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Resettlement Technical Resettlement and HydropAction Plan Community A edAPe Development Action Plan (RCDAP) The complete Bujagali Project EIA consists of 7 documents riFIe: DOCUME,NTCHART.CD1 BUJAGALI PROJECT HYDROPOWER FACILITY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT TECHNICAL APPENDICES Prepared for: AES Nile Power Richmond, UK Prepared by: Approved by: ESG International Inc. Guelph, Canada L ) 2tCW Claudia Schaerer and Approved by: WS Atkins International Epsom, UK Brett Ogilvie in association with Development Consultants International (DCI) Ltd., Kampala, Uganda and African Development and Economic Consultants (ADEC) Ltd., Nairobi, Kenya March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendices Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Appendix A. 1: Terms of Reference for Hydro EIA and Scoping Report Appendix A.2: Approval Notice Appendix B. 1: History of Riparian Agreements Respecting the River Nile Appendix B.2: Sample Letter of Project Notification Sent to Countries Bordering the Nile River Appendix B.3: Letter of No Objection from the Government of Egypt Appendix C.1: FIRRI Report Appendix C.2: Climatic Data Appendix C.3: Flora and Fauna Survey Data Appendix C.4: Health Services Within the Project Area Appendix C.5: Fisheries Data Appendix C.6: Rail Freight Volume Appendix D. 1: Technical Drawings of Various Components Appendix D.2: Safety Analyses Undertaken for the Bujagali Hydropower Facility Appendix D.3: Foundation Methodology Appendix E. 1: Procedures for Drilling and Blasting During Excavation of Foundation Appendix E.2: Quarry Restoration Plan Appendix F: Public Consultation and Disclosure Plan for the Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility Appendix G. 1: Sediment Transport Desk Study Appendix G.2: Cumulative Effects Appendix G.3: Licensed Non-Implemented Projects in Jinja Appendix G.4: Greenhouse Gas Study Appendix G.5: Terms of Reference for Bujagali Dam Safety Panel Appendix H. 1: BEC Training Programme Appendix H.2: Skanska Environmental Policy Appendix H.3: Project Plan Appendix H.4: Our Way of Working Appendix H.5: Waste Management Plan Appendix H.6: SOE/EWE Job Description Appendix H.7: Monthly Site Inspections Form Appendix H.8: Sample Quarterly Environmental Report AES Nile Power March, 2001 A APPENDIX A CONTAINS APPENDIX A.1 AND A.2 APPENDIX Al TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR HYDRO EIA AND SCOPING REPORT Bujagali Project JIvdropower Facility EJA Appendix 4 APPENDIX A.1 TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR HYDRO EIA AND SCOPING REPORT Note: The Scope of Work and Main Study Terms of Reference were originally produced as sections 5 and 4 respectively of the Inception Report (June 1998). Minor editorial changes have been made to the text for the sake of clarity and consistency in the light of subsequent events. Other parts of the Inception Report have either been superseded or are not suitable for inclusion in this EIA. AES Vile Power 1 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hvdropo ver Facilitli EIA Appendixr A CONTENTS 1 Revised Terms Of Reference ...................................... t3 Introduction ...................................... A .1I Study Objectives ...................................... A .1 Review of Alternative Sites ...................................... A: -2 Environmental Assessment of the proposed Scheme ...................................... A 1-3 Review of Scoping Study ......................................1 A -4 Policy Legal and Administrative Framework .............. ........................ A 1-5 Project Description ...................................... A 1-5 Environmental Baseline Conditions ...................................... A 1-6 Assessment of Potential Environmental Impacts ......................................A A1-s Mitigation Measures ...................................... A1 -9 Environmental Monitoring Plan ...................................... Al -9 Enviromnental Action Plan .......................................A l - l10 Resettlement and Compensation Plan ....................A....................l.- l12 2. Revised Scope Of Work ...................................... A 14 Introduction ...................................... A2- 1 Review of Alternatives ...................................... AM -2 Scoping Study ...................................... Ax -4 Legislative Framework ...................................... A, -5 Baseline Socio-Economic Survey ...................................... Ax1-5 Baseline Environmental Survey ...................................... A:'-8 Compensation and Resettlement Plan ...................................... A.2-9 Public Consultation and Disclosure Plan ........... ........................... A2- 10 Tourism Issues ...................................... A2- 1l Transmission Lines ...................................... A2- 12 Other Services ...................................... A2-13 AES Nile Powver 2 March, 2001 Buja gali Project Hydropower Facilin. E1A Appendix A . 1. REVISED TERMS OF REFERENCE INTRODUCTION 1.1 These Terms of Reference (ToR) replace Chapter 7 'Description of the Study' of the original Request for Proposal issued by AES Electric Ltd in August 1997. and should be read in conjunction with the background and contractual material contained in that document. 1.2 The original ToR took into account the results of the scoping exercise undertaken on behalf of Nile Independent Power (now AES Nile Power). The scoping report and the ToR were reviewed in the February 1998 by the independent Panel of Experts (PoE), following a first field visit and environmental review. These revised ToR have been prepared following review of the PoE critique, together with cormnents from NEMA, the IFC and OPIC. Points of clarification have been made during recent discussions between AES and the Consultants with the Panel of Experts, the World Bank and OPIC in Washington and with NEMA in Kampala. STUDY OBJECTIVES S 1.3 The Consultant will be commissioned to carry out a comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the proposed Bujagali hydropower project, and to prepare an Environmental Statement incorporating the full results of the assessment. The study will be undertaken in accordance with the Guidelines for EIA in Uganda, published by the National Environment Management Authority in July 1997, and the International Finance Corporation's draft procedure for Environmental and Social Review of Projects, provided by the IFC in March 1998. These documents are based on the World Bank requirements for Environmental Assessment namely Operational Directive (OD) 4.01 and now revised as Operational Procedure (OP) 4.01. 1.4 The project is classified as Category A, and as such requires a full environmental assessment including preparation of both a Public Consultation and Disclosure Plan and an Environmental Action Plan. The assessment will take into account: * the natural environment; * socio-cultural aspects; * human health and safety. 1.5 An Environmental Action Plan will be prepared to define and cost the mitigation, monitoring and institutional measures to be taken during implementation and operation of the project. AES Nile Power 3 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower FacililY EIA Appendi.r A 1.6 The Consultant will also develop a separate draft resettlement and compensation plar to deal with the issues raised by the displacement of people from land which will be required for the project's development. This plan will conform with World Bank'II1C OP 4.12 on Involuntary Resettlement. 1.7 The EIA study will be divided into the following three stages: * Comparative Assessment of Alternative Sites * Environmental Impact Assessment of the proposed scheme * Resettlement and Compensation Plan REVIEW OF ALTERNATIVE SITES 1.8 Prior to commencing the full environmental impact assessment of the proposed Bujagali site, the Consultant will undertake a comparative review of the selection of the Bujagali site by AESNP. The exercise will provide a background to the various sites available l'or consideration and will give the reasoning behind the selection of the preferred site. The work will be based on a desk review of previous reports, existing information and va ill require the consultants to make brief familiarisation visits to a number of alternative sitecs. In undertaking this review the significance of natural and socio-economic issues will be examined, but the nature of the exercise will mean that no physical or social surveys will be required and the environmental implications of each scheme will be examined from comparable levels of baseline information for each site. 1.9 Due to the nature of the schemes that have been proposed for the River Nile, ihe following three potential hydropower dam-site options will be included in the review: * Karuma (Kamdini) Falls; * Kalagala Falls; * Bujagali Falls. 1.10 In the case of Karuma, a number of options have been considered over time, including small (80-100 MW) schemes as well as larger dam options. These options were originally examined by AESNP and will be considered during the review exercise. Tlle site at Kalagala has only relatively recently been the subject of investigation, but because of its similarity with the Bujagali option, consideration should also be given to this site as a potential hydropower location. 1.11 In addition to the above strategic locations, NEMA ElA regulations require that alternatives are considered for the Bujagali site. Two different alignments will be AES Nile Pou er 4 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hvydropower Facility EIA Appendix A onsidered, namely at Dumbbell Island (including the proposed scheme) and at Busowoko Falls. The comparative study will include an examination of the impacts of different project layouts, dam heights and intake canal arrangements, which could avoid submergence of the Bujagali Falls and additional rapids between Owen Falls Dam and Kalagala Falls. This exercise will provide five different alternative configurations. 1.12 The comparative exercise will be based upon recent detailed aerial photography, together with limited ground truthing. The potential use of GIS techniques will be investigated to provide a comparison of the baseline conditions for each site. It is understood that digitised information on factors such as land cover, infrastructure and administration areas to parish level, are available through the Ministry of Natural Resources. The application of such data will be investigated. Reference will also be made to documentation already produced by or on behalf of AESNP. 1.13 Broad comparative cost data and potential power capacities for the different layouts will be made available to the Consultant by AESNP's engineering advisors Knight Piesold, who will also supply the initial interpretation of the aerial photography. This is particularly necessary when identifiing the areas of inundation for each site alternative in the Bujagali area. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE PROPOSED SCHEME . 1.14 The Consultant will assess the impact of the proposed Bujagali scheme on the physical, biological, socio-economic and cultural environments in accordance with the IFC guidelines and in compliance with the NEMA requirements. The environmental assessment will comprise the following activities: * review of the scoping study; • review of the policy, legal and administrative framework; * description of the proposed project; * baseline studies to describe the existing enviromnental and socio-economic conditions in the area influenced by the project; * detailed socio-economic survey of land areas lost to the project: * assessment of potential environmental impacts; * evaluation of mitigation measures; * preparation of Environmental Monitoring Plan; AES Nile Power 5 March, 2001 Buagacli Project Hvdropowver Facility EIA AppendiT A preparation of Environmental Action Plan. 1 . 5 These activities will form discrete stages of the assessment process, although there will be considerable overlap and feedback within each stage. and certain activities will continue throughout and beyond the EIA. This will apply to the Public Consultation ,ind Disclosure Plan which AESNP will run in parallel with the ElA. The principal requirements of the different elements of the EIA are given below. REVIEW OF SCOPING STUDY 1.16 The Consultant will satisfy themselves that, following the Inception Phase of the project, the scoping exercise together with the Inception Report, reflects the range of potenlial environmental and socio-economic issues and factors that have been identified from he extensive consultations that have taken place since 1996. The extent of the necessairy public consultation and participation procedures have been addressed in Section 3, aInd form the basis for the Public Consultation and Disclosure Plan that will be finalised Ind implemented by AESNP. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK 1.17 The Consultant will undertake a review of the country's legislative and administrative framework within which the EIA is carried out, to ensure that the project is in compliai ce with national and, where appropriate, international environmental standards and social requirements. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1.18 A description of the following elements of the project will be given: * the geographical, physical, social and temporal context of the project; * the principal components of the proposed project and alternative project layoLuts, including, but not necessarily limited to: (i) diversion works; (ii) dam and spillway; (iii) intake and powerhouse; (iv) reservoir area; (v) outlet works; AES Nile Power 6 March, 2001 Bt#jagali Project HyIdropower Facility ElM .4ppendix A (vi) substation; (vii) transmission line to Owen Falls sub-station; * off-site requirements such as accommodation in Jinja, access roads, water and energy supplies, raw material sources including borrow areas and quarry sites and health facilities; * the anticipated development schedule, construction requirements and operational characteristics including energy and staffing requirements, and long tern maintenance needs. 1.19 The description will identify land areas which will be permanently lost to the project and will thereby form the basis for the separate resettlement and compensation plan. ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE CONDITIONS 1.20 This stage will comprise a description of the present environment in the area of influence of the project, determined from site specific and regional baseline studies in the physical, biological and socio-economic domains. The study area comprises the full area of predicted impact, and is defined as: * the project area: the construction site and immediate vicinity of the works, including the dam and power station, the construction camp, quarrying, borrow and spoil disposal areas, the reservoir area to be inundated to the maximum water level and road access routes; * the area downstream of the project site, where it may be anticipated there will be effects on the flow regime and riverine environment; * the wider hinterland of the project site, where there will be both direct and indirect effects, predominantly socio-economic and including for example the effects of the development and proposed mitigation measures on public health and the role of women in the local community, the impact of the accommodation of construction workers in Jinja and the issue of relocation of displaced people on new land areas; • any areas where the existing and future environment may have effects on the project implementation and operation. For example, land use activities in the upstream catchment will influence rates of sedimentation, or the growth of water hyacinth, both of which will affect the functioning and longevity of the project. a 1.21 The baseline surveys are intended to provide a measure of the existing state of the W environment against which future changes due to the project can be monitored. The Consultant will take into account any changes anticipated before the project commences (e.g. the effect of the completed Owen Falls Extension project on the downstream flow AES Nile Power 7 Mlarch, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropowver Facilit,' EIA Appendir .4 regime at Bujagali Falls, and other major development activities within the area liot directly connected to the project). The baseline description will cover all significant environmental characteristics in both the natural and socio-economic domains. 1.22 In the original ToR, there is a concentration on the specification of the socio-econormic study to support the development of the Compensation and Resettlement Plan. Th, se issues are inmportant but must be extended to include social, cultural and economic factors that have relevance to the wider community, beyond the direct affects of landtake and loss of livelihood. Consequently, socio-economic aspects will include, but not be limited to the following: * demographic characteristics, including population distribution, education and occupation types and levels; * ethnic and religious groupings; * land use, occupation and ownership; * the local economy, particularly fishing and agricultural production; * public health status, particularly water related and sexually transmitted diseases; * social services; * infrastructure (water supplies, sanitation, communications); * recreation and tourism: * landscape and visual effects; * archaeological, historical and cultural heritage features. 1.23 In the natural environment, important issues will include: * hydrology and the effects of the project on the downstream flow regime; * physiography, geology and seismicity; * soils and erosion status; * disease vectors; AES Nile Power 8 March, 2(01 Bujagali Project H- dropower Faciliht EIA Appendix A . aquatic ecology and fisheries; * surface and groundwater quality; * terrestrial vegetation and fauna; * sensitive sites of high ecological value; * existing noise and air quality. 1.24 Conservation programmes and any national or local action plans for environmental protection will also be identified at this stage. ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 1.25 The Consultant will provide a detailed assessment and evaluation of the positive and negative, direct and indirect, immediate and long-term, and permanent and temporary impacts of the project during both construction and operation. Impacts will be assessed in either qualitative or quantitative terms, according to their inherent nature and the availability of adequate data to enable predictive analysis to be undertaken. . 1.26 The full range of potential significant impacts on both the natural and human environment will be assessed, together with the strategic and socio-economic implications of the effects, including the following issues which have already been identified: * social and ecological effects of reservoir inundation and changes to downstream flow regime; • need for involuntary resettlement; * effects on water quality; * fisheries and the potential for creating a reservoir fisheries resource; * impact of planned and spontaneous immigration into the area; * effect on water-borne and water-related diseases; * impact on terrestrial and aquatic wildlife; * potential effects on tourism development; AES Nile Power 9 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facilitl EIA Appendix A * comparative economic assessment of tourism potential and power generation; * effect of catclmient land use on sedimentation in the reservoir; * effect of flooding on the cultural and spiritual value of the Bujagali Falls. 1.27 The assessment will include the issue of uncertainty and risk associated with ihe prediction of certain impacts, and identify additional data or monitoring requiremeits necessary to confirm the scale and importance of such effects. MITIGATION MEASURES 1.28 The Consultant will identify cost-effective mitigation measures to reduce or avoid adverse impacts, or to enhance beneficial impacts. These will comprise both modifications to the project design and the introduction of general environmental protection measures within the vicinity of the project. The former will be developed in parallel with the engineering design team, and will focus on sound technical or engineering modifications to the schemes' design or operation. The general protection measures will be incorporated in the Environmental Action Plan, as described below. 1.29 The extent to which the different mitigation measures will reduce the scale of impacts arising from the scheme will be evaluated, and unavoidable residual impacts will be identified. 1.30 Where environmental damage is either unavoidable or irreversible, compensation measures for environmental improvements, such as the establishment of buffer zones for public health protection, or the provision of conservation areas to protect wildlife habitats, will be recommended. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN 1.31 An environmental monitoring plan will be prepared, which will specify the monitorintig requirements needed to verify the magnitude and scale of the predicted impacts, to detect any other adverse impacts at an early stage, and to assess the effectiveness of the mitigation measures. Specific details of the necessary monitoring arrangements before, during and after construction will be given, including a schedule showing the start tinie, duration and frequency of monitoring, the agencies responsible, the estimated capital and operating costs and the reporting and dissemination requirements. ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN AES Nile Power 10 March, 2670] Btjagali Project FlHdropower Facility IAA Appendix A * 1.32 An environmental action plan (EAP) will be prepared, which will recommend feasible and cost-effective mitigation measures to eliminate or reduce significant adverse environmental and social impacts to acceptable levels, and the institutional capacity building measures to be taken during implementation and operation of the scheme. The EAP will detail the necessary actions and provide budgetary estimates of implementing the measures for environmental protection in the following areas: * occupational health and project related traffic accidents; * soil, water and air pollution control; * waste management; * erosion and dust control; * spoil disposal; * water supply and sanitation; * energy supplies; * public safety; * security issues; * employment and welfare issues; * public health; * wildlife and ecological protection; * archaeological or cultural site protection; * other critical areas identified during the study. 1.33 The agencies responsible for the various measures, and the schedule for their implementation, shall be included in the plan. The plan will provide a link with the draft resettlement and compensation plan, which will be produced as a separate document. O 1.34 The EAP will also review the institutional arrangements for carrying out the mitigation and monitoring measures, including the nature, function and capability of environmrental agencies at both local and national levels. Recommendations will be given, if necessarv, for the expansion and capacity development of dedicated environmental units, the training AES Nile Power 11 March, 2001 Bi4agali Pro jecl Hi dropower Facilin EIA Appendid A of staff to allow implementation of the necessary measures, and for issues such as A technical assistance and equipment procurement. REPORTING 1.35 The Consultant will prepare three reports as follows: * an initial report presenting the results of the comparative environmental assessment of alternative hydropower sites; * an Environmental Statement containing the full details of the EIA process and results. The format and contents of the Environmental Statement will follow [he stages of the EIA process described above, and will include: (viii) a non-technical executive summary, stressing the major conclusions, areas of conflict and controversy, issues to be resolved and actions to be taken; (ix) an introductory section dealing with the purpose of the project and its setting within the present energy situation and future power planning programme in Uganda; (x) review of the policy, legal and administrative framework; 0 (xi) a description of the proposed project and alternative layouts; (xii) a description of the existing natural, socio-economic and cultuLral environments in the area influenced by the project; (xiii) the assessment of potential environmental impacts, including methods and techniques used and issues of risk and uncertainty; (xiv) evaluation of mitigation measures and residual impacts; (xv) Environmental Monitoring Plan, including schedule and costs; (xvi) Environmental Action Plan, recommending mitigation measures and institutional requirements including training; (xvii) References; (xviii) Appendices, to include: AES Nile Power 12 March, 20]1 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility E1A A1Ppendix A * records of all consultations, including inter-agency and public or NGO 0 communications; * list of the EIA team members; * tables of data referred to in main text and unpublished reference documents. * a draft Compensation and Resettlement Plan (details of which are given below). RESETTLEMENT AND COMPENSATION PLAN 1.36 OP 4.12 Involuntary Resettlement (World Bank and IFC Versions, January 1998, including the accompanying Annex A) sets out a clear specification of the requirements in respect of the preparation of a Resettlement Plan. These requirements should be used as a basis for the Terms of Reference for this element of the study. In this context 'involuntary resettlement' is used to cover the involuntary loss of shelter, productive assets, access to productive assets including natural resources, and loss of income or means of livelihood, and the measures for mitigating the impacts of displacement. It therefore includes all elements of both compensation and resettlement. * 1.37 The detailed baseline socio-economic survey shall be used as the basis for compensation assessment and the associated specific consultations relating to the Plan. 1.38 The IFC require that a draft Resettlement Plan is provided to them, which conforms to the details provided in Annex A, items (a) to (s) of OP 4.12. Copies of these requirements are given in Appendix 2 of this report. 0 AES Nie Power 13 M¢archz. 2001 Bqjagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix A 2. REVISED SCOPE OF WORK INTRODUCTION 2.1 This revision to the Scope of Work has been developed to address the revised ToR, following the review and comments on the Scoping Study and ToR by the PoE, IlGC, OPIC and NEMA. The Scope should be read in conjunction with the original Offer of Services that WSAI provided to AESNP in October 1997, since much of the original document remain valid in terms of approach and methodology. 2.2 There have be additions to the Scope, notably in terms of increase in the attention thlat needs to be made for specific areas of work (e.g. tourism, health issues, altemative sites), following clarification of the ToR through discussions with Ugandan authorities and the PoE and IFC technical officers. There are also a number of situations (e.g. land acquisition, definition of zones of impact, compensation and resettlement), where thcre are still a number of uncertainties, making it difficult to identify the exact scope of ihe work to be undertaken. 2.3 An example is defining the indirect impact zones, where it is not possible to say how much field work is required in these zones for the baseline socio-economic study, until the specific area of influence is defined. This cannot be done until issues regardirig community compensation, e.g. who, if anyone, benefits from electricity supplies, :re clarified. Such matters cannot be decided upon until the issue of rural electrification is discussed, or AESNP make a clear declaration as to which communities they are prepared to compensate for indirect impacts arising from the project. In the absence of a clear decision, WSAI have assumed that this will include communities which contain famil-ies or individuals who are directly impacted by the dam, the inundation area, construction roads, lay-down areas and quarrying sites. Communities containing no individuals or families affected by direct impacts will not be considered for community based compensation measures, such as power supply. 2.4 The issue of the Compensation and Resettlement Plan is a further example. The need tor land acquisition may only be determined once the census of the study area has been undertaken and the potential beneficiaries identified. It may be that land for resettlement is not required outside the study area, or the amount may be small. Consequently, tlhe exercise to identify land outside the local study area (indirect impact zone) may be a relatively small-scale exercise. 2.5 In a related way, it may be that AESNP may not have a role to play in the identification of such areas. They are not legally allowed to purchase land, so they may not have any responsibility for identifying or securing such land. Land acquisition for compensation purposes may rest with the GoU, apart from the provision of money to finance land purchases. As a result, establishing the legal ramifications of the procedure may require a much greater time input than the identification of land itself. AESIVile Power 14 March, 2001 Bu,jagali Project Hvdropower Facilith ElA Appendix 4 2.6 In this section, we only refer to those areas where changes or additions are considered necessary, relative to the original Scope for the WSAI offer of services. We identify where uncertainties make prediction of the full scope of work difficult and as a result, what assumptions have been made in providing an overall cost estimate for the work. REVIEW OF ALTERNATIVES 2.7 The objective of this component of the study is to confirm the basis for selecting the proposed project alignment and layout, in terms of meeting a threshold of acceptability with respect to environrmental and social impacts, and on the grounds of economic and financial costs. The issue of strategic alternatives was not addressed in the original offer, since it was assumed that the Hydropower Master Plan being produced by Kennedy and Donkin would satisfy the subject. Nevertheless, following discussions with the PoE, IFC and OPIC, AESNP have considered it prudent to undertake an initial review of their approach to the selection of Bujagali, by considering three strategic alternatives (Vol 2 Report 2). This is designed to examine how AESNP reached their decision to develop a Bujagali Falls option. 2.8 Sites which have been previously considered within the Murchison National Park, i.e. at Murchison Falls and Ayago, will not be included, since their environmental costs are considered unacceptably high by the Ugandan Government. For Karuma/Kamdini, the run-of-river options which divert flow from the Karuma Falls, have lower power outputs whilst the dam option provides greater power output, but with concomitant environmental implications. 2.9 The question of the submergence of Bujagali Falls, or other waterfalls on the Victoria Nile, is an important aspect of the site comparison process. The Bujagali Falls are navigable class-five rapids of which there are many examples in Uganda, but their cultural value depends on their relative spiritual and religious significance. The falls at Kalagala are not navigable and can therefore be considered as a waterfall under informal World Bank criteria. As such, they will have natural heritage as well as possible cultural property. The situation will be similar for the Karuma Falls schemes. The whole issue of the submergence or reduction in flow over waterfalls and rapids must therefore be applied to each site. 2.10 This part of the review of alternatives would be largely desk based, involving review of the existing reports that have been undertaken on hydropower development on the Nile, since the mid-1980's. Such a review would normally form part of the initial phase of the EIA, although the level of detail may require to be greater in this instance. A proportion of the work has already been carried out during this Inception Phase, but the findings of the review still require to be reported upon. 2.11 In addition, it would be necessary for the core team to undertake a short confirmatory field trip to ensure the baseline conditions for Karuma and Kalagala. This will not be an S exhaustive exercise, since care must be taken to avoid over-sensitisation of local resident/stakeholder groups. Consequently, reference will be made to consultants who have worked in the study areas wherever possible. AESNP have indicated that Norplan AES Nile Power 15 MVar-ch, 2001 Bijagali Project Hydropowver Facility EIA Appendix A (Karuma) have already extended an invitation to provide a familiarisation trip to the site, which could prove extremely useful. 2.12 The Senior Environmental Officer for Jinja District has indicated that he had undertaken some initial consultations in the Kalagala study area, so that it may also be possible to utilise this source of information, if deemed 'politically' appropriate. The important th Lng to ensure is that the basis for evaluation is the same, so the principle of "least data" ^iill have to be employed in this exercise. 2.13 With respect to the consideration of alternatives in the vicinity of Bujagali, a number of possibilities have been identified during the Inception Phase and discussed with both AESNP and Knight Piesold. Consideration will be given to these once engineering and financial data are provided by the engineering consultants. The PoE have agreed with the WSAI approach that it is necessary to have as equitable a basis for comparison as possible. Consequently, they concur that aerial photography and possible application of GIS techniques, would be useful in comparing the potential zones of direct impact for i:he selected alternatives. 2.14 The two elements of the alternatives exercise should be undertak-en before the detailed EIA and Compensation/Resettlement Plan elements of the study commence. This is as much for the benefit of the Consultations Plan programme as it is for the EIA procedures, but the selection of the preferred site should be justified before detailed work - notably consultation - is instigated. 2.15 A portion of the comparative work has been undertaken during the Inception Phase, notably partial review of the main engineering reports that have been produced since 1986. In addition, this study is essentially to be desk based and as such it is considered appropriate for costing and procedural purposes to remain separate from the main EIA. A summary of the findings of the Bujagali alternatives assessment will be included in the Environmental Statement, in order to meet the requirements of both NEMA and the IFC. SCOPING STUDY 2.16 The Scoping Phase of the project is considered to have been effectively completed. ThMre is nevertheless a need for the consultations undertaken since 1996 to be presented in a summary formn but AESNP already have a dossier of meeting notes, letters and other communications upon which to base the summary. 2.17 It is noted, for example, that NEMA sent copies of a letter (ref. NEMA/4.5, dated 25 September 1997) referring to the NIP Scoping Report, to a number of governmmnt authorities. NEMA requested responses by 3rd October 1997 and the AESNP dossier contains copies of those agencies who responded. Where comments were not receiv-d, AESNP held consultative meetings to encourage feedback. 2.18 It is not proposed that a new Scoping Report is issued, but that the summary of consultations is supplied to the PoE, IFC and OPIC, for their records through the Public Consultation and Disclosure Plan. The Scoping Report itself was commented on as being .4ESANile Power 16 March, 20O1 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facilitv EIA Appendix A deficient in a number of areas and these have been addressed during the Inception Phase, resulting in the modified ToR and this Scope of Work. It is understood that the PoE have been provided with a copy for comment, but that IFC approval is not required. 2.19 It is not considered that additional work needs to be carried out on the Scoping Report, other than to refer to the modifications discussed in this report. LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK 2.20 This element of the study assumed greater importance following the discussions with the IFC during March 1998. Caution has been expressed by the IFC that the issue of land ownership and acquisition requires very careful consideration, since AESNP are not permitted to purchase land. The situationi regarding resettlement and compensation land is further complicated by the fact that the Land Bill (1998) has yet to be fully implemented and the changes to the Ugandan constitution are still influencing issues such as compensation. The topic is presently subject to considerable political debate, the outcome of which is still unclear. 2.21 Therefore, in addition to the issues of environmental issue, the review of legislation needs to extend to national policy matters such as land ownership and compensation requirements. These must be fully taken into account in defining mitigation measures and the environmental action plan, and formulating the compensation and resettlement plan. @ 1It is assumed that this work will take place in conjunction with AESNP legal advisors, to ensure that all aspect of this issue, relevant to the project, are considered and not just those applying to the EIA. Input and advice will therefore be anticipated from Cameron McKenna, with interactive dialogue occurring notably with the EIA advisor, Professor Okoth-Ogendo. 2.22 Discussions will be necessary with AESNP to determine if there is need for greater involvement of the team's legal expert in areas outside the EIA and compensation/resettlement issues. BASELINE SOCIO-ECONOMIC SURVEY 2.23 The baseline socio-economic study will be undertaken at two levels of detail. In the first instance, this will involve a general socio-economic investigation in the wider project area, namely within the indirect impact zones, to identify the following attributes of the area and the population: 0 . population distribution and settlement pattems; o education and literacy levels (particularly among women); AES Nile Power 17 Mfarch, 2001 Bujagcai Project Hvdropovver Facilitn EiA Appendi rA * occupation and income generating activities (including participation in fishing, recreation, tourism and any other activity likely to be affected by the project); 0 * access and transportation issues; * ethnic and language groupings: * health status and concerns; . religious and spiritual affiliations; * cultural heritage and archaeological features; • recreational and leisure pursuits. 2.24 In addition, the drafting of the resettlement and compensation plan will necessitate ?he separate detailed inventory of the properties and land holdings, including areas cropped or grazed, land capability and production value, of the individual households which will be displaced by the main project components and the ancillary land requirements for access roads. The existing fishery interests of affected individuals will also be included in this inventory, since fish species composition and abundance may change due to i:he impoundment. 2.25 The details for undertaking the surveys have been given in the original WSAI offer of services. The fundamental approach to this element of the study will not change. It 'A ill, however, be important to identify the boundaries of the study area, corresponding to the direct and indirect impact zones. Until the latter area is defined, it is difficult to indicate accurately the amount of effort that will be required to undertake the work. It is therefw)re assumed for costing purposes that the indirect impact zone where baseline survey work will be undertaken will not exceed those settlement areas considered by AESNP so far in the study. 2.26 It is assumed that the area of search for the detailed study of the zone of direct impact will include areas where land and/or property will be acquired. 2.27 The survey will therefore cover the settlements of Namizi West. west of the murram read formn Jinja to Lubanyi, and Malindi, east of the tarmac road from Jinja to Kayunga. T'he assumption from the original ToR was that there is a maximum of 2,000 people who wvill require to be consulted, to determine the community situation for these settlements and later also to determine the detailed requirements for this individuals likely to be directly impacted by the project. The number of individuals affected by the project will require to be determined in the early stages of the project, following initial field survey. 2.28 Through recent discussions with AESNP, it is now evident that not all communities or villages that will be adjacent to the area of the reservoir, have been consulted during the AES Aile Power 18 March, 2001 Biz/aga/i Project Hvdropover Facility EIA .Appendix A previous studies, but that this consultation has focused only on those localities who will be directly affected by the construction activity. For completeness sake, and on the basis 0 of the plans that have been produced by Knight Piesold with respect to the areas of inundation, it has also been assumed that it will he necessary to hold consultations outside the identified "indirect" impact zone, in order to include these (potentially unaffected) communities. Discussions with the Chairman of the PoE (Talbot, pers. comm., 13/5/98) have indicated general agreement with this approach, provided that it can be clearly demonstrated that these more "remote" communities, relative to the main construction areas, are not going to be materially affected by construction and the presence of the reservoir. Consequently, the consultations are not anticipated to require more than discussions with LC3 and LC I elected representative officers. 2.29 On the west bank of the Nile, these discussions could include an introduction to the issue of routing of transmission lines through the area, although this should perhaps not be undertaken until there is clarification of the situation regarding liability for compensation, i.e. AESNP or UEB. There is always the danger of developing expectations in the potentially affected communities that there will be compensation available and also that there will be automatic access power supply. Both these issues require careful consideration, but it is suggestcd that initial consultations can be undertak-en as part of the "scoping" for the transmission line EIA. 2.30 It is considered important that the two elements of the socio-economic study, namely the baseline survey and the detailed compensation elements, are undertaken by the same S survey team. The enumerators will be local in terms of language and knowledge of the community, but not too close. WSAI are sensitive to the potentially intrusive nature of the kind of detailed questions that are required, and that people do not respond well to intrusive questions from neighbours. 2.31 Enumerator training is crucial to the success of the survey work and this will be given. Recruitment will consider previous experience and personal maturity, as well as language ability and local knowledge. The number of field workers will be kept low, probably 6- 10 people to work in pairs, so as to minimise both variations in questioning techniques and the level of detail of information that is imparted to residents. 2.32 The enumerators will be under the control of a field co-ordinator, who will be based in Jinja during the various phases of the baseline survey work. They will control all the socio-economic survey work, undcr the guidance of the socio-economic study co- ordinator. BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY 2.33 The majority of issues identified in the original offer of services remain valid to meet the requirements of the revised ToR. Ecological issues relating to flora and fauna are not considered to be of major significance, since there is intensive settlement of the study lb area. Natural vegetation is only remnant, with the exception of the vicinity of Kalagala Falls and some of the islands in the River Nile where natural forest areas still remain. AES Nile Power 19 March, 2001 Bzica/ali Project Hydropower Facilitv EL4 Appendir A Consequently, it is not anticipated than increases in efforts will be necessary for these aspects of the baseline ecological surveys. 2.34 Information regarding fisheries will be obtained largely from discussions with local fishermen, rather than trying to establish a catching programme. Data will also be sou aht from records held by the appropriate government department, the databases for Makai ere University and local fisheries NGOs that are know to be within the study area. Estimates on the significance of any catches will be considered in the assessment of the socio- economic aspects of the study area, including during the cconomic evaluation of the importance of tourism at Bujagali Falls. 2.35 Following review of PoE, IFC and OPIC comments, one major area that is considered requires greater emphasis is that of environmental health issues. The initial proposals to house workers in Jinja, rather than in the immediate study area, should reduce the risk of STDs and other related social issues, but will still require the implications for Jinja to be studied. 2.36 The occurrence of diseases, including those with water based disease vectors, will require careful investigation. The PoE has identified Rift Valley Fever (RVF) as a possible problem which should be investigated through initial investigation of medical records. to determine if any outbreaks of RVF have occurred previously in the area, notably wihen the Owen Falls dam was first constructed. lt may then be appropriate to investigate ihe potential inundation area, once defined, to see if appropriate mosquito eggs/larvae are present. 2.37 In addition, it will be necessary to investigate the species of blackfly present in the River Nile, because, according to the PoE report, the species which recolonised Owen Falls spillways following a major eradication programme in the 1950's, bites cattle, not humans. This situation needs to be confirmed. 2.38 There will also be a need to discuss the operation of the reservoir to determine how water levels will fluctuate or can be made to fluctuate, in order to control the development of mosquitoes and snails. It is anticipated that the diurnal variations in water levels v,ill provide a considerable degree of control of the vectors of malaria, filariasis and bilharzia. Potential flooding of a number of the rapids should also reduce the occurrence of black fly habitats. The exact operation of the dam. however, will not be known until the proposed operation of Owen Falls Extension (OFE) has been discussed with Knight Piesold. This is necessary to determine how variable the water levels in any downstream reservoir will be, given that the OFE is to be operated as a peak load supplier. The downstreatm (Bujagali) site would function as the baseload supply station. 2.39 In addition to the investigation of the water borne diseases and their vectors, it will also be necessary to undertake a more detailed appraisal of the occurrence of diseases in the study area. This would be through investigation of the records held by the District Medical Officer, either at the headquarters, or through the local clinics. Information may be sought during the initial baseline socio-economic study, but it is not proposed that any form of detailed epidemiological study is undertaken. This is considered to be outside the AES.Nile Power 20 March, 2001 Bua jga/i P-oject HvdropoXver Faciliry EJA Appendix A scope of the EIA and would involve AESNP too greatly. What is proposed is that any mitigation measures that are identified as necessary to address any identified health issues, should be implemented through the existing education or implementation programmes operated by the District and Local health offices. COMPENSATION AND RESETTLEMENT PLAN 2.40 The drafting of the compensation and resettlement plan will necessitate a detailed socio- economic survey of the land areas which will be taken by the pnrncipal and ancillary project components, and those areas from which people will be displaced. In addition to the broad socio-economic characteristics of the population described in the baseline study, the inventory will include full details of the properties and the capability and production value of land holdings used or owned by households which will be displaced. The existing fishery interests of affected individuals will also be included in this inventory, since fish species composition and abundance may change due to the impoundment. 2.41 OP 4.12 notes the important role of government in the design and implementation of resettlement plans. At the present time (June 1998) the role and responsibilities of the Government of Uganda with regard to compensation and resettlement for this project are not fully known to the consultants. In addition, the number of persons and households who will be directly affected by landtake, and other measures which may impact upon their livelihoods, is not yet fully determined. These factors will influence both the scope _ of work and the extent of the work necessary to meet the requirements for the production of a Plan meeting the IFC's requirements. The final scope .of work must necessarily reflect the division of responsibilities and tasks between AES and the governrent; and the extent of the work will be inlfluenced by the size and nature of the directly affected area and population. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE PLAN (PCDP) 2.42 It is anticipated that the PCDP will essentially be under the control of AESNP. The original Scope of Work identified the need to appoint a Public Infonnation Officer, preferably from within the ranks of AESNP's existing Ugandan staff. Our opinion on this matter has not changed and initial discussions have been held with AESNP to that end. 2.43 WSAI and its associates would expect to assist AESNP in the finalisation of the PC & DP, but not in its direct implementation, since the Plan must extend through the life of the project, not just the EIA. Consequently, it is anticipated that the Consultants will be available to attend meetings and seminars, in order to provide technical information where required. They could also be available to be present for an agreed number of stakeholder "clinics" that can be planned on a regular basis in thc study area, where 0 residents or local stakeholders would be able to provide comments on various issues arising from documents provided by AESNP or as part of the "feedback" loop that must be established as part of the Plan. AES Nile Power 21 March, 7001 Bujagali Project Hvdropower Faccilit EIA Appendi vA 2.44 Further involvement will be limited to meetings with Government authonrties or agencies, initially as part of the data collection and familiarisation exercise for the core team. L Lter this will relate to updating of the various bodies regarding the state of the EIA exercise. 2.45 If further meetings or involvement are required, these can be undertaken on an ad.'ioc basis, as considered necessary. TOURISM ISSUES 2.46 The issue of tourism has arisen as a result of consultations with the Department of Tourism and also from comments made during the consultation exercise with lozal stakeholders and the PoE. The issue has been specifically raised in connection with i:he activities of the white-water rafting companies wvho have claimed that flooding of Bujagali Falls will not only affect the cultural heritage of the area, but will also adversely affect the tourism potential of the area. 2.47 It is not clear from the (unimplemented) Tourism Master Plan, whether there are specific tourism development plans for the Bujagali area, nor how significant the site is in terms of national or regional tourism potential. It is appropriate that this issue is investigated in further detail, so that the importance of tourism both locally and nationally, can be put in context. This would include consideration of the importance of tourism for the local economy and the country as a whole, when compared to the potential of the area to generate electricity for Uganda. 2.48 In order to assess the significance of tourism, it will be necessary to investigate local visitor numbers from records held at the Bujagali Falls camp and other source (e.g. Jinja Town Council, Department of Tourism) and to estimate future revenue generation from visitors and other tourist activities such as camp sites, white-water rafting, etc. This vx ill rely upon data being supplied from existing operations, but also limited site surveys M ill be planned both during the week and at weekends, to provide some element of independent verification of available data. Tourist number projections from the Mas:cr Plan and more recent data sources will also be investigated. 2.49 It is acknowledged that Bujagali Falls could be a part of a larger tourism "circuit", which is expected to include Murchison Falls, Mountain Gorilla site and associated Nationlal Parks routes. It is important to attempt to place Bujagali Falls into this wider national tourism context, so it is suggested that a limited survey could be undertaken at Entebbe international airport, to determine the destination and expenditure profiles of visitors. Comments upon site specific details will also be sought, so that Bujagali Falls can be judged against other tourist attractions. However, it is not clear whether specific clearance will be needed for such a study from the Department of Tourism. This would be determined once the main study commences and require an additional input of approximately three weeks duration. Involvement of the department of Tourism should be encouraged in such an exercise, so that they can accrue the benefits of such as study by cdirect involvement. AES Nile Power 22 March, 20;71 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix .4 2.50 The findings of the tourism investigations will appear as an integral part of the Environmental Statement. TRANSMISSION LINES 2.51 It was not clear from the initial proposals whether DANIDA had financed the installation of a new transmission line from OFE to Kampala and that this is in the process of being constructed. It is obviously preferable to investigate the possibilities of using the same alignment and preferably the same pylons. However, it is appreciated that the design of these may be inappropriate to attach a further may cable system from Bujagali Falls hydropower scheme. 2.52 It is now understood that the transmission lines will become the responsibility of UEB, once constructed, such that they will undertake their maintenance and operation. Recent discussions with NEMA (11/5/98) indicated that if the line was to become the responsibility of UEB as opposed to AESNP, then a separate EIA should be undertaken on the transmission lines. AESNP and WSAI concur with this approach. 2.53 On the basis of experience with the DANIDA line from Owen Falls to Kampala, UEB should undertake this aspect of the work, although paid for by AESNP, who would also fund and manage the EIA. It is also important that the study is undertaken as a "follow- on" exercise, since the engineering feasibility study is still being undertaken and there are no specific proposals for potential routings from Bujagali to Owen Falls, although UEB have given notice of potential alignments for the route from Owen Falls to Kampala. Finally and perhaps most importantly, no full scoping exercise has been undertaken for the issue of the transmission lines, nor have the potentially affect communities been consulted. Therefore, costing of this aspect of the study would be extremely difficult. 2.54 Consequently, this scope of work does not include for an assessment of the routeing of the transmission line. Before this can be carried out, the opportunities for "pylon- sharing" on the 'main' line to Kampala need to be fully investigated. The details of the DANIDA EIA need to be reviewed and the situation needs to be discussed with NEMA. NEMA have indicated that a full assessment is required, including scoping and, more importantly, consultation in the affected areas. This is particularly true as the alignment nears Kampala, since issues of electro-magnetic radiation (emr) and land take need to be addressed, to ensure that there is no major risk to residents in the vicinity of the power line. 2.55 It is appreciated that the issue of the line from Bujagali to Kampala via Owen Falls requires to be addressed, but it is not felt that this can be accurately scoped or costed, until the initial discussions are held with the appropriate authorities. It would be too easy to over-estimate the costs of this issue at the present time. It is therefore suggested that the work would be undertaken, based on agreed days rates, with the scope of work for the exercise fully discussed with AESNP, following discussions with NEMA, DANIDA, UEB and the Ministry of Natural Resources. AES Nile Power 23 March, 2001 o,,i. ...1 Project Hvdropower Facility EJA Append')x A OTHER SERVICES 2.56 It is anticipated that there will be a requirement to hold further discussions with the IFC, OPIC, PoE and World Bank, although at this time it is difficult to predict when or how often such meetings will be required. Consequently. it is suggested that such requirements should be met on an ad hoc basis, as dictated by AESNP. The same can be true for other meetings required by AESNP, with the exception of the monthly (for the first three months) and quartcrly (for the remaining time) meeting-s with Knight Piesald that were budgeted for in the original WSAI offer. 2.57 A final issue to be considered under "Other Services" relates to an assessment of the Cumulative Effects. Although there is a request for such issues to be addressed, it is extremely difficult to predict if the appropriate levels of data will be available to undertake the study. Consequently, an assessment of the level of study cannot be give]n at this time. It is suspected from the review of the reports and documents that there will be too few data to undertake a sufficiently detailed study to satisfy the points raised by 0] 'IC in their review of the Bujagali project. 2.58 It is anticipated that the issue can be investigated to the satisfaction of NEMA requirements although it will only be based on preliminary assessments. With respecT to OPIC requirements, the scope of the results of the exercise will require discussions to be held with the organisation to determine if such an approach is satisfactory. Until this is undertaken, it is not possible to say whether the scope of the study will satisfy the fund:ng agency. A4ES Nile Power 24 March, 2001 APPENDIX A.2 APPROVAL NOTICE Original -.000023 § - - -r- ----TE REPUBInC OF UGANDA - - --- THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (NEMA) The National Environment Statute, No. 4 of 1995- The Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, S.I. No. 13 of 1S98 0 Certificate of Approval of Environmental Iipact Assessment Certiricate No. NEMA/EI A023 | ~~~~This is to certif tha the fr1,;eWf n, ,cf/Erzviron,enta(Impat Stotemnent 1t zecei%'ed from g t5 ~AES N4ILE-:POWER ,_, of . 0o. BOX ?24 4 01, KAM1PAtLA.-- subni;tted in accordance w0ih die N.-iiin:al Eriiirt-nincni Statute IO Jhe 14alion:ll Enwrinmalent r413nagernent Authority INUiA) re,gardingy dcsm i t, BrJAGA; fi 1YDROELECTRIC PO?iER PPOJECT-; td(jirle of Prv,;ect) .4; ,s,, |briefly d&kcribed as ~ T REE:R GlERPO C- o (Xttilfaewtur,p i3Se) I 1 ., ;locaied ;|, DUiBELL I SLAND; 2;2 5KM DOWNSTREAM FROM-BUJAGALI FAI LS, AND &KM DThEAWO1- TFE OWIEN FAIS'DAM- (DistricL'Sub-countr1iCi/ anI , ; -' hnrsbeen reriEwendand was fouhq5a, <-sx § thave no SI-6nificarntmromna ipht Cn spio.-d. P - - -- -- g m! ts fid r. eenditien predemn feir approIal and,implcnwntation: -PLEASE TURN OVER -- - - (Asn;ch releviant details where necessary) 9 Dated 2t RAMPALA.. on NOVEMBER:-.-)" 199 9.-i *Signied O,jurg Dcidopt - end A~niry TP.WCA1t: The AuIhoeiI)-- QLADIWP L A.. , lir Dvieci Dor (N JIjA) .: F uDnr;.k DinICAT Li Ai. `T'ttuAn:Th Authcrly- QvAmupuA Ai) ofir :-- 01/11 '99 18:13 IPFX 34B9SZ pdS NILE POwER ¼ CONDMONS OF APPROVAL (Additional Information Sheet) g AES Nile Power undertakes to fulfil its obligations on the E following: g 1. AES Nile Power shall compensate the persons identified to be effected bv this project on both the West and East banks of the river in accordance with Article 26 of the Constitution of the Republic of Ucjanda. and in accordance with the modalities for compcnLatirn that are mutually aqreeable to both the affected communities and AES Nile Power. 2. AES Nile Power shall meet all the obligations agreed upon P with reqard to resettlement of all displaced persons, on pq such terms as shall be mutually aqreed between AES NILE Power and the affected persons. 3. AES Nile Power shall shift the cultulral shrines as agreed Sth t-he coceneVarKties. and to .lil anv other oblicAations as acreed by AlES Nile Poyw and the affected PL _ L ie -s ._,_ . . ? 4 AES Nile Power shall .$-a ^11 thA pmr> s il with the construction and operational phases of the project including: a) Ensuring that no quarrying takes place in the river bed. b) Minimising dust pollution within the construction sites as well as along uinsurfaced roads where the heavy duty construction equipment will he used. Such measures P - - -- - - ~~~~~~~~PTO >% Dated at KAMPALA r NOVEMBER 1. 1999 K. -Signed Execativ Dire e (NMJMAJ PEw--SE=-3=3Jtwso ,,v;S t 4b Cont. should include, among other things, sprinkling of water on areas where there is high dust emission. c) Protection of workers against exposure to excessive noise in areas where excess noise pollution is inevitable through provision of protective gear and adhering to the Standards for noise pollution as may be set by NEMA. d) Pull restoration of all sites where construction materials will be excavated, including borrow pits, quarry areas and any other excavated areas. 5. Meet all the technical requirements with regard to control and regulation of water flows downstream to the dam, and to meet any other requirements as will be prescribed by the Directorate of Water Development with regard to hydrology of the Nile and other water quality concerns. The development of the project shall also be in conformity to international agreements applicable to development of the nature proposed on the River Nile. 6. 2nsure integration in the dan design and construction of fish passage ways in order that the dam to be constructed will not adversely affect movement and passage of any rnigratory fi5h species in the river. 7. AES Nile Power shall undertake to develop alternative tourism and recreation amenities to compensate for the lowered tourism potential of the Bujagali falls and other amenities in its surroundings which are to be inundated. 8. Implement all the proposals contained in the Environmental Impact Statement as submitted to NEMA a-n 15th March, 1999, including implementing the Environment Action Plan, the Monitoring Plan, and all the mitigation measures in a prompt and timely manner so as not to adversely affect the environment. 9. In accordance to Section 23(4) of the National Environment Statute, to ensure that you mitigate any other undesirable environmental impacts that may arise due to implementing this project but which were not contemplated by the time of approval of this environmental impact statement. 10. AES Nile Power shall pay to the Authority the fees as required by Regulation 37(I) of the Environment Impact Assessment Regulati 5 1998. eujs a APPENDIX B CONTAINS APPENDIX B.1 TO B.3 APPENDIX B.1 HISTORY OF RIPARIAN AGREEMENTS RESPECTING THE RIVER NILE Bujagali Project Hvdropower Facility EJA Appendix B APPENDIX B.1 HISTORY OF RIPARIAN AGREEMENTS RESPECTING THE RIVER NILE In the early colonial period, the major part of the Nile Basin was under British control and Britain sought to use this basis to extend its control of all the waters of the Nile. This was done by entering into a series of treaties with other European colonial powers that controlled some of the Nile Riparian States. When Egypt became autonomous from Britain, it entered into treaties with Britain (which acted on behalf of her colonial possessions) to secure the waters of the Nile for the use of Egypt. These agreements were aimed at maintaining the natural condition of the flow of water in relation to the volume, level and its seasons. The underlying presumption was that the upper riparian states were more climatically favoured areas and did not necd the Nile waters for irrigation since thev could depend on rain-fed agriculture. A number of agreements were made between Britain and other colonial powers relating to the Nile. These treaties indicate the general growth of the regulation of the Nile and its direction in favour of Egypt (and sometimes the Sudan), but have no immediate significance for Uganda. They can be summarised as follows: * Agreement between Italy and the UK of 15 April 1891. This agreement delimited the spheres of influence between Britain and Italy in East Africa and included a provision whereby the Italian Governmnent undertook not to construct any works that would divert or modify the flow of the Atbara into the Nile; * The Treaty of 15 May, 1902 between the UK (acting for Egypt and the Sudan) and Ethiopia defined the boundaries of the Sudan and other British possessions bordering on Ethiopia and, in addition, obligated Ethiopia not to construct any works on the Blue Nile, Lake Tsana and the Sobat which would arrest their flow into the Nile except with the Agreement of the UK and the Government of the Sudan; * The Treaty of 9 May, 1906 between the UK and the Independent State of the Congo which redefined the spheres of influence of the parties and included a provision whereby the Congo undertook not to construct any works on the Semiliki or Isango River which would diminish the volume of water entering Lake Albert except on Agreement with the Sudanese Government; AES Nile Power 1 March, 2001 Buijagali Project Jvdropower Facilitc EIA Appendix B • The Tripartite Agreement of 13 April, 1906 between the UK, France and Italy. included, inter alia, a provision requiring the powers to act in concert tc reserve the interest of the UK and Egypt in the Waters of the Nile and its tributaries; * The Anglo Belgian Agreement of 1934 which was the only agreement which was not directed at the interests of Egypt but was intended to apportion waters of the Kagera between Tanganyika and Ruanda-Urundi. It required thal whenever waters were abstracted from a watercourse in one territory, it should be restored before entering another territory. Agreements between Egypt and the United Kingdom can be summarised as follows: * The Nile Waters Agreement of 1929 sought to divide the waters of the Nile between Egypt and the Sudan and especially to allocate water to the latter for irrigation in the Gezira. It contained a clause whereby the UK undertook not to construct any irrigation or power works on the Nile or its tributaries or associated lakes in the Sudan or in the territories under the administration of Britain without the consent of Egypt, if such constructions would have the effect of reducing or delaying the water destined for Egypt. The effect of this above agreement is that Uganda and all the countries under British administration had to seek the consent of the Egyptian Government if any of them wanted to carry out irrigation, power works or construction of any other measures on the River Nile or its branches or on the lakes in those territories; * The Supplementary Agreement of 1932 provided for the building of the Jebel Awliya Dam near Khartoum on the Blue Nile for the benefit of Egypt and with Egyptian funds; * The Owen Falls Agreements of 30 May 1949, 5 December 1949 and 5 January 1953 between the UK and Egypt provided for the participation of Egypt in the construction of the Owen Falls Dam, and the use of Lake Victoria as a storage reservoir of water for Egypt. They also provided for the financial contribution of Egypt and the compensation Egypt would pay to the East African states due to damage incurred as a result of the rising level of the lake. Furthermore, it was agreed to have a Resident Egyptian Engineer at the Dam to ensure that the interests of Egypt were taken into account. To this day, an Egyptian Engineer is still resident at the Dam. AES Nile Power 2 March, 2001 Bijagali Project Hvdropower Facility EIA .4ppendix B From the above, it is evident that the nature of the colonial agreements on the Nile had one objective, namely to secure the use of Nile waters for Egypt and, later, the Sudan. The rights of the upper riparian countries to the equal use of the Nile were not considered, In the post- colonial era, there has been no remarkable development of international law in the Nile Valley relating to the apportionment of water rights. Egypt has continued to assert its rights on the basis of the colonial treaties. The other basin states have, on the other hand, repudiated the claim by Egypt that they acceded to those colonial treaties. Many basin states rejected the doctrine of universal accession at independence. Some treaties of a limited nature, either in geographical extent or in subject matter, have been concluded. These treaties include: * The 1959 Agreement for the Full Utilisation of the Nile Waters between Egypt and Sudan. This agreement provided a basis for the equitable sharing of the waters of the Nile between the lower-most riparian countries. It also provided for the construction of the Aswan High Dam and for the sharing of the costs and benefits of the Dam. The agreement further provided for the construction of other works in the Nile by the parties for their joint benefit. In addition, the parties established a Permanent Joint Technical Committee to administer works and any issues arising from the treaty. The parties also acknowledged that other riparian countries may claim a share of the Nile Water. The parties undertook to study such claims jointly and in such an event adopt a unified view. The Agreement points to the possibility of renegotiating assertions of acquired rights to Egypt. The success of the Sudan in renegotiating with Egypt points to the possibility of similar achievements for other states; * The Agreement establishing the Kagera Basin Authority and the Management of the Kagera River Basin of 1977. This groups together Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania, being the states of the Kagera Basin. The Treaty sets up the Kagera Basin organisation and provides for co-operation in the general development of the Basin; * Hydromet and Tecconile Projects - in 1967, the Hydromet project was created pursuant to an agreement of most of the Basin states. The project aimed at achieving the hydrometeorological survey of the catchment of the Equatorial lakes. This project expired in 1992 and has been replaced by the TECCONILE Project also on the basis of an agreement by the basin states. Its principal aim is to create a basis for co-operation in the Nile Valley, especially in areas of meteorology and hydrological data; AES.Nile Power 3 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hvdropower Facilirv EJ4 Appendix B * The Lake Victoria Agreements - two important international agreements have been concluded. The Convention for the Establishment of the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation was adopted at Kisumu on 30 June 1 994 by thc representatives of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The agreement establishecl the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation (LVFO) as an organisation tco harmonise fisheries policies and legislation and to promote the conservation oi the lake environment in general. On 5 August 1994, an Agreement on the Preparation of a Tripartite Environmental Management Programme for Lake Victoria was concluded by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. This agreement created a programme that strengthened co-ordination among the three states in the management of lake resources including fisheries, water quality and land use, wetlands, and the control of the introduction of alien species. As mentioned above, Uganda repudiated the colonial agreements relating to the River Nile following independence. This was followed by a declaration on treaty obligations, which stated the right of independent Uganda to determine her attitude towards such treaties. The post-independence statements were not followed by consistent practice on the part of Uganda to effect their contents. No evaluation of existing treaties was carried out with a view to affirming, modifying or abrogating those treaties. However, since the statement by Parliament was clear that treaties, which were not affirmed by December 31, 1963, would be considered repudiated, the assumption would be that Uganda did not accede to the colonial agreements on the Nile. Uganda's repudiation of the colonial agreements was supported by: * The 1929 Nile Waters Agreement: in principle, an agreement apportioning water between Egypt and Sudan. It attempts to impose obligations on the East African states (successors to the British East African Territories) in only one clause. This obligation made sense at the time, when seen in the context of the British Empire as a whole. However, it no longer makes sense to impose such obligations on states such as Uganda, which was not a party to them. (NVienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, Articles 34-36); * The 1929 Agreement itself did not create permanent rights for Egypt in relation to the Nile in the East African territories. This is because the Agreement itself accepts the impermanence of the arrangement. It provides that the parties may, AES Nlile Power 4 March, 2001 Bijagalh Project Hydropower Facilitri EIA Appendix B at a future time, change the arrangements when the status of Sudan was resolved. Indeed, all the provisions of the treaty relating to the apportionment of water between Egypt and Sudan were revised in the 1959 Agreement for the Full Utilisation of Nile Waters; * The Egyptian Governnent, in its reply to the direct repudiation of the 1929 Agreement by Tanganyika, acknowledged the non-permanence of the treaty. Egypt accepted that the treaty could remain in force until replaced by a new treaty; * With regard to the Owen Falls Dam Agreement, it may be argued that Egypt breaches it in some material termns. Egypt failed to pay compensation for damaged lakeside interests as agreed. The travaux preparations of the Agreements show the importance and material character of compensation to the Agreements. A breach of a material term of a treaty entitles the other party to withdraw from, tenninate or suspend the treaty. (Vienna Convention, Article 60). It should be noted that Uganda has not repudiated the Owen Falls Agreement to the extent of not honouring her obligations under the agreement and the Egyptian Engineer is still resident in Jinja carryirig out the agreed functions. The operation of the Dam has not conflicted with the provisions of the agreement. This means therefore, that the conduct of Uganda is based on the need to promote good neighbourliness or international amity rather than the law. Uganda has continued to be guided by the rules of customary international law relating to international rivers and drainage basins as enunciated in the Helsinki Rules of 1966 and the Principle of Good Neighbourliness. A case in point is the Owen Falls Dam Extension Project where Egypt was consulted before the project could take off. It was only after extensive consultations with the other riparian states, especially the downstream ones, that the project finally started. AES Nile Power 5 March, 2001 APPENDIX B.2 * SAMPLE LETTER OF PROJECT NOTIFICATION SENT TO COUNTRIES BORDERING THE NILE RIVER S . -Tl.grumt EXTEPRLOIL XYMFALA oMin!fy dF0i Airs TdrphoaDe 349661 f2-5151SS152 P. BOX 7OA.& 7Tel 6lO1OI, ADMISTR Kampala i1 7s.72n r 32Sjd Uganda ilaR' cerrCpondeacc an XCIA1502 tbii! subjtcr pias- quoate Ne. TH R SPUBUC OP UuIDi 24 February 2000 H.E. Amr Mousa Minister of Foreign Affairs Arab Republic of Egypt Your Excellency My Government wishes to notity the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt that the Government of the Republic of Uganda has executed an Agreement with the AES Nile Power Ltd a limited liability company established under the Laws of Uganda to construct an Eieciricity Generating Station et Bujagali Falls approximately eight kilometres north of the existing Owen falls Hydro-electric facility on the Vlctoria Nile River. The new power station with a capacity of 250 MWs will be constructed on the west bank of the River. The Government of the Republic of Uganda intends to continue with the present operating procedure which has been used since 1954 to determine and produce the controlled discharge down the Victoria Nile River. Continuing with the present operating procedure would result in no change to the discharge pattern in the rver as to the range of water levels of Lake Victoria that would have occurred had this hydropower facility not been constructed. Technical drawings and the designs of the facility have been prepared by the experts of AES Nile Power Ltd and have been reviewed by the experts of the Uganda Electricity Board, 2 Statutory 16/02 '01 14:18 FMA 346982 AES NILE POW02 ,orporation owned by the Government of the Republic of Uganda and the experts of the Govemment of the Republic of Uganda who have found that the operation of the hydroelectric facility would not violate the existing water discharge arrangements. The technical documents are attached as Annex WA. It is the hope of my Government that when the technical documents have been reviewed by your experts, the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt will agree that its interests will not be adversely afFected. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of mny highest consideration. Eriya Kategaya 12 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign A,ffairs APPENDIX B.3 LETTER OF NO OBJECTION FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF EGYPT IA'UZ Ul 1.;U4 I-AA a z AES M1L PUWER wjuz - OF FOREIGN ArFp,p1S Cairo, 3] May2000 Excellency, r I wou.ld ike to express mly appreciation for your letter nottiying of the Governrnent of Uganda's intention to coastuet an Electziciy :-Gencratg Station at Bujag-3i Falls North of the exlstA Ow Fa s .:ydro-Electrit- Fa Rility OIl the Viotoria Nile River. Your notification underlmaes the traditonal spirit of cooperation and excellent relations betweet our two brotherly countrins and provides a timJy and well deserved oppOrtur6ty for prior Consultations regarding the Bujagali project. s-;c Having reviewed the doo=oniets of the project by teihnical experts, it gives me pleasure to inform you thaf my Government has Lo objection to te,e 13ujagali project as long as the proj ect will not adversely affect the =.terests of E gypt in lake Victoria including those interests covercd by the 1991 agreement between oux two countries on the extension of the Owen Falls dan. I would 3like to com1acnd the comniAtnent of tha Gt7venment of Urganda to continue Avith lhe preseut operating proce&Te which would result n no change to the discharge pattern in the Victoia Nile river ancl would not -violate the existing water discharge anrangements under the 1991 agreement. tI rust that above provides the essence of our Govemnents' common agreemett on t.his project I avail moyself of this opportanty to renew to youtEx xvelltncy the assurances of my highest considerations. X ~~~~~~~~~~~~Amr/eMoW7 II.E -riya Kategaya t-*.z- First Dt-puty Prime Mbinster and M-nister of Foreign Affaim The Republic of UGANDA 0 :;z c APPENDIX C CONTAINS APPENDIX C.1 TO C.6 APPENDIX C.1 FIRRI REPORT AQUATIC AND FISHERIES SURVEY OF THE UPPER VICTORIA NILE A REPORT PREPARED FOR AES NILE POWER BUJAGALI HYDROPOWER PROJECT FINAL REPORT [DECEMBER 20003 Prepared by: National Agricultural Research Organization Fisheries Resources Research Institute P.O. Box 343, Jinja, Uganda Fax: 256-43-120192 Tel: 256-43-120384 Table of Contents Chapter Title Page Table of contents Acronyms iii 1 Introduction 1 2 General Methodology and Data Collection 3 3 Background results 5 3.1 Water Quality Characteristics 5 3.2 Algae and Aquatic Macrophytes 6 3.3 Micro-invertebrates (Zooplankton com position, Diversity 8 and Abundance) 3.4 Macro-invertebrates 9 4 The Fisheries 11 4.1 Catch composition and Relative abundance (biomass) 13 4.2 Fish zones and keystone species 14 4.3 Fish ecology 15 4.4 Trophic interactions 16 4.5 Key habitat interactions 17 4.6 Egg Production (fecundity) and Reproduction 19 4.7 Trophic-habitat interactions 19 4.8 The socio-economic importance of the fishery 20 5 Discussion .25 6 References 35 Acknowledgements :38 =________ Appendices :39 Acronyms kg micrograms kS Micro Semen < Less than CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Cm Centimetre CPUE Catch per unit effort DAFOR Dominant, abundant, frequent, occasional, & rare. DO Dissolved Oxygen DWD Directorate of Water Development EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIS Environmental Impact Statement FIRRI Fisheries Resources Research Institute Ind. Individuals Kg Kilogram Km Kilometre L Litre M Metre Mg Milligrams MW Mega Watts NEMA National Environmental Management Authority P Probability Q Quarter Sp Species SRP Soluble Reactive Phosphorus TN Total nitrogen TP Total phosphorus UEB Uganda Electricity Board 1. Introduction The aquatic ecosystem of the Upper Victoria Nile is part of a wider complex of water bodies (lakes and rivers) in Uganda (Fig. 1) that is of immense socio- economic importance, especially the fisheries. A source of food, income, energy, irrigation and drinking water, the protection, sustainable use and management of the Upper Victoria Nile water resources are vital to Uganda's economy. The Upper Victoria Nile, due to its abundance of socio-economic benefits, provides a significant contribution to Uganda's economy. The fisheries contribute to the sector as a major source of the export earnings, second to coffee (NEMA, 1996), sustain small fishing villages, provide income and generally improve nutrition. Apart from the socio-economic significance of the fisheries, the riverine features of the Upper Victoria Nile, especially its hydropower potential, distinguish this river from the rest of the aquatic ecosystems in the country. Hydropower, a valuable component of Uganda's economy, is another aquatic resource related to the Upper Victoria Nile. The dual exploitation of hydropower and the fisheries can fuel the country's economy, however, their mutual compatibility and sustainability remain a management challenge. With a growing population and energy demand, the Nile hydro-power potential may be considered the major alternative to wood fuel which presently accounts for 94% of the total energy consumed in the country (NEMA, 1996). Soil erosion and water quality changes resulting from deforestation, adversely affect the Upper Victoria Nile and consequently, the fisheries. To conserve the ecological dynamics of the riverine system, alternative energy sources to wood-fuel have been identified, specifically hydropower, which would alleviate some of the energy burden. Harvesting this new energy source would benefit Uganda's economy and environment, provided the fisheries were maintained. With growing interest in developing alternative power sources, such as hydropower, many organizations and committees have been formed to necessitate sustainable management of natural resources. Since the early 1970's, the World Bank has taken particular care to ensure that the hydropower and irrigation projects it has financed have heeded the environment. 'Dams and the Environment, Considerations in World Bank Projects' (1989), a World Bank technical paper, discusses the cost-benefits of proposed dam projects by weighing the potential environmental impacts against the economic benefits. It also addresses environmental concerns and proposes mitigation measures. Similar global policies include the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). The National Environmental Statute of 1995 outlines policies and regulations in Uganda for prevention of environmental degradation and is enforced by the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA). Environmental impact assessments (EIA), monitoring plans, environmental action plans and audits are NEMA-legislated requirements in Uganda for all development projects to preserve the environment. AES Nile Power (AESNP) has proposed that a 250 MW hydropower plant be constructed on the Upper Victoria Nile (Fig. 1) at Dumbbell Island, 2.5 km downstream from Bujagali Falls. To comply with NEMA's mandate, an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) dated March 1999, among other documents, was submitted to the Government of Uganda. Subsequently, a baseline aquatic monitoring and fisheries survey of the Upper Victoria Nile, a recommendation of the EIS, was commissioned to the Fisheries Resources Research Institute (FIRRI). The survey would be used to assess and mitigate potential environmental impacts of the hydropower plant pre, post, and during construction with special reference to the fisheries. Scope of the Aquatic Monitoring and fisheries Survey The proposed Bujagali Hydropower Plant is located at Dumbbell Island along the Upper Victoria Nile, a 100 km corridor connecting Lakes Kyoga and Victoria (Fig. 1). According to literature, these two lakes and this section of the River Nile share many fish species. Hence, the overall objective of the survey was to determine potential pre, during and post construction environmental impacts of an artificial barrier on the fish and aquatic ecology of the Upper Victoria Nile. The scope of work consisted of compiling baseline data of the hydrology, water quality, and ecology (invertebrate, fish, and macrophyte surveys) of the Upper Victoria Nile in the region surrounding the proposed hydropower plant. Four quarterly surveys were completed that gathered seasonal data over the year 2000, incorporating the short and long rainy seasons and the short and long dry seasons. The sampling area consisted of four sites, one upstream and three downstream of the proposed project (Fig. 2) each with transects across the width and along the banks of the river. Standard sampling methodologies for the assessment of aquatic ecosystems were adhered to in the field and laboratory. The results of these surveys are detailed in four reports conducted from the 16th to 28th of February, 5th to 14th of April, 1 st to 8th of August, and 20th to 27'h of October 2000. The data assembled over the four surveys were reviewed to establish overall pre-construction environmental conditions. The following specific objectives were set for the baseline study and were addressed in each of the surveys: * To study an area large enough as to encompass significant impacts anticipated both upstream and downstream of the site at Dumbbell Island, * To monitor hydrological and water quality determinants, * To study algal species composition * Determine macrophyte composition and distribution, • To carry out invertebrate surveys, * To carry out fish stock (relative abundance) and fish catch surveys, * To study the biology of fishes and food webs. Ecological investigations carried out on the two lakes (Victoria and Kyoga) in the last two decades show a steep decline in fish species diversity due to overfishing, predation pressure by the Nile perch and environmental 2 degradation including eutrophication and water hyacinth infestations. In contrast with these investigations, much less has been reported or studied on the Upper Victoria Nile. Little research and few studies have been completed with respect to fish migration within the Upper Victoria Nile. No similar study was conducted at the time the Owen Falls Dam was constructed. It is also not known whether or not fish could ascend the now semi-submerged Ripon Falls. Furthermore, there are other potential barriers (e.g. Kalagala and Bujagali Falls) whose effects on fish distribution patterns and behavior are not known. However, it can be determined from taxonomic studies (e.g. Greenwood, 1966; Beadle, 1974) that a 'nilotic fauna' is separated from the Victorian fauna by Murchison Falls even though the River Nile flows from Lake Victoria through Lake Kyoga and downstream through Lake Albert towards Sudan. Major factors that may provide insight into environmental impacts of the proposed project on fishes and fish populations are the number and density of fish species in the different sections of the river, habitat characteristics, keystone species, trophic interactions, breeding and migratory species. This report is structured according to the guidelines provided by AESNP. After the introduction, sampling methodologies for all the physical and biological parameters and surveys are outlined in Section 2 followed by the background results in Section 3. This section outlines pertinent water quality (e.g. dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH, suspended solids, oils and grease, nutrients), phytoplankton (algae), aquatic macrophytes (mostly submerged and floating plants), micro-invertebrates (zooplankton), and macro- invertebrates (e.g. insects, insect larvae, snails) results. It also considers spatial and seasonal trends and identifies keystone species. Fish species composition and ecology, important commercial and non-commercial fish species, and potential post-construction changes in the ecology are elaborated in Section 4. An overall discussion of the results, along with conclusions and recommendations, are presented in Section 5. As the report is based on the four detailed surveys, the four reports should be used as reference during the review of this document. 2. General methodology and data collection Four study transects (Fig. 2) were identified by a team of FIRRI scientists (Annex C) together with AESNP representatives. These were: Kalange- Makwanzi (transect 1), upstream of proposed dam construction site at Dumbbell Island, Buyala-Kikuba Mutwe (transect 2), Matumu-Kirindi (transect 3) and Namasagali-Bunyamira (transect 4) at increasing distances downstream of Dumbbell Island. Quarterly sampling surveys for water quality, algae, aquatic macrophytes, invertebrates (micro and macro) and a fishery survey (biology, ecology, species composition, abundance, importance and volume of fish catch) were carried out during February, April, August and October 2000 respectively. Water quality: In situ measurements (dissolved oxygen, temperature, conductivity, and pH) were carried out using Orion portable meters and a secchi disc was used to measure water transparency. A van Dorn water sampler was used to draw water samples, which were analysed for nutrients following standard methods (Greenberg et al 1992, Stainton et al 1977). Suspended solids were determined by weight difference, oil/grease concentrations were measured using the partition-gravimetric method (Greenberg, 1992) and chlorophyll-a concentrations were obtained using the standard spectrophotometric method (Greenberg, 1992). Algal biomass and composition were determined using the standard spectrophotometric method and the methanol method and appropriate keys (Stainton et al, 1977). Aquatic macrophytes: Plant identification along the riverbanks was carried out from a canoe. Other specimens were collected from one metre square quadrants and pressed. Further identification using appropriate keys and quantification based on the DAFOR system were carried out in the laboratory and at the Makerere University herbarium. Invertebrates: Micro-invertebrates were sampled using Conical Nansen nets, identified and counted under inverted microscopes using suitable identification keys. A ponar grab was used to sample macro invertebrates in sediments and macro- invertebrate nets were used for those in macrophyte roots. The collected specimens were identified using appropriate keys and enumerated. Fish biology, ecology, distribution and abundance: Graded gillnet mesh size nets and beach seines were used to sample various habitats for fish. The fish were preserved in an ethanol and formalin mixture and were identified and sorted. Biometric measurements were taken and other biological parameters, including food items of fish and egg counts, were recorded. Fish catch survey: Commercial fish species were identified from known number of canoes, gear sizes and fishing methods. Fish samples were taken for biometric measurements. The number of active canoes and full time jobs supported by the fishery were recorded. The estimated total yield and value were computed. 0 4 3. Background Results 3.1. Water Quality Characteristics Spatial Differences and Seasonality of Key Physical Parameters No systematic spatial (i.e. longitudinal) trends were revealed in physio- chemical parameters from transect 1 (Kalange-Makwanzi, upstream of Dumbbell Island) to transect 4 (Namasagali-Bunyamila, downstream of Dumbbell Island). The mean conductivity, suspended solids, pH, dissolved oxygen (DO) and temperature values varied widely between transects. This could be attributed to the incongruity of site locations resulting from varying river and shoreline conditions with differing water regimes. For example, the upstream study area was characterized by fast flow regimes accentuated by rapids/falls (e.g. Bujagali and Kalagala among the most prominent) and the bends in such sections contained quieter embayments which were also sampled. In contrast, the downstream sites were characterized by a more regular and gentle flow across the width of the channel. Secchi depth, a measure of water transparency, generally increased downstream with transect 4, showing the clearest water during all four seasons. This pattern was closely correlated with a comparatively low suspended load. The slower flow across the wide wetland-buffered channel was probably responsible for the low level of suspended solids. The high suspended solids load upstream could have been attributed to soil erosion from the devegetated banks in the Jinja area, and agricultural plots between transect 1 and transect 2 (1st & 2nd Quarter AESNP Reports, 2000). In contrast to longitudinal patterns, the seasonal changes had a clearer influence on many of the physical parameters. For example, regarding dissolved oxygen, the wet seasons were associated with a lower mean DO (5.8 - 7.2 mg.[-1 during the second quarter, and 5.5 - 9.0 mg.1-1 during the fourth quarter). In contrast, dry seasons experienced higher DO values (7.4 - 8.2 mg.1-1 during the first quarter and 7.1 - 9.0 mg.l11 during the third quarter) across all transects. However, transect 3 had the highest DO (7.2 - 9.0 mg.1-1) in all seasons when it may have been expected that a systematic longitudinal trend (from upstream to downstream transects) in physio-chemical conditions of the river would also be imposed on the seasonal trends. Conductivity behaved similarly with respect to season with wet seasons registering higher values (99 - 108 pS.cm1 during the second quarter and 121 -134 pS.cmn< in the fourth quarter) but without systematic longitudinal patterns. This was also a trend in the pH values and the sechhi depths. Suspended solids were highest during the second quarter as compared with the first and third quarters. ANOVA (p<0.05) on mean nutrient concentrations revealed the following patterns: Transect 4 contained the highest TN (478 - 5120 pg.l1) in all seasons; TP concentrations were highest during the rainy seasons (varying between 72 - 133 pg [1in the second quarter and 70 - 88 pg.l' in the fourth quarter) without any noticeable longitudinal pattern; and SRP values were 5 also generally higher (26 - 52ug.1-') during the wet seasons. There was an inverse relationship between SRP and chlorophyll-a values, most prominent in the first quarter. The elevated chlorophyll levels may have been due to the dominant blue-green algae (Cynophycea). Oil and grease levels did not appear to be influenced by seasonal or spatial differences. The concentration of these substances was localized and seemed to be associated with direct use of localities or adjacent activities related to human activities (e.g. fishing, local household washing, motorized boat transport, car washing and trucks). Most physical parameters were influenced by the increase in precipitation. Soil erosion at the first three transects due to extensive cultivation, in combination with rainfall resulted in more agricultural runoff into the river. The additional inputs from the agricultural fertilizers, chemicals, and the atmosphere, due to increased attenuation from the precipitation, resulted in an increment in the numbers of ions in solution in the river and elevated nutrient levels. 3.2. Algae and Aquatic Macrophytes 3.2.1. Algae (phytoplankton) Phytoplankton density and diversity appeared to be related to water quality. The Cyanophycea (blue-green algae/cyanobacteria) were the dominant and most diverse class in all quarters at all transects. The key species were Microcystis Anabaena, Cylindrospermopsis and Planktolyngbya. The degree of Cyanophycea dominance in the investigated area ranged from 49 to 78% of counts with the highest counts being registered during the wet seasons (second and fourth quarters). Chlorophyta (green-algae) were the next most dominant class accounting for 12 to 27% of counts in the four quarters, represented mainly by Ankistrodesmus and Scenedesmus. The Bacilliriophycae (diatoms) were less common with Nitzichia as the most abundant genus in the class. Other, less abundant groups occurring in the transects were the Cryptophyta, Peridineae, Protozoa and Euglenophyta. The phytoplankton are of great importance to the fisheries as they are a source of food for zooplankton and juvenile fishes. Most juvenile tilapia stomachs contained the more common phytoplankton (Cyanophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Bacillariophceae) as did the young stages (<20 TL) of 0. niloticus. The stomach contents of the Synodontis afrofischeri at the fourth transect included epiphytic algae (Gonatozygon), detrital and higher plant material, and food items of terrestrial origin. These patterns illustrate the significance of phytoplankton in the food webs of the shallower habitats along the banks where nutrient levels influenced the abundance of the algae. In Lake Victoria, the dominance of blue-green algae (Cyanophyta) is indicative of eutrophic conditions due to both nutrients and light (Hecky, 1993, Mugidde, 1993). However, the algal biomass in the Upper Victoria Nile is 6 more dependent on nutrients as the algae flourished despite low secchi transparency. 3.2.2. Aquatic Macrophytes Apart from diversifying habitat structure and providing refuge from predation, aquatic macrophytes (higher plants growing in water-dominated environments) provide fish feeding, breeding and nursery areas. By virtue of their terrestrial anchorage along the riverbanks, some of the plants are also allochthonous (external) sources of materials (from leaves, terrestrial insects, bird droppings, etc) which feed into the food chains of fish. The quarterly surveys (see 15t - 4th Quarter AESNP Reports) reveal that at least 82 aquatic macrophyte species (70% of them obligate aquatic macrophytes, i.e. euhydrophytes) were encountered in the study area. The macrophytes could be separated out into four major categories based on cover importance. The first category are the emergent species (e.g. papyrus, reeds); followed by floating-leaved and related forms (water hyacinth, hippo grass, Nile cabbage); then the semi-terrestrial species (the tree, Brousenetaria papyrifera, shrubs - Alcornia and herbaceopus species - Melanthera, lpomoea, Commellina) and finally the submerged species (Ceratophyllum, Vallisenaria, Potamogeton and Najas). Species diversity tended to increase with distance downstream. Human activities such as cultivation along river banks and on islands, and cattle grazing, appeared to have a negative effect on some macrophyte development. However, the initial low macrophyte diversity in the first quarter sampling, especially at transect 4, was more a reflection of poor sampling of differing habitats (e.g. the canals, other water inlets and the water column) as opposed to low species diversity. As a result, transect 4 appeared to be mono-specific having only extensive papyrus fringes. In general, seasonal effects over the four quarters were reflected in the changing cover type ratings. However, in all the quarters, transects 1 and 2 were dominated by hippo grass and water hyacinth both accounting for about 60% of the vegetation along the riverbanks. Some other plant species (e.g. the trees, shrubs, crops, climbers, such as the various species of lpomoea and Lepistemon oweliensis, were also present throughout the study due to their perennial nature. It would be expected that macrophyte abundance would be greatest during the dry seasons as compared to the wet seasons and this was evident in contrasting the cover type ratings of the third and fourth quarters. Changes in cover type, species diversity, and abundance of existing macrophytes reflected the seasonal trends. The water hyacinth, regardless of its apparent reduction and control by the introduced weevil, remains a significant concern in the Upper Victoria Nile. Extensive cultivation at the first three transects resulting in higher concentrations of SRP, TP, and TN, increased the abundance of water hyacinth. The Vossia cuspidata and E. crassipes are closely associated genera and, as a result, co-occurred along the river shoreline. The Vossia 7 cuspidata was dominant at the first three transects and consequently, E. crassipes was also abundant. The degradation of wetland buffers have also fuelled proliferation of the water hyacinth resulting in an average cover rating of "Abundant". There is the possibility of E. crassipes resurgence, particularly in the impoundment. This would have a major impact on the fisheries and hydroelectric plants along the Upper Victoria Nile. The introduced weevil could restrict the height and vigor of the weed, however, the weevil had done little damage to the hyacinth at the Namasagali/Bunyamira transect. Identifying the optimal growing environment and water conditions in order to prevent a resurgence of this weed is imperative for the prosperity of any industry dependent on the water resources of the Upper Victoria Nile. 3.3. Micro-invertebrates (Zooplankton Composition, Diversity and Abundance) Several studies undertaken by FIRRI have demonstrated that fish larvae irrespective of species, ingest almost entirely zooplankton as their first external food. In addition, juvenile fishes, adult Rastrineobola argentea (mukene) and several haplochromine fishes depend on an invertebrate diet dominated by zooplankton. Such fishes belong to the crustacea-zooplankton trophic category. Therefore, the abundance and distribution of such fishes is linked with the zooplankton populations and may be used as an indicator of the quality of the fish habitats. The four quarterly surveys of the Upper Victoria Nile (see 1st - 4th Quarter AESNP Reports) revealed three broad taxonomic groups (Copepoda, Cladocera, Rotifera) among the zooplankton. By pooling the broad range of sites sampled in each transect, results indicated that total zooplankton densities decreased with increasing distance downstream. Copepods such as the cyclopoid Mesocyclops and Thermocyclops and particularly the T. neglectus registered the highest areal densities (100 ind.m-2), followed by the rotifers (e.g. Asplanchna, Brachionus and Eucianis). Large macro-benthic organisms such Caridina nilotica (freshwater prawns), Ostracods and larvae of chaoborid and chironomid flies were also encountered among zooplankton samples, indicating regular appearances in the water column. Cyclopoid copepods and rotifers were consistently the most diverse groups throughout the study. It was expected that the fast current at the upstream sites would support lower zooplankton densities and diversity. However, the highest density and diversity (12-17 zooplankton taxa) were recorded in the upstream transects, 1 and 2. The observed distribution-density patterns are a reflection of the habitat structure of the sampled locations, especially those with sheltered embayments and a diverse vegetation fringe. Habitat was more diverse upstream due to the varied shoreline features and differing flow regimes, as opposed to downstream where the flow was more uniform. Results of the four surveys indicate that the zooplankton species composition was subject to seasonal changes. The low species composition observed during the first quarter contrasts markedly with the high diversity of the third quarter. In the latter phase, the occurrence of large-bodied organisms such as Mesocyclops sp. and the monacha form of Daphnia lumholtzi, which were not encountered at other times, illustrates the seasonal nature of the zooplankton community. Throughout the study, it was observed that those areas with strong water currents e.g Kirindi supported lower species diversity and abundance compared to the calm sheltered areas at Kalange and Buyala. The stable environments at Kalange and Buyala provide greater food availability and less physical disturbance allowing the zooplankton community to thrive. Such conditions are likely to promote high food consumption and, subsequently, a high turnover of zooplankton populations compared with those observed elsewhere (Bakker & van Rijswijk (1994). 3.4. Macro-invertebrates Macro-invertebrates are a vital component of the aquatic ecosystem's food webs. As elements of the detritus food chain, they break down dead organic matter into inorganic forms and thereby reduce the rate of accumulation of materials on the river's bottom. They are a major link between primary producers and consumers as well as being food for fish. The higher the abundance and diversity of macro-invertebrates, the wider the niche width for fish and less inter- and intra-specific competition for food resources. In Lake Victoria, Corbet (1961) observed that all fish in the lake basin including rivers feed on invertebrates at some stage in their lifecycles. As a result, the fisheries are dependent on the abundance and diversity of the macro- invertebrates as they are a major food source for fish. There were no clear trends in macro-invertebrate diversity and abundance from upstream to downstream nor any apparent seasonal patterns. The seasons had little impact on species diversity and abundance at any of the four transects. Consequently, the changes in species diversity and abundance may have been due to lifecycle processes as opposed to external influences. The orders: Diptera, Tricoptera, Gastropoda and Bivalvia had the highest number of genera throughout the four sampling periods. However, their abundance and diversity were not seasonaly or spatially related. The molluscs were the most diverse group of macro-invertebrates and consisted of 10 and 8 genera during quarters 3 and 4 respectively. The dominance of benthic macro-invertebrates in the Upper Victoria Nile is similar to that of lakes Victoria and Kyoga. In these lakes, introduction of the Nile perch resulted in the decimation of molluscivorous fish, which could have allowed the molluscs to flourish. Several species were abundant throughout all four surveys. The Bellamya sp. (Gastopoda) recorded the greatest species density (3,233 ind.m- and consistently recorded the highest density for all four surveys. Other abundant species included the Ephemeralla sp., may fly, (Order Ephemeroptera) and the Corbicula sp. and Caelatura sp. (Order Bivalvia). 9 The quarterly surveys of the Upper Victoria Nile revealed neither clear spatial nor seasonal patterns. However, considering the key taxa, both seasonal and spatial trends could have been discovered with additional sampling. The recognised key taxa were: gastropods (Bellamya, Gabbia, Melanoides) and bivalves (Corbicula, Coelatura and Byssonodonta) among the molluscs; and among the Diptera the key taxa were chironomus, Povilla and Ephemaralla. The Tricoptera and Odonata, though important dietary items in fish stomachs, were represented by a few genera and were only recognised as being present. The key gastropod genera (Bellamya, Gabbia and Melanoides) registered the highest densities (3233, 2022, 490 ind.m-2 respectively) in transect 1 during the second quarter (long rainy season). Bellamya was also the dominant gastropod (827ind.m-2) during the fourth quarter (short rainy season). Conversely the key bivalve genera (Corbicula, Coelatura, Byssanodonta) had peak abundances during dry seasons, especially at transect 2. The long dry season (first quarter) densities of Corbicula (202ind. m-2) Coelatura (58 ind. m-2) and Byssanodonta (112 ind. m-2) were generally less remarkable in comparison to the short dry season when Coelatura (1851 ind. m-2) was the most abundant of all molluscs in this transect. Although not featuring among the more common molluscs, bilharzia molluscs, Bulinus and Biamphlaria were also encountered in both upstream and downstream transects. The Chironomus (order: Diptera, lake fly), Povilla and Ephemaralla, the may fly (Order: Ephemeroptera) were the most important aquatic insect taxa as well as common food for fish. Chironomus density had a decreasing seasonal trend even though the first two quarters differed in weather conditions. The first two quarters at transect 1 supported the highest densities, 1567 and 1165 ind. m-2 respectively, decreasing to 182 ind. m- during the third quarter and to zero counts in the fourth quarter. Ephemeroptera showed two prominent peaks, one during the second quarter (1134 ind.m-2) at transect 1, and the second peak at transect 3 (575 ind. m-2) during the third quarter. In general, transect 4 supported the lowest macro-invertebrate densities with only traces of aquatic insects during the first quarter. The dominance of molluscs during the four surveys may result in potential health implications. Specifically, if a reservoir is created as a result of the hydro-electric plant, the abundance of the reservoir molluscs should be monitored. The risk of infection by bilharzias will be increased if these macro- invertebrates flourish. Of particular relevance was the occurrence of both Bulinus and Biomphiaria bilharzia snails in upstream transects. As the transects will contain the reservoir, a change from the mostly flowing habitat zone to one which will have a slower-flowing regime over a much widened habitat could result into suitable conditions for an increase in snail density. Moreover, this will be the zone to attract accumulation of weeds e.g water hyacinth with which molluscs in general are associated. Laboratory analyses of the Upper Victoria Nile fishes confirmed that juveniles of L. niloticus depend on invertebrates during their early stages of development and others like Rastrineobola argentea (Mukene) and Mormyrus 10 kannume depend on invertebrates throughout their lives. Should the hydro- electric plant restrict water flow and decrease water levels, then the macro- invertebrates could experience a reduction in habitat. With less flowing water, the macro-invertebrates will be in competition for habitat and their abundance and diversity will decline. As a result, the fisheries will be impacted, as they would be losing a prime food source. 4. The Fisheries Over 30 fish species belonging to 11 families were found in the study area (Table 1). The family Cichlidae contained the highest number of species. This family contains two distinct categories of fishes referred to as haplochromines and tilapiines. Tablel: Overview of the fishes recorded during the four surveys of the Upper Victoria Nile (Feb-Dec 2000) FAMILY Scientific Name Common English Local name name BAGRIDAE Bagrus docmak Cat fish Semutundu CYPRINIDAE Barbus altianalis Barbel Kisinja Labeo victor/anus Barbel Ningu Rastrneobola argentea Minnow Mukene/Omena /Dagaa Brycinus jacksonii Barbel Nsoga Brycinus sadleri Barbel Nsoga MORMYRIDAE Gnathonemus victoriae Elephant snout fish Kisomma/Bobo Mormyrus kannume Elephant snout fish Kasulubana/Kasulu/Menya Kasamene Mormyrus macrocephalus Elephant snout fish Kasulu/NsulusalNgolobo Menya Gnathonemus longibarbis Elephant snout fish Kasulu/Mpumbi Nkoiro Petrocephalus catastoma Kisoma Marcusenius grahami Kasulu CICHLI DAE Haplochromis Haplochromines Nkeiie Astatotilapia Haplochromines Nkejje Astatoreochromis H aplochromines Nkejje Macropleurodus Haplochromines Nkeiie Platyaeniodus Haplochromines Nkejje Haplotilapia Haplochromines Nkejje Lithochromis H aplochromines Nkejje Neochromis Haplochromines Mbipi Ptyochromis Haplochromines Mbipi Yssichromis Ha plochromines Mbipi pundamilia Haplochromines Mbipi Paralabidochromis Haplochromines M bipi Psammochromis Haplochromines Mbipi Oreochromis leucostictus Tilapia Ngege Oreochromis niloticus Tilapia Ngege Oreochromis variabilis Tilapia Mbiru Tilapia zillui Tilapia Ngege LEPIDOSIRANIDAE Protopterus aethiopicus African lung fish Mamba CLARIIDAE Clarias gariepinus Cat fish Male CENTROPOMIDAE Lates niloticus Nile perch Guru/Mputa SCHILBEIDAE Schilbe intermedius Butter fishlSilver fish Olive Nzere MOCHOKIDAE Synodontis afrof/scheri Catfish Nkolongo Synodontis victoriae Catfish Nkolongo Haplochromines were until recently referred to under a single genus "Haplochromis". Similarly, tilapiines were assumed to belong to a single genus 'Tilapia". In taxonomic terms of relevance to biodiversity issues, reappraisal of the Haplochromis generic concept has been undertaken in a series of studies (e.g. Greenwood, 1974, 1981, Strauss, 1984; Kaufman, 1997; Witte et al. 1997; and Seehaunsen, 1998). As a result, the number of Haplochromis genera has been reduced from previous estimates (300+ species) to five, and the number of "Haplochromis-like" genera (e.g Astatoreochromis) have increased to at least 20. With these revisions, species names have either changed or "unidentified" species are being allotted "descriptor" labels. These Hapiochromis-like genera (e.g. Macropleurodus, Platytoeniodus, Haplotilapia, 12 Lithochromis, Neochromis, Ptyochromis, Yssichromis, Pundamilia, etc) and those species that were retained under the genus Haplochromis are collectively referred to as haplochromine fishes. In the four surveys of the Upper Victoria Nile, the following haplochromine species were identified: Haplochromis "Orange fin", Haplochromis "black", Haplochromis 20422, and Haplochromis "red anal". Other haplochromine genera encountered were: Astatoreochromis, Astatotilapia, Harpagochromis, Lithochromis, Mbipia, Neochromis, Paralabidochromis, Psammochromis, Ptyochromis and Pundamilia. hence, the 11 genera. Similarly, for tilapiine fishes, the genus Tilapia has been redifined (Trewavas, 1983). It now includes the following genera: Tilapia, sarotherodon, Oreochromis and Danakilia. In the surveys of the Upper Victoria Nile, the following tilapiine species were found: Tilapia zillii, Oreochromis niloticus, Oreochromis variabilis, and Oreochromis leucostictus. The most dominant tilapiine (in numbers and biomass) from both experimental and commercial catches was Oreochromis niloticus. Juvenile tilapiines were also predominantly Oreochromis niloticus. However, Tilapia zillii was locally abundant especially at transect 2 (Buyala) during the first quarter. 4.1 Catch composition and Relative abundance (biomass) Figure 4 shows catch rates (a measure of biomass) and contribution of fish species caught over the four quarters along the four transects. The category "Others" is comprised of species whose catch rates were less than 1g per net. These were: Brycinus sadleri, Oreochromis leucostictus, Oreochromis variabilis, Clarias gariepinus, Labeo victorianus, Marcusenius grahami, Petrocephalus catastoma, Gnathonemus longibarbis, Gnathonemus victoriae and Schilbe intermedius. A total of twenty-four (haplochromines included as a single species group) fish species belonging to seventeen genera in eleven families were recorded over the sampling period. By the third quarter all the species encountered had been recovered. Namasagali recorded the highest number of fish species, 17, while Kalange yielded 14 and Buyala and Kirindi each yielded 9 species. Biomass, as indicated by catch per net per night, was highest at Kalange (786.9g) and lowest at Namasagali (440.9). Buyala and Kirindi recorded 689.9 and 764.3g respectively. Statistical analysis (ANOVA) showed that there was no significant difference in catch rates between Kalange, Buyala and Kirindi but the difference between these three transects and Namasagali was significant (Table 1). 13 Table 1. p values for multiple comparisons of catch/net (biomass) at the four transect along the Upper Victoria Nile. Buyala Kirindi Namasagali Kalange 0.993 0.366 0.029* Buyala 0.377 0.031* Kirindi 0. 003* Mean difference significant at the 0.05 level In terms of biomass, fish species supporting the artisanal fishery on the Upper Victoria Nile were the most important. These were, in order of importance: Mormyrus kannume, Barbus altianalis, L. niloticus, the haplochromines and Oreochromis niloticus. Haplochromines, Lates niloticus, M. kannume and Synodontis afrofischeri were however, in that order, the most numerous species. The two exotic species, L. niloticus and 0. niloticus, were common at all the transects. Most haplochromines caught, especially at the first three upstream transects, belonged to the rock dwelling species flock known as the "Mbipi" (Seehausen et aI., 1998). These transects are characterized by fast running waters and rocky shoreline habitats. A total of twenty-six haplochromine species belonging to eleven genera were identified from the four transects. Kalange had the highest haplochromine variety (11 species from eight genera) while Kirindi recovered the least variety (five species from two genera). The Mbipi of genus Neochromis, Pundamilia and Ptyochromis sauvagei were the most common haplochromines at these sites consisting of 68.7% of the total haplochromine catches. Other rock dwellers recovered were "Mbipi", Lithochromis spp. and Paralabidochromis rock cribensis. At Namasagali the haplochromines consisted mainly of the Lake Kyoga flock. These were Paralabidochromis "blackpara", Psammochromis "shovelmouth" and Astatotilapia "Kyoga astato". Names in parenthesis (" ") are cheironyms of yet undescribed species as named by "The Lake Victoria Research Team". 4.2 Fish zones and Keystone species The Upper Victoria Nile as sampled between Kalange and Namasagali can be categorized into two main fish zones: The river between Kalange and Kirindi Fast flowing water, numerous river Islands and a predominantly rocky shoreline characterize this area. The rocks cover most of the river bottom and occasionally small rocky islands crop out of the water. Fish species composition in this area was dominated by species that live in fast flowing waters such as B. altianalis, and rock dwelling species M. kannume and the "Mbipi" haplochromines. Though not among the dominant species, adult and young B. docmak also commonly occurred in this zone. The association between rock crevices and the haplochromines was noted. This zone therefore contains habitats, which provide some fishes with refuge 14 from likely predators such as the Nile perch and fish otters (Seehausen et aL, 1998). Other keystone species (L. niloticus and 0. niloticus) as well as the seen L. victorianus were also recorded in this zone. The river below Namasagali In this zone, the river is slower, there are no rapids and the shoreline is covered with papyrus swamp. Being close to Lake Kyoga, fish species in this section are mainly the riverine and anadromous species from Lake Kyoga which include S. afrofischeri, S. victoriae and M. macrocephalus. Oreochromis niloticus and L. niloticus that dominate the Lake Kyoga artisanal fishery are abundant here. Fish species that form the basis of the artisanal fishery in the river can be considered keystone species. These are B. altianalis, M. kannume and B. docmak. These are some of the species that were once abundant in Lake Victoria and are now experiencing a decline in their populations due to over- fishing and predation by the Nile perch. Biomass of these fishes has been established. A change in numbers and biomass of these fish species during or after construction of the dam will be attributed to this anthropogenic activity. In addition, a change in water level up or downstream of the dam is likely to affect a number of haplochromine species. Different "Mbipi" species occur at different depth levels within the rock habitats (Seehausen et al. 1998). Water level changes may therefore lead to habitat disturbances. Particular attention is drawn to one haplochromine species: Neochromis simotes. This rock dwelling species has only been caught in this section of the Nile (Seehausen et al. op. cit.) Prior to this study only four specimens were available which are stored at the British Museum of Natural History. Three other specimens were recovered from Kirindi during this study. This species stands the risk of elimination if its habitat in the Upper Victoria Nile is greatly altered. It therefore deserves protection as it is not known whether or not it occurs in several other stretches of the Upper Victoria Nile. 4.3 Fish Ecology Although multiple comparisons by ANOVA provided significant spatial differences in fish densities between the first three transects and the last transect (4), seasonal patterns were highly variable. In terms of biomass of fish, analyses (experimental and catch surveys) of the four surveys revealed that the part of the Victoria Nile upstream of the proposed project site, Kalange, (i.e transect 1) was the most productive but had the same species assemblages as transects 2 and 3. However, the part of the surveyed Upper Victoria Nile furthest away from the proposed project site, Transect 4, contained the highest fish species diversity (17 versus 9 to 14 at other sites) most of which are related to the Lake Kyoga fish stock. Transect 4 was removed from the upstream fish zone and potential cascading effects of the project on the section between transect 3 and 4 can only be clarified with one or two transects incorporated during the construction phase. Therefore, from socio-economic and conservation interests, it is the section between transects 1 and 3 that merits mitigation measures. 15 The surveys have revealed five keystone species: B. altianalis, M. kannume, B. docmak, L. niloticus and Oreochromis niloticus. The rock-dwelling "mbipi" haplochromines as well as some species associated with anodromesis (e.g S. afrofisheri, S. victoriae, and M. macrocephalus) between Lake Kyoga and Namasagali were also recogonised as keystone species with respect to ecological conservation. The two introduced species, L. niloticus and 0. niloticus, were collected at all the investigated transects and appear to be the most evenly distributed species in the surveyed section of the Upper Victoria Nile. Two broad types of fish habitats could be discerned: the fast flowing rocky zone and the slower flowing zone. These zones have been characterised as follows: The fast flowing zone habitats: This is the section of the Upper Victoria Nile between the first transect, Kalange, and the third transect, Kirindi. It has steep slopes, a predominantly rocky shoreline and contains several rocky islands. The river bottom is also rocky with some outcrops resulting in rapids and falls. The most prominent of these are the Bujagali Falls, the Kalagala and the falls around Kirindi (i.e transect 3). The slower flowing zone habitats: The section of the Upper Victoria Nile about ten kilometers upstream of transect 3 at Namasagali and stretching downstream towards Lake Kyoga has a more uniform flow and occupies a wide valley characterized by floodplain features. The riverbanks are densely vegetated with papyrus (Cyperus papyrus). There are fewer rocky outcrops and the riverbed consists of mud and sand patches. Shallow macrophyte-dominated calm habitats: Diverse macrophyte strips of varying width line the riverbanks of these habitats. There are additional finer topographic features, between transect 1 and transect 3, (e.g. indentations) which create embayments similar in structure to the smaller bays typical of Lakes Victoria and Kyoga. In several locations, there were gaps in the macrophytes strips resulting from shallow water habitats, less than one meter deep, over sand, gravel or rock substrates. 4.4 Trophic interactions The most common food ingested by the fish communities in the Upper Victoria Nile were the invertebrates, especially the insects including: Trichoptera, Ephemeroptera and chironomids. These were important food sources during the first and second quarters. Odonata was comparatively more prominent in the diet of L. niloticus than that of other fishes. Caridina shrimps were another important component of the invertebrate diet. However, Lates niloticus, S. afrofischeri and B. docmak, three of the keystone species, showed predatory feeding habits. The R. argentea and haplochromines were part of their diets during all seasons even though Caridina nilotica was a significant dietary item for L. niloticus and B. docmak during the third and 16 fourth quarters. Unidentifiable semi-digested insects, categorized as "insect remains", appeared to have been derived from the more important insect foods such as: Trichoptera, Ephemeroptera and Chironomids. In addition to molluscs, allocthonous forms (terrestrial insects and higher plant material) including Isoptera (ants) and Hemiptera (Bugs) were of low importance. The most elastic feeding habits were observed in B. altianalis which ingested insects, molluscs, fish prey, and detritus. Juvenile tilapia stomachs contained periphyton (attached algae) and detrital material in all four quarters. However, insects and copepods also supplemented this diet. Conversely, the diets of Haplochromine fishes were dominated by insects and supplemented by detrital and plant material (including periphyton), a pattern shared with immature R. argentea. Juvenile Nile perch (<15 cm TL), like the adults, were piscivorous but included more Caridina shrimps in their diet. 4.5 Key habitat interactions The two broad habitat classes can further be sub-divided based on structural (e.g current speed, rocks, channel width and bank morphology) and functional (e.g. plantlmacrophytes and prey items) attributes. For example, micro- habitat sub-zones within the fast flowing upstream sections include quieter areas in embayments, shallow narrow downstream stretches over rocky substrata, and mid-channel habitats in fast flowing water with or without rapids (Table 2). 17 Table 2: Keystone species distribution patterns in the Upper Victoria Nile according to recognised habitat types of the investigated transects. Macro-habitat zones Transect 1 to 3 (Kalange - to Kirindi) Transect 4 All Transects Fast Flowing Zone habitats (Namasagali) River banks Slow Flowing Zone (shallow habitats macrophyte- dominated l______________________ _habitats Micro-habitat features and associated fish species Shallower Sub-littoral to In mid- More or less uniform Vegetated river calmer mid-channel channel over across channel with margins and indentations habitats in fast rocky vegetation - calm shallow (embayments) current over outcrops (papyrus, reeds, water near and back waters hard bottom forming rapids crops) dominated boat landings over generally contained in banks and occupied by mud and sandy steep slopes indications of flood- macrophyte bottoms and plain morphology beds rocky patterns 0. niloticus L. niloticus B. altianalis S. afrofisheri Juvenile fish M. kannume M. kannume B. docmak S. victoriae 0. niloticus R. argentea B. altianalis L. niloticus 0. niloticus L. niloticus Haplochromines Haplochromines M. kannume M. macrocephalus R. argentea L. niloticus In the preceding scheme, it was recognized that samples of fish populations from the surveyed area of the Upper Victoria Nile fall into two major communities: those that are related to the Lake Victoria basin and occur in transects 1 to 3 and those that are related to and show strong anadromesis towards Lake Kyoga. Both surveys and literature indicate that the fish populations in the upstream habitats (Transect 1 to 3) appear to be more closely related to the Lake Victoria fish stock prior to fish stockings in that lake. The fish populations at transect 4, Namasagali, are closely related to the fish stocks in Lake Kyoga. Results of all completed research suggest that the fish species at transects 1 to 3 are adapted to fast flowing water habitats and are separated from downstream slow-flowing water habitats. The proposed project site is located within the upstream habitats of transects 1 to 3 which appear to be dominated by a continuum of fish adapted to the described habitat conditions. Some fish populations have been divided into separate populations due to the magnitude (height) of various rapids that create a natural barrier. However, natural barriers need not necessarily be falls or rapids. Apart from a change in velocity as occurs in the Upper Victoria Nile from transects 1-3 (Kalange- Kirindi) to transect 4 (Namasagali stretch). Other potential barriers are probably associated with riverbed characteristics, distance from breeding grounds, a change in riparian vegetation or differences in water quality. Therefore, with the exception of barriers such as the Murchison Falls which separate the Victorian from the Nilotic fauna, it is reasonable to suppose that other barriers as illustrated separate populations of the same species. These natural barriers obviously do not cause separation of populations in the same 18 way as do weirs and dams. Hence the physical effects of a barrier such as a dam cannot be equated to those effects associated with rapids. For example, before the construction of the Owen Falls Dam in the 195Ds, the now submerged Ripon Falls would then have been assumed to provide a barrier between fishes of the Upper Victoria Nile and those upstream of the falls in Lake Victoria. However, even here accounts exist in grey literature of the then East African Fisheries Research Organisation (EAFRO) of barbels jumping over these falls and surviving towards Lake Victoria! In these accounts are clearly identifiable pictures of B. altianalis jumping into air in the area of the falls. An observer at the foot of the present Owen Falls Dam would see anglers who take advantage of this habitat at certain times of the year when B. altianalis are caught. The results of the four surveys indicate that the stretch of river between transect 1 and transect 3 contains a freely mixing and interbreeding group of fish separated from another population residing at transect 4 to Lake Kyoga. In illustrating upstream longitudinal fish migrations in the Upper Victoria Nile, one looks back to the quarterly results of species composition and relative abundance among the transects. As shown by the corresponding analyses, transects 1 to 3 appeared to behave as a homogenous stretch distinct in fish species composition and catch rates from transect 4. 4.6. Egg Production (fecundity) and Reproduction The appearance of both male and female fish in gonad stages five to seven (i.e ripe-ripe running and spent) showed that gonad maturation is occurring in the fish of the Upper Victoria Nile. There were no noticeable differences in fecundity estimates between fish caught in the river during the four surveys and those living in the adjacent lakes (Victoria and Kyoga) which is an indication that viable breeding populations exist in riverine habitats. The presence of juvenile Nile perch, Nile tilapia and Rastrineobola and young Bagrus stages demonstrated that breeding for these species is accomplished in the river. The results of the four surveys indicated that several other species breed in the river and they include: elephant snout fish (M. kannume), S. afrofischeri, B. altianalis and R. argentea. The occurrence of ripe, fully developed gonads in both male and female M. kannume and several other mormyrids, S. afrofischeri and B. altianalis, indicated that the fish were at the pre-spawning breeding stage. The occurrence of juvenile stages of L. niloticus, 0. niloticus and R. argentea confirmed that reproduction of these species does occur in the river. 4.7 Trophic-habitat interactions In the fringing littorals along the riverbanks and in embayments, the major food organisms were the phytoplankton (algae), zooplankton (living in the water column), macro-invertebrates (molluscs, insect larvae, Caridina - mostly benthic taxa), and some insects found in root mats and young fish. Other sources of food were attached algae (periphyton), organisms living in decomposing plant tissues (Povilla and Ephemeralla) and those associated with rock surfaces including both plants (epiphyton) and invertebrates 19 (aufwuchs). At the Namasagali transect, terrestrial insects (ants) were a major allochthonous (external source) food item for S. afro-fischerii. Several trophic groups were discerned based on stomach content analyses. The Piscivourous species are key predators and feed primarily on fish prey. The Nile perch and B. docmak, both piscvourous species, occupied the fast flowing deeper sections of the river. The fish prey comprised mostly young fish (Rastrineobola, haplochromines and tilapiines) that inhabited the vegetated river margins and calm shallow water near boat landings. Other trophic groups, such as the insectivore and detritivore species, which include mormyrids, cyprinids and tilapiines, also frequent this habitat for feeding on insects and detrital material respectively. Insectivourous species were M. kannume and several other mormyrids. The rock-frequenting group of haplochromines are described as rock scrapers feeding off aufwuchs. 4.8 The socio-economic importance of the fishery The important fishery on the upper Victoria Nile consisted of 0. niloticus (42.7%), R. argentea (20.1%), M. kannume (11%) and L. niloticus 10.6% (Table 3). 20 Table 3. Overall quarterly and annual percentage (weight) exploitation of the fishery resource along the four transects of the Upper Victoria Nile. Species Quarters (Year 2000) 0.1 Q.2 0.3 0.4 Overall 0. niloticus 50.7 53.2 34.9 35.4 42.7 O.leucostictus 0.3 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.5 O. variabilis 1.7 4.3 0.8 0.2 1.7 O.rendallii 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 T.zilli 4.2 3.3 4.6 0.7 2.1 L.nifoticus 14.1 13.5 20.8 0.8 10.6 M.kannume 14.2 13.6 16.9 3.4 11.0 B.altianalis 4.7 5.7 8.8 1.3 4.5 B.docmak 9.7 2.4 6.2 1.9 4.5 P.aethiopicus 0 1.9 2.6 0 0.9 C. gariepinus 0 0.8 4.1 1.2 1.3 Haplochromines 0 0 0.1 0.1 0.1 R.argentea 0 0 0 54.7 20.1 L. victorianus 0.5 0 0 0 <0.1 G.Iongibarbis 0.01 0 0 0 <0.1 R. argentea was only prominent in the fourth quarter at transect 2 as the fishermen who had been drying the fish on the Islands had moved to the rocks on the mainland at transect 2 (Table 4). Table 4. Percentage distribution by weight of different commercial fish species at the four sampling stations of the Upper Victoria Nile (2000) Species Transects 1 2 3 4 Overall 0. niloticus 31.4 10.0 11.8 86.9 42.5 O./eucostictus 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.5 O. variabilis 4.6 0.9 0.0 0.0 1.8 O.rendallii 0.0 0.2 2.9 0.0 0.1 T.zilli 4.7 1.7 8.3 0.0 2.1 L.niloticus 17.5 10.6 1.8 4.2 10.6 M.kannume 28.1 5.7 0.0 0.7 11.0 B.altianalis 6.8 3.8 10.6 4.0 4.9 B.docmak 3.0 7.2 54.7 0.3 4.1 P.aethiopicus 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 C.gariepinus 0.6 0.4 0.0 2.9 1.3 Haplochromines 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 R.argentea 0.0 57.4 0.0 0.0 20.1 L.victorianus <0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 <0.1 G.Iongibarbis <0.1 0.0 9. 1 0.0 <0.1 21 The keystone species of the Upper Victoria Nile were determined based on their abundance at each of the transects over the four quarters. 0. niloticus was the most dominant species at transect 4 followed by transect 1 while M. kannume and L. niloticus were dominant in transects 1 and 2 (Table 4). The same three species were the most dominant in first, second and third quarters with the exception of R. argentea, which dominated the fourth quarter followed by 0. niloticus (Table 3). As a result, these are the four keystone species supporting the artisanal fishery on the Upper Victoria Nile. Any major changes in the species distribution or abundance during dam construction will be attributed to the construction activities. Dam construction has been reported (Scudder et al., 1985) to affect the variability of riverine fisheries. Welcomme (1979) noted that the productivity of the River Niger below the Kainji Dam fell by 50% between 1962-1969 after dam construction. The consequences of dam construction on the riverine fisheries have been documented world wide (Cowx et a!., 1998). The size structures of the keystone species are shown in Figures 3, 4 (0. niloticus, M. kannume, and L. niloticus) and Figure 5 (R. argentea). The major fishing gear at all transects consisted of hooks used in 69% of the sampled canoes (50% were used in angling canoes and 19% in longline canoes) Table 5. Hook fishing was conducted by 43-84% of the sampled canoes at transects 1 to 4. Other gears included: gillnets, used by 17.2% of the sampled canoes for mainly passive fishing, and cast nets, used by only 12.4%. 22 Table 5. Percentage of fishing gears and fishing methods at the four sampling stations of the Upper Victoria Nile (2000) Gear/fishing method Transects Gillnets 1 2 3 4 Overall Passive 21.2 17.5 6.7 9.2 12.9 Active 9.1 6.7 4.1 4.3 Castnets 27.3 20.0 20.0 3.1 12.4 Hooks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Angling 27.3 42.5 67.3 49.5 Longline 15.2 15.0 60.0 16.3 19.3 Scoopnets 5.0 _ 1.1 Traps 6.7 0.5 The highest overall catch per unit of effort (CPUE) (kg/canoe) was recorded at transect 1 (Kalange to Makwanzi) with a CPUE of 13.5 kg overall followed by transect 2 (Buyala to Kikuba Mutwe) with a CPUE of 13.2 kg overall(Table 6). The fourth quarter had the overall highest CPUE, 13.2 kg, due to R. argentea catches at transect 2. Table 6. Mean CPUE (Catch kg/Canoe) at the four sampling stations of the Upper Victoria Nile (2000) Quarters Transect 1 2 3 4 Overall kg/canoe 1St quarter 16.6 6.8 1.8 2.6 5.6 2nd quarter 13.7 2.4 2.8 7.9 8.4 3r' quarter 12.6 11.1 0.0 2.3 6.3 4th quarter 7.9 27.1 0.0 7.8 13.2 Overall (kg/canoe) 13.5 13.2 1.1 1 5.3 8.2 Full time jobs of the Upper Victoria Nile (Table 7) included: boat-builders, food vendors, net repairers, fishermen, fish traders, chairmen of fish landings, fisheries extension staff, cleaners of fish landings, guards, Mukene dryers, and tax collectors. More people were employed during the dry seasons of February, first quarter (238 overall), and August, third quarter (231 overall), than the wet seasons of the second quarter (141 overall) and fourth (223 overall). The most overall man-days for full time jobs was noted at transect 2, where there are several fish landings, followed by a single landing (Namasagali) at transect 4. At transect 3, the fishermen went out fishing on the respective sampling days during the 3rd and 4th quarters but returned with no fish. It has been reported by the local residents and boat transporters between Kirindi and Matumu that there are constant changes in spatial water coverage within the Kirindi channel when it shrinks leaving about 20m wide river bed exposed four hours. This could be due to the effect of dam operations at the Owen falls dam farther upstream or downstream flow. This phenomena affects breeding grounds of fish and leads to decline in recruitment thus very low fish catch. Though this effect could not be verified as absence of fish catches on sampling days was noted during third and fourth quarters though very low catches were noted during first and second quarters in relation to other transects. Whatever the senerio, the fishermen 23 will in the due course abandon the fish landing at Kirindi. The fishing activities have not been successful at transect 3 and have supported only a few jobs at the landing. As a result the food vendors also cater for passengers from transport boats. Despite the poor fisheries, fisheries staff, the chairman of the landing, boat builders and fishermen still operate at the landing as occasionally fish may be landed. Table 7. The full time jobs supported by the fishery at the four sampling stations of the Upper Victoria Nile 2000. Quarters Transect 1 2 3 4 Overall 15t quarter 49 93 21 75 238 2nd quarter 38 28 15 60 141 3r' quarter 66 97 21 47 231 4t quarter 61 86 9 67 223 Man jobs 214 304 66 249 833 The estimated monthly quantities of fish and their respective value are shown in Table 8. Transect 1, upstream of the proposed hydropower plant at Dumbbell Island, landed an estimated 13.2 metric tones valued at 7.94 million Shillings. The second transect landed 35.5 metric tones valued at 16.3 million Shillings and transect 4 recorded 11.6 metric tones valued at 5.8 million Shillings. The lowest catches were recorded at transect 3. An overall total of 60.8 metric tones valued at 31.16 million Shillings were estimated for four months, with higher quantities expected during the dry seasons of first and third quarters though fourth quarter contribution was due to Mukene that had not been recorded before. Table 8. The estimated quantity and value (in brackets) of the fishery (per month) in kilograms and millions of Uganda shillings at the four sampling stations of the Upper Victoria Nile (2000). Quarters Transect 1 2 3 4 Overall 1st quarter 3926.5 6057.2 255.0 955.2 11,193.9 d (2.37) (4.58) (0.22) (0.88) (8.05) 2nd quarter 3421.7 602.0 308.0 3637.7 7,969.4 (1.77) (0.47) (0.9) (1.74) (4.88) 3rd quarter 3632.6 9155.3 0 845.3 13,633.2 (2.31) (7.93) (0) (0.42) (10.66) 4th quarter 2185.4 19,651.2 0 6,126.0 27,962.6 (1.49) (3.28) (0) (2.8) (7.57) Total 13,166.2 35,465.7 565.0 11,564.2 60,759.1 (7.94) (16.26) (1.12) (5.84) - (31.16) 24 5. Discussion Macrohabitat characteristics The Upper Victoria Nile water resources including the fisheries experience climatic seasonality mostly resulting from changes in rainfall, and to a smaller extent, temperature. The period December to March is regarded as the dry and hot season and the period from mid-March to end of June is the long wet season. July to mid-September is the short dry season followed by the short wet season from September to November. However, from trend analyses of over 50 years, it is known that the timing and duration of these seasons vary (Welcomme, 1966; Balirwa, 1998). Such variability could have masked some of the expected seasonally varying trends in physio-chemical and biological features of the Upper Victoria Nile. Moreover, the hydrology of the Upper Victoria Nile partly depends on that of Lake Victoria and partly on the regulatory regimes at the Owen Falls Dam (of the Agreed Curve) of which this study had little information. However, the daily flows of the Upper Victoria Nile (cumecs) at the Owen Falls Dam (upstream of the proposed project site) and further downstream site at Mbulamuti (in the vicinity of transect 4 at Namasagali) were compiled for 1998/99 and part of 2000 and were presented in the first quarter report. The data seem to suggest a seasonal discharge. It was clear from the surveys that apart from the irregularity of flow due to falls and rapids, there is an overall change in the velocity characteristics of channel flow between Kalange, upstream of the project site, and Namasagali, the furthest downstream site sampled. The upstream sites are characterised by a more swift mid-channel current associated with falls and rapids such as at Bujagali and Kalagala. Further downstream the flow is more gentle and generally more uniform across the channel width especially at transect 4 (Namasagali). The results also indicated that the water quality and biotic features varied longitudinally. For example, water transparency increased while suspended solids decreased with distance downstream. External factors, such as catchment derived nutrients and suspended solids due to agricultural practice, were elevated upstream (transect 1 to 3) as were phytoplankton densities. These observations indicate that sediment deposition downstream is rapid where flows fall below the critical erosive shear velocity. The phytoplankton production is sensitive to the nutrient inputs affecting the distribution and density of consumer trophic groups. As a consequence of increasing water clarity and reduced spread of current downstream, macrophyte development of papyrus swamps reached maximum density and lateral spread and the underwater flora consisted of obligate enhydrophytes such as the Ceratophyllum and Pistia due to flood-plain conditions at transect 4. This resulted in the highest macrophyte diversity despite the dominance of papyrus-dominated banks. Elsewhere, the importance of widespread but separated littoral macrophyte-dominated stretches (Vossia, Eichhornia, Phragmites) along the river banks could explain the diversity of habitats. These habitats provide temporal refuge to fishes that make diurnal excursions towards the banks for feeding, breeding and nursing. From the observations 25 made elsewhere (Balirwa, 1998), the three species may be expected to withstand water level changes of up to one metre such as may occur in an impoundment. Water weeds are a particular concern of the proposed hydropower project. The water hyacinth, regardless of its apparent reduction and control by the introduced weevils, remains a significant feature in the Upper Victoria Nile, as it is likely to resurge. The hyacinth would create problems in the impoundment associated with a dam and would accumulate and flourish irrespective of the dam's water retention time. Should this occur, hippo grass would also colonize the reservoir margins as it is closely related to the hyacinth. It is imperative that the weeds are controlled, using measures such as those at the Owen Falls Dam, as they impact the fisheries by reducing fish habitat. Fish populations in the Upper Victoria Nile On the basis of the studies carried out, the Upper Victoria Nile ecosystem can be divided into two zones, each with a characteristic fish population. River zonation is defined by structural (current, rocks/rapid channel width, bottom types/substrates, topography) and functional biotic features (macrophytes and food organisms). These factors, in turn, influence the distribution of fishes in the two zones. The upstream sites, between transects 1 and 3, (fast flowing zone habitat) are characterised by fishes (e.g. L. niloticus, M. kannume, B. altianalis and B. docmak) that either live or spend part of their lives in fast flowing water. These fishes are further adapted to the rocky nature of these habitats with morphological features such as a streamlined shape, a long thin caudal peduncle and barbels. Prior to the 1950s, before widespread species stockings in Uganda's aquatic ecosystems, Nile perch and Nile tilapia were absent from the Victorian fauna. Unique species of the Victorian fauna included; Oreochromis esculentus, 0. variabilis, Labeo victorianus, B. altianalis and S. afrofischeri. There are a few species, such as the Clariallabes, which are unique to the Victoria Nile and others like Mormyrus macrocephalus and Xenoclarias to Lake Kyoga and Lake Victoria respectively. Therefore, fishes which were found along the Upper Victoria Nile during the four surveys and those which have been reported as occurring in both lakes Victoria and Kyoga are typical Victorian fauna. However, this Victorian fauna comprises of populations (stocks) and sub-populations in different parts of the Lakes Victoria and Kyoga basins. There were no significant differences in the abundance of these species between transect 1 and transect 3 and the fish populations of this zone differed from those further downstream. It is reasonable to suggest that transect 1 to 3 is a prime zone for the species. Therefore, an artificial barrier (dam) erected in this zone may subdivide the populations and impact on the migratory route of the fishes. 26 Some studies conducted in Europe and reported by Cowx & Welcomme (1998) provide insight into the impact barriers across rivers on fish populations, and, means of enhancing fish migration. These studies suggest the construction of barriers across rivers has had negative effects on natural fish populations contributing to the diminished abundance, disappearance and even extinction of species. The situation in the Upper Victoria Nile may require further study focusing on migratory aspects of the identified keystone species. Several fish species among them the identified keystone species of the Upper Victoria Nile were till 1970/80s still abundant in lakes Victoria and Kyoga. The biology and ecology of these species (e.g B. altianalis, L. victorianus, M. kannume and C. gariepinus) has been summarised by Greenwood (1966). These species have been decimated from the lucustrine (lake) habitats through a combination of impacts such as predation and destructive fishing methods (Ogutu-Ohwayo, 1990) and environmental degradation (Balirwa, 1995). In sharp contrast to this state, the Upper Victoria Nile contains large stocks of these keystone species as was shown during the quarterly survey observations. Because of the enumerated potential of several barriers that separate populations (stocks) even within the Upper Victoria Nile, it may be considered that the stocks in the upstream part of the river are distinct from those in the open waters of Lake Victoria and those of Lake Kyoga. Although more solid evidence for geographical separation of the keystone species may be lacking, some studies carried out on other fishes in the lakes Victoria and Kyoga basins (e.g Mwanja, 2000) show genetic differentiation between macro-habitat zones. Therefore, one of the possibly major impacts of an artificial barrier in the river on fish populations in the direct impact zone (i.e. between transect I and transect 3), is to separate zones in which the fishes presently mix freely. Fish sensitivity to environmental perturbations In evaluating fish sensitivity to environmental perturbations in the Upper Victoria Nile, the consequences of the following examples of potential impacts directly due to the proposed project have been considered: * Physical-chemical changes (e.g in dissolved oxygen, pH, conductivity, nutrients) particularly in reservoir; * Discharge/retention time changes after the creation of an artificial barrier; * Sediment load; * Proliferation of aquatic weeds in the reservoir; * Contraction or change in the dimensions of the morphology (lateral extent) and river bed characteristics (sediment deposition) of the river channel in the direct impact zone; * Change in fish species (trophic cascades); • Subsequence of vegetation, land lake impoundment of streams. 27 Table 9. A ranking of potentially negative (-ve) impacts associated with the construction phase of the proposed Bujagali hydropower project on upstream (U) and downstream (D) aquatic related aspects of direct relevance to the fisheries Impact Level (+ve -ve) 1 2 3 Potential construction impacts U D U D U D Sediment load -ve -ve Surface water quality -ve Water volume -ve Discharge -ve -ve Habitat -ve Trophic interactions -ve Longitudinal migrations -ve Lateral migrations -ve Spawning migrations -ve Macrophytes Biodiversity -ve Formation of impoundment- Siltation and deposition -ve Turbidity -ve Eutrophication -ve Increased residence time -ve Weeds (Macrophytes) -ve Algal blooms -ve Change in physical parameters -ve -ve Change in flow regime (Reservoir) -ve -ve -ve Stablization of zooplankton Creation macro-invertebrate habitat Creation of new habitat U = Upstream (transects 1,2 and 3); D = Downstream (transect 4) Table 9 summarizes the outcome of a ranking scheme for what are considered negative impacts. The recognised trophic interactions are: predators (piscivores), insectivores, zooplanktivores, rock scrapers, phytoplanktivores and detritivores. Although subjective, the three-point scale of assigning impact level on assumed aspects of importance to the fisheries may be considered as the entry point for monitoring purposes. For example, concerning sediment load, it is clear that a great amount of earth excavated during construction will end up in the river course leading to an increase in suspended solids. Apart from the total suspended solids load reducing turbidity especially along the shallow habitats the nutrient content of the excavated earth would increase the trophic status of the water body. Because of the proposed creation of a reservoir in the Upper Victoria Nile will be disadvantageous to migratory fish (e.g Labeo victorianus, B. altianalis), 28 and the sub-surface rock-dwelling 'Mbipi' haplochromines. Other species that inhabit fast current stretches e.g Amphilius and Clariallabes would also be affected by reduced flow and exchange within the reservoir. Depending on the influence of nutrients and ions released into the reservoir following inundation, changes in water quality could impact the new reservoir fisheries. Some species such as the Nile tilapia and Clarias gariepinus may dominate the reservoir stocks at the expense of other species such as the Nile perch and Bagrus docmak which are more vulnerable to changes in dissolved oxygen. For example, as a rule of thumb, dissolved oxygen concentrations below 4mg.1-1 leads to fish kills. In the FIRRI aquaria, these two species do not survive below a threshold DO concentration of about 5.5mg.1-1 whereas both Nile tilapia and Clarias do. Weed proliferation (e.g. of water hyacinth), algal blooms, die-off of plants and their decomposition could reduce the oxygen content of the water, result into release of more nutrients and changes in pH to alkaline (pH>9.5) levels and an increase in the production of ammonia (NH3) to potentially toxic levels. Most fishes would be sensitive to these changes. The main effects downstream would be on the lateral spread of the water mass into embayments. It is not clear whether or not the barrier would reduce the amount of water that would have previously supported the feeding grounds of the fishes. If water level changes were to be manifested into a shrinkage of feeding habitats along the banks, the trophic structure of the fishes would also change. Evidence for fish migration The seasonal fish migrations in the fast flowing zone (transects 1 to 3) are dictated by fish breeding and feeding habits. Seasonal breeding migrations are longitudinal upstream while feeding migrations are lateral, towards the river banks. The occurrence of detrital material, higher plant remains, juvenile fish prey including Rastrineobola argentea and in some species of terrestrial insects provides evidence for fish feeding in the littorals along the river banks and its embayments. M. kannume, B. altianalis, L. victorianus are known potamodromous species that ascend rivers to breed (Cadwalladr, 1965, Okedi, 1970 & Welcomme, 1969). This was substantiated by the results of the four surveys which indicated that these species probably move upstream against the current (i.e. towards transect 1) for spawning on the Upper Victoria Nile. Few studies have been completed which define the migratory habits of the fish in the Upper Victoria Nile. Unfortunately, a study was not conducted during the construction of the Owen Falls Dam that may have researched these fish migrations. Currently, no research on the fish migrations around Ripon Falls exists and, as a result, it is not known if the fish can ascend the now semi-submerged falls. Furthermore, there are other potential barriers, such as Kalagala and Bujagali Falls, whose effects on distribution patterns and fish behaviour have yet to be determined. However, taxonomic and 29 zoogeographic studies reported by Greenwood (1966) and Beadle (1974), indicate that 'nilotic fauna', fishes of Lake Albert and the Albert Nile, are separated from the Victorian fauna by Murchison Falls. Upstream of this most prominent natural barrier, are species which are common through the Kyoga Nile, Lake Kyoga, the Upper Victoria Nile and Lake Victoria. Research by Greenwood (1966) and Beadle (1974) discusses the geographic differentiation of species into these two systems and evolutionary factors that account for the presence of some species in both geographic regions. Species that are common to both the Nilotic and Victorian systems include: Bagrus docmak, Protopterus aethiopicus and Clarias gariepinnus. Species which are unique to the Nilotic system include: Hydrocynus vittasus, H. forskalii (tiger fish), Malapterus (electric catfish) and Distichodus niloticus. All these species however, are not keystone species on the Upper Victoria Nile Spawning of the fish populations in the Upper Victoria Nile has been deemed successful as ripe life females and young of the different species in the investigated river sections have been found. A major question then concerns the effectiveness of species separation by the natural barriers at Bujagali, Kalagala, Itanda, as compared to those of the Owen Falls Dam and other potential artificial barriers. Spawning migrations in the Lake Victoria basin have been reported for several fish populations including those that were found in the Upper Victoria Nile. The species in this category were: B. altianalis, L. victorianus, C. gariepinus, M. kannume, M. macrocephalus, small sized Mormyrids and Synodontis afrofischeri. The majority of these species also occur in Lake Victoria from which they ascend in-flowing rivers and streams to breed (e.g Whitehead, 1959; Corbet, 1961; Cadwalladr, 1965; Greenwood, 1966; Welcomme, 1969; Balirwa, 1984. From these studies and observations on distribution and fecundity during the quarterly surveys, it is concluded that even within the Upper Victoria Nile, the species spawning migrations are to upstream habitats. after spawning, the fishes return to their feeding grounds. Some other factors responsible for stimulating spawning migration, apart from the gonadal cycle of development, are: an increase in water volume related to the seasonal cycle of precipitation, an increase in electrical conductivity and turbidity due to an influx of dissolved substances. These triggers may bring about the onset of fish migration. That could be the basis of classifying the different species of this region into typically lacustrine, riverine or migrant fauna according to Corbet (1961). By this classification, the evolutionary sequence of adaptation by fish from riverine to lucustrine (lake) conditions can be evaluated with respect to the Upper Victoria Nile fishes. Corbet, (1961) suggested the following stages (with relevant species of the Upper Victoria Nile in brackets) a) Feeding and breeding only in rivers (e.g stocks of B. altianalis, L. victorianus, M. kannume and possibly B. docmak); b) Feeding in lakes and rivers, breeding only in rivers (e.g S. afrofischeri and M. macrocephalus between transect 4 and Lake Kyoga); 30 c) Feeding and breeding in lakes and rivers (some fishes in lakes Victoria and Kyoga); d) Breeding and feeding in lakes (some fishes in Lakes Victoria and Kyoga). g Corbet (1960), considered wave-mashed rocky shores to constitute an important transition habitat able to accommodate the least adaptable stages in the life histories of those riverine fishes in the process of becoming lacustrine. Of the fishes occurring in the Upper Victoria Nile, B. docmak may fit this category as it was encountered mostly in rocky stretches (i.e upstream transects) of the sites sampled. This account clarifies the basis of recognizing the discussed barriers and distribution patterns of the fishes that were encountered in the Upper Victoria Nile. It was clear from the quarterly surveys that the species discussed in relation to migration, were more common in the upstream transects, with the exception of S. afrofischeri and M. macrocephalus that were prevalent downstream. There are thus two principal seasonal migratory patterns: * Within the river, where longitudinal upstream-downstream migrations take place. This pattern relates to transects 1 to 3 but it is not known what patterns may exist downstream of transect 3. The fishes associated with this pattern are B. altianalis, L. victorianus and M. kannume. If further insight of within the river upstream migrations beyond transect 3 were required, there would be need to study other sites between Kirindi and Namasagali. * Out of Lake Kyoga, where fishes tend to migrate towards transects 4. The fishes associated with this pattern are S. afrofischeri and M. 0 macrocephalus. Potential mitigation measures Geographical and geomorphological influences create changes in riverine environments, resulting in species separation and subsequent species sub- populations (Welcomme, 1985). The river zonation for the impacted area has been defined by the geomorphology of the region resulting in differing flow regimes and water chemistry. These two factors have divided the impacted area into two distinct zones: the fast flowing zone, transect 1,2, and 3, and the slower flowing zone, transect 4 to Lake Kyoga. Unique fish populations, living in the two sections, are further evidence of the division of the Upper Victoria Nile. The fish sub-populations exhibit migratory behaviour up and downstream for both feeding and breeding limited to the zone boundaries. For instance, Namasagali supports similar fauna (Afrofischeri and Mormyrus) to that of Lake Kyoga and it has been observed that fish species longitudinally migrate from the lake to the river. This population of fish species is separate from those found upstream at the first three transects. Due to the existence of a separate fish species from the first three transects, the zonation can be defined by looking at the contrasts between these two sections, specifically the flow regime and water chemistry. This assessment of the proposed AESNP project at the Dumbbell site has identified several potential implications to the fish populations in the dam area, 31 namely its interference with longitudinal fish migrations. In order to allow successful spawning, those species that are known for potamodromesis will require passage to upstream sites. The fish populations within each zone have adapted to the geomorphology and water chemistry of the river system and will live within the defined geomorphological boundaries. It has been determined that these populations will longitudinally migrate for breeding and feeding within each zone. The introduction of an artificial barrier, the hydropower plant, will disrupt the migratory patterns of the fish populations in the fast flowing zone. It is uncertain to what extent this will affect the fisheries however, a fish pass, allowing longitudinal migrations, would minimize the potential impacts. Habitat change and habitat creation In the area of the proposed project, the Upper Victoria Nile within steep incised banks rising to about 20m out of the gorge and onto a generally flat terrain. Beyond the valley, the area forms a series of gently sloping hills frequently dissected by stream valleys or their remnants such as exist in the area where it is proposed to develop a quarry. First reports indicate that this quarry - a source of aggregate, will be parallel to the river gorge and will extend for more than 300m towards Bujagali Falls. The exact location can be given by AESNP. Considering that the proposed barrier will create an impoundment stretching for at least three kilometers in the upstream direction, the fate of the pit left after quarrying could provide new fish habitat options that could partly compensate lost habitat resulting from the flooded valley. These may include: * A type of fish habitat that combines a flowing water regime through the quarry and a semi-flowing habitat in the reservoir, * A type of fish habitat with a water mass backing into the quarry area but with a short residence time due to partial exchange with the reservoir water. * A stream inflow into the quarry and through the quarry to sites upstream of the reservoir. Because of the bimodal rainfall distribution pattern in the area, it is expected that the stream valley in this area would twice annually discharge into this quarry once the surrounding area is vacated by the resident human population. The scenario would then present some of the migrating fishes (e.g. Labeo victorianus) with a migratory route from the river, through the quarry area into the streams. * Within the quarry pit, there could be created rocky islands with provision for crevices that are partly submerged and have been shown to be colonised by the 'Mbipi' haplochromines. It is considered that if these options were clearly understood in the early stages of the project execution, the identified habitats could actually be created and mitigate some of the potential impacts of impoundment. In order to gain a better understanding of the potential implications of the proposed project, it has been identified that certain aspects of the biology and ecology of the Upper Victoria Nile will require further research and monitoring. These are summarised as follows: • A hydrological model investigating water flows with and without the dam. In this analysis, the quantity and quality of water through the Victoria Nile up to Lake Kyoga would be depicted on the longitudinal and lateral axes. Water quality would be depicted in terms of sediment load between the Owen Falls Dam and downstream sites and would include the accumulation of sediment at the proposed site (Dumbbell Island). • The feasibility of a fish pass to allow longitudinal migrations, breeding, and feeding of known migratory fishes should be ascertained. It appears from observations reported that longitudinal migration of fish in the Upper Victoria Nile takes place. While not conclusive from the reported observations, available options (e.g. tagging and year round monitoring in a tag-release-receptive exercise in addition to the application/relevance of indigenous knowledge) were not used. Therefore, verifying the fish migration habitat in an environment such as the Victoria Nile with all the confounding affects of rapids and an already established barrier (Owen Falls Dam) further upstream is a complex activity. Not only are the riverside communities recently settled and rural, they hardly would understand the value of such an activity. There is therefore need to involve and sensitize the fishing communities towards the importance of a fish tagging-recovery programme of fishes should such an activity be required beyond the results of the study. In addition, it has to be printed out that experience with tagging fish in Lake Victoria shows that for a statistically significant recovery, hundreds of specimens of a particular species have to be tagged and genuine recoveries can take up to two years to provide meaningful insight- into migratory behaviour. * Because of the expected earth excavation in the project area, it is suspected that soil erosion (such as was manifested in seasonal water quality changes during the four quarterly surveys) could wash soil material into the river. If not properly disposed of, an increase in sediment load could have measurable consequences for water quality, particularly in the reservoir. There is therefore need to monitor water quality changes and the response of fish during the construction phase of the project. * Several questions remain concerning the structure of fish populations in the vicinity of other potential barrier e.g Kalagala and other sections of the Upper Victoria Nile between transect 3 and transect 4. For example, it is not yet known whether or not the same fish assemblages as were found between transect 1 and transect 4 also occur in these uninvestigated sections. These sections could be included during construction phase. * The scope of work reported in this document did not require that potential observed impacts be ranked nor that feasible mitigation measures be indicated. Even though these aspects have variously been hinted upon, it is recommended that clearer mitigation measures be 33 suggested (where applicable) in reports covering the construction phase observations. 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Rome, 330p. Witte, F., Barel, K.D.N., van Oijen, M.J.P. 1997. Intra-specific variation of haplochromine cichlids from Lake Victoria and its taxonomic implications. S. Afr. J. Sc. 93, 585-594. 36 Whitehead, P.J.P. 1959. The anadromous fishes of Lake Victoria. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 59. 329-363. 0 . is 0 37 Acknowledgements: This report would not have been completed were it not for the co-operation, hard work and dedication of many people: technicians, scientists, and administration staff at the Fisheries Resources Research Institute (FIRRI). It is a compilation of four aquatic ecology and fish surveys conducted over a period of a year that required many long hours in the field and laboratory. It would be hard to mention the names of all those who were involved but we are very grateful for the time and attention invested by all involved staff in completing this survey. We would like to acknowledge the work of the anonymous reviewers for improving the quality of these reports along with the administrative staff for orgainizing, editing, and compiling this report. We would like to thank several people at FIRRI who were instrumental in completing this project and they include: Director, Dr. Ogutu-Ohwayo; Mr. Jonna Kamanyi; Dr. J. S. Balirwa and Ms Jessica Twinomujuni. Many outside contributions were made in order for the successful completion of the Aquatic and Fisheries Survey of the Upper Victoria Nile. The direction and support provided by the site officials and field staff from AESNP was greatly appreciated. I am also grateful for the additional analyses and information provided by Makerere University, government chemists, and the DWD. In addition, the riverside communities and fisherfolk deserve much praise for their tolerance, hospitality, knowledge, and help during each of our field visits. We will be forever grateful for Alison Cunningham's (CIDA Intern) participation in the survey. Her vast intelligence and sheer brilliance in conjunction with her dedication and commitment were key to the success of this project. Without Ali's assistance throughout the survey, providing many words of wisdom and plenty of insightful commentary, it would have been difficult to meet all the demands of this magnum opus. Our special thanks are extended to the Director General of NARO, Professor Mukiibi, for entrusting FIRRI with the contract to complete the required work for AESNP. 38 Annex B. Terms of Reference for the provision of Baseline Aquatic Monitoring and Fisheries Survey General These ToR outlines the baseline monitoring that shall be carried out in order to provide the data necessary to assess impacts of the Bujagali Hydroelectric project on fisheries, habitat and water quality. The exercise is intended to fulfil the recommendations provided for in the Bujagali Hydroelectric Project Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) of March 1999. The following Scope of Work and Services details the requirements for the pre-construction phase of the project. The Scope of Work and Services incorporates a monitoring and survey exercise that includes four surveys to be undertaken at transects upstream and downstream of Dumbbell Island during the pre-construction phase. It is recognised that additional monitoring will be specified and commissioned at a later date. This scope of work is limited to the first year of study. Scope of Work and Services To undertake a Baseline Aquatic Water Quality Monitoring exercise in Fisheries and Habitats Survey on the Upper Victoria Nile, that shall include but not necessarily be limited to:- EIS Requirements: General The EIS recommends the collection of monitoring data to cover: 1. Hydrology 2. Water quality 3. Indicators of productivity of lower trophic levels (invertebrates) including critical or keystone species 4. Fishes and fish populations 5. Human uses of these aquatic systems, particularly as food sources In addition, macrophyte surveys are required in order to monitor habitat and food chain effects on fisheries This scope of work specifies the requirements for each of these aspects. a) Four (4) surveys are required, at three monthly intervals over one year prior to commencement of construction. b) The study area should be large enough to encompass the major significant impact anticipated both upstream and downstream of the site at Dumbbell Island. A total of four transects: one upstream and three downstream of the construction site shall form the basis of the exercise. c) The furthest downstream transect will be at the entrance of the Victoria Nile to lake Kyoga or at a location agreed with the client or his representative. d) During the construction phase itself, it is recommended that sampling be carried out at a fourth downstream transect, rather than upstream of the 39 hydropower facility. However, this will be the subject of another commission. e) The survey transects chosen should be representative of the upper Victoria Nile as a whole. f) At each transect, five sampling stations should be identified, to cover the full range of habitats available across the width of the river channel. Requirements for the final report are outlined under each of the specified subject headings below. In addition a progress report will be required after each survey Hydrology Continuous monitoring of water levels (upstream and downstream of Owen falls) and flows is currently carried out by DWD and data to be obtained by AESNP. In the present survey, the following assessments for the Fisheries Research Institute to undertake have been agreed: Water quality Water quality determinants to be monitored are outline in the table below Water Quality Surves Determinant Method of analysis No. Tot. samples/ transects Measurements / survey Suspended solids Filtration, drying at 1050C 4 20 Nitrate-nitrogen Colorimetric filtration 4 20 immediately after collection Ammonia-nitrogen Colorimetric filtration 4 20 immediately after collection Orthophosphate Colorimetric filtration 4 20 (dissolved reactive- immediately after collection phosphate Total Nitrogen Digestion and Colorimetric 4 20 Total Phosphorus Digestion and Colorimetric 4 20 Chlorophyll a Acetone or methanol 4 20 extraction followed by spectrophotometry Temperature Digital probe:depth profiling at 4 4 deepest site in each of four transects Dissolved oxygen DO meter:Depth profiling at 4 4 deepest site in each of four transects Oil & grease Partition-gravimetric method 4 20 Invertebrates Surveys The proposed approach for invertebrate's surveys is as follows: a) Sampling of benthic invertebrates (using an 'Ekman' type grab where the nature of the riverbed allows); b) Sampling of pelagic invertebrates using vertical net hauls; 40 c) Identification of invertebrates to species level and enumeration Sampling should be carried out at the same frequency and stations as water quality surveys (see above). Reporting from consultant should be factual, to include: a) Records of all species identified at each sampling site b) Identification of any critical or keystone species (e.g. fish prey species) by which fish food availability may be assessed. c) Statistically significant changes in critical or keystone species during the monitoring period, particularly baseline seasonal changes, and changes pre and post construction. Fish Surveys There are two aspects to this component of the monitoring programme: fish stock surveys and fish catch surveys The general approach to fish surveys is as follows: Fish stock surveys should be carried out using: a) 24 - hour gillnet samples for adult fish b) seine netting for juvenile fish Surveys should be carried out at three monthly intervals for one year prior to commencement of construction. Sites to be used are the same as outlined above for water quality. With four transects each consisting of five sampling stations, 20 stations will be sampled on each survey. Reporting of the fish stock surveys should include factual reports of: a) All species caught (adult and juvenile) and estimated biomass of each species b) Size-frequency and age frequency distributions for each species c) Estimates of total fish yield in reaches upstream and downstream of the hydropower facility d) Statistically significant changes in species composition throughout the year of monitoring Fish catch surveys should be carried out at all major fish landing sites between Jinja as agreed between the parties. Reports for this aspect of the study should include information on: a) Numbers of boats operating at landing sites and estimates of full time jobs supported by fishery. b) Records of all commercial and local food species being caught, and importance of each. c) Estimates of total yield, including details of methodology for yield assessment. d) Estimates of total commercial value of catch. 41 e) Details of non-commercial uses of fish (e.g. local consumption). f) Estimates of value of any sport fishery. Macrophytes surveys a) Macrophyte surveys should be carried out at the same frequency as fishery and invertebrates surveys. b) Surveys should be carried out on both sides of the river, and include all submerged or partially submerged plants and any plants growing on substrata which are likely to be submerged for a significant period of time. c) Surveys should be carried out along a 1km length of each riverbank. Extending 500 m upstream of the centre of the transect used for water quality, fisheries and invertebrates surveys. Macrophyte surveys should include recording of all species present, and an assessment of relative abundance against other species, using the DAFOR scale, as follows: D = Dominant, A = Abundant, F = Frequent, 0 = Occasional, R = Rare. This should include emergent species as well as submerged species, which may require collection with a grapnel hook or use of an underwater viewer. Reporting should include: Lists (or completed checklists) of all species present Records of abundance using DAFOR scale. Maps of study reaches including locations of major macrophyte stands and estimates of percentage macrophyte cover. . Identification of important habitats for fisheries, for example spawning areas . Reporting of any natural seasonal variation in macrophyte species composition and cover. 42 Annex C. FIRRI Scientists participating in AESNP project and their role in the Study Name Qualification Rank Specialisation Role in the study i Dr R. Ogutu- BSc, MSc, Director Fishery Coordinator Ohwayo PhD biologist Mr. J. Kamanyi BSc, MSc Senior Research Stock Project Manager, Fish Officer assessment catch assessment and report compilation Dr. J. S. Balirwa BSc, MSc, Senior Research Aquatic Assistant project PhD Officer ecologist manager, Fish biology and ecolog y studies and report compilation. Dr. T. Twongo BSc, MSc, Principal Aquatic Macrophytes and macro- PhD Research Officer biologist invertebrates studies Dr. L. Ndawula BSc, MSc, Research Officer Invertebrate Micro-invertebrate PhD ecologist studies Mr. S.B Wandera BSc, MSc Research Officer Fishery Taxonomy, catch biologist and compositiorn Taxonomist Ms. G. Namulemo BSc, MSc Research Officer Fishery Taxonomy, relative biologist & abundance ecologist Mr. D. Mbabazi BSc. (Educ), Research Officer Fishery Fish catch assessment MSc biologist and assists in report compilatiorn Mr. H. Oguttu BSc Research Physico- Algal, primary productiW Assistant chemical and physical-chemical limnologist studies. 43 S ,4 lq i- / r vo eo ds ,., A < 6 ,N4 sL 6 9 s+ s Total length (cm) Fig.4 The overall size strieture of (a) aforirynts kannunme and (b) Lawls niloticus cauglht by different gear and fishing methods from commercial catches at the four sampling stations of the Upper Victoria Nile (2000). 9 f N=270 8 7- 6- 2- 0 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53 55 57 59 Total length (mm) Fig.5 Length frequency distribution of Rastreneobola argenLter caught by scoop net at Nauiinya tranisect 2 Downsteami of Dumbbell Island. APPENDIX C.2 WIND DATA Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix C APPENDIX C.2 WIND DATA Table C.1 Relative Frequency Distribution of Wind Speed and Direction at Jinja Kimaka Meteorological Station for Period January 1999 to June 2000 Speed ¸1.54 1.54 to 2.75 to 3.60 to 4.63 to >5.66 Total % rn/s 2.75 3.60 4.63 5.66 Direction 0 0.137 0.685 0.959 0.479 0.068 0.068 2.397 22,5 0.000 0.000 0.274 0.137 0.000 0.068 0.479 45 0.000 0.000 0.274 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.274 67.5 0.137 0.000 1.027 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.164 90 0.342 0.685 1.164 1.301 0.616 0.068 4.178 112.5 0.685 0.959 2.466 1.370 0.205 0.137 5.822 135 0.753 1.370 5.959 2.123 0.274 0.137 10.616 157.5 0.685 0.685 4.932 2.740 0.890 0.274 10.205 180 1.644 3.836 11.301 9.178 5.342 2.123 33.425 202.5 0.685 1.644 3.425 1.027 0.411 0.000 7.192 225 0.685 0.822 1.918 0.685 0.205 0.068 4.384 0 247.5 0.205 0.205 2.192 0.753 0.137 0.068 3.562 270 0.616 0.753 2.877 1.301 0.274 0.000 5.822 292.5 0.548 0.342 1.507 0.959 0.000 0.000 3.356 315 0.068 0.411 0.616 0.274 0.068 0.000 1.438 337.5 0.274 0.068 0.548 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.890 Total % 7.466 12.466 41.438 22.329 8.493 3.014 95.205 Calms 4.795 Missing 0.000 Total % 100.000 Source: Department of Meteorology, Uganda AES Nile Power 1 March, 2001 Dg Cal hours 1c 154 mLis E 1.54 - 2.57 ms E 2.57 - 3.60 mls [1] 3.60 - 4.63 mIS ' > * 4.63 - 5.66 m/s *> 5.66 mis Source: Jinja Meteorological Station Project Name: T BUJAGALI HYDROPOWER Date: MARCH, 2001 60503_H91 Figure C.1 Preparedftor:ACILW EIA WIND ROSE DIAGRAM FOR AES NILE POWER JINJA JULY 1999 TO JUNE 2000 APPENDIX C.3 FLORA AND FAUNA SURVEY DATA Bujagali Project Hydropower Facilinv EIA Appendix C APPENDIX C.3 FLORA AND FAUNA SURVEY DATA Study Method Birds in these three areas were assessed by means of Timed Species Counts (TSCs). This method has been used in a wide variety of habitats in East Africa (Pomeroy and Dranzoa, 1997 and in press). Although more accurate estimates of abundance exist, such as transect counts, they require a great deal of time to do effectively, and were not considered necessary for the purposes of this study. A TSC consists of a one-hour count of all the species in a specified habitat. The species are listed in the order in which they are observed, and the time noted at 10-minute intervals against the growing list. Species recorded in the first ten minutes are then scored 6, for the next ten minutes, 5, and so on to a score of I for the last ten minutes. Mean scores over a series of counts reflect the species' relative abundances. Fifteen 1-hour counts were made, five in each of the three sites, from 7-9th August 1998. Some of the counts at each site were made in the morning, starting at around 0700, and others in the afternoons, up to about 1800. However, earlier work has shown that time of day does not greatly affect the results. A ES Nile Power 1 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hvdropower Facilitv EJA 4ppendix C 1. Plant species found in areas that are likely to be affected bv the, Bujagali Hydropower scheme. Species names have been checked in accordance with LEAP, 1995. 1 = species present. Key to sites: KK = Kikubamutwe ML = Malindi NY = Naminya BJ = Bujagali (Camp site) NZ = Namizi Sites Sites Species KK ML NY BJ NZ Abutilon angolensis I I 1 1 Abutilon mauritianum 1 1 1 I I Acacia kirkii 1 1 I Acalypha ornata 1 1 1 Acalypha racemosa 1 1 1 I Achyranthes aspera 1 I Adenia gummifera I Albizia coriaria 1 1 1 I Albizia grandibracteata I Alchornea cordifolia 1 1 Antiaris toxicaria I 1 1 Archornea cordifolia 1 1 Artocarpus heterophylus 1 I Asystasia gangetica I 1 1 1 I AES Nile Power 2 March, 2001 Bujagaii Project Hvdropower Faciliti EIA Appendix C Sites Species KK ML NY BJ NZ Bauhinia variegata I 1 Basella alba I I Bidens pilosa I I Braussonetia papylifera I 1 1 Bridelia micrantha 1 1 Canarium schweinfurthii 1 ] I Cassiafloribunda 1 1 Cassia hirsuta 1 1 Cassia obtusifolia 1 1 Celtis africana I I 1 1 Cida rotundifolia I I Cissampelos micronata 1 1 1 Cissus petiolata 1 1 5 Cissus rotundifolia ] 1 1 Clausene anisata 1 1 Conimelina africana I I Commelina benghalensis ] I Cvnotis longifolia I 1 1 Cyperus dubius 1 1 Cyperus latifolea ] Cyperus munditii I I 1 1 Cyperus papyrus 1 1 Cyperus rotundus I Cyphostema adenopandum I Cyphostema cyphopetala Phyllanthusfischeri ] ] Desmodium salicifolium 1 1 5 Dicondra repens 1 1 Dioscorea abyssinica 1 1 AES Nile Power 3 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility' EIA Appendix C Sites Species KK ML NY BJ NZ: Dipiocyclos pamatus 1 1 Echnochloa pyramidalis 1 1 1 1 Eirhhornia crassipes I Eragrostis tenuiflolia 1 1 Euphorbia heterophylla 1 1 Ficus densistipulata 1 1 Ficus glurmosa 1 1 Ficus mucuso 1 1 Ficus natalensis 1 I Ficus ovata 1 1 1 Ficus sur 1 Ficus vallis-choudae 1 1 1 Gomphrena pungens I Grewia mildbreadii I Grewia trichocarpa 1 1 1 Helinus integrifolius 1 l 1 Hibiscus diversifolia I 1 I Hyptis suaveolens I Indigofera alata 1 1 I Indigofera spicata 1 1 1 Ipomoea aquatica ]pomoea batatas 1 1 Ipomoea cairica 1 1 1 Jatropha curcas 1 Justiciaflava 1 1 1 Kalachoe sp 1 1 1 Lantana camara 1 1 1 1 Lagenaria sphaerica 1 1 Leersia hexandra 1 I AES Nile Power 4 March, 20 0] Buijagali Project Hvdropower Facility EIA Appendix C Sites Species KK ML NY BJ NZ Lemna sp. I I Leonotis sp 1 I I Lepistemon oweriensis I 1 Murdania simplex 1 1 Markhanzia lutea 1 1 1 1 1 Mesopsis eminii I Mikunia cocrdata 1 1 1 Melicia excelsa I 1 1 ] Mimosa pigra. Mimosa pudica Mirabilis jalapa 1 Musa sapienta 1 1 1 Panicum kisantwense 1 1 Paspalidium geminatum I Peponium vogelli 1 Phragmites mauritianus 1 1 Phytoracca dodicandra I 1 Pinus caribeaa 1 1 Pistia stratiotes 1 I Plumbago zevlanica I I I Pollia mannii 1 1 1 1 Priva cordia I Psvchotria kirkii I I Rhoicissus revoilii I 1 Rhus sp (Introduced) 1 I 1 Rhynchelvtrum nerviglume 1 1 1 Rubus rigidus I I Rufa cylindrica 1 1 Sansevieria nilotica AES Nile Power 5 March, 2001 Bulagyali Project Hvdropower Facilitv EIA Appendix C Sites Species KK ML NY BJ NZ Sapium ellipticum 1 1 Secamone africana Secr-inega virosa 1 1 1 Sida lanciolata I 1 Sorghum officinale 1 1 Sorghum vaxilaris 1 Sporobolus pyramidalis 1 1 1 Stachvtarpheta cayennensis Sterculia dawei 1 1 I Synedenium grantii 1 Synedrera nodiflorwn I Synodon dactylon I I Tremna orientalis I I I Trichilia prieuriana I I Tridax procubens I Urena lobata I I I Urtica ovalifolia I I Vernonia amydagalina I 1 I Vigna luteola 1 I I Vossia cuspitata I I I 1 TOTALS 76 59 51 91 5C AES Nile Power 6 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hvdropower Facility EIA .4ppendix C 2. Waterbirds observed on the River Nile and the adjacent pond at Bujagali on 30th July and 7 th_9th August 1998 Species names have been checked in accordance with LEAP, 1995. 1 = species present. 12 Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens: 2 flying high, 7 August. 17 Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus: common, although less so than the next species. 18 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo: common; the most numerous water bird on the river during this period, probably numbering at least 100 between Owen Falls and the embankment site, referred to in this list as 'the area'. 19 Darter Anhinga rufa (R-VU): fairly common, certainly more than 10 in the area. 25 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea (R-NT): only one was seen, on 7 August. 36 Little Egret Egretta garzetta: common 40 Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax: three were seen at different places, but there may well have been more as they often roost out of sight. 42 Hamerkop Scopus umbretta: only one seen. 43 Open-billed Stork Anastomus lamelligerus: throughout the area, almost as common as the Greater Cormorant. In the past, this species nested on some of the islands. 54 Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus: A few were seen. 137 Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer: at least two pairs in the area. 199 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus : this species is actually uncommon in Uganda, so the observation of one on the pond is of interest. 201 Black Crake Limnocoraxflavirostra : two on the pond 252 Cornmon Sandpiper Actitis hvpoleucos : several along the river. AES Nile Power 7 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hvdropower Facilint EIA .4ppendix C 298 White-collared Pratincole Glareola nordmanni (R-VU): Two birds were seen on a rocky islet near the proposed embankment site. on 30th July. 318 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus : several, in breecing plumage. 465 Pied Kingfisher Cervie rudis : common, and likely to increase a fter impoundment. 466 Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo leucogaster: several were seen AES Nile Power 8 March, 20 01 ** Buja gali Project Hydrojp)ower Facilitlp ETA App?endix C .Table C.2: Tinie Series Count for Bird Species __ |D A M WE ST ID A M EA ST IBU) IA GA LI Regional Red IMean I I Mean M eatn OTHER Data list l 2 3 4 5 TSC I 2 3 4 5 TSC I 2 3 45 TSC statuis I 27 Black-headed Heron Arcleu melanocephala_ 2.0 0.4 _ 32 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 3.0 1.0 5.0 1.8 6.0 1.0 1.4 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 _ 4.4 51 Hadada_ Bostrychia Hagedash 2.0 0.4 _ 6.0 _ 1.2 87 Hoode(d Vulture Neoplroni Monachus 1.0 _ 0.2 95 African Marsh Harrier Circus Ranivorus R-VU P3 pn0.6 96 Hlarrier Hawk Polyboroides Radiatuis 14.0 0.8 I 0 0.2 98 Brown Snake Eagle Circaetis Cinereuts R-NT 5.0 _ 1.0 _ 102 Shikra Accipiter Badius _ 6.0 1.2 6.0 1.2 _ I11 African Goshawk Accipiter tachiiro 2.0 0.4 129 Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco Ufonogranmmicus _____ 5.0 4.0 6.0 3.0 130 Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus Occipitalis= 2.0 6.0 1.0 1.8 138 Black Kitc Milyus Aligrans _ 3.0 6.0 147 Grey Kestrel Falco Ardosiaceuv_ Nr Jiija 152 African Hobby Falco Cuviei _______ Nr Bujagali 350 Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia Semitor quata 5.0 2.0 1.4 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.4 5.0 5.0 3.0 2.6 351 Laughing Dove Streptopelia Senegalensis 6.0 1 _.2 355 Blue -spotted Wood Turtur Afelr 1.0 6.0 1.0 5.0 3.0 3.2 6.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 3.6 2.0 1.0 6.0 5.0 2.8 Dove 357 Tambourine Dove Turtur Tympanistria 1.0 4.0 4.0 1.8 358 Green Pigeon Treron Austr-alis I___6.0 1.0 1.4 376 Eastern Grey Plantain Crinifer Zonurus 4.0 6.0 2.0 2.0 2.8 _5.0 1.0 2.0 0.4 Eater I _ 377 Ross's Turaco Musophaga Rossae . 2.0 0.4 _ _ 6.0 1. 1 2 391 Klaas' Cuckoo Chrysococcyx Kla rs 2,0 5.0 6.0 2.6 406 White-browed Coucal Centropus Superciliostis _ _ 3.0 0.6 1.0 6.0 6.0 1.0 2.8 452 Palm Swift Cypsiurus Pa,vus ___ 1.0 5.0 - 1.2 5.0 4.0 1.8 459 Speckled Mousebird Colitis Striatus 6.0 5.0 3.0 2.8 3.0 4.0 6.0 5.0 3.6 4.0 6.0 5.0 3.0 475 Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon Senegalensis 4.0 6.0 2.0 4.0 3.0 1 .4 478 Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidiha picta 2.0 0.4 2.0 0 4 479 White-throated Bee- Merop7s alhicollis _ = = 4.0 - x0.8 3.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.6 1.0_ 0.2 AES Nile Power 9 Marc/, 2001 Bujagali Project Ilb1propower Facility EIA Appendix C eater 500 Broad-billed Roller E?aystonilis glaucurus 13.0 6.0 1.8 5.0_ 2.0 __ 1.8 5 15 Crowned Hlortibill Tockus alboterniinatus 6.0 1.2 534 Double-toothed Barbet Lybius bidentatus _ 1.0 _ 50 1-2 549 Yellow-fronted Pogoniuuhs chiysoconus 6.0 1.2 2.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 3.6 Tinkerbird 590 Grey Woodpecker Alesopicos goertae PI __ _ p0.2 _ _ _ _ 627 Angola Swallow Hiruntdo angolensis 1 6.0 1.2 I - 634 Eurasian Swallow Hirundo rctiu a- 1.0 0 _ .2 3.0 1.0 3.0 - 1.4 - 3.0 1.0 0.8 8 639 White-headed Rough- Psalidoprocne albiceps 5.0 1.0 _ _ 2.0 0.4 Wing _w_____________ _g_-_ 666 Black Tit Parus leuconmelas 3.0 10.6 732 Common Bulbul Pycononorus barbatus 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 801 African Thrush Turdus prlios - 3.0 1.0 0.8 3.0 - 10.6 837 Grey-backed cainar opetelra brachIyUra 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 6.0 3.0 3.0 6.0 6.0 4.8 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 Camaroptera _ _ _______ _ AES Nile Power 10 Alarch, 20()] I* * BAijag9roject Hydropowt'er Facility EIA I /0pendix C Table C.2 (Continued) _______ Tabe .t |d D A M WE ST | D A M EA ST 1 nU JA GA LI Regional Mean Mean Nlean OTHER _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~~ ~~~~RedII Data 1 2 3 4 5 TS 1 3 4 5 TSC 2 34 5 TSC ______________ List C status 857 Red-faced Cisticola Cislicola egthrops 1.0 G6.0 5.0 3.0 6.0 4.2 6.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.0 3.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 4.8 860 Winding Cisticola Cisticola r'alactotes 1.0 6.0 1.4 875 Grey-capped Warbler Enzinia lepida R- 2.0 0.4 3.0 0.6 4.0 5.0 1.1) 3.0 2.6 P_RR I I 911 White-chinned Prinia Prinia leucopogon 3.0 0.6 913 Tawny-flanked Prilnia Prinia subjlava 6.0 6.0 3.0 5.0 4.0 4.8 2.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 2.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 4. 925 Red-faced crombee Sylvietta w/zyr ii Pi P0.2 934 Black Flycatcher Melaenornis edoliodes _ 1.0 0.2 937 Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquiatica 3.0 0.6 3.0 0.6 4.0 2.0 5.0 2.2 960 Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea 4.0 5.0 1.8 4.0 2.0 1.2 6.0 2.0 6.0 5.0 3.8 963 Blue Flycatcher Erannornis longicausa 4.0 0.8 4.0 4.0 6.0 2.0 3.2 6.0 5.0 2.2 968 Para(lise Flycatcher Terppisiphone viridis 1.0 4.0 1.0 _ 991 African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimlpl7 I I I1.0 6.0 1.4 1000 NorthIern Psufback Diyoscopus gamsbensis 6.0 1.2 14.0 2.1 1.2 _ 1022 Brown-lheaded Tchagra Austlralis 5.0 2.0 1.4 2.0 0.4 2.0 2.0 6.0 2.0 1061 Splendid Glossy Lamzprotornis splendidus 3.0 2,0 1.0 3.0 6.0 6.0 3.0 5.0 1.0 _ Starling 1094 Olive-bellied Sunbird Nectarinia chloropygia 6.0 4.0 2.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 4.0 0.8 1096 Copper Sunbird Nectalrinia cutipea 4.0 1.0 3.0 1.6 2.0 5.0 1.4 2.0 0.4 1098 Red-chested Sunbird Nectarinia ep-vthroceria R- 6.0 6,0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.8 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.01 5.6 ._ ._. __ RR _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 1107 Mariqua Sunbird Nectarinia llar-iguensis 2.0 1.0 0.6 1122 Scarlet-chested Sunbird Necta,-inia senegalensis 2.0 5.0 3.0 6.0 6.0 4.4 = 5.0 6,0 4.0 3.0 1.0 2.0 = 6.0 1.8 1130 Green-headed Sunbird Nectar-inia verticalis 4.0 0.8 1133 Y'ellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 2.3 4.0 3.0 1.4 3.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 1134 Grosbeak Weaver Anrblyospiza albifi ons 1.0 2.() 0.6 _ 1144 Black Bishop Euplectes gierowil 3.0 0.6 = = - = = = _ AES Nile Power 11 March, 2001 Bujagali Project IIydropower Facility, EIA Appendix C 1165 Black-headedl Weaver Ploceus cucullatuls 4.0 5.0 6.0 3.0 3.6 6.0 6.01 1.0 5.0 3.6 1 6.0 6.0 2-4 1173 Yellow-backed Weaver Plocetus nmelanocephalus -5.0 I .n s.o _ 1.0 - _ _ 1175 Vieillot's Black Weaver Ploceus nigerl-iius 3.0 0.6 1177 Spectacled Weaver Ploceus Ocularis 5.0 1.0 4.0 0.8 1179 Slender-billed Weaver Ploceus pelzelni 4.0 4.0 3.0 5.0 3.2 4.0 6.0 1.0 5.0 3.2 1206 Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus 3.0 2.0 1.0 1230 Black-crowned Waxbill Estrilda naolntila = 5.0 3.0 4.0 6.0 3.0 4.2 6.0 4.0 = 4.0 2.8 5.0 4.0 1.8 1241 Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala 5.0 6.0 1.0 2.4 4.0 2,0 1.0 1.4 ___ 4.0 0.8 1246 Grey-headed negrofinch Nigrita canica.pilla _ 2.0 0.4 1261 Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Ur-aeginthus ben galus= 2.0 6.0 = 1.6 = 5.0 1.0 1265 Black and White mrannikin Lonchiura bicolor_ 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.4 _ _5.0 1.() 1266 Bronze Mannikin lonchura cucullata 6.0 3.0 3.0 6.0 4.0 4.4 1.0 3.0 0.8 4.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.2 1283 African Citril Serinus citrinielloides 4.0 1.0 1.0 4.0 0.8 __ 4.0 0.8 25. 24. 17. 25. 27. 24. 26. S 22.0 29.0 19.0 30.0 22.0 0 0 0 23.0 0 0 0 0 21.0 21.0 New 22.0 12.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 25. 10. 2.0 7.0 4.0 27. 8.0 6.0 3.0 5.0 _______ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~0 0 0 *S 22.0 34.0 38.0 44.0 50.0 25. 35. 37. 44.0 48. 27.0 35. 41. 44. 49.0 ______ _________________________________________________________ 0 1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 _ 0 _ ___ A ES Nile Pow.er 12 Alaiclh, 2001 is * S APPENDIX C.4 HEALTH SERVICES WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA Bti/agali Project Hyldropower Faciliht EIA Appendix C APPENDIX C.4 HEALTH SERVICES WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA Wakisi DMU Wakisi DMU is on the west bank of the river about 20 km from Jinja town. The staff complement of the Health Centre consists of one clinical officer, one enrolled midwife, 3 nurses' aides and one health assistant plus support staff. Even with this limited staff complement, the DMU provides most health centre services including outpatient diagrnoses and treatment, antenatal and postnatal clinics, child welfare, family planning, environmental health supervision and sanitation. During 1997, the health centre processed a total of 9,212 outpatient cases. The nearest other health facility on the west bank is Kangulumira Health Centre about 8 km further north. Budondo DMU Budondo DMU serves the project area on the east side of the river about 15 km down the river from Jinja. The staff includes one senior clinical officer, two enrolled nurses, two . midwives, four nursing aids, one health assistant, one health orderly plus support staff. There are 33 community-counselling workers who work closely with the health centre on HIV/AIDS issues. The health centre provides a full complement of health services. In 1998 it cared for 86 AIDS patients. With help from the Ministry of Health and a number of NGOs, the centre organises testing and gives support in treating, counselling and feeding of AIDS patients as necessary. Budondo DMU was in a poor state of repair at the time of the research. However, a new building was under construction about 500 m away. The new structure has a floor area of 400m2 and will have provision for 60 inpatient beds. The nearest other health units are the 20-bed Kibibi Dispensary and Maternity Unit about 8 km away, and 20-bed Nawangoma DMU about 20 km away. Walukuba Health Centre Walukuba Health Centre was visited as an example of health services given by the Jinja * Municipality. It is situated in one of the densely populated estates within Jinja township. Other health facilities of the Jinja Municipalities include Mpamadde Health Centre, Town AES Nile Power I March, 2001 Bitjagali Project Hydropower Faciliti EIA Appendix C Hall Clinic and Town Yard Dispensary. Walukuba Health Centre has a staff complement of one clinical officer, two senior nursing officers, two enrolled senior midwives, one enrolled nurse. one laboratory assistant, one principal dispenser, eight nursing aides plus support staff. The main disease problems are malanra, diarrheal diseases, respiratory infections r.nd HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS is a problem often seen at this health centre, and the centre laas HIV/AIDS testing capability. However cases are not listed in the monthly totals collection forms among other diagnoses in order to maintain confidentiality. Once diagnosed, AliDS cases are referred to various organisations which combine Government and NGO efforts in treatment, welfare and counselling. Some of these are the AIDS Informnation Centre in Jirja, the AIDS Support Organisation (TASO), Jinja Hospital, and other mobile home care units. A FS Nile Po wer 2 March, 2091 APPENDIX C.5 FISHERIES DATA Bujagali Project Hvdropower Facilitf EI1 Appendix C APPENDIX C.5 FISHERIES DATA 0 1. Records of fish species caught in cast nets and longlines, and their percentage composition to total fish catch (by weight). 2. Estimates of total yield (kg/day) for sampled boats 3. Estimates of total yield (kg/day) by fish species for all active canoes and landings 4. Numbers of boats and full time jobs supported by the fishery 5. Estimates of total fishery value per month by fish species Localities associated with Transect 1 include: Kikonko, Kunjaba, Makwanzi Island; Transect 2 include: Naminya, Kisadha, Ofwono, Zaire, Mugalya, Kisoga; Transect 3 include: Matumu, Kisoga A,B,C, Damba, Transect 4 include: Kasanga, Kibuye, Sajjabi. NB The data in the following tables are taken from reports produced by the Fisheries Resources Research Institute (FRRI) in Jinja, Uganda (FRRI, 2000a, b, c, and d). Graphs were produced by WSAI/ESG. AES Nile Power 1 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA A'ppendix C' 1. Record of fish species caught in cast nets and longlines, and their percentage composition to total fish catch (by weight). (a) February 2000 Records of fish species caught in cast nets and longlines, and their percentage composition to total fish catch (by weight) - February 2000 100 90 ___ Z7 Transect 4 Namasagali to Bunyamira _' /Transect 3 Matumu to Kirindi E' 'S~ *- = ?- 2 _ _,Transect 2 Buyala to Kikubamutwe 0~~~~~~~~~ o 2 N .o E <° Q X T ransect I Kalange to Makwanzi b E O~~~~~. -~ (o AES Nile Powter 2 M1arch7, 20)01 0 0 0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Buja* roject Hydropower Facility EIA * *Appendix C Record of fish species caught in cast nets and longlines, and their percentage composition to total fish catch (by weight) February 2000 Transect i Transect 2 Transect 3 Transect 4 Kalange to Makwanzi Buyala to Kikubamutwe Matumu to Kirindi Namasagali to Bunyamira Total 0. niloticus 55.6 27.55 34.9 97.25 0. Ieucostictus 0.5 0 0 0.1 O. variabilis 1.55 2.25 0 0 T. zillii 3.65 5.9 22.2 0 L. niloticus 30.05 30.35 4.8 1.7 M. kannume 3.35 7.2 0 0 B. altianalis 5.05 6.25 15.1 0 B. docmac 0 20.3 0 0.95 G. longibarbis 0 0.05 0 0 L. victorianus 0 0 23 0 Castnets 0. niloticus 54.8 51.1 0 100 0. leucostictus 1 0 0 0 0. variabilis 3.1 4.5 0 0 T. zillii 7.3 11.8 0 0 L. niloticus 16.6 13.3 0 0 M. kannume 6.7 14.1 0 0 B. altianalis 10,1 4.2 0 0 B. docmnac 0 0 6 0 0 G. longibarbis 0 0 0 0 L. victorianus 0 0 0 0 Longline 0. niloticus 56.4 4 34.9 94.5 0. leucostictus 0 0 0 0.2 0. variabilis 0 0 0 0 T. zillii 0 0 22.2 0 L. niloticus 43.5 47.4 4.8 3.4 M. kannume 0 0.3 0 0 B. altianalis 0 8.3 15.1 0 B. docmuc 0 40 0 1.9 G. longibarbis 0 01 0 0 L. victorianus 0 0 23 0 AE.S Nile Power 3 Mlarlch, 2001 Bujagali Project J1Jydr oj)(owver Faciliht EJA AJlpendix C (b) April 2000 Records of fish species caught in cast nets and longlines, and their percentage composition to total fish catch (by weight) - April 2000 70 _ __ _ _ 60- ozzos - j 33 i itA _ A1-~ 0 X - 1 0 0 A.g,SNile ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~NV :7 rnsc Namasagai to Bun amira 0 *~~~~~~~~~~~~ *: Trnet3Mtuut iid Bujyag*roject Hydropower Facility EIA 0 Olvendix C Record of fish species caught in cast nets and longlines, and their percentage comp osition to total fish catch (b weight) April 2000 Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect 3 Transect 4 Kalange to Makwanzi Buyala to Kikubamutwe Matumu to Kirindi Namasagali to Bunyamira Total 0. niloticus 15.5 0 0 25.45 L. niloticus 27 30.7 0 51.15 O leucostictus 0.25 0 0 22.4 0. variabilis 13.3 0 0 0 M. kannume 2.85 0 0 B. altianalis 10.65 0 0 0 B. docmac 0 69.3 0 0 P. aethiopicus 3 0 0 C. gariepinus 2.65 0 0 0.95 T zillii 15.5 0 0 0 90.7 100 0 99.95 Castnets 0. niloticus 27.1 0 0 50.9 L niloticus 8.9 0 0 4.2 0. leucostictus 0.5 0 0 44.8 0. variabilis 26.6 0 0 0 M. kannume 0 0 0 0 B. altianalis 2 0 0 0 B. docmac 0 0 0 0 P. aethiopicus 0 0 0 0 C. gariepinus 0 0 0 0 r zillii 31 0 0 0 Longline 0. niloticus 3.9 0 0 0 L. niloticus 45.1 30.7 0 98.1 0. leucostictus 0 0 0 0 0. variabilis 0 0 0 0 AES Nile Power 5 Alarch, 2001 BiJjagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix C M. kannume 5.7 0 0 0 B. altianalis 19.3 0 0 0 B. docmac 0 69.3 0 0 P. aethiopicus 6 0 0 0 C. gariepinus 5.3 0 0 1.9 T. zillii 0 0 0 0 AES Nile Power 6 Afarch. 2001 0 0 0 Bujag*Pr-oject hlydropowver Facility EJA Appendix C (c) August 2000 Records of fish species caught in cast nets and longlines, and their percentage composition to total fish catch (by weight) - August 2000 60 50 40 - 30 20 10- 0 - _ _ 17 Transect 4 Downstream Namasagali to Bunyamira O_ r___ O O _ L L _ _ _ , X Transect 3 Downstream Matumu to Kirindi a, ,rn-- N-! D .n Q : n ff Transect 2 Downstream Buyala tn Kikubarilutwe - 2 ~ -~ m' Transect 1 Upstream Kalange lo Makwanzi AELS Nile Power 7 ac,20 BtAI'd vii Pr oject Hydropower Facility EJA Appendix C Record of fish species caught in cast nets and longlines, and their percentage com osition to total fish catch (by weight) August 2000 Transect I Upstream Transect 2 Downstream Transect 3 Downstream Transect 4 Downstream Kalange to Makwanzi Buyala to Kikubamutwe Matumu to Kirindi Namasagali to Bunyamira Total 0. niloticus 16.5 34.55 0 0 0. variabilis 0.6 0 0 0 T. zillii 0.7 0 0 0 L. niloticus 51 0 0 0 M. kannume 11.1 15.45 0 0 B. altianalis 12.55 0 0 0 ______ __ Haplochromines 0 0 0 C. gariepinnus 0 0 0 0 0. leucostictus 0 0 0 0 B. docmak 7.5 50 0 0 Cast nets 0. niloticus 33 69.1 0 0 0. variabilis 1.2 0 0 0 T. zilIii 1.4 0 0 0 L. niloticus 20.1 0 0 0 M. kannime 19.1 30.9 0 0 B. altianalis 25.1 0 0 0 Haplochromines 0 0 0 0 C. gariepinnus 0 0 0 0 Longline 0. niloticus 0 0 0 0 0. leucostictus 0 0 0 0 0. variabilis 0 0 0 0 Tzillii 0 0 0 0 L. niloticus 81.9 0 0 0 M. kannume 3.1 0 0 0 B. altianalis 0 0 0 0 B. docmak 15 100 0 0 AESNile Poiver 8Mar-ch, 2001 Bqiatroject Hydropower Facility EIA _ l sp/eendix C (d) November 2000 Records of fish species caught in cast nets and longlines, and their percentage composition to total fish catch (by weight) - November 2000 XT E a n S e C~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-Trnet 4 DOWIIStream NAmasagali to BUnYamira = - T 7C Transect 3 Downstream Matumu to Kirindi Fl- ° * /Transect 2 -Downstream Buyala to Kikubamutwe ° F Q E E _ T T LTransect 1 Upstream Kalange to Makwan~zi 60 0~~~~~~~~~ O ; (5 U E t0., - U) O2O) 0 10~~~~~~~~~~~ AES Nile PowPer 9 Ms 3ah C/t, 20()11 Rujagali Project Hythropower Facility EIA Appendix C Record of fish species caught in cast nets and longlines, and their percentage composition to total fish catch (by wei ht) November 2000 Transect I Upstream Transect 2 -Downstream Transect 3 Downstream Transect 4 Downstream Kalange to Makwanzi Buyala to Kikubamutwe Matumu to Kirindi Namasagali to Bunyamira Totals O. niloticus 50 12 0 50 T. zillii 3.6 9.75 0 0 L. niloticus 0.65 6.1 0 0 M. kannume 20.15 57.65 0 0 B. docimak 24.15 0.75 0 0 Haplochromines 1.45 1.05 0 0 C. gariepinnus 0 7.6 0 0 O. variabilis 0 1.4 0 0 O. randalli 0 2.05 0 0 O.leucostictus 0 1.7 0 0 Gill nets O. niloticus 0 8.4 0 100 . zillii 7.2 0 0 0 L. niloticus 1.3 2.3 0 0 M. kannume 40.3 81.7 0 0 B. docmak 48.3 1.5 0 0 Haplochromines 2.9 0 0 0 C. gariepinnus 0 6.1 0 0 Cast nets O. niloticus 100 15.3 0 0 O leucostictus 0 3.4 0 0 0. variabilis 0 2.8 0 0 r. zilli 0 19.5 0 0 L. niloticus 0 9.9 0 0 M. kannume 0 33.6 0 0 Haplochromines 0 2.1 0 0 C. gariepinnus 0 9.1 0 0 O. randalli 0 4.1 0 0 AL-S Nile Powet- 10 Alrach 2001 0 a S~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I BtjagWroject Hlydropowver- Facility EIA Appendix C 2. Estimates of the total yield (kg/day) for sampled boats at the four sampling stations of the Upper Victoria Nile. (a) February 2000 Parameters Transect I Upstream Transect 2 Downstream Transect 3 Downstream Transect 4 Downstream Kalange to M akwanzi Buyala to Kikubamutwe Matumu to Kirindi Namasagali to Bunyamira Total number active boats at landing 10 35 6 40 Boats sampled 9 12 6 30 Average days fished/week 5.9 6.3 5.8 4.7 Yield estimates of species/ day (kg) 0. niloticus 60.7 23.9 2.2 73.8 0. leucostictus 0.74 0.2 0. variabilis 3.5 2.0 T. zilli 6.6 5.2 1.4 L niloticus 21.6 22.8 0.3 2.6 M. kannume 38.7 6.4 B. altianalis 8.6 4.5 1.8 1.4 B. docrnac 9.3 17.5 3.8 _._ L. victorianus 1.5 G. longibarbis 0.02 Total weight (kg) landed per day 149.74 82.3 11.0 78.0 (b) April 2000 Parameters Transect I Upstream Transect 2 Downstream Transect 3 Downstream Transect 4 Downstream Kalange to Makwanzi Buyala to Kikubamutwe Matumu to Kirindi Namasagali to Bunyamira Total number of active boats at landing 12 9 4 25 Boats sampled 12 7 2 25 Average days fi shed/week 5.2 7.0 7.0 4.6 Yield estimates of species per day (kg) 0. niloticus 44.0 0. leucostictus 0.7 160.2 0. variabilis 16.5 4.6 T. zillu 12.6 L. niloticus 24.2 10.5 M. kannume 48.9 2.5 17.4 B. altianalis 8.5 1.0 B. docmnac 0.2 3.7 5.5 13.3 P. aethiopicus 6.0 1.2 C. gariepinus 2.9 Total weight (kg) landed perday 164.5 16.7 5.5 197.7 A S Nile Power 11 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EJA AppenldiX C (c) August 2000_ Parameters Transect I Upstream Transect 2 Downstream Transect 3 Downstream Transect 4 Downstream Kalange to Makwanzi Buyala to Kikubamutwe Matumu to Kirindi Namasagali to Bunyamira Total nurnber of active boats at landing(s) 15 30 7 24 Boats sampled 8 7 5 13 Average days fished/week 4.8 6.9 5 3.8 Yield estimates of species per day (kg) __. 0. nitoticus 14.2 23.0 0 18.3 0. leucostictus 0 0.2 0. variabilis 0.4 1.4 0 T. ziltii 1.0 .5 0 L. niloticus 31.1 16.7 0 M. kannurne 35.5 4,2 0 2.1 B. altianalis 8.3 12.0 0 B. docmak 4.1 10.1 0 P. aethiopicus 5.9 0 C. gariepinus 0 9.5 Haplochromines 0.3 0 0. rendalli 0.5 _ O Total weight (kg) landed per day 1 00.8 77.4 30.1 (d) November 2000 Parameters Transect 1 Upstream Transect 2 Downstream Transect 3 Downstream Transect 4 Downstream Kalange to Makwanzi Buyala to Kikubamutwe Matumu to Kirindi Namasagali to Bunyamira Total number of active boats at landing(s) 12 29 2 50 Boats sarnpled 4 12 2 22 Average days fished/week 5.8 6.3 7 3.9 Yield estnimates of species per day (kg) 0. niloticus 21.5 3.2 151.9 O leucostictus 05 O. variabilis 13 T zilli a.9 2.6 L. niloticus 1.3 3.1 M. kannurne 2.5 15.7 B. altianalis 2.6 4.3 B. docmak 5.0 5.0 P. aethiop,cus C. gariepinus .. 2.1 4.5 AESAiLePo wer 12 Mfarch, 2001 Btqjag@roject Hydropower Facilihy EIA ____________vendix (C Haplochromines 0.2 0.3 0. rendalli 0.6 I R. ar entea 288.0 Total weight (kg) landed per day 31.4 325.0 170.7 AES Nile Power 13 March, 2001 Bujagali Project hlydropowver Facility EIA _ Appendix C 3. Estimates of total yield (kg/day) by fish species for all active canoes at landings. (a) February 2000 Estimates of total yield (kg/day) by fish species for all active canoes at landings February 2000 C Transect 4 Downstream Naonasagah to Runyamnira re __r _ _cC O Transect 3 Downstream Matwlmu to Kirindi 2 rgA M -, ansct . )twnv,nAtmeyamla to Kikuhamutwe O O [ O = ,, - ~r_4DIE Pansect 1 Upstream Kalange to Makwanzi a,~~~~~~~: ED rn , 0 e IC o~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ i 0~~~~~~~~ m AES Nile Po wer 14 Alarclh, 2001 * * S Bufja)roject Hjvdropower Facility EIA 0 Opvendix C Estimates of total yield (kg/day ) by fish species for all active canoes at landings February 2000 Species Transect 1 Upstream Transect 2 Transect 3 Transect 4 Downstream Downstream Downstream Kalange to Makwanzi Buyala to Matumu to Kirindi Namasagali to Bunyamira Kikubamutwe O. niloticus 67.5 69.4 2.2 98.4 - leucostictus 0.83 0 0 0.27 0. variabilis 3.8 5.8 1.4 t T. zilli 7.3 15.2 0.3 0 L. niloticus 24 66.5 0 3.5 M. kannume 430 18.6 0.8 1.9 B. altianalis 96 13.3 3.8 0 B. docmac 10.3 ( 1.5 0 L. victorianus 0 0 0 0 G. long barbis 0 0 0 0 Total 166.3 239.9 1 1 104.9 AES Nile Powver 15 Alarch, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropowver Facility EIA Appendix C (b) April 2000 Estimates of total yield (kg/day) by fish species for all active canoes at landings April 2000 120 160 -- - - - - 140 120 0~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~, T;rlIansedt 4 Do skeam N... assAll 1n Runyamwa - - 3 _ * Ca <:t /~~~~Al ratisecl 3 U.-wntream Matumu to Kirindi rj C T - . i ) _ r~~~~~~~~~~~~ransect 2 Droumstream rdilyala to Kikubamutwe Q ti n -~N O : m I tTawsc Upstleam Kalanqe to Mak,wanzi 80 b E_ 40a AES Nile P owfer 1 6 Alai-ch 2001 0 0 is20 - __ Buja#roject Hydropower Facility EIA Aj _ _ _)pendix C Estimates of total y Ield (kg/day) fish s ecies for all active canoes at landings April 2000 Species Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect 3 Transect 4 Upstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Kalange to Buyala to Matumu to Kirindi Namasagali to Makwanzi Kikubamutwe Bunyamira O. niloticus 44 0 0 160.2 0. leucostictus 0.7 0 0 4.6 O. variabilis 16.5 0 0 0 T. zillii 12.6 0 0 0 L. niloticus 24.2 13.5 0 17.4 M. kannume 48.9 3.2 0 1 B. altianalis 8-5 o ( 13.3 B- docmac 0.2 4.8 11 0 P. aethiopicus 6 0 0 0 C. gariepinus 2.9 0 0 1.2 Total 164.5 21.5 1 1 197.7 AES Nile Po wer 17 Marcch, 2001 Bujtogtali Project Hydriopower Fccility EIA Appendix C (c) August 2000 Estimates of total yield (kgiday) by fish species for all active canoes at landings August 2000 ansect 4 Do,t I-nar, Nauldasagal to Brirtyam-ra Tosact 3 Downstream Matumu to Kirindi -, _ / r ~~~~~~~ _ / ~~Transect 2 Dow,nstream t3uya/a to Kik.Uarn~uf 8E E rn P --. Tralisect 1 Upstream Kalange to Makwanzi rD rD rj , -~ o - = AES Nile Powver 18 Mw-lc/i, 2001 0 0 0~~~~~ Bujag roject Hydropower Facility EJA 0 penidix C Estimates of total yield (kg/day) by fish s ecies for all active canoes at landings Aucust 2000 Species Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect 3 Transect 4 Upstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Kalange to Buyala to Matumu to Kirindi Namasagali to Makwanzi Kikubamutwe Bunyamira 0. niloticus 26.6 98.6 0 33.8 0. leucostictus 0 0 0 0.4 0. variabilis 0.8 6 0 0 O. randalli 0 2.1 a 0 T zillii 1.9 40.7 0 0 L. niloticus 58.3 71.6 _ 0 M. kannume 66.6 18 0 3.9 B.altianalis 15.6 51,4 0 0 B. docmak 7.7 43.3 0 0 P. aethiopicus 11.1 0 0 0 C. gariepinus 0 0 0 17.5 Haplochromines 0.6 0 0 0 Total 189.2 331.7 0 55.6 AES Nile l'o iver 19 M'farch, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydr opo wer Facility FIAl ___ Appendix C (d) November 2000 Estimates of total yield (kg/day) by fish species for all active canoes at landings November 2000 6500 400 xx 200 100- TAT, | ansoct 4 DOlnStreom NamaSagaIi to GUnyvrrriro ~~ ~~~1----- 04y't f~ WIronsect 3 Do-vstream Matumus to Kiri.di B 0 T ~ E 1-- _ - Transect 1 D 55-1yal. to Kikoba -MLItwe 0 m a ° D S; E n 0 - 0/ Transect I Upstream Kalaoge to Makanzi O E rn m <, = e a., 2 j 8 AES Nile Povtwer 20 A/archi, 2001 0 Bujag*roject Hydropower Facility EIA 0 1I)L'endix C Estimates of total tield (kg/day ) by fish species for all active canoes at landings November 2000 Species Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect 3 Transect 4 Upstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Kalange to Buyala to Kikuba - Matumu to Kirindi Namasagali to Makwanzi Mutwe Bunyamira D. niloticus 64.5 7.7 0 372.4 9. leucostictus 0 1.2 0 0 D. variabilis 0 3.1 0 0 . zillui 2.7 6.2 0 0 L. niloticus 3.9 7.4 0 0 M. kannume 7.5 37.7 0 0 B.altianalis 0 6.2 0 9.9 B.docmak 15 12 0 0 P. aethiopicus 0 0 0 0 C. gariepinus 0 5 0 10.4 Haplochromines 0.6 0.7 0 0 O. rendaliii 0 1.4 0 0 R. argentea 0 691.2 0 0 Total 94.2 779.8 0 392.7 AES Nile Power 21 Maicli, 2001 Bh,a,jgali Project Hyd-opo wer Facility EIA Appendix C 4. Number of boats and full time jobs supported by the fishery at the four sampling stations of the Upper Victoria Nile. (Boat types: D= dugout; P= planked; S= ssese; Pa= parachute) (a) February 2000 Parameters Transect 1-Upstream Transect 2- Downstream Transect 3-Downstream Transect 4 -Downstream Kalange to Makwanzi [ Buyala to Kikubamutwe Matumu to Kirindi Namasagali to Bunyamira Active boats 0 OS 35 S 6 S 30 D 9 S 1 Pa Sampled boats 9 S 12 S 6 S 29 D 1 Pa Full time jobs supported by fishery. builderi repaiir 3 men 1 man 1 man Food vendor 5 men 2 women 4 men 3 women 1 man 2 mene: 3 women Repair nets ________________________________ ________________________________ 3 men Cleaning landing 1 man Fishermen 18 62 10 54 Fish traders 12 men: 8 women 7 men: 15 women 10 men 8 men Chairmnan of fish landing 1 man 1 man 1 man Fisheries staff 2 men (b) April 2000 Parameters Transect 1 Upstream Transect 2 Downstream Transect 3 Downstream Transect 4 Downstream Kalange to Makwanzi Buyala to Kikubamutwe Matumu to Kirindi Namasagali to Bunyamira Active canoes 6 Pa,6 s 8 Pa, 1 D 2 Pa, 2 D 22 D, 3 P Sampled canoes 6 Pa, 6 s 6 Pa, I D 2 Pa 24 D, 1 Pa Jobs supported by the fishe Boat builders/repair 1 man 3 men 2 men Food vendor 4 women 4 women, 1 man 1 man 2 women Repair nets 1 man Cleaning landings I man Fishermen 22 men 9 men 12 men 46 men Fish traders 3 men 3 men 1 man 5 men 7 women 7 women 1 woman OChainnen of fisi landinigs 1 man 1 man 1 man Fisheries staff 2 men AES Nile Povver 22 March, 2001 * * 0 Bi4a rcqject Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix C (C) August 2000 Parameters Transect 1 Upstream Transect 2 Downstream Transect 3 Downstream Transect 4 Downstream Kalange to Makwanzi Buyala to Kikubamutwe Matumu to Kirindi Namasagali to Bunyamira Active boats 15S 24S 3P 20D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 0 4 0 4 P Sam led boats 8S 7S (5.1) 3D 13D P__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 P Jobs supported by the fishe Y Boat builders/repair 3 men 9 men 1 man 2 men Food vendors 5 women 1 woman 1 man 3 women 2 men Net Repairers 4 men 6 men 2 men Cleaners of fish landings I man I man 1 man Fishermen 30 imien 62 men 14 men 26 men Fish traders 12 women 9 women 2 men 10 men 8 men 4 men Fish cleaners 3 men Chairmen of fish landings 1 manl 3 men 1 man lman Fisheries staff 1 man lman Guard of fish landings lman (d) November 2000 Parameters Transect I Upstream Transect 2 Downstream Transect 3 Downstream Transect 4 Downstream Kalange to Makwanzi Buyala to Kikuba -Mutwe Matumu to Kirindi Namasagali to Bunyamira Active boats 12S19S 2S D10 46D Sampled boats 4S 9S[ 2S 4Pa I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 D [ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 2 0 Jobs supported by the fishery Boat builders/repair 3 men 7 men 1 man 2 Men Food vendors 6 women 4 men 3 Women Net Repairers 10 men 3 men Cleaners of fish landings I man Fishermen 21 men 46men 4 men 50 men Fish traders I Omen 8 men 7 me 10 women 12 women 2 women Chairmen of fish landings I man 3 men 1 man 1 man Fisheries staff _ 1 man 1 man Guard of fish landings 1ma Drying Mukene 3 women Tax collector ._-_.___.__1 man AES Nile Powver 23 Mar-ch, 2001 Bujagal/i Project Hydropower Facility EIA _ Appendix C 5. Estimates of total fishery value per month by fish species (millions of Uganda shillings). (a) February 2000 Estimates of total fishery value per month by fish species (millions of Ugandan Shillings) February 2000 -- r °n__ esr _ ~~~~~~~Transect 3 Downstream Matumu to Kirindi _ 0 4 w ~ / Transect 2 Downstream Buyala to Kikubamutwe o ffi.r- E - 1Transect 1 Upstream Kalange to Makwanzi 4~~~ O ~~~ -~ c ^5 S ~~o mmrl 20U AES Nile Po-ver 5 AES Nile Poweransct 24owstrMarch, 2001Kiind 0 0~~~~~~~~~EU !ujagroject Hydropow:errFacilityEI4_ Ip rendix C Estimates of total fishery va lue per month by fish species (millions of Uganda shillings) F bruary 2000 Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect 3 Transect 4 Upstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Kalange to Buyala to Matumu to Kirindi Namasagali to Makwanzi Kikubamutwe Bunyamira Species o. niloticus 1.2 1.46 4 0.83 O; leucostictus 0.02 0 0 0.002 0. variabilis 0.06 0.11 0 0 T. zilli 0.12 0.25 0.03 0 L. niloticus 0.23 1.09 0.01 0.03 M. kannume 0.41 0.16 0 0 B. altianalis 0.09 0.22 2 0.02 B. docmac 0.24 1.29 0.09 0 L. victorianus 0 0 0.03 O G. longibarbis 0 0 0 0 Total 2.37 4.58 0.22 0.88 AESNilePower 25 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appenldix C (b) April 2000 Estimates of total fishery value per month by fish species (millions of Ugandan Shillings) April 2000 0- P" Z7 Tr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~an-seca 4 Do"st eamu Namasagal. to Punyar,,ira _ A_ Ct Cr ,/L Iransect ~~~~~~~3 Downstream Matumu to Kkindi ° ! -t- - 4 _ O _ / 7ransect~~~~~~2 Do"wntearn Buyala to Kikubanmutwe c~~~~~ ~~ rn @rOE .t' t - /rnetUpstream Kalange to Makwanz! 16 ' 1.2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AES Nile Po wer 26 Mal-ch1 200I * 41 * _a ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~0 Bujagtlroject Hydropower Facility EIA Appendi.V C Estimates of total fishery value per month b fish species (millions of Uganda shillings April 2000 Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect 3 Transect 4 Upstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Kalange to Buyala to Matumu to Kirindi Namasagali to Makwanzi Kikubamutwe Bunyarnira Secies . niloticus 0.68 0 0 1.47 3. leucostictus 0.01 0 0 0.03 0. variabilis 0.23 0 0 0 T. zilliu 0.16 0 0 0 L. niloticus 0.25 0.27 0 0.11 M. kannume 0.22 0.05 0 0.004 B. altianalis 0.09 0 0 0.12 B. docmac 0.003 0.15 0.09 0 P. aethiopicus 0.03 0 0 0.004 C. gariepinus 0.05 0 0 0 Total 1.72 0.47 0.09 1.74 AES Nile Power 27 March, 2001 Bujagali Project IIyd-opower Facility EJA Appenidix C (c) July-August 2000 Estimates of total fishery value per month by fish species (millions of Ugandan Shillings) July-August 2000 2.5 1.5 ° X 3 r - 4~AM Tr1 anIsect 4 D,,seaD . |o, Namsragi tsol 1,e,a,mir. 0 , ,¢ _ r- __ t _ __ IrOnsect3 Downstream tumu toKid o 5 M ~ - . Transect 2 Downstream, Btoy.ta to K,k,h.-aortw O E; n __ -~ US E Transect I Upstream Kalange to Makwanzi AES Nile Pow er 28 Marcha.c 2001 Buja# olect I/ydropower Facility EIA Appendix C Estimates o total fishery value )er month by fish species (millions of Uga nda shillings) July-A gust 2000 Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect 3 Transect 4 Upstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Kalange to Buyala to Matumu to Kirindi Namasagali to Makwanzi Kikubamutwe Bunyamira Species Oniloticus 0.52 2.65 o 0.28 0Oleucostictus 0 0 0.003 O.variabilis 0.02 0.15 0 0 0. rendalli 0 0.05 0 0 T.zillii 0.04 0.97 0 0 L,niloticus 0 81 0.99 0 0 M.kannume 0.36 0.23 0 0.02 B.altianalis 0.18 1.28 0 0 B.docmak 0.15 1.61 0 0 P.aethiopicus 0.21 0 0 C.gariepinus 0 0 0 0.12 Haplochromines 0.02 0 0 0 Total 2.31 7.93 0 0.42 AES Nile Power 29 March, 2001 Bujagali Plroject Hydropower Facility EJA Appendix C (d) November 2000 Estimates of total fishery value per month by fish species (millions of Ugandan Shillings) November 2000 -~~~ ~~~ Transect 4 Uownstream Namasagali to Bunyamira 8I- a `asect 3 Do stream Matumu to Kirindi _ S ° ci si 'i ro Transect 2 Downstream Boyala to Kikuba -Mutlte c X ° E w r V~-~----2 Transect 1 Upstream Kalange to Makwanz - m m , AES Nile Power 30 Marc7h, 2001 * * Bujag*roject Hydropower Facility EIA 0 101p endix C Estimates of total fishery value per month by fi h species (millions of Uganda shilling November 2000 Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect 3 Transect 4 Upstream Downstream Downstream Downstream Kalange to Buyala to Kikuba - Matumu to Kirindi Namasagali to Makwanzi Mutwe Bunyamira Species O.niloticus 1.12 0.17 0 2.72 O.leucostictus 0 0.02 0 0 O.variabilis 0 0.07 0 0 T.zillii 0.05 0.12 0 0 L.niloticus 0.02 0.13 0 0 M.kannume 0.07 0.51 0 0 B.altianalis 0 0.12 0 0.05 B.docmak 0.21 0.28 0 0 P.aethiopicus 0 0 0 C.gariepinus 0 0.07 0 0.03 Haplochromines 0.02 0.03 0 0 b. rendalli 0 0.02 0 0 R. argentea 0 1.74 0 0 Total 1.49 3.28 0 2.8 AES Nile Po wer 31 March, 2001 APPENDIX C.6 RAIL FREIGHT VOLUME FREIGHT TRAFFIC BY COMMODITY (1994 & 1995) STONNAGE COMMODITY 1994 1995 Coffee 167,700 104,L00 Cement 166,500 167,100 Fuel 90,000 101,300 General Goods 169,600 160,300 Grains S2,800 130.500 Salt and Sugar 49,200 126,700 Timber 500 200 iron & Steel 21,400 23,800 Textiles 3,400 4,400 Cotton & Seed 3,000 3,700 Chemical & Fertiliscrs I1,800 15.100 Others- (Parcels) 14,100 39,600 TOTAL 780,000 876,800 Source: Uganda Railway Corporation FREIGHT TRAFFIC BY COMMODITY (199) COMMODITY TONNAGE Cement 123,352 Chemicals & Fertilizers 7,955 Coffee 136,438 Fuel 107,0f7 G;eneral Goods 139,858 Grains 94,608 Iron & Steel 19,394 Lime 385 Machnery 15,180 Motor Vehicle 301 Salt 22,621 Sisal 13 Textiles 1,130 Sugar 31,475 Animal Feeds 3,770 Hides & Skin 205 Cotton 108 TOTAL 714,648 Source: Uganda Railway Corporaton FREIGHT TRAFFIC BY COMMODITY (1997) COMMODITY J TCONNAGE Animal Feeds 1,365 Cerent 73,161 Che & Fertilizers 16,103 coffee 54,136 Puel 54.540 General Goods 120,849 iron & Steel 6,975 Salt 17,475 Sugar 26,464 Grains 173,803 Cotton 108 Machinery 22 Military Equipment 2,648 Textiles 232 Hides & Skin 612 Lime 878 e Livestock 97 TOTAL 549,500 Source: Uganda Railway Corporation D APPENDIX D CONTAINS APPENDIX D.1 TO D.3 APPENDIX D.1 TECHNICAL DRAWINGS OF VARIOUS COMPONENTS VIEW FROM DOWNSTREAM EXPOSED AGGREGATE OR BOARD MARhED FINISH IN PANELS TO DOWNSTREAM FACADE OF SERVCE B^A VIEW FROM JPSTREAM -1 F -1 I -1 FL L F K LI ILF r , 2I F .I L_. L I L I7 _I L /L Source: BEC (undated) F F) I Q 006B Project Name: BUJAGALI HYDROPOWER Doate MARCH, 2001 G0503_H_l6 Figure D.1 FACILITY EIA N iLPO_ER Prepared for: POWER STATION AES NILE POWER CROSS-SECTIONAL VIEW FROM DOWNSTREAM rf .05'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'a ~~~~AND UPSTREAM _ _ 10&00 _ ____ ___ __ 4250 S00 a.j2. 0 8. 00 80 - - 2> B EI>D DH F¢ g - - E _ _ _ _- -*I e-- - --- --- I 1.=f f SPILLARY J r -r--, - __ ________ - IU _U _Cl i__ f Hl u ,11, '_ _ _=rl _ __ - - ^ ,- , _ =- __,I= d r -L - - - -' r - - ~ -.L 7 'I _ ___ _ 2! - i_- _:~~~~~~--- _ --- _ !_ t _ __________________ ___ ____ LEGEND: 3 GENEPA TOR-PJT ___________________.__S9 TRASH RACK 13 ELECTRICAL DISTPIBUTION ______________.______ _; __ , __ 27 DEWAT & OPAINACE SAMP ERECTORI SHAFT _____________________________________________________________________ 23 `:PE & LAELE GrHAFT ;_ _ _ ________________________________ 39 ACCESS SHAFT & GALLERY ____________________ ____________________ ____________________39 STAIR CASE ________________________________ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~40 LIFT _ H 74 VEtSTILATION PLANT ROSIM _ ______ r - .LV000 _ Source: BEC (undated) Q 014b ProjeAtName DateMARCH, 2001 G0503_H_24 Figure D.2 OWER SCAL Prepared for T POWER STATION AES NILE POWER HORIZONTAL SECTION LEENF~D -1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1DRAFT TUBE B <~~~~~~~~~~~~->~~~~~~~~j 2 ~~~~~~~~~~GENERATOR 4 TURBINE 5 DOWVNSTREAM RCLL15 3ATF 6 FLAP GATE I 7 UN T TRANSFORMER 9 TRASH RACK 10 TRASH RACK C_tANING MACHINE 12 BROGE CRANE 13 STOALLIS GANTRY CRANE 14 GAD)JTNG & DRAINAGE GALLERY 15 DENA1AIERN GALLERY 17 C0OLING WATER TREATIVENT A / t 1114.00 18 ELECTRICAL DISTRBUTION 11120 MFL 1 II 5 FS_ _19 LJNT LOCAL CONTROL BOARD ___ 120 FLAPGATE CIL PRESSURE UNIT - lCOS ROL 12 25 i ! l 6 4 . 21 RETURN AIF DUCT 11065 DDL - 17 |[ t X 11CR 230 0 22 D_WAT_R NG & DRAINAGE SUMP 25 HGH VOLTAGE CABLE GALLERf _______ _ . _ "7' ,,.- 32 ACDES5 TO SPIRAL CASE ,_097_50_0 8< _ i k . . .s \ 71 AIR SUPPLY DUCT 107505 GtLTCRTI7 - * E I~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~05 BUAAIHDOOE>ae.ACH20 00__5rFgr 195 N,OLWER| P a1092.5 MF 10YI L -P , 1 AES NILEBPOWRRVERTICALSCTIONTHROUGH-- - NIR3 -Y D8 -'- f--------__ Q1 101 5 1067 ~GA 10 I 106200 105215 -'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~10369 I -~~~~~ ~ __ - GROUT -URTAIN 6 Source: BEC (undated) Q_' 003b Project Name:DaeMAC,20 G003 H-15Figr 3 BUJAGALI HYDROPOWER Ot AC,20 00__5 Fgr . A POWER 7Prepared for FCLT_I~~ POWER STATION AES NILE POWER VERTICAL SECTION THROUGH UNIT 3 r~~ p - I 1 W w 'A - t 9 i'jf, HA4I A 1 1- bAr r. PE BJAH I H RPiW Ft r L AC LITY.EI 0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~E NIL POWE GATE & STOPLOGS- .rAel ;LA 2 , ; .1r - 20 4± I .1w- j^;-s * _ L _:- K : Source: GE Energy (UK) Limited (undated) v;I ' A 29549 B ,~~~~ !zLA UEiFEi BUJAGALI HYDROPOWER Date: MARCH, 2001 G0503_H_69 Figure 0. S= POWER 'F,'O 1FF Prepared for:' POWER STATION jrl V ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~AES NILE POWER DRGAFTTUE,& EMERLGENCY -~~~~~~~~~~~L - F / 1 ,. I .R VV 4 1 5 ; 6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1 1 7 P .I II 1 I12 6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . 0 L ; // 2 A 0 L F 7 D AESANILE POWER ASEMBLYSECTION 8 1 I 2 ~~~~~~~ Da n o139439 Surce: GE nergy_LwedenjAB Lundated) __ ____ ___ Project Name: Dt AC,20 G53H 29 Fg r . BUJAGALI HYDROPOWER Dt AC,20 00__9Fgr . NILE --- -~~~~~~~~~~~~FACILITY EIA7 POWER Prpared for: 5 KAPLAN TURBINES AES NILE POWER ASSEMBLY SECTION ELEVATION w-U.15 n j1tz 0 XzIt_ut5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~''-i SECTION A - A LC1ON B B <4) ~ ~~ (3) 0C(3 ()(j(S 0 X (1 ,703, 1 503 STRIP FOUNDAITON STRIP FOUNDATON PLAN (e') (') (q)(Dj EC) t ( F ) ((2 I SCALE l= __Illl l I _=:: == ORGNAL. SCALE.I 5 .6- (D l I -S r ACE BR CK,ALL l l WORhISSHOP R TOOLS TLO LtEhTET& WORKSHOP ~~~~~~~~~~LOClER (I) _ _ - it t ' . . - REINFORCED COliCRETE FRAML A 1°° |: : A ___| STORE ME,S - -4is- - - ~~~~ - -~~ - - -. I~~ NILE1 OFFILE Source BEC (undated) d 0041C STORE OFFICE Pro" 0. 2 x * vc, with the compression strength uc7 determined from the weakest test sample of rock, AES Nile Powver 1 March, 2001 Buijagali Project Hvdropower Facility EIA Appendix D whereas for the analysis of safety against sliding in the plane between concrete and bedrock cohesion was conservatively neglected. The analyses yielded that the following required factors of safety are met: 0 TableD.2: Required Factors of Safety Against Sliding for Three Load Cases Sliding Sliding (Foundation) Required Safety Factor Required Safety Factor Normal 2.0 4.0 Exceptional 1.5 2.7 Extreme 1.33 1.5 The safety against overturning is given. In normal conditions the resultant of all forces falls within the Kern of the base. For exceptional and extreme conditions the resultant may 'all outside the Kern but has to be within the foundation, with allowable foundation pressures :lot to be exceeded. This requirement was checked graphically and numerically for all load ng conditions, and was found to be satisfactory. Table D.3: Required Factors of Safety Against Overturning for Three Load Cases Overturning 0 Required Factor of Safety NorTnal None Exceptional None Extreme 1.5 The uplift pressure acting on the foundation was determined assuming maximum Head Pond and Tail Water conditions, inoperative drains and a linear decrease of uplift pressure between the Head Pond and Tail Water contacts of the foundation. Safety against floating was checked for all load cases, and was found to be greater than the required safety beng specified as I.1. Stability of the Spillway Structure The stability of the spillway structure has been calculated for three load cases: normal, exceptional and extreme loading, as described in table 1 below. The earthquake load has been AES Nile Power 2 March, 2091] Bujagali Project Hvdropower Facilvi) EIA Appendix D applied through a quasi-static analysis, where the horizontal and vertical forces are increased or reduced. The change in magnitude of the force is derived by multiplying the vertical weight with earthquake coefficients, ah and a,. The coefficient ah increases the external, lateral water load and adds a horizontal force, which acts on the structure. The coefficient a, decreases the weight of the structure. For the operational basis earthquake the coefficients are for preliminary calculations chosen to be ah-O.lxg and a,=-0.05xg. For the maximum credible earthquake the coefficients are for preliminary calculations ah=0.19xg and a=- 0.1 xg. The coefficients will be reviewed in connection with the final design. Table D.4: Conditions for Three Load Cases Normal Loading Exceptional Loading Extreme Loading Uplift pressure Full (linear) Full (linear) Full (linear) Stoplogs No Yes Yes Coefficient, ah 0 0.1 g 0.19 g Coefficient, a, 0 0.2 -0.05 g -0.1 g . Coefficients have been applied according to Norwegian regulations: material strength coefficient ym=1 .4 for concrete and load coefficient y,=1.2 for unfavourable external loads (excluding uplift). These regulations also state: "Safety against overturning may be regarded as satisfactory when the resultant force lies between the centre of the dam and the centre of the smallest compressive zone that can be permitted for transfer of the resultant force. This compressive zone is expressed by the relationship (NVy / f,), where Ny is the resultant force component normal to the plane of the foundation and f, is the design compression strength of the concrete. Safety against sliding may be regarded as satisfactory when the force component parallel to the surface of the foundation does not exceed the shear strength of the cross section, 0.2 x f, x AC,,, where A, is the area of compressive zone of the concrete structure and f, is the design compression strength of the concrete." The safety against sliding has also been calculated as failure in the bedrock foundation. Safety against sliding in a plane between concrete and bedrock is also calculated conservatively assuming a cohesion to 0 kPa. O The required factors of safety against overturning and sliding are presented in Table D.5 below. AES Nile Power 3 March, 2001 Bjza-aIi Project Hwdropower Fcaciliry EIA Appendix D Table D.5: Required Factors of Safety for Three Load Cases Sliding Sliding (Foundation) Overtuming Normal 2.0 4.0 No Exceptional 1.5 2.7 No Extreme 1.33 1.5 1.5 The safety factor against shear failure in the concrete structure, calculated according to the Norwegian regulations described above, has been calculated to 33 for the extreme load case. Safety against floating is 1.63 for the exceptional and extreme load cases, and has been specified to be greater than 1 . 1. AES Nile Power 4 MIarch, 2(01 APPENDIX D.3 FOUNDATION METHODOLOGY Bujagali Project Hvdropowver Facilitv EI. Appendix D APPENDIX D.3 FOUNDATION METHODOLOGY 1.1 General The central section of the selected asphaltic concrete core dam will be founded on fresh rock because of the favourable depths to fresh rock. At both abutment dam sites the riverbanks rise 20-30 m above the riverbed. The ground consists of clayey residual soil overlaying weathered rock. Fresh bedrock is located approximately at river level, or slightly higher or lower. Therefore, both abutment dam sections will have to be founded partly on weathered rock and partly on residual soil. The residual soil is decomposed from either amphibolite type of rock or from argillite (slate) type of rock. The residual soil consists mainly of clay with various contents of silt and fine sands. Several soil samples collected from the argillite type of residual soil test pits show tendency to swelling when saturated during laboratory testing. No samples of soil being decomposed from amphibolite type of rock show swelling tendency. . Some of the samples from residual soils show gap grading, i.e. some particle size fractions do not exist in the grain size distribution of the material. The gap grading phenomena, which is often found in residual soils implies a risk of internal erosion in the materials if exposed to high flow gradients. The gap grading has been found in samples from test pits, which have been dug only to shallow depths. However, this particular material property may as well be present even in completely decomposed parts within severely weathered rock sections at greater depths. At both abutment dam sections, permeable zones do exist in severely weathered rock below the foundation level of the asphaltic core. The degree of weathering and decomposing of the rock varies considerably even at greater depths. The drill holes within the western abutment area indicate more uniform and decreasing degree of weathering with depth than the drill holes within the eastern dam abutment area At the prevailing foundation conditions at both abutment dam sections, possible foundation problems are: AES Nile Power l March, 2001 Bu jaXgali Project Hydropower Facilitv EIA Appendix D Deformations due to loading and satuiration: Both the foundation and the dam body might settle under its own weight and during first impounding. The observed tendency to swelling could also cause mi ior deformation heave of the foundation. The dam is relatively low, 15-30 m high, and it is envisaged that the plastic and flexible asphaltic concrete core will adapt to the deformations without damage. No particular precautions other than a slight superelevation of the dam crest are considered necessary to meet possible deformation of the underground. * Inner erosion A relatively shallow foundation for the asphalt core would probably not lead to :rmy immediate problems regarding leakage and deformations. However, in the long run inner erosion in the decomposed or weathered rock below the foundation level can not be excluded due to possible high local gradients and possible existence of gap gracled soil. The tendency to gap grading in decomposed soil can indicate susceptibilit) to inner erosion below foundation level. It could lead to deformations in the foundation and the dam body, which again would mean increased leakage. If supplementary soil investigations confirm the risk of internal erosion in the permeable ones below foundation level of the asphaltic concrete core, precautions vw.ill have to be taken to prevent internal erosion The engineering solutions consist cf a combination of establishing impervious barriers across the permeable strata and to reduce the hydraulic gradients in the critical sections. The solution differs for the two abutment sections because of different soil conditions. 1.2 Foundation of Central Dam Section The foundation conditions for the central section of the dam across Dumbbell Island and across the right (eastern) river course are favourable because of the generally shallow depths to solid fresh rock. No major geological structures such as faults, major joints or sections having high permeability have been identified along this section. However, joints or minor weakness zones across the dam axis in the riverbed in the right (eastern) river course can not be AES Nile Power 2 March, 2001 Bujagalh Project Hydropower Facility EM Appendix D excluded. Although outcrops of solid rock are identified along the riverbed at the eastern end of the central section, drillings further eastwards indicate deep weathering in possible fault zones or joints. The entire dam, including the rockfill shell zones, will be founded on fresh or moderately weathered rock of high bearing capacity, This allows rather steep slopes, which will be 1.0:1.65 downstream slope and 1.0:1.75 upstream slope. The core will be founded on a bolted concrete plinth. If weakness zones should exist in this section, they are considered to bc of limited extent, which can be treated by grouting. In addition, to limit foundation seepage, a grout curtain will be established to a depth of approximately the height of the dam to create a residual permeability of the order of k= I 107 m/s. 1.3 Foundation of Right (Eastern) Abutment Dam Section 1.3.1 Foundation Condition * The depth to solid rock at the eastern end of the dam axis varies and goes down to a depth in the order of 30 m. Close to the river, the parent rock is a medium- to coarse-grained amphibolite. The surface level of fresh rock appears to dip down towards east away from the riverbed, where fresh rock crops out. The degree of weathering varies considerably from completely decomposed rock with some fresh amphibolite boulders on top, via moderately weathered amphibolite above severely weathered/decomposed rock again before fresh rock is found in approx. 20 m depth. A depression runs parallel to the river, indicating a geological structure such as a fault or transition between the two types of rock, i.e. amphibolite and argillite. The depression and section having deep weathering crosses the dam axis. The weathering products consist of various compositions and fractions of clay, silt, find sand as well as pieces of less weathered rock fragments. The material may be susceptible to inner erosion. The permeability of the weathered rock has been determined to an order of k= 2 10-5 m/s in . the more permeable parts at depths 10 - 15 m below ground surface. AES Nile Power 3 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix D The weathering conditions of the rock in the section close to the river are complex. Consequently, comprehensive additional soil investigations are required before all detailc of the foundation method are clear. The supplementary soil investigation will include excavation 0 of deep test pits with soil sampling, corc drillings as well as in-situ permeability tests. In-,;itu tests of grouting techniques will also be carried out as part of the investigations. 1.3.2 Foundation Method The bearing capacity and the deformation properties of the decomposed rock or the residucal soil are satisfactorv for the foundation of the rockfill dam with embankment slopes of :13. The asphaltic concrete core shall be founded on moderately weathered rock where the dam height exceeds approximately 20 m. For dam heights lower than approximately 20 m, the core may be founded on residual soil. Decisive for the requirements below the core foundation will be the risk of inner erosion, which is depending on the grain size distribution of any soil/decomposed rock, permeability and the hydraulic gradient past any eros:on susceptible material. The final foundation method will be decided based on the findings of the supplementary soil investigations. However, the principles of the foundation treatment will be aiming at i) establishing impervious cut-off barriers below the asphaltic concrete c;re or ii) reduce the permeability and reduce the hydraulic gradient to < 0.1 through any soil left in weathered zones below the core foundation. Based on the present knowledge, the principles as described below will be followed: With reference to drill holes, fresh bedrock of amphibolite is assumed at el. 1076. Going eastward from the riverbank, excavation to bedrock will be done in a 5 m wide zone till 8- 10 m depth, corresponding to the river water level, (Drawing no. 200). The asphaltic concrn,te core will be founded on a bolted concrete plinth on moderately weathered rock. If permeable material is encountered more than 10 m below the ground level or lower than riverbed level, the core plinth will be established at approximate elevation 1087-1090 m. Thlis solution will continue eastwards across the inferred fault zone until suitable uniformn rock/soil conditions are encountered. It is foreseen to establish an impervious barrier below the foundation level of the concrete plinth. This barrier will be carried down to competent rock, i.e. sound or weathered rock without zones of severely weathered rock/decomposed soil having factor of permeability in the order of k= I 10 7 rn/s. The barrier will extend eastwai ds AES Nile Power 4 March, 200] Bujagali Project Hvdropover Facility EIA Appendix D until the hydraulic gradient along the most unfavourable leakage path can be documented to < 0.1. Seepage flow paths will be calculated based on the permeability measurements in . boreholes. Further eastwards the asphaltic concrcte core plinth will be founded in weathered rock or residual soil and no further foundation treatment is anticipated. Various techniques for cut-offs or grouting are available. As the primary line of "defence" against leakage and erosion, careful construction and control of vertical seepage barriers will be considered. To prevent development of piping. generous filters under the downstream rockfill are foreseen. The final specification of the barrier will be based on the complete supplementary site investigation program. If an impervious barrier is not adopted, an impervious clay blanket will be considered spread on the ground and exposed rock upstream of the dam to create a hydraulic gradient of less than 0.1. 1.4 Foundation of Left (Western) Abutment Dam Section 1.4.1- Foundation Conditions The riverbank rises 20-30 m above the riverbed. It consists of a clayey residual soil overlaying weathered rock. Fresh bedrock is located approximately at river level, or slightly higher or lower. The bedrock tends to dip down towards west from the river. The residual soil is decomposed from amphibolite type of rock. It consists of clay with various contents of silt and fine sands. The degree of weathering between the residual soil on top and the fresh rock varies considerably. However, the various drill holes within the western abutment area indicate more uniform and decreasing degree of weathering with depth than the drill holes within the eastern dam abutment area. In situ permeability tests in drill holes show some zones of high permeability in zones of weathered rock. Some drill holes show completely to highly weathered rock, having a coefficient of permeability k = 4 10-5 to 2 10-6 m/s, to a depth of 23 m, where bedrock can * be defined at el. 1087. At el. 1081 a 1 m thick zone of brecciated (healed), moderately/highly weathered amphibolite is identified, having a factor of penneability of k = 2 10-6 rn/s. AES Nile Pover 5 March, 2001 Bu/ja.ahi Project Hydropower Faciliti EIA 4ppenidix D 1.4.2 Foundation method Although the weathering conditions of the ground at the western abutment dam are ess complex than at the eastern abutment dam site, supplementary soil investigations inclucling excavation of deep test pits with soil sampling, core drillings and in-situ permeability t,. sts will be carried out. Final foundation methods will be decided based on the investigations. lit is foreseen to establish an impervious barrier below the foundation level of the asphaltic concrete core / concrete plinth. This barrier will be carried down to competent rock, i.e. sound or weathered rock without zones of severely weathered rock/decomposed soil haxing factor of permeability 1 10-7 m/s. The barrier will extend westwards until the hydraiilic gradient along the most unfavourable leakage path can be documented to < 0.1. Seepage flow paths will be calculated based on the permeability measurements in boreholes. With the present knowledge, following foundation principles are foreseen: * From drill holes fresh bedrock of amphibolite is assumed horizontal at el. 10)7. Going westward from the retaining wall, excavation to bedrock will be done in a § m wide zone until the depth to bedrock from the ground surface reaches 8-1Om. A bolted concrete plinth, 4 m wide and minimum 0.5 m thick will be cast in contact M ith bedrock in the 5 m wide trench. Grouting in three rows will be done in the bedrock under the concrete plinth. To avoid any arching effect, the trench slopes will incline with 1.0 vertical to 1.5 horizontal. * Further to the west where the depth to bedrock exceeds 8-10 m, the 5 m wide core trench excavation will be continued with a depth of 8-10 m from the original ground surface. From the bottom of the 5 m wide core trench excavation, a I m wide, properly braced trench up to 10 m deep will be excavated to the competent rock and backfilled with concrete. The asphalt core is founded on the concrete plinth placed on top of the concrete wall. Grouting will be done in one row under the concrete wall. * Still further to the west where the depth to bedrock exceeds 18-20 m, the core trench excavation will be limited to 8-10 m depth with 5 m width. The asphalt core is founded on a 4 m wide and 0.2 m thick slab of a rich asphaltic concrete, which is placed directly on undisturbed residual soil / weathered rock as a continuation of ihe concrete plinth on top of the concrete wall. No foundation treatment below the asphaltic concrete slab is envisaged. AESINile Power 6 March, 2001 Bujagaili Project Hvdropower Facility EIL Appendix D * The upstream part of the excavation shall be back filled with a layer of impervious clayey soil in direct contact with the asphalt core. * To increase the leakage path, an upstream clay blanket is connected to the clay layer in the trench excavation. Assuming the barrier of grout curtain, concrete and asphalt core to be impervious, the clay blanket has a length resulting in a combined hydraulic gradient <0. 1. * The clay blanket is connected to a key trench excavated to bedrock along the foot of the riverbank. A grout curtain will be established in the trench. The clay blanket is protected by riprap in the upper part, down to el. I 105, and in the lower part along the river. The middle part of the blanket will be protected by weathered rock from the excavations. To be able to adjust these plans for the excavation and foundation treatment, test pits will be excavated to bedrock and diamond core drillings will be carried out in advance. AES Nile Power 7 March, 2001 E APPENDIX E CONTAINS APPENDIX E.1 AND E.2 APPENDIX E.1 PROCEDURES FOR DRILLING AND BLASTING DURING EXCAVATION OF FOUNDATION Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix E APPENDIX E.1 PROCEDURES FOR DRILLING AND BLASTING DURING EXCAVATION OF FOUNDATION General The use of explosives shall at all times be in accordance with BS 5607 and relevant Ugandan regulations. The more stringent regulation for any particular aspect shall prevail. Where there is a possibility of shattering the rock to an unacceptable degree or damaging concrete already placed, blasting shall cease and alternative methods used. Blasting shall be carefully controlled to preserve the rock beyond the required lines and levels in the soundest possible condition by such means as limiting the size of the charges, varying the size and spacing the drill holes, and using delays. Any unstable or shattered material beyond such lines and levels shall be removed immediately. The size of instantaneous charge weights and total blasts shall be reduced where the possibility exists of sympathetic detonation, either through water or along joints and weathered seams in rock, particularly where water-beanrng. Where the level of shock waves is anticipated to approach the maximum limits specified in the regulations, instrumentation . shall be provided to monitor the shock waves reaching structures, plant and equipment. All recordings of shock waves shall be made available for inspection on request and shall not exceed the specified limits. Blasting within 15 m of any fill, building, concrete or shotcrete (concrete blasted on a surface with compressed air) previously placed in any permanent structure or any previously grouted rock, will only be undertaken when instrumentation to monitor the shock waves has been set up. Where blasting is required within this 15 m limit, the weight of explosive instantaneously detonated by each delay shall be restricted. In the event of monitoring instrumentation not being operable for any reason, blasting shall be restricted or prohibited in the vicinity of the adjacent works or existing structures. Production of accurate final profiles in open excavation Pre-splitting, smooth blasting or line drilling techniques shall be used for faces at angles of 30* or more to the horizontal, in hard rock which will be permanently exposed. Such methods shall also be considered for areas which will be covered with concrete or sprayed * concrete. Trim blasting, smooth blasting or hydraulic breakers shall be used on all horizontal AES Nile Power 1 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility lEA Appenidix E surfaces or faces sloping at less than 30* to the horizontal at the bottom of rock excavanions required for concrete structures, dam core foundation and unlined channels as required. S Pre-splitting comprises drilling a line of holes of appropriate diameter, spaced not more than 10 hole diameters or 500 mm apart, whichever is the lesser, and charging the holes witl, the minimum amount of explosives required to split the rock along the line of drill holes. The drilled holes are charged lightly at intervals along their length. Either all holes in a pre-split row shall be drilled, charged and detonated simultaneously prior to drilling the production holes for the excavation adjacent to the pre-split row, or pre-splitting shall be accomplished by delaying the firing of the production holes to allow the pre-split holes to fire first. The first row of production holes adjacent to the pre-split face shall be lightly charged to ensure that no damage occurs to the pre-split face when the main charge is detonated. Smooth blasting consists of drilling a number of closely spaced holes along the final excavation perimeter, placing light charges in the holes and detonating the charges after the main blast. The outer line of drill holes for the main blast is set at a distance inside the f"inal excavation perimeter leaving a layer of damaged rock to be peeled off the final excavation perimeter by the smooth blast. The smooth blast holes are drilled, charged and blasted in the same cycle as the main blast. Line drilling consists of forning excavated rock faces by drilling a single line of closely spaced holes not less than 50 mm in diameter in the plane of the required rock surface to provide a plane of weakness along which the rock will break. The distance between the centres of holes for line drilling shall not be greater than 6 hole diameters and such holes shall be drilled at closer spacings down to 2 hole diameters if required to achieve satisfact cry fragmentation on the desired plane. Blasting will not normally be permitted in line drilled holes and light charges only for blasting will be permitted in the first row of production holes adjacent to line drilled holes. Trim Blasting Trim blasting consists of the separate removal of a protective zone of rock that has purposely been left within the required limits of excavation for flat and sloping areas. Drilling for trim blasting shall consist of a regular pattem of parallel holes drilled at spacing not greater than 1 I m with holes dipping at approximately 60° to the final required surface. The holes shall be lightly charged and detonated in relays to lift the rock progressively and form the final AES.?Nile Power 2 March, 2C01 Bufagali Project Hydropower Facilit-v EIA Appendix E excavated surface. The thickness of the protective zone in which trim blasting takes place shall be 1 m. Stabilily of Exposed Rock Faces All loose, overhanging or otherwise dangerous rock shall be scaled and removed from the surfaces of any excavation. Permanent excavated slopes shall be carefully scaled to stabilize the surfaces. Additionally, natural and excavated rock surfaces shall be supported by rock bolts or shotcrete where required. Temporary support measures shall be applied as soon as possible after excavation and in any case within 2 weeks of excavation. AES N?ile Power 3 March, 2001 This page is intentionally blank. APPENDIX E.2 QUARRY RESTORATION PLAN (BEC) Bujagali Project Hvdropower Facilit £ 114 Appendix E APPENDIX E.2 QUARRY RESTORATION PLAN (BEC) The quarry site requires rehabilitation in order to leavc it in an environmentally acceptable state. In order for this rehabilitation to take place the final shaping of the quarry slopes must conform to a rehabilitation design. The aim of the rehabilitation will be to re-vegetate the exposed rock slopes, create a wetland interface and lake zone. Quarry Preparation The topsoil and subsoil from the quarry area is to be stockpiled for use in the re-instatement of the exposed slopes. The stockpiles are to be vegetated with an annual grass seed to protect them from being washed away during the excavation period. Slopes The slopes created by the shaping exercise need to be such that the area can be vegetated. The exposed rock slope should be left at 1:2 (or less), the wetland terrace at 50 cm below water level and the flooded quarry becomes part of the lake zone. O Re-vegetation To successfully re-vegetate the slopes, the exposed rock surface will require special attention to allow for its re-vegetation. This is to be achieved by returning the stockpiled subsoil and topsoil, anchoring this soil by means of a geofabric and seeding with local grass and shrub species. It will be necessary to create a good covering of vegetation before the first wet season, to ensure that the slope is stable and not subject to erosion. Protection from erosion caused through high-intensity/short-duration rainfall will be necessary. The area between the quarry limits and the property boundary (development area) is to be rehabilitated using indigenous grasses, shrubs and trees. Wetland reinstatement The shallow rock terrace at the waters edge will allow for the creation of a wetland zone, which will act as additional habitat creation. The shelf is to be left at a level of approximately 50cm (below water level). Topsoil is to be placed onto the shelf and should initially be secured through a geofabric, to prevent wash away on flooding, until the vegetation has had a chance to bind the soil in place. Stabilizing seeds from local water loving grasses should be used and in time natural succession of wetland plants will take place. AESANile Power I March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hvdropower Facilih, EIA Appendix E Lake zone The balance of the quarry site is to be flooded to form a lake zone which will add to the area available for the shelter of juvenile fish, and breeding adult fish. AES Nile Power 2 March, 2061] Profile secton with submerged island - center of quarry site Extent of quarry / ~~~~~~~~~~~~Possible F-|-. water levels , - - ---S., I I v A~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A … ---Appromannre location of new river bank (inner) Shaped and contoured surface Profile section with dredged inlet and outlet - ends of auarrv site to fit natural landscape B A I 1 : 2 slope sluitalble ... rfo rehabilitation Change in angle of - ground leve must be- ':4 '>,,riorerie below lowest expected \ ~ ~ _ ,'~~~~'' ',-'r iwaer eve - - - - - Approximate loccrhon of new river bank (inner) Source HighLand Associates (2001) Project Name:D BUJAGALI HYDROOWER Date: MARCH, 2001 G0503_H_91 Figure E.2 FACILITY ElA F -N INLwE! -Prepared tor QUARRY SITE AES NILE POWER POSSIBLE REHABILITATION SCENARIOS F APPENDIX F PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE PLAN FOR THE BUJAGALI PROJECT HYDROPOWER FACILITY Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix F APPENDIX F PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE PLAN FOR THE BUJACALI PROJECT I HYDROPOWER FACILITY 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE PROJECT There is a well-established need for increased power generation in Uganda to meet the demands of domestic and industrial users and to take advantage of the opportunities for export to neighbouring countries. Given the suitability of parts of the River Nile for hydropower generation and that Uganda has no exploitable geothermal resources and would have to import fuel for thermal generation, hydropower is considered to be a viable option to meet expanding power needs. Electricity demand estimates show that in spite of current increase in production capacity, there will still be a future deficit in power production (EdF, 2000). This will act as a constraint to economic and social development. AESNP, a wholly owned subsidiary of AES Corporation of the USA, has approval from the Government of Uganda for the construction of a 200MW power station (with the option of an extension of 50MW) on the River Nile at Bujagali. This will be the first private power project undertaken in Uganda following changes to the legislation allowing private participation in the electricity sector. Such an undertaking is subject to the Environmental Impact Assessment (ETA) requirements of both the Government of Uganda and the World Bank Group, a potential financing agency of the project. One of the World Bank's requirements respecting a project of this magnitude is that a Public Consultation and Disclosure Plan (PCDP) is prepared. 1.2 OUTLINE OF THE PROJECT The Bujagali hydropower facility will consist of a power station housing 4 or 5 X 50MW Kaplan turbines with an associated 30m high dam and spillway works. The dam will have an asphalt core, necessitating an on-site asphalt batching plant during construction. The project will require 125ha of permanent land take (45ha for the project facilities themselves and 80ha of newly inundated area adjacent to the Victoria Nile River) and 113ha of temporary land take for the project's ancillary facilities (concrete and asphalt batching plants, roads, cofferdams, rock quarries and stockpile areas). The dam will impound a reservoir extending AES Nile Power 1 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix F back to the tailrace area of the Owen Falls and Owen Falls Extension facilities, inundating Bujagali Falls (see inset of Figure 1.1). The reservoir will have "live storage" (the water within it will be fully replaced every 12-16 hours by upstream flows) and will be 388 hl in 0 surface area, including the existing waters of the Victoria Nile. Although the rescrvoir wa,crs will be contained within the steeply incised banks of the Victoria Nilc between Dumbbell Island and Owen Falls, an estimated 714 people will need to be relocated for the projec: to proceed. Displacement of the local population is the most significant impact of the project. 2. REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE 2.1 REGULATORY CONTEXT Government of Uganda Requirements A key provision of the EIA process in Uganda is to enable the public to have the t'ull opportunity to participate in environmental decision-making associated with projects subject to the process. NEMA (1997) sets out the following requirements for public consultation for an EIA study. (i) Prior to Commencement of the EIA Having received the developer's brief, if NEMA decides it is necessary to consult and seek public comment it shall, within four weeks of submission of the brief, publish the developer's notification and other supporting documents in a public notice. Objections and comnments from the public shall be submitted to the authority within 21 days of publication of the notice. (ii) During the EIA Study The team conducting the study shall consult with the public and seek public opinion on environmental aspects of the project. (iii) After Completion of the Study The EIS will be a public document open for inspection. Within two weeks of receipt of the EIS, NEMA will make copies of it available for public inspection by issuing a public notice. Comments on the EIA are then due within three weeks of publication of the public notice. AES Nile Power 2 March, 201)] Bujagali Project HJydropower Facilint EI4 Appendix F If NEMA considers the level of public consultation to have been insufficient at any point through the EIA process, or if they feel that the project would benefit from further public O involvement, a public hearing will be announced. Ten days between this notification and the public hearing is required. World Bank Group Requirements The World Bank and IFC requirements with respect to public consultation in environmental assessments are set out in OP4.01 Environmental Assessment (See Table 2.1). The Bujagali project (both the hydropower generation and transmission components) is classified as a Category A project under OP 4.01, as it will have the potential for significant adverse environmental effects. For such projects, project sponsors are required to consult with stakeholders on the preparation and results of their EIA and to disclose to the public the results of the EIA process. On-going consultation is also required during construction and operation phases of the project. A Public Consultation and Disclosure Plan (PCDP) is required for all Category A projects. Guidelines for the production of a PCDP are set out in IFC Guidance Note F - Procedure for Environmental and Social Review of Projects. O Essential World Bank Group requirements regarding public consultation and disclosure include: * At least one round of public consultation at each of the "scoping", EA review and construction/operation stages of the project, to be conducted in culturally appropriate ways; * Careful documentation of all public consultation activities and issues; * Public disclosure of EA documentation both at the World Bank Infoshop and in the country where the project is proposed for specified periods of time; * Circulation of local language summaries of EA results; and, * Demonstrated responsiveness by project sponsor to issues raised during consultation. AES Nile Power's objective has been to comply fully with IFC, IDA, AfDB and NEMA * requirements regarding public consultation and disclosure as the project planning and implementation for the Bujagali project has progressed. AES Nile Power 3 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facilitv EIA Appendix F 3. REVIEW OF PREVIOUS PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE This section details all PCD activities undertaken to date including the following. Information Dissemination: the types of information disseminated, the form this took and the means of dissemination; Consultation Details: the locations and dates of meetings, including a description of the individuals, groups and organisations consulted; Issues and Responses: overview of the issues discussed and how the project sponsor responded to them (including an explanation if issues were not addressed); and, Communications: explanations of how these responses were communicated to those consulted and the wider public. 3.1 INFORMATION DISSEMINATION The following is a summary of the various methods of information dissemination ..nd consultation that AESNP and WS Atkins used during the course of the public consultation program for the Bujagali hydropower facility. AESNP selected the method best suited to -he situation based on the diversity and number of participants in any given consultation activity, their general level of literacy and the extent to which they will be affected by the project. Targeted Briefing: used to make a presentation to a selected audience, usually a stakeholder group with a particular interest. The presentation was most often followed by a question and answer session and was an effective technique for ensuring a two-way flow of information on a particular topic. An example of when AESNP used this technique was the meetings held with the white water rafting operators in the vicinity of Bujagali Falls. Displays and exhibitions: used for all stakeholder groups, but needed careful design to ensure that level of detail shown was appropriate to audience requirements. An example of when this technique was used was at the International Trade Fair at Lugogo, a suburb of Kampala, October each year from 1997 to 2000. A booth was set up by AESNP and information vas disseminated by means of handouts and question and answers. Displays and a model of the AES Nile Power 4 March, 200] Bulagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix F proposed facility fonned the basis for 'drop-in' sessions, at which any members of the public or passers-by were free to walk around and ask questions of attending staff. The Presidents of * Kenya and Uganda while visiting the show both took time to look at the displays and to discuss the project. Project Progress Reports, Newsletters: used for a literate audience not requiring an in-depth level of detail and not living in the directly affected area. They were useful to support government notices reminding people of the periods in which documents may be inspected, comments made, etc. Newsletters were used by AESNP to keep Ugandan NGOs and governmental agencies apprised of project developments. The newsletter distribution included the following: 1. Central government including Cabinet, the Legislature and the Presidency; 2. Local Government to include the district administration offices, including the RDC, Chief Administration Officer (CAO), Mayor, Town Clerk and entire administration wing in the districts of Mukono and Jinja; O 3. Private sector including Uganda Investment Authority (UIA), Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA), Uganda National Chamber of Commerce & Industry (UCCI); 4. Recognised Associations, groups and academicians; 5. Civic Society including NGOs especially those operational in the project area; 6. Diplomatic Missions including all Commercial Attaches for Embassies in Uganda; 7. The Ugandan media including all print, and electronic broadcast houses; 8. Cultural heads at the key institutions of Buganda and Busoga; and, 9. Affected residents and local administration from the project area. The newsletters can be viewed electronically on the AESNP Bujagali website (www.buj agali .com). AES Nile Power 5 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Faciliti EIA Appendix F Advertising: used to advise people of a forthcoming event or deadline, or present information about the project An example of this was the four page insert in the New Vision (UganLia's most widely circulated daily newspaper) in November 1998 to advise people of the prcject and the draft FIS' availability for review and comment. This insert was also translated nto Luganda (consultation with project affected people indicated that the majority of the people read Luganda) and distributed to directly affected villages by AESNP staff. A team consisting of approximately 20 AESNP employees hand delivered 5,000 copies of the translated insert to every LC, household and person they met on both sides of the river. Informal discussion took place throughout the distribution. Many people also took a copy of the English version (approximately 1,000). Copies were also left at Wakisi and Budondo sub-county offices. Public Meetings: used to ensure that all stakeholders were included in the communication process and that public statements and views were made public. These were valuable in understanding public sentiments, but were not effective in working towards compromise on certain issues or arriving at a decision. Examples include the Panel of Experts-convened public forum in January 1998, the NEMA-convened public hearing in Jinja in August 1999. which over 1000 people attended, and the Washington DC information forum for international NGOs in June 2000 at which over 100 people attended. Interviews with Key People: used to identify issues and listen to peoples' concerns or positions, particularly informed local leaders, central government representatives, NGOs ctc. who support or do not support the project. Examples of such meetings that were undertaken by AESNP were with the Uganda Investment Authority (supportive of project), Save Bujagali Crusade (opposed to project) and the Kyabazinga of Busoga (the leader of :he Busoga Kingdom) to understand the Kingdom's position on the project. Site Visits: used to provide people with the clearest possible picture of the likely outcome(s) of the project. For example, to give a sense of the appearance and operations of the proposed Bujagali dam and reservoir, visits to the Owen Falls installation were arranged for l C members. Such visits helped to put project information into context and stimulate questions. Informal At-home Meetings: used to discuss concerns with women, elderly and disabled people who are likely to be directly affected by the project but who, for personal, cultural or domestic reasons, were not able to participate in more public or distant events. AESNP used AES Nile Power 6 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility, EIA Appendix F this technique with the aim of creating an informal atmosphere of neighbours meeting together to discuss common concerns. Surve's: used to determine public attitudes and perceptions regarding the project and its effects. Surveys were undertaken in the directly affected villages for the Resettlement and Community Development Action Plan to assist in both socio-economic data gathering and land valuation. On a broader level, Ugandan NGOs were also surveyed in March 2000 for their opinions on the acceptability of the project (Steadman Research Services, 2000). Focus Group Discussions: used to explore a theme in some depth with a group (usually no more than 12) who share a common attribute or perception. These were open-ended discussions with small groups of people, facilitated by AESNP or its consultants. Examples of focus group discussions used in this EIA included discussions with: * women regarding the benefits arising from better access to health and educational facilities; * with traditional healers to discuss their spiritual beliefs associated with Bujagali Falls or * trees and rocks in the project area; and, * with the Fishennan's Association regarding the project impact oni the local fishing industry. The AESNP offices in Jinja and Kampala were, and continue to be open daily to dissemninate information and to respond to queries from any stakeholder or interested party. Village dwellers frequently visited the closest AESNP office when they had a question or concern about the project and are encouraged to continue to do so. AESNP's official website (www.buiagali.com) also disseminates information about the project in general and includes a provision for public feedback. This site will be maintained until the operation phase. Thereafter information will be available on the AES Corporation web site (www.aesc.com). 3.2 CONSULTATION DETAILS For each document produced in the development of the Bujagali hydropower facility, AESNP has consulted with potentially affected stakeholders. The original scoping study for the O project, including the draft project terms of reference (ToR), prepared by AESNP at the onset AES Nile Power 7 March, 2001 Bulagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix F of the EIA process was distributed in July 1997 to the following Ugandan central government and Parastatal organisations: * NEMA; * the Ministry of Natural Resources; * the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities; * the Uganda Electricity Board; * the Ministry of Lands; * the Directorate of Water Development; * the Ministry of Gender; and, * the Ministry of Agriculture. At local government level, the Scoping Report and draft terms of reference were sent to: * the Mayor of Jinja; * the Jinja Regional District Council; * the Chairman and members of LC5 of Jinja and Mukono Districts; * the Chairmnan and members of LC I of Kikubamutwe, Malindi, Buloba, and Naminya on the west bank, and Namizi, Bujagali, Ivunamba, and Kyabirwa on the east bank; * LC2 Parish councillors on both banks; and, * the Chairman and members of LC3 Budondo and Wakisi sub-counties. At the traditional government level, the report was sent to the Minister of Culture and the Deputy Prime Minister of the Busoga Kingdom (Kyabazinga). The report and draft ToRs were also shared with member organisations of the World Bank Group, the Makerere Institute of Environment and Natural Resources, IUCN and the Wildlife Society of Uganda. AES Nile Power 8 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facilitv ELIi Appendix F Responses to this scoping report and draft ToRs helped formulate the production of the EIA Inception Report (WS Atkins, 1998), which included the revised ToRs of the EIA study. Major points raised by stakeholders in this review included: * resettlement and compensation; * loss of wildlife habitat; * the need to include considerations of different designs for Bujagali; * loss of tourist attractions and revenue; * interactions between Bujagali, Owen Falls and future development of water resources along the Nile; * public health implications of the project; * quarrying; * * - compliance of the project with Uganda's international agreements; and * the need for wide consultation with villagers and NGOs and the necessity to provide them with enough information for them to properly consider how it affects them. The concerns, priorities and opinions of the directly and indirectly affected stakeholders related to the Bujagali Hydropower facility were recorded at each stage of consultation and were considered by AES Nile Power in the design, planning, and optimisation of the facility. Table F.1 presents a summary of the consultation activities that were undertaken for the hydropower facility, the dates when they took place, the principal people who were consulted, the issues/concerns that were raised, and where those issues are addressed in this EIA. Full lists of consultees and their comments are attached at the back of this appendix. AESNP also maintains complete records of meeting minutes on file in Kampala. Below is a summary of all consultations made by AES Nile Power and other parties regarding the Bujagali project hydropower facility. A ES Nile Power 9 March, 2001 Buj agali Project Hvdropower Facilitv EIA Appendix F Organisation / Party Times Consulted 1. Local residents from the affected areas 240 2. Representatives of cultural institutions and leaderships 49 3. National coverage radio, print media and television 130 4. Local govemrnent 253 5. The Government of Uganda 110 6. Stakeholders 128 7. EnvironmentalistslNGOs 87 8. Lenders 31 9. Others 123 AES Nile Power 10 March ,r 20 Bujag*oject Hydropower Facility EIA Qendix F Table F.l: Summary of Consultation Activities for the Bujagali Hydropower Facility Project in Chronological Order EIA Consultation Date Principal Consultees Comments/issues of Concern Where Concern is Addressed Methodology in the Hydro EIA Environmcntal Forum April 1997 Representatives from Need for, and benefits of, the project Section 4.1 7.5; and, 7.6 national and local Loss of Bujagali Falls, tourism and Busoga culture Chapter 7 and the RCDAP of the government, academics, Local MPs were against the project, the Forum was in favour EIA engineers and environmiiental forum members Public Meetings and April-July Stakeholders in directly General sensitisation and preliminary discussionis with local Chapter 6 Targeted Briefing 1997 affected villages stakeholders Section 7.3. 1; Chapter 6; and General compensation issues (e.g., how much, when, how) RCDAP Economic impact of facility Section 7.6 and 7.7 Environmenital impact Section 7.3.2 to 7.3.6 AESNP ensured they would not proceed without approval from Chapter 2 of the EIA NEMA and WBG Meetinigs and July 1997 NEMA, Production and review of draft Terms of Reference (ToR) for EIA PCDP (App. F) Interviews with Key Commissioner for Cumtilative effects of prospective (lam projects on the Nile; Section 7.4; 7.3.10; People, Progress Tourism, consideration of alternative designs Section 4.2 Report, Target Uganda Tourist Board, Resettlement and compenisationi Section 7.3.1; RCDAP Briefing Uganda Wildlife Public health (disease) Section 7.3.9 Authority, Ensure widc public and NGO consultation and information Chapter 6; PCDP His Higluess the dissemination Kyabazinga of Busoga Quarrying (dust and noise pollution) Section 7.3.4; 7.7 Compliance with Uganda's international agreements Chapter 2 Insufficient consultation with Ministry of Tourism Chapter 6; PCDP No rare or precious wildlife would be affected by project Section 3.3; 7.3.2 to 7.6; 7.7 Bujagali Falls are of significant importanice, economically (tourism) Section 7.3.7; 7.3.8; RCDAP of and spiritually the EIA His Highness was asked by AESNP to continue his support and cooperation regarding the project AES Nile Power 11 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydrolpower Facilitj EIA A)peldlix F Table F.l: Summary of Consultation Activities for the Bujagali Hydropower Facility Project in Chronological Order EIA Consultation Date Principal Consultees Comments/Issues of Concern Where Concern is Addressed Methodology in the Hlydro EIA Meetings August - Various levels of Social, economic and culttiral viability of the project Chapter 7 December Government, residents 'Iransparency of process Chapter 6 1997 of affected areas, Need for electricity Section 4.1 Ugandan Wildlife Improvement of local infrastructure and quality of life Section 7.5, 7.7 Authority, Compensation and resettlement Section 7.3.1; RCDAP Uganda Electricity Scin731 CA UgBoard Land acquisition Chapter 4; s. 7.3.2; RCDAP of the EIA Survey and October Visitors to the Annual Information dissemination Chapter 6; PCDP of the EIA Display/Exhibition and 1997 (and National/International Survey of 600 people re: benefits of project Advertising 1998, 1999, trade show in Lugogo Visitors in(dicated desire for further information on environmenltal 2000) impact and project development in general Meetings November- Project affected Notice of valuation RCDAP December stakeholders. various Rural electrification Chapter 4; Section 7.5: 7.6 1997 lcvels of governnment, Possible banking procedures for stakeholders RCDAP; PCDP of the EIA Banks Panel of Experts January 27- Panel of Experts Process to date satisfactory, stressed need for continued PCDP of the EIA Public Meeting 29, 1998 consultation Local residents repeatedly requested that project process be quickened Meetings, Targeted January - Crop owners, local Crop valuation and compensation RCDAP; Section 7.3.1 Briefings June 1998 governments, Ministry Degradation of physical environment Section 7.3.2 to 7.3.6 of Natural Resources, Land acquisition Section 7.3.1; 7.3.2 UEB, Commissioner for Protection of women, orphans. elderly and phvsically challenged RCDAP Disaster Management, Ministry of Labour and Jobs for local people RCDAP; Section 7.5 Social Welfare Compensation and resettlement Section 7.3.1; RCDAP: Loss of Bujagali Falls Chapter 6; Chapter 7 of thc EIA AES Nile Power 12 MIarch, 2001 0 0 0 Bujagroject Hydropower Facility EIA 9 pendiix F Table F.l: Summary of Consultation Activities for the Bujagali Hydropower Facility Project in Chronological Order EIA Consultation Date Principal Consultees Comments/Issues of Concern Where Concern is Addressed Niethodology in the Hydro EIA National and district Junc 1998 NEMA. GoU Depts. Modification of ToR for EIA meetings and Site Visit Local residents Resettlement and compensation Section 7.3.1; RCDAP Panel of Experts, Cultural heritage concerns Section 7.3.8; 7.7; RCDAP Independent Tourism Site visit to Owen Falls dam Operator Suggested aesthetically pleasing spillway to help with tourism Section 7.3.7 of the EIA Meetings, Informal At- July - All stakehol(lers, Preparation of Draft EIA and resettlement/compensation plan Home Meetings/ October including 10 village Area of impact Chapter 7 Survey 1998 meetings, Rural electrification/free electricity Section 7.5; 7.6 30 nteetings with Crop and land valuation and compensation Section 7.3.1; RCDAP onization s, inc lu Drinking water Section 7.5; 7.3.3; RCDAP organizations, includimgv.X LCs Well-beirig of womein and chiildrell and disadvantaged groups RCDAP Disease, flooding, ecosystem health, islands, destruction of Chapter 7, esp. Section. 7.3.9; Bujagali Falls 7.3.2 Access to river durinig construction Section 7.3.3 Community development/projects/training (e.g., banking) RCDAP; Section 7.5 of the EIA Advertisement November- All stakeholders, Completion of draft EIS N/A December included 4 page insert in 1998 The New Vision, translation of newspaper insert and Executive Summary into Luganda, and Radio announcements AES Nile Power 13 March, 2001 Brtjagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Aplpendi( F Table F.l: Summary of Consultation Activities for the Bujagali Hydropower Facility Project in Chronological Order EIA Consultation Date Principal Consultees Comments/Issues of Concern Where Concern is Addressed Nlethodology in the Hydro EIA Meetings; Live radio December NEMA, GoU Depts. EIS Finalisation talk shows; newspaper 1998 - Resettlement and compensation, esp. residents without land titles or Section 7.3.1; RCDAP Q&A, workshops March 1999 transportation to new area Electricity sector competition Chapter 4 Procedures for noticc to vacate RCDAP Improve lives of those affected Section 7.5; 7-6 RCDAP Need for electricity Section 4.1 Re-valuation exercise RCDAP of the LIA Meetings, Letters, Key April - July Stakeholders, Women's Resettlement and compensation esp. re: Gender issues/women's Section 7.3.1; RCDAP person Interviews, 1999 Self-I lelp Housing rights School presenitationis Project Rep., Various Action needed for banking training PCPD: RCDAP levels of government, Moving of spirits Chapter 6; PCDP; Section 7.3.8; Local schools, Cultural RCDAP, Section 7.7 Leader in Busoga (Western Bank), Uganda Need for power in Northern Regions Chapter 4 of the EIA Land Commission Classroom Question & Answer period Land acquisition/rc-valuation exercise RCDAP of the E[A NEMA Public Hcaring August 1999 Local Stakeholders Presentation, Q&A session in Jinja Resettlement and compensation Section 7.3.1: RCDAP of the Support for the project EIA Meetings, Letters, August 1999 University Students. socio-economic impacts incl. desire for Health and education Chapter 7: RCDAP Television and radio - May 2000 Budondo Fishing improvements programmes Association, various water quality and quantity issues Section 7.3.3 levels of government, updates/info dissemination/impacts and benefits RCDAP; s. 7.3.8 ACDI/VOCA cultural issues (consultants) damaged crop compensation/planting of cash crops Section 7.3.1; RCDAP resettlement and compensation problems/plans (e.g., noise and dust Chapter 7; RCDAP of the EIA compensation) AES Nile Power 14 March, 2001 0 0 0 Bujaga*roject Hydropower Facility EIA 0 1,enldix F Table F.I: Summary of Consultation Activities for the Bujagali Hydropower Facility Project in Chronological Order EIA Consultation Date Principal Consultees Comments/Issues of Concern Whiere Concern is Addressed Methodology in the Hydro EIA Opinion polling April 2000 50 Ugandan Non- Post-NEMA approval survey of public opinion governmental 96% of surveyed NGOs expressed support for the project because organizations (NGOs) of increased employment, provision of adequate power supply, opportunities for national and community development However, the project should implement environment and social RCDAP: Chapter 7 of the EIA mitigation measures as prescribed by the Environmental Impact Assessment Panel of Experts March 2000 19 NGOs how disadvanitaged groups would benefit from non-cash RCDAP Forum compensation Chapter 7 how environmental effects would be mitigated Chapter 6; PCDP; RCDAP of sensitisation of the affected people on resettlement the EIA members expressed full support of project Project Briefing in June 2000 International NGOs Presentation, open forum for discussion Chaptel 6; PCDP of the ETA Washington, DC World Bank Group requirements re: policy related to electricity plamting in Uganda EIA pWleed in 'World Mlarcli 2C0 Inriernational Ptiblic re% iek ol projecl doctinmieaiiion P DP. ( 1-,!pier 2o11 the LI1A Bank Intbshop Stakeholders Final Djiclosure. Nkirch 2001 Local Stakeholderi PresenLithon. C&A ession PCT)P. C hiapier 2 ot rhe F I - Ijlianda Uganidan NGOs Final Dischwstile. -pnl 2001 International NGC's Prcsnt-ton, open lorun-, lor discu-'ion PC[DP. Chapter 2 ot the E \ W\dshi,nottm D NOTE: A full list of consultees and their comnlents are attached to this appendix. AES Nile Power 15 Alarch, 2001 Buiagali Project Hvdropowe7- Facilint EIA Appendix F 3.3 ISSUES AND RESPONSES AESNP undertook the foregoing public consultation activities to understand the concerns, priorities and opinions of the directly and indirectly affected stakeholders related to the Bujagali project hydropower facility. The information was used by AESNP to design the project and its mitigation measures in response to the issues raised. The main concerns expressed by the stakeholders consulted are as follows: Resettlement, Compensation and Land Valuation Of the issues raised by the directly affected stakeholders, resettlement, compensation for lost property and valuation of people's property, possessions and crops were the most frequently and strongly raised concems. People who will need to be relocated in the immediate areas of the hydropower facility expect the valuation of their property and holdings to be carried out transparently and the compensation they receive to be at fair market value. They also expect to be compensated for the "economic displacement" that will result from their resettlement (e.g., lost revenues from fish catches). Generally, people consulted preferred cash compensation, as opposed to land-for-land compensation, and clearly did not wish to be told where to resettle. AESNP has admitted that its first land valuation exercise (carried out by their EIA consultants, WS Atkins International) in the directly affected communitics in 1998 was flawed, resulting in exaggerated compensation packages being proposed for crops and land. When AESNP first proposed that this exercise would need to be re-done, local people were very upset. However, through ongoing negotiations withlocal people, and a transparcnt and accountable valuation process undertaken in 1999 and 2000, AESNP believes it has been able to rectify this situation. Improved Access to Electricity, Health and Education Services It is a clear expectation of local people in the directly affected area of the power station that the Bujagali project will foster economic development in and around the project area and that AESNP will provide services to the area, which are presently unavailable or poorly developed. Specifically, many people raised the issue of new electricity and water provision in their communities resulting from the project. They do not wish to see all the project benefits accruing outside of the project area in distant areas of Uganda. Similarly, several people consulted raised the issue of inadequate health and education services that presently .4ES Nile Power 16 March, 20')] Bujagali Project Hvdropower Facilitv EJA Appendix F exist in the project area and expressed their desire that AESNP contribute to the improvement of these facilities. Concerns Regarding Negative Efifects of the Project From some of the village meetings and focus group discussions undertaken by AESNP, concerns were raised, particularly by women, of the influx of "'outsiders" who will come to the local area to be involved in the construction of the power station. This concern was raised in the context of the increased spread of sexually transmitted diseases locally, including HIV/AIDS, and the jobs filled by non-residents that should go, in their opinion, to local people, wherever possible. Concern was also expressed about the inundation of the Bujagali Falls. The Falls and several other natural features (rocks, trees) in the directly affected villages have spiritual value to the local people. Spiritual healers commented that proper ceremonies would need to be conducted before these components of the natural environment are flooded by the project. By conducting these ceremonies, the spirits that reside there may be respected, appeased and moved to another location. (For more detail refer to the Cultural Property Management Plan under the RCDAP). . For the period of 1997 to 1999, a British PhD student undertook independent consultations by interviewing directly affected people. In his view, many of the interviewees had little awareness of any negative factors associated with the hydropower facility. He also expressed his personal doubt that the resident spirits at the Falls site could be relocated. Finally, in meetings held with the white water rafting operators in the area and with the Ministry of Tourism, concerns were also expressed regarding the loss of white water rafting between Bujagali Falls and Dumbbell Island, and the potential loss of revenue from both the rafting and associated tourist activities. General Support for the Project While there is some Ugandan opposition to the Bujagali project, the general results of the consultation exercise undertaken by AESNP and independent polls undertaken by the media, is that the majority of directly and indirectly affected stakeholders in Uganda support the project. In April 2000, AESNP retained an independent market research firm to poll the * attitudes of 64 NGOs in Uganda. Of 50 surveys, ninety-six percent of the NGOs polled either support or strongly support the Bujagali project (Steadman Research Services, 2000). Broad AES Nile Power 17 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hvdropower Facility EIA Appendix F general support for the project was also expressed at the Jinja public hearing convened by NEMA in August 1999, provided that the resettlement and compensation package being developed by AESNP is implemented. Notwithstanding the general in-country support for the project expressed by local NGOs, several international NGOs oppose it, most notably the International Rivers Network. Their position on the Bujagali project can be viewed on wwvw.irn.or,. In June 2000, AESNP hosted an open forum for International NGOs in Washington, DC. .The primary topics of discussion were the World Bank's energy planning strategy for Uganda :nd the need for the project. The principles of the Bujagali project were also discussed, the review process was described, and views and concerns were registered. AESNP, WS Atkins and several Ugandan organisations, which were both supportive of, and opposed to, the propos,ed project, made presentations. AESNP is planning to convene a similar forum for NGOs wit,iin two months of the EIA submission to the World Bank Infoshop. Based on the information derived from the public consultation exercises summarized above, AESNP developed mitigation measures and a Resettlement and Community Development Action Plan (RCDAP) that are responsive to the concerns of the public, the government and that are in compliance with WBG guidelines. Mitigation measures for effects of the hydropower facility are discussed in detail in Chapter 7 of this report. The RCDAP is presented under separate cover from this report and forns part of this EIA. Important insight into the Bujagali Project Issues was also gained by the Panel of Experts and by other parallel consultation activities. 3.3.1 Panel of Experts A Panel of Experts (POE) was established in late 1997 following a recommendation of the World Bank Group that AESNP should fund, and receive advice from, independent environmental and social specialists who would review the Bujagali project. The POE made five trips to Uganda between February, 1998 and February, 2000 and produced six reports of its observations, its stakeholder consultation activities and its recommendations on how the Bujagali project could be developed in more socially and environmentally appropriate ways. These reports are reproduced in their entirety on www.buiagali.com. AES Nile Power 18 March, 200'1 Bijagali Project Hvdropower Facility EJA Appendix F The POE consulted with a broad cross-section of stakeholders respecting the Bujagali hydropower project, discussing environmental and social issues. Many of the results they . obtained in their consultations were similar to those obtained by AESNP and WS Atkins, presented in the previous section. However, for certain issues, they produced more detailed information. First, they revealed the extent of public opposition to the re-valuation exercise of people's land for compensation purposes and disclosed allegations of bribery and record falsification that occurred during the original EIA valuation exercise. Second, they concentrated more comprehensively on the health implications of the project, asking people directly how mitigation of potential health impacts anrsing from the project should occur. Third, they consulted widely on the question of "community development," (i.e., what AESNP could voluntarily do in the project area to enhance health and education services, access to electricity, market development, access to credit etc.). The Panel of Experts expressed their opinion that the project consultation before their involvement had been satisfactory and stressed the need for continued consultation. In their consultations with the residents, they heard repeated requests that the project should move ahead more quickly. They also acknowledged AESNP's responsiveness to the requests of the O Ugandan people and their positive efforts to carry out the valuation and compensation process in a transparent manner. However, the Panel noted that as a result of such transparency, there has been an increase in the number of "affected" people claiming compensation in the project area. Due to a 2.5-year delay in the project, the islands in the Nile that are expected to be affected, have been decimated from their semi-natural habitat status to small crop farms for agricultural cash compensation. People have either migrated to the area and/or substituted subsistence crops for cash crops in anticipation of receiving compensation packages from AESNP. 3.3.2 Parallel Consultation Activities While AESNP was undertaking its planning and development of the Bujagali project, IFC was considering what the basin-wide implications of hydropower development were going to be in the Victoria Nile. Realistically, three hydropower developments could be developed (Bujagali, Kalagala and Kanuma - see section 4.2 of the Hydropower Facility ETA) and the potential for cumulative effects arising from these multiple projects in the Victoria Nile basin . could be significant. As a potential financier for such projects, IFC commissioned two studies AES Nile Power 19 Mlarch, 2001 Bujagali Project Hvdropower Facility EIA Appendix F in 1999 to address this broader question, one by Acres International (1999) and one by ESG International (2000). Acres International (1999) consulted with two main groups of people: directly affected stakeholders and "informed stakeholders" (people from central government, local government, NGOs, development organizations and hydropower developers). Three olpen meetings were held for directly affected stakeholders, two of which were near the Bujagali project site and one in Karuma village. These were all well attended, having 90, 154 and '97 people in attendance, respectively. A workshop was also held in Kampala for the informed stakeholders to seek their views/concerns respecting hydropower development in the Victoria Nile. The issues expressed by the directly affected stakeholders were the issues of support for the project, the prospect of future employment, compensation for resettlement, loss of cultural sites, and influx of outsiders, noted earlier. The informed stakeholders added their conc,-rn regarding the loss of tourism revenues resulting from the Bujagali project, loss of aesthrtic values and a concern that the already insufficient health and education facilities at both sites would be further compromised by an influx of workers and their families. They also noted that the proximity of the Kalagala, Bujagali and Owen Falls (and Owen Falls Extension) projects to one another raised the potential for cumulative impacts (Acres, 1999). ESG International was retained by IFC to bring a greater level of detail to how the foregoing question of possible cumulative effects arising from multiple hydropower projects in the basin could be addressed. In doing so, they conducted a workshop in Kampala in November 1999 with essentially the same "informed stakeholders" group that Acres had consulted at its workshop several months earlier. Based on their consultations, ESG concluded that for any project to proceed in the Victolia Nile basin, its positive developmental impacts (e.g., access to electricity, health services and education services) would need to be maximised while its negative environmental and social effects (e.g., to natural river flow, to cultural/spiritual sites) would need to be minimised. This would provide the basin-wide context for future decision-making on hydropower developments on the Victoria Nile. To address the issue of potential cultural impacts of the project in the most appropriate manner, AESNP retained local consultants that specialise in cultural and anthropological AES Nile Power 20 March, 20l'/ Bujagali Project Hvdropower Facilith EIA Appendix F research. AESNP retained Synergy Cultural consultants to conduct a cultural assessment in the directly affected villages in an attempt to fully understand the impact of the hydropower S facility on the local culture. Synergy facilitated 20 focus groups on both banks of the Nile. They also interviewed the main diviners (spirit mediums) with interests at the Bujagali site, the Kyabazinga of Busoga (cultural Minister of the Basoga Traditional Govenmient), Nabamba Bujagali and Nfuudu. The purpose was to gather religious information such as location of the sites of cultural significance, customary handling of spirits (including transfer/relocation), roles of tribal members, taboos and dangers in the spirit world, and related potential/historical problems, causes, coping strategies and solutions. Based on their public consultation, Synergy concluded that transferring and settling within the spirit world is a traditional practice that continues to exist today. They also confirned that while there are no fixed costs on these practices, it is possible to pay a spirit caretaker that uses specific rituals to relocate a spirit (Synergy 1999 and 2000). AESNP is committed to implementing mitigation measures at the household and community levels in accordance with the recommendations of the specialists. All proposals for mitigation O have come directly from the affected people. It is worth noting that with the inundation of Bujagali rapids there is concern regarding the impacts of flooding, but it is considered by most parties directly involved with the spiritual value of the site that the issue is a localized one and that the impact is acceptable. The most prominent spiritual leaders (including Nabamba Bujagali) have given their support to the Bujagali hydropower facility project. Furthermore, the preliminary baseline socio-economic survey (1998) revealed that the spinrtual value of the Falls is not an important issue to the vast majority of the local community (83%). Finally, neither the Ministry of Culture at the national level nor the Kyabasinga of Busoga oppose the project. It is therefore considered that while the Falls will be inundated, it is not seen as a cultural property loss or spiritual issue of significance by the majority of the people who will be directly affected, at the individual, household, local community or national level. (For more detail, see the Cultural Property Management Plan within the Resettlement and Commnunity Development Plan). O A final parallel consultation activity relative to the Bujagali project that was undertaken was by the World Commission on Dams (WCD) in its December 2000 African and Middle East AES Nile Power 21 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix F consultations held in Cairo, Egypt. Here, Save Bujagali Crusade expressed its opposition to the Bujagali project on environmental and cultural grounds. The WCD heard from sevcral other local groups from Africa and the Middle East on their experiences with large dams I hat informed the WCD's final recornmendations. The WCD's final report can be viewed on www.dams.ors;. 3.4 COMMUNICATIONS Before NEMA was able to make a decision on the hydropower facility EIS, the following disclosure activities took place in Uganda, in accordance with the country's EIA Guidelines (NEMA, 1997): * A public notice was given in Uganda in May 1999 advising of the public's right to review the final EIS at locations in Kampala and Jinja. In this notice, an allowance of 21 d..vs was provided after its publication for the public and government reviewers to provide comments. * AESNP also produced a four page insert in the New Tision advising of the EIS' availability for public review which was also translated into Luganda and distributed in affected villages; * NEMA convened a public hearing in Jinja in August 1999 to provide an opportunity lor people to discuss the final report and the proposed project. Upon its completion, the EIS was available for public viewing at strategic locations in Ugandla. Public viewing of the EIA and RCDAP will be facilitated at the WBG Infoshop, at the WF,G offices in Kampala and at the AESNP offices in Kampala and Jinja. Local language summaries will also be available. AESNP will distribute circulars to the directly affected stakeholders anc a final NGO forum will be held to discuss the project. 4. STAKEHOLDERS A clear understanding of who are likely to be stakeholders and a commitment to involving them as much as possible is a precondition for effective public consultation. For each potential interest group the key organisations or individuals representing their interests and AES Nile Power 22 March, 20011 Bujagali Project Hydropower FaciliOt EIA Appendix F views must be identified. Stakeholders for the Bujagali Hydropower facility have been divided into the following main groups: I. Government agencies 2. National organisations 3. International organisations 4. Cultural leaders 5. Local government 6. NGOs 7. Business interests 8. Local stakeholders 9. Media A complete list of individual stakeholders is contained within the list of consultees attached at the end of this appendix. 5. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE PROGRAMME Before the World Bank Board would consider making a financing decision for the Bujagall project, the following disclosure activities will still need to take place: * Disclosure in Uganda and in the World Bank Infoshop of the ELA for the entire project for 120 days; and, * Summary of document in Luganda language to be prepared and distributed locally. AESNP also intends to have a further NGO forum in Washington, DC on the Bujagali project as whole to provide for further public input expressed by international stakeholders. AESNP plans to host meetings throughout the remainder of the EIA process with government agencies and institutions to obtain information, to respond to queries and to seek views on project impact and means and methods of mitigation. As stated earlier, the AESNP site . office, visitor centre and the offices in Jinja and in Kampala will continue to provide venues for public input and project information. AESNP will continue to provide an interactive A ES Nile Power 23 MUarch. 2001 Bujagali Project Hvdropower Facility EIA Appenidix F Internet website at www.bujaealii.com to accept public input and to disseminate project information until the end of the construction phase. During project construction, AESNP has committed itself to the following public disclo:.ure and accountability procedures subject to project approval: * During construction, inforrmation will be regularly disseminated by the EPC contra.:tor (under contractual agreement with AESNP) through local authorities regarding activities to take place; * Where grievances exist, AESNP will provide Community Liaison Officers to ensure that problems are dealt with efficiently and effectively. Any aggrieved person can bring their grievance to the AES office in Jinja or Kampala at anytime. Grievance resolution mechanisms will involve both traditional approaches, as well as judicial recourse. AESNP is funding a "Witness NGO" to independently observe the compensation/ resettlement process throughout the duration of the Project, so as to verify the compliance of the Resettlement and Community Development Action Plan's (RCDAP). The witness NG30 will attempt immediate settlement of problems, wherever possible, before grievance resolution procedures. AESNP is voluntarily funding legal counsel for the project affected people to facilitate implementation of the RCDAP. During the project's operational phase, information about the facility will be available at the A ES Corporate website (www.aesc.com). AESNP is committed to maintain a team in UTganda for fo)ur years after construction to ensure mitigation and community development obligations under the RCDAP are carried out. The team primarily consists of Community Information Officers. a Steering Committee (with representatives from affected villages on each side of the Nile, AESNP, Ministry of State for Lands, Uganda Land Commission, and NEMA), and AESNP staff (including task managers, database and filing officers, accountants and admrinistrative support, etc.). Furthermore, it is part of the AES Corporate policy to interact with the local communities whe.re they have operations. AESNP calls this their "Social Responsibility" (SR). As part of their Operation and Maintenance budget, AESNP has put aside a sum of money each year for '.R AES Nile Power 24 March, 200 1 Bujagali Prroject Hydropower FacilitJ7 EIA Appendix F activities. The SR activities are on-going throughout the life of the project with the communities putting forward suggestions on an ad-hoe / annual basis. The RCDAP contains further provisions for on-going public dialogue, and for implementing mitigative measures regarding the resettlement and compensation issues associated with the hydropower facility (see Timetable below). The RCDAP details actions to be taken regarding the village disclosure, individual disclosure, decisions and agreements on resettlement and compensation, and finally, the individual payment package. The RCDAP also sets out the means by which information regarding employment opportunities will be made available locally, and other community development matters like new access to electricity, improved health, water, sanitation, education facilities and new markets. The final development of the EAP, which contains the RCDAP, will occur after project approval and will address in more detail the public consultation plans related to the construction and operation of the hydropower facility. If the World Bank Board were to approve the financing of the project, IFC would negotiate a loan provision contract with AESNP who would then revise the project's EAP to reflect environmental and social commitments contained in the contract with IFC. The revised EAP would then be released publicly. In accordance with IFC requirements, AESNP will be monitoring and reporting on their PCD activities that take place during the operation and construction phases, which will be documented in an annual report to be submitted to IFC 90 days after the end of the project's fiscal year. 6. TIMETABLE Below is the implementation timetable for the Resettlement and Community Development Action Plan that contains key future public consultation and disclosure events. AES Nile Power 25 Mlarch, 2001 Buijagali Project Hydropower Facility, EIA Ape i IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE (Month MO =Financial Close) "No iyask Name :1 1. -3 IM-1 ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ml1 2 M Ms M7S I CO mpens a no"npveess putpa, a io F, 'o sulution 2 Pepare hous.ehold files from database $ Caloulation of a-n,a-t owig [4 Check 6 Develop detailed cnnsaltatiussdisclosuse islhdology 6 Disclosure of options at LC3, LC2 ansdLClI levels 7 Preparation of schedule for indivdual disclosure Updteofatb. thdisclo-tefconsLisltation results-- 10 Agreresment on -rospewuation certificates H1i Resettlemeent process prepaatiost 12 Deternmine residents to resettle from disclosue eslt 13 Deterissie resettled residents who needbuilding cotnsiscions 1 4 Jutahze acqurition of resettlemenst land 1~ 15 Finalzeplot patIentof resettlemret areas *11Agree with concerned PAP, on resttlement plots 17 Land Acquisitionprescess pireparafions 16 Idnify all persns eosceead by Section 40 onroents 19 Obtain Section 40 cowntiess end agred compensations certif. 20 Cash coinpensationx.. ..... 121 Cas compensation paymenLt ' N~ otice to vacate -I 23 MovinLgofcash conmpensated people (West Bankl) IS siLu.o' sZA 24 Moving of cash comspemsatod people (East Bards) =r5. a .5Resettlement 26 Cash compenssation payment wher applicable 27 Notice to vacate---' ' - 28 Consutnrution ofreseltlossiet buildings n fu l 21 Moving of.rsettled people (West Banik) ""- 30 Moving of resettled people (East Bankl) LfiZ '~ 31 Assistance duruig mnoring arid tramesition period 32 Witness NGO 33 Witness consultation end disclosure enetiisg I34 Witness cash compensation paysment V- J 38 Witness resttlemnt k11>. ta-¸~- ~ n 36 Witness grievance procedure by7 -___- 55ifi6 nist 3i7 Independent evauatin 38 Is~t rsuioion 39 12nd mission (2 years afler issplernentation completion)44t46onh 40 Financial Close 41 Construction 42Constnsctioni activities West Earls AES Nile Power 26 ar/, 01 * Bujagali Project Hvdropower Facili-t EIA Appendix F 7. RESOURCES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Public consultation and disclosure is the overall responsibility of AESNP. Their environmental consultants, WS Atkins International Ltd and ESG International Inc., together with their local associates Development Consultants International Ltd (DCI), are responsible for the production of this plan and consultations during the EIA process. Implementation of the plan following submission of the EIA is the responsibility of AESNP and their contractors. Responsible persons within AESNP are as follows: EIA Coordinator and Project Manager: Mr P. O'Neill Task Manager: Ms. Marianne Kumbiru Various Field Officers will report to Ms. Kumbiru, particularly during the implementation of the RCDAP (specific individuals have not yet been identified by AESNP). The more pertinent task areas assigned to the Officers will include: Valuation, Economic Resettlement, Physical Resettlement, Documentation, Public Relations, Community Interaction (which O includes the employment of Community Information Officers) The company has recently recruited a number of Community Liaison Officers whose role is to improve the flow of information between AESNP and the affected communities both in the vicinity of the dam and in the transmission lines. These officers will assist throughout the construction stage. Finally, as previously stated, AESNP will be monitoring and reporting on their PCD activities that take place during the operation and construction phases, which will be documented in an annual report to be submitted to TFC 90 days after the end of the project's fiscal year. 8. GRIEVANCE MECHANISM Grievances frequently develop out of misunderstandings. Regular interaction with local communities by the Community Liaison Officers will help to ensure that many problems are dealt with at an early stage and those requiring a more formal solution can also be dealt with * efficiently and effectively. AES Nile Power 27 Bitjagali Project Hydropower Facilin, EIA Appendix F Any aggrieved person can bring their grievance to the AES office in Jinja or Kampala at any reasonable time and the matter will be discussed and dealt with in an appropriate manner, by a third party Witness NGO funded by AESNP. Grievance mechanisms will involve both traditional and community dispute mechanisms and judicial recourse. Grievances related to compensation are dealt with in more detail ir the Resettlement and Community Development Action Plan (part of this EIA, but under a separate cover). 9. REPORTING The development of the Bujagali hydropower facility EIA has entailed four major milestones of documentation: 1. The draft Terms of References, 1997; 2. The Inception Report 1998; 3. The NEMA EIS, 1999; and, 4. The ESG International/WS Atkins February 2001 Final EIA. All of these reports are available at the AESNP office in either Jinja or Kampala. Residents are free to request them during the times legislated by IFC and/or NEMA. The documents are also available at the WBG Infoshop during the prescribed times. Stakeholders are made aware of available reports by means of circulars and newspaper inserts distributed by AESNP through various levels of government. Word of mouth is also a significant means of information dissemination among stakeholders. Within each of these documents are appended summaries of the consultation that took place in their preparation. AES Nile Power 28 BUJAGALI HYDROELECTRIC POWER PROJECT Chronological List of Consultations The following list provides records of meetings held and people consulted and the means by which this was done. The list provides a transparent paper trail of consultations held with stakeholders. The document is updated monthly and appendices are disseminated to stakcholders outlining the consultation held, the items discussed the comments made along with the actions and resolutions taken. Public Consultation and Infonnation Disclosure Page 02/03/01 Break down of the general content in the document: Below is a summary of all consultations made by AES Nile Power and other partics regarding the Bujagali Hydro Power Dam: Organization / Party Times consulted I.Local Residents from the affected areas 240 2.Representatives of Cultural Institutions and 49 leaderships. 3.National Coverage 130 Radio Print Media Television 4.Local Govermiienit 235 5.The Government of Uganda 110 6.Stakeholders 128 7.Environmentalists /NGOs 87 S.Lenders 3 9.Others 123 2 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure Page 02/03/01 * 0 0 Glossary: 0 0 ACAO Assistant Chief Administrative Officer CDC Common Wealth Development Corporation EIA Environmental Impact Assessment IFC International Finance Corporation IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature LC Local Councilors NEMA National Environmental Management Authority NGO Non- Governmenital Organizations OPIC Overseas Private Investment Corporation PPA Power Purchase Agreement RAP Resettlement Action Plan RDC Resident District Commissioner TOR Terms of Reference UEB Uganda Electricity Board UWA Uganda Wildlife Authority 3 Public Consultation and Inforrnation Disclosure Page 02/03/01 Key of Abbreviations: Name Abbreviation Role Anna Aolikol AA Public Consultation Officer, AES NP Bob Chestnutt BC Project Director, AES NP Christian Wright CW Country Director, AES NP Telly Sadia C.l.Os Commilunity Infornation Officers Amuza Ndifuna _ Richard Kazingirizi Francis Mukunya Ruth Namusubo Sarah Wasima John Baptist Kaggwa Charles Dramu Lawrence Okware Annet Kawuma Corrie Bell CB Compensation and Resettlemenit Co-ordinator Dennis Bakke DB CEO, AES Corporation. Dcsnei Leaf-Camp DLC Projcct Implementation Manager, AES NP Farida Mbabaali FM Task Manager, Tourism George Kihuguru GK Chairmnan, Board of Directors - AES NP -Harriet Kahayondo Lillian HKL Administrative Manager Henry Kikoyo HK Project Manager and Legal Officer James Kaingo JK Community Information Officer James Remnbo JR Enumerator John Magezi JM Legal Adviser John McClay JMc Project Engieer, T-linc Madhvani rep AR Shareholder representative Marcus Adams MA Environmental Manager Mark Fitzpatrick MF Senior Vice President, AES Corp. Maryanne Mubiru MNM Administration Manager, Jinja Millicent Bulafu MB Enumerator Moses Ndikuno MN Cormmunity lnformationi Officer Mukalazi Kibuuka MK Special Consuiltative Commiiittee menmber Nalin Dcsai ND Executive Director representing MISA Nitin Madhvani NM Shareholder Pam Miller PM Project Development Mkjnngcr 4 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure Page 02103/01 * 0 0 ine Abbreviation Role Panel of Ex erts PoE Review Projcct on behalf World Bank Peter O'Neill PO Environmental Manager Rohit Kotccha RK Special Consultative Committee member Sarah Binungi SB Public Relations Officer Steve C. Burns SCB Review Community social issues Tommy Cunningham TC Task Manager, Environmental Andrew Tumusiime TA Assistant task Manager. Environmental. WS Atkins International WSAI EIA Consultants Clement Obonyo OC Commissioner, Uganda Land Commission. Jasper Kakooza JK Assistant commissioner, Commission of Surveys. Terry Natongo TN AES l egal Officer Titus Bitabekezi TB AES Legal Officer AES Survey and Valuation AES S&V Team Eva Telwanikc Anthony Opolot Nelson Katabula Hemny Nsubuga Zachary Lubega Elvis Adhola Moses Mumbya Richard Bulsulwa Ruth Kisakye Pruscovia Mukasa Joseph Mudooma Millycent Bulafu Annet Kawuma Alice Kuteesa Edward Kazibwe Godwini Kalinte Steven Kakete 5 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure Page 02/03'01 1. Consultation Rclating to Hydro Sitc f ~~~~~~~Consultauoii- His llighness, The Cultural 01/07/97 Cultural matters related -Discussion of the project overview BC Kyabazinga of Busoga with the project site of and AES' intcntion to construct a CW Cultural leader for Project Bu-jagali hydropower darn in his kingdom. .JM district of Jinja. -Requested his continlued support GK and co-operation during the project. 'O Several GolJ environmental Physical 14/04/97 Discussion of local impacts - Presentation of a papcr entitled, GK representatives Mitigations possible alternation. 'Bujagali Falls; Preservation or CWX' Dcstructionl'. Academicians from - Proposal that the Damn be Makerere University constructcd in a way that leaves the department falls intact. Of environmiiiental s tidies. Mathias Ngobi, Minister of Culture for Busoga Kingdom. Samsoni Werikhe, Uganda Social and 14/07/97 Environmental scope of -Werikhe stated that no rare or CW Wildlife Authority (UWA)/ Natural work. precious wildlife would be affected GK EIA Co-ordiniator. Mitigations by the prqject. -Only environmental concerns are the relocation of people and eventual effect on tourism. Justin Ecaat - Environmental EIA/EIS 15/07/97 Update on Bujagali -Consult NEMA on1 issues they DOlC Analyst, NEMA Consultation HYDRO Power Daim. wotuld wish to bc addIrcssed in the GK EIA / EIS. IliK -General discussion on issues pertaining to the project. i3landina J. Nshakira, lourism 15/07/97 lo identify issues and -The Bujagali Falls are of DLC Commrissioner for Tourism. concerns of the Ministry of significant tourist imiiportance to the GK I i___________________________________ i ___________________ j __________ I ouris m on v ihat sltiould be l M i istrv. 6 Public Consultation and Inforniation Disclosure Page 02/03/01 * * S addressed in the EIA /EIS. -The need to forin a commiittee, which constitutes all parties af'fected by the project. Shawn Mannl, Uganda Tourism 15/07/97 Potential of the IUJganda -U`TB regards the Bujagali site as DLC Tourist Board Tourist Industry with the one of great Tourist importance. AR construction of the Bujagali -About 1700 people visit the site HK Hydro Dam. every month, and 4000 per year. -B1nefits from use of site are of less financial gain than those compared to proceeds from power generation. Jackson Twinomujuni, EIA 15/07/97 Introduction to the How the DWD works / operates. DLC Senior Hydrologist - Water Consultation Directorate of Watcr HK Development Directorate. Development. His Excellency the President PAPs Concern 21/07/97 Memo Pleased with his great leadership GK of the Rcpublic of Uganda and addressed issues below: CW Yoweri Museveni. -Security -Education -Income Generating schemes - Lntandikwa -Need for electricity -Famine -Nile Indepenident Power. -Road Network. Residents & LC members of PAPs Concern 27/07/97 Rectify PR Image of the -False press rcports about the MN Namizi West. project as a result of press feelings of the people of Budondo reports. towards the project. -When compensation would start. -flow compensations would be made, Meeting between Busoga PAPs Concern 07/08/97 Discussion on the social, -Plans to relocate and resettle all. AA Kingdom cabinet, Jinja economic and cultural -Projcct to develop area with basic DLC District LC V& NIP. viability of the project. facilities. -''he villages of Buloba & Malindi to form own comnmittees. 7 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure Page 02/03/01 LC. I .._ LC 2 LC 3 NIP Public Relations / Press Public 16/08/97 NIP's economic interests. NIP's development plan i.e. DLC Conference Relations Bujagali HPD CW GK IFC, L. Barbara Lender 18/08/97 Schedule meetings with Meeting sclheduled. DLC stakeholders. District leaders of Mukono General 23/08/97 Project brief. Status of project. LB District leaders of Jinja Consultation DLC Jinja Municipal Council JM leaders RK The Kyabazinga of B3usoga General 23/08/97 Lunch meeting. Project brief / way forward. IRK Mathias Ngobi Consultation LB Sam Mutwutimba DLC JM LC V, Mukono, Kiwanuka Musisi Dan Batuwa Opinion leaders at General 23/08/97 Introducing NIP's interests NIP's developnmental plan / CW Ggombolola for Wakisi Consultatioll in the area. intentionls. DLC Rally Meeting at Town Iall General 23/08/97 Introducing NIP's interests NIP's developmental plan / CU7 Consultation in the area. intentionis. DLC NEMA Forestry Lenders EIA Scoping Aug. 97 Teo discuss scoping report EIS Consultationi. "7 IUCN Report and receive commuents from Uganda Wildlife Authority stakehiolders. Uganda Electricity Board Consultative MIeeting Getneral 03/09/97 Way forward and Prolect -Follow up of agreed action plani. GK Abraham Mukalazi j Consultations J | Action Plan. | -Land acquisition tor the project. | BC 8 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure Page 02 ui -Contracts of employment. NM -Financing. MK -Environmental Studies. 1-K -Safety and refurbishment of the office. -General government liaison. Consultative meeting at PAPs Concern 13/09/97 Discussing NIP's plans at Informed residents that there will be MN Malindi site. many such meetings to take place in CW the future. NEMA, J. Ecaat Scoping 25/09/97 Distribution list of Request for NEMA's comments. DLC7 Report stakeholders who received a copy of the environmenital scoping report Conuinissioner for Tourism, EIA/ EIS 25/09/97 Request for comments on Comments to be sent in later DLC/CW B. Nshakira Consultations DRAFT tenns of reference for ETA Commissioner for Gender, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare Pernanent Secretary, Min. of Lands, Housing and Physical Planning The Director, Makerere Inst. Of Environment and Natural Resource The C.ommissioner, Fisheries Dept. The Mayor, Jinja Municipality Mrs. J. Kyemba 9 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure Page 02/03/01 I)istrict Minister of Culture, Kyabazinga's Cabinet Vice Katikiro, Kyabazinga's Cabinet LC V Chairman, Jinja District Mr. George Orantungyc, Senior Environment Officer, Jinja District The Director, Directorate of Water Development Ministry of Health World Bank Lender 26/09/97 Submission of draft terms Comments to be sent in later. DLC Robert Tillman of reference for EIA for review and commnents. Namizi West residents PAPs Concern 26/09/97 Update on the Bujagali Promised residents that they would MN Chairman of the damaged Hydro Electricity by the have regular info updates from crops committee project developers. AES. L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i ._ _ _ _ _ I __ _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ 10 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure Page 02/03101 * * is A-fu;Xl t A:S: IFC, Lakhdccp Barbara EIA/ElS 26/09/97 Submission of draft terms DLC Consultationis of reference for EIA tor CDC, R. Evcrson review and comments. OPIC, Gittings-Smith NEMA, J. Ecaat Hon. Nasasira, Minister of General 30/09/97 Discussion of road Community Development. CW Works Consultatioln crossings in the attected GK areas. Peter Kalagala. RDC - Project Update 01/10/97 Encouraged AES to CW Mukono continue good work and GK supported benefits to the community. National / International National October Survey of 600 persons who -Show visitors wanted further CW annual trade fair Consultation 1997 visited AESNP stall on knowledge on the project's HK participation at Lugogo benefits of the project. development. Show Grounds. Handouts on project brief -Visitors want further clarification distributed to over 1000 on issues concerning the visitors. cnvironmental impacts of the project. LC 5 Executive Meeting, Project Update 15/10/97 Project brief / way forward LC 5 want to be briefed further- CW Jinja District. AES was spending too much time GK with residents and needs to keep JNI head of local Gov't continually informed. Consultative meet at Malindi Feasibility 23/10/97 Comninellcemiienlt of Sampling of soils to take place in a JK with all residents. Study feasibility study. way to comnmence Surveying of MN KikuLbamt twe. LC I officials, Namizi West Feasibility 25/10/97 Pending site investigations All crops destroyed during the MN and residents. Study & Geologists' survey exercise would be fairly CW commencement of work. compensated by AESNP. 1a Public Consultation and Information Disclosure Page 0)2/03/01 Study Etngineers to carry o ut site gov't officials on 26"' Nov. to investigatiolis. deterIiriie comlpensation1 rates. Affected areas' residents Feasibility t l/1 1/97 To value Crops around the Notifiedl residents of the N Study drilling point area before Government V'aluer's visit dutle the Skaniska could begin their 1 3" of Nov. work. Prime Minister Political 11/11/97 Project brief an(d way Encourage movement on Riparian C W Minister of Finance Consultationi forward. issue and sector reform. MIISF ITis Higlhness, the Culture 14/ 1/97 Consulted on project. MIF Kyabazinga of Busoga SNM NJ NI CWV JlNi RDC Mukono Lantd 26/11/97 Review of approved CW RDC Jinja Acquisition compensation rates. GK ACAO Jinja IIK Gov't Valuer MIN Land Officer, Jinja J.K LC V Mukono Local Reps, West Bank Local Reps, East Bank US White House Delegation General 01/12/97 US gov t visit to Uganda. - Wanted to encourage AES to CW to Uganda lead by Consultation continue with its efforts. Congressman Rangall. - Support of BuJagali project expressed. IFC, Lakhdeep Barbara EIA/EIS 8/12/97 Notification of appointment DL C CDC, R. Everson Consultation of EA Review Panel and OPIC, environnmental consulting Gittings-Smith firm, ENSR NEMA. J. Ecaat Residenits of Namizi Land 12/12/97 Improved compensation AES promised to revise the rates GK 5.LY22 Pr.CSi!2:; . 1c1j.ii.siiitwii lailb. wini thie LDistrict Land Hoards. I 12 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure Page 02/03,01 0 0 0 Demiiis Bakke, CEO - AES Project Update 14- Pro ject brief and wvay - Miet President Museveni to CW 15/12/97 forward. discuss world bank role in DB US Ambassador to Uganda project and region - Sector reform Minister of Energy, -IFC financing -Rural electrification. Jim Adams, Regional rep. {or West Bank. Peter Robinson, Chief Compensation. 13/01/98 To explore services of the -Co-operative Bank preferred PO Executive Officer (CEO) - bank in aiding AES train savings accounts. Co-operative Bank. people on banking -Bank needs for accounts. procedures. -Located in the project districts of Mukono and Jinja. -Gaye assurance about the hank's ability to provide training to the residents. LC Executive - Malindi PAPs 15/01/98 Address crop owners -Compensation AESNP village Concerns concerns over crop -Degradation of physical WS Atkins. Land / crop owners valuation. environment. committee - Malindi village. IFC, H.Sivam EIA/EIS 16/01/98 Terms of Reference for EA Discussed DI,C Consultations Review Panel Kikubamutwe Village PAPs 20/01/98 Identify any issues with -Unfair crop rates. CW residents and local councils Concernis recent compensation for -AES to address issue with District (80) crops damaged during site Land Boards. investigation work. 1'ermanent Secretary, NMin. Political 21/01/98 Request for meeting to Permanent Secretary unable to grant DLC of Lands, Housing and Consultation introduce IFC ineeting Physical Planning IFC, M. Riddle EIA/EIS 22/01/98 IFC / OPIC pre-appraisal Schedule stakeholders meetings in CW Consultationis mission which the need for EIA to be of Ron Andcrson,ENSR World Bank / OPIC standards was emphasised. AES EIA Tcam -Also the evaluation of alternatives. 13 Public Consultation and Inforiation Disclosure Page 02/03/0 1 IPanel of Experts: EIA/EIS 27-29/01/ -Introduction of Project -Process to date satisfactorv. CW' J. ('lay, Consultations 98 lenders, EIA stressedl need for contintiued DLC' L. Talbot, -Identification of issues and consultation. B. Jobin concerns by residents. -Local residents repeatedly requested for project but warnted the process to move faster. NGOs / Stakeholders' EIA Scoping 28/01/98 Discussion of what CW discussion: Report stakeholders would like to Dl IT Uganda Tourist Board see enshirined in the EIA. GK Adrift Rafting Nile River Explorers Forestry Department Uganda Electricity Board Aquatics International IUCN LC I Executive: Namizi General 29/01/98 Addressed expectations of -Land acquisition DLC C'onsultation the GolJ from the project. -loss of Bujagali Falls worth powxver -I'rotection of woomen, orphans, el(lerly and hanidicapped. -Jobs for local people -Soil erosion and siltation -Fair compensation NEMA, J. Ecaat EIAIEIS 30/01/98 Introduction of IFC and NEMA Consultation EIA Brief P;-; ii'. SccieLiury, TXAasa1 j 3u n icl nitroduction 01ir HL bot. s conontrlitniienlt to B3ujagali l C 14 Public Consultation and Infonnation Disclosure Page 02/03/01 * 0 0 Ministry of Natural Consultations Comparative site analysis study IF7C Resources Public consultation OPIC IFC support for Bujagali Perrnanent Secretary Managing Director, UEB3 Commissioner for Disaster Political 30/01/98 Project brief The life of the relocated should be DLC Mngt. Ministry of Labour & Consultations Introduction of IFC inmproved with the construction of IEFC Social Welfare Determine local monitoring the project. C'W capacity Randolph Llarris, World Finance 03/02/98 Project brief and Hydro projects on the Nile must be CW Bank Country Rep. consultation on WB's view sequenced to match demand for of power sector. power. Humphrey Conference on Finance 05/02/98 Privatisation and -Need for sector reform and private CW Privatisation (USIS investmiienit in Africa. AES investors interested in long tern. sponsored: reps from across experience in developing -Government must keep economy continent present). Bujagali withi participants. stable. Joseph Onyango, Dean of General 06,02/98 C'onsultation / Project brief. AES to translate project EIA (CW Law - MUK. Consultation summary into local languages. Leonard Muganwa, Power sector 06/02/98 Project briefs and query on AES stressed need to expedite CW Executive Director - reform update of sector reform power sector / UEB reform. Privatisation (USIS strategy. sponsored reps present). Uganda Investment Private Sector 06/02/98 Project Brief -Conflict resulting from issuance of GK Authority licenses for both tourism and CW hydropower development in the vicinity of FBujagali Falls IFC Lender 11/02/98 IFC findinigs during pre- -Comparative assessment of I)LC appraisal missiotn Jan 26- alternative sites. 30, 1998 -Cultural property -Proj ected contribution of Oxven Falls Extension. -Projected electricity demand in Uganda and for export -Expectations of affected people regarding benefits. 15 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure Page 02/03/01 P ~~ l~~ ~ uact Ca, ~ ComiulIaLioIi lan Small, Nile River Tourismn4/)29 Timing of proj'ect AES briefed NRE oni hydro project CW Explorers - White Water impleinentatiotd. Rafting. ________ IEC, L. Biarbara and 11. Lenders 03/03/98 Notification of appointment DEC Sivam of WS Atkins to replace ENSR World Bank. K. Rasmussen Lenders 03/03198 Notification of appointmcnt DLC OPIC, Mervenne ol WS Atkins to replace ENSR IFC, R. Anderson Lenders 03/03/98 IFC cormnents on terms of DLC reference OPIC, M. Mervenne Lenders 04/03/98 OPIC comments on terms DLC of reference East African Wildlife Wildlife 04/03/98 Presentation of project to -Loss of Bu jagali Falls DLC Socicty Environmental. general pulblic and EAWS -Impact on tourism CCW members -Affordability of power -Impact on Adrift Minister of State for Lands, Land 10/03/98 Land acquisition process. Need to put District Land Board in CW Baguma Isoke. Acquisition place. World Bank, N. Rubuka- Lcnders 16/03/98 Request for comments on DLC Ngaiza Public Consultation Plan Panel of Experts EIA Review 23/03/98 Discussion of PoE report -Introduction of WS Atkins DLC -Verification of IFC requirements WS A followilng their coimiments to the terms of reference. IFC, D. Anderson Lenders 23/03/98 IFC's comments on Public DLC Consultationi Plan IFC: Lenders 23/03/98 Terms of reference and Comparative assessment study DLC M. Riddle, R. Anderson, TT. scope of work for study Sivam, L. Barbara, C. WS A Algandona, World Ba n_nk: l l _l 16 Public Consultation and Informnation Disclosure Page 02/03,'01 R. Goodlanid R. Robelus _ OPIC: Lenders 241/03/198 Terms of Reference and Cumulative impacts DLC M. Mervenne, J. Sohn, scope of work for study Impacts on bio-diversity WS A A. Gittings-Smith, 11. Hlimburg World Bank: Lenders 24/03/98 Identification of Low-impact site DLC R. Goodland environmental issues WSA IFC: Lenders 24/03/98 Identification of social -Compensation D. Arondson issues -Expectations of community -Rural electrificatioin WS A Chairman of UEB Sector Reform 01/04/98 Project hrief l)rivatisation to move forvard. CW Rick & Paulen, WS Atkins Public 09/04/98 Publicity campaign -To draw a comrpany Public CW Relations RelatioIIs perspective. -Concluded that consultations must be kept separate and indepenidenit. Makerere University, Inst. EIA 14/04/98 Project Brief and EIA I)C Of Environment and Natural Consultations update (1K Resources CW IPre-Power Purchase Consultations 19/04/98 Update to GoU. -Technical progress. CW Agreement negotiation. -Financing and business plan. PPA / EIA negotiations Sector Reforn 20/04/98 Annexations for discussion GoU's update i.e. local forecast, CW by end of the week. legislation, restructuring of UEB and foreign sales. NEMA, Dr. Okedi EIAJEIS 29/04/98 [IA Brief and project CW Consultations update World Bank, J. Adams and Lender 23/05/98 EIA Brief Sequencing of power projects DLC R. lharris Pcrmanent Sc;retary, Office General 13/05/98 Project Brief Conflict resutting from issuance of CW of the Prime Minister Consultation licenses for both tourism and hydropower- development in the vicinity of Bujagali Falls International Television National 18/05/98 Live talk show with phone -Project background. CW Network(ITN), Sanyu Consultation in session to answer queries -Current status and future plans. Television,. raised by the public. Minister of State in Prime Finance 19/05/98 Project brief, land -Land CW ' 7 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure Page 02/03/01 ._ ~~~-c,encral wvay forwvard. Attorney General . .Finance 19/05/98 Project update Gov't guarantee necessary c'W Members of parliament from I'olitical 20/05/9X Project brief -N111's wanit subsidised power for ('W Busoga (7). Consultations J jina. -Support project going forward. US Ambassador, Uganda. General 21/05/98 Project brief US Gov't want to support Americant CXW Consultations comiipanies e.g. AES. Prime Minister, Ugandla General 21/05/98 Project Brief. Uganda needs the power to be CW Consultation produced by AES. East Banik meetinig, Budonido PAPs 26/05/98 Project Brief -Support for the pro ject given. CW LC 3 and residents. Concerns - Wants action on project. -Conimunity needIs hielp with schools and healtlh facilities. West Bank meeting PAPs Concern 26/05/98 Project Brief -Residents want project to move CW LC 3 and local residents. faster -Tired of waiting -Road crossing requested for. Simoni Mulongo RDC Jinja Site Visit 05/06/98 Project update Site visit by minister of Energy and CVW GK District Minerals lion, Richard Kaijuka. Sam Muwumba LC V -Concerns by residents. Chairman, Jinja District Mr. Kato CAO Jinja Mr. Kaganzi Land Officer, Jinja. District Mr. Oratunge Environmental Officer, Jinja Mr. Haruno Ntuyo, LC III Chairnan, Budondo Sub- County LC I Council: Namizi West LC I Council: Kyabirwa LandlCrop owners Cmte: Namizi West I aidC opo lir mi: ________________L ___________ ___________________________ cmte:_____________________.________ _____________ 18 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure Page 02/03/0 1 * * 0 2.~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~d Kyabir-wa LC I Council Kikubamutwe LC I Council: Buloba LC I Council: Malindi Land/Crop owners committee: Kikubamutwe LandlCrop owners cmte: Buloba LancUcrop owners cmte: Malindi Peter Kalagala RDC Mukono Mr. Idwege, r. Mugote Mr. & Kamukamu Opinion leaders Chairmen LC II, III: Wakisi Parish. Chairman LC V: Mukono District Mr. GawandiCAO, Mukono LC I Council: Kikubamutwe Site Visit 08/06/98 project Impacts. -Show local councillors the GK LC Council: Namizi West magnitude of a large construction MvfN LC I Council: Malindi project and some of the associated LC I Council: Wakisi impacts. LC 111 Council: Budondo -Visit to OFE construction project. Sub-county LC III Council: Buloba Sub- county John Hunxvick Tourist Tourism 10/06/98 Project Brief -Support Bujagali as hydyo source C'W operator: Kyabirwa Picnic -Suggested aesthetically pleasing site and Kampala spillway to help wvith tourism. backpackers LC 1, II executives: Buyala EIA 25/06/98 Pro ject Brief -Extent of land required for project MN Consultations Introduction of EIA Study -Number of people to bc rclocated__ 19 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure Page 02/03/01 Mr. ldwege Opiniion leader Genieral 29/06/98 Poect update -KRyabazinga and his cabinet support D)L(/MN fronm project affected area Coinsultation Pro~ject oppositioii sitedi in p1roject. Adrift's press release on the I'resented the cultural hieritage is not internet anl issuC btit an excuse used to gain OppOSitiOIl to the project. llis Royal Highnless, the Culture 30/06/98 Project update -Press release is false. I'he cultural Dl.C Isebantu of Busoga. institutioni supports the project. Mrs. Batanibuze Minister of - Address issues/concerns Gender in the Busoga Identify reasons for opposition cited cabi net in Adrift press release on the internet. Hon. 'f'aire, Member of I'olitical 07/07/98 P'roject brief. Encouragemenit to keelp local CW Parliament, Budondo. Consultation residents informedl. Mr. Mugote, Mr. Idwege PAPsd 16/07/98 Public Consultation - AESNP seeks advice on hoiw to MN Mr. Kamukamu, Mr. Concerns address conflict in Buyala A where Tenywa Opinion leaders the residents threatened to refluse the from project-affected area, EIA consultants access to their East bank village to carry out the socio- economic survey. They felt that they had been slighted because they were the last to be consulted. -Consultation started after the otlher villages because it was not anticipated that Buyala would be affected until recently. Privatisationi Unit Group Sector reform 22/07/98 Sector reform discussion. AES encouraging process - Senior CW MvIinistry of Finianice VP, Mark Fitzpatrick present. NF Permanent Secretary Sector reform / 22/07/98 Project update. Gov't guarantee. C'W Tumusiime Mutebile, finance -Project sequencing NIF Ministry of Lancls. -Sector reform. Land committee-Namnizi W. Survey and 03/08/98 Project update -Govt to acquire the land from the DLC Valuation Beginnilng of valuation landowners and lease it to AESNP. MN ______________ _I Iexercise. -C'onccrni about the populatioii 20 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure Page 02,03101 * 0 0 increase in the project area since the study of 1966 bv, Michael Prior. Minister of Energy, Richard, Technical 04/08/98 Way forward with power -Export sales NIF Kaijuka Consultation generation, CGov't plan. -Sequencing projects BC -Electricity bill, CW NNI LC I Council: Kyabirwa Survey and 07/08/98 Brief on socio-economic Compensation issues raised. MN Valuation exercise Exercise _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Mr. Kiige, Mr. Mugote PAPs (8/08/98 -Project update Need to form a citizen's advisory DlC Mr. Ssenyonga, Mr. Idwege Concerns -Farewell from DLC crmte that can guide and advise the IN Mrs. Batambuze Opinion -Welcome and introduction project-af-fected persons and JMI leaders from the project- of Peter O'Neill. AESNP. PO affected area -Identification of NIK issues/concerns Sam Muwumba, LC V Project Brief 10/08/98 -Project update -More consultation required. DLC Chairman -Farewell from DLC -Avoid losing the Bujagali Falls if MN LC V Secretary for Finance -Welcome and introduction possible. PO LC V speaker of Peter O'Neill. Prime Minister, Busoga -Identification of Cultural Institution issues/concerns The Mayor, Jinja District Project 13rief 10/08/98 -Project update Request AESNP brief the Mayors DLC -Farewell from DLC council Oct. 30. Po -Welcome and introduction MviN of Peter O'Neill. -Identification of issues/concerns LC 11, III Council: Budondo Project Brief 10/08/98 -Project update Compensation MAN Sub-county -Farewell from DLC Rural electrification PO -Welcome and introduction of Peter O'Neill. -Identification of issues/concerns LCV Executives-Bugembe. Project Brief 10/08/98 -Project Update -LCV felt he's never been consulted CW, HK, -Introduction of Peter about project matters. JM, GK 21 Public Consultation and Informnation Disclosure Page 02/03/01 -Change of company nam-e. cotullcil posted as to the up to (late of the project. Copies of the imeetiiigs with the LC 1.2, &3 to be sent to LCV council. LC I executive cmte: Buyala Project Brief 1 0/08/98 -Project update -Compensation MN A -Farewell from DLC -Area of impact PO LC I executive cmte: Namizi -Welcome and introduction West of Peter O'Neill. LC I executive cmte: -Identification of Kyabirwa issues/concerns LCII, Ill cmt: Wakisi LC I executive cmte: Project Brief 10/08/98 -Project update Compensation MIN Naminya & Bujagali -Farewell from DLC PO LC I executive cmte: Buloba -Welcome and inutroduction Village of Peter O'Neill. LC I executive cmte: -Identification of Malindi village issues/concerns. LC I executive cmte: Kikubamutwe village LCII &LCIII Project Brief 11/08/98 -Project Update General compensation. f'O Wakisi Sub counlty. -Introduction of P.O'Neill Electricity. DLC -Change of Company Islands. MN namtie. -Departure of DLC fiom Uganda. LC 1- Kikubamutwe Project Brief 12/08/98 -Project upclate Resettlemenit I'0 -Introduction of P.O'Neil Compensation. MN -Departure of DLC. From I[A Uganda. -On set of survey work. Makerere Ulniversity, Dept. EIA/EIS 15/08/98 Public awareness/ - Plresentation ol Project and EIA DlEC of Cieography Consultationis Educative lecture. requircments to 2"E year students enrolled in the part-time cour-se foir rilllnro!llmcnlall i',danlagemIentl. 22 Public Consultation and Infornationl Disclosurc Page 02t01))1l * * 0 _ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~~ =. .. ; . e'' = s don: e::.. : LC V executive cmte: PAPs Concern 24/08/98 Kikuhamutwe Village -Identity any issues with recent DL.C Jinja residents and local councils compensation for crops damaged NIN (80) during site investigation work LC V executive committee, PAPs Concern 25/08/98 Malindi village Project-affected area NIN Mukono District Land/crop owners cmte DLC Mr. F. Kabagambe Kalisa.- EIA/EIS 18/08/98 Introduction of PoE, who 2nd appraisal to be discussed with PoE Permanent Secretary, Min. Consultations were in Uganda for the the Gov. participation/involvement DLC of Energy and Minerals. second time on the project in the FIA review process. PoE appraisal. Budondo Sub county Hlead PAPs 19/08/98 Introduction of the -On set of the survey and valuation MN Quarters Concerns Gov. Land Valuer and exercise. AA explain his role in the S & -Land valuation V exercise. -Crop valuation. -Compensation rates. -Islands -Drinking water. -Access to the river during dam construction. Malindi Village PAPs 20/08/98 Introduction of the PoE Land Issues PoE Concerns Meet the Land/crop Crop values AA owners' Comlpenisationl N Committec. -Disturbance allowaance Introduction of the Gov. -Concern about women and children Land valuer. in the affected areas. Budondo Sub county. *PAPs 20/08/98 Introduction of the Panel of -Flooding PoE Mrs Batambuze's residence. Concerns Experts to receive opinions, -PoE's influence on the project. AA One of the opinion leaders in views, and concerns of the -85%0 project support in the area. MK the project area. residents and their reps. DLC. LCV officials of Jinja PAPs 18/08/98 Introduction of the PoE. to -Diseases PoE District Concerns receive opinions, views and -Environment DLC concerns from the District -Compensation AA Officials. -Land. MK -Preservation of the Bujagali falls. LCV executives for Jinja PAIs 24/08/98 Ilroject Update -Flooding. CW 23 Public Consultation and Informnation Disclosure Pagc 02/03,01 District Council, Concerns Itouion of the PoE. -Land size C;K -Compensation methods -F;ree Flectricity. -Employment. Mukono LCV executives. Project Brief 25/08i98 Pro ject UJpdate. -Power availability-2003 CW -Land acquisition. DLC' GK Mukono Local Council V Project Brief 8/09/98 Project Update -Eco System CW -Distribution of power (GK -LIA Project affected. women of I'APs 14/09/98 To get opillionls, views and -L-and AA the western Bank-KK. Concerns concerns of the wvomein in -Compensation Disadvantaged group the project area. -Village barikilng. Jinja District LCV Executive Project Brief 23/09/98 -Project Update -Compensation Po -EIA -Destruction of Bu agali Falls AA -Introduction of -Introduction of 1'.0'Neill. P..O'Nei .1. Namizi Village Project Brief 23/09/98 -Project IJpdatc -Compensation Pt -EIA -Employment. AA -Introduction of -Introduction of P.O'Neill. P.O'Nei 1l1. Malindi- fraditional Healers Cultural aspect 23/09/98 -Project Update -Cultural Issues P0 -Compensation AA. -Introduction of P.O'Neil. -EIA. BBC Radio interviews National 5/10/98 Public Relations -Construction of the DIam at AA Consultation Dumbbell Island. ('W -Resettlement of the displaced people. National / International trade National October -Survey of participants, -Brief oin hydro generation. CXV fair participation at the Consultation '98 handouts given on project -Brief on potentials impacts of the RK Lugogo Show Grounds. brief, questionis and project. HK I answers sessions at the -l3ricting on ncw devclopment in 24 Public Consultation and Inforrnation Disclosure Page 02!01/(1 s * 0 -PR aventie on company -- --c-------- matters at the AES stall. Jinja District Land board Land 15/10/98 -Rcscttlcmcnt & -Options for resettlement & I'O Acquisition Compensation process Compensation. AA -Compensation policies -Implementation of the plan MN. -Community Dev. Projects -Disadvantaged groups Naminya/Bujagali Residents. Land 16/10/98 Compensation -Options for resettlement & Acquisition Resettlement process Compensation. PO -Compensation policies AA -Implementation of the plan JK -Community Dev. Projects MN -Disadvantaged groups Buloba Residents Land 17/10198 Compensation -Options for resettlement & PO Acquisition Resettlement process Compensation AA -Compensation policies JMNI -Implementation of the plan -Community Dev. Projects -pDisadvantaged groups Islanders. Residents on the Land 18/10/98 Compensation & -Options for resettlement & PO islands that will be Acquisition Resettlement process Compensation Ai\ submerged when -Compensation policies MN construction works start. -Implementation of the plan -Community Dev. Projects -Disadvantaged groups Kikuhamutwe Residents. I.and 18/10/98 Compensation & -Options for resettlement & PO Acquisition Resettlement process Compensation AA -Compensation policies TVIN -Implementation of the plan -Community Dev. Projects -Disadvantaged groups 25 Public Consultlation and Information Disclosure Page 02/03,101 -ipeu ntton ofteplnI Malindi vilLage residents. Land 19/10/98 Compensation & -Options for resettlement & Acquisition Resettlement process Compensation PO -Compensation policies AA -Implemrenation of the plan 7WI -Communitv Dev. Pro'jects -Disadvantaged groups Fishermen, landitg sites & Land 20/10/98 Compensation & -Options for resettiitiest & JM transpost boats. Acquisition Resettlement due to Cotl-ptionsafior P projeact on fishing -Compensation policies AAC & tranispoi-tation. -Implementation of the plan CW -Cotnmunity Dev. Projects IN -Disadvantaged groups 1t,A Fishermea oi the east Bank Land 20/10/98 Compensation & -OIpact on fisoinsg activities. &O Budondo sub counity. Acquisition Resettlenment due to project -Options tor resettlemeAnt & A Is impact on fishing Compenisatioli CW activities. -Compensation policies MW -Implementation of the plan -Communtiity Dev. Projects -Disadvantaged groups Kyabirwa village residents. Land 20/10/98 Compensation & -Options for resettlement & PO Acquisition Resettlement process Compensation AA -Compensation policies CW -Im-plementation of the planl 191N -Community Dev. Projects -Disadvantaged groups Namizi W. village residents Land 21/10/98. Compensation & -Options for resettlement & Acquisition Resettlement process Compensation PO -Compensation policies AA -Implementation of the plan CW -('ommunity L)ev. l'rojecs i\IN . ~~~~~~~~~~~-Disadvantaged groups Buyala A, village residents. Land 22il0/98 Comipenisatioti & -Optionis for resettlemietit & I'O Acquisition Resettlement process Compensation AA -Compensation policies Mls j-implementation ot tlle planlj 26 Public Consultationi and Information Disclosure Page 02/03/01 0 0 0 -Community Dev. Projects -Disadvantaged groups Mukono District Land Land 23/10/98 Compensation & -Options for resettlement & PO Board. Acquisition Resettlemnetnt process Comr)pensation AA -Compensation policies MN -Implementation of the plan -Community Development l'rojects -Disadvantaged groups Cabinet members of the Cultural 24/10/98 Project brief atld update. Lukiiko resolved to accept, support Letter Lukiiko under the and embrace the construction of the chairmanship of the power dam at Bujagali. Katikkiro Mr. P.K. Mubbala, Director Land 04/11/98 l.and acquisition for the -To discuss means of negotiation AA - Land Management Acquisition Bujagali Hydro Project. and institutional requirements MN through which the project land PO would be acquired. -AES suggested the appointment of the following PLCs by the end of November '98. -Tthat rules, regulationis and prescribed forms under the Land Act (1998) be implemented by the end of Nov.'98. -That the Land Tribunals be appointed by the end of Jan.'99, the period when negotiations and compensation is scheduled to commence. -Refered to agreements entered into with the GoU with respect to land acquisition. -AES neoted that the DLBs have beeni reluctant to involve themselves in facilitating the process of land acquisition without due instructions 27 Public Consultation and Inforrnation Disclosure Page 02103101 .[ 4i .. Id on eJny,l wafros the GoU. lion. Jane F7rancis Knika, Resettleimeiit 04/0 1/99 'I'o addlress issues of -E'ril , ,.1 t, i, trainsportatioti to new I'O N/iiniister of State for Disaster concern on the resettleniient areas under a niotice periodl of Pl\f PI'-eparedness. of the afflected residents. beh een 3 - 6 wveeks to vacate Ilile laiid. -The ininister stressed that her role wNas to improve the living connditions of the affected residents i.e. the fate of the fishermen, assist with economic opportunities like investmenlt training and a loan sc heinie. -Provisions of facilities like food, health centres, education, improve Lutilities during and after re- settlement process. -Encouraging and promoiotiiig community involvement. Dr. H. Aryamanya Mugisha EIA/EIS 15/01/99 EIA Procedure. EIA or EIS submission P 0 Assistant Executive Director Consultations General compensation details II K NEMA. Stakeholder consultation. P NI. Western Bank, Villages Survey and 18/01/99 Revaliation Information by Meeting on Valuation exercise on MM Valuation letters the TA Western bank. RDC Jinja Survey and 19/01/99 Land Revaluation exercise. - Solving the impasse i.e. local 1IK RDC' Mukono Valuation residents were opposed to fresh LC 5 Rep. Mukono District revaluation of their land. LC 3 C/man, Budondo flowever, agreed to meet with Village AES and GotJ reps later in the LC 3 C/man, Wakisi Sub- day. county. - Residents informed that revaluation was necessary in light of the errors durinig the first exercise. 28 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure Page 02/03/01 0 0 0 Kilubmtw Vi \llage, West Survey and l 9/0 1/99 Lad 1Re: valution -Rsdet diareed _awb.ut i'.i:pnsul4 *u Ssempebwa Electrification. Electrification contract. the proj'ect. -AES -lL t l thiat all casual labour be sought from the villages that will be undergoing electrical construction. Sam & Associates Rural 04/07/00 To discuss the Rural -Site tour for an idlea of the scale of TC David Lyagoba Electrification. Electritication contract. the project. -AES suggested that all casual labour be sought form the villages that will be undergoing electrical construction. 14 Stakeholders Cultural 05/07/00 To review report formtl -Synergy gave background of the C.I.Os Diviners Impact. Synergy Cultural basis of their cultural research. Synergy Medicine men and people Consultants. -Stakeholders made necessary with graveyards and shritnes. amendImetts and corrections. -Synergy requested stakeholders to go back and consult their spirits in anticipation of the negotiation stage. -The stakeholders approved the draft for final compilation. Dr. Balirwa Fisherics. 05/07/00 To discuss and review the -Main content okay except for some TC Dr. Ogutu Ohwayo second draft fisheries missing information. report. -FIRI given go ahead to commence with the third survey commencing on 1st August. Mr. Eriasi Kayemba, Acting Finance 05/07/00 To discuss possibilities of -From info gathered, the fund has rC Managing Director extracting finance from the not been implemzenitedi but an central fund and usage of association exists with the the UEB way leave possibility of future financing in the department. year 2001. -Fund aimed at subsidising tariffs not connectionls. -AES interestedl in using UEB way leave departmeint and sought to meet with the board secretary over 77 Public Consultation and Information Disclosurc Page 02/03/01 the matter. lIvunamba LC I Executive Land 05/07/00 Sestston meeting to -Stakeholders were notified of AES' Cl()s anal stakeholders. Acquisitloio talk about key issues like plans to openi up ban-k accounts oii land titles, compensation which to effect their payment. 'his options, trainin1g would however be preceded by procedures, timing and the training. pending visits of -Stakeholders inquired whether the International Green NGOs. GoU would compulsorily take all surveyed land. -Residents advised there would be xisitors on site not to assume it is always AlS. 126 Stakeholders and other Project Brief 06/07/00 Sensitisation on activities -'ackled compenlsation options. C.lO.s community members. following survey and socio- -Training to be carried out before economic in the project and after compensation. area. -'riming for general compensation. -Notified about thie penidinig site visits by somile International NGOs. -Procedure for paynments during the compensationi exercise. Synergy Coonsultancy firm Culture 06/07/00 Met with 16 diviners, -To read out and discuss the draft C(.s Impacts. traditional herbalists, report. Synergy households with graveyards -Determine who and when they and shrines. would be compensated i.e. as regards the target group. -The targeted group approved the clraft. -Inlormed that only those below the SOP line and along the access road would be compensated. Also informed that the compensationi time could be around September. Synergy Consultancy firm Culture 07/07/00 To review ithe draft report -Stakeholders present approved the C.I.s 22 stakeholders Inmpacts. forn Synergy. report and recommended the final DIv!oer' 111 ,1!M . 'rr' C f ___o_ _i _ _- _ I I 78 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure Page 02/03/01 women and people with graveyards anid shrines.__ .. White Water Rafters Water Rafting 07/07/00 Alternative projects. -Still compiling information. TC on the Bujagali falls. Residents of Buyala & Excluded Land 08/07/00 Excluded land Meeting. -Residents informed officially of the PM Namizi villages. Take chanige in plans to take the land and GK called upon to develop a way Survey of forward. Works rep. -Uncle George explained why AES ULC wasn't taking the land i.e. change of Commissione technology. r. -Gad emphasised the benefits of GG keeping land as opposed to selling it ClOs to AES. -The residents expressed concerns over the reduced value of their land over the years so requested for monetary compensation. -AES requested that a joint conmmlittee be appointed to represent Buyala and Namizi villages, comprising of 3 to 4 owners, 2 licensees and LCI man of each village to discuss the issue further. Namizi West and Buyala Excluded Land 09/07/00 Committee -List of chosen 10 reps / members Letter Villages Take for the excluded (proposal). Frederick Etedral, National Rural Water. 10/07/00 To discuss the total number -Said that this would be difficult due TC Water & Sewerage of connections and possible to the limited number of Corporation revenue collections. connections. -AES stressed the importance of this info however time constuming it would be for NW & SC. John Opobo Okwir, General Rural 10/07/00 Conncctions on the East -Meeting called discuss the total TC Manager - Jinja Branch Electrification. and West banks. number of line connections and 79 Public Constultationi and Information Disclosure Page 02/03.'0 I -ALES needed the Iinto In order to assess the %,lability ofr-Liral electrification anid stressed its importance however hard it would be for UEB. Babirye FifUlansi PAPs 12/07/00 To discuss and resolve -Worried about their regular C'.l.Os Merewooma John of Concerns querics they had. farming activities while awaiting the IvUnamba Village. compensation exercise. -Advised to carry on1 planting only annual crops during the wvait. -Complained about the conditiotis of their crops after valuation of land. -Also informed of AES' intentionis to train and open bank accounts for all residenits oni which to effect the compensation payments. Fred Kalisa, PS Ministry of Culture 14/071/00 Identification of Cultural AES wanted to highlighit that the Letter Energy & Minerals sites within project area gentleman who hadl threatened the Nabamaba was Mick Barnett, Manager of the Bujagali Camp Site and not AESNP Kiira Young Fishers' Fisheries. 19/07/00 Re-establishing contact. -Discussed new and imnproved C TC Association new fishing ideas and fishing techniques. landing sites. -Somne memiibers were opposed lo the proposal of a new landing site for fear of being displaced. -Proposed the constiLuctioni of a new landitig sit usinig gabions where they would actively involved and paid for their services. -Most of them were enthusiastic about the idea an(d promised to get Iick _baek with a teed back after meeting 80 Public Consultation and informationl Disclosure Pagc 02/03,'0l USEP reps Water/ 19/07/00 Health edu-cation and -Discussed issues facing AESNPIs TC Paul Jamba Comrnmunity sanitation. proposed water project, which Patrick Mbula, Development. would be split into 2: software for education and hardware for construction. -The group expressed an interest in tackling the software approach by training the C.1.0s, which would cover health and sanitation to give them new skills. His Highness, The Project Brief 19/07/00 'l'o brief the Kyabazinga on -Addressed compensation related CW Kyabazinga of Busoga activities taking place issues, the peniding RAP process, C.I.Os Kingdom. Wako Muloki. within AES. and sought the Kyabazinga's GK Dan Batuwa - Speaker of opinion / advice. JM Lukiiko. -Explained to the King and his John Kadoko, MVlin. of ministers wihy the Namizi land had Works. been left out; reasons included the Alfred Mugoda, Dep. transportation costs and the Speaker. avoidance of high tariff costs for Yekoyada Mutebe, Min. of power by the GoU. Information. -The king addressed several burning Prince Mukuuya Wako issues for his kingdom which Prince Nyiiro Dennis. included financial assistance through starting incorne generating projects, starting Radio Busoga, allowing people to settle in areas of their own choice, discouraged overcrowding in resettlement areas Thoimas Russell, Nor-icil Rural 19/07/00 Discuss the proposed rural TC rep. Electrification electrification programme. Social Development Excluded Land 20/07/00 To further the discussion -There exists no legal obligation on PM Committee: Reps for the Take excluded land of Namizi & AES' part to compensate anyone for GK stakeholders on1 excluded Buyala. excluded land. SB land in NIiamizi & Buyala. -The committee presented their JM 81 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure Page 02/03/01 of the landi atid eveiitual wasn't taking it. comimlunity benefiting infrastructure like ihospitals, schools, etc be built. Jonna Kamanya, Fisheries Fisheries. 21/07/00 Survey time line -Reminded FIRI of the time line in [EC' Research Institute which to complete the survey in time, -That an AES rep who will catalogue and photographi wvould be assigned to them during the 3rd sLurvey. Namizi West and Buyala B Excluded land 22/07/00 Proposal -That after careful consultation with GK Villages take. their residents, they caime up with a Letter. proposal to request AES to survey and lease their un taken land. Patrick Mbula Colmunlity 24/07/00 About the creation of a -Requested for 2 proposals from TC Paul Mjamba Development. training programme on USEP one to provide the entire Alamanjani Kabwiso health, sanitation and sensitisation service, health, hygiene Brenda Nahidu hygiene. and sanitation. The other proposals for a C.l.Os training programme. Boniface Ntalo, District lHealth. 25/07/00 AIDS/ HIV Inforimiation -Needed up to date statistical info 1IC Health Education Officer. on AIDS in the district but received those for '98 and '99. -Found out that this info is compiled on a quarterly basis. LC I Executive Rural Water. 25/07/00 Sensitisation and -Invitation to attend meet on the TC LC 3 reps mobilisation for AES' water development prograimc. Village elders water development -Discussion topics included: rural programme. water developmenlt action plan, water mitigation objectives, sensitisation questions, AESNP's water development objectives, ___________________________________ ~n tI l ul ly e nonjcctives lor LL s atnc i _ 82 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure Page 02/03/01 * * 0 village elders, etc. Kanya Robinah, Masese C & R/ 25/07/00 To discuss the cost and -Discovered that the Women's TC Women's Association rep Co m1rnurnity availability of sanitation group, sponsored by DANIDA. Development. sand plats. would be able to provide the plats in large quantities and quality products. -Learnt that the group is sustainable and operational because of its affiliation with DANIDA. The Living Budhgalai Culture 25/07/00 Cultural Report - Thanking the Nabamba for his Letter Nabamaba cooperation and participation in the study, - Emphasizing that activities of compensation will only begin once the project has been approved Awuya S & V 25/07/00 Tracing for the proper -What is to happeni to people that C.l.O. identitication co-ordinates purchascd land already leased by Independent and confirmation of the AESNP i.e. within the box? Surveyors land's existence. ULC' Commissiolne r. Sulaiman Tenywa, LC I S & V 25/07/00 Socio-economic survey of -Notifying him of AES' need to PM Chairman, Namizi Village the affected stakeholders. gather socio-economic info along Letter. side that of S & V as required by the World Bank. -Alerted ahout the dangers that would arise out of delaying of the entire exercise; -Stressed that the interviews are coiiducted in the interest of the stakeliholders. Michael Nabusoba Rural 29/07/00 Connections, -Discussed the possibilities of TC Electrification. Disconnections and receiving info on connections, 83 Public Consultation and lnformnation Disclosure Page 02/03/O1 connections anid revenue collections. -UEB provided info hut broadly classiried as that of the whole of Jinja District. -Michael promised to avail more info on the Jica Line, as it would bc a good indicator for possible growth and consumption. Charles Ngeye, District Community 31/07/00 Construction of a road in -Proposed the construction of an TC Engineer Dev't Budondo. 8km road but the MOW said they Charles Naita, Ministry of do not unidertake any private road Works works unless requested by the GolU. -Examined possibility of recruiting Charles to supervise the contractor as someone from the MoW. Joseph Btyinza Isibirye, Community 31/07/00 Proposed Btidondo road -His dep't deals with basic road 'I-C District Principal Engineer, Development, construction. construction using local materials. -Has no experience or equipment for road construction using tarmac. -Discussed procedure. -To draft a project proposal to the CAO on thie above. Branch Manager, Jinja Banking 01/08/00 Banking Facilities for PAPs - Opening bank accounts for PAPs MG, CB Standard Chartered Bank - Training on Account utilization Dann Griffith, ACDI/VOCA Finance 01/08/00 Financial Resource -Business skills training MG Managemcnt Management for PAPs Chairperson, Habitat for Resettlement 01/08/00 Consultation on - Went to the field to look at the - PO, AA, Humanity House Resettlement House house design, MG - Consulted on the house design, costs and construction Bimal Vyas, Spencon Constr-uction. 01/08/00 New Budondo Road -Requested for proposal and TC r,,.1 1 \ ; lU>iiUi coi jto. 108 Public Consultation and Int'rnation Disclosure Page 02/03/01 * 0 0 activities shall continue normally Buloba Village Water 21/09/00 To explain to the Enginieer - Objectives and construction TC, TA, CIO Jinja District Chief Water Development what the water development process was explained, Sadia Enginieer Sam Matende program was all about and - Proposed to have Sub Committees if we are conducting it of ten people of both gender correctly. -Concerns were the access to the river which they will have and the number of boreholes was to be ascertained after the survey Director Dr. Richard Ogutu Fisheries 22/09/00 Timeline for Q4 Survey - If the survey was to begin on the TC, TA Ohwayo FIRI 22 nd Oct. AES wanited fromi FIRI a written guarantee stating that: - Survey will be comipleted and submitted within 30days, - Richard will personally mzoniitor the entire process, proof read and rectify the report were needed and remain in the country until final submittal Bujagali & Ivunamba Legal Searches 22/09/00 - Plot/land ownership - Survey maps of aflecte(d land were JM, ClOs Villages verirication. (lisplayed at various locations for - Registration of queries on viewiing by residents days before Legal displayed survey maps. Counsel convened the meeting for ownership verification and regist-ation of queries. Malindi Village, Land 22/09/00 To follow up on the plotted - This was to find out if names were JM, CIO Acquisition mlaps that had been correctly spelt, missing from the Wasiama, displayed within the project map. plot sizes were correct and Waibaale area and govt. bodies plot references were right, - Handle any land disputes that have no been dealt with justly, - Registered queries were fillcd and signed by the PLC rep. 109 Public Constultation and Infomiation Disclosure Page 02/03,01 LC 1 Chairimlan, Tenywa Survey & 23/09/00 Verification of Identity -Chairinan invited to come check Ietter. Sulairran Namizi- West Valuation Cards for the affected at(:d verit'y all Ids he failed to sigii as Village Exercise residents bound by Uganidal lawvs. Kyabirwa Village Legal Searches 23/09/00 - Plot/land ownership - Survey mials of affected land weI-C JNI C'lOs verification. displayed at various locations for - Registration of queries on Niewiing by residents days before Legal displayed survey maps. Counsel convenedl the meetinig for owvnershiip verification and registiation of queries. Namizi West Village Legal Searches 24/09/00 - Plot/land ownership - Survey maps of affected land were JNM. GlUs verification. displayed at various locationis for - Registiation of qucrics on viewing by residents days befire Legal displayed survey maps. Counsel convenied tie meetinig for ownership verification and registration of queries. Kikubamutwe Village Bank Training 25/09/00 lo train the stakeholders on - Concerns raised the possibility of' CIO Dramu Standard Chartered Bank banking methods prior to transferring money from one bank Reps being comnpensated to another. - Managing of minor's accounts, - Minimum balances - Opening of accounts for the aff'ccted residenits Budondo Sub County Legal Training 25/09/00 Introduction of the legal - 'I'he type of land title they were CIO Counsel Officers from going to get, Namusubo FIDA who were going to - The difference between titles, train the affected people - When the Land Tribunals will be in place Naminya Village, Legal 26/09/00 To sensitize affected residents - Sensitization first doiie for Wakisi -FIDA Buloba Village, Sensitization on their rights and obligations and Budondo Sub-Coutity -C.O.l.s Malindi Village, on land. hcadquarters' staff then at village levcl Kikubamutwe Village, for the 8 affected villages on bohli West 1Z l :. s:11~nd Fas t Raink,a r;:.;i ;. . iii,u, l l | - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~For fuirthier consuitationis and11 110 Ptiblic Consultation and Information Disclosur-e Pagc 021/)3/01 * 0 0 Ivuniamba Village, iniformation, resideints were referdt Bujagali Village, other organiizations like LegalAd. Namizi West Village Project. Uganda Law Society in Jinja and FIDA. -FIDA supplied posters and fliers. Bimal Vyas Spencon Rep Electricity 26/09/00 Rural Electrification at Estimates to include a time frame, T'C Naminva Resettlement Land hill of quantities and a sketch of the transmission lines Director Dr. Richard Ogutu Fisheries 27/09/00 Fishing Association training - Jonna Kainanyi was in charge and TC KS, BM1 Ollwayo [-IRI program had started his proposal. - The program will be based on our written requcsts with additional input from FIRI - T(C to contact Jonna on his return to Jinja Namizi - West Village Fish Pond in 27/09/00 - To discuss the way - The stakeholders requested AES Namizi West forward with the Fish Pond, to acquire the entire pond and we Village since AES was only requested themii to put it in writing, acquiring a section of it. - Reasons being: Activities during construction would not be conducive to the fish, chances of flooding as the river levels rise, Bimal Vyas Spencon Rep Road 27/09/00 Road Construction on Feeder roads one of which is public TC, KS. BM Construction Resettlement Land and the otlher private belonginig to the landowner. Jinja District Land Board Land 27/09/00 Facilitation for the A List was presented by the DLB MG, TN, JNI Acquisition registering of Titles HIt Public Consultation and Information Disclosure Page 02/03/01 Hon. Kakoba Onyango Compensation 27/09/00 Update Hon. On the Assuired us to brief his people better GK SB Mlember of Parliamient progress regarding oni miatters pertainiillg to Buikwve Nor-tli Miukono comipeiisatiori oi the compensation, banlking and legal affected residents counsels Mukono District Land Board Land 28/09/00 - Project update, AES was willing to facilitate the MSG TN Acquisition - Active Participation of the DLB during the exercise by lendiintg DLB & Parish Land them sonic items subject to Committees during the confirmation by the DL)B exercise of Land Acquisition. Malindi Fisheries Fisheries 28/09/00 Village proposals - Emphasised that there will be no TA,MB Association monetary compenisatiol, - The association was to write their proposals and forward themii to AES, Buloba Water Committee Water 28/09/00 Village Proposals - Village was in agrecment of IC, KS (I() Development boreholes and wanted to know the Sadia specific numbers but ItC told then it will be determined after the hydrology survey - An agreemetnt was signe(l by both parties - The committee was asked to propose ten possible borehole sites Mlalindi Village reps Legal Training 29/09/00 Among topics was Land Discussed and questions were CIO Wasiama Tenure System. Rights of asked that were answered by FIDA each Land Tenure & Special Interest Groups in the sale of land. Chief Engineer Alex Water 29/09/00 Discuss the possibility of - Updated himn on the water r'C Gisagara National Water Development partnership between mitigation and development National Water, World activities on1 the East and West Bank rehabilitation scheme Banks (construction of boreholes) i_________________________________ i I I anid ALSINl' bor pipec water j - AES is also interested in 112 Public Consultation and Informationi Disclosure Page 02/03/()1 * * 0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ise Concqqi '. y ';S_L , ; ,,. n ^..;..,1 w ; ;S . ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~development developing ani alternative water source (Pipe(l Water) for thie greater community under our Community Development Program - A letter was written to the Jinja Area Manager requestinig for a technical proposal for the project Hon. Ikote Alleluyah Rosette Public 29/09/00 Project Brief Update - Many members are anxious to see GK Women Representative, Relations us take off and the longcr we Pallisa & Member of delayed the morc questionis raised National Economy and stronger opposition grows, Committee - On the Export Agreement with Kenya, she expressed some fears that unless we move faster, South Africa will takeover the market. - She appreciated the training of he affected residen-ts in banking procedures and letting them know their rights Hon. Tezira Jamawa Public 29/09/00 Project Brief Update - Was worried about the negative GK Member of Parliament West Relations publicity increasing in the rnedia Budama North, Tororo & and suggested an attempt to let the Member of National public know the true facts like in Resources Cormmnittee our newsletter Hlon. Balingirira Nakendo Public 02/10/00 Project Brief Update GK Abdul Member of Relations Parliament Bukooli North, Bugiri Engineer Joseph Ogwal Water 02/10/00 Discuss the demographical - Following the meeting with Mr. 1t Ogwal Consultant Developmenit survey for the Piped Water Gisagara, Mr. Ogwal had been within the project area contacted to conduct the survey, - The issue of wxho was going to meet these costs was raised and TC was going to speak to the Jin ja Area Mlanager and then contact Mr. 113 Public Consultation and information Disclosure Page 02/031(01 * ' 4~~~~~~~~~~~~~T~~~~p ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~ ~consulLaLil1.* PAPs Legal Issues 01/10/0( Modification and mobilizationi - Guardianslhip orders are Legal of guardians for child laned commlilissionied by the ligh Court. Counsel for owncrs. ~~~~- Idenitifyinig anid initerviewinig themii to PAPs, ClOss enable prleparatio n of their aplplications f'or guardliaisliip orders Bujagali & lvunamba Legal Training 02/10/00 FIDA introduced Questions asked after the training CIO Villages reps themselves and started the were mainly on the Land TIenure NamUsub1o traininlg Systenm lIon. Salaam Musumba Public 03/10/00 Project Brief Update - Concern was why we didn't ask a GK Member of Parliamenit Relatiotns local bank like UCB or Centenary Bugabula South, Kamuli Bank to rain the residents. - GK confirmed that they wvere only providing Bankinig Training and the residents were free to choose wlhicl bank they preferred floio. Manuel Pinto Member Public 03/10/00 Project Brief Upclate - Public Relations wvas very poor GK of Parliament Kakuuto Relations and disappointing County Rakai & Metnber of - On the resettlemient land, he National Resources requested for a plan on paper not Committee only showing the modal house but what we intended to (lo on the land e.g. roads, schools, electricity, health anid resource centres, - Electricity should be added to the package Paul Jamba, Patrick Mbula Sanitation & 04/10/00 To discuss Contract Budget - Areas of concern were the ITC USEP reps Hygiene and TOR transport should be incltded in the contract price; latrine technliciatn's costs were also too highi. - The price and AESNP requirements are now set an(d a contract and TOR will be drawln aLnd signed wheni funds are released 114 Public Consultation and Iniformation Disclosure Page 0U1)03/01 * 0 0 K,.ihirv-a ;'illogDe 1\.llWr 11.1 1)11 IntIrOJtlQUC!! Illee[lilg}- - P-,vlclc,i 1I p1 - Pro I . ( I'' Developmenit discuss water development - Informed the residents that the Kazingirizi proposal new water construction will be for their village and not AESNP, - Election of a Sub Committee and make their proposals - Concerns from the residents were the number of boreholes tilat will be defined once the hydrologist survey is complied, - Sanitation and Tap Water were discussed LC I Chairman, Tenywa Excluded Land 05/10/00 To find out what the - The residents should not expect GK Sulaiman Namizi-West Take within residents within the cash compensation since there was Village the Project excluded area expected of nothing to compensate for but we area AESNP are willing to process custotmary land titles provided they allow us to survey their land. - Issues raised were the date of compensation for the affected residents, Fish Pond and if there was something for the first 20 champions originally contacted by Madhvani, Area Manager, Andrew Water 05/10/00 To discuss the - A survey team will be arranged on TC Sekavizzi National Water Development Demographical Survey the 6'h of October for briefing and on the 10t" of October they will go to the sitc and visit the villages in _____________________________ _ .question J.B Otemba Adonya. Water 06/10/00 To discuss the - A project profile and feasibility TC Andrew Sekayizzi, Fredrick Dcvelopment Demographical survey to study was made, Etedral National Water reps take place on the East and - [he proposed project according to West Banks J.B was viable since it took into consideration our affected villages 115 Public Consultation and Inforrnation Disclosure Page 02/03/01 Hlon. ()napito Ekomoloit Public 06/10/00( Project B3rief Update 'I'he Geieeral conceril from the GiK F;ranlcis Member ol' Rtelations members of parliamenit was the Parliament Amuria County, time it is taking to start. Katakwi Hon. Luzinda Kizito Jamada Public 06/10/00 Project Brief lJpdate - He hoped that the people from (iK Member of Parliament Relations Kampala would be considered Kawempe North Division, during construction. Kampala - GK explained that priority will be first civen to the people within the project area but will not stop any Ugandani fromii outside the area to be considered. Chief Editor, Monitor Public 09/10/00 Correction of Newspaper CW was misquoted and wanted the Letter Newspaper Consultations Article monitor to publislh a retraction "Swiss NGOs protect over Bujagali Dam" h'l'e Chairman, LC V Jinja Public 10/10/00 Project Bricf Update - LCV Chairman appreciated our GK. GG District Mr. Sam Muwumba Relations efforts on the legal an(d bank training of the residents, - Ask about employment for his people Jinja Resident District Public 10/10/00 Project Brief Update - Jlouses built for the residents to GK. GG Commissioner Mr. Relations be resettled shouli be of sufficienit Baliddawa size. - Ihe RDC wvanted to see a sketci plan of the village where these people VVould be Sam Matendc DWD reps Permilits and 10/10/00 Discuss Water permit - Wanted to find out vvhether a 1C Representation requirements and DWD section on the water permits saying representation ilhrotulghout that the permits have to he obtained constnictioni by the employer applied for both private arid industrial water souirces. j__________________ ______________ j I__________________ - It applieG ior Industria.l sources 116 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure Page 02t'03,,O1 * 0 0 and the paper work required from would come trom the contractor. DWD representation on the grounld during construction was required to make sure that all standards have been met since it will be their responsibility after commissioning, - TC explained to Sam that they were trying to make some provision within the contract for at least a four year maintenatice program __________________________ ~~~~~~~~~provided by the contractor Sub Committee Kyabirwa Water 11/10/00 Discuss water development - They were interested in boreholes TC, TA Village Development proposals but also wanted piped water, TC explained in detail the National Water costs structure and at what stage a disconnection is likely to take place, - We (liscussed what wouild happen if the same situation occurred w,ithin the borehole water users, - The committee was positive about the borehole source anid an agreement was signed. - The committee had already produced their proposed borehole sites and would forward them to their CIO, - The committee will be updated of all activities via our Flyer system. Legal Counsel for the Legal 12/10/00 Feedback from the Report Letter Letter Affected people Mutyabule, Consultation sent by Legal Counsel Kadaga & Co. Associates 117 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure Page 02/03/01 education conducted at thenr,uatio __ _ _ _-'L -0 s ,=lrvs s z ~~prjectsite etwee-Sep GeoMaps, Survey & Maps for the 12/10/00 Qucries on the l'roject Site Misspitg elots, Miss-spelt names, Lettcr Mapping Co. Surveyors project site Lated missing namies and varyieg plot alots sizes FIDA Uganida LegalT'raining 16/10/00 Commeints on the Interim Letter Report oRu the legal eduCcatioop conducted at thwe pgroject site betmeeei Sept 2 5'rc Oct 3c as00 Bujagali Village Water 16/10/()() Introductorv meeting o11 - ProIect Update waits emprasis on TC,d''A, CIO- Dcvc lopment Water D)evelopnient Water mziti gation and dleve lopmientit lNdiftuna, lprogrami-T - Explainied about lealtli, hygien wWitoless ah/d sath itation program prior asdd NGO- Mttax after- construction, Anlyuru, - Reqguested for election o l'pSb- Committee of ten people withl both gefider to inake ninentings more constructive aid positive, - hssue on tap mater was whahsed add opC explained that this issue n oull be raised in the next pitasee 'I'hie Katukiro of Busoga Public 17/1()/00 1'roject Brief Update - The Kabikiro assured us that the Territory William- Kiwagama Relations BSusoga Glovt. supportedl the project frot the begAinitig atin( has never changed its positioni, - The few mte Rolbers wlio wiad oppose(d the project are no longer in their govt., - Conheir mairl concern is to see that the ben_efits spread all over Jisjoa area. Gk; advisedl him to mieet wvith the Jnlja Adminiiisti-atioti aiid discuss how the Rtoyalties wvill be used, - Coniccrii about the opposition j j ] ~~~~~~~~~~At5Nllis Is till gettiiig lro11ll soiiie ll 118 Public Consultation and lnforrnation Disclosure Page 02i,03101 of Makercre University studcnts_ headed by the Guild Presidenit wlio is from Busoga. The Katukiro promised to meet with the president and talk to him Dann Griffith, ACDI/VOCA Finance 20/10/00 Financial Resource -Business skills training MG Management Management for PAPs Mwanja Magezi, Waibale & Section 30) & 20/10100 List of Stakeholders who Letter Co. Advocates 40 Consents need to obtain Consents Sub-Comunittee BLjagali Water 23/10/00 To discuss the residents - Roles of the sub-comtrtittee were TC, TA, KS, Village Development proposals for alternative clarified as a link between AESNP CIO- water sources and the way and the residents and main task was Okware, forward to disseminate all information to Witniess the residents and come back with NGO- Max any suggestions or concerns, Anyuni - They wanted both boreholes and piped wvater and role-plays were acted to show the pros and cons of each system. They finally agreed to boreholes and an agreement was signed. - Requested the committee to hold a meeting and propose ten possible borehole sites. Area Manager, Andrew Water 23/10/00 To discuss results from the - They had completed the East TC Sekayizzi National Water Development demographical survey Bank to date and will forward the results once they are complied, - There was some misinformation by J.B. the sociologist and not an engineer regarding the future developments of the West Bank, - IC then explained wlhat was going to happen regarding 119 Public Consultation and Inforrnation Disclosure Page 02/03/01 developm-etit and constrLuctiot), - A sccondi demiogi-apilcal survey for the West 13ank will be condLucted and a report submitted Oil complction within a wveek's time DDHS Jinja Dr. Kitimbo Health 26/10/00 To discuss the possibilities - Wanted to have it registered a TK of setting up a medical unit District Health Utnit that why AES within the project area would set it up and theni hand( it over to the (listrict for operation, - The centre would be at the Sub Contty level, - Thle district will come in by providing staff and drugs after construction and promised to provide us withi plans and costs after the proposal is approved. - He advised us to go to the sub county on land issues, - Requested the companiy to hielp with the renovation of the staff house at Budondo HQ Mutyabule. Kadaga & Co. Legal Counsel 27/10/00 Complaints from Affected - Legal Counsel is not available at Letter Associates for the Local Residents the Sub Counties as per their Residence *weekly schedules. Uganda Tourism Board Mr. Tourism 28/10/00 Tourism Update - Community Cultural Centre was FM, BS Igantius Naakishero, welcomed since it would benefit Marketing Manager the local communlitics. -'Ihe Lake enhancement programn was also good as a capital-intensive plan. - The Visitor centre would add to their total packages as a potential tourism (lestination [ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _ _ _ _I I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ I 120 Public Consultation and !nfornmiation Disclosure Page 02!03/01 * 0 * Jinja Tourism Businesses Tourism 30/10/00 Proposal to form a Jinja - To make Jinja a major tourism AA, FMI, PM Speke Camp & Semuka ToLirismii Association destination. Island, Seagull Tours - To work together and promote &Travels, Gately on the each other rather than indiv idual Nile, Kyabirwa promotion. Resort/Tourist Centre, - To come up with complementary Kingfisher Safaris, Sunset packages to draw tourist to Jinja International Hotel Ivunamba Village Water 30/10/00 To discuss the proposed - The residents wanted sustainable 'C, C10- Development water development program water, Namusubo - TC requested them to form a sub- committee for future meetings. - No requests for piped water were mzade, they only commented that it would be unreliable and affordable, - TC Requested anotlher meeting for concerns and suggestions for alternative water sources InterAid Uganda Max Alfred Witness NGO 30/10/00 AESNP response to the - Tap Water system, the National Letter AnyuruL witness comments from Water will only construct water water development supplies if they think it's activities financially viable and was incorrcct to tell the people that tap water system will be automatically availed to them. InterAid Uganda Country Witness NGO 02/11/00 Feed Back on structure and Director- David Obot, contents of reports sent by Project Manager- David the Witness NGO Bizimana, Witness Max Alfredl Anyuru GeoMaps, Survey & Project Site 02/11/00 Production of the Deed Plan Letter Mapping Co. Surveyors & final maps of project site .plots Kiira T ransport Group, Kiira Project Site 03/1 1/00 Transportation Activities - Interference Of transport Letter Zone LCI Namninya Parish within Project area businesses due to the project, 121 Public Consultation and Informnation Disclosure Page 02/03/01 -There will be alternativ e Landinig Sites -TIhe dami will attract comtlliercial act ixties that "'ill have a positive impact on transport business. Hon. Kadaga, Elijah L.egal Counsel 03/11/00 Meeting called by legal - Communicatiotn between counsel IlIK, JNI, TN, Mutyabule, Lydia for the Local counsel lor update & AES, 1'13 Residence - Needs of the Local Residence, - Set up a meeting between AES, IJLC, LC Executives, - Revisit the Contract price (lue to Minors, - Letters of Administration & Powers of Attorney Buyinza William PAP's Land 06/11/00 Notification of the Lien on Advise on the amount o-wing LIetter Title the land reFgistered in the namcs of Kaima Abdu Rajahb InterAid Uganda David Witness NGO 06/11/00 AESNP response to the - C'hild landowners (Registration l.etter Bizimania, Max Alfred witness comments from times & misconception of Anyuru registration of child compenisation), guardians - Compensation rates used, - 'iming & involvement of legal counsel for the affected people, - Project Fatigue InterAid Uganda David Witness NGO 06/11/00 AESNP response to the - Laand issue cases, Letter Bizimana. Max Alfred witness comments from - Prescnce of legal counsel for the Anyuru legal training for the affected people before legal affected people training, - CIO Mobilization, InterAicl Uganda Obot Witness NGO 06/11/00 UJpdate - Activity reports have been made, PM David, David Bizimana, I hu;eer i! .w, noted tih-t tb. lpPvP1._ 122 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure Page 02/03/01 0 0 0 Max Al:fre Anyur of activity was lond would appreciate a list of activities and wanted to know if there was a way they could keep participating in order not to lose the continuity if they took people off the project, Activity reports limiled the discussion of the activity, - They should be able to state if AESNP has or has not fulfilled its objectives! - Need for a Witness NGO for the Transmission line and a proposal will be forwarded Mutyabule, Kadaga & Co. Legal Counsel 06/1 1/00 Letters of Administration to Identified Stakellolders who have Letter Associates for the Local estates of deceased passed away. Residence stakeholders Sub-Conmmittee Ivunamba Water 06/11/00 To discuss borehole - The residents had drafted a TC. CIO- Village Development proposals and receive document for additional water Ndifuna alternative suggestions sources and an upgrade of their existing sanitation, - In Section Three of the draft, they agreed to borelholes and their sustainability, - The floor was open on the debate of alternative sources but they stuck to boreholes, - An agreement was signed by both parties, - TC theni requested the residents to have ten borehole sites forwarded through their CIO, - AESNP shall keep on updating them on any developments through the Flyer system. __ 123 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure Page 02/03/01 The Manager Barclays Bank Identify 06/11/00 Mortgage on land of Find out the amount owing and the l etter Riglittill Mubarak Mladada accuinulated iriterest . ~~~~~~~~lanclowniers Malindi Parish Land Section 35 07/11/00 Request participation during List of the Stakeholders required Letter Comunittee Consents the signing of the consenits (Tenants by Occupancy residing on in according with the Land Registered land.) . _______________ _______________ _______________ _______ A c t Jonna Kamanyi FIRI rep Fisheries 09/11/00 Progress Report otn the Q4 - Everytlhing was Ilmovinig accor(ling 1IC' Baseline Survey to schedule, all the field work has been completed with just the analysis information to compile, - There were new fishing technliques he had obscrvcd and a meeting was set Up to discuss this issue in details 1. National Water. Andrew Rural Piped 09/11/00 Possibilities of entering into - There is a provision for small TC' Sekayizzi, John Otema Water a partnerslhip and projects so we needed to finalise a Adonyo. constructing pipelines on proposal and submit it within three 2. World Bank Rep. both banks weeks Consultant Mott MacDonald - All aspects of the proposal were Representative Wendy discussed and it was agreed that the Kilmurray most important issue right now was to gather all necessary information and submit to World Bank before a ccrtain period of timc or mniss assistance via funding from the World Bank. Jinja Tourism Businesses Tourism 10/1 1/(0 Forming the modalities of Discussed PM\, C1IO Tourist Centre, Nile Resort, the Association and electing Sadia, Jainbex W.G, SM Crafts, a committee. Tourism Source of the Nile Resource Interns Cenitre, (iately on the Nile, Seagull Travels, Kingfisher 124 Public Consultation and Infor-mation Disclosure Page 02/03() 1 0 0 0 link & Designs, Nile Art/Craft Gallery, Jinj,a Muwiicipal Council, Timton Hotel, Kisakyc Crafts, Busoga Hand Crafts, Jinja Sailing Club. Crested Crane Hotel, Deputy Mayor Eng. Mashemererwa, Resettlement 10/11/00 Confirmation of Contract Selected company to build the Letter Broadline Construction Ltd. House modal house at Namilyango Village, P'ayment Terms, Coimnencement date Namizi West Village Water 13/11/00 To discuss the proposed - Project Update on Water TC, KS Development water development development and Sanitation prior programme and after construction, - Requested for a sub-committee of tcn people with both gender and emphasised gender since most of the members present were gents, - The residenits wanited both piped and boreholes and a role play was acted out showing both water sources having to face the same problem of financial difficulties and they were able to understand how our proposal works Sub County Executives Compensation 13/11/00 Too clarify on the timing of - ULC Rep. explained procedures GOK CIOs Budondo Sub County general compensation after that were required by the law of Wasiama & Uganda Land Commission contradictory dates had Uganda and lenders before Kazingirizi Rep. Mr. Obonyo been made. compensating the residents, DISO - GK said no definite date could be given due to many delays 125 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure Page 02/03!01 _ ~~~~encountereLl while fulfilling all the | ~ requiremlenlts prior to compenlsation and will keep the residenits posted of any new developiments, - DISO officer stressed the importance of patience from the stakeholders since many parties were involved, - Concerns raised were planiting of crops and which ones, dissemination of informiiationi to the af'fected people and wheln xvill they get their valuation results Mutyabule, Kadaga & Co. Legal Counsel 14/11/00 Cost relating to Letter Associates for the Local Guardianship applications Residcnce DDHS Mukono, Dr. Elly Health 14/11/00 Setting up a healtlh unit The directors suggested whether we 1'K Tumushabe, Di Il Kazimoto within AESNP resettlement could up grade the already exiting land unit at Wakisi instead of setting up a new one LC I Chairpersons Resettlement 15/11/00 Queries on the acquired - Damaged crops cut during tlle Letter Nakimbolede, Namilyango Land resettlement land Block 276 survey of the land responsibility of Villages Plot 9 the Landlord and not AESNP, - To always contact the Landlord's representative, Mr. Ezra Marude, the headmaster of the school within the land for any further issues. Wakisi Sub County Land 15/11/00 To discuss the possibilities - TK informed the committee of rrK Committee Acquisition of acquiring land witlhin AESNP's intentions to set up a Naminya Village for the hcalth unit w%vithin Naminya and Health Unit was looking for land from the sub COLunIty. j - i e :u t ( ounty (lIdnl t have 1 126 Public Consultation and Infornation Disclosure Page 02X03/0 1 * 0 0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~T f: r1¢8 Cf0latz National Park wasf iri uempted bv NREl J uly 199s5 uLh diorc,us aifTeCt Guidea were lucky to get out alive after the ra*T %a2s saL aged by crocodiles. Omitted from thi chaetea Another reson not menUoned in is chapLer .s the Fxplorer. Campsite. Oer 95P%i of:isiwrs arc attracted to the site because ofiushitc 3ter railbng .nd kyaking Thew hole thene reLom es=u .ndJ white vater raRing aLdS .Ldu ud czr.tr u,finformi±4 on Eprou'penve clierrs. The Campsite relies totally on whitewatr rabtng and kahvakxnt htre most clients stv an aerge of 2-3 nights. The site al pr6sent MeCeaVeh2 an avetage ot 'U wsitors P - month. AES NMile Power 6 Mfarchl, 2( 0] Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix F 40 22/01 '99 20:21 F.l f1203 I Explorers Backpackers revolves directly around white water rafing and kayaking activities with mny travellers choosing to stay for long periods. Tbe hydropower project will, if it is allowed to |I go aheabe directly responsible for closing Explorers Backpackers. There ha., never been any mention ofour closing Explorers Backpackers as has been indicaed The opposite is in fact the case with the recent re-loction to a larger more spacious Backpackers to cope .4ith the increasing demand -xplorers Kayak School has shown tremendous gro%IJh over the last year and a half, with between 30 and 50 clients instnued monthly. This represents a significant revenue eam.er for Nile River Explorers To run a good kayak school requircs g'u,2,1 itule water rapids. which would be lost to the Bujagali Hydropower Project. | VOLUME3 Impacts on Tourism The impact to Nile RiverExplorers is far greater than Adrifl's as NRE's one day rafting trips start at the tailwaters of the Owen Falls Dam and only tJo minor rapids are railedbelow the proposed hydropower site. The hydropower scheme not onvy destroys NRE's white water rafting, but NRE's kayak school. Explorers Campsite, situnied ;,r rue ritnerjusi preap n orRujagar houldJ suffer negative impact as a result of the project. The site is an important lwtion for rallers and La) a,cr' for information and cmping, and thereore rLlfiCs totally oa white water activity. Iany Adrift white water rafters stay at Explorers Camltpsie. Explorers Backpackers Hostel also relies totally on rafters and 1,3alaers for bus neis. Iln both cases, over 95% of clients raft orkayalk TABLE OF TOP 4 INCONIbE EARNERS FOR NILF RIVER EPLORERS NB: All figures arc bas"d on earnings for one moridt - 17urtc Wtcr Ka> ak S,cko Explorers Explorers I Rqfimg Campszke &-ipua kers No's ± 200-25u t 30-50 i 300 nughts + 150 nights COST USS65 x US$30 00day USS2 00 US$500 . G-oss EaTurigi USSI6,2u.60) US$ 1500W0 USS600* USS750 * *d! bat aw l d ANCILARY EARNINGS ENERATED DIRECJlY FROm WimUIE WATER RAFrLNG Lrnit sala cosi Earmgs T-Shirt saies +150 g! I; USS2,250.00 Rafting shorts ± So i () USSl,000.O0 Rafting shoes t 25 d^ R0 US$ 500.00 Photographs and video footage - 2 o 35 USS 700.00 Raftinghats t ±I00', ( US$,LSQ,Q2 USS \%QIJQ49 Gross monthly earnings for white wacr reuI.d acii We'eS US$2s'050.00 AES Nile Power 7 AMarch, 2001 Bujagali Project Hvdropowver Facility EL4 Appendix F 2S/10 'Y9 20:21 FA :04 Nile River Explorers have followed a style of business as practised by setne companies operaing on the Zambezi River- prefeTiigto be more consumer fixusscd, with a long tern approach rather ha our competitors style which is advertising focussed and tends to be more short term INRE's consumer onentated strategy and customer service creating long term committed customers haspaid of L s tndicaLd L the table in the ieport the split on white water rafting clients is about 30% to Nile Ricr Explorers and 70%, to Adifi This . split is defintcly nt arxiate as the split isnowat least 50/50, if not stronger in NR's favowr. . Nile River Exp1orers has focussed on profilibility before market share, zinaintaining s- igniflcantly lower overheads. Location (imwmitted to Jinja) and being people orientated bas proven the better business shtategy. t. 7 Nle Rivcr Explorers would also like to wake use of AESNP - sponsoree Tourism Development Prograrnmc We have identified areas of development which would benefit al parties woncerned ic. Ugandan Tourist base EASNP - Nile River Explorer by developing eco-tourist activities in Zones 3 and 4 as outlined under point 1. selection of priority are=s et touristn growth Due to time restraints in responding to the final draft report Nile River E::plorers canot give cost breakdowns of expected expenses, onu i aNRE would like to pursue the se g up of river safiais in and around the Nile Delta at Murchison Falls These would include a base 0 camp or lodge and river cruise tours on luxury Tiver craif CONCLUSION We feel very bullish about Uganda's future in tourLsm and would want to be involved in future tourism schemes A speedy resolution needs to be settled on, firstly vs being customer focussed, w:.- need to inform travcl ageats on our fiture devclopmentss Our x hx 1 Lllbusiness is very strong and their support would cerlainly follow us- Unlike our opposition who are advertisi-r orienur. I 4dle River Explorers is consumer semVce oriented and would need to filfil our clicnt's wit-s n the fiture Brokers, Lawyars and even environmentalists have approached Nile River Explorers who all see this as an opportunity to make money. We have however chosen to pursue a poiicy of co-operation, where a reasonable settlement may be negotiated. AES Nile Powver 8 March. 261 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix F * Nile River Explorers Biological Environment * Retention time in the reservoir is short (0.7 days) and the average depth relatively shallow (para 5.120) so the diluting effect will not be diminished. Dilution may be an acceptable pollution mitigation measure now but as economic growth and environmental awareness along with legislation's come into force water treatment is the long term solution. * Baseline schistosomiasis conditions are discussed in para 4.77 et seq. We agree that the disease is not common at present. In para 5.153 and 5.155 we discuss the effects of the project and note an increased risk and discuss mitigation in para 6.40 to 6.44. If the recommendations in the EAP are implemented we do not believe that there will be a great increase in schistosomiasis incidence. Socio-economic Environment * In para 5.185 we comment on economic leakage. The comment was a general one and not aimed specifically at NRE. However, we noted that a substantial number of rafters pay for their trips by credit card and we would find it surprising if all expatriate staff were l paid only in Uganda shillings which was used only within Uganda. * Figure 8 of Volume 1 shows a number of rapids downstream from Bujagali. The current Adrift brochure advertises two-day trips on the Nile as far as Nabuganyi about 50 km downstream from Bujagali. The brochure comments that "Mighty rapids like Malalu and Nile Special on the second day will take your breath away". The brochure also states that "Adrift raft the Big Four exclusively - the legendary class 5 rapids of the White Nile". Three of the four are below Dumbbell Island at points 8,9 and 11 on Vol 1, Fig 8. In para 6.36 we propose a Nile River Tourism Strategy as a mitigation measure. Clearly this could address the downstream rafting potential in detail. The Explorers Campsite is discussed in para 4.274 (but not mentioned in the summary). We have slightly altered the wording of this paragraph to remove the phrase "close down". * We acknowledge in para 5.181 that there will be a "severe loss of an existing tourism development". This phrase has been incorporated into the summary. Impacts on Tourism * NRE estimate their gross monthly earnings from WWR activities to be $25,000. In Table 5.19 we estimated annual gross loss to NRE to be $230,000. We may have very slightly under-estimated the sales from ancillary products. AES Nile Power 9 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EJA Appendlix F * In Table 5.19 we estimated the business split between NRE and Adrift to be 36-64. Recently NRE may have increased their share but the Table is based upon actual data given to us by both NRE and Adrift at the time of our fieldwork in August 1998. * If the Nile River Tourism Strategy Study goes ahead NRE and Adrift would be exp.cted to make a significant contribution to its findings. We believe that therc will continuie to be considerable tourism potential on the Upper Nile after Bujagali is completed. l AES Nile Power 10 MlXarch, 2(S01 BuAagali Project Hydropower Facility EJA Appendix F - '99 13:41 FAX 1 12 ADRIFT (UGANDA) LIMITED P 0 Box 7681 Kampala UGANDA tel/ Ifaxi -256 (D41) 2S8670 * mobile .256 (075) 707 6&i e-mail. adriftstarorm.ro.fnz 5 February. 1999 Peter OCNeilt Project Manager AESNP First Response to Environmental Impact Assessment Draft Final Report Dear Sir, The Bujagali Hydropower Project EtA makes several glaring omissions. 1. It takes no acount Ot the 'grass roof revenue generated by tVi wiitewwater rafting industry. Adrft (U) Ltd employ over 40 people per day from ilages along the upper Nile. Whrtewater raftbng has created employment in villages where previously there was none. Thnere has been no consideration of the factl that this is a iorg-term employrnem for these villages and that the numbers of those employed will ir,cease wit, tie grW, in the industry. Those losing their job, as a result of Tho con rurct 0o tine Lsu,agal, Hyoropower Project must be compensated for this loss and a.i,ze.e regular rnsialnlmv'it foutorne 2. There has been no mention of compensatrn for rarlirg compen,t-- Tna consuucton of the Bujagali darn wI destroy Uganda s rr-uos pajular .nd tasiesl grr wing tourist acbvity- whtewator rating. The companies who na%e investre in Uganda to gr-e this industry must be compensates for the loss of revenue. 3. There is rnention of potental for WWR downstram from Bujagali It states tnat this is not yet developed, this ,s incorre Adrift hae been rafung ths secn tor one year rome April on two day rafting rips. This sedion of rrver is of a much lower g-aoe (not as exmng I and by no means competes with the sectan rafted on the regular ore day sec6in. This means that the Nile wi no Longer be n competmon won thTe Zamtesz in Zimbabwe as Africa's best river. The effect wii be an instant os of all overland truck tours as clients. The Nil's fast gr,mng rseutabon as one of tire vwids most excing 3nB day raft tips will be lost creating a massive downtum in the current numbers of dcenis rnat go V`WR It is irnpotant to note atre th-,e ELA was not oelivered to our oftices a ld we received it 13 days after it was datea The ocumemr w-as handea to a tiave' agert in jrla that handed to a dient that handed to a hotel in Jinja. We appraeate the opporrunity to comment on tie EIA Youts sJntreIy Mick Bamert Operations Manager Adrift (U) Ltd AES Nile Power 11 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facilit,y EIA Appendix F Adrit Point 1 * Grass roots employment is discussed in para 4.277 and shown in Table 5.19. WWR is undertaken as a commercial business and as such the risk associated with any comme -cial undertaken of this nature should be fully explored before commencement. Point 2 * AESNP will be undertaking a range of activities to benefit local communities as proposed in the EAP. It is understood that the majority of local people are employed on a freelince basis para 4.278. WWR only commenced two to three years after the area had i-,een identified for power generation and as such direct compensation would not apply. * To the best of our knowledge there is no mechanism or associated statutory requirement for compensation to be paid to private companies. However, AESNP is taking active steps to encourage and develop tourist potential that will be realised after the construction of the hydropower plant. Point 3 * The question of downstream rafting conditions is unclear. We understand that tthere several high-grade rapids similarly to those above Dumbbell Island but that they are n ore spaced out on the lower reaches of the river. Without market research it is difficult to evaluate whether or not high grade rafting (more exciting) draws more tourism than lo .ver grade rafting. Adrift's comments are at odds with information contained in their cur'ent brochure (see comments above under NRE). AES Nile Powver 12 Mlfarch, 22 01 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix F , '99 13:41 FAX @208 Makerere University Institute of Environment and Natural Resources PO Box 7298, Kampala, Uganda Phone25641-530135 fax-530134 e-maildereAi_4L com Project Manager, 4 Fcbnrary 1999 iS Nile Power Dcar Mr O'Neill, Draft final Bujagali ETA Report We have only a few comments on this report, which is overall an impressive cormpilation. IP'ge para line comment 4-15 4.59 last 010. not 1O0 sn 4.6o 5 The TSC results are not in Appcndix B S-10 8.4] 2-3 Surely this should be staff of the FD, not'represenatives'? Mtonitoring planted tr.es in. ol%es a series ot sih.culrur.] act'.tCs, ttotjust their 'health' W.V 1ij;nk thai 3 Ltbe "L. anid IndicaIon should bc gl.t:n tha the TSC damta arL hel'I 3! AFS Nile is9wzx, ard a'..lable ue rLnIJrst *Fhe) aic baselinc r3tas and the counnt col.id be relpeated inihe f.rae, to monitor changcs in the suirrounding tE±rmland areas. Yours sincerely, Professor Derek Pomeroy B,uAr) Direcior cc, 3rre Ogihic (for Lrnormauc'rn AES Nile Power 13 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA .4ppendix F MAlakerere University Institute of Environment and Natural Resources * Amendments have been made to the text as requested and errors corrected. * The TSC data were omitted from Appendix B in error and have now been included. * The suggestion that counts could be repeated pos-project has been noted by AESNP. 0 0 A4ES Nile Power 14 March, 24 0! Bulagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix F D 9 9 13:41 FAX bd14 FISHERSES RESARCH .10ONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGNISA1ON - Wut" a: T E 4/REV123 February 4 1 999 Mt. Peter ONseill. Project Mtanaqcr AS .Nile Powier P.O. Box 2440 ' klampala Fax: 256 (0) J 1 346 932 Dear Mr. O'Neill, Re: Commerao the Bujaeah Hylrmpower Prject ElA VraftFfualReporL In responsc to your request letter to mc, (dated 21 Jauary 1999) 1 and Dr. .S. 1Batirwa, undertooktoreadthe d aft Rep,ort aind te folloringe ommerts. (as irudicaxed in your (iii) and (iv) came out. Our commcrits are going to appear wanting becausc wc would ha%ve pFreferred to have each of the cxecutive summaries of tbhe 3 volumes (andc tben this overall Executive summary). It is high1y liLeL1 and n~rucj that it is what one wacts to appear in a good EL-A thaL cuC iarlndes in the reporL The fiaiowu% commmnts are mainly based on the likely ecological and soda-economic impactS thAt can pedhtAhly come as a ruhlt of ha,itig the hydropu%wer sataicn v.itin ' 5 km radius a3 vipulwed itt the draft report - - 1. Under Inzsoducdou - the currnt contribution of hydropower, o the countrys energy rwads/aseor, the percenae of Tgands's popuL-tior A ithin access to hydropower. and the poizmal of projected earumps tough po=er epons sbould cleary be brought out. As the doctunta stands, uLe items are ar; highlighted 2 Under the Eu,;azaE rrojects (Page ?, it wodd have bcen bettor if the dtamt Report was pagXiated) information an the altrnave sits at Btuagali as reported in volume 2 of the ELA should. in this Exeouive Sumzn=3 be ms.marized rarbe - thau left In the back-gmrnd reports, In short, whTat are these atertative sits and wher are they wih refeleaceto the 0wen Falls Dam? 3 Why should The new tansmissiont iies fro he 132kV sub-ssaiici ba the subjec of a sepzac ETA? ,..*--. . . . .- . 04/02 99 12:59 TX/R.X NO. 4629 POl AES Nile Power 15 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Append-ix F 5 a313:41 FA1 LS 4. Under Project desripti4a (but also e uider Potential Environmiental Impacts). It is st azd that the project site is 2.5 1Rm doATasrearn of Ruiagali F21ls but nowhere is h mentioned to what etent if any, the presezn scenic aspects and intrinsic -zaktes which are of obvious public irteress will be itupacsed. For example it is not cleaf at ali if the present Bulagali Fan s are to be comnpletewy paitally or not all submrerged l'his report ought to state this clearly avd allow for a more objective evaluarion ofall sce2arios and intended n2isigapioei rneasres,. Biological Envirounmett (Under Irmpacs) First, the hydrological considerations: It is important to iarify ont the hydrologia situation of Lake Victoria - historical, present and fi"rae We srll nuss the =micipaled ,hange in; flow charateristics, the faltur,' hydralogi_al situation oF Lake Victoria (with or without El-Nino like effecms seasonal fluctuations, etc) and how these could scheme but also to E,ic appearance] disappearance of cenain habitats related lo wetlands, fish, birds, disease vecotxr, ctc. In general also, how the projea impacts downsream future sc 'etmes e.9 at Kairsna, Avago. eac. besides the hydmro1ogical situaTiots in lower basin countries - Sudan and Enypt S. undcr clltta-al itmpacts Ts the toss of ruiagali shrines ubsolUselY inevitable - so it may be asLed? 6. Socio-economic Enwirntment It -is said thst thc major issue of the proea conos resettlemeen. There have been of late conflicting reports of what has been agreed upon by the conccr,1 partes. What the cuar=i position is should be brought ost more ckarly. 7, Under the biological cironmenk, n is clear that fiadies azd Waer u.aI)iy of the Upper Nile system axt at prTe,Lt increasLngly tahkM on sorno-eCo3omic impacas Studies on these sbould rnDoe cleadly be spelh om in the p -oposed iRAP c:apiaIly as the Nile Wssce har ours man fimh zpecis 1-i-ch are Thretened tn botf lakes Victoria amd lyga. Those are somc of the commees from the D1aft rePorr, wbich as we said earlier docs not give us the whole stosy. Suieely. F.WB. BugetsYi p p JLS. ~Balirwa DirucorMm FsIkI. 04/02 99 12:59 T/RX NO. 4529 P02 ie Powerurch 201 AEWS Nile Po ver . Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix F rn NARO Introduction * The report follows NEMA and IFC EIS documentation structure and provides an Non- Technical Executive Summary for all three volumes at the start of the Volume 1. Each volume provides conclusions to the impacts investigated and these are summarised within the Executive Summary. Point 1 * The section on the current power situation within Uganda and the project's contribution to the energy sector given in the Executive Summary was omitted from the Main Report Introduction in error. This has now been rectified. Point 2 * Table 3 of the summary gives information on alternative sites at Bujagali. Volume 2, Figs 7-9 show alternative sites at Bujagali that were investigated to determine the optimum site overall both environmentally and economically. 0 The transmission line EIA was commissioned as a separate study from the hydropower EIA because the initial development conceptual obligation only required the developer to evacuate the power generated from Bujagali to the nearest connecting point of the UEB transmission network. Furthermore, during contact negotiations, Government stated that it would be preferable and prudent to rehabilitate the existing UEB transmission system in light of the proposed future electrical sector reforms and potential generation capacity proposed. During contract negotiation the hydropower project undertook to incorporate this into the overall development anld implementation plan. However, as neither the detailed technical specification for the transmission network had been agreed at the time of the hydropower EIA commissioning nor had the issue of ownership of the transmission facility been agreed the only option left was to undertake the transmission EIA as a separate study to the main hydro EIA. Para 3.26 has been amended together with the summary. * The scenic impact is summarised in Table 1 and discussed in para 5.131 et seq. Fig 9 shows the area of inundation with Bujagali Falls located in the middle of the lake. The land associated with the Bujagali rapids will not be totally submerged and will take the forrn of an island. Due to the increase in water level associated with the hydro facility the rapids will be completely submerged. AES Nile Power 17 Mlarch, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix F Biological Environment * The hydrology of Lake Victoria is discussed in detail in para 4.21 et seq. Effect, on habitats are discussed in para 5.145 et seq following a detailed base line discussici in para 4.44 et seq. * Flow regulation of the Nile is likely to improve with the project (para 5.10). Retei-tion time is less than 24 hours and there will be no impact on lower Nile basin countries. * Bujagali is in effect a ruun of the river scheme due to the site being the nearest optimal location to the existing Owen Falls hydro. Being the next hydropower site downstr.-am from Owen Falls there will be no impact on downstream future schemes. Coirect sequencing reduces the impact and can benefit future developments downstream. Ot t of sequence development can constrain future upstream development adding significant y to the cost and impact of the downstream development. * The loss associated with the current location of the Bujagali shrines is inevitable du- to the increase in water level as stated in para 5.178 et seq. Relocation through ceremenial procedures is acceptable and is further discussed in Vol 3 para 6.15 Soc io-economic Environmnent * The policy guidelines and implementation for compensation and resettlement have 1 ccn set out in Vol 3 and are being closely followed despite problems with the initial valual ion. As of the submission date of this report AESNP is undertaking individual negotiations in accordance with current Ugandan land tenure legislation. The agreement reaChed between the parties is both confidential and proprietary. A fair and adequjate compensation will be paid in accordance with the Re-settlement and Compensation Pl]in * A number of mitigation measures are proposed re-fisheries eg Vol 3 para 6.16 (fisher nen compensation), para 7.19 (boat landings), para 7.58 (re-stocking), and paras 8.8 et se I in the EAP. AES Nile Powiver 18 March, 2 )01 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix F 99 13:41 FAX -,-.-'aiE No. 042142 OFFICE OF THE CHAMAN LO V :~RECT 042WJINJA C~LSTRICT LOCAL COUNCIL P. BOX 92 JINJA 2 GUR REF. YOURREF: ...... ..5.... 2L. . .9,, The HIasger; AFS Ni1e Power, I reler to your letter in regard to the above matter and mUSt tblanLk yo-u for the sunarised repor-. :t is a pitty many people wi211 be displaced ard the env1rnmrnnt will change to some extents und er the5e ci-r mstanees : would still thnk it wa-sa 1 possible for -the Pro-sct to be friend y to the environment by hav±ng it underground. Mhis wlll for sure not distub the present out look and though more cyprnsive wi.11 provid.e bot h Ilertriaity an trne be-autty left undisturbed. 5 .. *~~~~.; 15/02 39 21:33 IX/ NO. 4797 PO1 AES Nile Power 19 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix F Jinja District Local Council The question of alternative site layouts is addressed in Vol 2. Para 6.1 1 discusses bypassing Bujagali but this would increase costs by $40 million and have potentially higher environmental impacts, as land take would be higher. A fully underground scheme is precluded (on cost grounds) by the geological conditions. AES Nile Powter 20 Mlfarch, 2;0! Bujagali Project Hydropower Faciliiv EIA Appendix F _9s 13:41 FAX 20 MUKONO D}STlR-T - u1': :: P.O. BOX 72 .. _. Ref:EIA/2 4th February 1999 The Project Manager A9S Nile Ponci. RE: -; --r I A ThL-s is irn response to your onvironmental lmact Sta,e.ueut which was sent to me for coamrent. I have read the dvc1~oent very well. The report is covering all the asPeets of -mvir-inmental cor.cerns and I amm satisfied with it. Therefore I recommend ttat it should be forwarde L to fr o Or fiinal considerat ion-. Yozurs sincerely > r ~~~~~~~~~~--4 TI)-zePor: 217' March,'P./.M 200 AES Nile Power 2 1 March, 200] Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix F Department of Environment Mukono District Council * Satisfied with report. AES Nile Power 22 March, a)01 Bujagali Project gvdropower Facility EIA Appendix F '99 13:41 FAX 07 _ O-;8 V;A OZMU L& O43 Au e6LEU N OLE PO3 OEFICEOF tWE RMIDX flSTCT CO1 L_AaaOE -960DW-TMZMZQLP190Pt 111th Perux, 19991 AN Nie Power P.O. Box 24401 itu0AGALT OyOWoivwRa ' HOJWT XVEtMEAI IXPACT ASS!S DRAT FINAL EPOIRT 5=4 la to aak.owledge idt Th,u;na recalet of the ]=A fUl77 version (?ael draft) Xniironmental imDact Statment XI sent to mea on PridAT, JT=u7 212nd, 1999 inL three volume. To date I have only beeD able to read just a ama8A1 blt of thLa report because of time. The lit-tle I have rea& Is okey on volume one. I am w.re evren the other perts I }avo not read are okaz. I hope NBa wfl irt.h coples a4 aPpiwve th isc s f cr oozl:cr -;% A. WAA3WA 8SE4~ 11/02 '90 14:3G TX/RINO. 4s740 P3 AES Nile Power 23 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hvdropower Facility EL4 Appendix F RDC Mukono | * Satisfied with what has been read. S AESNilePowker 24 Afarch, 2f101 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facilitv EL4 Appendix F 09/03 '99 14:01 FAX Q102 OFFICE OF THE PRIME MNISTER. TELPHONS: 23S175QSw741J58M694 , T OFFIBBU 254307,24sg55t5425Z N E RAD. TELEX 6137B OPM. R a- PO. BOX 41. jAiAP. 0J5ADA TEL1AX: 241139 OPT I OPM/DM/41 THEREPUCOFUGAIDA In *ny Xn,p~.ce Es 4s*jta pi qus No-.-- 22 February 19q9 Mr. Peter O'neill, AES Nile Power, P.O.Box 24401, 1AMPACA. BUJAGALT HYDROPOWER PROJECT ENIVIROWhBNTAL IMPACT ASSESSMHNT DRAFT FINAL.RPR This is in resDonse to yours ief. FDfEIA/001 dated 19th January, 1999 regarding thn above. Sorry for the delay in responding, which was attributed to several other commitments During the meeting held withbyou on January 12th 1999 we agreed on some issues which should be included in the plan. However, they have not been very well ireflected. I will be very grateful if you consider them accordingly as pointed out in this response. Observations made raflect on volume 3: Draft Resottlement and Compensation Plan. Institutiojoal aJLe al Framework Please be informed that the r'-4rArtment of Disaster Fanagement and Refugees in the Office of the Prime Minister, is fully responsible for resettlementOof .displaced persons, although it doesnot handle the compens4t on part of it. (I suppose that is why ABS Nile Power has been in c'nsultation with us regarding resettlement issues). A ra';in41 :Policy on resettlement will soon be addressed. Other issues which do r,ot cun-; 'out vividly in the report include:- - transportation of t1ae displ'c- families to new areas. It may require hiring v-niic;. - temporary arc-ommodat jonr, Tie relocated. AES Nile Power 25 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix F 09/03 99 14:01 FAX [J - feeding the relocated families and time schedule. - within what range of time are the displaced expected to have settled? Recommendation: i) We urge both the steering committee and Implementation task force to be very effective on the ground ino-der to ensure that families which have opted for cash as compensation, do not fall victims of circumstances. ii) Copies of the tasks assigned to both commit-ees should be availed to the department of Disaster Managemenr for supervision and monitoring purposes. iii) A non aligned committee should be formed to monitor and evaluate the resettlement exercise. (.-.. Hon. J. Frances Kuka, MINISTER OF STATE FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS cc: 3rd Deputy Prime Minister/ Minister for Disaster Preparedness. co.: Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister. AES Nile Power 26 March, 2'U01 Bt4jagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix F m Office of the Prime Minister * Reference to the Department of Disaster Management was omitted in error. This has now been rectified in Chapter 4 of Volume 3 and the comments in this letter included. * Displaced families will not be transported to new areas. Under the plans given in Volume 3 Chapter 6 escrow accounts will be established which will permit displaced persons to buy land locally. Many affected people own more than one plot which will allow them to move the unaffected piece of land. The socio-economic survey showed that most people wished to remain in the area because of their local ties. * Given that re-location will be on a local scale temporary accommodation and feeding is not required. The process of re-settlement is quite different from that which might occur with disasters and refugees in that it is small scale, planned well in advance and involves relatively few families. * The time requirement for re-settlement will largely be in the hands of the displaced persons. Those who have other plots to move to will be re-located quickly. Those who have to buy new plots may take more time but at least three months notice will have been given before they are required to move. Some families may wish to wait and buy back restored land in the borrow pit areas after construction is complete. In these cases permanent re-location will not occur for several years. * We note the concerns of the Minister for Disaster Preparedness and point to Volume 3 Fig 7.1 in which the institutional arrangements are set out. As a result of the comments in the Minister's letter slight alterations have been made to this diagram to incorporate the Ministry as the only Government agency with extensive experience of re-settlement in Uganda - albeit under very different circumstances to this being proposed for this project. AES Nile Powver 27 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix F 02/03 '99 14:29 FAX 02 Ybh. F PhRYSICAL PLANNIP G DEPARTMIENT MIISTRMY OF WATER, LANDS AND e>rcw ENVIRONMENT. P.O. BOX 1911 !YN .e9tONCEf Nl S PPD/154/193/0 KAMPALA. SnLJr, rEXsZ QUO1n N. -- 27th January, 1999 The Project Managet Nile Independence Power Kampala RE: REVIEW OF TEZ BUJAIALI HDEORWCWER PROJECT - ENVIROtENTAL IXPACT ASSESSNENT (DRAFT F12RAL REPORT) Volume I - Main report Page 19 and 20 Executive Sunary (The Su-mary of Impacts and Mitigation Measures). It would be better to describe the potential I:mpacta as Impacts as a result of constructiot Phase and those during operation phase and thereby give proposed litigation measures during each phase of the project. This will belp for quick reading especially for decision makers. This arrangement for the type of Impacts at each phase makes it easier for the monitorlng planlimplementation of the mitigation measures which vould have been proposed. The matiSation measures have adequately been taken care by the report. It would be berter if a mitigation plan is included e.pecifically ahowizg vho is supposed to do what. whare. how and vbe (Tine period). This can be rtilored to the Volume 3 which has a resettlement and compensation plan. The de-commiassioning of the project works of how it will be doae should clearly be depicted in the Draft Environmental Impact Statemeat (KIS). An Environmental Impact Balance Sheet resulting from the major concerns, quantifiable Impacts and unveigIted Impact ratina would have nade it easier for decisioa mafking purpose. The Tovn and Country Plaening Act of declaring the propoa4d area as a plannxing area and the Rezoning/change of user of che area. Impacts associated with Land use around the proposed proj ect i.e. possibility of urbanisation i.e. trading centres. AES Nile Power 28 March, 2 90O1 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EJA Appendix F 02/02 '99 14:29 FAX t03 .2 Potet ial Impacts during construction of disposal of spoil seeme not to have been predicted. Another Impact from ollutiou and Public healtb problems resuL.ting froue inadequate provieions for additional refuse aud sewerage disposal. Generally the report is very voluminous. There is a ceed to sumarisa che three Volumes into one document for easy readiag. We propose in the recommeudation that procedures be etsablished to keep the local communities informed of the full Implications of 'he acheme ani to ensure their full perCicipation in 1mplemeuting ameliorative measures. Vegetation change - this is in respect to monitoring and additional surveys. the EIA should suggest more detailed vegetation surveys coupled with aerial photograph interpretation whicb could enable more accurate identification of areas of environmental degradation and thus, allow amelioration measures to be planned. Unforeseen Impacts occurring durixLg construction, 'how will the-y be ddre d hen7 AES Nile Power 29 March, 200] Bujagali Project Hydropower Facilitv EIA Appenatix F Physicul Planning Department, Ministry of WKater, Lands and Environnment * The summary of impacts table does in fact divide impacts between construction and operation but the column headings are unclear. Permanent effect column has been re- titled Permanent Effects During Operation. * Table 7.1 shows individual responsibilities for implementing the EAP and 8.56 et seq the institutional arrangements. Section 7 of volume 3 provides further detail on institution Lal arrangements for managing re-settlement and compensation. * A balance sheet of impacts is a tidy idea but difficult to apply. We have tried to show the main impacts in the summary table of the Executive Summary. * Effects on the local economy are discussed in para 5.31 et seq. * Disposal of spoil will be in the borrow pit areas. * Pollution and public health are discussed in para 5.99, 6.8, 7.24 and are also addressec. by the EPC (Engineer, Procure and Construct) contract. * The three volumes are summarise in the Executive Summary at the start of volume 1 * The institutional arrangement for keeping local people involved are discussed in Secti mn 7 of Volume 3 and in the Public Consultation and Disclosure Plan (Vol 2). * Pre-project vegetation conditions are discussed in para 4.45 et seq., island protection ini 7.57 and reservoir margins in para 7.35. • Unforeseen impacts will be dealt with by the environmental manager (para 8.56). . AES Nile Power 30 March, 2 01 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix F 0~~~~~~~~~ A e 13141 FA a 206 g O@t a , C ~D~t cOt b . _ tes ar a n 74.i r/sSrLte (9' d->u < CJ t &3i4-1 t t b~~~~~~ > fL, s jAf -J L4Z' 0 f _¢ U(e/ J 6 d I J & 4rflC+°tG w t~~ L4_-Aj a $batt f%gcd.Jee 3~~~ ' _ l t * C>l 2 ; =.d ^f? ^> _p< >z doxs Exeuive swnmaray sest an a assessmen well done. George Oratunge SENIOlt ENIONM[ENT OFVICE1R - JINIJA - - h . . I ueera Distnct Comnussozie - Juija - Ihe Chief Administrativ Oflcer - JiWa The Town Cljck - Jinja Municipal Ct cil 2 0/02 'Y9 13:52 TX/2SR NO. 4648 P06 AESNlile Power 34 Ma/rch, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix F Jinja Municipal Council * Appendix B of Vol 1 gives full details of species identified. * Comment noted * Table 4.11 and para 4.190 discuss the valuation of fisheries. * Rafting valuation is discussed in para 4.260, 4.282 and Table 5.19 Also see comments above re NRE & Adrift. * Abbreviations are listed at the start of the main report. * Chapter 6 of Volume 3 sets out the local valuation procedures. * Water quality data are presented in table 4.4 * Schistsomiasis is discussed in para 4.78 et seq, 5.153, 6.40, 8.11. * Malaria is discussed in para 5.159 and 6.45 (mitigation). * The economic value of the power generated will, on an annual basis, be many times greater than the estimated income lost from existing enterprises. AESNP estimate that current annual revenue to UEB from power generation from Bujagali will be about $95 million. Power shortage is stifling Uganda's economy so that GDP growth is slowed, investment is delayed and tax income and foreign currency earnings are reduced. The longer the power shortages prevail the greater will be the effect of this negative economic impact. AES Nile Power 35 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EJ4 Appendix F '99 13:41 FAX REF: JDAJDWD107199 DIRECTORA TE OF W-ATER DE¶.TLOPMEN'T, J.IKA DISTRICT, P.O BOX 561, JIIJA-LrAIND, 5th Febrt=rv. 2l)99 The Projeat *f r, AES NMe Power. P.o. Box 24401. Dcar Sir. RE: BU.JAGALI FlCDRO POWER PROJECT ENvM'-ONIEBNTAL IMPACT -ASSESWQ-YJ D_RAFT INA-L R&EPORT- This is to acnowlede the reztipt ofyour FDELI A00. of 21 st Januenv. i 999 on uho above subjec. I appreiate your corirnJrrnent to consulT wiih siakeholder, in patricu.ar The above I h.ive sya=adcaRy gone dhrough v our doc uajt:n L d I am y caomvined tb4 aUl s- intrests habve been tken care acf etpeeflv pro%isica of2utozw Sm actcr supplies for the affeeted ceenites. I hope sanixalin facilities wi lo be pro-ided. Ir woud bh;st been nacessry to include soIm dr-awuL s or maps in vour documen si6 thce i3 no Opporftuity for s9tc -via I iirly wish to thaml you for thc coopedon in consuing stakaholdets, for the succ of ihe project You rg,s\ SANI -1D NUTF.11a DISTRICT WATER NGIJOF,TICEP/fWlf A C.C: Thc Chif Adminituaive OtGlic Jinja DinL C.C The LC V ChaiaJuia i5stxict 05/02 '99 13:52 T-/RI NO. 4648 Po; AES Nile Power 36 March, !00] Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix F 0 Directorate of Water Development, Jinja * Sanitation facilities are discussed in para 7.16 et seq. 0 0 AES Nile Power 37 March, 2001 Bzijagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix F 9 13:41 FAX %\C & % E ~~'-A- ;Ao - C5' CA L.. \gg C'ZF 2 xd 4 V>Rwa +w >a~~~~Cs-! -yj4~ ~~~~~~~- A C~~ Fv >gcs qW ;, g.~ - > ooL 2 t x ~~~A ~~ ~ ~ AES ATile Power 3>- 5 Mac, 2;,() Qtm c-~~~~- - -si-vG oz ~~~~Q/2'9 52 -; 0 62N 24E5MlePoJ.S 38Macr, '}J Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EII .ppendix F _ 9 13:41 FA0 h)wox r.-n u u so U 4vo sat .'Xt. ru.rct , . c \J e ' C-Rss,- c ~ ~ C V IAts *_t >C~j- 200 Total depth of each size fraction was calculated from information in the logs presented for drillholes in the vicinity of Dumbbell Island, as follows. Table G.4 - Depth of overburden size fractions at drillhole sites near Dumbbell Island Category DH2 DH3 DH6 DH9 DHI 10 DH]1 DH 12 DH 14 DH20 Total % composition for 9 DHs Depth in metres Clay 1.0 0.55 1.2 1.25 0.71 0.50 6.50 11.71 45.9 Clay/silt 1.05 1.1 2.15 8.4 Silt 0.59 0.59 2.3 Sand 2.55 2.0 4.55 17.8 Gravel 0.85 0.85 3.3 Cobbles 0 0.0 Boulders 1.05 0.55 1.2 1.25 1.10 0.50 5.65 22.2 The water level produced by maximum flows expected at the site during construction was calculated in order to size the cofferdams and assess the safety of the site. as part of the Feasibility Study (Knight Piesold, 1998b, Annexe B). Following completion of the installation of the first two turbines currently under construction at Owen Falls Extension (OFE), daily peak generation flow through the two powerstations may amount to some 1400 m3/s. The flow resulting from an inflow event to Lake Victoria with a 1 in 100 year return period has been estimated at 2000 m3/s. Figures B12 and B13 from Knight Piesold (1998b) show water levels in the eastern and western channels adjacent to Dumbbell Island, with the temporary diversion arrangements in AES Nile Power 5 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix G place. From comparison of the present and predicted water levels, it is apparent that the area of elevated water level will be confined to the vicinity of Dumbbell Island. Key data used for calculation of suspended sediment load from this source are given in the table in Appendix B. Inplts from cofferdam construction materials It is anticipated that the hydropower development will be constructed in two stages. In Stage 1, the river will be diverted through the channel on the eastern side of Dumbbell Islanc. by construction of a cofferdam in the western channel at the upstream end of the island and a second cofferdam at the downstream end. The intervening area between the cofferdams will be dewatered to allow construction of the embankment, power station and ancillary works. During Stage 2, the Stage I cofferdams will be removed and the western channel reopenedJ to allow water to pass through temporary ports constructed in the main spillway structure. The eastern river channel will then be closed off by cofferdams at the upstream and downstream end of Dumbbell Island. Following dewatering, the final closure section of the embankment will be constructed. The cofferdams will comprise earth/rock embankments placed directly on the riverbed, which is believed to be relatively free from alluvial deposits. Initially, rockfill will be end-tipped across the river channel, but it will be necessary to place large boulders or pre-cast concrete unit to effect final closure of the Stage I upstream cofferdam. The cofferdams will be made watertight by placing an impervious earthfill blanket material on the waterside faces. If this earthfill blanket material is eroded to any degree, it will represent a source of suspended sediment to downstream reaches. Data given by Knight Piesold (Alan Bates, pers. comm.) showed that about 120,000 tonnes of material will be used to form the coffer dan-m in the East Channel. The placement will occupy about 90 days and it is estimated that at nmost 1% will be lost as input to the sediment load in the river. The average rate is therefore very small. However, the maximum loss will occur shortly after each load of material is placed. There will be a short period during which a portion of the placed material will be washed Dut and a pulse of sediment produced. For the purposes of estimating the resultant sediment load we have assumed that this period lasts 30 seconds. 0 AES Nile Power 6 March, 2 90] Bujagali Project IHydropower Facility EIA Appendix G Table G.5 - Quantification of SS input from cofferdam earthfill blanket * Parameter Dimension Mass of material to be placed 120.000 tonnes Duration of placement works 90 days Maximum loss proportion 1 % Average sediment load 0.4 g/sec Material load each placement 1 5 tonnes Washing period 30 seconds Pulsed sediment load 5 kg/s Inputs from the river bed Bedrock is exposed at river level, and the riverbed is believed to be relatively free of alluvial deposits (Knight Piesold, 1998a). This is assumed to be due to the rapid river flow being greater than the deposition velocity, thus preventing sedimentation on the riverbed. Consequently, this potential source of suspended sediment is not considered to be important in the context of other sources, and this factor is not included in subsequent calculations. . Figures used for calculation of the overall sediment load from the two identified sources are included in Appendix B. CALCULATION METHODS Calculation of Flow Velocities Sediment transport estimates required a longitudinal velocity profile. A simple one dimensional model was set up in order to compute these. Models of this type require cross sections at key points, inflows at the upstream boundaries and a downstream boundary condition, as described above. An inflow rate of 1000 m3/s was selected as being representative of the long-term discharge at Ripon/Owen Falls (Knight Piesold, 1998b). Particularly in view of the sensitivity of sediment movement to velocity the hydraulic model should be calibrated. However, very little data was available and some locally observed surface flow velocities were used as a guide. The model was developed using the MIKEI 1 ID modelling system produced by the Danish Hydraulics Institute. Dunrng development it became clear that the cataracts have a strong influence on water levels, and that as a result local velocities are very high. The predicted water levels are clearly too low and as a consequence the velocities predicted to occur in . between the cataracts are higher than indicated observations in the field. AES Nile Power 7 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facilit' EIA Appendlix G The model would be improved by modelling the cataracts as rough weirs and calibrating these to obtain realistic water levels and velocities. This was not possible within the scope of the present study, however we anticipate that the accuracy of the velocity distribution would improve should the model be upgraded in this way. Calculation of Suspended Sediment Inputs The present situation in the vicinity of Dumbbell Island is that river flow velocities are sufficient to remove all of the overburden from submerged areas. As the diversion will locally increase flow velocities, it is assumed the all of the newly-submerged river banks will be completely stripped of suspendible material within the first month of inundation. The lotal potential input has been input in the model at a constant rate over this one month period. The instantaneous pulses of sediment into the river from placement of materials for coffer dams has not been considered in this exercise, as this input represents a much smaller total ,oad than that from diversion of the flow through each river channel in turn. Calculation of In-River Suspended Sediment Concentrations A steady state sediment transport model was developed. Sediment grades in the construcrion area range from clays (<0.06 [lm) to cobbles and boulders. Very fine sediments are generally 'cohesive' while fractions larger than silts and sands are 'non-cohesive'. Electroslatic interactions between cohesive sediment particles means that these sediments tend to consolidate and thus behave differently to non-cohesive sediments. For example small nion- cohesive sediment particles (e.g. sand) may have a lower critical erosive shear velocity (above which particles will move into the water column) than either smaller cohe;,ive particles, or larger non-cohesive particles. In order to simulate the complete range of sediments both cohesive and non cohesive models were developed. For the fine fractions the model is based on critical velocities for erosion and deposition. The erosion rate is dependent on an erodability parameter which ideally should be derived firom measurements. The deposition rate is a function of local concentration and settling velocil ies. In the absence of these data default values cited in the MIKE II manual (DHI, 1992) M, ere used (see Table G.6). For fractions with particle diameter >1 mm a standard Ackers and White sediment (Ackers & White, 1973) model was used. The sediment mass flux is a function of a dimensionless grain diameter and a sediment mobility factor. The latter is a function of bed slope, water depth, local water velocity, shear velocity and grain diameter. In the present model the sediment carrying capacity for each sediment size fraction is computed for each cross-section of the river. If this decreases for the next downstream cross section it is assumed that the difference has been deposited on the river bed. There are no sediment calibration parameters as suich within this model as the forms of the empirical equations are fixed. The model assumes that in the reach below the dam construction site the sediment regime was in equilibrium before the influence of any construction work. This merely implies that there is no erosion in this area and sediment transported from the construction site and then deposited remains stable and is not re-eroded. AES Nile Power 8 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hvdropower Facility EIA Appendix G Since it was recognised that the velocities were generally very over predicted the complete O longitudinal velocity profile was scaled to be in line with observed data. The hydraulic and sediment parameters used in the model are as follows: Table G.6 - Hydraulic and sediment deposition parameters used in MIKE 11 model Parameter Value Sediment specific gravity 2.65 Mannings Number 0.030 Clay particle settling velocity 0.0005 m/s Clay/silt particle settling velocity 0.001 mi/s Silt particle settling velocity 0.005 m!s Erodability factor 0.005 The settling velocities and erodability parameter are taken from the MIKE 11 Manual (DHI, 1992). 3. RESULTS . 3.1 The MIKE 11 model was run assuming the sediment input outlined in Section 2, and assuming a constant discharge of 1000 m 3/s at the upstream boundary of the model. Figure - G. 1 below shows the longitudinal distribution of water flow velocities and concentrations of a range of suspended fractions, from clay particles to boulders. AESNilePower 9 March, 2001 Bqjagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix G Figure G.1 - Longitudinal profile of current velocity and suspended sediment concentration, between Dumbbell Island (0 m) and Kalagala Falls (18000 m) Suspended Sediments - 1000 cumec River Flow 16 14 L j ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~E 12 6- _ _1 10 4-____ ___ __ 0 0 o 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 18000 20000 Distance from upstream of Dumbell Island -- --Clay Clay/Siht- - Sih -Sand-- -Velocity| Q4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _ Although no measured flow velocity data are available against which the model can be calibrated or validated, the predicted velocities accord roughly with flow velocities estimalted from observations of water movements in the study reaches. The largest peak that carn be seen in the longitudinal velocity profile represents Busowoko Falls. Coarse sediment fractions are not transported dow>nstTeam any significant distance, aind downstream of chainage 2000 m, the suspended concentrations of gravel, cobbles and boulders are all zero, while elevated sand concentrations to not extend past chainage 700C m. However, the finer fractions (silt, silt/clay and clay) reach considerable distanices downstream, and the concentrations of the finer fractions barely reduced even at the downstream limit of the model, approximately 18 km downstream of Dumbbell Island. TIhe implication of this is that the coarser particles will be deposited on the niver bed immrediately downstream of Dumbbell Island, while the majon'ty of finer particles will be transportecd at least 18 km downstream. For a flow of 1000 m 3/s channelled only down one side of Dumbbell Island, the load generated by additional bank inundation and erosion is 33.1 kg/s. For a storrn flow channelled down one side of 2000 m'l/s the load with one coffer dam in place is an additional 26 kg/s, resulting in a calculated additional increase in SS of 12.8 mg/l immediately downstream. Concentrations of the sum of the fine fractions does not exceed 33.1 mg/I. AES Nile Power 10 March, 2'001 Bujagali Project Hydropover Facility EJ1A Appendix G The total material placed for a coffer dam will be approximately 120,000 M3. If it is assumed that 1% is lost downstream during the 90 days required for placement, then an average increase in SS concentration of 0.41 mg/l will result. However, this assumes a constant sediment input rate, which is unlikely to occur in practice. In practice there will be a pulse of sediment input as each load of material is placed and then washed by the flow. Even if it assumed that each load is washed out in 10 seconds, the downstream load of sediment amounts to only 40 kg/s for this short period of time. This material will be dispersed downstream and concentrations will be reduced from the initial cross sectional average of about 40 mg/l. It should be borne in mind that the loads from the two identified sediment sources will not occur simultaneously, therefore the maximum calculated increase in SS immediately downstream does not exceed 46 mgil. 4. CONCLUSIONS This desk study of water quality impacts downstream of the Dumbbell Island site has indicated that there will be releases of small quantities of suspended sediment into the Nile as a result of construction activities. The main activity responsible for this release will be diversion of the river flow either side of Dumbbell Island as the two sections of the embankment are constructed. This will inundate an estimated area of some 60,800 mi2 of . river bank, and the flow velocities in the area of the diversion are predicted to be sufficiently rapid to cause en elevated suspended sediment concentration of up to 33 mg/l immediately downstream of the works. Increased erosion of the river bed and of the earth facing on the coffer dams are predicted to cause relatively minor suspended sediment inputs. A simple MIKE 1 1 model of the 18 km stretch of the Nile downstream of Dumbbell Island was constructed using longitudinal profiles reported in the Bujagali Feasibility Study and taken from 1:50,000 scale topographic maps. A limited number of channel cross-sections were available from the feasibility study, and in the absence of further measured profiles for the downstream section of the model, these profiles were also assumed to apply downstream. Given the abrupt change in channel morphometry downstream of Kalagala Falls, it was not considered appropriate to extend the model further downstream without direct measurements of the channel profile. The sediment transport model predicted that the coarsest sediment fractions (gravel particles and larger) will settle out of the water column within 2 km of Dumbbell Island and sand particles will settle out within 7 km. However, finer particles (< 1 mm, i.e. silt, silt/clay and clay) are predicted to be transported through the length of the modelled reach of the river, with only a small change in concentration within the 18 km below the site. It should be borne in mind that the loads from the two identified sediment sources will not O occur simultaneously, therefore the maximum calculated increase in SS immediately downstream does not exceed 46 mg/l. Although the worst-case SS inputs appear high against a baseline of up to 14 mg/I, the resultant SS concentration is still much less than published thresholds for impacts on freshwater fish species (e.g. 100 mg/l, Alabaster and Lloyd, 1982). AESNilePower 11 March, 2001 Bt jagali Project Hvdropo wver Facilit! EIA Appendix G Consequently, the scope for adverse effects appears to be insignificant, either in the immediate vicinity of the construction site, or further downstream. 5. REFERENCES Ackers, P. & White, W.R. 1973. Sediment transport: new approach and analysis. Proc. ASCE 99: 2041-2060. Danish Hydraulics Institute, 1992. MIKE 11 Version 3.01 General Reference Manual. Knight Piesold !Merz & McLellan. 1998a. Bujagali Hydropower Project Feasibility Sttudy. Volume I - Main Report. Client: AES Nile Power. Knight Piesold /Merz & McLellan. 1998b. Bujagali Hydropower Project Feasibility Study. Volume 2 - Technical Annexures. Client; AES Nile Power. Norplan A.S. 1999. Karuma Falls Hydropower Project, Uganda. Environmental lmj,act Assessment. Volume 2A: Annexes - Biological Environment. Client: Norpak Power Ltd. WS Atkins International/Development Consultants International/African Development .mnd Economic Consultants. 1999. Bujagali Hydroelectric Power Project. Environmental Impact Statement. Volume 1, Main Report. AES Nile Power 12 March, 2001 Btjaguli Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix (C Appendix A. River Channel Profiles 0 AES Nile Power 1 3 March, 2001 Bi/jagali Project Hydropower Facilitl EIA Appendix G Chainage from u/s Dumbbell 1k 0 m Eastings Northings Left Bank Peg: 516600 54200 Right Bank Peg 516900 54500 Distance across cIs (m) Elevation (mASL) 0 1114 1.00 24 1113 1.00 45 1112 1.00 65 1111 1.00 C/S 1 (Whole river flow, upstream of 67 1110 1.00 1 Dumbbell Island) 73 1109 1.00 1130 77 1108 1.00 1120/ 82 1107 1.00 1 _ 84 1106 1.00 87 1105 1.00 1i 92 1104 1.00 1090 96 1103 1.00 1080 100 1102 1.00 103 1102 1.00 0 DiMfhce f?& leftAhk p4m) 500 105 1100 1.00 107 1098 1:00 Waterline 125 1092 1.00 160 1089 1.00 190 1086 1.00 215 1085 1.00 245 1086 1.00 278 1089 1.00 300 1095 1.00 323 1098 1.00 Waterline 330 1099 1.00 336 1100 1.00 338 1101 1.00 341 1102 1.00 343 1103 1.00 346 1104 1.00 349 1105 1.00 351 1106 1.00 353 1107 1.00 355 1108 1.00 358 1109 1.00 362 1110 1.00 414 1126 1.00 Note: C/S 1 and C/S 3 profiles below waterline estimated from C/S 40 profile, due to absence of collected dated in this reach. AES Nile Power 14 March, '001 Bujagali Project Hvdropower Facilitly EIA Appendix G Bujagali Hydropower Project, Uganda Siltation Study Cross-section No: 3 Chainage from u/s Dumbt 334 m Eastings Northings Left Bank Peg: 516400 54400 Right Bank Peg 516600 54800 Distance across c/s (m) Elevation (mASL) 0 1100 1.00 4 1099 1.00 7 1098 1.00 11 1097 1.00 15 1096 1.00 38 1095 1.00 Waterline 60 1092 1.00 CIS 3 (Whole river flow, upstream of 100 1089 1.00 DumbbellIsiand) 125 1087 1.00 1130 1120 145 1086 1.00 E/ 175 1085 1.00 110a 200 1085 1.00 ' 1090 220 1085 1.00 1G80 0 200 400 00 250 1087 1.00 Distance from left bank peg (mn) 275 1089 1.00 300 1092 1.00 323 1095 1.00 Waterline 352 1096 1.00 355 1097 1.00 380 1106 1.00 410 1122 1.00 422 1126 1.00 450 1126.6 1.00 AES Nile Power 15 March, 2001 Buijaga/i Project Hydropower Facility, EIA Appen(iix G Bujagali Hydropower Project, Uganda Siltation Study Cross-section No: 19 Chainage from u/s Dumb 944 m Eastings Northings Left Bank Peg: 516000 54500 Right Bank Peg 515800 54800 uistance across c!s (m) Elevation (mASL) 0 1112.4 1.00 15 1112 1.00 34 1112 1.00 58 1112.2 1.00 71 1112 1.00 82 1111 1.00 89 1110 1.00 94 1105 1.00 100 1100 1.00 105 1097 1.00 108 1095 1.00 Waterline 148 1094 1.00 154 1093 1.00 l 158 1092 1.00 c/s 19 (part river flow - West of 162 1092 1.00 m 165 1090 1.00 168 1089 1.00 E 110i 171 1088 1.00 c 1 175 1087 1.00 1O5_ 185 1086 1.00 0 , 100 200 300 4Do 192 1087 1.00 Dstance from left bank peg (m) 200 1089 1.00 _ I 203 1090 1.00 215 1094 1.00 218 1095 1.00 Waterline 224 1100 1.00 236 1105 1.00 243 1109 1.00 259 1109 1.00 300 1105 1.00 362 1102 1.00 Bujagali Hydropower Project, Uganda Siltation Study Cross-section No: 20 Chainage from uls Dumbbell Island 1064 m AES Nile Power 16 March, 2 901 Btijagali Project Hvdropowver Facilitv EN Appendix G Eastings Northings Left Bank Peg: 515800 54500 Right Bank Peg 515800 54700 Distance across Elevation (mASL) cIs (m) 0 1114.9 1.00 15 1114 1.00 20 1113 1.00 22 1112 1.00 24 1111 1.00 25 1110 1.00 26 1109 1.00 27 1108 1.00 27 5 11086 1.00 c/s 20 (part river flow -West of 28 1107 1.00 Dumbbell Island) 29.5 1106 1.00 31 1105 1.00 , 1120 32 1104 1.00 E 1i1" 33 1103 1.00 = 1100 34 1102 1.00 , 1090 35 1101 1.00 .u 0 i 36 1100 1.00 o 100 200 300 37 1099 1.00 Distance from left bank peg (n 38 1098 1.00 39 1097 1.00 40 1096 1.00 Waterline 41 1095 1.00 45 1094 1.00 49 1093 1.00 55 1092 1.00 60 1091 1.00 63 1090 1.00 69 1089 1.00 75 1088 1.00 82 1087 1.00 85 1086 1.00 88 1087 1.00 92 1088 1.00 95 1089 1.00 100 1090 1.00 106 1091 1.00 112 1092 1.00 117 1093 1.00 122 1094 1.00 128 1095 1.00 143 1096 1.00 Waterline 152 1100 1.00 161 1105 1.00 174 1109 1.00 194 1109 1.00 200 1108.5 1.00 AES Nile Power 17 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facilil' E1A Appendiix G Bujagali Hydropower Project, Uganda Siltation Study Cross-section No: 21 Chainage from uls Dui 1188 m Eastings Northings Left Bank Peg: 515600 54500 Right Bank Peg 515800 54700 Distance across c/s (m) Elevation (mASL) 0 1116.7 1.00 16 1116 1.00 27 1115 1.00 33 1110 1.00 42 1105 1.00 49 1100 1.00 59 1094.5 1.00 Waterline CIS 21 (part river flow - West of 65 1094 1.00 Dumbbell Island) 71 1093 1.00 76 1092 1.00 1I20 80 1091 1.00 It11 5 1100 84 1090 1.00 'Igo 89 1089 1.00 logo 94 1088 1.00 4 08 99 1087 1.00 0 so 10O 1s0 200 250 300 104 1086 1.00 D.n.e.ro. ler t b11 pb- g (no 115 1085 1.00 0 125 1086 1.00 132 1087 1.00 137 1088 1.00 142 1089 1.00 144 1090 1 00 171 1093 1.00 200 1094.5 1.00 Waterline 209 1100 100 217 1105 1.00 229 1109 1.00 282 1108.5 1.00 1.00 1 00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00~~ AES Nile Power 1 8 March. 2001 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix G Bujagali Hydropower Project, Uganda Siltation Study Cross-section No: 30 Chainage from u/s Dumb 1364 m Eastings Northings Left Bank Peg: 515600 55000 Right Bank Peg 515800 55200 Distance across c/s (m) Elevation (mASL) 0 1104.4 1.00 32 13 1104 1.00 1 17 1100 1.00 cis 30 (part river flow - East of 1 21 1095 1.00 Dumbbell Island) 3 24 1 094 1.00 Waterline| 3 27 1093 1.00 1110 9 36 1092 1.00 11054 12 48 1091 1.00 11 59 1090 1.00 E1095 11 70 1089 1.00 _0 11 81 1088 1.00 20 121 1090 1.00 1085 6 132 1088 1.00 1080 3 142 1085 1.00 1075 4 160 1080 1.00 0 50 100 150 20D 250 300 8 175 1078 1.00 DOMt-ne fro- tft bank Pe. (m) 5 195 1082 1.00 3 205 1085 1.00 3 211 1087 1.00 3 221 1090 1.00 3 232 1094 1.00 Waterline 8 240 1095 1.00 10 260 1097 1.00 16 276 1098 1.00 5 285 1100 1.00 AES Nile Power 19 March, 2001 Baljagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix G Bujagali Hydropower Project, Uganda Siltation Study Cross-section No: 31 Chainage from uls Dumbb 1799 m Eastings Northings Left Bank Peg: 515400 55400 Right Bank Peg 515600 55600 Distance across cIs (m) Elevation (mASL) 0 1104.8 1.00 160 32 1105 1.00 #DIVIO! 52 1105 1.00 9 61 1104 1.00 2 63 1103 1.00 3 72 1100 1.00 1.8 81 1095 1.00 13 94 1094 1.00 5 99 1093 1.00 3 102 1092 1.00 1.5 105 1090 1.00 Waterline | CIS31 (prt Now..E.st fDl.bbWeIIIoland) 1.8 114 1085 1.00 1.5 120 1081 1.00 1 _1Q 2 122 1080 1.00 3 125 1081 1.00 . IQ 7 132 1082 1.00 IIQ 8 Z 6 138 1083 1.00 s, 7 145 1084 1.00 lose 7 152 1085 1.00 lOOC S s oS 7Q 2 8 160 1086 1.00 _ ! 7.5 175 1088 1.00 11 186 1089 1.00 4 190 1090 1.00 Waterline 5 195 1091 1.00 2 203 1095 1.00 1.6 211 1100 1.00 4.8 235 1105 1.00 #DIV/0! 262 1105 1.00 1.8 271 1100 1.00 6.5 284 1098 1.00 AES Nile Power 20 March, 2)01 Bijogali Project Hvdropower Facility EIA Appendix G Bujagali Hydropower Project, Uganda . Siltation Study Cross-section No: 40 Chainage from uls Dumbt 2129 Eastings Northings Left Bank Peg: 515200 55700 Right Bank Peg 515400 55800 Water surface level: 1090 m Distance S across c/s (m) Elevation (mASL) 0 1104 1.00 8 8 1103 1.00 1 11 1100 1.00 1 16 1095 1.00 0.8 20 1090 1.00 Waterline 2 22 1089 1.00 4 26 1088 1.00 c/s 40 (whole river flow, immediately 6 32 1087 1.00 downstream of Dumbbell Island) 4 36 1086 1.00 . 5 41 1085 1.00 110 t 4 45 1084 1.00 1105I 2.25 54 1080 1.00 1.8 63 1075 1.00 t 5 6.0006 69 1074 1.00 *9 i 190000 88 1074 1.00 *85 14 102 1075 1.00 1080 3 105 1076 1.00 .075 3 108 1077 1.00 _ __ _ 4 112 1078 1.00 _ so Drstane- IbaItbAeg9nm) 200 250 3.5 119 1080 1.00 2.75 130 1084 1.00 8.75 165 1088 1.00 23 188 1089 1.00 12 200 1090 1.00 Waterline 2.8 214 1095 1.00 0.571429 222 1109 1.00 AES Nile Power 21 March, 2001 Bujagali Projeci Hydropower Facility EIA Appendix G BujagaIi Hydropower Project, Uganda Siltation Study Cross-section No: 50 Chainage from u/s Dumbb 13100 (between Bukasa & Nabukosi) Eastings Northings cl Easting cl Northings Left Bank Peg: 508000 63000 Right Bank Peg 508300 63250 508150 63125 Water surface level 1072 Distance across c/s (m) Elevation (mASL) 0 1086 1.00 8 1085 1.00 11 1082 1.00 16 1077 1.00 20 1072 1.00 Waterline 22 1071 1.00 26 1070 1.00 32 1069 1.00 C,s50 owbole rver iow, 11 kr,k downstroans o1 36 1068 1.00 Dewbbell Iland) 41 1067 1.00 1095 45 1066 1.00 1090 54 1062 1.00 1085 63 1057 1.00 . wo 69 1056 1.00 O 10Th S 88 1056 1.00 ,oo 102 1057 1.00 1D6D J > 105 1058 1.00 1055 108 1059 1.00 112 1060 1.00 O,ntonofro,r 5ft 200 25k 119 1062 1.00 130 1066 1.00 165 1070 1.00 188 1071 1.00 200 1072 1.00 Waterline 214 1077 1.00 222 1091 1.00 AES Nile Power 22 March, 2!J01 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facilit£ E1A4 Appendix G Bujagali Hydropower Project, Uganda . Siltation Study Cross-section No: 60 Chainage from u/s Dumbbe 32129 m (between Kiteredde & Bukasa) Eastings Northings Left Bank Peg: 505300 82200 Right Bank Peg 506150 82400 Distance across c/s (m) Elevation (mASL) 0 1061 1.00 8 1060 1.00 11 1057 1.00 16 1052 1.00 20 1047 1.00 Waterline 22 1046 1.00 26 1045 1.00 CIS611.who 30lo0Sw Ok. d-.ntr..2of 32 1044 1.00 I 36 1043 1.00 41 1042 1.00 45 1041 1.00 1lt0 54 1037 1.00 63 1032 1.00 69 1031 1.00 __ __ _ 88 1031 1.00 , 0 0 .00 20 102 1032 1.00 105 1033 1.00 108 1034 1.00 112 1035 1.00 119 1037 1.00 130 1041 1.00 165 1045 1.00 188 1046 1.00 200 1047 1.00 Waterline 214 1052 1.00 222 1066 1.00 0 AES Nile Power 23 March, 2001 Buijagali Project Hiydropower Facilitr EIA Appendix G Bujagali Hydropower Project, Uganda Siltation Study Cross-section No: 2 Chainage (left bank): 141 m Eastings Northings Left Bank Peg: 516500 54300 Right Bank Peg 516800 54600 Distance Elevation (mASL) across cfs (m) 0 1113 25 1112 37 1111 56 1110 60 1109 63 1108 65 1107 68 1106 CIS2 70 1105 72 1104 74 1103 76 1102 80 1101 85 1101 87 1102 104 1102 109 1101 115 1100 118 1099 120 1098 122 1097 LB (main channel) 168 1097 228 1097.5 250 1098 RB (main channel) 270 1106 296 1098 bank (island) 306 1098 bank (island) 311 1099 323 1100 325 1101 327 1102 328 1103 329 1104 331 1105 377 1124 408 1127 424 1128 (RBP) 0 AES Nile Power 24 March. 20t01 * 0 0 Bujagali Project Hydropower Facility EIA Appendli G APPENDIX B. BASIS FOR CALCULATION OF SEDIMENT INPUTS Inputs Due To Diversion Arrangements Normal (1000 m'3/s) Stonn Flow (2000 m'3/s) Parameter Original Diverted Original Diverted Width 240 285 m 285 290 in Flow 500 1000 1000 2000 Velocity 0.43 0.53 m/sec 0.53 0.78 im/sec Elevation 1092 1095 m 1095 1099 m Reach length 1785 m 1785 m New erodable area 80325 mi2 8925 mA2 (over and above that at 10(() rnm3is flow) Typical Side slope 0.15 0.15 Characteristc depth 1 .50 In 2.50 m Typical near-margin depth of water Erodability 0.005 kg/ms 0.005 kg/ms Taken from MIKE I I model Lateral velocity factor 0.5 0.5 Factor to account for ratio between area averaged and lateral velocities Critical Velocity 0.25 mnsec 0.25 m/sec Critical velocity for erosion - see Shield's diagram Erosion rate 0.00041 kg/nr'2s 0.00287 kg/m^2s Total load 33 kg/sec 26 kg/sec Increase in concentration immediately downstream* 33.1 mg/I 12.8 mg/l INPUTS DUE TO COFFER DAM CONSTRUCTION (estimates of %age losses: from Alan Bates of Knight Piesold, Ashford UK) Average sediment inputs Volime of material to be placed 120,000 m'3 Density 2650 kg/mA3 Tine required to place 90 Days Percentage loss on placement I % Average sediment production 0.41 kg/sec Increase in concentration immediately downstream* 0.41 mg/I Based on loss %age fromn unifonri placemenit rate Instantaneous sediment inputs Volume of material 15 m"3 Density 265(0 kg/mh3 Time required to place 10 Seconds %age loss I % Average sediment production 39.8 kg/sec Based on a %Yage loss fiom 15 m^3 dumper loads Increase in concentration immediately downstrearrim 39.8 mg/I with each load taking 10 seconds to release fines *outside of mixing zone AES Nile Power 25 Makrch, 2001 APPENDIX 0.2 CUMULATIVE EFFECTS Btujagali Project Hvdropower Facility EIA .4ppendix G APPENDIX G.2 0 ............. CUMULATIVE EFFECTS CONTENTS 1. IN'rRODUCTION. 3 Background .3 Scope of the Study .3 Methodology .4 2. THE PROJECT AREA. 5 UIpper reaches of the Victoria Nile .5 Lower reaches of the Victoria Nile .9 3. PROJECT ASSESSMENTS .13 Owen Falls .13 Owen Falls Extension .13 Bujagali .13 Kalagala. 2 1 Karuma .24 . 4. CUMULATIVE IMPACT ASSESSMENT 32 Scenario I - Owen Falls, Owen Falls Extension, Bujagali and Kalagala .32 Scenario 2 - Owen Falls, Owen Falls Extension, Bujagali and Karuma .35 Scenario 3 - Owen Falls, Owen Falls Extension, Bujagali, Kalagala and Karuma ....37 Comparison of combined scenarios .38 5. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS .40 6. REFERENCES .48 List of Tables 4.1 Environmental impacts of combined hydropower development scenarios 4.2 Summary of comparative impacts of combined development scenarios 5.1 Cumulative effects of hydro schemes on the Upper Nile List of Figures 2.1 Project Locations 5.1 Major benefits and environmental costs of five hydropower options and combinations of options. 5.2 Relative Contribution to Positive and Negative Impacts. 5.3 Efficiency Ratios of Five Hydropower Options and Combinations of Options 5.4 Hydropower Efficiency ratios of Installed Capacity to Involuntary Re-settlement and Reservoir Area. AES Nile Power 1 March, 2001 Bujagali Project Hvdropower Facilitv EIA Appendix G Appendix A Study Proposal (March 2000) 0 0 AES NVile Power 2 March, 2(01 Bujagah Project Hydropowver Faciliti EIA Appendix G . 1. INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND An Environmental Impact Statement was prepared for the proposed Bujagali Hydroelectric Power project on the Victoria Nile at Dumbbell Island. This was submitted to the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) in March 1999 and the project received formnal approval in November 1999. During the consultation process on the EIA concerns emerged regarding the potential cumulative impacts of schemes on the Nile in Uganda and it was felt that some additional impact analysis was required in this respect. A report on the potential cumulative impacts of the project was prepared in March 2000, the purpose of which was to investigate and set out the likely cumulative effects of potential schemes on the Victoria Nile. Since that time a number of changes have been made to the proposed project which have resulted in changes in impacts. The purpose of this report is to update the previous assessment and provide a revised cumulative impact assessment. Cumulative effects can be defined as "the impacts on the environment that result from the incremental impact of the action when added to other past, present and reasonably foreseeable future actions, regardless of what agency or person undertakes such actions" (Council on Environmental Quality, US 1978). Annex C of IFC's Procedure for Enviromnental and Social Review of Projects states that assessments should consider the "cumulative impacts of existing projects, the proposed project and anticipated future projects. The assessment of cumulative impacts would take into account projects or potential developments that are realistically defined at the time the EIA is undertaken, when they would directly impact on the project area". OPIC's Environmental Handbook similarly states that "cumulative impacts include projects or potential developments that are sufficiently defined at the time the ETA is undertaken when these would directly impact on the project area". SCOPE OF THE STUDY Neither the World Bank Group nor OPIC give technical guidance on the scope of studies or the methodology to be used to assess cumulative effects. A review of recent practice and literature was therefore carried out which concluded that there is no clear definition of what should be included in a cumulative assessment. In the absence of such guidance or accepted . methodologies a scope of work was devised based on previous experience in this field and our knowledge of the area and the projects involved. This was contained in a Study Proposal for the March 2000 study which was agreed between AES and IFC prior to commencement of the work. The Proposal is included in Appendix A. AES Nile Power 3 March, 2001 Buja gali Project Hvdropowier Facility EIA Appendix G IFC and OPIC stated that a cumulative assessment for the Bujagali project needs to considcr, as a minimum, the existing Owen Falls project, the Owen Falls Extension (currently under construction), the proposed Bujagali project and at least one future hydroelectric pro ect (preferably where a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] has been signed with the Government). Proposals for hydropower schemes on the Victoria Nile have a history extending back at least to the 1950's. Schemes have been proposed at Murchison Falls, Ayago, Karuma and Kalagala, at various times, as well as at Bujagali and Owen Falls. Whilst Murchison Falls md Ayago can now be effectively excluded due to their location within the Murchison Falls National Park, there is potential at Karuma and Kalagala for further development. The Karuma site is relatively remote from Bujagali, located on a separate section of the riner to the west of Lake Kyoga. Karuma is currently an active project being promoted by Norpak Power Ltd, although the programme for implementation is not known. It is understood that the promoters signed an MoU with the Government on November 27 1995 and that :he project has received approval from NEMA. Kalagala is relatively close to Bujagali on the same stretch of the Nile. It is understood that an MoU was signed on May 3 1997 and a Prefeasibility Study was completed in January 1998 (Acres 1999). The current status of the project is not known. In the absence of an approved Master plan for the development of power in Uganda ii is unclear at present whether one or both of the above schemes will be constructed and the timing is even more uncertain. In order to be both robust and comprehensive, the cumulative assessment should consider a range of future development scenarios. These include * Owen Falls, Owen Falls Extension, Bujagali and Kalagala * Owen Falls, Owen Falls Extension, Bujagali and Karuma * Owen Falls, Owen Falls Extension, Bujagali, Kalagala and Karuma METHODOLOGY The objective of the study is to identify and assess the cumulative impacts of each of the above sets of schemes on the project area and to set out the incremental effects of the Bujagali scheme in relation to total effects. The study has been undertaken in four parts. The first part describes the study area. Th-tis consists of a description of the upper and lower reaches of the Nile. The second part considers the impacts of each of the schemes individually. The third part contains an analvsis of the cumulative effects and the fourth gives a summary of conclusions. The study has been undertaken as a desk exercise using existing maps and reports. The prefeasibility study for the Kalagala project was not available for the study. Information sources are given in Appendix A. AES Nile Power 4 Murch, 2001 Bti/agali Project Hydropower Facility, ElA Appendix G 2. THE PROJECT AREA The Owen Falls scheme and the Owen Falls Extension, the Bujagali scheme and the Kalagala scheme lie on the section of the Nile between Lake Victoria and Lake Kyoga. The Karuma project lies on the section of the river to the north of Lake Kyoga (Fig 2.1). Whilst the cumulative impacts assessment considers the effects on the entire river, this section describes the existing environment along the two sections of the river separately. The information is drawn primarily from the environmental impact statements undertaken for the Bujagali and Karuma projects. UPPER REACHES OF THE VICTORIA NILE Natural Environment Characteristics of the river The section of the Victoria Nile between Owen Falls and Bujagali is constrained within a narrow gorge varying in width between 150 and 500m beyond which the landscape undulates to form a series of gently rolling hills to about 1350m. The river flows in a series of rapids interspersed with stretches of open water. The major rapids are at Bujagali Falls and Itanda S Falls at Kalagala. The scenic quality of the river is high. The flow in the Nile was originally controlled by levels in Lake Victoria. Since the construction of the Owen Falls Dam flows have matched the internationally Agreed Curve of water level versus flow at Ripon Falls, the source of the Nile. During the 1990s the Nile had a mean flow of about 1,000 m3/s. Vegetation Almost all the natural woodland or forest vegetation along the river bank, except for inaccessible areas and a few islands, has been cleared for cultivation or grazing. The valley vegetation in the currently uncultivated areas consists mainly of grasses in association with numerous arborescent species and herbaceous plants. AES Nile Power 5 March, 2001 Bujagali Project lhvdropowver Facility EIA Appendix G UGANDAAND LOCATION OF BUJAGALI ' ~~SUDAN / ~~~~~~~~~~~~St 5 . ' \ ~~~~~~~~~~KENYA na e N e DEMOCRATIC REFUJLIC OF -F CONGO -f; \ Lake Bisina c4Lake Opeta .t-e Kyoga h ,~~~Kalagala 0-~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ -1 'k rGeorg,FC6H 206+ 62 When plants die, decomposition by oxidation takes places which is the . photosynthesis process in reverse: C6H1206 + 6 02 > 6 CO2+ 6 H20 The same amount of CO absorbed during photosynthesis is released during complete oxidation of the biomass. By considering molar weights, one ton of carbohydrate produces 1.47 tons of carbon dioxide during complete decomposition as follows: 18 ogC6H106 + 192g 02 =264g CO2 A + 108g H20 it 06H1206 + 1.07 t O° = 1.47 CO2 A + 0.6 H20 Using the same relationship on the total estimated quantity of biomass by the Bujagali HEPP the decomposition of the biomass in the reservoir area could lead to a maximum CO2 emission of about 76,500 tons. 2.3 The total CO2 Emission of the Bujagali HEPP * Approximately 162,900 tons of CO2 will be produced with the construction of Bujagali HEPP. The CO2 emission associated with the decomposition of the biomass located in the reservoir is estimated to be approximately 76,500 tons. Thus the implementation of Buiagali HEPP will lead to a total CO2 emission of about 240,000 tons. The following section quantifies the CO emissions resulting from generating same average energy as Bujagali but by burning fossil fuels. 3. THE CO EMISSION BY THERMAL POWERPLANTS 2 Present thermal plant technology does not include the recovery of carbon dioxide from flue gases. Hence the carbon content of the fuel and the characteristics of the thermal plant are the governing parameters in CO2 emission levels. The following formula may be used to compute the CO2 emission from fossil fuels: CO2 = A x (B + C x HV) http://www.buj agali.com/cco2.htm 25/01/01 Bujagali Hydro Electric Power Dam Project by AES Nile Power - Bujagali HEPP Carbon ... Page 4 of 6 Where: CO 2 = emission of CO2 in metric tons per ton of fuel A = multiplier for indirect emissions (exploration, B, C = regression constants for the particular type of fuel HV = lower calorific value of fuel in GJ/ton Typical CO2 emissions for various type of fossil fuel are shown in Table 2. Approximate CO2 values per MWh delivered to the grid would be as shown in Table 3 for various types of powerplant. Table 2: Typical CO2 Emissions for various Type of Fuel FuelType A B C HV 00 2 (GJ/ton fuel) (ton/ton fuel) Lignite 1.08 0.20090 0.08693 7 0.87 Coal 1.06 0.20090 0.08693 29 2.90 Oil 1.04 2.50291 0.01494 41 3.24 Gas 1.01 0.55159 0.04463 44 2.53 Table 3: Approximate CO2 Emission per MWh for various Types of Thermal Powerplants HV CO 2 Efceiy C Plant Type (GJIton (tons/ton 2ecen f ue (tons/ton (per cent) (ton/MWh) Lignite-fired 7 0.87 36 1.24 steam Coal-fired steam 29 2.90 37 - 39 0.97 Oil-fired steam 41 3.24 38 - 40 0.75 Gas-fired 44 2.53 48 - 52 0.43 combined cycle Note: Efficiencies shown include station consumption. According to the feasibility study the following range of Annual Average Energies are possible to be generated by the Bujagali HEPP: Flow Series 1896 - 1997: 1,397 GWh Flow Series 1961 - 1997: 1,868 GWh 0 http:l/www.bujagali.comrcco2.htm 2'.;/01/01 Bujagali Hydro Electric Power Dam Project by AES Nile Power - Bujagali HEPP Carbon ... Page 5 of 6 For the calculation of the corresponding CO2 emissions the lower energy taken into consideration representing a conservative approach. * Under the assumption that the annual average energy of 1,397 GWh generated by the Bujagali HEPP would be generated by a thermal mix consisting of 25 cent lignite-fired, 25 per cent coal-fired, 25 per cent oil-fired and 25 per cent fired combined cycle power plants, some 18 million tons of CO would be discharged to the atmosphere annually. Table 4: Approximate CO2 Emission of equivalent Thermal Power Mix Plant Type Annual Energy 0o0 Plant Type ~~GWh tons Lignite-fired steam 349.25 433,070 Coal-fired steam 349.25 338,773 Oil-fired steam 349.25 261,937 Gas-fired combined cycle 349.25 150,177 Total 1,397 1,183,957 It is noted that the CO2 emission of 18 million tons annually is related purely to the fuel consumption (equal proportions of lignite, coal, oil and gas) and does * not include the CO2 emission related to the construction of the thermal power plants. Assuming that the annual average energy generated by the Bujagali HEPP be generated by an "environmentally friendly" gas-fired combined cycle power plant only, which is a most optimistic scenario, then the annual CO2 emission into the atmosphere would be approximately 0.60 million tons. 4. CONCLUSIONS The energy sector is the greatest single source of CO 2 emissions into the atmosphere and within that sector the burning of fossil fuels to generate electricity accounts for some 25 per cent of global warming. In order to future economic growth, the Government of Uganda has decided to implement the Buiagaii Hydroelectric Power Project. This decision will not only secure a reliable and renewable source of electrical energy for the nation but it will represent a significant step towards reducing the rate of growth of CO2 emissions in Uganda. The Buiagali HEPP will produce an average of 1,397 GWh of electrical energy * annually which represents the lower limit of the estimate. During construction http://www.bujagali.corn/cco2 .htm 25/01/01 Bujagali Hydro Electnrc Power Dam Project by AES Nile Power - Bujagali HEPP Carbon ... Page 6 of 6 the project, energy is required to manufacture cement and steel and to and construct the project structures. The generation of this energy will result the release of CO into the atmosphere. During operation of the project, the biomass submerged within the reservoir will slowly decompose also releasing CO2 into the atmosphere. The upper limit estimate of the total quantity of CO released into the atmosphere during construction and operation of Bujagali be some 240,000 tons. Generating the same energy by burning fossil fuels (equal proportions of coal, oil and gas) would release into the atmosphere some 1.18 million tons c-f CO2 every year. Over a period of 50 years, the assumed commercial life of Bujagali, this annual CO2 emission would result in a total of 59.2 million tons C02. Assuming that the annual energy would be generated by an "environmentally friendly" gas-fired combined cycle power plant only, the CO2 emission over a period of 50 years would reduce from 59.2 to about 30 million tons. Consequently the generation of hydro-electric energy at Bujagali will result in CO1 emissions 125 to 250 times less than if the same energy were generated burning fossil fuels. The promotion of the Bujagali HEPP is thus in line with United Nations statement to control the rate of growth of CO emissions into atmosphere and thereby reduce global warming. http://www.bujagali.comicco2.htm 25 '01/01 APPENDIX G.5 TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR BUJAGALI HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT DAM SAFETY PANEL 16 August 2000 APPENDIX G.5 TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR BUJAGALI HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT DAM SAFETY PANEL Background The Bujagali Hydro-Electric Power Station will be located approximately 8 km downstream of the town of Jinja on the Victoria Nile River. The power station comprises a combined powerhouse and intake, with gated spillways and a dam. The powerhouse will initially comprise of four identical 50 MW Kaplan turbine driven generating sets (Units) having a total net capacity of 200 MW; provision is made for the installation of the fifth unit in the future, which would bring the installed capacity to 250MW. Bujagali will be connected, via a new 220/132 kV switchyard established adjacent to the power station, to the existing Ugandan transmission system at two locations: * Into the existing Owen Falls - Tororo double circuit line via two double circuit 132 kV transmission lines from Bujagali to the point of the intersection with the existing line; and * The existing 132 kV Mutundwe switchyard, located to the south-west of Kampala, will be connected to via a new 220 kV double circuit overhead line, a new 220/132 kV switchyard at Kawanda, and a new 132 kV double circuit overhead line. The power station and its electrical connection to the Ugandan transmission system will be constructed under an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contract. The EPC Contract will include all activities necessary to complete the power station. These shall include but not be limited to, the electrical connection to the UEB system including designing, engineering, equipment and material supplying, shipping, arranging for import into Uganda, transporting to site, constructing, procuring construction permits, agreements with third parties, installing, starting up, testing and comrnissioning. The scope of work of the project for the initial development includes: General The Panel will undertake a review of the EPC Contractor's design and construction of the proposed Bujagali Hydroelectric project dam and related structures, with the objective of ascertaining and reporting on its general safety and performance, including considerations of structural, geological, soil mechanics, hydrologic and hydraulic aspects. Rev. B 16 August 2000 Specific Terms of Reference The Panel will be expected to focus on dam safety with respect to the design, construction and proposed operation of the dam. Major items to be focused on include embankment safety, foundation integrty, abutments integrity and spillway design. The Panel will specifically address the following: Dam and Reservoir 1. Stability of the dam 2. Type of dam to be constructed e.g earth, rockfill, RCC 3. Reservoir capacity 4. Saturation potential and permeability under full reservoir conditions 5. Stability of abutments and reservoir slopes 6. Measures to mitigate damage downstream in the event of a failure 7. Seismic design criteria 8. Spillway structural and hydrologic design Hydrology 1. Design floods 2. Flood warning systems 3. River diversion scheme Geotechnics I. Seismic analysis and design 2. Investigations and laboratory test results, soil characteristics. 3. Landslide risk and mitigation 4. Drainage and grouting General I. Concrete problems and solutions 2. Adequacy of dam safety instrumentation 3. Programme to check dam safety during the operational phase 4. Emergency preparedness plan Other Dams I. Two dams are located upstream of the proposed Bujagali dam - the Owen Falls dam and the Owen Falls Extension dam. The safety of these two dams is being assessed by the specially appointed Owen Falls dam safety panel. The Bujagali dam safety panel shall review and consider those aspects of the Owen Falls dam safety panel reports which may assist in the safe design of the Bujagali dam and shall comment on the adequacy of the remedial works proposed for the Owen Falls dam with regard to the safety of the Bujagali dam. Rev. B 2 16 August 2000 Construction of the Bujagali Dam may involve rock excavation from the Victoria Nile streambed after installation of the coffer dam. An opinion is required on the impact of blasting in this area on the structural integrity of the Owen Falls dam. The Panel of Experts The Panel will consist of three members appointed by AES Nile Power and acceptable to the Lenders. They will have expertise in the various technical fields relevant to the dam safety aspects of the Bujagali dam AES Nile Power will contract the services of the Panel. Members of the Panel will attend meetings and reviews at the request of AES Nile Power. which will continue through the design, construction, and initial filling and start-up phases of the dam. AES Nile Power will inform the Lenders in advance of the panel meetings, and the Lender normally sends an observer. After each meeting, the Panel will provide AES Nile Power a written report of its conclusions and recommendations, signed by each participating member. AES will provide a copy of that report to the Lender. If there are no difficulties in the filling and start-up of the dam, ABS will disband the Panel after that phase. Contract AES Nile Power will provide a draft contract for the services to be provided by the Panel. Rev. B 3 H APPENDIX H CONTAINS APPENDIX H.1 TO H.8 APPENDIX H.1 BEC LOCAL TRAINING PROGRAM BEC BUJAGALI BEC Local Training Pro2ramme The objective of the BEC Local Training Programne is to establish training facilities to fill the demand of qualified personnel for the construction of the hydro-power station. The training programme is mainly established to increase the possibilities of recruiting among the unskilled, unemployed persons in the affected surrounding communities. The Local Training programme will be integrated into the BEC Project Training Programme involving all BEC employees. The detail and level of the local training packages will be worked out in detail when more experience of the local community has been obtained. BEC will also investigate the possibilities to cooperate with local training institutes were local teachers could be hired to participate in a proposed trade school. An example of various training/informnation packages, which could be anticipated in the project are as follows: Expatriate Introduction Training * Security briefing Uganda and site * Safety procedures * Environmental awareness * Quality awareness * Administration general procedures * Instructions on filling out of monthly time sheets * Tutor/ Responsible: Security & Personnel Manager / QA/EWE Mlanager /Administration Manager Project Plan Training covers: * Project Plan Overview * Policies, Goals and targets * Non conformity Handling, Handling of correspondence, Handling of chemical substances, waste, refuse and leftovers, Purchase request, List of Banned Substances * Position specific tasks * Checklists, forms and helpful documents Tutor/Responsible: EfE Manager/Project Manager Project Information Training covers: * Project scope, duration and goals * ID Cards * Security Issues * General behaviour on site Tutor/ Responsible: Security Manager/Personnel Officer Project Briefing Package covers: * Project scope and site scope and duration * Safety & Environmental goals BEC BUJAGALI Tutor/Responsible: Liason Officer Safety/ Security Training Project Safety Awareness Course covers: * Health & Safety Policy and Goals * Ethics and moral in daily life * Company Rules and Regulations * Substance Abuse * Preventivel Protective actions * Site Round Checklist * Owners/ Engineers opinion Tutor/ Responsible. Safetv/Security Officer Safetv Induction Training * Safety Policy * Ethics and moral in daily life * First Aid * Emergency Procedures * Fire Prevention * General Site safety rules and hazards on site * Substance Abuse * Personal Protective Equipment * Accident Reporting Tutor/Responsible: Safety Officer Rescue Team Training * First Aid * Handling of casualties * Breathing Appliances use • Fire fighting equipment Tutor/Responsible: Safety Officer Environment Project Environmental Awareness Course covers: * Overview global environmental problems * Briefing of possible project impact, Risk Analysis * Environmental Policy and Goals * Handling of Goals and Targets * Handling of Chemical products, waste, refuse and leftovers * Control Plans and Site round checklist Tutor/Responsible: EWE Manager/Project Manager Environmental Induction Package covers: * Policy and Goals * Handling of Chemical products, waste, refuse and leftovers * Housekeeping >I~rainin T Pllne2o2_2 of2 2 ____l-______2o2 BEC BUJAGALI * Skanska Banned chemical list * Site Inspections Tutor/Responsible: Site Environmental Officer Training Requirements, T Bujagali Hydropower Project General Safety Environment Training 0a C~~~~D H ~~C C) CEn .2 C~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Q 5 C ) 2 ~ ~~C co DC o o o C S c XEE3 C.) C C) C) 0) CD .2C -F .Q Ho 'o .E ' Rescue~~~~ Tea I;- 2- 2 2 C i- >D 0. _ LU EL O- EL DE CO 0. < WH I All expat personnel_____ TCNIlocal project personnel People living near the worksite Rescue Team Local Authorities Records of training done are kept by the EWE Department Refer to Training / Information Content Requirements see details of course. Date: January 17th 2001 Rev :0 The proposed trade school would contain both theoretical as well as practical lessons. It would include training for trades such as heavy plant operators, drivers, drillers and blasters, concrete workers, welders, electricians. 1rai'Tn'l CC: Avindow\ I FMJ r.rininL.Coc 3 of3 APPENDIX H.2 SKANSKA ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Skanska.com Page 1 of 1 SrA.NSKA Environment Polhcy L'- Awards for use O -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~concrete Beacon Skanska - --.;. # -iat Beacon Hill, B 4 Skanska sponsot Selmer Bygg GOl Environment - . . r-> construct new Kt Introduction EnvirO - rrFi-ital tPoticy business centers Policy Our vision is that Skanska shall become the world's leading Projects company in construction-related services and in project and Contact the Vice P Environmental report real estate development. This requires, among other things, Environmental Aff that all of us take environmental issues seriously. Do you have any qi Environ. management Skanska's environn Environmental links What we do today affects the environment of both current and future Axel Wenbiad, Skai generations. Caring about people and the environment must therefore President Environm Contact permeate all of our work. This responsibility rests with all of us. Our .-, r, I.EZ i'Dn environmental awareness will help us prevent and minimize adverse environmental impact and improve our operations, thereby generating new business opportunities. We must be open-minded in our dialogue with others. What do you think In order to be successful, we need knowledge and commitment. environmental woi Your views on our We shall always follow these principles in our work at Skanska: work and our envir Think ahead about how your work will affect the environment. communication are Ask questions and obtain help if you are unsure. Use common sense. Be cautious and avoid materials or methods if you cannot properly assess their environmental risks. Bear in mind that there are circumstances where, due to environmental risks, we should not participate. Choose or propose environmentally better alternatives when this makes sense. Conserve natural resources. Every operative unit must build up an environmental management system and set its own environmental goals in order for our environmental policy to yield results in our daily work. Legislation and the environmental demands of our clients provide a foundation for our environmental ambition. Beyond this, we shall endeavor to make continuous improvements. All operations shall have environmental management systems in place no later than December 31, 1999 and be certified no later than December 31, 2000. By letting responsibility for the environment and the future permeate our day-to-day work, we will gain the confidence and respect of others. Danderyd, April 1998 Claes Bjork President and CEO http://www.skanska.com/templates/Page.asp?id=1953 12/5/2000 APPENDIX H.3 PROJECT PLAN SKANSKA BUJAGAL HYDROPOWER PROJECT, UGANDA Civil Works PROJ ntNo: Draft .I._. No. Date Note Prepared Dept. Manager Project Manager by: Revision Approved by : SKANSKA PROJECT PLAN TABLE OF CONTENT I PROJECT OVERVIEW. 3 1.1 GENERALINFORMATION. . . 3 1.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION.3 1.21 Introduction ............ 3 ... .. ....... .......... 3 1.2.2 Scopee.3 1.2.3 Locationn.3 1.2.4 ESopooern ................Or..4........................ ... 3 1.2.5 Enginee..\\4 1.2.6 Duration, size and mzethods s. . ..... 4 1.3 GOALS ... . 4 1.4 FEEDBACKOFEXPERIENCE . . .. .... 5 1.5 AUDITS .... .. ........ 5 2 ORGANISATION .. . . . ...... ...... \.\ .6.............. ... 6 2.1 CUSIOMERS/OWNERSANDEN SI' 'CTRGANISATION... . ..\. .. 6 2.1.1 Employers!/ Owners P---- . .........................6.............;) 6 2.1.2 Engineers Project ...................................... ... 6 2.2 SKANSKA'S ORGANI ...c..---. ... .. ... 6 2.2.1 Project Or.aI. . . .. . .................. 6 2.2.2 o n e \ W,ton ....... ..... ........................ ................. ........... 6 2.3 SUB- LONTS ni. 1.2 Project desc tion 1.2. Introduction 1.2.2 Scope The Project consists of t construction of: o Dam, including coffer dams and quarry o Switchyard with main Control Building. o Temporary site and roads o Repair and maintenance of existing roads 1.2.3 Location Project site is located north of Jinja, x km downstream on River Nile., approx. x kms distance from Kampala. BUJAGALI HPP Page 3 of 23 Doc xx rev "draft" xx/xx/00 SANSKA PROJECT PLAN 1.2.4 Employer/ Owner AESNP x X Fax: Project Office x x x Phone: Fax: 1.2.5 Engineer Joint Venture Bujagali H x x x Phone: Fax: E-mail: 1.2.6 Duration, size a# mthods Mobilisation commenced xx 2000, and planned completion is the end of XX 2004, ie. A contract period of 48? months. For Size, see 1.2.2 Conventional methods for concreting and road construction will be adopted. 1.3 Goals Deliver high quality infrastructure within given time and budget, in accordance with requirements and with minimum negative impact on environment and safety. The Management sets long-term goals taking into consideration Skanska Civils Document of Objectives 2000 goals and the developers ambitions. To attain these goals short-term targets have been defined. The long-term goals and targets for the project are specified in Appendix Goals and Targets. Short-term goals and target will be discussed and documented at the Management Meetings. BUJAGALI HPP Page 4 of 23 Doc xx rev "draft" xxfxxJ00 SKANSKA PROJECT PLAN 1.4 Feedback of experience Experience gained during the construction of various projects such as the Kotmale Hydropower Project and the Uri Hydropower Project in Kashmir-India and numerous other hydropower projects from around the world, has been utilized in the planning and preparation of the Bujagali Hydropower Project. Feedback and experience will be gained that will benefit the completion of the project. The person responsible for collecting, evaluating and documenting this data is the Technical Manager. A feedback will be forwarded to the Head of Te c at Head Office if required. 1.5 Audits Audits by intemal auditors are rseith a frequen o >mum 6 months. Internal auditors must fulfil the seof Skansk b Quality Assurance- and Environmental Auditin Extemal audits ,4 <)I? in accord ce lSO 14001 certificate of Skanska Int.Civil Engine e Audit reports shall be copie eice co-ordinator. Audit results are discu nagement Meetings Refer to Appendix Aud4g Plan. BUJAGALI HPP Page 5 of 23 Doe xx rev "draft" xx'xx/00 SKANSKA PROJECT PLAN 2 ORGANISATION 2.1 Customers / Owners and Engineers project organisation 2.1.1 Employers / Owners Project Organisation Refer to Appendix Employers Project Organisa 2.1.2 Engineers Project Organisation Refer to Appendix Engineers Pr S o t on 2.2 Skanska' Organisation A\ 2.2.1 Project Organi The Project Ma responsib management of the Project and reports to the Area Man . as the ge r $ ility and authority to ensure that operation-s within the project perfo dnce with the Contract, Project plan and the objectives and goals. For Organisation cha scriptions refer to Appendix SkanskaN rganisation All employees with a supervising function have the necessary authority in order to implement their respective tasks. This authority has been established by daily routines and the unwritt.n way of working within the Bujagali Project. When in doubt the situation shall be clarified with ones immediate supervisor. All directives to purchase shall be authorised by the Project Manager. For the Projects Managers authority see " Power of Attorney'which is keep by the Administration Department. For Details of the Safety Organisation within Skanska refer to the Appendix Health & Safety Plan Section 1.1.1. 2.2.2 Home Office Organisation For Organisation chart and names see Appendix Skanska' home organisation. 2.3 Sub- contractors, material suppliers, consultants project organisations 2.3.1 Sub-Contractors Project organisation Refer to Appendix Sub-contractors organisation. Information regarding the subcontracts is maintained and updated by the Technical Managers office. BUJAGALI HPP Page 6 of 2.3 Doc xx rev "draft" xx/xxl00 SKANSIA PROJECT PLAN 2.3.2 Matcrial suppliers Project organisation Adequate information is maintained and updated by the Plant & Logistic Manager. Refer to Plant & Logistics Department for details. 2.3.3 Consultants Project organisation 2.4 Contacts with local authorities Lists with adequate information concerning Iqca r are maintaind and updated by the Site Enviromental Officer (SEO)-r List l Authorities. BUJAGALI HPP Page 7 of 23 Doc xx rev "draft" xx/xx/OO SKANSIKA PROJECT PLAN 3 DESIGN PREPARATIONS The Engineer will furnish Skanska from time to time as the works progress, such additional or revised drawings and other information, as necessary for the purpose of the proper and adequate execution of the works. They will also issue instructions and make variations tha4eir opinion is appropriate for the successful completion of the works. However Skanska will prepare and submit a at might be necessary to interpret the Construction Dition forcement drawings and bar bending schedules. Furthermore the undermentio be all skab. o Detailed drawing n of the com p g and power systems o Detailed shop e rawings and t x g venulation and air-conditioning systems and , sewage an iping systems. O Layout drawin 11 Tempora *end Utilities. O Reinforcement rawings & a schedules. o ?? o As-built drawingent works designed by the Contractor.?? 3.1 Start-up meeting for design preparations A design meeting will be held prior to start of design. This meeting shall be minuted. 3.2 Design requirements Local standard, rules and laws must be considered together with other requirements refer to Appendix Project Requirements. Critical works should be assessed against these requirements in a risk analysis including the following areas: o Time schedule o Economy o Technical feasibility o Environment o Working enviromnent BUJAGALI HPP Page 8 of 23 Doc xx rev "draft" xx/xx/OO SKANSKA PROJECT PLAN 3.3 Time planning Plan Responsible Approved by Remark Overall Project Schedule Technical Manager Project Manager 3.4 Finances NA 3.5 Procurement of Consultants NA BUJAGALI HPP Page 9 of 23 Doc xx rev "draft" xx/xx/00 SKANSKA PROJECT PLAN 4 CONTROL OF DESIGN 4.1 Meetings for Design Meetings for design are callable by the Technical Manager in order to inform, clarify and delegate responsibilities for the detail design. These meetings shall be minuted. The meetings shall cover: o Organisation L Time schedule for design completion \ u Special conditions Li Quality o Environmental considerations. o Non Confornances 4.2 Time Contro Refer to 4.1 abo e 4.3 Financial rols NA 4.4 Design Co-orkt Meetings with the Engineer will be held to co-ordinate and follow-up design on a continuing basis. Fixed agendas with requirements of coverage are found in Appendix Design Co- ordination (Agenda) 4.5 Controls of Quality, Environment and Working Environment 4.5.1 Project plans by design engineers The Technical Manager or whom he designates is responsible to assure that the project design activities are carried according to the Project Plan. 4.5.2 Result from Design Final results of design are reviewed by the Technical Manager and approved by the Engineer. Control of Construction according to the design specifications is the responsibility of the Production Manager. Progress is monitored and discussed at internal meetings. 4.5.3 Handling of non-conformance and corrective action A non-confornance is reported to the Technical Manager and necessary corrective and preventive actions are taken. Refer to 6.6.4. BUJAGALI HPP Page 10 of 23 Doc xx rev "draft" xx/xx/00 S5AN 5KA PROJECT PLAN 4.5.4 Questions and Answers Questions about the project design and suggestions for changes, are documented in our correspondences with the Engineer. The Technical Manager is responsible for asking questions and compiling answers in the form of a Site Question. Refer to Appendix Site Question. 4.6 Document Controls Refer to Section 5.8. 4.7 Administrative Routines o Xh Drawings and descriptive documents, in eu i f. nt revisions by the Contractor shall be submitted to the Engineer in ies$r pproval. drawings issued shall be given an individual ref en b for easehe Engineer can approve or request modificaf p I1 shall be v e wnting within 14 days. Approved documents will b r the EnginqFr n-ies. On approval of the design, the Engineer accepts the e rtohreof. Approved docu e s ed with the 1 hival, distributed and filed accordingly. Original documn i filed separa Techncal Manager is responsible for the administration of , drawings 47 inical and commercial documentation. Drawings and descriptive doi ssued by the Engineer, shall be supplied to the Contractor in two copies. Pvi\A fd descriptive documents issued by the Contractor, shall be supplied to the E ur copies. Distribution to other parties concerned is made in two copies. Drawings shall be clearly marked by the Engineer with one of the following notations: 1. RETURNED FOR CORRECTION 2. APPROVED EXCEPT AS NOTED 3. GOOD FOR CONSTRUCTION Corrective measures are taken and the drawings are re-submitted within one week of the Engineer's notification. Only drawings signed and approved by the Engineer are valid for construction. The Technical Department shall keep a computerised recording system for all design & contractual correspondence. 4.8 Validation of design Validation of a specific part of the structure, where certification is necessary, is executed in accordance with the Contract. BUJAGALI HPP Page II of 23 Doc xx rev "draft" xx/xx/00 SKANSKA PROJECT PLAN 5. PRODUCTION PHASE PREPARATIONS 5.1 Meetings production preparations Meetings for production preparations are callable by Production Manager and minutes of meetings are taken. 5.2 Project review with the Engincer Project review with the Engineer is conducted and eting are taken. 5.3 Time and resources The following plans are being crea 2&. to guide t regard to time, resources and costs: Plan Responsible Approved by Remark Overall Project Schedu e anager anager Can be located in (Time Schedule) / Technical Dept. Payment Plan hclnical Manage ect Manager Can be located in \~ \S n \\ \)vTechnical Dept. Procurement/ Plant L i er Project Manager Can be located in PuLrchase Plan Plant & Log. Dept, Material Supply Plan Su int Production Manager Can be located in Production Dept Plant and \jtiM?on Manager Project Manager Confirmned by Constr.Equipment Plan \4Plant & Logistics Manager Area Manager Labour chart "Sept. Managers Project Manager Can be located in (Manning Chart) Admin. Dept. Site establishment Plans Production Manager Project Manager Can be located in Technical Dept. Project Budget Technical Manager Project Manager Confirmed by Area Manager 5.4 Finance See 5.3 above. 5.5 Procurement 5.5.1 Meetings for procurement Meetings for Procurement shall confirm to set plans for procurement / purchase. 5.5.2 Plans See 5.3 above. BUJAGALI HPP Page 12 of 23 Doc xx rev "draft" xxixx/OO SKANSKA PROJECT PLAN 5.5.3 Execution of purchase See Logistic Manual at Plant & Logistic Manager's Office. 5.5.4 Communication of purchase The initial step for comnunicating details of purchasing for a Department to the Purchasing Section shall follow the following steps. 1. Complete a Purchase Request forn, with item d d account details. 2. Purchase Request to be approved by Depart rer. 3. Forward Purchase Request to Purchasin 4. Purchasing Section issues a Direction o 5. Project Manager to approved the l&Qn\ urchase- 6. Purchase request to be forwa to tor with DP num in. 7. Purchasing Section pure 6b < per the Rur p edures outlined in the Logistic Manual For the purchase of Dtances Chto Appendix Purchase of Chemicals. ,< > To co-ordinate and advise on the Quality Systems consisting of required Work Procedures, Method Statements, Control Plans Work Instructions, Inspections and Testing to ensure that the works are in compliance with the requirements of the contract. r Make sure that all requirements stated in the contract with the developer is adressed within this Project Plan r To carry out system reviews and inspections to ensure that the performance is in accordance with the Control Plans, this includes physical monitoring to ensure compliance with given requirements, in particular requirements stated in Appendix R in the contract. r To take part in evaluation of suppliers and the follow-up that delivered material has been tested and complies with the relevant specifications. > To collect, scrutinise and file the final QEW Records. > To participate in informing, training and motivating the employees. i To assist and advice the various Departments with respect to QEW and interpretation of specifications etc. BUJAGALI HPP Page 13 of 23 Doc xx rev "draft" xx/xx/00 SKANSKA PROJECT PLAN To analyse the results of Audit reviews and inspections in order to reflect trends highlight potential problem areas and suggest remedial measures. 5.6.1 Critical tasks - Risk inventory Critical tasks are those tasks, designs, installations, building segments and external factors that are new, critical from an experience point of view or especpAly complicated, and that may hive a sipnificant influence on time, finances, security ¸,ality, environment or worki.ng environment. The critical tasks/elements identified a N,d#Appendix Risk Analysis. All critical tasks that are considered to have \ " nificant i on any of the above mentioned are taken into considerati ct Cont s and/or Method Statements, refer to Appendix Metho n s for vital The respective Departments d Statements to the Engineer and circulating to the respons s the respo 3the Technical Manager. Environmental r , er with app ct, ironmental impact assessment (ElI, appendix R in th ,identifies an ossible impact. These, are parts of the risk assessment and lis quirements. The Management can decide \ Analysis due to forner unknown task or major material delivery. 5.6.2 Handling of azardous substances For all chemical products and hazardous substances such as oils, solutions, grease, paint, etc (:f substantial volume, a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) must be acquired and kept available at site for information. Prior to purchase the content of the product must be checked against Skanska's list of prohibited substances see Appendix Skanska List of Banned Substances. The person responsible for obtaining MSDS and checking against Skanska's list is the person purchasing the product. The MSDS shall be forwarded to the QEW Department for approval prior to purchasing the chemical. Consider wearing protective equipment according to information on MSDS. Refer to Appendix Handling of Dangerous Substances. All chemical products and other hazardous substances must be stored with an impermeable layer beneath, i.e. concrete (not asphalt) and the contents marked clearly on the outside of t:he container. All spillage must be avoided as far as possible, if spill of oil is unavoidable, try to prevent migration by constructing a bunding around the area or by covering the ground with a couple of decimetres of sand, as this will retain the oil and stop it from coming into contact with ground water. 5.6.3 Handling of refuse and leftovers The following activities will be performed regarding handling of refuse and leftovers -Aclii it- Responsible for Action Remarks Organise handling of refuse Personnel Manager Waste Management Program and leftovers (Septic disposal, Containers, SEO Refuse disposal Company) Pickup - Plant & Logistic Dept. BUJAGALI HPP Page 14 of,: 3 Doe xx rev "draft" xx'xx/OO SKANSK(A PROJECT PLAN Waste separation Program (Shops. Offices, Initiated by SEO & Personnel Manager, and If local system can facilitate Program Camips. Canteenis. Workshop etc.) lImplemientatioll and Action by respective Departments Check permits and Documents for transport Plant & Logistics Manager SEO Maniager to review and receiving of hazardouis rnatenal Stores Superintendent 5.6.4 Safety and Security Plan / Check list Responsible Remark Check-list for accident, environmental SEO Manager See ip dx Accident check list or health Safety Equipment List (PPE) SEO Manager ( hu okd Appendix Health &Safety Plan Emergency and Security plans Security Manag c% 'ls security, and Evacuation Plan Refer to Appendix Sccurity Plan. 5.6.5 Control program The control program pro t rvnew of the c sting that will take place during the project. A Risk a conn project. When controls of risks are considered ny iKfscontrols are Control Plans. Controls required due to contract, laws\l Ys or other opti d in the Control Plans. The controls to be rmed shall ed in control plans refer to Appendix Control Plan. 5.6.6 The Customney 9rs orking environment plan See Appendix R in cot)\> 5.7 Communication and information Meeting, training material and bulletin boards shall relay communications. Workplace infornation relative to the employees will be posted in suitable locations on notice boards and in inter office memos. Project- and site-specific training/ information is provided if a need is realised. The training shall include the environmental, working environment and security awareness. See Appendix Training Program. The respective Departments shall maintain documentation of all training carried out within their department and a copy given to the QEW Department for filing. The following documents are created over and above general rules for order and safety and for communication and information intemally and extemally. Documents Responsible ri,r action Work-site information: Handling of chemical products and waste ( see 5.6.2) SEO Evacuation and Security plan Security Manager Environmental, Working environrment, SEO drug abuse and other information (see 1.1 BUJAGALI HPP Page 15 of 23 Doc xx rev "draft" xxixx/OO SKANSIKA PROJECT PLAN Information for local authorities and Administration Manager I'eople living near the work site 5.8 Document management 5.8.1 Controlling documents Refer to Appendix Project Requirements. 5.8.2 Reporting documents Document Resonsibility Monthly progress Report c aMnManager -Monthly Statements \ \\\,nical Manage 7\Av -Interim Payment Certificate , \ t echnical1tNiSN\X \\ -Statement of performanc--\- > \ Technical 9n^,> \ Minutes from meetings a\\, RespeO6_N eArs lDocumentation of quantitiesaa \\V \ ,anag ers Production reports n Manager Production Diaries C\\V ction Manager Procurement dooiy> +<`t C\\pant & Logistics Manager Design document L \ Technical Manager Additional work Technical Manager Quality Assurance records QEW Manager/ SEO Environmcntal Reporting doc en QEW Manager/ SEO Working environmen f e ocuments QEW Manager/ SEO Accident Reports QEW Manager/ SEO / Plant & Logistics Manager Monitoring Reports QEW Manager/ SEO Material certificates and Test reports Plant & Logistics Manager Non conformity Reports Respective Personnel Audit Reports QEW Manager/ SEO Training Records QEW Manager/ SEO *Refer to Appendix Environmental Reporting Documents. 5.8.3 Handling incoming and outgoing correspondence Refer to Appendix Document Control for further details. 5.8.4 Document Filing Refer to 5.8.3. BUJAGALI HPP Page 16 of 2 3 Doc xx rev "draft" xx/xx/OO SANSKA PROJECT PLAN 6. PRODUCTION PHASE CONTROLS 6.1 Start-up meetings, production and follow-up meetings Start-up meeting for project preparations is callable by Production Manager in order to inform, clarify and delegate responsibilities for forthcoming activities. This meeting shall be minuted. Start-up meetings are called for when starting new major tas s! activities. The meeting covers: o Organisation zi Time schedule ci Special conditions ci Method Statement oi Contractual Requirements zi Controls! Control programs o Quality Di Working Environment oi Environment Li Training Li Cost Contro 6.2 Planning & Work Conl An Overall Project Schedul salKssued under the supervision of the Project Manager and submitted to the engi 4proval. This plan shall be monitored regularly and the progress of the work shall be di\r(sd'at Management meetings. Measures are identified so as to maintain the Original OvEall Project Schedule. Furthermore the Production Manager is responsible for the individual sub-section within his Department for the issuing and updating biweekly of a 3-week lookahead schedule for their involved work. This information shall be forwarded to the Planning Section. 6.3 Financial Control The Administration Manager is responsible for establishing and maintaining a working administrative system, including financial and economical matters. Construction costs are monitored and controlled by the Cost Controller, in collaboration with the Chief Accountant, Quantity Surveyor and respective Manager. This is done through continuous comparison with production budgets for each group of activities, and includes control of costs, amount of hours for labour and equipment, quantities performed and progress. 6.4 Control of Subcontractors Management of subcontractors is the responsibility of the Production (Supervision)/Technical (Contractual) Departments. Prior to commencement of the work requirements and targets are defined and agreed. Refer to Appendix Environmental Information Package to Suppliers I Subcontractors. BUJAGALI HPP Page 17 of 23 Doc xx rev "draft" xx.xx/00 SKANSKA PROJECT PLAN Subcontractors are always obliged to adhere to the specifications defined in Subcontract Agreement. Subcontract Agreements can be found with the Technical Department. Meetings shall be held with the subcontractors on a Bi-weekly basis lead by the Production Department if considered necessary a representative from the Technical Department. These meetings are callable by the Production Manager and minutes shall be taken. The objective of the meetings is to ensure that all information of importance is available to [he persons responsible for the various parts of each subcontrP6 and that defined targets are kc pt updated. The subcontractors will bc supervised regular , duction Department supervisor to ensure that adherence of their work to the de itions & re uiyaents outlined in ihe subcontract agreement. Subcontractors with a contract pe d th3 months 1te)in regards quality & environmentally by the Qt. Th qu e audits will be every 6 months until their contact eci An for the subcontractors can le located with the QEW d 6.5 Logist ic m ent Refer to Logistic 6.6 Controls of Quality 4 ent and Working Environment 6.6.1 Task prepar O Critical tasks are identified in the Appendix Risk Analysis (note that App R in contract is a part of Risk Analvsis) 6.6.2 Control and testing The scope and type of control and testing which are listed in the control plans will be documented in procedures such as checklists, Inspection reports, etc. Refer to Append x Control Plan. In the appendix it is indicated what induces the control. The contractual requirements of control are incorporated in the procedures. Machinery, vehicles and other tools that fall under rules and regulations of inspection and/or demand permits by local authorities should be inspected and approved prior to use. The persen responsible is the workshop Superintendent. Follow-up of external controls and tests might, if considered necessary, be specified in a specific program. 6.6.3 Working environment and environmental inspections Working environment (refer to Appendix H&S Plan) and environmental inspections (refer to Appendix Monthly Environmental Inspection List) are performed according to a checklist with a frequency of 1/month according to Control Plan. The person responsible is SEO. BUJAGALI HPP Page 18 of 1 3 Doc xx rev "draft" xx/xx/OO SKANSKA PROJECT PLAN . 6.6.4 Handling of Non-Conformities, corrective and preventive actions A non-conformity is defined as something not in compliance with quality standard, specification or measuring requirements, or as deviations from specified procedures or way of working within production., environment, security, working environment! health or safety. External points of view, complaints or credit, are treated the ame way as non- conformities. Two major categories of non-conformance are defin ci Non-conformance with external conse ions wher tconsequences might be that the process or product does no m t tractual requs\t oi Non-conformance with internal o e deviations sequences do not affect the contractual requir t t4 process or pro does not meet internal requirements. ° 3 principally differen e -conformance #sse, oi Non-conforn \c d due to me ness, negligence, disorder, choice of wrong method chinery or 1 i. oi Non-conformance caused badidents, cataclysms or similar incidents oi Non-conforTnance from \ 10. QEW Issues I10. QEX ImA\ ,, C \ 12. Goals & Targets are set. 13. Audit Results \ \ \\ov 14. Security \ <5r , 15. Other Jssues St\\w\ >m During Managem 4 g als adtrF@\>e d.Each target is set with a time limit and personA ,+.I appropile sar new goals and targets are set. 6.9 External Meetings <, v Meetings with Engineer Convenor Interval Remark Progress Meeting \ < ngineer/ Project Manager. 1/month Safety Meeting Engineer/ SEO 1 /month. BUJAGALl HPP Page 21 of 23 Doc xx rev "draft" xx/xx/OO SKANSKA PROJECT PLAN 7. HANDING OVER 7.1 Meetings for Handing over Prior to the first section of the works being handed over, a start-up meeting is held to determine the formalities related to the taking over procedures, and identify the specific techniclI requirements to be fulfilled prior to take-over. Minutes of the meeting are taken, for the approval of tl9, ipants. 7.2 Final control and testing 7.3 Documentation The final documentatior st,\ theWorks is tW,Wh ility of the Technical Manager, however each Depa for c filing the handover documenws throughout the Pr T documenta same, shall consist of: o Quality recordl\&> o As-built drawin < o Operation and Maintenance garding permanent installations) 7.4 Inspections On completion of th or part/section of the Works, a final inspection is carried out and a written report is prepared. This is the responsibility of the Production Manager in collaboration with the Quality Assurance and Environment Manager and the Technical Manager. Contacts with the Client / Engineer is the responsibility of the Technical Manager, in collaboration with the respective Manager. When the Works, or part/section of the Works, is ready for take-over, the Employer and the Engineer are notified. 7.5 Close Workplace 7.5.1 Internal final meeting Internal final meeting is callable by Project Manager. 7.5.2 Final meeting with employer/ owner Final meeting with the customer is conducted according contractual requirements 7.5.3 Records/ Documentation Refer to 7.3. 8. GUARANTEE PERIOD Guarantee period is in the contract set to X years. BUJAGALI HPP Page 22 of 23 Doc xx rev "draft" xxlxx/00 SKANSKA PROJECT PLAN 9. LIST OF APPENDIX No. Appendix Status 1 Goals and Targets 2 Auditing plan 3 Employers project organisation 4 Engineers project organisation 5 Skanska's project organisation 6 Skanska's home organisation 7 Sub-contractors organi a' i\\\g4 8 List of local author**\\ 9 Project Plan Dis*b 1 ist 10 Project R.e r 11 Design (ik\>Otif (Agenda) P&\X 4;M\ 12 Sit^\ 13 s Ongoing 14 Me@ Wztatements -(\ 15 PKska List of EV tances 16 Accident cho \'J 17 Security P n To be prepared _O18 Co Ko Ongoing 19 H He Yety Plan 20 Non Bnformance Report 21 Overview of Management System 22 Training Program 23 Monthly Environrmental Inspection List 24 Handling of Dangerous Substances 25 Environmental Information Package to Suppliers / Subcontractors. 26 Environmental Reporting Documents 27 Document Control 28 Purchasing of Chemicals 29 General E'rocedures -END OF PLAN ------ BUJAGALI HPP Page 23 of 23 Doc xx rev "draft" xx'xx/00 Please find attached some examples of Appendices for information. 5KANSKA Bujagali HPP Project Plan Appendix 100 - 1.3 Goals and Targets The Project Management sets goals and targets N s sible to reconcile and when found necessary, set new targets at Management eT Goals and Targets are set within th I11 east zi Time O z Finance o Technical S o Working o Environ i Security o Health Goals and Tar_ets: The following Goals and Targets for the Project were set during Management meeting No. X: Safety To be defined Environment To be defined Finance To be defined 0 ~~0 SKIANSK(A EXAMPLE HPP SHORT TERM GOALS & TARGETS & ACTIONS Listed below are some short term targets with proposed action, itl the project managementh choice to use these targets to achieve the project overall goals, or add other targets. These targets and action shall be discussed at the Management meeting. Economy/ Finance TIartet Aclion lref. D)ociinicet Rep. 1 linie Perig,d I ( 'EninIcied > 3% under budget > Actions cost control > Minimise value in storage P Check storage value _______ I Personnel Target Actin Rer. Dricuiiieiit Resp. limie P'eriod CmpIIIeied > Avoid substance abuse > Informa Sb use <\ skas substance > Increase quality of sparetime for expatriates > Spon si in golf clubs ,< abuse policy > Provide quality facilities for local staff tr a < )a\>c\u'ers accessible dur,Wne e \ ic8\u? ncreasing com i(l6t + \<> p iive program X\ vide potableasing JWA Up to March I 1th 000225 . # Mosquito rot > Dust free __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ Quality __ (m\\ v , Target Actioii Ref. Document Resp. Time Period Completed > Work according to established routines and > \cQeck control plans control plans Complete 9 risk assessments & control plan JWA Up to March 1 0th 000308 with Production > Infornation concerning project plan > Update site round checklists C:XHenrik\Dokument\402-Civil\Uganda\Short Term Targets draft.doc 00-10-19 Page I of 3 SKAN SKA EXAMPLE HPP Health & Safety Thrgct A\ct io Rer. Documentei Resp. Time Period Completed > 0 lethal accidents during project > Secure that everybody is using hard hats * Health & ) Increase awareness of Working > Control/ check abuse of alcohol Safety Plan Environment issues > Control/ check roadmarks > Avoid traffic accidents > Increase/ change roadmarks > Install falling rock signs along access tunnel JWA 000311 000224 roadway > Install speed control sign at switchyard area JWA 0003 11 000224 > Control! check arrangements to avoid falJ ., e > Increase! change arrangements to avoi accidents X > Buy reflective clothing/ vest s onnel > Secure roadmarks dunrkin arrangements > Avoid vehicle tr ye is ances > Fire Fighting / JWA 000930 o Control! c t iquipment > Increa id arrangements > C *l)\%&c,>e Fighting Equip \\t\ >/ a I\ee Fire Fighting NNI courses/ Traini r ci c 2 need for First > Pe ormFirstAid n JWA 000930 > Minimise drivi hours > Identiy ays o inguishers in workkshops JWA 000631 000620 > Indae iaoye JWA 000831 Technical __ Target Action Resp Timiie Period Completed > Apply well finctioning and sustainable > Method of Statenment solutions and methods of working C:\Henrik\Dokument\402-Civil\Uganda\Short Tenn Targets draft.doc 00-10-19 Page 2 of 3 is * lb 0 0 0 SKANSKA EXAMPLE HPP Environmental Target Ac fion Ref. Document Resp. Time Period Completed > Respect and fiulfil the legal demands and > Monitor or rivers for pollution * Water regulations concerning the environmental > Apply suitable sediment treatment facilities Monitoring aspects of thc contract activities and Sri ) Turfing or planting trees Plan Lankan Laws. ) Washing bay at switchyard workshop RAN 000430 000501 > Prevent hazardous production effluent > Oil separator at switchyard workshop RAN 000430 000501 from intruding into the waterways and flandling & soils. storage of fuels > Control noise & dust pollution. & oils > Restore the affected areas, as close as practicable, to the original appearance. > Minimise negative impact on ' Control purchase of he ppr ts, MSDS (e ch for environment tlrough avoiding hannful > Control handlin, du t urchasing of substances and correct handling, storage i Actions to i chemicals and control of chemical substances in use. > Change o chemicals > Tryo MNxe ronmcntally fricn s 0 Handling of > T0u\ehnWYnvmronmentally f IClets dangerous of absorbent i substances of all dangerous t waming > Miniminise burden to local community > Control handli implement waste * Waste through correct handling and disposal of managemem ro Management waste > Do unt hazardous waste P > Minimise pollution to the air and > Co ik1g of hazardous waste at recipient Program inconjveniience to local cornmunity by > Try t crease amount of hazardous waste * Environmental transport external & internal. > Try to dcrease amount of waste by minimising awareness JWA/I-.IF. 000430 000501 non-recyclable package course > Environmental Awareness traitning for expatriate employees > Try to recycle organic waste C:\Henrik\Dokunent\402-Civil\Uganda\Short Term Targets draft.doc 00-10-19 Page 3 of 3 SKANSKA BUJAGALI HPP Protect Frequency Department Bujagali Every 6 months ICE Site Manager I Project Manager Telepioiie/ Telefax Auditing Critena XX PMS; Project Plan CostuiiieF D Date AES NP 22>\ 000-XX Plannee ~dit 2 Audit vudit 4 ISO Project Plaii 4.3.3, 4.3.4/ 1. 1, 5.7 2. Organisation, , uthority x /2. 14., 64.34. Laws and Re g t <22 1.,664 R-A 3. Control of Design < X X X -/4 4. Document ControjV ) xK X X X 4.4.5/ 5.8.3, [-.8.4. 5.8 5. Production Control X X X X 4.4 5/6,1 - 6.8 6. Procurement/ Import/ Export X X X X - Logistic Manual 7. Communication and Education X X X X 4.4.2, 4.4.3/ §.7, 6.6.4 8. Handing Over x x -7.1- 7.5 9. Audits X X 4 5.4 1.5, A. udit Plan 10. Emergency preparedness X X 4.4.7/5.6.1, 5.6.4, Checklist 11. QA, Non- confornity handling X X X X 4.f. 1 - 4.5.3/ 5.'7.5, 5.8.2, 6 6.4, 6.6.6 11. Feed - back, documentation of X X X X 4.5.2.4.6, experiences 6..4/, 61.1 ..3 1.5,6.1 Audit Plan Approved: Note Because of the location and distance involved with the Pt ajec, all EMS topics wili be audited during each Audit.. 5KANSKA BUJAGALI HPP BUJAGALI CONTRtOLING PROJECT REQUIREMENTS External Reciuirements Document Responsible Stored Contract Civil Works - Volumes I to Technical Mana er Technical Department III. _____________________ Uganda National Environmental Act, SEO QEW Department NEMA. __ __ __ Uganda's Department of Labour agger P onnel Department Act.? Applicable Law and codes of RWctive Manag ; tive Departments Uganda. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Internal Requirem Document Responsible Stored Skanska Swe ' es for Manager/ SEO QEW Department Quality, Enviro nt & Workin Environmental. Skanska's Risk Assessme,j s Project Manager/ SEO QEW Department Bujagali Project. ro, Skanska' Our Wa9A ng Project Manager/ SEO QEW Department Skanska Civils Doc hent of Project Manager/ SEO QEW Department Objectives 2000 Bujagali HIPP Project P'lan & General Project Manager/ SEO QEW Department Procedures Control Plan Project Manager/ SEO QEW Department Skanska list of Banned Substances. Project Manager/ SEO QEW Department To be specified..... Proj ect Requirements/KDE'10/ 19/00 BUJAGALI HPP LIST OF GLOBALLY BANNED CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES This list COntainS substances thalt \'iolate Skaniska ;\AB policies or applicaicl l\\s or treaties. Instal line prodLucts contamiln thcse substancCs iS prohibIted witi ii th[3] A n Peerojct. Ihis included any of our Subcontractor. CAs s, Cu4 SVs uf a ,agentl7 ,a e usc%emo cas1oln agnt * ;- ;--s^_- iPossibTh#4+ ltfC aPjj,Iicaif5i?-soflener. used~ .I seaianjagnS - !apaciFdrXane C A. ~ ~ ~ , .A%i '13tran e .ro Co t e r. at.n . - t& rV ; h.Fame fsLitant ½gent a&I p6sticitJ;s lin ex tiJe indusry . u: tw9d8j;r -*Cs--- i- r. m n _pn i Weig tJ - .- Etr .' 1322O7-3h' 132207 32-09y12172 73 5.- 775366T> 't77536-68,'6' 775366J 5 .1200t'W4rnaiE6m60 trtnOppweight% E r' '$ -, * Possible. fkJ1d of applicatib: i,enti1ahioaducts. panel matervals insulabo7g, Rlig arkt. 'e ernent&iiiseama(eais.n t2t,age tjlI < ; , *'rans ?4 Alaya?^- l R Afme Sustncs pHl'ies Jl( Wj1r`il(1 CASzhv-rhbr*h? Abstra4cty SAI~ - ri,#; MOM~s 14te6 iiorru54f XN I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~V~ Proicet Manager~ih66 list B m LflcdSbtnes HL kt)L 0r j \ \\2 ~BUJAGALI HPP EN- VIRONiME IDEN T ILST O SPILL OF HA MATERIALS Small quante o LIMIT - Try :o stop spreading (soil wall /plastic or other) o ABSORB (SAWDUST) / COLLECT Large Quantity over 5 liters o LIMIT - Try to stop spreading (soil waIl/ plastic or other) o Notify QEW [)EPARTMENT u Consult inforrnation in MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET z ABSORB / COLLECT!! O INJURY DUE TO CHEMICALS o GIVE FIRST AID ASSISTANCE Eye contact -----Flush with plenty of water for 1 5min Skin contact -----Wash with soap & water Inhalation -------Remove effected person to fresh air Ingestion---------Consult MSDS before action o CALL GIVEN EMERGENCY NUMBERS o CONSULT MSDS o SENT SOMEBODY TO MEET EMERGENCY SERVICES o REPORT TO SAFETY OFFICER O ANY OTHER ENVIRONEMNTAL ACCIDENTS I TRY TO LIMIT THE ENVIRONEMNTAL CONSEQUENCES 1 SKANSKA BUJAGALI HPP NON CONFORMITY REPORT lnt I NCR no. NCR nol (to he filled me QEW Department/Section Reported By: Date Location:< E Description of Non- Conformity: <\ 4) Proposed Corrective ~ ial ActionX@ W < Corrective Action Section Cause of Non Conformity Preventive action to avoid repetition of non conformity Corrcective Action Approved By Project Manager: Date: Corrective Action Discussed at Management Meeting Yes D Meeting No. Date - Reason why? NCR to be forwarded to Engineer Yes D- For Information Cl No EC For Approval C1 NCR Approved by Engineer (if required) Name Date NCR Closed ( inform QEW Dept when work has been completed so as to close NCR) Sign Date C:\Henrik\Dokument\402-CiviI\Uganda\NCR Foerr draft doc Skanska International Civil Engineering OVERVIEW OF MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Internal External Project Plan 7 Project Plan Appendices *Health and Safety 0 v W j i F *Contrators e Environmental e Maniagem lent Plan * d *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Method b) a Statements a ¢ = z c *Inspection Specific procedures and controls $ = k Reports I Control Program Method Statement Control Plans 0 n f Goals and Targets r _ u I Targets Actions Follow up | u Bujagali HPP SKAN5KA C~;i SKANSKA 0 Training Requirements, Bujagali Hydropower Project General Safety Envirc.nment CD CD CD CD~~~~~~~C CD C _~~D d / , CGI & =X1 El v 3 All ex pat personnel _ __ All other project personnel - X |_ People living near the worksite - -- Rescue Team __I_I Local Authorities Training requirements for construction personnell drivers and so on is to be defined S Records of training done are kept by the QEW Department Refer to Training I Information Content Requirements see details of course. Training Required draftIIKDE//2000-10-19 SKA SK B ~--~-UJAGALI HPP Environmental Inspection I Zeport No: I Inspection Date: Inspected by nspection Area: Participants: SITE LOCATION CODES (1) Nlaitenianice Workshop 0) Quarry river (3) Quarry upstrea sinal Workshop (5) Water Treatment Area (6) Office Area (7) Saw and hending xnrd fI) Switch Yard (91 Batching & crushing Plant 110 C haust (11) (12\ Other ITEM DESCRIPTION LOCATION VIOLATION I OBSERVATION REMARK Du. DOt. Resp 1.0 AIR POLLUTION 1.1 Generators 0 Satisfactory O Black smoke \\\<\ O Leakingoi/ \ \>\ \ \ O Not us i8i't@ v 1.2 Earth-moving equipmenterformanc 1.3 Vehicles, 0 Satisfactory locomotives, \ O Black snote c other fuel burhing 0 Lek engines Nur fuel 1.4 Performance of f f \tiaory Control \ to Impr Equipment\ / .1. GeDust (roads, >0 Satisfactory shoterete, cement C1 Site dusty Ketc.) 0 Ilnadequate spra ying O Cement not stored correctly 0 1.6 Neighbourhood O Yes Complaint O No O Improper 2.0 WATER POLLUTION 2.1 General house- L Satisfactory Keeping O Oil/diesel stains on ground O Garbage scattered all over the site 2.2 Maintenance of 0 Satisfactory Sentlement & Oil 0 Odours separator tanks El Oil sheen/visible grease O Turbidity O Foam O Colour O Tank full of silt O Neutralisation functioning O Not regularly emptied 2.3 Floor drains 0 No Contamination O Signs of pouring oil/diesel into drains 0 Contaminated with chemicals (e.g. oil, diesel etc.) [ Blocked by debris/garbage 0 Storage of chemicals nearby 0 4 Monitoring 0 Satisfactory Program 0 Improvement needed - specify 0 SKANSKA BUJAGALI HPP ITEM DESCRIPTION I LOCATION I VIOLATION I OBSERVATION REMARK 3.0 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLING AND STORAGE 3.1 Waste/garbage E Satisfactory bins El Insufficient quantity El Pollutants (e.g. waste chemical containers, rags, batteries etc.,) dumped in bins El Recyclable (e.g. metal) dumped garbage bins 3.2 Chemical D Satisfactory Disposal EL Drums/containers o I closed cover C1 Not stored i ot pos or 3 Not sstorage El Waste chemical on the externalx \ \ suraceof he ontiners \§U FiXon drunns <\ S5\\6; effective, bunding C4\ El No warning signs El No overhead covern ElNot ventilatedr El No emerg El Funnels n? s>\. E MN imum s ot posted or p mad, o ityexceeded 3.3 C hemi cal storage E No invefactory \ Jo, or ineffective.bunding l Drums/containers not effectively closed_ 11Stored to close to other materiald No stored on concrete slab f 3 Extensive oilidiesel spillage on grou nd 0Waste chemical on the external surface of the containers 0 No warning signs No overhead covering 11Not ventilated E No emergency equipment No maximum storage quantity Eosted, or quantity exceeded ElNo inventory El MSDS not available 3.4 Above ground 0 Extensive diesel spillage on groun diesel tanks 0ENo bunding/no drip pans when Eumping diesel 0No drip buckets for dispensing hoses/pump 0Integrity of tank not satisfactory 0Leaking pipes/connectors/pumps Roof not provided Located too close to storm drain nlets Bunding damaged •Bunding discharge valve not closed 13~ ~ ~~ SKANSCA BUJAGALI HPP ITEM DESCRIPTION LOCATION VIOLATION / OBSERVATION REMARK D.e DOt Resp 3.5 Oil change O No drip pans / spills / stains / housekreeping * Oil stains on ground o Material for absorption of spills not available [: Waste oil not poured into designated waste oil drums El Dirty oil filters dumped into garba Information [1 Satisfactory emplovees based Cl Employees not awar s as on a sample of 3 Environment oiy workers been O Employeesu are t todo in asked during the the event n e enc inspection 0 E not displayed [1 d1S's specify: . 4.0 WASTE MANAGEMENT 4.1 Waste types \< \ t Oil, Batteries,FiA ,\ El\/C N/A or ot 'Z\Sa, eefy 4.2 Storage 0 S containers El C rity not satisfactory |dispenseregularly enough 4.3 ous ee g Elat ong XC Mis/containers not effectively aste chemical on the external >surface ofthe containers El Handling instructions not posted at dispenser El N/A or others, please specify: 4.3 StHouse keeping a Satisfactory l Miscellaneous items are stored here El Improper stacking of drums [1 Isle too narrow or not cleared of obstacles O NIA or others, please specify: 4.5 Storage area [1 Satisfactory O No designated storage area n Improper floor surface (not impermeable) D Inadequatebunding volume E Inadequate ventilation E Directly connected to drains O Inadequate space for handling waste containers E Not provided with a roof E Not kept clean and dry E Not secured by lock(s) E No warning signs/maximum quantity or volume [I No emergency equipment E N/A or others, please specify: 4.6 Waste handling & E Satisfactory treatment E Program not being implemented E Separation Satisfactory O Separation Poor _ 5.0 TRANSPORT & ROADS 0_satisfactory_maintenance .t Access roads El Satisfactory Maintenance I l O In need of Maintenance [I Erosion . O SKIANSKA BUJAGALI HPP ITEM DESCRIPTION LOCATION VIOLATION / OBSERVATION REMARK DueDti R.ap 5.2 Dust control 0 Satisfactory o Water needed 5.3 Traffic 0 Satisfactory O Speed limits not maintained O Time restrictions not maintained O Insufficient signs 6.0 Spoil Tips & Slopes 6.1 Spoil tips El Satisfactory O Insufficient com p@< a [1 Insufficient .Inae)\, \\ LI Excess rueo 9\ \ O Intrrngitha'\ \ > 6.2 Slopes 7.0 N oise __ __ __ ___nt_ __ __ __ __ __ _ . O 9'n t ring O<; J'.';5-ix i{'r_lJ' > ' APPENDIX H.4 OUR WAY OF WORKING -  %5rA.. r'-'"' 9,.*.7 ;-ˇ  vv - - -, - C / V '4t Wt4  < .t ., -  1' . IL. it, '7 .4. j *iit----*"4 'ˇ:.o2 I- *24 -V. 4; t a-v-c-. I t I.? I'.' ¼ f/ t> I 7'* I 71 * r *- .r^-e ,' A Wum _ * _,_ , , _ ~~* , V ,, Jb- * * 0 S - | | g i:~~- X, '' .. ' n*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | | | X,~~~~~~~~~ 9 : * > 0~~:::- t * .-- ! * ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~, 0 * 0.. I e* _. 0 I ..u_ * B 4. ** 3 .. !* . 9 * 0 * S * ~ ~~~~~ U s *, l a.F i 4': A-l '-U-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~o V-I,bl - P$1,;'s ~- - = - ,r -t j;j,1L..,q.I.J4. -, _: - '' ' " ~e, A-i': ~~~~~~~ ,rw-.~~~~~~sare.S *~~~~4 441-~ ~ ~~~~~~~ . - -~~~~~U *t. i ~ - ~~~~~~~~~~~ - &VAC: ,vv Vfl 3M .pfAj1 -,,~ ,! APPENDIX H.5 WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN SKANSKA WASTE MANAGEMENT 1. SCOPE This procedure applies to the handling of waste from the Kukule Ganga HPP. 2. PURPOSE This Program defines procedures, which will be used to handle, store, dispose and treat waste generated from living camps, offices, workshops, kitchen, medical facilities and other work areas. The plan focuses on the separation, treatment, disposal and reutilization of waste. This prograrmXudes pr r for regularly scheduled reviews and modifications. The resp""ibd'II revie cument twice a year and revise as necessary. NA 41T10 4. REFE Minutes of Meeting November 2nd 1999 Central En tal Authop4t January 13th 2000 Kalutara Urban ( February 15th 2000 Colombo Munici il Februarv 25th 2000 Waste Management No.2 < .- X 5. RESPONSIBILITY The Waste Management committee will be responsible lementaMn if this program in regards training of personnel & supply of containe or, al sorting yards (with the assistance of the Production Manager). All Department Heads have the overall responsibility for the works in this Program and are responsible for supporting it and for ensuring that all project/facility entities actively participate. They will be thoroughly familiar with this procedure and with their individual responsibilities regarding its implementation and enforcement Employees must know and understand what is required of them. It is the collective responsibility of all Skanska Kukule Ganga employees for sorting his or her own waste and for the proper disposal of all garbage/waste at the collection areas. All employees are responsible for the housekeeping around the garbage collection areas in their areas of work. Kukule Ganga HPP Lot 2.2: Civil Works Waterways and Power Station 2 of 5 Doc QEWI004/710 Rev 0 SKANSKA WASTE MANAGEMENT 6. PROCEDURE 6.1 General In spite of the fact that no requirements exist in Sri-Lanka in regards disposal of Solid waste, Skanska shall maintain an internal standard for handling of waste so as to minimise the effects on the Environment. 6.2 Identification of Waste Origin Waste [ | Origin Waste Dining room d ars, solids 4i' Work areas, Food scraps PWr,/ gX,dboard \% [)_ Including Lunch boxes (Technopor!Styrofbaml mechanic, Plastic cups. soup containers. etc Plastics le botties. \ 2' arpentry, Cement bags \/g pther) n > C g, CC s (different os o sing, Cardboard, explosive boxes ___x____i__g_ and ot__ liaNd Textiles Residence Pape/)Z> Pr Metals (drums, cables, scrap steel) areas Glas r olors) Geotextiles, hydraulic hoses Aluminur4,dzl /; tW ~~~~CPV,ipes Plastics (PET b er) ) t Textiles Labs (,e5> c:.s _________Ce t,g 6.3 Classification of Waste Waste will be classified into fractions depending on treatment or disposal method. Different types of waste treated the same way will be aggregated to one fraction. Only fractions that are treated differently need to separated. Kukule Ganga HPP Lot 2.2: Civil Works Waterways and Power Station 3 of 5 Doc QEW/004/710 Rev 0 SKANSKA WASTE MANAGEMENT Classification Description of waste Landfill Food waste solid & liquid, ash from incineration, spare parts and components consisting of mixed materials, wet textiles and wet paper, syringes, medicine waste, toner cartridges, remaining metal after burning oil filters, Glass, Cardboard, Plastics, PVC pipes, wood, dry cement bags, dry textiles and yard waste. Incineration / Oil filters, oil spills absorbed with peat or sawdust, textiles. Bumpit wood, dry cement bags, bandages Scrap Metal All types of metal, which will be sorted at a later stage at a 6kB sortmignt Special Attenl ve,t e,ue oil dnims, Batteries, Chemicals f,l' t- @oedatCtar prior to delivery to de-alers) Rec ) m aper & ms r to be recycled 6.3 Waste Sep All waste should be sep ) t the s t fotal which will be separated in the sorting yar . der to ac completelv( 0 ated and useful fractions it is necessary to inform e about theGtance oearation. Separation awareness training shall be j@ mploye s ble he separation of the waste and information regarding wi//aXrat1on s} osted at appropriate locations around the site. J ) 6.4 Handling / ) Refer to attachment I for a flow chart on the handling Pr , and tlesignated collection points. Storage yards shall be used to store specia] attention'waste, which shall be disposed of in a special manner. The environmentally hazardous waste shall be stored on an impermeable surface with containment bunding to retain leaks, spills and ruptures. Original labels of empty containers should be completely covered over and the contents of the type of waste stored in the used containers clearly indicated. Waste oil and chemical containers shall be delivered to the Storage yard at the industrial Area. Plant & Logistic Department is responsible for the correct storage and handling of waste oil / waste chemical containers until such a time that they are transported to the chosen disposal area or waste oil containers. Kukule Ganga HPP Lot 2.2: Civil Works Waterways and Power Station 4 of 5 Doc QEW/0041710 Rev 0 SKANSKA WASTE MANAGEMENT 6.5 Waste Container & Transportation Plant & Logistics shall carry out collection of waste. When the containers are full the site supervisor or whom every he/she has delegated this responsibility to shall inform Plant & Logistics transport seclion 24hrs in advance to collect and empty the container. All waste collection containers shall be of size 3m x 5m with a closed lid. Each container will be clearly labeled both with a color code system and slabeled in Sinhalese and English. The following color labeling system will be implemented: Waste Container Culour Code Sion Landfill < 4 -Waste Recycle WJ < Grk Paper only Bu rigxnlnm-stib Red q}f>Bumning Scra~_ /getBlue Metal 6.6 Environ16%/5y Haz r laste Containers with envir lly hazar aste mu aa e labeled with content. When transported off-site wing in rep all be '>indicated i Content o Estimate of volume/mass o Origin of waste o Date of origin 7. LNFORMATION & TRAINLNG )2G It is essential that everybody at all times separate his or ste toe required in this program. Failure to do so produces poorly separatefrultingd ifficulties in treating the waste correctly andior a bad market for reuse ,e4eng The awareness will be created through briefings and handouts. All personnel should be trained in waste classification and separation. The training should include: zi Organic waste Li Combustible waste o Hazardous waste o Recycling waste zi Minimisation of waste Kukule Ganga HPP Lot 2.2: Civil Works Waterways and Power Station 5 of 5 Doc QEW/004/710 Rev 0 SKANSKA WASTE MANAGEMENT Personnel responsible for the waste disposal area will be trained on correct waste collection, classification, separation, transportation, and handling of equipment. The QEW & Personnel Department is responsible for the training of personnel involved in the generation of waste. 8. ATTACHMENTS 1. Drawing of landfill location & Layout 2. Handlin Flowch Kukule Ganga HPP Lot 2.2: Civil Works Waterways and Power Station 6 of 5 Doc QEW/004/71 0 Rev 0 APPENDIX H.5 SOE/EWE JOB DESCRIPTION SKANSKA BUJAGALI HYDROPOWER PROJECT JOB DESCRIPTION D., N.. EEW-001 R- N. No App JRIssoeiRe,,o,o,da.w:OCtOber 19 , 2000 P.ge I of I Title ENVIRONMENT-WORKING ENV'IRONMENT MANAGER - EEW Manager Prepard by Project Director/Maits Lennberger c:hncked y EEW/PR Appro-edhy PD/ML ORGANIZATION The EEW- Manager reports to the Project Director or in his absence the designated Project Director in charge. DUTIES The EEW Manager shall carry out the following duties or delegate them to the responsible person within his department. * Administer all Environmental and Working Environmental matters for the Project in close co-operation with AE:S Environmental Manager. * Implement and update the Project Operation Manual, Project Plan and specially the Contractors Environmental Management Plan (CEMP). * Participate in the Environmental Review Panel (ERP) * Submit reports to AES every month on Safety and Environment. * Monitor a Working Environment (Health and Safety) Program. * Take part in evaluation of suppliers and follow up that material has been tested and complies with the relevant specifications * Organize monthly Safety meetings with AES and the Department Managers. * Liaise and report to the AESNP Environmental Manager * Liaise with Home Office regarding Project Operation Manual and Project Plan matters. * Be well conversant with Skanska's policy for Environment and Working Environment. * Be well conversant with ISO 9000 & 14000. * Document and update the adequate information gathered from concerned local authorities. • Prepare procedure for handling of chemical products and a Waste Management Plan (WMP). • Verify the list of accidents for Environmental and Health & Safety. * Monitor the Traffic M[anagement Plan (TMP). * Prepare list of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and monitor the issuance at the site. * Organize Safety & Environmental Awareness Courses for locals as well as expatriates. * Organize Safety & Environmental Inspections. * Handle & control of Non-Conformnance Reports. * Carry out any other duties assigned to him by the Project Director. APPENDIX H.7 MONTHLY SITE INSPECTION FORM SKANSKA Monthly Environmental Inspection _ Report No: lmspection Date: Inspected by Inspection Area: Participants: SITE LOCATION CODES (1) Maintenance Workshop (2) Adii I portal (3) Adit 2 Portal (4) Industrial Workshop (5) Surge Tank (6) Ac ess tunnel ponal (7) Sa vand bending yard(S) Switch yard (9) Batching& crushing Plan (lO) Cable & Exhaust (1l)Tunnel Faces (12) Other TEM DESCRIPTION LOCATION VIOLATION / OBSERVATION |REMARK 10 AIR POLLUTION 1.1 Generators rl Satisfactory El Black smoke O Leaking oil O Not using low sulphur fuel El 1.2 Earth-moving O Satisfactory equipment O Black smoke O Leaking oil O Not using low sulphur fuel 0 1.3 Vehicles, O Satisfactory locomotives, O Black smoke other fuel burning O Leaking oil engines O Not using low sulphur fuel U 1.4 Performance of O Satisfaclory Control 0 Poor Equipment _ 1.5 Dust (roads, 0 Satisfactory shotcrete, cemcnt U Site dusly etc.) O Inadequate spraying O Cement not stored correctly 1.6 Neighbourhood 0 Yes Complaint O No o Improper 2.0 WATER POLLUTION 2.1 General house- O Satisfactory Keeping O Oil/diesel stains on ground O Garbage scattered all over the site O 2.2 Maintenance of O Satisfactory Settlement & Oil O Odours separator tanks O Oil sheen/visible grease U Turbidity U Foam O Colour O Tank full of silt O Neutralisation functioning U Not regularly emplied U 2.3 Floor drains O No Contamination O Signs of pouring oil/diesel into drains O Contaminated with chemicals (e.g. oil, diesel etc.) O Blocked by debris/garbage U Storage of chemicals nearby U 2.4 Monitoring O Satisfactory Program O Improvement needed - specify U SKAN SKA TEIM DESCRIPTION | LOCATION | VOlATION I OBSERVATION REMARK 3.0 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDUNG AND STORAGE 3.1 Waste/garbage O Satisfactory bins CJ Insufficient quantity n Pollutants (e.g. waste chemical containers, rags, balleries etc,) dumped in bins O Recyclable (eg. melal) dumped in garbage bins El: 3.2 Chemical O Satisfactory Disposal O Drums/conlainers not effectively closed LI Not siored in designated drums O Not stored on concrete slab O Extensive spillage on iloor/ground L Waste chemical on the extemal surface of the containers LI No labels on drums Q No, or ineffective, bunding O No warning signs L No overhead covering L No ventilation LI No emergency equipment L Funnels not used O Maximum volume not posted or maximum volume exceeded L 3.3 Chemical storage El Satisfactory O No, or ineffeclive, bunding O Drums/containers not effectively closed LI Stored lo close to other materal L No stored on concrete slab L Extensive oil/diesel spillage on ground LI Waste chemical on the extemal surface of the containers L No waming signs O No overhead covering LI Not ventilated L No emergency equipment El No maximum storage quantity posted, or quantity exceeded O No inventory L MSDS not available O 3.4 Above ground L Extensive diesel spillage on ground diesel tanks L No bundingino drip pans when pumping diesel LI No drip buckets for dispensing hosesipump L Integrity of lank not satisfactory L Leaking pipes/connectors/pumps L Roof not provided L Located too close to storm drain inlets El Bunding d amaged L Bunding discharge valve nol closed SKANSKA TEM DESCRIPTION LOCATION VIOLATION I OBSERVATION REMARK r r Rnp . 5 Oil change 0 No drip pans / spills / stainsI housekeeping O Oil stains on ground O Material for absorption of spills not available o Waste oil not poured into designated waste cil drums o Dirly oil filters dumped into garbage 0 Information 0 Satisfactory employees hased D Employees not aware of Skanskas on a samjple of 3 Environmental Policy IO Environmental Policy not displayed vorkers been D Employees unaware what to do in asked durz ing fhe the event of an emergency inspection 0 Emergency checklist not displayed O NIA or others, please specify: ______ 4 0 WASTE MANAGEMENT 411 Waste types 0 Chemical O Flammable O Corrosive o Construction/work a Oil. Batleries, Filters D N/A or others, please specify: 4.2 Storage O Satisfactory container 0 Container Integrity not satisfactory O Not emptied regularly enough O No labelling o Drums/containers not effectively dosed O Waste chemical on the extemal surface of the containers O Handling instructions not posted at dispenser D N/A or others, please specify: 4.3 House keeping O Satisfactory n Miscellaneous items are stored here O Improper stacking of drums £2 Isle too narrow or not cleared of obstacles £2 N/A or others, please specify: 4.5 Storage area O Satisfactory D No designated storage area £ Improper floor surface (not impermeable) O Inadequate bunding volume O Inadequate ventilation O Directly connected to drains O Inadequate space for handling waste containers £2 Not provided with a root O Not kept clean and dry £ Not secured by lock(s) O No waming signsimaximum quantity or volume O3 No emergency equipment £2 N/A or others, please specify: 4.6 Waste handling & £ Satisfactory treatment El Program not being implemented O Separation Satisfactory O Separation Poor __O____ ____ _ £ 5.0 TRANSPORT & ROADS 51 Access roads n Satisfactory Maintenance [I In need of Maintenance L _________________ O__________ j £2 Erosion _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ £2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ SKANSKA TEM DESCRIPTION LOCATION VIOLATION J OBSERVATION REMARK 5.2 Dust control L Salisfactory O Water needed O 5.3 Traffic 0 Satisfactory O Speed limits not maintained D Time restrictions not mainlained o Insufficient signs D 6.0 Spoil Tips & Slopes 6.1 Spoil tips O Satisfactory L Insufficient compaction C Insuflicient drainage L Excess run-off O Interferng with streams O Unauthorised dumping O 6.2 Slopes O Satisfactory O Erosion L Insufficient protection O 7.0 Noise . Satisfactory C E xcessive . O nsufficient Monitoring C Compiaints frorn Local Residents SUMMARY NOTES / REMARKS Site Environmental Inspection Analysis and Collation Piease don't muake nit cnr ' Report Copied to: Date Signed by: | Date We have not inherited the earth from our parents, we have borrowed it from our children ****BE ENVIRONIENTALY AWARE**** APPENDIX H.8 SAMPLE QUARTERLY ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT PUNGWE - MUTARE WATER PROJECT, ZI M BABWE ----D. -, -.2 L.~~~~~~~~ .3 -a 6th Quarterly Report by ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT TEAM March 1998 Norconsult * I 0 '-iot rnsut n7t I CflStln A ZERO i.C I,p,, I' M 7 BA3'N E G0503_H_92 PHOTO ANNEX 1]] Pipeline construction and rehabilitation >--<> '- . . ;, - Regrowth over pipeline alignment - _, - t Pipeline laid with hand excavation to save trees and 6- 3.- .... - ; < across existing utlities ...* Pipeline being laid under tree canopies rr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Y -I*'' rs . _. 'fi 4 Lt .-2,_'4 - ".4,f't ^ ' 6 ' PHOTO ANNEX IV Erosion problems ; -. -> ^ 9 p, > an effectiveness of temporary protector Slope with temporary prtction in mid-rain season (1 /2/98) i7at~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~i 'i~''' ' "''- 'S - " ' i ; ] - Slumping steep cuts requiring permanent -t A M protection (1/2/98) Two rows mulch bags and grassing < ~ ~ ~ ~ - -; N .@ - k rain emnn . have been effective - - ~ except where unnecessarily damaged by vehicle r. ., .0,; H ,