INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET CONCEPT STAGE Public Disclosure Copy Report No.: ISDSC2394 Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 18-Apr-2013 Date ISDS Approved/Disclosed: 29-Apr-2013 I. BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Project Data Country: Ecuador Project ID: P143996 Project Name: EC Manta Public Services Improvement Project (P143996) Task Team Oscar E. Alvarado Leader: Estimated 03-Jun-2013 Estimated 30-Jul-2013 Appraisal Date: Board Date: Managing Unit: LCSWS Lending Specific Investment Loan Instrument: Sector(s): General water, sanitation and flood protection sector (60%), Urban Transport (40%) Theme(s): City-wide Infrastructure and Service Delivery (90%), Water resource management (10%) Financing (In USD Million) Total Project Cost: 102.50 Total Bank Financing: 100.00 Public Disclosure Copy Total Cofinancing: Financing Gap: 0.00 Financing Source Amount Borrower 2.50 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 100.00 Total 102.50 Environmental B - Partial Assessment Category: Is this a No Repeater project? B. Project Objectives C. Project Description The proposed project would achieve the above mentioned objective through the implementation of four components: *Component 1: Investments in Water Supply and Sewerage. This component will support infrastructure investments including: (i) water network expansion and rehabilitation; (ii) the Public Disclosure Copy construction of a water treatment plant; (iii) sewerage network expansion and rehabilitation, including sewage pumping stations; and (iv) associated works supervision. The interventions will be in support of the second phase of the Master Plan developed by the Manta Water Utility (Empresa Pública Aguas de Manta, EPAM) to address service coverage deficiencies and deteriorating water and sewage networks. Network expansion works will allow water supply coverage to increase from 79 to 97 percent, and sewerage collection coverage from 64 to 95 percent, at the end of the design horizon. Water production would also be increased by 33 percent to respond to the city’s projected demand for the next 10 years. *Component 2: Investments in Road Improvement. This component will support infrastructure investments including: (i) road improvement works; and (ii) associated works supervision. The road works are divided into three main categories: • Urban streets upgrading, consisting in widening to include sidewalks and street furniture, including upgraded bus stops and tree planting. Other principal arterials and collectors are included in this component to provide more complete streets with attention to pedestrians. The project also envisions incremental enhancements to public services along the par vial corridor (upgraded bus stops) improved bus flows, through studying traffic patterns and possibly prioritizing public transport flows; • Urban street resurfacing, including street paving and resurfacing of roads in poor conditions, allowing for improved access to expand and improve the quality of public transport options, including in lower-income neighborhoods; • Sidewalk construction and reconstruction, including the provision of pedestrian facilities, with a concentration to the core urban center and the introduction and piloting of the “zona 30� concept. The project envisions traffic calming as well as enhanced traffic regulation in this commercial zone to reduce and manage speeds so as to minimize risks to non-motorized traffic (pedestrians, cyclists). Public Disclosure Copy *Component 3: Institutional Strengthening. This component will support institutional strengthening activities for EPAM, the Traffic Directorate and the Public Works Directorate of the Municipality of Manta. These activities will include, in water and sanitation: (i) institutional strengthening of the management of water and sanitation services by EPAM, including operational and commercial efficiency, strategic planning and energy efficiency; (ii) the development of a household connections program for both water and sewerage to increase water network efficiency and tariff collection, as well as promote the health and environmental benefits of connecting to the network; (iii) the elaboration of a water and sewage quality control program, including a monitoring plan, the construction of laboratories to measure water and effluent quality, related equipment and training, as well as technical assistance in improving the operation and maintenance of the existing wastewater treatment plant; and (iv) the preparation of a water resources integrated management plan for EPAM. The activities in transport will include institutional strengthening of: (i) the Traffic Directorate, including updating the mobility plan and developing the road safety plan; and (ii) the Public Works Directorate. The project will provide capacity building activities to enable an incremental shift to integrated corridor management citywide so as to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of urban transport options, in particular of public transport services, as well as safety aspects. In addition, the project includes institutional strengthening activities to enable multi-year planning and programming of road maintenance activities to allow preserving the overall road network in good or regular condition. The project also envisions training for the staff of both directorates on technical matters such as traffic analysis, urban transport planning, bridge inspections, road asset management, road safety, emergency preparedness, and evacuation procedures, relevant M&E (such as for traffic Public Disclosure Copy safety), amongst others. During preparation, the Project Team will further explore how to incorporate resilience to natural disasters and climate change as well as gender aspects in the project scope and activities. *Component 4: Project Administration. This component will finance costs associated with program management, including project-related audits, monitoring and evaluation, equipment and training to strengthen the project implementation unit, as well as individual consultants. It will include staff support related to environmental and social management, including land acquisition and resettlement. This component will also finance actions to promote positive environmental and social impacts (benefits) such as a public communications campaign on sustainable water usage and a study on sustainable beach management. D. Project location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis (if known) The project is located in the municipality of Manta, and mostly in the City of Manta. The project is mainly urban or semi-urban, with a population of approximately 240,000. The water component works will be mainly installation of water supply distribution pipes and wastewater collection pipes in in existing streets in urban areas. The roads component will consist of mainly rehabilitation or paving of existing urban streets. There are no environmentally protected areas in the project locations. In terms of other resettlement impacts there are a few locations where land acquisition (affecting 6 owners) and the displacement of 106 informal vendors will be necessary due to the regeneration of Av Nov 4, Call 113, Calle Venezuela and Calle Interbarrial, and Calle Malecon. It has been confirmed by the Municipality that the land acquisition and resettlement process has not yet commenced. During the construction phase, it is also possible that the water and sanitation construction works will result in the displacement of temporary structures used by vendors. Public Disclosure Copy E. Borrowers Institutional Capacity for Safeguard Policies The Municipality of Manta will be responsible for ensuring implementation of environmental and social management plans and has successful experience in implementing works similar to those in the project. Related to environmental, health and safety aspects, the Municipality and EPAM successfully implemented Phase 1 of the Water Master Plan (Phase 2 of the plan is associated with this project). The Municipality and EPAM ensure that the necessary environmental requirements are established in the construction work contracts, and these contracts are monitored by an independent supervisor and staff from the Municipality and EPAM. A third party environmental audit is also performed, per a requirement in the Environmental License for the works in the Water Master Plan. The Municipal Environmental Department also has successfully managed environmental aspects in various road paving and related works in the city, as well as stream and drainage cleanup works. The Municipality has experience in conducting resettlement, including the resettlement of 100 households from a floodplain as part of disaster risk management. The Community Development Department also has a team of five specialists working on property legalization. The Cadaster and Legal Department has experience in conducting a number of expropriations resulting in very few complaints or court cases. However, the Municipality has no direct experience in applying the Involuntary Resettlement Policy of the World Bank or other international financial institutions (IFIs), and therefore will require technical assistance from the task team social development specialist. Public Disclosure Copy As part of the Bank’s review of the project (project preparation), the institutional capacity related to environmental and social aspects will be assessed, including the staff /resource availability to meet the project requirements. F. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists on the Team Martin Henry Lenihan (LCSSO) Carlos Vargas Bejarano (LCSEN) Robert H. Montgomery (LCSEN) II. SAFEGUARD POLICIES THAT MIGHT APPLY Safeguard Policies Triggered? Explanation (Optional) Environmental Assessment OP/ Yes The project team proposes an environmental BP 4.01 category of B per OP/BP 4.01, as the sub- projects involve relatively standard works with no significant environmental or social impacts and that can be readily prevented or mitigated with standard measures. The works under the water component (and all those in the Water Master Plan), with the exception of the new proposed water supply treatment plant, have an existing Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) which was consulted with the public and was approved by the Ministry of Environment. The EIA includes an Public Disclosure Copy Environmental Management Plan (EMP) which was successfully implemented during Phase 1 of the Water Master Plan without any significant environmental impacts. The EMP and its implementation were subject to an environmental audit, as part of the Environmental License issued by the Ministry of Environment, and some minor modifications have been made for the Phase 2 works. The team will assess the technical standards and conformity of these documents with the Bank’s safeguards policies. For the water supply treatment plant, an Environmental Analysis (EA) and EMP will be developed if the project design and location are finalized prior to appraisal, otherwise an Environmental Management Framework (EMF) will be developed. The EMF will be completed prior to appraisal. An EA (including an EMP) was performed for the road/transport project works and an Environmental License issued by the Ministry of Environment. Public Disclosure Copy Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04 No Within the area of Project influence there are no forests, protected areas or related that will be affected by the Project. A few trees will be removed and either replanted or new ones planted associated with road regeneration works. These trees are located in the median of existing roads and do not include any species of significance. While based on existing information and based upon the relevant project aspects and characteristics, it appears that this policy would not be triggered, this will be confirmed during project preparation. Forests OP/BP 4.36 No There are no forests in the project area. Pest Management OP 4.09 No The project will not involve the purchase or use of any significant quantities of pesticides. Physical Cultural Resources OP/ No The EIA and EA performed for the Project BP 4.11 works did not identify the presence of any physical culture resources in the Project area. Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10 No The project is located in an urban area that does not incorporate historically indigenous communities or their ancestral lands. Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP Yes The project transport investments will impact 1 4.12 commercial property (with two renters), will Public Disclosure Copy partially impact another owner-operated commercial property, as well as 4 vacant lots. These investments will also result in the displacement of 106 informal street vendors. The client is preparing a resettlement action plan for these resettlement impacts. The client has also confirmed that the land expropriation and resettlement process has not commenced. The task team will continue to assess resettlement impacts during preparation, including those of related activities as per the requirements of OP 4.12. Any impacts that cannot be identified during preparation due uncertainty regarding footprint or location (e.g. temporary disruption of vendors by water- sanitation investments, borrow pits and disposal areas) will be addressed by means of a resettlement policy framework, as opposed to the Resettlement Action Plan. Safety of Dams OP/BP 4.37 No Projects on International No Public Disclosure Copy Waterways OP/BP 7.50 Projects in Disputed Areas OP/BP No 7.60 III. SAFEGUARD PREPARATION PLAN A. Tentative target date for preparing the PAD Stage ISDS: 05-Apr-2013 B. Time frame for launching and completing the safeguard-related studies that may be needed. The specific studies and their timing1 should be specified in the PAD-stage ISDS: The Bank will review the existing project-related environmental instruments (EIA and EMP for water component works and EA and EMP for road component works) and propose modifications as necessary. The Bank will also review the information disclosure and public consultation on these studies/plans, and request additional actions if needed. The Bank will require for the proposed new water supply treatment plant, either an EA and EMP if the project design and location are finalized prior to appraisal or an Environmental Management Framework to develop such study/plan in the future. A resettlement plan and resettlement policy framework are being prepared and should be completed and disclosed by the Municipality by the end of April allowing for a over one month of discussion prior to Appraisal. The resettlement policy framework will cover all project, and related activities, whose resettlement impact cannot be identified at the time of appraisal (such as borrow pits and disposal areas). The municipality has confirmed that land acquisition and resettlement has not commenced, and will not be initiated until the project and resettlement instruments have been approved. Public Disclosure Copy IV. APPROVALS Task Team Leader: Name: Oscar E. Alvarado Approved By: Regional Safeguards Name: Date: Coordinator: Sector Manager: Name: Aurelio Menendez (SM) Date: 29-Apr-2013 1 Reminder: The Bank's Disclosure Policy requires that safeguard-related documents be disclosed before appraisal (i) at the InfoShop and (ii) in country, at publicly accessible locations and in a form and language that are accessible to potentially affected persons.