Title: Environmental management plan for Lapota small hydro
Abstract: The development objective of the Small Hydro Rehabilitation Project for Georgia is to increase the supply of energy, improve management of local energy production and improve the country capacity in rural energy and alternative energy applications. To this end and environmental assessment was prepared to evaluated potential environmental impacts as follows : inadequate waste disposal facilities; temporary sites used for storing construction materials or housing of construction workers; contamination of surface water from releases of pollutants onto the ground or into sewers; inadequate disposal of hazardous substances (used oil, lubricants and chemicals); quantity of surface water, ground water or public water supplies; changes in sediment flows and siltation rates; decease in downstream water flow, resulting in destruction of wetland habitats and wildlife; excessive use of pesticides, rodenticides, insecticides and herbicides; social infrastructure located in or near the project area (e.g. schools, health clinics, places of worship, etc.,); visual and odor effects of waste sites; employment and quality of employment opportunities for member of project participants communities; increase vehicular traffic emissions during construction and operation; conduct pressure tests and repairs until all leaks are eliminated; dispose of all debris, scrap and leftover construction materials according to approved guidelines; waterborne diseases due to modifications to hydrological patterns; damage to archeological, anthropological relics and historical sites during new construction activities; and finally, adherence to Georgia's existing environmental regulations, legislation and policies, institutional framework, environmental and social ordinances and decrees, international agreements of which Georgia is signatory, and compliance with the Bank's dam safety, environmental and social operational safeguards directives.
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-06-01
Language: en
Type: article
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