Table 1 Environmental Management Plan Project Activities Potential Impacts Proposed Mitigation Measures Institutional Responsibilities (enforcement and coordination) Cost Estimates ($)* Comments During Pre-Construction / Preparation Site clearance prior to water distribution network Health and safety of the workers standard procedure for health and safety of the workers Contractor (through tendering activity) None as a part of tender process Portable construction fences have to be prepared prior to the construction Contractor (through tendering activity None as a part of tender process In case of potential destruction of crop or plants, the compensation has to be settled. PWA (PMU-EM) in coordination with MoA 150.000 Compensation framework has to be developed accordingly Biodiversity and site clearance to remediation of Effluent Lake Health and safety of the workers due to the wetland ecosystem and vertebrate living at the area Strictly standard procedures for health and safety of the workers Contractor (through tendering activity) None as a part of tender process Equipment to handle the vertebrates has to be prepared Contractor (through tendering activity) in assistance from MoH and MoA None as a part of tender process Fauna found to be dangerous has to be isolated and handled with care Contractor (through tendering activity) in assistance from MoH and MoA None as a part of tender process Procedures of handling of fauna found to be dangerous is presented in the annex 6, Soil Remediation Assessment for Effluent Lake Biodiversity and site clearance to decommissioning of the BLWWTP Health and safety of the workers due to the wetland ecosystem and vertebrate living at the area Strictly standard procedures for health and safety of the workers Contractor (through tendering activity) None as a part of tender process Equipment to handle the vertebrates has to be prepared Contractor (through tendering activity) in assistance from MoH and MoA None as a part of tender process
Record keeping, expert verification, chain of custody and criteria for potential temporary work stoppage All stages of excavation and construction-related works Potential disturbance to the crops and animals, especially at the water distribution network site Installation of fences prior to the construction of the recovery water distribution networks Contractor As a part of the contractor’s financial offer Compensation for destructed or plant. Contractor in coordination with MoA This section will be defined prior to the construction phase. Risks to the workers from dangerous vertebrate, pets and fauna. Strictly standard procedure especially at the wetland site Contractor in coordination with the PWA (PMU) Contractor in coordination with the PWA (PMU) On the preparation stage, the tendering has been done to purchase the standard procedure for site clearance. However, the contractor shall put into consideration on their budget proposal Equipment to handle the vertebrates such as should be provided. Dangerous must be isolated and handled with care. Construction works for water distribution networks Land use and accessibility such as road traffic impacts due to the laying of water distribution networks along or across main roads Selection of temporary storage areas of construction materials, equipment, tools and machineries prior to the beginning of construction activities. Contractor in coordination with PWA for site selection None Training on safe utilization for the machineries drivers Contractor As a part of the contractor’s financial offer On Job training as a standard training activities Clear signing for the project site and fences installation prior to the beginning of construction activities Contractor All activities shall be performed during daytime and have to be scheduled to avoid conjunction
average annual budget for pumping, generators and pipelines connections Maintenance of the trees planted at the Cemetery area Contractor for trees maintenance (selected and supervised by CMWU) 7,500 Cost estimation is based on yearly maintenance. Cost includes the watering, plant observation and trimming of the trees done every 6 months. Please note that the water is collected from the treated wastewater. Operation of recovery water scheme Captured contaminant by the 25 recovery water wells installed as designed The maintenance of the recovery well to meet the design criteria to captured the contaminant PWA - Cost estimation is depending on the local materials availability Water recovery for reuse in irrigation Impact on local agriculture, public health and water resources. Risk of using the recovered water for the cultivation of unrestricted crops Prohibition of using recovery water for drinking purposes (higher total N and possible other contaminations which are not recorded) Recommend the reuse of recovered water not for uncooked vegetables (especially during the first year of implementation PWA in coordination with MoA and MoH through private communities, NGOs and farmer’s associations 40,000 The cost estimates will be used for workshops, training, etc. Preparation of the use of the former effluent lake and decommissioning of BLWWTP site Impacts due to soil transportation for filling of the effluent lake and decommissioning, if needed Agreement for soil transportation to the effluent lake and decommissioning land El Awqaf in coordination with North Gaza Joint Service Council (NJSC) of Johr Eldeek landfill - The activities will be done after the handing over of the land. Soil placement will be considered, if needed for leveling, landscaping or soil conditioning
Traffic route management for transferring the soil from John Eldeek to the effluent lake PWA in coordination with traffic authority None Prior to the agreement between PWA and the NJSC, the PWA in coordination with traffic authority to identify the route Operation of pond #7 for emergency purposes. Limiting access for neighboring residential area and visual impacts due to the operation of pond#7 as the emergency pond Construction of fences around the pond to reduce the accessibility to the pond and access road Municipality of BLWWTP through tendering procedure 40,000 This cost estimated should be discussed with the municipality as it is mentioned that the fund is already available Keep distance of 10-15 m between the pond and the fences Plantation around the fences (to reduce odor, facility separation and for visual / aesthetic) One gate and access road to be connected to the pumping station Water recovery for reuse in irrigation (related to public health) Health impact for agricultural workers for using treated water and general public for consuming unrestricted crops Institutional framework for monitor and control compliance with regulations and enforce them PWA in coordination with MoA, MoH, farmers association and water usage and distribution, under PWA Undefined Farmer’s awareness for crop restriction and assistance in development of a balanced mix of crops MoH in coordination with MoA through private sectors or NGOs 20,000 This activities belong to the awareness campaign and training Public health impact for agriculture workers and families, crop handlers and inhabitant nearby the irrigated area Provision of protection clothing, the maintenance of high levels of hygiene and immunization against selected infections MoH in coordination with MoA through private sectors or NGOs 20,000 This activities belong to the awareness campaign and training Cooking the agriculture product before consumption and high standard of food hygiene MoH in coordination with MoA through private sectors or NGOs 20,000 As a part of public awareness Health education associated with irrigation scheme
Table 2 Environmental Monitoring Plan Project activities Parameters to be monitored Locations Measurements (methods and equipment) Frequency of measurements Cost Estimates ($)** Responsibilities During Pre-Construction / Preparation Site clearance prior to water distribution network Worker’s injuries Construction site location Preparation of recording form of workers injure during the construction Monthly None Contractor On the preparation stage, the tendering has been done to purchase the standard procedure for site clearance. However, the contractor shall put into consideration on their budget proposal Site clearance to decommissioning of the BLWWTP and remediation work of effluent lake Health and safety equipment, equipment for handling vertebrate Project site for remediation and decommissioning sites Purchasing equipment for the workers, equipment for handling vertebrates Preparation form of recording the number of vertebrate and fauna Once during the preparation and to start the construction phase None Base camp preparation for the workers Neighbors’ complaints Project construction sites Recording of complaint and type of complaint Once during the preparation and prior to start the construction phase None During Construction Monitoring ambient Air Quality during construction works Ambient air (gas emissions) PM, dust complaint Ambient air (gaseous emissions), PM at the closest farm of pumping station location, water distribution network and nearby community at the BLWWTP and effluent lake Sampling collection and laboratory analysis Recording and documentation of complaints Once during the most activities at each location As a part of contractor’s financial offer for decommissioning plan Contractor
Monitoring Noise Impacts at the project sites Ambient levels, noise complaints from the neighboring communities Project locations Portable measurement to take representative of average noise, recording and documentation of complaints Annual during operation and once during the construction activity As a part of contractor’s financial offer for decommissioning plan Contractor Monitoring of Odor Impacts during the construction activities Odor complaints from neighbors Site location Recording and documentation of complaints Monthly None This monitoring activities is already established with the odor scrub at the BLWWTP PS PMU-EM Monitoring vibration at the location nearby El Shuhada Cemetery area Vibration level Site location close to El Shuhada Cemetery Portable vibration measurement Annual during operation and once during construction As a part of contractor’s financial offer for water distribution During the operation, the price for equipment is included on the ESMP table above Contractor during construction and CMWU during operation Management of construction waste and handling of hazardous waste Amount of hazardous and nonhazardous waste generated Project site locations Estimation of the hazardous waste and non-hazardous waste in relation to the handling and transporting to the landfill Weekly or monthly depending on the volume of As a part of contractor’s financial offer for wastes handling Contractor Monitoring soil contamination during decommissioning of BLWWTP Area of spillage Project sites Visual observation Recording and documentation of spillage weekly As a part of contractor’s financial offer for environmental monitoring Contractor
Remediation works at the effluent lake Replantation due to the soil removal from the top layers of contaminated soil Volume of the soil to be removed from the site and transported to the landfill Project Recording and documentation during the preparation of remediation and during the plantation period monthly As a part of contractor’s financial for environmental monitoring Contractor Monitoring health and safety of the workers during the construction of the project components Health records about occupational injuries and infectious diseases among workers Clinic / hospital contracted by the project Medical reporting on received Quarterly / on received case The cost is undefined, depending on the cases Occupational health clinic / hospital Monitoring archeological disturbance during construction of the project components Record of any artifact or antiquities found during construction Project site Recording and documenting and reporting to the relevant authority On findings - Contractor Monitoring of ecological disturbance during construction of the project components Records about biodiversity found, removed, handle over to relevant authority, damaged or replanted Project sites Recording and documenting and reporting to the relevant authority monthly - Contractor Storage of the machines and construction materials of the project components Complaints from neighboring communities and records and documentation of the temporary area for storage of materials or machineries Project Recording and documentation monthly - Contractor During Operation / Maintenance Groundwater monitoring plan for Presented below at separate subsection 22,400 The cost based on the identified PWA
recovery water and reuse scheme monitoring wells monitored for four times a year and yearly water level monitoring presented in the monitoring plan section below Recovered water reuse for irrigation purposes Recording and documentation of agriculture production, endemic or health related diseases due to recovery water usage on agriculture Nearby community and farms connected with recovery water distributions Sampling collection or survey, recording and documentations Annually 18,000 The cost based on annual survey and documentation purposes but excluding the emergency response for the endemic emergency plan or health related disease related to the recovered water reuse (that is not expected) In addition the cost include the analysis samples of crops and soil at the pilot areas (please note, the water for irrigation is excluding as it is monitored from the groundwater MoA in coordination with MoH The irrigation water monitoring is done by PWA; MoA and MoH will be responsible for reviewing the results
kept at CMWU will be around 30,000 USD (under CMWU) to cover the mentioned activities during the Emergency. Table 3 Social Management and Monitoring Plan Impact Mitigation measures Responsibility of mitigation Responsibility of direct supervision Monitoring Indicators Means of supervision Estimated Cost of supervision During construction Reduction of sewage water that some of the farmers relied upon to water their plants. Provision of recovered of a competitive price to minimize the potential impacts Awareness raising programs to be provided to the adjacent communities in Beit PWA Legislation Entities PWA internal monitoring MENA external monitoring Ministry of Agriculture Site visits observation shown that no farmers use sewage water Increase the number of participants in the awareness raising activities Photos for awareness events No Grievances received related to this impacts Monthly monitoring checklist Monthly monitoring checklist Monthly monitoring checklist No additional cost as all activities lie under the direct supervision of each entity Involuntary resettlement Apply strict avoidance mechanism in order to reduce resettlement activities to only necessary ones, and avoid small plots of land Develop RAP Provide appropriate compensation strategy through the RAP Develop and enforce efficient consultation strategy with PWA In cooperation with the Municipalities, and Land Authority The PMU in the PWA should work closely with the municipalities, Awqaf and Land Authority to be assured that all PAPs have Documentation of all procedures applied to minimize the PAPs show that the affected people were appropriately considered Grievances received and how they were responses to Lists of affected people Lists of consulted affected people Documentation for all mitigation and relocation Reports developed (Resettlement Policy Framework and/or Resettlement Action Plan) No cost as all activities are part of PWA activities
the community people in to reach the appropriate compensation that will be based on Laws and the desire of people Providing compensation to the land owners, tenants, house owners, tenants, or provision of alternative lands relocated and mitigated fairly Photos for different activities implemented with the PAPs Documents related to affected people identification and how they were compensated Post impact report results Potential risk for the communities in the adjacent areas due to having no fence around pond 7 Fences should be constructed around the pond with protective wire at the top of fence in order to keep children away PWA & Contractor The PWA in cooperation with the local municipalities should monitor the guards in the areas until the completion of the fence construction Site visits should be paid in order to warrantee that the fence is well established Grievances received from the communities adjacent the fence will be reduced Reduction in number of accidents resulted due to the construction of fence Documentation of the site visits. Grievances from community people and municipalities No cost Community Disturbance impact during the construction of the carrier pipe. The fumes and dust affect the health of people in the adjacent area Provide the needed information to the community Follow all mitigations mentioned under environmental management plan Contractor PWA (HSE supervisor) PMU in the PWA Grievances received from the adjacent communities related to this impact are reduced Intervention reports to minimize the impacts declared that they are mild Environmental measurements and analysis are the acceptable ranges Reports developed by the supervisor showed that the impacts are in compliance with the environmental standards of the EQA and the WB Site visits to be paid to the sites Documentation for site visits results Grievances from the community No cost
Put limitation to the plantation of certain crops in the beneficiaries who will use the recovered water Orientation sessions should be presented to raise farmers awareness regarding the type of crops that should be planted using recovered water PWA Ministry of Agriculture PWA Increase the number of the farmers received awareness sessions Registration sheets Orientation sessions materials to be provided and published on the PWA website Well documentation for all activities Decrease the number of grievances received List of participants Photos Minutes of sessions No cost The construction of the pond near the Shuhada Cemetery will cause some discomfort to the families of the deceased during the burial ceremonies. As the main disturbance will be from the odor, all procedures should be taken (environmental procedures) to minimize the Odor PWA PMU within the PWA No grievances received Site visits show no rejection to have the project close to the cemeteries 1. Site visits to be paid to the sites 2. Documentation for site visits results 3. Grievances from the community No cost Potential health hazards on the people eating the raw crops from fields Orientation sessions should be presented to raise people awareness regarding the type of crops that should be planted using recovered water PWA in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and NGOs PWA of the number of affected people materials prepared and presented to people grievances reported related to this impact List of participants Photos Minutes of sessions No cost
It is recommended to nominate staff from PWA from the existing training staff members from Environmental sector with background of monitoring and laboratory experience SDO is trained in socio-economic issues, with a strong background in involuntary resettlement and public awareness campaigns. Site supervision is also needed. For back to back activities, it is recommended to have 2 staff under supervision. In addition, site supervision will help in documentation and recording during the project phases. After completion of the construction phase, another staff will need for follow up operation and maintenance including recording and documentation for the effluent recovery system. 4 below presents the proposed Institutional Strengthening for implementation. Table 4 Institutional Strengthening and Training for Implementation Institutional Strengthening Contents Scheduling Participants Cost Estimation ($) Comments Tailored training on Environmental Management Plan and Monitoring Plan Project features, legal aspects, environmental impacts and mitigations, monitoring and evaluation and reporting and documenting (including template and forms) Before starting the implementation PMU staff, MCWU staff 20,000 per session Classroom, field visits and exercises Environmental Aspects of recovery water distributions and networks Types and treatment process, international environmental standards, national and regional standards, water quality and quantity objectives, sludge management and distributions Once before starting the implementation PWA, CMWU, NGWWTP management, MENA, MoA, MoH and WWDU (new entity for water distribution of reuse system – still under development) 25,000 per session Classroom with visits and exercises Environmental Auditing and Inspections Environmental auditing technique, auditing checklist and environmental reporting Once before starting the implementation and every two years PWA (PMU), CMWU, farmer’s association (Union for Agriculture and PARC), MENA, MoA and MoH 25,000 per sessions Classroom Training on Emergency Plan (due to the risk of operation of Pond 7 for overflow and due to the Security Risk of the storage tank) Description of Emergency Response Plan and the training and exercise of emergency plan Once before implementation and annual training PWA (PMU) and CMWU 25,000 annually Classroom and On Job Training Social assessment, community communications and community survey and inspections Communication skills, mass communications, social survey, sampling, analysis and reporting Once before implementation and once every two years PWA (PMU), CMWU, Private organizations, NGO and farmer’s associations (Union for Agriculture and PARC) 25,000 per sessions Classroom with field visits and exercises. Public Consultations