The World Bank Report No: ISR11711 Implementation Status & Results Kazakhstan Ust-Kamenogorsk Environmental Remediation Project (P078342) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: Ust-Kamenogorsk Environmental Remediation Project Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 11 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 11-Sep-2013 (P078342) Country: Kazakhstan Approval FY: 2007 Product Line: IBRD/IDA Region: EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Key Dates Board Approval Date 01-Feb-2007 Original Closing Date 30-Mar-2013 Planned Mid Term Review Date 28-Mar-2012 Last Archived ISR Date 23-Mar-2013 Effectiveness Date 15-Dec-2008 Revised Closing Date 31-Dec-2014 Actual Mid Term Review Date 16-Mar-2012 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project has two development objectives: (i) Prevent the groundwater contamination plume's further migration towards the residential areas, the city's sources of drinking water supply and eventually into the Irtysh River; and (ii) Strengthen institutional mechanisms for groundwater quality monitoring to enable control of ongoing groundwater pollution from local municipal and industrial sources. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Comp. A. Containment of High-priority Sources of Groundwater Contamination. 22.00 Comp. B. Remediation of Current Contaminated Groundwater Sites. 20.00 Comp. C. Project Management and Monitoring 0.60 Public Disclosure Copy Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Unsatisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status Overview The following key activities have been completed thus far under the Project: (a) site investigation programs; (b) preparation of detailed design for remediation of seven industrial waste dumps; (c) supply of leak detection and laboratory equipment to local stakeholders; and (d) implementation of water leakage reduction program in Ust-Kamenogorsk. The activities (a) and (c) were financed from European Commission co-funding and were completed satisfactorily before its closing date in 2010. The other activities have been financed Page 1 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR11711 from the counterpart financing from Kazakhstan. Civil works for the physical remediation works for the high priority industrial waste dumps have started as of April 2013. The establishment of the groundwater monitoring system, the detail design for the groundwater treatment system and the physical groundwater treatment are ongoing. Public Disclosure Copy Locations Country First Administrative Division Location Planned Actual Kazakhstan Not Entered Ust-Kamenogorsk Kazakhstan East Kazakhstan Ust'-Kamenogorsk ✔ ✔ Results Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Reduce level of heavy metals & other Text Value Baseline data will be Detail Design groundwater Level of heavy metals hazardous pollutants in groundwater, thereby determined after completion treatment under preparation pollution in groundwater reducing risk of contamination of city's soil & of a 2 year detailed reduced to below international groundwater system, drinking water wells, & monitoring program and detail limits. surface water of Irtysh. design has been prepared. Date 30-Nov-2007 28-Aug-2013 31-Dec-2014 Comments Direct project beneficiaries Number Value 0.00 0.00 300000.00 Date 15-Dec-2008 28-Aug-2013 31-Dec-2014 Comments Remediation works started but people will benefit from the day it is completed Female beneficiaries Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 50.00 Sub Type Supplemental Contaminated land managed or dump sites Hectare(Ha) Value 0.00 0.00 Public Disclosure Copy closed under the project Date 15-Dec-2008 28-Aug-2013 31-Dec-2014 Comments Baseline date is the date of Civil works started, Hectares to be managed effectiveness of the Project measurement of the hectares under the project will be of land which are being determined upon first remediated is being topographic survey of the civil undertaken by the contractor's works contractors, within surveyor and will be checked three months after start of the as part of next supervision works mission and recorded. Page 2 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR11711 Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Final containment of identified high risk waste Text Value 7 uncontrolled high risk waste Contracts for works on 0 uncontrolled high risk waste Public Disclosure Copy dumps & slurry pond located in the city to dump sites with pollution remediation of industrial dumps sites. eliminate pollution infiltration into groundwater. infiltration into groundwater. waste dumps signed for 4 dumps and remediation works started. Date 30-Nov-2007 28-Aug-2013 31-Dec-2014 Comments Groundwater pump-and-treat system has been Text Value No groundwater treatment Pump-and-treat system established and is operational. system in place. operational and groundwater treated based on international standards. Date 30-Nov-2007 28-Aug-2013 31-Dec-2014 Comments Design for pump and treat groundwater system is under preparation. Build-up of pollutants from prioritized sources Text Value Migration of pollutants from Concentration of heavy in the city's groundwater outside the industrial industrial sites to residential metals in groundwater zone has stopped. areas (cadium, lead & zinc) is downstream of pump-and- not steady, therefore baseline treat system is below will established in 2010 after international limits. completion of monitoring program. Date 30-Nov-2007 28-Aug-2013 31-Dec-2014 Comments Build-up of pollutants will be stopped as the Civil Works are completed. Capacity of local institutions to implement and Text Value Current monitoring Implementation of monitoring manage monitoring program has been capabilities are inadequate. program is according to increased. specifications. Public Disclosure Copy Date 30-Nov-2007 04-Mar-2013 31-Dec-2014 Comments Data on Financial Performance (as of 06-Aug-2013) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P078342 IBRD-48480 Effective 01-Feb-2007 02-Feb-2008 15-Dec-2008 30-Mar-2013 31-Dec-2014 P078342 TF-58070 Closed 16-Jan-2008 16-Jan-2008 15-Dec-2008 28-Feb-2010 31-Aug-2010 Page 3 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR11711 Disbursements (in Millions) Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P078342 IBRD-48480 Effective USD 24.29 24.29 0.00 0.70 23.59 3.00 P078342 TF-58070 Closed USD 4.96 3.74 1.23 3.47 0.00 93.00 Public Disclosure Copy Disbursement Graph Key Decisions Regarding Implementation None Restructuring History Level two Approved on 26-Mar-2013 Public Disclosure Copy Related Projects There are no related projects. Page 4 of 4