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Screened B/1.
Environmental, health and safety auditing of the existing municipal district heating, and water and wastewater facilities of the City of Pyt'yakh and environmental analysis of potential environmental impacts of the priority investment programme (PIP) have been required by the Bank and were carried out by COWI, Russia and co-operation with the local consultant, Yurga-Consulting, September 2007 according to EBRD's Environmental Policy. Based on the finding and recommendations of the environmental due diligence report, an EAP has been prepared and approved by the Client. The Company will report annually on EAP implementation.
This project presents significant environmental opportunities regarding improvement of the reliability and the quality of the City of Pyt’yakh’s drinking water supply and thus will help reducing public health hazard. It will also improve wastewater collection facilities as well as district heating facilities.
The environmental due diligence has assessed the ability of the project to bring the water and wastewater management facilities into compliance with applicable Russian Federation and EU environmental standards.
Environmental analysis of potential environmental impacts of the priority investment programme has shown that these will involve minor short-term impacts; however implementation of the programme will result in significant improvements, especially in quality and stability of drinking water supply and energy savings. An EAP has been prepared by the Consultant and it has been approved by the Company. The EAP will be included in the Loan Agreement and the Company will report annually on the implementation of EAP as well as on the Company's EHS conditions annually.
The project will have the following environmental benefits:
(i) improving the quality and supply of drinking water quality;
(ii) improving water distribution and supply network
(iii) improving wastewater collection network and facilities
(iv) reducing heat loss and improving energy efficiency of district heating system.
The Bank will evaluate the project's compliance with the applicable environmental and social requirements during the lifetime of the project by reviewing annual environmental reports (AERs) prepared for the project covering:
(i) ongoing performance of project-specific environmental, health and safety activities,
(ii) the status of implementation of environmental mitigation and improvement measures. The Bank’s representatives will also conduct periodic site supervision visits when deemed appropriate
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