38189-022: Dili Urban Water Supply Sector Project · IEE for Water Distribution Zone 10 – Draft...

Initial Environmental Examination

October 2013

TIM: Dili Urban Water Supply Project

Prepared by Aurecon Australia Pty Ltd for the Asian Development Bank.

IEE for Zone 10 – Draft Final Report Contract No.: 0001-MoI-DUWSSP-VII-2010 ADB Grant: 38189-02 TIM Dili Urban Water Supply Sector Project – Design and Construction Supervision Consultancy Services Ministry of Infrastructure Government of Timor Leste

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 8

1.1. BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT .......................................................................... 8

1.2. OBJECTIVE AND METHODOLOGY OF THE IEE STUDY ....................................... 8

1.3. THE IMPLEMENTATION TEAM ................................................................................. 9

2. Policy, Legal and Administrative Framework for Environmental Protection in Timor-

Leste .............................................................................................................................. 11

2.1. ENVIRONMENTAL RULES AND REGULATIONS ................................................. 11

2.1.1. Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste ............................................... 11

2.1.2. Decree-Law no. 26/2012 – Base Law for Environment .................................................. 12

2.1.3. Decree-Law no. 05/2011 – Environmental Licensing ..................................................... 12

2.1.4. UNTAET Regulation No. 19/2000 on Protected Areas .................................................... 12

2.1.5. Decree-Law No. 33/2008 on Hygiene and Public Order ................................................. 13

2.1.6. UNTAET DoE Guideline #8 on Ambient Noise ................................................................ 13

2.2. ADB’S SAFEGUARD POLICY STATEMENT .......................................................... 13

2.3. ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AND RESPONSIBILITIES ......... 14

2.2.1. National Directorate For Environment ........................................................................... 14

2.2.2. National Directorate for Water Services (DNSA) ............................................................ 14

2.4. SCREENING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CATEGORY .............................................. 14

2.3.1. ADB Screening ................................................................................................................. 15

2.3.2. Government of Timor-Leste Screening Reference ......................................................... 15

2.3.3. Conclusions on project categorization............................................................................ 17

3. Description of the Project ........................................................................................ 18

3.1. LOCATION ................................................................................................................ 18

3.1.1. Zone 10 – Bidau Santana and Metiaut ........................................................................... 18

3.2. DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES ............................................................................... 18

3.3. TIMING AND SCHEDULING .................................................................................... 21

4. Description of the Environment ............................................................................... 24

4.1. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ..................................................................................... 24

4.1.1. Topography ..................................................................................................................... 24

4.1.2. Climate And Rainfall ........................................................................................................ 24

4.1.3. Geology ........................................................................................................................... 25

4.1.4. Water Resources And Hydrology .................................................................................... 25

4.1.5. Air Quality ....................................................................................................................... 26

4.1.6. Noise ............................................................................................................................... 27

4.1.7. Mineral Resources .......................................................................................................... 27

4.2. BIOLOGICAL PROFILE ........................................................................................... 34

4.2.1. Flora, Fauna and Protected Areas................................................................................... 34

4.3. SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT ........................................ 37

4.3.1. Demography ................................................................................................................... 37



4.3.2. Occupation and Land Use ............................................................................................... 37

4.3.3. Income Status and Expenditures .................................................................................... 38

4.3.4. Physical Cultural Resources ............................................................................................ 38

4.3.5. Health and Hygiene ......................................................................................................... 39

5. Environmental Impacts ............................................................................................ 40

5.1. IMPACTS ON PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ............................................................. 40

5.1.1. Land System .................................................................................................................... 40

5.1.2. Water Resources ............................................................................................................. 40

5.1.3. Air Quality Impacts ......................................................................................................... 41

5.1.4. Noise Impacts.................................................................................................................. 41

5.1.5. Solid Waste ..................................................................................................................... 41

5.1.6. Mineral Resources for Construction ............................................................................... 42

5.2. IMPACTS ON BIOLOGICAL SETTING ................................................................... 42

5.2.1. Flora and Fauna .............................................................................................................. 42

5.3. IMPACTS ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL IMPACTS ........................... 42

5.3.1. Occupation and Land Use ............................................................................................... 42

5.3.2. Physical Cultural Resources ............................................................................................ 43

5.3.3. Human Health and Safety ............................................................................................... 43

6. Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................ 45

6.1. PROJECT PRE-CONSTRUCTION PHASE ............................................................. 45

6.1.1. Alignment Design ............................................................................................................ 45

6.2. PROJECT CONSTRUCTION PHASE ...................................................................... 45

6.2.1. Mobilization .................................................................................................................... 45

6.2.2. Alignment and Pipeline Construction ............................................................................. 45

6.2.3. Demobilization ................................................................................................................ 49

6.3. PROJECT OPERATIONAL PHASE ......................................................................... 49

6.3.1. Water Quality Monitoring .............................................................................................. 49

7. Consultation, Participation and Information Disclosure ............................................ 50

7.1. CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION ................................................................ 50

7.2. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ................................................................................ 50

8. Grievance Redress Mechanism ................................................................................. 51

8.1. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE ..................................................................................... 51

9. Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan (EMMP) and Institutional

Arrangements ................................................................................................................ 53

9.1. THE EMMP and Institutional Requirements ......................................................... 53

9.2. The EMMP Matrix ..................................................................................................... 55

9.3. Cost of Environmental Activities and Mitigation ................................................. 64

10. Conclusions and Recommendations ......................................................................... 64

References ..................................................................................................................... 65

APPENDIX 1 .................................................................................................................... 66



Application Form For Environmental License .................................................................. 66

APPENDIX 2 .................................................................................................................... 70

List of Environmental Legislation relevant to the Project ................................................. 70

APPENDIX 3 .................................................................................................................... 73

Map of Photo Locations within Project Area ................................................................... 73

APPENDIX 4 .................................................................................................................... 75

Photos of Project Area Sections and Alignments (Zone 10) .............................................. 75

Appendix 5 ..................................................................................................................... 79

Complaints Registry Template ........................................................................................ 79

Appendix 6 ..................................................................................................................... 81

Community Meeting re Environmental Issues ................................................................. 81



List of Figures

Figure 1. Water Distribution Zones in Dili (Source: DNSA) ......................................................... 10 Figure 2. Environmental Categories under DL 05/2011 – Environmental Licensing (Source:

NDE 2012) ........................................................................................................................................... 16 Figure 4. Water Distribution Zone 10 (Source: DNSA) ................................................................ 20 Figure 5. Rehabilitation areas for Zone 10 (Source: Aurecon, 2013) ........................................ 23 Figure 6. Topography in the Díli Catchment Area (Source: Aurecon, 2013) ............................ 28 Figure 7. Topography in the Project Area – Zone 10 (Source: Aurecon, 2013) ....................... 29 Figure 8. Simplified structural map of the Geology of Timor-Leste ............................................ 30 Figure 9. Geology of Zone 10 ........................................................................................................... 31 Figure 10. Flood prone areas in Dili (Source: DSDMP, 2012b) .................................................. 32 Figure 11. Flood prone areas regarding Zone 10 (Source: DSDMP, 2012 b) .......................... 33 Figure 12. Protected Areas and IBAs in the Díli Urban Area (Source: UNTAET Reg. 19/2001,

Grantham et al., 2011) ....................................................................................................................... 35 Figure 13. Protected Areas and IBAs in or around Zone 10 Water Distribution Area (Source:

UNTAET Reg. 19/2001, Grantham et al., 2011) ........................................................................... 36 Figure no. 14 – Grievance Redress Procedure for the Project ............................................ 52

List of Tables

Table 1. Environmental category screening scale as in DL 05/2011 – Environmental

Licensing .............................................................................................................................................. 16 Table 2. General Information and features of the proposed Project Zone (Source: DNSA) .. 21 Table 3. Project Implementation Schedule (Source: DNSA) ....................................................... 22 Table 4. Cost Estimates for Project environmental activities ...................................................... 64



Acronyms and Abbreviations

ADB Asian Development Bank

AUSaid Australian Aid Agency

DUWSSP Díli Urban Water Supply Sector Project

DL 05/2011 Decree-Law no. 05/2011 – Environmental Licensing

DNSA

EIA

National Directorate for Water

Environmental Impact Assessment

EIS Environmental Impact Statement

EMMP Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan

G-RDTL Government of RDTL

HH Households

IEE Initial Environmental Examination

LG Local Government

NDPA National Directorate for Protected Areas

MAF Ministry for Agriculture and Fisheries

MCIE Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Environment

MPW Ministry of Public Works

NDE National Directorate for Environment

NDRBFC National Directorate for Roads, Bridges and Flood Control

SSC Secretariat of State for Culture

SSE Secretariat of State for Environment

TOR Terms of Reference



1. Introduction

1.1. BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT

1. All societies require a proper water and sanitation service in order to progress with their

development. If non-existent, inadequate water supply and poor sanitation adversely affects

the human living quality of people to a large extent, particularly in growing cities and urban

areas. It becomes ever more relevant to guarantee a proper water supply, in a sustainable

environment as to prevent critical issues such as water shortages.

2. Timor-Leste is not immune to pressing issues such as these and thus, the Government of

RDTL (G-RDTL) has been working for the past 10 years in upgrading the existing water

distribution system in the capital city of Díli, which has been divided into 10 water distribution

sectors (see Figure no.1).

3. As the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been, in the past few years, a major development

partner in the water distribution area in Timor-Leste, a Grant Agreement between ADB and

the G-RDTL was signed in 2008, in order to implement the ADB TA 4646-TIM Díli Urban

Water Supply Sector Project (DUWSSP) and begin rehabilitation of the water distribution

sectors and sub-sectors identified as a priority for upgrading.

4. The DUWSSP is intended to upgrade water supply services for households, businesses and

institutions, with the improvement of the hydraulic management of the water supply system

and a more efficient tertiary water distribution in all 10 water distribution zones defined for the

Díli Urban area.

5. Given rehabilitation in three water distribution subzones within zones 2, 4 and 5 of the Díli

area are close to completion, the G-RDTL has identified additional zones as priority areas for

further rehabilitation. These zones are identified as subzone 1 of Zone 1 and Zone 10 in its

entirety (see Figure no. 1).

6. This rehabilitation is consistent with the G-RDTL’s Strategic Development Plan (SDP) to

develop cost and efficient improvements in the urban water supply in Díli, which targets 2030

as the year where investment in the sector will achieve rehabilitation “…or repair (of) the

existing water distribution system by fixing leaks, repairing faulty pipes, valves and meters,

training meter readers and establishing a billing system. Households that are not connected

to the system will be systematically connected and 150 communal taps will be provided for

poorer areas. All connection will be legally made and accountable” (SDP, 2011).

1.2. OBJECTIVE AND METHODOLOGY OF THE IEE STUDY

7. This document is the Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) for the proposed project within

Zone 10 (Cristo-Rei) (see Figure no. 1), financed under the ADB TA 4646-TIM Díli Urban

Water Supply Sector Project (DUWSSP), to comply with Timor-Leste environmental licensing

legislation and especially ADB environmental policy with regards to environmental

assessment of Category B development projects.

8. This IEE presents the results and conclusions of the environmental assessment for the

proposed “rehabilitation of the water distribution system for Zone 10 (Cristo-Rei)”, where the

scope of the project is limited by the physical boundaries set in Chapter 3.1.1, comprising the

study area for this IEE.

9. The IEE objectives are to:



a) Determine the state of the environment in the project area;

b) Identify key environmental impacts and issues associated with the project;

c) Recommend appropriate mitigation measures of said impacts;

d) Develop an Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan (EMMP).

10. The IEE was based on the identification of important facilities and services, community

structures, schools, health facilities, religious places, sites of heritage or archaeological

importance and biologically critical areas (if any) affected by the project, within Sub-zone 1

boundaries.

11. A scoping and field reconnaissance was conducted on the project site, by the environmental

consultant, during which a rapid environmental assessment was carried out to establish the

potential impacts and categorization of the project activities, to support the definition of the

IEE methodology.

12. Baseline environmental data was then collected from several sources to allow for the

identification of intensity and likely location of impacts with relation to sensitive receivers,

compared to the activities expected to be carried out by the project.

13. The significance of impacts from extension/ augmentation of the existing water distribution

systems was assessed and, for those impacts requiring mitigation, measures were proposed

to reduce impacts to within acceptable limits.

14. The project’s environment consultant collated all relevant information, participated in the

public consultation activities and carried out the report writing.

15. The IEE includes activities related to rehabilitation/improvement of existing water distribution

networks, within the scale and the locations described in Chapter 3.2, and cover activities

regarding the design, construction, operation and maintenance phases of the project.

1.3. THE IMPLEMENTATION TEAM

16. The Project Implementing Agency for the Díli Water Supply Sector Project is the National

Directorate for Water Services (DNSA), under the Ministry of Public Works (MPW), with

headquarters located in Díli, Timor-Leste.

17. DNSA is responsible for the overall day-to-day project implementation, execution and

management and as project proponent for the Environmental Licensing procedure, under

Decree-Law no. 05/2011 – Environmental Licensing (see Chapter 2.4).

18. AURECON, Australia PTY Ltd is the Consultant in charge of the Design, Project Management

and physical construction of the rehabilitation activities within this project.



Figure 1. Water Distribution Zones in Dili (Source: DNSA)



2. Policy, Legal and Administrative Framework for Environmental Protection in Timor-Leste

19. Due to the recent history of Timor-Leste, the transitory Governments existing up to the

effective independence in 2002, and the past four Constitutional Governments of Timor-

Leste, the environmental legal framework in the country has had slow progress towards an

effective level of environmental protection in the country.

20. Nevertheless, the environmental framework has evolved. Subsidiary legislation from UNTAET

and Indonesia, whose continuity is approved under article 165 of the Constitution of the

Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (CDRTL) and Parliament Laws no. 01/2002 (7 of August)

and no. 10/2003 (of 10 of December), has been substituted slowly with the enactment of

current Timorese environmental laws.

21. These laws represent the commitment to the protection of the environment, the legal

environmental framework, the legal means of protection from crimes against the environment

and the regulatory means for environmental assessment and monitoring of the development

projects in the country and are beginning to influence investment projects and Government

and Private sector stakeholders in the need to include environmental management within the

project management cycle, for legal and regulatory compliance and, ultimately, environmental

protection.

22. These laws represent the commitment to the protection of the environment, the legal

environmental framework, the legal means of protection from crimes against the environment

and the regulatory means for environmental assessment and monitoring of the development

projects in the country and are beginning to influence investment projects and Government

and Private sector stakeholders in the need to include environmental management within the

project management cycle, for legal and regulatory compliance and, ultimately, environmental

protection.

2.1. ENVIRONMENTAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

23. Below are a few selected Timor-Leste environmental regulations that, given their significance,

are explained in a short summary.

24. The list of the remaining relevant legislation dealing with environmental and natural resource

management, pertinent to the scope of this Project and whose contents are reflected in the

Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan, is presented in Appendix 2.

2.1.1. Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

25. The government’s mandate to protect the environment emanates from the Constitution of the

Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. The Constitution of Timor-Leste stipulates that a healthy

environment is a constitutional right and declares that:

a. Everyone has the right to a humane, healthy, and ecologically balanced environment and

the duty to protect it and improve it for the benefit of the future generations.

b. The State shall recognize the need to preserve and rationalize natural resources.

c. The State should promote actions aimed at protecting the environment and safeguarding

the sustainable development of the economy



2.1.2. Decree-Law no. 26/2012 – Base Law for Environment

26. This very important piece of legislation acts as an “umbrella-law” for the environmental sector,

setting the standard and commitment for the current and future environmental laws and

policies in Timor-Leste.

27. The scope of the law applies to all terrestrial and marine areas of Timor-Leste, including soil

and sub-soil, to single or collective persons, national or foreign, public or private, residing or

undergoing activities in Timor-Leste.

28. An important role of this piece of legislation is the commitment to improve public and private

entities’ environmental performance, including institutional structure reinforcement to

implement the Law. Articles 10 and 17 are particularly relevant as they call on public entities

that develop legislation, development programs and projects, to collaborate with the Ministry

of Commerce and Environment (MCIE), as the responsible government department for

environment, in the integration of the environmental policy within their own sectors to

guarantee unity and uniformity in its implementation.

2.1.3. Decree-Law no. 05/2011 – Environmental Licensing

29. Published on the 9th February 2011, this Decree Law is the regulatory implementation of

article 15 of the Base Law for Environment, where it seeks to define the methods of

environmental classification, evaluation, decision, licensing and monitoring of development

projects, throughout their construction, operation and decommissioning phases.

30. It was drafted to establish the procedure for an environmental licensing system, in order to

identify and assess the impact of development proposals on the environment, creating the

conditions to minimize or eliminate negative environmental and social impacts derived from

project implementation, as well as defining measures of environmental and social protection

to be applied when implementing the project.

31. The Environmental Licensing procedure follows a series of administrative steps of evaluation

and decision (see Chapter 2.4).

2.1.4. UNTAET Regulation No. 19/2000 on Protected Areas

32. Still in effect since UNTAET administration, this diploma regulates the Base Law for

Environment regarding Protected or Sensitive Areas, as well as endangered species and

related articles. It defines fifteen (15) existing Protected areas (Article 2.1) as well as the

characteristics of other areas that may be defined as areas of exceptional natural importance

(Article 2.2).

33. Articles 2.3 and 2.4 define the activities that cannot be done within these areas. The

prohibition of new structures (temporary or permanent) such as roads, disruption or

destruction of fauna or flora or pollution of the area, of any kind, are particularly relevant to

R4D, as well as the status of these areas towards the environmental licensing procedure.

34. Recently, the Government of Timor-Leste, through the National Directorate for Protected

Areas (NDPA) is preparing new legislation proposing 15 new protected areas in the Territory.



2.1.5. Decree-Law No. 33/2008 on Hygiene and Public Order

35. This diploma establishes the administrative policy measures for Districts regarding hygiene

and public order, defining the relations between Public Administration and Citizens,

applicable to urban areas in the Districts and specific locations in districts, when these are

determined beforehand.

36. The relevance of the diploma is for situations where project rehabilitation might pass through

an urbanized area. Additionally, Article 6 of the Decree-Law defines the organization of public

spaces in these areas. This list of “do’s and don’ts” for activities within urban areas is a

valuable reference as a safeguard for project planning and as guidelines for contractor

management regarding prohibited activities such as (i.e.) cutting/felling trees, extraction of

earth, rocks or other materials, deposit excess construction materials or waste, installation of

temporary constructions, and others, within urban areas.

2.1.6. UNTAET DoE Guideline #8 on Ambient Noise

37. This Guideline was introduced by UNTAET Administration to protect the public from nuisance

associated with stationary sources of noise in outdoor environments and does not extend to

occupational and health issues. Its maximum admissible noise levels and abatement levels

are identical to those in the World Bank Environmental Health and Safety Guidelines

(reference for ADB projects) and thus relevant for application under this IEE.

2.2. ADB’S SAFEGUARD POLICY STATEMENT

38. ADB related projects follow ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (2009), which describes its

common objectives, policy principles and outlines the delivery process for ADB’s safeguard

policy, particularly a set of specific safeguard requirements that borrowers/clients are

expected to meet when addressing social and environmental impacts and risks, in order to

ensure that borrowers/clients comply with these requirements during project preparation and

implementation.

39. The SPS 2009 sets out policy for three primary safeguard frameworks: a) Environmental; b)

Involuntary Resettlement; and c) Indigenous Peoples, with the following objectives:

“(i) avoid adverse impacts of projects on the environment and affected people, where

possible;

(ii) minimize, mitigate, and/or compensate for adverse project impacts on the

environment and affected people when avoidance is not possible; and

(iii) help borrowers/clients to strengthen their safeguard systems and develop the

capacity to manage environmental and social risks”.

40. Besides defining the minimum requirements for project environmental classification and

assessment, as well as the related documentation contents and structure, the importance of

this SPS is enhanced by the fact that ADB will not finance projects that do not comply with its

safeguard policy statement, as well as those projects that do not comply with the host

country’s social and environmental laws and regulations.



2.3. ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

2.2.1. National Directorate For Environment

41. The National Directorate of the Environment (NDE), under the Secretary of State for

Environment (SSE) of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Environment (MCIE), oversees

environmental licensing and management and compliance of the national environmental

regulations. NDE has an Environmental Impact Assessment and Pollution team who are

responsible for environmental licensing procedures and processes. The DNMA provides

direction and support for environmental protection related matters associated with the

project’s activities.

2.2.2. National Directorate for Water Services (DNSA)

42. The National Directorate for Water Services, under the Ministry of Infrastructure, is the

agency responsible for the water distribution sector activity, managing the distribution of

water for human consumption and monitoring the water quality through its water quality

laboratory.

43. DNSA, as the Government entity for the water sector, and as the owner of the project, is the

project proponent responsible to deliver the project’s IEE documentation to NDE and

accompany the whole environmental licensing procedure, respond to any questions arising

during said procedure, until the project license is attributed, and guarantee that the contents

of the Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan are followed through by all

stakeholders and contractors, during project implementation.

2.4. SCREENING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CATEGORY

44. Environmental screening addresses the issue of whether or not the project needs an

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) or an Initial Environmental Examination (IEE).

45. Environmental screening is carried out in parallel with project feasibility studies and design

since the type and detail of the environmental assessment depends on the nature, scale and

any potential environmental risks of the project. Outcomes of the assessment may influence

the choice of project design or rehabilitation activities.

46. This way, the project’s potential environmental impacts and risks are reviewed against legal

and guideline benchmarks, assessing the significance of project impacts and risks on the

environment, particularly on social, biodiversity, natural resources and sensitive areas, and

enabling the Project to define, cost and decide on mitigation measures that will require

inclusion into project planning, design and implementation.

47. It is also used as the preliminary environmental analysis of the proposed project to prepare it

for environmental license application. It identifies the triggers to define the project’s category,

based on Decree-Law no. 05/2011 – Environmental Licensing and thus, define the amount of

environmental investigation, study and official reporting that the proponent is required to carry

out and deliver to obtain its environmental license.



48. A two-tiered approach has been used to define the broad scope of this screening, based on

the project scope defined in Chapter 1.2. First, an analysis evaluation of environmental

category through ADB Guidelines and second, confirmation through Timor-Leste legislation in

effect.

2.3.1. ADB Screening

49. Based on the existing ADB Safeguard Policy Statement (2009), this project is an Urban

Water and Sanitation Project, and classified as category B. This category is defined as

“Projects with potential to cause less significant / fewer environmental impacts than Category

A, yet still require a prescribed level of environmental management to protect the

environment. For these projects an initial environmental examination (IEE) could be

considered as final environmental assessment report if the stated document determines that

an environmental impact assessment (EIA) is not required for the project under examination”.

50. Considering the type and magnitude of the project’s activities and the absence of impacts on

sensitive and protected areas, no significant impacts that will warrant the conduct of an EIA

are foreseen (see Chapter 5 for more details).

2.3.2. Government of Timor-Leste Screening Reference

51. Project environmental classification is based on the comparison of project characteristics with

thresholds defined in Annexes I and II of Decree Law no. 05/2011 – Environmental Licensing.

The result is the classification of the project in one of three categories:

i. Category A project – Annex I – Projects that potentially may cause significant

environmental impacts and thus are subject to the Environmental Impact Assessment

(EIA) procedure;

ii. Category B project – Annex II – Projects that may cause environmental impacts and thus

are subject to a IEE procedure;

iii. Category C project – Projects that don’t fall within thresholds of either Annexes, and in

which environmental impacts are inexistent or negligible and thus are not subject to any

environmental evaluation procedure.

52. Depending on the significance of project impacts and risks, the assessment may comprise a

full-scale Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for category A projects or an Initial

Environmental Examination (IEE) or equivalent process for category B projects (See Figure

no. 2).



Figure 2. Environmental Categories under DL 05/2011 – Environmental Licensing (Source: NDE 2012)

53. This analysis has evaluated the scope, scale and characteristics of the project against Annex

I and II of DL 05/2011 (see Table 1).

54. Given the scope in Chapter 1.2, and by comparing to the scale requirements in Table 1, the

analysis has confirmed the non-applicability of Annex I, including ruling out locational factors

due to the inexistence of sensitive areas within the project rehabilitation alignment (see

Chapter 5 for more details).

55. The final interpretation and conclusion is that project classification is based on Annex II,

section VIII, No.7, that states that construction of aqueducts and water networks less than

three kilometres (<3 km) in length and under Timorese Law should be classified as category

B.

Table 1. Environmental category screening scale as in DL 05/2011 – Environmental Licensing

ANNEX I SCALE VII – Water Sector 5 – Water collection Systems from Lake, rivers, springs and other sources (excepting soil or groundwater)

Captured Volume > 1 million Cubic Meters/Year

6 – Abstraction of groundwater with borehole/perforation ≥ 10 L/second 8 – Construction of aqueducts and water networks ≥ 3 Km XII – Locational Factors 1 – Sensitive ecosystems or of value (beaches, mangroves, coral reefs, protected areas, marine areas)

All



ANNEX I SCALE 2 – Unique and valuable landscape All 3 – Archaeological and/or historical site All 4 – Densely populated areas Relocation of ≥

300 people 5 – Areas occupied by cultural communities or tribes All 6 – Geographically sensitive areas All

ANNEX II SCALE VII – Water Sector 6 – Abstraction of groundwater with borehole/perforation < 10 L/second 8 – Construction of aqueducts and water networks < 3 Km

2.3.3. Conclusions on project categorization

56. Project Documentation was submitted by DNSA at the request of the Department of

Environment (DoE) of the Government of Timor-Leste, to ascertain Environmental

Categorization of the Project, under Decree-Law no. 05/2011.

57. This project documentation included an executive summary of the environmental impacts

foreseeable for the project, as well as the team’s conclusions and proposals on the projects

classification, based on ADB SPS 2009 and Timor-Leste environmental law.

58. DoE concluded that the project is classified as category C and does not require an

environmental assessment and respective environmental license.

59. It is clear that the DoE criterion is notably less comprehensive than that of ADB’s. Thus,

under ADB policy, an IEE would need to be prepared in order to satisfy its safeguard

requirements (see 2.3.1), since it requires all bank related projects to undergo environmental

screening, classification and assessment, according to its Safeguard Policy Statement (ADB,

2009) requirements. Urban water supply projects are classified as Category B by ADB

guidelines and thus their “…potential adverse environmental impacts are less adverse than

those of category A projects. These impacts are site-specific, few if any of them are

irreversible, and in most cases mitigation measures can be designed more readily than for

category A projects. An initial environmental examination is required”.



3. Description of the Project

3.1. LOCATION

60. Water Distribution Zones in Díli have been classified based on technically selected

boundaries. Sub-zone boundaries are determined by the technical location of the existing

water supply pipe network and the location of control valves, constituting a discreet section of

the network where water flow can be controlled and managed.

3.1.1. Zone 10 – Bidau Santana and Metiaut

3.1.2. Zone 10 is located in the eastern part of Díli, and the project will includes 1240 water services

in 7 Aldeias of 2 Sucos within this zone’s boundaries: Sagrada Família, Manumata, Bidau

Motaklaran, Toko Baru, 17 de Abril, Carungulau and Fatucama. These aldeias belong to the

suco Bidau Santana and Metiaut, Cristo Rei Subdistrict of the Díli District (see Figure no. 4)

3.1.3. The first half of Zone 10 comprises Suco Metiaut, and is a strip of area that starts at the most

western point of aldeia 17 de Abril. As it moves northeast it is bordered at the north by the

marine costal line and at the south by the mountain foothill, running along Avenida dos

Direitos Humanos to the most northeastern point of aldeia Fatucama.

3.1.4. The second half of this zone comprises Suco Bidau Santana and begins in the most eastern

point of aldeia Manumata, running west until it turns south at the coast, in line with the corner

of Avenida dos Direitos Humanos and Estrada de Bidau, where it carries on until it turns East

at the corner of Rua Cidade Viana de Castelo. It continues on to reach the most western part

of the Sagrada Família Aldeia, where it turns northwest and follows the foothill of the

mountain and the easter border of aldeias Sagrada Família and Manumata to the point of

origin.

3.2. DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES

61. The project focuses on decreasing the percentage of technical and commercial water losses

to 20% and improve water service delivery in the water supply zone described in Chapter 3.1,

particularly through pipe leakages, by identifying, locating and repairing such leaks. In order

to have a better accounting of water production and consumption within the subzones, there

is a need for an improved metering program.

62. The improvement of the distribution network will mean carrying out activities to replace old

pipes or extend reticulation pipelines within the proposed zones, etc. The main activities of

the project are the following:

Laying new transmission pipelines (DN 150mm);

Laying and jointing new tertiary pipelines (various sizes ranging from NOD 63mm to

20mm);

Construction of valve chambers and installing valves within the zones;

Making new metered service connections and replacing old or non-functioning water

meters;

Refurbishing existing systems within the proposed service area;

Locating and repairing leaks;

Installing communal taps to serve inaccessible customers within the service area; and

Monitor water quality.



63. The project also comprises civil construction improvement works for structures and crossings.

Road surfaces disturbed by excavation and other related works will be reinstated to their

original condition, trenches backfilled and properly compacted and bitumen and gravel

pavements fully restored.



Figure 4. Water Distribution Zone 10 (Source: DNSA)



64. The alignment of proposed new/rehabilitated reticulation pipes have been fixed, following

tracks and roads as far as possible. The distribution system in of the project area is in

relatively flat terrain and does not present any difficult terrain or major crossings.

65. The wider roads and paved roads will be provided with pipelines on both sides to avoid

pavement demolition and reinstatement during construction and future connection

requirements. To reduce the initial investment, all other roads will be provided with only one

pipeline on either side of the road but will require complementation by additional parallel

pipes to follow demand increases and road paving.

66. The total length of the rehabilitated sections for Zone 10 is 1200 metres. The project details

are summarized in Table no. 2 and mapped in Figure 5.

3.3. TIMING AND SCHEDULING

67. The implementation of the water rehabilitation project in Zone 10 is to be carried out

throughout 2013. The necessary time for the project’s environmental evaluation and request

for proper environmental licensing has been included in the project timeline, to comply with

the requirements of the environmental Legislation in effect.

68. This environmental phase started in December 2012 and is expected to end at the end of

April 2013, with the expected attribution of the environmental license and the inclusion of all

necessary environmental clauses derived from the IEE procedure, into the construction

contracts (see Table 3).

Table 2. General Information and features of the proposed Project Zone (Source: DNSA)

Subzone 1 of Zone 1 Location Cristo Rei Subdistrict, East Díli

Project Coverage Aldeias:

Sagrada Família,

Manumata,

Bidau Motaklaran,

Toko Baru,

17 de Abril,

Carungulau

Fatucama Number of HH served 602 Population served 4441 Total Demand (m

3/day) 1039

Distribution System (Km) Total Existing 20,165 m

Total Rehabilitated by Project 1200 m Types of Pipe (PE, PVC and Galvanized Steel)

Total Tap Connection during construction (No)

Fully plumbed 0 Yard Tap 100

PROJECT COST (USD) $464,000



Table 3. Project Implementation Schedule (Source: DNSA)



Figure 5. Rehabilitation areas for Zone 10 (Source: Aurecon, 2013)



4. Description of the Environment

4.1. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

4.1.1. Topography

69. The topography of the Díli catchment system is mainly mountainous with steep slopes at the

upper side of the catchment, gently sloping areas in the mid-section and narrow stretch of

relatively flat areas next to the coastline.

70. Elevations vary tremendously throughout the area from lowland coastal areas with altitudes

from about sea level to elevations 900 m+ above sea level, located in the mountainous

regions near Dare and Aileu (see Figure 6).

71. The Díli catchment system has an overall general susceptibility to higher rate of runoff and

sediment load due to lack of vegetation cover at the upper mountain, particularly at the higher

slope. Soil loss from the upland of the catchment system is particularly high as can be seen

from sediment accumulation in various natural and manmade channels in Díli.

72. The city of Díli is located along the coastline on the lower side of the Díli catchment system

where the topography is gently sloping or relatively flat. The elevation of some parts of the

urbanized areas, such as some parts of Caicoli area, are lower than sea level, which makes it

difficult for an effective drainage system to the sea.

73. Elevation of the project area is relatively flat, with no major inclinations. In Suco Metiaut

elevation starts at sea-level in the northern coastline and rises to an average 20 metres

above sea-level, up to the project border in the south, where the foothill of the mountains are

located. Likewise the second half of the project area, that comprises Suco Bidau Santana,

also starts at sea-level in the northern coastline and averages 20 m elevation above sea-level

up to the mountain foothill in its eastern border, maintaining this elevation throughout the area

up to its southern and western border (see Figure 7).

4.1.2. Climate And Rainfall

74. Geographically, Timor-Leste is located in the equatorial region with two distinct seasons

driven by the monsoonal period.

75. Díli’s climate is tropical with an average three-month rainy season starting from December to

March and a dry season for the remainder of the year.

76. Rainfall historical data registered at Díli airport, Dare Station, Ermera and Aileu has

demonstrated that the upper catchment in the mountain areas receives more rain than the

lowland areas, where average rainfall ranges from 940 mm in Díli and up to 1530 mm in the

mountainous areas around Díli (DSDMP, 2012b). Average temperature ranges from 27˚C in

December to about 24˚C in August (DSDMP 2012c).



4.1.3. Geology

77. Díli is located in the highly sheared and deformed Permian Aileu Formation (see Figure 8).

This metamorphic formation occurs widely in the northern part of central Timor, consisting of

a series of shales, phyllites, slates and occasional low-grade metamorphosed eruptive rocks

(Thompson, 2011).

78. This formation has been repeatedly exposed to deformation especially in the north coast.

This deformation plus the pervasive presence of platy minerals like chlorite and mica

structurally weakens the rock, which, coupled with the steep terrain and the occurrence of

intense rainfall, makes it susceptible to landslides, erosion and sedimentation and thus one of

the most active geologic processes in Timor-Leste.

79. The project area is divided into two geological areas (see Figure 9).

80. The project areas within the Bidau Santana Suco are included in the Díli Alluvial plain, which

comprises of silt, sand, gravel, cobbles and boulders derived from the Alieu Formation in the

mountains.

81. The areas within the Metiaut Suco are included in the Aileu Formation, with some small

alluvial plains along the coastal area eastwards towards Cristo Rei Beach.

4.1.4. Water Resources And Hydrology

82. The total catchment area draining into the Díli drainage system is approximately 278 km2,

with a direct catchment area on the southern side and an indirect catchment of the Comoro

and Bemos Rivers.

83. The four natural river systems (Comoro, Maloa, Kuluhun, and Santana), as well as various

urban drainage channels, help transport almost 90% of the storm runoff and discharge it into

the sea (DSDMP, 2012 c), but are dry throughout the year except for a few days after a rain

occurrence, due to the permeability of their rocks and soil.

84. However, due to the combination of steep slopes in the upper catchment, intense rainfall

pattern in short duration, and inadequate drainage infrastructure, flooding occurs in various

parts of urban area of Díli almost every time it rains (see Figure 10). Roads become runoff

conveyors as actual drainage channels or rivers are no longer able to contain high-level

runoff flow generated by upland catchments.

85. For Zone 10, the data available from DSDMP (2012b) only covers the second half of the

project area described in subchapter 2.1, as well as some of the area within suco Metiaut

(particularly Aldeia 17 de Abril).

86. Flood modelling and mapping for 2-year return period storm events shows significant flood

areas to either sides of the Santana river, where the Sagrada Família and Manumata Aldeias

are located and straight down to the mouth of the Santana river (see Figure 11).

87. Flood mapping for aldeia “17 de Abril” shows a wide area of flooding in the lowland part of the

mountain foothill of this very small catchment, located to the south of the road alignment

where the project rehabilitation activities will take place.

88. Underneath the project area lies the Díli Aquifer, an alluvial aquifer located under the City of

Díli, a 23km2 surface area comprised of merged delta sediments of the Comoro River and the

lesser Maloa and Benamau Rivers. It is approximately 9km east to west and 2 to 3km north to

south, situated between the airport in the west and Santana in the east, in the north, the

coast of the Wetar Strait and the mountains to the south.



89. Furness (2011) explains that the sediments rise from sea level at the coast to about 100

metres at the junction of the Comoro and Bemos Rivers. The thickness of the aquifer varies

from a few metres in the south to over 100 metres in the north, possibly up to 200 metres at

Point Comoro.

90. The mainly sandy soil types in the Díli catchment area result in a high infiltration capacity of

the catchment. This means that groundwater recharge close to the mountainside is high. It is

also suspected that 60% of the water flows in the upper region of Comoro River seep into an

underground river system or Díli Aquifer, which eventually contributes to ground water

recharge in Caicoli (Furness, 2011).

91. The Díli Aquifer provides about half of Dili’s water supply from 12 production wells, mostly

drilled during Indonesian times with two more constructed in recent years to depths of 50 –

100m. Each well operates at an average rate of 8l/s for periods of 12 to 24 hours per day.

They are grouped in two wellfields; at Comoro and Bidau to Bedois.

92. The aquifer is layered with a shallow unconfined aquifer up to 10 metres thick that is used for

many private well supplies throughout Dili, and deeper aquifers that are confined and are

artesian towards the coast, at least during the wet season. The shallow aquifer is almost

universally bacterial contaminated due to seepage of wastewater. This contamination is due

to the lack of sanitation conditions in Díli (see 4.3.5). The deeper aquifers are

uncontaminated and contain fresh water with no known contaminants.

93. The volume of fresh water stored in the Dili Aquifer is estimated to be 225 million cubic

metres and the annual recharge from runoff from the mountains and stream infiltration is 2.5

million cubic metres, estimating groundwater storage under the city of approximately 100

years. There is also data available to conclude that there is an annual fluctuation in

groundwater levels that roughly corresponds to the wet and dry seasons and associated

recharge from the Comoro River (Furness, 2011).

94. This, in addition to a considerable amount of rejected recharge from the rivers during the wet

season (necessary for salt water intrusion prevention), opens for the opportunity of more

abstraction than the current rates.

95. Based on the limited knowledge of the aquifer, there may be scope for expansion of the well

field over time and the wells can be placed in required locations due to the continuous nature

of the aquifer (National Directorate for Water Resources, 2011).

4.1.5. Air Quality

96. Available Air quality data in Dili town, taken during an Environmental Impact Assessment

(EIA) study (ASPEC, 2010) reveals that human activities, mainly transportation and solid

waste burning within the city area are the main sources of air pollution in the city.

97. Testing at the time showed that one of the most main sources of pollution was dust (PM10),

due to the vehicular movements on the dirt roads, which cause significant dust dispersion.

The construction works identified at the time are of the same nature and typology of those

currently underway throughout the city and, to a lower extent, of those proposed by the

project, which contribute to the high levels of dust particulates in the surrounding atmosphere.



4.1.6. Noise

98. Available Noise quality data in Dili town, also taken during an Environmental Impact

Assessment (EIA) study (ASPEC, 2010) reveals that daily human activities, particularly

transportation, within the city area, are the main significant sources of noise pollution.

99. This testing was conducted at 5 points throughout the Díli urban area, particularly at one point

in the Central Business District of Díli, which revealed that the overall noise tested was 69.8

dB(A)1, reading above the permissible day and night time sound levels for Residential,

Institutional and Educational Receptors (between 50 and 55 dB(A)), albeit below the

permissible day and night time sound levels for Industrial and Commercial receptors (70

dB(A)) (UNTAET, 2001a).

100. This analysis allows for some conclusion on the particular sensitiveness of the project areas,

given that most of the project area is within or adjacent to residential areas and noise level at

and around the project alignment may be high during the construction period, albeit

temporary.

4.1.7. Mineral Resources

101. Extensive deposits of industrial rocks and sand and gravel are found all over the territory of

Timor-Leste, with varying varieties and quality of sand and gravel due to the different river

beds in which they are deposited, derived from the erosion from the watershed areas, as

explained in 4.1.1.

102. The Comoro River watershed area is endowed with this characteristic large and thick

alluvium deposit, making it the main aggregate source area for extraction in the Díli area. It is

composed of poorly sorted material of schistose and quartz sand and gravel and igneous

mafic rocks, embedded in a silt and clay matrix (Carvalho&Lisboa, 2005)

103. This riverbed is exploited by a large number of artisanal miners, sorting out sediments by

means of hand screen grading. The artisanal procedure for exploiting these resources is not

expected to cause relevant modifications to the streamline dynamics.

104. Additional sources of materials in Díli are quarries in the periphery of the urban area, parallel

to the foothills along the Comoro watershed or its neighbouring District Liquiça.

105. The main use for the aggregates from these sources is for the building industry, where sand

is used for concrete and cement bricks, while gravel is used for road building and repair.

106. Considering the country’s expected development and the required technological

enhancements to progress the construction sector there may be a need to reformulate the

overall process to avoid pervasive environmental disturbances.

1 Analysis of the technical report on noise testing in Díli concluded that the results were based on 1-

hour tests at each location. Due to the scarcity of technical clarity in the report, the assumption is that

these tests were done during the day, given that the resulting value of 69.8 dB(A) is more closely

representative of daily noise values and thus of Díli city daily activities in 2009.



Figure 6. Topography in the Díli Catchment Area (Source: Aurecon, 2013)



Figure 7. Topography in the Project Area – Zone 10 (Source: Aurecon, 2013)



Figure 8. Simplified structural map of the Geology of Timor-Leste



Figure 9. Geology of Zone 10



Figure 10. Flood prone areas in Dili (Source: DSDMP, 2012b)



Figure 11. Flood prone areas regarding Zone 10 (Source: DSDMP, 2012 b)



4.2. BIOLOGICAL PROFILE

4.2.1. Flora, Fauna and Protected Areas

107. In 2000, the United Nations Transitional Administration of East Timor (UNTAET) identified 15

protected Wild Areas in the country, regulated under UNTAET Regulation No.19/2000 –

Protected Areas.

108. Recently, the Government of Timor-Leste has undertaken a study on the feasibility for the

expansion of the existing Protected Areas Network (Grantham et al, 2011), identifying several

other new areas candidates for official environmental protection and is considering a new

piece of legislation that will increase the existing network of 15 to 30 protected areas.

In the Díli area, only the Cristo-Rei and Hinterland area (in the East) is officially classified as a

protected area by the regulations in effect, while Important Bird Area (IBA) no. 13 – Tasitolu

has the necessary characteristics for protected area classification, but has yet to be declared

officially as such (see Figure 12).

109. Water Distribution Zone 10, in its most eastern area, borders the “Cristo Rei Beach and

Hinterland” protected area, as defined by UNTAET Regulation no. 19/2000 – Protected

Areas. This area is also identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) no 14, according to Birdlife

International (Grantham et al, 2011).

110. In terms of Fauna, the savannah east of Cape Fatumaca in the Sub-district of Cristo Rei is

rich in open country birds including Australasian Bushlark Mirafira javanica, Brown Honey

Eater Lichmera indistincta, Streak-breasted Honeyeater Meliphaga reticulate and Barred

Dove Geopelia Maugei. Shorebirds including Malaysian Plover Charadrius peronii are

present on the beaches.

111. However, and although Suco Metiaut and some borders of Zone 10 overlap in some

segments of the protected area border, the present proposed pipe rehabilitation areas do not

approach or go into this protected area. At best, related to the present project alignment, the

closest is in the aldeia 17 de Abril area, approximately 1.5 Km distance to the West of the

most western border of this protected area (see Figure 13).

112. Also, given the mostly urban character of land use in the project area, the same approach

applies to areas of biological significance, since it is characterized by dispersed urban

vegetation with occasional patches of small-scale agricultural activity for the purpose of

private harvesting and consumption.



Figure 12. Protected Areas and IBAs in the Díli Urban Area (Source: UNTAET Reg. 19/2001, Grantham et al., 2011)



Figure 13. Protected Areas and IBAs in or around Zone 10 Water Distribution Area (Source: UNTAET Reg. 19/2001, Grantham et al., 2011)



4.3. SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT

4.3.1. Demography

113. Díli is the most highly populated district in Timor-Leste with reportedly 234,331 people at

5.6% average growth rate per annum between 2004 and 2010 based on the 2010 census.

The growth rate for the whole country is about 2.4%. Rapid urbanization resulted in the 18%

of the total population living in Díli in 2010 compared to 2004, which was only about 11%. The

sex ratio in Díli is 113 as a result of more men moving to Díli in searching of job opportunities

(Census, 2010).

114. In 2010 the population density of the Díli District overall was 64 people/ha (36,812 ha), but

there are areas where the density is well over 100 people/ha.

115. Population in the project area’s Subdistrict has grown 61% since 2004, resulting in the 7

aldeias that compose the project area totalling a population of 8600 persons, approximately

15.6% of Cristo-Rei Subdistrict and 3.7% of Díli District.

116. Equally, Household numbers follow the same growth tendency in the Subdistrict level, having

grown 21% since 2004, totalling 7505, approximately 21.3% of Díli District. Suco Metiaut and

Bidau Santana households represent 15.8% of the total households in the Sub-district

(Census, 2010).

4.3.2. Occupation and Land Use

117. Land use for the catchment is mainly urban and rural land. Urban land consists of offices,

shops, housing or residential areas, schools, bridges and roads, while agricultural

developments and secondary forests resources are located mostly in the non-urban lands in

the upper catchment.

118. Land cover in urban areas is dominated by urban land use. There is a need to control the

influx of urban growth in Díli in order to minimize negative impacts by reducing closures and

use appropriate land zoning so that land development can be regulated, limiting the rate of

increasing imperviousness and minimizing potential negative impacts.

119. Díli has two types of development, which are commercial and private. It is the primary trading

and commercial centre of Timor-Leste. Commercial development includes accommodation,

shops, administration and embassies. People tend to have or build single large houses on

their private land but also some large villages occupied by many dwellings on shared land

(DSDMP 2012a)

120. The issue of land tenure and difficulties in legalising land titles or ownership remains an

unresolved problem, although a draft Land Law is presently being discussed for

Parliamentary approval. Currently, there is no clear and approved legal framework for land

and property ownership and it becomes one of the major obstacles for private investment in

Timor-Leste.

121. Many Timorese property holders that had land rights issued during Portuguese and

Indonesian eras have had their houses destroyed after the post ballot independence.

Customary land tenure system has also created conflicts in some parts of the country. This

issue is becoming worse after illegal occupancy of Timorese and Indonesian properties post-

1999 when the owners fled the country in 1999 or during the 2006 unrest in the country.



122. Housing is of a mixture of formal and informal areas. Regular settlements of housing rows

exist along roads and in planned housing areas, with more irregular settlement patterns in the

areas behind roads and informally developed areas. Housing materials are mostly permanent

materials (particularly along main roads) and the remainder as mixed construction and

temporary materials.

123. The project is located in two areas that, in general, have an urban land use with some

housing, commercial buildings and restaurants parallel to the road alignment.

124. The areas within Suco Metiaut, including aldeias Manumata and 17 de Abril, parallel to the

coast, have a particularly relevant Tourism sector, where the rehabilitation segment has

several restaurants and small scale hotels on both sides of the road alignment.

125. The Bidau Santana area, particularly interventions close to the DNSA supply tank, includes a

low density residential environment with water pipeline alignments relatively close to and/or

parallel to the river Santana.

4.3.3. Income Status and Expenditures

126. Timor-Leste is categorised as a lower middle-income country because of its rapid economic

growth but it depends heavily on its oil and gas reserves. The Human Development Index

ranked Timor-Leste as 147 out of 187 countries worldwide compared to the value of 0.426 in

2004, which was 140 out of 177 countries (DSDMP 2012a).

127. Widespread poverty remains an issue with many families living on less than $1/day. The

Multidimensional Poverty Index, related to education, health and standard of living in

households, identifies 68% of the population in Timor-Leste as suffering from multiple

deprivations, and an additional 18 per cent are vulnerable to multiple deprivations.

128. Around 41% of the total population lives on less than a dollar per day, which is approximately

the same percentage as in 2001. Unemployment and employment vulnerability is estimated

to be as high as 70%. Particular vulnerable groups include those with little or no income who

are mainly reliant on relatives or charity, those who are illegal occupants who may be

threatened with eviction and female-headed households without other support.

129. There is a huge difference income earning between people who live in rural areas compared

to those who reside in Díli. Around 71% of population who lives in Díli has the highest wealth

quintile in the country, given that women and men in Díli are much more likely to be engaged

in sales and services and in professional, technical, and managerial occupations, and are

least likely to be engaged in agriculture (DHS 2010).

4.3.4. Physical Cultural Resources

130. Very few physical cultural resources have been identified in the project area, with a few

catholic churches such as Igreja Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora and Dom Bosco Training Center

in the surrounding area. No Lulik (sacred animistic) sites were identified in the area. None of

these locations fall within the proposed rehabilitation alignment.

131. In Suco Metiaut, the team identified the Groto of Our Lady of Fatima (see Annex 4), on the

south side of the road in the proposed rehabilitation alignment.

132. In Suco Bidau Santana, the Bidau Santana Cemetery is a relevant religious location (see

Annex 4), also on the south side of the road in the proposed rehabilitation alignment.



4.3.5. Health and Hygiene

133. Despite the Government’s and development partners (such as JICA and the ADB) efforts in

water distribution and quality improvement in Díli, for the past 10 years, overall the Díli water

supply system in place experiences high leakage, low or variable pressures and intermittent

supply with water available between 1 to 16 hours a day.

134. Within the Project area 57% of the households have water connections, with 39% of having

24-hour reliable water supply.

135. In the context of sanitation, specifically domestic wastewater, a WSP (2010) household

survey found that 94% of households in Díli had their own toilet (often combined with bathing

facilities), 5% use a neighbour’s toilet and 1% defecate in the open. The technical survey

provided similar results. Households without toilets could number as many as 3,500 in Dili.

136. Low coverage of safe piped water supplies and low service levels have adversely affected

living conditions in the city, where deteriorating water quality, unsanitary conditions and lack

of personal hygiene are often blamed for the incidence of malaria and dengue, diarrhoea and

helminth infection, all reported to be high in Díli.

137. ME (2007) reported that four of the five leading causes of admissions to the National Hospital

in Dili were upper respiratory tract infection, malaria, gastro-intestinal diseases, and internal

parasites, with a prevalence rate of diarrhoea among under-five year olds of 20% in Dili.

138. Diarrhoea is the second highest cause of death for children under the age of 5. According to

DHS (2010), numbers of diarrhoea prevalence in urban areas are higher although some

precaution must be had regarding interpretation of these results. DHS (2010) concluded that

dwellers in households with higher income and education, as well as those with improved

drinking water and that do not share toilet facilities, may recognize diarrhoea as a serious

childhood illness and report it, increases prevalence numbers.

139. While there are still insufficient health services with inadequate supply of equipment in the

clinics or hospitals and getting access to these services is very limited, the project area lies

within 1 Km from the Guido Valadares National Hospital, the major healthcare and

emergency hospital in the country.

140. DHS (2010) states that the differences in treatment-seeking behaviour between rural and

urban or child gender are very small. The major difference may lie in the fact that children in

higher wealth quintile dwellings are more likely to be taken to existing health facilities or

providers for diarrhoea treatment than other children, but overall around 68% of children with

diarrhoea incidence had their parents seek advice or treatment from an existing health

provider or facility.



5. Environmental Impacts

141. The proposed water supply project is expected to produce some environmental impacts in the

project area, during the pre-construction, construction and operation phases, although, given

the conditions of the terrain and the proposed project areas, there are overall attenuating

circumstances that reduce the significance of the several environmental impacts within the

environmental components

142. The environmental impacts pertaining the project have been predicted and are described

below.

5.1. IMPACTS ON PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

5.1.1. Land System

143. Possible trench failure, slope disturbances, vibrations, excavation and removal of topsoil or

excavated material usually affect the local land system, during project construction.

144. However the project works will be located in an urban area and pipe laying will be done on

pre-existing public road alignments, where existing water supply infrastructure is located. This

means that the original land structure has been changed previously and thus additional

impact by this rehabilitation will be minimal.

145. Also, the topography of the project area in general is relatively flat and the minor scale of

trench width and depth will not surpass 0.8 m and 1.0 m, respectively, characteristics that do

not influence slope stability and reduce the probability of erosion or land collapse after the

project is finished.

146. Therefore impact to the land structure system itself will be minimal.

5.1.2. Water Resources

147. Physically, the project activities will not significantly affect any streams or watercourses along

the proposed rehabilitation alignment.

148. However, most of the project area is located in major natural drains that drain out the surface

water within the project area from South to North and ultimately drained out to the Santana

River, or, in the Metiaut Suco, directly into the sea, parallel to the coastline.

149. Minor change in water quality of the surface run-offs are anticipated during the

implementation of the projects but these will be temporary and will last for the construction

period only. Possible activities, which may influence the water quality, are listed below.

a) Haphazard disposal of solid waste by workers nearby the construction site and

carrying out the wastes by the surface runoff in to the water body in the vicinity

during construction period.

b) Sediment and excavated materials may be transported to the water bodies by

rainwater.

c) Leakage and disposal of oil and grease from the construction equipment.

150. The existing estimates for groundwater availability in the Díli Aquifer (as explained in 4.1.4)

are considerable, both in volume and in the medium to long term and allow for expansion of



the field wells and boreholes. The water volumes intended for extraction for supply to the

project area are predicted not to impact significantly the Díli Aquifer, within the vicinity of the

project area or in the context of the Aquifer itself.

151. Additionally, water quality issues will be minimal given extraction is done at depths close to

100m, where water quality is at its best, therefore avoiding contaminated shallow tube wells

at depths up to 30m.

5.1.3. Air Quality Impacts

152. Air disturbance levels from the project activities are expected to be below the normal levels of

other activities surrounding the rehabilitation alignment.

153. Dust, particularly finer particulates, can present respiratory problems when inhaled, as well as

potential allergic reactions. In addition, dust can cause nuisance problems when redeposited.

154. Trucks and tractors used for transportation of materials and the construction activities may

release dust and other particulate matters through exposure of the surface soils and sands to

machinery movements. Stockpiles of excavated soil may also cause dust nuisance.

155. Machinery from the project may emit smokes and gaseous pollutants but these will be in a

very limited quantity and will be immersed in everyday activities within the area, such as

normal traffic, thus not causing adverse impacts on the environment.

156. All predicted impacts will be temporary and last only during the construction period.

5.1.4. Noise Impacts

157. Noise will inevitably be generated due to the use of machinery and motorised equipment.

Noise can have a significant effect on the environment and on the quality of life enjoyed by

individuals and communities, particularly at night time in residential and/or sensitive areas.

158. The use of trucks or any other types of carrying equipment for the transportation of

construction materials may cause vibration and noise, particularly in residential, institutional

and educational areas, such as religious places, schools or health posts, even though the

short term nature and scale of the construction works suggests that generated noise levels

will not be excessive or cause any major nuisances or inconvenience during the daytime, as

opposed to night-time when noise impacts will be more significant to the surrounding

community or environment.

159. Day or night-time, the noise induced by the machinery may be more significant to the

construction workers than the local community due to prolonged exposure time and noise

levels.

160. All of these impacts will be temporary and last only during the construction period.

5.1.5. Solid Waste

161. The waste generated by the construction works will be largely inorganic and will not be

excessive. There may be minimal impact from the project if the produced construction waste

(equivalent to domestic waste) is deposited in the public waste disposal and collection system

available throughout Díli. This system works mostly with 6m3 cement boxes for solid waste

collection that are usually full to the brim (due to the inefficient District collection system) or in

bad condition, allowing for the dispersal of the waste into the street, surrounding permeable



land and drainage system (and eventually to the river systems), due to the action of animals

(such as dogs and pigs) or even people working as waste gatherers that look for waste with

some sort of value (i.e: aluminium cans or PVC water bottles).

162. Some impact could also result from minor oil or lubricant leakages from faulty machinery

used in the project construction and the resulting contaminated soil would also become a

waste product required for disposal.

163. Appropriate environmental measures will be taken to avoid or reduce these impacts to the

temporary duration of the construction.

5.1.6. Mineral Resources for Construction

164. Construction work will require materials such as sand, gravel, boulder and others from the Díli

local area or from other sources elsewhere in the peripheral Districts. Obtaining such

materials can have potentially adverse environmental effects at their source such as dust

creation, land taken from quarrying works, dredging of sand, shale and gravel, landslides, etc.

165. The project will require these materials but the constructor will not extract them directly from

the source. They will be bought from local suppliers, where the supply of sand is likely to be

from Comoro River.

166. Given the relatively small scale of the project itself, it is unlikely that large quantities of

materials will be required and therefore the impact on the environmental sustainability of the

materials source will be minimal, provided the materials are obtained from appropriately

licensed and managed operations.

5.2. IMPACTS ON BIOLOGICAL SETTING

5.2.1. Flora and Fauna

167. There are no trees marked for felling, no identified areas with rare/endangered plant species

and only scattered plants of local species exist within the project alignment, therefore no

significant impact is predicted on any significant fauna or flora.

168. The project alignment is in a predominantly urban area (mainly residential) and follows pre-

existing road alignments. Since it is not located within any ecologically sensitive area,

particularly protected areas or Important Bird Areas (Trainor et al, 2007), and its distance to

the nearest protected area border is considerable, there are no predicted impacts on any

existing Fauna or Flora, by the projects activities within the proposed project alignments.

169. Some loss of topsoil and vegetation cover (if any) may occur during the pipe laying works but

the extent of the effect of the loss of vegetation cover will be minimum or negligible.

5.3. IMPACTS ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL IMPACTS

5.3.1. Occupation and Land Use

170. A major attenuating circumstance is that the work is to be conducted on street rights of way

or where public use has been established for a long time, such as existing water supply,

telecommunications or electricity infrastructure, which means that the terrestrial environment

has had significant urban development alterations and disturbances in the past. This reduces

the needs for acquiring new land or considering any resettlement issue.



171. Additionally, the environmental impacts of the project are limited in size and are temporary,

which, together with the relatively minor scale of the works and the geographical closeness to

available prospective contractors limits the need for major construction camps on-site and

reduces even more the scale and significance of the impacts on the usual land use

surrounding the alignment areas.

172. Impacts can arise during the laying out of the distribution system, such as obstructing

pedestrian and traffic movement with stockpiles of excavated soil, materials or the pipeline

trench itself, as well as disturbance to any physical or social infrastructure in the area, such

as government and private buildings, social and cultural establishments, schools, medical

service establishments or others.

173. However, the proposed project structures do not appear to disturb any physical or social

infrastructure in the area not is it foreseen that there will be a major increase in traffic as a

result of the proposed works, which would pose safety risks more than land use issues.

5.3.2. Physical Cultural Resources

174. The project alignments have been subject to previous recent excavation, resulting in less

significant or non existent archaeological and cultural impacts within the existing area or that

surrounding the project alignments.

175. The only identified occurrences of possible cultural impacts the Groto of Our Lady of Fatima

are in Suco Metiaut (see Appendix 4), on the south side of the road in the proposed

rehabilitation alignment and the Bidau Santana Cemetery in Suco Bidau Santana, a relevant

religious location (see Appendix 4), also on the south side of the road in the proposed

rehabilitation alignment. Both have boundaries bordering the project rehabilitation alignment,

and are considered as probable impacted sites.

176. The predicted impacts to these sites pertain the integrity of the site infrastructure, regarding

the site walls and boundaries and possible structural damages, and reduction of access to

the sites during a weekend and/or religious holiday.

177. Given proper measure are taken by the project, these impacts will be minimal and temporary,

lasting only during the construction period.

5.3.3. Human Health and Safety

178. Worker’s health and safety is the most important factor during the project’s implementation

and operation, since the labor forces require undertaking works especially in heavy

equipment operations, bitumen works etc. and will be exposed to various safety risks and

health hazards.

179. Their health risk is also commonly associated with use of unsafe water supply sources and

poor sanitation conditions (lack of latrines and washing facilities), normally the cause for

endemic diseases such as dysentery, diarrhoea, cholera etc.

180. There may also be possibility of accidents to people in the community surrounding the

construction due to trench excavations, traffic changes.

181. Overall, the project is expected to improve the quality of life of the local people in terms of

personal hygiene practices and health, by providing good quality water and improved

sanitation. With the improvement of water supply there will be a substantial reduction in the

occurrence of infectious diseases within the households of the project area.



182. However, suboptimal operation of the Project may create hazards in terms of overall delivery

of water, as people consuming water from such a source will become at a higher level of risk

than the majority of the population consuming other local sources water. This is because any

contamination of the supplied water is likely to cause epidemics with water borne disease,

given the fact that the consumers will believe they are getting safe water for drinking and thus

they will not be taking the same precautions as the ones they were taking prior to the project

implementation. Therefore, any case of neglect/mistake in this aspect from the project

operators can result in serious consequences.

183. Nevertheless, the project is expected to provide mitigation measures for all situations with a

potential for health and safety risks, in order to reduce their occurrence and their potential

impact.



6. Mitigation Measures

6.1. PROJECT PRE-CONSTRUCTION PHASE

6.1.1. Alignment Design

184. The design of the project shall be prepared as to cause minimal impact on the environment.

The location of project structures will be selected so as to minimize loss of vegetation and

agricultural land, as well as prevent damage or obstruct any government and private

buildings, social and cultural establishments, schools, colleges or medical service

establishments that may exist in the project area.

185. Design of cross drainage structures should be carried out so as to avoid alteration of

drainage pattern and overtopping of the roads, so as to maintain natural drainage.

6.2. PROJECT CONSTRUCTION PHASE

6.2.1. Mobilization

Location of Temporary Work and Storage Areas

186. The areas for temporary work camps should be defined, negotiated (on Government or

private land) and installed before starting the work in each segment of the project.

187. Priority for location should be given first to Government land, followed by private land, if the

only option. The characteristics should then start at barren/waste lands/unused lands as the

first choice for these locations. These choices are also to be used for excavation soils and

stockpile management.

6.2.2. Alignment and Pipeline Construction

Operation of Construction Site

188. Information about the work schedule will be provided to the public so that they will be able to

adjust their individual work schedule time to the project requirements. Public and private

properties, businesses and households likely to be affected will be informed prior to the

commencement of the construction work and wherever possible, plan backfilling excavations

on the day of excavation to reduce this impact.

189. The contractor shall provide safe and convenient passage for vehicles, pedestrians and

others, to and from side roads and property access connecting the project road. Wooden

bridges for pedestrians and metal sheets for vehicles will be provided to allow access across

open trenches.

190. Where short-term interruptions are expected as a result of specific types of works, traffic

control and management will be a priority to reduce the respective impacts. Before taking up

any construction, detailed Traffic Control Plans shall be prepared and submitted to the

Engineer for approval, 5 days prior to commencement of work on any section of road. The

traffic control plans shall contain details of arrangements for construction under traffic, with

the employment of signage and flagmen to manage traffic flow and details of traffic

arrangement after cessation of work each day.



191. The construction activities will follow current WHO Guidelines for Ambient Noise, where

activities in:

a. Residential, institutional and educational areas - noise levels will not exceed 55 dB(A)

during the day and 45 dB(A) during the night;

b. Industrial and Commercial - noise levels will not exceed 70 dB(A) during the day and

during the night;

192. Given that the project may require some sections of the construction work to occur during the

night and no current noise measurement service is available in Timor-Leste, restrictions of

heavy machinery use before 7.00 am and after 10.00 pm should be considered overall, but

especially in sensitive areas.

193. Operation of plants and construction vehicles between 7 PM to 6 AM in residential and

sensitive areas will be prohibited. Similarly working at sensitive times (during religious

festivals in the area) will be avoided.

194. A proper waste management and safe disposal system should be implemented during

construction period, for solid waste and other construction waste, before the actual

commencement of work.

195. Solid Waste should be collected in appropriate containers and disposed of in approved

landfills, either by the contractor or a subcontracted waste disposal service. In either of the

disposal methods, the ultimate fate of the wastes will be monitored so that they are not

illegally disposed of. In Díli, the appropriate landfill is the Tibar Landfill.

Land Clearing and Excavated Soil and Stockpile Management

196. In order to prevent the dust from flying around and cause disturbance to the local

environment and population, the contractor will be required to water the exposed soil,

whenever it is perceived as a problem, as well as the stored soil stockpile. Covering such

stockpile should be done, when feasible.

197. Excavated soil and material stockpiles should be stored in defined and approved roadside

locations, at a safe distance away from drainage channels, to avoid potential surface water

run-off and drainage contamination or obstructing private land or others (without prior

consent) along the project rehabilitation alignment.

198. The priority is reuse of excavated material for trench refilling. Where cut and fill are necessary

the quantities will be balanced subject to technical feasibility to encourage reuse of cut

quantities in the trench. Contractor will ensure that topsoil is not unnecessarily trafficked

before stripping or when in stockpile, to ensure backfilling of the trench with original soil.

199. If disposal of unused excavated soil is required, it will be done in one of two ways: 1) in

approved tipping sites (public or private) for soil reuse ONLY in areas for when agreement is

done with local government and owner prior to construction commencement, such as in

situations where clean (uncontaminated) soil is involved; and 2) final disposal in Tibar

Landfill, as the only location in Díli, approved by the Government, for final waste disposal.

200. A shipping document for the transportation trucks will be signed by the approved final

disposal destination representative and must be provided after delivery so as to confirm and

prove the solid waste was disposed properly.

201. No spoils (clean or contaminated) will be disposed on farmland, marshy land, forest areas,

natural drainage path, canals (natural or man-made drainage) or environmentally sensitive

areas.



Pipeline Construction

202. Care will be taken while excavating and laying pipes. All open excavations must be clearly

defined and identified with warning signage (in Tetum and English) and barriers (tape or more

appropriate materials), for safety purposes. Construction during rainy season will be avoided.

The work plan and effort will be increased in sensitive areas so as to finish the work quickly.

203. The pipeline trench will have sufficient depth and adequate protection, in order to

avoid/prevent side collapsing/failure and pipe damage, under any weather conditions.

Trenches will be adequately compacted to avoid soil flow and pipe damage.

204. Excavation may fill with water due to rainfall or pipe breakages. This water will be pumped out

to appropriate settling areas before discharging into existing, identified drainage channels. In

this way sedimentation or contamination of the urban drainage system may be avoided.

205. Cultural impact in Suco Metiaut, the Groto of Our Lady of Fatima, and in Suco Bidau

Santana, the Bidau Santana Cemetery. The predicted impacts to these sites pertains two

issues:

a) Integrity of the site infrastructure: safe distance will be given from the rehabilitation

alignment to the site walls and boundaries, to avoid structural damages. If these

occur due to negligence or accident, the area will be restored to the conditions as it

was before the impact occurred; and

b) Access to the sites: the time for reduced access to the site when

construction/excavation occurs will be reduced to the minimum necessary and will

be mitigated by planning construction to avoid a weekend and/or religious holiday.

Also, the excavation and backfilling for the access path to the sacred site will be

planned to be carried out on the same day to minimize the time required for

construction in this area and give back access to the sacred site.

Movement and use of Construction Vehicles and Heavy Machinery

206. Speed limits will be determined for vehicles. Use of power horns will be banned.

207. Adequate safety precautions shall be ensured during transportation of quarry material from

the source to the construction site. Vehicles transporting the material shall be covered to

prevent spillage.

Maintenance of Construction Vehicles and Heavy Machinery

208. Use of old and worn out equipment and vehicles should be prohibited, whenever possible, to

reduce the noise and air pollution. It will also enhance the safety situation of workers.

209. Before the commencement of work technicians should check and approve the condition of

the equipment.

210. Equipment regular maintenance and cleanliness will be enforced on the contractor and

unmaintained equipment with visible oil leaks will be required to undergo maintenance until its

condition is appropriate for the construction activity.



211. No equipment maintenance will be done in the worksite and alignment areas, all should be

done in the constructor worksite. Only refuelling of equipment will be allowed on-site, but will

be done with the upmost precautions to minimize leakage, spillage or other.

212. Leakage and disposal of oil and grease will be checked regularly at the work site and all

contaminated soil by oil or other lubricants from equipment onsite will be collected by the

contractor and sent to Tibar Landfill together with other waste collected at the construction

site.

Health and Safety Management

213. Works without adequate safety measures will not be undertaken.

214. All reasonable precaution will be taken to prevent danger of the workers and the public from

construction dangers, fire, flood, drowning, etc.

215. Constructors will supply their workers with Personal Protective Equipment on the project

area, to be used at all times during construction.

216. All necessary steps will be taken for prompt first aid treatment of all injuries likely to be

sustained during the course of work. At every workplace, a readily available first aid unit

including an adequate supply of sterilized dressing material and appliances will be provided

as per the Factory Rules. Suitable transport will be provided to facilitate transfer of injured or

ill person(s) to the nearest hospital. In Díli, the nearest Hospital is Guido Valadares Hospital,

7 km away in the Bidau Santana area.

217. Restrictions in public access to the construction site will be enforced to reduce the risk of

accidents occurring during the project activities due to the movement of the public or

construction related activities. These safety measures will be part of the contract such as:

a. Prohibiting public entry at construction site, by barricading and providing warning

signs in the area;

b. Available emergency first aid kits for on-site emergency response;

c. Obligation for all construction workers to wear protective gear (including noise

mufflers) and helmet in all areas of the construction site and at all times;

218. Traffic safety will be promoted by all project personnel, on private or public roads during

displacement to and from the workplace and operation of project equipment.

219. No temporary accommodation is to be erected at any worksite regarding the project, given

the project takes place in an urban area and accommodation is readily available throughout

the city.

220. However, potable water should be available for worker consumption, as well as sanitary

toilets (temporary or local) made available for the workers and a wastewater disposal system

be put in place to dispose of the wastewater in locations approved by Government. In Díli, the

approved location for wastewater disposal is the Tibar Wastewater Treatment Plant.

221. A shipping document for the transportation trucks will be signed by the approved final

disposal destination representative and must be provided after delivery so as to confirm and

prove the wastewater was disposed properly.

222. No burning of the project’s waste or others will be done in the construction site to avoid

respiratory distress to workers and to the community and public in the immediate vicinity of

the construction sites.



6.2.3. Demobilization

223. When work is completed, all project alignment areas will be fully restored, with all damages to

pavements, roads drainage systems and private property repaired and all waste removed,

leaving the project sites clean.

224. Contractor will prepare site restoration plans for approval by the Engineer. The plan is to be

implemented by the contractor prior to demobilization. On completion of the works, all

temporary structures will be cleared away, all waste and wastewater disposed of correctly, all

pits or trenches filled in and effectively sealed off and the site left clean and tidy, at the

Contractor’s expense, to the entire satisfaction of the Project Engineer.

6.3. PROJECT OPERATIONAL PHASE

6.3.1. Water Quality Monitoring

225. DNSA will undertake weekly monitoring of water quality for consumption through its approved

water quality laboratory. The parameters to be monitored, the frequency and duration of

monitoring as well as the locations to be monitored, will be as per the water quality for

consumption legislation in effect in Timor-Leste, which bases its standards on World Health

Organization (WHO) Guidelines in effect. These are the same as those in the used in the

World Bank HSE Guidelines and, consequently, the ADB.

226. Additionally, special consideration will be taken by DNSA regarding the issue of illegal

connections prevention, to avoid contamination in the system such as that mentioned above.



7. Consultation, Participation and Information Disclosure

7.1. CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION

227. The IEE procedure for Category B projects, under Decree-Law no. 05/2011, does not obligate

the proponents to undergo a full Public Consultation.

228. However, the project follows ADB’s Safeguard Policy (ADB, 2009), which requires

borrowers/clients to perform meaningful consultation with affected people.

229. The environmental consultant performed preliminary consultations at the design stage, with

the local leadership of Suco Comoro, to ascertain the sensitive environmental and social

issues that could arise from the project, along the defined project alignment.

230. After the first draft IEE was produced, public consultations were held in Suco Bidau Santana

(May 8, 2013) and Suco Metiaut (May 13, 2013), with local government authorities, and

representative members of the communities and groups within the project area, where the

IEE and its predicted environmental impacts and proposed mitigation measures were

presented, in order to collect all useful and relevant inputs from them, for the project

construction phase.

231. During this consultation the stakeholders presented their concerns mainly on two issues

related to environmental or social impacts, specifically water misuse and illegal connections

by consumers (and direct impact on water availability and quality in the distribution system)

and some clarification on the measures for structural preservation of cultural and religious

assets within the project area.

232. These inputs that were fed into this final IEE report, which was prepared and submitted for

approval by DNMA. The report and results of the consultation meetings and its participants

can be found in Appendix 6.

7.2. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE

233. For disclosure and information purposes, a copy of the IEE will be distributed to each of the

DNSA relevant Department Heads and one copy to each of the Chefes de Aldeia, for local

public access to information.

234. As DNSA does not have an active website, additional copies can be made available to the

public, on request, to the DNSA Management.



8. Grievance Redress Mechanism 235. During the project implementation, there may be stakeholders that require more information

or present a complaint or concern about the project’s environmental performance. The project

aims to facilitate a grievance redress mechanism to address the environmental and social

concerns of the community who may be affected by the project activities.

236. The proposed project does not require resettlement of any community, and a Resettlement

Plan that addresses the Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) is not necessary. However,

all the stakeholders are to be made aware of the project-specific GRM so that there is an

appropriate channel of communication and a formalized procedure to settle disputes.

237. Grievance regarding the process can be redressed at two levels: a) during Construction; and

b) during Operation of the project.

238. For local cultural facilitation purposes, DNSA should establish a connection with local Suco

and Aldeia representatives, to ensure accessibility to the affected person or stakeholder.

8.1. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE

239. At the project level, a complaint registry shall be set up in the project work area, under the

responsibility of the contractor, identifying a staff member that is management level and who,

due to the nature of his/her function, will always be available on site and people shall be

informed of his/her presence.

240. The contractor representative shall accept complaints on environmental safeguards issues

during the rehabilitation works, by registering them in the Complaint Template (see Appendix

5), identifying the name of the complainant and the date of receipt.

241. The contractor representative will inform the DNSA representative of the occurrence and

review the nature of the complaint with DNSA to make sure it is environment related. DNSA

perform an internal review of the issue, contacting the safeguards specialist for technical

support to solve the grievance, if required, and after will agree with the Contractor on the

necessary action and reasonable timeframe for correction/response to the grievance.

242. If the grievance requires local mediation, DNSA and contractor representatives should

consult quickly with local Chefes de Suco and Aldeia (in the area of related grievance) and

the affected stakeholder/person to arrive at a conclusion on the correction of the grievance.

243. DNSA must follow up on the corrective measure, within the agreed timeframe.

244. If the Contractor has not taken any satisfactory corrective action within the defined timeframe,

DNSA will take action in accordance to environmental legal and contractual clauses in effect.

245. If the Grievance cannot be solved at the project level, by DNSA, the case will be referred to

the court of law to adjudicate the matter.

246. Complainants can also file a direct complaint to DNSA, under their official Department for

Client Support (Address: DNSA Compound, Caicoli, Díli; Telephone: 331 71 57), who will

follow up directly with the project complaint registry at the construction level.

247. This DNSA Department for Client Support is the official grievance redress representative for

water supply purposes, when the operation phase of the project comes online.



Figure no. 14 – Grievance Redress Procedure for the Project



9. Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan (EMMP) and Institutional Arrangements

9.1. THE EMMP and Institutional Requirements

248. An EMMP is by definition the document that defines the set of mitigation and management

measures to be taken during project implementation.

249. The objective of EMMP is to ensure that:

a) The project complies with environmental legislation and guidelines applicable in Timor-

Leste and within the ADB SPS 2009; and

b) Environmental risks associated with the project are properly managed by applying

environmental management best practice.

250. This EMMP is based on the type, extent and duration of the identified environmental impacts

for Zone 10 – Cristo Rei, and has been prepared following best practice and by reference to

the ADB Safeguard Policy Statement (2009). The EMMP Matrix is presented in Sub-chapter

9.2.

251. The impacts have been classified into those relevant to the design/preparation stage,

construction stage and operation and maintenance stage. The matrix provides details of the

mitigation measures recommended for each of the identified impacts, time span of the

implementation of mitigation measures, an analysis of the associated costs and the

monitoring requirements and responsibility of the various institutions involved in the project.

252. The Environmental Management & Monitoring Plan (EMMP) must be reviewed and approved

by the project management and included in the contract documentation.

253. Before any construction activity is initiated the contractor must be primed through the contract

documentation and declare himself ready to implement all the mitigation measures.

254. Also, during the construction phase, DNSA must prepare the future contractors to co-operate

with all stakeholders regarding the measures taken for impact mitigation.

255. DNSA will need to engage at least one trained environmental management specialist who

can audit the effectiveness and review mitigation measures intermittently as the project is

implemented.

256. Overall implementation of the EMMP will be DNSA’s responsibility. DNSA and other parties to

be involved in implementing the EMMP are as follows:

a. Contractors: responsible for carrying out contractual obligations and implement all EMMP

measures during construction;

b. DNSA: ensure sufficient timely resources are allocated to review the environmental

assessments and monitor implementation of all construction and operational mitigation

measures required by the EMMP; and

c. Other government agencies such as the National Directorate for Environment (NDE),

who will be responsible for monitoring the implementation of environmental conditions

and compliance with statutory requirements in the respective project area.

257. Compliance monitoring is essential for the project’s success.



258. The monitoring requirements in the EMMP will encourage and promote all project

participants, from the proponent to the contractors, to comply with the defined mitigation

measures.

259. Monitoring will be performed during construction since it is necessary to know the actual level

of compliance in the field during the construction of the proposed project. Monthly inspections

will audit the implementation of the EMMP through on-site observation of the implementation

activities, while other monitoring requirements and frequency are included in the EMMP.

260. Quarterly progress and monitoring reports will also be prepared by the contractor,

demonstrating progress towards the EMMP mitigation measures. At the end of the project

implementation a final verification and report will be produced and delivered to the SSE with a

copy to the ADB.

261. An important part of the day-to-day monitoring will be regular community engagement to

monitor local concerns and deal with them in order to prevent the occurrence of community

actions that may lead to delays or damage to the project infrastructure.

262. Due to the modest scale of the current water distribution project and because it is not located

within sensitive or critical areas, the construction and operational impacts will be manageable

and no significant impacts are predicted, provided that the EMMP requirements are

implemented to their full extent.



9.2. The EMMP Matrix

Project Activity Potential Environmental Impact

Project Mitigation Measures Responsible Agency

Mitigation Cost

Indicator for Monitoring

Frequency Responsible Monitoring Cost

1. DESIGN / PRE-CONSTRUCTION

1.1. Effective Planning and Alignment Design

Land System: Disturbance of valuable topsoil and cover vegetation

Occupation and Land Use: Damage or obstruction to underground service infrastructures, social and cultural buildings (public or private).

Drawings prepared with identification of sensitive infrastructures.

Design to select minimal impact alignments in pre-existing public road alignments, where existing water supply infrastructure is located.

Prepare drawings that can be later upgraded to show “Works as Executed”.

AURECON In project design

Project Design Plans

(1X) Final Designs

AURECON / DNSA

Included in Project Design

Water Resources: Change and/or damage to natural drainage

Cross drainage structure design to avoid alteration of drainage pattern and overtopping of the roads

AURECON In project design

Project Design Plans

(1X) Final Designs

AURECON / DNSA


2. CONSTRUCTION

2.1. Mobilization

2.1.1. Location and conditions of Temporary Work and Storage Areas

Occupation and Land Use: Damage or obstruction to useful land

Choose location and negotiate use for these areas, before each segment, based on following priority for choice:

1) Government land, then Private Land;

2) Barren/waste land;

3) Unused land

Contractor N/A Location Characteristics

Consenting Document (Chefe de Aldeia or Private Owner)

Always before each segment construction

DNSA staff – Environmental Supervision


Health and Safety: worker health impact due to unsafe water and poor sanitation conditions

Guarantee that potable water distributed for work force is from reliable source (local or bottled)

Contractor Included in Project Construction Budget

Register of safe water source (receipts, or other)

Daily DNSA staff – Environmental Supervision

Included in DNSA budget

(Chapter 9.2)

Install Temporary Sanitation facilities (“Porta-toilets”), control cleanliness and regular emptying.


Existing and functioning “porta-toilets” in work area



(Chapter 9.2)





Mitigation Cost



Registry of disposal in DNSSB Tibar Wastewater Treatment Plant

2.2. Alignment and Pipeline Construction

2.2.1. Operation of Construction Sites

Occupation and Land Use: Obstruction of pedestrian and traffic movement

Information about the work schedule provided to the public before project segment construction.

Contractor N/A Segment Work plan / timetable

Public Information brochure or similar

Always before each segment construction



(Chapter 9.2)

2.2.1. Operation of Construction Sites (Cont.)

Occupation and Land Use: Obstruction of pedestrian and traffic movement

Provide safe and convenient passage for vehicles, pedestrians and others, to and from side roads and property access connecting the project area, by:

1.Install barrier tape around excavations and place signs on all approaches to work site.

2. Plan backfilling excavations on same day of excavation (if possible) or define minimum time required to reduce impact to public.

3.Notify the public about work in progress

4. Keep alignment width to specified design

Contractor N/A Existing signalling and safety equipment

Daily, during each segment construction



(Chapter 9.2)





Mitigation Cost



5. Submit a traffic control and management plan to DNSA 5 days before construction of each segment, which include:

a) Arrangements of construction under traffic;

b) Traffic control signage;

c) Traffic control Flagmen;

d) Traffic arrangement after cessation of work each day.


Traffic Control Plan

Signage and Flagmen on Location

Before construction of each segment

Verify signage and flagmen Daily



(Chapter 9.2)

Noise Impacts:

Noise and vibration to surrounding communities, residential and sensitive areas

1. When possible, restrict construction to daytime only in sensitive areas (between 07.00 hours and 22.00 hours).

AURECON/ Contractor

Cost included in Project design

Time restrictions in Project Work plan

Complaints from Community regarding noise

Review always before segment construction



(Chapter 9.2)

2.2.1. Operation of Construction Sites (Cont.)

2. Operation of plants and construction vehicles between 7 PM to 6 AM in residential areas will be prohibited. Similarly working at sensitive times (during religious festivals in the area) will be strictly avoided.

Contractor N/A Time restrictions in Project Work plan

Complaints from Community regarding noise

Review always before segment construction

Audit complaint registry daily



(Chapter 9.2)

3. Noise testing to construction activities to comply with permitted noise levels in current WHO Noise Standards:

a) Sensitive areas: Day = < 55 dB(A) / Night = <45 dB(A)

b) Industrial areas: Day = < 70 dB(A) / Night = <70 dB(A)

Contractor N/A Construction noise levels testing results in dB(A)

a) Hourly, when at night in sensitive areas

b) (2X) morning and afternoon, when in remaining areas


To be budgeted if complaints from community

Solid Waste:

Possible change of air quality, soil quality or water quality in

Implement a solid waste management and disposal system which includes:





Mitigation Cost



nearby water bodies due to haphazard disposal of solid waste, accidental leakage of equipment oil and greases and sediment and excavated materials washed by rainwater.

1. Training for workers on waste management;

DNSA Included in DNSA budget (Chapter 9.2)

No. Training Sessions

Once before construction commences



(Chapter 9.2)

2. Use existing local Domestic waste disposal system, if urban waste and quantities are minor. No Construction Waste disposed of in this system.


Disposal locations identified

Waste quantities disposed



(Chapter 9.2)

3. Construction Waste containers available at work site. Urban waste containers also if local system is not used;


Containers existing on-site and identified



(Chapter 9.2)

4. Disposal (by contractor or subcontracted waste disposal service) of all collected waste (solid, oil and contaminated soil by project activities) in designated authorized landfill (Tibar Landfill).


Waste Disposal Registry with DNSSB Tibar Landfill receipt signature



(Chapter 9.2)

5. No haphazardous burning of the project’s waste or others will be done in the construction site


Visual verification



(Chapter 9.2)

2.2.2. Land Clearing and Excavated Soil and Stockpile Management

Air Quality Impacts:

Impact of dust on local community health

Water sprays to exposed soil and stored stockpiles whenever perceived as a problem to reduce dust emissions


Dust related complaints



(Chapter 9.2)

Water Resource:

Water quality deterioration by sedimentation

Excavated soil and materials stored in safe designated areas (see 2.1.1), away from drainage channels.


Locations identification and use

Before each Segment construction

Daily review of storage locations



(Chapter 9.2)

Flora and Fauna: Promote Trench refilling with Contractor Included in Records on Daily DNSA staff – Included in





Mitigation Cost



Reduction of surface vegetation and topsoil

reuse of original excavated soil, if technically feasible

Project Construction Budget

Reutilised excavation materials volumes

Environmental Supervision

DNSA budget

(Chapter 9.2)

Prevent trafficking of topsoil in local area, when in stockpile


Records on Reutilised excavation materials volumes



(Chapter 9.2)

Solid Waste:

Impacts to water, soil and sensitive areas

No excavated spoils (clean or contaminated) to be disposed off on farmland, marshy land, forest areas, natural drainage path, canals (natural or man-made drainage) or environmentally sensitive areas.


Waste Disposal Registry



(Chapter 9.2)

Disposal of unused excavated soil done as follows:

1) Clean (uncontaminated) soil in approved tipping sites (public or private) ONLY with previous approval from owners, before construction;


Tipping agreements signed by location owners



(Chapter 9.2)

2.2.2. Land Clearing and Excavated Soil and Stockpile Management (Cont.)

2) If no agreed tipping location and/or contaminated soil, final disposal in Tibar Landfill





(Chapter 9.2)

2.2.3. Pipeline Construction

Occupation and Land Use: Damage or obstruction to underground service infrastructures, social and cultural buildings (public or private).

Supply and service disruption

1. Apply existing Excavation Procedures

2. Locate all stop valves and replace if faulty

3. Locate all buried pipes by hand prior to mechanical excavation.


Excavation Procedures



4. Consult Timor Telecom and EDTL prior to excavation to confirm existence of underground structures..


Number of Contacts made to other utilities

Before Construction of each segment commences



Water Resources: Excavation trenches filled with Contractor Included in Reported Daily DNSA staff – Included in





Mitigation Cost



Sedimentation or contamination of drainage system

water due to rainfall or pipe breakages will be pumped out to appropriate settling areas before discharging into existing, identified drainage channels

Project Construction Budget

pumping activities


DNSA budget

Health and Safety: Possibility of accidents to pedestrians and traffic

1. All open excavations must be clearly defined and identified with warning signage (in Tetum and English) and barriers (tape or more appropriate materials), for safety purposes


Existence of signage and barriers

No. of related accidents reported



2. Provide wooden bridges for pedestrians and metal sheets for vehicles to allow access across open trenches.


Existence of wooden bridges and metal sheets




2.2.3. Pipeline Construction (Cont.)

Health and Safety: Possibility of accidents to workers

The trench will have sufficient depth and adequate protection, in order to avoid/prevent side collapsing/failure and pipe damage, under any weather conditions.


Existing excavation procedures and prevention measures taken




Physical Cultural Resources: possible impact to integrity and access to Cruz Ilas site

1. Apply safe distance from alignment to the site walls and boundaries, to avoid structural damages.

Contractor N/A Activities according to project design

Visual confirmation of structure integrity

Registered complaints



2. If these occur due to negligence or accident, the area will be restored to the conditions as it was before the impact occurred;

Contractor (to be budgeted and agreed if it occurs)

Original conditions restored

During and at the end of rehabilitation







Mitigation Cost



3. Plan construction to avoid a weekend and/or religious holiday;

Contractor N/A Restrictions in construction Workplan

Before segment construction



4. Plan excavation and backfilling to be carried out on the same day (if feasible) to minimize time required for construction and give back access path to the sacred site.

Contractor N/A Restrictions in construction Workplan

Before segment construction



2.2.4. Movement and use of construction vehicles and heavy machinery

Noise impacts:

Disruption of community

Use of power horns is banned. Contractor N/A Registered related complaints



Health and Safety: Possibility of accidents to pedestrians, traffic and workers

1. Speed limits will be determined for vehicles, below 50 Km/hour per hour in city area and 40 Km/hour in residential areas

Contractor N/A Visual review

Registered related complaints



2. Vehicles transporting quarry or other materials (including waste for disposal) shall be covered to prevent spillage.

Contractor N/A Visual review




2.2.5. Maintenance of construction vehicles and heavy machinery

Noise and Air quality impacts:

Impact of vibration, noise and gaseous emissions from unmaintained/old vehicles, on local community

1. Use of old and worn out equipment and vehicles should be prohibited;

Contractor N/A Visual confirmation




2. Equipment regular maintenance and cleanliness will be enforced on the contractor.



Vehicle Inspection Registry

Visual confirmation

Before construction begins



Water Resources and Contaminated Soil:

Impact on water and soil quality due to oil and grease leakage or spillage

3. Unmaintained equipment with visible oil leaks will be required to undergo maintenance until its condition is appropriate for the construction activity.



Vehicle Inspection Registry

Visual confirmation

Before construction begins

Daily, during construction



4. Equipment maintenance activities on-site are prohibited, only refuelling allowed.

Contractor N/A Physical indications of oil/fuel leakage or spills in project work

Daily, during construction







Mitigation Cost



area

5. Contaminated soil by oil or other lubricants from project equipment onsite will be collected and sent to Tibar Landfill together with other waste collected at the construction site.





(Chapter 9.2)

2.2.6. Health and Safety Management

Health and Safety: Possibility of accidents workers

1. Works without adequate safety measures will not be undertaken.

Contractor N/A Visual confirmation of unsafe situations



(Chapter 9.2)

2. All workers provided Personal; Protective Equipment (PPE) and obligated to wear them in the construction sites, at all times.


Visual confirmation of PPE usage



(Chapter 9.2)

3. At every construction site, a readily available first aid unit including an adequate supply of sterilized dressing material and appliances will be provided as per the Factory Rules.


Visual confirmation of fist aid kit



(Chapter 9.2)

4. If accident occurs, suitable transport will be provided to facilitate transfer of injured or ill person(s) to the nearest hospital. In Díli, the nearest Hospital is Guido Valadares Hospital, in the Bidau Santana area.

Contractor Cost included in Project design

Accident Registry

Hospital Emergency documentation



(Chapter 9.2)

2.2.2. Land Clearing and Excavated Soil and Stockpile Management

General When work is completed, all project alignment areas will be fully restored, with all damages to pavements, roads drainage systems and private property repaired and all waste and wastewater removed, leaving the project sites clean


Final construction monitoring Report

Visual confirmation of cleaned area

(1x) Audit at end of each construction alignment / segment



(Chapter 9.2)

Mineral Resources for Construction

Monitor and approve suppliers and sources of local materials to ensure they are licensed


Operational Procedures (Supplier Engagement)



(Chapter 9.2)

3. POST-





Mitigation Cost



CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION

3.1. Water Quality Monitoring

Health and Safety:

Increased hazard of unsafe water consumption by clients,

1. Weekly sampling of water quality for consumption through approved water quality laboratory

DNSA Production Department

N/A Water samples quality according to “WHO Water for Human Consumption” standards in effect (similar to World Bank HSE Guidelines)

Weekly DNSA Water Quality Laboratory

61 USD oer test, in DNSA budget

2. Prevention of illegal connection by prosecution to the law’s extent


Number of illegal connections

Weekly DNSA staff – Environmental Supervision


(Chapter 9.2)

Occupational and Land use:

Not easy to locate underground infrastructure once work is completed as it might get damaged in future excavations.

Prepare “Work as Executed” plans that clearly and accurately show the location of buried water supply infrastructure.


“Work as Executed” Plans



(Chapter 9.2)



9.3. Cost of Environmental Activities and Mitigation

263. Cost estimates for environmental mitigation and monitoring for the project are defined in

Table no.4. Most of the cost pertains to training and EMMP supervision by the DNSA team,

with some costs pertaining the operational phase.

Table 4. Cost Estimates for Project environmental activities

Item Description Cost

(USD)

EMMP Training

Environmental Specialist – DNSA

training & Contractor awareness

1 person x 0.25 months @

4500USD/month

1125

Environmental Monitoring of

Construction work

Environmental Specialist – DNSA

Supervision

1 person x 1 month @ 4500USD/month 4500

DNSA staff members –


1 person x 5 months @ 200 USD/month 1000

DNSA overheads LS 350

Reporting and Publication 50 USD x 5 months 250

Other operating costs 100 USD x 5 months 500

Environmental Monitoring of

Operation

Water Quality Testing Weekly testing (52 weeks @ 61 USD /

test)

3172

Total Cost during Project Schedule 10897

10. Conclusions and Recommendations

264. This IEE study was carried out at the planning stage of the project, where primary and

secondary data have been used to assess the potential environmental impacts in a

comprehensive manner. This report provides a picture of all potential environmental impacts

associated with the Project, and recommended suitable mitigation and monitoring measures.

265. Assessment of the project characteristic and details with the existing conditions revealed that,

although the project traverses a relative number of residences along its route, the proposed

works will be very temporary and of short duration.

266. Lasting visual impacts, lasting impact on background, noise, dust/emissions or indeed

impacts on the natural hydrology geology or ecology are not anticipated and all the predicted

impacts that have been identified can be mitigated and managed to almost insignificant

levels, with no residual impacts and the appropriate mitigation measures addressed in the

EMMP.

267. The Category B classification of this Water Distribution Rehabilitation project, based on ADB

guidelines and environmental legislation in effect in Timor-Leste, is therefore confirmed and

no additional or special studies are needed at this stage.



References

ADB (2009), “Safeguard Policy Statement”, Asian Development Bank, June 2009

ADB (2006), “Guidelines of Environmental Assessment of Sector Loans, Operational Manual F1 on

Environmental Considerations in ADB Operations”

ASPEC (2010) “Chapter 5.6 – Air Quality”, in Environmental Impact Assessment for the Proposed

Masterplan for Parliamentary Complex and the Díli Sutera, Tibar-Tacitolu, Timor-Leste, Final Report,

July 2010

Birdlife 2013, “TL 13 – Tasitolu Peace Park”, Sites – Important Bird Areas,

http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sitefactsheet.php?id=15795 (accessed on 23.02.2013)

Carvalho, J.F. & Lisboa, J.V. (2005), “Construction raw materials in Timor-Leste and Sustainable

Development”, in Sustainable Mineral Operations in the Developing World, Special Publication #250,

pp. 161-184, Geological Society of London, 2005

DHS (2010), “Timor-Leste Demographic and Health Survey 2009-10”, National Statistics Directorate,

Ministry of Finance, Government of Timor-Leste, December 2010.

DSDMP (2012 a), “Milestone 11 – Final Sanitation Masterplan” in Dili Sanitation and Drainage

Masterplan, Ministry of Public Works, Government of Timor-Leste, 13 October 2012.

DSDMP (2012 b), “Milestone 1 – Díli Catchment Report” in Díli Sanitation and Drainage Masterplan,

Ministry of Public Works, Government of Timor-Leste, December 2011.

DSDMP (2012 c), “Milestone 11 – Final Drainage Masterplan” in Dili Sanitation and Drainage

Masterplan, Ministry of Public Works, Government of Timor-Leste, 13 October 2012.

ETPA (2001a) “Guideline #8 – Ambient Noise from Stationery Sources”, Directorate for Environment,

East Timor Public Administration, June 2001

Grantham, H.S., Watson, J.E.M., Mendes, M., Santana, F., Fernandez, G., Pinto, P., Riveiro, L., and

C. Barreto (2011) “National Ecological Gap Assessment for Timor-Leste 2010”. Prepared on behalf of

the United Nations Development Program and the Department of Protected Areas and National Parks

of Timor-Leste by CNRM Solutions Pty Ltd, Byron Bay, New South Wales.

GovTL (2007), “Annual Health Statistics Report, January-December 2007”, Ministry of Health.

GovTL (2011), “Volume 4 – Suco Report” in Population and Housing Census 2010, Ministry of

Finance, Timor-Leste and UNFPA, 2010

SDP (2011), “Timor-Leste Strategic Development Plan 2011-2030”, Government of the Democratic

Republic of Timor-Leste.

Thompson, S.J. (2011), “Geology and Soils in Timor-Leste”, Seeds of Life, December 2011

Trainor, C. R., Santana, F., Rudyanto, Xavier, A. F., Pinto, P. and de Oliveira, G. F. (2007), “Important

Bird Areas in Timor-Leste: Key sites for conservation”. Cambridge, U.K.: BirdLife International. ISBN

978-0-946888-59-7

WSP (2010) “ Timor-Leste Urban Sanitation Assessment”, Water and Sanitation Program, World

Bank

http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sitefactsheet.php?id=15795



APPENDIX 1 Application Form For Environmental

License



DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF TIMOR-LESTE

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND ENVIRONMENT

STATE SECRETARIAT FOR ENVIRONMENT

National Directorate for Environment

APPLICATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSE

This is an official form under Decree Law 05/2011 on Environmental Licensing. This form should be completed in its entirety and submitted to the National Directorate for Environment, along with all required supporting documentation.

Proponent Information

Proponent: Business Registration No.:

Contact name for Proponent:

Proponent's address for correspondence:

Telephone (fixed): Telephone (mobile): Fax:

Give details of any group(s) of companies that the Proponent forms part of:

Activity/Project Information

New development? Modification, amendment or rehabilitation? Proposed start date:

Location Subdistrict: Suco: Aldeia:

Longitude/Latitude:

Sensitive location factors (multiple choices permitted)

□ Sensitive or valuable ecosystems □ Unique and valuable landscape □ Archaeological and/or historical site □ Densely populated

areas

□ Presence of cultural communities □ Sensitive geographical areas □ Any kind of protected areas □ Other

Further description of location: See attached.



Type of project (Choose the most suitable development type)*

□ Mining □ Petroleum Industry □ Energy □ Industry

□ Transport □ Construction □ Sanitation □ Water

□ Agriculture/ Livestock/Forestry □ Tourism □ Defense and Security

□ Other

Size and scale of project/development:

Potential adverse impacts by the proposed project (multiple choices permitted)**

□ Air pollution □ Water pollution □ Solid waste □ Waste water □ Noise and vibration

□ Soil contamination □ Land subsidence □ Odors □ Land degradation □ Soil erosion

□ Sedimentation □ Water use change □ Health and safety □ Climate change □ Socio-economic

□ Other

Application continues on next page

Environmental License Application, continued

Describe briefly the potential adverse impacts.

Describe briefly the activities that may cause these impacts.

Has any community consultation been conducted? If so, please provide details.

See attached.

Declaration of Compliance

I, the undersigned Proponent (or representative, there of), hereby state that the information provided in/with this application is accurate and complete. I declare that I, and my agents, will comply with all applicable laws, regulations and guidelines relevant to this project.

Signature: Date:



Print name:

Attach required information, including: 1) maps, plans, and drawings that detail the proposal; 2) detailed description of the activity/project; 3) copies of

any existing license, agreement, or memorandum established with the RDTL government; 4) the results of any technical/ feasibility studies completed for

the proposal.

*Criteria of development type: please refer to Annex I and Annex II of Decree Law 05/2011 on Environmental Licensing for guidance on the classification of projects. **Type of adverse impacts [Air pollution] Air emissions from vehicles, construction equipment, industrial plants and so on [Water pollution] Water emissions from chemical/agrochemical, fertilizer, oil, heated water, waste water, so on [Solid waste] Hazardous/non-hazardous, combustible/non-combustible waste [Waste water] Hazardous/non-hazardous liquid waste, domestic waste water, waste oil from factories, and so on [Noise and vibration] Noise and vibration from vehicles, construction activities, machinery noise, and so on [Soil contamination] Leachate from solid waste, toxic material, and so on, into soil [Land subsidence] Pumping underground water, building a facility on unstable land [Odors] Pollution (water and air), solid/liquid waste, sedimentation, and so on, creating negative odors [Land degradation] Land clearing, large-scale plantations, erosion and so on [Soil erosion] Earth works causing cleared or sloped land, deforestation, and so on [Sedimentation] Sedimentation by disposal of untreated waste water [Water use change] Various activities using large volumes of water; agriculture, industrial processes, hydro power plant, potable water and so

on [Health and safety] Activities potentially causing accidents such as vehicles, construction equipments, operation facilities and so on [Climate change] Activities using fossil fuels, or causing emissions of greenhouse gases [Socio-economic] Activities affecting society and/or economy, including land acquisition causing involuntary resettlement, population

movement into the affected area, and so on

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

Date received: Reference number:

Recorded by: Classification: (Category A B or C )

Additional comments, notes or recommendations (attached if necessary):



APPENDIX 2 List of Environmental Legislation

relevant to the Project



Laws, Regulations and Guidelines in Effect In effect from: Relevance to Project

Policy, Licensing and Prosecution Decree-Law no. 19/2009 – Penal Code 8 April 2009 Yes

Law no. 4/2012 – Labour Code 21 April 2012 Yes (related to health and safety

issues)

Decree-Law no. 26/2012 – Base Law for Environment 12 July 2012 Yes

Government Resolution no. 05/2012 – Environmental policy 29 February 2001

Yes

Decree-Law no. 05/2011 – Environmental Licensing 9 February 2011

Yes

Biodiversity, Culture and Protected Areas UNTAET Regulation no. 19/2000 – Protected Areas 30 June 2000 Yes

(construction within Protected

Area)

Government Resolution no. 25/2011 – Protection of Cultural Heritage

14 September 2011

Yes

Natural Resources Management Diploma Ministerial no. 01/2008/GPM – Rules and Licencing for mineral masses (mines and quarries) and their mineral exploration

30 July 2008 Yes (Construction

measures)

Diploma Ministerial no. 01/2009/GPM – First Change to the Rules and Licencing for mineral masses (mines and quarries) and their mineral exploration

12 August 2009

Yes (Construction

measures)

Water and Sanitation Government Resolution no. 08/2012 – National Sanitation Policy

14 March 2012 Yes

Decree-Law no. 04/2004 – Approves the regime for distribution of water for human consumption

11 February 2004

Yes

Parliament Resolution no. 20/2010 – Recommends Government to adopt measures for reduction of plastic bag consumption and incentives for recycling

17 November 2010

Yes (Construction

measures)

Local Administration Law no. 3/2009 – Community Leaders and their Election 8 July 2009 Yes

(public consultation

and/or project monitoring)

Decree-Law no. 33/2008 – Hygiene and Public Order 27 August 2008

Yes (road construction

in Urban area)

GUIDELINES in Effect UNTAET Guideline no. 07 – Storage of Fuel and Oil 2002 Yes

UNTAET Guideline no. 08 – Ambient Noise from Stationary Sources

2002 Yes

GUIDELINES NOT in Effect but are valuable reference for technical content

Relevance to project

DoE Guideline no. 2a – Development proposal Application Yes (guidance on DoE practice

regarding License contents)

DoE Guideline no. 4 – Scoping and Preparation of Terms of Reference Yes (Only if DoE classifies

Project as Category A - EIA)



GUIDELINES NOT in Effect but are valuable reference for technical content

Relevance to project

DoE Guideline no. 5 – Public Engagement Requirements Yes (When projects are required to perform

community consultation)

Draft DoE Guideline no. 7 – Preparation of an Environmental Management Plan

Yes (for guidance on EMP

content)

UNTAET Guideline no. 03 – Small Landfill Siting Guidelines (Environmental)

Yes (in agreement with

Government responsible for sanitation)

UNTAET Guideline no. 04 – Interim Tibar Landfill Operation Guidelines Yes (if Tibar landfill is used)

UNTAET Guideline no. 07 – Storage of Fuel and Oil Yes

UNTAET Guideline no. 08 – Ambient Noise from Stationary Sources Yes



APPENDIX 3 Map of Photo Locations within Project

Area





APPENDIX 4 Photos of Project Area Sections and

Alignments (Zone 10)



Photo 1: Residential and Business Areas in Aldeia 17 de Abril, Zone 10 Proposed project alignment area (West to East Direction)

Photo 2: Residential Area in Aldeia 17 de Abril, Zone 10 Proposed project alignment area (East to West Direction). It is located Close to the Metiaut Cemetery.

Photo 3: The Entrance to the Metiaut Cemetery in Aldeia 17 de Abril, Zone 10 Proposed project alignment area (West to East Direction)

Photo 4: The Stone Wall Next to the Metiaut Cemetery Wall in Aldeia 17 de Abril, Zone 10 Proposed project alignment area (East to West Direction)

Photo 5: A shop next to the Metiaut Cemetery along the Main Road Heading Areia Brance in Aldeia 17 de Abril, Zone 10 Proposed project alignment area (Norht toSouth Direction).

Photo 6: Hand painted cross by youth in Aldeia 17 de Abril, Zone 10 Proposed project alignment area (North SouthDirection), next to Metiaut Cemetery Wall along the Main Road to Areia Branca.



Photo 7: In the turn towards business areas in Aldeia 17 de Abril, Zone 10 Proposed project alignment area (West to East Direction).

Photo 8: Sharp corner heading towards restaurants and Novo Horizonte Hotel in Aldeia 17 de Abril, Zone 10 Proposed project alignment area (West to East Direction)

Photo 9: Business Areas in Aldeia 17 de Abril, Zone 10 Proposed project alignment area (West to East Direction)

Photo 10: The Metiaut Grotto in front of Novo Horizonte Hotel in Aldeia 17 de Abril, Zone 10, Proposed project alignment area (North to South Direction).

Photo 11: The wall in Aldeia Manumata, near Guido Valadares Hospital Zone 10, Proposed project alignment area (North to South Direction).

Photo 12: The wall and the Residential Area in Aldeia Manumata, Zone 10 Proposed project alignment area (South to North Direction)



Photo 13: A Shop next to the alignment no. 12 above in Aldeia Manumata, Zone 10 Proposed project alignment area (South to North Direction).

Photo 14: Sagrada Familia Grotto in Aldeia Sagrada Familia, Zone 10, 100m from the Proposed project alignment area (North South Direction). The project activities will have no significant impacts on the Grotto.

Photo 15: Residential Areas in Aldeia Sagrada Familia, Zone 10 Proposed project alignment area (North South Direction)

Photo 16: This is the track to the Water Tank in Aldeia Sagrada Familia, Zone 10 Proposed project alignment area (West to East Direction). There is a grave next to the track.

Photo 17: Residential Areas in Aldeia Sagrada Familia, Zone 10 Proposed project alignment area (West to East Direction).



Appendix 5 Complaints Registry Template



District: Sub-District:

Suco (s): Project Name: Type of Works:

Date: Complainant Name, Position/Function/Agency and Contact number

Project Phase:

COMPLAINT TYPE:

Explanation:

Proposed Correction Measure or Improvement Measure?

Proposed Date for Correction: DNSA Representative (Name and Signature):

Date: The Registry Officer (Name and Signature)



Appendix 6 Community Meeting re Environmental

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