Environmental and Social Monitoring Report · 2.3 Pump Station 1 PS1 at each of the three sewered...

Environmental and Social Monitoring Report January - June, 2018

Kiribati: South Tarawa Sanitation Improvement Sector Project

Prepared by Ministry of Public Works and Utilities, Government of Kiribati for the Asian Development

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Contents

1 EXECUTIVESUMMARY..............................................................................................................1

2 ICB01.......................................................................................................................................2

2.1 Status................................................................................................................................2

2.2 SaltWaterWorks..............................................................................................................2

2.2.1 BikenibeuSaltWaterNetwork....................................................................................2

2.2.2 SaltWaterLeaks..........................................................................................................2

2.3 PumpStation1.................................................................................................................3

2.4 SeptageReceivalUnit(SRU).............................................................................................3

2.5 PumpStation5.................................................................................................................4

2.6 EnvironmentalMonitoring...............................................................................................4

2.6.1 OdourComplaint.........................................................................................................4

2.6.2 EnvironmentalComplianceDivision(ECD)Inspections...............................................4

2.7 SocialSafeguards..............................................................................................................6

3 ICB02.......................................................................................................................................7

3.1 Status................................................................................................................................7

3.2 BikenibeuOutfallFloatation.............................................................................................7

3.3 LossofBetioOutfallPipeline............................................................................................7


3.5 SocialSafeguards..............................................................................................................8

4 ON-SITESANITATIONSUB-PROJECT..........................................................................................9

4.1 Status................................................................................................................................9

4.2 RevisionofSites................................................................................................................9


4.4 SocialSafeguards............................................................................................................10

APPENDIXA ICB01/02EMPCOMPLIANCEMONITORINGANDAUDIT.....................................11

ICB01January................................................................................................................................12

ICB01February..............................................................................................................................14

ICB01March..................................................................................................................................16

ICB01April.....................................................................................................................................18

ICB01May.....................................................................................................................................20

ICB01June.....................................................................................................................................22

ICB02January................................................................................................................................24

ICB02February..............................................................................................................................28

ICB02March..................................................................................................................................32

ICB02April.....................................................................................................................................36

ICB02May.....................................................................................................................................40

ICB02June.....................................................................................................................................44

APPENDIXB ODOURCOMPLAINT–PS1BIKENIBEU.................................................................49

APPENDIXC APPENDIXC–ECDAUDITLETTER.......................................................................52

Section1–resultof2March2018Audit.......................................................................................53

Section2–Resultof5MayAuditandComplianceNotice............................................................55

APPENDIXD APPENDIXD–PIPELOSSINCIDENTREPORT........................................................59

APPENDIXE OSSPMOU..............................................................................................................64



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1 ExecutiveSummary

TheSouthTarawaSanitationImprovementSectorProject(STSISP)includesrehabilitationofthesalt

water(saltwater)flushedseweragesysteminthethreeurbanareasofBetio,BairikiandBikenibeuin

SouthTarawa,Kiribati.Thefollowingreportdocumentstheenvironmentalactivities,resettlementand

related land issues for theperiodJanuaryto July2018.Thereport isdivided intothreesections to

coverthefollowingprojects:

• ICB01-RehabilitationofthesaltwaterandsewernetworkinBetio,BairikiandBikenibeu,

• ICB02-UpgradingtheoceanoutfallsatBetio,BairikiandBikenibeu,

• OSSP-OnSiteSanitationSub-ProjectspanningfromthevillageofTeaoraereketoBonriki.

TheEngineer continues to conductmonthly auditsof theContractor’soperationswith compliance

observedacrosstheICB01andICB02projects.

WorksprogressedonthefinalremainingtasksundertheICB01Contractwithworkcontinuingonthe

remaining sections of the Bikenibeu Saltwater Network, Septage Receival Unit, Sewer Jetting and

repairsandoutstandingpunchlistitems.ICB02worksincludedinstallationofthethirdandfinalocean

outfallinBetio,andVariationworkstoinstallairvalvesandadditionalconcretemattressesatallthree

locationsofBetio,BairikiandBikenibeu.

SaltwaterleakswereobservedinBetiowiththeleaksisolatedandrepairedbyboththePUBandthe

Contractor. The Environmental Compliance Division within MELAD conducted three separate site

inspectionstoauditcomplianceagainsttheICB01andICB02EnvironmentalLicences.

Contract award andworks commenced on the Onsite Sanitation Sub-Project during the reporting

periodwith10of the34 toiletscaptured in thesuccessfulbid.Groundwatersampling tubeswere

installedduringMayandJuneallowingbaselinegroundwatersamplingtocommence.Avariationis

being prepared to replace three of the sites with more appropriate sites due to unforeseen

circumstancesincludinginabilitytocontactlandownersandlackofareaavailableforconstruction.


SafeguardsMonitoringReport-ICB01


2 ICB01

2.1 StatusThe ICB 01 Contract involves the rehabilitation of three separate sewer networks in the areas of

Bikenibeu,BairikiandBetio.Theworksrequirethecleaningofpreviouslyinstalledsewerinfrastructure

inadditiontomajoroverhaulofexistingsewerpumpstationsandthesaltwaterflushingnetwork.

ThesewernetworksinallthreelocationshavebeenrehabilitatedandhandedovertoPUBforongoing

operation, with the additional saltwater network system in Bikenibeu being the only remaining

saltwaternetworkrequiringenergisingandhandover.

2.2 SaltWaterWorksIntakePumpStationsarecompleteandcommissionedinBairikiandBetio.HandoveroftheBikenibeu

pumpstationhasbeendelayedduetoapumpcorrosionissue.Replacementpumpsarecurrentlybeing

procuredwithfinalinspectionsandhandoverscheduledforJuly.

2.2.1 BikenibeuSaltWaterNetwork

Extensivecomponentsof thesaltwaternetwork lieunder recently sealed roads in the furthermost

regionsofeastandwestBikenibeu,withrestorationrequiringaconsiderableamountofcutandrepairs

tothesealedmainroad.TheContractorsubmittedanalternativedesigntooffersaltwaterservicesto

the communities in Bikenibeu without the need for road cuts. This alternative approach involves

installingthebypasslinesusedundertheICB02Contractintrenchesalongtheroadside.

The alternate works were approved under Variation 36.7. Installation of new saltwater taps at

residentialpropertiesandtoiletblocks iscomplete.1,500of the2,000metresof the160ODmain

backbonepipeline is installedwith the final500metres scheduled for installationduringearly July

2018.

AsdetailedintheQ22017report,undertheHighwayActaroadreserveexistsadjacenttoroadsunder

theKRRP.Localresidentconsultationalsooccurredpriortoapprovaloftheworkstoensureallqueries

raisedbylocalresidentswereaddressed.

Due to the use of flexible pipelinematerial, there is no requirement for the removal of trees or

permanentstructuresduringtheinstallation.LocalresidentswereconsultedbytheContractor’sonsite

personnel as the works progressed. Residents were asked to indicate their preferred location for

installationofthetap,withcaretakentoinstallthetapandisolationvalveinalocationawayfrom

trafficableareas.

SMECwillimplementafollowuproundofresidentconsultationstotheareaofinstallationinorderto

reinforcetheintendeduseofthesaltwatersystem,andtoinformresidentsoftheprocessofreporting

toPUBanyissueswiththeconditionofthesystemonceitbecomesoperational.

2.2.2 SaltWaterLeaks

Additionalsaltwaterleakswerereportedoverthereportingperiod,primarilyintheBetioRegion.The

EngineerisawareofsixseparatesaltwaterleaksoccurringinBetiobetweenJanuaryandJuly2018,

withall leaksoccurringunderoradjacenttothepavementinstalledundertheKRRP.Thesaltwater

networks inBetioandBairikiwerehandedovertotheEmployer inAugust2017.Allsaltwater lines

werepressuretestedat1.5timesoperationpressure,withinspectionrecordsshowingworkinBetio




was completed in late 2015. These failures occurred within the defect liability period, with PUB

inspectioncrewsadvisedtoreportifthelinefailureswereduetocontractorfaultordefect.

Table 1 below summarises all reported leaks during the reporting period, with indication of the

apparentcauseoftheleak.

Table1.SaltWaterLeaksRegister

Date Area Location LikelyorObservedCause Comments

4/02/2018 Betio BTH5 ExistingFailedtappingRepairedbythe

Contractor

8/03/2018 Betio BTH21 Pipecrown-longitudinalfailure RepairedbyPUB

16/03/2018 Betio BTH20 ExistingCorrodedConnectorNipple RepairedbyPUB

6/04/2018 Betio BTH67 ExistingLeakingTappingBand RepairedbyPUB

6/04/2018 Betio-Graveyard BTH19 ExistingCorrodedpipeclamp RepairedbyPUB

4/05/2018 Betio-Graveyard BTH20 Tappingbandfailure RepairedbyPUB

As indicatedabove,the leaksappeartobeoccurring ina localisedarea;beingtheoceansidemain

roadoftheBetioregion.Itisunderstoodthatthisroadissubjecttofrequentusebyheavyvehicles

withthisofferingoneexplanationforthereoccurringissue.Itisalsopossiblethatthepipematerial

maybe faulty, andPUBhasoffered toprovidea lengthof failedpipe for theEngineer to conduct

materialtestingtodeterminetheconditionofthematerialandensureitisfitforuse.

As detailed in the previous safeguards report, a leak occurring in November 2017 led to a

compensationclaimfordamagestogardenandhouseholdwellcontamination.Theincidentoccurred

oninfrastructurepreviouslyenergised,testedandhandedovertoPUB.TheContractorwasnotifiedof

theleakandproceededtorepairthefault.NoreportwasissuedtotheEngineerwiththecauseofthe

leakleftundefined.Duetothelackofinformationaroundtheincident,thecompensationclaimwas

settledwiththeclaimantbytheContractor,withthematternowconsideredclosed.

2.3 PumpStation1PS1ateachofthethreeseweredsystemsiscompletewiththefinalfootprintoftheinstallationsbeing

determined.SurveyshavebeenconductedatallsiteswithdocumentationforwardedtoMISE.MISE

has determined compensation amounts and provided information and instruction to Lands

ManagementDivision(LMD)toproceedwithofferingpaymenttothepersonsidentifiedbytheLMD

asowners.TheEngineerunderstandsthatpaymentforlandoccupiedbyPumpStation1inBikenibeu

isyettobereleased.

2.4 SeptageReceivalUnit(SRU)WorkstoinstalltheSRUareongoingwiththeunitremaininguncommissionedatthetimeofwriting.

TheunitlieswithinthefootprintofthePumpStation1inBetiowhichliesonGovernmentLeaseLand.

InitialtestingwasconductedwiththeeffluentflowingsuccessfullyfromthePUBvacuumtrucktothe

unit.

DuetothecommonoccurrenceofconcreteseptictanksinTarawa,smallstonesorconcretechipsare

foundwithintheeffluentremovedfromtheseptictank.Thesestonesarecapturedbetweenthescrew

oftheSRUandthesideoftheunitchambercausingexcessivescrapingandpotentialdamagetothe

unit.TheContractoriscurrentlymanufacturingascreeningdeviceusingPVC,tobeinstalledattheSRU

inlettoseparateanysmallstonesorhardobjectsfromtheseptictankeffluentpriortoentryintothe

machine.Thisadditionwillnotrequireworksoutsideoftheexistingfootprint.Testingofthisscreening




unitwilloccurpriortocommissioning,handoverandtrainingofthePUBwastewaterstaffinoperation

oftheSRU.InstallationofthescreeningunitandtestingisscheduledtooccurinJuly2018.

2.5 PumpStation5TheContractordemobilisedfromthepreviouslycontroversialsiteinthefirstweekofOctoberafter

completingallworks.TheexistingPumpstationwasdemolishedandreplacedwithamanhole.The

school sewer line was cleaned and inspected to ensure correct operation. There were no further

altercationsbetweentheresidents,ContractororPolice.

2.6 EnvironmentalMonitoringMonthlyenvironmentalmonitoringoftheContractor’sworkcontinuedinthefirsthalfof2018witha

totalof12auditsbeingconductedbytheSafeguardsOfficer.TheAuditsareavailableinAppendix1.

Issueswereminor,includingContractor’sstaffnotcorrectlywearingPPE.

2.6.1 OdourComplaint

The Engineer attended ameetingwith local residents at PS1 Bikenibeu on 19 February 2018. The

meetingwasheldinresponsetoanodourcomplaintmadetotheEngineerduringaprevioussitevisit.

DocumentationrelatingtothiscomplaintandinterviewareincludedinAppendixB.

The complaintwasassociatedwithexcessiveodourbeingobservedadjacent to theoutfall screen,

especiallywhenthePUBwerecleaningthescreenwiththerakeandvacuumtruck.Theresidentstated

thatthepresenceofodourhadimprovedsincetheprojectbegantoupgradetheinfrastructure,but

theodourwasstillanissueforthefamily.Itisnotedthatthefamilyhasconstructedadwellingdirectly

adjacenttotheoutfallscreensincethepreviousreportingperiod.

Odourhasbeenidentifiedasapotential issuesincetheproject’sinceptionwithpossiblemitigation

optionsincludinginstallationofextracoversontheoutfallscreenandtechniquestoreducetheodour

emittedbythevacuumtruckduringcleanout,includingminimisingspillageandalwayscontainingraw

effluentaftercleanout.

2.6.2 EnvironmentalComplianceDivision(ECD)Inspections

Forsimplicity, ICB01and ICB02willbeconsideredtogether in thissectionof thereport.TheECD

withintheMinistryofEnvironment,LandsandAgriculturalDevelopment(MELAD)conductedtwosite

inspectionsduringthereportingperiod.Thefirst inspectionoccurredon2March2018.Thereport

compiledinresponsetotheauditisdetailedinAppendixC,Section1.TheconcernsraisedbyECDwere

addressedbytheContractor:extrainspectionswereconductedtoensurecorrectuseofPPE;ensuring

fuelwasstoredcorrectly;andconfirmationthatdebrisattheBetioPS1sitewasnotderivedfromeither

theICB01orICB02Project.

The secondECD inspectionoccurredon2Mayat TemakinPoint, Betio. ECD issueda letter to the

ContractoradvisingthattheECDbelievedtheContractorhadbreachedtheEnvironmental licences

underICB01andICB02.ThisletterisprovidedinAppendixC.

ECD has communicated their concerns to the Contractor andMISE regarding a number of issues

(AppendixC,Section2).ECD’sprimaryconcernsforboththeICB01andICB02worksarenotedinthe

followingextractfromtheNoticeofCompliance.




Thefollowingnotesprovideanupdateonthestatusofthefiveconcernslistedabove.Atthetimeof

writing:

Item(i)

LMDhasissuedanapprovallettertotheLicenceholdergrantingapprovalforuseoftheTemakinPoint

sitefortemporarystorageofprojectmaterialsandplantsduringtheprojectimplementationstage.

Item(ii)

TheLicencestatesthattheLicenceholder,nottheContractor,mustsubmitthereports.Discussions

areongoing todetermine responsibilities.TheContractor states that these requirementswerenot

includedintheContractwithMISE.TheBEIAstatesthisistheresponsibilityofPUBandECD.ECDhas

statedthatresponsibilitylieswiththeContractorduringtheConstructionphase.Thereisnodiscussion

inthecontractthatwouldsupportthisstatement.

Item(iii)

Asabove

Item(iv)

TheContractor’smonthlyreportshavebeenforwardedtoECDforreview.

Item(v)

Themonthlyreportsreferencedaboveincludeacomplaintregisteranddetailsofanyenvironmental

damage.

TheEngineercontinuestoconductmonthlyauditsoftheContractoragainsttheapprovedContractor’s

EnvironmentalManagementPlan. Compliance is generally goodwithno findingsof significance to

report.ThesereportshavebeenforwardedtotheEnvironmentalOfficeratMELAD.Themonthlyaudits

forJanuarytoJunearepresentedinAppendixA.




2.7 SocialSafeguardsAllbutthreepumpstationswithin ICB01are locatedonGovernmentLeaseLand.Thethreepump

stations of interest, Pump Stations 1, 5 and 6, are all located in Bikenibeu. Surveys have been

conductedatPS1withdocumentationassociatedwithcompensationratesforwardedtotheLMDfor

processing.AsdiscussedinSection2.5ofthisreport,worksatthenewPS5anddecommissioningof

the existing PS5 are complete. Three separate persons have claimed ownership of the PS6 land.

Negotiationscommencedin2012withthepersonsofquestionwitharesolutionoccurringearlierin

theproject.Atpresent,landoraccessissuesarenotimpedingprojectcompletion.




3 ICB02

3.1 StatusAll constructionworksunder the initialContractBOQarenowcomplete.Remainingworks include

installationof additionalmattresseson theedgeof the intertidal reefs inorder tomitigate riskof

outfalllinefloatation.A400metrelongstringofoutfallpipelinebecamedetachedfromtheintertidal

reefandwaslostfromBetioon31January.ThePipelinewasmooredparalleltotheexistingtrench

awaitinginstallation,whenitwasseparatedfromthemooringsandcarriedawaywiththelargetidal

movements. The replacementpipelinewasprocuredand is now installed.However this eventhas

causedadelaytoprojectcompletion.

3.2 BikenibeuOutfallFloatationMeasurestoaddresspotentialoutfallpipelinefloatationincidentshavebeenapprovedandprocured.

Airvalveshavebeeninstalledatallthreelocationsatlocalhighspotsontheoutfallalignment.Four

separate air valves have been installed in Betio due to the 800 metre section of near horizontal

intertidalreefalignment.Nofurtherfloatationobservationshavebeenreportedsincetheinstallation

oftheairvalvesand30metresofadditionalconcretemattressesateachsite.

All rectificationworks tookplaceonoradjacent to the intertidal reef leading to limited social and

environmental impact. In order to settle the floating Bikenibeu pipeline, a 6mmpenetrationwas

drilled in the crown of the pipe at the transition zone from intertidal zone to deep water. This

penetrationresultedintheintroductionofasmallamountofsewageeffluenttobedischargedatthe

intertidalreef.Thepenetrationwasrequiredtoensureairreleaseoccurredduringtheprocurement

andinstallationofspecialtyairvalves.

3.3 LossofBetioOutfallPipelineAnincidentreportwasissuedtotheEngineerandEmployeron2February2018,advisingoftheloss

ofthelengthofpipe.AtthetimetheContractorwascontinuingin-scopeworkstoinstalltheremainder

oftheBetiooutfallpipelineafterextensivedelayswhentidalpatternsonlyallowedaccesstothereef

forapproximatelyfourdayspermonth.

TheexistingtrenchwasclearedtowardstheendofJanuaryanda400-metrelongstringof315mm

diameterHDPEpipewasmooredparalleltothetrenchawaitinginstallationduringthemorninglow

tideof1February2018.

Whenthepipestringwasdiscoveredtobemissing,localboatswereusedtosearchtheimmediate

areawhilepilotsofAirKiribatiwererequestedtoprovidelocationofthepipeifsightedfromtheair.

Howeverthepipestringwasunabletobelocated.

The incident reportdetailing theactionsand further informationaround thedisappearanceof the

pipelineisavailableinAppendixDofthisreport.

Unfortunately,theeventhadasignificantimpactonthecompletiondateoftheprojectandintroduced

alargemarinehazardintotheimmediatearea.Therearealsopotentialfutureclaimsforrecoveryof

thepipelineifitisdiscovered.

Theincidentwasdeterminedtobeanun-compensableevent,andtheContractorhasabsorbedthe

costofprocuringareplacementpipeline.ThiswasprocuredbytheContractorandInstallationwas

completedinJune2018.




3.4 EnvironmentalMonitoringSMECundertook routinemonthly audits of the JV, as noted inAppendix 1. Themajority ofworks

undertakenoccurredontheintertidalreef,usinga20tonneexcavatorequippedwithrubbertracksin

ordertominimiseimpactonthereef.Therearetwonoteworthydeficienciesinthereportingperiod

includingthecontinuedreleaseofsewageatthereefedge,andconcern,recentlyraised,overthelack

ofapprovaldocumentationfromtheLMDforuseofthePS1siteforstorageofequipment.

3.5 SocialSafeguardsWorks during the reporting period occurred primarily at the Betio PS1 site. The area used for

constructionisGovernmentLeaseLandwithnorequirementfortheresettlementoflocalresidents.

WorkstoinstalltheBairikioutfallrequireaccesstotheLDSchurchinWestBairiki.TheContractorwas

instructedtoalignthepipeastocauseminimaldamagetotreesandexistingseawall.Worksinvolved

trenchingthroughthechurchyardandinstallationofanewoutfall lineundertheexistingseawall.

WorkswerecompletedwithnoconcernsraisedbyLDSpersonnelwiththeEngineerconductingpost

constructioninspectionstoensurepropertywasleftinasgoodorbetterconditionthatitwasfound.


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4 On-SiteSanitationSub-Project

4.1 StatusTheconstructionContractfor10ofthe34toiletswasawardedtoHiTekConstructionsinApril2018

withsitelayoutsandengagementwiththelocalresidentsoccurringshortlythereafter.Potentialsites

hadbeenspecifiedwhentheprojectwasoriginallyapproved.The10sitesincludedintheHi-Tekbid

were locatedbetweenEitaandTeaoraereke inSouthTarawa.Local inspectionssoonrevealedthat

constructionwasnotsuitableatanumberoftheproposedlocationsandasaresultthreealternative

sites were approved. Water sampling equipment arrived in Tarawa in June with baseline water

sampling ongoing. Materials for construction are currently being procured internationally with

constructionanticipatedtobegininJuly2018.

4.2 RevisionofSitesPostContractawardsiteinspectionsidentifiedissuesrelatedtoseveralproposedareasofconstruction

thatwerenotpreviouslynotedintheSeptember2017inspections.

ANT4was visited in April but no landowner could be located. Neighbours advised that the family

currently resided in New Zealand and had not returned in previous months. No information was

availableregardingthereturndateoftheresidents,noranycontactdetails.Furtherinspectionledto

theremovalofthesiteduetorestrictedaccess,littleroomforconstructionandtheinabilitytoconfirm

landownerapprovalandcooperation.

TEA5 was visited by the Contractor representative and SMEC Community Engagement staff to

determineapprovalforconstructionandconfirmasuitablesitelayout.TEA5requirestheinstallation

oftwoseparatesepticsystems,onasiteinitiallyproposedonthelagoonsidebehindthefishmarket

in Teaoraereke. the local landowner was unable to be located and several families occupy the

restrictedspace.Theproposedconstructionsitehadincurrederosionwithaseawallandgravesites

impedingconstructionactivities.Anyexcavationsofthesitewouldleadtopotentialcollapseofthe

seawallandtheareawasdeterminedtobeunabletoaccommodateasingleinstallation.

VisittotheTEA6siterevealedacontainerandgravesitelocatedattheproposedareaofconstruction.

Project team members were advised that the landowner was not currently on Tarawa and that

residentsdidnothaveauthoritytoapproveuseofthelandandremovalofthegrave.

Sitesthatwerenolongersuitableforconstructionwerereplacedbysitespreviouslyidentifiedinthe

initialprojectsurveysduringprojectinception.ThenewproposedsitesareEIT1,EIT4andBN4.Inorder

toincludethenewsites,acontractvariationiscurrentlybeingfinalisedtoaccommodatethechanges.

4.3 EnvironmentalMonitoringThe contractor has installed three groundwatermonitoring tubes at eachof theeight sites. These

monitoringpointswillbeorientedtoallowsamplestobetakenfromthelocationofafuturesoakaway

fieldand inclosevicinity to thehouseholdwell.Thepurposeof thewater sampling is toascertain

existingwaterqualityatthatlocation,andmonitoranyimpacttheprojectmayhaveonthelocalarea

intermsofwatercontamination.EquipmenttoconductthisexercisewasincludedinSMECV013and

hasarrivedinTarawaatthetimeofwriting.Watersamplingwillcontinuethroughoutthelifeofthe

projectwithMISEandPUBtoundertakefuturemonitoringtodetermineanyimpactoftheinstalled

sanitationinfrastructure.

EquipmentpurchasedbytheconsultantunderV013willbeusedtoquantifyandtestthefollowing:


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• Salinity(g/L)

• pH

• AmmoniaNH3-N(mg/L)

• NitrateNO4-N(mg/L)

• TotalOrtho-Phosphate(mg/L)

• FaecalColiformandE.colipresence.

TestswillbeconductedforaperiodofuptothreeyearspostconstructionbyMISE,withtheinstallation

tobedecommissionedifgroundwatercontaminationisidentified.Initialsamplingwillbecompleted

priortocommissioningofthesystemsandabackgroundreportongroundwaterqualityidentifiedby

thesamplingwillbesubmittedtotheEmployerandADB.Thisreportwillsetoutafuturemonitoring

scheduletobeadoptedbytheteamsresponsibleformonitoringoftheproject.

TheKiribatiMinistryofHealthconductongoingwatersamplingofthePUBgroundwater inBonriki,

includingbiologicaltestingsimilartothatrequiredunderOSSP.AnalysisforFaecalColiformandE.Coli

requiresanincubatorandasuitabledeviceisavailableatNaverere.SMEChasconsultedwiththeChief

ofLaboratoryServicesatNavereretorequestassistancebyallowingtheir incubatortobeusedfor

theseanalyses.Laboratorystaffhaveofferedtheirexpertiseandequipmenttotheprojectteamanda

trainingday isplanned toensurecorrectwater collectionand testingmethodologiesare followed.

Chemicaltestingdoesnotrequirelaboratoryequipmentandwillbeconductedonsiteorinoffice.

MembersofPUB,MISEandMoHhavebeeninvitedtoparticipateinthewatersamplingactivitiesin

order toprovideappropriate training in theuseof theequipmentand finaliseaprocedure for the

requiredfuturesampling.AllequipmentwillbehandedovertotheEmployerattheendofthebaseline

watersamplingperiod,andGoKwillberesponsibleforongoingmonitoring.

The OSSP BEIA also includes measures to mitigate negative environmental impact including pre-

constructionconsultationwithlocalresidentsonhowtooperateandmaintaintheinstallation.

4.4 SocialSafeguardsFollowup visits to the sites included in theprojectwere conducted inApril to confirm site access

arrangementsandtoinformthelocalresidentoftheupcomingworks.SMECcommunityengagement

staff attended to translate and offer advice to the local residents and facilitate the signing of a

MemorandumofUnderstanding (MOU).ThisMOUwasapprovedforusebytheWaterUnitwithin

MISEandasignedexampleisprovidedinAppendixD.

TheMOUspellsoutresponsibilitiesofallpartiesincludingrequirementsoftheresidentstoreporton

specificusagebehavioursoftheusersandaitalsoprovidesadviceonseekingassistanceifanissue

withthesystemisidentified.MISErepresentativesrecommendedthattheMOUbesignedbytheland

ownerwiththeinclusionofalocalpriestandmemberofparliamentinordertofurtherformalisethe

agreements. TheMOU for all of the eight locations has now been signed by land owners or the

respectivelocalelders.


SafeguardsMonitoringReport-AppendixA


AppendixA ICB01/02EMPCompliance

MonitoringandAudit




ICB01JanuaryICB:01 EnvironmentMonitoringandAuditing DateofInspection:

26February2018

Site:Records–InterviewwithMichael

SimmonsinBikenibeuMonitoring–Bikenibeu

EnvironmentalIssue MonitoringDetail Issues Actionstaken

1.3

Occupationalhealthandsafetymeasures

1.3

Ensureallstaffarewearingappropriate

PPE.JSEAsforworktaskshavebeen

completedandsigned.

Nil

2.1

Generationofconstructionwaste

2.1

Inspectiontoensurethatnon-hazardous

materialsarecollectedanddisposeofin

thelandfill,andhazardousmaterialsare

storedsafely.

Inspectiontoensurethatallhazardous

wasteareshippedoutoftheKiribatiat

thecompletionoftheproject.

WastesandfromBairikisaltwatermain

weredumpedatNanikaidumping

ground.

Approximately3truckloadswere

disposed.

2.2

Accidentaldamagetoproperty

2.2

Visualinspectionofprojectsites,and

recordsofgrievancemadeandactions

taken

Nil

2.3

Accidentaldamagetoutilities

2.3

Asabove.

Nil

2.4

Noisenuisancefromconstruction

activities.

2.4

Asaboveandconductasetofinterviews

withclosestresidentstoestablishimpacts

andactionstakenbycontractor

Nil




ICB:01 EnvironmentMonitoringandAuditing DateofInspection:

26February2018

Site:Records–InterviewwithMichael

SimmonsinBikenibeuMonitoring–Bikenibeu


2.5

Exhaustemissionsandblacksmoke

excessive

2.5

Asaboveandcheckformaintenance

records,ageofequipmentandoperation

withinspecificationsandinstruct

contractortocorrectproblemwithin2

days.

Allmachineryisworkingwell

2.6

Pollutionfromchemicalsandfuels

2.6

Regularinspectionofsitesforpollution

fromstorageofhazardousmaterialsand

likelyleakagesandexhaustemissions

fromthedrillingrigsandvehicles

Nopollution.

Lessthan100litresofdieselarekeptin

cans.

Buttweldingofsaltwatermainpipesis

undertakenonsite.

2.7

Removedtreesandvegetationalong

sewerlinetrenchesnotreplanted

2.7

Confirmthatrevegetationhastakenplace

orlocalconsultationagreedtoanother

approachtomitigatelosses

Nil

2.8

Failuretoprepareandsubmitmonitoring

checklistreports

2.8

Haveavailablefullrecordofmonthly

monitoringchecklistreports

Nil




ICB01FebruaryICB:01 EnvironmentMonitoringandAuditing DateofInspection:26March2018 Site:Records–InterviewwithMichael

SimmonsMonitoring–Bikenibeu


1.3


1.3



completedandsigned.

2workerswerenotwearingsafetyboots

Theconcernedworkerswereremindedto

wearsafetybootsatalltimes

2.1


2.1


materialsarecollectedanddisposedofin


storedsafely.


wastesareshippedoutoftheKiribatiat


Nil

2.2


2.2



taken

OnelandownerinBikenibeudoesnotwant

tohavethesaltwaterdistributionpiperun

acrosshislandtoservethehousebehind

hisproperty

TheContractordiscontinuedthework,

informedtheaffectedpersonoftheissue

andadvicetoseekassistancefromthe

Government

2.3


2.3

Asabove.

Nil

2.4

Noisenuisancefromconstructionactivities

2.4




Nil

2.5


excessive

2.5




Allmachineryisworkingwell




ICB:01 EnvironmentMonitoringandAuditing DateofInspection:26March2018 Site:Records–InterviewwithMichael




days.

2.6


2.6



likelyleakagesandexhaustemissionsfrom

thedrillingrigsandvehicles

Nopollution.


cans.

2.7

Removedtreesandvegetationalongsewer

linetrenchesnotreplanted

2.7




Nil

2.8


checklistreports

2.8






ICB01MarchICB:01 EnvironmentMonitoringandAuditing DateofInspection:14April2018 Site:Records–InterviewwithMichael

Simmons

Monitoring–Bikenibeu


1.3


1.3



completedandsigned.

Nil

2.1


2.1




storedsafely.




Twotruckloadsofsandfromcleaningthe

sewermainatBairikiBetioandBikenibeu

weredisposedatNanikai

2.2


2.2



taken

Nil

2.3


2.3

Asabove.

Nil

2.4


activities.

2.4




Nil




ICB:01 EnvironmentMonitoringandAuditing DateofInspection:14April2018 Site:Records–InterviewwithMichael

Simmons

Monitoring–Bikenibeu


2.5


excessive

2.5





days.

Allmachineryisworkingwell.the

Contractorhasaroutinemaintenance

schedule.

2.6


2.6





Nopollution.


cansonsites

2.7



2.7




Nil

2.8


checklistreports

2.8






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1.3


1.3

Ensure all staff are wearing appropriate

PPE. JSEAs for work tasks have been

completedandsigned.

Nil

2.1


2.1

Inspection to ensure that non-hazardous

materials are collected and dispose of in

the landfill, and hazardousmaterials are

storedsafely.

Inspection to ensure that all hazardous

wasteareshippedoutoftheKiribatiatthe

completionoftheproject.

Fourtruckloadsofsandfromcleaningthe

sewer main at Bairiki and Betio were

disposedatNanikai

2.2


2.2

Visual inspection of project sites, and

records of grievance made and actions

taken

Nil

2.3


2.3

Asabove.

Nil

2.4

Noise nuisance from construction

activities.

2.4

Asaboveandconductasetof interviews



Nil




ICB:01 EnvironmentMonitoringandAuditing DateofInspection:28thNovember2017 Site:Records–InterviewwithMichael



2.5

Exhaust emissions and black smoke

excessive

2.5

As above and check for maintenance


within specifications and instruct

contractor to correct problem within 2

days.

Allmachineryisroutinelymaintainedand

working.

2.6


2.6

Regular inspection of sites for pollution

from storageof hazardousmaterials and

likelyleakagesandexhaustemissionsfrom

thedrillingrigsandvehicles

Nopollution.

About20litresofdieselarekeptincanson

sites

2.7

Removed trees and vegetation along


2.7


or local consultation agreed to another


Nil

2.8


checklistreports

2.8

Have available full record of monthly





ICB01MayICB:01 EnvironmentMonitoringandAuditing DateofInspection:14thDecember2017 Site:Records–InterviewwithMichaelSimmons

Monitoring–Bikenibeu15December2017


1.3


1.3



completedandsigned.

Nil

2.1


2.1




storedsafely.




Fourtruckloadsofsandweredisposed

atNanikai

2.2


2.2



taken

Nil

2.3


2.3

Asabove.

Nil

2.4


activities.

2.4




Nil




ICB:01 EnvironmentMonitoringandAuditing DateofInspection:14thDecember2017 Site:Records–InterviewwithMichaelSimmons

Monitoring–Bikenibeu15December2017


2.5


excessive

2.5





days.

Allmachineryisroutinelymaintained

andworking

2.6


2.6





Nofuelsarestoredonsite.

2.7



2.7




Nil

2.8


checklistreports

2.8






ICB01JuneICB:01 EnvironmentMonitoringandAuditing DateofInspection:3July2018 Site:Records–InterviewwithMichael

Simmons.Monitoring–July2018


1.3


1.3



completedandsigned.

Nil

2.1


2.1




storedsafely.




Nil

2.2


2.2



taken

Nil

2.3


2.3

Asabove.

Nil

2.4


activities.

2.4




Nil




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Simmons.Monitoring–July2018


2.5


excessive

2.5





days.

Allmachineryisroutinelymaintainedand

working

2.6


2.6





Nofuelsarestoredonsite.

2.7



2.7




Nil

2.8


checklistreports

2.8






ICB02JanuaryICB:02 EnvironmentMonitoringandAuditing DateofInspection:17February2018 Site:Records–InterviewwithMichael

Simmons.Monitoring–Bikenibeu&Betio

Outfall


1.3


1.3



completedandsigned.

Nil

2.1


2.1




storedsafely.




Nil

2.2


2.2



taken

Reportofmissingsmallfishingboatin

whichtheContractorworkerswere

blamed

theContractorhastalkedwithpeople

concerned

2.3


2.3

Asabove.

Nil

2.4


activities.

2.4




Nil




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Outfall


2.5


excessive

2.5





days.

Nil.Allmachineryisoperatingwell

2.6


2.6





Nil.Lessthan100litresofdieseliskeptin

cans

2.7



2.7




Noremovaloftreeshastakenplace

2.8


checklistreports

2.8



2.9

Damagetoand/orlossofcoral

Thereplacementoftheoldoutfallpipes

couldimpactlivecoralinthedirectpath

ofthepipelinetrenches.Toaddressthisa

detailedmarinesurveywascompleted

andexistenceofallcoralspeciesmapped.

Basedonthissurveyatotalof5-7m2of

coralcouldbeimpacted.Theuseofan

experiencedmarineecologisttohelp

locatetheoutfallwhennearcoralsandto

leadtherelocationofcoralheadswill

minimizefurthertheminorimpactofthis

work.

Workdone






Outfall


3.0

PoorTrenchingworkareacontrols

Contractorwillberequiredtomarkwork

areacorridorswithanchoredbuoys(14m

constructionwidth),ensurethatrubber

tracked,lightweightexcavatorisused;

andoptionalapproachtopipeline

replacementbereviewedandthebest

approachapplied

TrenchingforBetiohasstarted.

Asectionofanoutfallpipewasgone

missingovernightafteritwasleftonthe

reefflatovernight.

Trenchingspoilwereseenatthe

trenchingsiteatBetioreefflat

TobetakenoutoncetheBetiooutfall

completes

3.1

Pollutinganchorfabricationandbatch

plantoperations

Runofffromanystagingareafabrication

siteswillneedtobedivertedtoa

detentionareatoreducetheamountof

sedimentreachingthesea.Ifalocal

fabricationandbatchplantisused,the

contractorwillneedtoprovidean

inspectioncertificate,signifyingthat

operationsareincompliancewithall

Kiribatiregulations.Thecontractorwillbe

responsibleforassistingthelocal

providertobecomemore

environmentallycompliant

Buttweldingtoconnectthepipeswas

carriedoutattheoutfallsite.

3.2

Diffuserunitnotsuitedforsite

conditions,leadingtopotentialeffluent

pollution

2

Priortothediffuserbeingattachedto

eachpipeline,itwillbeinspectedand

certifiedasbeingadequateforthis

specificapplication

Alldiffusershavebeendeployed.

DiffusersatBikenibeuandBairikiare

connectedandoperational.Betiodiffuser

isyettobeconnectedtothemainoutfall.

3.3

Inadequateworkersanitationfacilities

provided

Contractorwillberequiredtomake

arrangementsforworkerstouse

public/privatetoilefacilitiesortoprovide

portabletoiletssuchasporta-potties

PublicsanitationfacilityatBetioisbeing

used.






Outfall


3.5

Effluentplumereachingshoreand

causingGIandothermicrobialandviral

sicknesses

Plumemonitoringatthreediffusersites

tobeimplementsstartingonyearone–

asdefinedintheIEESection7.3.2.

Monitoringshouldbeconductedduring

normalandspringtideconditions,once

every3monthsatthethreediffusersites.

Parameterstobemonitoredshouldbe

currentspeedanddirectionat3depths

andatthesametimepH,TSS,turbidity,

salinity,totalphosphorus,Nitrate(NO3)

andatfourlocations,i.e.twoupstream

(25mand50m)andtwodownstream(25

and50m)ofthediffuserimmediately

overthediffuser,20mdownstream,and

50mdownstreamand100mdownstream.

Priortothestartofsamplingatracer

shouldbeintroducedintothewastewater

streamtoestablishthegeneral

movementoftheplume.

Monitoringtocommencewhenthe

diffusersareconnectedandoperational




ICB02FebruaryICB:02 EnvironmentMonitoringandAuditing DateofInspection:26March2018 Site:Records–InterviewwithMichael


Outfall


1.3


1.3



completedandsigned.

Nil

2.1


2.1




storedsafely.




Nil

2.2


2.2



taken

Nil

2.3


2.3

Asabove.

Nil

2.4


activities.

2.4




Nil






Outfall


2.5


excessive

2.5





days.

Nil.Allmachineryisoperatingwell.

2.6


2.6





Nil.Lessthan100litresofdieseliskeptin

cans.

2.7



2.7




Noremovaloftreeshastakenplace

2.8


checklistreports

2.8



2.9













work.

Workdone






Outfall


3.0








approachapplied.

Nil

3.1


plantoperations













Nil

3.2



pollution

2




specificapplication





3.3


provided





PublicsanitationfacilityatBetioisbeing

used.






Outfall


3.5



sicknesses.



















movementoftheplume.


diffusersareconnectedandoperational.

However,itwasnotedthatairvalves

havenotbeeninstalledonthedefected

outfallpipesatBikenibeu.Sewagejetting

outoftheholethatwasdrilledtolet

trappedairescaped,isvisibleduringlow

tideswhenthesewageisbeing

discharged.Theholeislocatedatthereef

edge.




ICB02MarchICB:02 EnvironmentMonitoringandAuditing DateofInspection:18April2018 Site:Records–InterviewwithMichael


Outfalls


1.3


1.3



completedandsigned.

Nil.Noworkswereundertakenduringthe

monthofMarch

2.1


2.1




storedsafely.




Nil

2.2


2.2



taken

Nil

2.3


2.3

Asabove.

Nil






Outfalls


2.4


activities.

2.4




Nil

2.5


excessive

2.5





days.

Nil.Allmachineryisoperatingwell.

2.6


2.6





Nil

2.7



2.7




Nil

2.8


checklistreports

2.8



2.9









Workdone






Outfalls






work.

3.0








approachapplied

Nil

3.1


plantoperations













Nil

3.2



pollution.




specificapplication










Outfalls


3.3


provided





PublicsanitationfacilityatBetio

3.5



sicknesses



















movementoftheplume.


diffusersareconnectedandoperational.

Airvalveshavenotbeeninstalledonthe

defectedoutfallpipes.




ICB02AprilICB:02 EnvironmentMonitoringandAuditing DateofInspection:26May Site:Records–InterviewwithMichael

Simmons.Monitoring–Betio,Bairiki&Betio

Outfalls


1.3


1.3



completedandsigned.

Nil

2.1


2.1




storedsafely.




Dredgedspoil(bouldersandstones)

occupythelengthofthedredgedtrench

Toberemovedwhentheoutfallpipeline

iscompleted

2.2


2.2



taken

Nil

2.3


2.3

Asabove.

Nil




ICB:02 EnvironmentMonitoringandAuditing DateofInspection:26May Site:Records–InterviewwithMichael


Outfalls


2.4


activities.

2.4




Nil

2.5


excessive

2.5





days.


2.6


2.6





Nil.

2.7



2.7




Nil

2.8


checklistreports

2.8



2.9









Workdone






Outfalls






work.

3.0








approachapplied

Trenchingisdonealongthedesigned

route

3.1


plantoperations













Nil

3.2



pollution




specificapplication










Outfalls


3.3


provided






3.5



sicknesses



















movementoftheplume.



hopefullybyPUB

Airtrappedintheoutfallpipesbeyond

thereefsurfzonehasbeencausing

problemswiththeoutfall.Holeswere

drilledtoreleasetrappedairbutalsoraw

sewageplumes

AirvalvehasbeeninstalledatBairikibut

notatBikenibeu.




ICB02MayICB:02 EnvironmentMonitoringandAuditing DateofInspection: 18May Site:Records–InterviewwithMichael

Simmons.Monitoring–Bikenibeu,Betioand

BairikiOutfall


1.3


1.3



completedandsigned.

Nil

2.1


2.1




storedsafely.






Toleavethedredgedbouldersandstones

aloneasadvisedbytheEnvironment.

2.2


2.2



taken

Nil

2.3


2.3

Asabove.

Nil




ICB:02 EnvironmentMonitoringandAuditing DateofInspection: 18May Site:Records–InterviewwithMichael


BairikiOutfall


2.4


activities.

2.4


withclosestresidentstoestablish

impactsandactionstakenbycontractor

Nil

2.5


excessive

2.5





days.


2.6


2.6





Nil.

2.7



2.7




Nil

2.8


checklistreports

2.8



2.9









Workdone






BairikiOutfall






work.

3.0








approachapplied.


route

3.1


plantoperations













Nil

3.2



pollution.




specificapplication










BairikiOutfall


3.3


provided.




portabletoiletssuchasporta-potties.


3.5



sicknesses.



















movementoftheplume.



hopefullybyPUB





sewageplumes.

AirvalvehasbeeninstalledatBairiki

outfall.Installationofairvalvesat

BikenibeuandBetiooutfallstofollow

soon.

1airvalveistobeinstalledatBikenibeu

outfall,1atBairikiand4atBetio.




ICB02JuneICB:02 EnvironmentMonitoringandAuditing DateofInspection:3July2018 Site:Records–InterviewwithGregHalls

Monitoring–Betiooutfall


1.3


1.3



completedandsigned.

Nil

2.1


2.1




storedsafely.






Tobereusedasweightalongtheoutfall

pipe

2.2


2.2



taken

Nil

2.3


2.3

Asabove.

Nil




ICB:02 EnvironmentMonitoringandAuditing DateofInspection:3July2018 Site:Records–InterviewwithGregHalls



2.4


activities.

2.4




Nil

2.5


excessive

2.5





days.

Nil.Thebidexcavatorhashydraulichose

problem.

AwaitingsparepartsfromAustralia

2.6


2.6





Lessthan20litresoffueliskeptin

containeronsite.

2.7



2.7




Nil

2.8


checklistreports

2.8









2.9













work.

Deploymentofweighttoweighdownthe

outfallpipeswerecarriedoutatthe

BikenibeuandBairikioutfalls.Workis

restrictedtotheareaoverthepipesto

minimisecoraldamage.

3.0








approachapplied.


route







3.1


plantoperations













Nil

3.2



pollution

2




specificapplication





3.3


provided












3.5



sicknesses



















movementoftheplume.



hopefullybyPUB





sewageplumes.

AirvalvehasbeeninstalledatBairikiand

Betiooutfalls.Installationofanairvalve

atBikenibeutofollowsoon.


SafeguardsMonitoringReport-AppendixB


AppendixB OdourComplaint–PS1

Bikenibeu








SafeguardsMonitoringReport-AppendixC


AppendixC AppendixC–ECDAuditLetter




Section1–Resultof2March2018Audit.







Section2–Resultof5MayAuditandComplianceNotice











SafeguardsMonitoringReport-AppendixD


AppendixD AppendixD–PipeLossIncident

Report














SafeguardsMonitoringReport-AppendixE


AppendixE OSSPMOU






















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