E4502 V1 Submitted to : Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company EGAS ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL Prepared by: IMPACT ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK EcoConServ Environmental Solutions NATURAL GAS CONNECTION PROJECT 12 El-Saleh Ayoub St., Zamalek, IN 11 GOVERNORATES IN EGYPT Cairo, Egypt 11211 Tel: + 20 2 27359078 – 2736 4818 (Final March 2014) Fax: + 20 2 2736 5397 E-mail: genena@ecoconserv.com ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 List of acronyms and abbreviations AFD Agence Française de Développement (French Agency for Development) AP Affected Persons ARP Abbreviated Resettlement Plan ALARP As Low As Reasonably Practical AST Above-ground Storage Tank BUTAGASCO The Egyptian Company for LPG distribution CAA Competent Administrative Authority CULTNAT Center for Documentation Of Cultural and Natural Heritage CAPMAS Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics CDA Community Development Association CRN Customer Reference Number EDHS Egyptian Demographic and Health Survey EHDR Egyptian Human Development Report 2010 EEAA Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency EGAS Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMU Environmental Management Unit ENIB Egyptian National Investment Bank ES Environmental and Social ESDV Emergency Shut Down Valve ESIAF Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Framework ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework ESMMF Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Framework ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan FGD Focus Group Discussion HH Households GASCO Egyptian Natural Gas Company GCR Greater Cairo Region GIS Global Information Systems GOPP General Organization for Physical Planning GPS Global Positioning System HHH Head of the Household HDR Human Development Report HP High Pressure HSE Health Safety and Environment IDSC Information and Decision Support Center IFC International Finance Corporation IGEM Institute of Gas Engineers and Managers IR Involuntary Resettlement JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency LDC Local Distribution Companies (Egypt Gas and Town Gas) LDU Local Development Unit LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas LFL Lower Flammable Limit LP Low Pressure mBar milliBar MSEA Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet NG Natural Gas Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 1 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 NGO Non-Governmental Organizations P&A Property and Appliance Survey PAF Project Affected Family PAP Project Affected Persons PE Poly Ethylene PPM Parts Per Million PRS Pressure Reduction Station PSV Pressure Safety Valve QRA Quantitative Risk Assessment RAP Resettlement Action Plan RPF Resettlement Policy Framework S HP Steel High Pressure pipelines SDO Social Development Officer SFD Social Fund for Development SIA Social Impact Assessment SRO Social and Resettlement Officer SSIAF Supplementary Social Impact Assessment Framework SYB Statistical Year Book 2010 T/E Gas Town Gas/Egypt Gas TOR Terms of Reference Town Gas The Egyptian Company for Natural Gas Distribution for Cities UNDP United Nations Development Program UFL Upper Flammable Limit UNDP United Nations Development Program UST Underground Storage Tank WB The World Bank WHO World Health Organization $ United States Dollars € Euros Exchange Rate: US$ = 7.00L.E as of January 2014 Exchange Rate: € = 9.60L.E. as of January 2014 Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 2 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Contents List of acronyms and abbreviations _____________________________ 1 List of Tables ________________________________________________ 6 List of Figures _______________________________________________ 6 1 Introduction _______________________________________________ 7 1.1 Project Objectives 8 1.2 Objectives of the ESIA Framework Study 8 1.3 Contributors 9 2 Project Description ________________________________________ 10 2.1 Background 10 2.2 Coverage Framework 11 2.3 Project Components 14 2.3.1 Design and material take-off (MTO) including procurement 14 2.3.2 Piping and connections 15 2.3.3 Pressure Reduction Stations 15 2.4 Activities of the Construction Phase 17 2.4.1 Mobilization of equipment, materials and workers 17 2.4.2 Excavation and pipe laying 17 2.4.3 Leakage testing 19 2.4.4 Connections to households 19 2.4.5 Conversion of appliances 19 2.5 Activities of the operation phase 20 2.5.1 Operation of the PRS 20 2.5.2 Operation of the network 21 2.5.3 Repairs in households 21 2.6 Closing note 21 3 Legislative and Regulatory Framework _____________________ 23 3.1 Preface 23 3.2 ESIA NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK 23 3.3 Applicable Environmental and Social Legislation in Egypt 25 3.3.1 Law 217/1980 for Natural Gas 25 3.3.2 Law 4/1994 for the Environment (amended by Law 9/2009) 25 3.3.3 Law 38/1967 for General Cleanliness 26 3.3.4 Law 93/1962 for Wastewater 27 3.3.5 Law 117/1983 for Protection of Antiquities 27 3.3.6 Traffic planning and diversions 27 3.3.7 Work environment and operational health and safety 27 3.3.8 EEAA ESIA guidelines related to the Public Consultation 28 3.3.9 Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement 28 3.3.10 Relevant international treaties to which Egypt is a signatory 28 3.4 World Bank Safeguard Policies 29 3.4.1 OP 4.01 – Environmental Assessment 30 3.4.2 OP 4.11 – Physical Cultural Resources 30 3.4.3 OP 4.12 – Involuntary Resettlement 30 3.5 Gap analysis for key environmental concerns: Egyptian laws and WB Policies 31 3.5.1 Air Quality 31 3.5.2 Water Quality (In case of dewatering during excavation) 33 3.5.3 Noise 34 3.6 Closing note 35 4 Description of the Environment ___________________________ 36 4.1 Introduction of the 11 governorates 36 Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 3 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 4.2 Selected background data 38 4.3 Basic Demographic Characteristics 42 4.3.1 Population Characteristics 42 4.3.2 Living Conditions 43 4.3.3 Access to Basic Services 44 4.3.4 Human Development Profile 44 4.3.5 Poverty index 45 4.3.6 Income and expenditure 46 4.3.7 Fuel currently used in households 46 4.3.8 Problems faced with the current household fuel 47 4.3.9 Perception towards the project 47 4.3.10 Willingness to pay 48 4.4 Closing note 48 5 Environmental and Social Impacts _________________________ 50 5.1 Introduction 50 5.2 Positive Impacts 50 5.2.1 During the construction phase 50 5.2.2 During the operation phase 50 5.3 Potential Negative Impacts during Construction 51 5.3.1 Reduction of Traffic Flow (disruption of local and regional traffic) 53 5.3.2 Air Emissions 54 5.3.3 Noise 54 5.3.4 Risk on Infrastructure and underground utilities 54 5.3.5 Possible effects on structures 55 5.3.6 Effect on Culturally Valuable Sites 55 5.3.7 Effect on ecological systems 56 5.3.8 Solid and Liquid Waste Disposal 56 5.3.9 (‫ )رد الشئ ألصله‬Restoration 57 5.3.10 Potential Impacts of PRS Construction 57 5.4 Potential Negative Impacts during Operation 58 5.4.1 User health and safety 58 5.4.2 Improper handling of the Odorant 58 5.4.3 Noise of PRS 58 5.4.4 Safety Aspects of PRS Operation 58 5.4.5 Integrity of the pipelines 59 5.4.6 Potential negative Socioeconomic impacts during operation 59 5.4.7 Proposed criteria for assessment impacts during site-specific ESIAs 60 6 Analysis of Alternatives _____________________________________ 61 6.1 No Project Alterative 61 6.2 Energy Alternatives 61 6.3 Piping material Alternatives 62 6.4 Sequence of work progress (in various areas) Alternatives 62 6.5 Sequence of work progress (within area) Alternatives 63 6.6 Routing Alternatives 63 6.7 Installation costs 64 6.8 Closing note 64 7 Environmental and Social Management & Monitoring Framework _________________________________________________ 65 7.1 Objectives of the ESM&MF 65 7.2 Management and Monitoring activities During Construction Phase 67 7.2.1 Management of Traffic 67 7.2.2 Management of Air Emissions 67 7.2.3 Management of Noise 68 Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 4 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 7.2.4 Management of Excavation Activities Posing Risk on Utilities 68 7.2.5 Management of Activities Posing Risk on Structures Stability 69 7.2.6 Management of Culturally Valuable Sites 69 7.2.7 Management of Waste Disposal 70 7.2.8 (‫ )رد الشئ ألصله‬Management of Street Restoration after asphalt breaking 71 7.2.9 Management of grievances (Environmental and Social Grievance Redress Mechanisms) 71 7.3 Environmental Management Matrix during CONSTRUCTION 76 7.4 Environmental Monitoring Matrix during CONSTRUCTION 84 7.5 Social Management Matrix during CONSTRUCTION 86 7.6 Social Monitoring Matrix during CONSTRUCTION 88 7.7 Management and Monitoring activities During Operation Phase 90 7.7.1 User health and safety 90 7.7.2 Management of Odorant Handling 90 7.7.3 Management of Repairs and Maintenance 90 7.7.4 Management of PRS noise 90 7.7.5 Management of PRS Safety Aspects 91 7.7.6 Management of network integrity 91 7.8 Environmental Management Matrix during OPERATION 92 7.9 Environmental Monitoring Matrix during OPERATION 94 7.10 Social Management Matrix during OPERATION 95 7.11 Social Monitoring Matrix during OPERATION 97 7.12 Reporting of Mitigation and Monitoring Activities 98 7.13 Institutional Framework for ESM&MF Implementation 99 7.13.1 Existing Environmental Management Structures 99 7.13.2 Roles and responsibilities of EGAS and LDCs Social Development Officers 100 7.13.3 Required Resources 101 7.14 ESM&MP Budget Summary 104 7.15 Closing note 105 8 Stakeholder Engagement and Public Consultation __________106 8.2.1 Public scoping sessions 110 8.2.2 Data collection activities 113 8.2.3 Final public consultations 114 8.3 Closing note 121 Annex 1: Contributors to the ESIA Framework ________________124 Annex 2: Proposed procedures for chance finds _______________125 Annex 3: Public Consultations Report ________________________126 Annex 4: Proposed TORs for site-specific ESIAs ______________127 Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 5 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 List of Tables Table ‎ 2-1: Existing household coverage in the 11 governorates and connections planned (this project) ... 12 Table ‎ 2-2: Preliminary locations / capacities of PRSs with associated steel 70-Bar pipeline lengths .......... 16 Table ‎ 3-1 Limits of heat exposure permissible in the work environment .................................................. 27 Table ‎ 3-2 Limit of exposure to temperature permissible in work environment ......................................... 28 Table ‎ 3-3: Max. Emission allowable limit for Asphalt mix units (mg/m3) ................................................ 31 Table ‎ 3-4: Indicative limits for air quality ................................................................................................. 32 Table ‎ 3-5: Indicative Limits for discharge of liquid effluent into sewer systems ....................................... 33 Table ‎ 3-6: Standards and Limits for Ambient Noise ................................................................................ 34 Table ‎ 3-7: Standards and Limits for Noise Levels in the Work Environment ........................................... 35 Table ‎ 7-1: Summary of impacts significance............................................................................................. 66 Table ‎ 7-2: Current grievance mechanism adopted in the NG companies ................................................. 71 Table ‎ 7-3: Environmental Management Matrix during CONSTRUCTION ............................................. 76 Table ‎ 7-4: Environmental Monitoring Matrix during CONSTRUCTION ............................................... 84 Table ‎ 7-5 : Social Management Matrix during CONSTRUCTION .......................................................... 86 Table ‎ 7-6: Social Monitoring Matrix during CONSTRUCTION.............................................................. 88 Table ‎ 7-7: Environmental Management Matrix during OPERATION ..................................................... 92 Table ‎ 7-8: Environmental Monitoring Matrix during OPERATION ....................................................... 94 Table ‎ 7-9: Social Management Matrix during OPERATION ................................................................... 95 Table ‎ 7-10: Social Monitoring Matrix during OPERATION ................................................................... 97 Table ‎ 7-11: Recommended Training Courses for EGAS/Town/Egypt Gas staff .................................. 102 Table ‎ 7-12 : Recommended Training Courses for Social Development Officers .................................... 103 Table ‎ 8-1 Main stakeholders identified for the Framework .................................................................... 107 Table ‎ 8-2: 11 Consultation activities conducted during the final consultation phase ............................... 114 Table ‎ 8-3: Key comments and concerns raised during the Final Public Consultations ............................ 119 Table ‎ 8-4: Suggested stakeholders for site-specific consultations ............................................................ 123 List of Figures Figure ‎ 2-1: Annual consumption of Natural Gas by the various sectors in Egypt ..................................... 10 Figure ‎ 2-2: Locations of the 11 governorates of the propsed natural gas connections project .................. 13 Figure ‎ 8-2: Distribution of scoping session participants by sector .......................................................... 111 Figure ‎ 8-3: Distribution (%) of participants by Gender .......................................................................... 117 Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 6 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 1 Introduction The Government of Egypt (GoE) has immediate priorities to increase household use of natural gas by connecting 800,000 households/yr. to the gas distribution network to replace the highly subsidized, largely imported Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). The GoE is implementing an expansion program for Domestic Natural Gas connections to an additional 2.5 Million households over the next 3 to 6 years. As part of the program, the project presented in this framework study involves extending the network and accompanying infrastructure to connect 1.1 Million Households in 11 Governorates between 2014 and 2017 with the assistance of a World Bank Loan of up to US$500 Million and the Agence Française de Développement (French Agency for Development) financing of up to €70 Million. The total program for connecting the prospective 1.1 Million customers is estimated to cost US$850 Million. The proposed investments are part of the household gas connection investments in service areas in the 11 governorates under the concessions of two distribution companies; Town Gas in the Giza, Ismailia, Alexandria, and Marsa Matrouh governorates, and Egypt Gas in Qalubia, Menufia, Daqahlia, Qena, Sohag, Gharbia, and Aswan governorates. The Project will include the following components: Component 1: Gas Distribution Network and Household Connections. This includes expansion of the intermediate and low pressure gas distribution networks, installation of control units and conversions of customer appliances to allow connection of and supply of gas to the proposed new 1.1 million households. Component 2: Pressure Reduction Stations (PRSs) for reduction of NG pressure from 70 Bar to 7 Bar and odorant addition for residential users. The construction of PRSs to connect the distribution networks in the project areas to the high pressure gas transmission networks. Currently, 25 new PRSs area being considered for financing by the proposed project. Component 3: Gas Transmission Connection. This component includes extending the gas high pressure transmission network to supply gas to the new PRSs in the project areas. Twenty high pressure pipeline connections are currently being considered ranging from 50m – 38km of about 178 km total length. To encourage household participation, EGAS continues to apply a 2005 connection policy that sets the household connection fee for a new connection to the network at LE 2,500 nationwide of which the household pays LE 1,500 and EGAS contributes LE 1,000 that is paid to the relevant distribution companies. The household connection fee is assumed to cover the cost of installation to the distribution companies while EGAS also shares the cost of network expansion and Pressure Reduction Station. The total cost of household gas connection is L.E. 5400 with a breakdown of, L.E. 2400: cost share of steel pipeline network and Pressure Reduction Stations, L.E. 1200: Cost share of ground network inside cities, L.E. 960: Cost share of building external networks and L.E. 840: cost share of internal networks and conversions. To enable the connections, significant upfront network investment is required. As such, network development and connections in household premises happen simultaneously across the targeted project areas. Therefore, although the main features of the project have been identified; details of pipeline routings, locations of Pressure Reducing Stations, and exact households to be connected have not been confirmed at this stage. Such details will be completed during the course of implementation of the project. Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 7 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 World Bank Environmental and Social Safeguard policies require an Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of the proposed project. Given that the final selection of the exact paths of the gas pipelines, pressure reduction stations, and distribution networks will be made during the course of implementation of the project, the current study will develop an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Framework (ESIAF). In addition to assessing environmental and social impacts based on the project details currently available, the framework sets the road map for addressing the requirements of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) and the relevant World Bank Environmental and Social Safeguard Policies in site- specific ESIAs which are to be prepared upon finalization of project details. This Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Framework Study has been prepared based on the Terms of Reference prepared by EGAS and cleared by the World Bank, aiming at providing an overview of the anticipated environmental and social safeguard issues related to natural gas distribution and connections to households in 11 governorates; and to develop environmental guidelines to be followed for the subsequent gradual phased implementation of the Project. With regards to the social aspects, a through desktop review and analysis of primary data was carried out. Special attention was paid to potential Project Affected People as well as vulnerable groups who were investigated using multi-levels of data collection tools. In addition to deliverables required by the ToR (ESIAF and Resettlement Policy Framework), it was recommended by the WB to deliver a stand-alone Supplementary Social Impact Assessment Framework (SSIAF). The SSIAF should be referred to for detailed social data and assessments. No major environmental or social risks could be foreseen to prevent reaching the 1.1 million customer target over the proposed 3-year timeframe. The extensive experience gained, by EGAS and affiliates, through implementation of the previous WB- and GoE-funded Natural Gas Connection project in Greater Cairo (and all over Egypt) will play a critical role in the minimizing environmental and social risks and maximizing public ownership and acceptance. 1.1 Project Objectives The proposed project represents an integral component of the National energy strategy which calls for greater use of natural gas for domestic users and reduction of government subsidies of the energy sector (LPG). The project will contribute to achieving the Government plan for extending domestic natural gas connections in the country and is planned for completion within 3 years (2014-2017). The following results are envisaged from the project: - Wider NG coverage and stable household energy supply - Reduced leakage and fire risk compared to LPG - Reduced LPG cylinder prices due to lower demand - Reduced hardships to the physically challenged, women, and the elderly - Reduced costs compared to butane gas (LPG) and electricity in Egypt - Reduced strategic dependence on imported fuel (LPG) - Rationalization of subsidies for LPG cylinders. 1.2 Objectives of the ESIA Framework Study The scope of the ESIAF is to assess the environmental and social impacts of extensions of new high-pressure steel pipes to the project areas (or installation of new pipelines), pressure reduction stations, and distribution networks serving the various project areas. Impacts of NG exploration, extraction, refining, and transmission are outside the scope of the ESIAF Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 8 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 In addition to assessment of environmental and social impacts based on the available level of project details, the specific objective of the study is to develop an ESIA Framework as a “road map” for addressing the following key modules once the final detailing of the project components is complete: - Describing project components and activities of relevance to the environmental and social impacts assessments - Identifying and addressing relevant national and international legal and technical requirements and guidelines pertaining to project-related environmental, social, and occupational health & safety issues; - Performing stakeholder meetings, scoping sessions, and public consultations to maximize public ownership and stakeholder engagement - Describing baseline environmental and social conditions, obtaining key data relevant to the NG connection project, and identifying relevant governmental, administrative, and civil society institutions - Assessing the potential environmental and social impacts of the project in the project areas; - Developing an environmental and social management and monitoring plan for the mitigation of negative impacts and for monitoring compliance with the relevant environmental laws Overall, a key objective of each of the sections of this study is to provide a framework for addressing the various components of the specific ESIAs which will be prepared upon final detailing of the project. Governorate-level ESIAs covering the final project components to be implemented will be prepared, cleared, and disclosed prior to commencement of mobilization and construction. Please see Annex 4 that outlines proposed ToRs for a the governorate-level site-specific ESIA. 1.3 Contributors The ESIAF has been prepared by EcoConServ Environmental Solutions (Cairo, Egypt) with valuable collaboration and assistance from EGAS, Egypt Gas, and Town Gas HSE and Engineering Departments. The names of the EcoConServ experts who have participated in the preparation of the ESIAF study are listed in Annex 1 to this report. Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 9 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 2 Project Description 2.1 Background The National Natural Gas Grid was established 1975 with 75 km total piping length. Current total piping length reached over 35,000 km with a daily capacity of 205 m3. National consumption of natural gas in 2012/2013 is estimated at 52 billion cubic meters, while 6.7 billion cubic meters (11%) were exported. As shown below, annual national consumption of Natural Gas is dominated by the electricity sector (power plants) and various industrial sectors. Current domestic/residential users (households) consume a mere 3% of the total annual NG production Figure ‎ 2-1: Annual consumption of Natural Gas by the various sectors in Egypt The Natural Gas Grid in Egypt is fed by numerous gas production fields and treatment facilities for transmission to industrial, commercial, domestic users, and power plants. Main gas production fields are Ras Shokeir, Ras Gharib, Abu Madi and Abu El Gharadik. To date, the Natural Gas Network has already reached all but 2 of the 27 Egyptian governorates. Matrouh (26) and ElWadi El Gideed (27) were deemed too distant from the existing network to fulfill the minimum levels of economic and technical feasibility. Domestic user coverage (households) varies to great degree from one governorate to the next. As of November 2013, connections in Cairo, Giza, and Alexandria total 3.5 Million households out of the nationwide total of 5.7 Million households connected. As mentioned above, the project proposed in this study aims to add 1.1 Million Households in the 11 governorates to the existing 5.7 Million. The NG is processed and injected into the high pressure lines of the national Grid (70 Bar) for transmission. Upon branching from the main lines to regional distribution networks, the pressure of the NG is lowered to 7 Bar at the Pressure Reduction Stations (PRS). An odorant is added to the NG at PRSs feeding distribution networks to residential areas1 in order to facilitate detection. Regulators are then used to further lower the pressure to 100 mbar in the local networks, before finally lowering the pressure to 20 mbar for domestic use within the households. In addition to excavation and pipe laying, key activities of the construction phase also include installation of pipes on buildings, internal connections in households, and conversion of appliance nozzles to accommodate the switch from LPG to NG. 1 Because natural gas is odorless, odorants facilitate leak detection for inhabitants of residential areas. Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 10 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 The city distribution network comprises the following components: Transmission mains Receive from processing facilities at 70 Bar Feed Pressure Reducing Stations (PRS) Pressure Reduction Stations (PRSs) Typically located at the borders of Odorant addition (facilitate serviced areas Reduce pressure to 7 Bar detection) Local Distribution Network: Distribution mains 7 Bar (intermediate pressure) Steel or polyethylene (PE) pipes Local Distribution Network: City gate regulators 0.1-2 Bar medium pressure 0.1 Bar low pressure mains PE pipes Local Distribution Network: Connection lines Lateral connections from mains to Output pressure at home regulators Enter households via meters, residential units (steel pipes) is 22.5 mBar connects to appliances 2.2 Coverage Framework Preliminary project planning has applied social, economic, safety, and technical criteria to identify 96 districts and villages in 11 Governorates as targets for connecting the 1.1 million customers (households). The project shall introduce the service in new areas, which have not been connected before, and shall further extend the network in areas which are partially covered. The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) is mandated to oversee the planning and implementation of the project. This project will be implemented by the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) and its affiliate local distribution companies: Egypt Gas and Town Gas, with Loan Assistance from the World Bank (WB) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD). Town gas has been commissioned for implementation in Giza, Ismailia, Alexandria, and Matrouh while Egypt Gas will be implementing the project in the remainder of the governorates (Gharbia, Menufia, Dakahlia, Qaliobia, Sohag, Qena, Aswan). Estimation of the number of households served The approach to generating a preliminary estimate of the households served is based on the same procedures used in previous projects implemented by EGAS and its local distribution companies (LDCs), including a very similar WB-funded project to connect 300,000 households in the Greater Cairo area (2006-2007). A preliminary estimate is generated through a general survey (outlined below) in order to obtain funding (GoE, WB, other funds), followed by a Property & Appliance (P&A) survey upon approval of funding. The outcome of the P&A survey is a detailed listing of individual households to be connected after passing safety and technical evaluations. The detailed listing is then used to finalize pipeline sizing and routing, as well as the final siting and sizing of the Pressure Reduction Stations (PRS). Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 11 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Initial survey - Data collection on potential households to be connected from all relevant authorities - Field visits to record road and building conditions - Approximation of the number of customers not meeting safety and technical criteria. - Identifying the availability of utilities in the area and their conditions (Electricity, Water, telephone lines, and sewage) through data and maps from the relevant authorities. - Identifying the location of the nearest PRS or gas networks, if available. Property & Appliance (P & A) survey (to be conducted upon approval of funding) - Obtain the latest aerial maps of the project areas from the Egyptian Survey Authority - Identifying Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates of the sites - Locating each road and building and inserting them on the corresponding map - GPS team then develops a land survey map to be used by the P&A survey team to generate a unique customer reference number (C.R.N) based on building, block, and sector - The final (C.R.N) will be associated to the customer name, address, appliances, and data. - An isometric drawing for each building, location of service, and riser routes is created, reviewed by the surveyors, and delivered to the Installations department - Data is entered into a central database and G.I.S system for review by a design team - Design team finalizes pipe sizing, type, regulator capacity & locations, routing, and number of appliances to be converted It is standard practice for EGAS (and the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum) to present the extent of the Domestic Natural Gas Connections coverage as the number of households connected to the network. A listing (sorted by number of connected households) contrasts the domestic connection network in the 11 governorates selected for the project with the proposed connection plan. Table ‎ 2-1: Existing household coverage in the 11 governorates and connections planned (this project) Connected Households Additional HH planned during Total Governorate (To November 2013) this project (This project) 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 Planned (HH) Giza 992932 85000 119000 77000 281000 Alexandria 733579 10000 92000 77000 179000 Qalyubia 382012 49000 28500 50000 127500 Gharbia 243556 4000 25500 29500 Dakahlia 149060 9000 32000 90500 131500 Menufia 134511 10000 23000 13000 46000 Ismailia 84997 42000 20500 62500 Sohag 47116 14000 57000 71000 Aswan 16000 20000 27000 47000 Qena 8079 25000 66500 91500 Matruh - 10000 10000 10000 30000 Total 5,735,110 236,000 444,444 420,500 1,096,500 Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 12 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Figure ‎ 2-2: Locations of the 11 governorates of the proposed natural gas connections project Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 13 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 2.3 Project Components The project will comprise design, planning, procurement, excavation, construction, testing, and monitoring activities for: Extending the existing transmission mains with an estimated additional 178 km of Steel high-pressure (HP) pipes Installing 25 new Pressure Reduction Stations (PRSs) for reduction of NG pressure from 70 Bar to 7 Bar and odorant addition for residential users Installing a distribution network (typically consisting of Polyethylene piping) controlled by pressure/gate regulators to reduce NG pressure from 7 Bar to 100 mbar Installing service pipes and dwelling risers for connecting the distribution network with the households Installing governor valves to reduce NG pressure from 100 mBars to 20 mBars prior to feeding the household meter Installing meters and exhaust stacks inside the households deemed compliant with safety and technical requirements Converting nozzles/burners of stoves and water heaters to accommodate switch from LPG to NG 2.3.1 Design and material take-off (MTO) including procurement Once the final number and location of project components and households is finalized, a final design of the transmission and distribution pipelines is utilized to estimate the materials needed to implement the project. Procurement of the materials includes local and international components. Local purchases typically include PE piping for the distribution networks, transformers for protections for impressed current protection of the S-HP 70-Bar pipelines. While the main international purchases may include critical components and PRSs, S-HP pipelines, regulators, and metering stations. Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 14 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 2.3.2 Piping and connections With the exception of Matrouh, 10 of the 11 governorates covered by the project are already connected to the national NG network. Matrouh, being one of the only two governorates not connected to the network, will have its own local loop (separate from the national network) for feeding the 30,000 households. The Matrouh loop will be fed by a gas field which has been dedicated to industrial applications. A 15,000 m3/day PRS is planned for Matrouh, transmitted through 4 km of steel-HP piping. Existing transmission mains (steel-HP) shall be extended with new pipelines (178 km total) to access project areas and cover additional loads with stable supply. Diameters of the steel-HP pipelines are typically between 6 and 24 inch, and are usually 1.2m deep inside the ground. The distribution system shall consist of 7-Bar mains extending from the PRSs and 100-mBar system through city gate regulators, which in turn feeds low pressure networks via district regulators. Distribution mains are typically Polyethylene (PE) pipes connected to regulators. Regulators are fed by 7-Bar piping which is orange in color (referred to as PE100) with diameters between 16mm to 355mm and release 100-mBar NG in yellow piping (referred to as PE 80) with diameters starting from 250mm to 32 mm home branches. Connections work will connect the distribution network to the households. Gas will be fed into the property at 100 milli-bars maximum, through risers and laterals for flats and an external meter box service termination for singly occupied premises. Sizes of risers depends on the number of dwellings in the block of flats but laterals will be normally 1 inch or 3/4 inch. Gas meters will be installed with a suitable regulator (governor) at internal pressures of 20 mbar. Internal piping inside the household will be steel pipes of 1 inch, 3/4 inch and 1/2 inch diameter and will generally supply a cooker and a water heater. Connections from steel pipes to appliances are typically flexible rubber tubing in the case of stoves and copper tubing for water heaters Conversion of home appliances shall be carried out on an expected 2,000,000 appliances (assuming each household contains 2 appliances- stove and water heater. The majority of appliances will be converted by drilling out existing injector nozzles to accommodate the targeted gas flow. Burner drilling is necessary to increase the flow of low-pressure NG in order to maintain the calorific value that was previously available from high-pressure LPG. Typically, injector nozzles are drilled to become 1.25 to 1.5 times larger in diameter. The network and PRSs shall be designed and commissioned according to the standards of the Institute of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM) of the UK, which includes compliance with high safety standards required for the transmission and distribution networks as well as the PRSs. 2.3.3 Pressure Reduction Stations PRS siting is guided by minimizing the possible negative impacts on surroundings: the safety of neighboring areas from possible gas release accidents and noise associated with reducers operations. The following buffer zones are recommended between certain parts of the PRS and neighboring building and inhabited areas:  Minimum distance between high pressure line (70 bar) and buildings outside the PRS should be 90 meters from the center line Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 15 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014  PRS should have free areas from each side to allow for emergency vehicle.  20 meters minimum between reducers and nearest building to minimize noise impacts. Although the exact locations of the new PRSs are not yet finalized, it is anticipated to have them installed at the areas shown in the table below. As part of the procurement process, once the WB loan is approved, Town Gas and Egypt Gas will submit requests to local authorities for allocating suitable land plots in each of the areas below. The PRSs are typically located in low-population- density areas on land plots of about 40-50m x 40-50m for each PRS. The PRSs should be accessible by road to ensure quick response in the case repairs or emergencies. The table also shows the anticipated capacities (in standard cubic meters per hour) and the associated lengths of high-pressure steel piping. The capacities are related to the anticipated demand of the households to be connected in the area. While the lengths of the high-pressure piping are related to distances from existing high-pressure lines of the National Grid. Table ‎ 2-2: Required locations / capacities of PRSs with associated steel 70-Bar pipeline lengths2 Town Gas Governorate PRS location PRS Capacity (sm3/h) 70-bar steel lines (m) Giza Giza North 20,000 3000 Giza South 40,000 6500 Atfih 5,000 200 Alexandria ElAmriya 20,000 3000 Ismailia ElQantara Sharq 20,000 1000 ElQantara Gharb 10,000 200 Fayed 5,000 200 Abu Swair 5,000 3000 Matrouh Matrouh 15,000 4000 Town Gas Total 9 PRSs 21 km Egypt Gas Qaliobia Qaha 5,000 50 Gharbia Qotoor 5,000 100 Dakahlia Belkass 5,000 100 ElManzala 5,000 16000 Mit Salseel 5,000 12000 Dekernes 5,000 25000 Qena Qena 20,000 7000 Nagada 5,000 6000 Qift 5,000 100 ElWaqf 5,000 8500 Abu Tisht 5,000 6000 Sohag Tama 5,000 5000 Jerja 20,000 5000 Jehaina 15,000 5000 Aswan Kom Ombo 10,000 23000 Edfu 10,000 38000 Egypt Gas Total 16 PRSs 157 km Total Egypt Gas and Town Gas 25 PRSs 178 km 2 Exact locations of the required PRS‟s are currently not identified and will be determined at later stages Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 16 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 2.4 Activities of the Construction Phase 2.4.1 Mobilization of equipment3, materials and workers According to an approved implementation plan, the contractor mobilizes construction equipment and materials. The contractor will be assigned a location by the local authority for storing materials and equipment in the active "Sector". These storage locations shall include: - Excavation machinery: trenchers, backhoe, jack hammers, loaders, cranes, manual tools; - Mobile electrical equipment: generators; - Piping materials, such as pipes, valves, elbows, coating materials; - Stockpiles of sand and filling materials; - Repair machinery, such as compaction machinery, asphalt laying machinery, concrete mixers; - Management caravan for the site engineers and staff; - Worker camps, if needed 2.4.2 Excavation and pipe laying In general, the least expensive and most commonly used excavation technique is the Open cut technique. Alternatively, borings may be excavated using hydraulic drive, and finally Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) technique. HDD is only utilized in the case of railway crossings, waterways, and major streets where traffic cannot be interrupted. In the case of HDD under railway crossings steel or reinforced concrete sleeves will be installed to further protect the piping from fatigue. It should be noted that intersections with waterways of the Nile or its major branches are not anticipated in this project. Site preparation and excavation Prior to excavation works, pipeline routes shall be identified and marked in the field. Excavation works start by removing the asphalt layer using either a mechanical trencher or a jack hammer. The mechanical trencher also removes broken asphalt and the base stone layer. In case the jack hammer is used, road layers are then removed by excavator. The road base soil, underneath asphalt and stones, is then excavated either by a backhoe excavator or by manual excavation. The advantage of manual excavation is that it reduces the risks of breaking water, sewerage, electric or telecommunication lines which are unmapped. Typically the trench for PE pipes is 0.4-0.6 meter wide, and about 1.5 meter deep, depending on pipe diameter4. For steel pipes the trench width is 0.6-0.8 meters with the same depth, also depending on diameter. Excavated soils, broken asphalt and other waste materials during excavation are loaded onto trucks, which transfer it to disposal areas. Because of the limited available space on most Egyptian streets, loading waste trucks shall be done upon excavation, whenever possible, in order to avoid stockpiling waste on site. 3Updated manufacturer catalogues including specifications and environmental parameters should be included as an annex to the site-specific ESIA report. Emphasis should be placed on high noise and air emitters such as the paving breaker and excavators. 4 There should be 1 meter soft sand cover and a yellow warning tape marked “Gas” above the pipe Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 17 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 In some cases, where groundwater table is shallow, the trench should be dewatered before pipe laying. Dewatering pumps discharge into a drain or sewer manhole, according to the conditions of the area and arrangements with local authorities. Pipe laying During the excavation works, welding works may take place above-ground. Once the trench is excavated, the pipe stretch shall be laid down. Welding may involve a built-in coil electrical fusion weld (fittings with heating coils installed inside) or butt welds (hot plate softening the tips of the PE pipes before joining). In both cases, adequate electrical units are needed onsite (diesel generators, cables). Arc welding is used with HP steel pipes. Steel pipes are protected from corrosion by isolating coats, and by fixing an anode for cathodic protection. For long segments of the steel-HP pipelines, the impressed current protection system is employed with the aid of electrical components such as transformers. Backfill and road repair Natural gas PE pipes should be surrounded by sand in order to absorb loads from the road. After laying and welding works, the trench is then filled with sand either by a front loader or manually. The sand should be effectively compacted in the trench in order to avoid road settlements, and subsequent cracks. A yellow warning tape marked “Natural Gas” is placed on top of the sand layer. In some cases, an inverted U-shaped reinforced concrete slab is constructed around the pipeline after laying in order to improve shock resistance. Typical schedule for construction Because of heavy traffic conditions normally occurring in most Egyptian cities, natural gas line construction should be expedited in order to avoid traffic blockings. Before excavation, the Traffic Department grants a conditional time-limited permission (documented in a legal report). In normal cases, the construction schedule for a pipe stretch of 350-400 meters is: - 07:00 – 11:00 Excavation and above-ground welding - 11:00 – 12:00 Pipe laying and tie-in welding - 13:00 – 16:00 Filling and compaction - 16:00 – 17:00 Base stone filling - Pending arrangement with local authorities Asphalt laying/street restoration In many cases across the proposed project areas, underground utilities have been installed long ago, without accurate documentation of routes and depths. The contractor performs careful manual excavation to avoid paying for possible damage. If a utility line break occurs, the site manager notifies the Police Department and the respective authority (according to type of utility pipe). The authority then starts repairing the line as soon as possible, and later claims the repair costs back from the contractor. High Pressure Steel Piping General features of the construction activities are also applicable to excavation and installation of the 70-bar high-pressure piping. However, HP piping is usually installed outside cities and urban Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 18 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 centers. Within the context of the 11-governorates, construction arrangements may vary greatly as the HP may traverse a variety of physical, geological, and biological environments. For example, installation of the HP piping in Matrouh, Aswan, Qena, and Sohag will most likely take place in the desert component which is by and large uninhabited and exhibits minimal flora/fauna. HP installation in the Delta governorates may require arrangements to minimize impacts on the ultra-high population density areas and the crowded plots of agricultural land. In some of the project areas, significant environmental and social issues may be triggered according to the exact alignment of the high pressure lines. The alignment and its impacts must be addressed comprehensively in the specific ESIAs and the preparation of RAPs (if needed) 2.4.3 Leakage testing Following construction activities, the piping should be tested to locate possible leaks using either hydrostatic testing or pneumatic air-gas testing. In the former, the pipe is filled with water and then pressurized to the desired level, along with pressure testing at different locations to detect leaks, then water is drained. In the second process, air, or an inert gas, is used instead of water. In both cases, pressure is increased to 1.5x the operating pressure. Pressure drop indicates leakage. Hydrostatic testing is more complicated than the pneumatic, as it requires highly efficient water drainage. This drainage takes place by the "pigging process", which includes forcing an object, the "pig", through the pipe by liquid or air pressure to totally drain the line before NG is fed. In the case of pneumatic testing, Nitrogen gas purge to remove air after the test. In order to prevent deformation, dislocation, and rupture of the pipes, leakage testing through pressurization must be performed AFTER backfilling the excavation under (10 cm), around (10 cm), and above the pipes (20 cm, at least). 2.4.4 Connections to households After testing the piping for leakage, connections to the buildings commence. The connection starts from the main line (PE) and crosses the road to the buildings on both sides. At the edge of the building, a riser (steel) feeds different laterals which ends at the customer gas meter then to different appliances. Traffic may be affected by the connection works. The underground portion of the riser is sleeve-protected, while above-ground pipes are painted. Risers and laterals are fixed on walls by steel clips. This will involve drilling the walls to attach the necessary bolts and rivets. The laterals enter the household through the wall. Connections are tested for leakage by increasing pressure to 2Bar and monitoring pressure drop. 2.4.5 Conversion of appliances The installation contract between the household owner and the implementing company includes the cost of converting 2 appliances. Conversion involves increasing the diameter of the gas injectors of the stove and water heater to accommodate the difference in operating pressures and calorific value of natural gas in comparison with LPG. Conversion works are practiced at the client's flat, by changing the injectors' properties of the appliance. Typical drill bit sizes used for conversions are either 35 or 70mm. Conversion also involves flue gas outlet/stack installation for bathroom heaters. The stack must lead to external/ambient atmosphere outside the HH. In order to allow the installation of the conversion of the heater and installation of the stack, the bathroom volume must exceed 5.6 cubic meters. Installation of the stack may require scaffolding and breaking of the wall or ceiling. Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 19 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Construction works for PRSs and regulators Once the locations and capacities of the PRSs are finalized, relevant authorities are contacted to identify and acquire areas with the required dimensions and specifications. Constructing Pressure Reduction Stations and City gate Regulators are regular construction works in addition to connections between transmission mains and distribution mains. The PRS comprises two types of pressures, the first is the upstream pressure, which is a high pressure ranging from 30 to 70 Bar, while the second pressure is the downstream pressure, which is a low pressure (7 Bar). Construction involves Civil works: electrical, fire-fighting, fire alarm and Mechanical works: various PRS components. 2.5 Activities of the operation phase 2.5.1 Operation of the PRS Inlet stage The inlet components of the PRS should be completely isolated from the cathodic system applied to the feeding steel pipes. This is achieved by installing isolating joint with protection. Filtration stage The aim of the filtration stage is to remove dust, rust, solid contaminants and liquid traces. Two filters and two separators are installed in parallel; each filter-separator operates with the full capacity of the PRS. During the operation of filter-separator line, the other line is kept on standby. Filter-separator lines are equipped with safety devices such as differential pressure gauges, relief valves, liquid indicators, etc. Heating stage Because the difference between the inlet and outlet pressure is relatively high, icing normally occurs around outlet pipes. This may cause blockings and accordingly reduce or stop the gas flow. To avoid such circumstances, a heater is installed to keep the temperature of outlet pipes over 7°C. Each PRS is equipped with two heaters in parallel in order to allow for a standby heater in emergencies. Reduction stage Each PRS includes two reduction lines in parallel, also to allow for a standby line. The lines are equipped with safety gauges, indicators and transmitters to maintain safe operation conditions. According to the IGEM standards, the reduction unit should be installed in a well-ventilated- closed area or, alternatively, in an open protected area. Measuring stage After adjusting the outlet pressure, gas flow and cumulative consumption are then measured to monitor NG consumption from the PRS and to adjust the dosing of the odorant as indicated below. Measuring devices should be sensitive to low gas flow, which normally occurs during the first stages after connecting a small portion of targeted clients. Odorizing stage The objective of the odorant is to enable the detection of gas leaks in residential units at low concentration, before gas concentration becomes hazardous. The normally used odorant is composed of Tertiobutylmercaptin (80%) and Methylsulphide (20%). The normal dosing rate of the odorant is 12-24 mg/cm3. The system consists of a stainless steel storage tank, which receives the odorant from 200-liter drums, injection pumps and associated safety devices. Operation of Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 20 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 the odorant unit is controlled automatically, and could be switched to manual operation if needed. Outlet stage The outlet stage includes an outlet valve gauge, temperature indicators, pressure and temperature transmitters and non-return valves. The outlet pipes are also, like inlet pipes, isolated from the cathodic protection by an isolating joint. 2.5.2 Operation of the network The operation of the system is undertaken by LDCs. Normal operation will include routine audits on pressures and condition of the network. Normal maintenance and monitoring works for the network include: - Monitoring valves at selected points on the pipeline. Gas leaks are routinely monitored using gas detection sensors; - Checking cathodic protection on "Flange Adaptors" by taking voltage readings and changing anodes whenever needed. In case of a leak detection, or damage to part of the network, the damaged pipe is replaced. The following procedures are usually followed: - Stopping leaking line by valves when available or by squeezing the lines before and after the damaged part. - Excavating above the effected part (in case of distribution main or underground line) - Venting the line - Removing affected pipe, replacing effecting part and welding it with the two ends, filling and road repair 2.5.3 Repairs in households Repairs in residential units include appliance adjustments or piping/metering replacement. 2.6 Closing note The variation of physical/geological/biological/socioeconomic features or of institutional capabilities across the 11 governorates of the project may dictate modifications of the project components. The scope of the possible modifications is not expected to be wide. It may be limited to fine-tuning to adapt to local contexts and realities in the various project areas. Over the years of implementing natural gas connection projects across Egypt, protocols to deal with national and local administrative requirements have been institutionalized between companies of the Natural Gas sector and the various government/administration entities. Such protocols comply with national legislation and administrative procedures and have become familiar and standard. As an example, established protocols for street restoration (where Local Governmental Unit issues the permit for excavation) involve the following: 1. A preliminary meeting is held in the presence of : - Representative of the LDC executing the excavation works - Representative of the LDC and a representative of the Contractor executing the excavation work (in case a contractor is executing the works on behalf of the LDC) Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 21 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 - Local Governmental Unit (LGU) Representative that identifies the start date on the Excavation permit and an estimate of the restoration fees that the LDC pays 2. The meeting is minuted and signed by the above participating parties and stamped. The minutes is considered as the permit for excavation 3. The permit is maintained by the LDC Engineer responsible for the excavation works as an evidence during any checking by the Traffic Department or the LGU 4. A copy of the of the Permit is also sent to the Governorate, LGU and the Utilities Department at the LGU ‫ادارة المرافق بالحى‬ 5. The permit states that coordination should take place with the General Utilities before starting work especially the Traffic Department, sewerage, water, telephones and electricity departments. Also the permit states that the restoration fees to be paid in advance before starting works 6. The permit contains the address, the district no. and start date and the duration of the permit which is usually a month subject for renewal 7. Restoration fees are paid at the LGU, a copy of the receipt is maintained at the financial department of the LDC 8. When the exact fees is determined the difference from the estimated price is paid before excavation works 9. There are two categories of restoration fees according to the layers of asphalting, in the main roads two layers are made this a category 2 (a rough layer followed by a smooth one) the fees is higher than the one layer category 1 restoration which is made for non – main streets Overall, none of the administrative requirements are foreseen to hinder timely project implementation as administrative protocols have become quite efficient and familiar to government officials over the years. In addition describing the project based on the level of detail available, this chapter of the study outlines the framework of the project description chapter in the site-specific ESIAs which will be prepared once final project detailing is complete. Project description should include, as applicable:  Existing HP lines, PRSs, Connected zones within the project area, if any  Results of the Property and Appliance Survey: areas meeting technical criteria, area excluded from connections, number of anticipated households to be connected, maps  Routes/alignments of new HP lines and installations (eg. electric corrosion protection), if any  Locations and specifications of Pressure Reduction Station(s), if any  Routes/alignments of the local interconnection networks  Specifications and types of materials to be used for project components in the area  Equipment and vehicles to be used during the construction phase  Specifications and emissions of the equipment to be used in the area  Assigned temporary storage areas for materials and equipment  Description of the activities of the construction phase  Work plan for excavations and restoration (re-pavement)  Typical daily work schedules during the construction phase  Local Socioeconomic considerations Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 22 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 3 Legislative and Regulatory Framework 3.1 Preface The World Bank has defined 10 environmental and social safeguard policies that must be considered to its financed projects (for both framework and specific assessments), if applicable. Applicability of such policies to this project is overviewed and discussed in subsequent sections There are no specific Egyptian legal or regulatory requirements for preparing framework documents such as this one. However, this chapter of the ESIAF is meant to outline the legal and regulatory guidelines to be addressed in preparation of the specific ESIAs upon finalization of project detailing. It is important to note that, in the case of ESIA FRAMEWORK studies such as this one, the EEAA issues a “No Objection” rather than an approval. The conditions of the “No Objection” verdict are expected to stipulate that detailed ESIA studies must be carried out upon finalization of project detailing (final pipeline routes, exact locations of PRSs, etc.). Following loan approval by the World Bank and the Agence Française de Développement, design and alignment details will be finalized. Once final project designs, alignments, components, and activities are determined, site-specific ESIAs should be prepared and presented to the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency for approval and environmental permitting. 3.2 ESIA NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK The following is a brief description of the different national authorities and institutions of relevance to the site-specific ESIAs to be prepared once this project is detailed. The proposed Natural Gas connection project is classified as “C” under the Egyptian requirements. Class C projects require full ESIAs including public consultation sessions. It will be the responsibility of the site-specific ESIAs to investigate and update Egyptian legal/institutional requirements beyond those outlined in this framework. The main legal instrument dealing with environmental issues in Egypt is Law 4/1994, amended by Law 9/2009 and Executive Regulation 1095/2011 modified by 710/2012, commonly known as the Law on Protection of the Environment. The law deals mostly with the protection of the environment against pollution. Prime Ministerial Decree 631 of 1982 established the EEAA as the competent body for environmental matters in Egypt. Law 4 also stipulates the role of the EEAA as the main regulatory agency for environmental matters. According to Article 1 of Law 4, the legal entity responsible for a given project is required to carry out an assessment of the project's potential impact on the natural and socio-cultural environment before implementing that project. The findings of the assessment are submitted to the EEAA for review and approval before other relevant governmental authorities can issue their permits for implementing the project. An ESIA is required to be viewed as an integrated part of the project planning process, according to EEAA requirements. The ESIA will help to ensure that environmental concerns are taken into account along with technical and economic considerations. The Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) is an authorized state body regulating environmental management issues. Egyptian laws identify three main roles of the EEAA: Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 23 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014  It has a regulatory and coordinating role in most activities, as well as an executive role restricted to the management of natural protectorates and pilot projects.  The agency is responsible for formulating the environmental management (EM) policy framework, setting the required action plans to protect the environment. Following-up their execution in coordination with Competent Administrative Authorities (CAAs).  In specific to this project, EEAA is responsible for review and approve of the environmental impact assessment studies as for new projects/expansions undertaken. EMU (Environmental Management Unit at Governorate and District level) is responsible for the environmental performance of all projects/facilities within the governorates premises. The governorate has established environmental management units at both the governorate and city/district level. The EMU is responsible for the protection of the environment within the governorate boundaries and are mandated to undertake both environmental planning and operation-oriented activities. The environmental management unit is mandated to:  Follow-up on the environmental performance of the projects within the governorate during both construction and operations to ensure the project abides by laws and regulations as well as mitigation measures included in its ESIA approval. Investigate any environmental complaint filed against projects within the governorate  The EMU are affiliated administratively to the governorate. yet technically to EEAA.  The governorate has a solid waste management unit at the governorate and district level. The units are responsible for the supervision of solid waste management contracts. The CAA for the Domestic Natural Gas Connections (DNGC) project is the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS). Law 4/1994 stipulates that applications for a license from an individual, company, organization or authority, subject to certain conditions, require an assessment of the likely environmental impacts. The CAAs are the entities responsible for issuing licenses for project construction and operation. The ESIA is considered one of the requirements of licensing. The CAAs are thus responsible for receiving the ESIA forms of studies, check the information included in the documents concerning the location, suitability of the location to the project activity and ensure that the activity does not contradict with the surrounding activities and that the location does not contradict with the ministerial decrees related to the activity. The CAA forwards the documents to EEAA for review. They are the main interface with the project proponents in the ESIA system. The CAA is mandated to:  Provide technical assistance to Project Proponents  Ensure the approval of the Project Site  Receive ESIA Documents and forward it to EEAA  Follow-up the implementation of the ESIA requirements during post construction field investigation (before the operation license) After submission of an ESIA for review, the EEAA may request revisions in the ESIA report within 30 days, including additional mitigation measures, before issuing the approval of the report. EGAS will have the right to issue an appeal within 30 days from its receipt of the EEAA‟s decision. It should be noted that once the ESIA has been approved, the ESMP as will be presented in the report, will be considered an integral part of the project; and the EGAS will be legally responsible for the implementation of that plan, depending on their involvement in construction or operation. It is therefore worth mentioning that the EGAS and its project implementing entities (Town Gas and Egypt Gas) must ensure that all mitigation measures and Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 24 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 environmental requirements described in the ESMP have been clearly referred to in the tender documents for the construction works, the construction contracts, and have been respected. EGAS will follow-up on the construction contractor to ensure that the ESMP is adequately implemented in the construction phase. 3.3 Applicable Environmental and Social Legislation in Egypt 3.3.1 Law 217/1980 for Natural Gas Organizes supply and connections of natural gas in residential areas, industrial areas and power plants. The law gives the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation, together with one of the Petroleum Public Sector companies the responsibility for making the natural gas supply. The Law stipulates the following safeguards, which should be followed, during installation of natural gas in residential areas: - The entity responsible for natural gas connections should undertake these connections in a manner that should not affect the safety of the connected building, its occupants or other parties. If such connections resulted in any damage to the building owner or occupant he should be subject to compensation (Article 2). - All natural gas pipelines and structures should be established on state-owned land without payment of any duties (Article 2). - It is not allowed for the entity in charge of licensing buildings to grant license for buildings, or for amendments of existing buildings, which are connected with natural gas, without approval from the entity responsible for natural gas connections. Violation to this article may lead to a change of the ownership of the violating building to be publicly owned (Article 3 and 4). It is not allowed to undertake excavation, building, demolition, pavement or any maintenance works in roads, squares and areas planned to be connected with natural gas, except in coordination with the entity responsible for natural gas connections. The entity responsible for natural gas connections is authorized to remove violations and claim associated removal costs from the violator (Article 5). 3.3.2 Law 4/1994 for the Environment (amended by Law 9/2009) Ambient Air Quality and Gaseous Emissions Articles 35 and 34 of Law 4 of its Executive Regulations amended by Decree 1741/2005 provide the maximum load of the ambient air and the permissible levels of air pollutants in emissions in Annex 5 and Annex 6 respectively. Annex 5, and Annex 6 of Law 4/1994 have been modified by ministerial decree 1095/2011 modified by 710/2012. Tables 1, 2, 3, and 4 present the maximum load of the ambient air and the permissible levels of air pollutant pertinent to the project accordingly. Noise Pollution Article 42 of the Law 4/1994 requires all organizations and individuals to maintain emanating sounds from different operating machinery or other sources below the permissible limits. Licensing authorities are to ensure that in a given area, the overall emanated sounds from fixed sources are within the allowable limits. In addition, licensing authorities are to ensure that machinery and equipment used by establishments fulfill the law‟s requirements. Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 25 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Maximum permissible limits of sound intensity according to Annex 7- Table 1 of the Executive Regulations (1095/2011 modified by 710/2012) specify that noise intensity during an eight-hour work shift shall not exceed 85 decibels. Waste management Article 37 of Law 4/1994, articles 38 and 39 of its Executive Regulations, and Law 38 of 1967, amended by Law number 31 of 1976, deal with the collection, transportation, and safe disposal of solid wastes. Article 39 of Law 4/1994 and Article 41 of its Executive Regulations requires precautions to be taken during any digging, construction, demolition activities, or transport of resulting waste, in order to avoid air pollution. Articles 29 to 32 of Law 4/1994 provide regulations for the handling and storage of hazardous materials, including hazardous waste. Article 33 of Law 4/1994 specifies that all precautions must be taken when handling or storing hazardous material in any form (i.e.: gaseous, liquid, or solid). Articles 34 to 36 address the responsibility of companies in ensuring safety of workers against chemical risks. Articles 26, 31, and Decree 211/2003, specify conditions for the storage of flammable material, fuel, raw material, products and equipment. Article 36 specifies that the workers should be made aware through written or oral instructions of the hazards related to the chemicals they are handling; they should also be trained on proper handling procedures. Petroleum and Mineral Resource minister decree number 1352/2007 defines hazardous waste materials generated from petroleum industry. In addition ministerial decree number 1352/2007 prohibits handling of hazardous waste, except for entities authorized by EGPC. Biodiversity The main law concerned with natural protectorates is Law 102/1983. The Prime Ministerial Decree 1067/1983 designates the EEAA as the authorized administrative body charged with the implementation of law 102/1983. At this stage, it is not expected that natural protectorates will come within the area of influence of the project. However, HP pipelines The protection granted to the animal species listed in Annex 4 of Law 4 extends to:  Animal species listed by Ministerial Decree 28/1967 for Article 117 of Law 53/1966, amended by Law 116/1983.  Other animal species determined by international conventions to be ratified by Egypt. Any other birds or animals for which a decree shall be issued by the Minister of Agriculture with the agreement of the EEAA. 3.3.3 Law 38/1967 for General Cleanliness Article 15 of the Executive Regulations stipulates that vehicles hauling construction waste should have a tight cover to prevent dispersion or falling of its contents. Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 26 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 3.3.4 Law 93/1962 for Wastewater Law 93/1962 regulates the disposal of wastewater, and liquids in general, to the sewerage network. The Executive Regulations (Decree 44/2000) in Article 14 details the physical/chemical standards that should be complied with. The articles of this Law apply to the project in two main aspects: - In case damage is caused to the sewerage network during excavation; and - In case dewatered water from excavated trenches is discharged to the sewerage network. 3.3.5 Law 117/1983 for Protection of Antiquities Law 117 of 1983 concerning the protection of antiquities gives the Supreme Council for Antiquities (SCA) the responsibility of management and protection and management of antiquities and archaeological sites. The law requires prior approval by that authority of plans for construction work on archaeological sites. Any legal person encountering any evidence of archaeological presence is required by law to report his finding to the General Authority for antiquities. 3.3.6 Traffic planning and diversions Traffic Law 66/1973, amended by Law 121/2008 deals with traffic planning during construction of projects. Law 140/1956 on the utilization and blockage of public roads and Law 84/1968 concerning public roads govern the utilization or temporary obstruction of public roads. The Executive Regulations of Law 140 contain specifications for the management of construction and demolition debris. The law also allows the competent administrative authority to charge a fee for occupation of public ways. 3.3.7 Work environment and operational health and safety Several laws and decrees tackle occupational health and safety provisions at the work place, in addition to Articles 43 – 45 of Law 4/1994, which address air quality, noise, heat stress, and the provision of protective measures to workers. These laws and decrees apply to the work crew that will be involved in construction activities. Law 12/2003 on Labor and Workforce Safety and Book V on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) and assurance of the adequacy of the working environment. The law also deals with the provision of protective equipment to workers and fire-fighting/emergency response plans. Moreover, the following laws and decrees should be considered:  Minister of Labor Decree 48/1967.  Minister of Labor Decree 55/1983.  Minister of Industry Decree 91/1985  Minister of Labor Decree 116/1991. The environmental aspects that have to be taken in consideration for the workplace are noise, ventilation, temperature, and health and safety. Noise regulations and standards for the work environment are described previously. Table ‎ 3-1 Limits of heat exposure permissible in the work environment Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 27 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Table ‎ 3-2 Limit of exposure to temperature permissible in work environment 3.3.8 EEAA ESIA guidelines related to the Public Consultation Consultation with the community and concerned parties, where all the stakeholders are invited, should clearly provide attendees with the necessary information about the project. Paragraph 6.4.3 of EEAA EIA guidelines provides detailed information about the scope of public consultation, methodology and documentation thereof  Paragraph 6.4.3.1 Scope of Public Consultation  Paragraph 6.4.3.2 Methodology of Public Consultation  Paragraph 6.4.3.3 Documentation of the Consultation Results  Paragraph 7 Requirement and Scope of the Public Disclosure 3.3.9 Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement Law No. 10 of year 1990 on Property Expropriation for Public Benefit identifies infrastructure projects as public benefit activities. It describes acquisition procedures as follows: 1. The procedures start with declaring the project for public interest pursuant to the presidential decree accompanied with a memorandum on the required project and the complete plan for the project and its structures (Law 59/1979 & Law 3/1982 provided that the Prime Minister issues the decree for Expropriation); 2. The decree and the accompanying memorandum must be published in the official newspapers; A copy for the public is placed in the main offices of the concerned local Government unit. This law has specified, through Article 6, the members of the Compensation Assessment Commission”. This Article states that the commission is made at the Governorate level and consists of a delegate from the concerned Ministry‟s Surveying Body (as President), a delegate from the Agricultural Directorate, a delegate from the Housing and Utilities Directorate, and a delegate from the Real Estate Taxes Directorate in the Governorate. The compensation shall be estimated according to the prevailing market prices at the time of the issuance of the Decree for Expropriation. This project will not require land acquisition or involuntary resettlement given that the project land area has been allocated by the Egyptian Government and has no inhabitants. 3.3.10 Relevant international treaties to which Egypt is a signatory Egypt has signed and ratified a number of international conventions that commit the country to conservation of environmental resources.  International Plant Protection Convention (Rome 1951)  African convention on the conservation of nature and natural resources (Algeria 1968) Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 28 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014  UNESCO Convention for the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage (Paris, 16 November 1972)  Convention on International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora (CITES) (Washington 1973)  International tropical timber (Geneva 1983)  Basel Convention on the control of trans-boundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal (1989)  United Nations framework convention on climate change (New York 1992). The convention covers measures to control greenhouse gas emissions from different sources including transportation.  United Nations Framework Convention on climate change and Kyoto Protocol (Kyoto 1997)  Convention on biological diversity (Rio de Janeiro 1992), which covers the conservation of habitats, animal and plant species, and intraspecific diversity.  Convention for the protection of the ozone layer (Vienna 1985)  Convention for the prevention and control of occupational hazards caused by carcinogenic substances and agents (Geneva 1974)  Convention for the protection of workers against occupational hazards in the working environment due to air pollution, noise and vibration (Geneva 1977)  International Labour Organization: core labour standards are to be followed during the project implementation. Egypt has been a member state of the ILO since 1936, and has ratified 64 conventions which regulate the labor standards and work conditions. In 1988, Egypt ratified the Occupational Safety and Health Convention of 1979 (No 152).  Cultural Heritage: respecting cultural heritage and not financing projects which threaten the integrity of sites that have a high level of protection for reasons of cultural heritage, e.g. UNESCO World Heritage sites  Consultation, Participation and Public Disclosure: The Aarhus Regulation promotes transparency of environmental information and the inclusion of stakeholders in projects. Consultation serves to identify and manage public concern at an early stage. The regulations include provisions for the public disclosure of key project information such as the Non-Technical Summary and the ESIA. 3.4 World Bank Safeguard Policies The World Bank (WB) has identified 10 environmental and social safeguard policies that should be considered in its financed projects. The proposed project is classified as Category A according to the World Bank. This mandates a full Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA). World Bank Safeguard Operational Policies and their applicability to the proposed project: Safeguard Policy Triggered Justifications Environmental Assessment The project is classified as Category A which Yes (OP/BP 4.01) requires full environmental assessment. Location and alignment of project components is Natural Habitats No mainly along (or close to) previously paved paths. (OP/BP 4.04) Protected Areas, if encountered, will be avoided Forests (OP/BP 4.36) No Proposed project areas contain No forests. The proposed project will not involve purchasing or Pest Management (OP 4.09) No using Pesticides. Physical Cultural Resources Yes Some of the proposed project activities, mainly Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 29 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Safeguard Policy Triggered Justifications (OP/BP 4.11) pipeline laying, will pass through governorates which are famous for archeological findings. The project will make sure to avoid any declared archeological sites however procedures for chance finds will be included. Indigenous Peoples No No indigenous people are identified in Egypt. (OP/BP 4.10) There might be a need for temporary land Involuntary Resettlement Yes acquisition during some of the project activities such (OP/BP 4.12) as pipe laying in privately owned agriculture lands Safety of Dams (OP/BP 4.37) No Not relevant to the proposed project Projects on International No Not relevant to the proposed project Waterways (OP/BP 7.50) Projects in Disputed Areas No Not relevant to the proposed project (OP/BP 7.60) 3.4.1 OP 4.01 – Environmental Assessment According to the World Bank Operational Policy OP 4.01, the Natural Gas Connection Project is classified among Category A projects. Projects under this Category are likely to have significant adverse environmental impacts that are sensitive5, diverse, or unprecedented. The environmental impacts that are likely to be caused by the project shall be analyzed in this study. Mitigation measures shall be identified for all expected negative impacts, along with an Environmental Management and Monitoring Framework presenting mechanisms for implementation of these mitigation measures. 3.4.2 OP 4.11 – Physical Cultural Resources Project areas may include sites, buildings and monuments that fall under the definition of Physical Cultural Resources6. Because the project will include significant excavations in many, which may be near sites of cultural value, there has been specific attention in this study to identify the locations of such sites, and to develop mitigation measures for controlling the effects on such sites. These mitigation measures are also reflected in the Environmental Management and Monitoring Framework. 3.4.3 OP 4.12 – Involuntary Resettlement According to the WB‟s safeguard policy on Involuntary Resettlement, physical and economic dislocation resulting from WB funded developmental projects or sub-projects should be avoided or minimized as much as possible. The purpose of the RPF is to set down the principles for social impact mitigation, as well as clarify the organizational arrangements that may be needed during sub-project preparation and implementation phases. This includes compensating all project affected persons (PAPs) for the loss of lands, properties, and livelihoods resulting from displacement and resettlement, as well as assisting these people in relocation and rehabilitation. 5 A potential impact is considered “sensitive” if it may be irreversible (e.g., lead to loss of a major natural habitat) or raise issues covered by OP 4.10, Indigenous Peoples; OP 4.04, Natural Habitats; OP 4.11, Physical Cultural Resources; or OP 4.12, Involuntary Resettlement. 6 Physical Cultural Resources are defined as movable or immovable objects, sites, structures, groups of structures, and natural features, and landscapes that have archeological, paleontological, historical, architectural, religious, aesthetic, or other cultural significance. Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 30 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 A Resettlement Policy Framework has been prepared in order to outline a proposed approach and workplan to guide the implementation, handover, and monitoring and evaluation of the resettlement process, in case OP 4.12 is triggered at any point. 3.5 Gap analysis for key environmental concerns: Egyptian laws and WB Policies 3.5.1 Air Quality Requirements of Egyptian legislation Requirements of WB Reference Inflections Reference Inflections Article 34 of Law 4/1994 Standards of Ensure the environmental amended by law 9/2009 and outdoor air OP 4.01 sustainability of investment Article 34 of its Executive pollutants projects Regulation (ERs), and Decree IFC GENERAL EHS 710/2012 Annex 5 of the ERs GUIDELINES Ambient air quality Executive regulation and Decree States that it is not - - 1095/2011) Annex 6 Table 12 allowed using the Asphalt mixing units at a distance less than 500 m away from a residential building. Table ‎ 3-3: Max. Emission allowable limit for Asphalt mix units (mg/m3) Total VOCs CO Total particulate matters 50 500 50 Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 31 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Table ‎ 3-4: Indicative limits for air quality Egyptian legislations µg/m3 WB Requirements µg/m3 Ambient air parameters Ambient air pollutants threshold IFC Ambient air pollutants threshold (based on WHO limits) Exposure period 1 hr 8 24 1 1 hr 8 24 1 hr hr year hr Hr year Carbon monoxide 30 10 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 3 CO µg/m Sulfur dioxide SO2 350 N/A 150 60 N/A N/A 125 N/A 3 µg/m Nitrogen oxides NOx 300 N/A 150 60 200 N/A N/A 40 µg/m3 Particulates PM10 N/A N/A 150 70 N/A N/A 150 70 µg/m3 Particulates PM2.5 N/A N/A 80 50 N/A N/A N/A N/A µg/m3 TSP µg/m3 N/A N/A 230 125 N/A N/A 230 80 Ozone 180 120 N/A N/A N/A 160 100 N/A Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 32 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 3.5.2 Water Quality (In case of dewatering during excavation) Requirements of Egyptian legislations Requirements of WB Reference Inflections Reference Inflections Article 60, Executive Standards of Ambient Ensure the environmental Regulations of Law 48 water quality of this OP 4.01 sustainability of investment for the year 1982 document projects Article 61 The maximum limits for IFC GENERAL Discharges of process Executive Regulations draining the processed EHS wastewater, sanitary of Law 48 for the year liquid industrial wastes GUIDELINES wastewater, wastewater from 1982 into freshwater bodies utility operations or storm and groundwater water to surface water reservoirs should not result in contaminant concentrations in excess of local ambient water quality criteria Ministerial Decree Controlling the discharge IFC GENERAL Effluent pollutants threshold No. 44/2000 Decree of wastewater into the EHS 1095/2011) of Law sewage system and public GUIDELINES 93/1962 network (Wastewater and Ambient Water Quality Table 1.3.1) law 93/1962 and It encompasses this Ministerial Decree statement: it must be to No. 44/2000 acquire the wastewater discharge licenses from the concerned authorities during the construction and operation phase. Law 38/1967 and its Concerning cleanliness executive regulations and sanitation and (decree 134/1968) regulates the collection, transportation, storage and disposal of solid waste. Table ‎ 3-5: Indicative Limits for discharge of liquid effluent into sewer systems Parameters/pollutant Effluent threshold Effluent pollutants threshold (Egyptian 93/1962 Modified (WB requirements) by ER 44/2000 ) pH 6-9.5 6 – 9 pH BOD mg/l 600 30 COD mg/l 1100 125 Total nitrogen mg/l N/A 10 Total phosphorus mg/l N/A 2 Oil and grease mg/l 100 10 Total suspended solids mg/l 800 50 Total coliform bacteria N/A 400 (Most Probable Number/100 ml) Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 33 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 3.5.3 Noise (Egyptian requirements ) (WB requirements) Article Inflections Reference Inflections Article 42 of Maximum Ensure the environmental Law 4/1994 allowable limits OP 4.01 sustainability of investment amended by law for ambient projects 9/2009 and noise intensity Article 44 of Maximum ERs (amended exposure by Decree duration 1095/2011 amended by Decree 710/2012). IFC GENERAL EHS Maximum increase in background GUIDELINES nearest receptor location off-site. Table 1.7.1 Noise limits for different working Table 2.3.1 environments are provided Table ‎ 3-6: Standards and Limits for Ambient Noise Egyptian Law 4 Requirements Requirements of WB Permissible limit for noise Receptor One hour LAeq intensity (decibel) (dBA) TYPE OF AREA DAY NIGHT Day night 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. to 7 time time 10 p.m. a.m. From from 10 pm 22: 00- to 7 am 7:00 Sensitive Areas ( schools- hospitals- public 50 40 Residential 55 45 parks- rural areas) Residential areas in with limited traffic and 55 45 Industrial 70 70 public services are available Residential areas in the city where 60 50 commercial activities are available Residential areas located adjacent to roads 65 55 which width is less than 12m, and workshops or commercial or entertainments activities are found Areas located adjacent to roads which 70 60 width is 12m or more, or light industrial areas. Industrial areas (heavy industries) 70 70 Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 34 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Table ‎ 3-7: Standards and Limits for Noise Levels in the Work Environment Egyptian Law 4/1994 Requirements WB Requirements MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE Equivalent Location Maximum TYPE OF PLACE NOISE [level equivalent to level /activity LAmax,fast AND ACTIVITY decibel (A)] LAeq,8h Work place with up to Heavy Industry 8 hour shifts and (no aiming to limit noise 85 85 dB(A) 110 dB(A) demand for oral hazards on sense of communication) hearing* Light industry Hospitals, clinics, 80 (decreasing 50-65 110 dB(A) public offices, etc. demand for oral dB(A) communication) Open offices, control rooms, Administrative offices 45-50 65 service counters N/A – control rooms dB(A) or similar Individual Work rooms for offices 40-45 computers, typewriters 70 N/A (no disturbing dB(A) or similar equipment noise) Work rooms for activities requiring 30-35 60 Hospitals 40 dB(A) routine mental dB(A) concentration Hotels, bedrooms, and 35 similar residential units * At the workplace, exposure time (8 hours) is halved for every additional 3 dBA over the maximum allowable limit. Above the maximum limit (85dBA for 8-hour shifts), wearing proper ear muffs is a must.  Noise level at any time at the work place shall not exceed 135 dBA  Noise shall be measured inside working environment in LAeq unit in accordance with ISO 9612/ ISO 1996 or Egyptian standards 3.6 Closing note The Legal framework chapter in this ESIAF is meant to shed some light on the most relevant environmental and social legislations and regulations which the project should adhere to and take mitigation actions to comply with. These should be revisited and updated in the site-specific ESIAs according to the features of the detailed project. Overall, Egyptian legislation provides environmental compliance procedures and emission limits which are at least comparable with WB/international requirements, if not more stringent. EGAS and the local distribution companies are bound by internal policies which obligate them to comply with national legal requirements. In the case that national requirements are non-existent for specific issues or pollutants, WB requirements will be adopted. Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 35 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 4 Description of the Environment 4.1 Introduction of the 11 governorates The geographical spread of the project over 11 governorates, from the southern governorates (Aswan, Qena, and Sohag) to the northernmost (Alexandria) and from eastern governorates (Ismailia) to the westernmost (Matrouh), yields a diverse array of baselines for the project areas. As an integral component of the ESIA framework, this study sets the basis for describing the project physical, biological, and socioeconomic environment upon finalization of design and various project details. In the specific ESIAs, the focus of the baseline descriptions of the project areas should be on aspects and components of high relevance to the environmental and social impact assessment of the natural gas connections project. Data from secondary sources such as published reports, governorate information centers, and environmental profiles is important and essential. Data such as flora and fauna, rainfall, wind speeds, geology, hydrogeology, surface & groundwater, land-use, socioeconomic traits, etc. may play an important role in the environmental and social profiling of the project in the area- specific ESIAs. In addition, field measurements, coordination with stakeholders/government entities, and extensive document acquisition must take place in order to provide data on baseline components. However, the most important source of project-relevant baseline data should be the detailed outcomes of the initial survey and the Property & Appliance survey which are carried out by the local distribution companies (Egypt Gas and Town Gas). As described previously, these surveys yield a wealth of detailed descriptions and maps of the project areas which is used to finalize the project design, components, and coverage. In addition to the abovementioned sources for baseline data (especially the P&A survey), the following table presents the baseline components of high relevance to the project and a non- exhaustive listing of suggestions on the best sources of relevant data. Component Proposed data sources Governorates potentially sensitive to component Traffic - Studies/data by the technical departments of the - All 11 governorates Ministry of Interior - Local police and traffic authorities in the project area - Interviews with dwellers in the project areas - Studies and maps from the General Organization for Physical Planning (GOPP) Air quality - Field measurements around equipment and - All 11 governorates machinery directly prior to commencement of project activities Noise - Field measurements at source and at sensitive - All 11 governorates receptors directly prior to commencement of project activities Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 36 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Component Proposed data sources Governorates potentially sensitive to component Underground - Data collection and acquisition of updated documents - All 11 governorates utility lines from the central and regional offices of the Potable and piping Water and Wastewater Authority; the Electricity Holding and Transmission Companies; the Ministry of Telecommunications - Field surveys and mapping in the presence of representatives of the above entities - Interviews with locals and residents of the project areas - Using non-destructive remote sensing technologies - Using limited/exploratory boreholes Weak - Field surveys and mapping building-by-building - All 11 governorates structures - Consulting structural specialists in areas with clear signs of vulnerability - GOPP reports and maps related to conditions of structures Culturally- - Coordination with the central and regional offices of - Aswan, Qena, Sohag, valuable sites the Supreme Council of Antiquities Giza, Ismailia, Matrouh, and - Consultations with locals and project areas residents Alexandria antiquities - Field surveys and mapping Solid, liquid, - Field investigation - All 11 governorates and - Acquisition of maps and data from local government hazardous units and relevant offices waste disposal - Data/maps from the Egyptian Environmental Affairs sites Agency (EEAA) - Data and maps from the GOPP - Interviews with locals and residents - Interviews with certified waste management companies and local service providers - Interviews with informal waste handlers / scavengers “‫”النباشين‬ - Interviews with operators of the Nasreya and UNICO hazardous waste treatment facilities in Alexandria Geological - Field surveys and geotechnical investigations - Qena, Alexandria and and - Interviews with locals and project area residents Delta governorates geotechnical - Data collection and map acquisition from local history of the government units area - Geotechnical Due Diligence in areas close to water bodies or zone of high underground water tables Government- - Field surveys and land mapping for placement of - All 11 governorates owned land PRSs - Obtaining documents and maps from the Property of the Country “Amalak El Dawla” office in the local government or Markaz unit Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 37 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Component Proposed data sources Governorates potentially sensitive to component Protected - EEAA Protected Areas sector - Probably none of the 11 Areas and - Environmental profile of the governorate governorates but due sensitive care should be given to ecological possible upsets to systems ecological systems other than official Protected Areas during installation of the HP pipelines as they are usually located outside populated areas Cultural, - Field investigations - All 11 governorates social, and - Interviews with locals and project area residents political traits - Interviews with government officials and relevant stakeholders Restoration - District local authorities - All 11 governorates and - Data collection from the Directorate of Roads and Repavement Bridges plans Growth, - GOPP reports, data, and maps - All 11 governorates future land - Urban/physical planning offices of the Governorate use, and planned developments It should be noted that some of the data above may simply be unavailable or incomplete despite having been implemented fully by a government and/or private entity. In such cases, the implementing company must generate the data using the necessary means (field investigations, measurements, stakeholder engagement, etc.). 4.2 Selected background data Alexandria Governorate The governorate is bordered to the north by the Mediterranean Sea, to the east by El Behera and to the west by Matrouh Governorate. Alexandria's total area comes to 2300.0 km2, and is divided into one Markaz, one city, 7 districts, and 3 rural local units. Alexandria is an industrial governorate where 40% of Egyptian industries are concentrated, especially chemicals, food, spinning and weaving as well as oil industries and fertilizers. Borg Al- Arab city was established to be an industrial, housing and agricultural city to absorb the current and future population increase. Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 38 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Matrouh Governorate Matrouh Governorate occupies a unique location on the Mediterranean Sea serving as the hub between Egypt and the Arab Maghreb (North Africa). The governorate's total area comes to 166563 km2, forming 16.5% of the country's total area. It is divide into 8 Markaz, 8 cities, and 56 rural local units with 1 affiliated village. Main activities of the population are trade, sheep and camel breeding as well as cultivation of figs and olives. Daqahlia Governorate Daqahlia Governorate is located in the Delta Region. The governorate's total area comes to 3538.20 km2, forming 0.4% of the country's total area. It is divided into 16 Markaz, 19 cities, 2 districts, and 120 rural local units with 366 affiliated villages. The governorate's population reaches 5.6 million recording a normal increase rate of 22.30 per thousand. Daqahlia serves as the base of the rich Nile Delta triangle, and is ranked among the main agricultural governorates. It is advantaged by rich water resources and fish wealth. It is also famous for the production of meat, poultry and dairy products. Daqahlia also hosts major industrial facilities spreading all over the governorate, and is famous for large and diversified industries, most important of which are chemicals - spinning and weaving garments - hydrogenated oils - soap - rice milling - grain mills – cotton ginning - milk - and printing and publishing . In addition, small and indigenous industries are common in villages and hamlets. The governorate won worldwide fame for hosting specialized medical centers and hospitals. Some of these centers include: urology and nephrology, and ophthalmology. Qalubia Governorate Qalubia Governorate is part of the Greater Cairo region. It lies in the east of the Nile at the top point of the Delta. It is bordered to the south by Cairo and Giza Governorates and to the north by Daqahlia and Gharbeia Governorates, to the east by Sharqiah Governorate and Menufia to the west. Shoubra El Khaima city is the starting point of the agricultural highway to Lower Egypt governorates, as such Qalubia is held as liaison connecting between lower Egypt and Upper Egypt governorates. The governorate's total area comes to 1124.30 km2, forming 0.1% of the country's total area. It is divided into 7 Markaz, 10 cities, 2 districts, and 50 rural local units with 147 affiliated villages. In addition, Shoubra El Khaima hosts the largest industrial cluster including several factories of: spinning and weaving, electric appliances, plastics, vehicles, oil refining, food packing and processing, metal products, in addition to Abo Za'bal industrial zone which is famous for fertilizers and chemicals industries. Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 39 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Gharbeia Governorate Gharbeia is located in the center of Delta region The governorate's total area comes to 1942.30 km2, forming 0.2% of the country's total area. It is divided into 8 Markaz, 8 cities, 4 districts, and 70 rural local units with 251 affiliated villages. The governorate is renowned for growing traditional crops such as cotton, rice, wheat, beans, maize and fruits, in addition to Jasmine, and medical herbs and plants, of which, extracts and pastes are exported. The governorate is also famous for growing potatoes for exports and local market. Gharbeia is a lead governorate in livestock and poultry breeding. In the industry field, it hosts large industries including spinning and weaving. Menufia Governorate Menufia Governorate is part of the Delta Region .The governorate's total area comes to 2499 km 2, forming 0.2% of the country's total area. It is divided into 9 Markaz, 10 cities, 2 districts, and 70 rural local units with 245 affiliated villages. It is known of its fertile soil, agriculture is the main activity in the governorate. It is famous for growing cotton, maize, wheat and vegetable. The governorate contributes also to the industrial activity as it hosts large industries such as spinning and weaving. Furthermore, it is famous for the silk carpet industry for exporting purposes. The governorate experienced a huge industrial movement reflected in establishing several industrial facilities and other developmental projects that created job opportunities. In addition, the governorate hosts many industrial zones which provide great investment potentials and incentives. Ismailia governorate Ismailia is Egypt's eastern gateway to the Asian Continent and the Asian Arab and Islamic countries. The governorate lies on Suez Canal banks and is bordered by Port Said to the north and Suez to the south. The governorate's total area is 5067 km2, forming 0.5% of the country's total area. It is divided into 6 Markaz, 7 cities, 3 districts, and 33 rural local units with 5 affiliated villages. Ismailia offers several investment opportunities, most important of which are: industrial investment carried out in the first and second industrial zones. The industrial zones had been connected to roads accessing the Egyptian ports and the duty free zone in Ismailia, Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 40 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Giza Governorate Giza is one of Greater Cairo region urban governorates. The governorate's total area reaches 13184 km2, forming 3% of the country's total area. The governorate is divided into 9 Markaz, 11 cities, 8 districts in addition to 48 rural local units with 120 affiliated villages. Giza is privileged with plenty of ancient Pharoanic monuments, placing it second after Luxor city in this regard. Most Important monuments include Giza pyramids, the Sphinx, Cheops Ship. Sohag Governorate Sohag Governorate belongs to south Upper Egypt Region which includes Aswan, Sohag, Luxor, Qena, and the Red Sea The governorate's total area comes to 11218.10 km2, forming 1.1% of the country's total area. It is divided into 11 Markaz, 11 cities, 3 districts, and 51 rural local units with 213 affiliated villages. Agriculture serves is the main economic activity of the governorate which is known for growing wheat, cotton, and onions, as well as livestock and poultry production. The governorate pays great attention to the industrialization and motivation of investors. This trend is reflected in the industrial complex (Nile Company for Oil and Detergents, spinning and weaving, onion dehydration, beverages and sugar in Gerga).Recently, Sohag established four industrial zones in El Kawthar district and 3 other industrial zones: west Tahta, west Gerga, and Ahayiwia Shark. Qena Governorate Qena Governorate is part of the south Upper Egypt Region. The governorate's total area comes to 8979.80 km2, forming 0.9% of the country's total area. It is divided into 9 Markaz, 9 cities, and 41 rural local units with 111 affiliated villages. Qena is an agri- industrial governorate. It ranks first in the production of sugar cane, tomatoes, bananas, sesame, and hibiscus. Several factories operate in the governorate including 3 sugar factories, and one spinning and weaving, in addition to the Aluminum Complex standing as the largest industrial facility in the Middle East . Qena also hosts two industrial zones; the First Industrial Zone situated in Kalaheen at Qaft Markaz. The Second Industrial Zone is at Yahaw in Nagg`a Hammady. Another small industries cluster is located in Salehia at Qena markaz. Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 41 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Aswan Governorate Aswan governorates is part of the southern Upper Egypt region. It serves as Egypt's southern gate and liaison between northern and southern parts of the Nile Valley and concurrently between Egypt and Africa. The governorate's total area is 62726 km2, forming 6.2% of the country's total area. It is divided into 5 Markaz, 10 cities, and 37 rural local units with 90 affiliated villages. Agriculture is the main activity in the governorate, which is famous for growing sugar-cane, hibiscus, wheat, dates and henna. The governorate contributes as well to industry, most importantly: sugar, chemical fertilizers, phosphate, and fish processing and packing. The industrial zone in El Shalal had been completed including installation of water, and electricity supply, as well as modern roads networks. Accordingly, many job opportunities were created for the people of the governorate For the current study, the ESIAF team developed the proposed tools and collected primary data from wide range of stakeholders using multiple qualitative and quantities tools including 1906 households survey questionnaire. The results presented below in the socioeconomic baseline section is a combination of the collected primary data as well as the secondary data review. 4.3 Basic Demographic Characteristics The ESIAF paid attention to describe the main characteristic of the project areas. However, due to the wide geographical scope of the NG project, the ESIAF report will shed light briefly on the project sites characteristics. Additional detailed information is presented in the Supplementary Social Impact Assessment Framework report developed as a stand-alone document related to the NG project. Yet, it will be essential to collect more site oriented data during the preparation of the specific ESIA. 4.3.1 Population Characteristics The total number of the targeted NG project installation is 1.1 million household connections. That will serve around 4,564,105 beneficiaries.7 The population of the 11 governorates is 39.794.78 million people. The highest proportion of people (17.6%) inhabits Giza Governorate. The least strata of people (1.0%) inhabit Matrouh Governorate. The average household size reaches 5.33 person in Matrouh Governorate. However, the household size is only 3.83 person in Alexandria Governorate. The urban governorates are characterized of low household size. The average household size was the basis of estimated population to be benefited from the project. Age Structure The age categories of the population in the 11 Governorates showed a dominant growing young community as 50 % of the governorates' population falls under the age category 15- less than 45 7The number of beneficiary household in each governorate was multiplied by the average household within the governorate Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 42 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 years. Those who are less than 15 years old represent about 17.71% of the population. While those aged between 45- less than 60 years old represent about 14.39%. Rate of Natural Increase The crude birth rate varies between 28 live birth per thousand person in Qalubia Governorate to 46.2 birth in Matrouh Governorate. The mortality rate diversifies between 4.9 in Matrouh Governorate and 7.9 in Alexandria Governorate, consequently, the population increase rate varies between 22.3 per thousand person in Daqahlia Governorate to 41.3 person in Matrouh Governorate. 4.3.2 Living Conditions The study team tried to investigate the living conditions in order to obtain clearer view about the household characteristics of the potential beneficiaries. However, more localized socioeconomic investigations should be carried out during the site specific ESIA. Household Size The average family size of the sample surveyed in the 11 governorates is about 4.61 persons. However, the dominant value is 4 persons per household. The segregation of sample by the size of household reflected that 64.2% of the sample surveyed constitute of 4-6 persons, while a quarter of the sample surveyed are less than three persons. Slight variation was reported among the governorates as 21.3% of Sohag households reported an average of 7-9 persons, whereas, Daqahlia and Gharbeia household size did not exceed 6 persons. Dwelling characteristics The type of dwelling should be highlighted in order to identify the probability to install the NG to those houses. Around two thirds of the sample surveyed live in an apartment, while 31.7% live in a separate house. The governorates varied among each other regarding the type of dwelling. Around 92.0% of the sample surveyed in Qalubia live in an apartment, while 52.9% of the sample in Sohag live in a separate house. Due to the nature of dwelling, it is anticipated that the apartment buildings beneficiaries will benefit from the project, as well as those who live in a separate house. The construction materials of the walls and ceilings are one of the main bases and conditions required to install the NG. It was reported that 42.4% of the total sample surveyed live in housing projects type. Around third of sample surveyed live in newly constructed house. 12.% live in old buildings and the same percentage live in squatter building. The diversity among the sample from the 11 governorate was obvious. Almost all of the sample surveyed live in buildings constructed of concrete and red bricks. Few percentage of the buildings are constructed of white bricks. Dwellings constructed of wood and mud were limited. Indicating that, the houses are suitable for the installation of the NG. Regarding the legality of the houses, the group discussions reflected that few percentage of the houses are constructed with no legal documents. Thus, they are not entitled for NG installation. The research team reported back observations from the field indicting that the government authority began to demolish the illegal constructed houses. Regarding street conditions, the majority of them varies between 3-20 meters width. That was an indication of the high probability to get the NG installed in. As for ceiling construction Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 43 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 materials8, almost 90.0% of the sample surveyed have a ceiling constructed of concrete. About 10.0% of the sample in Menufia governorate have ceiling constructed of wood, while few percentage of the sample in Sohag have ceilings constructed of palm tree reeds. 4.3.3 Access to Basic Services Access to Electricity Access to electricity in Egypt is high at (99.0%) (EHDR 2010). That is primarily due to the care given to improve living conditions for people in Egypt in particular access to electricity. Even squatter areas have access to electricity regardless of their formality and legality. That indicates to the stability of infrastructure in most of areas. The census showed that the majority of households use electricity as the main source of light represents 99.0% of the population in all Governorate. However, the continuity of electricity current is not satisfactory to the residents of rural areas. The governorates depend almost entirely on Nile water for all its water needs. Accessibility to potable water is high in the 11 governorates. Access to potable water is about 99.0% in urban areas, while it reaches 96.0% in Upper Egypt governorates. In Sohag, the majority of households have governmental water that was extracted from wells not from the Nile. The quality of water supplies is still not satisfactory for the majority of community people. The color of water, taste and smell reflect the bad condition of water supply. Human development report 2010 presented limited information about access to sewage systems which is one of the requirements to install the NG. The coverage of sewage in urban governorates (Alexandria ) is about 96.8%. While the coverage of Lower Egypt (Delta Region Governorates ) is around 64.6%. The coverage of urban areas is about 93.0% while it reaches only 52.6% of rural areas in Lower Egypt. The sanitation coverage in Upper Egypt is limited. 37.2% of the Upper Egypt areas are covered with sewage . 76.5% of the urban areas are covered by sewage while 13.5% of the rural areas only are covered with sanitation. Boarders governorate (Matrouh) have limited access to sewage systems. About 42.8% of the borders governorates are served by sewage. The sample surveyed reflected the high connectivity to sewage network. However, 14.1% of the sample reported that they have no access to sewage system. 4.3.4 Human Development Profile Egypt‟s Human Development Report (2010) ranked the governorates according to their human development index scores. Tracking the level of Human Development achieved in different governorates since 2005, five governorates occupied the first five rankings in HD level, namely Port Said, Suez, Cairo, Alexandria and Damietta, while the governorates that occupied the bottom five ranks are Fayoum, Assiut, Menia, Beni Sue and Sohag. EHDR 2010 records changes in the ranking of governorates. Sohag and Qena governorates were ranked as the lowest ones, followed by Aswan and Qalubia. However, Alexandria and Ismailia were classified as of better human development conditions. Unfortunately, Matrouh was not classified. 8 The celling materials is one of the modalities required to install the NG Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 44 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Ismailia has entered the top five governorates for the first time since 1995. Whereas Qena has joined the bottom group. Ismailia has a rise of 0.025 in its human development index in EHDR 2010 compared to EHDR 2008.). Education Education is perceived as the first shell that can help population to withstand poverty. The review of secondary data showed that the intermediate education is prevailed among all governorates. However, basic education (primary and secondary) was the prevailed type of education in Matrouh governorate (24.4%). Aswan governorate has more strata of intermediate education (31.5%). Illiteracy in Sohag governorate was relatively higher as(36.5%) of the population were classified among illiterate group. University education proportion was high in Alexandria and Giza Governorate. Educational status influenced the mentioned above human development index. Unemployment and Work Status Unemployment rate for poor youth is lower than the non- poor, at any age. Poor young people cannot afford to stay unemployed. Thus, the incidence of unemployment may be low, although youth are still in poverty. Unemployment rates continue to be high for secondary and university graduates, especially for the poor. It seems that even if a poor person is able to break the vicious circle of education and poverty, he/she still cannot compete in the job market as a result of low quality education, labor market mismatch, or because of a lack of connections in identifying job opportunities. The total labor force is relatively high in Menufia (38.0%), Alexandria (35.5%) and Gharbeia governorates (34.4%), while the lowest labor force reported was in Sohag (26.0%) and Qena (28.5%). Regardless of the level of education, it was obvious that the unemployment rate is higher among vocational school and university graduates. For example, in Alexandria the unemployment status was up to 51.0% among vocational; secondary school graduates, while it was only (13.5%) among below secondary education groups. Indicating that, vocational and university graduates are not qualified enough to get into the labor market. The unemployment rate varies among the governorates. Generally speaking, unemployment is higher in urban areas than in rural areas. Agricultural activities always absorb more working groups regardless to their educational level. Thus, the rural areas are of less unemployment rate. With regards to the human activities in the 11 governorates, the Egyptian Human Development report provided detailed information about the labor force. The highest labor force among age category 15+ years was reported in Menufia Governorate (35.1%), whereas it was the lowest in Qena (26.9%). The percentage of women in labor force is the lowest in Giza governorate (14.4%) However, it was the highest in Menufia governorate. Regarding to the segregation of working population by human activities, it was obvious that services are the most dominant human activity in most of the 11 governorates. It was higher in Matrouh governorate (74.0%), Alexandria (63.3%) and Giza (56.%). However, industrial activities were higher in Alexandria (33.7%) and the lowest in Sohag governorate (14.8%). Agricultural activities were more dominant in Qena (42.3%) However, it was the lowest in Alexandria governorate (3.0%). That was anticipated as Alexandria is one of the urban areas. 4.3.5 Poverty index Sohag and Qena are of poorer conditions than the other governorates. The GDP per capita in Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 45 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Qena is 6387.3 EGP, while in Sohag is 7329.7 EGP. The lowest 40.0% of people represented 25.8% in the two governorates. Poor persons represent (47.5%) of the total people in Sohag. The ultra-poor represents (18.5% ) of the poor people in Sohag. Detailed discussion of poverty index is reported in the Sector Wide Social Assessment . 4.3.6 Income and expenditure NG installation project necessitates a clear determination of poverty through analyzing the income and expenditure of household. Reliability of expenditure data is higher than income. People are more willing to talk about expenditure rather than income. Thus, the study focused on the breadwinner who supports family financially, the expenditure and income of households. Regarding the occupation of breadwinner, a big proportion of the sample surveyed (33.9%) work as services and sales person. However, 18.1% of the total sample work as skilled laborers. (16.2%) of the total sample work as administrative staff, as well as, (11.2%) work as specialists. Gaining information about the income of the potential beneficiaries shed light on the potential affordability to pay for the NG connections, either in cash or by installment. Thus, the ESIAF collected data about the monthly income and expenditure. Following is the analysis of the income and expenditure among the sample surveyed. The results of the primary data collected during the ESIAF related to the monthly income revealed that (25.9%)of the total sample surveyed earn between 1000-1500 EGP per month. While those who earn less than 1000 EGP are about fifth of the sample. About a quarter of the sample surveyed earn more than 2000 EGP. As it was anticipated, variations among governorates are obvious. The proportion of those earn less than 1500 EGP per month among the surveyed sample in Sohag is the highest representing about (80.0%). However, those earn more than 1500 EGP per month in Matrouh is about (84.0%) of the population. Expenditure analysis results were to some extent consistent with the income distribution among the sample surveyed . About (25.0%) of the total sample surveyed spend between 1000- less than 1500 EGP. While Those who spend less than 1000 EGP represent about (22.0%). Variations in the 11 governorates were clear as the majority of Sohag sample spend less than 1000 EGP. However, it was obvious that the expenditure is relatively higher than the income. Stability of income is one of the factors that might play for the benefit of the project as paying by installment is one of the payment option. About (20.0%) of the total sample surveyed reported their income decreased during the previous year. However, about third of the sample surveyed reported increasing in their income. The increase in income was justified by the sample. In Matrouh Governorate, they justified the increase of income due to the political situation that drove more people to visit Matrouh rather than Alexandria. Stability in income will enable people to pay by installment. However, such information might lead us to predict that people will not be able to pay big amounts of money. Thus, long term installments might be considered. 4.3.7 Fuel currently used in households Secondary information provided by Butagasco (company filling and distributing LPG cylinders) reported that the LPG stores in the project areas vary according to the total population of the area. Qalubia governorate hosts 31 stores, while Matrouh and Aswan host only 4 stores. The sample surveyed reported that the main type of fuel used for cooking is the LPG cylinders. The source of aforementioned type is mainly the LPG informal distributors (55.3%). The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 46 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 second source is the LPG cylinder store (31.8%). The distribution system suffers due to the chaotic distribution mechanism. Many groups try participating in the distribution activities. The formal legal ones are those groups working in the LPG distributor stores affiliated to Butagasco and those who received loan from the Social Fund for Development. However, the informal group is the venders, grocers, house guards and NGOs. The Local Governmental Unit participates only during the shortage of LPG (mainly winter time in all governorates and summer time in Matrouh). It is worth noting that the LPG fuel is used also for baking in house backing ovens that can‟t be operated by the NG. That was one of the main concerned raised by the community during the consultation activities. During the course of LPG cylinders shortage, the informal LPG distributors earn about 50 EGP per day (working for 10 days a month). Nevertheless, they earn around 70 EGP per day on average all over the year. Those who receive loan from the SFD in Qena governorate earn between 100 EGP per day during the peak time. They might earn more all over the year. The governmental LPG distributors (formal groups) who work in the LPG store get about 2-3 EGP per each LPG cylinder as so called tips . Poor people are obliged to pay for them. With regards to the fuel used for water heating, it is mainly electricity that operates electric water heating. However, in Sohag governorate the LPG was the main type of fuel. Kerosene was not of the same importance as electricity and LPG. (52.3%) of the sample surveyed in Sohag governorate and (55.3%) of the sample in Menufia reported that they use the LPG fuel for water heating. It was anticipated that the rural areas might have used alternative types of fuel, however, this was not the case. Remote areas in Matrouh city use dry wood for heating and baking. Particularly during the absence of LPG cylinders. 4.3.8 Problems faced with the current household fuel The data collection process took place during the shortage of LPG cylinders. That shed light on the problems the community members face to get the LPG cylinders. With regards to The current type of fuel used for cooking, (62.5%) of the sample surveyed reported the LPG cylinders are not easy to be obtained. The greedy LPG distributors raise the price of LPG informally. (37.7%) of the sample complained due to the high price of the LPG cylinder. Almost fifth of the sample surveyed complained about the long queues they have to stand in to get an LPG cylinder. (21.4%) of the sample surveyed reported that they suffer due to the high cost of electricity bill. It is worth mentioning that the electricity problems is less than the LPG. (55.6%) of those who have electric water heating reported that they face no problem with the electricity. 4.3.9 Perception towards the project Throughout the various consultation and engagement activities, the work teams experienced and recorded remarkable and overwhelming public acceptance, even eagerness, by the community and the governmental stakeholders towards the proposed project. The indignity and financial hardships experienced by scores of Egyptian families (especially women) in obtaining LPG cylinders (the current household fuel) was revealed through testimonies all over the country. Aside from a limited number of concerns regarding street rehabilitation after construction works and options of installation fee payment; the glaring message from governmental and community consultations was to commence implementation ASAP (with repeated requests to expand coverage beyond what is planned for the project). Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 47 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Community perceptions were investigated in order to gain better understanding for the hosting communities‟ attitudes towards the project. It is very obvious that over 97% of the sample have positive perception about NG. 52.9% of the sample surveyed reported that NG is available all the time while 43.9% shed a light on the agony they face to get the LPG through long queues they have to stand in for hours. "I had to skip my school today to go to the LPG storeroom in order to get one… that was in vain… Should I skip school again tomorrow?" reported a young student in Sohag Governorate. The women had to carry their children to go to the LPG storeroom. Other respondents reported that the LPG does not have a fixed and unified price, pointing out that the storeroom sells LPG cylinders for 8 EGP, while mobile distributers sell them for about 15-25 EGP. During winter in most of the governorates the LPG cylinders might be exchanged for up to 50 EGP. 4.3.10 Willingness to pay The majority of sample surveyed expressed their willingness to be connected to the NG regardless to the amount of money they can afford to pay. Such attitude was attributed to the shortage of LPG cylinder during the data collection process. The methods of payments discussed revealed that only third of the sample surveyed are willing to pay in cash. That proportion increased to 45.9% in Gharbeia governorate. The disparities among the 11 governorates was obvious. However, the survey team discussed with the whole samples all options of payments in order to get more detailed information about the exact willingness and affordability to pay among the sample. The households surveyed reported that the least they can pay on average for the total installation about 800 EGP in cash. Concerning the highest value they can pay on average was about 1500 EGP.. The majority of them reported 1500 EGP due to their information about the actual NG installation cost. With regards to paying in installments, the average of the least advance payment is about 200 EGP, while the highest advance payment reported was 500 EGP. Both male and female headed families were willing to pay less than 500 EGP as advance payment. Such amount of money increased to reach less than 1000 EGP Monthly installment value was investigated among the whole sample. The least average of installment they afford paying monthly is 39.59 EGP. However, the highest value they can pay as an installment per month is about 71.62 EGP. The discussion of paying by installment led us to the patterns of installments proposed by EGAS. (33.6%) of the sample surveyed reported that they can pay 28 EGP for 84 months 4.4 Closing note As outlined at the beginning of this chapter, certain baseline characteristics (especially those resulting from the P&A survey and social profiling of the project areas) are of high Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 48 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 relevance to the proposed natural gas connections project. These should be addressed comprehensively during the specific ESIAs in order to identify possible impacts which may vary in significance from one project area to the next. It should be noted, however, that the baseline characteristics identified are non-exhaustive and that the specific ESIAs must add other project- related characteristics to the baseline, as appropriate. For socioeconomic baseline data primary data collection should be utilized during the site- specific ESIAs. The proposed tool is a structured questionnaire that should be applied with at least 500 individuals within the vicinity of the project areas. Such tool should cover the following indicators: 1- Household characteristics 2- Economic wellbeing and wealth index indicator 3- Type of fuel used for cooking and water heating 4- Perception of the community towards the project 5- The willingness and affordability to pay 6- The project affected persons and vulnerability 7- Compensation mechanism 8- Citizen engagement strategy Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 49 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 5 Environmental and Social Impacts 5.1 Introduction The environmental and social advantages of switching household fuel from LPG cylinders to natural gas pipelines are quite diverse. On the residential level, the proposed project provides improved safety, reduced physical/social/financial hardships, and secure supply. On the national level, it promotes the utilization of Egyptian natural resources and reduces the subsidy and import burden. Even on the global level, the project involves cleaner fuel with reduced carbon footprint. A thorough analysis of environmental and social impacts is important to detail an effective management and monitoring plan which will minimize negative impacts and maximize positives. 5.2 Positive Impacts 5.2.1 During the construction phase Provide direct job opportunities to skilled and semi-skilled laborers - The total number of new long-term job opportunities is estimated at 6,000 jobs - Up to 2,400 semi-skilled workers on a temporary basis - Up to 570 local construction workers for water heater vent installations - Up to 10,000 daily wage workers for street drilling Create indirect opportunities - The training center is needed to train young people form community. - The LPG cylinder traders will benefit from purchasing the unused LPG cylinders - Increased economic activity in project (food products, water and construction materials) - During construction, workers and engineers may need accommodation - National pipes and scaffold factories will be flourished - Drivers and mini-bus owners will benefit from the transportation of the workers. 5.2.2 During the operation phase • Constantly available and reliable fuel for home use • Reduced expenditure on LPG importation and subsidies (1273.8 million EGP savings) • Significantly lower leakage and fire risk compared to LPG • Improved safety due to low pressure (20 mBar) compared to cylinders • Customer service and emergency response by qualified personnel/technicians • Eliminate LPG hardships to the physically challenged, women, and the elderly • Elimination of insects and dirt typically associated with LPG cylinders • Limiting the LPG cylinder “black market” due to lower demand • Limiting possible child labor in LPG cylinder distribution • Hiring of up to 600 fee collectors in the 11 governorates Detailed discussion of the potential positive socioeconomic impacts is presented in the Supplementary Social Impact Assessment Framework (SSIAF). Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 50 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 5.3 Potential Negative Impacts during Construction In addition to international guidelines and best-practice which outline typical negative impacts which may potentially arise from such a gas connections project, monitoring reports from the Greater Cairo gas connections project and the analysis of ESIAF consultant identify the following aspects as key areas of possible concern:  Traffic congestion and loss of access due to excavation and installation works  Air emissions from heavy machinery and generators; dust from excavation activities  Noise levels from heavy machinery and asphalt breaking; as well as other construction/demolition for extending NG piping into households  Risk of damage/breakage of underground utility lines and piping (drinking water, wastewater, electricity cables, telephone lines) during excavations  Possible disruption or displacement of ecological systems (especially in excavation and installation of the 70-bar steel pipelines)  Potential risk to weak structures may arise in areas where building standards are not followed or in areas where high groundwater levels affect integrity of foundations  Structural and aesthetic effects on culturally-valuable sites and antiquities  Management of solid, liquid, and hazardous waste from handling and temporary storage to transportation and final disposal  (‫ )رد الشئ ألصله‬could be translated as “rehabilitation” or “restoration”. It is an Egyptian legal/institutional expression that signifies the responsibility to return an item to its original state. In the context of the proposed project, it is applied to the responsibility of the implementing company (Town Gas or Egypt Gas) detailed in the terms agreed with the local governmental units to provide the necessary resources to re-pave roads and streets to the original state after natural gas excavation and installation works. This issue is of importance as delays in street restoration may lead to varying degrees of damage to vehicles, loss of access and business, traffic congestions with associated delays and emissions, and a potentially significant level of public discontent.  Socioeconomic impacts 1- Impacts on assets (land) and livelihoods of the farmers (crops)  Penetrating into the cultivated land will result in temporary damage to the crops and consequently on the livelihoods of the farmers. That will trigger the World Bank OP. 4.12 which requires developing a Resettlement Action Plan in order to have a unified mechanism to minimize the impacts on the livelihood of the land and crops owners and tenants.178 km of pipes at a width of approximately 50 cm are needed along the inter-city networks (in streets). The potential cultivated lands in the entire 178 km are difficult to determine at this stage as the routes had not yet been defined at the time of the submission of this report.  A total of 25 pressure reduction stations (usually selected to be on government owned land), measuring approximately 40 x 40m 9each, are needed to construct pressure reduction stations. Where it is not possible to use state owned lands, 9 Estimated dimension provided by EGAS Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 51 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 EGAS always purchases the lands. Priority is always given to obtaining land through state owned land. The purchase process of EGAS involves that their technical staff propose three plots of lands that are suitable to construct the Pressure Reduction Stations in. They communicate with the owners in order to receive a preliminary price from the owners. In case the price is acceptable EGAS and GASCO purchase the lands. This process is defined as "willing buyer willing seller approach". It is worth mentioning that GASCO purchase the lands since GASCO is the responsible entity for connecting the NG grid to the PRS. 2- Due to the fact that the installation should be based on certain technical and safety specifications, some of the areas and houses will not be accepted to be connected to the NG. Because the project is widely needed and a demand driven project, that might raise some sensitivities and negative reactions from the community members who will not be served. Particularly after informing people that the NG connection project will cover certain areas. Those who attended the various public consultations expressed their frustration that NG might not yet be connected in their areas. This is not an impact of the project but a fear that could threaten the project implementation. Transparent information sharing and awareness raising can contribute to minimizing this fear. 3- The main concern reported by the majority of respondents from the community is the negative implications resulting from damaging the streets in both paved and unpaved roads. This could be in the form of local communities inconvenience and disturbance. The most important implications are:  Negative effects on the business of neighboring shopkeepers due to digging close to such shops. The digging activities affect having access to the shops.  Congestion and traffic disturbance for both pedestrians, cars as well as the livelihoods of taxi, microbus and Tuk Tuk drivers. In coastal governorates traffic congestion might affect tourism. Thus, clear traffic diversion plan should be settled.  Risks to existing infrastructure, especially the existing pipeline that is not mapped and must be identified through excavation holes. It is crucial to have updated maps of these lines and pipes in order to avoid damaging them. If such maps are not available, excavation holes must be dug before any construction, To deal with the issues above the construction scheduled should be implemented in a timely manner and all the measures stated in the environmental management framework should be adhered to. This includes streets and infrastructure restoration. In the meantime, a detailed time plan should be prepared and disseminated in the project- affected areas to ensure transparent sharing for information. The impact assessment of Greater Cairo project 2013 revealed that the practices of NG companies during construction are overshadowed by their performance and attention paid to the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 52 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 infrastructure and they are doing all the effort to cause the least level of inconvenience 4- There was a fear that negligent workers may cause accidents harmful to themselves or to the community members, particularly children, especially close to the digging sites. Therefore awareness-raising sessions should be provided to workers and community members to promote safety and health while safety supervisors are hired to oversee digging sites. These supervisors can be chosen from among community members by NGOs and will be largely responsible for children and their safety around the construction site. Concerning workers, they should be trained on the occupational health and safety measures and they should be strictly monitored. The measures in the environmental management framework should be followed by the contractors. Accumulation of waste in the construction areas might become a hub for insects and unfavorable smells which will negatively affect the surrounding communities. This is one of the potential unfavorable impacts. Therefore, a detailed plan should be prepared to dispose wastes as indicted in the environmental management framework - Concerning workers, they should be trained on the occupational health and safety measures and they should be strictly monitored. The measures in the environmental management framework should be followed by the contractors. Accumulation of waste in the construction areas might become a hub for insects and unfavorable smells which will negatively affect the surrounding communities. This is one of the potential unfavorable impacts. Therefore, a detailed plan should be prepared to dispose wastes as indicted in the environmental management framework In addition to the above framework for impacts, it is strongly recommended to update the expected impacts once the detailed project design is finalized. Detailed design should include implementation plans, work schedules, exact pipeline routes, PRS locations, and measures required for installation of the lateral pipelines and HH installations. 5.3.1 Reduction of Traffic Flow (disruption of local and regional traffic) Mobilization of heavy machinery, asphalt breaking, excavation, placement of piping, and backfill activities are bound to limit traffic and accessibility during construction. This may entail narrowing major roads by longitudinal and/or lateral excavation or totally blocking narrow or side roads. In addition to reducing the lanes/space available for traffic, impacts may also entail limiting or prohibition of parking along the length of the works. Traffic in almost all Egyptian cities may be adversely affected by such congestions. Coordinating with and obtaining approvals from local government and traffic police is vital to avoid delays and objections to the work program. Access to buildings and shop entrances may be limited or constricted in cases where excavations form obstacles for persons and cargo. Traffic and access limitation effects are temporary, local, and range from low to high severity. Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 53 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 5.3.2 Air Emissions Air emissions (gases and particulates) during construction shall arise from: - Particulate matter and suspended solids from excavation/backfilling operations - Possible dispersion from stockpiles of waste or sand used for filling trenches. - Exhaust from excavation equipment and heavy machinery (excavators, trenchers, loaders, trucks) containing SOx, NOx, CO, VOCs, etc. Law 4/1994 (modified by law 9/2009) stipulates strict standards to preserve the air quality. As outlined in the legal framework section, the proposed measures to control excavation, soil stockpiling, soil haulage and exhaust from vehicles. An indirect potential source of air emissions is traffic congestions resulting from excavation works. Soil stockpiling is usually minimal at the site, and is normally backfilled within the same day. Air emissions impacts are expected to be temporary, local, and of low severity. 5.3.3 Noise Construction activities will likely increase noise levels due to excavation and heavy machinery. Typical construction noise includes noise intensity due to engine operation, and intermittent impacts which may take place during demolition of asphalt, either by a trencher or by a jack hammer. As discussed previously, Law 4/1994-9/2009 has defined standards for noise intensity and exposure periods in the work place, in addition to certain limits for ambient noise levels for different types of urban and rural areas. Noise impacts on construction workers, technicians and engineers in direct vicinity of the excavation works and heavy machinery are considered more significant than those on residents, because they are exposed to high levels of noise for relatively longer periods. Residents are considered secondary receptors of elevated noise levels, as the noise intensity will be relatively attenuated at their locations. Traffic congestions, which could be caused by excavation works, may increase ambient average noise intensity levels. Noise impacts are expected to be temporary, local, and of low to medium severity. 5.3.4 Risk on Infrastructure and underground utilities In many locations across Egypt, underground utilities and infrastructure pipelines (such as water, sewerage and telecommunication) have been installed years ago without accurate documentation and maps for its routes and depths. Therefore, the risk of damage to such utilities during excavations for Natural gas pipeline installation is considerable. The most significant potential environmental impact will arise in case a sewerage pipe is broken and wastewater potentially accumulating in the trench. There is also the possibility of overflowing to the streets causing significant nuisance to the surrounding environment. Breaking a water supply pipe may result in cutting the supply to a number of residential units, Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 54 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 which may lead residents to use other sources of water which may be either expensive or unsafe. The effects of cutting telecommunication and electricity cables are mainly socioeconomic. Once underground utilities are mapped or uncovered, horizontal and vertical clearances between natural gas lines and electricity lines must be respected for safety considerations. Impacts on underground utilities are expected to be temporary, local, but of medium severity. 5.3.5 Possible effects on structures Excavation for natural gas pipelines is usually shallow and does not exceed 1.0 meter depth. If groundwater was not encountered during excavation of normal trenches there will be no effects. In case if groundwater is encountered and dewatering is applied, there might be effects if the dewatering was sustained for a long duration. Dewatering in silty and sandy soils can move fine soil particles and wash it away through the surface pump, which creates voids and spaces in the soil surrounding the excavation and the nearby buildings. Weak and old structures are quite sensitive to differential settlements, which may be caused by dewatering. Another possible impact on structurally-vulnerable buildings is weakening the structural system during drilling holes in the walls for riser connections on the side of the building or for internal connections to the household. Usually, wall drilling in load bearing masonry walls does not have an effect on the structural system. The hole for the pipe usually is small compared to the wall section. Moreover, beams can easily be avoided by carefully selecting the distance of the drilling from the ceiling. For skeleton type buildings, although drilling in columns or beams could have a significant effect on the structure, this risk is well understood among connection workers and could be avoided. Structural impacts on vulnerable buildings may be permanent and highly severe. 5.3.6 Effect on Culturally Valuable Sites Egypt contains some of the world‟s oldest and most valuable antiquities and monuments. Effects on culturally valuable sites (antiquities, monuments, architectural heritage) may involve: 1. Structural damage to a monument due to dewatering during excavation. 2. impacts on monument's foundations due to excavation works. 3. Damage to the monument body by vibration of machinery. 4. Reducing the aesthetic appeal of the site or building. 5. Improper management of discovered antiquities during excavation (chance finds). Dewatering may lead to differential settlement of the soil surrounding the monument foundations. Shallow foundations may be affected by excavation works. This may cause differential settlement and may cause cracks and stability risks to the monument body. Vibrations caused by machinery such as a trencher and jack hammer may cause cracks and surface damage to the stones of the monument, and risks to its stability. Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 55 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 According to the CULTNAT classification, a site may be classified as architecturally-valuable for its artistic design, its elevation view, artistic balcony, windows, domes or other components. Fixing gas risers and connections next to such components may reduce their artistic value. Chance finds during excavation are highly unlikely within the cities as the streets have been previously excavated for installing underground utilities. However, it may occur during the excavations for the S HP mains which may traverse uninhabited areas. The likelihood of chance finds may be higher in the Upper Egypt governorates where numerous finds have been reported. The Antiquities Law provides clear guidelines for action in the case of chance finds. It also states that a representative of the antiquities department must be present during excavations in areas adjacent to antiquities sites. Please see Annex 2 that outlines procedures in case of chance finds. Impacts on culturally valuable sites and buildings may be permanent and highly severe. 5.3.7 Effect on ecological systems Excavations and pipe laying will take place for both the HP steel lines and the PE distribution lines. The distribution lines will mostly be aligned along routes previously excavated or paved. However, HP steel lines may be aligned under ecological systems requiring reinstatement and/or offsetting during excavation No official protected areas will be encountered in the alignment of any of the lines, HP or PE. Impacts on ecological systems are expected to be temporary and low in severity. 5.3.8 Solid and Liquid Waste Disposal Wastes that are generated during the construction phase include: - Excavated soil and excess sand; - Concrete and bricks waste; - Broken asphalt; - Containers of chemicals and lubricant oils used for construction machinery; - Possibly damaged asbestos water pipes during excavation; and - Dewatered product from trenches. Excavated soil and concrete/bricks waste are inert materials. Improper disposal of such wastes will only have aesthetic effects on the disposal site. The legal standards of Law 4/1994-9/2009 for the Environment and Law 38/1967 stipulate that these wastes should be disposed of in licensed sites by the local authority, which minimizes any aesthetic effects of such waste. The asphalt waste may contain hazardous components, such as tar, lubricating oils, some heavy metals, etc. However, its solid nature minimizes the transport risk of such components to the environment. Disposal of asphalt waste to a construction waste disposal site is common practice in Egypt, and is not normally associated with significant environmental risks because of the dry weather nature of the country. Empty containers of chemicals and lubricating oils, are considered hazardous waste. They should be disposed of in an approved hazardous waste handling facility. This is not a direct result of construction activities, but rather relates to maintenance of equipment. By preventing Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 56 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 fueling/lubricating activities on construction sites no empty containers will need disposal. Asbestos waste is also hazardous waste. If an asbestos pipe is broken during the excavation process, wasted parts of the pipe must be sprayed with water, to prevent emissions of asbestos- containing dust, and transported to an approved hazardous waste landfill, or a well contained cell in the construction waste disposal site. Asbestos waste may pose significant health risks to workers, pedestrians and residents of neighboring areas. Therefore, efficient management of such waste, if generated, will be very important. The probability of generating asbestos waste is relatively low as the damage is usually fixed through hole-repair rather than pipe replacement. Improper drainage of dewatering water may result in forming stagnant water ponds around the construction site, which can develop, if not drained, infiltrated or evaporated, to form nuisance and an environment for breeding of insects. Normally dewatered product is relatively clean water, which should be drained to the sewer system. When dewatering is performed from a contaminated trench or near a source of pollution seepage to groundwater, contaminated water is collected for certified treatment/disposal. Discharging contaminated water with significant amounts of chemicals and hydrocarbons is not legally acceptable neither to sewers nor to fresh watercourses according to Laws 93/1962 and 48/1982, respectively. Overall, waste management impacts are temporary but may range from low to high severity 5.3.9 (‫ )رد الشئ ألصله‬Restoration As explained above, the literal translation of “‫ ”رد الشئ ألصله‬is “restoration to original state”. The implementing entity (Egypt Gas and Town Gas) is legally responsible for restoring the streets to their original state after completion of excavation and installation works. The current arrangement is that the implementing entity performs the backfilling of the excavated trenches and agrees a restoration fee with the local government unit (district) to cover the balance of the restoration and pavement cost. The local unit uses the fee to include the restoration and re-pavement of the streets in its “pavements plan”. In many cases, the pavement plan is several months away and the streets remain unpaved, causing nuisances and potential damage to vehicles. Another source of delay is that the local unit sometimes do not possess the equipment and materials required for re-pavement. In that case, the local unit commissions the regional “Roads and Bridges directorate” to perform the restoration. This may lead to further delays in re-pavement and prolongs impacts on the public and vehicles. Although the restoration impact may be temporary, localized, and of low severity, it is perceived by the public as major inconvenience. 5.3.10 Potential Impacts of PRS Construction The negative impacts or risks associated with PRSs construction are related to handling of construction waste, noise and air pollution from construction machinery which have all been discussed earlier. Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 57 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 5.4 Potential Negative Impacts during Operation 5.4.1 User health and safety In addition to a full array of safety and emergency precautions taken by EGAS and the implementing entities, user safety is prioritized by stating emergency precautions on the household gas meter and by setting up emergency response centers. Impacts on user health and safety may occur through improper handling of piping and valves by the user. This may be due to a lack of awareness, illiteracy, or failures in piping or sealants. User safety impacts could be permanent and highly severe. 5.4.2 Improper handling of the Odorant The odorant containing Tertiobutylmercaptin (80%) and Methylehylsulphide (20%) is classified as a hazardous substance. The MSDS of the odorant identifies the following hazardous properties: Highly flammable, flammable and toxic products upon thermal decomposition, irritant, and toxic to aquatic flora and fauna. It will also be required to keep a register for management practices followed in PRSs. Improper handling of the odorant includes: - Storage in unsafe conditions, in terms of occupational health and safety. - Leakage to the environment as:  Discharge of remaining odorants in containers, after use, in land or sewers;  Disposal of used containers with domestic waste, or by open disposal; and  Recycling of used containers for other materials. Impacts of improper odorant handling may be permanent and highly severe. 5.4.3 Noise of PRS The pressure reducers normally cause noise generated from the reducers' pipes. The generated noise is constant (not intermittent). Assuming ambient noise levels are complying with Law 4/1994-9/2009 standards for low noise residential areas, a 20-meter buffer distance kept between the reducers and the PRS fences should lead to minimal impact outside the PRS borders. Impacts of PRS noise may be permanent and severe. 5.4.4 Safety Aspects of PRS Operation The safety risks associated with PRSs‟ operation (leakage, fire hazard, explosion, suffocation) should be assessed for the workers and the public at large, using Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) modeling and comparing the results with international risk management guidelines as a reference (As performed for Greater Cairo connections project). The conclusion of the Greater Cairo QRAs for the PRS is that the risk is within the acceptable limits, if safety precautions have been considered and strictly followed in the design, operation and maintenance of such facilities. Impacts of PRS safety may be permanent and may vary from low to highly severe. Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 58 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 5.4.5 Integrity of the pipelines Low-probability events may impact the integrity and safety of the NG network and components during the years of the operation phase. - Geological and geotechnical events: earthquakes may result in geotechnical instabilities that lead to network breakage or leakage in multiple locations simultaneously. The geological and geotechnical history of the area may also lead to possible events. Some of the project areas were previously swamp areas which have been dried up and backfilled. Such areas are prone to settlements and instabilities due to dewatering - Sabotage: pipelines and other components may be targeted for sabotage. Despite the low probability of both scenarios, impacts may be permanent and highly severe. 5.4.6 Potential negative Socioeconomic impacts during operation The analysis of social impacts of any project lies at the core of assessing the relevance of the project based on its benefits versus its drawbacks to communities including the hosting community. In case the potential project's estimated positive impacts on the community overweight the negative impacts, then the project is likely to be beneficial in terms of social outcome. The discussion of positive impacts is presented in details within the Supplementary Social Impact Assessment. As a summary of discussion: 1- Under certain technical and safety conditions it is not possible to avoid visually impacting the entrance of the apartment and dwellings with installed pipes. 2- For those who will pay in installments, this may be an added financial burden on the poor families or those who do not have secured source of income 3- Minor impact on LPG cylinders distributors. (Governmental sector- private sector who have license to distribute LPG cylinders- non official distributors). There could be a negative economic impact on the LPG cylinders distributors. . However, this is unlikely to happen because of their high mobility which allow them to go to other areas which are not connected to NG within the neighborhood. Even within the areas that will be connected, demand on LPG will be reduced but will not vanish fully because houses which are not technically compatible, houses with baladi ovens, shops…etc. will still maintain the need for LPG. The survey showed that 6 LPG cylinder distributors are taking loans from SFD for their small business in Qena Governorate. During the implementation of Greater Cairo project, EGAs used to address SFD to obtain records in order to ensure that beneficiaries of loans for the same purpose are repaying back the loans and are not interrupted. This has been done as a measure from EGAS side to ensure that no negative impacts are affecting this group. EGAS is intending to follow the same measure. 4- Safety hazard resulting from the possibility of Leakage. Although of limited probability, such impact should be mitigated through preparing awareness raising campaigns and clear information dissemination system Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 59 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 5.4.7 Proposed criteria for assessment impacts during site-specific ESIAs Each impact is quantified and evaluated according to size, intensity, frequency and exposure time using the point system outlined below. Negative value of severity indicates negative impacts and positive values positive impacts. Impacts have also been assessed if they are of short-term or long-term duration, and whether they are reversible or irreversible, in the latter case resulting in a permanent change to baseline environmental conditions. Severity (S) Frequency (F) -1 Minimal 1. Once every year -2 Low 2. Once every 6 months -3 Moderate 3. Once per month -4 High 4. Once per day -5 Very High 5. Continuous Environmental aspects and impacts are identified using Severity and Frequency (SF) where SF= Severity(S) x Frequency (F). Impacts for which -1 > SF > -10 and 1< SF < 10 are considered insignificant. When SF < -10 factors such as reversibility of the impact should be considered, and possible mitigation measures will be described as needed in the site-specific ESIAs. Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 60 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 6 Analysis of Alternatives 6.1 No Project Alterative The Natural Gas Connections Project to 1.1 Million Households in 11 governorates is part of the plan developed by the Ministry of Petroleum to connect 2.5 Million households over the next 3-6 years. This plan is expected to yield many economic and social benefits in terms of providing a more stable, energy source, achieve savings in LPG consumption and enhance safety in utilizing energy. The No-Project alternative is not favored as it simply deprives the Egyptian Public and Government of the social, economic, and environmental advantages detailed in positive impacts during operation sections of this report. • Constantly available and reliable fuel for home use • Reduced expenditure on LPG importation and subsidies • Significantly lower leakage and fire risk compared to LPG • Improved safety due to low pressure (20 mBar) compared to cylinders • Customer service and emergency response by qualified personnel/technicians • Eliminate LPG hardships to the physically challenged, women, and the elderly • Elimination of insects and dirt typically associated with LPG cylinders • Limiting the LPG cylinder “black market” due to lower demand • Limiting possible child labor in LPG cylinder distribution 6.2 Energy Alternatives Three alternative energy sources could be considered as alternatives for supplying stable reliable and low cost energy to 1.1 Million Households: (a) expand LPG usage, or (b) convert to electricity, or (c) use renewable energy sources: - LPG: The majority of LPG in Egypt is imported and subsidized by the Government to ensure that it is affordable by the lower income groups. Introduction of piped natural gas to replace LPG will help to remove those subsidies and reduce imports. The proposed project is also expected to produce very positive improvements in the safety of gas utilization. In the natural gas industry in Egypt, appliance standards, fittings and conversions are strictly controlled and only trained and qualified personnel carry out installations and respond to emergencies. In the case of LPG, this does not apply so the conversion of existing LPG appliances helps to eliminate existing unsafe installations and unsafe use of LPG. - Electricity: The second possible alternative is to convert all homes to use electricity for all energy supply applications. Whilst electricity is more efficient at the point of use, there are considerable inefficiencies in power generation from fossil fuels with about 50% efficiency if combined cycle plants are available. Additional power stations would be needed to cope with the additional demand created by utilization of electricity in homes, which most probably would operate also by natural gas. Power losses in transmission and distribution are also significantly higher than their natural gas equivalents which would add to the overall inefficiency. - Renewables: it is immensely important to expand the utilization of renewables in Egypt. Renewables are needed to diversify the energy basket, reduce pollution and GHG Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 61 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 emissions, and to serve remote/off-grid locations. However, the renewables market does not present feasible, practical, and affordable alternatives to connecting 1.1 Million households at this point in time. Biogas requires large amounts of agricultural and domestic waste, while solar panels and heaters remain in pilot phase. Numerous ongoing efforts aim to promote such renewable energy sources. However, they seem to be facing techncoeconomic and institutional barriers to mainstreaming at this stage. Energy alternatives do not provide favorable options to the proposed NG networking 6.3 Piping material Alternatives With regards to the materials the piping inside the households, international standards state that either copper or steel may be used. Several considerations support the use of steel piping in Egypt. These include strength, cost, and some aspects of public attitudes (copper is known in Egypt as an attractive target for theft due to its high value). Aside from the aspect of minimizing corrosion (and therefore risk of leakage), selection of one of the piping materials over the other does not seem to offer contrasts in the environmental and social impacts (except a marginally lower pressure loss with copper piping). Therefore, as long as precautions and safety margins are respected steel seems to be the more practical and safer choice. 6.4 Sequence of work progress (in various areas) Alternatives As mentioned previously, two companies will be undertaking the household gas connection activities in the 11 governorates under the concessions of two distribution companies; Town Gas in the Giza, Ismailia, Alexandria, and Marsa Matrouh governorates, and Egypt Gas in Qalubia, Menufia, Daqahlia, Qena, Sohag, Gharbia, and Aswan governorates. Progressing with constructing the transmission (HP) and distribution networks in the various project areas could be practiced through two alternatives:  Alternative 1: Complete the construction of the networks in more than one area simultaneously.  Alternative 2: Complete networks in sequence area by area. Advantages of Alternative 1 over Alternative 2 are:  Shorter implementation schedule  Utilization of economies of scale in lower cost for the additional equipment and components procured to cover multiple areas simultaneously Advantages of Alternative 2 over Alternative 1 are:  Less resources and capital investments required  Less management and coordination resources required Overall, the key contrast between the two alternatives is related to CAPEX and OPEX of the available assets and human resources. If sufficiently distant from each other, it may be favorable to expand the work progress over many areas ( within the available resources) while paying special attention to coordination of sequential work outputs of the parallel teams. The main advantage of working in parallel would be to minimize project implementation time. Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 62 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 The environmental benefits and negative impacts of the two alternatives are similar if the areas being implemented are distant from each other (in different governorates or areas with large distances between them. However, working in parallel in areas which are close to each other (such as districts) may lead to heavier environmental and social impacts (such as traffic congestions, as well as air and noise emissions). 6.5 Sequence of work progress (within area) Alternatives Construction of the gas network inside the city comprises two main components, the first is the distribution network in the longitudinal roads direction, and the second is the lateral connection network to the residential units perpendicular to the road direction. Progressing from constructing the distribution network to constructing the connection network, this could be practiced through two alternatives:  Alternative 1: Complete the construction of the distribution network and then start the connection network at a later stage.  Alternative 2: Complete both networks simultaneously in one stage. Advantages of Alternative 1 over Alternative 2 are:  Technical problems during line testing could be avoided, as detecting leaks in the main pipe will be much easier if no connections are placed;  Lower risks for re-excavating parts of the line including leaks; and  Shorter traffic disturbance time for the first excavation stage because no lateral intersection with the traffic flow. Advantages of Alternative 2 over Alternative 1 are:  Amount of excavation/filling works are slightly less, because intersections between mains and connection trenches are excavated only once;  Makes mobilization of equipment and areas of storage occupied only once; and  Traffic disturbance occurs only once. The environmental benefits and negative impacts of the two alternatives are close. The amount of excavations in the two alternatives are approximately equal, however, the second alternative has a clear advantage of causing disturbance only once for the same street, in addition to less air emissions and traffic disturbance caused during equipment mobilizations. Therefore, if all other technical or financial factors are equal then the second alternative may be slightly more advantageous from an environmental perspective. However, because phasing of connection works will depend mainly on developing contracts with new customers, no objections are foreseen in going along with Alternative 1. 6.6 Routing Alternatives Siting and routing alternatives are guided by technical, environmental, and social considerations. The foremost factor of selection is the safety of the installations and minimal explosion, leakage, or fire risks. International (British) standards are referred to upon project detailing. Feasibility studies and detailed Property & Appliance surveys assess and recommend connections to areas with adequate environmental conditions (conditions of buildings, and complete utilities networks) as well as to lower income/high population density areas. Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 63 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 6.7 Installation costs The average natural gas connection installation cost is about 2,500 EGP10 and consumers contribute a part of 1500 LE. This payment can be made either upfront or in installments over a period of time. Typically, the households opt for flexible monthly payment plans facilitated by the LDCs and local banks. Limited number of NGOs also provided financial assistance for installing gas connections for households in very low income neighborhoods. The government of Egypt does not provide additional subsidy to the poorer groups, However, they provide facilitation payments strategies through offering the following types of installments: 1- 138 EGP/Month for 12 months 2- 74 EGP/Month for 24 months 3- 52 EGP/Month for 36 months 4- 42 EGP/Month for 48 months 5- 35 EGP/Month for 60 months 6- 31 EGP/Month for 72 months 7- 28 EGP/Month for 84 months 6.8 Closing note Site-specific ESIAs to carried out on the 11 governorates should consider and analyze additional (site-specific) alternatives, as needed. 10 Converting Households from LPG to Natural Gas- Social Impact Assessment Study- 2013 Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 64 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 7 Environmental and Social Management & Monitoring Framework 7.1 Objectives of the ESM&MF The objective of this Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Framework, is to outline a mechanism for minimizing or eliminating potential negative impacts and for monitoring the application and performance of mitigation measures. The ESMMF identifies roles and responsibilities for different stakeholders for implementation and monitoring of mitigations. This section also presents an assessment of the institutional capacity for implementing the ESMMF. As explained previously, the proposed project is to be implemented in 11 governorates. Naturally, institutional and technical capacities, as well as physical and social environments, may vary between the governorates. Identical mitigation measures for all governorates may not provide the flexibility required for dealing effectively with some of the negative impacts which require taking the local context into account. Wherever applicable, the ESMMF is designed to accommodate alternative context-specific mitigations and monitoring measures. This study outlines a FRAMEWORK for environmental and social impact assessment and management (mitigation and monitoring). The measures described herein with are indicative and should be considered non-exhaustive pending final detailing of the project to take the local context into account when designing mitigations and monitoring. As mentioned previously, EGAS has successfully completed a similar World-Bank-Funded project for household connections in the Greater Cairo area. The main features of the environmental management and monitoring matrices, reporting schemes, and institutional setups in this study reflect those developed through regular monitoring and progress reports for the Environmental & Social Impact Assessment and Management & Monitoring Plans of Greater Cairo connections project which started in 2006/2007. For the current study, the specific environmental and social impacts arising from the wide geographical, socioeconomic, physical, and developmental variations between the areas of the proposed project (11 governorates) will be addressed in the detailed site-specific ESIAs which will be prepared once final project detailing is complete upon WB loan approval. At the available level of project details, the impact significance (summarized in the table below), is based on two main criteria: 1- Duration: of the possible outcome (in case it does take place) of the impact. a. Temporary, Permanent 2- Severity: Difficulty of repair or remedy of the outcome (in case it does take place). a. Low, Medium, High Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 65 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Table ‎ 7-1: Summary of impacts significance Potential Impact Significance (Duration, Difficulty to mitigate) Underground Vulnerable Cultural Waste Ecological Socioeconomic Health Activity Traffic Air quality Noise utilities structures sites disposal systems aspects and safety Construction Phase Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Mobilization N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A low low low low medium Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Permanent, Permanent, Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Excavation high medium high high high high high low medium low PE Pipe Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A laying low low low low low HP piping Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, N/A N/A N/A N/A installation low low low low low low PRS Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, N/A N/A N/A N/A construction medium medium high medium medium low Leakage Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A testing low low low low low Street Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, N/A N/A N/A N/A Temporary, low restoration high low high medium low Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Connections N/A N/A N/A Temporary, low medium low high medium medium low Temporary, Conversions N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A medium Operation Phase PRS Permanent, Permanent, Permanent, N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Permanent, low operation low medium high Network Permanent, N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A operation low Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Permanent, Permanent, Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Temporary, Repairs medium medium medium high high high high low medium low Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 66 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 7.2 Management and Monitoring activities During Construction Phase 7.2.1 Management of Traffic The mitigation measures proposed to maintain the existing level of service and to minimize disruptions to vehicular movements: 1. Construction During Off-peak Periods: Times of construction are identified by the local Traffic Department in a conditional excavation permit issued to the implementing company, based on the Traffic Department operational experience in the area, 2. Signage and Markings: Construction works require proper information disseminated to motorists. This can be done by provision of informational and directional signs posted prior to the construction. Pedestrian crossings can be also provided at proper locations. 3. Traffic Detour: To maintain traffic in critical streets at a reasonable level of service, the Traffic Department may implement traffic detouring 4. Re-structuring the Road Right-of-Way: The arterial road network generally exhibits a wide right-of-way. Normally, it would be possible to re-structure the road‟s cross section to accommodate the construction works and maintain traffic movements along the road. All above mitigation measures will be implemented by, or in coordination with, Traffic Departments. Monitoring will be carried out by the local Traffic Department to make sure that flow reduction is within acceptable levels. Coordination should be established between the Traffic Department and the HSE Departments to ensure following the identified mitigation measures. Town Gas and Egypt Gas HSE should record any comments by the Traffic Department regarding violation of excavation permits by the contractor. 7.2.2 Management of Air Emissions The following mitigation measures are considered minimum standards: 1. Excavated soil stockpiles and stored sand should be located in sheltered areas. Stored fine sand should be covered with appropriate covering material11, such as polyethylene or textile sheets to avoid soil dispersion. 2. Transportation of excavation/construction waste should be through licensed and sufficiently equipped vehicles with a suitable special box or provided with a cover to prevent loose particles of waste and debris from escaping into the air or dropping on the road. 3. Disposal of excavation/construction waste should be in locations licensed by the local authority. 4. Air emissions of excavation machinery and diesel-powered electrical units should be within allowable legal limits. Because dust emissions from construction works are a non-point source pollution, it will not be possible to monitor direct emission levels. On the other hand, monitoring ambient total 11 Monitoring reports from the Greater Cairo project indicate that this may be significant source of air emission. Sufficient sheets should accompany work groups during the construction phase. Cost of sheets should be included in ESMP budget Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 67 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 suspended particles or PM10 could be misleading because of the interference of other pollution sources. Therefore monitoring activities shall focus on making sure that point sources from the exhaust of excavation machinery are within the standards stipulated by the Law, and that mitigation measures are well documented. 7.2.3 Management of Noise Mitigation measures for avoiding unacceptable, and illegal, noise levels include: 1. Prevent exposure of construction workers to different noise levels and noise impacts according to the Egyptian legal standards. This could be achieved through adjusting working hours, breaks, and exposure duration to be within permissible limits. 2. Provide construction workers with ear muffs. 3. Minimize construction through nighttime whenever possible. Implementing this measure should be balanced with avoiding peak hours of heavy traffic. If construction works are to take place on important traffic roads, avoiding traffic disturbance in day time may outweigh reducing noise levels in afternoon or night times and vice versa. Monitoring of noise levels during construction shall include: 1. Measurements of noise intensity at the locations of construction, where workers are exposed to the noise. 2. At locations where mechanical hammers are used, measurements of noise intensity of impacts, and the corresponding number of impacts at the construction location. 3. Recording of the reaction and complaints of the neighboring areas regarding the noise levels. It is worth noting that monitoring ambient noise levels at locations of residential areas may be misleading because of the interference of other factors. Mitigation of noise impacts during construction of the PRSs should follow the same measures outlined in this section. 7.2.4 Management of Excavation Activities Posing Risk on Utilities Town Gas and Egypt Gas follow established procedures to deal with emergency situations related to breaking underground utility and infrastructure lines. The company supervisor calls the Police Department and emergency department in the relevant utilities company for immediate repair of the damage, which the contractor is invoiced for. The mitigation measures below focus on preventive measures and documentation: Mitigation measures for avoiding breaking underground utilities and infrastructure pipes: 1. Collecting most accurate maps for underground utilities and infrastructure routes from Information Centers in the various Governorates and asking them for site markings, whenever available, and making such data available to the contractor prior to commencing the works. 2. Excavating manual trial pits in each street to allocate the pipes before using mechanical excavation. 3. In case an underground utilities and infrastructure pipe has been damaged, standard procedures should be followed, as described before, in addition to preparing a Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 68 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 documentation report for the accident. The documentation report should include: a. Time and place of accident; b. Name of contractor; c. Type of underground utilities and infrastructure line; d. Description of accident circumstances and causes; e. Actions taken and responses of different parties, such as infrastructure company; f. Duration of fixing the damage; and g. Damage caused (description shall be according to observation, expertise judgment, reports of infrastructure company). 4. Analysis and statistics should be undertaken periodically for the accidents that have taken place, with recommendations to reduce such risks in consequent excavation activities. Monitoring activities for such risks, are basically documenting, analyzing reasons that led to the accident and updating procedures to avoid future accidents. Monitoring environmental consequences of such accidents, such as depth of effected soils, volumes of effected groundwater, and other social effects are believed to be unnecessary actions by the implementing company, though it might be recommended for the authority owning the infrastructure line (Water and Sewage Authority or Telecommunication Authority) for their research activities. 7.2.5 Management of Activities Posing Risk on Structures Stability 1. Screening of the project areas to identify areas/sectors including buildings with potential structural problems. Areas with potential problems should be excluded from the project to avoid any structural problems on existing buildings. This screening process should be done by a technical committee formed from the Design, Projects and Operations Departments of Town Gas or Egypt Gas. 2. In areas of high groundwater level a tight excavation/dewatering schedule should be implemented through preplanning and supervision of implementation to avoid lengthy dewatering activities. 3. Minimize excavation intensity and vibrations from heavy equipment in the vicinity of vulnerable structures. Monitoring activities will be mainly performed through supervision of the work of Town/Egypt Gas, and reviewing site reports by the HSE supervisor. 7.2.6 Management of Culturally Valuable Sites Law 117/1983 for the Protection of antiquities has set certain standards that should be followed during excavation works near a registered antiquity site. Proposed mitigation measures include: 1. Identifying a comprehensive list of all registered antiquities falling within the domain of the project and possibly at risk from construction activities. 2. Provide supervision by the Supreme Council of Antiquities on implementation of construction works at identified locations. 3. If dewatering activities are to take place, the process should be undertaken under the supervision of foundation engineers who shall perform necessary soil investigations. 4. Reduce vibration, in identified locations of antiquities: a. using manual tools whenever possible; b. phasing work to eliminate vibrations from several machinery; and c. Establish cutoff barrier through a vertical trench to absorb vibrations. 5. Fixing gas risers on the back of architecturally valuable structures. 6. Chance find process, in case an antiquity is found during excavation, includes stopping Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 69 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 excavation works, and contacting the Supreme Council of Antiquities to handle the site. Monitoring activities will be site specific according to the requirements and conditional permits granted by the Supreme Council for Antiquities. 1. Monitor vibration levels at the monument location during excavation. 2. Undertake geophysical survey for some locations prior to construction, according to the instructions of the Supreme Council of Antiquities. The Town/Egypt Gas HSE site supervisor will be responsible for documenting the monitoring activities in monthly reports delivered to EGAS. These mitigation measures, if required, shall be implemented by the Council, while the costs will be covered by Town/Egypt Gas 7.2.7 Management of Waste Disposal Solid Waste 1. Allocating certain areas, in each Sector, for stockpiling waste soil and construction waste, in coordination with the local authority. 2. No soil stockpiling is allowed on banks of waterways. 3. Normally asphalt waste could be disposed of with construction waste according to the previously mentioned procedures. 4. Solid waste from unlikely scenarios such as worker camps should be addressed in site- specific ESIAs, as appropriate Liquid and hazardous waste 1. As an important pollution prevention measure, fueling, lubricating or adding chemicals for excavation should not take place at the construction site. Accordingly, no empty chemicals/oils containers will be generated by direct project activities. 2. Further to the above measure, in case waste containers of hazardous materials are generated in the construction site due to unusual circumstances, the contractor should collect these containers and transfer it to the hazardous waste landfill in Nasserya or UNICO in Alexandria12. This measure should be specified in the construction contract and supervised by Town/Egypt Gas site supervisor. 3. In case of damaging of asbestos pipes during excavation, the Water Authority, which will carry out the repairs, will be responsible for handling the waste asbestos according to their procedures. 4. Preplanning drainage of dewatering water and taking necessary permits from the sewage authority, or irrigation authority. No land disposal should be accepted for the water 5. If dewatering is taking place from a contaminated trench, or contains hydrocarbons that could be observed or smelled, contaminated water should be collected in barrels and transported to a wastewater treatment facility. Alternatively such waste could be transferred to the hazardous waste facility in Nasserya/Alexandria. 6. Asphalt waste may contain hazardous components, such as tar, lubricating oils, heavy metals, etc. However, its solid nature minimizes the transport risk of such components 12The Nasserya hazardous waste facility is currently being operated under supervision of Alexandria Governorate while UNICO (also in Alexandria) is approved by EEAA to treat and dispose of petroleum wastes. Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 70 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 to the environment. Disposal of asphalt waste to a construction waste disposal site is common practice in Egypt, which is normally not associated with significant environmental risks because of the dry weather nature of the country. Monitoring activities shall depend mainly upon observation of waste stockpiles of soil and construction waste to ensure the frequency of removal from site, and whether they contain hazardous components. For contaminated water produced during the dewatering process. 7.2.8 (‫ )رد الشئ ألصله‬Management of Street Restoration after asphalt breaking As mentioned in the impacts section of the study, restoration and re-pavement of streets post- construction and excavation is one of the impacts which are highly perceived by the public. The implementing entity agrees a restoration fee with the local administration unit in charge of the area. The fee is used by the local unit to include the restoration in their re-pavement plans. In some cases, the restoration and re-pavement job is delegated by the local unit to the Roads and bridges directorate who, in turn, schedule the re-pavements in their own plans. Alternatives to minimize the impact include:  Notifying the public of the details and schedule of the local units re-pavement plans  Requesting the Roads and Bridges directorate to create a contractor register for the implementing company to select from directly without going through the administrative cycle of the local unit (‫)الحى‬  Maintaining the current arrangement with local units reputed for efficient and rapid actions (as applicable); especially in areas where the public strongly monitors and pressures local units (as is the case in the city of Qena) 7.2.9 Management of grievances (Environmental and Social Grievance Redress Mechanisms) Establishing a grievance redress mechanism (GRM) is one of the most fundamental procedures that warrantee smooth and amicable implementation for the project activities. The importance of having a local based GRM is to ensure that complaints are passing through appropriately announced channels and are handled properly and timely. A functioning GRM is considered to be a good feedback mechanism from the customer and one tool of the citizen engagement. In order to propose practical procedures for the GRM, the Consultant started with analyzing the current grievance mechanism adopted by NG companies. The analysis of current procedures is summarized as follows: 7-2: Current grievance mechanism adopted in the NG companies Table ‎ Activities Egypt Gas Town Gas EGAS During the construction phase Tiers of First tier is applied on the level of Town Gas and Second tier on the level grievances Egypt Gas of EGAS Communication They receive the complaints through the following 1- Mails channels channels: 2- Visit EGAS 1- Hotline 129 2- Website and E- mail 3- Postal Mail 4- On site complaints Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 71 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Activities Egypt Gas Town Gas EGAS Roles They receive the complaints as follows: In case of not solving 1- In the construction site where the the problem on the responsible person in the site tries to solve the first level of grievance problem immediately the complainant raise 2- In case of not solving the problem, the his complaint to complainant goes to the project manager who EGAS takes practical procedures to solve the problem They contact the client In case of not solving the problem the for more details about complainant targets to the third level which is the his complaint Central Department They transfer the complaint to the implementing company in order to solve the problem. They follow up the complaint until satisfactory solution is attained Monitoring The Internal Monitoring Specialist (IMS) follow They monitor the up the implementation of corrective procedures performance of Egypt Gas and Town Gas After solving the problem, the IMS finalizes the complaint and inform the complainant about the solutions adopted in order to measure his/her satisfaction with the solutions Documentation The person in charge of complaints receives and No records or analyzes the complaints. S/he proposes some documentation for all solutions and gets in contact with the grievances implementing department in order to propose solutions for the complaints. The IMS document a summary of the complaint in a complaint log (CL) An analysis is conducted to identify the main triggers for complaints by the end of each year. Some recommendations are developed in order to enhance the performance of the companies The complaints are documented and kept in the company for three years Reporting Quarterly report is developed to EGAS Quarterly progress report is developed to Funding Agency Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 72 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Activities Egypt Gas Town Gas EGAS During the operation phase The above mentioned procedures are adopted with the addition of the „Customer Service Office‟ in Egypt Gas and Town Gas. Its roles are as follows: 1- Receive any complaints related to the NG installation during the operation phase. 2- Provide information about the entity responsible for problem solution The above mentioned mechanism managed to limit the number of complaints that required judicial intervention, raising only a limited number of cases to courts, which testifies to the functionality of the proposed mechanism. On the other hand, this mechanism lagged behind when it came to information dissemination to members of the community and providing feedback to the complainants. Since the resettlement work will be carried out with the full participation of the PAP, it is expected that no major grievance issue will arise. However, to ensure that the PAP have avenues for redressing their grievance related to any aspect of land acquisition and resettlement, detailed procedures of redress of grievances have been established in this RPF. The objective is to respond to the complaints of the PAP speedily and in a transparent manner, without resorting to complicated formal channels to the extent possible. The ESIAF has prepared detailed grievance mechanism that will be shared with the community beneficiaries. Leaflets, posters and brochures will be prepared and distributed to the beneficiaries, NGOs, local governmental units, mosques and churches. Thus, sufficient and appropriate information about the GRM will be shared with the communities prior to the construction phase. Following are the various stages of grievances First stage of grievances In order to ensure high level of responsiveness to the local communities, it is essential to ensure that a local grievance mechanism is functioning and that communities are aware of it. Egypt GAS and Town Gas will assign a Social Development Officer (SDO)(can be more than one) who will be working closely with the assigned SDO of EGAS. It is the SDO responsibility to ensure that the GRM system is widely known and well explained on the local level.. Moreover, s/he will follow up on the complaint until a solution is reached. The turnaround time for the response/resolution should be 10 days and the complainant should know that he/she should receive response by then The grievances should be presented to the following: - The Foreman working on the ground, - The project manager, - The central department It is worth noting that most of the previous experience of EGAS is suggesting that complaints are usually handled efficiently and resolved on the local level. In case the problem is not solved, the complainant may reach out to the second level of grievance. Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 73 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Second stage of grievances: If the aggrieved person is not satisfied with the decision of the SDOs of Town Gas or Egypt Gas at Stage 1, He can present the case to EGAS SDO where he should provide resolution within 15 days, Following is the second level of grievances: 1. The Social Development Officer in EGAS will handle technical, environmental and land acquisition complaints. He should receive the unsolved problems. Thereafter, he gets in contact with the petitioner for more information and forwards the complaint to the implementing entities for a solution. 2. The SDO should follow the complaints and document how they were solved within 15 days. 3. The SDO should update the complainant on the outcome of his/her complaint. Grievance channels Due to the diversity of the context in different Governorates and the socioeconomic characteristics of the beneficiaries, the communication channels to receive grievances were locally tailored to address all petitioners concerns and complaints . The following are the main channels through which grievances will be received: 1. Foremen act as the main channel for complaints. They are always available in the street. However, complaints raised to him/her are mostly verbal. Thus, s/he should document all received grievances in writing form using a fixed serial number that the complainant should be informed about to be able to follow up on the complaint 2. Hotline o 129 is the hotline in Town Gas and Egypt Gas 3. Egypt Gas Website: o www.egyptgas.com.eg 4. Trustworthy people, community leaders and NGOs/CDAs will be an appropriate channel, particularly, in rural areas and Bedouin communities. Response to grievances Response to grievance will be through the following channels 1. The response to grievances should be through an official recognized form to ensure proper delivery to the complainant. It is the responsibility of the SDOs to ensure that complainants were informed about the results of handling their complaints. 2. Response to grievances should be handled in timely manner as mentioned above, thereby conveying a genuine interest in and understanding of the worries put forward by the community. 3. EGAS, Town Gas and Egypt Gas should maintain record of complaints and results. Monitoring of grievances All grievances activities should be monitored in order to verify the process. The monitoring process should be implemented on the level of EGAS, Town Gas and Egypt Gas. The following indicators will be monitored: 1. Number of received grievances monthly (Channel, gender, age, basic economic status of the complainants should be mentioned) Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 74 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 2. Type of grievance received (according to the topic of the complaint) 3. Number of grievances solved 4. Number of unsolved grievances and the reasons behind not solving them 5. Satisfaction levels with proposed solutions 6. Documentation efficiency 7. Time consumed to solve the problem 8. Efficiency of response to received grievance 9. Dissemination activities undertaken Institutional Responsibility for the Grievances The entity responsible for handling grievances, will mainly be the Environmental Affair Department within the implementing agency (EGAS). The Social Development Officer (SDO) working within EGAS in cooperation with the two NG companies will address all grievances raised by community members, particularly the ones related to resettlement activities. The main tasks related to grievances of the SDO are: 1. Raise awareness about channels and procedures of grievance redress mechanisms 2. Collect the grievances received through different communication channels 3. Document all received grievances 4. Transfer the grievance to the responsible entity 5. Follow up on how the problem was addressed and solved 6. Document, report and disseminate the outcome of received grievances 7. Ensure that each legitimate complaint and grievance is satisfactorily resolved by the responsible entity 8. Identify specific community leaders, organizations and citizen groups required to enhance the dialogue and communication through a public liaison office to avoid or limit friction and respond effectively to general concerns of the community 9. Monitoring grievance redress activities All grievances received verbally or in written shall be documented in a grievance register. The stand-alone SSIAF illustrates the forms needed to document the grievances Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 75 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 7.3 Environmental Management Matrix during CONSTRUCTION Table ‎ 7-3: Environmental Management Matrix during CONSTRUCTION Responsibility of Responsibility of direct Estimated Cost of mitigation / Impact Mitigation measures Means of supervision mitigation supervision supervision Implementation entities contracted by the Town Gas /Egypt Gas Construction during off-peak local distribution Health, Safety, and Contractor management costs (included periods companies : Environment (HSE) Contractor has valid in bid price) Town Gas/Egypt Department conditional permit + Traffic department to grant Gas (to be Field supervision Town Gas/Egypt Gas management excavation license limited to referred to as Relevant Traffic costs specific hours “Contractor” Department from this point forward) Announcements using local broadcasts Local Contractor management costs (included Traffic Town/Egypt Gas (T/E Ensure inclusion in administration in bid price) congestion Signage indicating Gas) HSE + Traffic contract + Field and location/duration of works Department supervision Contractor LDC management costs diversion prior to commencement of work Consider the feasibility of using the Horizontal Directional Contractor management costs (included T/E GAS HSE Drilling (HDD) technique in bid price) Contractor Field supervision under critical intersections to Traffic department avoid heavy traffic delays (and T/E GAS management costs associated noise/air emissions) Traffic Ensure detouring Traffic detours and diversion Traffic Department Additional budget not required Department efficiency Road restructuring and closing Traffic Ensure adequate traffic Traffic Department Additional budget not required of lanes Department flow Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 76 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Responsibility of Responsibility of direct Estimated Cost of mitigation / Impact Mitigation measures Means of supervision mitigation supervision supervision Best practice in controlled Contractor management costs wetting and compaction of Contractual clauses + (included in bid price) Contractor T/E GAS HSE excavations to minimize dust Field supervision emission T/E GAS management costs Contractor management costs (included Sound isolation, storage, Air Contractual clauses + in bid price) transportation and disposal of Contractor T/E GAS HSE emissions Field supervision stockpiles T/E GAS management costs Review manufacturer Contractor management costs Compliance to legal limits of catalogues and exhaust (included in bid price) air emissions from all relevant Contractor T/E GAS HSE certificate or request equipment emission measurements T/E GAS management costs Contractor management costs Ear muffs, ear plugs, certified Contractual clauses + (included in bid price) Contractor T/E GAS HSE noise PPE Field supervision T/E GAS management costs Noise Contractor management costs Avoid noisy works at night (included in bid price) Contractor T/E GAS HSE Field supervision whenever possible T/E GAS management costs Official coordination proceedings signed by Pre-planning and coordination representatives of with central, regional, and local underground utility departments of potable water, Contractor management costs Damage to authorities wastewater, electricity, and (included in bid price) U/G Contractor T/E GAS HSE telecom authorities to obtain utilities Examination of site- maps/ data on depth and T/E GAS management costs specific reports and alignment of underground records utilities Field supervision Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 77 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Responsibility of Responsibility of direct Estimated Cost of mitigation / Impact Mitigation measures Means of supervision mitigation supervision supervision Limited trial pits or boreholes to explore and identify Contractor costs (included in bid underground utility lines T/E GAS HSE Contractual clauses + price) Contractor Supervisor Field supervision Non-intrusive Radio- cable and T/E GAS management costs pipe locator to detect underground utilities Contractor costs (included in bid Preparation and analysis of Review periodic HSE price) Contractor T/E GAS HSE accidental damage reports reports T/E GAS management costs T/E GAS HSE Repair and rehabilitation of Contractual clauses + Included in contractor cost but must Contractor Local Government Unit damaged components Field supervision be evaluated on a case-by-case basis Local Police Contactor & Supreme Council Review permitting Identify areas of antiquities, for Antiquities T/E GAS HSE procedures and ensure T/E GAS management costs monument repair zones and Local review of Council Council Effects on Indicative cost to be revised and cultural sites included in contractor bid $715 / site Supervise intensity and Expert from for supervision and measurement of Review field reports + locations of construction Supreme Council T/E GAS HSE vibration for locations identified as field supervision activities of Antiquities “monument-critical” T/E GAS management costs Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 78 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Responsibility of Responsibility of direct Estimated Cost of mitigation / Impact Mitigation measures Means of supervision mitigation supervision supervision Indicative cost to be revised and included in contractor bid $2,850 /site Supreme Council Expert Control dewatering process Contractor Field supervision as “monument-critical” + T/E GAS HSE T/E GAS management costs Indicative cost to be revised and included in contractor bid $2,150/site Supreme council Expert Contractual clauses + Reduce vibrations Contractor as “monument-critical” + T/E GAS HSE Field supervision T/E GAS management costs Contractor costs (included in bid Preserve architecturally price) Contractor T/E GAS HSE Field supervision valuable sites T/E GAS management costs Contractor costs (included in bid Contractor + Field inspection price) Preserve any found antiquity T/E GAS HSE T/E GAS HSE throughout works and supervisor review field reports T/E GAS management costs Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 79 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Responsibility of Responsibility of direct Estimated Cost of mitigation / Impact Mitigation measures Means of supervision mitigation supervision supervision Identify distances to disposal sites and facilities nearest to the work area Classify disposal sites and facilities by type of waste accepted by the disposal. Estimate the amounts expected from each type of wastes Identify and contract certified hazardous waste handling and transportation contractors. Estimate handling and disposal Contractor costs (included in bid fees according to type and Contractual clauses + price) amount of waste review of Contractor T/E GAS HSE comprehensive waste T/E GAS management costs Waste Estimate size of fleet required management plan disposal to transport wastes. Estimate tipping fees according to specific disposal sites For areas distant from facilities in Alexandria, consider setting up waste transfer stations (possibly with primary treatment) for storage hazardous waste Design a comprehensive handling and transportation plan for all waste types Management of excavation Contractor costs (included in bid price) T/E GAS HSE waste according to the waste Contractor Field supervision supervisor management plan T/E GAS management costs Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 80 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Responsibility of Responsibility of direct Estimated Cost of mitigation / Impact Mitigation measures Means of supervision mitigation supervision supervision Prevent fueling, lubricating and Contractor costs (included in bid any activity that would entail T/E GAS HSE price) Contractor Field supervision production of hazardous supervisor materials empty containers T/E GAS management costs Indicative cost to be revised and included in contractor bid: Allocate 5 Field supervision and truckloads (2 tons/truck) of hazardous Transfer empty hazardous review of certified waste waste per governorate during waste containers to Alexandria T/E GAS HSE handling, Contractor construction x ($715 per load for each facilities (Nasreya or UNICO) supervisor transportation, and of the 6 governorates close to and landfill(s) disposal chain of Alexandria + $1,285 per load for each custody of the 5 distant governorates)= $53,570 Contractor costs (included in bid Adequate management of Field supervision + Water Authority price) asbestos and any possible T/E GAS HSE review of Water + contractor hazardous waste Authority manifests T/E GAS management costs Technical Contractor costs (included in bid Committee or T/E GAS Design Review committee's price) Effect on Screening of areas / sectors independent Manager + T/E GAS reports structures consultant + HSE T/E GAS management costs from contractor dewatering activities Contractor costs (included in bid price) Limited dewatering schedule Contractor T/E GAS HSE Field supervision T/E GAS management costs Contractor costs (included in bid price) Arrange effective drainage Dewatering Contractor T/E GAS HSE Field supervision during dewatering T/E GAS management costs Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 81 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Responsibility of Responsibility of direct Estimated Cost of mitigation / Impact Mitigation measures Means of supervision mitigation supervision supervision Transfer any contaminated Contractor costs (included in bid price) water resulting from Contractor T/E GAS HSE Field supervision dewatering to an adequate T/E GAS management costs nearest facility Restoration Announce re-pavement plan and re- indicating the responsibility Included in re-pavement budget agreed pavement Contractor/ local whether it is the T/E GAS or T/E GAS HSE Field supervision by T/E GAS or contractor with administrations the Governmental district district units (‫)الحى‬ ( ‫رد الشئ‬ units. ‫)ألصله‬ Survey proposed route or alignment of the steel high- pressure lines from secondary sources or through field investigations, as possible T/E GAS Review of inclusion of Effect on Contractor costs (included in bid price) Avoid sensitive or irreplaceable planning unit ecological surveys in the ecological T/E GAS HSE ecological systems, if routing or alignment of systems T/E GAS management costs encountered on alignment of Contractor the HP steel pipelines HP steel or PE pipelines Take necessary measures to offset or displace disrupted sensitive ecological systems Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 82 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Responsibility of Responsibility of direct Estimated Cost of mitigation / Impact Mitigation measures Means of supervision mitigation supervision supervision All soil piles will be stored a minimum of (60) cm from the sides of the excavation. For excavation 122 cm or deeper, stairways, ramps, or ladders will be used. For trenches, the employee must not exceed 750 cm of lateral Contractor costs (included in bid price) Health and travel to reach the stairway, Contractor T/E GAS HSE Field supervision safety ramp, or ladder. T/E GAS management costs No employee will work in an excavation where water is accumulating unless adequate measures are taken. Ensure the provision of the appropriate personal protective Equipment Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 83 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 7.4 Environmental Monitoring Matrix during CONSTRUCTION Table ‎ 7-4: Environmental Monitoring Matrix during CONSTRUCTION Responsibility of Frequency of Location of Methods of Estimated Cost of Impact Monitoring indicators monitoring monitoring monitoring monitoring monitoring Comments and During Reduction of traffic Construction Documentation in T/E GAS notifications from T/E GAS HSE construction. flow site HSE monthly reports management costs Traffic Department Monthly reports Once before Measuring exhaust construction + Vehicles emissions of vehicle, Air emissions HC, CO% and opacity T/E GAS HSE once every six licensing electrical unit, or $100/ project area months for each Department heavy equipment in vehicle documented reports Regularly during site inspections and once during the Noise intensity, night in every Construction T/E GAS exposure durations and T/E GAS HSE Noise meter residential area or site management costs noise impacts near sensitive Noise receptors such as hospitals During Complaints from Construction Documentation in T/E GAS T/E GAS HSE construction. residents site HSE monthly reports management costs Monthly reports Official coordination reports with relevant Risk of damaging During authorities Construction Documentation in T/E GAS underground utilities T/E GAS HSE construction. site HSE monthly reports management costs and infrastructure Monthly reports Accidents documentation Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 84 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Responsibility of Frequency of Location of Methods of Estimated Cost of Impact Monitoring indicators monitoring monitoring monitoring monitoring monitoring Specialist assessment reports During dewatering Effect on structures by Construction Documentation in T/E GAS T/E GAS HSE activities. Reported dewatering activities site HSE monthly reports management costs Duration of dewatering in monthly reports and water level ($750/meter + During $160 maintenance construction near Construction Calibrated vibration Vibration test results T/E GAS HSE and calibration) x sites identified by site test meter 11 vibration meters the Council = $10,000 Effects on monuments and vulnerable $715/km in areas buildings designated as Once before T/E GAS HSE + Streets and antiquities or Investigate possible construction if Supreme Council areas identified Geophysical survey monument repair buried antiquities required by the for Antiquities by the Council zones (to be council covered by T/E GAS) During Observation of Construction Observation and T/E GAS T/E GAS HSE construction. accumulated waste piles site documentation management costs Monthly reports Observation of water During Around Observation and T/E GAS accumulations resulting T/E GAS HSE construction. construction Waste Management documentation management costs from dewatering Monthly reports site Examination of chain- Construction of-custody documents site and Site inspection and T/E GAS T/E GAS HSE Zonal reports and implementation of document document inspection management costs waste management plans examination Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 85 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 7.5 Social Management Matrix during CONSTRUCTION Table ‎ 7-5 : Social Management Matrix during CONSTRUCTION Estimated Cost Responsibility of Responsibility of Means of Impact Mitigation measures of mitigation / mitigation direct supervision supervision supervision 1) Impacts on 13000 $ to assets (land) Prior to the prepare the and OP 4.12 should be triggered and a resettlement construction in RAPs livelihoods Action Plan should be prepared stipulating all each area Ensure the Town Gas and compensation measures implementation of the Egypt Gas Cost of EGAS, Town Gas of RAPs farmers compensation and Egypt Gas and (crops) can't be defined the Governorate during this stage  Try to connect the defined districts through preparing technical solutions to those who might not be connected within 2) Raise the limits of the approved standards community Along the life of the people  Provide information to community project Ensure the No cost as it is members on the selection criteria for Town Gas and concerns implementation part of the Natural Gas Connections Egypt Gas due to not Town Gas and of GRM process being (brochures/leaflets, awareness through Egypt Gas connected NGOs) to NG Follow the procedure of Grievance Redress Mechanism In compliance with the Environmental During digging 3) Impact on management plan concerning timely  Ensure the implementation of the construction schedule to process businesses implementation due to no minimize impact on local business Town Gas and of GRM Town Gas and No cost street Egypt Gas. Egypt Gas  Supervision on rehabilitatio  .Follow up the procedure of Grievance Contractors n Redress Mechanism performance The sub-contractors  Ensure transparent information sharing Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 86 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014  List of awareness 4) Threat to activities applied 2250 $ per Prepare Citizen engagement and stakeholder Safety of awareness plan users and  Lists of raising campaign During the houses (due participants Awareness raising campaigns should be tailored construction to limited Town Gas and 2250 $ for in cooperation with the community-based level of organizations (distribution of brochures / Town Gas and Egypt Gas  Documentation brochure and awareness with photos leaflets to be leaflets) Egypt Gas. and distributed misconcepti  Awareness ons) reports Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 87 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 7.6 Social Monitoring Matrix during CONSTRUCTION Table ‎ 7-6: Social Monitoring Matrix during CONSTRUCTION Monitoring Location of Estimated Responsibility institution (if Duration/Frequency) monitoring Methods of Impact Monitoring indicators Cost of of monitoring different from of monitoring monitoring monitoring responsible) 1) Impacts on assets  Number of Town Gas EGAS Prior to the Site visits Reports No cost (land) and PAPs and Egypt Gas construction in each Desk work Minutes of livelihoods of the compensated area meetings  Number of Complaints log farmers (crops) PAPs who were not compensated  Number of complaints raised  Minutes of meetings with PAPs  Minutes of meeting with Compensation Committee 2) Raise community Number of complaints Town Gas and Four times per year, Site and Desk Checklists No cost people concerns raised Egypt Gas each three months work Photos due to not being and complaints log connected to NG 3) Damaging the Streets quality after Town Gas & EGAS Four times per year, Site and Checklists No cost streets finishing digging Egypt Gas each three months Desk work and complaints log Number of complaints raised due to damaging streets Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 88 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Monitoring Location of Estimated Responsibility institution (if Duration/Frequency) monitoring Methods of Impact Monitoring indicators Cost of of monitoring different from of monitoring monitoring monitoring responsible) 4) Threat to Safety of  Number of EGAS, Town Quarterly monitoring Office Reports No cost users and houses awareness raising Gas and Egypt Photos (due to limited implemented Gas Lists of participants level of awareness  Number of and participants in misconceptions) information dissemination Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 89 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 7.7 Management and Monitoring activities During Operation Phase 7.7.1 User health and safety Several measures are suggested to overcome obstacles to full understanding and adoption of safety measures by the clients in the social management plan. Examples include using drawings instead of written instructions to improve communication with illiterate customers, coordinating with women of local NGOs to explain safety precautions to women in the households to be connected, and constantly monitoring the performance of emergency response units. During all consultation activities conducted, participating NGOs offered to host awareness activities related to the NG project. EGAS has already communicated with 30 NGOs during the implementation of Greater Cairo NG project. Consequently, such activities will not necessitate additional cost. The Social Development Officers should outreach with the NGOs in order to mobilize them 7.7.2 Management of Odorant Handling The MSDS of the odorant provides information on the required storage conditions and procedures to be followed in emergencies. For the disposal of empty containers, the MSDS indicates that the remaining product could be either destroyed by oxidation using dilute solutions of hydrogen peroxide and sodium hypochlorite, or alternatively through incineration. Town/Egypt Gas is currently practicing the oxidation of the containers. After evacuation of odorant containers (metal barrels) in the PRS holding stainless steel tank, the PRS staff adds hydrogen peroxide, sodium hypochlorite, sodium hydroxide and detergents to the remaining odorant in the container, with continuous rolling to ensure that all sides of the container have been exposed to the oxidation solution. These treatment procedures are documented in the instructions of the HSE department and followed by PRSs‟ staff. This process destroys the hazardous properties of the remaining odorant product; however arrangements must be made for disposal of the treatment solution remaining in the containers. Although the oxidation process is environmentally acceptable, the accumulation of treated containers in PRSs will cause area limitations inside PRSs and could affect their efficient operation. Town/Egypt Gas should arrange with the supplier of odorant that the vehicle transporting odorant containers should also transfer the empty containers, after evacuation, to the hazardous waste facility in Alexandria. When the truck arrives, all containers should be evacuated in the odorant holding tank, and then the containers should be closed and returned back to the truck. The truck driver should sign haulage register form with number of empty containers being shipped, which should also be signed with Alexandria facility personnel for delivery. Town/Egypt Gas should keep these records with their Environmental Register. The monitoring and supervision of the oxidation process was taking place by the Town/Egypt Gas HSE department through bi-annual audits for each PRS. However, it is recommended to increase these audits to quarterly for each PRS, so as to include the performance of all PRSs in the Quarterly report. The audits should check waste manifests and compare it with odorant consumption data. 7.7.3 Management of Repairs and Maintenance The same mitigation and monitoring measures discussed for the construction phase shall also apply to the repair and maintenance works that will require excavation. 7.7.4 Management of PRS noise It is not expected that noise levels caused by the reducers will affect areas outside the PRS fences if the reducers are Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 90 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 located in the middle of the location (at least 20 meters away from all fences). Therefore the following mitigation measures are recommended: 1. Location of reducers should be at least 20 meters away from the PRS fences. 2. The reducers should be either in a well-ventilated closed area, or in a protected open area according to IGEM standards. If the reducers are in an open area there should be wall barriers to dissipate the noise from the PRS staff offices and the neighboring areas. Town/Egypt Gas is currently undertaking periodical monitoring of noise levels at each existing PRS bi-annually. It is expected that the noise monitoring of the new PRSs will take the same pattern. For PRSs in residential areas, it is recommended to increase noise monitoring at different locations especially at the southern border on a monthly basis, along with recording complaints from neighboring sites. 7.7.5 Management of PRS Safety Aspects Recommended risk reduction measures have been proposed as points of improvement in order to enhance the PRS safety standards. These risk reduction measures (recommendations) are summarized as follows: 1. Remote actuation of isolation and slam-shut valves by Town/Egypt Gas for different PRS's as well as the transmission pipelines. 2. Produce Hazardous Area Classification drawings for all Pressure Reduction Stations. 3. Planned preventive maintenance policy should be in place for the new PRSs. Also there is a need to produce a 'Station Manual' for each PRS, this manual should include formalized procedures, including precautions and a site scenario specific emergency plan, which should take wind direction, stability and interfaces with others, e.g. GASCO as well as the public living nearby, into account. 4. Control room inlet door should be located in the upwind direction away from the station (Inlet door should not face the PRS station). Alternatively, the control room should be provided by a secondary means of escape at the back side of the room, which shall be used in case of blockage of the main escape route by jet. 5. Self-contained breathing apparatus (2 units at least) to be provided at each PRS for handling odorant releases. 6. Jet fire rated passive fire protection system to be applied to all safety critical shutdown valves ESDVs or Solenoid valves in order to maintain small isolatable inventories. (As applicable) 7. Pipeline marking signs should be added indicating in Arabic and in English "Do Not. Dig" and "High Pressure Pipeline Underneath" in order to prevent such extreme hazardous situation. 8. Install an elevated wind sock in the PRS site, which can be seen - from distance and from outside the fence - to determine the direction of gas migration in case of major gas leak, in addition to provision of portable gas detectors. 9. The design should fully comply with IGE TD/3 code requirements. A QRA report detailing such risks and mitigation measures must be prepared. 7.7.6 Management of network integrity Rare events may threaten the integrity of the network and cause multiple failures/leaks/fires/explosions simultaneously should be addressed, despite their low occurrence probability. Such events may include the unlikely impacts from earthquakes, unexpected geotechnical settlements, and pipeline sabotage. Mitigation should involves review of geological/geotechnical history and vulnerabilities. Other measures include an emergency action plan and training drills to deal with such events with minimal damage and risk to the public. Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 91 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 7.8 Environmental Management Matrix during OPERATION Table ‎ 7-7: Environmental Management Matrix during OPERATION Responsibility Responsibility of Estimated Cost of mitigation / Impact Mitigation measures Means of supervision of mitigation direct supervision supervision - Indicative cost to be included in PRS - Evacuation of odorant running budget: Estimate tonnage of in holding tank and ship empty odorant containers and multiply Management empty containers to a by $360 per ton for transportation and of odorant and certified hazardous - Quarterly auditing for each disposal of waste from the 6 - PRS staff - T/E GAS HSE its containers waste facility using PRS governorates close to Alexandria and certified handling and $640 per ton for hazardous waste from transportation the 5 governorates distant from contractors Alexandria - Locate noisy pressure - T/E GAS reducers away from PRS - T/E GAS management costs Design - T/E GAS HSE - Review of PRS layout borders in residential Department Noise of PRS areas operation - Build barrier walls between reducers and - Field supervision of PRS - Contractor costs sensitive receptors when- Contractor - T/E GAS HSE construction needed (as required for PRSs in residential areas) Leakage and - Mitigations based on - $50,000 for QRAs of all the proposed - Independent fire Quantitative Risk - T/E GAS HSE - QRA Document review PRSs to be covered by T/E GASs consultant Assessments - Detailed review of the geotechnical and geological history of the project area - Map and local geotechnical report Network safety - Development of a full T/E GASs review - T/E GAS management costs emergency response plan in - T/E GAS HSE. - Periodical trainings and drills case of rare events which exhibit multiple simultaneous impacts Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 92 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Responsibility Responsibility of Estimated Cost of mitigation / Impact Mitigation measures Means of supervision of mitigation direct supervision supervision - Remote actuation of isolation and slam-shut - T/E GAS Project - Additional budget not required - Designer - PRS design Document Review valves by T/E GAS for Dept. PRS and pipelines. - Produce Hazardous Area Classification drawings for all PRSs - Eng. / Elect. Dept. - Drawing and design Document - Additional budget not required - Designer - Projects Dept. Review - Proper design of control room exit - Preventive maintenance - PRS contractor - Included in PRS cost policy and station - Engineering Dept. - Policy and manual review + T/E GAS manual - Provision of self- contained breathing - Include $5000 per PRS in project Potential risks apparatus (2 pieces for - T/E GAS - HSE Dept. - Inspection by operators budget due to PRS each station) for Operation handling odorant leaks - Apply jet fire rated passive fire protection system to all critical - T/E GAS Projects - Component inspection and - Included in PRS cost - Designer safety shutdown valves Dept. design document review ESDVs or Solenoid valves (As applicable) - Place signs in Arabic and English "Do Not Dig" - Signage inspection and site - Additional budget not required - T/E GAS - Engineering Dept. and "High Pressure visits Pipeline Underneath" - Install an elevated wind - Design and implementation - $6000 per PRS sock and provision of - T/E GAS - HSE Dept. review portable gas detectors - The design should fully - T/E GAS management costs comply with IGE TD/3- Designer - Project Dept. - Design document review code requirements Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 93 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Responsibility Responsibility of Estimated Cost of mitigation / Impact Mitigation measures Means of supervision of mitigation direct supervision supervision Repairs and maintenance - As relevant from construction - T/E GAS management costs (network and - As in construction phase - Contractor - T/E GAS HSE phase households) 7.9 Environmental Monitoring Matrix during OPERATION Table ‎ 7-8: Environmental Monitoring Matrix during OPERATION Monitoring Responsibility of Frequency of Location of Methods of Estimated Cost of Impact indicators monitoring monitoring monitoring monitoring monitoring Reviewing Environmental Improper management of Number of treated Quarterly for Register, compare T/E GAS T/E GAS HSE PRSs odorant during operation containers each PRS with odorant management costs delivery forms, observation of site Quarterly for T/E GAS Noise of PRS operation Noise intensity T/E GAS HSE PRSs Noise meter each PRS management costs Occurrence of earthquakes or geotechnical Bi-annual settlements Along the SS- inspections and Inspection, leakage HP steel T/E GAS Network integrity T/E GAS HSE annual detection, running Emergency pipelines and management costs emergency the drills response time and PE pipelines response drills corrective actions during emergency drills Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 94 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 7.10 Social Management Matrix during OPERATION Table ‎ 7-9: Social Management Matrix during OPERATION Responsibility Estimated Cost Timing of Responsibility Means of Impact Mitigation measures of direct of mitigation / mitigation of mitigation supervision supervision supervision 1) Visual  The entrance of pipes should be selected at During the Town Gas and Town Gas and Modified maps No cost intrusion the back of the building (if possible) installation of Egypt Gas. Egypt Gas. and designs  Town Gas and Egypt Gas should develop a pipes The sub- developed to plan to log into the house without affecting contractors avoid visual the building. However, such plan should intrusion not affect the safety of building. 2) Financial  Petro Trade should collect the installment During the Petro trade EGAS Banks loans log No cost burden on immediately after the installation of NG operation phase (Company Complaints economicall  The installments should be collected on responsible for raised by poor y monthly basis in order not to add burden collecting the people due to disadvantag to the poor, as it will be easier for them to consumption the frequency of ed due to pay on monthly basis fees and the collecting the the  The installment should not be high installments installments installments 3) Impact on  Lists should be obtained from the Social During the Butagasco EGAS Lists from the No cost the Fund for Development operation phase Social fund for informal  Provide the informal distributors and the Development LPG SFD loan borrowers with the needed distributors information about the areas that will not be served by the NG  Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 95 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Responsibility Estimated Cost Timing of Responsibility Means of Impact Mitigation measures of direct of mitigation / mitigation of mitigation supervision supervision supervision 4) Possibility  Information should be provided to people During the Town Gas and Town Gas and Complaints No cost of Gas in order to be fully aware about safety operation phase Egypt Gas. Egypt Gas. raised due to leakage procedures Sianco Gas leakage  The hotline should be operating (company appropriately responsible for  People should be informed of the maintenance of Emergency Numbers appliances during operation) Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 96 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 7.11 Social Monitoring Matrix during OPERATION Table ‎ 7-10: Social Monitoring Matrix during OPERATION Monitoring Location of Estimated Responsibility institution (if Duration/Frequency) monitoring Methods of Impact Monitoring indicators Cost of of monitoring different from of monitoring monitoring monitoring responsible) 1) Visual intrusion Town Gas and EGAS Four times per year, Site and Desk Checklists No cost Number of complaints Egypt Gas each three months work Photos raised due to VI and complaints log 2) Financial burden  Number of Town Gas and EGAS Quarterly Desk work Complaints log No cost on economically economically Egypt Gas, Bank reports disadvantaged due disadvantaged Petro Trade Petro trade to the installments people who reports complained  Number of those who can't pay the installment 3) Impact on the  Number of EGAS, Town EGAS Quarterly Desk work Report from No cost informal those who could Gas and Egypt the Social LPG distributors not pay the Gas Fund installments to the Social fund for Development 4) Possibility of Gas Complaints raised by the Town Gas and EGAS Four times per year, Site and Desk Complaints log No cost leakage community people Egypt Gas, each three months work Town Gas / Number of leakage Sianco Egypt Gas l/ accidents reported/raised Sianco reports Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) 97 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 7.12 Reporting of Mitigation and Monitoring Activities Reporting on mitigation measures and monitoring activities is a very crucial issue. Hence, it shall be undertaken by Town/Egypt Gas HSE Departments among the monthly and quarterly report currently being prepared and submitted to EGAS Environment Department. Each monthly report during design/tendering phase should include reporting on the following items13:  Results of reviewing the pipeline alignment and route by Traffic Department and by the Supreme Council of Antiquities  Activities and reports of the Technical Committee formed to screen areas/sectors based on structural integrity of its buildings  Collected utility maps from Competent Authorities and identified sectors containing asbestos water pipes  Designer adherence to safety measures of PRS and buffer zones for noise  Review of designs, tender documents and contractors' tenders by Town/Egypt Gas HSE Department, and their adherence to mitigation measures During construction phase monthly reports should include as a minimum:  Conditional permits and any comments or recommendations by Traffic Department and Supreme Council for Antiquities  Evaluation of contractor's performance on applying his relevant mitigation measures  Procedures undertaken by experts of Supreme Council of Antiquities  Any accidents or breaking of utility pipes  Monitoring results of excavation machinery exhaust emission, noise and vibrations near antiquity sites, if required During Operation phase monthly reports should include as a minimum:  Undertaken treatment activities of empty odorant containers in PRSs  Monitoring results of PRSs noise  Evaluation of the adherence of PRSs' staff to safety measures Results of each 3 monthly reports shall be analyzed in each quarterly report, with recommendations to improve performance, if required, in the following quarter. 13If an item is not relevant to the activities of the month, the report should indicate that such activities were not active during the month 98 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 7.13 Institutional Framework for ESM&MF Implementation 7.13.1 Existing Environmental Management Structures EGAS was established in 2001 as an entity focusing on developing Natural Gas business including upstream and downstream operations. EGAS has been certified to ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) since 2005; certificates were renewed in 2008 and 2011, the third renewal is due in May 2014. The scope of the certification is “Monitoring and Supervisory Services of Safety and Environment Activities within EGAS and EGAS Affiliated Companies”. EGAS has a number of affiliate companies with different specialties in the natural gas business chain. The project shall be implemented by the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) and its affiliate company Town Gas and Egypt Gas. Three entities will be responsible for implementation of the ESMP, namely EGAS, Town Gas and Egypt Gas. EGAS Environmental Department organogram indicates that the Assistant Chairman for Environment is responsible for Environmental Management and supervises two Assistant General Managers and seven specialists a total of ten personnel. Recently the actual working force is one Assistant Chairman for Environment, two Assistant General Managers and four specialists. Staff members of EGAS will carry out audits and inspections on affiliate companies Town Gas and Egypt Gas are among the companies that are audited by EGAS to ensure that the Environmental Management Systems that they adopt is being implemented in compliance with the safeguard polices of the WB. At EGAS , a new team has been assigned for the social safeguards that is composed of 4 of which 2 will work on full time basis as social officers (one as a key senior officer and the second is a junior officer) and two will be part timers. Being the implementing body of the natural gas network in cities, each of Town Gas and Egypt Gas have a direct involvement with the environmental management and monitoring of the natural gas network. One of the standard tasks of the HSE Departments of Town Gas and Egypt Gas, that is supervised by EGAS, is to ensure that the Environmental and Social Management Plan of the project is implemented in all the phases of the Project., through establishing an Environmental Register for Pressure Reduction Stations, with frequent auditing of this register. Usually the audit is carried out bi - annually. Monitoring activities include at least the following: 1. Inspection of solid waste scrap, temporary storage, refueling &lubrication, and disposal methods; 2. Inspection of produced liquid waste such as leaked condensate hydrocarbons or chemicals used in the heaters; and 3. Checking that handling of hazardous waste is according to the requirements of the Environmental Law where a permit for handling hazardous material and Hazardous wastes is issued from EGAS Environment Department 99 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 4. Use gas analyzers to measure SO2, CO, CH4 and O2 in ambient air, and detect possible leaks 5. Measure noise at different locations of the PRS 6. Other tasks as outlined in ESM&MP The total number of staff in Town Gas HSE department is 23 that includes (4) in Alexandria, (2) in Ismailia, (13) in Cairo and Giza and (4) in the Headquarters in Cairo. It is planned to assign new staff in Marsa Matrouh. Egypt Gas HSE staff has a total number of 16 that includes (4) in Upper Egypt, (8) in the Delta Region and (4) in the Headquarters in Cairo It is planned that the HSE staff in both Egypt Gas and Town Gas will be responsible for the Social activities entailed with the project. Salaries /expenses will be covered as their current situation. Accordingly no extra cost is expected.  EGAS Environment staff and Town Gas HSE personnel have received training on environmental auditing, environmental impact assessments for industrial establishments, and environmental legislation  Environmental Departments in both EGAS and Town Gas gained experience through the implementation of the Natural Gas Connections Project in Greater Cairo 2006-2012 as they were involved in planning, tendering and construction procedures. Besides their effective role in the operational phase.. However, the Safety Department in Town Gas usually reviews designs, and assigns a full time staff member to supervise the construction contractor, making sure that adequate safety measures are considered during design and implemented during construction. 7.13.2 Roles and responsibilities of EGAS and LDCs Social Development Officers EGAS, its subsidiary Local Distribution Companies (LDCs), and the contractors will be responsible for adopting the following procedures: Compliance with Bank safeguards • Preparing internal guidelines for the preparation, implementation, monitoring and reporting of social documents required by various safeguard instruments; • Reviewing ESMF/ESMP/RPF/RAPs and other social safeguard documents prepared by consultants to ensure compliance with relevant safeguard policies of the government and the World Bank; • Providing recommendations to EGAS/LDC management and other subsidiary companies accordingly and make necessary changes prior to submission of relevant social documents to the World Bank – ensure consistency in the level of proficiency and presentation of the documentation; • Carrying out documentation review pertaining to social compliance (including bidding documents, reviews on-site, reports from contractors etc.) throughout project implementation; 100 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 • Coordinating and facilitating the work of consultants engaged to carry out environmental and social impact assessments and resettlement planning and external monitoring of safeguard instruments implementation; • Organizing the technical aspects of workshops and meetings as required, as outlined in the ESMF/RPF training and capacity building section; • Preparing training materials, and conducting technical training workshops to EGAS/LDC staff and project implementation agencies on social safeguards requirements;. Monitoring and reporting • Conducting internal monitoring of the implementation of the RAP and the social component of the ESMP in matters pertaining to timely payments and the provision of temporary measures to affected persons; • Contributing to project progress reports pertaining to overall implementation of social requirements of the project; Communication with and responsiveness to targeted communities • Design community friendly grievance redress mechanism with clear and timely bound tiers and responsibilities and ensure dissemination on the local level. • Conducting field visits to ensure that the established grievance redress mechanisms are functioning properly and that the individual projects are implemented in a socially sustainable manner; • Participate in the process of disbursing compensations and keep track record of the compensation process documentation • Reach out to local communities, including PAPs, to raise awareness about the project and the implementation schedule. • Provide guidance to field staff as needed 7.13.3 Required Resources Environmental Departments in both EGAS and Town/Egypt Gas have been less involved in design, planning, tendering and construction procedures of natural gas connection projects in cities. Their role has been more effective in the operational phase according to the described procedures above. However, the Safety Department in Town/Egypt Gas usually reviews designs, and assigns a full time staff member to supervise the construction contractor, making sure that adequate safety measures are considered during design and implemented during construction. It has been concluded from the assessment of the existing practices of EGAS and Town/Egypt Gas Environmental Departments that they are following sound environmental procedures in the operation phase. However, the involvement of both departments should be emphasized during the design, tendering and construction phases. Town/Egypt Gas management should take procedures to involve the HSE department in the approval and clearance steps of project designs, tenders evaluation, phasing of implementation and construction. The involvement of Town/Egypt Gas HSE Department 101 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 should be reported in their monthly and annual reports submitted to EGAS, who should make sure that the integration of environmental aspects is adequately addressed during design, tendering and construction. The existing manpower for EGAS is considered suitable for their role in reviewing monthly and quarterly reports produced by Town/Egypt Gas, and performing infrequent inspection visits to PRSs. However it is recommended to increase the manpower capacity of Town/Egypt Gas through recruiting additional personnel. Following are recommended training programs for EGAS/Town/Egypt Gas staff to build their capacity for managing the project: Table ‎ 7-11: Recommended Training Courses for EGAS/Town/Egypt Gas staff Type of Proposed Cost in Training course Particpating parties training Scheduling $US Environmental Department new staff of EGAS Tailored training on Environmental Class room Before detailed HSE staff of Egypt Gas Management and + on job design of the $21,500 and new staff of Town Gas monitoring for the training project project Design, Projects and Operations department staff of Town/Egypt Gas To be part of the Included PRS staff oreintation of LDC Treatment of On Job new PRS staff manage odorant containers training HSE staff of Town/Egypt and HSE staff of ment Gas LDC during costs project operation Once before start operation of PRS PRS staff Classroom To be part of the Safety aspects of + on Job oreintation of $14,500 PRS HSE staff of Town/Egypt training new PRS staff Gas and HSE staff of LDC during project operation Defensive driving Classroom and machinery + on job Drivers and operators Periodical $21,500 operation safety training 102 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Table ‎ 7-12 : Recommended Training Courses for Social Development Officers in EGAS – Town Gas – Egypt Gas Training course Type of Particpating Proposed Cost training Parties Scheduling Estimate In $  Information Workshop Social Prior to the 2250 $ about Natural + on the Development project Gas project job Officers training Community leaders  Promotion of Workshop - Social Once before the 3000$ Awareness + on the Development project Raising job Officers implementation Activities training Refreshment course during the impelemtnation of the project  Communication Two days' Social - One workshop 750$ Skills Workshop Development during the + on the Officers beginning of the job project training implementation  OP 4.12 with One day Social - One workshop 750$ emphasis on Workshop Development during the involuntary + on the Officers beginning of the actions and job project grievances training implementation  Egyptian laws One day Social - One workshop 750$ related to land Workshop Development during the acquisition (if + on the Officers beginning of the needed) job project training implementation  Community One day Social - One workshop 750$ Participation Workshop Development during the Tools + on the Officers beginning of the job project training implementation 103 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Training course Type of Particpating Proposed Cost training Parties Scheduling Estimate In $  Consensus One day Social - One workshop 750$ Building Workshop Development during the Techniques + on the Officers beginning of the job project training implementation  Monitoring and Two days' Social - One workshop 1500$ Evaluation Workshop Development during the mechanisms + on the Officers beginning of the (M&E) job Project project training management unit implementation 7.14 ESM&MP Budget Summary A summary of the proposed budget for the Environmental and Social Management & Monitoring Plan (ESM&MP) is presented below. Exchange Rate: US$ = 7.00L.E as of January 2014 Exchange Rate: € = 9.60L.E. as of January 2014 Cost in $US ESM&MP component Mitigation Components 158,000 Specific ESIAs for each governorate 143,000 Mitigation of PRS air emissions and gas analyzers for 25 PRS 54,000 Hazardous waste management during construction 50,000 Quantitative Risk Assessments 58,000 Various Environmental training and capacity-building programs 72,000 Emergency fund for repairing damage to underground utilities 38,000 Social Management Plan (including RAP) 573,000 Mitigation Subtotal Monitoring Components 10,000 Vibration monitoring 10,000 Air emissions monitoring 125,000 Breathing suits for 25 PRS 72,000 Contingency and unexpected costs 217,000 Monitoring Subtotal 790,000 Total (Seven Hundred Eighty Thousand US dollars) 104 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 The ESM&MP budget total is 790,000 US dollars excluding:  Gross cost of recruiting full-time HSE personnel ($34,000 per recruit per year)  Cost of ESM&MP for work in antiquities areas ($2000 per km or $2500/site) The ESM&MP budget is indicative and should be revised upon preparation of the site- specific ESIAs. The budget will be covered in the operating costs of the contractors and the LDCs. 7.15 Closing note The ESM&MP components: impacts, mitigation, monitoring, and reporting must be refined in the site-specific ESIAs upon finalization of project design, components, routes, and workplans. The framework provided for the ESM&MP outlines the key aspects to be addressed from a more general perspective to the 11 governorates. Specifics and uniqueness of the local context of each of the governorates and the project areas within them must be fully addressed in the ensuing ESIAs. 105 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 8 Stakeholder Engagement and Public Consultation The public consultation chapter aims to highlight the key consultation and community engagement activities and their outcomes, in addition to outlining the key aspects to be addressed when holding the consultation activities of the (11) site-specific ESIAs upon final project detailing. Throughout the various consultation and engagement activities, the work teams experienced and recorded remarkable and overwhelming public acceptance, even eagerness, by the community and the governmental stakeholders towards the proposed project. The indignity and financial hardships experienced by scores of Egyptian families (especially women) in obtaining LPG cylinders (the current household fuel) was revealed through testimonies all over the country. Aside from a limited number of concerns regarding street rehabilitation after construction works and options of installation fee payment; the glaring message from governmental and community consultations was to commence implementation ASAP (with repeated requests to expand coverage beyond what is planned for the project). Consultation activities (scoping, interviews, focus group discussions, public hearings/consultations) with various stakeholders and community people in the host communities were held for the proposed 1.1 million household NG connections project in compliance with: - WB policies related to disclosure and public consultation, namely, o World Bank Procedure (BP 17.50) o World Bank Operational Policy (OP 4.01) - Egyptian regulations related to the public consultation o Law 4/1994 modified by Law 9/2009 Objectives of various consultation activities are summarized as follows: 1- Define potential project stakeholders and suggest their possible project roles 2- Disseminate comprehensive information about the project to enable stakeholders to identify their concerns, needs, and recommendations. 3- Document stakeholder feedback and enhance the ESIAF accordingly 4- Identify the most effective outreach channels that support continuous dialogue with the community 5- Discuss potential resettlement plans and impacts of involuntary resettlement 8.1 Defining the stakeholder Given the fact that the project exact routes and project details have not been finalized at this stage, stakeholder identification was based on analysis of geographical, legal, institutional, and operational scope of the project. The following table represents the stakeholders contacted and engaged for the consultation events: 106 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Table ‎8-1 Main stakeholders identified for the Framework Stakeholder Role/ concern Local Governmental entities Governorates The main role of the governorates is the provision of support to the project through mobilizing people to gain information about the project. Media is known to shed light on activities of the governorate entities Local Governmental units - Permissions for the lands needed for PRS should be (District authorities and prepared by the governorate and approved by the LGU. village authorities) - Rehabilitation of roads, which is one of the major issues raised by the community, will be performed by the LGU. Other governmental entities Information Centers on Provide NG companies with underground utilities and the governorate level infrastructure maps. Governmental Various authorities in the governorate will support the project Authorities through permissions for excavation works, maintenance, health related issues, etc. The Social Fund for Offers loans in LPG distribution startups. Development Egyptian Environmental Responsible for reviewing and approving ESIAs, and Affair Agency (HQ and monitoring implementation of the Environmental Management RBOs) Plan Security Department Secure the construction sites and prevent people from in- flushing into it Ministry of Health Providing health facilities to the project workers Ministry of Tourism Relevant to project implementation in Touristic Governorates such as Aswan, Qena, Matrouh, and Alexandria. Ministry of Antiquities Very important to issue permissions for excavations and accompany the working teams, particularly, in Sohag and Aswan which are rich in monuments. Media Television and radio Inform the community about the project and its impacts and representatives support dissemination of ESIA studies Press people Websites editors NGOs working on environmental and social related aspects NGOs on the central Play an active role in any awareness-raising related to the project level May provide financial support to the poorer customers NGOs on district level Specific union of NGOs Universities and Educational institutes Faculty of Engineering Review and enrich the ESIA study with feedback Secondary vocational Propose needed capacity building for their students to schools potentially find employment with the project Researchers/consultants Review results of the study and provide feedback 107 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Stakeholder Role/ concern Other Private companies Mainly potential tenderers for construction works Traders Provide workers with food and amenities. Contractors From the project adjacent areas, may be affected. Community people Community leaders Main cornerstone in mobilizing the communities. Heads of tribes In Marsa Matrouh city, provide security to the pipelines. Their approval to allow the project to cross their lands should be obtained during the early stage of the project. Potential beneficiaries Potentially benefit from the project Potential Project Affected Farmers whose lands may be traversed by project components. Persons (PAPs) LPG distributors( formal and informal), LPG storage workers. Natural Gas companies EGAS Implementing agency overseeing activities of the Environmental and Social Management Plan Egypt Gas Local distribution company (LDC) who will implement, operate, and manage the ESMP Town Gas Local distribution company (LDC) who will implement, operate, and manage the ESMP Butagasco May be affected due to the installation of the NG Petro trade They are the responsible entity for collecting the consumption fees and the bank installment The abovementioned stakeholders were consulted using various tools i.e. Individual interviews, group meetings and public consultation. Most of them have attended the public consultation hearings conducted during December 2013 in the 11 governorates. However, some of them were interviewed in their premises in order to enable them to spell out their concerns and worries freely. 8.2 Consultation Methodology and Activities 3441 community members were engaged directly. Consultations were conducted on various levels to outreach all levels of stakeholders. Table 7-1 Summary of Consultation Sessions Date location participants Number Methods Male Female December Potential Focus group 2013 beneficiaries, discussions, During data government individual collection officials, interviews, phase NGO public representatives meetings Aswan Potential 25 9 FGD 108 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Alex beneficiaries 16 8 FGD Ismailia and 16 8 FGD Giza government 18 17 FGD Daqahlia officials 24 8 FGD Gharbia 16 8 FGD Qalubia 6 8 FGD Menufia 31 1 FGD Qena 22 10 FGD Matrouh 11 1 FGD Aswan governmental 5 1 In-depth Alex and NGOs 4 1 In-depth Ismailia 4 0 In-depth Giza 11 1 In-depth Daqahlia 6 0 In-depth Gharbia 4 0 In-depth Qalubia 3 2 In-depth Menufia 4 0 In-depth Qena 2 2 In-depth Matrouh 2 0 In-depth December Giza Potential; 257 299 Structured 2013 Matrouh beneficiaries 24 35 questionnaire During data Menufia 52 48 collection Aswan 39 55 phase Gharbia 25 36 Daqahlia 100 102 Qalubia 69 206 Alexandria 94 56 Ismailia 53 71 Sohag 78 63 Qena 75 67 26th Nov 2013 Sohag Potential 71 9 Scoping phase 28th Nov 2013 Menufia beneficiaries, 59 23 24th Nov2013 Giza government 68 21 officials, NGO representatives 21st Dec 2013 Aswan Potential 119 30 Public 21st Dec 2013 Menufia beneficiaries, 61 13 consultation 23rd Dec Qena government 96 57 2013 officials, 23rd Dec Giza NGO 73 26 2013 representatives 25th Dec 2013 Matrouh 47 4 25th Dec 2013 Sohag 82 22 109 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 26th Dec 2013 Alexandria 26 29 29th Dec 2013 Daqahlia 45 12 29th Dec 2013 Gharbia 55 24 30th Dec 2013 Qalubia 63 8 30th Dec 2013 Ismailia 31 48 Total 3441 1992 1449 8.2.1 Public scoping sessions th  Giza and Qalubia Governorates on November 24 of 2013 in Flamenco Hotel.  Upper Egypt Governorates on November 26th 2013 in Maraga City Hall, Sohag.  Delta governorates on November 28th 2013 in Menufia University Hotel. Participants profile Participants of the scoping session consultation events represented different categories of stakeholders from the targeted areas. In total, 251 persons attended those sessions, of which 198 were males and 53 were females. The males represented (78.9) % of the total participants, while females represented only (21.1%) This is relatively a high presentation of females comparing to similar projects Photo 1: Advertisement published in El Ahram related to the 3 implemented in the same scoping sessions Governorates. Diversity in age and educational backgrounds was reflected in participants‟ contributions and enriched the session with a wide range of opinions. The visits paid to introduce the project to the community were an appropriate aperitif that drove the community people to be more willing to get information about the project. The diversity between literate and illiterates, workers and unemployed enriched the discussion to a great extent. A variety of organizations as well as representatives from governmental and community based authorities, institutes, and entities also took part in these scoping session meetings. 110 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 - 35.5% from governmental entities - 17.7% from government environment sector - NGOs (4.6% in Giza , 15.9% in Menufia and 20.3% in Sohag) - Five TV, press and Radio reporters attended the 3 scoping meetings. - Community people (technicians, service sales laborers and teachers) 5.1% 100% Consultation firms 14.9% 17.1% 3.8% 21.8% 90% Natural Gas companies 7.6% 80% Funding agency 17.7% 7.6% 12.6% 70% Environmental sector 36.6% 20.3% Community leaders 6.0% 60% 5.2% 9.2% Army and police force 4.6% 1.3% 50% 13.3% 4.6% Private sector 1.2% 3.4% 3.7% 2.4% 40% University and educational sector 15.9% NGOs 30% 49.4% 37.9% 2.4% Media 35.5% 20% Governmental 19.5% 10% 0% Total Giza Menoufia Sohag Figure ‎ 8-1: Distribution of scoping session participants by sector Summary of discussions All participants expressed their eagerness for commencement of project implementation without further delay and many participants demanded the extension of the project to additional areas. Following is a summary of all discussions conducted. Subject Questions and comments Responses LPG cylinder Speeding up the environmental and  EcoConServ is preparing the problems social studies and permissions so as ESIAF study required to obtain to launch the construction phase as EEAA approval. soon as possible  EGAS is working on obtaining other required permissions 111 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Subject Questions and comments Responses Recommendation to  EGAS should obtain detailed  The exact streets will be defined at enhance the project information about all project areas a later stage. Thereafter, an ESIAF performance and develop a report about each will be prepared for each area governorate  The installation of NG should be  EGAS cannot oblige anyone to obligatory not optional have NG installed  EGAS should share infrastructure  All available information will be maps developed for the project shared with the Local with the Local Governmental Governmental Units units  Project areas were selected based  The selection of project areas on certain criteria as presented should be revisited  This project is one of a series of  All towns and cities should be projects that aim at connecting all connected houses to NG Scope of social study It is important to meet with  This task is within the scope of informal LPG distributors and ESIAF study house guards in the project areas Awareness activities Will the project undertake any  Awareness activities are among the and NGOs roles awareness activities? Local NGOs recommendations of the ESIAF should be integrated in these study activities Street rehabilitation  It is crucial to study the impacts  All impacts will be fully on streets and the restoration investigated process  Restoration alternatives are  Street restoration should not be 1. Restoration will be fully the responsibility of Local undertaken by NG companies Governmental units (Town Gas – Egypt Gas)or 2. NG companies will pay local governmental units to carry out restoration works Considering In addition to NG, EGAS should  This particular project is limited to alternative sources of consider also making use of solar NG. However, solar and wind energy energy and biogas energy projects are being implemented by the New and Renewable Energy Authority on the national level NG installations for It is crucial not to install the NG to  One of the requirements for houses constructed illegally constructed houses. installing NG is the provision of with no official an electricity bill. Houses permits constructed without the necessary permits do not have access to „state electricity‟ and will not be able to provide the required bills. NG installation to Areas with no access to a sewage  NG should be the last facility to areas with no sewage system should not be deprived of be installed. This is mainly due to system NG as well. This is not fair. safety requirements 112 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Subject Questions and comments Responses Vulnerable groups EGAS should consider meeting the  Vulnerable groups are an essential working in LPG poor and marginalized groups component of this study. Due distribution working in LPG distribution attention will be given to them. They will be investigated during the ESIAF Poor people EGAS should provide a subsidy  The NG connection is already enabling the poor to install NG subsidized by the state. Thus, it is recommended that other entities step in to provide additional support to the poor Visual intrusion The pipelines damage the entrance  We try to follow the maximum of houses and diminish the aesthetic safety procedures while at the value of buildings same time minimizing damage to houses. Plans to minimize visual intrusion have been developed 8.2.2 Data collection activities  44 mini group meetings were conducted in 29 project areas, attended by 263 members of community and governmental entities.  36 individual meetings were conducted in the 11 governorates with governmental stakeholders. In addition, 16 individual meetings were conducted with the LPG distributors.  1904 Households were consulted in various project areas.  Dual meetings were conduct held with 20 persons in Marsa Matrouh city as households will be provided NG for the first time governorate-wide.  A leaflet about the project was prepared and uploaded to the website. Thereafter, 1000 leaflet were printed and distributed during the site visits14: 1- Brief description of the project 2- Potential impacts of the project 3- Total number of installations Participants profile In addition to the above mentioned, mini meetings and individual interviews were conducted in the 11 governorates. The community people on the district level were interviewed. As well as, the health centers' service providers, the LPG distributors, NGOs and Governmental entities. Participants were of a variety of age categories. Young people were motivated to attend the meetings held in their own premises. Females were strongly represented at 26.9% of the participants. Consultations with women took place in homes, LPG storerooms, and NGOs. Some consultation activities were conducted informally. A casual ambiance was adopted during consultations to encourage people to spell out their concerns freely. 14 Details are presented in the SIA document (submitted to WB and EGAS in parallel to this report). 113 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Photo 2: Woman interviewed in the NGO Photo 3: Consultation on the street Summary of discussions The discussion addressed/documented the following: 1- Options of poorer customers to receive additional financial support 2- Physical and financial burdens of LPG cylinders and dilemmas during shortage 3- Corruption related to LPG distributors 4- Credible information due to the misconceptions related to NG safety 5- Feasibility of connecting NG to rural areas and remote ones 6- Importance to integrate community based organizations in awareness activities 7- Monitoring and maintenance of the grid 8- NG job opportunities for areas adjacent the project 9- Cooperation with the LGU throughout the life of the project 8.2.3 Final public consultations Consultation activities were conducted in the 11 Governorates during the last 10 days of December 2013. Parallel teams implemented the consultation activities.  Four consultants from EcoConServ (two environmental and two social)  Eight representatives of EGAS, Town Gas and Egypt Gas  Four representatives of EEAA accompanied the teams over the 11 governorates  2 administrative managers and numerous drivers Table ‎ 8-2: 11 Consultation activities conducted during the final consultation phase Governorate Date Venue Aswan 21st of December 2013 Governorate Hall (Arous El Neil) Menufia 21st of December 2013 Governorate Hall Qena 23rd of December 2013 Girls Club Hall in Qena city Giza 23rd of December 2013 Army Hotel Hall Matrouh 25th of December 2013 Nile centre for Media Sohag 25th of December 2013 Local Popular Council Alexandria 26th of December 2013 Mercure Hotel Daqahlia 29th of December 2013 Marshal Hotel Gharbeia 29th of December 2013 Panorama Hotel Qalubia 30th of December 2013 Egypt Public Library in Benha Ismailia 30th of December 2013 Media Compound in El Sheikh Zaid 114 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 The list of invitees was developed by EEAA regional branches, environmental offices of the governorates, NGOs, governmental media centers, and various government employees, in cooperation with the Consultant. Invitees were informed of the date and location of the Public Consultation at least two weeks ahead. Participants were invited through: 1- Invitations sent by EGAS via mails, Faxes and e-mails. 2- Telephone communication by EGAS and the Consultant. 3- An advertisement was published in El Ahram El Mesay followed by a second advertisement published in Aswan Newspaper and El Esboua Newspaper. Photo 4: One of the developed posters 4- Aswan Newspaper presented a news clip about the project prior to the event. 5- A simplified Fact-sheet/brochure in Arabic (500 copies) distributed:: i) Governorates that the project will be implemented in, ii) general description of the project, iii) Potential long and short term impacts of the project . Hearings/consultations were held in adequately situated and equipped venues affiliated to NGOs, Media centers, Governorate, and hotels. In Sohag, Qena, and Aswan microbuses were rented to move people from the remote areas to the public consultation venues. 115 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Photo 5: Advertisement published in El Ahram el Mesay related to the final 11 public consultations Participants profile 971 participants attended the 11 final consultation events. Participants reflected different categories of stakeholders from the project targeted areas. Female participation was targeted throughout advertising and invitation process. The highest representation of women was 116 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 noted in Ismailia Governorate (60.8%) while the least representation of females were found in Matrouh. Taking the unique cultural traits of Matrouh into account, additional mini meetings were conducted with the females on the governmental employees and residents levels. Matrouh as invitations extended to heads of tribe and the NGOs working on the tribal levels. Overall, special attention was paid to involving young groups and females as they are most affected by the physical hardships of obtaining the LPG cylinders. The physically-challenged were represented in consultation activities through NGOs working with them. - NGOs represented 14.9% of the participants among which 70.0% of them work on the solid waste management and street afforestation - 42.0% of the participants represented governmental entities (Local Governmental Units, Road Authority, the Urban planning, etc.) - Governmental environmental sector represented 15.8% of the total participants (EEAA regional branches, governorate EMU and local environmental units) - 38.8% of the total participants held administrative jobs - 26.5% specialists (Lawyers, professors, businessmen, chemists, etc.) - 23.8% of the total participants were of top managerial positions (government) and heads of municipalities - Technicians and specialists represented 6.8% - 2.0% were students. 7.8% 100% 11.3% 21.1% 17.6%20.1%21.2% 90% 28.1%30.4% 26.3% 37.3% 80% 52.7% 60.8% 70% 60% 92.2% 50% 88.7% 78.9% 82.4%79.9%78.8% 40% 71.9%69.6% 73.7% 62.7% 30% 47.3% 39.2% 20% 10% 0% Male Female Figure ‎ 8-2: Distribution (%) of participants by Gender Summary of discussions All consultation events started with a summary of the project and the Natural Gas in Egypt. Using PowerPoint and multimedia, representatives of EGAS, Town Gas and Egypt Gas presented detailed information about all project activities. 117 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Using PowerPoint and multimedia, EcoConServ experts presented the ESIAF to the community people. Simple wording was used whenever possible by the environmental and social expert in order to be comprehended by the members of community. The resettlement policy framework was presented as an important element of the final public consultation. Photo 6: A tribe leader in Matrouh Gov. Photo 7: Participants in Daqahlia Governorate Photo 8: Posters in Sohag Governorate. Photo 9: Consultation event in Sohag Governorate During breaks, Media interviewed EGAS representatives, government officials, community members, and the consultants. The main issues raised during these interviews were as follow: 1- General information about the Natural Gas 2- Positive and negative impacts of the NG 3- The rules and regulations of EEAA 4- The role of stakeholders and community participation Each session ended with an open discussion lasting for a couple of hours. 118 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Table ‎ 8-3: Key comments and concerns raised during the Final Public Consultations Subject Questions and comments Responses Damaging Will the implementing agencies All necessary procedures should be underground avoid damaging the underground carried out to avoid damaging utilities and utilities/facilities and underground utilities/facilities and infrastructure infrastructure? infrastructure. In case any facilities during digging are damaged, they will be restored Collaboration Many governmental entities It is crucial to collaborate with these with (Local Governmental Units, entities in order to obtain governmental Information centers, Road information, maps and permissions entities and Authority, Water resource, information Mayors…etc.) are willing to centers cooperate with the project to facilitate work. Will this be possible? Role of It is recommended to cooperate Civil Society members play a major community with members of civil society in role in carrying out awareness raising based order to increase awareness activities as well as securing the organization financial aid to poor people and tribe leaders Role of the EGAS should consult and Their approvals and permissions are Army contribute with the army in the key to implementing project activities frontier governorates Reduction the It is recommended to: It is difficult to adopt these installation cost 1. Take the LPG cylinder as an recommendations advance payment for the NG. Thereafter, the poor pay by installment 2. Cooperate with the Ministry of Social Solidarity to reduce the installation cost for poor 3. Mobilize the local community and the NGOs to provide support to poor People living At least 5% of jobs provided by This recommendation will be taken with disabilities EGAS should be filled by people into consideration with disabilities Appropriate Matrouh, Alexandria and Ismailia This recommendation will be taken time for are touristic areas. Thus EGAS into consideration construction should avoid working there during summer time 119 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Subject Questions and comments Responses Restoration of All attendees voiced their Two alternatives of street streets concern about damaging the rehabilitation were investigated: streets without restoring them - Restoration will be fully after the completion of undertaken by NG companies installation activities due to the (Town Gas – Egypt Gas)or bad performance of the Local - NG companies will pay local Governmental Unit (corruption) governmental units to carry out restoration works Some devices We use a baking stove. This will The baking stove can‟t be connected cannot be not be operated by the NG. to the NG for safety purposes operated by the What should we do? NG Awareness Awareness activities should cover This recommendation will be taken activities the following: into consideration Contact person in the site (foreman) GRM personnel Hotline for damage and maintenance Website and SMS Job The jobs provided by this project It is more economically viable to opportunities should be made available to the provide jobs to the local community local community Remote areas NG should be installed to They will be concerned in later stage and suburbs remote areas and the suburbs Capacity EGAS should raise the capacity This will be investigated and building of community members in order implemented whenever possible to enable them to work in the project Paying by Does the proposed system for The bank should have their interest installment paying by installment contain any rate interest? Criteria to select What are the criteria to select the There are numerous selection criteria certain areas to project areas based on economic aspects and install the NG technical consideration Safety measures What are the safety measures We apply the maximum standards of followed by the NG companies safety (British standards) Second Public Consultation Disclosure Activities The importance of the project for the government and the community was reflected in remarkable media coverage. Media covered events and interviewed participants: 1- Newspapers: El Youm 7, El Masry El Youm, El Watan 2- News websites: El Ahram, El Borsa website, El Shrouk, Aswat Mesria, El Mashad, Misr El Youm 3- Aswan governorate website, ONA news 120 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 4- Tibah and Canal National TV channels Photo 10: Sample of published news http://www.akhbarelyom.com/news/newdetails/240546/1 Please see Annex 3 for a detailed report on the proceedings of the scoping and consultation events. 8.3 Closing note The key message from the nationwide consultation events carried out for this project is that Public and government acceptance is simply overwhelming. Aside from limited concerns regarding arrangements for NG installment payments and street restoration, the main public and governmental requirement was the speedy implementation of the project and expansion to additional areas. In addition to documenting and analyzing the outcomes of the various consultation events, this framework study is meant to provide guidelines for consultation activities during the site-specific ESIAs to be prepared upon final project detailing in the each of the 11 governorates. 121 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Site specific consultation efforts should include all concerned stakeholders – be they persons/households affected by the project activities, civil society organizations representing the interest of the community, or regulatory and governmental bodies who will play a role in facilitating or regulating the implementation of site-specific project activities. Consultation activities are expected to differ according to the targeted governorate and stakeholder groups in relation to the foreseen impacts affecting them. The consultant will decide on the most appropriate consultation tool to reach out to the different stakeholders. While WB safeguards and regulations state that a minimum of two large-scale, well- publicized public consultation sessions are a must for projects classified as category „A‟ projects like the one at hand15, additional consultation efforts (for example through focus group discussions, in-depth meetings, and interviews) are needed to reach the most vulnerable and difficult to reach community members. Additionally, in order to obtain larger scale and more quantifiable information, the consultant should assess conducting surveys in the different sites. The following table suggests stakeholders to take into consideration while conducting site- specific consultation efforts in relation to the different foreseen impacts and project activities. It is worth mentioning that the scope of consultation should adopt community tailored venues, materials and consultation. Conducting consultation activities using Seminars and public hearing will be useful. However, conducting public meetings in the exact project areas in local councils, the mosques and churches, and the public gathering is of much more importance. 15 Clause 14 of OP 4.01 states that: “For Category A projects, the borrower consults these groups at least twice: (a) shortly after environmental screening and before the terms of reference for the EA are finalized; and (b) once a draft EA report is prepared. In addition, the borrower consults with such groups throughout project implementation as necessary to address EA-related issues that affect them.” 122 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Table ‎ 8-4: Suggested stakeholders for site-specific consultations # ACTIVITY IMPACT STAKEHOLDER/S Construction of Pressure Reduction  Agricultural Associations and land owners 1.  Affecting the livelihoods of farmers as a result of using Stations (PRSs)  Workers employed in agriculture cultivated lands Installation of Gas Transmission  Private land owners 2.  Temporary or permanent Land Appropriation Connection (High Pressure Pipelines)  Relocation candidates  Business & shop owners Installation of Gas Distribution  Impact on businesses 3.  Residents Network  Impacts on traffic  Drivers (Microbus, Taxi, TucTuc…)  Threat to Safety of users and houses (due to limited  Civil society organizations and NGOs level of awareness and misconceptions)  Community leaders  Visual intrusion  Residents  Financial burden on consumers (of installments due to  LPG salespeople Installation of Household accumulation of fees /installments collection resulting in  Companies housing employees 4. Connections and modalities of financial burden on consumers  Representatives from Community Health workers at the payment particularly for poor  Impact on the informal LPG distributors Ministry of Health )‫(برنامج الرائدات الريفيات‬  Possibility of gas leakage  Ministry of Social Solidarity- community social workers  Concerned community members who do not meet the  Local media criteria for installing NG connections („no gas areas‟)  Community Service Centers  EGAS  Supreme Council of Antiquities Stakeholders relevant for all stages of  Municipalities 5.  Miscellaneous implementation/ Project activities  Relevant utilities authorities (water/sanitation, electricity)  Governorate representatives  Potential local construction employees and young people  The project affected persons  Potential impacts on the livelihood of farmers due to  EGAS and the subsidiary companies LDCs 6. Resettlement Action plans damaging their crops  Governmental entities (agriculture associations and directorate  NGOs 123 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Annex 1: Contributors to the ESIA Framework Team Member Role 1. Dr. Tarek Genena Senior ESIA expert and team leader 2. Ms. Zainab Hafez Senior SIA expert and project coordinator 3. Dr Amr Sobhy Senior EIA expert 4. Eng. Fakhry AbdulKhalik Senior Environmental inspection and legal expert 5. Ms. Shaimaa Mostafa SIA specialist 6. Ms. Dalia Ashour SIA specialist 7. Eng. Maysra Shams EIA specialist 8. Eng. Nadine Suleiman EIA specialist and multimedia expert 9. Eng. Ahmed Kandil Senior stakeholder engagement expert 10. Mr. Ahmed Mostafa Administrative coordinator 11. Mr. Sameh Mahrous Senior administrative coordinator Acknowledgements The EcoConServ consultant teams would like to express their deep gratitude to the scores of support staff, drivers, NGOs, collaborators and organizations who logistically supported the completion of this project under tight time limitations. EcoConServ also acknowledges the invaluable knowledge and support provided by the technical, environmental, and social teams of EGAS, Egypt Gas, and Town Gas who accompanied the consultant teams all over the 11 governorates under demanding travel schedules. 124 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Annex 2: Proposed procedures for chance finds Cultural property include monuments, structures, works of art, or sites of significance points of view, and are defined as sites and structures having archaeological, historical, architectural, or religious significance, and natural sites with cultural values. This includes cemeteries, graveyards and graves. Antiquities Law 117/1983: Article 24 states that everyone who finds by chance the part or parts of a fixed monument in its place must promptly inform the nearest administrative authority within forty-eight hours. Prior to the construction phase, the approval shall be obtained from the antiquities department and surveying department Chance Find Procedures 1. Stop the construction activities in the area of the chance find; 2. Delineate the discovered site or area; 3. Secure the site to prevent any damage or loss of removable objects. In cases of removable antiquities or sensitive remains, a night guard shall be present until the responsible local authorities and Ministry take over; 4. Notify the site manager and HSE supervisor who in turn will notify the responsible local authorities and the Antiquities Authority immediately (within 24 hours or less); 5. Responsible local authorities and the Antiquities Authority would be in charge of protecting and preserving the site before deciding on subsequent appropriate procedures; 6. Decisions on how to handle the finding shall be taken by the responsible authorities from the Antiquities Authority; 7. Construction work could resume only after permission is given from the responsible local authorities and the Antiquities Authority concerning safeguard of the heritage. These procedures must be referred to as standard provisions in construction contracts, where applicable. During project supervision, the site manager and HSE supervisor shall monitor the above regulations relating to the treatment of any chance find encountered are observed. Relevant findings will be recorded in Monitoring Reports and Implementation Completion Reports (ICRs) submitted to the World Bank. 125 ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 governorates- March 2014 Annex 3: Public Consultations Report The Public consultations report includes photos, attendance lists, and comments from the 3 scoping sessions and 11 public consultations. The report also includes advertisements and dissemination media used to publicize the consultations. Media articles and internet coverage of the events is also highlighted. Due to its size, the PC annex is submitted as a separate document. 126 Annex 4: Proposed TORs for site-specific ESIAs The proposed Terms of Reference for the 11 site-specific ESIAs are elaborations on the TORs provided by EGAS (and approved by the WB) for preparing the current ESIAF. The proposed TORs repeatedly refer to this ESIAF document as an important guideline for implementing the specific ESIA consultancies. PROPOSED TERMS OF REFERENCE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR NATURAL GAS CONNECTION PROJECT IN (NAME OF GOVERNORATE) GOVERNORATE IN EGYPT (MONTH) 2014 EGAS Site-specific ESIA proposed ToR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT NATURAL GAS CONNECTIONS PROJECT IN (NAME OF GOVERNORATE) GOVERNORATE CONTENTS Contents ...................................................................................................................................... i 1. INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................1 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE Project ........................................................................................2 3. Requirements for the ESIA .................................................................................................2 4. SCOPE OF WORK AND SPECIFIC TASKS ....................................................................4 5. ESIA REPORT ....................................................................................................................8 6. Consultation and Disclosure ..............................................................................................15 7. Qualifications and Experience of the ESIA Team ............................................................20 8. Facilities to be provided by Client ....................................................................................20 9. ACTIVITIES, AND TIME SCHEDULE ..........................................................................20 10. DELIVERABLES .............................................................................................................20 11. ANNEX: BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ....................................................21 i EGAS ESIA ToR 1. INTRODUCTION In line with Egypt‟s energy diversification strategy, the Ministry of Petroleum is promoting the utilization of gas in all sectors with the implementation of major gas projects covering discovery, delivery and recovery searching for common interests among diverse participants and weaving these interests into a realistic broadly supported gas strategy. The Government of Egypt recognizes the importance of the residential household natural gas connection program to improve the delivery of natural gas to the households with affordable prices, high safety measures and to replace the costly and troublesome LPG cylinders. In this regards, the Government of Egypt has an ambitious goal of providing access to 17 million households to the natural gas distribution networks in the coming few years. EGAS, a state owned enterprise which works in the different activities of natural gas business is mandated to achieve the Government goals in connecting the residential households to the natural gas grid. EGAS aims to maximize household penetration of natural gas networks and has extensive plans for increasing the number of household connections by 800,000 annually during 2013/2014 and beyond. This Gas Connection Project is an integral part of the Government‟s on-going program to connect households and other users to the natural gas network. The Project has identified (number of districts or project areas in the target governorate) Districts and villages in (name of target governorate) Governorate, with a target of connecting (number of customers identified by the property & appliance survey) customers (households). LOCATIONS OF pressure reduction stations, buildings meeting connection criteria, exact paths of high-pressure pipelines, gas connections and distribution networks have been determined. This selection is mainly based on property and appliance (P&A) surveys which involve the following components: - Obtaining the latest aerial maps of the project areas from the Egyptian Survey Authority - Identifying Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates of the sites - Locating each road and building and inserting them on the corresponding map - GPS team developing a land survey map to be used by the P&A survey team to generate a unique customer reference number (C.R.N) based on building, block, and sector - Associating the final (C.R.N) with the customer name, address, appliances, and data. - Creating an isometric drawing for each building, location of service, and riser routes. Drawings are reviewed by the surveyors and delivered to the Installations department - Entering data into a central database and G.I.S system for review by a design team - Finalizing pipe sizing, type, regulator capacity & locations, routing, and number of appliances to be converted by the Design team An Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Framework for the natural gas connections in the 11 governorates of the project has been prepared at an earlier stage. In addition to assessing environmental and social impacts of the 11-governorate project using the level of detail available at the time, the framework study also sets a “roadmap” for key issues to be addressed in the various components of the 11 site-specific ESIAs upon finalization of project detailing. The ESIAF is to be utilized as a guiding document in preparation of this study. 1 EGAS ESIA ToR This TOR outlines the scope of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) to be prepared for the entire project components and activities in the specified governorate highlighted in further sections of this TOR. Also, it requires the preparation of the necessary documents and regulatory approvals required by the funding institution as well as the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) and other relevant national authorities. 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 2.1 Objectives The purpose of this Project is to connect (number of households anticipated by the P&A survey) households in (number of districts identified by the P&A survey) Districts, in (target governorate) Governorates to the natural gas grid instead of using LPG cylinders. EGAS is utilizing a loan provided by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)/The World Bank (WB)/Agence Française de Développement (AFD) to execute this project. The strategic objectives of the project are:  Reducing the financial and physical burden from the citizens who are suffering to get the LPG cylinders with high cost and extensive efforts;  Reducing the cost of subsidy paid to LPG cylinders and utilizing the savings in other development projects therefore giving a significant boost to the development process of the Egyptian economy;  Significantly improve the safety measures in households by substituting the LPG cylinders with the safe and reliable natural gas connections;  Improving the public health and environmental conditions through the utilization of natural gas as considered a relatively clean fuel. A detailed description of the Project components, activities, geographical coverage, and execution arrangements are presented in Annex 1 of this TOR. 3. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ESIA Along the guidelines outlined in the ESIA Framework Study, the specific objectives of this assignment study are to:  Establish and describe the baseline of existing environmental and social conditions in the Project area based on baseline components recommended in the baseline chapter of the ESIA Framework study, outcomes of the P&A survey, publicly available information, official secondary data and information source and supporting field surveys;  Identify the potential environment and social impacts resulting from the Project during construction and operation;  Assess the significance of impacts and propose mitigation measures that will eliminate or reduce the negative impacts to the public and the environment;  Enhance the positive environmental and social impacts of the Project 2 EGAS ESIA ToR  Provide the basis for consultation and communication with the regulatory authorities, funding institution(s), the public and other stakeholders, as appropriate.  Develop an environmental and social impact assessment for the mitigation of the potentially negative impacts and for monitoring compliance with the relevant environmental laws and regulations. The ESIA shall address the guidelines set out in the ESIAF and conform to the requirements of The World Bank Environmental and Social Safeguards Operational Policies and Procedures as well as the Egyptian laws and/or regulations on environmental reviews and impact assessment, and any other pertinent environmental requirements, as they relate to this project. 3.1 National requirements According to the Egyptian Environment Affairs Agency (EEAA), natural gas connection to households and its associated infrastructure are classified as Category “C” which requires the preparation of a comprehensive environmental impact assessment (EIA). The EIA shall be submitted to the competent authority, EGAS and forwarded to EEAA for review and approval. Public hearing is required for all Category “C” projects. 3.2 The World Bank requirements According to the World Bank Operational Policy OP 4.01 on Environmental Assessment, the project is classified as Category “A” which is equivalent to the EEAA Category “C” projects. This requires the preparation of comprehensive environmental and social impact assessment accompanied by a thorough consultative process. During preparation of the ESIAF, situational analysis and discussions between WB experts, EGAS, and the E&S consultant have agreed that the following WB policies may also be triggered according to project components and their impact on physical, biological, and socioeconomic environment of the target governorate. OP 4.11 – PHYSICAL CULTURAL RESOURCES OP 4.12 – INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT (Further information on the Bank‟s safeguards policies can be obtained from the Bank‟s Safeguards website (http://www.worldbank.org/safeguards) 3 EGAS ESIA ToR 4. SCOPE OF WORK AND SPECIFIC TASKS The Consultant is required to carry out the environmental and social impact assessment of the project, and prepare the ESIA Report, in accordance with the World Bank Operational policies and the EIA guidelines of the EEAA as indicated above. The consultants would be guided by the following scope and are expected to fulfill the following tasks, as a minimum, to achieve the objectives of the assessment: 4.1 Scoping At the beginning of the assignment, scoping central consultation session should be arranged for thorough discussion with representatives of various competent authorities and stakeholders from the targeted Governorate. This scoping aims to explain the scope of the ESIA/RPF1, the project description and the similarities and differences between the present project and other similar projects implemented in Egypt in particular the Greater Cairo natural gas connection which EGAS is currently implementing. The scoping central consultation session also aims at identifying, early on in the process, any environmental/social/safety aspects that may not have been included in the scope of work which the stakeholders raise. This process will provide a basis for reviewing the issues that should be considered in the ESIA. It is expected that the issues may include advance announcement of construction in the different areas, traffic, air and noise disturbances. The changes in the project in terms of the project environmental mitigation plan and how this plan will be implemented will be discussed. The findings of the scoping and the recommendations/comments of stakeholders should be reflected in the study and elaborated in details in the Public Consultation Chapter. This meeting will be arranged by EGAS/Town Gas/Egypt Gas in coordination with the concerned relevant national and local authorities. Tools and stakeholders to be engaged: Efforts should be made to maximize diversity of the groups of stakeholders engaged in the scoping of the study. Stakeholders on the District (Markaz) and Governorate levels should be engaged. Moreover, samples of stakeholders of the Markaz/Cities/Villages where the project will be implemented should be represented in the scoping discussions. More importantly, organizers of the scoping events (whether group sessions or individual meetings) should ensure Project Affected Persons and organizations/assemblies which represent them or their interests are thoroughly represented and consulted. As outlined in the ESIAF, installation and routing of key project components (steel HP pipelines, Polyethylene distribution pipelines, and Pressure Reduction Stations) may require land acquisition/purchase or pipeline intrusion/excavation/installation through privately-owned land or squatter areas. 1 A separate ToR is provided for the Resettlement Policy Framework study 4 EGAS ESIA ToR The scoping process for the preparation of the study should be adaptable to the cultural specificities and the current developments in the country. Where applicable, the scoping meetings should be properly and publicly advertised to ensure wide participation. In the meantime, other tools, apart from plenary scoping sessions, could be employed. For more details about the scoping consultations, which is an integral part of both the ESIA and RPF studies, please refer to section 7 of the TORs. 4.2 Data Collection Coinciding with the scoping for the environmental and social impact assessment, data will be gathered on the characteristics of each Governorate, district (Markaz) and town/village to be connected. Because of the extensive geographical extent of the project, the consultant is advised to utilize, to the extent possible, existing data and information. Special attention should be paid to data collection from areas approved for gas connections by the Property and Appliance survey which is carried out by EGAS/Town Gas/Egypt Gas. In addition, data must be collected from areas adjacent to the final routes of the high pressure steel pipelines and the final locations of the Pressure Reduction stations. Relevant data components are outlined in the ESIAF and later on these TORs. For socioeconomic baseline data primary data collection should be utilized during the site- specific ESIAs. The proposed tools are: i) a structured questionnaire that should be applied with 500-1000 households within the vicinity of the project areas. Sample size should be based on scientific sampling approach. A random sample should be selected based on the total number of connections in each district and governorate. ii) the second tool to be adopted is the group discussion with the community people. iii) the third tool is an in-depth guideline to be applied with the governmental and non-governmental organizations. Such tools should cover the following indicators: 1- Household characteristics 2- Economic wellbeing and wealth index indicator 3- Type of fuel used for cooking and water heating 4- Perception of the community towards the project 5- The willingness and affordability to pay 6- The project affected persons and vulnerability 7- Compensation mechanism 8- Citizen engagement strategy 4.3 Analysis Subsequent to gathering of data, the environmental and social issues will be assessed in terms of the environmental and social risks and benefits associated with the project. The consultant will provide an overview of the anticipated safeguards issues, both environmental and social, for the entire gas connections, distribution networks, Pressure Reduction Stations (PRS) and high pressure gas transmission lines. The ESIA shall address the issue of alternatives by summarizing and referencing the alternatives in a manner consistent with national and international guidance. The analysis will include the 5 EGAS ESIA ToR benefits and impacts expected from the project, and other technical and economical alternatives, including the “no action” alternative, and evaluate the environmental and social advantages and disadvantages of each alternative. The consultant will also develop screening criteria for the areas to be connected through identification of potential impacts, including disturbance, by outlining, with EGAS, appropriate procedures which will include identification, recording, reporting, monitoring and auditing of implementation. Specific focus of the study shall include, but not limited to, the following aspects:  Traffic disturbance: Egyptian regulations require that the street has to be six meters or wider in order not to interfere with other utility infrastructure (e.g. electricity, water, telecom, etc). There may be temporary disruption of access by traffic to and from concerned streets. There may also be temporary increases in traffic due to delivery of materials and slow down of traffic in work areas.  identify potential traffic disturbance using appropriate procedures including recording, reporting, monitoring and auditing of implementation in high traffic areas.  Use criteria to formulate mitigation measures envisaged for traffic disturbances.  Air and noise disturbance: There may be dust from topsoil removal, trench excavation and backfilling from the construction and from storage of excavated soil. There may also be noise from construction (e.g., vehicles and equipment, materials loading and offloading, pipe cutting and welding, pipe stringing, etc) which may cause nuisance where near to homes and businesses.  Identify sources for air and noise emissions;  Identify sensitive receptors to air and noise pollution  Develop mitigation measures for eliminating/reducing air and noise emissions from different sources and minimize impacts on sensitive receptors  Solid and hazardous wastes: this may be generated due to the excavation of soils, pipe cutting, use of construction material, worker and engineer offices…etc. Types of wastes should be classified into hazardous and non-hazardous and avoid any littering to the surroundings. Also, solid wastes should be properly stored and disposed off.  Identify the types and quantity of wastes generated on site during construction  Prepare a management plan for hazardous and non-hazardous wastes to ensure proper handling, storage, possible reuse/recycle and final safe disposal  Maintain records for wastes generated and disposed off 6 EGAS ESIA ToR  Structural integrity of existing buildings: There may be some impacts on existing buildings from construction activities. Egyptian regulations have specific criteria on the premises to be connected such as material of the premise for safety reasons.  Document local requirements and restrictions in terms of construction near and/on public buildings  Develop criteria for buildings to avoid  Document least intrusive methods  Cultural heritage: Potential impacts on historic or cultural heritages sites, especially in Upper Egypt districts, must be assessed prior to final selection of households to be connected. Considering the rich historical background of some districts, procedures to deal with chance finds will be developed (World Bank’s Safeguard Policies and Operational Procedures OP/BP 4.11 on Physical Cultural Resources will apply).  Socioeconomic: The project will likely have positive social impacts such as reduction in traffic from deliveries of fuels (e.g. LPG cylinders), reduced dust and emissions from fuel delivery vehicles, increased convenience, elimination of manual handling and disconnection/re-connection of LPG cylinders, reduced hazard due to physical characteristics of natural gas compared to LPG and safety. The project may involve negative impacts as well, such as the impacts associated with temporary and permanent land use, affordability of poor household to gas connection, workers who are current working on production and transportation of LPG cylinders laid off. The gender implications of the project, such as the differentiated impacts on men and women of time use, reduced health risks, increased convenience, etc. The ESIA should examine the main positive and negative social impacts as mentioned above and include:  The principles, rules, guidelines and procedures to assess and mitigate the negative social impacts  The plans and measures to enhance the positive impacts.  Occupational Health & Safety measures during construction: worker health safety issues may arise due to the different civil and mechanical works that will take place. Risks of injuries and other serious accidents may occur if health & safety measures are not followed and practiced.  Provide adequate induction training for all workers on site  Ensure that all health and safety measures are strictly followed by all personnel on site  Provide the construction site and the workers with necessary health and safety equipment 7 EGAS ESIA ToR  Maintain records for accidents/incidents  Analyze accidents/incidents and implement action plans to prevent/reduce accidents 5. ESIA REPORT An Environmental and Social Impact Assessment report for the project will be developed in a manner complying with the World Bank, national legislations as well as other applicable international regulations The report should be concise and limited to significant environmental and social issues. The ESIA should focus on the key environmental, social as well as health & safety issues and codes of practice to be adhered to during the construction and operation of the project. The level of analysis of individual issues in the ESIA should reflect the level of significance of the potential. The information in the ESIA should be accurate and presented clearly and concisely. The general and specific descriptions provided herein should not be interpreted as excluding from consideration any matters that are currently unforeseen, may arise during the Project design, execution or the community consultation process and associated documentation. The ESIA shall be conducted using international best practices, Egyptian requirements and the World Bank performance standards. The report will, at minimum, cover the following topics: - Project description; - Regulatory review: legislations, standards and requirements relevant to the Project; - Environmental and Social baseline review - Identification and assessment of environmental and social impacts, - Analysis of Alternatives and Mitigation Measures - Environmental and Social Management Plan - Consultation with the Public: process, disclosure and outcomes. A draft report will be issued for review and comment after which a final report will be issued. 8 EGAS ESIA ToR The following sections indicate the main outputs expected from the analysis to be included in the report: 5.1 Introduction This section will state the purpose of the terms of reference, identify the development project to be assessed and explain the executing arrangements for the environmental assessment. It may include background information which provides a brief description of the major components of the proposed project, a statement of the need for it and the objectives it is intended to meet, the implementing agency, a brief history of the project (including alternatives considered), its current status and timetable, and the identities of any associated projects. Summary of the general scope of the environmental assessment may be included. 5.2 Description of the Proposed Project This section will provide a brief description of the relevant parts of the project, using maps (at appropriate scale) where necessary, and including the following information: areas to be connected, description of dwellings to be connected and their suitability, size of infrastructure involved, capacity, etc.; pre-construction activities; construction activities; schedule; staffing and support; facilities and services; operation and maintenance activities. Information included in this task will be provided by EGAS, Town Gas and Egypt Gas. This section should illustrate the land requirements by the various project components. As outlined in the ESIA Framework report, the following components should be included in the Project description of the ESIA, as applicable: - Existing high pressure lines (HP), Pressure Reduction Stations (PRSs), Connected zones within the project area, if any - Results of the Property and Appliance Survey (areas meeting technical criteria, area excluded from connections, number of anticipated households to be connected, maps) - Routes/alignments of new HP lines and related installations (such as electric protection against corrosion), if any - Locations and specifications of Pressure Reduction Station(s), if any - Land requirements and temporary intrusions on private land - Number of households eligible for connections in the area - Routes/alignments of the local interconnection networks - Specifications and types of materials to be used for project components in the area - Equipment and vehicles to be used during the construction phase - Specifications and emissions of the equipment to be used in the area - Assigned temporary storage areas for materials and equipment - Description of the activities of the construction phase - Work plan for excavations and restoration (re-pavement) - Typical daily work schedules during the construction phase - Local Socioeconomic considerations 5.3 Legislative and Regulatory Considerations 9 EGAS ESIA ToR This section will describe the pertinent regulations and existing codes of practice and standards governing environmental quality, health and safety, protection of sensitive areas, protection of endangered species, siting, land use control, etc., at international, national, regional and local levels. This section should also present the safeguard policies of the Bank that will be triggered as part of the project. The consultant should review and familiarize with the World Bank‟s ten safeguard polices and comment on the ones which are/should be triggered by this project. The consultant should identify the impacts and provide mitigating measures for each applicable safeguard policy2. During the preparation phase for this Project, three Operational Policies have been triggered: OP 4.01 on Environmental Assessment, which is triggered, OPs 4.11 for Physical Cultural Resources and 4.12 on Involuntary Resettlement. The Legal framework chapter in the ESIAF is meant to shed light on the most relevant environmental and social legislations and regulations which the project should adhere to and take mitigation actions to comply with. These should be revisited and updated in this ESIA according to the detailed features of the Project. 5.4 Description of the Environment This section will assemble and evaluate data on the relevant environmental characteristics of the project area. It will include information on any changes anticipated before the project commences.  Physical environment: demography and degree of urbanization; land use permits and plans, plans for further development.  Socio-economic baseline (include both present and projected where appropriate): community structure; employment; distribution of income, goods and services; recreation; public health; cultural prosperities. In addition to presenting Governorate- level information, this section should be focusing, to the extent possible, on the localities/districts (Markazes) where the project will be implemented. This section should be looking at the groups that could be negatively affected from the project (e.g. LPG cylinders sellers) Review of impact on various vulnerable groups including the elder and others of special needs: Given the changes proposed by the project and in particular the elimination of the manual handling, collection and disconnection/re-connection of LPG cylinders, the project is likely to have important positive impacts on the disabled. The study should thus include a review of the expected project impacts on the disabled, and a discussion of how the installation of direct household connections will meet the needs of the disabled. 2 Details on the triggering of the safeguard polices are available in World Bank’s Guidebooks. 10 EGAS ESIA ToR In addition to the abovementioned baseline data (and with special focus on the outputs of the P&A survey), the following table presents the baseline components of high relevance to the project and a non-exhaustive listing of suggestions on the best sources of relevant data. Component Proposed data sources Governorates potentially sensitive to component - Studies/data by the technical departments of the - All 11 governorates Traffic Ministry of Interior - Local police and traffic authorities in the project area - Interviews with dwellers in the project areas - Studies and maps from the General Organization for Physical Planning (GOPP) - Field measurements around equipment and - All 11 governorates Air quality machinery directly prior to commencement of project activities - Field measurements at source and at sensitive - All 11 governorates Noise receptors directly prior to commencement of project activities - Data collection and acquisition of updated - All 11 governorates Underground documents from the central and regional offices utility lines of the Potable Water and Wastewater Authority; and piping the Electricity Holding and Transmission Companies; the Ministry of Telecommunications - Field surveys and mapping in the presence of representatives of the above entities - Interviews with locals and residents of the project areas - Using non-destructive remote sensing technologies - Using limited/exploratory boreholes - Field surveys and mapping building-by-building - All 11 governorates Weak - Consulting structural specialists in areas with structures clear signs of vulnerability - GOPP reports and maps related to conditions of structures - Coordination with the central and regional - Aswan, Qena, Culturally- offices of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Sohag, Giza, valuable sites - Consultations with locals and project areas Ismailia, Matrouh, and residents Alexandria antiquities - Field surveys and mapping 11 EGAS ESIA ToR Component Proposed data sources Governorates potentially sensitive to component - Field investigation - All 11 governorates Solid, liquid, - Acquisition of maps and data from local and government units and relevant offices hazardous - Data/maps from the Egyptian Environmental waste Affairs Agency (EEAA) disposal sites - Data and maps from the GOPP - Interviews with locals and residents - Interviews with certified waste management companies and local service providers - Interviews with informal waste handlers / scavengers “‫”النباشين‬ - Interviews with operators of the Nasreya and UNICO hazardous waste treatment facilities in Alexandria - Field surveys and geotechnical investigations - Qena, Alexandria Geological - Interviews with locals and project area residents and Delta and - Data collection and map acquisition from local governorates geotechnical government units history of the - Geotechnical Due Diligence in areas close to area water bodies or zone of high underground water tables - Field surveys and land mapping for placement of - All 11 governorates Government- PRSs owned land - Obtaining documents and maps from the Property of the Country “Amalak El Dawla” office in the local government or Markaz unit - EEAA Protected Areas sector - Probably none of Protected - Environmental profile of the governorate the 11 governorates Areas and but due care should sensitive be given to possible ecological upsets to ecological systems systems other than official Protected Areas during installation of the HP pipelines as they are usually located outside populated areas - Field investigations - All 11 governorates Cultural, - Interviews with locals and project area residents social, and - Interviews with government officials and political traits relevant stakeholders 12 EGAS ESIA ToR Component Proposed data sources Governorates potentially sensitive to component - District local authorities - All 11 governorates Restoration - Data collection from the Directorate of Roads and and Bridges Repavement plans - GOPP reports, data, and maps - All 11 governorates Growth, - Urban/physical planning offices of the future land Governorate use, and planned developments It should be noted that some of the data above may simply be unavailable or incomplete despite having been implemented fully by a government and/or private entity. In such cases, the implementing company must generate the data using the necessary means (field investigations, measurements, stakeholder engagement, etc). 5.5 Analysis of Alternatives to the Proposed Project This section will describe alternatives that were examined in the course of developing the proposed project and identify other alternatives which would achieve the same objectives. The concept of alternatives extends to siting, design, technology selection, construction techniques and phasing, and operating and maintenance procedures. It will compare alternatives in terms of potential environmental and social impacts and suitability under local conditions. On the alternatives part, in other words, the analysis should include an analysis of reasonable alternatives to meet the ultimate objectives of the project. Such alternatives should include e.g, alternative ways of meeting the demand for energy (e.g. alternative fuels or electricity), alternative design and alternative implementation arrangements. 5.6 Analysis of Impacts This section will distinguish between significant positive and negative impacts, direct and indirect impacts, and immediate and long-term impacts. It will identify impacts which are unavoidable or irreversible. Wherever possible, it will describe impacts quantitatively. The analysis of impacts should be studied during the different project phases (e.g. construction and operation). Attention should be given to the environmental, social, health & safety impacts of the project during operation for example risks of gas leakage from pipelines and noise generated from PRS operation. For this and all other significant impacts, appropriate mitigation measures should be developed as part of the ESMP. In examining the social impacts of the project, the analysis should be sensitive to communities‟ diversities. Impacts are affecting various groups differently and this should be reflected in the 13 EGAS ESIA ToR analysis. Special attention should be given to the vulnerable groups including poor households and those who could be negatively affected from the project. The safety risks associated with the operation of PRSs should be assessed for the workers and the public at large using Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) modeling and the results have been compared with international risk acceptance criteria "As Low As Reasonably Practical – ALARP". The QRA should be performed for a typical PRS with odorant. The following risks should analyzed: - Flammable gases dispersion (Gas Clouds) ; - Flash fires; and - Jet fires. Factors to be considered in preparing the QRA: - Type and access to PRS area - Wind and meteorological data - Gas release rate and leak size based on various hole sizes - Jet fire (flame length) based on multiple pressure ratings - Gas dispersion distances and flammability range of the released gas cloud - Heat radiation from flash fires - Hazards of possible types of fires - Extent and characteristics of damage distances Risks should assessed for the industrial workers and general public representing the two types of risk namely the "Individual Risk" and "Social Risk" within the PRS. Safety precautions should be detailed for design, operation and maintenance of PRS facilities. 5.7 Environmental and Social Management Plan This section provides details on the management initiatives and on the measures to be implemented during both the construction and operational phases of the project. The purpose of the ESMP is to: (i) outline the procedures for the environmental and safety assessment of the connectivity process and the codes of practices to be applied; (ii) ensure an appropriate level of consultation and disclosure takes place; and (iii) to ensure systems and resources are in place for the successful monitoring of the management program. Special attention will be given to the implementation and monitoring of the activities related to Involuntary Resettlement Policy in accordance with the requirements of the World Bank OP 4.12. Outcomes from the RPF study should be cross referenced in the ESMP. A grievance redress mechanism (GRM) should be designed and made operational prior to the construction activities. The study should be proposing tools for this purpose. The mechanism should be simple, accessible and responsive to local complaints. EGAS should be securing 14 EGAS ESIA ToR human resources at both Head Quarters and local level to allow for efficient functioning GRM system. The mechanism will be used for handling any environmental, social or resettlement project related concerns. The ESMP will have three main components: (i) Environmental guidelines and procedures These guidelines and procedures will be used for the application of the proposed mitigation measures during the construction and operation phases in the various districts and areas of implementation.  World Bank guidelines present the key aspects of the mitigation plan. (ii) Monitoring program: This section will prepare a detailed plan to monitor the implementation of mitigating measures and continuously monitor the impacts of the project during construction and operation. Costs of the monitoring facilities and mitigation measures will be estimated.  Monitoring should aim toward achieving the optimal operation performance as consistently as possible. This will require adhering to safety measures and minimizing impact during construction. (iii) Institutional arrangements This section will review the authority and capability of institutions at local, regional, and national levels and recommend steps to strengthen or expand them so that the management and monitoring plans in the environmental assessment can be implemented. The costs and sources of funds for the proposed measures and any training requirements for capacity building in the field of environmental and social safeguards should be specified.  Institutional responsibilities for environmental and social management of the gas connections project.  Responsibilities for occupational health and safety during construction and operation 5.8 Inter-Agency Coordination and Public/NGO Participation: This section will describe the process that will result in coordinating the environmental assessment with other government agencies, consulting, obtaining the views of local NGO's and affected groups, and keeping records of meetings and other activities, communications, and comments and their disposition. The process of consultation will follow the requirements of the World Bank OP/BP 4.01, as described in Section 6 of this TOR. 6. CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE The project is category A project according to the Bank environmental screening. As stipulated in OP/BP 4.01 on Environmental Assessment, Category A projects, the borrower consult with project-affected groups and local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) about the project's 15 EGAS ESIA ToR environmental aspects and takes their views into account. This should be done at least twice: (a) shortly after; and (b) once a draft ESIA report is prepared. In addition, the borrower consults with such groups throughout project implementation as necessary to address ESIA-related issues that affect them. It is also essential that proper and newspaper announcement for the consultation session(s) should take place at least one week in advance of the event. Relevant materials that will be used during the consultation session (s) should be made available to all participants in Arabic ahead of the meeting. Site specific consultation efforts should include all concerned stakeholders – be they persons/households affected by the project activities, civil society organizations representing the interest of the community, or regulatory and governmental bodies who will play a role in facilitating or regulating the implementation of project activities. Consultation activities are expected to differ according to the targeted governorate and stakeholder groups in relation to the foreseen impacts affecting them. The consultant will decide on the most appropriate consultation tool to reach out to the different stakeholders. While WB safeguards and regulations state that a minimum of two large-scale, well-publicized public consultation sessions are a must for projects classified as category „A‟ projects like the one at hand3, additional consultation efforts (for example through focus group discussions, in-depth meetings, and interviews) are needed to reach the most vulnerable and difficult to reach community members. Additionally, in order to obtain larger scale and more quantifiable information, the consultant may wish to resort to conducting surveys in the different sites. It is recommended to classify the stakeholders under the following groups (to be revised during preparation of the site-specific ESIAs):  Direct beneficiaries, Project Affected Persons (PAPs)  Local Governmental entities  Other governmental entities  Media  NGOs working on environmental and social related aspects  Universities and Educational institutes  Other  Community people  Natural Gas companies 3 Clause 14 of OP 4.01 states that: “For all Category A and B projects proposed for IBRD or IDA financing, during the EA process, the borrower consults project-affected groups and local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) about the project's environmental aspects and takes their views into account. The borrower initiates such consultations as early as possible. For Category A projects, the borrower consults these groups at least twice: (a) shortly after environmental screening and before the terms of reference for the EA are finalized; and (b) once a draft EA report is prepared. In addition, the borrower consults with such groups throughout project implementation as necessary to address EA-related issues that affect them.” 16 EGAS ESIA ToR The following table suggests stakeholders to take into consideration while conducting site- specific consultation efforts in relation to the different foreseen impacts and project activities. # ACTIVITY IMPACT STAKEHOLDER/S Construction of 1. Pressure Reduction  Affecting the livelihoods of  Agricultural land owners Stations (PRSs) farmers as a result of using  Workers employed in agriculture Installation of Gas cultivated lands  Land owners 2. Transmission  Temporary or permanent Connection (High Land Appropriation  Relocation candidates Pressure Pipelines)  Business & shop owners Installation of Gas  Impact on businesses  Residents 3. Distribution Network  Impacts on traffic  Drivers (Microbus, Taxi, TucTuc…)  Threat to Safety of users and houses (due to limited level of awareness and misconceptions)  Civil society organizations and  Visual intrusion NGOs  Financial burden on  Community leaders consumers (of installments  Residents due to accumulation of fees  LPG salespeople Installation of 4. Household /installments collection  Companies housing employees resulting in financial burden  Representatives from Community Connections on consumers Health workers at the Ministry of  Impact on the informal LPG Health )‫(برنامج الرائدات الريفيات‬ distributors  Ministry of Social Solidarity-  Possibility of gas leakage community social workers  Concerned community  Local media members who do not meet the criteria for installing NG connections („no gas areas‟)  EGAS  Supreme Council of Antiquities Stakeholders  Municipalities relevant for all  Relevant infrastructure services 5. stages of  Miscellaneous authorities (water/sanitation, implementation/ electricity) Project activities  Governorate representatives  Potential local construction employees and young people 17 EGAS ESIA ToR 6.1 Consultation4 The following presents the consultation activities expected to be delivered as part of the process of preparing the ESIA.5 A-1) Scoping phase (first public consultation) Activity One central scoping consultation session for the project to be held in the capital city of the governorate or a city equi-distant from project areas in the governorate. EGAS should be arranging this event on the central level due to the wide geographic scope of the project and the fact that the project is considered as a national project. Timing Once the ESIA assignment is launched Objectives Present the ESIA ToR and get the views of relevant stakeholders on the scope and the plan of the consultant Participants Balanced representative from range of stakeholders of governmental and non-governmental agencies from the central level and the targeted governorates Venue A conference hall (details should be determined by EGAS and the Consultant) Requirements for Advertisement to be published as “Public invitation” in one of the national advertisements newspaper announcing the date and venue of the event. The announcement should take place at least one week in advance of the event. In the meantime, EGAS should be directing invitation to relevant stakeholders as needed. Materials for Relevant materials should be made available to all participants, in Arabic, distribution ahead of the meeting. A-2) The preparation phase Activity (ies) As per the ToRs of the Consultant, different consultation, including interviews, surveys and focus group discussions, should be carried out on the Governorate and Markaz level by the Consultant as stipulated in the ToR. Timing During the preparation of the ESIA Objectives Strengthen the level of local stakeholders‟ participation in planning for the project by allowing a space for discussing the details of the project, the potential environmental and social impacts of the project during the construction and operation and get stakeholders views on the type of appropriate mitigation measures. Participants  Governmental organizations on the Governorate and Markaz level  Local NGOs  Local communities and affected persons (if known) 4 Consultation activities for the preparation of the ESIA could be combined with the consultations of the RPF 5 This process is also required during the preparation of the RPF study. 18 EGAS ESIA ToR  Other relevant stakeholders Venue The selection of the venue of the conducting these activities is flexible and left to the Consultant and EGAS. The selected place should be of neutral nature to allow stakeholders to participate freely. Meetings and groups‟ discussions could be conducted in wide range of local venues, including but not limited to, Community Development Associations (CDAs), local hall or youth centers. Requirements Not needed for advertisements A-3) Presenting the draft ESIA (second public consultation) Activity (ies) All project areas should be included and covered to ensure the draft findings of the studies are consulted upon on the Governorate level. The Consultant is encouraged to propose innovative, time and cost efficient approach to plan for and implement highly engaging consultation without jeopardizing the quality and outcomes of the activities. Timing Once the Draft ESIA is ready Objectives Present the draft ESIA findings and get the feedbacks and views of stakeholders and integrate them in the final studies. Participants All the requirements of the WB and EEAA in terms of the representation of stakeholders to participate in the event should be considered. Main categories to be present in the events are:  Governmental organizations on the Governorate and Markaz level  Local communities and affected persons (if known)  Local NGOs  Media  Private sector  Academia, consultants and research centers  Other relevant stakeholders Venue Conference hall(s) in neutral place to be determined by the Consultant in consultation with EGAS on case by case basis. Requirements Advertisement (s) to be published as “Public invitation” The advertisement (s) for should be made on local newspaper or widely prevailing national newspapers advertisements announcing the date and venue of the event. The announcement should take place at least one week in advance of the event. In the meantime, EGAS should be directing invitation to relevant stakeholders as needed. Materials for Relevant materials should be made available to all participants, in Arabic, ahead distribution of the meeting. Documentation requirement for the consultation activities For all the activities explained above, EGAS needs to ensure sufficient documentation to be used to support the produced safeguards documents at each of the stages. This includes, but is not limited to, photographs, videos, meetings transcripts, newspapers announcements registration sheets, etc. 19 EGAS ESIA ToR 6.2 Disclosure After the ESIA is consulted upon, concerns and comments from the consultations are addressed, the ESIA obtain the approval of the Bank. After the Bank approval, the following documents should be disclosed in country and in the Bank infoshop:  ESIA (Full version – English Language)  ESIA (Full version – Arabic Language)  ESIA (Executive Summary – English Language)  ESIA (Executive Summary – Arabic Language) 7. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF THE ESIA TEAM The assignment will be carried out by a specialized consulting firm. The team of selected experts should, at least, cover the following areas of expertise and knowledge:  Environmental Assessment  Solid waste / hazardous waste management  Archaeological, Historic and Cultural Heritage.  Occupational Health, Environment and Safety issues  Socio-economic development.  Traffic assessment 8. FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED BY CLIENT The consultant shall be provided with project document, studies already conducted for the project including RPF and participatory strategy. The client may also facilitate meeting with stakeholders for the consultant to give legitimacy and support from the key stakeholders. 9. ACTIVITIES, AND TIME SCHEDULE Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Activity 1 Scoping and first round of consultation(s) C 2 Baseline environmental and social surveys 3 Draft ESIA preparation and submission D 4 Client review 5 Second round of consultation(s) C C C 6 Draft Final ESIA submission DF 7 Client review 8 Final ESIA production and disclosure F C: Consultation D: Draft report DF: Draft Final report F: Final report 10. DELIVERABLES The ESIA report shall be delivered according to the following Table: Revision Language Due Date Number of (from contract awarding) Copies 20 EGAS ESIA ToR Hard Digital 1 Draft English 5 Weeks 2 2 2 Draft Final English 8 Weeks 5 2 3 Draft Final Arabic 8 Weeks 5 2 4 Final English 10 Weeks 5 2 5 Final Arabic 10 Weeks 5 2 6 Final (Executive English 10 Weeks 5 2 Summary 7 Final (Executive Arabic 10 Weeks 5 2 Summary) Notes:  The Draft Final ESIA should include a concise Executive Summary and should have all annexes and bibliography and the dissemination/disclosure plan.  Only Final versions of hard copies shall be submitted in Color format if needed  Digital copy of all pictures taken during the preparation of this report will be submitted separately in an organized manner with appropriate tagging 11. ANNEX: BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 11.1 Project Execution and Geographical Scope 11.2 Design Works 11.3 Procurement and Stores 11.4 Construction 11.5 Project Components (a) Pressure Reduction Stations (70/7 Bar PRS) (b) Distribution networks, external & internal installation and conversion medium & low pressure networks 11.6 Time Schedule 21 Annex I: List of participants for Public Consultation Sessions ESIAF NG Connection 1.1M HHs- 11 Governorates List of participants in Scoping sessions Scanned List of Participants in Giza Governorate No Name Gender Position Position Firm Tel 1 Dr.Tahany Abbas Mahmoud F ‫إدارة‬ Director of the Department of 01006243167 ‫ا‬ Environmental Health 2 Mohamed Abd El kerim Mahmoud M ‫ا‬ Monitor Environmental Health 01006594344 ‫ا‬ Directorate 3 Hassan Sayed Sobhy Hassan M ‫ا ذ‬ Professor at the Institute of African 01002589397 ‫ث‬ ‫ا‬ Research and Studies ‫وا را ت‬ Cairo University – ‫ا‬ ‫ا ه ة‬ 4 Chem.Tawfik Ahmed Tawfik M –‫ز‬ ‫آ‬ Excellent chemical Egyptian 01119701443 Mohamed ‫آ ا‬ ‫ا‬ Company ‫ز ا ز‬ for ‫– ون‬ ‫ا‬ distributio ‫س‬ n of natural gas - Town Gas 5 Eng. Hisham Yahia El Amin M ‫ما‬ General Manager of Safety Egypt Gas 01001757879 ‫ز‬ ‫آ‬ 6 Hiam Kammal Ibrahim F ‫أز ء‬ Fashion designer 01019663838 ‫ف‬ ‫إ‬ A member of incorporation of 25 ‫ب‬ youth25 7 Chem.Khaled Ahmed El Sagher M ‫أ‬ Specialist safety and environment 01126545650 ‫و‬ 8 Dr.Ali Abd El Rehem Abou Sedara M ‫رى ا‬ ‫إ‬ Consultant of Environmental 01223583211 Systems 9 Ms. Magda Mohamed Mohamed F ‫ر‬ President of Bostan Association for 01223816565 Amin ‫أة‬ ‫نا‬ the Development of Women – ‫ و‬- Awseem District 10 Eng. Zedan Mohamed Abdo M ‫ر‬ Assistant of the General Manger for 01001669041 ‫آ‬ ‫ا‬ projects ‫و ت‬ 11 Acc.Hamada Soultan M ‫ن‬ Artist 01001135980 12 Mona Fouad F Journalist 01117101528 13 Dalia Mohamed Zeian F ‫إ س‬ ‫ر‬ Head of Government Relations ‫ت‬ ‫ا‬ 14 Gammal Ahmed Mohamed Saleh 01005226706 15 Ossama Kamal El Din Mohamed M ‫م‬ General Director of Studies Egasُ 01005645111 ‫ا را ت‬ 16 Mahmoud Abd El Raouf Gouda M ‫اول‬ ‫أ‬ Senior Specialist for Professional Egas 01001219662 ‫وا‬ ‫ا‬ Health & Safety ‫ا‬ 17 Zenab Mohamed Hafez F ‫أ‬ Specialist Eco Con 01066127117 Serv 18 Adly Ali Mahmoud Souliman M ‫إدارة‬ Manager retirad 01114141482 ‫ش‬ 19 Dr. Ahmed Youssef Ali M ‫ا ذ‬ Professor Cairo 01113293301 ‫ا ه ة‬ University 20 Fakhry Abd EL khalek M Eco Con 01061804901 Serv 21 Zenab Ali Ahmed F – ‫وزارة ا‬ Ministry of Supply Ministry of 01001241577 ‫ا‬ Supply 22 Salwa Mohamed Mohamed Gad El F ‫ة‬ ‫ا‬ Giza Governorate Giza 01114114495 Haq Governora te 23 Nadia Sayed Ahmed F ‫ة‬ ‫ا‬ Giza Governorate Giza 01004757524 Governora te 24 Mohamed Sayed Abd Allah El Faky M ‫ة‬ ‫ا‬ Giza Governorate Giza 01000722514 Governora te 25 Sara Hassan F 01004343438 26 Ossama Nour El Din M ‫ول‬ ‫وزارة ا‬ Ministry of Petroleum Ministry of - Petroleum 27 Yasser Mohamed El Kabany M - ‫ر‬ Head of Department Egas 01201557767 ‫إ س‬ 28 Yousry Abd El Hamed M ‫ا‬ Director of the Environmental 01007482852 Department 29 Magda Kamel Karasy F ‫ل‬ ‫ا‬ Businesswoman 01223515910 30 Nadia Khatab F ‫ر‬ Assistant Manager for protection of Egas 01008554022 ‫آ‬ ‫ا‬ the environment ‫ا‬ 31 Adel Hamed M 01005658959 32 Ihab Shallan M ‫را‬ Advisor to the World Bank World 01001900690 ‫ا و‬ Bank 33 Kamal Abd El Fatah El Dakr M ‫آ‬ – ‫ا‬ Education – Auseem District - ‫او‬ 34 Said Mondy Abou Zaid M ‫ا‬ ‫رس‬ Teacher 01142437852 ‫وا‬ 35 Gamal Helmy Sabiha Ghatas M ‫إدارة‬ Director of the City Council of 01005002839 Auseem District ‫او‬ 36 Sana Mohamed Ahmed Mahmoud F ‫ت‬ ‫ا‬ Audit of city council 01116571113 ‫ا‬ 37 Raafat Mohamed Zeian M City Council of Auseem District 01229437119 ‫او‬ 38 Mounir Labib Abdo M Lawyer Care 01009868949 ‫ر‬ Associatio n 39 Mohamed Osman Mahmoud Addris M ‫آ‬ Owner of real estate investment 01000091124 ‫رى‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬ company 40 Maher Abd El Monaim M – Accountant Dutch 01111274742 ‫ا‬ Egyptian ‫ا‬ 41 Gammal Abd El Mola Batekh M ‫ء‬ Employee The 01004147104 Ministry of Electricity 42 Mohamed Ahmed Soultan M ‫وق‬ ‫ا‬ Director of the Social Fund -Giza Social 01006063253 ‫ا‬ Governorate -Fund ‫ة‬ Giza 43 Eng. Naser El Hosany M ‫وق‬ ‫ا‬ Social Fund -Giza Social 01222246698 - ‫ا‬ -Fund ‫ة‬ ‫ا‬ Giza 44 Mounir Anwar Mahmoud M ‫ر‬ Prime City of Hawamdeya 01005134059 ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ 45 Mohamed Himdan Abbas M ‫– د ان‬ Accountant Cabinet of 01001463016 ‫ما‬ the province 46 Mona Ibrahim Amin F ‫م‬ ‫أ‬ General Secretary of the local 01227297851 ‫ا‬ Council of the province 47 Ramdan Mohamdein Mousa M Local council the province 01114429346 ‫ا‬ 48 Ezzat Dawod Amin M ‫س‬ Engineer 01224566425 49 Azza Abbas El Tarabily F ‫م‬ General Manager of Environmental Gasco 01224566425 ‫ا‬ Assistant 50 Eng. Ahmed Galal Hussein M ‫إدارة‬ Director of Community Studies 01222186378 ‫ا را ت‬ ‫ا‬ 51 Amr Abd El Hammed Hamed M ‫ة‬ ‫ا‬ Giza Governorate - 52 Gammal Abd El Aziz Mohamed M ‫ت‬ ‫ا‬ Auditor 01003765052 Abou Zeid 53 Mohamed Rashad Ali M ‫وآ وزارة‬ Undersecretary in Ministry of Ministry of 01227386521 ‫ر‬ investing investing 54 Adel Moundy Esawy M Lawyer 01007712039 55 Araby Abd El Halim Ahmed M 01228904692 56 Ahmed Abou Taleb abdo M Lawyer 01006806970 57 Hussan Ahmed Hussan M ‫إدارة ا‬ Director of Environmental 01119869029 department 58 Mohmed Mahdy El Bokaly M 01095548374 59 Amira Abd El Hakim F ‫إدارة‬ Director of Oil and Gas Projects Ministry of 01223874929 ‫و ت‬ Environm – ‫ول وا ز‬ ‫ا‬ ent ‫وزارة ا‬ 60 Dr. Nahed Yousseif F ‫ا دارة‬ ‫ر‬ Head of Central Department for the Ministry of ‫آ‬ ‫ا‬ environmental impact assessment Environm ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ ent 61 Dr. Alla El Din Abd El hafez M – Environmental Researcher Giza 01005148607 Mohamed ‫ة‬ ‫ا‬ Governora te 62 Eng.Shabban Abd El Tawab M – Environmental Researcher Giza 01225864599 ‫ة‬ ‫ا‬ Governora te 63 Eng. Faisal Abou El Azz M ‫ر‬ Chairman of Egypt Gas Egypt Gas 01001757892 ‫إدارة – ز‬ 64 Ibrahim Abd El Hamed El Gindy M Lawyer in revocation 01005857455 65 Abd El Rahman Mohamed Abd El M ‫ات‬ Officer in Armed Forces 01007372956 Hamed Taia ‫ا‬ 66 Said Ali El Kahel M ‫ش‬ Retired 01117670723 67 Yasser Ibrahim Saad M 01008131207 68 Gammal Hegazy M ‫ر‬ Vice President of Gas Projects for 01225959777 ‫زات‬ ‫ا‬ Holding Company ‫و ت‬ 69 Ayman Shallaby M ‫م‬ General Manager of Gas Projects Egas 01007961116 ‫و تا ز‬ 70 Mr. Youssry Abd El Hamed M ‫ن‬ ‫إدارة‬ Director of Environmental Affairs 01007482852 ‫ا‬ department 71 Dr. Fatma Baha El Din F ‫ن‬ Environment Affairs Researcher 01006724559 72 Ms. Soaad Mohamed F ‫ن‬ Environmental Affairs 01006974041 73 Mostafa Bayoumy M ‫ا را‬ World News 01274598186 74 Hussein saleh M ‫را‬ Assembly Association of the sons of Egas 01225727861 ‫ا ء ا ان‬ Aswan 75 Eng. Ahmed Farg M ‫وع‬ ‫ا‬ Project Manager 01226669097 76 Hussan Aly El Sharkawy M ‫م‬ Assistant General Manager Egas 01227328759 77 Mohamed Mohamed Mohamed M ‫آ‬ Owner of construction company 01111213797 Korany ‫و ت‬ 78 Soheir Anwar Mohamed F Accountant in Hawamdya 01116900142 ‫ا‬ 79 Laila Younis Mohamed Ahmed F ‫ز‬ senior accountant 01063304399 80 Mohamed Maghawry Ibrahim M ‫أ‬ Specialist Egas 01006588481 81 Mohamed Ezzat Mohamed Abd el M ‫إ س‬ Egas Egas 01113214149 Ghafar 82 Eng. Emad Mahmoud Mahmoud M ‫م ا دارة‬ General Manager of Engineering Management = 01223773196 Taha ‫و‬ ‫ا‬ Auseem District 83 Manal Abd El Tawab Hammada F ‫ة ر‬ School Director 84 Abd El tawab Mohamed Hamed M Scanned List of Participants in Sohag Governorate No Name Gender Position Position Firm Tel 1 Ahmed Mohamed El Morsy M ‫آ و‬ ‫ر‬ Head of city center 0121596842 ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ El Maragha 01128611921 2 Mahmoud Kasem Ali Kasem M ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬ Vice-President of the City Council 01004728498 3 Kamal Ahmed Mohamed M ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬ Vice-President of the City Council 01111144199 4 Saber Shehata toghan M ‫ر‬ Vice President of Community Development 01142915260 ‫ا‬ Association 5 Ahmed El Sayed Mohamed M ‫ش‬ ‫م‬ Retired 01146701159 6 Mohamed Hafez Ahmed M ‫وا‬ Director in Education 011109374 7 Hamed Youssef El Maghraby M ‫د م‬ Diploma 01000497203 8 Ahmed Ahmed Abd El Hagez M ‫ا‬ ‫اول‬ ‫آ‬ Author in real estate tax 01140349872 ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬ 9 Hanafy El Tony Hassan M ‫وع‬ Project Manager for El Mustafa Association 011273283703 ....... ‫ا‬ 10 Abd Elal Awd Abd Elal M ‫إدارة‬ Board member of El Mustafa Association 01119790391 ...... ‫ا‬ 11 Ahmed…… M ‫ة‬ ‫ء‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬ Head of Electricity Department 01001315655 12 Mohamed Fouad Ahmed Abd Elwahab M ‫رت‬ ‫وع‬ Manager of Smart Project 01125308268 13 Hassanain Mohamed Mohamed M ‫إدارة ا‬ Director of Development Section 01147066960 14 Mahmoud Fekry Abo Gabal M ‫ن‬ ‫إدارة ا‬ Director of Social Affairs 01225312670 ‫ا‬ 15 El Sayed Mohamed Elsayed Ghaith M ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ Customer Service Manager 16 Laila El Tony Hussain Ali F Health Supervisor in El Mustafa Association 01287665745 ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ charity 17 Rehab Hamam Ahemd Mohamed F Health Supervisor in El Mustafa Association 01141274983 ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ charity No Name Gender Position Position Firm Tel 18 Adl Mohamed Sedky Mohamed M ‫رت‬ ‫وع‬ Manager of Smart Project - Development 01123699277 ‫ا‬ Community Association 19 Mervat Salah Mohamed Mahmoud F ‫ا‬ Supervisor Development Community Association 01200281539 ‫ص‬ ‫إ‬ Aqsas 20 Ebtesam El Araby Ahmed F ‫ا‬ Supervisor Development Community Association 01144645915 ‫ص‬ ‫إ‬ Aqsas 21 Tahaya Adly Mohamed Ismail F Health Educated in Omar bin Abdul Aziz ‫ا‬ association 22 Hayam Ismail Hassan Ahmed F Health Educated in Omar bin Abdul Aziz ‫ا‬ association 23 Rehab Bahr Mohamed Ahmed F Accountant in Omar bin Abdul Aziz Association 01140063836 ‫ا‬ 24 Al Waleed El Sayed Ahmed Ali M ‫م‬ ‫رس‬ Science teacher 01124644065 25 Eid Zaki Hussain M ‫ر‬ Manager of cultural magazine 01114062965 26 Sameh Ramzi Beshay M ‫ا‬ ‫م‬ General Manager of the Consumer Protection 01226882346 ‫ط‬ ‫ا‬ Agency Assiut 27 Gaber Abdel Rahman KhalfAllah M ....... ‫و ة‬ ‫ر‬ Head of Social unit of 000000 01143069629 ‫ا‬ 28 01146124878 29 Abdel Rehaim Fakhary Ahmed M ‫إدارة‬ 2536510 30 Mokhtar Mohamed Sabrh M ‫و رس‬ ‫إ مو‬ Imam and khatib and teacher 01114950521 31 Mohamed Aref Abdel Karim M ‫رة‬ 01140983712 32 El Sayed Mohamed M 01114872652 33 Ali M 01064545142 34 Ahmed Taha Mohamed M ‫آ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬ Office Manager of the Head of the Center 01142709052 No Name Gender Position Position Firm Tel 35 Ahmed Shehata Ahmed M ‫ن ا دار‬ ‫ا‬ Manger of Administrative Affairs 01124923372 36 Othman Diab Mohamed M ‫إدارة ا‬ Manager Security 2551870 37 Hussain Ali Hussain M ‫ا زه‬ ‫ا‬ ‫إدارة ا‬ Director of Azhar Section in Maragha 01225312692 38 Radi Mohamed El Sayed M ‫ق‬ ‫إدارة ا‬ Manager of Roads 01065076787 39 Abdel Latif Ahmed Attia M ‫ر‬ Headmaster of Nayat Omar School 011140965 40 Mohamed Abdelal Mohamed M ‫ر‬ ‫ر‬ 01122726248 41 Khaled khalf El Tayeb M ‫هج‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ة‬ Newspaper Voice of Sohag 01007762573 42 Ahmed Gaber M ‫ا‬ ‫إدارة ا‬ 01128555284 43 Mahmoud Hussain M 01093782457 44 Aziz M ‫ش‬ Retired 01144396718 45 Magdy Hakim Riad M ‫إدارة ا‬ Planning Manager 01283444234 46 El Sayed El Hosary M ‫ت‬ ‫آ ا‬ Information Center Manager 01146893605 47 01112425847 48 Adel Mohamed Abdel Rehim M ‫تا‬ ‫آ‬ Manager of Local Development Information 01120203646 ‫ا‬ Center 49 Maher Hassan M ‫نا‬ Personnel Manager 01145734448 50 Helmy Mohamed Ahmed M ‫ة‬ ..... ‫ن‬ 01143541140 51 01226234820 52 Haroun M ‫رات‬ ‫ا‬ Manager of Motor Vehicles Department 01229560246 53 Romani M ‫ا‬ ‫تا‬ ‫م‬ General Manager of Social Insurance Maragha 01111949574 54 Abdel Hamid Abdelal M ‫ت‬ ‫ا‬ Occupancy Department 01148707008 55 Ali Mohamed Ali M ‫ى‬ Executive Manager 01144815218 56 Salah Ismail Hassan M ‫دارة ا‬ Employee in health management 01115324251 No Name Gender Position Position Firm Tel 57 Wahid Mohamed Mohamed M ‫ا‬ Development Association Community 01125199986 58 Elsayed Ahmed Mahmoud Ghazali M ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ Manager of financial and administrative 01157464207 ‫وا دارى‬ inspection 59 Eid Mohamed M ‫ر‬ 01114958110 60 Abdallah Elsayed Fahmy M ‫ب‬ ‫ر ا‬ ‫م‬ General Manager of Real Estate Taxes 01114918199 ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬ 61 Mohamed Elsayed Omar M ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ Teacher Assistant for Commercial Secondary 01124796092 62 Eng. Ali Fawzy M ‫زا‬ ‫آ‬ Gas Company of the regions 01068141113 63 Eng. Mohsen Elsayed M ‫زا‬ ‫آ‬ Gas Company of the regions 01000332288 64 Eng. Abdel Mohsen Mohamed Rafat M ‫ز‬ Gas Egypt 01009201998 65 Eng. Khaled Mohamed Raslan M ‫ز‬ Gas Egypt 01000028941 66 Dr. Sameh Zaki Abdel Malak M ‫ا دارة ا‬ Manager of the Veterinary Department - 01204318119 ‫ا‬ Maragha 67 Ramadan Mohamed M ‫د‬ ‫ف‬ 68 Othman Mohamed Othman M 01111140102 69 El Dabaa M ‫وآ إدارة‬ 70 Adel Fahim Khalail M ‫ةا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬ Head of the local unit of the village Awlad 0108382680 ‫او د ا‬ Ismail 71 Ahmed Mohamoud Mostafa M ‫ةا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬ Head of the local unit of village…….. 01225720138 ‫ز ات‬ ‫ا‬ 72 Azza Mohamed Ahmed Mosa F ‫ةا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬ Head of the local unit of the village….. 01004073549 ‫د‬ 73 Abdel Nabi Thabet Othman M ‫إدارة ا د ادات‬ Manager of income 01229058578 74 Dr. Tadrous Shehata M ‫وزارة‬ ‫وآ‬ Undersecretary of the Ministry 01224064206 No Name Gender Position Position Firm Tel 75 Dr. Enayat Abo El Foutoh F ‫ا دارة ا‬ Health Administration Manager 01003970546 76 Gamal Abo El Fadl Abd El Nabi M ‫ا‬ ‫إدارة ا‬ 01116863020 77 Mahmoud Abdel Latif Ahmed M ‫وى ا‬ ‫ر‬ Head of the Board of Village El ….. 01221902715 78 Ahmed Mohamed Hegazy M ‫ةا‬ ‫ما‬ General Secretary of the Local Unit In El 01140392040 ‫ا‬ Maragha 79 Hamza Mohamed Ahmed Mosa M ‫ةا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬ Head of the Local Unit 01004073549 80 Mahmoud El Sayed Abd El Rasoul M ‫ةا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬ Head of the Local Unit 01227672650 81 Khalf Fathy Mohamed M ‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫م‬ General Manager of the Quran Society 01278609335 82 Amr Sobhy M ‫رى ا‬ ‫ا‬ Environmental Consultant 01229908828 Scanned List of Participants in Menoufia Governorate No Name Gender Position Position Firm Tel 1 Saly Salah El Din Said F ‫ر‬ ‫آ‬ Senior chemical Egas 01222642953 2 Mohmaed Essam Ashour M ‫س‬ Engineer Egas 01008993058 3 Rania Fathy Abo Naama F ‫ر‬ ‫آ‬ Head of Chemicals Egas 01005686225 4 Yossra Mohamed Osama F ‫ة إدارة‬ – Engineer Administrative Manager Egas 01005401367 No Name Gender Position Position Firm Tel 5 Eman Mahmoud Ahmed F ‫ور‬ ‫آ‬ Chemical and Head of the Department Egas 01005040723 6 Mohamed Meghawary Ibrahim M ‫ز‬ ‫إ‬ Senior Specialist Egas 01006589431 7 Ahmed Farag M ‫وع‬ ‫ا‬ Project Manager Egas 01226669097 8 0000000 El kabany ‫ز‬ ‫أ‬ Senior Specialist Egas 01201557767 9 Khaled Abdel Aziz Negam M ‫ان‬ ‫ن‬ Environment al Researcher in General Diwan ‫ا م‬ 10 Mohamed Salah Emarh M ‫ان‬ ‫ن‬ Environment al Researcher in General Diwan ‫ا م‬ 11 Mahmoud Abdel Raouf Goda M ‫آ‬ Chemical Egas 01001219662 12 Abdel Mo`nem Kamel El Gendy M ‫ق‬ ‫إدارة ا‬ Manager of Environmental Department of East 01044745010 ‫م‬ ‫ا‬ Shebin El Koum 13 Samah Fawzy Saffan F ‫نا‬ ‫إدارة‬ Environment al Researcher in Balbageor ‫ر‬ 14 Dr. Alla El Din El Sayed M ‫ا را‬ ‫–آ‬ ‫ذ‬ ‫ا‬ Assistant Professor - Faculty of Agriculture 01005032611 15 Dr. Abdel Fattah Mahmoud El Saadi M ‫م‬ ‫ا‬ – ‫ا را‬ Directorate of Agriculture - Shebin El Koum 0106772512 16 Eng. Mohamed Mokhtar Mohamed El M ‫ىا‬ ‫م‬ Executive General Manager of Safety Town Gas 0100668705 Melegi 17 Dr. Ehab Abbas M ‫م‬ Assistant General Manager Town Gas 01099914673 18 Samaa El Sayed Gomaa F ‫ما‬ ‫أ‬ Media of Governorate 01067270082 19 Sameh El Sayed Mohamed M ‫ما‬ ‫أ‬ Media of Governorate 01094355408 20 Somia El Katan F ‫ةا‬ Environmental Manager 01285443240 21 Mona Mohamed El Hawarii F ‫ن‬ Environment Affairs inspector 01009765170 22 Said Ghareeb M Police officer 01141380916 23 Eng. Mahmoud Shaker Mohamed M ‫ر ا را‬ ‫س ار د‬ Guidance Engineer of Agriculture Department 01001847049 No Name Gender Position Position Firm Tel 24 Yasser Eisa Zaghloul M ‫أ را‬ ‫آ‬ Chief inspector of monuments in Monofeya 01116387402 25 Dr. Ehab Abdel Aziz El Saadi M ‫ا‬ – ‫ذ‬ ‫ا‬ University professor - Menoufia University 01003879292 26 Mohamed Abdel Samai Mohamed M 27 Ahmed Hassan M ‫ر‬ 28 Dr. Mohamed Abdel Fattah Talaat M ‫ث‬ ‫ا را ت وا‬ Institute for Environmental Studies and Research 01009545999 ‫ا‬ 29 Ahmed……. Hussain M ..... ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ 30 Fakhry Abdel Khalek M Eco con Serv Environmental Solutions Eco Con Serv 01061804901 31 Afaf Afefi Abdel El Hakim F ‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫نا‬ ‫إدارة‬ General Manager of Environmental Affairs 01066454584 Department in Ashmoun 32 Asharf Awis El Sharkawy M ‫ب‬ Environmental Researcher West District 01007089033 33 Abdel Hamid M ‫ب‬ ‫نا‬ Environmental Affairs Manager west district 01004111712 34 Abdel Mo`nem Mohamed M ‫آ‬ ‫إدارة ا‬ Manager of the Department for Environment 01093619002 ‫ا دات‬ Sadat Center 35 Mohamed Abdel Gawad Shalabi M ‫ا‬ ‫و‬ Society for the Protection and Development 01005354444 Environment 36 Hisham Yahia M ‫ما‬ Safety General Manager 01001757879 37 Ayman Mohamed Abdel Rasheed M ‫لا‬ Safety Officer Egypt Gas 01008955836 38 Eng. Ibrahim Abdel Wahab M ‫ا‬ Area Manager of Monofeya Egypt Gas 01001757839 39 Ahmed Ibrahim El Shal M ‫ا‬ ‫إدارة‬ Manager of Environmental Protection 01281448359 ‫ا را‬ Department of Agriculture 40 Ashraf Abdel Hamid M ‫و ة ز‬ ‫ر‬ Head of Unit Gas Egypt Egypt Gas 01017607726 41 Khalail Ibrahim M ‫را‬ Adviser of Governorate 010033711984 42 Osama Moaoad Moaoad M ‫وا‬ ‫ا‬ Almoghaith Association for Development and 01004152138 ‫ا‬ No Name Gender Position Position Firm Tel Social Welfare 43 Nozha Ali Salem El Tanbadawi F ‫أدارة‬ ‫وآ‬ Deputy Management 2234761 44 Mona Abdel Mohsen El Barbari F Environmental Inspector 01001017737 45 Said Othman M ‫ن‬ ‫اول‬ Environment Affairs inspector 01007609059 46 Mohamed Mosa Ramadan M ... ‫ء‬ ‫ا‬ ‫م‬ 2991475 ‫آ ا‬ 2994200 47 Hamdy AbdAllah Zahran M ‫نا‬ Environmental Affairs Manager for City 01273372687 ‫نا ن‬ Council 48 Amal Faltas F ‫ا و‬ ‫–ا‬ ‫إ‬ Expert sociable- World Bank 01222738571 49 Aziza El Sayed F ‫ق‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ Budget Manager Roads Department 01007475058 50 Lobna Hussain Moahmed Gohar F ‫ق‬ ‫ا‬ / Engineer – Roads Department 01064432032 51 Mohamed Mostafa Dowdar M ‫نا‬ Environmental Affairs Manager 0115463691 52 Hemmat Mostafa Hussain F Environmental Researcher 01226028601 53 Mokhtar Abdel Hakim M 01061761077 54 Gomaa Abdel Samaee M ‫ا‬ Community Development Association – 01002228975 ‫ن‬ Manshyet Sultan 55 Samar Abdel Azaim F ‫ر‬ Monuments Inspector 01114947734 56 Mamdouh Gamal El Sayed M ‫ر‬ Monuments Inspector 01221219420 57 Taha Ibrahim Taha M ‫ا‬ ‫إدارة ا‬ Civil Protection Department 01061458620 58 Rafaat Abdel Ghani Khalail M ‫ا‬ ‫إدارة ا‬ Civil Protection Department 01220750943 59 Maher Mohamed Tayel M ‫اء‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ل‬ Local official of El Shohadaa City 01066394667 60 Shebl Mahmoud Omar M ‫نا‬ Environmental Affairs local Board –Shohdaa 01274866696 ‫اء‬ ‫ا‬ City No Name Gender Position Position Firm Tel 61 Walid Shehata Abdel Azim M ‫آ را ن‬ ‫ا‬ Manager of Tourism in Arabian Adventures 01009888088 ‫اد‬ company 62 Eslah Abdel Fattah Selim F ‫ق وا‬ ‫ا‬ Engineer in Roads and Transport 01024591057 Department 63 Shimaa Rashad F ‫نا‬ ‫إدارة‬/ Environmental Researcher Environmental 01004131038 Affairs Department 64 Marwa Amin Fikry F ‫نا‬ ‫إدارة‬/ Environmental Researcher Environmental 01094300347 Affairs Department 65 Mona Abdallah Mostafa F ‫نا‬ ‫إدارة‬/ Environmental Researcher Environmental 01069099550 Affairs Department 66 Ahmed Abo Bakr Mohamed M ‫ن‬ Researcher Environmental Affairs 01007929139 67 Zakaria Mohamed M ‫آ ا‬ ‫اول ا‬ Manager of Environment in Berket El Sabaa 01001177657 City 68 Mohamed Reda Shabaan M ‫نا‬ ‫إدارة‬ Environmental Affairs Department 0100772552 69 Mervat El Shabrawy F ‫– آ ا‬ ‫ل ا‬ Administrator programs – Media for Nile 01226559096 ‫م‬ Center 70 Ahmed Abdel Aziz Negm M ‫آ ا‬ – ‫ل‬ Administrator Observer – Media for Nile 0103267467 ‫م‬ Center 71 Dr. Gamal Mohamed El Saedee M ‫ز‬ ‫آ‬ ‫ا دارة ا‬ ‫ر‬ Head of Central Department for Environmental Affairs - ‫ا‬ ‫نا‬ central Delta 72 Eng. Osama Kamal M ‫دا‬ ‫ا‬ Union regional in Menoufia 01006202006 73 Mohamed Amgad M ‫ا‬ ‫آ‬ Head of Interviewer 01005257597 74 Mohamed Mohamed Saad M ‫ا ا‬ ‫آ‬ Head of Program providers 01008266390 75 Heba Mohamed Khodair F ‫م‬ ‫ان‬ Environmental researcher in Governorate 01015068873 No Name Gender Position Position Firm Tel ‫ا‬ 76 Rashed Abdel Aleem M 0483487084 77 ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬ Head of the Association of Community 01004006550 Development 78 Abdel Rahman Kotb Tawfik M ‫م‬ ‫ان‬ Environmental researcher in the Governorate 01116386163 ‫ا‬ 79 Ahmed Ragab Gomaa M ‫نا‬ ‫م‬ General Manager of Environmental Affairs 01063327692 80 Walaa Mohy El Din Ali Ahmed M ‫آ ا‬ – ‫ل‬ Administrator Observer – Media for Nile 0482327714 ‫م‬ Center 81 Dr. Mohamed Mahoud Abo El Hassan M ‫نا‬ ‫م‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وآ آ‬ Deputy of Faculty of Science for 010006639349 ‫ا‬ – Environmental Affairs - Menoufia University 82 Soad Mosa El Gamal F 0000 ‫آ‬ – ‫إدارة ا‬ Manager of Environmental Department 01273407274 83 Mahrous Fouad El Zahaby M Environmental researcher –Kowesna City 0121357718 1. GOVERNORATE OF MENOFYA Menofaya - 21/12/2013 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone EGAS head assistant for 1 Ch.Nadia Khatab environment protection nkhattab@egas.com.eg 02-22642534 General Manager for ElAmir Ebrahim 2 Government Relations Eldosouky (EGAS) ibrrahim@egas.com.eg 1090020059 Director of following up Amr Abdelmonsief 3 the implementation of Youssry projects ayousmy@egas.com.eg 1001485990 Director of government 4 Zeinad Mohamed Reda relations (EGAS) 1120002993 Specialist in Nansy Mohamed 5 Government Relations Elqabani Mohamed (EGAS) 1201557767 Mohamed Ahmed 6 Babil Mayor Elfengini 1226137649 Information system 7 Alaa Elsayed Tolba network director 1005738767 Ahmed Abo Bakr Environment affair unit ahmedchem2005@yahoo. 8 Mohamed in Shebien Elkoum com 1007929139 Ramadan Mohamed Sers Ellayan Mayor – ramdan_oumf2002@yaho 9 mostafa Ashmoun o.com 1024396933 Elsembelawien Mayor – 10 Saber Saad Shebl Ashmoun 1069379145 Mohamed abdelfatah Studies Institute for mtahoun_fyc@yahoo.co 11 Mohamed Environmental Research m 1009545999 AbdelMoneem Environment unit 12 Mohamed Hassan manager –Elsadat 109361900 Ebrahim Mohamed Irrigation department 13 Elsharqawi Menofeya 1007322767 Aymen Mohamed Irrigation department 14 Mohamed Menofaya 1065319914 Yasmin Mostafa Urban planning engineer 15 ElShemi Menofaya governorate 02-22642534 16 Belal Khalaf Operation manager 17 Ahmed Reda Eldeeb Talaa Mayor Environment unit – 18 Nozha Ali Salem Shebien municipality Bagour Secartaty 19 Magdi Abu AboElsaad General 20 Monir Mohamed Taha Municipality Mayor Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Galal Eldin Mohamed 21 Shebien Mayor Shalan 22 Tamir AbdelMoneem Municipality Mayor Ahmed Bahaa Eldin 23 Municipality Mayor Hussien Berket Elsabaa Deputy 24 Elsayed Hassan Ahmed Mayor Ahmed AbdelAziz 25 Monshat Elsultan Mayor Gamal Enviroment affair 26 Said AliEldin inspector 27 Hassan abdalla GaZal Enviroment affair unit Heba Mohamed Enviroment affair 28 Khoudir researcher Mokhtar AbdelHakiem Retired 29 Mohamed 1061761077 Gomaa AbdelSamee Retired 30 Elatief 1002228975 31 Ahmed Ibrahim ElShal 1281448359 32 Adil Mohamed Elgamri 1281068451 33 Zaki abdelrafiee Elbeqi 1289407430 34 Sayed Garieb Police officer 1141380916 35 Amira AbdelAziz Shams Researcher Mona Mohamed Enviroment affair 36 Elhawari inspector 1005475651 37 Basuni Eid Elbasuoni 1282934086 38 Azza Ahmed Mohamed AbdelMoeti 39 ismail 1226836702 40 Yasser Eissa Zagloul Monument inspector ramsis.tomb@yahoo.com 1116387402 Aymen Mohamed Engineer – Gas Misr 41 AbdelRashied company hse-eg@hotmail.com 1008955836 Environment consultant fakhryablkhalek@ecocons 42 Fakhri AbdelKhaliq EcoEconServ erv.com 1061804901 Environment affair 43 Ahmed Ragab Gaafar general manager 1063327692 Social consultant 44 Zeinab Mohamed Hafez EcoEconServ zeinabhafez@yahoo.com 1066127117 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Deputy manager 45 Abel Mohamed mansour Information utility network center 1283687475 Field manager Shabaan AbdelGwad 46 Information utility Elhalawani network center 1002385017 Ahmed Mohamed 47 Ashmoun Mayot AboDan 1004400491 Seham Mamdouh 48 Sahel Elwayeed Mayor Elkhayat 1117600798 Mamdouh Gamal Monument awareness rmo121219420@yahoo.co 49 Elsayed manager m 1221219420 Mahmoud Ahmed 50 Kafr ElSokaria Mayor AbdelDayiem 1227567320 Electricity director – 51 Ahmed Ezz Eldin Shebien Elkoum 1007501828 52 Heba Farag ElKhouli Environment inspector 1007501828 Omnia Mahmoud Information center amina261156@yahoo.co 53 Eltalawi director m 1001187626 54 Nagwa Geres gebrial Environment inspector 1009575051 55 Hesham fathi Ahmed Elfashn Mayor Alaa Eldin Elsayed 56 Beshbeen Mayor Hashesh 57 Yasser Essa Zagloul Monument department ramsis.tomb@yahoo.com 1116387402 o_dewedat2010@yahoo.c 58 Osama Maud Douedr Elmogies NGO om 1004152138 Mohamed Elfaramaye 59 Social affair department abdelsalam 1022954566 01281147079/ 60 Elsayed Ebrahim Rawan Beshtina Elhagar Mayor 01010505943 Middle East news osama.mena2012@yahoo. 61 Osama AbdelMaqsoud agency com 1285282000 62 AbdelQafaar ElOuasi Elmasar Newspaper 1006869138 almaghtin- 63 Osama Kamal Shayeeb Elmogies NGO 2005@yahoo.com 10062020006 Governor's office 64 Salem ElFaramayi general manager Ahmed AbdelAziem 65 Security office Nassar 66 Abdelateef Abo Elnagar Security office Abdelmoneem Kamal 67 Security office Eldin Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone 68 Mohamed Elhadad Security office 69 Mahdi Elshafee Security office 70 Abdellatif Elzogbi Security office reda- 71 Reda AboElazm Faculty of engineering aboela2m3@yahoo.com 1002649739 72 Khalid AbdelAziz negm Environment researcher 1004272855 01007457823/ 73 Faysal Abdelraouf Environment researcher 0482226926 Medhat Mahmoud Engineer – water 74 abelela authority 1064184205 GOVERNORATE OF GIZA Army Club – Giza Governorate Monday, 23 December 2013 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Signature Monir Anour 1 Elhawamdia Mayor Mahmoud 1005134059 Maher mahrous 2 Environment unit manager Mohamed 1005161490 3 abdelTawab Mohamed Public Relation Manager 1224449191 Omr Mohmaed 4 Environment unit manager AbdelHay 1003027532 Ahmed Mohamed 5 AbdelDaiem 1156445229 Mohamed Gomaa 6 Mohamed 1145901545 7 Alaa Anour Hussien 1116166894 Ayman Rafat 8 Advertisement unit manager AboEldahab 1111526931 Gamal AbdelMoula 9 Electricity department Batiekh 1004147104 Salwa Mohamed 10 Local council member Mohamed 1114114495 Shaban AbdelTawab 11 Environment researcher Khalil 1225864599 riei- Rasha Mohamed 12 Environment researcher rm2007@yahoo.c Thabeet om 1271292635 Amr abdelhamid amra1100@yahoo. 1143922213 13 Employee – Giza Governorate Hamed com 3 14 Mohamed mahmoud Employee – Giza Governorate 1122219955 Ibrahim Mohmaed Follow up and planning 15 Serag Eldin department manger 1003384921 Mohamed hanafi 16 Elsaf Mayor Hassan 1224230988 elhagry@gmail.co 17 Ahmed ElGabri Overseas gas m 1208999900 Environment unit manager – 18 Ahmed farag Antar EEAA 1226490849 Mohamed Abteltawab matm3030@yaho 19 Lawyer Mawad o.com 1008817746 Ayman Hussien Director of horticulture and 20 Elmofty afforestation 1006709912 Adel Abtelawab 21 School manager - Elhawamdia Hamama 1122935132 Layla Younis 22 Elhawamdia NGO Mohamed 1063304399 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Signature 23 Awatef Ali Mahmoud Head of Elhawamdia NGO 848160767 Sayed Mohamed 24 Mayor Ahmed 12557094 25 Abdalla Salah Hussien Business man 1148828899 Souad mostafa 26 Environment unit Mohamed 1226457584 Engineering unit – Environment 27 Mustafa Mosa Elsayed department 1226944440 Abdelfatah Mohamed 1100467588 28 Environment unit –Kerdasa Ahmed 9 29 Ahmed Sayed Ahmed Environment unit –Kerdasa 1099945711 aliabusedera@gma Ali abdelRehim il.com 30 Consultant Abosedera 1223583211 Sohar Anour 31 Employee – Elhoumdia Mayor Mohamed 1116900142 Tahani abbas 32 Health unit manger Mahmoud 1006243167 33 Abdalaa Fahmi Ahmed Health Environment inspector 1227094719 Sanaa Mohamed 34 Reviewer Ahmed 1116571113 Environment unit –general 35 Reda Mohamed Ali manager 1112006457 36 Ahmed Galal Khayri Gasico company 1222186328 Mohamed sayed 37 Lawyer Abdalla 100072254 38 Ashraf Ahmed Hassan Former Mayor 1116565621 39 Mohamed Labib abdo Lawyer 1009868949 Occupational health and safety 40 Asha Mahmoud Elazab matter's consultant 1006543085 41 Yasser basher Hassan Employee – Osiem municipality 1004725932 Environment unit – Oseim 42 Hassan Ahmed Asaad municipality 1119869029 Arabi AbdelHamlem 43 Compliance manager – Osiem gabr 1228904692 44 Raffat Mohamed raam Environment affair unit 1229437119 Sayed Mahmoud 45 Retired ElAzhari 1112312019 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Signature Company chairman assistant for nkhattab@egas.co 46 Ch.Nadia Khatab Environment protection (EGAS) m.eg 02-22642534 Environment protection (EGAS) rkandeel@egas.co 47 Ch.Rasha Qandeil m.eg 22642536 Environment protection (EGAS) enasr@egas.com.e 48 Ch.Iman Mahmoud g 22642921 Environment protection (EGAS) sshirazi@egas.com 49 Shahinda Serazi .eg 22642419 nohaghazy53@yah 50 Noha gazi General manger Assistant oo.com 1001050180 51 Fahim ahmed Ragab Environment unit –Elsaf 38620514 Ahmed Ebrahim 52 Shabramant Mayor Elzogbi 1018850306 Ahmed Mohamed Project manager – Overseas gas ahmed75.m.mosta 53 Mostafa company fa@hotmail.com 1202777744 General manger – investment nadialion2000@ho 1220627076 54 Nadia Mohamed Abdo affairs tmail.com 1 Ramadan Kamal 55 Utility manager – Elhauamdia Alaam 1128280294 Mohamed Ahmed 1111797088 56 Technician Ebrahim 8 General manager assistant – ehababbas66@yah 57 Ehab Abass Dawood environment protection unit oo.com 1099914673 58 Mohamed Rabi Rabi Safety specialist 1017854600 toufic_towngas@y 59 Tawfik Ahmed Tawfik Excellent chemical – town gas ahoo.com 1119701443 60 Magda Kamel Marasi Business women 1223515910 Alaa Eldin 61 Environment researcher AbdelHafiez 1005148607 Youssry AbdelHamid General manager – environment 62 fahmi unit 1007482852 Souad Mohamed 63 Environment researcher Elsayed 1006974041 Fatma Baha Eldin fabofify@yahoo.c 64 Researcher Mohamed om 1006724559 Mohamed Eid 65 Employee – Giza Governorate Mohamed 1007138315 Mohamed Mokhtar Executive general manager – 66 Mohamed Town Gas 1006687052 67 Nadia Sayed Ahmed General manager 1004757524 Nasser Sediq 68 EEAA AbdelHalim 1121141889 Mahmoud Ahmed 69 EEAA Eltafi 1144815681 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Signature Hussien Mohamed 70 EEAA Hussien 1149465106 Gamal Abdelaziz 71 Accountant Mohamed 1003765052 Sayed Mondi 72 Teacher Abdelwahid 1142437852 Kamal Abdelfatah 73 Retired Mohamed 1006284643 Ashraf AbdelNaem 74 Baker Mohamed 1115446144 75 Khayri Ahmed Moursi Kerdasa Mayor 1001309119 Ebrahim Hassan Environment office – Kerdasa 76 Ebrahim Municipality 1224966775 Abdalla Hassan 1016030857 77 Environment unit – Kerdasa Mahmoud 6 Gamal Ahmed 78 Environment manager Mohamed Saleh 1005226706 79 Abdelfatah Fadl Attalla Retired 1009493816 Hussien Hassan 80 Agriculture Engineer Ahmed 1060123730 81 Gamal Omr abdelAziz Employee 1061955863 82 Ahmed ramzi Yamama Employee – Ministry of interior 1111222554 Wahid Abdalla General Manger – Utility unit 83 ElKhout Abo Elnomrous 1146533033 Public relation manager – 84 Hana AbdelRaouf AboElnomrous 1117420074 Monitoring and planning manager 85 Mona Mohamed Omr – AboElnomrous 1112542572 86 Mohmaed Fathi tash Enviroment executive manager 1110103154 Gas&Petrol project manager - 87 Amira AbdelHakim EEAA tamerabotalab@ya 88 Tamir AboTalieb Abdu Lawyer hoo.com 1006806970 89 Yasser Ebrahim Saad zinhghaith@hotm 90 Zeidan Mohamed Gais Chairman assistant – TownGas ail.com 1001669041 AbdelAziz AbdelAziz 91 AboElnowmrous Mayor Tolba 1003486671 92 Mervat Idris Mohmad General Manager – Planning Unit 1221085851 Dahi AbdelMoneem 93 Urban Planning AbdelGawad 124289778 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Signature 94 Hamada Sultan Artist 1001135980 Amina Mohmaed 95 Journalist Fouad 1117101528 96 Alaa Gourab Elwafd – Newspaper 1004990992 97 Mousaad Ali ElKamil Retired 1117670723 Governoment relation unit 98 Zeinab Mohamed Reda (EGAS) 1120002993 GOVERNORATE OF MARSA MATROUH Nile Information Center Matrouh -Wednesday, 25 December 2013 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Signature Employee – coastal 1 Fawzy mayouf Hamad 1228856211 development Khalid AbdelGafour 2 Elgad Party leader 1006578413 Mohamed 3 Saqiee Edris Osman Elmanfa tribe Shiekh 122226474 4 Salah Salim Saber Elgobihat tribe Mayor 1062393560 Helmi Fergani Technical engineer – 5 1276595065 AboBakr Elzoriaat 6 Salah Farag Abdalla Matrouh Radio 1000429261 Elomda Mohamed 7 Elkamilat tribe Mayor 1221485338 Saad 8 Elomda Omran (Sewa) Elfanashat tribe Mayor 1006105104 Elomda abdalla 9 Elqetan tribe Mayor 1223576470 ElZayat 10 Elomda Metwali Faied Elawam 1003673898 Ahmad Hashim 11 Elfanashat 1001943801 Mohamed Elomda Sayed 12 Elarawa Mayor 1006104954 mahmoud Eisa Abo Eisa 13 Tribe's sons NGO 1226992827 Elnakash 14 Fergani Abo Bakr Governorate sheikh 1271462441 15 Nasif Abdelhalim Bussiness man 100054653 Mohamed Mousque's Memam & 16 1117665331 AbdelWahab Mustafa preacher Mahmoud Mohamed 17 Bussiness man 1012201276 Elanouar Mohamed Magawri Governorate representive 18 1006588481 Ebrahim (EGAS) Project implementation 19 Amr abdelMonsif 1001485990 followup manager Mohamed Hassan 20 Lawyer 1005699302 Mohamed Ghairman of Tribe's sons 21 Ataya Saleh Gobran 1009099923 Ngo 22 Mohamed Rabi Rabi Army force Major 1017854600 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Signature 23 Ahmed Mohamed saad Seidi henash - Rational 1119044225 Abdelmoti AbdelSami 24 Seidi henash- Rational 1091222238 Senousi AbdelAziz AbdelQawi 25 Environment researcher 1027445552 Senousi AbdelWahab 26 Seidi henash 1283928661 AbdelQawi AlAysh 27 Ahmed Hashim Gabr Student 1001943801 Ahmad Mahmoud Ahmed_yass014@yahoo.c 28 Consultant –EcoConServ 1060855099 Mohamed om Zeinad Mohamed 29 Photographer zeinabhafez@yahoo.com 1066127117 Hafez Mohamed Ahmed Chairman of 30 1224525333 Mohamed Emiratesgroups Khalid Yassin Khaledyassin13@yahoo.c 31 Retired 1065555137 Mohamed om Sayed Mohamed 32 EEAA 3300252 Senousi General manger – Hamdy_balaly@yahoo.co 33 Mohamed Hamdi 1095548374 Electricity project's unit m 34 Amani Salah Saied Student amanysalah@msn.com 1120000673 Lamya Mohamed 35 Agriculture employee Loomy95@yahoo.com 10025076 Hassan Elsayed Gomaa 36 Head of SFD in Matrouh 1226743489 Dabour Ayman Salah Army force leader Ayman_salah1@yahoo.co 37 1000733515 AboSemit (intelligence warfare) m 38 Fawzi saad Elabasi Business man 1155059933 Abdelgafar hussien 39 Business man Farag 40 Magdi abdelMeseh Driver 41 Moataz Yehi Mohamed EGAS Mohamed Essam 42 EGAS Ashour Khaled Ayman 43 Contractor Mostafa 44 Mohamed farag Ali Technical Graphics Construction company's 45 Sherif Gobran Saleh owner Environment protection 46 Ehab Abass Daoweed general manager – Town Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Signature Gas President of Consumer 47 Moftah Moataz Hassan Association Farah Ebrahim 48 Rational Mohamed Challenge Association for 49 Lobna Zohir AlAmili coastal development 50 Khamis Monir Awad Rational Ayman Salah Abo 51 SFD office asalah01@sfdegypt.org samra GOVERNORATE OF ALEXANDRIA Marchall Hotel –Thursday, 26 December 2013 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Signature Development programs – Alex 1 Shahd Helmi radio 1001296252 Manal Ahmed 2 Health institution agent Mohamed 1005364221 shemoo1978@hotma 3 Environment inspector Shimaa Samir Elsayed il.com 1156656659 Hanan Ebrahim magdyhanan40@yah 4 Environment inspector Hassan oo.com 1001717956 5 Environment inspector Sahr Ahmed Mohamed 1141602143 asmaa.thmn@yahoo. 6 Environment affair unit Asmaa Youssif Osman com 1008714358 7 Environment affair unit Hoida Wahba 1000673952 Mervat AbdelMegid Environment office – East dr.mervetelsabaway@ 8 Elsabawi district yahoo.com 1005295254 Mohamed Elsaid med.mauritauy@yaho 9 Science university Ahmed o.com 1149664044 Abeer Mohamed abeerali33@yahoo.co 10 Engineer – West district AbdelRaouf m 1204997791 Zeinad Mohamed Social consultant - zeinabhafez@yahoo.c 11 hafez EcoConServ om 1066127117 Environment unit manger – 12 Sabri Hassan Ahmed BorgElarab 1229024453 fabelelkhalik@ecocon 13 EcoConServ Fakhri AbdelKhaliq serv.com 1061804901 bassemm333@gmail. 14 Gasmisr company Bassim Abo Zahra com 1003474603 Nagwa Ahmed Environment affair director – bezatahn@yahoo.co 15 Elqoumi Elagami district m 1283322010 Sami Mohamed Chemical – electricity samy2211@hotmail.c 16 Mohamed distibutaion company om 1221312635 ah- 01117883429 Elgofran Environment 17 Ahmed Mohamed salama2004@yahoo.c /0122392259 company Slama om 1 Hanan Mohamed Environment affair – West 18 Ahmed district 1286822767 Digging office – Elmontaza 19 Salwa helmi youssif district 1224220593 20 Social environment specialist Sawsan Shebl Goda 1111985009 Lamya Mohamed 21 AUC student Hassan 1068008474 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Signature Yassien Hassan Environment protection yassin2002001@yaho 22 Mohamed association o.com 1006529612 Assistant director – ehababbas66@yahoo. 23 Ehab abbass Dawood environment protection com 1099914673 24 Safety specialist Mohamed Rabi Rabi 1017854600 Mohamed Magawri 25 Excellent specialist (EGAS) Ebrahim 1006588481 Rania AbdelAziem 26 Environment inspector Mohamed 1284842143 amanysalah@msn.co 27 Electricity project director Amany Salah Elsaid m 1202000673 Mohamed Essam messam@egas.com.e 28 Engineer (EGAS) Ashour g 1008993058 Mostafa Ahmed 29 Road's unit (Mid district) Ahmed Hassan 1286934579 Nadia AbdelMoneem 30 Environment inspector Sharaf 1003358548 Manal Mokhtar 31 Engineer Ebrahim 1225922941 Hamdi Mohamed Roads occupation unit's 32 Ahmed manager 125014238 33 Elhadra environment company Eslam Garib Mohamed 1208988455 Mahr Mohamed 34 Elmontaza district Ebrahim 35 Customs district Gamal Elmahdi 112345316 Mohamed Mokhtar 36 Executive manger – TownGas Elmilagi 1006687052 37 Organization engineer Noha Ahmed kamel 1205334648 Follow up project/s 38 Rania Ebrahim Sadiq implementation director 1002772596 Amr Abdelmonsif 39 University teacher yossri 1001485990 Evaluation manager – sewage 40 Ch. Wafa mansi company 1202290190 Mahmoud Amin 41 Projects engineer –Ewaticks motawa 1289768375 Nermin Ebrahim nermin.ibrahim@ewa 42 Environment inspector gafaar tec.eg.com 1000032776 Employee – environment 43 Shahinaz Yehi Zakaria department 1095169140 44 Ministry of irrigation Hoida Ebrahim 1005673952 Alaa Mohamed Organization manager – Borg 45 TagElDin Elarab municipality 1060808717 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Signature Mohamed Saad Environment pioneer saadny_acclitect@yah 46 AbdelGelil organization oo.com 1025371506 Mohamed Ahmed dr_shenarwy@hotma 47 Engineer Alshaar il.com 1222341581 48 Environment inspector Omnia Ali abdelaal 1007870670 Fathi Mohamed 49 Environment inspector AbdelAzieem 1288616036 50 Project engineer – EWATIC Mai Ebrahim Moselhi 1001326610 51 Director – sewage company Ahmed Ali Mohamed apt.alex@yahoo.com 1224671056 General manager – sewage eman.frances@yahoo 52 Eman Franses company .com 1220805274 asmaa_lhmu@yahoo. 53 Environment inspector Asma Youssif osman com 1008714358 desltegel55@yahoo.c 54 Environment researcher Ahmed Moemen Saad om 1097867711 Samar Mohamed Brakj director – environment maresho_11211@yah 55 Elshenawi pioneer organization oo.com 1144035819 GOVERNORATE OF DAKAHLYA Marchall Hotel - Sunday, 29 December 2013 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Signature 1 Sahar Elsingari Urban planning 01012500805 2 Amani Khalid Elnadari Social affair department Aelnadry-1@hotmail.com 0100143169 3 Gamal Zaki ElShiemi Irrigation department 01119002153 Mohamed Salam 4 East irrigation department 1061146677 Hamid Ahmed Mohamed West irrigation 5 01006728246 Sabhoun department Environment impact 6 Ch.Abdo Mohamadien 01004275711 assessment director 7 Eslam ElWazier envirionment researcher 01006774061 8 Nasr Atef envirionment researcher 01064790944 Egypt7000year@yahoo.co 9 Magada ElRefaai Elmansour university 01063860019 m Eng- Ahmed Mohamed Network engineer – 10 ahmedamin2010@yahoo.c 01092172160 Ahmed Amin information center om Khalid Elsaid 11 West security council 01000590397 Mohamed 12 Esam Mohamed Khalil Chemical –water authority 01124442595 Environment affair 13 Mamdouh salah Sayed 01067308129 director Mohamed Fawzy 14 Environment inspector magd Mahmoud mahmoud 15 Aga deputy mayor 01060537766 AboTalieb Wesam Hamza Field worker – 16 Mohamed information center Zeinab Mohamed Social consultant – 17 01066127117 Hafez EcoConServ Mohamed Helmi 18 GASMisr company 01006692511 Elbasuini Mohandesa Elnabi Environment affair – east 19 01116664188 Hassanin district Public relation manger – 20 Fouad Saad 01273917119 East district Mohamed hussien Projects manger –East 21 01004806503 Elmahdi district Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Signature Ebrahim Helmi 22 Irrigation inspector 01006930020 Mohamed 23 Adel Osman Utility director 01028026074 24 Atef Elkanani Environment 01097160376 25 Ali Salab Technician 01063064379 26 Elsayed Sobhi Elsawi Follow up director 01004777850 Houida Ebrahim 27 Environment inspector 01093053108 Abdelfatah Fekria Mahmoud Information & 28 Zahran environment manager 29 Amr AbdelMonsief Evaluation manger 01001485990 Eman Mahmoud Environment protection 30 enasr@hotmail.com 01005040723 ahmed unit Marwa senousi Technical Social affair 31 01272726211 Mohamed department Technical Social affair 32 Dina saad Ali Elgamal 01223436660 department 01003081112 33 Adel Ebrahim Elagami Information center /0502247885 34 Mohamed Elsayed 35 Hamada Mohamed Driver 01020525116 Adel Mohamed 36 Radio 01010375751 Mohamed bahr Hesham Mohamed 37 Director 01001087689 Rabi 38 Arafat Arafat ahmed Driver 39 Mohamed Ahmed Ali Driver 0100314954 40 Ali abdelmegid Meshali Chemical 01007300593 Hadir Mohamed 41 Chemical 01007234458 Mazied Faten Elsayed 42 Environment inspector 01091155140 Mohameden Ebrahim abdelAziz 43 Enviropnemt unit – talkha 01004889621 Ayad Mohamed Magawri Governorate relation - 44 0106588481 Ebrahim EGAS Mohamed Public relation – Talka 45 Elnagar8677@yahoo.com 01002526324 AbdelMoemen Elnagar municipality Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Signature Ayman Mohamed Safety specialist – 46 Hse-eg@hotmail.com 01008955856 Abdalla GASMisr Ahmed Abdelmouti 47 01092702129 Eldieb Mohamed Sami 48 Quality department Msf-97@yahoo.com 01006344041 Mohamed Hamdi nazeim Electricity distribution Magdy.nazeem@yahoo.co 49 abdelgelil company m 50 Ataya saad Abdelhafez Environment manager 01066668743 Emad Eldin Hamed 51 EcoConServ 0100672235 Ebrahim Future technology 52 Fakhri Abdelkhaliq nagwadmasy@yahoo.com 01061804901 association Nagwa Mustafa 53 Law university agent drredaali@hotmail.com 01001766214 Mahmoud 54 Reda abdelSalam Urban planning manger 0196713177 Environment impact 55 Zeinab Mohamed saleh mamh@mans.edu.eg 01096775813 assessment Mervat Mohamed abo 56 01227443096 ElKhaier GOVERNORATE OF QALUBIA Egypt public library room - Monday, 30/12/2013 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Signature Gamal Mohamed Monument authority – 1 Ahmed Mosalam Qalybiya Fawzy Abdelaziem Monument authority – 2 AbdRabo Qalybiya Tasnim Mokhtar Tasneemmokhtar@gmail. 3 Environment inspector 0133224958 Ahmed Fathi com Adel Ebrahim Mayor assistant – west 4 01006181498 Mohamed district Zeinab Mohamed Social consultant – 5 ZeinabHafez@yahoo.com 01066127117 Hafez EcoConServ Amany AbdelAziz 6 Environment inspector Dr.amany22@yahoo.com 0133230768 Shalabi 7 Lotfy AboSalem Faculty of Science Abousalem1@yahoo.com 01227107260 Marwa AbdelGani tokaaboeldahab@yahoo.c 8 Environment unit 01281867171 Ebrahim om Mohamed Morsi Faculty of Veterinary 9 m-karousa@yahoo.com 01002893661 Ramadan Medicine Environment consultant – 10 Fakhri AbdelKhaliq 01061804901 EcoConserv Mohamed Maher 11 Shebien Elqanater Mayor 01002840713 Elqadi 12 Farag Sayed Kamel Talha Mayor 01202885350 Seria Momtaz 13 Environment inspector AbdelElaal Ahmed Ali Faculty of agriculture – Ahmedrahman920@yaho 14 01092155068 abdelrahman Banha o.com 15 Saad Ataya Mohamed Irrigation engineer 01225425518 Nermen Osman Central irrigation 16 01064545735 Mohamed department Elsayed Abdalla 17 West Tagour mayor 01017335738 Rashed Osama Fathalla Environment department 18 01006576002 Mansour manager Salah AbdelMegid 19 Tagour mayor 01007048333 Salama 20 AbdelMohsein Raffat General manager 01009201998 Mohamed Abdelatif Environment department 21 01114556771 Elhadi – Elqanater Elkhayria Youssif Ebrahim 22 Contract's department 01006345506 Kamal Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Signature Ebrahim Mohamed 23 Environment department 01149967413 Elmahdi 24 Sayed AbdelAziz Hafez Elsanafer Mayor 01144875929 Hasan Abdelaziz 25 Deputy mayor 01225621219 Younis Yousra Mohamed Project planning director 26 01005401367 osama (EGAS) Mohamed Ezzat Governorate relation 27 01113214149 Abdelgafaar (EGAS) Mahmoud Sewage department 28 01062248489 AbdelHamid Esmail director Sobhi Ebrahim Elqanater Elkhairya 29 01284776689 Abdelaziz Mayor Mamdouh Mohamed 30 Environment department 0127154151 AbdelAziz Environment unit 31 Yehi Elzohiri 01226634751 director 32 Anour mahmoud Ali Elmanail Mayor 01010855621 33 Souad Zakaria Hassan Elgabal Elasfar Mayor 01006866459 34 Yousri nagieb Sherif Irrigation authority 01224653244 Underground network 35 Ali AbdelHadi Ali 01147755087 information center Essan Ali Environment department 36 01067113873 AbdelAzieem – Kafr shoukr Ahmed Abdelmoeen Elqanater Elkhayria 37 01061285071 Yazad deputy mayor Environment affair Eman Hassan 38 director – west district 01201603600 Abdelwahab Shobra Elkhema Environment inspector – Mohamed bayoumi 39 west district Shobra Hussien Elkhema Information center – 40 Mohamed Elsayed Ali banha university Mohamed Aziz 41 Faculty of rights AbdelKerim General director – 42 Reda Abdelhakiem GasMisr company Ayman Mohamed 43 GasMisr Company Abdelsayed Ali Mahmoud Ali Faculty of engineering – 44 Ataya Banha Follow up & planning 45 Layla Mohamed rashad 0288599069 director – roads Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Signature department Youssef – 46 Yousif ebrahim Kamal New Kanater 01006345506 economis@yahoo.com Ebrahim gabal 47 Banha deputy mayor 01226004206 Ebrahim Environment department 48 Shaban Saad Elsayed 0114609552 – elkhanqa Mohamed hosni Environment unit director 49 01005886809 Mahmoud – Shobra elkhaima Hassan Mohamed 50 General manager Banha 01282731313 Ahmed Essam Eldin Zaki Environment unit agent - 51 01226610462 Hamed Shobra elkhaima Ali Mahmoud 52 General manager 01119625743 Abdelrehim Hosni Abdelmoneem 53 Healt affair director 01110769595 Zaki ELsayed Abderahman 54 QeQa mayor 0133225693 Taha 55 Nabil AbdelAziem Ali Emonsha Elqobra Mayor 01007399369 Environment department 56 Moselhi Gamal Hedaya 01004254866 director – Banha Sobhi AbdelBaqi Environment unit – east 57 01225896013 gomaa distrect Shoubra Elkhema Abdelrahman 58 01225317866 Abdelmawgod Mosa Ebrahnim Abo General director – 59 01221792513 Elyazied Elagami Electricity company Elsayed Mahmoud 60 Aghour mayor 01228195887 Elsayed 61 Aid Ali saadEldin Bagour Mayor 01278377787 62 Hisham Saleh Eid Environment officer 01156561340 Environment unit – 63 Tarek Mohamed Ezzt 01008159005 banha Mohamed Essam 64 Environment inspector messam@egas.com.eg 01008993058 Ashour Mohamed Saber 65 Sewege depertment 01228595936 Mohamed Mohamed Sobhi 66 Irrigation department 01224535949 Mekhail Environment unit – 67 Aiad Bouls Qaldas 01220985982 Elkhosous Environment unit – 68 Samir Goda Fares 01226957181 Elkhosous Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Signature Mahmoud Mohamed Environment unit – Kafr 69 01066550068 kamal shoukr Ebrahim abdemoeen 70 Bashilqan mayor 01119856050 Abdelfatah Ebrahim Elsayed 71 Municipality mayor 01270893915 Ebrahim 72 Atef Ali gomaa Environment unit Banha 01223657617 61 62 63 GOVERNORATE OF ASWAN Conference Center (Arous elnile) Saturday; 21 December 2013 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Signature 1 Project manager –EGAS 01226669097 Ahmed Farg ammfarag@yahoo.com 2 Social specialist –EGAs 0100564511 Osama Kamal El-Said okamal@egas.com.eg 3 Elamri NGO 01115650965 Abd-elwahed Selim samh2081969@yahoo.co 4 Irrigation department 01226993212 Samah Said Rizkallah m Maha Hesham Accountant –Eid Elom mehammmm@yahoo.co 5 01127409382 Mahmoud NGO m Abu Bakr Mahmoud Environment unit –west 6 Mohamed district 7 East district mayor Fars Abd-elAziz Abbas Vice chairman –south 8 01210002575 Dr. Nady Kamal Aziz valley university nadykamal@yahoo.com Sabar Abd-elHamid 9 Alibenabotaleb NGO 01226172527 Sultan Personal affair –health 10 01120690773 Eman Shaaban Saed development NGO Mahmoud Mohamed 11 Daraw mayor 01226669097 Hany Gaber Mohamed 12 Baharief NGO 01006013680 Ahmed Kamal helmi ali Kamalndmy2011@yahoo. 13 Maan lelkheir NGO 01008688239 Mohamed com Nasser Hassan Elmadina elmonawara 14 01002701590 Mohamed NGO Mohamed Arabi 15 Tour guide 01223240132 Ahmed Ahmed Mohamed 16 Elamri NGO Foad Mohamed Ahmed 17 Mail inspector 0122762961 Awadallh Mostafa Mohamed 18 Mail inspector 01116628952 yassin Abd el-Salam elsagir 19 Elamri NGO 01113286437 Mohamed Abd el-Hady Selim 20 Elshab NGO 01129641181 Mohamed Ibrahim Ahmed Abo- 21 Elshab NGO 01281156022 elwahed 64 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Signature 22 Elshab NGO 01284231779 Ahmed Shehata Ahmed Abd elFattah el 23 Elsharani NGO 01224330895 Sayad 24 Elferanga NGO 01228061513 Saad elrezqi elsagir Ahmed Noor Sabry 25 Elferanga NGO 0115430288 Sabry 26 Luxor NGO 0122707807 Aswali Ramdan Abd elmenam Ahmed 27 Elsharani NGO 0120690773 Saed Mohssen Mohamed 28 Elmagd NGO 0108675740 Elsaid Khalifa Ahmed Ramdan 29 Engineer 0114069511 Mohamed Ahmed Abd elFattah Elmadina elmonuara 01138120939 30 Moahmed NGO 1 31 Teacher 01115098202 Alaa Abd el tawab 32 Social specialist 01220764042 Waleed Sayed Abbas Ezzat abdelsamad 33 Irrigation department 0100406369 mohamed Ahmed Hamdy 34 Middle district idfu Hussien 35 Village mayor 01002039105 Ashraf Abd-el azim Hamdy Ramdan Abd 36 Sugar factory 0111240626 el menam Elabass ben abitaleb 37 Tarek.alabase@gmail.com 01007009384 Tarak Ali Bakr Hassan NGO Amal Sayad Ali 38 Om elmoemenin NGO 01189934401 Mahmoud 39 Om elqora NGO 01223284780 Amal Khalifa Ali Mahmoud Abd alla Mayor secretary – 40 0110000526 Mohamed komombo municipality 41 Abo simble mayor 2800416 Mohamed gebali dahab 42 Industrial zone 01145781334 Marwa amin osman 43 Enahda NGO 01118391811 Soad Khalaf Abd elgalil nona2010nona@yahoo.co 44 journalist 0111080988 Hanan Abd elmoaty m Shouhdi abdelgani 45 Ambercap NGO 01275544875 ahmed 65 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Signature Hassan Abd-el Kareem 46 Naga ElShadida NGO 01143175353 Hassan Elmadina elmonawara 47 0102701590 Ahmed Taha elmoqali NGO Moahmed Hamd 48 Public relation manger 01067736222 hagagi 49 Journalist 01024392063 Yasmin Ahmed Amin 50 Journalist 01207581264 Aya Abbas Ali Satad Othamn Abd el 01222462362 51 Elmolqata NGO basst 2 Salah Moahmed 52 Tour guide 01228888329 elaraby 53 Civil engineer 01119501734 Mohamed abdelsabour Wafaa Mobarak 54 Elnahad NGo 01113161772 Hamed Mohamed Mahmoud 55 Elfagr NGo 01004701590 elshafaay Sanaa Abd el moaty 56 Elnahada NGo 01286251718 Ismail 57 Elnahada NGo 01142840720 Wafaa Abd el moaty 58 Elnahada NGo 01141410150 Afaf Idrees Hamed Emad Mohamed 59 Accountant 0116263221 Ahmed 60 teacher 01150843475 Emad Ahmed Ghareb Public relation unit – 61 Gaber kasem ahmed Aswan governorate 62 EEAA 01146009804 Mohamed abdalla awad Abdelgafour Mohamed 63 Technical supervisor 01223188495 khalil Kamel abderehim 64 Social affair unit 01148289669 kamel 65 Ali rabia Mohamed ali Baharif NGO 01140181600 66 Magdi hamed Hassan Idfu mayor 01143676192 67 Mostafa abdelgelil ali Nasr elnoba mayor 68 Taher abdelbaset taher Urban development 01004756059 69 Hussien tahtawy Environment consultant 01223124531 66 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Signature 70 Sadia fathi mahmoud Elnahada NGO 01113614387 Hamed Mohamed taha 71 Eqlit village mayor hamed Mohamed abdelmenam 72 Elmansouraya mayor mohamed 73 Shazli abdelfatah Media 01001266725 74 Ahmed mahmoud Media 01143071591 Mahmoud saad West district mayor- 75 01140579150 Mohamed ahmed komombo 76 Ebrahim ahmed elnobi engineer 01005655721 Mohamed khalil 77 Contractor 0106040634 radwan 78 Abdelmotaleb fekri Komombo mayor 01148659421 79 Kamal helmy osman Elsebai mayor 01276364171 Salah ahmed 80 Elredisia mayor 01156992691 abdelqadeer Announcer –Teba 81 Anas ahmed elnamr 01223306786 channel Photographer –Teba 82 Sohila Mohamed said 01066382197 channel Head of environment 83 Souad thabet karmi 01222210139 unit-Aswan governorate Osama Ramadan 84 General manger 01114500690 abdalla Shawqi mostafa 85 Hagaza mayor 01151509625 gadelrab 86 mahmoud Said ahmed Kenouz mayor 01118222698 Abdelmoneem mostafa Environment unit –sugar 87 Mohamed factory Tawasel sayed bahr Elmadina elmonawara 88 Mohamed NGO 89 Tarek saad abdelnaeem Elgeil elgedid NGO 01272735408 Ahmed abdelatti 90 Train driver 01284665416 ahmed Saber hussien 91 Elbesalaya NGO 01110741687 mohamed 92 Sabri mahmoud ali Idfu Mayor 01227311971 Abdelaziz abdelhafez 93 Algafra mayor 01229304517 abdelhalem 67 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Signature Mamdouh elamir 94 Banban mayor 01004888120 hussien osman Alaa eldien Mohamed 95 Quarrying project manger 01222996087 ismail Abdelhamid abdalla 96 Village mayor 01141516598 Mohamed Ibrahim ahmed 97 Teacher 01100921909 abozeid Ibrahim ahmed 98 Electricity department 01001008963 khouild Gamal mahmoud 99 Electricity department 01001832221 ahmed Mohamed ahmed 100 Abna luxor NGO 01221633275 hussien badr Abdelnabi sayed 101 Elshatb mayor 01228359809 ahmed Ibrahim akasha Elmadina elmonwara 102 01123322209 Mohamed NGO 103 Fatma adel gamal Balana prime villager 01129303707 Saber Mohamed ali 104 Head of post office 0100354231 sayed Mohamed fathi ahmed 105 Enaba Mayor 01123473618 khalil Khadiga Mohamed 106 Elnahada NGO 01143624649 mahmoud 107 Eman said ahmed Man lelkhair NGO 01003709259 Mahmoud kamel 108 Social specialist 01283206483 mahrous Fouad serag eldin 109 Retired 0100311867 elsayed 110 Yasser anan mohamed Employee 01150388669 111 Mohamed hamdi zahir Gas misr 01018719170 Tamer Mohamed 112 Gas misr 01002115757 Mohamed 113 Mohamed roshdi galab engineer 01223511726 Abdelrasoul ahmed 114 Electricity department 01119027163 hassan Environment health unit 115 Maher loqa serian 01222742933 –health department 116 Alaa aboelmagd ahmed Elabasaya prime villager 01115499590 Mahmoud Mohamed 117 Education department 01008809099 ebrahim 68 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Signature Tohami mahmoud Middle district mayor- 118 01140579130 Mohamed komombo 119 Foud hussien lamei lawyer 01000671956 Mohamed abazeid 120 Agriculture engineer 01203939545 mahmoud 121 Mahmoud ataya hassan Nasr elnoba prime villager 01280060843 Civil protection 122 Ehab tharwat 01275588088 department Mohamed abdo 123 Environment company 01286258678 abosabri 124 Ahmed basdtawy gabr Saqr koraish NGO 01006013671 Mohamoud Mohamed 125 Accountant 01149590081 salah eldin Shaban abdelrasoul 126 Elkhatara NGO 01127324642 yehi Mohamed omar 127 Business man 01289705707 Mohamed Khalifa Mohamed 128 Prevention department 01112463514 khalifa 129 Hagag elmasri 01202266503 130 Moafaq abo elnile Journalist 2302134 Mohamed abdelqader Journalist 131 01222484559 mahmoud Journalist 132 Wesam ahmed hussien 01228731917 133 Nagah sabah ali Journalist 01280076129 134 Mostafa ahmed abdo Naga elshadid NGO 01271573064 Ehsan ahmed 135 Elnahada NGO 01153767169 Mohamed 136 Rasha ahmed elsayed Elramagi NGO 01224605679 137 Reda taye youssef Elnahada NGO 0115539173 Samah kamel 138 osmanhanan sabri Elqorna NGO 01281647099 Mohamed Mona osman 139 Elqorna NGO 01115038417 Mohamed 69 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Signature Health development 140 Said omar abbass 01200294436 NGO Health development 141 Aida Hassan ahmed 01281042200 NGO Abdelmenam ahmed 142 Abo elresh NGO 01157638602 saad Hussien ahmed 143 EId Elom NGO 01277320909 Mohamed Fadia farah ahmed 144 EId Elom NGO 01124559703 Hassan 145 Mustafa ahmed bahr Alsadaqa NGO 01112378815 146 Alsawyi alfaqer Elkhazan GHarb NGO 01119642166 Basuni Mohamed 147 Elmolqata NGO 01143867259 hussien 148 Gamal abo elmagd Elsharani NGO 01066097978 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 GOVERNORATE OF QENA Girls club (Qena Governorate) Saturday, 23 December 2013 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone 1 Mohamed refaat Gas Misr company 01065506872 Fouad mostafa Nagi hamadi municipality 2 01118576235 AbelGani rehab mayor Mostafa Mohamed 3 Lawyers candidates 01004925499 akasha Mostafa gaber 4 Lawyers candidates 01062020406 Mohamed Ahmed sharkaoui abo 5 Dandara NGO 01288728151 elnasr Mohmaed khalifa 6 GIZ 01151319650 hebashi 7 Khalid Bauomi GIZ Kbayoumy @yahoo.com 01208367494 Hani shehata 8 Teba TV channel Hany-TV8@yahoo.com 01112254147 Mohamed 9 Mohamed farouq Teba TV channel 01113085528 Environment unit –nagi 10 Amani salah abdelahi 01004700583 hamadi municipality Mohamed ahmed 11 Ana Masri NGO Mada9098@yahoo.com 01116861612 Mohamed Ebrahim Mahmoud Hassan Mh.aboziedd@yahoo.co 12 Ana Masri NGO 01092514005 abozied m Announcer –upper Egypt 13 Mubarak gendi 01227293469 radio 14 Abdelmoti abdelqader Deshna Municipality mayor 0167541140 Hanan Mohamed 15 Accountant 0100257454 Mohamed Sarya Mohamed Taha 16 Social education unit 01005873972 mohamed Tharwat Ebrahim Deputy chairman of water 17 01275111794 Wassif authority Alaa Eldin Mohamed Planning general manger in 18 Alaabakry10@gmail.com 01115894365 Mohamed bakry water authority 19 Abo elsoud gahlan ali Qous mayor 01224122686 Abdelalem qassem 20 Environment unit –deshna 01005428396 mohmaed Nahed yosseif Hathour development 21 010095592121 abdelrazek company General manger –education 22 Ehsan Mohamed Hefni ehsanhefny@yahoo.com 01224044948 department 82 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone 23 Ahmed ahmed mostafa Chemist –environment unit 01224923156 Esmail Mohamed Head of NGO unit –social 24 01275842079 helmi affair Fathi Mohamed 25 Koum Eldaba NGO fhmdlh@yahoo.com 01112806914 hamadalla Fatma Elzahra Abdel Fatmaelzahra1989@yah 26 Houras NGO 01008698291 rehim mosa oo.com Economic development 27 Karema mansour ali Nor.moon@yahoo.com 01093829757 NGO Aymana209@yahoo.co 28 Ayman khoudary ali Student 01112812595 m Care international 29 Amgad gazal amgadgazal@yahoo.com 01001559679 organization Ahmed abdelfatah Complete social 30 01006497331 Mohamed Mubarak development NGO Howaida mohmaed 31 Lawyer Shahat Gehan mahmoud Media unit – Qena 32 Mohamed governorate Media unit – Qena Maha202093@yahoo.co 33 Samah abdalla saleh 01006534730 governorate m Mohamed khalaf Mohammed khalaf 34 South naqada NGO 01069660840 ahmed mohamoud @yahoo.com Hazem Mohamed Elshabat elmoslemat Hazem- 35 01284186308 hamdi NGO- naqada sma@yahoo.com Dahi Mohamed Abo Elshabat elmoslemat 36 aboyahoya@yahoo.com 01017181958 elmagad NGO- naqada Elshabat elmoslemat 37 Hanan Ayoub Bahri 01022372445 NGO- naqada Elshabat elmoslemat 38 Samya gamal Ahmed Sma2ba@yahoo.com 01155205474 NGO- naqada Seham mostafa Elshabat elmoslemat 39 01276362666 Abdelreham NGO- naqada Elshabat elmoslemat 40 Sanaa seid Mohamed 01015010584 NGO- naqada Amira abdelmared Elshabat elmoslemat 41 01014454324 ahmed NGO- naqada Petroleum holding 42 Waleed aref abdelatye 01003907935 company Mohmaed abo elwafa Lawyer – Elmostaqbal metrmohamed@yahoo.c 43 01001617454 kamel NGO –Naqada om Mohmaed shabaan Accountant – Bear anbar 44 01223967742 ashour NGO –Naqada Said mahmoud Secretary –Bear anbar 45 01285692407 Mohamed NGO 46 Nabil ezzat Mohamed Misr ElKhair NGO nezzet@misrelkhear.org 01285555630 83 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Mona Mohamed Mouakorashy5@gmail.c 47 South valley university 01002403054 shahat om Nagala abdelfatah Media specialist- Qena Noga202093@yahoo.co 48 01007235442 gaber governorate m Sayed mahmoud 49 Teacher Smr20204@yahoo.com 01007488678 radwan Mahmoud sadiq Albuchara521@yahoo.c 50 Teacher 01003832618 mahran om Secretary –Elshabat NGO- 51 Rasha Mohamed sadeq 01096670371 Naqada Elshabat elmoslemat 52 Rehab Ahmed Hassan 01288409972 NGO- naqada Entesar Mohamed Elshabat elmoslemat 53 01014213439 Hassan NGO- naqada Marwa abdelhamid Elshabat elmoslemat 54 01015362264 mahmoud NGO- naqada Nesma mohmaed Elshabat elmoslemat 55 01025146167 kamal eldin NGO- naqada Elshabat elmoslemat 56 Heba assad azmi 01015611191 NGO- naqada Asmaa- 57 Asma ahmed bastawy Elmashreq NGO 01006935132 ahmed@yahoo.com Aya.hassan604@yahoo.c 58 Aya Hassan youssif Elmashreq NGO 01126467096 om Salah eldin Hamada 59 Elmostaqbal Ngo _naqada 01118379346 khalil 60 Mohamed abdall awad EEAA –Qena branch 01146009804 Mohamed mahmoud 61 English teacher asyed elbanhawi Gamal youssef 62 Science research center 01003049740 ebrahim 63 Amal badawi elsayed Lawyer 01001933457 Yehi abdelmotelib 64 Education department 01224888423 sayed 65 Thabet elmohandes Education department 01124686654 66 Nagala bakhoum Ana Masri NGO 01064507745 67 Awad boshra sedra Youth department 01002214770 Public relation manger – 68 Ali elsayed ali 01220050903 Gamahir misr newspaper 69 Mohmaed khamis rawi Elmoustaqbal NGO 01285999720 Fatma elzahra Fatma.queen2010@yaho 70 University teacher 01096326333 abdelhares o.com 84 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Noura abdalla Lolo- 71 University teacher 01153326137 mahmoud uouo2011@yahoo.com 72 Youssef fawzi makram Elmashrek NGO 01221411770 73 Rami sefien gayed Elmashrek NGO 01286126139 74 Ahmed tayee ebrahim Bear Anbar NGO 01225696098 Gamal helmi Public relation – water 75 01001813755 Mohamed authority 76 Mohamed Ahmed Gas Misr 01018719170 Public relation manager – 77 Omima badawy hassan 01004698122 science research center Information & computer dodofalconn@yahoo.co 78 Magdy Raouf lembi 01228999378 unit m Mohamed elhamd 79 Elmashrek NGO 01091788102 ashour Mamdouh aboelqasem Qenaoffice2@yahoo.co 80 Health department–Qena 01001113645 ahmed m Mahmoud mahrous Electricity department - 81 01001654495 gamal Qena Electricity department - 82 Adel nagi Mohamed 01000080938 Qena Mohamed fangari abo 83 Youth department fangazym@yahoo.com 01001805795 gabal 84 Gaafar taha ahmed Roads department 01006739307 Egypt- 85 Yasser ahmed motafa EEAA 01005335149 yasser@hotmail.com 86 Nadia raouf lembi Elmashreq NGO 01276367112 Ahmed abdelraouf Ahmedraoof007@yahoo 87 Environment unit 01001969359 Mohamed Mohamed .com Yeasry- 88 Youssri hafez morsi Environment unit 01002960804 hafez@yahoo.com 89 Sabri yousif Dawood mayor 01001873355 Mohamed NasrEldin 90 Environment unit AbdelAziz Mahmoud abdelradi 91 Agriculture engineer mahmoud Ali abdelmegid En g.ali- 92 Irrigation department 01143909096 monoufi menofy@yahoo.com Walaa zahran 93 Socialist specialist 0102132158 Mohamed 94 Doaa zahran Mohamed Arabic teacher 01021302159 85 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone 95 Fatma ahmed ebrahim Industrial sector –Qena 01225369905 Ahmed ali dardir 96 Ceyanco company 01097752413 Mohamed Mohsen abo elqaseem 97 Ceyanco company kamala 98 Yasser hefni abozeid Social affair department 01091218871 Ahmed mostafa saad 99 Ana Masri NGO 01011436219 eldein Sahar Mohamed Measure funding 100 Smmm300@yahoo.com 01004707307 mostafa consultant Cooperation general 101 Ali garebi Mohamed 01003396587 manger –Qena governorate Beautygirl336477@yaho 102 Sally adel sayed 01009399053 o.com 103 Ahmed nasari ahmed Deputy mayor –Qena 104 Ashraf anour amin municipality Khaled ahmed 105 Ceyanco company 01018077688 Mohamed Reham ahmed ali 106 South valley university 01098665828 ahmed Menatalla ahmed ali 107 South valley university 01013232241 ahmed Maha hussien ahmed Secondary school deputy 108 01003184192 masoud manager Monie- 109 Monir abdelaliem azab Education department 01224677261 azab@yahoo.com Marwa abdelwahaab 110 memeeag@yahoo.com 01094288858 naser Economic development 111 Asma ali mostafa 01148007078 NGO Wafaa aboelqaseem 112 Student 01140369415 mohmaed Hiam- 113 Hayam mohseen omar Arous elneil NGO mohsen2010@yahoo.co 01008651916 m Assem omran Economic development 114 01125055784 mahmoud NGO Wafaa Mohamed Wafaa- 115 Environment responsible 01003351413 ahmed rashed rashed@yahoo.com 116 Mohamed elkheer Parliament member 01004885750 Mervat abdelhakeem 117 Elmashrek NGO abdeldayem 86 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone 118 Vector mekheeil farah Misr motors 01222728427 119 Ashraf saad mokhtar Education technology unit 01001818578 Abo elnasr mostafa Aboelnasr97@yahoo.co 120 Roaa NGO 0111117753 ahmed m Rural community 121 Nasheta mekawy taher Ne201977@yahoo.com 01063066342 development NGO Zenab mahmoud Rural community 122 01001663986 raslan development NGO Rural community 123 Wafaa mohmed fouad 01000306170 development NGO Aber mostafa Rural community 124 01065156150 Mohamed development NGO Aber ahmed abo Media unit –Qena 125 Sahafa2020@yahoo.com 01066229938 elmagd governorate Ahmed abdelrehim Ahmed- 126 Journalist 01223758328 ahmed mostafa alafiony@yahoo.com Mohamed abdelfatah 127 Teacher 01007340738 hashim 128 Entesar elewi ahmed Solidarity unit 01004716338 Hussien ahmed 129 Ana Masry NGO 01006980907 mostafa Mohamed mamdouh 130 Ana Masry NGO 01015145663 ahmed Sahar Mohamed Information unit –Qena 131 0109616404 elsager governorate 132 Nahal said mahmoud 133 Fatma abdo ashour Nile information center 01114062300 Youseef Mohamed Youssif- 134 Qena information center 01229531967 ragab ragabss@yahoo.com Ahmed gamal 135 Qena mayor officer 01090538435 abdelwaheed Social unit –south valley Alieldin2004@yahoo.co 136 Ali eldein abdelbadei 01009588666 university m Monument department 137 Mostafa wazeri 01020296161 Qena International arbitration 138 Afaf ashour elkhateb 01004222720 consultant 139 Sayed ezzat Mohamed 01063395214 Mohamed mosaad 140 Koum Belal NGO 01288596819 ossman Eid Abdelhakeem 141 Koum Belal NGO 01008681257 kamel 87 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Mohamed 142 Education department Mohga80@yahoo.com 01061460814 AboElhassan Awad Abdelwahaab Emad- 143 Elmashreq NGO 01060535963 Taher jamaic@yahoo.com Hasna aboelmakarem ghadaryabar@yahoo.co 144 student 01013120022 sadiq m Mohamed Mohamed Care international 145 mqenauy@yahoo.com 01099913087 ahmed Qenawi authorization Mohamed abdelhamid Mohamed- 146 Social NGO 01001580564 ahmed 53404@yahoo.com Aaboazeid55@yahoo.co 147 Arabi AboZeid Ahmed Education department 01002930797 m Mohamed Hassan 148 Seyanco company 01119731077 Hamam 149 Nagla Hagan Teacher 01001280819 150 Mohamec Esmail Qous mayor 01097199872 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 GOVERNORATE OF SOHAG Local council room (Sohag Governorate) Wednesday, 25 December 2013 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone ALi Mohamed ali 1 Executive manager 01144815208 ahmed Gehan Abdelgaber 2 South valley university 01121348002 Mohamed Environment unit – 3 Roshdi fahim Gebrial 01002906940 elbalyana Employee –Magaga 4 Tahia adli Mohamed 01229497790 municipality Heba Mohamed Employee –Magaga 5 01146751120 mahmoud municipality 6 Ismail elnoury ahmed Teacher 01125576751 7 Ahlam ismail husssien Teacher 01229343141 8 Hany asaad helmy Education department 1007019901 Waleed Mohamed 9 Accountant 01125199986 Mohamed Rehab Mohamed 10 Accountant 01140063836 Mohamed 11 Galal ahmed mohamed Coordinator 01142169372 12 Hanafi eltouni hassan Project manager 01273283703 Supervisor – Sohag 13 Rehab hamam ahmed 01141274983 university Mohmed yousry 14 Health department 01229568876 mohmed Mona abo elgeed 15 Social affair 01157663402 sobhy Omayma Mohamed 16 Social affair 01093012764 elsayed 17 Ashraf awad alam Environment unit 01001364061 Abdel rahman khalaf 18 Shandawel NGO 01275089767 fathi Ahmed Mohamed 19 Maraga mayor 01128611921 almorsi West district mayor – 20 Lofty Mohamed ali 01007442286 sohag governorate Mosa Mohamed Environment unit –west 21 01008129792 ahmed district Environment unit –sohag 22 Ashraf mosreh hussien 01221472572 governorate 100 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Announcer –Teba TV 23 Nagwa seif elnasr amin 01000127050 channel Hussni Mohamed 24 Elmonssha mayor 01063135733 abdelrehim Environment unit - 25 Alaa khalifa abdelatif 01228183654 Elmonssha Mohamed abo elwafa 26 Information center 01147130353 mahmoud Abdelmenam ahmed Urban planning – sohag 27 01007453821 mahran governorate Ebtesham salah 28 Supervisor 01208545630 abdelsamee Hazem Mohamed 29 Teba channel 01128820101 mostafa Ahmed Mohamed 30 Gehana Mayor 01224449453 Mohamed Elmoatazbella Mootaz.somb02@yahoo.c 31 Region gas company 01022817779 Almansebli om Islam farag 32 Region gas company Eslam2010f@yahoo.com 0127683354 aboelhassan Mohamed ahmed 33 Darelsalam mayor 01002536016 mostafa meki Public relation –east 34 Isis adeb botrous district 35 Ali Mohamed elsayed Temaa deputy mayor 01008813355 Waleed ahmed 36 Environment unit -Temaa 01114765378 mohamed Environment unit – 37 Medhat khalaf ali 01222363342 Gehana Kamal ahmed 38 Environment unit –Tahta 01124940250 abdelhafez Abdelmonsef hashem Environment unit –east 39 01117875646 abdelmotagali district Mohamed abdelhamed 40 Gerga mayor 01111159648 elsayed Urban planning p- sohag 41 Norhan salah fadel 01150059085 governorate 42 Yehia abozeid fahmy Endowment department 01124796092 Mohamed elsayed 43 Teacher omar 44 Salah ismail Hassan Ambulatory services 01115324251 Mahmoud qassem 45 Maraga deputy mayor 01004728940 qoretam Maher Hassan 46 Personal affair 01145734448 abdelsamee 101 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone 47 Ali nageb Hassan Social unit 01119194222 48 Mona abdo sayed selim Local Mobilizer –Tema 01224586332 Mahmoud abdel 49 Coordinator - Tema 01205929433 hamed mohamed Helmi Mohamed Environment unit – 50 01143541140 ahmed Maraga Abdelkhaled helmi 51 shekh 01006404096 hussien Abdelhamed 52 aboelmagd Garga municipality 01007587646 abedelhamed 53 Sabri ata abdellatif Teacher 01006290210 Elhadi Mohamed 54 Business man 01287256666 abdelhamed Mohamed elsayed 55 Sohag deputy mayor 01140356624 mahmoud Environment department 56 Evelin kamel awad 01224678442 –sohag governorate Mohamed bahr 57 Employee 01203533606 Mohamed 58 Adel Ali bakry qaseem Field coordinator 01008216726 Abdalla Abdelmolla Quality member – 59 01288152053 Aboelmagd education department 60 Khaled eldeb ahmed Field coordinator 01018635912 Environment protection 61 Hosam elmasri 01061246869 unit 62 Aboelazz ayman fahmi Electricity department 01119026840 Mahmoud Hassan 63 Electricity department 01119026840 Mohamed Esmat kamal eldein 64 Teacher 01141066011 amin Kassem Hassan 65 Electrician 01116028055 kassem Ahmed mahmoud 66 Environment searcher 01225449841 ahmed abdellah Ahmed Mohamed 67 Field coordinator 0164735100 Mohamed 68 Afaf ali sayed Social affair degree 01023248737 Mahmoud hemdani 69 Employee 0114958668 ahmed 102 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone 70 Ahmed elsayed fargali 01115629255 71 Khalaf ali bakry secondary school degree Waleed fathi elsayed 72 Teacher 01007067081 rashowan 73 Sahar Mohamed anbar Tahta municipality 01150782996 74 Alaa Eldeib Public relation manger 01121266965 Kamal zagloul Head of environment unit 75 01094702703 abdelmegid -Ekhmem 76 Gamal Mohamed albaz General manger 01283394141 77 Khalaf noury ahmed General manger Ashraf Mohamed Environment unit – 78 01156081360 abdelhamid ekhmem 79 Mohamed refaat gad Misr Gas 01065506872 Sameh Mohamed 80 Misr Gas 01000028975 elrefaa Naseer mohamed Personal affair –local 81 01095287270 elazhari council Alsayed thabet 82 Elbalyana mayor 01000150852 Mohamed fahmi Hosam Mohamed ben 83 Tahta mayor 01002704426 mahran Mohamed abo 84 Irrigation department 01099918615 elfottouh Hassan 85 Mahmoud elsayed Project manger 01227672650 Maher Mohamed 86 State property 01272745899 Mohamed ali 87 Omar hamam gad Sahowa chairman 01000875187 Shimaa Hassan 88 PHD degree 01003707266 ebrahim 89 Mahmoud Hassan Saqoulta mayor 01284321777 90 Hany ali abdelhalem Environment unit –Squlta 01287942964 91 Mohamed hamdi zahr Misr gas 01018719170 Mohamed fouad 92 Smart project –eqsas 01125308268 ahmed 93 Mervat salah Mohamed Smart project –eqsas 01200281539 103 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone 94 Mona khalaf abdelhadi Youth department 01145188286 Adli Mohamed hanafi 95 Smart project –eqsas 01132966277 Mohamed 96 Afaf Mohamed Hassan Smart project –eqsas 0123877976 97 Laner ezz abdelmoety Smart project –eqsas 01150791677 Mohamed magdi 98 Elkawther Mayor 01009215159 aboharoun 99 Elshafat kamal ataya Secretary 01277945413 Ali abdelharess Environment unit – 100 01118578581 Ibrahim Darelsalam 101 Faten hussien osman Elsafa NGO 01221320171 Essam abdelsabour 102 Handicapped NGO 01001325348 abdelhakam Adel abdellatif 103 Ekhmem mayor abdelmenam Abdelmoneem Employee –taxes 104 01146136378 abdelnabi department 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 10. Governorate of Gharbeya Panorama hotel –Gharbeya Sunday, 29 December 2013 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone General manager for hishamelkamshosy@ 1 Hesham Ebrahim Rezk 01221496887 environment projects in Tanta yahoo.com AbdelAtti Ebrahim 2 ComElnagar NGO 01005047578 Abdelhalem Maher abdelaziuz 3 Environment unit - Zefta 01221482705 ElShafey 4 Ahmed Elsalab Gorab Environment unit - Zefta Mostafa Elsanousi 5 Environment unit - Kotour 010991293456 Elsokari Esam eldin abdelGelel Engineering department– 6 24413579 Elsheshtawi Elmahala Elqobra Environment engineer- 7 Alzahra Ali Elmahdi 01228686881 Elmahala Elqobra Mohamed helmi 8 Chemist 01280599566 Elgamal Ahmed mokhtar 9 Shops licenses 01281214411 shaasha 10 Ebrahim Shahin Environment unit – Tanta 01227371537 11 Elsayed rashad Environment unit – Tanta 01222506768 Magdy Mohamed Environment affair –First 12 01008317631 Karoush district Elmahala Elqobra afaltas@worldbank.or 13 Amal Nabil Faltas Social consultant - WB 01222738571 g ewahby@worldbank. 14 Eman Wahbi Communication specialist -WB 01005040680 org Eman Amin Public relation - Elmahala 15 Elhefnawe Elqobra Abdel Aziz Mohamed General manger of 16 Mahfooz Environment unit 17 Elsayed Kamal Elsays Engineer Environment unit Aziza Mahmoud Technical engineer - 18 Ahmed Information center Nadia Farag Mohamed Statistics department 19 Badawi information center Nermen Sobhy Statistics department 20 Elqolaly information center Engineering department – 21 Lowes Morqous Elsonta 113 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone 22 Amal Hussien Gareb Volunteer in NGO Environment unit –Kafr 23 Ebrahim Salah Hegazi 01009719254 Elzayat Agriculture engineer – 24 Salah Elsayed Abdeaziz samanoud 25 Mosaad Aboelyazed Roads engineering –samanoud Head of agricultural AbdelWahaab Abdel 26 plantation in roads rehim department Esam_emara@hotma 27 Essam Omara Journalist in Akhbar Elyoum 01221278606 il.com Safwat nabeeh 28 Member in youth movements 01287421353 Elbawab 29 Osama Saad Elkhayat Engineer- AhlElkhair NGO 01222793860 30 Eman Mohamed Galeb Environment unit 01220228683 31 Eglal Badawi Environment unit 01282309126 Meat Yazed NGO& member 32 Hamed osman Ahmed 01228104299 in the regional NGO union Ali Abdelmoen member in the regional NGO 33 01004975506 AbdelDayem union 34 Said Mohamed Safwat Frasis NGO 01289222786 Mervat abdelhamid 35 Administration officer 01004560073 hawas Mohamed Mohamed 36 NGO units –basuoun 01002273706 Elgems Mohamed shahin General manger in agriculture 37 01116864200 Mohamed guiding 38 Atef Bakri ElSheshatwii NGO 01007600197 Ayda Elsebia Researcher in Gharbeya 39 01090382088 Mohamed Governorate Elhamed Hamada 40 Nashteil NGO 01001374241 Mohamed Safety specification general Ehababbass66@yaho 41 Ehab Abbass Dawood 01099914673 manger at Town Gas o.com Awatef ali Mohamed 42 Health department 3358966 elmahdi 43 Yehi ali hussien Health department 1600273 Magdy abdel Qader 44 Health department 01222838962 Alfi 114 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Samir Ali Mohamed 45 Culture center 01064239670 Soliman 46 Abo Elmagd Abdelatyi Social affair department 47 AbdelMohsen Raffaat General Manager 01019201998 48 Mohamed Rabi Rabi Town Gas 01017854600 Environment department – 49 Mohamed ali Zagloul 01281144160 samanoud Secretary – social affair 50 Sami Ebrahim Gerges 01278733432 department Mohamed Abdel Environment affair unit – 51 01224422108 Megid Abdel Salam basioun Hanan Elsayed Khalaf 52 Engineer – first district Tanta 01146342823 alla Public relation in Tanta 53 Sami Atef Megahed 01226890530 governorate Magdi Abdelmoneem Project’s manger in electricity 54 01000316316 Zahra department AbdelHafez General manger –technical 55 0126415823 AbdelFatah AboEmara affair unit Mohamed Ebrahim Engineer –project unit in 56 01016769058 Elsayed abaza electricity department Abeer Mohamned 57 Environment unit 01280405270 Saleh Reda Elsayed 58 Environment unit 01005530972 AbdelGani Radi Engineer –south delta 59 Marwa mohi Hafez 01221029021 company Mahmoud AbdelGelel Electricity department – 60 01061535254 makhlouf measuring and counter unit 61 Sherien nabil abotaleb Engineer Nashoa Mahmoud 62 Islamic agitator Ashour Mohamed ebrahim 63 Journalist 01020535453 Khawnawi Mostafa abdrabo 64 Public relation manager 01227768854 Elamri Elamri 65 Said Said Elshafie Education means specialist 01286153149 Hala Mohamed Hala_raslan@yahoo.c 66 Urban planning engineer 01238856831 Elsayed om Amina fouad 67 Urban planning engineer 01140488515 abdelmegid 68 Ahlam Ataya Elsayed Engineering unit –Zefta 01061295282 115 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Hamdi Mohamed Abo 69 Environment unit -Tanta 01225373184 zeid Hassan Ebrahim 70 Environment unit -Tanta 01279299041 Elbehari Heba Mohamed 71 Environment unit -Tanta 01014613501 abdelmenam 72 Miada Ezzat Mohamed Environment unit -Tanta 3352716 AbdelWahab Elsayed 73 Environment unit –Elsonta 01115428660 Abdelwahab Yasser Mohamed 74 Researcher –EEAA Tanta 01228658611 Gonem 75 Adel Mohamed Essa Researcher –EEAA Tanta 0100358645 76 Nadia hassouna Second district Elmahala 01007883952 77 Hesham Elsobahi Second district Elmahala 01224686183 General manager -Personal Aarafa27@yahoo.co 78 Ahmed Anour Arafa 0122929754 affair unit m 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 11. GOVERNORATE OF ISMAILIA Information center (ElShekh Zayaed )Ismailia Monday 30 December 2013 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Mohamed Abdulla 1 EEAA Moabd72@yahoo.com 01146009804 Awad Public relation ,third 2 Amal Fathi Youssef 01211481198 district Personal affair unit ,third 3 Afaf ElSayed Hegazi 01287197018 district Contract and purchasing 4 Heba Seliman Allam 01144033774 unit ,third district Medhat Mohamed Follow up and planning 5 01114083806 nobi unit ,second district Socialist in Education 6 Ahmed Ali Hussein 01202158452 Department 7 Mona Gareb Selim Personal affair unit 01277500876 Mohsen AboZeid Deputy chairman for 8 01223733614 abdelNaim ElQanal newspaper Nadia Hassan 9 Second district 01276058243 Mohamed Ahmed Fawzaya Ahmed 10 Second district 01277882136 Mohamed Nahed Mohamed 11 Engineer ,third district 01283930493 Mohamed Elsayed Engineer in agriculture 12 Hosam Eldin Osman 01111432026 department Anes Mohamed Engineer in agriculture 13 Mohamed Bahr department Kariema Mohamed Bookkeeper Ismailia 14 Ebrahim Municipality 15 Samia Elsayed Abdalla Inspector 01278234896 Main bookkeeper in Nehmedo Hemadan 16 inspector administration 01063466772 Mohamed Elsayed unit 17 Hala AbdelAziz Personal affair unit 01228468924 18 Nadia El Atar Personal affair unit 01228259035 General manager in safety Ehababbas66@yahoo.co 19 Ehab Abbas Dawood 01099914673 specification in town gas m 20 Mohamed Rabi Rabi town gas 01017854600 21 Manal Zayed Seliman Budgeting specialist 01117639191 123 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Manager of Implementation 22 Amr AbdelMonsef 01001485990 and follow up unit at EGAS Ibrahim Ahmed Environment unit 23 01004858735 Elsayed Manager in AboSower Personal Affair ,third 24 Sara Mohamed Abdalla district Amera Elamer 25 EGAS 01227904178 AbdelMenaam 26 Shahinda Sherazy EGAS 01115144222 Eman Kamal Abel 27 Second district Hamed Coordination manager 28 Nora Abelall Seliman 01111042333 EGAS 29 Zizi Youssef Badr Inspector 01278234896 Salwa Ebrahim 30 Agriculture engineer 01061538431 mohamed General deputy manager in 31 Noha Gazi Nohagaz53@yahoo.com 01001050180 governmental affair EGAS Faten Ebrahim 32 Ismailia municipality 01222735913 morqous 33 Magdi hossney hassan Ismailia municipality 0111266052 34 Gehan Elsayed Shaban Ismailia municipality 01228259035 Engineer in agriculture 35 Ahmed Mohamed Ali department Typist in health 36 Fawzaya Gendi Gomaa 01223249254 department Naboya Mohamed 37 Typist, second district 01098686776 Reyad Data collector ,third 01281715193 38 Dalia Hassan Ebrahim district 0 Amira Mahmoud 39 ElFath School 01062370165 Hassan Eman Hassan 40 ElFath School 01223170199 Mohamed 41 Salwa Sayed Edris ElFath School 01004110341 42 Eqbal Sedik Ramadam Secretary , third district 01228842977 124 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone 43 Mervat saad Ebrahim Ismailia municipality 01229192373 Administration 44 Afaf Hassan hossni officer ,education 01284650484 department Magda Mostafa 45 Personal affair manager 01279978212 Mohamed Fatma Hussein 46 Personal affair manager 01275634400 Mohamed 47 Sahar Mohamed Ali Education department 01278973546 48 Sana Ibrahim Ahmed Ismailia municipality 01276060519 Mohamed Ahmed Imam and speaker – 49 0124507520 Mohamed endowment Imam and speaker – 50 Saed Gelany Gad saidggm@yahoo.com 01066063370 endowment Imam and speaker – 51 Adel abdalla Mohamed 01222484743 endowment Mohamed hussien Imam and speaker – 52 Mhessen45@yahoo.com 01220989993 Mohamed endowment 53 Ayda Sayed Ahmed Unit manager 01222598636 54 Amal abdo Mahmoud Typist health department 01129355423 55 Walaa fouad Mahmoud Supplying department 56 Somia Abdel azem Supplying department Mohamed Ebrahim 57 Education Department 01007393733 Elsaman Mona abdelnabi 58 Teacher at elfath school 01007512348 abdelmeged 59 Mona moner ebrahim Teacher at elfath school 01210050276 60 Doaa sayed ahmed Teacher at elfath school 01227071656 Mona Mahmoud 61 Data entry ,third district 01271991756 Mohamed Nahed Mahmoud 62 Data entry ,third district 3313895 Osman 63 Nahed Mustafa Matar Data entry ,third district 3222441 64 Wafaa Mustafa Elsayed Ismailia municipality Mahmoud Mohamed 65 Ismailia municipality Osman 125 Serial Name job title / company E-mail Telephone Kawther abdelsalam 66 Ismailia second district 3205583 ahmed Madeha AbdelHadi 67 Ismailia second district 3216414 Eraqi 68 Eman Mohamed Fathy Ismailia second district 3207408 69 Ehab Shalan World Bank 01001900670 Hassan Abdelmoneem 70 Chemist 01006579336 hassan 71 Hala Ali Elsayed EEAA Suez branch halasuez@yahoo.com Environment unit 72 Gareeb Ahmed Morsi 01223061586 manager Mona Mohamed 73 Researcher 01283267112 ahmed Women affair in 74 Gehan Hassan yassien 01223464473 ‫ا‬manpower department 75 Shadia Gareb Gad Information center 01224838303 Journalist in ElShorouk Amira- 76 Amira mohamedien 01005831495 Newspaper news1@yahoo.com Salma Ebrahim 77 Head of information unit 01281006048 Mohamed 78 Fathia Ebrahim Elamri information unit 01007110188 79 Assad Fawzy Gaber Head of environment unit 01221163408 Afaf Salah Eldin 80 Environment inspector 01222326727 Mohamed Mohamed Mohamed Law searcher in 81 01222554249 ali environment unit 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135