mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N E1106 v3 vernment Gov t t of Egypt nistry of Water Min W sources and Res a ation Irriga yptian Public Authority for Drainage Egy D Projects vironmen Env ntal Unit Wo orld Bank ypt Count Egy rtment try Depar tegrated Int d Irrigat tion Imp proveme ent and Managem M roject ment Pr IIMP) – Egypt (II Env vironmeental and t Assessm d Social Impact SIA) Report of ment (ES e rehabilitation of the Samatay the S n y Syphon vironmen Env ntal Unit g. Ali Said Eng g. Maiada Mohamed Eng M August 2014 VISED REV 1 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 2 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N ontent Table of Co apter Cha Description Page Executive summary y 5 1. INTRO ODUCTION 11 2. PROJE ECT DESCRIPT TION 13 2.1 Main elements of Projeect 13 2.2 ption of construction phase Descrip 13 3. POLICCY, LEGISLATI INISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK IVE AND ADMI K 17 3.1 F Legal Framework 17 3.2 Admini work istrative Framew 17 4. ENVIR RONMENTAL AND A SOCIAL BASELINE B NDITIONS CON 19 4.1 Problemm statement 19 4.2 Source nto the drain es of pollution in 19 4.3 Economic Enviro Socio-E onment 19 4.4 Geologgy 21 4.5 Hydroggeology 21 4.6 u and landscap Land use pe character 21 4.7 Hydroloogy 21 4.8 Climatoology 21 4.9 ality and noise Air qua 21 4.10 Water quality 21 4.11 Flora and a Fauna 22 4.12 Archaeeology and Cultu ural Heritage 23 4.13 a Environmen Social and S ntal Survey in Samatay 24 5. ENVIRRONMENTAL AND A SOCIAL IMPACTS 25 5.1 ts of the Project Benefit t 25 5.2 Impactts during constrruction 25 6. YSIS OF ALTER ANALY RNATIVES 29 7. ENVIR RONMENTAL AND A M SOCIAL MANAGEMENT T PLAN 31 7.1 During construction 31 7.2 During operation 32 7.3 Assessment of environ al impacts nmental & socia 32 7.4 Mitigat tion measures and monitoring 32 7.5 The pu e Project ublic awareness program for the 35 8. PUBLI IC CONSULTAT TION 37 8.1 Generaal 37 8.2 Samata ay stakeholders 37 8.3 ndings from the consultations Key fin 37 8.4 Generaal recommendat m tions from the meetings he stakeholders with th 39 List of o Tables e1 Table nmental and So Environ ocial Managemen nt Plan Matrix 7 e2 Table nmental and So Environ ocial Monitoring Matrix 9 e3 Table Overvieew of Water Qu aws and Decree uality-Related La es 17 e4 Table The reggulatory bodies and their scope e of work 17 e5 Table Producction of main cro ops for Gharbia Governorate 20 e6 Table Summa a ary of villages along D Samatay Drain 20 e7 Table ption of the Location for the Wa Descrip mples ater Quality Sam 22 e8 Table s of Water Quality Samples take Results 2 en on 21 May 2014 22 e9 Table Summa ary of the assesssment of enviroonmental impac cts 32 e 10 Table nmental and So Environ ocial Managemen nt Plan Matrix 33 e 11 Table nmental and So Environ ocial Monitoring Matrix 35 o Figures List of re 1 Figur Propossed alignment foor construction of o new Samatay s y drain syphon structure hannels. and ch 14 re 2 Figur The sectional elevationn & plan of the Samataysyphonn 15 re 3 Figur Organization Structuree of PMU- IIIMP P 18 re 4 Figur d Samataysypho The old on outlet 19 re 5 Figur Generaal location of Samatay drain and where it inter azid canal rsects the Mit Ya 20 re 6 Figur Agricultural wastes alo ong Samatay dr rain 21 3 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N re Figur 7 w Solid wastes matay drain along Sam 22 re Figur 8 The fennce of the land in upstream dir yphon rection of the sy 26 re Figur 9 n the downstrea Land in t syphon am direction of the 26 re Figur 10 ews with farmers and land use Intervie ers along Samata ay Drain 37 re Figur 11 Kick of ff meeting with the t manager of f General Integr Gharbia rated Irrigation Directorate in G 37 re Figur 12 Intervie ew with the land owner of the downstream dir rection. 38 o Annexes List of Anneex 1 erial Decree No. 594 year 2013 for the compen Ministe d nsation of crop damage 43 Anneex 2 Surveyy department report of June 11th 2014 55 Anneex 3 Final Survey Departme ent Report of Auugust 24th 20144 59 Anneex 4 Safety & environmenta al plan 63 Anneex 5 The pa e public consulta articipants in the ation 69 Anneex 6 Questio s onnaire of the social survey of the farmers imppeding the Samataysyphon works 73 tions List of Abbreviat EPADDP Egy uthority for Drainage Projects yptian Public Au ESIA Env S vironmental & Social Impact Asssessment ESMPP Env S vironmental & Social Managem ment Plan EU Envvironmental Unit P IIIMP tegrated Irrigation Improvemen Int nt & Manageme ent Project MED Meechanical and Electrical Departmment MWR RI nistry of Water Resources and Irrigation Min PPE Per on Equipment rsonal Protectio SHE Saf d Environment fety, Health and 4 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N UMMARY EXCECUTIVE SU The Integrated Irrrigation Impr rovement and d Management t Project (IIIM MP) has been s Category B, n classified as , given nificant, irreve n that no sign ersible or long g-term adverse e environment re anticipated and that any tal impacts ar y tified adverse ident e impacts can be effectively addressed through appr ropriate preve n entive actions or mitigation meassures. The overall enviro onmental impa MP is expected to be positi act of the IIIM o improved land and water ive, leading to r management in th he Nile delta. The objectives of the IIIMP are to improve water w ion, quantity, quality, equity distributi ess and hence y and timeline e ease agricultu incre on and allevia ural productio ate poverty. Key elements s to achieve these object e tives are the rehabilitation and improvement of the water management infrastructure. This document pre esents the Environmental and a Social Imp ent (ESIA) and pact Assessme d Environmenntal and Sociall Manaagement Plan n (ESMP)for th he rehabilitatio on of the Sam matay syphon, which is one posed projects e of the prop s undeer the IIIMP The study area of as been defined by the Environmental Unit f this ESIA ha U gyptian Public Authority for of the Eg r nage Projects. Drain . The syphon is loccated in Samaatay village in n KotourDistri ict, Gharbia Governorate. G The Samatay drain passes T s er the MitYazid unde . 16.750 along d canal at Km. d Km. 19.777 along the can g the drain and nal. rea of the drainage command area is abo The agricultural ar out 132,000fe eddan and the a y e farmers are approximately 45,000. Most of thhe villagers have farm land and ural sector. a are working in agricultu The proposed wor rks involve the replacemen nt of an existinng syphon on theSamatay drain, which is over eighty y yearss old and in a poor state of o the two ste f repair. One of eel syphon bar rrels has alrea ady broken an e nd there is the e could fail com very real risk that the structure mpletely. If th his happens water w from the nal would flow e MitYazid can w into the drain caus e flooding dow sing extensive wnstream and a shortage of water downst M tream of the MitYazid canall rrigation and potable for ir p water supplies to Kaafr El Sheikh. The scope of works comprise thet constructio on of reinforce ed concrete in nlet and outle et chambers with w two 2.5mm meter pipes be diam a the excav etween them and vation of diver rsions upstream and downs nect the drain stream to conn n he new struct to th ture. The exissting syphon would then be b sealed. Th ly challenging he works will be technicall g beca ing structure will have to remain intact and ause the existi a operation i constructed nal whilst the new syphon is d just 5m away. It waas concluded that the const n truction of a new s essential to protect the liv syphon is velihoods and water supplyy housands of people to th p a living and farming downstream d o the drain and the canal. Moreover we of d ell-maintained syphhon will mitigaate rise in watter table in su ub-surface dra ainage networ rk and improv ge in the area ve the drainag a f the land. and the fertility of re will be a number of environmental imp Ther onstruction ph pacts during co hase: • Disposal of excavated e mate erial from the e drain divers sions and the outlet chamber e inlet and o rs of the Samatay syph hon. The mitig gation of this will be throu aterial for hea ugh analyzing excavated ma avy metals and if the le t evels exceed the guidelines normally used ould be dispo d by Law, the material sho osed of in controlled and approved sites and not be left o the drain; t on the banks of • Possible pollution to the canal or the dr ry waste of th rain by sanitar s Camp/Site Office. he Contractor’s O The mitigation of f this will be through collecting san water and disposing of it nitary wastew i in an environmentally acceptable manner; m • Atmospheric emissions e will increase duuring constructtion due to the vehicles and equipm ment. The mitigation me easure for this ough controlling s will be thro ed and the use of covers on trucks g vehicle spee carrying loose materials; 5 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N • Waste will be produced by construction activities a orers. The mitigation measure for this and from the labo will be through providing adequate a h receptacles on trash o site, which shall be empptied when full and the waste will be disposed d censed sites; of in lic • A certain increase in noise level will occur o during construction. However, the pipe-jacking operation, which is the main activity, noise level, an , has a low n e limited to th nd this will be nd will be he daytime an localized to the e vicinity of the Project; • Safety risks to workers; this will be mitigated th hrough providing workers wwith suitable PPE and maintaining adequate a th and safety precautions; The Safety and healt a Environmental Plan, pre esented in nnexed to the civil Annex 4 will an c ract. works contr • Possible contamination of so u oil and land use. This will be mitigated through preveenting change of oil at the site, neat onstruction mat tly stacking co terials, and ke o private road eeping public or ny spillage ds clear of an om vehicles; or dropping fro • During constru uction the vib bration, caused d by the pipe e jacking ope eration or other site operattions may result in an increase in the outflow from m the canal th hrough the existing syphon pipe. If this increase is minor and ca an be dischar rged down the e drain, then no particular action is req quired. However, if the construction work causes a substantial increase in the outflow then t cessive dischar this exc rge would cause an environmental iss sue as well as w a reducing water supplies to downstream m users. After contract award the co ontractor shall submit his work w plan, which would incl s for emergenc lude proposals cy actions f the existing sy in the event of ogether with cos yphon failing, to st estimates. ddition to securing the syph In ad w bring a number of socia hon crossing, the Project will al and econom o mic benefits to the local farmers.. Improving the drainage in w improve th i the area will he fertility of the land. Thi is will have a posit n the economy tive impact on y of the farme ers. After the project p tion, it is antic operat he productivity cipated that th y ertain crops will improve by 10% to 15%. of ce . p The construction phase P of the Project is antic cipated to generate a numbe mporary job op er of local tem pportunities. The impacts analy ysis identified a number of f environment tal impacts during the connstruction pha ase that couldd have s e negative implications on the health, safety and privacy of the local commun nities living in the adjacent t ge. The temp villag porary inconv venience from m noise, trafffic from occu upying roads might trigge er community y disco w ontent. Influx of external workers t into the construction location co ould also affe ect the privacy l y of the local comm munities. Thee ESIA identifi ied a number r of mitigation n measures to o handle thesse social impa g acts, including ensu ure transparen nt sharing of f information with local co ommunities, maximize reli iance on loca al workers too comp struction work plete the cons ks and full com mpliance to the e stated enviro onmental mitiggation measur res. ddition there is a potential impact relate In ad urbance in the current land ed to the distu on potentially d use, affectio f two farmers. 4 OP 4.12 e triggered for will not be g main reasons: r the following • The replacemeent of the syp phon will have major benefitt on the whol le area including minimizing risks and threats from the collapse of g syphon. The o the existing e two farmers are among t the primary beeneficiaries of the projec ct since their land is the moost vulnerable to the risk of he event of th f flooding in th he syphon collapsing; • In both cases s, the farmers who are curr he land have been deliberat rently using th tely encroaching on and making benef z fit out of the right of way, which is the public safety zone rain &will be inserted in of the dr the contract • For the upstreeam case, there will be nonne to very miinor impact as ve. For the do s indicted abov ownstream case, the am aken for the construction re mount of land that will be ta mall percentage epresents a sm e of 5.6% of the actual ownership of o the famer at a his site. There is no po t on the liveli otential impact ihood and income of thes se farmers; • The PIU/EPADDP will be co p ommitted to provide crop compensation c for f any crops or tress tha at will be damaged dur ruction process ring the constr s as per the latest price list included in the Ministeria al Decree. In the meantime, all the required meas sures will be taken during construction too minimize the impacts and damages. m The ESIA identified a number of mitigation measures andle this impa to ha precautionary measures by act including p c the contractor, ompensation to co t be paid for r the damage of crops and d trees and co gue and prior onstant dialog sultation to be established with cons w the two fa w potentially be armers who will b affected. 6 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N les 1and2her Tabl sed monitoring reunder describe the propos g program. e 1: Environm Table cial Manageme mental and Soc ent Plan Matrix Prospective gation Mitig Project Responsibilit ty Respon nsibility Costs impact mea asure Phase of ow-up of follo implementati ion Disp posal of o Ensuring adequate Construction C Contractor EPADP site Cos st included in avated material exca l disposal off excavated or superviso con ntractor’s rates material ac ccording to the analysi is of heavy metals posal of sanitar Disp ry Adequate collection C Construction Contractor EPADP site Cos st included in wasstewater of sanitary or superviso ntractor’s rates con wastewater and disposal in sewers /dust emission Air/ Ensuring no dust Construction C Contractor EPADP site Cos st included in generation during the or superviso ntractor’s rates con on phase constructio rbage Gar Providing adequate Construction C Contractor EPADP site Cos st included in trash receeptacles on or superviso ntractor’s rates con site, annd shall promptly empty the containers when filled and adequately dispose the waste in tes. licensed sit Nois se emissions Ensuring noise n from Construction C Contractor EPADP site Cos st included in equipment used or superviso ntractor’s rates con c during construction phase ar re within acceptable standards ety Safe risks t to Providing workers Construction C Contractor EPADP site Cos st included in worrkers ble PPE and with suitab or superviso ntractor’s rates con maintain adequate health an nd safety precautions s Poteential damag ge Taking preecautions to C Construction Contractor EPADP site Cos st included in for crops and trees s minimize impacts on or superviso ntractor’s rates con private properties c (including crops) In case an ny crops or C Construction Contractor MWRI/PIU st included in Cos trees damaged ntractor’s rates con compensat te as per the ministeerial decree Ensure constant C Construction EPADP MWRI/PIU/ t Part of EPADPP dialogue and EPADP site dget bud r for pervision of works sup on with the consultatio or superviso two farmers who will potentially be affected Temmporary Ensure transparent t Construction C EPADP MWRI/PIU/ t Part of EPADPP onvenience inco to t sharing of EPADP site dget bud for r pervision of works sup al loca residencce informationn with local or superviso andd/or safety risks communitie es r Maximize reliance on Construction C Contractor EPADP site Cos st included in local workeers/labours or superviso ntractor’s rates con Full comp pliance to Construction C Contractor EPADP site Cos st included in adequate safety or superviso ntractor’s rates con measures Pipe e Vibration Ensuring no n increase C Construction Contractor EPADP site Cos st included in 7 Environm ment (ESIA) Rep mental & Social Impact Assessm abilitation of SA port of the Reha N AMATAY SYPHON Prospective gation Mitig Project Responsibilit ty Respon nsibility Costs impact mea asure Phase of ow-up of follo implementati ion in the downstream superviso or ntractor’s rates con a in case discharge and ge increase of discharg any holes in the pipe b should be blocked posal Disp of o Ensuring adequate C Construction Contractor EPADP st included in Cos n exca l avated material f excavated disposal of ntractor’s rates con ccording to material ac is of heavy the analysi metals ckage of Outle Bloc et Keep wa ater level O Operation EPADP EPADP Partt of EPADPP of ce subsurfac constant by b regular ectorate Dire O&M M buddget for routine e inage drai maintenanc ce maiintenance. o No ecific impact as a spe ult resu of e the nstruction of the con e phon. syp Accumulation of o Remove ac ccumulated O Operation EPADP EPADP Partt of EPADPP d wastes in th solid he waste as needed ectorate Dire O&M M buddget for routine e draiin maiintenance. o No ecific impact as a spe ult resu of e the nstruction of the con e phon. syp a The cost of the above measurres that are implemented by the contra actor are deem e med to be included in the ified in the ten contractor’s rates and are speci nder documen nts. Other mea implemented by EPADP will asures being i l also be part of the e EPADP duties and the cost ered to be inclu ts are conside management co uded in the m P osts of EPADP operrations. 8 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N e 2: Environm Table cial Monitoring mental and Soc g Matrix Prospective Project t Monit toring Monitoring M Monitoring Monitorin ng Costs impact Phase e indiccator method responsibility frequenccy posal Disp of o Constructio on m Heavy metals in mpling Sam and Lab fied identif Once Provisional sum included in construction contract of EGP 30,000.00 for all tests deemed necessary by EPADP avated material exca l excavate ed alysis ana in by MWRI material l ecialized lab spe posal of sanitar Disp ry on Constructio Seeping sanitary Obs servation EPADP Daily wasstewater wastewa ater from supervisor on tanks collectio /dust emission Air/ on Constructio Airbornee dust servation Obs EPADP Daily supervisor rbage Gar on Constructio Accumulated Obs servation EPADP Daily n site waste in supervisor construction supervisory team Nois se emissions Constructio on Noise levels Por rtable noise EPADP When meeter supervisor complaints are received ety Safe risks t to on Constructio Accident ts to Obsservation and EPADP Daily worrkers workers doccumentation supervisor a of accident Poteential damage Constructio on Area of Obsservation and EPADP Daily s for crops and trees damage ed crops, doccumentation supervisor type ofo crops es and tree Temmporary Constructio on Accidentts to Obs servation and EPADP Daily onvenience inco t to residenc ce cumentation doc supervisor al loca residencce andd/or safety risks e Vibration Pipe on Constructio Discharg ge into Obs servation EPADP Daily n the drain supervisor on Constructio TDS S meter TDS EPADP Weekly downstrream the supervisor drain Bloc ckage of Outleet Operation evel Water le Obs servation EPADP Monthly Part of of subsurfac ce supervisor EPADP Directorate e inage drai O&M budget for routin ne maintenanc ce . No speciffic impact as a he result of th construction of th he syphon. ter Quality Wat Operation D EC , BOD Field monitoring EPADP 6 months s Part of & Lab. L analysis supervisor EPADP e Directorate O&M budget for routin ne maintenanc ce . No speciffic impact as a result of th he construction of th he syphon. 9 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N tion: Public Consultat o A series of events and d interviews took t c place as part of the consultation w eholders. The with local stake e main pur a rposes of the consultation activities e to ensure co were ommitment an nd strengthen ownership in n ect. Consultation also cove the Proje ered the impa onstruction an acts during co nd the propos n sed mitigation measures s. o An initial introductory meeting m with Samatay syphhon stakeholde on May 21st20 ers was held o a 014 in Gharbia with a view to gain an u a in-depth understanding of the general environme ons, areas of ental perceptio f concern and to discus ss the impacts struction and the proposed s during cons m d mitigation measures. Thee w attended by various sta meeting was akeholders. o Consultedd stakeholders t threats an s expressed the nd negative im tion before th mpacts of the current situat he ncluding the increased lev project in y and leaching vel of salinity ogging of drains by weeds g of soil; clo s; tivating crops and negative effect on the surrounding e negative effect on cult d to the soli environment due id waste annd the excavated materials, , the bad sme ell of sewage and the mos h squitoes and harmful insectts cause serrious problemss. o Local stakeholders aree expecting a number of be enefits from th luding increas he project incl y sed availability of water for reuse, inc e crease crops productivity, enhanced ome for farme inco ers and contribution to the e s food self-suff country’s ficiency. o A follow-up visit on July7th,2014 wa t a clear view on the nature as held to get elated to land e of impacts re d on and the aff acquisitio fected farmers s. The project team met wit d owners/land th the two of the main land d users, wh ed by the Project, namely Mr. ho will potentially be affecte M Mohammad d Fouad Abu ElE Hassan and d Mr. Ibrahhim Saleh. The e impacts wer a part of the ESIA. It was concluded th re discussed as hat some level l bance to the land of disturb l r use will result from th he construction m minor to no n phase. This will vary from o impact too one of the farmers to a limited level o the other fa l of impact to armer. This immpact will bee s of the land of affecting only the parts roaching on. o the right of way that the farmer is encr o The Surv vey Departmen d the exact boundaries of th nt determined he right of wayy of the drain and the areaa ght of way whe of the rig ere the farmers have encroached. The faarmers endorse y ed the results of the survey departme ong the process. Based on the request of ent and they were closely consulted alo o one of the e u farmers, he attended the survey, undertaken by y the Survey Department D on Sunday 24/ o /08/2014 and d signed th t separate border he minutes of meeting and agreed with the b et 23 m from the center of of offse f the old syyphon. o a It was agreed that th he measures to e impacts will t mitigate the l include precautionary mea e asures by the or to minimize contracto e disturbance, compensation to be paid for the damag d ge of crops and trees, and maintaini d ing constant dialogue mers as well as with the two farm a the rest of local community members s he construction during th n process. 0 10 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N CTION 1. INTRODUC Irriga o the economy ated agriculture is crucial to y, health and welfare w of a very large part oping world. It t of the develo t oo important to is to t be margina s vital for wor alized, as it is rld food securrity. However, riculture often , irrigated agr n radiccally changes land use and c d is a major consumer of freshwater. f rrigation deve Ir elopment thus s has a major r impa act on the env vironment. All l new irrigatioon and drainage developme ent results in some form of o degradation n and it is necessary y to determine the accepta able level and to compensate for the deg gradation. This degradation n may extend both upstream and downstream m of the irriga ated area. Thhe impacts ma ay be both too the natural,, phys sical environmment and to the t human en nvironment. Furthermore F nt to ensure that it is importan t the areaa achie a developme eves its potential and that any able. ent is sustaina The IIIMP has beenb d as Category classified y B, given th sible or long-term adverse hat no significant, irrevers e envirronmental imp pacts are ant ticipated and that any iden se impacts can be effective ntified advers ely addressed d throuugh appropriaate preventive actions or mit tigation measures. The ove erall environme o the IIIMP is ental impact of s expeected to be poositive, leadingg to improved land and wat ter manageme ehabilitation of ent in the Nile delta. The re f the irrigation and drainage infra astructure will help maintain able at a low le n the water ta evel, prevent water logging g on, and increa and soil salinizatio w ase overall water use effic ciency. The on ion componen n-farm irrigati nt will lead too moree efficient annd productive use of irrigation water, as well as to t increased yields, result ting from the e oduction of "co intro ontinuous flow t the mesqa an w" irrigation at nd branch cannal levels. The IIIMP is regarrded as a pion w neer project where the polic cy reforms of integrated pla evelopment of anning and de f wateer managemen nt service thr rough better integration of MWRI departments and o other Governm s ment agencies r are rolled out on a large-scale. The objectives of the IIIMPis too improve wate n, quantity, qu er distribution and timeliness and hence to uality, equity a o incre ease agricultuural productioon and alleviaate poverty. Key elements s to achieve these object e tives are the rehabilitation and improvement t of the water management e, based on th t infrastructure e he lessons gained from the previously implemmented project e irrigation im ts, such as the mprovement pr roject and the . e national drainage project. This is accompani tional reform and ied by institut a user partticipation that follow the exxperiences gai e ined from the grated water management integ m reform r and waater user parti ects. icipation proje t with MWRI during The users interact d plannin d construction of the works. Subsequently these water ng, design and r s will share res user organizations w MWRI for sponsibilities with r O&M of the improved wate er management system. The overall enviroonmental impa act is expected ve leading to im d to be positiv mproved land and water management in n N delta. The the Nile ation and drainage infrastru e rehabilitation of the irriga lp maintain th ucture will hel e he water table vent water log at a low level, prev a increase overall gging and soil salinization, and o water uuse efficiency. EPAD anagement of the agricultur DP is responsible for the ma ral drains (botth open and suub-surface dra . ains) in Egypt. Open d n drains are part of the agricultural drainage em and EPAD syste DP is fully ressponsible for its planning,, ementation, operation imple o and maintenance. The agricult tural drainage system in Eg gypt consists of subsurfacee nage laterals and drain a collectors, , open drains, , and drainage e and re-use pumping p stations. The draainage and re- - p use pumping on are mainly handled by th statio he Mechanical al Department (MED) of MW l and Electrica WRI. Open d n drains are designed r to receive agricultural drainage water and convey it to t O the outfall. Open drains inn Uppeer Egypt dischharge their wa N ater into the Nile, while ope en drains in th he Delta discharge their wat o ter either into s or the nor the sea m rthern coastal lakes. With the need for more irrigation n water agricu ge water from ultural drainag m cted drains is pumped to irr selec s through re-use pumping st rigation canals tations. The replacement of o an existing syphon on th he Samatay drain is one of f the proposed der the IIIMP. d projects und . er eighty years The siphon is ove c s old and is currently in a poor state of repair. The re s eplacement of the siphonis sidered necess cons sary to preven nt risk of comp plete failing of f the siphon st ssociated with tructure, which would be as h or impacts; majo des an environ This report provid s nmental and social assessm ment of the ef replacement of ffects of the r g o the existing Samatay syphon ono the existingg environmen nt. This ESIA also a provides an evaluation s and baseline n of resources e data collected du etings, and re uring several surveys, mee esearch. The report furthe m er includes mitigation andd 1 11 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N ements, which will help to monitoring require o control the adverse envi mpacts of the development ironmental im t posals and help prop t developme p to manage the ent in a sustainable way. The ESIA was con nducted in acccordance with ments of Law 4/94, Law 9/ h the requirem /2009, and Law 48/1982forr ection of Nile, and also take prote nt the World Bank es into accoun B n Safeguard Policies, most importantly OP 4.01 on ronmental Ass Envir sessment and OP 4.12 on In settlement nvoluntary Res ts of eight cha This report consist A as follows: apters setting out the findings of the ESIA pter Chap 1 Introduction pter Chap 2 Project description pter Chap 3 d administrativ Policy, legislative and ve framework pter Chap 4 Environment and social baseline co onditions pter Chap 5 Environmental and so ocial impacts pter Chap 6 Analysis es s of alternative pter Chap 7 Environmental and So ocial Managem ment Plan pter Chap 8 C Public Consultations 2 12 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N D ON 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTIO nts of Projec 2.1 Main elemen ct The works compri ruction of a ne ise the constr ew syphon im mmediately do s ownstream of the existing structure. Thee pe of the cons scop ks includes th struction work he excavation and construc let and outlet ction of an inl t chambers of f cient size to enable suffic e the con ntractor to “pip pe jack” two parallel p d 2.5m diameter s under the MitYazid canal. pipes g syphon barr One of the existing dly blocked, however a visu rels is reported ual examination of the down t nstream outlet gests that wate sugg rom both pipes er is exiting fr ed to be carefully monitored s; this will nee truction. d during const w replace the The new syphon will n barrel sypho e existing twin ntrance and is on structure which has collapsed at the en s eroding the embannkment by the e syphon (left azid canal). All t side of MitYa ne on or near this structure l the work don e must h great attenti t be done with ( Figures 1 & 2). ion to safety (re 2.2 Description of construct tion phase The construction phase p ude the follow will inclu tivities: wing major act • Mo quipment, mater obilization of eq nnel; rials and person • te preparation and Sit a maintenanc ce of access road (s); • xcavation at the syphon at both Ex h ends and cons rced concrete in structing reinfor nlet and outlet chambers; • pe jacking twin syphon barrels; Pip ; • ealing existing syphon; Se • he removal of al Th ll machines and equipment, temmporary site insstallations; and • Deemobilization off equipment, maaterials and perssonnel. It is estimated tha 0 to 30 workers and engine at a total of 20 ng construction eers will be at the site durin t n phase. Most of th w be employ hese workers will yed by the con ntractor and will w not reside at the site. T o the contract The duration of t is abbout 18 monthhs. te from the site Wast s should bee collected annd dumped ata approved dumping d s. Although so sites ome negativee acts will occur impa e impacts can be mitigated as will be dis r during construction, these m scussed later. No long-term acts are anticip impa onstruction is complete. pated once co c ecurity at the work The health and se w site and a first-aid stat ork site should tion for the wo ed. d be considere 3 13 nmental & Social Impa Environ ) Report of the Rehabilitation of SAMATAY SYPHON act Assessment (ESIA) F Figure matay drain syphon structure and channels. 1: Proposed alignment for construction of new Sam 4 14 nmental & Social Impa Environ ) Report of the Rehabilitation of SAMATAY SYPHON act Assessment (ESIA) F Figure nal elevation & plan 2: The section yphon n of the Samatay sy 5 15 nmental & Social Impa Environ ) Report of the Rehabilitation of SAMATAY SYPHON act Assessment (ESIA) 6 16 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N EGISLATIVE 3. POLICY, LE MINISTRATI E AND ADM IVE FRAMEWORK ework 3.1 Legal Frame This section summ ational enviro marizes the na onmental legis slation and reg gulations, whi evance to the ich are of rele e ect (re. Table Proje e 3) e 3: Overview Table ality-Related Laws w of Water Qua L crees and Dec vironmental la Env aw Date Executive ption Descrip mplementing Im Regulations Agency Law 12 for irrigattion 1984 Decree no o. Addresses the main requirements for co onducting MW WRI and drainage d 14717 of 1987. irrigation and a p drainage patterns and wworks. In (and its supplement tary he maintenance of drainage net addition, th tworks. Law 213/1994) 2 Law No. 4 for 1994 Decree No. 710 0 Establishme ent of EEAA and Environmen ntal Trust MO OEA, EEAA prote ection of the of o 2012 Fund; requirement of EIA; E n of air regulation Environment e management, , noise & pollution, hazardous waste environmen ts and marine p ntal requirement pollution Law No. 48 on 1982 Decree No. 92 2 Addresses the control of o pollution of f surface WRI MW Prote and ection of Nile a of o 2013 waters an nd sets stand dards for wa astewater W its Waterways er bodies discharges to surface wate Mini isterial Decrree No. 594 year 2013 for f the compensation of o crop dama cree has been age: this dec n issueed as an update to existin ng ministerial Decrees and Laws that de eal with crop compensation in cases of f dama rigation and dr age during irr cts. The Ministerial Decree (re.Annex 1) stipulates an rainage projec e n update price or crops and trees. list fo t MWRI will w be using this t l decree for ca ministerial n that farmers alculating the compensation s migh t in case of crop ht be entitled to c a part of the project. damage as (OP/ E /BP 4.01) Environment al Assessme ent: the World Bank safeg guard policy O E OP 4.01 on Environmental l essment provid Asse des guidance on the types s of assessme ents that should be perforrmed for diffeerent types of f ects, and on th proje ose assessments. The syphon replaceme he scope and content of tho ent project, is classified as a egory (B) proje Cate ect, requiring a scoped ESI IA. OP 4.01 provides p ance for the outline and inf guida formation that t uld be included shou nmental and social d in an environ s ment. OP 4.01 has guided th assessm he preparation of this ESIA. work 3.2 Administrative Framew Wate er quality mannagement fall j ls under the jurisdiction of f several offici Egypt. The re ial bodies in E l elevant official es and the lev bodie vels of involvement are desccribed in Tablle 4 below. e 4: The Regu Table ope of Work ulatory Bodies and their Sco oncerned entit Co ty M Main Responsibilities stry Minis of Water W Has solee legal responsibility for the pla anning and management of all water resources in Egypt. Its s Resou ation urces and Irriga main ressponsibilities incclude: (MWR RI) ƒ Monitoring of potable p water in ntakes as well as municipal and harges; d industrial disch ƒ Setting of regu ulations and spe d ecifications for discharges water bodies; into w ƒ Monitoring wat egional and nati ter quality on re rategic locations ional level at str s; ƒ Licensing resp ponsibility for discharge d permmits, constructio on of any esta ablishment that t directly dischar rges into waterw ways and waste e treatment unit ts in vessels. stry of Health and Minis Has beeen given a centr ral role in waterr quality manag gement, especia andards for the ally in setting sta e Population (MOHP) o the following: quality of ƒ Potable water sources (River Nile,N canals andd groundwater w wells); ƒ Industrial and sewage treatme ent plant dischaarges; ƒ Drain water that can be mixed d with other water for drinking water; ƒ Sampling and analysis of in m ndustrial and municipal ent as well as efflue s influents and d effluents of dri inking water treeatment plants. stry of State for Minis Has the e responsibility y for setting national polic cy for the en nvironment and d coordinating g Environmental Af ffairs environmmental management activities with the differe ent concerned g governmental en n ntities. Its main /EEAAA responsibilities include: ƒ Developing the f environment e national plan for tal protection; ƒ Suggest regula ations and stand dards as needed d to protect the environment; ƒ Setting require ements for EIAs of projects; ƒ Monitoring com mpliance with st tandards and no orms; ƒ e Coordinating enforcement acttions; managing natural protect torates; ƒ Promoting env vironmental education. 7 17 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N oncerned entit Co ty M Main Responsibilities Minisstry of Houssing, Within the Ministry, the National Organization for f Potable W Water and San nitary Drainage e Utilities and New (NOPWA ASD) has the responsibility r or planning, de fo esign and const truction of municipal drinking g Comm munities p water purification pla ants, distributio s on systems, sewage collection systems, and municipal l (MOH HUNC) wastewa ater treatment plants. p on and maintena Operatio ance responsibilities of these plants are within n the scop al authorities. pe of left to the regional or loca ect Proje ment Managem The Pro oject Managem ment Unit (PMU U) and its Reg gional Coordina ating Units (RC CUs) focus on n ( Unit (PMU) theestabblishment and strengthening g of the proj ject organizatio on for the implementation, , manage ement and mon nitoring of the project and its s impacts. The e coordination entities receive e assistance for the functions and activities needed for effective e planning, co oordination and d monitoring of water management m improvements and institutional d development in n the command d areas. The T PMU and RC CUs also promot te and facilitate the integration of various project activities by y the MWRI and other co oncerned ministr ries (re Figure 3) stry Minis of L Local Plans annd implements local developm ment strategies. Is also respon nsible for coordinating with all l Development es for enforcement of the differ ministrie rent laws and re egulations on th esponsibility for he local level. Re r municipa al solid waste management at g a the central government of Egypt is dispe ersed among a number of ministries. The Ministry of o Local Development through Governorates and respective e municipa alities is respoonsible for thee implementatio on of MSW ac ctivities either through direct t impleme entation or thro ough tendering to other entitie es except for C Cairo and Giza Governorate in n general;; Governorates lack a specialize ed unit that is entirely responsible for waste management. m stry of the Inte Minis erior The Inlaand Water Police e provide guidance to citizens and a take enforc f violations of cement actions for f (MOI) environmmental laws. La aw 4/1994 prov vides additional authority for th his environment , tal police force, ng that the MOI specifyin p I shall form a police force speccialized in enviroonmental protec ction within thee y and in its Secu ministry urity Departments in the govern norates ation Structur Figure 3: Organiza re of PMU- IIIMP 8 18 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N MENTAL AND SOCIAL BASELINE 4. ENVIRONM B C NS CONDITION atement 4.1 Problem sta ution in the are Pollu ts: ea has the following impact o erformance of the syphon; High negative effect on the pe o High negative effect on the su urrounding envi o the solid wast ironment due to vated te and the excav drain bed mate mell of sewage and the mosqui erial, the bad sm itoes and harmfful insects; o p High negative effect on crop productivity; and o High negative effect on public c health. p 4.2 Sources of pollution t in the drain o Dumping indust osits; trial waste depo o Dumping dome e and excavated estic/solid waste g drain mainten d material during nance; o Dumping dead animals; and o Various V villages located along the t drain dischaarging waste into ectly or indirectly o the drain dire y. tay drain refle The water quality of the Samat l ects the total load ants discharge of polluta ain. Figure 4 ed into the dra ws the existing show ain outlet. g Samatay dra S Figure 4: The old Samatay hon outlet syph omic Environ 4.3 Socio-Econo nment El Gh o the oldest governorates harbia governorate is one of g in n Egypt and is s located in th ta. Agriculture he middle Delt e e main activity is the rnorate. y in the gover The main crops cu c ultivated are cotton, w corn, wheat and pot e cultivated ar tatoes. Table 5provides the e reas for these d the producti different crops and 013 in El Ghar ion for Year 20 ate. rbia Governora The land belonging to the villagges in the catc chment area ofo the Samatay drain is abo eddan and the out 132,000 fe e mers are about farm T t 45.000 (re Table 6). Mos st of the villag gers have farm m land and most of them area working in n cutlural sector agric es include Nes r. Thesevillage sheel and Belt tag, plus man ny smaller villa f thesevillages ages. None of s have c e a sewage collection systeem and untre eated efluent often flows into the drain n.Figure 5 shows general l tion of Samata locat w ay drain and where Y it intersects the Mit Yazid canal. The discharge of MitYazid cana al ranges betw 8 ween 1.5 to 8.5million m³/day. The average discharge of Samatay y n is 17.5 m3/s drain c s. There is a considerable amount a of gar rbage on the bank b rain beside the old syphon. of the dr . h the collapsed This together with e existing syph d intake of the ased the drain water level up-stream. hon has increa 9 19 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N e 5: Productio Table ops for Gharbia on of main cro aGovernorate Crop Area Cultivated Production ation Compensa (fed) Ton/fed ed per fe P) (EGP Rice 13,000 3.5 0 8,400 Maize 23,000 3.9 0 7,200 Cotton 3,000 1.2 0 8,400 Wheat 19,800 2.4 0 7,920 Beans 1,900 1.4 0 5,520 Sugar Beett 1,250 20 0 7,200 Onion 8,500 18 12,000 Potatoes 600 15 18,720 Ketan 100 3 0 6,240 e 6: Summary Table long Samatay Drain y of villages al o. No Village on Populatio from SD (m) Distance f 1 Nesheel 11,350 150 1 2 Samatay 15,240 100 1 3 Beltag 18,630 200 2 Total 45,220 amatay drain and Figure 5: General location of Sa a nal where it intersects the Mit Yazid can 0 20 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 4.4 Geology ography: the area Topo a tly agricultural land in the study is mainly flat with most s area. logy and Soils Geol s: the study are omposed of cl ea is mainly co lay to clay with silt. The Ph value for the soil in the y area was fou study f und to range from 7.2 to 8.5 based on a total of 120 samples. gy 4.5 Hydrogeolog d from 0.6 to 16 mmhos/cm The groundwater salinity ranged rage value of 4 m with an aver 4.0. nd landscape 4.6 Land use an e character s are agricultu The main activities e ural activities in Governorate 4.7 Hydrology mand area of 132,000 fedda Samatay area has a gross comm d an. The main drain tay drain. is Samat 4.8 Climatology y e project site can be classified as semi- The climate at the -arid, where the t average annual precipit t tation will not exceeed 60mm.Ave e erage annual evapo-transpi ration is around 1,200 mm m. The winter w r is mild and with scatteredd rain showers, while the summer ry. The relativ r is hot and dr verages at 62% ve humidity av %. atic conditions Clima s in the Gove ernorate at the end of autu umn and thro oughout most of winter are o e favorable to ction of groun induc nd level temp perature inversions. Augme ented by low wind speeds, which do no ot exceed 5.55 km/h on results in aggravation of local pollution hr, the situatio d around differ n levels in and nters. rent urban cen a 4.9 Air Quality and Noise The air quality in rural communities is gene erally considerably better th han urban are eas. Seasonal variations in n ambient air qualityy are more pronounced. Ari a pesticides iel application of fertilizers and otential source s present a po e a pollution. Recent for air R expansion in rice cult tivation, along g with the widde spread prac f ctice of open incineration of crop residues con ntribute significantly to the deterioration of air quality y in the autummn months, contributing to o long term associa ated health ha azards, and thhe immediate impact on es fic accidents as scalating traff a a result off vision impairment t due to den I nse smoke. Immediate int terventions to o control, paatrol, and pro ovide feasiblee rnatives to agr alter ricultural waste managemen d nt are highly desirable. 0 4.10 Q Water Quality Open f n drains are frequently abuused by residents in village es and towns. Domestic s e sewage and evacuations f of ic tanks are fr septi harged into op requently disch pen drains; ho ousehold solid d waste is also o dumped on thet banks and d he drain. Pres then slides into th o sently many open drains are a carrying a mixture of a ainage water, agricultural dra , sewa w age, and debris of solid waste. Figurres 6 and 7 are samples of different sources of po g ollution along Samatay drain. ural wastes along Samatay drain Figure 6: Agricultu 1 21 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N astes along Samatay drain Figure 7: Solid wa Fourr samples were e taken to pro ovide baseline e data on the water w quality in the Samata e ay drain. The samples were taken 2 n on 21 May 2014. s Table 7 provides a summary of th he location of these t samples e s and Table 8 provides the rom the earlier survey conducted by envir results obtained fr ronmental and department. d monitoring d e 7: Descriptio Table ation for the Water on of the Loca W Quality Samples o. No ation Loca Purpose of S Sample 1 200m beffore syphon o To assess water q quality 200 m be efore syphon 2 ore syphon 10m befo o To assess water q quality ore syphon just befo 3 r syphon 10m after o To assess water q quality r syphon just after 4 er syphon 200m afte o To assess water q quality 200 m af fter syphon e 8: Results of Water Qualit Table ty Samples taken on 21 May 2014 No. EC DO PH 1 1.08 3.2 7.4 2 1.15 2.9 7.5 3 1.15 2.8 7.4 4 1.2 3.15 7.6 1 4.11 nd Fauna Flora an The study area is s mainly comp cultural land with posed of agric w e types of crops are mainly scattered villages. The y rice, cotton, whea at, maize, foddder and beaans. Some ar reas are cultiv vated with tr m rees located mainly e in the north he study area. hern part of th . ra: the farmlands of the Nile Delta provide habitat fo Flora f weeds and r or a variety of , ruderal plants in the fields, al and drain ba cana anks, road and railway embbankments, fa allow fields, et tc. Some of th c species that hese are exotic t e inadvertently were b have now become naturalized, such as y introduced but a Argemonem mexicana, Astter squamatus s A and Ageratum connyzoides (Boul los and El-Had didi, 1984 in EEAA/UNEP, E 993). 19 The study area includes whe estivum) and Egyptian clo eat (triticumae malexandrinum over (Trifolium m), favabeenn afaba). Egypt (Vicia tian clover is not for huma an consumpti sed as animal ion and is us nge (citrus × l fodder. Oran nsis) and Mandarin Orange (C. reticulata) sinen ) trees are also very commoon. 2 22 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N na: Faun o Amp phibians Amp sfoundin the Nile Deltainclu phibiansspecies ude the Squaare-marked To oad (Buforegu ascarene Frog ularis), the Ma g chadenamasca (Ptyc nd the LakeFr areniensis) an rog (Ranaridib bunda).The en ndemic Nile D Delta Toad (Bu s ufokassasii) is n the area (EE also widespread in EAA/UNEP 199 n, 2006). 93; Baha El Din The Square-marke t ed Toad is a typical freshwa ater species, although a thstanding ou it is capable of wit r ut of water for seve eral days. The Mascarene Frrog and the La f ake Frog are found in freshhwater marshees and drainagge canals andd ation ditches with irriga w dense em mergent vegeta ation. o Rep ptiles The most common reptiles s include the Turkish Gecko (Hemidactylusturc cicus), the Eyed Skink k alcidesocellatus), the Flowered Snake (Co (Cha ptian Cat Sna oluberflorulentus), the Egyp usdhara), and ake (Telescopu d the Egyptian Co obra (Najaha B aje). The Bean Skink (Mabuyaquinq quetaeniata), the African n Chameleon n ameleoafricanu (Cha us), the Afr rican Beauty y Snake (Ps sammophissibiilans) and t W the Diced Water Snakee a also found (Natrixtessellata) are t (EEAA/UNEP d exclusively in this habitat P, 1993; Baha El Din, 2006) n ). The African uty Snake was Beau ng the survey. s sighted durin eral reptiles ar Seve re found near water or in densely d vegeta ated canal ban nks, particular ed Snake, the rly the Flowere e ptian Cobra, th Egyp auty Snake and he African Bea W d the Diced Water Snake. o Bird ds Ther re are at leasst 66 breeding e NileValley an g birds of the nd Delta. Fou urteen of thes se are not kno own to breedd outsi ide this ha abitat. Comm mon species s recorded during the survey inc cluded the Palm Dove e (Streeptopeliaseneggalensis), Rocck Dove (Columba livia), Ba arn Swallow (Hirundorustica ( a), House Spa arrow (Passerr domesticus), Spur r-winged Plover (Hoplopter russpinosus), Hooded Crow w (Corvuscoron een Bee-eater ne), Little Gre r (Mer ropsorientalis), White Wag aalba) and Cattle gtail (Motacilla C Egret (Bubulcus ibis). The latte y er is strongly h associated with human activities and is om f mnipresent in agricultural fields, waste dumping areas and along g ation canals an irriga nd drains. o Mam mmals Forty y mammalian species are known to occ cur in the NileValley and Delta at the present time (Osborn and d my, 1980; Wa Helm 984; Qumsiya assif et al., 19 ah, 1985. In: EEAA/UNEP, 1993). Comm mon commens sal animals of f cultural and ur agric rban areas incclude the Housse Mouse (Mu usmusculus), Brown B attusnorvegicu Rat (Ra us) and House e ( rattus). Th Rat (R. he endemic Eg gyptian Weaseel (Mustelasubbpalmata) is almost a an entirely urban annimal in Egypt t (Hoa O ath, 2003). Other mamm mals include the Long-ea ared Hedgeho og (Hemiechi inusauritus), Giant Shrew w (Croc ens), Nile Rat (Arvicanthisn ciduraflavesce niloticus) and Gerbils (Gerb e region hosts billusspp). The s a variety off bats which inhab bit old monu uments, cave es and aband doned buildin ngs. Predator rs comprise thet Red Fox x (Vulp pesvulpes), Eggyptian Mongo oose (Herpesttes ichneumon n) Jungle Cat (Felischaus) a . and Wild Cat (F. silvestris). Wild carnivores haave suffered a significant de r ecline in the recent a a result of i years as intense urban development t and secondary poi p isoning with pesticides ely used to con wide ntrol the Nile Rat and otherr rodent pests (EEAA/UNEP, , 19933; 1995; Hoath h, 2003). Ther lusive aquatic re are no excl c mammals in the region. The T Egyptian Mongoose is found in agricultural areas s e Jungle Cat inhabits areas with thick cov with water and the gricultural land ver such as ag ds, marshes and reed beds. . The Dwarf Shrew w (Crocidurare F eligiosa) and Flower’s Shrew w (C. floweri)) populate fieelds near canal and drains s bank t first is very ks. However, the y rare and the e latter, an end demic species elta and is pos s of the Nile De ssibly extinct. Spec ervation imp cies of conse portance: no o species of co onservation im ve been identified on, or in mportance hav n inity of the pro the immediate vici oposed site. Spec cies of comm mercial impo s ortance: no species of com mmercial impor been identified rtance have b e d on, or in the ediate vicinity imme sed site. y of the propos 2 4.12 ology and Cu Archaeo age ultural Herita gical significan Areas of historical or archaeolog esent at the proposed nce are not pre p site. 3 23 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 4.13 3 mental Surve Social and Environm y ey in Samatay rder to assess In or nd environme s the social an ental impact of f deteriorated d water quality y and environ e nmental in the imme y of the syphon ediate vicinity d environment n, a social and s designed and tal survey was d its activity has started. Near rs have alread rly ten villager dy been surve eyed. The ear rly findings of f the survey co onfirm the ne t egative impact he existing syp of th phon. 4 24 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N MENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS 5. ENVIRONM I t 5.1 Benefits of the Project The principle bene nstruction of th efit of the con he new sypho on is securing the long-termm operation of f the Samatay y Drainn. The existing structure is in a poor sta e syphon is lik ate of repair. Failure of the i widespread kely to result in d ding downstre flood eam of the dr rain and wate er shortages inn the Mit Yazzid Canal for b n and potable both irrigation e wateer supplies. Thhe drain catchhment area an nd the Mit Yaazid canal commmand area d downsteam of f the Samatay y syph w the respe hon, together with ective number r of farmers re esiding in each n in the followi h area is given ing text table: mers Farm Area (fed) Samata s ay drain d/s of syphon 000 23,0 68,000 Mit Yazid Canal d/s of syphon 000 55,0 160,000 Total 000 78,0 228,000 t It is anticipated that a significant number of o the farmer rs and a large e area would be directly affected a e if the existting syphon we mpletely. ere to fail com ddition, the im In ad mproved perfo ormance of th he new sypho d to reduce th on is expected e he backwater effect of the cture, thus low struc wering the wa he drain upstr ater level in th wer the drainage base and ream, which in turn will low d g. reduce the risk of water logging p The construction phase icipated to ge of the project is anti mber of local te enerate a num s emporary job opportunities s for semi and unskilled workers. 5.2 Impacts during d truction const rt-term impact The following shor struction: ts are foreseen during cons o xcavated mat Disposal of ex terial accumulated from the and constructio e diversions a on of the a outlet cha syphon inlet and ambers; o Atmospheric emissions e ing constructio will increase duri on from vehic pment. An cles and equip he dust emission will also be increase in th T e expected. These e impacts are expected negative to be local impacts only; o Garbage will result r e construction from the d from the labors; n activities and o An increase in w occur durin n noise level will ng construction. This will be e daytime e limited to the calized to the vicinity of the and will be loc e Project; o Site investigations indicate that a section he syphon pipe n of one of th d es has been dislodged. This suggests s that there is a possibilitty that some of the drain flow comes from the MitYazid cana ween the existi al or there is some link betw pes; ing syphon pip o During construction the vibration v sed by the pi caus ipe jacking o o operation or other site operations coould lead to ana increase in n the outflow from the can nal through thhe broken syphon pipe. If this increa a ase is minor and d can be discharged wn the drain, dow , then no particular action is required and the exi isting syphon pipes will be sealed when n the new Samatay syph hon is commis ssioned. Howe ever, if the construction work causes a su ubstantial t increase in the p outflow perhaps as a result of in nadvertently b breaching thee existing Samatay syphon which pr rotrudes abov ve the canal bed, then this excessive discharge would cause an environme ental issue ass well as reduucing water su wnstream upplies to dow users. The civ vil works contract includess a clause reqquiring the contractor to de evelop an emergency pl lan for dealingg with any ma n the existing syphon, as part ajor breach in p of his method statement, togethe ssociated cost er with the as e the contract ts. In this case tor would be required (tthrough a Var f the additio riation Order for onal costs) to t ate action take appropria to seal the breach; o a Obstructions along al and drain access roads; the cana 5 25 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N o tion phase is expected The construct e esult in distur to re rbance for exis sting land use es in both m and the dow the upstream wnstream sides of the syphon. In the up pstream side, it is clear ge in Figures from the imag s 8 and 9 belo ow and the att tached survey r y department report (re Annex 2), thhat the 18m re he construction equired for th ave no or minor impact n,will likely ha a on the fence of the land adjacent amatay drain in to Sa i the upstrea am part of the e syphon. b of tempora The impact, if any, will be ary nature an nd the Project t will compen nsate any damage for the crops and/ /or trees as per the Ministeerial Decree pr rice schedule. This has been shared with the landd owner durin ng the consult tations and ot ts and he ther field visit showed accepptance to the Project; ure 8: the fe Figu l ence of the land in igure 9: Land Fi wnstream d in the dow ups on of the syph stream directio hon irection of the di e syphon o n the meantim In me, and as sh hown in Figures 8 & 9 and the attach hed survey de epartment esults,in the downstream re d d direction he syphon, a space of aro of th ound 3m widt th x 20m aken for the construction length will be ta c off new syphon. s the right . This part of land, which is of d f way of the drain, vated with trad is cultiv ditional crops by a large la ing in the and lord residi village who has a expanded s encroached and d cultivation into the right off way. Accordiing to the landlord who has been in nterviewed an nd consulted multiple tim mes during the t ESIA prreparation, this part of thee right of wayy has been encroached on n and cultivateed by his grrandfather andd he has inherrited the land (including thee right of way)) for many yeaars. s worth ment It is tioning here that both farmers in the upstream and the down nstream direcctions are encro p oaching on part of the rig ght of way of f Samatay draain. The exam mination of th he two cases including exammining documments and inte erviewing the farmers led to the conclusion that OP P 4.12 on Innvoluntary Reseettlement will not n be trigger red in these ca ases and the farmers fa ot be illegible f will no for land compensation. ifications for this conclusion The following are the main justi n: o Thhe replaceme ent of the sy yphon will haave major be enefit on the whole area including minimizing m s and threats from the colla risks apse of the ex xisting syphon rmers are n. The two far ammong the prim oject since the mary beneficiaries of the pro eir land is the most vulnerable to the sk of flooding in the event of ris o the syphon collapsing; o n both cases, In , the farmers s who are cu urrently using g the land hhave been de eliberately ncroaching on and making benefit out of en w f the right of way, afety zone which is the public sa f the drainand will be inserte of tract; ed in the cont o Fo am case, there or the upstrea e will be nonee to very minoor impact as indicted abovee. For the doownstream ca ase, the amou unt of land tha en for the con at will be take presents a nstruction rep mall percentag sm ge of 5.6%th he actual ow wnership of th he famer at this site. The ere is no pootential impacct on the livvelihood and income of th hese farmers who are am mong the weealthiest in thhe village and agriculture is not their primary or s sole source of f income. o case of th Moreover,the one he farmer who o is encroaching in the drainage right off way has beeen concluded d by his end dorsement and d acceptance e to the survey departmen nt results he part of lan indicting that th e used in the upgrade of th nd that will be ocated on he siphon is lo heGovernment th T t ownership. This is recorded in the attachhed Minutes oof the Survey Authority m meeting which has been signned by the farmmer as indicatted in Annex 3; 6 26 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N o espite the fac De ct that the twwo farmers are ords who own big areas of land, for e large landlo ears, this additional state ow ye wned land has s been helpinng in toping upp the profit the farmers ain from their land (i.e. by selling ga s c the crops that they cultivate is land); on thi o he PIU will be Th e committed to p compensatio o provide crop ops or tress th on for any cro hat will be amaged durin da ng the constr he latest price ruction process as per th ed in the e list include Ministerial Decree. In the meantime, all the require ed measures will be take en during onstruction to minimize the impacts and damages. co d o 5.3 Long-term operational impacts o the new syp The construction of e no increment phon will have tal long-term impacts. 7 27 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 8 28 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N NATIVES 6. ANALYSIS OF ALTERN e study provid This chapter of the ew of available des an overvie f implement e alternatives for ct. ting the Projec • hing Do Noth In th his option the existing syph hon will not be replaced an stem will be retained. This is a high risk nd the old sys k rnative, the ex alter ure is in a po xisting structu oor state of re epair and one e of the pipes b s is already broken. e If the cture were to struc ve water wou o fail, excessiv uld flow from the MitYazid d canal into tthe drain, cauusing floodingg down nstream and reducing the flow in the ca anal, which provides dome estic water to a large numb ber of people,, gable lands. Consequently plus extensive irrig C this t onsidered a viable option an was not co nd was rejecteed. • n a consider Install a new syphon ce from the existing rable distanc e cture struc Origi ention was to inally the inte t o construct the new syph hon approximately 45m do ownstream of g f the existing cture; the ide struc ea being to avoid the ris sk of inadvertently damag ging the exis re during the sting structur e cons he new sypho struction of th on. This option would also provide plenty of working g space for th . he contractor. However, it would d have required substantial permanent lan of the time this would have nd acquisition and in view o e takenn and the cos ded that it wou st it was decid uld be prefera able to constru syphon close to uct the new s t the existingg one. • Install a new syphon o the existin n adjacent to ng structure The preferred opt struct the new tion is to cons w syphon adja acent to the existing e ture, but at a deeper level. struct . This will allow the new syphon tot be located within the exi -way and thus isting right-of- s avoid any pe d ermanent land uisition, though acqu h some tempo orary land acq quisition may be b required to o provide adeq e quate working space for the contractor. 9 29 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 0 30 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N MENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEME 7. ENVIRONM M ENT PLAN struction 7.1 During cons asures should be taken during the constru The following mea uction phase: o When undertak W king earthwor rks, the Contr ractor shall control c n the works area and dust in acccess roads byb restricting vehicle spee eds and cove ering the backs of lorries. Vehicles ansporting san tra g nd, cement, gravel and othher materials that t may creat blem shall te a dust prob bee covered in accordance wit a conditions th local laws, and s for ESIA appproval; o Thhe Contractor shall take rea asonable meas sures to preveent unnecessa h surfaces ary dust. Earth off fine materiaals shall be ke ept moist by spraying with wateror by o a dust y application of uppressant(wh su hich means ab bsorbingmoistu ure from the air and allowi ing small dustt particles o combine and to d increase in siize); o Thhe contractor shall prevent workers from entering any neighboring a areas; o Thhe Contractor shall prevent t the pollutionn of drains and d water cours ses by sanitary y wastes, ediment, debr se ris and other substances re esulting from construction activities. No o sanitary wa astes will be permitted to enter any dra ain or watercourse or left to leach to th he soil, it hould be collec sh cted and dischharged to sanitary sewers; o Thhe Contracto or shall disp pose of any waste, rub bbish or offe ensive matte er in an ennvironmentally m y acceptable manner. He sh arge into any watercourse oil, hall not discha o solids, pooisonous mate erials, floating materials or untreated effluent. The Co ontractor shall keep the pr a all times fro remises free at om accumulat ted waste mat terials and rubbbish. He shaall provide addequate trash receptacles on e o site, and shall promptly empty the cont tainers when full; o Thhe Contractor shall neatly st tack construct tion materials,, when not in use; o Thhe Contractor shall take all reasonable pr recautions to keep public or private road ds clear of anny spillage or dropping from m his vehicles. Any spillage e or droppings s, which occurr, shall be eared without cle t delay; o Noo change of oil shall be allowed at the sit te to prevent local contamin ; nation with oil; o Annalyze excava m ated material for heavy metals, and if g f the levels exceed the guidelines noormally used byb Law, it sho ould be remov ved from the site for dispos sal at an apprroved site annd should not be left on the e banks of the drain; o Prrovide workers e PPE and mai s with suitable intain adequat te health and safety precautions; o Thhe Safety and d Environment tal Plan, preseented in Anne ex 4 will be inncluded as an annex to he civil works contract th c ; o Ennsure that vibration of co onstruction machinery does s not further r damage the e existing yphon and increase the dow sy wnstream disc d charge of the drain. event or an in In the e ncrease in drrain dischargee downstream of the sypho on, the contra actor shall takke immediate action to emedy the situ re uation; o Maintain access s along the ca anal and drain service roads ffic warning sig s, provide traff gnals and addequate fencinng around the e works. emplate for a construction management A sample te m i Annex 4. plan is given in The abov ve mentione ed impacts during the construction phase c could have negative h implications on the health, y and priva safety acy of the local communities living g in the v adjacent village. The temporary inconvenience e from noisse, traffic fr ng roads rom occupyin could trigger commun nity discontennt.The influxx of construuction worker rs from outtside the area could d also affect the privac cy of the lo ocal commun t nities.The following are the main h mitigation measures to handle p these potential al impacts: socia nsure transp o En parent sharin ng of information with local com mmunities, paarticularly those househo c olds adjacent to the construction site.Information on the working ours, the constructionsche ho edule and th he measures that will b be taken to minimize mpacts should be trans im sparently shaared with communities through co ommunity meetings and ongoing consul ltation; o Ma orkers to comp aximize reliance on local wo struction works plete the cons s; ull complianc o Fu ce with the e stated en nvironmental mitigation measures will w help oreduce the occurrence of to e o impacts, ensure they are properly a y mitigated and thus minimize the ad munities. dverse effects on local comm In addit tion, as indicted under the impacts a s analysis above, in or rder to address the potential impacts re elated to th he disturbanc c ce in the current land use, the following n measures ne mitigation en into conside eed to be take eration: 1 31 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N o Th p he contractor should take precautions o minimize the impacts on the private properties to p ncluding crops (in s); n case of an o In t ny crops or trees being damaged d durring the cons cess, the struction proc PIIU/EPADP sup pervisor should a d make sure and instruct the contractor to compensaate as per the current Ministerial decreee; o Thhe project teaam should ens sure constantt dialogue and n with the two d consultation o farmers wh ected. ho are most likely to be affe 7.2 During ope eration Ther acts directly re re are no impa elated to the construction c o the syphon once complet of g ted. However, the following gation measur mitig i res should be implemented during the ope tly the practice eration phase, as is current e: o Reemoval of seddiments in the upstream par onto avoid rai rt of the sypho ater table ising of the wa lev d vel, which would affect the water flow in sub-surface drainage netwwork; o Re d wastes along the syphon; emoval of solid ; o Prrevent dumpin ng of sewage e water in thee drain to avo oid deterioration of the boddy of the yphon. sy t of environm 7.3 Assessment mental & social impacts Environmentaal and social impacts that may result fro e new Samata om the construction of the e ay syphon are n terms of con considered in se and operation phase as summarized nstruction phas s Table 9below. T . e 9: Summary Table sment of envir y of the assess pacts ronmental imp Check item m R Rating Reason Nattural/environmment 1 ons Dust emissio C Will increase during d to the vehi g construction due ent equipment icles and differe that t will be used 2 Garbage C Will result from the construction ac m the labors. ctivities and from 3 ons Noise emissio C Will occur during co s will be limited to the daytime. onstruction. This 4 er Surface wate C Watter pollution dur on works can be ring constructio e prevented through effective consstruction mana agement. Water sampleswill be taken and analyzed by monnitoring. 5 Groundwater r D Reha a abilitation of syphon does not affect groundwa ater level 6 Soil D Toxiic materials are not used in con nstruction phase e and operation phase. 7 Solid wastes C Duri a ing operation, accumulation of solid wastes aloong the syphon 8 Pipe Vibration C w The possibility of widening the holles in existing s c syphon during construction as re will be an incr ther rease in the dowwnstream discharge. 9 Sediments C ing operation, increased sediments alon Duri ng the sypho on raise the er table level which affects the water flo wate face drainage ow in sub-surf work. netw cial environme Soc ent 1 Temporary • Ensure transpaarent sharing off information wiith local commu unities; inconvenienc ce and/or • ance on workers Maximize relia s from the local community to o complete the safety risk on local w construction works; residents • ce to the stated safety mitigatio Full complianc on measures. 2 rops and Potential cr D • The contractor should be tak king the precaut tions to minimize the impacts trees damagee on the private properties (inclluding crops); • In case any crrops or trees arre damaged during the constru uction process, the PIU/EPAD s DP supervisor should ensure that the contr ractor pay the compensation as per the Ministerial decree; • eam should ens The project te sure constant dialogue and consultation with the 2 farmers who may poten ed. ntially be affecte i Rating: A: Serious impact is expeccted, B: Some im mpact is expecteed, C: Extent of o No impact is f impact is local D: Negligible or expe ve impact is exp ected, F: Positiv pected m 7.4 Mitigation measures andd monitoring g erse impacts as Adve a a mentioned above should be minimized and necessar measures shou ry mitigation m uld be taken w as proper monitoring. as well m Mitigation meassures and mon a shown in T nitoring plan are Table 10 & 11below. 2 32 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N e 10: Environm Table ocial Managem mental and So trix ment Plan Mat ospective imp Pro pact gation measur Mitig re Projec ct Responnsibility esponsibility Re Costs Phasee of o f follow-up of impleme entation osal Dispo of avated exca Ensurinng adequate tion Construct Contracto or EPA ADP site Cost included in n material disposal of excavat ted sup pervisor contractor’s rates material according to the analysis of hea avy metalss osal Dispo of sa anitary Adequate collection of Construct tion Contracto or EPA ADP site Cost included in n waste ewater sanitarry wastewater and a sup pervisor contractor’s rates disposal in sewers ust emission Air/du Ensurinng no dust Construct tion Contracto or EPA ADP site Cost included in n generaation during the t sup pervisor contractor’s rates construuction phase Garba age Providing adequate Construct tion Contracto or EPA ADP site Cost included in n trash receptacles on sup pervisor contractor’s rates a site, and shall promp ptly empty the containers when filled and a adequa ately dispose the t waste in licensed sites s. e emissions Noise Ensurinng noise fr rom Construct tion Contracto or EPA ADP site Cost included in n equipmment’s used dur ring sup pervisor contractor’s rates construuction phase are within acceptaable standaards ty risks to worke Safet ers Providing workers with w tion Construct Contracto or ADP EPA site Cost included in n suitablle PPE a and sup pervisor contractor’s maintaain adequate health and fety saf precauutions ntial damage Poten for Takingg precautions to Construct tion Contracto or EPA ADP site Cost included in n crops s and trees minimi ize impacts on sup pervisor contractor’s rates e private propertties ding crops) (includ In cas se any crops or Construct tion Contracto or WRI/PIU MW Cost included in n trees damagged contractor’s rates compe ensate as per the t ministeerial decree Ensuree constant tion Construct EPADP WRI/PIU MW Part of EPADP P dialoguue and prrior budget r for supervision off consultation with the t works f two farmers w who will potenttially be affecte3 3d Temp nience porary inconven Ensuree transparent Construct tion EPADP MWWRI/PIU/ Part of EPADP P to loc a cal residence and/or sharingg of informat tion ADP EPA site budget for r supervision of f y risks safety ocal communitie with lo es pervisor sup works Maximmize reliance on tion Construct Contracto or EPA ADP Cost included in n local works w contractor’s rates Full compliance to Construct tion Contracto or EPA ADP site Cost included in n adequaate saf fety sup pervisor contractor’s rates measuures Pipe Vibration V ng no increase Ensurin e in tion Construct Contracto or ADP EPA site Cost included in n the downstre eam sup pervisor contractor’s rates discharge and in casee of discharge increase anya i the pipe sho holes in ould cked be bloc osal Dispo of exca avated Ensurin ng adequate Construct tion Contracto or ADP EPA Cost included in n 3 33 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N ospective imp Pro pact gation measur Mitig re Projec ct nsibility Respon esponsibility Re Costs Phasee of o f follow-up of entation impleme material disposal of excavat ted contractor’s material according to rates the analysis of hea avy s metals kage of Outle Block et of Keep water evel le Operation n EPADP ADP EPA Part of EPADP P subsu urface drainage ant by regu consta ular Directorate O&M budget for r enance mainte routine maintenance. No specific c impact as a result of the e construction of f the syphon. mulation of Accum solid Removve ted accumulat n Operation EPADP EPA ADP Part of EPADP P waste es in the drain waste as needed Directorate O&M budget for r routine maintenance. No specific c impact as a result of the e construction of f the syphon. The cost of above measures being implement ntractor, are deemed ted by the con d he contractor’s to be included in th s s and are spec rates ender docume cified in the te ents. Other meeasures to be implemented by EPADP will also be part t he EPADP dutie of th es and the cos cluded in the management sts are considered to be inc m costs of EPADP operations. c 4 34 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N e 11: Environm Table ocial Monitorin mental and So ng Matrix Proospective Project Monitorin ng Monit toring M Monitoring Monitoring Costs i impact Phase indicator r met thod sponsibility res frequency Dispoosal of Construction C Heavy metals in Sampling g and Lab b identified Once Provisional sum included in construction contract of USD EGP 30,000.00 for all tests deemed necessary excavvated excavated analysis in by MWRI material material specializ zed lab Dispoosal of Construction C Seeping sani itary Observation ADP EPA Daily ary sanita f wastewater from pervisor sup wasteewater nks collection tan ust Air/du C Construction Airborne dust t Observation ADP EPA Daily emisssion pervisor sup age Garba C Construction Accumulated Observation ADP EPA Daily waste in site pervisor sup by EPADP construction supervisory team e emissions Noise Construction C Noise levels Portable e noise Autthorized lab When meter identified by complaints EPAADP are received ty risks to Safet C Construction Accidents to Observation and EPAADP Daily workeers workers documen ntation pervisor sup ent of accide ntial Poten Construction C Area of Observation and ADP EPA Daily damaage for damaged crops, documen ntation pervisor sup s and trees crops type of crrops and trees Temp porary Construction C Accidents to Observation and ADP EPA Daily inconnvenience residence documenntation pervisor sup to local resideence and/o or safety risks V Pipe Vibration C Construction Discharge Observation ADP EPA Daily downstream the pervisor sup drain Construction C TDS ter TDS met ADP EPA Weekly downstream the pervisor sup drain kage Block of Operation O Water level Observation EPA ADP Monthly Part of EPADP P Outle et of sup pervisor Directorate O&M budget t subsuurface for routinee drainage maintenance. No specific c impact as a result of the e construction off the syphon. Wate er Quality Operation O EC , BOD Field monitoring m EPA ADP 6 months Part of EPADP P & Lab. analysis a sup pervisor Directorate O&M budget t for routinee maintenance. No specific c impact as a result of the e construction off the syphon. 7.5 c awareness program for The public t r the Project ddition to the direct mitigat In ad egative impact tion of the ne ts as elaborate ed above, the ough the work e project (thro k he Drainage Advisory of th A h Department) will help in strengt thening the le edge and awa evel of knowle e areness of the local communities. EPADP is con f nsidering the following lic awareness activities: publ o Organizing addvisory lecture ernmental scho es in the gove ools in the vill e pupils aware lages to make e ect targets; with the proje 5 35 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N o Covering even nts in the env vironmental oc ccasions such as World Wa rch 22nd every ater Day (Mar y year) and Wo orld Environme ent Day (June 5thevery year r); o Issuing adviso p ory bulletins, posters and br rochures to thhe school pupils; o Holding advisory symposia for the farmers in the fields s; o Organizing fieeld trips for the pupils to vis ar MWRI proje sit other simila ects; o Preparing Public awarenes ss campaign to dissemina ate informatio nt regulations on on relevan s e environment relating to the dance, recyclin t, waste avoid th; ng, and environmental healt o Available teamms in the proje ect area to moonitor and eva keholders com aluate the stak mplains. This Environment tal Social Imp pact Assessme ent ESIA prov vides an evaluation of res sources and baseline data a collected during seeveral surveys a s, meetings, and research. The water qu uality was meeasured at sev s veral locations alongg the Samatay y drain to prov vide the baseline data for th his drain. This s study showed oposed project d that the pro t woul ld not have a negative imp w pact on the water quality in the drain. This T owed howeve study sho er that speciall atten b made to pre ntion should be posal of wastes event the disp s to the drain.. 6 36 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 8. NSULTATION PUBLIC CON NS 8.1 General The consultation took the form o events and m of series of T d interviews. The main purposes of the e consultationn vities were to ensure comm activ s mitment and strengthen ow wnership in thee Project. Connsultation alsoo covered the e impa d the proposed mitigation measures. acts during construction and m Annnex 5 include p es a listing of participants n in p the public ation and Ann consulta nex 6 a questionnaire used when visiting concerned faarmers. 8.2 Samatay sta akeholders keholders who The main stak o were identified as part of the Project ar re: o The owners/u usersof land up d pstream and downstream o the syphon; of o EPADP’s Envirronmental Uni it; o habitants and farmers) of a number of vil Residents (inh ure 10); llages (re Figu o rigation Distric Integrated Irr ct in Gharbia ews with farm Figure10: Intervie u mers and land users amatay Drain along Sa 8.3 Key activitie ngs from the consultation es and findin ns m An introductory meeting S took place with Samatay area stakeholders s on May 21t th 2014 (re Figure 11)in n Gharrbiato gain an understand g ding of the general enviroonmental perc c ceptions, main areas of concerns, d and meas aken to mitiga sures to be ta ate any impac terviews with farmers took place on July cts. Also field visits and int y 2 7th 2014. A summmary of the keey issues discu ussed and pre esented to stakeholders are . e presented in this Chapter. a The consultation also a opportunity provided an y for stakeholdders to presen rns and expec nt their concer ctations. f meeting with Figure 11: Kick off er of General Integrated Irri h the manage torate in Gharb igation Direct bia 7 37 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N ng the consultation, stakeholders expre Durin ews with regard to the cu essed their vie on before the urrent situatio e ect (re Figure proje ain issues iden e 12). The ma ntified were: o alinity and leac Increase in sa ching of soil; o Clogging of drains by weed ds; o Very negative tivating crops; e effect on cult ; o Moreover, theere is negativee effect on thee surrounding environment due to the solid waste and the excavated d materials, the bad smell of sewage and the mosqu uitoes and haarmful insects cause seriouss problems. al stakeholders Loca s are expectin ng a number of o benefits from ncluding: m the project in o Increased ava ater for reuse; ailability of wa o Increase crop ps productivity y, enhance fa me and contrib armers’ incom ountry’s food bute to the co cy. self-sufficienc ew with the la Figure 12: Intervie t and owner of the am direction. downstrea d the possibilit The consultations also revealed ty of negative impacts on twwo farmers as c s a result of change in the he construction land use during th n of the new syphon. s on July 7th,201 The objective of the field visit o 14 was to get r view on the nature of imp clear t constructio pacts related to on and the afffected persons eir legal titles s including the o the impact and the severity of elihoods and families. t on their live f The visits compris sed a team fr rom the PIU, EPADDP and the Baank. The team met with the two mai w will poten in land owners/land users who cted by the pro ntially be affec oject, namely M Mr. Mohammad Fo H ouad Abu El Hassan and Mr a the discus r. Ibrahim Saleh. The visit and e two farmers ssion with the aled, as indict revea ted in Chapteer 5 above, that both are cultivating largge areas of lan nd and that they inherited e lands from their grandfat these rmers, who ar thers. The far re cousins, come from one of the bigges st and richest age. Farming is not a sole occupation fo families in the villa em. The land of Mr. Moham or either of the mmad has an ard and Mr. Ib orcha s under traditio brahim land is onal crops (maaize during the visit). The interviews included the la and owners/ landl w users, who could be affected by the construct tion work for upgr phon. While Mr. Mohammad rading the syp kely have mino d’s land will lik brahim, there or impacts, in case of Mr. Ib p will probably be a need to use a strip of lannd between 3 and 4m.This part of the la and belongs too the right of way area that is encroached and d is currently cultivated with h crops. h the farmers are currently Both arge areas of land includin y cultivating la h is reportedly (by ng parts which EPADP m's observation team e drain right of n) part of the o way. This observation o ha ported as also been officially supp by the results of the Suurvey Departm ment Report that have beenb conducted several ti imes in 2014 4.The Survey Depaartment determined the exa e drain and th act boundaries of the right of way of the he area of the e right of way wher s have encroac re the farmers ched. It is worth mentio oning that Mr. Ibrahim requ ntify the right of way in fron uested to iden nt of his land when issuing g the minutes m o 11thJune 2014 of meeting (held on 2 - re Annnex 2) so as to establish t the boundary y between the e right h land. The Survey t-of-way and his S Author rity of Gharbia a mentioned that t the right-of-way extend ds for 23m on n l the left r line and EPA side of the drain center ADP explainedd that the per rmanent works s would be en d ntirely located 8 38 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N in this strip, so withi s no perman nent land acqu uisition for his s official owne take place an ership would t nd that all thee work n place in the right k will be taken r of way of o the drainage sequent field v e. After a subs ties (including visit by all part g I Mr. Ibrahim) the Survey Depar rtment marked d the boundary on the gro ound, and Mr. Ibrahim ther reafter agreed d with the survey an nd signed the minutes agree eing to the 233m offset fromm the drain cennter line. A scaanned copy of f the minutes m of me tters are given eetings and let n in Annex 3. . D The last Survey Department res st 2014 have been formally sults in Augus y endorsed by y both farmerss who agreed he results, the monuments on th s placed on th heir land and agreed on th he start of the struction and e project cons ed the minute signe es with this efffect.(re Anneex 2 and Ann nex 3).The pr roject will be committed to provide crop comppensation for the damage of o any crops asa per the Min ee. The ESIA C nisterial Decre Chapters abovve elaborated he analysis of the impacts and on th a the propo n measures. This osed mitigation T on has been discussed with elaboratio f the farmers duringg various meetings. 8.4 General rec ions from the commendati w e meetings with keholders the stak Altho ctly linked to the ough not direc t project, the interviewed local resident ect area proposed a number ts in the proje r eneral recomm of ge e mendations to improve the environment n their neighb in borhood. These e include: o Enforcement the environme ons in Egypt, Law 48 for ye ental legislatio ear 1982 for the protection of the waterwways (including drains) from m pollution, Laaw 12/1984 o a Drainage, on Irrigation and and Law 4 for r year 1994 onn Environmental Protection and the issuin ng of dischargge permits for s; municipalities o eaning compa The role of cle anies to get rid te; d of solid wast o i financing se Participation in ewage networks; o e Disseminate environmental awareness th hrough an env nit in the area; vironmental un o Increase main ntenance work d ks along the drain. . 9 39 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 0 40 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N NNEXE AN ES 1 41 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 2 42 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N NNEX 1: AN : Minist D terial Decree 4 year 2013 for the No. 594 e mpensat com c tion of crop mage dam 3 43 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 4 44 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 5 45 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 6 46 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 7 47 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 8 48 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 9 49 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 0 50 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 1 51 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 2 52 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 3 53 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 4 54 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N nnex 2: Survey An S Departm D ment Rep une 11th h port of Ju 2014 5 55 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 6 56 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 7 57 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 8 58 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N nnex 3: Final An F Sur rvey Dep partmen nt Repor gust 24th rt of Aug h 2014 9 59 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 0 60 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 1 61 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 2 62 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N An S nnex 4: SAFETY NTAL PL & ENVIRONMEN LAN  3 63 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 4 64 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N roduction Intr E This Safety and Environment P Plan has been prepared too guide the staff s and wor p rkers in the prediction andd tification of risks and/or ha ident m be encoun azards that may ntered in the construction o P of the …1... Project n and in r hazards that particular for those risks and/or t may be expe ected to occur r in the execut c tion of work covered n within c the contract e between …2… that exit … and …1… …. initions Defi o Main Conntractor - …2… … o Sub-Cont tractor - …1… o nt …22… The Clien o Engineer – The Clients s Appointed En ngineer o Project Saafety Officer - …2…’s Appoi O inted Safety Officer o Sub-contractor’s Safety y Officer - …1…’s Appointed er. d Safety Office cy Statemen Polic nt The director of …1 1… affirm thei t work that …1… shall ex ir intent that the xecute under t ract with …2… their subcontr … t for the … project t shall be plannned and exe ecuted in such h a manner thatt the risks to Safety, He e ealth and the ronment (SHE Envir m E) shall be minimum for their staff and d workers, oth her persons o on or around the site, thee ect and the pr proje roperty of otheers. They m that it is the duty and re y further affirm f all their staf esponsibility of ff and workerss to work in a safe mannerr c and consider the care tions. of others in all their act nager Directo Man or and chief Executive Office: Eng. Date e: ety, Health and Safe a mental Organ Environm nization …1…… Project Mana ager is their senior represen ntative at site and takes ov HE matters. A verall responsibility for all SH named Safety Ma anager will be e appointed by b …1… to carry c out the duties requir red in implem mentation and d supe HE plan for the ervising the SH S e work. This Safety Manage esponsible to the constructi er is directly re f ion director of …1…… for the moni itoring of the safety system m on the site and a his author rity an all mattters of SHE sh f hall be that of an ex ctor. His report xecutive direc t the person he is responsible to with co ting shall be to opies being handled to …1… … ect Manager. In turn the Safety Proje S Manage er will appoint t Inspectors to carry out co ontinuing insppection of thee workk. The respons sibility of thesse Inspectors shall be to the Safety Mana ager and they y shall have eqqual authorityy to him in such ma atters as he maym delegate, in t i writing, to them. Copies of this delega ation shall be given to …1… … ect Manager and Proje a …2… Saf fety Manager. . Executive St taff on site shall be respo onsible to the …1… Project t Mana ager for ensu uring compliance by works s/operations under their control c with tthe Safety Pla an with each h exec v cutive at the various levels of the site orrganization be eing fully respponsible for th w he behavior with o respect to SHE matters, in ad ddition to othe d er executive duties, of the staff, employe ees and subco ontractors und der his controll whet rol be direct or ther this contr w o indirect. In turn, these workers/operat responsible for carrying out tors are fully r t r the requirements of o this Safety Plan. Any subcontractors’ personnel brought onto o site by …1… shall be required to co onform to the e Safety Plan n requirements as th hough they we mployed staff or workers of …1… ere directly em plementation Imp ty Plan: n of the Safet The following are the major tas sks for which it is anticipated risks of Sa nment may be afety Health and/or Environ e entailed and detailed procedure isks are requir es for the limiting of these ri red. • Conttractual and National Legislaation • Abusse of drugs or other substannces • Public Safety • Exca avations • Temporary Support • Scafffolding Workking at height • ess routes Acce • Plantt movements • Hand ds materials dling of hazard 5 65 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N • Storaage of hazardo ous materials • ng and hoisting Liftin • Electtricity • Noisy y operations • Dust t producing opperations • asks Use of specialist ta • Fire Proceedures shall beb developed under the dire ection of …1…… Project Man with the abov nager to deal w e ve prior to the comm mencement of o any relevant operation and they shall be explain ned at suitab t ble times to the staff andd operratives involve he operations. They shall in ed in any of th d to deal with n addition to being directed h items above e vant to them be educated into the reasons for the steps they must relev m take and d encouraged to think risk k ation in all things they do. limita damental SH Fund HE Planning: rom the risk evaluation of This shall stem fr f each operation which is undertaken b by …1… perso onnel or theirr contractors. Th subc de but in no way his shall includ o them due to the operation w be limited to the risks to n ns of others in a the area. Risk evaluation sh nclude the risk hall not only in a Property due ks to Health and d to acciden r nts, but must also consider E the Environmenta l impact of an a ny operation and must con nsider the haz ons, and risks zards of noise, dust emissio s associated with the disposal or misuse of mat terials. The risk evaluatioon shall not be p b ongoing process with it being devel loped, as the o the design e full impact of n becoomes apparent. Furthermor re, it shall be a consideration of design work, which is part of …1… duties thatt rity be given to prior n safeguards against o designing in a risk. Th heses safegua th for the perm ards being bot f manent use of s the structure on/maintenanc and for the erectio ce phase of thhe works. The primary and ongoing o Risk Evaluation shall be carried out at site un trol of …1… te nder the cont e echnical office manager aided by the by the e Safety Officer and the site s Manager with the resu aluations and ult of the eva d oning being pa reaso … assed to the …1… M Project Manager. ents Method Stateme a For activities whic ch are identifie ed as “high risk” with respeect to Safety, Health or En nvironment the e …1… Safetyy cer, who will have been inv Offic on assessmen volved in the risk evaluatio est the Projec nt, shall reque o ct Manager to instruct the Techn p nical Staff to prepare a Method Statemen nt covering thee foreseen risk activities. Th s hese Methods State b prepared with ements shall be w alternate strategies s whi -evaluation of the risks and the choice of ich allow a re- f S that suited from SHE consideraation to the in ndividual task k. A copy of all a Method Sta atements will be passed to o …2…… for approval prior to imple ementation. Site Rules and Procedures P As a subcontracto e subject to the site rules imposed by …2…. or …1… will be … These sh hall be respec r cted and their obseervances moni … Safety pers itored by …1… sonnel. These rules are com mplimentary t to and not alt e ternate to the proceedures …1… Technical Sta op and which aff will develo h will be chec cked and app proved by the e …1… Safety y perso … personnel will onnel.All …1… t w be given site induction training where e the site rules ained to them s will be expla m r to them start prior ting work. Reporting Reco aches of rules ords of all brea s and procedures shall be ke ept at site in the t filing syste em of the Safe d ety Office and with a copy of th hese also bein Head Office”. These shall be ng kept at “H valuation. The b subject to statistical ev e vidual breache indiv es shall be loogged and this log is kept available to …2… Safety Office or oth her authorizedd persoon at all timees the site is open for worrk. Accidents involving injuury to personss or grade shhall always bee orted to …2… Safety repo S Office and a where req a quired to the appropriate ority. regulating autho t Aid: First ll times that …1… At al … orkers or their subcontracto staff, wo ors are on sit te a staff mem ent in first aid mber compete d n site to give primary attent shall be present on jury that may occur. tion to any inj 6 66 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N A first aid kit will kept at …1… w … site office with k being replen the stock e nished as it is used up. This kit shall be adeqquate for the primary attention which will be given at site. With the Arabic and En e kit both in A e nglish shall be kept the emergen ncy service teelephone num a mber(s) and also those of the doctor(s) ) and hospital(s) to whomm requiring attention t aid” shall be referred. n beyond “first The first aider reccording the naature of each injury treated o the person treated and the d, the name of t treatment t givenn shall keep a record. rective Actio Corr on Minoor breaches of t first instan f SHE will in the w nce be dealt with by verbal warnings to the person and supervisor r invol s repeated written warnings lved. If this is en and this will s shall be give w be given a and this will be repeated att h further breach of any rule each e or procedurre. Where a second s warninng is given in writing to ann employee or r supeervisor this shaall be accompa n the event of anied by a written warning of dismissal in milar breach by f a further sim y w the warned personn. b Emphasis at any breach r of the rules or proced dures shall be e given to train on(s) involved in the correct ning the perso t se of actions for cours es. f all activitie ant disregard for Blata f SH or E sh mediate remov hall lead to imm olved wrong doer from site. val of the invo 7 67 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 8 68 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N nnex 5: Participa An P ic consultation ants in the publi 9 69 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 0 70 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N o. No Name on Positio Maanager of general egrated inte gation irrig 1 E Sebaai Madiha El rectorate in Gharbia dir 2 Eng. Ali Said ead of Environ He rtment nmental depar 3 ed Salah Mohame nvironmental department En d 4 Adel Helmy nvironmental department En d 5 Ibrahim Saleh he land owner Th ream side of syphon r after downstr s 6 ed Fouad Abo El hassan Mohame he land owner Th eam side of sy r before upstre yphon 7 atif Mohamed ali Mansour Abd el la armer Fa 8 A El kerimBa Ahmed Abd assiouny armer Fa 9 M Ahmed Mostafa armer Fa 0 10 M Hamdi Mohamed him Ibrah armer Fa 1 71 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 2 72 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N nnex 6:Q An nnaire of Question o the social s survey s of the farmers o s t impeding the mataysyp Sam orks phon wo 3 73 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 4 74 mental & Social Impact Assessm Environm port of the Reha ment (ESIA) Rep AMATAY SYPHON abilitation of SA N 1. User nam me: 2. Number of o Family mem mbers: 3. How gros ss is the land area a that are occupied by th he farmers wit thin the right way of Sama atay drain 4. Do you own o or rent ag gricultural land d in another ar rea ‫؟‬Yes /No es: where it is located and what If Ye w area ‫؟‬ 5. What kind of crops which planted in the winter se eason and sum mmer season ‫؟‬ Wintter season ..... .................... ............................................................ Summer season ...................... .......................................... ..................... 6. What are i e the costs of irrigation in winter and sum mmer season per p irrigate? p 7. Are you paying fees fo or the right of use for the la and you cultiv vate within the e right of way of the canal? ? Yes / No 8. In the case of Yes, How w much per ye L and since when paying t ear? ........... LE, these fees ‫؟‬ 9. What is thet name of th he organizatio on, which char rges these fees? Ministry of Water Resour y rces - Ministry of Agriculture – else? w 10. Are you willing to contribute to the success s of thiss project?Yes / No 11. In the ca ase of construc cting embank kment works and a this will re equire deducting 7m width from the land d o you are occupying, do you agree ‫؟‬Ye es/ No 12. If not,wh hat is the reaso on of rejection n? ............................................... 13. Do you knowk that this s land belong gs to the Mini istry of Water r Resources a and Irrigation, , and you are e violating the Egyptian law of irrigatio on and drainag ge? And what is your comm ment? 14. If the em mbankment works w and con nstructing of a syphon will lead l to damag ge of crops, dod you accept t crop commpensation for damaged agr riculture during the period of o implementation?Yes/ No 15. If not wh hat are the ap ppropriate way y to compensa ate in case of removing par vated land for rt of the cultiv r construct tion of syphon n? k 16. Do you know about the e existence of f water user as ssociations?Ye es/ No w 17. If yes what the name of the Branch Canal Water W User Association's yo ou belong to? ? And who is s chairman n of the Associ iation ‫؟‬ 18. In case ofo NO, what is the reason be ehind that? h 19. Do you have another jo ob ‫؟‬Yes/NO, 20. In the case ofyes, wha at kind of work k and what is your wage or salary? 5 75