................. 187 Annex 13: Archaeological Chance Find Procedure ............................................................................... 194 Annex 14: ESF Instruments Consultation Session ................................................................................. 198 Annex 15: .............................................................................................................................................. 207 Water Subscription Instructions for the year 2000 and Amendments................................................. 207 Annex 16: .............................................................................................................................................. 208 Estimating illegal water prices .............................................................................................................. 208 Annex 17: .............................................................................................................................................. 209 Procedures for dealing with household connections for illegal use ..................................................... 209 List of Tables Table 1 : Responsible local agencies and their mandates in relation to project scope ........................... 24 Table 2 : Key Laws and Regulations Relevant to the project .................................................................... 25 Table 3: Analysis of Local Regulations vs. World Bank ....................................................................... 42 6 Table 4: The potential impacts of the project. .......................................................................................... 58 Table 5: Rating criteria to assess risks of subproject ................................................................................ 63 Table 6: Application matrix for Required Instruments upon Risks .......................................................... 64 Table 7: Project Identified Stakeholders ................................................................................................... 70 Table 8: Generic Environmental and Social Monitoring Indicators .......................................................... 76 Table 9: required capacity building needs for ESMF implementation ..................................................... 89 Table 10: ESMF Cost Estimate for the project ........................................................................................... 91 Table 11: Summary of Review and Approval Matrix for SOP1 ES Instruments ..................................... 103 Table 12: Generic Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Plan (Component 1) ....... 152 Table 13: Generic Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Plan (Component 2) ....... 172 List of Figures: Figure 1: Illustration of a Typical DMA ...................................................................................................... 17 Figure 2: The proposed organizational chart for ESMF ............................ Error! Bookmark not defined.82 Figure 3: Population Density of Jordan ..................................................................................................... 98 Figure 4: Biogeographic and Vegetation types in Jordan ....................................................................... 100 Figure 5: Main Global Birds Migration Routes in Middle East ................................................................ 100 Figure 6:Old Water Pipes ......................................................................................................................... 180 7 0. Executive Summary This ESMF has been developed as the E&S instrument for assessing, managing and monitoring E&S risks and impacts of the project given that the full nature, scope and geographical locations were not known at the time of preparing the ESMF. The ESMF establishes the screening processes and tools to be directly implemented by Implementing Agencies (IAs) to define further assessment management needs to be performed by sub-projects The first project in the series, (SOP1) will focus on improving water sector efficiency. Proposed interventions are grouped around five components: Component 1. Susainable non-revenue water reduction. Efficiency will be improved by reducing waste of the available water resources (financial and commercial) and overall improvement in operational systems in the water sector, in support of adaptation to climate change impacts on water availability. The component will be implemented through (i) NRW reduction activities in prioritized areas, nation- wide; (ii) Improved systems for sustaining NRW reduction. Identification of sub-projects under this Component will follow a framework approach, where support for specific sub-projects will be agreed after the Capital Investment Master Plan is finalized based on criteria agreed during preparation. Actions will primarily entail rehabilitation activities including network replacement and rehabilitation of pipes, household connections and meter rehabilitation or replacement, network zoning, installation of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system and Geographic Information System and other technical actions needed to lay the foundation for NRW reduction at the level of the three water companies in Jordan. This component will also finance the preparatory studies (feasibility, design, environmental and social assessment and management plans, development of bidding documents) required for investments to be implemented by the three water companies. This component will strengthen NRW systems in the country to improve planning, operationalization, and help sustain NRW reduction over time. Component 2: Increased energy efficiency (EE) and reduced energy supply costs. The water sector in Jordan requires significant energy for operation - energy costs represent over half of the water utilities' operational costs - due largely to pumping costs associated with the extraction of deep groundwater, and conveyance of water from the source to population centers. Energy efficiency improvements in the water sector are a national priority for more sustainable management of the water sector in Jordan and will have a direct impact on the financial sustainability of the water sector by reducing operational costs. This component will improve the efficiency of the water sector by reducing energy used, costs, and GHG emissions.. This component will improve efficiency of the water sector by reducing energy used, costs and GHG emissions by (i) improving energy efficiency of existing water systems through pump and generators rehabilitation/replacement, installation of renewable energy system, and (ii) mobilizing policy and operational measures to enable energy load shifting to reduce the cost of energy in the water sector. Component 3: Drought management and informed water allocation Given Jordan’s extreme water scarcity and frequent and intense droughts, improved water allocation will support different mechanisms to enable efficient and fair management of water shortages. Tools 8 that underpin the assessment of water availability and decision-making related to water allocation, particularly monitoring, and forecasting under drought conditions when water availability becomes increasingly scarce, are necessary to ensure that allocation responds to changing conditions, improving beneficial use. Strengthening institutions responsible for planning and allocation of water at the farm level will increase opportunities for participation and negotiation with different stakeholders to enable a more efficient and fair management of the risks of shortages. Water storage systems play an important role in an efficient response to highly variable precipitation, such as minimizing water spilling water during high-flow years can help maximize its use during drought years and maintaining storage for blending and timing of deliveries of treated wastewater facilitates its use in agriculture. Continued safe and competent operation of storage facilities will underpin an efficient response to variable water availability. This component will strengthen drought management with aims to apply a comprehensive drought risk management approach to increase capacity to monitor, forecast, plan for, and respond to droughts in the water sector. This component will also support preparation of studies for rehabilitation water storage systems. Component 4: Project management and implementation support This Component will focus on project management required to implement this Project and to strengthen systems for the planned SOP. Component 5: Contingency Emergency Response A Contingency Emergency Response Component (CERC) with zero allocation will be created and made implementation-ready to allow the GoJ to respond quickly in case of an eligible emergency. The mechanism will be defined in a specific CERC Operational Manual that will clearly outline the triggers, eligible expenditures, procurement thresholds, and procedures for using part of IBRD resources of the project to respond quickly in the event of an eligible emergency. Project Implementing Arrangements The project implementation arrangements are aligned with the current institutional architecture of the water sector in Jordan led by the Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI), supported by the Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) Project Management Department (PMD), the Jordan Valley authority and the municipal water supply services providers: (i) Miyahuna Water Company (MWC) for the central areas, including greater Amman; (ii) Yarmouk Water Company (YWC) in the north; and (iii) Aqaba Water Company (AWC) in the south. The project will be overseen by a steering committee that will provide strategic guidance during the implementation. The existing Environmental and Social Standards Directorate within (ESSD) WAJ will support the PMD and is assigned responsibility for the overall management of environmental and social risks and impacts (including health and safety) for the project The relevant national regulations and standards, with which the project activities and components must comply, were identified. The following standards and guidance notes of the World Bank are also applicable to the project. 9 - The World Bank Environmental and Social Framework sets out the World Bank’s commitment to sustainable development, through a Bank Policy and a set of Environmental and Social Standards that are designed to support Borrowers’ projects, with the aim of ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity. There are ten Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs). The applicable ESSs to the project are ESS 1 to ESS 10 except ESS 7. - The WBG General EHS Guidelines that contain the performance levels and measures that are acceptable to the WB. Where the national regulations differ from the levels and measures presented in these guidelines, the Project will aim for whichever is more stringent. - Operational Policy 7.50 Projects in International Waterways: This policy applies to the following types of projects: hydroelectric, irrigation, flood control, navigation, drainage, water and sewerage, industrial, and similar projects that involve the use or potential pollution of international waterways; and detailed design and engineering studies of projects, including those to be carried out by the Bank as executing agency or in any other capacity - EHS Guideline for Water and Sanitation: According to the project scope and design, water distribution guidelines are relevant to the project activities under component1. The most significant environmental issues associated with operation of water distribution systems include: Water system leaks and loss of pressure and Water discharges According to the project description, the following ESSs are relevant to the project: 1- ESS1: Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts 2- ESS2: Labor and Working Conditions 3- ESS3: Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management 4- ESS4: Community Health and Safety 5- ESS5: Land Acquisition, Restrictions on Land Use and Involuntary Resettlement 6- ESS6: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources 7- ESS8: Cultural Heritage 8- ESS10: Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure A Gap Analysis was performed to compares local relevant regulations to the project with WB ESS requirements, along with MWI strategy to address gaps identified through this analysis. The anticipated major environmental and social risks and impacts (positive and negative) associated with the implementation including construction and operation of the proposed project was presented. The overall environmental risks of the project are classified as Substantial, while social risks of the project are classified as Moderate, where both risks need to be managed properly according to this ESMF guidance and requirements. Project implementation will result in potential positive and negative environmental and social risks and impacts. Some significant positive impacts are: preserving water resources through repair and replacement of damaged water networks; contributing to the reduction of GHG emissions by applying energy saving measures; improving the hygiene and livelihood of beneficiary communities;, ensuring 10 that environmental and social aspects are well considered at Performance Based Contracts (PBCs); Enhance community awareness and capacity to control water demand and, creating job opportunities, especially during the construction phase. The project will also have some negative environmental and social impacts and most of these will be experienced during the construction phase under components 1 &2. These include: Air Pollution by Dust and Exhaust Emissions where the overall significance of this impact is Low to moderate because the excavation works will be for relatively small trenches of secondary and tertiary water pipes. Noise Pollution, The significance is expected to be Moderate as the construction works will mainly be done during the day time. Soil and Groundwater Pollution / Contamination, The significance of this impact is expected to be Low because the major construction works will be in component 1 at the RoW or at paved roads, in addition to the relatively small excavated areas for water networks. Soil Erosion by Flood Hazards, the significance of this impact is Low to moderate as these excavations will be less in numbers comparing with those for secondary and tertiary water networks. Waste Generation and Management: different types of waste are expected to be generated during the construction works: Solid Waste, Liquid Waste, and Hazardous Waste. The overall project impact of waste generation is considered Moderate, as the different types of waste are restricted inside work locations, and expected to be in small quantities. Asbestos Management: Asbestos Contained Material (ACM) where historically present at water networks at Jordan Valley, most of these ACM pipes were replaced. Although unlikely to happen but it is considered a Substantial risk that need to be considered under component 1 of the project. Biodiversity and Natural Habitats Related Impacts, are divided into several categories: (i) Wildlife Hunting / Killing by Workers: a risk of killing or hunting wildlife by workers is possible, however this risk is considered Low because construction works for water networks is mainly at RoW of public roads, and construction works for solar PV plants will not be for a long period. (ii) Wood Collection for Fire: This impact is of Low significance because construction works for component 1 is mainly at RoW of public roads, with short construction periods at the site. (iii) Accidental Killing by Traffic: This impact is expected to be Low due to the high disturbance at construction sites which reduces the presence of wildlife species at these sites in component 1 , while Low to Moderate in Component 2. Public Traffic Disturbance and Management: This impact is considered Moderate because construction work duration is expected to be short at each work location especially inside residential areas; it becomes Low to Moderate in component 2. Community Health & Safety: This impact is considered Moderate as construction works would be close to pedestrians and residents of work areas, but the number of workers at each work location is expected to be low. Disruption of Water Supply: This impact is considered Moderate especially if works may last longer than the water supply cycle at the work area. Disturbance of Other Utilities Services (electricity, communication and municipal): This impact is Moderate and depends on the cut periods of these services within the community and the level of damages made. Land Acquisition (LA): Since construction works under project components will be at government or WAJ owned lands. This impact is Low to Moderate due to the small potential of land acquisition required Economic Displacement of Commercial and Trade Activities: This impact is Moderate in significance because construction works in front of commercial centers and shops will be completed in short period and contractors are required by law to provide alternative access. Socio- economic and Hygiene of Reliant on Illegal uses: This impact is Moderate to Substantial and will depend on the economic status of the households with illegal uses. Occupational Health and Safety Impacts on Labor: The major OHS risks and impacts related to labor during construction phase are: Eye irritation and respiratory system allergic reactions, Fall from Height, Lifting operations and falling objects, 11 Confined Space Entry, Muscle Fatigue and Backbone Injuries during Manual Handling and or Excavation, Cuts and Wounds by Sharp Objects, Electrocution by Electrical Tools, Heat & Cold Stress, Traffic Accidents, Infection during Community Transmittal Diseases Outbreak, Exposure to Hazardous Material & Waste. The overall significance of these impacts is Moderate to Substantial based on the specific activity performed by the labor. Cultural Heritage Risk: The impact is considered Low since the probability of this chance find is very unlikely because local regulations prohibit excavation in the vicinity of know archaeological sites, and that will be considered at the planning and design. Social unacceptance for women participation at plumbing training: The impact is low to Moderate. Low participation of women at the plumbers training program: The impact is Moderate since there is a social resistance for women engagement at what was before a purely men job market. Environmental and social screening has been performed for the project components during the planning phase. This screening has result with identification of project level ES mitigations and instruments. The purpose of the E&S screening stage is to determine the sub-projects eligible for Project’s financing and to identify the Project’s potential adverse impacts and risks on the environment, society, consequently to determine the appropriate safeguard instruments and mitigation measures to manage those impacts. The Implementing Agency shall ensure assessing the sub-projects in reference to all the relevant standards and ensure the requirements addressed in the other Project ESF Instruments are complied with in planning and drafting of the sub-project E&S management plans 1- MWI has developed a Resettlement Framework for the project as a standalone document, although land acquisition is not anticipated at this project, but RF also considers economic displacement that might be significant if not properly managed and mitigated during project implementation. The RF will be shared with WB and will be communicated on MWI website once approved by WB. The RF will be part of the contracts for relevant sub-projects where initial ES screening has shown potential resettlement risks, Contractors will be responsible for implementation and will develop further site- specific resettlement management measures according to RF. 2- MWI has developed a Stakeholder Engagement Plan for the project as a standalone document that will be consulted and will be disclosed on World Bank and MWI website, once cleared by World Bank. The SEP aims to provide a framework for appropriate and timely manner consultation and information disclosure for project affected parties (PAPs). Also SEP has identified projects stakeholders who will be part of the contracts for subprojects, where contractors will be responsible for implementing and will develop further site-specific stakeholder engagement measures when needed. 3- MWI has developed a Labor Management Procedure for the project as a standalone document that will be shared with WB and communicated on MWI website once approved by WB. LMP will be part of the contracts for sub-projects where contractors will be responsible for implementation, and will develop further relevant management measures as needed. Based on the results of screening, ESMP shall be developed for project activities that are classified as Moderate risks. The ESMP consists of the set of mitigation, monitoring, and institutional measures to be taken during implementation and operation to eliminate adverse environmental and social impacts, offset them, or reduce them to acceptable levels. Stakeholder consultation shall be conducted as per the Stakeholder Engagement Plan, as part of the preparation of ESMP, and the feedback will be reflected in the design of the mitigation and monitoring measures 12 The Environmental and Social Mitigating measures are indicated to avoid, mitigate, manage and monitor the identified environmental and social risks and impacts associated the sub-project types . While the risk levels and the proposed mitigations presented are indicative. Based on the environmental and social screening findings, these mitigation measures should be reviewed, adapted, and incorporated as relevant, into the site specific conditions during the preparation of site-specific instruments The objectives for monitoring are: to record environmental and social impacts resulting from the sub- project activities and to ensure compliance with e the World Bank ESF requirements through the proper implementation of the “mitigation measures� ,to alert project authorities by providing timely information about the success or otherwise of compliance with ES requirements as outlined in this ESMF in such a manner that changes to the system can be made in a timely manner, if required; and to make a final evaluation in order to determine whether the mitigation measures designed into the sub-projects have been effective in such a way that the environmental and social conditions have been restored, improved or if these mitigation measures need to be reviewed and improved. The monitoring will cover all stages of the project including Pre-construction, Construction Phase and Post construction phase. According to ESMF and projects implementation arrangements, ES performance of the project must be documented and reported to the World Bank. That requires a systematic hierarchy following bottom-up approach in reporting between the contractors, supervision consultants, IAs and World Bank. This section defines the required ES reporting will be applied in the project The proposed implementation arrangements for the ESMF based on the roles and responsibilities is identified at the initial Institutional and Implementation Arrangements. The project and to implement ESMF will ensure that ES staffing needs are adequately assigned and mobilized. An ESMF organization structure is prepared. In order to ensure proper implementation and compliance with ESMF and its requirements, and based on the current ES capacity of the implementing agencies, the required capacity building needs for ESMF implementation were identified. ESSD will be responsible for the overall management of the E&S management including capacity development requirements, through assigning tasks to the ESSD team members, the Environmental Specialist and the Socials Specialists, the construction consultancy firms, and the contractors as per assigned in their respective TOR’s The cost for implementation of ESMF is mainly related to the cost of ESMP implementation and proposed capacity building and training. As the final number and locations of sub-projects are not yet defined, the ESMP implementation cost estimated at this stage represents the following: Cost for hiring one Environmental Specialist and one Social Specialist to support the E&S management, cost of ES trainer , cost of ES training venues and associated expenses, cost for PPEs that ESSD and ES consultant needs to perform site visits and audits, cost of preparation of ESIA required as ES management instruments for specific sub-projects and or requested by MoEnv. In addition to ESMF Consultation with Stakeholders, Equipment for ES management and monitoring and reporting, i.e laptops. And Contingency cost. 13 1. Introduction This Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) is prepared for Jordan Water Sector Efficiency Project (named SOP-1) to set out the framework for avoiding, reducing, mitigating and managing any residual impacts, in accordance with the environmental and social standards (ESSs) of the World Bank and national Jordanian regulations. SOP-1 is in line with The Financial Sustainability Roadmap (FSR), a process under the Government’s “Action Plan to Reduce Water Sector Losses� that outlines actions to close the operational deficit in the water sector by 2030. SOP-1 will have broad environmental and social benefits, it will finance activities that preserve scarce water resources, and contribute to reduction of Green House Gases (GHG) emissions. The project SOP1 will cover the following areas: (1) Loss reduction and service delivery; (2) Energy efficiency and cost reduction; (3) Water security and drought management; and (4) Institutional strengthening for water sector efficiency (5) Contingency Emergency Response. SOP-1 is a World Bank-supported Investment Financing Project and will be implemented over a 3-year period. The Implementing agencies will be Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI), Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ), Jordan Valley Authority (JVA), Miyahuna Water Company, Aqaba Water Company (AWC), and Yarmouk Water Company (YWC). 1.1 Background Jordan is one of the most water scarce countries in the world, which poses severe limits on both agriculture and water supply to cities. Water resources are concentrated in the northern highlands and the Jordan River Valley, with over 92 percent of the land in Jordan classified as semi-arid or arid and receiving less than 200 mm of rainfall per year. With only 97 m3 per capita per year, available water is well below the absolute water scarcity threshold of 500 m3 per capita per year1. Jordan has seen its population grow through a combination of organic growth and refugee influxes from 2 million in 1975 to around 10.3 million in 20212 – reducing the amount of water per person available as an economic input. As Jordan’s population has grown and become increasingly urbanized (92 percent in 2021)3 around half of Jordan’s available water is used for domestic water supply (including industry) and the other half is allocated to 1 Rapid Assessment of the Consequences of Declining Resources Availability and Exploitability for the Existing Water Supply Infrastructure (2020). MWI | WAJ | JVA | GIZ 2 https://data.worldbank.org/country/jordan 3https://data.worldbank.org/country/jordan 14 agriculture (compared with a global average of 70 percent of water for agriculture). The National Water Strategy 2016-2025 estimated that water demand would exceed available water resources by more than 26 percent by 2025.4 The Financial Sustainability Roadmap (FSR), a process under the Government’s “Action Plan to Reduce Water Sector Losses� which is linked to accessing the EEF, outlines a Consensus Policy Scenario that outlines actions to close the operational deficit in the water sector by 2030, thus reducing the accumulation of debt in the sector and improving overall financial sustainability and operational performance of the sector. The government action plan, along with the FSR outline the importance of reducing water losses as a tool to move the water sector towards financial sustainability. 1.2 ESMF Objectives This ESMF has been developed for SOP-1 in order to: - Avoid or mitigate adverse impacts to people and the environment; - Conserve or rehabilitate biodiversity and natural habitats, and promote the efficient and equitable use of natural resources and ecosystem services; - Promote worker and community health and safety; - Ensure that there is no prejudice or discrimination toward project-affected individuals or communities and give particular consideration to vulnerable groups, especially where adverse impacts may arise or development benefits are to be shared; - Address project-level impacts on climate change and consider the impacts of climate change on the selection, siting, planning, design and implementation and decommissioning of projects - Maximize stakeholder engagement through enhanced consultation, participation and accountability. This ESMF has been developed as the E&S instrument for assessing, managing and monitoring E&S risks and impacts of the project given that the full nature, scope and geographical locations were not known at the time of preparing the ESMF. The ESMF establishes the screening processes and tools to be directly implemented by Implementing Agencies (IAs) to define further assessment management needs to be performed by sub-projects The ESMF describes the policy and legal framework in which the E&S Standards are embedded, including national laws and regulations, and the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework (ESF). It further lays out an environmental and socio-economic baseline; classifies the E&S risks and outlines mitigation measures. The document then explains the institutional and implementation arrangements for the project and for the ESMF and lays out the Monitoring Plan for the ESMF. It also lists the Project Grievance Mechanisms (GM) and explains anticipated training and capacity development initiatives. 4 Ministry of Water and Irrigation. National Water Strategy: 2016 – 2025. 15 2. Project Description and Implementation Arrangements The proposed Series of Projects (SOP) provides the investment support and long-term approach needed for full implementation of the Water Sector Financial Sector Roadmap and to improve the efficiency and resilience of the water sector. Through the SOP, multiple projects financed by the World Bank contribute to the Government’s objectives to improve efficiency, service delivery and financial sustainability of the water sector. The SOP is expected to be implemented between 2023 and 2032, through three proposed investments beginning with the proposed project, followed by two further investments in sector efficiency. Presentation to the Board of subsequent projects in the SOP will be staggered by approximately 1.5 years, allowing for preparatory works to be carried out in earlier phases. The program is aligned with, and will contribute to, the new Vision for Economic Modernization, Government’s National Strategy for the Water Sector, and Non-Revenue Water Reduction and Energy Efficiency Strategies. The first project in the series, (SOP1) will focus on improving water sector efficiency. Proposed interventions are grouped around five components: 2.1 Project Components 2.1.1 Component 1. Sustainable non-revenue water reduction. Component 1. Susainable non-revenue water reduction. Efficiency will be improved by reducing waste of the available water resources (financial and commercial) and overall improvement in operational systems in the water sector, in support of adaptation to climate change impacts on water availability. The component will be implemented through (i) NRW reduction activities in prioritized areas, nation- wide; (ii) Improved systems for sustaining NRW reduction. Identification of sub-projects under this Component will follow a framework approach, where support for specific sub-projects will be agreed after the Capital Investment Master Plan is finalized based on criteria agreed during preparation. Actions will primarily entail rehabilitation activities including network replacement and rehabilitation of pipes, household connections and meter rehabilitation or replacement, network zoning, installation of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system and Geographic Information System and other technical actions needed to lay the foundation for NRW reduction at the level of the three water companies in Jordan. This component will also finance the preparatory studies (feasibility, design, environmental and social assessment and management plans, development of bidding documents) required for investments to be implemented by the three water companies. This component will strengthen NRW systems in the country to improve planning, operationalization, and help sustain NRW reduction over time. 16 . Following good practice, NRW reduction investment will entail restructuring the water network into hydraulically isolated District Metered Areas (DMAs), rehabilitation or replacement of the network, replacement of household connections, installation of customer and bulk meters, followed by regulating and maintaining pressure within the network within acceptable parameters. DMA is a normal practice; water from one Elevated Storage Tank is supplied to a specific region. If one such region is broken down into multiple smaller sub-regions where we can monitor water input to and consumption in each of such sub-regions, these sub-regions will be called District Metered Areas. Figure 1: Illustration of a Typical DMA In short, district metered areas are small clusters of water users with a provision to individually monitor the water supplied and consumed. Each DMA can be isolated from others in two manners - either with use of isolation valves at its boundary or by cutting off the pipes connecting that DMA to other DMAs. Procuring, installing, programming, and commissioning a new local Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system for the primary and secondary water supply network up to the level of the newly established District Metering Areas (DMAs). This will include the monitoring and control of the wells, reservoirs, actuated flow control valves, resources smart bulk meters, DMAs smart meters, and Pressure-reducing Valves (PRVs). Water networks are of different type including: Primary networks are usually comprised of 300mm – 1200mm diameter pipes which mainly convey water from pump stations to water distribution reservoirs. Secondary networks are comprised of 150mm – 300mm diameter pipes and mainly used 17 to convey water from storage reservoirs to tertiary distribution networks. Tertiary distribution networks comprise of pipes less than 150mm diameter and they distribute water to households. Once a DMA has undergone these steps and has achieved an acceptable level of NRW, systematic leakage identification and repairs will be undertaken to maintain the NRW within the acceptable levels. There may also be rehabilitation or replacement of the transmission pipelines based on identified leaks to reduce water losses as well as augmenting the storage capacity in the network that will aid the identification of leaks 2.1.2 Component 2. Increased energy efficiency (EE) and reduced energy supply costs. The water sector in Jordan requires significant energy for operation - energy costs represent over half of the water utilities' operational costs - due largely to pumping costs associated with the extraction of deep groundwater, and conveyance of water from the source to population centers. Energy efficiency improvements in the water sector are a national priority for more sustainable management of the water sector in Jordan and will have a direct impact on the financial sustainability of the water sector by reducing operational costs. This component will improve the efficiency of the water sector by reducing energy used, costs, and GHG emissions.. This component will improve efficiency of the water sector by reducing energy used, costs and GHG emissions by (i) improving energy efficiency of existing water systems through pump and generators rehabilitation/replacement, installation of renewable energy system, and (ii) mobilizing policy and operational measures to enable energy load shifting to reduce the cost of energy in the water sector. 2.1.3 Component 3. Drought management and informed water allocation . Given Jordan’s extreme water scarcity and frequent and intense droughts, improved water allocation will support different mechanisms to enable efficient and fair management of water shortages. Tools that underpin the assessment of water availability and decision-making related to water allocation, particularly monitoring, and forecasting under drought conditions when water availability becomes increasingly scarce, are necessary to ensure that allocation responds to changing conditions, improving beneficial use. Strengthening institutions responsible for planning and allocation of water at the farm level will increase opportunities for participation and negotiation with different stakeholders to enable a more efficient and fair management of the risks of shortages. Water storage systems play an important role in an efficient response to highly variable precipitation, such as minimizing water spilling water during high-flow years can help maximize its use during drought years and maintaining storage for blending and timing of deliveries of treated wastewater facilitates its use in agriculture. Continued safe and competent operation of storage facilities will underpin an efficient response to variable water availability. This component will strengthen drought management with aims to apply a comprehensive drought risk management approach to increase capacity to monitor, forecast, plan for, and respond to droughts in the water sector. This component will also support preparation of studies for rehabilitation water storage systems. 18 2.1.4 Component 4. Project management and implementation support . This Component will focus on project management required to implement this Project and to strengthen systems for the planned SOP. 2.1.5 Component 5. Contingency Emergency Response. A Contingency Emergency Response Component (CERC) with zero allocation will be created and made implementation-ready to allow the GoJ to respond quickly in case of an eligible emergency. The mechanism will be defined in a specific CERC Operational Manual that will clearly outline the triggers, eligible expenditures, procurement thresholds, and procedures for using part of IBRD resources of the project to respond quickly in the event of an eligible emergency. . 19 2.2 Institutional Capacity and Implementation Arrangements 2.2.1 Implementing Agencies Environmental and Social Capacity The MWI, WAJ, JVA, and WCs have significant technical experience implementing similar NRW and energy efficiency projects funded by several development agencies (USAID, GIZ, AFD, JICA, KfW), in accordance with national and international environmental and social standards of these agencies. These entities use third-party technical consultants to prepare the environmental assessment reports, and to monitor project implementation. WAJ supported by the KfW, has recently established an Environmental and Social Standards Directorate (ESSD-PMU) at PMD, staffed with a Director and an ESIA Department Head, while the MWI and JVA do not have any dedicated environmental and social staffing or functions under their organizational structure. However, WCs each has HSE division that is responsible for the management and monitoring of operational environmental, health and safety activities. The water sector has an existing institutional capacity for managing select social risks in the sector; WAJ has extensive experience regarding land acquisition at relevant projects according to National Law. The water sector has experience in stakeholders’ engagement at large scale projects through the ESIA process, in addition to stakeholder engagement strategies through media and communication departments with a focus on messaging about water services to the public. There is a centralized GM system in the sector where all complaints should be registered with a unified call center (one central number 117116), and each entity has additional complaints uptake channels. The GM system is managed through a set of handling procedures (Service Recipient GM Handling Procedures) depending on the source of the complaint. However, the sector operates a major call center with a hotline (117116) which receives thousands of complaints on a daily basis. All three water companies are connected to the system and WAJ monitors their performance in relation to complaints handling (time of response, resolution, unresolved complaints, etc.). The Call Center also hosts the Maintenance and Control Directorate for Miyahuna in Amman which manages several Maintenance Teams that are deployed once a complaint is received. The complaints received are mainly related to water disruption, breakages in the network, pollution, etc. A citizen could file a complaint from anywhere in the country through this hotline and it will be handled according to a set of procedures and a defined timeline. The call center covers all Jordan and coordinates with 41 Maintenance and Control Offices around the country (which operates under the three water companies). MWI has a Gender Studies Section focusing on implementing the gender mainstreaming policy among the IA’s. None of the entities have previous experience implementing the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework (ESF). 20 2.2.2 Project Implementing Arrangements The project implementation arrangements are aligned with the current institutional architecture of the water sector in Jordan led by the Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI), supported by the Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) Project Management Department (PMD), the Jordan Valley authority and the municipal water supply services providers: (i) Miyahuna Water Company (MWC) for the central areas, including greater Amman; (ii) Yarmouk Water Company (YWC) in the north; and (iii) Aqaba Water Company (AWC) in the south. The project will be overseen by a steering committee that will provide strategic guidance during the implementation. The existing Environmental and Social Standards Directorate within (ESSD) WAJ will support the PMD and is assigned responsibility for the overall management of environmental and social risks and impacts (including health and safety) for the project, including oversight of activities undertaken by all implementing agencies. The Project will support : hiring or assign additional dedicated support, including a minimum of one dedicated environmental specialist, and one dedicated social specialist, with qualifications satisfactory to the Bank, who will support management and oversight of ESHS risks and impacts throughout Project implementation, including activities implemented at WAJ, the WCs, JVA and MWI. To support the water companies (MWC, AWC, and YWC) implementing Components 1 and 2, each company will establish a PIU that will be responsible for project implementation of their respective activities, including compliance with the environmental and social requirements. The project will support enhanced capacity within the Water Companies to deliver on Components 1 and 2, where an Environmental and Social Focal Point for each Water Company, with knowledge of the national environmental laws and regulations, and experience managing environmental, health and safety and social risks, will be necessary to support implementation. The JVA and MWI will be responsible for implementing activities under their lines of responsibility (components 3), while MWI will be the responsible for implementing activities of component 4, once these activities defined, and then other implementing agencies may be involved. Focal points with relevant expertise will be responsible for implementing the environmental and social requirements of their agency’s actions under the project and reporting to the central E&S team. The specific staffing arrangements and capacity-building measures including a training program are defined at section 10 of ESMF. Additional details and timelines for the ES organization structure will be defined in the Project’s Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP). 3. Regulatory Framework This section outlines the ES policies, law and regulations relevant to the project in addition to the WB ESSs that the project must abide with. 21 3.1 Institutional Framework Various governmental institutions are involved in one way or another in environmental protection, where the prime responsibility is assigned to the Ministry of Environment, but also other governmental institutions that hold substantial involvement including management or monitoring responsibilities in accordance with the national laws and regulations Similar to environment protection, responsibilities for implementation of socially related regulations fall within the mandate of many governmental organizations including the Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry of Labor, the National Centre for Human Rights (NCHR), and others. The table below lists the relevant agencies and their mandate. Institution Responsibility Relevant Role to Project Ministry of Responsible for protecting the environment - Define the required assessment Environment through setting policies and legislation as level required to obtain (MoEnv) well as ensuring enforcement, through environmental approvals for sub- licensing, monitoring and inspection project based on project’s processes. It is responsible for designating environmental and social risks and supervising the management of - Issue environmental approvals national parks, reserves and other for sub-projects as per protected areas although it may delegate environmental licencing and these tasks to other bodies. The Ministry is classification regulation also responsible for developing relevant - Issue approval and manifest for information management programs, raising hazardous waste disposal public awareness, and promoting co- - Inspect sub-projects that have operation with relevant national, regional approved through EIA process and international parties. The MoEnv chairs during construction and two national committees that relate to operation project planning and approval decisions, namely: the ‘Central Licensing Committee’ and the ‘EIA Committee’ Ministry of Responsible for managing public rangelands - Receive and review applications Agriculture (MoA) and forests, protecting soil resources, by contractors for removal of pastureland and flora, permitting pesticides, unavoidable trees at roads right protecting and managing wildlife, issuing of way fishing and hunting licenses, determining - Member of land acquisition and capacity and setting ‘take’ limits. resettlement valuation committee to valuate crops and trees at acquired lands. Local Municipalities are independent and elected - Issue construction permits for Municipalities civil society institutions established under water networks at roads right of Local Administration Law No. 22 of 2021. ways They have several responsibilities including - Issue construction license for in- strategic urban and development planning, network water reservoirs management of all municipal services - Issue approvals for traffic including road and municipal waste diversions in coordination with 22 management, implementing sustainable traffic department programs with community participation, - Define construction dump sites protecting the environment and public for construction waste health and issue of construction approvals - Inspect construction sites and licenses regarding public safety, traffic safety, and environmental protection applied measures - Inspection and approval for construction site reinstatement Ministry of Public Responsible for connecting cities, villages, Same role of local municipalities Works and human settlements and economic clusters, for construction works at main Housing and with neighboring countries through roads under responsibility of the constructing and maintaining high quality ministry (roads connects and safe roads. governorates) Ministry of Health Responsible for the health sector in Jordan, - Issue medical fitness certificates (MoH) and for community health and safety. It for migrant labor operates most hospitals and clinics and collects data on health indicators. Ministry of Labour Responsible for the protection of workers’ - Inspect construction for applied (MoL) health and safety and has requirements on OHS management and workers health checks, provision and use of protection applied measures and protective equipment and operational working conditions procedures for employees in different types - Define OHS management of industry. requirements according to local regulations The Royal The Royal Department for Environment and - Inspection of construction site in Department for Tourism Protection is one of the PSD units collaboration with MoEnv. Environment and followed to the assistant of public security - Enforcement of environmental Tourism Protection director for judiciary. The department has regulations if any violation been restructured by order of the Director observed at construction site of Public Security on 3/9/2020. The - Issue of environmental fines for Department is followed in a technical side Project machineries and vehicles with the Ministry of Environment, the that generate excessive Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and a emissions number of partners related to environment and tourism affairs under agreements and memoranda of understanding. Among the departments roles are contributions to the implementation of national plans and strategies related to the environment, Enforcement of laws and all legislation related to the environment, supporting the authorities concerned with the environment and follow up on environmental and issues, accidents, reports and complaints Joint Services Responsible for MSWM upon JSCs Receive generated municipal and Councils (JSCs) Regulation of 2016 dealing with construction waste by the project 23 management of municipal waste landfills and construction waste dump sites Table 1 : Responsible local agencies and their mandates in relation to project scope 3.2 Project Relevant Environmental and Social Regulations This section presents at table 2 below the relevant national regulations and standards to the project that the project must comply with during implementation. 24 Table 2 : Key Laws and Regulations Relevant to the project Project Component Relevance to Regulation Relevant Project Sub-component / Activity The Environment Protection Law No. 6 of2017 This law promotes sustainable development and environment protection where all projects or activities that might have environmental effects must conduct environmental impact assessment Component 1. Improving the NRW activities include physical construction and NRW reduction indifferent governorates efficiency of water supply services operation activities that would have potential environmental and social impacts that need to be addressed in compliance with law, such as rehabilitation of water system network, construction of in-network water reservoirs and construction of new warehouses Component 2. Increased energy Implementation of energy efficiency measures - Improving energy efficiency in the existing water efficiency (EE) and reduced energy like installation of new energy saving systems. supply costs equipment, reduce energy demand by pumping - Renewable Energy/Photovoltaics (PV) load shifting and increased dependence on - Enabling Energy-Load Shifting in the Water Sector renewable energy sources would protect the environment by contribution for emissions reduction Construction and operation of solar PV plants Renewable Energy/Photovoltaics (PV) would have potential environmental and social impacts that need to be addressed in compliance with law Component 3. Drought management This component will include rehabilitation Assessment of water storage system rehabilitation and informed water allocation assessment and detailed design for selected water needs. storage dams. This assessment must consider potential environmental and social impacts of the rehabilitation activities. Also, this component will include rehabilitation of water wells which usually is associated with environmental and social impacts that needs proper assessment and mitigation 25 Environmental Classification and Licensing System No. 69 of 2020: This regulation elaborates the classification of all development, economic and infrastructure projects based on its likely impact on the environment into 4 categories; high risk projects that have significant adverse impacts which require a comprehensive ESIA, medium risk projects that have medium impacts and require preliminary EIA, limited risk projects that may have limited impacts and require environmental approval without performing an assessment, and low risk impacts that have low risks and do not need MoEnv.’s approval but just to comply with legally required mitigation measures. The regulation provides a list of sectors and projects under each category in the annexes of the regulation. The regulation describes requirements for comprehensive and preliminary ESIA process and the content of ESIA reports that must be submitted for obtaining the environmental approval. Projects that are not listed at each of these annexes must apply for the MoEnv. to define requirements to obtain environmental approval. The Jordanian Environmental Classification and Licensing No. 69 of 2020 has annex 1 the risk classification of projects in order to determine the required ES assessment and management tool to mitigate potential risks of these projects. In general, there are 4 classifications of projects: (a) High Risk Projects: projects that have adverse impacts on environment and environmental services, or cause complicated impacts and have an adverse impact on human health, or require a special mitigation measures. These projects require a full ESIA to obtain environmental permit (b) Medium Risk Projects: Projects has potential medium risks on environment, or environmental services, or on human health, and require special mitigation measures. These projects require preliminary ESIA to obtain environmental permit (c) Limited Risk Projects: Projects that have limited impacts on environment and or environmental services and limited to the location of the project. These projects require obtaining environmental approval from the ministry of environment without performing any assessment. Low Risk Projects: Projects that have low environmental risks or impacts and do not need MoEnv approval or permit The link below includes the regulation No 69 of 2020 and the projects classification lists. http://moenv.gov.jo/ebv4.0/root_storage/ar/eb_list_page/%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%86% D9%8A%D9%81_%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B5_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A6%D9%8 A_%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%85_69_%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A9_2022_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%84.pdf Component 1. Improving the - New water supply networks for more than NRW reduction indifferent governorates efficiency of water supply services 250,000 inhabitants are considered high risk projects - Construction of structures to convey 20,000 cubic meters at considered high risk projects - Construction of warehouses for water meters repair and spare parts are considered low risk projects and does not require MoEnv. Approval Component 2. Increased energy - Construction of solar PV plants of more than Renewable Energy/Photovoltaics (PV) efficiency (EE) and reduced energy 20MW capacity are considered high risk projects supply costs and require a comprehensive ESIA 26 - Construction of solar PV plants of 5 - 20MW capacity are considered medium risk projects and require a preliminary ESIA - Construction of solar PV plants of less than 5MW capacity are considered limited risk projects and require an approval from MoEnv. Component 3. Drought management Dam projects are considered high risk projects and Assessment of water storage system rehabilitation and informed water allocation require a comprehensive ESIA, however, needs. rehabilitation of dams is not listed at projects risks categories Groundwater extraction is considered high risk projects and require a comprehensive ESIA, however, rehabilitation of wells is not listed at projects risks categories Nature Reserves and National Parks Regulation No. 29 of 2005 This regulation sets the nature reserves and national parks definitions, reasons for being established, the buffer zones around the nature reserves, and the management requirements for nature reserves and national parks. It request to define the management approach for the ecosystem services that nature reserves and national parks provide including grazing, collection of medicinal plants, and ecotourism. Component 1. Improving the Major construction works are not allowed nature Large diameter water conveyor systems between efficiency of water supply services reserves and its buffer zone. Hunting, wood governorates need to be assessed and not to pass collection, disturbance of habitats is not allowed through nature reserves and its buffer zones within nature reserves and its buffer zones. Waste Management Framework Law no. 16 for the year 2020 This law governs solid waste management in Jordan, the law consider the waste generator is the ultimate responsible for waste handling and disposal (extended responsibility principal), explains the roles and responsibilities of all related management authorities, explains the overall governance of solid waste management at national, regional and local levels, stipulate waste management planning and implementation frameworks, specifies pollution prevention measures which might occur by or due to waste management, and detail the inspection frameworks and penalties for non- compliance. Component 1. Improving the - Construction activities at this component will - PPP for NRW Reduction in Amman efficiency of water supply services generate waste (municipal and construction) - NRW reduction in Amman, Balqa, Jerash, Ajloun and - Water meters replacement may result in old other governorates meters that can’t be repaired and will become waste metal. Component 2. Increased energy - Construction activities for solar PV plants will - Improving energy efficiency in the existing water 27 efficiency (EE) and reduced energy generate municipal and construction waste systems. supply costs - Replacing equipment with energy efficient - Renewable Energy/Photovoltaics (PV) equipment will generate municipal waste (packaging material) and other types of waste relevant to other regulations. Component 3. Drought management - Rehabilitation of water wells will generate Assessment of water storage system rehabilitation and informed water allocation municipal and intert waste (dry bentonite) that needs. need to be managed according to this law - Waste management planning must be considered at the assessment of dams rehabilitation The Municipalities Law No. 41/2015 The law defines municipalities roles in waste management, issuing construction permit, roads and traffic safety, and public health Component 1. Improving the - NRW construction for water networks to be NRW reduction indifferent governorates efficiency of water supply services performed will require construction permits from relevant municipality - NRW construction for water networks at roads right of way would affect roads and pedestrians’ safety - NRW construction for water networks may require traffic diversion that require relevant municipality approval - Disposal of construction waste result from NRW water networks construction need approval from relevant municipality on disposal site Component 2. Increased energy - Construction of solar PV power plants require - Renewable Energy/Photovoltaics (PV) efficiency (EE) and reduced energy construction license from relevant municipality supply costs - Construction and municipal waste generated from construction of solar PV power plant require relevant municipality approval for disposal. Public Health Law No. 47 of 2008 Ministry of Health is responsible for monitoring drinking water and water supply networks to ensure that the quality of drinking water meets the relevant Jordanian standards. The ministry perform monitoring program for water quality by testing samples from water resources and supply network at Ministries labs. 28 Component 1. Improving the - NRW operational works will supply drinking water, - Replacement of old or damaged water networks will efficiency of water supply services and maintain water networks that may eliminate and or reduce potential contamination of contaminated and impact public health drinking water supplied for households Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Regulation No.68 of 2020: This regulation sets the responsibility of monitoring hazardous waste management under MoEnv., and defines the classification of hazardous waste and the disposal method at hazardous waste landfills in the country. Handling and transporting of hazardous materials and waste prohibit random disposal of hazardous material and waste into soil and water resources, defines requirements for temporary storage of hazardous waste prior diposal to hazardous landfill. Component 1. Improving the - NRW construction works may generate hazardous NRW reduction indifferent governorates efficiency of water supply services waste by construction machineries oil spills - Although areas that may still have asbestos or asbestos contained materials (ACM) were excluded from the project but there is still a chance to find hazardous material which need to be considered Component 2. Increased energy - Construction and operation of solar PV power - Renewable Energy/Photovoltaics (PV) efficiency (EE) and reduced energy plants may result in damaged PV panels during supply costs installation or maintenance - Operation of solar PV power plants includes use of lubricants and oils for tracking systems and invertors which may generate hazardous waste Component 3. Drought management - Rehabilitation of water wells includes use of Assessment of water storage system rehabilitation and informed water allocation chemical materials (acids) that need to be handled needs. and disposed according to the law - Hazardous materials and waste must be considered at the assessment of dam rehabilitation Labor Law No. 8 for the year 1996 and its amendments The law defines work obligations and rights for employees as well as the obligations of the employer in terms of providing safe work environment, wages, working hours, paid annual and sick leaves, adequate code of conduct and suitable welfare for employees. The Jordanian Labor Law protects women from discrimination with additional maternity rights. All Project Components Except for civil servants, this law applies for all All activities types of workers and their contractual relations with the project 29 Component 1. Improving the Construction and maintenance work for NRW - NRW reduction indifferent governorates efficiency of water supply services reduction measures include OHS risks for workers that need to be managed according to the law OHS risk on workers in case of asbestos chance find shall Component 2. Increased energy Construction and maintenance work for solar PV Renewable Energy/Photovoltaics (PV) efficiency (EE) and reduced energy plants include OHS risks on workers that need to supply costs be managed according to the law Social Security Law No. 1 of 2014 and its amendments This law regulates the national insurance system for all labor in Jordan who must be above 16 years old regardless of nationality and gender. This law provisions the types of insurance that laborers and their inheritors are entitled to, for work injuries, retirement, disabilities, death, maternity, unemployment and health. All Project Components Except for civil servants, this law applies for all All activities types of workers and their contractual relations with the project The Real Estate Law (REL) No. 13 of 2019: The aim of this law was to create a stable legal framework for the real estate sector that comprises 60% of fixed assets in the country, and directly impacts the national economy. This new law will have economic and social benefits that previous laws have not considered including incentivizing the investment in the real estate sector. However, for the land acquisition process, the major differences between the previous law and the new one are to define properly the time frame for implementing the acquisition process, and to expedite the compensation process. Component 1. Improving the Construction activities for NRW reduction - NRW reduction indifferent governorates efficiency of water supply services measures may result with economic displacement and restrictions for access to assets The Antiquities Law No.23 of 2004 and its amendments, simultaneously read with The Antiquities Law No. 21 for the year 1988 Component 1. Improving the Construction works for NRW reduction may result NRW reduction indifferent governorates efficiency of water supply services in chance find of archaeological findings 30 3.3 Other Relevant Regulations to the Project: In addition to the above-mentioned regulations, and due to the wide variety of activities involved in the project, other regulations and standards are still applied for the project to be considered during implementation. Annex 1 contains list of additional regulations and their relevance to the project 3.4 World Bank Environmental and Social Management Framework and Relevant Standards (ESSs) 3.4.1 Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) The World Bank Environmental and Social Framework sets out the World Bank’s commitment to sustainable development, through a Bank Policy and a set of Environmental and Social Standards that are designed to support Borrowers’ projects, with the aim of ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity. There are ten Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs). The ESSs set out the requirements for borrowers relating to the identification and assessment of environmental and social risks and impacts associated with projects supported by the Bank through Investment Project Financing. The application of these standards, focusing on the identification and management of environmental and social risks, will support borrowers in their goal to reduce poverty and increase prosperity in a sustainable manner for the benefit of the environment and their citizens. The ESSs are: • ESS1: Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts. • ESS2: Labor and Working Conditions. • ESS3: Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management. • ESS4: Community Health and Safety. • ESS5: Land Acquisition, Restrictions on Land Use and Involuntary Resettlement. • ESS6: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources. • ESS7: Indigenous Peoples/Sub-Saharan African Historically Underserved Traditional Local Communities. • ESS8: Cultural Heritage. • ESS9: Financial Intermediaries. • ESS10: Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure. Details of ESSs can be found at WB website, https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/837721522762050108-0290022018/original/ESFFramework.pdf These relevant WB ES standards are discussed in section 3.5.1 below. 3.5 Operational Policy 7.50 Projects in International Waterways This policy applies to the following types of international waterways: 31 (a) any river, canal, lake, or similar body of water that forms a boundary between, or any river or body of surface water that flows through, two or more states, whether Bank1members or not; (b) Any tributary or other body of surface water that is a component of any waterway described in (a) above; and (c) Any bay, gulf, strait, or channel bounded by two or more states or, if within one state, recognized as a necessary channel of communication between the open sea and other states-- and any river flowing into such waters. 2. This policy applies to the following types of projects: (a) Hydroelectric, irrigation, flood control, navigation, drainage, water and sewerage, industrial, and similar projects that involve the use or potential pollution of international waterways as described in para. 1 above; and (b) Detailed design and engineering studies of projects under para. 2(a) above, including those to be carried out by the Bank as executing agency or in any other capacity. 3.6 World Bank Group General Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Guidelines and Technical Note The project will further apply the World Bank Group General EHS Guidelines (2007), and EHS guidelines for water and sanitation which are guidelines that contain the performance levels and measures that are acceptable to the WB. Where the national regulations differ from the levels and measures presented in these guidelines, the Project will aim for whichever is more stringent. The General EHS guidelines contain information on cross-cutting environmental, health, and safety issues potentially applicable to all industry sectors, where details on content (environment, community health and safety, workers health and safety, construction, demolition) is included in the link: https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/29f5137d-6e17-4660-b1f9-02bf561935e5/Final%2B- %2BGeneral%2BEHS%2BGuidelines.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=nPtguVM The following Good Practice Notes will also be consulted to ensure that mitigation measures developed are aligned with best industry practices: Addressing sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment (SEA/SH) in Investment Projects Financing involving in major civil works, 2020; Addressing Gender based violence in Investment Project Financing involving major civil works, 2018; Gender, 2019; Road safety, 2019; and managing the risks of adverse impacts on communities from temporary project induced labor influx, 2016. The WB Technical Note “Public Consultations and Stakeholder Engagement in WB-supported operations when there are constraints of conducting public meetings� (2020), will also be applied. This Technical Note makes due reference to the WHO technical guidance in dealing with COVID-19, including: Risk Communication and Community Engagement Action Plan Guidance Preparedness and Response; Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) readiness and response; COVID-19 risk 32 communication package for healthcare facilities; Getting your workplace ready for COVID-19; and a guide to preventing and addressing social stigma associated with COVID-19. EHS Guideline for Water and Sanitation According to the project scope and design, water distribution guidelines are relevant to the project activities under component1. The most significant environmental issues associated with operation of water distribution systems include: - Water system leaks and loss of pressure: Water system leaks can reduce the pressure of the water system compromising its integrity and ability to protect water quality (by allowing contaminated water to leak into the system) and increasing the demands on the source water supply, the quantity of chemicals, and the amount of power used for pumping and treatment. Recommended measures to prevent and minimize water losses from the water distribution system include: o Ensure construction meets applicable standards and industry practices o Conduct regular inspection and maintenance; o Implement a leak detection and repair program (including records of past leaks and unaccounted-for water to identify potential problem areas); o Consider replacing mains with a history of leaks of with a greater potential for leaks because of their location, pressure stresses, and other risk factors. - Water discharges Water lines may be periodically flushed to remove accumulated sediments or other impurities that have accumulated in the pipe. The major environmental aspect of water pipe flushing is the discharge of flushed water, which may be high in suspended solids, residual chlorine, and other contaminants that can harm surface water bodies. Recommended measures to prevent minimize, and control impacts from flushing of mains include: o Discharge the flush water into a municipal sewerage system with adequate capacity; o Discharge the flush water into a separate storm sewer system with storm water management measures such as a detention pond, where solids can settle and residual chlorine consumed before the water is discharged; o Minimize erosion during flushing, for example by avoiding discharge areas that are susceptible to erosion and spreading the flow to reduce flow velocities. Further details on EHS Guidelines for water and sanitation sector: https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/0d8cb86a-9120-4e37-98f7-cfb1a941f235/Final%2B- %2BWater%2Band%2BSanitation.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=nPtk0wW 33 3.7 Relevant World Bank ESSs to the Project According to the project description in section 2, and the proposed activities under project’s components, the following ESSs are relevant to the project: 9- ESS1: Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts: This standard is relevant to components 1 where NRW reduction activities require to be assessed for potential environmental and social impacts result from these activities. Also, the standard is relevant to component 2 that includes construction of solar PV plants that has environmental and social impacts that need to be assessed and mitigated. Component 3 will have assessment for rehabilitation of existing dams and development of detailed design and tender document. This assessment shall include environment and social assessment for proposed rehabilitation plan and proposed design. In addition, this component aims for rehabilitation of existing water wells which requires physical works and use of chemicals that need to be assessed according to ESS1. 10- ESS2: Labor and Working Conditions: This standard is relevant to the project. As per ESS2 categorization of workers, the project workforce will include direct workers in PIUs and PMD, contracted workers, and primary suppliers. The most significant project labor risks are related to the various civil works, particularly for vulnerable workers, and at sub-contractor level Construction works of NRW reduction under component 1, and solar PV plants under component 2 are associated with labor related risks such as OHS and other labor and working conditions. Any assessments for water storage structures (dams) shall also consider labor related risks. 11- ESS3: Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management: Component 1 aims to preserve water resources by applying NRW physical reduction measures, energy efficiency at component 2 contribute to reduced emissions and energy conservation. Physical works under components 1, 2 and 3 are expected to produce construction, domestic and hazardous waste that need to be managed and mitigated. Additionally, the rely on using water tankers during rehabilitation of networks, impacts related to quality of water tankers used under the project which should be monitored by the water service providers to ensure reducing hygiene impact. 12- ESS4: Community Health and Safety: Construction works for NRW reduction under component 1 at residential areas would have potential risks on public and surrounding communities that need to be properly avoided and managed. 13- ESS5: Land Acquisition, Restrictions on Land Use and Involuntary Resettlement: Land acquisition is unlikely but NRW reduction construction activities under component 1 would cause economic displacement risks especially in populated areas with commercial activities. 14- ESS6: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources: Component 3 of the project must consider applying mitigation hierarchy of biodiversity conservation under the environmental and social impact assessment process for all studies including dams’ rehabilitation due to the importance of the dams surrounding habitats for biodiversity. On the other hand, low risk of biodiversity during 34 the construction of water transmission lines may be expected under component 1 for NRW reduction where works will be implemented of areas of less biodiversity values will have potential impacts such as impacting wildlife due traffic and machinery, interim disturbance to natural habitat, inappropriate workers acts as hunting killing of wildlife, wood collection for fire, etc. . 15- ESS8: Cultural Heritage: Construction work under components 1 & 2 may result with chance find of some archaeological remains especially at governorates of Amman and Jerash that are relatively rich with cultural heritage. 16- ESS10: Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure: All project components involve stakeholders that IAs need to engage and consult with based on their relationship with the project implementation activities in order to consider their concerns and, interest in the project. 35 3.8 Gap Analysis of Local Regulations Relevant to World Bank ESSs This section compares local relevant regulations to the project with WB ESS requirements, along with MWI strategy to address gaps identified through this analysis. Table 3 below presents this analysis. WB ESS Local Regulations Gap Identified MWI Strategy to Fill Gap ESS1: Assessment and - The Environment - ESMF is not legally - ESMF provide E&S Management of Protection Law required guidance on the Environmental and No. 6 of2017, - No legal obligations overall E&S Social Risks and Environmental for assessing limited management for the Impacts Classification and or low risk projects Project lifecycle Licensing System and activities (screening until No. 69 of 2020 - Social impacts not closure) is developed meet with most of well addressed at EIA - IAs will conduct the standard process environmental and requirements - EIA processes have social screening for related to weak stakeholder all performed environmental engagement activities, to identify assessment and requirements required risks protection. - There are no management tool - Environmental environmental and - Social aspects are Classification and social assessment integrated into the Licensing System requirements for ESMF. Issues related No. 69 of 2020 limited and low risks to working requires projects conditions assessment and - resettlement have management are been addressed at required only for developed LMP and for high and RF respectively. medium risks - ESMPs and projects or associated checklists activities through will be management EIA process tools applied at the project, proportionate to the risk - A Stakeholder Engagement Plan has been prepared for the project - ESS2: Labor and - Labor and working - Enforcement of labor - LMP has been Working Conditions conditions are regulations is an developed to legally addressed at issue in Jordan which address all labor Labor Law No. 8 for lead to poor working issues consistent the year 1996 and its conditions at with ESS2 including 36 WB ESS Local Regulations Gap Identified MWI Strategy to Fill Gap amendments construction sites, risks for vulnerable - Random inspection non-payment or workers for working delay in wages (especially for conditions performed payments, child migrants and - Major accidents are labor, excessive refugees). Measures legally investigated overtime, and include but are not especially those unclear employment limited to: related to social terms and conditions -All aspects of security especially for employment compensation migrant and refugees including recruitment workers and payment should - Part time and daily respect the principles /casual workers who of non-discrimination work less than 16 and equal days a month insured opportunities. at social security - All workers shall be according to Social provided with clear Security Law No. 1 of terms and conditions 2014 and its of employment. amendments Labor - All Contractors and rights disputes are Sub-contractors shall not illegible to be have insurance to claimed in court after cover accidental 2 years of dispute injury and death for date all project workers. - MOL directorates are not supported - Worker’s grievance with sufficient mechanism has been number of inspectors developed to to provide effective address any dispute geographic coverage at the project at at their regular early stage inspection programs. - Specific competency for OHS staff assigned under construction supervision consultants and contractors, will be required within tender document - Construction supervision consultants will be at site to monitor all activities including 37 WB ESS Local Regulations Gap Identified MWI Strategy to Fill Gap those related to labor ESS3: Resource - Waste Management - Specific procedures - ESMF of the project Efficiency and Framework Law no. do not cover all types requires addressing Pollution Prevention 16 for the year 2020 of hazardous waste pollution prevention and Management in general promote - One hazardous mitigation measures pollution prevention landfill at the country at ESMPs including and management may result with non- waste management, - Hazardous material compliance practices hazardous waste and waste are well by waste generators management, water addressed in due to relatively high takers quality regulations transporting cost and monitoring,, - Hazardous waste disposal consideration of landfill available in - No waste ESHS guidelines of the country segregation and the WB to - Efficient resource use recycling regulations implement the is nationally - Although different project safely with encouraged regulations present, consideration of the especially for water however, no Good International and energy integrated or clear Industrial Practices guidelines to handle (GIIP). the management - Due weakness in process of the preparation and hazardous waste implementing specifically the Asbestos Asbestos, where Management Plans, MoEN, MoH, MoL where burying of are all responsible asbestos of pipes has and all have been the case under regulatory guidance many projects that no integration implemented of the multi- through WAJ, the institutional Bank advised requirements set on preparation of clear national or project actions and guidance level for handling and management of asbestos if incidentally uncovered at aby sub-project, prepared under the Annex 10 Asbestos Management Plan. - Hazardous waste management plan 38 WB ESS Local Regulations Gap Identified MWI Strategy to Fill Gap will be developed for each specific sub- project - Waste management records of collection and disposal are required by the project’s ESMF ESS4: Community - Environmental - No well-defined legal - ESMF outlines Health and Safety Classification and provisions mitigation measures Licensing System No. emergency for community 69 of 2020 requires preparedness and health and safety. . assessment and response - ESMPs for specific mitigation of risks on sub-projects must project’s surrounding - No well-established include adequate communities through legal procedures for mitigation measures the EIA process. public safety at for relevant risks - Hazardous Materials construction consistent with ESS4 and Waste activities such as traffic and Management - Overlap of road safety Regulation No.68 of responsibilities of (including vehicles), 2020 prohibit different institutions, measures to protect pollution of soil and may affect proper workers and the water resources with enforcement of public from SEA/SH hazardous waste that relevant regulations. - daily supervision by also affects public - SEA/SH are not supervision health The legally considered as consultant will be Municipalities Law potential risk on applied for No. 41/2015 define public during mitigation measures road and traffic projects application at site safety requirements implementation, - SEA/SH are through the although its legally considered as regulating considered as potential labor risk, construction permit criminal act once and proportionate system occurred mitigation measure - - No specific will be implemented Public Health Law No. regulations for dams - TA in the project will 47 of 2008 give the safety, although JVA include specialized mandate to MoH to has a dam safety experts in dams’ monitor drinking committee in safety to ensure water quality at water addition to The related risks are sources and supply National Dams Safety considered and Committee that mitigated properly. networks include experts from -. different sectors in dams structural 39 WB ESS Local Regulations Gap Identified MWI Strategy to Fill Gap - safety. - Labor Law No. 8 for the year 1996 and its amendments protects workers from occupational diseases arising at their place of work and may require medical check for communicable diseases for certain jobs. ESS5: Land - Regulations well - Eligibility criteria for - Land acquisition and Acquisition, addressed compensation resettlement Restrictions on Land compensation considers avoidance principle Use and Involuntary process for land landowners and will be adopted for Resettlement acquisition officially contracted the project - Economic tenants - RF has been displacement is - Economic developed for the partially covered by displacement is not project that meets local regulations, well considered by ESS5 requirements however, there are law and mainly - RPs will be caps for defined by court developed for sub- compensation is set - PAP engagement is projects when by the courts and the not at early planning needed according to amounts are typically stage of the process RF not sufficient for - Ecosystem services - PAPs engagement replacement cost, are not considered must be performed particularly for by local regulations during RPs tenants. PAPs can development as per appeal in the court. RF and SEP. - Negotiation process with PAP is performed according to the law - Regulations encourage avoidance of land acquisition as much as applicable ESS6: Biodiversity - Nature Reserves and - Biodiversity outside - ESMF of the project Conservation and National Parks nature reserves is requires application Sustainable Regulation No. 29 of not well protected, of mitigation Management of 2005. Regulates where biodiversity hierarchy including 40 WB ESS Local Regulations Gap Identified MWI Strategy to Fill Gap Living Natural biodiversity protection is proper mitigation Resources protection at nature enforced at measures for reserves and parks, in protected areas or ecosystem services addition to national parks as and biodiversity biodiversity special defined at Nature conservation at sub- conservation areas Reserves and projects ESMPs outside nature National Parks - Biodiversity reserves ad national Regulation No. 29 of conservation will be parks. 2005. assessed under - Wildlife hunting - Conservation of ESIAs prepared for regulations are important areas like specific sub-projects nationally developed important bird areas - Land use master and wetlands is not planning is existing at legally recognized the national level - No legal protection measures for proposed protected areas defined at the national level - Access to ecosystem services and natural resources is not well regulated although local communities dependence on these resources is quite low ESS8: Cultural - Cultural heritage - Intangible heritage is - A chance find Heritage regulations are well not well considered procedure established at regulations and at developed under - Chance find ESIA process ESMF and will be procedure is - Regulations included in each sub- generally considered enforcement for projects ESMPs in at regulations unprotected heritage the project and sites is an issue in included in bidding Jordan documents. ESS10: Stakeholder - Engagement of - No defined - ESIAs developed for Engagement and stakeholders is regulations for specific sub-projects Information nationally stakeholder will be publically Disclosure encouraged at policy engagement during disclosed at MWI and strategic level project website levels implementation - SEP is developed for - Consultation with - Only comprehensive the project to ensure stakeholders is legally ESIA requires proper engagement required for stakeholder of all relevant comprehensive ESIA engagement stakeholders 41 WB ESS Local Regulations Gap Identified MWI Strategy to Fill Gap process - No public disclosure including vulnerable - Well established requirements at ESIA groups grievance mechanism process - Public grievance for water sector in - No legal mechanism for the Jordan requirements to project has been - Public grievances are develop grievance established (ref. SEP) mainly resolved by mechanism at - Specific sub-project court at different projects level ESMPs will include sectors - Vulnerable groups do proper measures for not have special community engagement engagement and considerations. information disclosure Table 3: Analysis of Local Regulations vs. World Bank 42 4. Environmental and Social Baseline Conditions Project activities will take place throughout the kingdom of Jordan; this section provides background information about Jordan. Site specific baseline data will be analyzed once the proposed sub-project locations are identified. In order to discuss the environmental and social baseline conditions, an overview of the water sector in Jordan is prepared to create a better understanding of the situation against the current status. The overview describes the current status of the water sector, Sources of water (Surface water including rivers and dams, Ground water and nonconventional sources of water), water quality, water sector utilities, water uses and challenges and the management of the water sector. The physical environment including location, topography, climate and rainfall, the Social and demographic status, Cultural Heritage and the Nature and Biodiversity of the country are discussed in Annex 2. 43 5. Assessment of Environmental and Social Impacts This section presents the anticipated major environmental and social risks and impacts (positive and negative) that are likely to be associated with the implementation including construction and operation of the proposed project. The overall environmental risks of the project are classified as Substantial, while social risks of the project are classified as Moderate, where both risks need to be managed properly according to this ESMF guidance and requirements. Table 4 below presents the potential impacts of the project. On the other hand, while the project includes rehabilitation of water network and wells, the project is not expected to result in extra abstraction of water quantities form national or international water aquifers. The consumption of water is not expected to increase, considering that the available water quantities in Jordan are limited, and the project will enhance water supply for beneficiaries by reducing physical losses in NRW without increasing water abstraction from the aquifers. ES requirements will follow the requirements in legal agreements in terms of shared water resources. On the other hand, studies under component 3, the terms of reference will include the international waters considerations be included in relevant studies 44 Project Component Impact / Risk Type of Negative Impact / Risk Rating Impact / Risk Component 1: Sustainable non-revenue water reduction Improved service Preserve water Positive - delivery and NRW resources through repair reduction and replacement of damaged water networks and stop the physical loss of water Improve the hygiene and Positive - livelihood of beneficiary communities by maintaining a proper supply of water for households Create job opportunities Positive - for locals especially during the construction phase Air Pollution by Dust and Negative Low – Moderate Exhaust Emissions during The major excavation works will be for construction by relatively small trenches of secondary excavation works and and tertiary water pipes and at the machineries movement RoW of public roads and for short distances where the generated excavation materials are not large in volume. At same time, large excavation machineries that that may produce excessive exhaust emissions at are expected to be limited Noise Pollution by Negative Moderate construction and The construction works will mainly be maintenance works done during in the day time and construction works areas for secondary and tertiary water networks is relatively limited in area and time to complete Soil and Groundwater Negative Low Pollution / The major construction works will be at Contamination by oil and the RoW or at paved roads, in addition fuel leaks during to the relatively small excavated areas construction and for water networks and in-network operation works storage tanks Soil Erosion by Flood Negative Low to Moderate 45 Hazards at large Excavations will be less in numbers excavated trenches comparing with those for secondary and tertiary water networks, and open trenches are not allowed by law to be for long distances and for long period Waste Generation and Negative Moderate Management Construction waste comprises of excavated materials and debris will be generated from trenches, manholes pits. Domestic solid waste comprises of office and site trash or letters and food waste. Domestic liquid waste is mainly water leak during network pipes replacement. Hazardous waste is mainly by used oil and lubricants containers. All types of construction waste above are expected to be limited to construction sites and in limited quantities at each location Asbestos (ACM) Negative Substantial Management None of the potential work location under this sub-component has a proven ACM pipes at the existing water network. According to local regulations ACM materials are banned from use and importing, and previous existing ACM are considered hazardous and must be disposed hazardous landfill once being damaged. Jordan has no specific ACM handling procedure, however, Ministry of Environment must be notified once such material is discovered to advise and monitor disposal process. This risk has been considered as may old networks could contain ACM pipes, and for this very low probability the risk is rated as substantial and not high. Biodiversity and Natural Negative Low- Habitats Construction works are manly on RoW of public road in areas of low biodiversity values. However, potential Biodiversity Risks include: - Wildlife Hunting / Killing by Workers: Construction works may have risk of killing or hunting wildlife by workers, 46 however this risk is considered Low because construction works for water networks is mainly at RoW of public roads. - Wood Collection for Fire: Construction activities may occur at locations that have natural vegetation and trees where workers may collect wood for fire. This impact is of Low significance because construction works are mainly at RoW of public roads, with short construction periods at the site. Same applied for wells rehabilitation, where rehabilitation work will be limited at exiting water wells sites. - Accidental Killing by Traffic: The movement of construction vehicles and machineries may result in wildlife killing. This impact is expected to be Low as most of the works is expected in area of low biodiversity value and , however, potential high disturbance at construction sites might cause temporary impact of reducing the presence of wildlife species at these sites, . Public Traffic Negative Moderate Disturbance and Construction and maintenance will be Management mainly at RoW of public roads which may cause disturbance and diversion for public traffic. However construction work duration is expected to be short at each work location especially inside residential areas, that would reduce the likelihood of traffic disturbance Community Health & Negative Moderate Safety Construction activities will be at residential areas and at RoW of public roads would expose locals for health and safety risks including traffic accidents, fall at deep excavations, and falling of lifted objects. Communicable transmittal diseases are also a risk due to the recruitment of migrant workers. SEA/HS is a risk that the project may be create at the females within project communities during construction 47 works. These risks are generally managed by the existing systems related to construction permit system by relevant authority where mandatory safety precautions are required to obtain construction permit. Work permit system for migrant workers requires medical check prior issuing permit for migrant workers. Migrant workers are well exist at construction sector and those workers are aware of community and social values , even most of these migrants and refugees are from neighbour countries that have community culture very close to that in Jordan. The number of workers at each work location is expected to be low at work locations close or within project communities and for short periods, therefore, the likelihood of these risks are low which reduced the overall risk rating Disruption of Water Negative Moderate Supply Construction works for NRW reduction under component 1 at residential areas may cause distribution of water supply due to replacement of damaged networks. This impact is considered Moderate to Substantial especially ifs works may last for duration longer than the water supply cycle at the work area. Disturbance of Other Negative Moderate - Utilities Services Excavation during construction works (electricity, at public roads may cause damages for communication and underground utilities services which municipal): will disturb the service supply to the community. Local regulations and through the court force workers to compensate these utilities with any damages and losses they make by their construction works, which the issue contractors avoid by consultation with these utilities at the design and planning phase. The rate of this risk depends on the cut periods of these services within the community and the level of damages made. 48 Land Acquisition and Negative Low to Moderate physical displacement All construction works will be at government or WAJ owned lands. However, There is a small potential of land acquisition required for in-network reservoirs based on the results of hydraulic modelling that will determine the locations for these reservoirs. Temporary physical displacement may applied for some kiosks or portable vegetable shelters that are illegally located at the RoW of public. This risk would trigger the preparation of RAP to be managed according to the RF of the project Economic Displacement Negative Moderate of Commercial and Trade This impact is temporary by Activities: construction works where distribution limitation of access for commercial centers and shops may cause economic losses and reduction of income for owners. Construction works in front of commercial centers and shops will be completed in short period and contractors are required by law to provide alternative access for these centers and shops. This risk will be managed through development of RAP and C-ESMP. Socio-economic and Negative Moderate to Substantial Hygiene of Reliant on Prior to construction, the contractor Illegal use Connections: will perform Comprehensive Subscribers Survey to define physical water losses among which are illegal uses at targeted areas, Illegal uses can be identified by different approaches: -Significant drop in water bill comparing with previous records without change in household use or family size -installation of a bypass before the water meter by the subscriber -Intentional damage of water meter by subscriber These illegal uses are subjected to 49 financial and jail penalties according to WAJ law. The current WCs response to these actions is to estimate quantities of water utilized by subscriber without charge, estimate the cost of these quantities, and to issue a bill with the total cost of utilized water, request the subscriber to pay the cost either at one or more instalment as agreed to close the case after signing a written commitment by the subscriber not to repeat such act. If subscriber refused to pay or can’t pay, then water supply disconnected, and WCs issue a case in the court against the subscriber. This may create economic pressure on these households who need to bring water by wells’ tanker in a high price, or to reduce water consumption in a way that may impact their hygiene and livelihood. The significance of this impact depends on the economic status of the households with illegal uses. Vulnerable groups among these reliant will be considered at early engagement to be informed prior the construction works with the proposed mitigations alternatives. WAJ has a defined procedure or handling illegal use of connections in a transparent and equitable manner. (See annex # 15, #16 and #17 ) MWI / Water Authority Law shall apply to all subscribers without discrimination. Employees adhere to the code of ethics to ensure that there is no bribery or corruption in the procedures, and there are awareness bulletins and advice on illegal use that are published on the websites. The Internal Control Unit implements the instructions to ensure integrity and transparency Occupational Health and Negative Moderate to Substantial Safety (OH) impacts on Potential health and safety a risk varies 50 Labor from those may cause minor injuries or harm to workers to those may cause imminent danger on workers lives. These risks include: o Eye irritation and respiratory system allergic reactions by dust generated during excavation works o Fall from Height especially during construction and maintenance of elevated in-network water storage reservoirs (tanks) and at deep excavations. o Lifting operations and falling objects during construction and maintenance of water networks and in-network storage tanks under component 1. Rehabilitation of wells also includes lifting of drilling shafts which also may fall and comprise a risk on labor at site. o Confined Space Entry Construction of in-network storage reservoirs and excavation of deep trenches for primary networks or transmission pipelines would be associated with the risk of access and egress of these confined spaces and the need for adequate preparedness measures especially at emergency situations. o Muscle Fatigue and Backbone Injuries during Manual Handling and or Excavation. The construction manual handling and lifting for laying tertiary networks pipes, communication cables and warning tapes, and manual excavation may also be required for household connections are common practice that may cause muscle fatigues and or backbone injuries by malpractices. o Cuts and Wounds by Sharp Objects. Construction works for proposed activities under this component may include the use of sharp objects and tools for cutting and fitting pipes and other construction 51 materials which could cause injuries with cuts and wounds for workers. o Electrocution by Electrical Tools. Construction works will include using electrical tools for grinding cutting, in addition, upgrading of pump stations includes installation of pumps, and these activities have electrical shock risk for works. o Heat & Cold Stress. Construction works under this component will be performed outdoor under different weather conditions that could be extreme that impact labor working under such conditions o Traffic Accidents. Construction and rehabilitation works for water networks are mainly executed at the right of way of public roads and highways. Also construction works may involve traffic diversion when this activity is executed across or within these roads. The location of works can result in risk of collusion by mobile vehicles and construction machineries if no proper prevention and protection measures were applied. o Infection during Community Transmittal Diseases Outbreak. The outbreak of community transmittal diseases is a risk on workers during outbreaks as locations of the construction works for networks are within urban areas where the risk of infection of workers is high during outbreaks. o Exposure to Hazardous Material & Waste. Exposure of workers to hazardous waste is a potential risk during handling of hazardous materials including lubricants and during major spilled chemicals, ie machineries oil. Such hazards may cause eye and skin irritation Cultural Heritage Risk Negative Low Excavation works may reveal underground archaeological remains 52 especially at governorates that are rich with archaeological heritage sites such as Amman and Jerash. The probability of this chance find is very unlikely because local regulations prohibit excavation in the vicinity of know archaeological sites, and that will be considered at the planning and design where the know cultural sites will be avoided. Chance Find of cultural resources in any of the project locations still may be expected, therefore chance find procedures (Annex 14) shall be included in the ESMP’s and bidding documents : Modernized Ensure that Positive - systems for environmental and social sustaining NRW aspects are well reduction considered at Performance Based Contracts (PBCs) to implement environmental and social sound operations All Negative Impacts during construction and maintenance applied for Sub- component 1.2 : Community Increase the Positive - engagement to employability of women improve financial in household-related sustainability, jobs and access to collections resources efficiency, and Enhance community Positive - demand control awareness and capacity to control water demand Social un acceptance for Negative Low to Moderate women participation at Plumbing is historical is a male plumbing training restricted job due to the local culture, program and and the physical fitness this work involvement at plumbing requires. This would also reduce the businesses availability of work opportunities for women, as time is needed to transform community perception in accepting women plumbers in the sector. The rate of this risk increases at rural areas where communities are more 53 preservative than urban areas at main cities. Low participation of Negative Moderate women at the plumbers Women who had less opportunities to training program obtain higher education to be involved at job market are more at rural areas, however, such areas also are more culturally resistant for women engagement at what was before a purely men job market. The project will present success stories from previous similar initiatives in order to encourage women participation. Component 2: Increased energy efficiency and reduced energy supply costs Improving energy Contribute to the Positive - efficiency in the reduction of GHG existing water emissions by applying systems energy saving measures Create job opportunities Positive - for locals especially during the construction phase Air Pollution by Dust and Negative Low – Moderate Exhaust Emissions during The major excavation works will be for construction by land levelling and foundations of excavation works and mounting structures of solar PV machineries movement modules, where the generated excavation materials are not large in volume. At same time, large excavation machineries that that may produce excessive exhaust emissions at are expected to be limited Soil and Groundwater Negative Low Pollution / The construction activities that need Contamination by oil and heavy machineries will be limited in fuel leaks during number and duration of use due to the construction and relative small size of solar PV plants at operation works each construction location. Waste Generation and Negative Moderate Management Construction waste comprises of excavated materials and debris will be generated from civil works. Domestic solid waste comprises of office and site trash or letters and food waste. Domestic liquid waste is mainly water leak of rest room septic tank at site. 54 Hazardous waste is mainly damaged solar PV panels during construction, in addition to minor leaks of oil from construction machineries. All types of construction waste above are expected to be limited to construction sites and in limited quantities at each location Biodiversity and Natural Negative Low to Moderate Habitats Construction activities relate to construction of solar PV power plants and may be located within the vicinity of operating facilities, near to natural landscape areas and are likely to affect biodiversity through creating disturbance during construction phase. However, no habitats fragmentation or ecosystem services related impacts are expected due to relative small land required to build these plants. Potential Biodiversity Risks include: - Wildlife Hunting / Killing by Workers: Construction works may have risk of killing or hunting wildlife by workers, however this risk is considered Low to Moderate because construction works for solar PV plants will be mainly at WAJ premises and lands - Wood Collection for Fire: Construction activities may occur at locations that have natural vegetation and trees where workers may collect wood for fire. This impact is of Low significance because construction works are mainly at WAJ premises and lands which also of limited sizes. - Accidental Killing by Traffic: The movement of construction vehicles and machineries may result in wildlife killing. This impact is expected to be Low to moderate as most of the works is expected in area of low biodiversity value and, however, potential high disturbance at construction sites might cause temporary impact of reducing the presence of wildlife species at these sites,. 55 Public Traffic Negative Low to Moderate Disturbance and This risk if occurs will be limited to Management construction of solar PV plants that located at the exiting premises of WAJ at populated areas and or close to public roads. The disturbance of traffic might be during the entrance and exist of vehicles and construction machineries to construction sites. This risk will be mitigated and managed by the site specific C-ESMP. Occupational Health and Negative Moderate to Substantial Safety Impacts on Labor o Eye irritation and respiratory system allergic reactions by dust generated during excavation works o Fall from Height especially during construction and maintenance of elevated mounting structure for solar PV plants. o Lifting operations and falling objects during construction and maintenance of solar PV panels. o Muscle Fatigue and Backbone Injuries during Manual Handling and or installation of solar PV panels. o Cuts and Wounds by Sharp Objects. Construction works for proposed activities under this component may include the use of sharp objects and tools for cutting and fitting which could cause injuries with cuts and wounds for workers. o Electrocution by Electrical Tools. Construction works will include installation of electrical cables, panels and invertors, in addition to using electrical tools for grinding cutting, these activities have electrical shock risk for works. o Heat & Cold Stress. Construction works under this component will be performed outdoor under different weather conditions that could be extreme that impact labor working under such conditions o Infection during Community Transmittal Diseases Outbreak. The 56 outbreak of community transmittal diseases is a risk on workers during outbreaks as locations of the construction works for solar PV plants within urban areas where the risk of infection of workers is high during outbreaks. o Exposure to Hazardous Material & Waste. Exposure of workers to hazardous waste is a potential risk during handling of hazardous materials including lubricants and during major spilled chemicals, ie machineries oil. Such hazards may cause eye and skin irritation Cultural Heritage Negative Low Excavation for solar PV modules mounting system may needed depends on the design and location of the solar PV plant, Chance Find of cultural resources in any of the project locations still may be expected, therefore chance find procedures (Annex 14) shall be included in the ESMP’s and bidding documents : Enabling energy Contribute to the Positive - management in the reduction of GHG water sector emissions by applying energy saving measures Component 3: Water security measures to underpin efficiency measures Strengthening Enhance climate change Positive - drought adaptation and management resilience of refugees systems and hosting communities Support refugees Positive The activity will provide farmers with working at agriculture advance and informed tool with water sector to maintain availability for irrigation to improve livelihood adequate advance planning of employment livelihood during needs at the sector. This will notify in drought periods advance the refugees work in agriculture to seek work opportunity in other sectors Safeguarding Ensure environmental Positive ESIA process will provide proper existing water and social impacts and planning for ES risks elimination / storage risks related to dams mitigation and management 57 rehabilitation are well The terms of reference for studies addressed and mitigated under component 3 include the international waters considerations be included in relevant studies Component 4. Project management and implementation support Project Enhance management of Positive management and ES aspects of SOP1 by implementation IAs support : PBC Verification support Component 5. Contingency Emergency Response Positive Table 4: The potential impacts of the project. 5. Environmental and Social Screening Procedure Environmental and social screening has been performed for the project components during the planning phase. This screening has result with identification of project level ES mitigations and instruments. Further Screening will be performed for each activity by each IA where further activities ES management and mitigation instruments shall be defined. Therefore, this section present the ES screening procedure that will be followed in the project. 5.1 E&S Screening Procedure The identification of sub-projects and activities will follow a framework approach, where support for specific sub-projects will be agreed on an annual basis, accordingly the ESMF The ESMF has been developed to set the framework for managing related ES risks once sub- project and activity locations have been identified. The purpose of the E&S screening stage is to determine the sub-projects eligible for Project’s financing and to identify the Project’s potential adverse impacts and risks on the environment, society, consequently to determine the appropriate safeguard instruments and mitigation measures to manage those impacts. Environmental screening will be carried out at the stage of identification and selection of subprojects. Each implementing agency will be responsible for screening their respective activities using the Procedure set out in this section. MWI will provide oversight and quality assurance for all sub- project screenings. The screening procedure will use the sub-project-specific E&S Screening Form (Annex 4), the E&S Screening template will be revisited once of the Project implementation starts to ensure it covers all aspects relevant for all components during construction and operation. 58 The E&S screening will be performed for all project components, as including works under component 1, 2 & 5 (CERC) that will be defined during implementation. Once these activities are defined, then it will be screened in order to ensure that activities are not under the exclusion criteria set out below. Project component 3 activities will be screened to ensures all activities proposed to be included under the studies doesn’t fall in the exclusion criteria, and also activities will be screened to ensure including assessment requirements as per the ESS’s and in accordance with the requirements of the international waters under the TOR’s prepared for those assessment studies 5.2 The Project Exclusion (Eligibility Screening) Consistent with World Bank ESF and guidelines requirements, the project will exclude any activities or expenditures that are likely to have adverse significant, sensitive, diverse, or unprecedented impacts to the environment and/or affected people. Such activities include significant land acquisition, economic or physical displacement or changes in land use, and significant impacts to critical cultural heritage sites or natural habitats. The IA will apply the ES Screening Form at Annex 4 (Section 4-SUBPROJECT ELEGIBILITY SCREENING) to screening the subproject activities under Components 1,2, and 5 (the CERC) against the project exclusion list including but not limited to: a. Sub-projects with high ES risks according to Environmental Classification and Licensing System No. 69 of 2020 b. Sub-projects that with high ES risk classification as per the World Bank ESF: c. The Sub-project is likely to generate a wide range of significant adverse risks and impacts on human populations or the environment. This could be because of the complex nature of the Project, the scale (large to very large) or the sensitivity of the location(s) of the Project. This would take into account whether the potential risks and impacts associated with the Project have the majority or all of the following characteristics: (i) long term, permanent and/or irreversible (e.g., loss of major natural habitat or conversion of wetland), and impossible to avoid entirely due to the nature of the Project; (ii) high in magnitude and/or in spatial extent (the geographical area or size of the population likely to be affected is large to very large); (iii) significant adverse cumulative impacts; (iv) significant adverse transboundary impacts; and (v) a high probability of serious adverse effects to human health and/or the environment (e.g., due to accidents, toxic waste disposal, etc.); d. The area likely to be affected is of high value and sensitivity, for example sensitive and valuable ecosystems and habitats (legally protected and internationally recognized areas of high biodiversity value), lands or rights of Indigenous Peoples/Sub-Saharan African Historically Underserved Traditional Local Communities and other vulnerable minorities, intensive or complex involuntary resettlement or land acquisition, impacts on cultural heritage or densely populated urban areas. e. Some of the significant adverse ES risk and impacts of the Project cannot be mitigated or specific mitigation measures require complex and/or unproven mitigation, compensatory measures or technology, or sophisticated social analysis and implementation. f. d. There are significant concerns that the adverse social impacts of the Project, and the associated mitigation measures, may give rise to significant social conflict or harm or significant risks to human security. 59 g. Sub-projects with excavation activities at areas known with water networks containing ACM pipes h. Sub-projects include activities within or affecting protected areas this includes (a) sites of the Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE), (b) natural and mixed sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List and (c) legally protected areas (IUCN categories) and, (ii) Any operation leading to an adverse and irreversible residual impact on a critical habitat; (iii) Any forest project or agricultural project with broad coverage (>100 ha) that does not implement a methodology ensuring zero-deforestation. i. Sub-projects that will cause adverse significant degradation or pollution of the water resources. j. Sub-projects that have a high probability of serious adverse effects to human health and/or the environment (e.g., due to accidents, toxic waste disposal, etc.) k. Sub-projects that include any removal or impact on archaeological remains or cultural heritage sites Eligibility Screening Findings: A. If the subproject has been screened and determined to be ineligible as per criteria above, the sub-project will be rejected without prior processes. B. If the sub-project doesn’t fall under the ineligible list, the IA will proceed with the next step of the sub-project environmental and social screening and risk classification. 5.3 Subproject environmental and social risk classification criteria National categorization According to environmental classification and licensing regulation, MoEnv classifies projects according to their potential environmental risks into 4 categories: (a) High Risk Projects / Activities: Projects / Activities that can cause severe negative impacts on environment elements and services, and well as to human health, and they require to develop mitigation and control measures to eliminate or reduce these impacts. Such project must have a comprehensive EIA as part of the approval process. In relevance to SOP1, the following sub-projects / activities can be under this category: 1. Any NEW activity under component 1 that serves more than 250,000 inhabitants, and /or include construction of water storage tanks of more than 20,000 cubic meter 2. Any Solar PV power generation activity under component 2 of more than 20MW 3. Where High Risk Activities are excluded unless they fall under the Substantial Risk Rating of the World Bank ESF. (b) Medium Risk Projects / Activities: Projects / Activities that have potential medium negative impacts on environment elements and services, and on human health, and they require to develop mitigation and control measures to eliminate or reduce these impacts. Such projects require preliminary EIA as part of the approval process. In relevance to SOP1, the 60 following sub-project / activity can be under this category, any Solar PV power generation activity under component 2 of capacity between 5 MW and 20MW. (c) Limited Risk Projects / Activities: Projects / Activities that have potential impact on environment elements and services, and on human health limited to the project location. Such projects require environmental approval from MoEnv without going through EIA process. In relevance to SOP1, the following sub-project / activity can be under this category, any Solar PV power generation activity under component 2 of capacity less than 5 MW, which already a defined activity under component 2. (d) Low Risk Projects / Activities: Projects / Activities that have potential low impact on environment elements and services, and on human health and limited to the project location. Such projects / activities do not require environmental approval from MoEnv. In relevance to SOP1, all activities under the project except those mentioned at points a, b and c above are under this category, in addition to those will be identified during implementation under component 5. World Bank’s categorization Under the ESF, the WB classifies the projects based on the extent and potential magnitude of the impacts, projects are classified into: (a) High Risk Projects: are those can cause significant adverse environmental impacts that are diverse, irreversible and unprecedented; these projects are not eligible for finance and must be excluded. (b) Substantial Risk Projects: are those can cause adverse environmental impacts but can risks can be mitigated and managed. These projects require full ESIA. (c) Moderate Risk Projects: are those can cause medium risk that can be mitigated and managed through development of ESMP (d) Low Risk Projects: are those have low risks that require monitoring through a development of ESMP checklist Similarly, the national regulations as identified under section 3.2. The screening process shall be conducted in accordance with the qualitative approach described at the table below which provides guidance to determine the rating of the environmental and social risks. Environmental risks and impacts, include: (i) those defined by the EHSGs; (ii) those related to community safety (including dam safety and safe use of pesticides); (iii) those related to climate change and other trans-boundary or global risks and impacts; (iv) any material threat to the protection, conservation, maintenance, and restoration of natural habitats and biodiversity; and (v) those related to ecosystem services and the use of living natural resources, such as fisheries and forests. Social risks and impacts, including: (i) threats to human security through the escalation of personal, communal, or interstate conflict, crime, or violence; (ii) risks that project impacts fall disproportionately on individuals and groups who, because of their particular circumstances, may be disadvantaged or vulnerable (iii) any prejudice or discrimination toward individuals or groups in providing access to 61 development resources and project benefits, particularly in the case of those who may be disadvantaged or vulnerable; (iv) negative economic and social impacts relating to the involuntary taking of land or restrictions on land use; (v) risks or impacts associated with land and natural resource tenure and use, including (as relevant) potential project impacts on local land use patterns and tenure arrangements, land access and availability, food security and land values, and any corresponding risks related to conflict or contestation over land and natural resources; (vi) impacts on the health, safety, and well-being of workers and project-affected communities; and (vii) risks to cultural heritage. For technical Assistance Studies under component 3, activities will be screened to ensures all activities proposed to be included under the studies doesn’t fall in the exclusion criteria, and also activities will be screened to ensure including assessment requirements as per the ESS’s and in accordance with the requirements of the international waters under the TOR’s prepared for those assessment studies Parameter Evaluation Description Rating Spatial Within the project site Low (1) Influence Impact beyond site boundary; Local Medium (2) Widespread impact beyond site boundary; Local Substantial (3) Impact widespread far beyond site boundary; High (4) Regional/national Duration Quickly reversible, less than project life, short term (0- Low (1) 2 years) Reversible overtime; medium term to life of project Medium (2) (2-4years) Of difficult reversibility overtime; medium term to life Substantial of project (4-6years) (3) Beyond closure; permanent; irreplaceable or High (4) irretrievablecommitment of resources Intensity Minor deterioration, nuisance or irritation, minor Low (1) change in species/habitat/diversity or resource or very little quality deterioration; very little improvement Moderate deterioration, discomfort. Partial loss of Medium (2) habitat biodiversity/resource or slight or alternation, moderate improvement. 62 Alteration or disturbance is significant Substantial (3) Habitat/diversity or resource, severe alteration or High (4) disturbance importantprocesses; severe improvement Probability Unlikely, low likelihood, No known risk or Low (1) vulnerability to natural or induced hazards. Unlikely, low likelihood, Seldom, No known risk or vulnerability to natural or induced hazards. Possible, distinct possibility, frequent Low to medium Medium (2) risk orvulnerability to natural or induced hazards. Possible, distinct possibility, frequent substantial risk Substantial or vulnerability to natural or induced hazards. (3) Definite (regardless of prevention measures), highly High (4) likely, continuous high risk or vulnerability to natural or induced hazards. Significance Deduced from the summation of the ratings with the range defined as follows: Below 4 low Risk, (Risk is acceptable and can be managed easily by the IA & Contractor ) 4-7 Low to moderate, (Risk can be managed, but need mitigation based on ESMP checklist) 7-9 Moderate Risk, (Risk can be managed, but need further management (mitigation measures and monitoring plan and other ESHS plans proportionate to the risk) 10-12 Substantial Risk, (risk can be managed, but need further detailed and comprehensive management of proposed mitigation measures, monitoring plans and other ESHS plans. 13-16 High Risk, (screened of high, irreversible risk as identified in the Project exclusion criteria, and will be excluded at the pre-screening stage) Table 5: Rating criteria to assess risks of subproject 5.4 Environmental and Social Screening These steps below comprise the procedure for the ES team or consultant at IAs to implement for screening the impact significance of the proposed subprojects that will be implemented by his / her agency: 63 1- Collect information about the proposed subproject from the technical and design team (Use ES Screening Form at Annex 4 for data collection guidance and documentation) including screening against the project exclusion list identified in section 6.2. 2- Verification of collected data: the verification can be performed through different methods were more than one method can be used for data verification for same sub-project. These methods include: a. Site Visit b. Consultation with professional specialists at ES fields c. Consult with NGOs or CBOs at sub-project community 3- Fill the ES screening form with data collected and verified 4- Analyze the collected data at the ES screening form where the below matrix is applied to define the required ES safeguard instrument for the screened subproject to meet both World Bank and national legislation. This matrix is built upon principle “more stringent requirements apply. � : Subproject Category Subproject Required ESF Responsible IA in World Bank Classification in Instrument Regulation No.69 of 2020 High Risk Project High, Risk Project Excluded from Excluded from financed activities financed activities Substantial Risk High, Medium, Full ESIA including WAJ / ESSD Project Limited or Low Risk ESMP JVA Project Moderate Risk High Risk Project Full ESIA including WAJ /ESSD Project of large scale ESMP JVA ESMP Moderate Risk Medium Risk Project Preliminary ESIA WAJ /ESSD Project including ESMP Moderate Risk Limited or Low Risk ESMP WC / PIU Project of limited Project ESMP Checklist scale Low Risk Project Limited or Low Risk ESMP Checklist WC/PIU Project Table 6: Application matrix for Required Instruments upon Risks 5- Based on the identified specific potential risk and impacts assessed in accordance with each ESS, further instruments and management plans might be required. These might include Resettlement Plan, OHS Plan, Waste Management Plan, Traffic Management Plan, Asbestos Contained Material Management Plan, and Chance Find Procedures. 6- ES team and consultant at IAs must be aware these instruments must be identified as result of the E&S screening and shall be reflected in the environmental and social management plans (ESIA/ESMP, ESMP. ESMP Checklist) and shall be properly addressed under the 64 environmental and social clauses of the WB bidding documents or by adding environmental and social clauses to the national bidding documents where applicable. 5.5 Screening Documentation MWI/WAJ would complete the environmental and social screening Procedure 2 for all subprojects in terms of nature of the subproject location and subproject activities. MWI/WAJ will be filling in the “Environmental and Social Screening Forms presented in (Annex 3) for all subprojects once defined. Based on the evaluation results, MWI/WAJ should follow the ESMF procedure to recommend suitable measures and instruments to be prepared to avoid or minimize the environmental and social risks of the subproject. Implementing agencies (WAJ / JVA/ WCs) will be responsible for the preparation of further required ES instruments documents through assigning ES consultants and the contractors and operators who will be requested to develop site-specific documents under the tender process. Additionally, as Ministry of Environment has a role in review and approval of specific documents at subproject level under the process of issuing environmental approval and permit for the subproject. Following the E&S Screening identifying the subproject risk level, WAJ will submit application to Ministry of Environment. The Terms of reference for the ESIA and the ESMP’s will be prepared in accordance with the World Bank ESS’s and shall be acceptable for the Bank prior submitting to Ministry Environment 5.6 Review and Approval Implementing agencies will report the E&S screening outcomes to the E&S Specialists at PMD of WAJ which currently acts on behalf of MWI for review, quality control, monitoring and reporting purposes. Sub-project ESIAs/ ESMPs, will be reviewed and cleared by the PMD prior to submission to the Bank for clearance. Subproject ESIAs/ESMPs will warrant clearance by the Bank. The MWI will then disclose the instruments. Instrument subject to review and approval from Ministry of Environment are the Full ESIA Report and Preliminary ESIA Report. Clearance process by MoEnv. is presented at Annex 3. All ESIAs and ESMPs will be submitted and cleared by the World Bank prior to tendering the sub- project, ensuring the Bank receive first draft for review and comments in addition to the revised documents following MoEnv comments for final review . The ESMPs and ESIAs shall be included in the procurement and contracting process including bidding documents, for civil works, as well as other WB standard EHS terms and conditions for procurement and any subproject-specific requirements. Compliance with LMP and Codes of conduct shall be required for contractors, subcontractors, primary suppliers, and their workers. 65 5.7 Consultation and Disclosure The ESF instruments (ESMF, SEP, LMP, RF) will be consulted and disclosed prior to project appraisal on MWI website. All ESF instruments will be made available to project affected communities and groups, local NGOs, and the public through disclosing ESMF and relevant document at MWI website. All sub- project ESIAs and ESMPs will be consulted, translated into Arabic and also publicly disclosed. on MWI website. IAs and contractors will provide necessary relevant information within affected communities by posting this information at their site offices, in addition to direct communication through distribution of printed materials and through local governor and community leader. The SEP further defines the stakeholder engagement with affected communities required throughout the project cycle. - MWI has organized a consultation session on draft ESF instruments on 16.05.2023 after disclosing these documents at MWI website. MWI has invited multi- stakeholders to the meeting that was held at MWI building in Amman, in addition to online participants where MWI has made an access to participants who cannot attend physically from far governorates. The attendees were representatives of ministries, local municipalities, civil society organizations, environmental associations, women associations and the Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. WAJ –PMD / ESSD team has presented the project components, and the draft ESF instruments purpose and mitigation measures and strategies that the project will apply to eliminate and or reduce potential environmental and social risks according to relevant local regulations and to meet World Bank ES standards. Issues raised by participants included: [xxxxxx] MWI has organized a consultation session on draft ESF instruments on 16.05.2023 after disclosing these documents at MWI website. MWI has invited multi- stakeholders to the meeting that was held at MWI building in Amman, in addition to online participants where MWI has made an access to participants who cannot attend physically from far governorates. The attendees were representatives of ministries, local municipalities, civil society organizations, environmental associations, women associations and the Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. WAJ –PMD / ESSD team has presented the project components, and the draft ESF instruments purpose and mitigation measures and strategies that the project will apply to eliminate and or reduce potential environmental and social risks according to relevant local regulations and to meet World Bank ES standards. Relevant key Issues raised by participants included: - The Language of ESF documents disclosed by MWI are in English - The Engagement of municipalities to in the planning and implementation for roads restoration - To provide work opportunities in the project for persons with disabilities, and Ministry of Labor can facilitate this issue - The project to ensure proper health and safety measures are applied during construction, and to request HSE supervisors to be assigned for project implementation by contractors. - Is there a defined percentage for the employment of refugees from the total expected employment during project implementation - Number of women targeted in plumping training is limited, can then be expanded - Preservation of environment and natural habitats, and the competency of supervision staff in developing effective mitigation measures 66 - Water supply by WCs is already not efficient, subscribers not treated equally in water distribution and supply Notes from the session and how stakeholders' views were taken into account and list of participants are found in Annex 14. Final ESF instruments will be disclosed at MWI website upon World Bank approval on these documents. 67 6. The Project Level Instruments The Implementing Agency shall ensure assessing the sub-projects in reference to all the relevant standards and ensure the requirements addressed in the other Project ESF Instruments are complied with in planning and drafting of the sub-project E&S management plans. 6.1 Resettlement Framework (RF) The Resettlement Framework (RF) is a standard instrument used to clarify resettlement principles, eligibility criteria, compensation entitlement, organizational arrangements and guidelines for carrying out census surveys and subsequent Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs). MWI has developed RF for the project as a standalone document, although land acquisition is not anticipated at this project, but RF also considers economic displacement that might be significant if not properly managed and mitigated during project implementation. The RF will be shared with WB and will be communicated on MWI website once approved by WB. The RF will be part of the contracts for relevant sub-projects where initial ES screening has shown potential resettlement risks, Contractors will be responsible for implementation and will develop further site-specific resettlement management measures according to RF. 6.2 Stakeholders Engagement Plan (SEP) A stakeholder engagement plan is a document which outlines the plan to communicate with stakeholders who are directly and indirectly affected by the project, or who hold interest or potential interest in the project. SEP identifies potential stakeholders, how they are affected, their interest levels and, power and influence. MWI has developed SEP for the project as a standalone document that will be consulted and and will be disclosed on World Bank and MWI website, once cleared by World Bank. . The SEP aims to provide a framework for appropriate and timely manner consultation and information disclosure for project affected parties (PAPs). Also SEP has identified projects stakeholders who are presented at table 9 below will be part of the contracts for subprojects, where contractors will be responsible for implementing and will develop further site-specific stakeholder engagement measures when needed. Several stakeholders' consultations were carried out for the project during initial stages and scoping of project preparation. These consultations are summarized in the SEP. During the development of project’s ESMF and other ESF instruments, MWI has performed further consultations that with implementing agencies and other stakeholders at water sector. Further consultation will with stakeholders will be on ES instruments developed during project implementation including consultation sessions during ESIA preparation. . All stakeholders’ consultations and engagement will be presented in the SEP. 68 Project Component Type of Stakeholder Identified Stakeholder Component 1: Sustainable Project Affected Parties Residents of the water service non-revenue water reduction areas Residents at governorates where component activities will be performed Business owners and workers Lands owners and tenants including farmlands Utilities services companies (communication and electricity) Municipalities Ministry of Public Works and Housing Vulnerable Groups / Elderly People / Women / Poor households / Students and Children / Persons with disabilities / Refugees Other Interested Parties Ministry of Environment Ministry of Labor Ministry of Health Ministry of Finance / Department of Land and Survey Ministry of Agriculture Social Security Corporation Traffic Departments Local communities/labor within sub-project areas Chamber of Commerce and Industry Civil society: CBOs, Env. NGOs, Women associations, Farmers associations, labor unions, engineers association, contractors association, Humanitarian local and international NGOs, etc. IFIs and Donor Agencies (USAID, KfW, JICA, AFD, EU, EBRD, IFC, GIZ, etc.) Media and local press Suppliers of construction materials and equipment Component 2: Increase energy Project Affected Parties Residents and community efficiency and reduced energy members surrounding or close supply costs to construction sites 69 Livestock owners (if any) near the construction site Vulnerable Groups / Children at surrounding communities Other Interested Parties EMRC / NEPCO Ministry of Environment Ministry of Labor Ministry of Health Social Security Corporation Local communities/labor within project’s area Media and local press Suppliers of materials and equipment Component 3: Drought Project Affected Parties Farmers management and water Agribusiness owners storage for water security Seasonal labor including Women and refugees and migrants Other Interested Parties Water users associations and farmers Farmers Union Ministry of Agriculture General Public Component 4: Institutional Project Affected Parties Women involved at “Women’s strengthening for water sector Plumber Initiative� efficiency Community members involved at demand control trainings Vulnerable Groups / Women associations Other Interested Parties Donors agencies Component 5: Contingency No stakeholders can be defined as this component aims to Emergency Response mobilize fund allocated for other components upon triggered emergency situation regarding the scope of each component. Table 7: Project Identified Stakeholders 6.3 Labor Management Procedure (LMP): The purpose of the Labor Management Procedures is to facilitate the planning and implementation of the Project by identifying the main labor requirements, the associated risks, and the procedures and resources necessary to address the project-related labor issues. MWI has developed LMP for the project as a standalone document that will be shared with WB and communicated on MWI website once approved by WB. LMP will be part of the contracts for sub- 70 projects where contractors will be responsible for implementation, and will develop further relevant management measures as needed. 7. Preparation of Environmental and Social Management Instruments This section outlines the specifications for commissioning and preparing site-specific ES instruments, once its determined through screening (See Section 6), which instruments are needed. . 7.1 Environmental and Social management Plan (ESMP) Based on the results of screening, ESMP shall be developed for project activities that are classified as Moderate risks. ESMP shall be prepared by ES staff and consultant(s) at IAs including ESSD-PMD at WAJ and PIUs in WCs. A project's environmental and social management plan (ESMP) consists of the set of mitigation, monitoring, and institutional measures to be taken during implementation and operation to eliminate adverse environmental and social impacts, offset them, or reduce them to acceptable levels. Stakeholder consultation shall be conducted as per the Stakeholder Engagement Plan, as part of the preparation of ESMP, and the feedback will be reflected in the design of the mitigation and monitoring measures. Annex 5 provides the ESMP template as per the World Bank requirements. 7.2 Environmental and Social management Plan Checklist (ESMP Checklist) ESMP checklist is an abbreviated and simplified form of the Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Plan, for sub-projects. , classified as Low or limited Moderate risks. Stakeholder consultation shall be conducted as part of the preparation of the sub-project, as per the Stakeholder Engagement Plan, and the feedback will be reflected in the design of the mitigation and monitoring measures in the checklist as appropriate. Annex 6 provides a templated for preparing an ESMP Checklist 7.3 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) with integrated ESMP (ESIA/ESMP) The subproject screening might identify a substantial risk activity or moderate risk activity with wide- range of impacts. Sub-projects with and of Substantial risk classification, or the national requirements may require preparation of an ESIA. Environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) is an instrument to identify and assess the potential environmental and social impacts of a proposed project, evaluate alternatives, and design appropriate mitigation, management, and monitoring measures. ESIA includes an ESMP (i.e. ESIA/ESMP). ESIA/ESMPs are prepared commensurate with the risks and impacts of the sub-project. Table of Contents for a typical ESIA/ESMP is provided in Annex 5. Stakeholder consultation in accordance with the Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) shall be conducted as part of the preparation of ESIA/ESMP and the feedback will be reflected in the design of the mitigation and monitoring measures. 71 7.4 Other Mitigation Plans and Instruments Based on proposed activities under project components and the potential risk and impacts assessed in accordance to each ESS., this section provides indicative ES management instruments for guidance and to anticipate the required instruments as a result of E&S screening. 7.4.1 ES Instruments to be prepared by IAs 1. ES instruments that IAs shall prepare based on the ES screening results or findings (ES Screening Form at Annex 4).are: 2. Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) when the ES screening results with substantial risks at WB category and / or high risk at national category. IA will follow the national EIA clearance and review process described at Annex 3. Annex 5 provides a generic sample for TOC of ESIA report 3. Preliminary ESIA including ESMP when the ES screening results with Moderate risks at WB category and / or medium risk at national category. IA will follow the national EIA clearance and review process described at Annex 3. Annex 6 presents (ESMP) template 4. ESMP Checklist when the ES screening results with low risks at WB category. ESMP checklist provided at Annex 8 7.4.2 ES Instruments to be prepared by Contractors. In addition to the identification of the main E&S Instruments (ESIA, ESMPs, ESMP checklists), the E&S screening results will advise the preparation of different set of plans and measures in relevance to the ESS’s including ES instruments that contractors shall prepare based on the ES screening or shall be requested under ES instruments prepared by IAs. The instruments, plans or measures may include one or more of the following: 1- Work Code of Conduct. Guidelines of code of conduct provided at Annex 1 of Labor Management Procedure (LMP) 2- Site specific Construction ESMP 3- Occupational Health and Safety Plan and procedures 4- Traffic Management Plan 5- Hazardous Waste Management Plan (Template at Annex 9) 6- Site specific Asbestos Management Plan based on Project’s Asbestos Management Plan at Annex 10 7- Site specific Archaeological Chance Find Procedure based on Project’s Archaeological Chance Find Procedure at Annex 13 8- Resettlement Action Plan (RAP). Sample content of RAP has been provided at Annex 2 of Resettlement Framework (RF) 72 7.5 Environmental and Social Mitigation Measures This section outlines indicative environmental and social mitigation measures aimed to avoid, mitigate, manage and monitor the identified environmental and social risks and impacts associated the sub-project types. While the risk levels and the proposed mitigations presented are indicative. Based on the environmental and social screening findings, these mitigation measures should be reviewed, adapted, and incorporated as relevant, into the site specific conditions during the preparation of site-specific instruments prepared in reference to Sections (7.1-7.4) These measures are set out in Annex 7 that presents generic mitigation measures for relevant project activities. The table also sets out, responsibilities for Planning, implementation, supervision and monitoring of such measures. A hazardous waste management plan will be developed as a separate document to define required mitigation measures that need to be applied to manage relevant anticipated risks. A template for hazardous waste management plan is included at Annex 9. Asbestos Management Plan (Annex 10) has been prepared and should be adopted for all sub- project activities that include rehabilitation of distribution water networks under components 1 and 2 73 8. Environmental and Social Monitoring and Reporting 8.1 Monitoring and Evaluation The objectives for monitoring are: - To record environmental and social impacts resulting from the sub-project activities and to ensure compliance with e the World Bank ESF requirements through the proper implementation of the “mitigation measures� identified under the Project/Sub-Project Environmental and Social Management instrument in order to reduce adverse environmental and social impacts and enhance positive environmental and social effects of project activities. - To alert project authorities by providing timely information about the success or otherwise of compliance with ES requirements as outlined in this ESMF in such a manner that changes to the system can be made in a timely manner, if required; and - To make a final evaluation in order to determine whether the mitigation measures designed into the sub-projects have been effective in such a way that the environmental and social conditions have been restored, improved or if these mitigation measures need to be reviewed and improved. - The E&S monitoring reporting of each of the sub-project activities during the project implementation. Environmental and social monitoring needs to be carried out during pre-construction, construction and post-construction of the sub-projects in order to measure the effectiveness of the recommended mitigation measures. Pre-construction stage monitoring Ensure that: - Proposed construction activities at each site(s), are subjected to environmental screening; plan and design for construction activities incompliance with the Environmental Guidelines of the WB and/or the Jordanian Environmental Laws and regulations - Site specific Environmental Assessment (ESMP or ESIA) is prepared on time and incorporated into bidding documents. Construction Phase: ESSD at WAJ will assign ES Consultant to conduct environmental and social performance monitoring; Monitoring reports will be prepared and should contain information with regard to environmental and social performance and compliance against the contractual requirements, site-specific instruments, and the ESF instruments. . A monitoring plan outlining the frequency of reporting should be prepared by the Consultant / ESSD. Sample template of monthly or quarterly ES performance report is provided at annex 12 Monitoring of mitigation / enhancement measures as outlines at ESMF should be reflected at ES requirements of tender documents. In addition, Contractors should also consider these mitigations and provide more details on these measures at relevant site specific instruments they have to develop, ie ESMPs, WMP, TMP, OHS plans etc. . However, the requirement and frequency of monitoring would depend on the type of sub- project and site situation. For certain sub-projects (e.g., replacement of meters, installation of drought monitoring equipment), monitoring of these parameters is not critical; while monitoring 74 of some of these parameters (e.g., noise level) would be needed only if significant pollution is suspected. Table 10 presents generic indicators for monitoring of specific environmental and social parameters during the construction phase of different sub-projects. In addition Table 5 above describes the routine monitoring work that will be done by WAJ ESSD or ES Consultant to ensure that: - Occupational Health and Safety Measures are in place - COVID-19 prevention measures are in place. - All personnel at work sites shall be provided with PPEs so that injuries to personnel are avoided or minimized. - Workforce, likely to be exposed to noise and dust levels beyond regulatory stipulated limits, shall be provided with hearing protection devices (ear muffs), dust masks and eye protective goggles on regular basis - Work at height is performed with physical fall protection and workers equipped with adequate full body harness and fall arrester - Work sites are physically isolated with control of access to authorized personnel - HAZMAT area at site is well established according to MoEnv requirements with proper isolation, shading, and controlled access. - Information and warning signs are installed in sufficient numbers with visible communication contacts - Emergency preparedness measures at site are according to EMP with defined escape routes, assembly points, firefighting extinguishers and emergency contacts displayed. - Labor camps if relevant, must comply with approved LMP provided with adequate welfare facilities, emergency response setup and proper hygiene conditions. - Contractor Public grievance mechanism procedure is applied, complaints resolved and records maintained - Contractor workers grievance mechanism is applied, complaints resolved and records maintained. - The project will develop a compliance disciplinary program that comprises of Positive Performance Points (PPPs) and Negative Performance Points (NPPs) system that include a checklist for ES and OHS issues to be considered during monthly or quarterly audit. According to the system, the contractors or implementing agency PPP and NPP score will determine if additional measures must be taken to improve the performance of contractor. Sample of PPPs and NPPs Checklist is provided at annex 10 Post-construction Phase: ES Consultant / ESSD will prepare a summary report for the implementation effectiveness of all environmental and social mitigation measures and share it with stakeholders, communities, implementing agencies (WCs) and the WB. The following are some of the pertinent parameters and verifiable indicators that can be used to measure ESMF process, mitigation plans and performance. - Has the project resulted in better living standards for the community? - How has the adoption of the ESMF requirements improved the environmental health and biophysical state of the people? 75 - Has the project resulted in job creation? - Has ESMF adoption resulted in sustainable use of energy and improved efficiency? - Are periodic monitoring reports being completed? - Are processes defined in the ESMF working well? - How many complaints/grievances have been received regarding the project and how many have been resolved in a timely manner? The following table shows some specific environmental and social indicators that need to be monitored and assessed by various institutions. Table 8: Generic Environmental and Social Monitoring Indicators Issue / Impact Indicator Information Responsibility Source Air Emissions - Visual inspection during Contractor / ESSD / ES excavation, loading and unloading Construction Consultant of excavated materials and debris Supervision - Records of water spay to supress Consultant dust - Construction machineries maintenance log - Reduction in GHG caused by the project cumulative reduction in GHG emissions from project vehicles. (Calculation of GHG emissions can be through using work sheet for GHG emissions from transport and mobile sources at link below https://ghgprotocol.org/cacultion- tools#sector_specific_tools_id) Noise Pollution Number of Complaints on elevated Contractor ESSD / ES noise during construction Construction Consultant Supervision Consultant Waste - Logs for disposed waste and Contractor / ESSD / ES Management hazardous waste Construction Consultant - Records and documents for Supervision removed and disposed ACM pipes Consultant (if any) including authorities approvals and disposal receipts from hazardous landfills, authorized transport contractor permits - Number of reported complaints on waste management, - Number of fines received on waste 76 management Public Safety Number of incident engaged with Contractor / ESSD / ES public Construction Consultant, Supervision Police Consultant Department Employment Number of technical and unskilled Contractor / ESSD / ES workers hired and contract duration. Construction Consultant Supervision MoL Consultant Economic and Number of population benefit from WCs ESSD / ES livelihood water supply, savings made by Consultant impacts applying EE measures, reduction % in NRW Social Conflicts Number of stakeholders consulted, Contractor / ESSD / ES Number of reported public Construction Consultant complaints received on social Supervision exclusion Consultant, WCs Workers Welfare Number of reported workers Contractor / ESSD / ES and Working complaints, Number of resolved Construction Consultant Conditions complaints Supervision Consultant Occupational Number of Lost Time Incidents (LTIs), Contractor / ESSD / ES Health and Number of Man Hours without LTIs Construction Consultant, Safety Supervision MoL Consultant Biodiversity Reported Number of incidents Contractor / ESSD / ES hunting and killing of wildlife. Construction Consultant, Supervision MoEnv Consultant Cultural Heritage Number of reported Chance Finds Contractor / ESSD / ES incidents. Construction Consultant, Supervision DoA Consultant 8.2 Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Reporting According to ESMF and projects implementation arrangements, ES performance of the project must be documented and reported to the ESSD, MWI and externally to World Bank. That requires a systematic hierarchy following bottom-up approach in reporting between the contractors, supervision consultants, IAs and World Bank. This section defines the required ES reporting will be applied in the project. Further enhancement of the reporting requirements will be identified during implementation 1- Contractor Reporting to Construction Supervision Consultancy Firm The contractor is required to prepare and submit the following ES reports during work to the construction supervision consultant: ✓ Monthly ES Progress report in accordance to Annex 11, presenting the ES performance at Work site. Monthly report must be submitted at within 1 week of the successive month to construction supervision consultant 77 ✓ Site specific C-ESMP, TMP, Hazardous MP, Asbestos MP, Archaeology chance find procedure for approval ✓ Accident notification on immediate basis if accident result with fatality or serious injury cases. ✓ Accident Report must be submitted within 24 hours from time of accident. 2- The Construction Supervision Consultancy Firm Reporting to IA Construction supervision consultancy Firm has to report the following reports to PIU at each IA that present he findings and results of the supervision and monitoring ES performance at work site: ✓ Monthly ES Progress report base on submitted monthly reports from the contractor(s). This report must include ES inspection and audit activities performed, result of inspections and audit, level of ES compliance based on checklists provided at Annex 12, and remedial actions and mitigations applied to manage ES risks. Report shall include information on consultation and information disclosure to local community and stakeholders at site. Status of workers and public grievances shall also be reported. Trainings performed at site must be included at the report. Monthly report must be submitted to IA within 1st half of the successive month ✓ Site specific C-ESMP, TMP, Hazardous MP, Asbestos MP, Archaeology chance find procedure for approval ✓ Accident notification on immediate basis of all incidents and accident occur at the projects site ✓ Accident Investigation Report must be submitted within 1 week from time of accident 3- The Reporting between the IA’s a. Water Companies E&S Monitoring activities and reporting to ESSD PIU at each WC must have to report the following to ESSD at PMD of WAJ: ✓ Monthly ES progress report based on construction supervision consultant. The report must include similar progress information provided at the construction supervision consultant but from all work sites that IA implements under the project. In addition to permits and approvals obtained from relevant authorities and utilities services. Monthly report must be submitted to ESSD-PMD within 1st half of the success month ✓ Results of ES screening for activities / subproject that identified during implementation and will be performed by WC for review and approval ✓ Site specific C-ESMP, TMP, Hazardous MP, Asbestos MP, Archaeology chance find procedure for approval. ✓ Accident notification within 24 hours for all incidents and accident occur at the projects site Accident Investigation Report must be submitted within 1 week from time of accident 78 b. MWI and JVA Activities Reporting to the ESSD-PMD MWI and JVA shall report to ESSD-PMD ES progress regarding implementation of component 3, which is mainly limited to dams’ rehabilitation assessment activity: However, MWI/JVA shall report the following during performing the dams' rehabilitation assessment. ✓ Progress in EIA process including activities performed at the EIA including consultations performed. This must be reported on quarterly basis and within 1st month of the successive quarter. ✓ Accident notification within 24 hours all incidents and accident occur at the projects site Accident Investigation Report must be submitted within 1 week from time of accident c. ESSD-PMD Environmental and Social Report to the Bank The PMD is the responsible entity for reporting to the World Bank, including the quarterly E&S Progress reporting on the ESCP, ESMF, RF, LMP and SEP, in addition to capacity building, challenges, lessons learnt, and next quarter proposed E&S activities. The ESSD will consolidate the E&S progress reporting from all the Implementing Agencies. Noting that where is mentioned that MWI is the responsible entity to report to the Bank, the PMD-ESSD will draft and submit the reporting to the Bank, including the incident reporting. Further of details to be included in the Project Operation Manual (POM). The ESSD-PMD shall be responsible to report the following to the World Bank: ✓ Quarterly ES progress report that provide information of ES performance of the project and the level of compliance with Bank’s ESSs. Report shall summarize major findings of ES monitoring and inspection / Audit performed by ESSD-PMD, in addition to those defined at IAs monthly progress reports. Report will include summary on permits and approvals the project obtained from relevant authorities, summaries of consolations performed with stakeholders. Major workers and public grievance cases shall be included at the report. This report must be submitted to the Bank within 1st month of the successive quarter. ✓ ES screening results for identified activities / sub-projects that identified during implementation for review and approval ✓ Draft EIAs or Preliminary EIAs / ESMPs for review and approval ✓ Hazardous waste MP and Asbestos MP for review and approval ✓ Accident notification within 48 hours of all incidents and accident occur at the projects sites. ✓ Accident Investigation Report must be submitted within 1 week from time of accident and validation of others AI investigation report prior submitting to MWI, who is responsible for submitting in time addressed in the ESCP to the World Bank. 79 8.3 ES Indicators Monitoring Frequency In addition to the regular monitoring of ES performance by Construction Supervision Consultant on behalf of WAJ and as described at the ESMP for each sub-project, monitoring for ES indicators will be performed by ES Consultant on monthly or quarterly basis. It’s also possible that WAJ will request Construction Supervision Consultant to assign ES Consultant under his organization who will then be responsible to perform monitoring on ES indicators accordingly. 80 9. ESMF Implementation Arrangement This section will present the proposed implementation arrangements for the ESMF based on the roles and responsibilities identified at the initial Institutional and Implementation Arrangements described in section 2.2 for SOP-1. The project and to implement ESMF will ensure that ES staffing needs are adequately assigned and mobilized. ESMF organization structure is presented at Figure 2 below. Strengthening the E&S organizational structure through building proper capacity of staff designated to manage the E&S requirements under SOP-1 is important to ensure smoother transition and implementation of the next iteration of the Project, further details on the capacity development is included under Chapter 10. 9.1 Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) – Environmental and Social Standards Directorate (ESSD): The ESSD is under PMD of WAJ is the overall responsible for the implementation of the ESMF of the project. , ESSD-PMD is newly established to manage the overall environmental and social projects and activities performed by WAJ, including international financed projects. The ESSD has overall responsibility for implementing the Environmental and Social Management of the Project (SOP-1 ) including the implantation of the ESMF and for ensuring the project complies with the the environmental and social requirements. Where water companies are implementing sub- projects or activities, ESSD will provide oversight and guidance for the assigned E&S Focal Points to fulfill the E&S requirements of the project. Similarly ESSD will provide oversight and guidance for the Focal Points at JVA for their activities. ESSD includes EIA Section Head, and ESSD Director. The Project will support hiring one Senior Environmental Specialist and one Senior Social Specialist of adequate qualification to join the ESSD, to manage the E&S requirements under the Project. . 81 ESSD – PMD / WAJ MWI /JVA WC – PIU Focal Points ES Specialist Construction Supervision HSE Specialist EIA Section Head Social Assessment Contractor HSE Specialist Supervisor Environmental Social Consultant Consultant Figure 2: The proposed organizational chart for ESMF The role of ESSD vis a project implementation will be: 1- Preparing ES Screening of Sub-projects WAJ is implementing, in accordance with ESMF and RF, under Comp 1, 2, 3, and 5 once activated. 2- Review and approve screening conducted by Water Companies or other IAs for sub-projects or activities they are implementing. 3- Based on screening results, prepare Terms of Reference for E&S instruments consistent with all ESF instruments, the ESCP and the ESF, and ensure deliverables are completed according to TORs. And where applicable, ,prepare the ESMPs and ESMP’s checklist, and address the E&S instruments and mitigation measures under the bidding documents are part of ESSD role under Comp 1 and 2. 4- Define ES requirements at the tender documents for each sub- project according to the ESF instruments, the ESCP and ESF, and ensure these requirements are incorporated into tender documents. Contractually require contractors to apply the relevant aspects of the ESCP and ESF instruments including appropriate and effective non-compliance remedies 82 5- Review the national bidding document templates and integrate the Project ESF requirements for all subprojects that will be tendered using the national bidding forms, and apply the ES&S requirements once the Bank SPD is used. Define relevant ES clauses that need to be included in each contract for each sub-project along with required ES documents to be shared with the contractor such as SEP, ESMP, RF and LMP. And to share these clauses with PIUs to be adopted 6- Assist the Tenders Evaluation Committees in evaluating bidders’ compliance with the ES requirements were fully filled at bidders’ proposals and ES required competency has been achieved. The ESSD will also review ES evaluations made by PIUs of WCs for comments and approval prior to awarding of contracts. 7- Set ToRs for ES & OHS competency required to be at the organization of the Construction Supervision Consultancy Firms who will be contracted by WAJ to supervise the implementation of each sub-project. And to share the required competencies with PIUs to be adopted. 8- Integrate the World Bank ESF standards in all the terms of reference prepared under the Project. 9- Review, comment and approve monthly progress reports provided by Construction Supervision Consultancy Firms or PIUs. 10- To coordinate with ES Focal Points and PIUs at WCs to ensure the ES requirements of each sub- project are met 11- Perform periodic spot check, (monthly or quarterly) ES inspection and audit with ES Consultant to monitor and verify the reported ES performance at site by Construction Supervision Consultancy Firms. (Sample performance report TOC provided in annex 9) 12- Prepare quarterly project’s ES performance report to be submitted to the World Bank. 13- Prepare additional project’s ES documents may needed prior project implementation such as Resettlement Plans (RPs) in accordance with the project’s RF and ESS5 14- Notify the Bank promptly of any incident or accident relating to the project which has or is likely to have a significant adverse effect on the environment, the affected communities, the public or workers. And conduct investigation, and submit subsequent report as described in the ESCP. 15- To represent MWI at any ES technical discussion and communication with WB. 16- Communicate, support and provide training on E&S requirements for E&S Focal Points at other IAs. 9.2 Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI): MWI will be responsible for implementing actions under Component 3 on hydro-informatics and drought risk management. Focal points with relevant expertise will be responsible for implementing ESMF requirements of their agencies’ actions under the project. Focal points will monitor ES performance and report ES management documents to ESSD-PMD described at section 7. 9.3 Jordan Valley Authority (JVA): JVA, through the dam management unit, will lead the development of studies that characterize water storage rehabilitation needs. JVA, focal points with relevant expertise will be responsible for implementing ESMF requirements of their agencies’ actions under the project. Focal points will monitor ES performance and report ES management documents to ESSD-PMD described at section 7. 83 9.4 Water Companies (WCs): 1. PIU at each WC must have an ES Focal Point who will be responsible for the following during ESMP implementation: To adopt relevant ES requirements made by ESSD and defined under points (1-5) at section 9.2 above. 2. Preparing ES Screening and ESMPs are part of their role under Comp. 1 and 2 3. Perform daily inspection on ES & OH performance of the contractor at site 4. Preform Monthly ES & OHS audit for ES performance at sub-project 5. Prepared monthly ES performance report and to submit to ESSD for review and comments in accordance to the subproject progress and the ESCP implementation 9.5 Construction Supervision Consultant: Construction supervision consultant shall include under their team a qualified HSE specialist and social specialist with qualification identified under the TOR, those specialists will be responsible to ensure contractor implementation of the sub-project in compliance with the ES requirements under the bidding document, the ESMP and the ESCP. The specialist is expected to perform all tasks identified in their ToRs on behalf of ESSD-PMD and the PIUs. The following are non- exhaustive roles in Implementation of ES instruments 1- Review, comment and approve site-specific ES documents devlped by the contractor including Contractor’s ESMP, containing all the required plans (Method Statement, HSE plan, OHS procedures, WMP, TMP, LMP, etc). 2- Technical Engineers and ESHS Specialist to conduct daily environmental, social, health and safety compliance in accordance with the ESF inspection on ,of the contractor at the work site 3- Perform monthly ES & OHS audit at site 4- Prepare monthly ES & OHS performance report and to submit for ESSD-PMD/WAJ 5- Review the contractor’s accident/ incident reports and review/approve root cause analyses, and reports on corrective measures completed. 84 9.6 Contractor / Operator Contractor staffing shall be identified in the Tender Documents, but at least, the Contractor shall hire an HSE supervisor, who will be responsible of ensuring the site safety in coordination with the Project Manager and the Construction Supervision Firm must perform the following tasks under ESMP and the clauses under the bidding documents including 1- Prepare site-specific E&S plans and procedures based on the requirements in the bidding documents and submit to Construction Supervision Firm for review and approval 2- Coordinate with relevant authorities to obtain required permits, approvals and NOCs 3- Perform daily HSE inspection on workers ES&OHS compliance with relevant plans and procedures 4- Conduct OHS requirements as per the ESMP and the OHS plan (including but not limited to the training, walk throughs, hazard risk assessment) 5- Prepare safety measures at construction method statements 6- Develop and implement HSE induction and training program at site 7- Prepare and implement SHE disciplinary program 8- Perform accident investigation and reporting 9- Prepare and maintain all required ES & OHS records and logs 10- Implement and document Workers GM at site 11- Prepare E&S report as part of the Project progress report. 12- Immediately inform incidents to the resident engineers and the respective Implement Agency 85 10. Capacity Building and Training In order to ensure proper implementation and compliance with ESMF and its requirements, and based on the current ES capacity of the implementing agencies, Table 11 below represents the required capacity building needs for ESMF implementation. ESSD will be responsible for the overall management of the E&S management including capacity development requirements, through assigning tasks to the ESSD team members, the Environmental Specialist and the Socials Specialists, the construction consultancy firms, and the contractors as per assigned in their respective TOR’s. ESSD might also require hiring designated consultants with specified expertise that is not available at the above mentioned levels, terms of reference of the consultants will be prepared in accordance to the training objectives, and in accordance with the ESS’s, the TORs’ will be reviewed and cleared by the Bank. ESSD will include capacity building activities under their annual planning and budget. 86 Required capacity building needs for ESMF implementation Training Training Scope Training Target Stakeholder Responsible Time Cost (USD) Objectives Method frame Institutional Induction for Presentation, ESSD staff, PIUs E&S staff, MWI / ESSD, Prior 20,000 Strengthening WB ESSs, WB Discussion Central NRW Unit, WAJ – procurement on project’s ESF ES policies and procurement Dep., JVA- and tendering guidelines, ES procurement Dep. Relevant process Management local authorities (MoEnv, instruments, MoL, Municipalities) required organization and competencies for ESF management Introduction of Induction of Presentation, ESSD staff, PIUs staff, JVA, MWI / ESSD, Prior to 30,000 Project’s ESMF project’s ESMF, Working WAJ- OE, WCs- OE, Commencement and its content ES risks groups, Contractor – ES staff of classification Discussion sub-projects assessment, ES risks mitigation measures, Developing ES management instruments ESMF ES monitoring Presentation, ESSD staff, PIUs staff, Central MWI / ESSD, Prior to 25,000 implementation methods, Working NRW Unit, JVA, WAJ- OE, Commencement Reporting ES groups, WCs- OE, Contractor – ES of performance, Discussion staff sub-projects ES Screening 87 Methodology ESMP drafting ESF requirements at biding documents ES review and continual improvement Land Acquisition Introduction of Meeting, ESSD staff, PIUs staff, WAJ MWI / ESSD, Prior to 10,000 and project’s RF and Presentation Resettlement Dep., WAJ- OE, Commencement Resettlement RP process and WCs- OE of requirements sub-projects Stakeholders Introduction of Meeting, ESSD staff, PIUs staff, WAJ- Prior to 10,000 Engagement project’s SEP, Presentation Outreach Dep., JVA, WAJ- Commencement SEP OE, WC- Outreach Dep., of implementation WCs- OE, Contractor-ES sub-projects and monitoring staff. Introduction of GM, GM implementation and monitoring Labor Introduction of Meeting, ESSD staff, PIUs staff, WAJ- MWI / ESSD, Prior to 15,000 Management project’s LMP, Presentation HR Dep., JVA, WAJ- OE, WCs, Commencement LMP -HR Dep., WCs- OE, of implementation Contractor-ES staff. sub-projects and monitoring Introduction of worker’s GM, worker’s GM 88 implementation and monitoring OHS requirements at site including OHS site golden rules SEA/SH All workers Induction All project workers MWI / ESSD, Prior to 2000 must be aware presentation, Commencement and Printed code of understanding of conduct sub-projects the material requirements code of conduct as presented at LMP Table 9: required capacity building needs for ESMF implementation 89 11. ESMF Implementation Budget: The cost for implementation of ESMF is mainly related to the cost of ESMP implementation and proposed capacity building and training. As the final number and locations of sub-projects are not yet defined, the ESMP implementation cost estimated at this stage represents the following: - Estimated Cost for hiring one Environmental Specialist and one Social Specialist to support the E&S management of the Project. - Estimated cost of ES trainer if ESSD- ES Consultant was not assigned at early stage of the project if needed - Estimated cost of ES training venues and associated expenses. - Estimated cost for PPEs that ESSD and ES consultant needs to perform site visits and audits - Estimated cost of preparation of ESIA required as ES management instruments for specific sub-projects and or requested by MoEnv. - ESMF Consultation with Stakeholders - Equipment for ES management and monitoring and reporting, i.e laptops. - Contingency cost for other requirements required during the project implementation, such as additional ES specialists, PEA or ESIA for decided large water networks rehabilitation of construction, additional capacity building activities, etc. Other ESMF implementation costs by Construction Consultancy Supervision Firm or contractors will be included under the BOQs of relevant sub-project tenders to be priced by the bidding Construction Supervision Consultancy Firm and contractor. BOQ will detail as much as applicable ESMF implementation items required for that specific sub project, and it will include but not limited to: - Assigning ES, OHS and EMP staff - PPEs required to be provided for workers - Physical mitigation measures need to be applied such as barriers, fall protection, warning and information signs, printed materials, welfare setup and facilities required, emergency preparedness measures, waste management and disposal including hazardous waste, etc. - Economic displacement preventive measures such as access, walkways, signs, etc. - Social assessments and surveys - ES & OHS training - Stakeholder engagement related costs - ES & OHS Inspection program ESSD will be responsible for other ES management and monitoring related expenses under the project administration cost items. Land acquisition costs (if required) will be financed by MWI, however, compensation for economic displacement when not avoided will be financed as applied ESMP mitigation measure and will be part of the project administrative or contingency cost item. . 90 Any further environmental and social related resources proven mandatory for the sustainability of the E&S management that may be required during the implementation of the project will be part of the project administration contingency cost item. Table 12 presents an indicative budget for the actions of ESMF implementation by MWI as described above, and it’s important to note that this budget is indicative based on types, numbers, and locations of sub-projects that will be implemented. Item Quantity Unit Total Cost (USD) Component / Source of Cost Funding (USD) ESSD- 2 60,000/ 360,000 All components Environmental Year and Social Specialists Assigning Focal 5 24,000 360,000 From their Institutional Points / year Charges Capacity 1 110,000 110,000 All components Building Activities over the Project period ES monitoring LS 3,000 3,000 Under component 4 of and reporting the project Management Total 833,000 ES management 25% of 208250 and monitoring Total Contingency Grand Total 1,041,250 Table 10: ESMF Cost Estimate for the project 91 12. Annexes: Annex 1: List of additional regulations and their relevance to the project • Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency No. 13 of 2012 and its amendments (Law No.33 of 2014) • Law of Agriculture NO. 44/2002 • Water Authority Law and its amendments No. 18 for the year 1988. • Climate Change Regulation No.79 of 2019 • Water Protection Regulation No. 85/2002. • Forestry and Soil Protection Law No. 23 for the year 1972, issued in accordance with Article 31 of the Jordanian Constitution. • Soil Protection Regulation NO. 25/2005 • Regulation of Development Zones NO. 2/2008 • Regulation No. (43) of the Year 1998 - Regulation of Protection and Safety from Industrial Tools and Machines and Work Sites • Instructions on levying/fees for the treatment and final disposal of the hazardous waste 2004. • Groundwater Control Regulation No. 85 of 2002, Issued pursuant to Articles 6 and 32 of Water Authority Law No. 18 or 1988. • Regulations for Protection of Birds and Wildlife and rules covering their hunting (No. 113, 1973). • Natural Reserves and National Parks Regulation No. (29) / Year 2005. • Regulation of Regulating Energy Conservation Measures and Improving its Efficiency No 73 of 2012 • The Protection of the Environment from Pollution in Emergency Situations Regulation No. 26 for the year 2005. • Instructions on the Protection of water Resources for the year 2011. • Instructions for the Limitation and Control of Noise for the year 2003. • Instructions for Disposal of Industrial and Commercial wastewater into the sewage network, issued in accordance with Water Authority Law No. 18 for year 1998 and Article No. 23 of the Sewage System Law No. 66 for the 1994. • Instruction for Controlling the Use of Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer for the year 2003, issued in accordance with Law No. (1) 2003 Articles 9-15; 'Law for the Protection of the Environment'. • Instructions to prevent the occurrence of health damage related to the health damage caused by housing units for labor communities No. (1) for 2013 • General Health Conditions Instructions for Industries No. (2) for 2019 • Jordanian Standards for Ambient Air Quality Number JS 1140/2006 • Jordanian Standards for the Prevention and Elimination of Noise (2003) • Jordanian Standard 202/1991 for industrial wastewater discharge 92 Annex 2: Environmental & Social Baseline Conditions Overview of Water Sector in Jordan In 2017, the Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI) estimated annual water availability at 1,054 million cubic metres (MCM). Of these, 288 MCM come from surface resources, 619 MCM from groundwater and 147 MCM from treated wastewater Surface water in Jordan contributes about 28% of the total water supply. Surface water resources provided 288 MCM of water in 2017. The country’s three main rivers, the Jordan, Yarmouk and Zarqa, are a major part of the country’s surface water system. However, the available water supply from each has become highly unreliable. In the 1930s, one of the main water resources was the Jordan River, with a flow of 1.3 billion cubic metres per year (BCM/yr). However, diversions of the river and its tributaries, including Israel’s construction of the National Water Carrier in 1953 and water diversion from Lake Tiberias resulted in the flow of the Lower Jordan River dropping significantly. A 2010 study found that the Lower Jordan River has been reduced to 2% of its historic flow. The Yarmouk River accounts for 40% of Jordanian surface water resources, its water is deemed to be of good quality. Jordan is challenged by the transboundary nature of the river. Due to Syrian overexploitation of groundwater resources, the flow of the river reaching the Jordanian side of the border and filling the Wahda Dam is much lower than expected The Yarmouk is also an important source of water for the King Abdullah Canal, used in the Jordan Valley for irrigation purposes. The Zarqa River, though completely within Jordanian borders, has experienced decreasing water quality due to industrial and domestic abstractions and discharges. Few if any of these industries have plans to treat contaminated wastewater before it is dumped in the river. At the same time, about 50% of the river’s flow comes from the Samra wastewater treatment plant. Nevertheless, it still provides around 60 MCM/yr for the King Talal Dam, which is one of the major dams in the country. Groundwater is the main source of water for the Jordanian population for its domestic water supply. However, the groundwater supply is also insufficient to satisfy growing domestic demand. Groundwater (renewable and non-renewable) accounts for about 60% of the annual water budget, or about 618 MCM/yr. Renewable groundwater aquifers can be recharged by natural and artificial recharge. 12 groundwater basins have been identified in Jordan. It has been estimated that the safe yield that allows for recharge of the groundwater supplies of renewable groundwater resources across the country is about 275 MCM/yr. Moreover, the groundwater resources are both within Jordan’s borders as well as shared with neighboring countries. This is, for instance, the case for the Disi and Yarmouk aquifer. The shared resources’ flow comes from the upstream countries. OP 7.50 is relevant, activities will be screened during project implementation to ensure compliance with OP and Legal Agreement. Non-conventional resources like treated wastewater is becoming an increasingly important resource, contributing around 18% to the national water budget. Most of this water is used in the agricultural 93 sector. In 2017, this amounted to 144 MCM out of 147 MCM. This amount is forecasted to increase to 411 MCM in 2035. Most of the treated wastewater is released from treatment plants near the major population centers in the middle of the country, into watercourses on the ridge of the Jordan Valley, where it flows into the valley for use in irrigation. The amount of wastewater has increased over the years, mainly due to the significant population increase (including refugees). This has resulted in the existing wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) being used beyond their original design capacity. Water quality Water quality in the lower part of the Jordan River and the Zarqa River has severely deteriorated over the last 70 years, and the water from these rivers is no longer fit for human consumption. Untreated wastewater and agricultural fertilizer runoff continue to enter the Jordan River, while contamination of the Zarqa River from industrial discharge and illegal dumping of sewage, which is affecting the quality of the relatively small amount of water that is left. The quality of groundwater is also decreasing, mainly due to over-pumping, which often leads to increased salinity. Jordan has a national standard for drinking water (No. 286/2015) that providers of water for domestic use must comply with. Water use Water use varies per sector. The agricultural sector has always been the main water user (ranging from highs of over 70% at the beginning of this century to about 53% in 2013 and to 45% in 2017), followed by the domestic sector (rural and urban households) (about 52% in 2017) and the industrial sector (mainly potash and phosphate industries) (about 3%). Almost 98% of collected wastewater in Jordan is treated at 28 wastewater treatment plants in the country. Treatment of wastewater is performed to meet the Jordanian standard (JS 893/2006), where effluents of treated wastewater must meet these criteria that align with WHO standards. However around 65% of Jordan population is served with sewer collection system where at urban areas this percentage increases to 71%. Water challenges - Experts predict that climate change will result in summer temperatures in the Mediterranean region rising between 2.2°C and 2.5°C. This will be accompanied by a 4% to 27% decrease in annual precipitation, increasing the risk of droughts. Increased evaporation and reduction in soil moisture will reduce surface and groundwater recharge. This will, in turn, lead to a higher need for crop irrigation. Climate change is also expected to increase the number of extreme weather events such as rain and snowstorms, which can result in flooding. It will also cause greater variability in annual temperature extremes. - Jordan has limited financial capacity to implement major projects, so it largely depends on external funding sources (e.g. foreign private enterprise, NGOs, foreign aid, foreign governments). However, foreign funders’ priorities are not necessarily in line with the government’s goals. - Leakage, water loss and water theft are a huge problem. An estimated 40% to 60% of the water supply is lost in the network, depending on the location. Inefficient administrative processes, outdated infrastructure and inadequate maintenance are the main culprits of this huge waste. In some areas, lack 94 of maintenance or poor quality of repair materials, limited penalties for illegal water use and a lack of public awareness and/or personal responsibility for water waste also play a role. - Jordan’s geography also forms a challenge to water supply. Jordan’s key water resources (main rivers and aquifers) are generally situated at a considerable distance from the cities and agricultural areas, meaning that water needs to be transported between the source and the consumer, sometimes covering a great difference in altitude. Almost 80% of the population lives in cities in the northern part of the country, at elevations significantly higher than the main surface water sources. As a result, the Jordanian government has had to invest in an extensive and expensive water network, which needs to be constantly maintained and upgraded. The energy requirement and cost of transporting the water are also substantial. - Most of Jordan’s water resources (surface and groundwater) are shared with neighboring countries, and the majority of these shared resources originate outside the country. Shifting regional relationships have affected Jordan’s access to these shared resources throughout the country’s history. In several cases, Jordan has received less than its equitable share of the resource, as upstream neighbors overexploit rivers and groundwater sources through damming, diversions and pumping. Management of water Sector Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI) plays a central role in water governance and management; however different institutions are involved in the management of the water sector as follows: 1. Established in 1988, the MWI is the main public water institution. The ministry operates at policy-making level and is responsible for outlining the country’s water strategy, creating the national master plan for water use, preparing water studies and monitoring water resources. 2. The Jordan Valley Authority also operates under the MWI. Its overall mandate is to create a plan and conditions for comprehensive development (farming, industrial, municipal and tourism) in the Jordan Valley and to protect all the valley’s water resources. 3. The Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) operates under the MWI and is responsible for the operational management of water resources and the organization of water supply and wastewater treatment in the highlands. For example, the authority has the mandate to manage threatened groundwater resources through its control of groundwater pumping licenses. WAJ has developed a policy to allow private initiative in the water sector in the form of private water companies and public-private partnerships. Currently three water companies are responsible for management of water supply and wastewater collection through sewer system in the country, these companies are (i) Aqaba Water Company, responsible for water management at southern region that include governorates of Aqaba, Maan, Tafelah and Kerak (ii) Miyahuna Water Company, responsible for water management at middle region that includes governorates of Amman, Zarqa, Balqa and Madaba, and (iii) Yarmouk Water Company, responsible for water management at northern region that includes governorates of Irbid, Ajloun, Jerash and Mafraq. 95 Water Sector Utilities Services Despite Jordan's severe water scarcity, more than 97% of Jordanians have access to safe water source and 93% have access to safely managed sanitation, however and according to WAJ, only 65% of the population are connected to the sewerage system but the rest of those having access to improved sanitation uses on-site sanitation solutions such as septic tanks. These septic tanks, if not lined properly, may leak into the groundwater aquifers and contaminate them. This is one of the highest rates in the Middle East and North Africa. However, the water supply is intermittent, and it is common to store water in rooftop tanks. The level of water lost through leakage, under-registration, and illegal use in municipal water supply (non-revenue water) is approximately 51%. In urban areas, Jordanian households have intermittent access to water for around 12 to 36 hours each week, while in rural areas, that figure is much less, with these households receive water for 12 to 36 hours every three weeks. These utilities as described above are managed through three water companies, who operate and maintain water sector infrastructure including water treatment facilities, water distribution networks, water transmission lines, water reservoirs and pump stations. NRW Efforts in Jordan While Jordan's traditional water sources are scarce and declining, around 50% of water supplied to urban systems is "lost" as "non-revenue water" (NRW). NRW is mainly comprised of leaks, theft, and metering errors. Past efforts to resolve this problem had not shown any success and did not measure the impact of various fixes. There was also a lack of reliable data on the problem and a lack of information on the location of many pipes and customers. Current NRW initiatives with the support of USAID are using a Collaborating, Learning & Adapting (CLA) approach to understand and address the challenge, rather than just replace assets and hope for the best. The situation requires utility staff to work collaboratively with the consulting team and USAID. For example, the knowledge of utility personnel is being used to locate unregistered pipes, which are often leaky and confound system management. CLA approach also incorporates extensive quantification of NRW at a granular level, examines root causes, and measures the marginal impact of various upgrades on NRW levels and at what cost. These data gradually reveal optimal investments and management approaches and are used to modify the approach going forward. Results to date are impressive. For example, a comprehensive approach in one Amman zone reduced NRW from 46% to 11% at a cost of about $7 million. Then a simpler approach was tried, reducing NRW in several zones from about 43% to 26%, at a cost averaging $3 million per zone. In another example, 7,000 old customer meters were replaced with more advanced meters in Aqaba, reducing NRW from 56% to 22%. Following this, USAID is funding the replacement of the other 34,000 old water meters. Physical Environment Jordan is of a relatively small size of 89,342 km2, of which 88,802 km2 land and 540 km2 is water including a 27 km long coastline, with a population of 10 million, making it the eleventh-most populous Arab country 96 The topography of the country is highly contrasting; from more than 400 meter below sea level at the Dead Sea to 1,854 meter above sea level at the southernmost boundary in Um Addami Mountain. Most of Jordan is occupied by a plateau, which has an altitude between 700 and 1,200 meters. The plateau is interrupted only in the west by the narrow valley of the Jordan River, which goes even below sea level and has higher temperatures, with mild winters and very hot summers. This variation of physical environment is strongly reflected in the diversity of life in the country in terms of natural heritage along with its associated cultural values and in particular as related to biological diversity. The climate in Jordan varies greatly. Generally, the further inland from the Mediterranean, there are greater contrasts in temperature and less rainfall. The climate of Jordan is mostly arid desert. It has quite cold winters due to the altitude. The winter, lasting from November to March, is relatively cool, with temperatures averaging around 11 °C. Winter also sees frequent showers and occasional snowfall in some western elevated areas. Jordan has sunny summers, which are hot but partly tempered by the altitude as well. They last from May to September are hot and dry, with temperatures averaging around 32 C and sometimes exceeding 40 C between July and August. Rainfall is generally scarce, and occurs from November to April, with a maximum in winter, between December and February. Total annual rainfall ranges between 250 and 450 millimetres in the north- western area, and it decreases to a desert level, below 100 mm per year in the rest of the country, that is, in the south-central Jordan Valley, and in the vast areas of the north-east and the south-east, which are offshoots of the Syrian and Arabian deserts. Therefore, most of the country is desert, while the north-western area is semi-desert, and some parts of it, located above 1,000 meters are even quite green. From November to March, rains are more intense than usual when the river beds (wadis), which remain dry most of the year, can suddenly fill up and make it difficult to get around. The east of Jordan is an arid plateau irrigated by oases and seasonal water streams.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan Major cities are overwhelmingly located on the north- western part of the kingdom due to its fertile soils and relatively abundant rainfall. These include Irbid, Jerash and Zarqa in the northwest, the capital Amman and Al-Salt in the central west, and Madaba, Al- Karak and Aqaba in the southwest. Major towns in the eastern part of the country are Azraq and Ruwaished. In the west, a highland area of arable land and Mediterranean evergreen forestry drops suddenly into the Jordan Rift Valley that contains the Jordan River and the Dead Sea. Jordan has a 26 kilometres shoreline on the Gulf of Aqaba in the Red Sea. The Yarmouk River, an eastern tributary of Jordan River, forms part of the boundary between Jordan and Syria to the north. The other boundaries are formed by several international and local agreements and do not follow well-defined natural features. Social and Demographic Background Jordan has a population around 11 million which is mostly concentrated in the middle and north of the country, mainly at the mountains range and high lands. In the vast area to the east and south of the 97 country, the population density is reduced to almost zero. Figure 3 shows the distribution of Jordan’s population over 12 governorates. Jordan is a young nation where around 54% of the population is below 25 years old, and the ratio of male/female in Jordan is almost 1:1. More than 84% of Jordanians are living at urban cities and towns which makes the sustaining an efficient water system and services is a challenge (see figure 3). Jordan has a population growth through a combination of organic growth and refugee influxes which reduces the amount of water available per person. Jordan is also becoming increasingly urbanized, where around half of Jordan’s available water is used for domestic water supply (including industry), while the other half is allocated to agriculture. According to the National Water Strategy, the water demand will exceed available water resources by more than 40% by 2025, with a projected deficit of 60% by 2040 without further intervention. Figure 3: Population Density of Jordan Jordan has labor regulatory system that for in overall align with ILO requirements in terms of contractual terms and conditions, child labor, wages, occupational health and safety, woman & GBV, and SAE/SH. The MoL has a big challenge to enforce labor regulations due to the limited resources in personnel who can inspect and monitor compliance with labor regulations over country. The issues related with SAE/HS is not clearly addressed at the contractual terms and conditions due to cultural aspects that may consider inclusion of such terms in explicate manner is sensitive and can be socially miss captured. 98 Natural Environment and Biodiversity Jordan has diverse natural habitats, 3 ecosystems are identified; Scarp and Highland Ecosystem where more than 80% of Jordan’s cities and villages exist, Desert Ecosystem, that extends along the eastern and southern desert with lowest population in the country. Sub-tropical Ecosystem exist at the upper middle of Jordan Valley at Balqa governorate to Aqaba at south. Jordan has 4 main biogeographic zones and 13 main vegetation types (see figure 4), where forests cover less than 1% of total land, while Mediterranean Non-Forest Vegetation and Steppe Vegetation are the most dominant vegetation at populated areas of Jordan. Although Jordan has a national biodiversity policies and Jordan has regulations that protect natural habitats and biodiversity under environmental and agricultural regulations. These regulations are mainly focused to preserve habitats and species inside protected areas and national parks more than those outside these areas. Hunting regulations are existing but the enforcement is a major challenge. Economic situations has increased the pressure on vegetation coverage especially forests for wood collection, and on open forages that suffer from overgrazing impacts. Jordan is one of the early Arab states that considers biodiversity conservation at mid 60’s, through the establishment of Royal Society for Conservation of Nature, where first reserve has been established in 1975. Biodiversity conservation has been developed, and Nature Reserves and National Parks Regulation No. 29 of 2005, issued to regulate the network of protected areas in Jordan. Recently Jordan has 11 declared protected areas (Nature Reserves) that represent important natural habitats in the country in addition to other 10 special conservation areas that of protection priority through community ecological friendly management. According to Birdlife International, Jordan has 18 important bird (IBAs) areas where Jordan is a bottleneck for global birds' migration at Middle East. (Figure 5). Environment Rangers Directorate has been established in 2006 under the Public Security to enforce implementation of environmental regulations including those related to biodiversity conservation. 99 Figure 4: Biogeographic and Vegetation types in Jordan Figure 5: Main Global Birds Migration Routes in Middle East 100 Cultural Heritage The culture Heritage is governed by The Antiquities Law No.23 of 2004 and its amendments, simultaneously read with The Antiquities Law No. 21 for the year 1988. The oldest known evidence of human habitation in Jordan dates back at least 200,000 years due to its central location at the Levant in the heart of ancient world and civilizations. Jordan has regulated cultural heritage at early stages of the country, where strict regulations were developed to protect archaeological and cultural remains. The major challenges for protection of cultural heritage are the enforcement of these regulations due to limited resources regarding the manpower (inspectors) and the financial capacity to develop effective protection measures especially for small size archaeological sites. It is estimated that up to 100,000 archaeological sites exist in Jordan alone, although only 0.02% of them have been recorded, and Jordan has 5 declared world heritage sites by UNESCO. Jordan holds 6 out of 10 Decapolis Cities of Roman Empire where 5 of them are located in the north in addition to Philadelphia (currently Amman) in the middle. Both Amman and Jerash hold the Roman archaeological sites at the heart of these cities, while governorate of Irbid holds the other 4 Decapolis cities and close to some villages and towns. That would require due care during project implementation on the undiscovered archeological remains. 101 Annex 3: Ministry of Environment Clearance Process This Annex provides overview of the Ministry of Environment Requirements in general. The IA’s shall exclude high risk sub-projects without proceeding further with ESIA preparation. The terms of reference, Assessment and the reports will be prepared in accordance with the ESS and should be acceptable to the bank. Based on environmental classification and licensing regulation No.69 of 2020, Subprojects that are defined with high, medium and limited ES risks must have environmental approval prior implementation. Upon the result of the subproject screening, the clearance process will depend on its risk and the required ES instrument. This Annex describes the clearance process for each type of ES instrument that legally requires MoEnv Clearance. Full ESIA Clearance Process: 1- Licensing technical information form about the subproject must be filled with the required information and attachments required. This form is available on this link http://moenv.gov.jo/ebv4.0/root_storage/ar/eb_list_page/%D9%86%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B0% D8%AC_%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B5- %D9%85%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D9%81%D9%86%D9%8A%D9% 87_%D8%B9%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9.pdf 2- Filled form with attachments submitted to MoEnv for review and approval of the subproject location, and to confirm the type of ESIA required (full or preliminary) to obtain environmental permit. 3- If MoEnv required preliminary ESIA, and the ES screening classified project of substantial risk according to World Bank, then WAJ must notify MoEnv that according to financier of the subproject, Full ESIA is required to be prepared. MoEnv and local regulation accept to apply more stringent safeguards upon donner or lender request but not less. 4- WAJ and through authorized EIA consulting firm must prepare TOR in accordance with the ESS ‘s and acceptable to the Bank, WAJ then will submit preliminary ToRs of Full ESIA. 5- WAJ will prepare the EISA based on the TORS agreed with the Bank and the ministry, identifying the minimum requirement of the TOC as identified in Annex 5. 6- When Preliminary ToRs approved, then consultation of ESIA must be performed with stakeholders defined by NoEnv. Through scoping session under the umbrella of MoEnv. 7- Final full ESIA ToRs that include outcomes and concerns of consulted stakeholders must be resubmitted to MoEnv for review and approval. 8- Once final full ESIA ToRs approved by MoEnv., draft ESIA report must be prepared 9- Draft full ESIA report and after review and World Bank satisfaction with the review, mst be summited to MoEnv for review and approval, the response to the comments and the final ESIA draft will be submitted for the world bank final review prior clearance. 10- The Bank will approve the ESIA and will request the IA to disclose in country including Ministry of Environment website 11- Once Full ESIA draft report approved then the subproject can proceed with implementation 102 Preliminary ESIA Clearance Process: All steps required for clearance process of Full ESIA are requested for preliminary ESIA except the scoping consultation. The coordination of Clearance between the World Bank and the National Requirements will be further addressed in the Project operation Manual, the following is an indicative summary the review and approval process for ES instruments on project and activity levels are as in table below, noting that MWI /WAJ clear the developed subprojects instruments to ensure it complies with local regulations and Bank requirements prior submitting them to the Bank: ES Instrument Prepared By Reviewed / Approved When By Subprojects ES Screening MWI / WAJ - ESSD-PMD World Bank Prior Implementation Subproject ES IAs (WAJ / WCs) 1- MWI / WAJ - ESSD- During planning and Instruments (ESIA / PMD design Preliminary ESIA) 2- MoEnv. 3- Final Clearance by World Bank Subproject ESMP / ESMP IAs (WAJ / WCs) 1- MWI / WAJ - ESSD- During planning and Checklist / RAP PMD design 2- World Bank Table 11: Summary of Review and Approval Matrix for SOP1 ES Instruments 103 Annex 4: Environmental and Social Screening Form SECTION 1: ACTIVITY OUTLINE Component Sub-Project Name Location Governorate/City Implementing Agency Activities by the Sub-Project Expected Start Date and Expected Duration of Sub-Project Implementation Phase Environmental / Social Specialist: SECTION 2: SCREENING PROCESS Objective of the Screening Process ESMF Risk Classification and Sub-Project Applicable ESSs per the ESMF Date and Day of Screening Description of Screened Site Location Coordinates of Site Location/s “INSERT MAP IN ANNEX� 104 SECTION 3: PROJECT & ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION Sub-Project Brief Activity Description SECTION 4: SUBPROJECT ELEGIBILITY SCREENING Exclusion List Yes No a. Sub-projects with high ES risks according to Environmental Classification and Licensing System No. 69 of 2020 b. Sub-projects that with high ES risk classification as per the World Bank ESF: c. The Sub-project is likely to generate a wide range of significant adverse risks and impacts on human populations or the environment. This could be because of the complex nature of the Project, the scale (large to very large) or the sensitivity of the location(s) of the Project. This would take into account whether the potential risks and impacts associated with the Project have the majority or all of the following characteristics: (i) long term, permanent and/or irreversible (e.g., loss of major natural habitat or conversion of wetland), and impossible to avoid entirely due to the nature of the Project; (ii) high in magnitude and/or in spatial extent (the geographical area or size of the population likely to be affected is large to very large); (iii) significant adverse cumulative impacts; (iv) significant adverse transboundary impacts; and (v) a high probability of serious adverse effects to human health and/or the environment (e.g., due to accidents, toxic waste disposal, etc.); d. The area likely to be affected is of high value and sensitivity, for example sensitive and valuable ecosystems and habitats (legally protected and internationally recognized areas of high biodiversity value), lands or 105 rights of Indigenous Peoples/Sub-Saharan African Historically Underserved Traditional Local Communities and other vulnerable minorities, intensive or complex involuntary resettlement or land acquisition, impacts on cultural heritage or densely populated urban areas. e. Some of the significant adverse ES risk and impacts of the Project cannot be mitigated or specific mitigation measures require complex and/or unproven mitigation, compensatory measures or technology, or sophisticated social analysis and implementation. f. d. There are significant concerns that the adverse social impacts of the Project, and the associated mitigation measures, may give rise to significant social conflict or harm or significant risks to human security. Sub- projects with excavation activities at areas known with water networks containing ACM pipes g. Sub-projects include activities within or affecting protected areas this includes (a) sites of the Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE), (b) natural and mixed sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List and (c) legally protected areas (IUCN categories) and, (ii) Any operation leading to an adverse and irreversible residual impact on a critical habitat; (iii) Any forest project or agricultural project with broad coverage (>100 ha) that does not implement a methodology ensuring zero-deforestation. h. Sub-projects that will cause adverse significant degradation or pollution of the water resources. i. Sub-projects that have a high probability of serious adverse effects to human health and/or the environment (e.g., due to accidents, toxic waste disposal, etc.) j. Sub-projects that include any removal or impact on archaeological remains or cultural heritage sites 106 Recommendations: If the answer to any of the questions above is yes, the subproject should be excluded from financing. If all the answers are no, proceed with the subproject Environmental and Social Screening below and list the appropriate E&S mitigation measures/ instruments. SECTION 5: RATING CRITERIA TO ASSESS RISKS OF SUBPROJECT Parameter Evaluation Description Rating Spatial Within the project site Low (1) Influence Impact beyond site boundary; Local Medium (2) Widespread impact beyond site boundary; Local Substantial (3) Impact widespread far beyond site boundary; High (4) Regional/national Duration Quickly reversible, less than project life, short term (0- Low (1) 2 years) Reversible overtime; medium term to life of project Medium (2) (2-4years) Of difficult reversibility overtime; medium term to life Substantial of project (4-6years) (3) Beyond closure; permanent; irreplaceable or High (4) irretrievablecommitment of resources Intensity Minor deterioration, nuisance or irritation, minor Low (1) change in species/habitat/diversity or resource or very little quality deterioration; very little improvement Moderate deterioration, discomfort. Partial loss of Medium (2) habitat biodiversity/resource or slight or alternation, moderate improvement. Alteration or disturbance is significant Substantial (3) Habitat/diversity or resource, severe alteration or High (4) disturbance importantprocesses; severe improvement Probability Unlikely, low likelihood, No known risk or Low (1) vulnerability to natural or induced hazards. Unlikely, low likelihood, Seldom, No known risk or vulnerability 107 to natural or induced hazards. Possible, distinct possibility, frequent Low to medium Medium (2) risk orvulnerability to natural or induced hazards. Possible, distinct possibility, frequent substantial risk Substantial or vulnerability to natural or induced hazards. (3) Definite (regardless of prevention measures), highly High (4) likely, continuous high risk or vulnerability to natural or induced hazards. Significance Deduced from the summation of the ratings with the range defined as follows: Below 4 low Risk, (Risk is acceptable and can be managed easily by the IA & Contractor ) 4-7 Low to moderate, (Risk can be managed, but need mitigation based on ESMP checklist) 7-9 Moderate Risk, (Risk can be managed, but need further management (mitigation measures and monitoring plan and other ESHS plans proportionate to the risk) 10-12 Substantial Risk, (risk can be managed, but need further detailed and comprehensive management of proposed mitigation measures, monitoring plans and other ESHS plans. 13-16 High Risk, (screened of high, irreversible risk as identified in the Project exclusion criteria, and will be excluded at the pre-screening stage) Below is a guidance to determine what action would be taken before proceeding to the next step based on the risks classification results? Low Risk These types of subprojects would be labeled as ‘activities of low environmental and social risk. Those activities will require no further action needed to proceed with the sub-project implementation. Low to Moderate These types of subprojects would be labeled as ‘activities of Risk low to moderate environmental and social risk. In this case, incorporate potential mitigation measures into the design of the subprojects would be integrated and Environmental and Social Checklist would be prepared based on the ESMP checklists at annex 5. Moderate Risk These types of subprojects would be labeled as ‘activities of moderate environmental and social risk. In this case, incorporate potential mitigation measures into the 108 design of the subprojects would be integrated and site-specific ESMP would be prepared based on the ESMP samples provided at ESMF. Substantial Risk These types of subprojects would be labeled as ‘activities of substantial environmental and social risk. In this case, site-specific ESMP/ESIA would be prepared. High Risk (Exclusion) The activities screened to fall under the exclusion criteria will be excluded. 109 SECTION 6: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SCREENING Recreate the table below for both (i) construction (ii) operation phases. POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL / SOCIAL RISKS Yes No Recommended Mitigation Measures ESS1: Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Does the subproject involve civil works including new construction, expansion, upgrading or rehabilitation environmental risks and impacts they are mostly temporary, predictable and/or reversible? Are there any anticipated potential impacts and risks to the physical environment, including water resources, natural habitat, atmospheric emissions, noise, solid waste, or ecological degradation? Is there likelihood that the activities would have inequitable or discriminatory adverse impacts on affected communities? Or to exclude individuals or groups? Including vulnerable and marginalized groups? Does the subproject management have the institutional environmental and social capacity to manage and implement the E&S risks and mitigation measures? ESS2: Labor Rights and Working Conditions Does the subproject involve recruitment of workers including direct, contracted, primary supply, and/or community workers? Does the subproject have potential GBV/SEA/SH risks? Are the financed activities expected to be sensitive to such risks? Is there a risk that any employment resulting from the execution of subproject activities will be biased towards marginalized and vulnerable groups (e.g., women, people with disability) 110 POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL / SOCIAL RISKS Yes No Recommended Mitigation Measures Is there a risk of unfair recruitment process if subproject activities will require recruitment activities? ESS3: Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management Will the subproject result in the release of pollutants to air during construction and operation (including nuisances)? Will the subproject result in the release of pollutants (solid and/or liquid) construction and operation to land and environment and natural resources? Is the subproject expected to be associated with generation of Hazardous waste during construction and operation? Is the subproject expected to be associated with generation of substantial quantities of construction/demolition waste? Is the subproject expected to generate dust/noise/excessive exhaust emissions? Will the project will result in increasing the use or depletion of resources? Will the project result in increasing the use the shared water resources? ESS4: Community Health and Safety Is the design of subproject may potential risks during construction and operation on closest sensitive receptors or nearby communities Does the sub-project include structural elements? If yes, do they incorporate ESHGs and other good international industry practice? Do they take into account climate change considerations as appropriate? Is implementation of subproject would impact other utilities services provide for the community i.e. electricity and communication. 111 POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL / SOCIAL RISKS Yes No Recommended Mitigation Measures Is subproject implementation potential traffic and road safety risks to affected communities and road users throughout the project life cycle Are the construction and operational equipment and machineries would affect public roads and other public services. Are subprojects activities during construction and operation affect ecosystem service that may result with health and safety impacts on affected communities. Does implementation of subproject would expose community to health risks with water-born, water related, communicable and non-communicable diseases during construction and operation, particularly for vulnerable groups Is subproject implementation will expose community to hazardous materials that would be released during construction and operation Would subproject implementation generate emergency events i.e. Fire, spills, etc. that could impact health and safety of the public. Are subproject activities expected to include measures to facilitate the access of vulnerable or disadvantaged persons to the benefits of the project Do subproject activities carry any high or substantial risks of causing incidents to the population and neighboring communities? Is there a risk of increasing the probability creating GBV potential impacts due to the execution of financed activities: • Will the sub-project result in labor influx 112 POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL / SOCIAL RISKS Yes No Recommended Mitigation Measures • Is the sub-project being implemented in rural, peri- urban, or urban areas? • Will the sub-project be in hard to supervise areas • Will the sub-project construction near school route or other pedestrian access that women and girls use for their daily activities Does the subproject have the potential to upset community dynamics? (Impacts on community culture, and values) Will subproject activities present hazards to community members on the sub-project site? Also consider risks and accessibility for people with disabilities applying the principle of universal access where technically and financially feasible Will the subproject activities pose traffic and road safety hazards? Will the technical assistance studies (Feasibility studies/design) include rehabilitation of dams? ESS5: Land Acquisition, Restrictions on Land Use, and Involuntary Resettlement Will the Project require land acquisition, resettlement? Will the project require physical displacement (relocation , loss of residential land or loss of shelter) Will the project cause impacts on livelihood that cause loss of income of the affected persons (including commercial tenants, or assets temporarily or permanently loss of crops, fruits, trees …etc.), Will the subproject implementation affects assets or access to assets such as access of individuals to their houses and owners / customers to business shops or access to to natural 113 POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL / SOCIAL RISKS Yes No Recommended Mitigation Measures or community resources (e.g. pasture, fishing locations, forests, water sources, places of worship, or public spaces) Are there any squatters or encroachers on the site? ESS6: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources Is the project located within or nearby an area that is legally protected, designated for protection, or regionally or internationally recognized as an area of high biodiversity value? Will subproject activities have adverse impact on sensitive or protected areas? Will project activities have any adverse impacts or risks to any category of habitats defined under the standard: - Modified habitat - Natural Habitat - Critical Habitat ESS8: Cultural Heritage Will the subproject be located or close to a site of cultural value or social heritage of local communities? ESS10: Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure Does the sub-project have a plan to to incorporate measures to allow meaningful, effective and informed consultation of stakeholders, such as community engagement activities; particularly in a way that informs project design and identification of environmental and social mitigation measures? Does the sub-project have a plan to coordinate with government agencies and municipalities and utilities about the design, construction and operation as relevant? Has there been previous cases of exclusion of persons with 114 POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL / SOCIAL RISKS Yes No Recommended Mitigation Measures disabilities or other marginalized related to the project’s implementation? Groups (women, children, ethnic minorities, elderly) in the area? Does the sub-project have a plan to disclose and disseminate information to stakeholders in an accessible, understandable and culturally appropriate format Does the sub-project have a plan to consult with omen and women's groups to ensure they can anticipate in decision- making processes regarding the activity and to understand safety and security risks including SEA/SH? Is there a risk that exclusion of beneficiaries will lead to grievances? Does the subproject have a GM in place, to which community and stakeholders have access, designed to respond quickly and effectively and transparently? 115 SECTION 7: SUMMARY OF THE SCREENING PROCESS E&S Screening Results and Recommendations Relevant ESSs for List ESSs this subproject Individual Risk/ Impact Rating Summary of Summary of Phase Risk / (low, Critical Risks and Mitigation (Construction/Operations) Impact moderate, Impacts identified Measures substantial, High) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Additional Assessment Requirements Screening Result Summary of Screening Result Justification 1. No further E&S assessment required e.g. “Low risk sub-project� 2. No further E&S assessment required but e.g. “Low to Moderate risk sub-project� could require E&S mitigation measures clauses and ESMP checklist, or a simple ESMP depending on technical recommendation 3. Detailed ESMP e.g. “Moderate risk sub-project. 4. Detailed ESMP e.g., “substantial risk sub-projects. 5. ESIA required. Conducted by a third e.g. “Substantial risk sub-project� party Is this activity excluded under the Project Yes / No SECTION 7: E&S CLAUSES AND CHECKLIST FOR INCLUSION IN BIDDING DOCUMENTS List of management plans and E&S instruments: ______________________________ E&S Specialist Conducted the Screening: _____________________________________ Signature: ______________________________________Date: ____/____/_________ Subproject Manager: _____________________________________________________ Signature: _____________________________________Date: ____/____/___________ 116 Annex 5: Generic Sample for TOC of ESIA Report - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - INTRODUCTION o Subproject Background o Purpose of ESIA o Scope of Work o ESIA Approach o Detailed ESIA Methodology ▪ Documents Review ▪ Field Investigation ▪ Impact Assessment ▪ Public Consultation and Scoping o Structure of ESIA Report - DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED SUBPROJECT o Subproject Location o Existing Conditions ▪ Settlements ▪ Population ▪ Infrastructure o Subproject Cost o Subproject Components o Construction Requirements ▪ Mobilization and Preliminary Works ▪ Civil Works ▪ Construction Materials Sources and Transportation ▪ Machinery and Equipment ▪ Wastewater Management ▪ Domestic and Hazardous Waste Management o Major Subproject Components During Construction ▪ Operational activates ▪ Waste and Wastewater Management o Description of Subproject Decommissioning Activities ▪ Demolition Works ▪ Site Restoration ▪ Waste Generated o Construction Waste and Emission Inventory ▪ Construction and Commissioning Waste Management ▪ Emissions During Operation ▪ Wastewater Disposal - BASELINE INFORMATION o Physical Environment ▪ Climatic conditions ▪ Topography 117 ▪ Geology ▪ Soils ▪ Hydrology ▪ Air Quality ▪ Noise Levels o Biological Environment ▪ Ecosystems ▪ Flora and Fauna ▪ Sensitive Habitats o Socio-economic Baseline ▪ Human Population ▪ Education Status of the People ▪ Housing ▪ Gender Issues ▪ Poverty ▪ Socio Economic activities ▪ Physical Infrastructure ▪ NGOs ▪ CBOs ▪ Employment ▪ Environmental degradation in the county ▪ Water and Sanitation ▪ Structures/Utilities in the vicinity of Subproject - POLICY, LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK o Local Environmental Policy Framework and Regulations o World Bank Environmental and Social Safeguard Policies - ANALYSIS OF PROJECT ALTERNATIVES - STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION o Objectives of Stakeholders Consultation o Consultation Approach and Method o Summary of Consultations outcomes - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT o Positive Impacts During Construction Phase ▪ Creation of Job Opportunities ▪ Provision of Market for Supply of Materials ▪ Increased Business Opportunities o Negative Impacts During Construction Phase ▪ Depletion of Natural Resources ▪ Dust Emissions ▪ Exhaust Emissions ▪ Noise and Vibration ▪ Waste Generation ▪ Risks on Community Health and Safety ▪ Influx of Workforce ▪ Physical and Economic Displacement ▪ Destruction of Natural Habitats and Biodiversity 118 ▪ Risks on Workers Health and Safety ▪ Risks on Cultural Heritage o Positive Impacts During Operation Phase ▪ Creation of Job Opportunities and Poverty Reduction ▪ Provision of Market for Local Goods ▪ Improve Infrastructure and Services ▪ Improve Community Livelihood o Negative Impacts During Operation Phase ▪ Risks on Community Health and Safety ▪ Risks on Workers Health and Safety o Mitigation Measures for Impacts during Construction Phase ▪ Minimization of Noise and vibration ▪ Control of Dust and Emissions ▪ Protection of Community Health and Safety ▪ Avoidance of Physical and Economic Displacement ▪ Maintain and Enhance Community Livelihood ▪ Avoid disruption for Utility Services ▪ Conserve Natural Habitats and Biodiversity ▪ Protect Workers Health and Safety ▪ Enhance Workers Welfare ▪ Preserving Cultural Heritage o Mitigation Measures for Impacts during Operational Phase ▪ Control of Dust and Emissions ▪ Minimize Risks on Community Health and Safety ▪ Enhance Workers Welfare ▪ Preserving Cultural Heritage - ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION MEASURES, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN o Approach to Environmental and Social Management ▪ ES & OHS Policies ▪ Planning and Design ▪ Management of Impacts during construction and operation ▪ Inspection and Supervision ▪ Monitoring, Inspecting, and Reporting ▪ Management Review o Responsibility and Accountability o Management Plans o Conclusion and Recommendation ▪ Conclusions ▪ Recommendations 119 Annex 6: Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) Template Where an environmental and social management plan is prepared as part of the environmental and social assessment, it will include the following: Introduction Environmental and social management plan (ESMP) is an instrument that details set of mitigation, monitoring, and institutional measures to be taken during implementation and operation of a project to eliminate adverse environmental and social risks and impacts, offset them, or reduce them to acceptable levels. The ESMP also includes the measures and actions needed to implement these measures. The MoH will (a) identify the set of responses to potentially adverse impacts; (b) determine requirements for ensuring that those responses are made effectively and in a timely manner; and (c) describe the means for meeting those requirements. The ESMP includes the following components: Introduction An overview of the project and the proponent including information such as: i) project name and general description; ii) background; iii) objectives of the ESMP. Policy and Legal Framework Brief outline relevant policies, guidelines and laws that apply to the project and the approvals that needs to be obtained from different government agencies Project description and Justification Brief description of the development proposal including project location and footprint (including maps), summary of key design features, resource requirements and source, predicted type and quantify of waste outputs, work force size and accommodation, and implementation schedule Brief justification including benefits accruing to the local area, and project relevance in light of local or national needs Description of the project area A brief description of the environmental, socio-economic and cultural characteristics relevant to the project and its area of influence Consultation and Information Dissemination A summary of consultation and information dissemination activities during the ESMP process and including general issues raised, and responses to those issues; Impact Assessment and Mitigation Measures The ESMP identifies measures and actions in accordance with the mitigation hierarchy that reduce potentially adverse environmental and social impacts to acceptable levels. The plan will include compensatory measures, if applicable. Specifically, the ESMP: a) Identifies and summarizes all anticipated adverse environmental and social impacts; b) describes—with technical details—each mitigation measure, including the type of impact to which it relates and the conditions under which it is required; 120 c) Estimates any potential environmental and social impacts of these measures; and d) Takes into account, and is consistent with, other mitigation plans required for the project. Environmental Mitigation Plan Activity Potential Proposed Responsibility Period for Mitigation Environmental Mitigation for Implementati Measures Impact Measures Implementati on of Implementati on of Mitigation on Costs (and Mitigation Measures who bears it) Measures Construction phase 1 2 Operational Phase 1 2 Decommissioning phase (if applies) 1 2 Monitoring The ESMP identifies monitoring objectives and specifies the type of monitoring, with linkages to the impacts assessed in the environmental and social assessment and the mitigation measures described in the ESMP. Specifically, the monitoring section of the ESMP provides (a) a specific description, and technical details, of monitoring measures, including the parameters to be measured, methods to be used, frequency of measurements, limits (where appropriate), and definition of thresholds that will signal the need for corrective actions; and (b) monitoring and reporting procedures to (i) ensure early detection of conditions that necessitate particular mitigation measures, and (ii) furnish information on the progress and results of mitigation. Monitoring Plan (Update the relevant generic monitoring plan as per Annex 7) What Where How When Who Cost Parameter is Is the Is the Is the Monitors the of monitoring to be parameter to parameter to parameter to parameter the parameter monitored? be monitored? be monitored? be monitored (responsibility (and who (time and )? bears it) 121 frequency)? Construction phase 1 2 Operational Phase (and decommissioning if applies) (the relevant risks and impacts related to operation shall be identified during the ES assessment) 1 2 Institutional Arrangements, Capacity Development and Training The ESMP provides a specific description of institutional arrangements, identifying which party is responsible for carrying out the mitigation and monitoring measures (e.g., for operation, supervision, enforcement, monitoring of implementation, remedial action, financing, reporting, and staff training). An E&S Supervision Engineer to be assigned for implementing, monitoring and reporting to the ES specialists at the MDLF the environmental and social requirements as per the environmental and social instruments. Implementation Schedule and Cost Estimates For all three aspects (mitigation, monitoring, and capacity development), the ESMP provides (a) an implementation schedule for measures that must be carried out as part of the project, showing phasing and coordination with overall project implementation plans; and (b) the capital and recurrent cost estimates and sources of funds for implementing the ESMP. These figures are also integrated into the total project cost tables. 122 Annex 7: Generic Environmental and Social Mitigation Monitoring Component 1 : Sustainable non-revenue water reduction ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring Construction Phase IAs ES Capacity - Assign ES Specialists ToRs for ES Prior PIU / WCs ESSD-PMD WAJ Specialist preparation of sub- ES Specialists projects assigned at tender PIUs documents Assess each Sub- - exclude activities that are E&S Upon PIUs WCs WAJ project activity identified in the exclusion list Assessment identificatio in accordance to - Prepare E&S Assessment Reports n of sub- the ESS’s Reports or Management Plan projects in accordance to the risk ESMPs assessment findings Physical Environment Air Pollution by Low / Perform periodic preventive Maintenance Monthly Contractor WAJ / MWI MWI Dust and Moderate maintenance and check for log at monthly Emissions construction vehicles and progress report machineries prior commencement of work Use of machinery and vehicles Visual Daily Contractor WAJ / MWI MWI that are in good condition inspection at site To apply less dust excavation Proposed Once during Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI 123 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring techniques when applicable excavation review of such as trenchless and micro- method tender trenching methods statement evaluation or during review of submitted method statement for approval To prohibit accumulation of Visual Daily Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI excavated material at work inspection locations and to be disposed on daily bases To apply dust suppression Visual Daily Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI methods during loading of inspection excavated material on trucks such as water spaying (as minimum as applicable) To cover loaded trucks with Visual Daily Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI excavated materials during inspection transportation to disposal dump site To keep construction Visual Daily Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI machinery and vehicle idle inspection when out of use. 124 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring Drivers should be instructed on Instructions Daily Contractor WAJ / MWI the benefits of driving have developed WCs practices that reduce both the Visual risk of accidents and fuel inspection consumption, including measured acceleration and driving within safe speed limits; Noise Level Moderate Obtain a work permit from Municipal work Once prior Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI relevant municipality defines permit or commenceme allowed working hours during approval nt of the day construction work Avoid work at night as much as - Work permit Daily Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI applicable, and to obtain a form work permit from relevant - Municipal municipality for night work Approval Inform community at work Visual check Randomly Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI area prior commencement of during regular during daily night work either by direct inspection check communication or through display at information board at work location 125 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring Avoid as much as applicable Permit to work Daily Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI construction works in front of form schools and other education centers during education hours Avoid as much as applicable Permit to work Daily Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI night work close to hospitals form Maintain machinery and Visual check Randomly Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI vehicles not in use in off mode during regular during daily inspection check Soil and Low Correct implementation for the Refer to above Refer to above Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI Groundwater below mentioned waste methods frequency Pollution management plan mitigation measures For water wells rehabilitation generated acidic wastewater must be collected in impermeable drying pits Soil Erosion by Moderate Proper soil erosion and flood Flood control Once, before Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI Flood Hazards control measures shall be measures are in starting taken and/or temporary place construction drainage channels shall be built activities. And 126 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring to avoid washing away of regular check stored materials before anticipated rainy periods Waste Moderate Development of waste Waste Prior Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI Generation and management plan include management plan commenceme Management mitigation measures for non- prepared and nt of hazardous and hazardous approved construction waste Coordination with relevant Disposal log and Randomly Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI municipality for disposal of receipt from during daily excavated material and other official dump site inspection non-hazardous construction waste Coordination with MoEnv for Hazardous waste Monthly Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI disposal of construction log at monthly MoEnv hazardous waste progress report and communication evidence with MoEnv (Letter, disposal manifest) Prevent maintenance of Visual inspection Randomly Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI construction machinery at site during daily inspection 127 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring Installation of drip tray or Visual inspection Randomly Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI isolation sheets under mobile during daily generators and compressors inspection when utilized at site, similar during refueling processes. Define central HAZMAT area Visual Inspection Monthly Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI for DMA at contractor’s during monthly MoEnv relevant yard to temporary audit store hazardous material and waste prior disposal Provision of MSDS of stored Visual Inspection Monthly Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI hazardous material at HAZMAT during monthly audit MoEnv area Provision of HAZMAT kit at Visual inspection Randomly Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI each work location during daily MoEnv inspection Maintain proper housekeeping Visual inspection Randomly Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI at work location on daily basis during daily inspection Provide garbage collection bins Visual inspection Randomly Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI at site during daily inspection Collection of generated - Wastewater - Monthly Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI wastewater of mobile disposal log at - Randomly restrooms or those at site monthly during daily progress report 128 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring offices in septic tanks - Receipt from inspection WWTP where WW disposed - Visual inspection Collection of generated - Visual inspection - Prior well Contractor WAJ MWI wastewater during wells - Lined collection rehabilitation rehabilitation at lined drying and drying pits works pits prepared Dispose dried Bentonite into - Visual inspection - Post well Contractor WAJ MWI nearest construction waste - Disposal receipt rehabilitation dump site from relevant works municipality Asbestos Substantial Implement asbestos Asbestos Prior Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI Management management plan (Annex 10) if management plan commenceme ACM pipes need to be replaced nt of construction at networks includes asbestos pipes Coordinate with MoEnv. for Ministry approval Prior Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI proposed management on the commenceme MoEnv. procedure and disposal of management and nt of removed asbestos pipes disposal construction at procedure networks includes asbestos pipes Natural Habitats and Biodiversity 129 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring Wildlife Hunting low Hunting / killing must be Instructions Randomly Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI / Killing prohibited to construction included at site during daily workers especially at areas induction inspection with natural landscapes material Wood Collection Low Wood collection must be Instructions Randomly Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI for Fire prohibited to construction included at site during daily workers especially at areas induction inspection with natural landscapes material Accidental Low Apply reduced speed limits at Permit to work Randomly Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI Killing by Traffic the project site during daily Minimize as much as inspection applicable night work at areas with natural landscapes Social and Socioeconomic Public Traffic Substantial Development of Traffic TMP is developed Prior Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI Disturbance and Management Plan / Procedure and approved commenceme Management (TMP) nt of construction Ensure proper physical Visual inspection Daily Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI isolation of the work area from for Physical pedestrians and public traffic. barriers installed at site Display clear and visible Visual inspection Daily Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI information and warning signs at site 130 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring Provide safe access and Visual inspection Daily Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI walkways for pedestrians including disabled individuals when needed to cross excavated pits and trenches Provide safe access and Visual inspection Daily Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI walkways for pedestrians including disabled individuals when needed to cross excavated pits and trenches Assign a flagman to control Visual inspection Daily Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI access around work locations. Engage with traffic authorities Traffic authority Prior Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI to obtain approvals on approval implementatio proposed traffic plans for n of traffic traffic detours when needed. diversion Provide speed limit signs and Visual inspection Prior Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI traffic diversion signs if commenceme applicable in the proximity of nt of work areas construction works Provide reverse alarm at all Visual inspection Randomly Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI mobile construction machinery during daily inspection 131 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring Community Moderate / Ensure proper physical Visual inspection Daily Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI Health & Safety Substantial isolation of the work area from the surrounding residential areas, pedestrians and public traffic. Display clear and visible Visual inspection Daily Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI information and warning signs at site Communicate safety - Community - Randomly Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI awareness massages with the communication during daily surrounding households log inspection especially at schools and - Safety awareness - Monthly community centers either prints directly or via dissemination of - Community printed materials about the health and safety risks associated with the work mitigation and the importance of measures complying with applied prepared at HSE mitigation measures plan - Visual inspection - Monthly Audit Provide safe access and Visual inspection Daily Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI walkways for pedestrians including disabled individuals when needed to cross excavated pits and trenches 132 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring Apply safe traffic measure Visual inspection Daily Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI upon TMP with the presence of flagman to control access around work locations. Engage with traffic authorities Traffic authority Prior to Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI to obtain approvals on approval implementatio proposed traffic plans for n of traffic traffic detours when needed. diversion Provide speed limit signs and Visual inspection Daily Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI traffic diversion signs if applicable in the proximity of work areas Adopt when applicable safer Excavation Prior to Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI excavation techniques such as method commenceme trenchless method statement nt of excavation Display contacts at site to Contacts Daily Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI receive relevant complaints as displayed at site per developed GM Disruption of Moderate / To schedule construction Construction Weekly Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI Water Supply Substantial works as much as possible schedule outside the water supply hours at the work area according to the supply schedule made by WCs 133 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring To adopt fast methods for Excavation Prior to Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI work completion such as method commenceme micro-trenching statement nt of work To inform the households at Communication 2 weeks prior Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI work area prior to work log to commencement in sufficient commenceme time that enable them to store nt of work adequate quantities at their water tanks. If work activity requires long Water supply 1 week after WAJ / WCs WAJ MWI time to be completed, then records commenceme alternative water supply nt of work method must be applied Display contacts at site to Contact displayed Prior to Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI receive relevant complaints as at site commenceme per developed GM nt of work Disturbance of Moderate / To engage with utilities Records of During design Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI other utilities Substantial services providers to obtain communication phase and services reliable information regarding made, and data prior (electricity, the installed underground obtained commenceme communication services at work locations and nt of work and municipal) the surroundings To perform trial pits when Trial pits records Upon Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI needed to ensure data contractor collected request for 134 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring inspection Land Acquisition Moderate / To avoid as much as applicable Lands ownership Prior to design WAJ MWI MWI (LA) Substantial land acquisition for lands documents phase during location selection for in- required for network storage reservoirs. water storage reservoirs belong to WAJ Apply LA procedure and LA performed Prior to WAJ MWI MWI measures as defined in RP and upon RA Commenceme RF when required nt of work Economic Moderate / Application of proposed Visual Prior to Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI displacement of Substantial preventive mitigation observation of Commenceme commercial and measures at the approved RP applied measures nt of work trade activities or site specific ESMP To schedule construction Work schedule Prior to Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI works at commercial streets as Commenceme much as applicable outside nt of work working hours, To inform shop owners of the Contractor Prior Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI work schedule in sufficient submits Commenceme time prior work documentation nt of work and commencement. Shop owners demonstrating as agreed to be consulted on work when and how during schedule and sufficient time shop owners have consultation. needed. been notified 135 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring according to agreed schedule. Maintain safe and adequate Visual inspection Prior to and Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI access for commercial centers, at site during shops and customers commenceme nt of work Display contacts at site to Contact displayed Prior to Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI receive relevant complaints as at site Commenceme per developed GM nt of work Socio-economic Substantial To inform WC with any Illegal records log Monthly Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI and health discovered case of illegal use impacts on those reliant on Investigate the reasons for Investigation Monthly WCs WAJ MWI Illegal uses illegal use of each case to records define vulnerability of the households reliant on illegal uses Engage with vulnerable Engagement and Quarterly WCs WAJ MWI households to define agreed resolutions solutions to supply water in records legal manner. Workers Health Substantial To perform OHS risk Risk assessment Prior to Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI and Safety assessment for all construction included at HSE commenceme activities as part of the HSE Plan nt of 136 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring Plan construction works - To develop OHS safety OHS procedures Prior to Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI procedures as part of HSE included at HSE commenceme Plan for all defined risks Plan nt of including but not limited to: construction - Permit to Work system works - PPE - Excavation Safety - Lifting Operations Safety - Electrical Works Safety (Lock- Out Tag-Out) - Work at Height Safety - TMP - Hot Work Safety - Night Work Safety - Manual Handling Safety - Extreme Weather Conditions Safety - Emergency Preparedness and response To develop work method Method Prior to Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI statements for safe statements commenceme construction works that prepared nt of include substantial risks ie fall construction from height, fall of lifted 137 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring objects and electrocution works where mitigation measures at relevant OHS safety procedure must be considered and applied such as installation of fall protection barriers, wearing full body harness, proper scaffold erecting and tagging, isolation of lifting area, isolation of electrical equipment through LOTO, ta To conduct TBT prior work TBT records at Randomly Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI commencement on daily basis site during daily inspection To isolate work area Visual inspection Randomly Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI (excavated pits and work at during daily height) from the surroundings inspection with appropriate physical barriers according to applicable OHS procedure To assign first aider, to provide - First aider Randomly Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI first aid box and to deploy certificate during daily emergency evacuation vehicle - First aid kit at site inspection at each work location - Emergency vehicle at site 138 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring To Display safety warning and Visual inspection Daily Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI information signs at each work location To assign flagman to control Visual inspection Daily Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI traffic of construction machinery and vehicles Provide workers with Workers are using Daily Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI appropriate PPEs PPEs Implementing safety measures Adherence to Daily Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI to reduce the risk associated to guidelines No. (9) COVID-19 health impacts on & (12) issued by workers and employees, the Ministry of Labor for COVID- 19 Labor welfare Substantial Apply labor management Records of Quarterly Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI and working measures of LMP measures applied conditions like induction log, recruitment policy, contacts templates etc., and workers grievances log Conduct LMP awareness for Awareness Randomly on Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI labor upon recruitment attendees log monthly basis 139 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring Communicate and display Communication Prior to Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI contacts to receive labor records and commenceme complaints according to contacts nt of work and workers GM. displayed at randomly on office monthly basis Provide sufficient amounts of Visual inspection Randomly Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI drinking water at work during daily locations during hot weather inspection conditions Provide sufficient restrooms at Mobilization Plan Randomly Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI reasonable distance at site and Visual during daily either mobile or at nearby inspection inspection subproject offices Cultural Heritage Chance Find of Low Development of chance find Chance find Prior to Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI Archaeological procedure procedure is commenceme Remains developed and nt of work and visual inspection randomly during daily inspection Operation Phase Performance Moderate / To include operational HSE Contract Prior Operator WAJ / WCs MWI Based Substantial requirements at PBCs template operation Conditions is templates including require ES not abiding to management instruments templates or ToRs such as 140 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring the project’s ESMP, ES Screening, LMP and HSE RP. requirements To include relevant regulations Contract Prior Operator WAJ / WCs MWI and WB ES standards that template operation operator must comply with in the clauses of the contract Physical Environment Air Pollution Moderate Perform periodic preventive Maintenance log Quarterly Operator WAJ / WCs MWI maintenance and check for maintenance vehicles and machineries To apply less dust excavation Work method Prior to Operator WAJ / WCs MWI techniques for major statement construction maintenance works when applicable such as trenchless and micro-trenching methods To remove and dispose Waste disposal Quarterly Operator WAJ / WCs MWI excavated material from log maintenance location upon completion of work To cover loaded trucks with Visual inspection Randomly Operator WAJ / WCs MWI excavated materials during upon transportation to disposal maintenance dump site works 141 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring Noise Level Moderate / Perform maintenance works Maintenance log Quarterly Operator WAJ / WCs MWI Substantial during daytime as much as applicable Avoid using heavy machinery Visual inspection Randomly Operator WAJ / WCs MWI as much as applicable when upon maintenance work needs to be maintenance done at nighttime work Avoid as much as applicable Maintenance log Quarterly or Operator WAJ / WCs MWI maintenance works in front of and schedule, upon receiving schools and other education complaints log complaints centers during education hours Avoid as much as applicable Maintenance log Quarterly or Operator WAJ / WCs MWI maintenance work at night and schedule, upon receiving close to hospitals complaints log complaints Inform nearby households Communication Quarterly or Operator WAJ / WCs MWI prior to commencement of records upon receiving major maintenance works that complaints require long working periods Soil and Low Apply relevant construction Visual inspection upon major Operator WAJ / WCs MWI Groundwater mitigation measures for major maintenance Conservation maintenance works works Flood Hazards low Apply relevant construction Visual inspection upon major Operator WAJ / WCs MWI mitigation measures for major maintenance maintenance works works 142 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring Waste Moderate Development of waste Waste Prior Operator WAJ / WCs MWI Management management plan include management plan operation mitigation measures for non- developed hazardous and hazardous waste Coordination with relevant Coordination Randomly on Operator WAJ / WCs MWI municipality for disposal of records, quarterly basis excavated material and other municipal non-hazardous maintenance receipts for waste disposal at official dump sites Coordination with MoEnv for Coordination Randomly on Operator WAJ / WCs MWI disposal of maintenance records and biannual basis hazardous waste disposal receipts Prevent maintenance of Visual inspection Upon major Operator WAJ / WCs MWI operational machinery at site maintenance during network maintenance. works Installation of drip tray or Visual inspection Upon major Operator WAJ / WCs MWI isolation sheets under mobile maintenance generators and compressors works when utilized at site, similar during refueling processes. Define central HAZMAT area Visual inspection Biannual audit Operator WAJ / WCs MWI for DMA at operator’s relevant yard with MSDS sheets for temporary stored hazardous 143 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring material and waste prior disposal Provision of HAZMAT kit with Visual inspection Upon major Operator WAJ / WCs MWI maintenance crews maintenance works Perform proper housekeeping Visual inspection Randomly Operator WAJ / WCs MWI upon completion of during daily or maintenance at work location weekly inspection Asbestos N/A Management Natural Habitats and Biodiversity Wildlife Hunting Low Hunting / killing must be Visual Inspection Randomly and Operator WAJ / WCs MWI / Killing prohibited to operation and accidents biannual workers especially at areas reports audit with natural landscapes Wood Collection Low Wood collection must be Visual inspection Randomly Operator WAJ / WCs MWI for Fire prohibited to operation workers especially at areas with natural landscapes Accidental Low Minimize as much as Visual Inspection Randomly and Operator WAJ / WCs MWI Killing by Traffic applicable night work at areas and accidents biannual with natural landscapes reports audit Social and Socioeconomic Traffic Moderate Development of Traffic TMP is developed Prior to Operator WAJ / WCs MWI 144 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring Management Management Plan / Procedure and approved commenceme (TMP) for maintenance works nt of operation at public roads Ensure proper physical Visual inspection Daily upon Operator WAJ / WCs MWI isolation of maintenance area for Physical maintenance from the pedestrians and barriers installed works public traffic. at site Display clear and visible Visual inspection Daily upon Operator WAJ / WCs MWI information and warning signs maintenance at maintenance location works Display clear and visible Visual inspection Daily upon Operator WAJ / WCs MWI information and warning signs maintenance at maintenance location works Provide safe access and Visual inspection Daily Operator WAJ / WCs MWI walkways for pedestrians including disabled individuals when needed to cross excavated pits and trenches Provide safe access and Visual inspection Daily Operator WAJ / WCs MWI walkways for pedestrians including disabled individuals when needed to cross excavated pits and trenches Assign a flagman to control Visual inspection Daily Operator WAJ / WCs MWI access around maintenance 145 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring locations. Engage with traffic authorities Traffic authority Prior to Operator WAJ / WCs MWI to obtain approvals on approval implementatio proposed traffic plans for n of traffic traffic detours when needed. diversion Provide speed limit signs and Visual inspection Prior to Operator WAJ / WCs MWI traffic diversion signs if commenceme applicable in the proximity of nt of maintenance areas maintenance works Provide reverse alarm at all Visual inspection Randomly Operator WAJ / WCs MWI mobile maintenance during daily machineries inspection Community Substantial Ensure proper physical Visual inspection Randomly Operator WAJ / WCs MWI Health & Safety isolation for large maintenance during daily area from the surrounding inspection residential areas, pedestrians and public traffic. Display clear and visible Visual inspection Randomly Operator WAJ / WCs MWI information and warning signs during daily at maintenance location inspection Communicate safety Communication Prior to Operator WAJ / WCs MWI awareness massages regarding records maintenance large maintenance work with Information works the surrounding households prints 146 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring especially at schools and community centers either directly or via dissemination of printed materials about the risks associated with the work and the importance of complying with applied mitigation measures Provide safe access and Visual inspection Randomly Operator WAJ / WCs MWI walkways for pedestrians during daily including disabled individuals inspection when needed to cross excavated pits and trenches during maintenance work Adopt when applicable safer Maintenance Prior Operator WAJ / WCs MWI excavation techniques such as method commenceme trenchless method statement nt of maintenance Display contacts at Contacts Random Operator WAJ / WCs MWI maintenance vehicles to displayed inspection receive relevant complaints as per developed GM 147 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring Disruption of Moderate To schedule maintenance Maintenance Prior Operator WAJ / WCs MWI water supply works as much as applicable schedule Maintenance and other outside the water supply hours works services during at the work area according to maintenance the supply schedule made by works WCs To adopt fast methods for Maintenance Prior Operator WAJ / WCs MWI maintenance work completion method of Maintenance such as micro-trenching statement works Inform the nearby households Communication Quarterly Operator WAJ / WCs MWI prior to maintenance records log commencement to enable them to store adequate quantities at their water tanks If maintenance activity Maintenance Quarterly Operator WAJ / WCs MWI requires long time to be schedule and completed, then alternative supply records water supply method must be applied 148 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring Display contacts at Contacts Randomly Operator WAJ / WCs MWI maintenance vehicles and displayed and during daily machineries to receive relevant visual inspection inspection complaints as per developed GM Small Scale Land N/ A Acquisition (LA) Economic Moderate To schedule maintenance Maintenance Randomly and Operator WAJ / WCs MWI displacement of works at commercial streets as schedule upon receiving commercial and much as applicable outside complaints trade activities working hours To inform shop owners of the Communication Randomly and Operator WAJ / WCs MWI maintenance schedule in records upon receiving sufficient time prior work complaints commencement. Maintain safe and adequate Visual inspection Daily upon Operator WAJ / WCs MWI access for commercial centers, maintenance shops and customers works Display contacts at Contacts Randomly Operator WAJ / WCs MWI maintenance vehicles to displayed receive relevant complaints as per developed GM Socio-economic N/A and health impacts on 149 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring those reliant on Illegal uses Workers Health Moderate / To perform risk assessment for Risk assessment Prior Operator WAJ / WCs MWI and Safety Substantial all operation activities as part included at HSE commenceme of the HSE Plan plan nt of operation To develop OHS safety OHS procedures Prior Operator WAJ / WCs MWI procedures as part of HSE Plan included at HSE commenceme for all defined risks including plan nt of operation but not limited to: - Permit to Work system - PPE - Excavation Safety - Lifting Operations Safety - Electrical Works Safety (Lock-Out Tag-Out) - Work at Height Safety - TMP - Hot Work Safety - Night Work Safety - Manual Handling Safety - Extreme Weather Conditions Safety - Emergency Preparedness and response To develop work method Method Prior Operator WAJ / WCs MWI statements for safe 150 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring maintenance work statement commenceme prepared nt of operation To conduct TBT prior TBT records and Prior Operator WAJ / WCs MWI commencement of visual inspection commenceme maintenance work nt of operation To isolate deep excavations at Visual inspection Prior Operator WAJ / WCs MWI maintenance site from the commenceme surroundings with appropriate nt of operation physical barriers to prevent fall incidents To assign first aider, to provide Recruitment Prior Operator WAJ / WCs MWI first aid box and to deploy records and visual commenceme emergency evacuation vehicle inspection nt of operation during maintenance work To Display safety warning and Signs installed Prior and Operator WAJ / WCs MWI information signs at each work and visual during location inspection commenceme nt of operation To provide required PPEs for all PPEs provided Randomly Operator WAJ / WCs MWI workers at site and visual during daily inspection inspection Labor welfare and working conditions Conduct LMP awareness for Induction records Quarterly Operator WAJ / WCs MWI labor upon recruitment ES Audit 151 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementation Supervision Monitoring Communicate and display Contact Quarterly Operator WAJ / WCs MWI contacts to receive labor communicated complaints according to and displayed workers GM. ES Audit Cultural Heritage Chance Find of Low Chance find procedure (Annex Chance find Prior Operator WAJ / WCs MWI Archaeological 13)to be included under ESMPs procedure is commenceme remains and biding documents prepared and nt of operation inducted for phase construction workers Table 12: Generic Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Plan (Component 1) 152 Generic Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Plan Componenet.2 Activity: Renewable Energy/Photovoltaic (PV) ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementatio Supervision Monitorin n g Construction Phase Pre-Construction Tender Moderate / To include site specfici HSE Prepared tender Once WAJ MWI MWI documents and Substantial requirements in tender documents and during contracts documents templates including contract template tender ES management instruments include required documents templates or ToRs such as, ES ES management preparation Screening, LMP and RP. instruments and To include relevant regulations relevant and WB ES standards that regulations and contractor and operator must standards that the comply with in the clauses of the contractor must contract comply with Environmental Substantial Engage with MoEnv to obtain MoEnv Approval Prior WAJ MWI MWI Approval and environmental approval and commence Permit permit for each proposed solar ment of PV plant according to local constructio regulation n IAs ES Capacity Substantial - Assign ES consultant within -ToRs for ES During ESSD-WAJ WAJ / MWI MWI ESSD to support existing and consultant has project new staff been developed implement Train ESSD and other IAs -ES consultant ation 153 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementatio Supervision Monitorin n g relevant staff on ESMF assigned with ESD planning implementation organization phase and -ESMF training prior plan tendering process Physical Environment Air Pollution Low Perform periodic preventive Maintenance log Monthly Contractor WAJ / MWI MWI maintenance and check for and monthly construction vehicles and progress report machinery prior to commencement of work Use of machinery and vehicles Visual inspection Daily Contractor WAJ / MWI MWI that are in good condition at site Prohibit accumulation of Visual inspection Daily Contractor WAJ MWI excavated material at work locations and to be disposed on daily bases Apply dust suppression methods Visual inspection Daily Contractor WAJ MWI during land leveling and loading of excavated material on trucks such as water spaying (as minimum as applicable) Cover loaded trucks with Visual inspection Daily Contractor WAJ MWI excavated materials during transportation to disposal dump site 154 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementatio Supervision Monitorin n g Noise Level Moderate Obtain a work permit from Municipal work Once prior Contractor WAJ MWI relevant municipality which permit commencem defines allowed working hours ent of during the day if the plant construction located in residential areas work Avoid work at night as much as - Work permit form Daily Contractor WAJ MWI applicable if the plant is located - Municipal Approval in residential areas, and to obtain a work permit from relevant municipality for night work Avoid as much as applicable Permit to work form Daily Contractor WAJ MWI night work if the plant located close to hospitals Maintain machinery and vehicles Visual check during Randomly Contractor WAJ MWI not in use in off mood regular inspection during daily check Soil and Low Implementation for the Refer to above Refer to Contractor WAJ MWI Groundwater mentioned waste management methods above Conservation plan mitigation measures frequency 155 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementatio Supervision Monitorin n g Flood Hazards Moderate Proper soil erosion and flood Flood control Once, before Contractor WAJ MWI control measures shall be taken measures are in starting and/or temporary drainage place construction channels shall be built to avoid activities. And washing away of stored regular check materials if the plant is located before close to wadies or flood planes anticipated rainy periods Waste Moderate Development of waste Waste management Prior Contractor WAJ MWI Management management plan includes plan prepared and commencem mitigation measures according approved ent of to Annex 9. Include measures for construction non-hazardous and hazardous waste Coordination with relevant Disposal log and Randomly Contractor WAJ MWI municipality for disposal of receipt from official during daily excavated material and other dump site inspection non-hazardous construction waste Coordination with MoEnv for Hazardous waste log Monthly Contractor WAJ MWI disposal of construction at monthly progress MoEnv hazardous waste report and communication evidence with MoEnv (Letter, disposal manifest) Prepare HAZMAT area at site for Visual Inspection Monthly Contractor WAJ MWI 156 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementatio Supervision Monitorin n g temporary store hazardous during monthly audit MoEnv material and waste prior disposal Store hazardous material at site Visual inspection for Monthly Contractor WAJ MWI according to condition required MSDS at site by relevant MSDS Damaged solar PV panels must Visual inspection daily Contractor WAJ MWI be stored at HAZMAT area Provision of HAZMAT kit at the Visual inspection daily Contractor WAJ MWI plant Maintain proper housekeeping Visual inspection daily Contractor WAJ MWI at work location on regular bases Provide garbage collection bins Visual inspection daily Contractor WAJ MWI at the plant Collection of generated Visual inspection Randomly Contractor WAJ MWI wastewater of restrooms at during daily management office (if any) in a inspection septic tanks, that must be: - Properly designed and installed in accordance with local regulations and guidance - Well maintained to allow effective operation. - Installed in areas with 157 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementatio Supervision Monitorin n g sufficient soil percolation for the design wastewater loading rate. - Installed in areas of stable soils that are nearly level, well drained, and permeable, with enough separation between the drain field and the groundwater table or other receiving waters. Sufficient periodic emptying of Wastewater monthly Contractor WAJ MWI septic tanks and disposal of inspection log and wastewater to the nearest receipts of WWTP WWTP by authorized transporter. Installation of drip tray or Visual inspection Randomly Contractor WAJ MWI isolation sheets under mobile during daily generators and compressors inspection when utilized at site, similar during refueling processes. Natural Habitats and Biodiversity Disturbance and Moderate To assess the Biodiversity Biodiversity rapid Prior Contractor WAJ MWI destruction of Conservation risk under the assessment report construction biodiversity and Environmental Assessment of natural habits at the activity, and apply the remote locations mitigation hierarchy according to 158 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementatio Supervision Monitorin n g of solar PV plants ESS6. to: - To ensue no works are implemented in protected area or areas of high biodiversity values. - To ensure that plant location does not have active dens for animals or large reptiles - To ensure that plant location does not have active nests for ground nesting birds - To ensure that plant location does not have conservation important vegetation species - To develop biodiversity management procedure if the site is found of biodiversity importance Wildlife Hunting low Hunting / killing must be Instructions included Randomly Contractor WAJ MWI / Killing prohibited to construction at site induction during daily workers especially at areas with material inspection natural landscapes 159 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementatio Supervision Monitorin n g Wood Collection Low Wood collection must be Instructions included Randomly Contractor WAJ MWI for Fire prohibited to construction at site induction during daily workers especially at areas with material inspection natural landscapes Accidental Killing Low Apply reduced speed limits at Permit to work Randomly Contractor WAJ MWI by Traffic the work sites during daily Minimize as much as possible inspection night work at areas with natural landscapes Social and Socioeconomic Traffic Moderate Development of Traffic TMP is developed Prior Contractor WAJ MWI Management Management Plan / Procedure and approved commencem (TMP) ent of construction Ensure proper physical isolation Visual inspection for Daily Contractor WAJ MWI of the work area from Physical barriers or pedestrians and public traffic. fencing installed at site Display clear and visible Visual inspection Daily Contractor WAJ MWI information and warning signs at site especially if the plant is located near public roads Assign a flagman to control Visual inspection Daily Contractor WAJ / W MWI access of construction machineries and vehicles at the entrance of the construction site 160 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementatio Supervision Monitorin n g especially if the plant is located near public roads Provide speed limit signs at site Visual inspection Randomly Contractor WAJ MWI and to train workers on relevant Drivers’ induction during daily TMP measures records inspection Provide reverse alarm at all Visual inspection Randomly Contractor WAJ MWI mobile construction machinery during daily inspection Community Substantial To isolate plant area (fencing) Visual inspection Daily Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI Health & Safety from the surroundings when applicable and to limit construction activities within the boundary of the plant land. Display clear and visible Visual inspection Daily Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI information and warning signs prohibit public access to site Apply safe traffic measure upon Visual inspection Daily Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI TMP with the presence of flagman to control access at the entrance of construction site. Provide speed limit signs near Visual inspection Daily Contractor WAJ MWI the entrance of construction site 161 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementatio Supervision Monitorin n g Display contacts at site entrance Contacts displayed Daily Contractor WAJ MWI to receive relevant complaints as at site per developed GM Disturbance of Substantial To engage with utility service Records of During design Contractor WAJ MWI utilities services providers to obtain reliable communication phase and (electricity, information regarding the made and data prior water, installed underground services at obtained commencem communication) construction site and the ent of work surroundings To perform trial pits when Trial pits records Upon Contractor WAJ MWI needed to verify data collected contractor request for inspection Small Scale Land Moderate To avoid as much as applicable Lands ownership Prior design WAJ MWI MWI Acquisition (LA) land acquisition for lands during documents required phase location selection for in-network for solar PV plant storage reservoirs. belong to WAJ Apply LA procedure and Land acquisition Prior to WAJ MWI MWI measures as defined in RP and carried out based on Commencem the findings of the RF if the land for solar PV plant ent of Resettlement Plan will be acquired construction Land Use Moderate Perform land use rapid Rapid assessment Prior WAJ MWI MWI assessment if the plant is located prepared Commencem at remote area to define current ent of land use and potential affected construction 162 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementatio Supervision Monitorin n g persons (if any) even if the land is owned by WAJ Workers Health Substantial To perform risk assessment for Risk assessment Prior Contractor WAJ MWI and Safety all construction activities as part included at HSE Plan commencem of the HSE Plan ent of construction works To develop OHS safety OHS procedures Prior Contractor WAJ / WCs MWI procedures as part of HSE Plan included at HSE Plan commencem for all defined risks including but ent of not limited to: construction - Permit to Work system works - PPE - Excavation Safety - Lifting Operations Safety - Electrical Works Safety (Lock- Out Tag-Out) - Work at Height Safety - TMP - Hot Work Safety - Night Work Safety - Manual Handling Safety - Extreme Weather Conditions Safety - Emergency Preparedness and 163 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementatio Supervision Monitorin n g response To develop work method Method statements Prior Contractor WAJ MWI statements for safe construction prepared commencem works according to applicable ent of OHS procedures construction works To conduct TBT prior work TBT records at site Randomly Contractor WAJ MWI commencement on daily basis during daily inspection To isolate deep excavation and Visual inspection Randomly Contractor WAJ MWI work at height platforms with fall during daily protection barriers inspection To assign first aider, to provide - First aider certificate Randomly Contractor WAJ MWI first aid box and to deploy - First aid kit at site during daily emergency evacuation vehicle at - Emergency vehicle inspection site at site To Display safety warning and Visual inspection Daily Contractor WAJ MWI information signs at site To assign flagman to control Visual inspection Daily Contractor WAJ MWI traffic of construction machineries and vehicles into and from site if the plant is 164 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementatio Supervision Monitorin n g located within or close to populated areas or near public roads. Provide workers with Workers are using Daily Contractor WAJ MWI appropriate PPEs PPEs Implementing safety measures Adherence to Daily Contractor WAJ MWI to reduce the risk associated to guidelines No. (9) & COVID-19 health impacts on (12) issued by the workers and employees, Ministry of Labor for COVID-19 Labor welfare Substantial Apply labor management Records of measures Quarterly Contractor WAJ MWI and working measures of LMP applied like conditions induction log, recruitment policy, contacts templates etc, and workers grievances log Conduct LMP awareness for Awareness Randomly on Contractor WAJ MWI labor upon recruitment attendees log monthly basis Communicate and display Communication Prior Contractor WAJ MWI contacts to receive labor records and contacts commencem complaints according to workers displayed at site ent of work GM. and randomly on monthly basis 165 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementatio Supervision Monitorin n g Provide sufficient amounts of Visual inspection Randomly Contractor WAJ MWI drinking water at work locations Supplier monthly during daily during hot weather conditions drinking water test inspection results and during monthly audit Provide sufficient restrooms at Mobilization Plan Randomly Contractor WAJ MWI site either mobile or at nearby and Visual during daily subproject offices inspection inspection If labor camp will be at site LCMP is prepared Prior to Contractor WAJ MWI especially at remote areas, then commencem Labor Camp Management ent of Procedure must be prepared construction according to local regulations and ESS2 Cultural Heritage Chance Find of Moderate Chance find procedure (Annex Chance find Prior Contractor WAJ MWI Archaeological 13)to be included under ESMPs procedure is commencem Remains and biding documents developed and visual ent of work inspection Operation Phase PBCs template is Substantial To include operational HSE Contract template Prior Operator WAJ MWI not abiding to requirements at PBCs templates operation the project’s HSE including ES management requirements instruments templates or ToRs such as ESMP, ES Screening, LMP 166 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementatio Supervision Monitorin n g and RP. To include relevant regulations Contract template Prior Operator WAJ MWI and WB ES standards that operation operator must comply with in the clauses of the contract Physical Environment Air Pollution Low Perform periodic preventive Maintenance log Quarterly Operator WAJ MWI maintenance and check for maintenance vehicles and machineries Noise Level Low Perform periodic preventive Maintenance log Quarterly Operator WAJ MWI maintenance and check for maintenance vehicles and machinery. Avoid as much as possible Maintenance log and Quarterly or Operator WAJ MWI maintenance work at night if schedule, complaints upon plant is close to hospitals log receiving complaints Soil and Low Apply relevant construction Visual inspection upon major Operator WAJ MWI Groundwater mitigation measures for major maintenance Conservation maintenance works works Waste Substantial To apply operational waste Waste management Monthly Operator WAJ MWI Management management mitigation mitigation measures 167 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementatio Supervision Monitorin n g measures at the project’s waste applied management plan Coordination with relevant Coordination Monthly Operator WAJ MWI municipality for disposal of records, municipal excavated material and other receipts for disposal non-hazardous maintenance at official dump sites waste Coordination with MoEnv for Coordination Biannual Operator WAJ MWI disposal of maintenance records and disposal hazardous waste receipts Prepare HAZMAT area at site for Visual inspection Prior Operator WAJ MWI temporary store hazardous commencem material and waste prior disposal ent of operation Store hazardous material at site Visual inspection Monthly Operator WAJ MWI according to condition required by relevant MSDS Damaged solar PV panels must Visual inspection Monthly Operator WAJ MWI be stored at HAZMAT area Provision of HAZMAT kit at the Visual inspection Monthly Operator WAJ MWI plant Maintain proper housekeeping Visual inspection Weekly Operator WAJ MWI at work location on a regular basis 168 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementatio Supervision Monitorin n g Provide garbage collection bins Visual inspection Weekly Operator WAJ MWI at the plant Collection of generated Visual inspection Prior Operator WAJ MWI wastewater of restrooms at commencem management office (if any) in a ent of septic tanks operation Sufficient periodic emptying of Wastewater disposal Monthly Operator WAJ MWI septic tanks and disposal of log wastewater to the nearest WWTP by authorized transporter. Natural Habitats and Biodiversity Wildlife Hunting Low Hunting / killing must be Visual Inspection Randomly Operator WAJ MWI / Killing prohibited to operation workers and accidents and biannual especially if plant at areas with reports audit natural landscapes Wood Collection Low Wood collection must be Visual inspection Randomly Operator WAJ MWI for Fire prohibited to operation workers especially if plant at areas with natural landscapes Accidental Killing Low Apply reduced speed levels at Visual Inspection Randomly Operator WAJ MWI by Traffic the project site. and accidents and biannual Minimize as much as applicable reports audit night work if plant at areas with natural landscapes 169 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementatio Supervision Monitorin n g Social and Socioeconomic Traffic Moderate Prepare TMP TMP measures Monthly Operator WAJ MWI Management applied Apply operational traffic measures included at the project’s TMP Define and apply speed limit Visual inspection Monthly Operator WAJ MWI inside the plant (ie 20km/h) with installation of speed limit signs Provide training for operator’s Induction records Monthly Operator WAJ MWI workers and visitors with the TMP requirements Provide reverse alarm to all Visual inspection Randomly Operator WAJ MWI mobile maintenance machinery. during daily inspection Community Low Restrict entrance of public to the Visual inspection Daily Operator WAJ MWI Health & Safety site without permission Perform regular security Visual inspection Daily Operator WAJ MWI surveillance to check the plant Security surveillance fence records Workers Health Substantial To perform risk assessment for Risk assessment Prior Operator WAJ MWI and Safety all operation activities as part of included at HSE plan commencem the HSE Plan ent of operation 170 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementatio Supervision Monitorin n g To develop OHS safety OHS procedures Prior Operator WAJ MWI procedures as part of HSE Plan included at HSE plan commencem for all defined risks including but ent of not limited to: operation - Permit to Work system - PPE - Lifting Operations Safety - Electrical Works Safety (Lock-Out Tag-Out) - Work at Height Safety - TMP - Hot Work Safety - Night Work Safety - Manual Handling Safety - Extreme Weather Conditions Safety - Emergency Preparedness and response To develop work method Method statement Prior Operator WAJ MWI statements for safe maintenance prepared commencem work ent of operation To conduct TBT prior TBT records and Prior Operator WAJ MWI commencement of maintenance visual inspection commencem work ent of operation 171 ES Issue / Significance Mitigation Measures Means of Monitoring Responsibility Potential Impact Verification Frequency Implementatio Supervision Monitorin n g To assign first aider, to provide First aider certificate Prior Operator WAJ MWI first aid box and to deploy Visual inspection commencem emergency evacuation vehicle at ent of the plant operation To Display safety warning and Signs installed and Prior and Operator WAJ MWI information signs at plant visual inspection during commencem ent of operation To provide required PPEs for all PPEs provided and Randomly Operator WAJ MWI workers at site visual inspection during daily inspection Labor welfare Substantial Apply relevant labor ES Audit Quarterly Operator WAJ MWI and working management measures of LMP conditions Conduct LMP awareness for Induction records Quarterly Operator WAJ MWI labor upon recruitment ES Audit Communicate and display Contact Quarterly Operator WAJ MWI contacts to receive labor communicated and complaints according to workers displayed GM. ES Audit Table 13: Generic Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Plan (Component 2) 172 Annex 8: ESMP Checklist The ESMP Checklist is composed of four parts: A. General Project and Site Information B. Safeguards Information / Safeguards Screening Findings C. Mitigation Measures & Monitoring Plan Part A: General Project and Site Information SITE DESCRIPTION Name of site Describe site location Attachment: Site map [ ] Y [ ] No Who owns the land? Description of Physical Environment, Description of Biological Environment Description of Socio-economic Context Description of Utilities Services Description of Cultural Heritage Sites (if any) Source and Transport of Construction / Installation Material LEGISLATION Identify national & local legislation & permits that apply to project activity (if any) PUBLIC CONSULTATONS Identify Potential Stakeholders Identify Performed Public Consultation INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BULDING Will there be any capacity building? [ ] N or [ ]Y if Yes, Attach capacity building program 173 Part B: Safeguards Information This part includes Environmental and social screening that implemented for sub-project. E&S Screening Results and Recommendations Relevant ESSs for List ESSs this subproject Individual Risk/ Impact Rating Summary of Summary of Phase Risk / (low, Critical Risks and Mitigation (Construction/Operations) Impact moderate, Impacts identified Measures substantial, High) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Part C: Same template of Generic ES Mitigation measures at section annex 7 of ESMF (Update the relevant as per annex 7) E&S CLAUSES AND CHECKLIST FOR INCLUSION IN BIDDING DOCUMENTS List of management plans and E&S instruments: ______________________________ E&S Screening Conducted by: ____________________________________________ Signature: ______________________________________Date: ____/____/_________ 174 Annex 9: Hazardous Waste Management Plan (HWMP) Template HWMP Guidelines GENERAL Hazardous waste is a waste with properties that make it potentially dangerous or harmful to human health or the environment and it can be liquids, solids, or contained gases. HW is characterized with one or more of the following chemical properties: - Ignitability – Ignitable wastes can create fires under certain conditions, undergo spontaneous combustion, or have a flash point less than 60°C - Corrosivity – Corrosive wastes are materials, including solids, that are strong acids or bases, or that produce acidic or alkaline solutions - Reactivity – Reactive wastes are unstable under normal conditions. They can cause explosions or release toxic fumes, gases, or vapors when heated, compressed, or mixed with water - Toxicity – Toxic wastes are harmful or fatal when ingested or absorbed The following Guidelines are prepared to assist the contractor to prepare their Hazardous Waste Management Plan (HWMP). The Guidelines presented here represent good practice that should be followed by the contractor. They should not, however, limiting the implementation of additional environmental protection measures. REGULATIONS & REQUIREMENTS These guidelines do not negate contractor responsibility to comply with the provisions of relevant Jordanian regulations. Contractor also must consider requirements of World Bank ESS3 The contractor is also expected to ensure he is compliant with all required permits in respect of waste management as required. These could include: ➢ Permit for the transportation of hazardous waste; and ➢ Permit for the disposal of hazardous waste. RESPONSIBILITIES Contractor In accordance with these Guidelines, the contractor shall submit a comprehensive HWMP to IA - PIU for approval. This Plan must be submitted for approval an approved prior the Commencement Date. This will include as a minimum specific operational requirements such as the definition of waste isolation, details on the use of PPE by employees, approved handling techniques, other safety requirements, ventilation and firefighting techniques and equipment. In preparing the HWMP the contractor must be aware, and confirm in writing, that it will be executed at his sole risk and that IAs will not be asked to consider claims in respect of contractual delay or additional costs that may occur, for whatever reason. 175 Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with these guidelines and any associated Management Plans, in particular Waste Management Plan. Contractor shall identify personnel responsible for implementation, monitoring and updating of the HWMP. Documentation identifying personnel responsible for implementation, monitoring and updating of the HWMP and for implementing any Emergency Response Plan (ERP) shall be kept at each storage site and the main Site Office. Copies of documents containing approved plans or permits shall be kept on the site offices all the time. The contractor shall ensure that all relevant workers should be provided with appropriate PPE to protect against harmful effects of hazardous waste. The contractor shall maintain an updated Hazardous Waste Inventory for the entire project. Each entry shall include the following information: ➢ Description of Material, ➢ Product name, ➢ Store / site location, ➢ Store characteristics, ➢ MSDS Certificates (available or not), ➢ Quantity of Material on-site. The Contractor shall be responsible for day to day monitoring of contractor activities and compliance with the HWMP. IAs - PIUs ➢ IA-PIU shall assist contractor by facilitating coordination with MOE and other authorities as required. ➢ IA-PIU shall approve the HMMP. ➢ IA-PIU shall undertake periodic inspections and audits to ensure compliance with the approved HWMP. MoEnv. MoEnv shall approve the disposal of all hazardous wastes from the SO-1 Project. HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURE ➢ Hazardous waste generated by the contractor and subcontractors will be contractor’s responsibility and shall be disposed of at the cost of contractor. ➢ All HW must be collected and discharged under waste agreements with licensed contractors. ➢ MoEnv shall be advised of all shipments of HW. ➢ Assigned staff for HWM must be trained on HWMP implementation prior commencement of work ➢ Adequate PPEs must be provided for project staff responsible for HW management. ➢ Hazardous waste may not be stored on-site during construction except where storage is in a secured indoor area in containers, or outdoors in a covered roll-off, that is marked in Arabic and English with the words Hazardous Waste and a description of the waste, and the date waste was 176 first placed in the container. All containers must be in good condition and closed when waste is not being added to the container. ➢ Damaged solar PV panels are to be removed from fixtures with care and placed in special cartons. Since these lamps contain heavy metals it is important that they are not broken thereby releasing toxic material into the environment. ➢ All used batteries containing heavy metals are to be removed from site. They must not be placed in general refuse containers. They must be collected and stored in appropriate containers in appropriate conditions prior to proper disposal. ➢ Hazardous liquid spills must be collected with contaminated soil by special spill kit or through applying sand to absorb spilled liquid ➢ Collected hazardous waste must be stored in special HAZMAT area that well bounded isolated and with controlled access ➢ HW must be kept inside sealed container that marked and labelled according to the relevant category. Below are sample of used labels: ➢ Disposal of collected hazardous waste must be through authorized transporter by MoEnv. HWMP Table of Content: 1- Introduction 2- Sub-project description 3- Purpose and Objectives of HWMP 4- Roles and Responsibilities a. Contractor b. Implementing agency c. Ministry of Environment 5- Types of Hazardous Waste Generated 6- Hazardous Waste Collection Method a. Solid HW b. Liquid HW c. Required PPEs 7- Hazardous Waste Storage 177 8- Hazardous Waste Disposal 9- Documentation and Recording 10- Training 11- Monitoring and Inspection 178 Annex 10: Asbestos Management Plan Introduction SOP1 project has excluded any locations that have currently or confirmed historically Asbestos Contained Material (ACM) pipes at water networks, however, some old water networks as build drawings and information may not exist. Therefore, the following procedures were developed to identify the safe handling, transfer and disposal of ACM pipes discovered during construction, and provide clear identification of roles and responsibilities toe safely manage the implementation of this plan upon the occurrence of chance find of ACM. Purpose and Objectives This procedure is prepared to provide project implementation parties of component 1 (IAs, construction supervisor and contractor) with proper approach that complies with World Bank EHS guidelines and local regulation in management and handling ACM pipes once found during construction. To achieve that, this procedure will: • Provide clear definition and information regarding ACM pipes • Provide clear instructions to the contractor to apply in the event of finding ACM pipes during construction • Define roles and responsibilities for involved parties in implementation of this procedure during construction activities under component 1 including contractor, construction supervisor, IAs and Ministry of Environment (MoEnv) as the regulatory body. • Define the EHS guidelines, and regulations that contractor must comply with in implementing this procedure • Set the communication and reporting requirements during implementation of this procedure. Definitions5 and ACM in Water Networks Asbestos: Asbestos includes chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite asbestos, anthophyllite asbestos, actinolite asbestos, and any of these minerals that have been chemically treated and/or altered. Asbestos is a hazardous material that poses a risk to health by inhalation if the asbestos fibers become airborne and people are exposed to these fibers Asbestos-containing Material (ACM): Any material containing more than 1% asbestos Old water pipes were made from asbestos, cement and water, which were commonly used in water systems networks. When breaking up old piping that may contain asbestos cement through pipe bursting or Cured-in-Place treatment, it is possible for workers to be exposed to asbestos fibers. Below pictures for asbestos cement water pipes and how look like. 5 https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1001 179 Figure 6:Old Water Pipes Relevant World Bank EHS Guidelines and Local Regulations Requirements This procedure is prepared to comply with the below requirements: - World Bank Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Guidelines: The Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Guidelines present general and industry-specific examples of Good International Industry Practice (GIIP). These General EHS Guidelines are designed to be used together with the relevant Industry Sector EHS Guidelines which provide guidance to users on EHS issues in specific industry sectors including water sector. These guidelines request to prevent using ACM and World Bank financed projects, if the project includes known facilities contain ACM, then the following requirements must be performed: o Asbestos management plan must be developed defines locations and conditions of ACM in the project o Asbestos monitoring program ACM conditions and access to ACM locations o Training of staff who may be involved in handling and get in contact with ACM at the project to prevent exposure for this serious health hazard. 180 o Asbestos management plan and procedures must be communicated with all staff involved at the project. o Asbestos removal and disposal must be by trained staff and following relevant local regulations and international standards. Detailed guidelines are available at below link: www.ifc.org/ifcext/enviro.nsf/Content/EnvironmentalGuidelines - Management of Hazardous Material and Hazardous Waste Regulation No. 68 of 2020: This regulation sets the responsibility of monitoring hazardous waste management under MoEnv, and through a committee formulated for this purpose comprises of member from different institutions including Ministry of Water and Irrigation. The regulation defines the classification of hazardous material and waste. Jordan has no specific regulations or standards for management and disposal of ACM, however, its classified as hazardous material and must be treated according to this regulation where any incident occur includes hazardous material then it must be reported to MoEnv within 24 hours. - Hazardous Waste Management Instructions for the Year 2019 These instructions were issued to define the safe handling and disposal of hazardous waste at generation site until being disposed to the authorized landfill. It also defines roles and responsibilities of hazardous waste generator in handling packaging and temporary storing of hazardous waste. That also includes the transportation requirements from the generator side and the licensed transporter of this material. These instructions do not have specific requirements for management and handling of ACM, however, relevant instructions must also be applied for ACM waste material. Details of the these instructions are at below link http://www.moenv.gov.jo/ebv4.0/root_storage/ar/eb_list_page/%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D 9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%8 4%D9%86%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8 %B1%D8%A9_%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%D9%87%D8%A7_%D9%84 %D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A9_2019.pdf - Draft Instructions for the Removal of Asbestos Boards of 2007: These draft instructions were prepared by Ministry of Health (MoH), and in coordination with other institutions include MoEnv and MoL. These instructions are not published officially, however, it’s provided for contractors at MoH when they start the process to obtain a permit for asbestos boards used in buildings and structures that called Asbestos Building Material (ABM). Jordan has no similar instructions for ACM pipes, therefore, these instructions will be considered as guidance for required mitigation actions that need to be considered at this plan. Roles and Responsibilities: This section defines the roles and responsibilities of involved parties in management of ACM upon chance find of ACM during construction phase. These responsibilities include response at site, staff arrangements, communication hierarchy and flow, monitoring, ACM handling, transporting and disposal, and reporting requirements. 181 - The Contractor: o Conduct induction training for excavation staff and worker, safety supervisors, and site engineers on ACM water pipes including physical appearance and characteristics, related health hazards, required precautions and actions required to respond upon chance find event based on this procedure. o Perform excavation activity with duty of care at old water networks areas where as build drawings or historical data is not available, either by performing trial pits or any other method approved by construction supervision consultant. Upon the identification of presence of ACM during excavation, the contractor shall follow to perform the following procedures: o Inform the Project Management and the Construction Supervision firm resident engineer, and coordinate with the ESSD Environmental Specialist. o Communicate with MoH, MoEnv and MoL to ensure that required resources from trained HSE and labor, equipment and PPEs are are in place and adequate to proceed with the ACM handling process Obtain a list of authorized contractors for transporting and disposal of ACM when found during excavations - Construction supervision consultant (Site Engineer): o Inform the PMD and the ESSD Environmental Specialist and ensure communication is held by contractor with the identified national agencies o Ensure that the contractor has proper preparedness and aware of the required actions to implement asbestos management plan in the chance find event o Review and approve asbestos induction training material prepared by contractor o Supervise the implementation of asbestos management plan in the event of chance find including ACM removal packaging and disposal - Ministry of Health: o Review and approve the ACM removal and disposal plan or procedure prepared by contractor o Supervise ACM removal process by the contractor at site to ensure that the process is planned and performed in a safe manner o Define ACM packaging requirements prior transportation and disposal - Ministry of Environment: o Review and approve the proposed ACM removal and disposal procedure proposed by the contractor in coordination with MoH o Provide contractor with a list of authorized and certified contractors to transport removed ACM to hazardous material landfill. o Supervise ACM removal and disposal process at site in coordination with MoH o Define requirements for temporary storage location at site until the disposal of ACM to hazardous material landfill. - Ministry of Labor: o Review the proposed procedure for ACM removal by the contractor in coordination with MoH 182 o Define required PPEs to be used by the workers involved at ACM removal and disposal process. o Supervise ACM removal process at site in coordination with MoH. ESSD Environmental Specialist: • Ensure all parties are implementing their roles in proper manner, Maintains line of communication until the final report of the incident finding is submitted. ACM Removal and Disposal Procedure: This section describes the procedure needs to be implemented for the removal of chance found ACM pipe by the contractor at the construction site. This procedure is complying with instructions developed by MoH, as well as with relevant World Bank EHS guidelines. - Preparation Phase: o Inform MoH with the details of the proposed ACM removal and disposal process by the contractor including the location of ACM, and the date of ACM removal in order to obtain MoH permit and approval. o Inform MoEnv with the details of ACM removal process in order to obtain relevant permit and to define the location where the removed ACM is disposed o Inform MoL with the details of ACM removal process in order to obtain relevant permit o Contractor must allocate on his own cost an OHS expert or qualified OHS person from contractor’s organization or external to supervise ACM removal and disposal process in order to ensure that all required safety precautions are implemented. Also to respond immediately with required corrective actions as needed to rectify arising issues during implementation. o CV of assigned OHS expert and competency of selected workers for the removal task must be submitted by contractor to supervision consultant for approval. o Removal and disposal process is preferred to planned for implementation during weekend where traffic at public roads is less and to limit the number of construction workers at site to the minimum o Provide the required PPEs for the required workers as requested by MoL such as: ▪ Body Cover-whole ▪ Filter Masks ▪ Clear Goggles ▪ Head and Face Cover ▪ Safety Shoes ▪ Thick impermeable gloves. o Contractor must: ▪ Provide impermeable thick sheets i.e. plastic to cover the ground surrounding the ACM pipe work area ▪ Provide water hoses ends with spraying heads, these hoses must be long enough to cover the whole work area 183 ▪ Ensure that enough quantities of water are available with adequate pressure. This water can be either by using supply from water network or by tanks equipped with pumps. ▪ Isolate the ACM removal work area and to evacuate any other equipment, tools, structures that may contaminated by asbestos fibers. This action is preferred to be performed 1 or 2 days prior the date of performing removal process ▪ Provide a rest room with toilets showers for workers involved at ACM removal process. This rest room must be close to work location and separate from other rest rooms for other workers and surrounded by empty yard. ▪ Provide detergents and washing soaps disposal drinking water cups and disposal paper towels that all can be collected and disposed after the work completion. - Implementation (removal phase): o Permit to work must be issued by the contractor after the approval of supervision consultant on the applied preparation measures o Before the start of removal work, OHS expert must provide the assigned workers for asbestos removal with induction regarding the detailed removal procedure. Induction o include: ▪ The legal position concerning work with and disposal of asbestos waste; ▪ Procedures people should take to protect themselves; ▪ What control measures are required; ▪ What equipment people need to do the job properly; ▪ How to choose, use and look after personal protective equipment (PPE), including respiratory protective equipment (RPE); ▪ Decontamination of yourself, work equipment and work areas; ▪ Asbestos waste handling and waste disposal; ▪ Emergency procedures. o Mark and isolate work area with physical barriers and limit access only to workers and supervisors involved in the removal process o Cover the ground surrounding the ACM pipe location with plastic sheets or any other requested material by MoEnv to collect water spray and dust, where these sheets must then be collected at impermeable bags that is sealed with Asbestos warning and information label and to be disposed with ACM pipes o During the removal process start, water must be spayed over the ACM pipe area from a suitable close distance / height and in low pressure to minimize dispersion of asbestos fibers into the air. o Damaging of ACM pipes during removal, handling, loading, transportation and disposal must be avoided. o Workers must limit their movement to the ACM removal location and the designated rest areas in order not to disperse the asbestos fibers o Removed ACM pipe must be wrapped and packed with plastic sheets or any other material requested by MoEnv with information and warning labels. to avoid dispersion of asbestos fibers during transportation 184 o Transportation of wrapped ACM pipes must be through an authorized and licensed contractor by MoEnv. - Completion Phase o All workers and supervisors involved at removal process must remove their cover-whole and all closes used during removal and to be put in sealed bag with asbestos waste label o All workers and supervisors involved at the removal of ACM must get a shower prior departing the removal site o Disposal of removed ACM material, collected ground sheet, and workers and supervisors clothes and PPEs must be at hazardous waste landfill in Swaqa area. o All facilities utilized by workers and supervisors such as rest areas and showers, toilets, etc. must be washed with water and must be kept for 2 days with well ventilation, and entry must be prohibited during these 2 days. In the case that no immediate transportation of removed ACM pipe is possible, then packed and wrapped removed ACM pipes must be stored at closed area with restricted access and labeled with information and warning signs. Monitoring and Reporting: This plan is developed to manage the chance find of ACM pipes of water networks that will be rehabilitated under the project activities. The monitoring required is mainly by the construction supervision consultant and the Construction Supervisor or consultant of the IA in full coordination with the ESSD Environmental Specialist, to ensure that the procedure is performed according to this plan. As this activity is not a routine work of the project components, no long term monitoring required because once the ACM pipe replace, the open trench is backfilled and the waste ACM pipes are removed from site to disposal sites. The contractor must document and report the implementation of this plan and procedures as follows: - Proposed date, team competency, details of removal techniques, and documents of authorized contractor must be submitted to construction supervision consultant for review and approval prior communication with relevant authorities - Approvals of MoH, MoEnv., and MoL on the ACM pipe removal procedure and plan must be submitted for construction supervision consultant - Records and forms of waste receivable at the hazardous waste landfill must be submitted for construction supervision consultant as an evidence for proper disposal 185 Annex 11: Requirements for Contractor Environmental and Social Monthly Performance Report 1. Brief background information on the areas where project activities executed during the reported month including physical environment, natural habitats and biodiversity, socioeconomic conditions, cultural heritage aspects. 2. Updated HSE organization 3. Types, locations and numbers of permits to work issued during the reported month 4. Types, numbers and findings of ES inspections including those performed by any third party on behalf of contractor 5. Corrective and preventive measures applied based on inspections results 6. General ES and OHS statistical records i.e. number of workers, number of working hours, working hours, accidents and near-misses during the reported month, working hours without LTIs, training hours performed, etc. Logs, registers of types of generated waste (non-hazardous and hazardous) 7. Brief on accidents (if happened at reported period) and investigation results, in addition to lessons learned 8. Summary on performed trainings including emergency drills, in addition to list of participants. 9. Any updates performed on any ES , OHS document during the reported month 10. ES and OHS consideration for major activities at next month. 186 Annex 12: Sample Template of Negative Performance Points (NPPs) Checklist The following reference table is a master checklist for NPP listing all the relevant checks for each Site Inspection type. Camp/Office/ Construction DOCUMENTATION NPPs Access Yards Site 1 Management Plans not available on site 5 ✓ ✓ HSE Supervisor does not have copy of all 2 5 ✓ MPs Approvals / laws / regulations / 3 3 ✓ guidelines not available 4 OHSE plan not in place 3 ✓ ✓ OHSE rules and / or other information 5 3 ✓ ✓ not adequately displayed List of approved equipment operators 6 5 ✓ not available Complete set of MSDSs and / or MSDSs 7 3 ✓ ✓ not present in HAZMAT storage areas. The HAZMAT register is not present or 8 5 ✓ ✓ has not been kept updated. 9 A Code of Conduct is not in place 3 ✓ The Register of Complaints is not 10 maintained and/or the telephone line is 5 ✓ ✓ not manned or is not operational Inadequate notification of construction 11 activity schedules to potentially affected 3 ✓ ✓ residents Staff not nominated to key ES & OHS 12 5 ✓ ✓ management roles. Nominated ES & OHS staff is unaware or 13 unclear of their role and/or are not 5 ✓ ✓ adequately trained. Lack of site awareness and personnel 14 3 ✓ ✓ induction training ERP staff not identified or not 15 5 ✓ adequately trained Camp/Office/ Construction SITE LOCATION AND LAYOUT NPPs Access Yards Site Location of facilities at site not 16 7 ✓ ✓ ✓ previously approved. Sites not properly prepared or not 17 prepared as per approved 7 ✓ ✓ ✓ construction plan. Contract operations not confined 18 within site boundary and / or site 5 ✓ ✓ ✓ boundary not clearly marked. 187 Camp/Office/ Construction SITE LOCATION AND LAYOUT NPPs Access Yards Site Internal road layout not adequately 19 5 ✓ ✓ defined and marked. Camp/Office/ Construction SITE CLEARANCE NPPs Access Yards Site Site occupation / demolition prior to 20 approval and / or prior to full access right 7 ✓ ✓ ✓ provided by Employer Removal of trees/vegetation beyond site 21 boundaries and / or avoidable damage to 2 ✓ ✓ ✓ trees/vegetation Camp/Office/ Construction SITE ACCESS NPPs Access Yards Site Site access points not laid out as per Site 22 5 ✓ ✓ ✓ Plan Site not secured from unauthorized 23 3 ✓ ✓ access Site access restrictions not in operation 24 3 ✓ ✓ and / or ineffective (where applicable) 25 Parking of vehicles off-site 2 ✓ ✓ ✓ Camp/Office/ Construction ACCESS ROADS NPPs Access Yards Site Inadequate signage (speed limits and 26 3 ✓ other restrictions) 27 Access roads not clearly demarcated 5 ✓ Access road junction with public highway 28 not laid out as planned / working 5 ✓ inefficiently / not well maintained Use of non-approved public highways and 29 5 ✓ public rights-of-way Public private access restricted and / or 30 5 ✓ not maintained. Camp/Office/ Construction MATERIALS STORAGE NPPs Access Yards Site Aggregate, fill and spoil heaps are too large or unprotected and being eroded or 31 3 ✓ ✓ poorly located with respect to grade and watercourses or sensitive receptors. Materials stored at locations not 32 3 ✓ ✓ previously approved 188 Camp/Office Construction MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT NPPs Access Yards Site Use of machinery that is not clean or 33 3 ✓ ✓ ✓ well maintained or tested Carrying out repairs on roads or open 34 ground without taking necessary 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ precautions. Routine servicing such as lubrication and refueling carried out without taking 35 2 ✓ ✓ ✓ necessary precautions. Outside designated locations. Cleaning of machinery without taking 36 3 ✓ ✓ ✓ necessary precautions. Equipment being operated by untrained 37 7 ✓ ✓ ✓ staff Camp/Office/ Construction CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC NPPs Access Yards Site Breaches of national traffic regulations 38 by Contractors' vehicles and / or 3 ✓ ✓ ✓ evidence of poor driving practice Use of vehicles emitting excessive noise 39 3 ✓ ✓ ✓ and/or exhaust Poor driving / speeding within site 40 3 ✓ perimeters Traffic not confined to defined access 41 5 ✓ roads Construction vehicles poorly or 42 3 ✓ ✓ ✓ improperly loaded Vehicles do not display adequate load 43 5 ✓ ✓ markings 44 Traffic diversions not adequately signed 3 ✓ Inadequate coordination with Traffic 45 5 ✓ ✓ ✓ Police, Civil Defense, etc. Camp/Office/ Construction HYGIENE AND PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT NPPs Access Yards Site Site not clean and / or free from 46 accumulated waste material, 3 ✓ ✓ construction debris and rubbish. 189 Camp/Office/ Construction HYGIENE AND PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT NPPs Access Yards Site Inadequate sanitary facilities - 47 restrooms, water tanks, cold drinking 5 ✓ ✓ water facilities Use of open ground for sanitation 48 3 ✓ ✓ purposes 49 Use of open ground for cooking 2 ✓ ✓ Inadequate mess hall facilities and / or 50 3 ✓ cooking on-site Workforce not wearing appropriate 51 3 ✓ ✓ PPEs Camp/Office/ Construction EARTHWORKS NPPs Access Yards Site Using equipment in an unsafe and 52 7 ✓ dangerous manner Edge of excavations not adequately 53 7 ✓ marked Excavations inadequately supported 54 7 ✓ structurally as needed Camp/Office/ Construction PUBLIC UTILITIES NPPs Access Yards Site Utility relocation not implemented as 55 5 ✓ ✓ per plans. Relevant utilities owners are not 56 7 ✓ ✓ ✓ informed of utility damage Unauthorized connection to a utility 57 7 ✓ ✓ ✓ service NOISE, DUST AND ATMOSPHERIC Camp/Office/ Construction NPPs Access POLLUTION Yards Site Working outside working hours without 58 5 ✓ ✓ approval Workmen and others in the vicinity of 59 noise-generating sources or operations 3 ✓ ✓ not wearing protective devices Non-compliance with dust abatement 60 3 ✓ ✓ ✓ measures Non-compliance with national 61 regulations concerning noise and 5 ✓ ✓ ✓ atmospheric emissions Camp/Office/ Construction WASTE MANAGEMENT NPPs Access Yards Site GENERAL 190 Camp/Office/ Construction WASTE MANAGEMENT NPPs Access Yards Site 62 Waste management records incomplete 5 ✓ ✓ Disposal of solid wastes in a manner not 63 5 ✓ ✓ approved in WMP Disposal of liquid wastes in a manner 64 5 ✓ ✓ not approved in WMP Disposal of hazardous wastes in manner 65 5 ✓ ✓ not approved in WMP Sewage, solid and hazardous wastes not 66 being removed from the site in a timely 3 ✓ ✓ manner. CONSTRUCTION WASTE Construction waste not separated or 67 5 ✓ inappropriately stored SOLID WASTE Adequate waste storage areas with easy 68 vehicular access not prepared or 5 ✓ ✓ adequate skips / bins not provided Uncovered waste allowed to blow 69 3 ✓ ✓ across site Littering, waste burning and/or disposal 70 3 ✓ ✓ on open land WASTEWATER Use of non-approved wastewater 71 5 ✓ ✓ collection system Camp/Office/ Construction HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (HAZMAT) NPPs Access Yards Site GENERAL Storage of HAZMAT at unapproved sites or the inappropriate storage of fuel, oil, 72 5 ✓ ✓ and other chemicals, without adequate ventilation and/or temperature control 73 HAZMAT without the relevant MSDSs. 3 ✓ ✓ Failure to notify WAJ and Authorities of 74 15 ✓ ✓ ✓ a major HAZMAT spill Chemicals stored with no visible 75 3 ✓ ✓ Hazardous Materials Register Leaking fuel, oil or other chemical 76 3 ✓ ✓ containers observed Inadequate contingency planning 77 and/or Emergency Response 5 ✓ ✓ Preparedness. No fuel / oil spill clean-up kit on site or 78 3 ✓ ✓ not useable 191 Camp/Office/ Construction WATER SUPPLY NPPs Access Yards Site Use of a non-approved source of 79 5 ✓ ✓ drinking water for workers 80 Excess consumption in relation to ESMP 3 ✓ ✓ Camp/Office/ Construction SOIL POLLUTION NPPs Access Yards Site Disposal of solid and/or hazardous 81 3 ✓ ✓ waste onto land Minor spills not cleaned up 82 2 ✓ ✓ ✓ immediately Camp/Office/ Construction WATER POLLUTION NPPs Access Yards Site SURFACE WATER Disposal of solid waste and wastewater 83 5 ✓ ✓ ✓ to watercourses Oil or chemically contaminated water 84 5 ✓ ✓ allowed to enter sewer GROUND WATER Sanitary facilities inadequate, leaking, 85 5 ✓ ✓ or inadequately monitored Leaking oil and fuel or use of chemicals 86 3 ✓ ✓ on unsealed ground Discharge of wastewater directly to the 87 3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ground Camp/Office/ Construction ECOSYSTEMS NPPs Access Yards Site Illegal hunting or the destruction of wildlife and habitats (except as 88 3 ✓ ✓ ✓ approved for site clearing and pest control) Positive Performance Points (PPP) Table The positive performance of contractors must be maintained as much as possible where it will be reported by the construction supervision consultant. The basic principle that each contractor must pass the total of 40 PPPs at monthly basis. Those who failed to achieve the target threshold will be given a relevant period to submit a corrective action plan that must be completed prior the next monthly inspection or audit. The following reference table is a master checklist for PPP listing all the relevant checks. 192 Description PPPs Establishing self-audit system 5 Good self-auditing practices and periodic review of audit results to identify ways of 10 improving environmental & social management performance Acceptance and statement of understanding of ESF requirements and instruments 10 Good record keeping (e.g. waste transport records, water quality testing records, records of 10 internal environmental audits) Evidence of environmental management training and guidance of personnel 10 Exercising environmental awareness and reporting observed inappropriate environmental 10 practices and/or incidents on other parts of the site Incident reporting system established with responsible (quick, professional, transparent) 15 intervention action 193 Annex 13: Archaeological Chance Find Procedure SCOPE This procedure aims to ensure that any undiscovered archeological, cultural and/or paleontological remains encountered during construction activities are protected and handled in accordance with the requirements of the Jordanian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities – specifically the Department of Antiquities (DoA); taking into account the provisions of the applicable laws and regulations. OBJECTIVES The objectives of this procedure are to: Ensure protection of archaeological and cultural heritage resources from potential construction activities. Outline the requirements related to handling undiscovered (chance finds) archaeological, cultural and/or paleontological remains during construction. Provide adequate guidelines for the main contractor and its sub-contractors to ensure appropriate application of chance find procedures on site that are compliant with Jordanian Laws and Regulations – specifically the Antiquities Law no. (21) / 1988 and its amendments for year 2004 as well as ESS10 of The World Bank. All personnel on site whether under the main contractor’s employees or sub-contractor's employees shall be made aware of this procedure during the hiring process. ABBREVIATIONS: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (MoTA) DoA: Department of Antiquities ESIA: Environmental & Social Impact Assessment ESS: Environmental and Social Standards 194 REFERENCES: The Antiquities Law no. (21) / 1988 and its amendments no. (23) / 2004 World Bank ESS10: Cultural Heritage DEFINITIONS: Cultural Heritage Cultural heritage refers to (i) tangible forms of cultural heritage, such as tangible moveable or immovable objects, property, sites, structures, or groups of structures, having archaeological (prehistoric), paleontological, historical, cultural, artistic, and religious values; (ii) unique natural features or tangible objects that embody cultural values, such as sacred groves, rocks, lakes, and waterfalls; and (iii) certain instances of intangible forms of culture that are proposed to be used for commercial purposes, such as cultural knowledge, innovations and practices of communities embodying traditional lifestyles. Source (IFC, Performance Standard 8) APPLICABILITY This procedure shall apply to the following types of work Construction of the SO-1 project. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Contractor: Immediate stop of construction activities upon discovery of any archaeological remains Isolation and protection of the chance find location with physical barriers Evacuate all workers from the isolated chance find location Provide proper security and supervision to protect the site until relevant authorities arrive to site Immediately inform The General Antiquities Department (DoA) with the chance find, location and responsible contact person Immediately notify the construction supervision consultant with the chance find event Handover the chance find location for DoA representative. Prepare a report on the chance find event and submit it to the construction supervision including description of the event, actions performed by contractor and DoA, copy of communication with DoA, and photos for documentation of process. Construction Supervision Consultant Ensure that chance find procedure has been prepared by contractor and according to relevant regulation and consistent with ESS10 Ensure that excavation and construction staff is aware of the chance find procedure requirements 195 Monitor and supervise the implementation of this chance find procedure once being informed by the the contractor with chance finding event Inform ESSD-PMD at WAJ and PIUs of WCs with the chance find event once informed by the contractor Report to ESSD-PMD at WAJ or PIUs at WCs with the level of implementation and compliance of contractor with the procedure and actions performed. PROCEDURE Pre-Construction Screening The contractor will be committed through his contract to implement the archaeological chance find procedure The contractor will conduct induction training for construction team regarding this procedure and its requirements Chance Find Procedures Construction works shall be ceased if any historical/ culturally sensitive or archaeological sites / remains are chance found during construction activities. If any known sites were found during construction and may potentially be threatened by construction, the area with the newly discovered remains/sites shall be fenced and the DoA shall be notified immediately and invited for consultations and assessment of the finding and agreement must be reached with the DoA in order to minimize damages to the sites. It shall also be the Contractor's responsibility to notify the supervisor of the Cultural resources Management Office of the DoA are encountered in any area during construction and also specifications set in Article 15 of the Antiquities Law No. 21 (1988) and its amendments , DoA will assess the discovered remains and may carry out an emergency salvage excavation (i.e. archaeological excavation conducted during the construction phase, which should be conducted only when an archaeological site is accidently found (chance found)). The available short time for salvage excavations cannot be considered an authorization to destroy the discovered remains or site. Construction work shall be resumed within the newly discovered area only after archaeological experts from DoA and official authorities are consulted and appropriate mitigation measures are implemented, however construction activities can continue at other parts of the site if no potential archaeological remains were found. If found, same procedures above apply. Consultation with Communities If the project may potentially affect archaeological and/or cultural heritage resources the contractor shall consult with affected communities within the project are vicinity who use or have used the cultural 196 heritage within living memory for longstanding cultural purposes to identify cultural heritage of importance, and to incorporate into the decision-making process the views of the affected communities on such cultural heritage. The contractor will provide information to affected communities, in a transparent and appropriate language, on the scope, location, duration of a project, and any activities that might involve impacts on cultural heritage and/or archaeological resources. The Consultation method shall company with project’s stakeholder engagement requirements. Consultation will involve the relevant local regulatory authorities entrusted with protection of cultural heritage such as MoTA / DoA. Impacts on cultural heritage will be appropriately mitigated with the informed participation of the affected communities. INSPECTION & AUDIT: In case of a chance find, a minimum of one site inspection must be conducted on site. Inspection of records of training / awareness sessions undertaken by the Contractor on site regarding this procedure. Maintain an audit register in case of chance finds. 197 Annex 14: ESF Instruments Consultation Session Consultation Outcomes Summary Name & Entity Comment / Concern Responses through the WAJ Director of Planning and Administration h and the management team The documents are displayed on the An apology was made, it was clarified Ma’an website in English, and it is preferable that the reason is the lack of time and Governorate that they be in Arabic, because the the requirements of the funding agency. targets are Arabic speakers. The documents will be translated into Arabic and re-disclosed. Participants can provide comments on these versions and send them by email to (WAJinfo@mwi.gov.jo) Stakeholder identification: The There will be partnership and municipality must be a main partner coordination with the municipalities and not a stakeholder and defining regions in partnership with Why are the municipalities not involved the municipalities. in the stages of studies for projects and planning and identifying the areas to be The current documents were prepared developed? during the study phase Why are the municipalities not involved Municipality are among stakeholders in the stages of studies for projects and identified at SEP prepared for the planning and identifying the areas to be project developed? The approval of the municipal council is required for the study The problem of administrative and The aim of Waste projects is to support technical losses in Ma'an governorate the water supply in Jordan. still exists, especially that each region The new waste strategy for the water has a geographical specificity. sector aims to reduce waste by 2% annually within a specific time frame, and the sector is committed to implementing it. The lack of permanent supply is the cause of technical losses and the presence of old lines and networks that need rehabilitation. Administrative loss: Among its causes are the attacks on the water lines and the lack of billing. The solution is to continue the security campaigns 198 It is preferable to support wastewater The Ministry of Water and Irrigation is projects (gray and black water) and use constantly seeks supporting this sector them in agriculture. while studying and implementing its projects. Imad Al-Saudi Emphasize the importance of There is a permanent tendency to partnership and coordination between partner with the private sector, Member of Ma'an the authority and the municipalities, especially in employment, but projects Municipal Council especially in the issue of restoring are not attractive to donors, and local conditions. funding needs time. The problem is in financing and the municipalities' law has been repealed. Restoration: prior coordination with the There is no objection to the citizen municipalities in this regard and bearing the financial cost if the services directing letters to the project sites. provided are good Dispensing with external financing, focusing on local investment, and supporting the private sector with municipalities. What is needed is to improve the water management process in Jordan. Regarding employment and This will be prepared and documented Ministry of Labor employment in the project, will there in the project terms of reference. be cooperation with the Ministry of Labor in the future? With regard to occupational safety and health, it was noted that injuries occurred and that the implementing contractors did not adhere to general measures. • An intervention on observation of activating the role of the Ministry of Labor's register platform for cooperation in the issue of appointing persons with disabilities Required: - Providing the Ministry of Labor with the names of contractors, locations and methods of communication to ensure the exercise of the role of control and supervision. - Among the terms of reference for the project should be the appointment of 199 an occupational safety and health supervisor. What is the total size of the project? The total volume of the first phase is Greater Ma’an 300 million dollars Municipality - Employment rate of refugees (the question was incorrect) The Ministry of Water and Irrigation / Water Authority works in continuous - In the field of energy, reaching a coordination with the Ministry of solution regarding approvals and permit Energy to mitigate challenges. delays with the Ministry of Energy Emissions in private energy projects in - NEXUS Emissions Treatment. the sector are covered Restoration costs. Emphasis is placed on coordination with those concerned before the start of the project for the necessity of the contractor reviewing the concerned municipality and obtaining approval for implementation. Thanks for including people with Coordination will be made with the disabilities in the project. Council and the Ministry of Social Higher Council for Development for appointment Is 30 people (male and female) purposes. the Rights of The recruitment process will be Persons with How will the process of selecting the competitive and the board will be beneficiaries take place, and will there involved and informed of the terms of Disabilities be coordination with the Council in recruitment. announcing employment and selecting and appointing persons to ensure equal The Project is committed to principles opportunities? of non-discrimination and equal opportunities in recruitment as per LMP It is important for the Supreme Council to be a partner in choosing This is the first project in which groups of people with disabilities are involved. What is the project going to add to old The possibility of covering new Water Authority projects related to categories or increasing the number of Royal Scientific waste (NRW) to ensure non-repetition trainees will be studied. Society of projects (Overlapping) Waste projects did not cover all - Will the required targets be achieved governorates, and this project will try to while the number of women attending cover most of the governorates. plumbing training is small compared to the duration of the project. It is Water losses will be processed from the preferable to target more numbers and source, network, meter and billing (all 200 more groups. stages). No project will be implemented without Thanks for conducting the consultative Royal Society for session. submitting a reference environmental the Conservation plan within the tender documents, and - The question about the competence of of Nature any feedback from municipalities and those responsible for implementing the mitigating measures. stakeholders will be taken into account, and financial costs will be allocated to Is there a clear mechanism for implement environmental and social determining mitigation measures in plans and to address negative preserving the environment and environmental impacts, and projects nature? will be supervised and followed up by (Mitigation measures) Experts and specialists in the water sector, and the contractor will be subject to penalties in case of violation : The mitigation mechanism is included in the environmental and social documents of the project Inquiry about the energy index 80 There is an energy unit that includes Ministry of Energy Gwh/year and what are the procedures specialists, and energy expenditures are and Mineral followed to achieve this figure? annually studied at 200 million dinars / Resources year Is the Number (80) gigawatt-hours There are conditions that prevent the annual, or is it only for one time implementation of more than 1 measured? megawatt. The focus is on energy efficiency raising projects such as operating pumps. M . Abdullah Hijab - Director of the Energy Unit: Clarification of the Directorate's objectives for the year 2025, and there is an update on the energy policy for the year 2040, which is represented by: - Increase energy efficiency. - Increasing the share of renewable energy. - Adopting the global energy management system. The procedures followed by the water authority in the sector were clarified. The measurements of the World Bank program: the indicators in the Kingdom 201 were studied through the energy audit As for the energy target index (80 gigawatt-hours), which will be achieved annually: 40GWH: Increased energy efficiency 40GWH: renewable energy Coordination is made with the electricity companies and a preliminary list of the capacities allowed to be installed is determined. It will save about 10 million Jordanian dinars annually. 5% of the annual energy bill. Bani Kenana For farmers: Emphasis on the limited water Association - Al- - The Ministry expropriated Al-Rafid resources and the lack of adequate Rafid area (Irbid agricultural lands to construct Al-Wahda funding to improve and rehabilitate the governorate) Dam, which prevented farmers from network. benefiting from the dam's water. - Farmers are prevented from reaching The project will not involve construction their agricultural crops, which led to of any new dams their damage. Regarding the water supply issue: The distribution of water is random. - Low efficiency of water service providers in distribution and operation stations, and mistreatment of citizens. Provided the water distribution network and lines, and did not maintain them. Regarding the refugee problem: Al-Rafid area is one of the most receiving areas for Syrian refugees, and this led to increased pressure on water resources and its consumption and reduced the per capita share, and the necessary measures were not taken to raise the water supply. - The inability to access and benefit from the well near the Al-Wehda Dam, due to the presence of a security threat to the lives of citizens due to its proximity to the Syrian border. For municipalities: Emphasizing the necessity of 202 coordinating with the municipalities regarding restoring conditions. For investment projects implemented in the region: - The operation of the presses led to the pollution of the spring water, which was exploited by citizens, and the necessary measures were not taken. President of the - What is the type of partnership with The note will be taken into Women's farmers, and how will they be included consideration. Association of Tilal in the project? Al-Mansheya - Submit a request to support farmers - There is not enough funding to (Northern Ghor) with modern irrigation networks. implement the sewage water project. - Inclusion of women from the northern Jordan Valley in the plumbing training project, due to their urgent need for Notes will be taken, the information will that. be transferred, and the question will be Exploitation of surface water and directed to the concerned parties in the implementation of water harvesting Jordan Valley Authority (JVA). projects. - Implementation of a sewage water project. - Improving conditions, especially in farmers' areas, due to their exposure to destruction. - Delayed maintenance of water lines. Emphasis on the necessity of coordination with the municipalities. The question about the water harvesting project in the Jordan Valley; Being a heavy rainy area and the amounts of water go to waste, and the question is about the possibility of exploiting that amount of water through water harvesting. The municipalities are supposed to be a Maintaining water quality. Assistant Mayor of strategic partner and an authentic axis Salt in the initial stages of the project, and The note will be taken into account. not only in the restoration process. - Complaining about the quality of the water provided to the places and that it does not meet the health standards. Question about conformity of water distribution lines with specifications. 203 Are there cadres to implement waste projects? Are there bodies responsible for receiving complaints from citizens? Allocating a refundable amount to the municipal budget related to the issue of street rehabilitation. Obtaining feedback from the Zarqa The note will be taken into Royal Scientific Rehabilitation Project, in which women consideration Society were trained on plumbing. The two standards not considered What are the two criteria excluded from relevant at this time are: ESS7 & 9 the World Bank standards? National standards are included in Are only World Bank standards addition to donor standards included? 204 List of Invitees No. Entity Civil society organizations 1 Wise Women Plumbers Cooperative 2 Alrafeed agricultural association 3 Almanshiah women association Telal 4 Almanal for development and trainig durrat 5 ARDD 6 Jordanian National Comission for women The Research and monitoring centers 8 Rased 9 Agricultural Research Center National 10 Scientific Society Royal 11 Badia Development Fund Hashimate 12 Jordanian environmental association The 13 Union for Conservation of Nature International 14 Society for the Conservation of Nature Royal Entities concerned with people with disabilities 15 The Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Electricity companies 16 NEPCO 17 EDCO Donors 18 AFD 19 GIZ 20 USAID 21 KFW Municipals 22 governatle capital - Municipality Shahab 23 asult Municipality-AlBalqa'a governate Greater 24 Municipality- Azarqa'a governate Azarqa'a 25 Madaba Municipality-Madaba governate Greater 26 Irbid Municipality-Irbid governate Greater 27 Mafraq Municipality-Mafraq governate Greater 28 Jerash Municipality-Jerash governate Greater 29 Ajloun Municipality-Ajloun governate Greater 30 Kark Municipality-Kark governate Greater 31 Atafila Municipality-Atafila governate Greater 32 Ma'an Municipality-Ma'an governate Greater Neighborhood committees 33 zarqa 34 Salt 35 Amman and sahab 36 madaba association & sumaya center princess 205 List of Attendees: 206 Annex 15: Water Subscription Instructions for the year 2000 and Amendments 207 Annex 16: Estimating illegal water prices 208 Annex 17: Procedures for dealing with household connections for illegal use 1. Citizens are made aware of their rights and duties through the publication of legal legislation on the website, and the procedures for dealing with illegal use of household connection are clarified through awareness of the Water Authority Law and water subscription instructions in the following links: Water subscription instructions https://www.mwi.gov.jo/Ar/List/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7 %D8%AA Water Authority Law https://www.mwi.gov.jo/ebv4.0/root_storage/ar/eb_list_page/%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9 %86_%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A9_%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%87.pdf 2. The water services is cut-off for the illegal use on the basis of the legislative document ( the Water Authority law ) or the subscription instructions and the agreement signed with the subscriber in the following cases: - The subscriber didn’t pay his due water payments and fees. -Tampering with the water meter by the subscriber. - Abused the water distribution networks ; for the purpose of deliver the water to his house. - If there is any damage to the main network, home connection, meter, or any change is made, or the meter is tampered with including the installation of a water suction motor. - If the subscriber sells water or supplies it to the other party or uses it for a purpose other than the purpose for which the subscription was made or used water without a meter. - If the subscriber violates any of the provisions of this system or any condition of his water subscription agreement or any written undertaking another he signed with the authority concerns the use of water. Actions taken: - Disconnect the service on the site and a plug is placed on the water meter sealed with a serial number, and the taken procedures are recorded in a report as following : • Disconnect the service from the subscriber who uses the water service illegally in a way that prevents it from being used again. • Organizing a seizure report, through which the quantities of water that are used illegally are calculated, including the administrative expenses and if there is tampering with the meter, the price of a new meter is charged. • Notify the subscriber and give him 14 days to rectify his situation. • Take legal measures to collect the amounts owed by the subscriber in accordance with the law. 209 • If the subscriber refuses to pay to the WAJ (Jordan Water Authority), transfer the seizure to the judicial authorities based on the provisions of articles No. 30 and 31 of the Water Authority Law No. 18 of 1988 and its amendments, and articles 455 and 456 of the Penal Code No. 16 of 1960 and its amendments, and the significance of articles 2, 3 and 4 of the Economic Crimes Law No. 11 of 1993 and its amendments. WAJ lawyers are assigned to follow the case in the courts. • The service will be returned to the subscriber, in case the subscriber corrects the situation and makes a financial settlement. • In case of repeated illegal use on the same subscription, the procedures mentioned above shall be taken in addition to canceling the subscription and it shall not be returned unless the approval is taken from the Director of the Department with a new subscription fee. Note: Before disconnecting: Once the WAJ or WC is informed of the illegal use, there is no notification to the subscriber before the water service is disconnected, once the violation on the water network is detected, the necessary action is carried out and the subscriber is notified (give him 14 days) to communicate with the concerned in the WAJ or WCs to rectify the situation. - Site visited are conducted on cases of disconnection of the services periodically by the NRW Department, to ensure their validity, and to rectify the situation according to the rules. 3. Support staff in fulfilling their duties: - The Water Authority of Jordan employees are fully supported when they are performing their duties in cases of any disconnection the services for any illegal use, in some cases (refusal of dismissal, resistance) they get support from security force either (Public Security Directorate ,Royal Department for Environmental Protection and Tourism, Gendarmerie , Royal Badia Forces ) and It is managed by the security coordinator at the Water Authority who follows up the procedures with the concerned authorities. - In the most cases, the procedure is carried out immediately, and the necessary reports are prepared, in addition to granting the self - WAJ employees the status of the judicial officer. 4. Make sure that all the subscribers are equitable: Water tariff: Billing segments for water consumed depends on quantity of consumptions in ascending order; while the consumptions increased the water bill value increased; in water tariff WAJ taken into consideration the less fortunate areas and the poor groups while follows and applying this procedure. Easy payments installment the accumulated sums to limited income subscribers. 5. Reduce risk of fraud and corruption (Employee collusion with the subscriber): In a case of Fraud by one of WAJ employees with any customer whom the services is disconnected due to some illegal use or not paid for the services, the necessary actions by WAJ will be as follows: 210 Preventive actions: � Code of Conduct: Before signing the employment contract, each employee receives a copy of the Code of Conduct to read and acknowledge that he has read it. � spreading awareness in : ➢ Effects of bribery : https://www.mwi.gov.jo/ebv4.0/root_storage/ar/eb_list_page/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%A9_% D9%85%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AD%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AF.pdf ➢ Code of conduct: https://www.mwi.gov.jo/EBV4.0/Root_Storage/AR/modawent.pdf Corrective actions: Forming an investigation committee for the employee, and in the event that the charge is proven against the employee, action will be taken according to the degree of complicity, the amount of the crime and the financial impact resulting from. The levels of punishment as follows: 1. notice of violation 2. Warning letter. 3. Termination of employee service. 4. Transferring the employee to the judicial authorities 6. Provide publicly available information that clarifies in response to which events the utility may disconnect: All the necessary awareness on WAJ website and the social media (Facebook) is published to make sure all the customers knowing their rights and duties; especially for those who are illegal. Related links on Facebook: Awareness content Links Attacking the network is https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=640195418148543&set=a.2488682539479 30 harmful to you and to society https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=664520419049376&set=a.2488682539479 30 In the event of an attack on https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=640195418148543&set=a.2488682539479 water sources, the network or 30&__cft__[0]=AZVaN0UHimanMA1HGNzd65NlOg0LksgGW3KUcXwVNy12d- 5Xa9zElx6hejng1UQN6B- the household connection, this Cj3qGx9ff8P3kTsqMVABK3xvKF2gcKYbniyJwBKqyV1RqMHPaXByOwoqG7UO7o_AD_4 exposes you to punishment AOdkCoM_p1E_IcgwipQH0s4yBTO8Hc16eSLuim-5F9WUpg3G0zIUJe0L3dx- Y&__tn__=EH-R 211 The impact of the attack on the https://fb.watch/lGko4ImRZO/ water supply https://www.facebook.com/mwi.gov.jo/photos/a.250581215670379/128831155189 7335/ Shared responsibility and rights https://www.facebook.com/mwi.gov.jo/videos/991608322000896/ Impact on per capita water https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=640170884817663&set=a.2 share 48868253947930&__cft__[0]=AZUiqvG7e9ziOxDJRUoj8hefbp8fnce6fL vOlP63QcuYbx4VFjvvUPBVojZo5dUk8u48xMyWlVJ8Clx20pdnJPM07a WfDALCkfXsvYibyGHptZtkxNERFPubJhtvWm9EoVNEDZh2xCWtxhV6C eTwmK1PQdTuCDj2Q21DdrW_0MUZCMrDycWeXuo3CbMPhMNrAb8 &__tn__=EH-R Brochure of spreading https://www.mwi.gov.jo/ebv4.0/root_storage/ar/eb_list_page/%D8 awareness of violating acts %A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%A7% according to the Water D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%84_%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7 Authority Law and the penalties %D9%86%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A9_%D8 %A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%87_%D8%AD%D9%88% D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%A 7%D8%A1_%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89_%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9 %81%D9%82_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%87_. pdf In case of any disputes by the customers who disconnected from the services or escalation: • Negotiation with customers. • WAJ in a joint collaboration with the security entities take all the necessary actions by law (ex. editing a violation against individuals). 7. In case of Claims, complaints and abuse of the customers , available grievance channels are : - Direct connection by the website of WAJ or any water entity. - Bekhedmatekom platform. - Complaints number 117116. - Customer Services offices at WAJ and water companies. Note: All above mentioned procedures and steps are unified between WAJ and the water companies. 212