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Verification of the Implementation and Effectiveness of the Mitigation Measures for the Panama Canal Expansion Program – Third Set of Locks Project Semi-Annual Report ERM 009 May 2013 ERM Project: 0179158
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FREQUENTLY USED ACRONYMS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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PROMOTER IDENTIFICATION
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INTRODUCTION
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3
CANAL EXPANSION PROGRAM PROGRESS
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3.1
PACIFIC ACCESS CHANNEL EXCAVATION
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3.2
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NAVIGATION CHANNELS
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3.3
IMPROVEMENTS TO WATER SUPPLY
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3.4
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF POSTPANAMAX LOCKS
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3.5
REFORESTATION
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PURPOSE, SCOPE OF WORK, AND METHODOLOGY
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4.1
PURPOSE
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4.2
SCOPE OF WORK
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4.3
METHODOLOGY
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VERIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE EXPANSION PROGRAM 15
5.1 5.1.1 5.1.1.1 5.1.1.2 5.1.1.3 5.1.1.4 5.1.1.5 5.1.1.6 5.1.1.7 5.1.2 5.1.2.1 5.1.2.2 5.1.2.3 5.1.2.4
EXCAVATION OF THE PACIFIC ACCESS CHANNEL Mitigation Plan Measures Air Quality, Noise and Vibration Control Program Soil Protection Program Water Resources Protection Program Flora and Fauna Protection Program Solid, Liquid and Hazardous Waste Management Program Materials Management Program Socioeconomic and Cultural Program Monitoring Plans Air Quality Monitoring Noise Monitoring Vibration Monitoring Water and Sediment Quality Monitoring ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 5.2 5.2.1 5.2.1.1 5.2.1.2 5.2.1.3 5.2.1.4 5.2.1.5 5.2.1.6 5.2.1.7 5.2.2 5.2.2.1 5.2.2.2 5.2.2.3 5.2.2.4
WIDENING AND DEEPENING OF THE NAVIGATION CHANNEL OF LAKE GATUN AND DEEPENING OF CULEBRA CUT 26 Mitigation Plan Measures 27 Air Quality, Noise and Vibration Control Program 27 Soil Protection Program 28 Water Resources Protection Program 29 Flora and Fauna Protection Program 30 Solid, Liquid, and Hazardous Waste Management Program 30 Material Handling Program 31 Socioeconomic and Cultural Program 32 Monitoring Plans 34 Air Quality Monitoring 34 Noise Monitoring 34 Vibration Monitoring 35 Water and Sediment Quality Monitoring 35
5.3 5.3.1 5.3.1.1 5.3.1.2 5.3.1.3 5.3.1.4 5.3.1.5 5.3.1.6 5.3.1.7 5.3.2 5.3.2.1 5.3.2.2 5.3.2.3 5.3.2.4
WIDENING AND DEEPENING OF THE PACIFIC ENTRANCE CHANNEL Mitigation Plan Measures Air Quality, Noise and Vibration Control Program Soil Protection Program Water Resources Protection Program Fauna and Flora Protection Program Solid, Liquid, and Hazardous Waste Management Program Material Handling Program Socioeconomic and Cultural Program Monitoring Plan Air Quality Monitoring Noise Monitoring Vibration Monitoring Water and Sediment Quality Monitoring
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5.4 5.4.1 5.4.1.1 5.4.1.2 5.4.1.3 5.4.1.4 5.4.1.5 5.4.1.6 5.4.1.7 5.4.2 5.4.2.1 5.4.2.2
WIDENING AND DEEPENING OF THE ATLANTIC ENTRANCE CHANNEL Mitigation Plan Measures Air Quality, Noise and Vibration Control Program Soil Protection Program Water Resources Protection Program Fauna and Flora Protection Program Solid, Liquid, and Hazardous Waste Management Program Material Handling Program Socioeconomic and Cultural Program Monitoring Plans Air Quality Monitoring Noise Monitoring
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 5.4.2.3 5.4.2.4
Vibration Monitoring Water and Sediment Quality Monitoring
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5.5
RAISING OF LAKE GATUN’S MAXIMUM LEVEL
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5.6 5.6.1 5.6.1.1 5.6.1.2 5.6.1.3 5.6.1.4 5.6.1.5 5.6.1.6 5.6.1.7 5.6.2 5.6.2.1 5.6.2.2 5.6.2.3 5.6.2.4
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE POST-PANAMAX LOCKS Mitigation Plan Measures Air Quality, Noise and Vibration Control Programs Soil Protection Programs Water Resources Protection Programs Flora and Fauna Protection Program Solid, Liquid and Hazardous Waste Management Programs Material Handling Programs Socioeconomic and Cultural Programs Monitoring Plans Air Quality Monitoring Noise Monitoring Vibration Monitoring Water and Sediment Quality Monitoring
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5.7 5.7.1 5.7.2 5.7.3 5.7.4 5.7.5 5.7.6
GENERAL ASPECTS OF THE SOCIOECONOMIC AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS Job Creation Community Relations Training Archaeology Paleontology Infrastructure
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5.8 5.8.1 5.8.2 5.8.3 5.8.4 5.8.5
REVIEW OF THE DIEORA IA-632-2007 ANAM RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS Semiannual Report Modifications to the Expansion Program Occupational Health and Safety Expansion Program Ecological Indemnity Plan Reforestation Plan
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CONCLUSIONS
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7 Table 1 Table 2
TABLES 82 Excavation of the Pacific Access Channel 83 Widening and Deepening of Lake Gatun and Deepening of the Culebra Cut 116 Widening and Deepening of the Pacific Entrance Channel 134 Widening and Deepening of the Atlantic Entrance Channel 146
Table 3 Table 4
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Table 5
Design and Construction of the Pospanamax Locks
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APPENDICES
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Appendix A
Applicable EMP Measures
Appendix B
List of Documents Reviewed
Appendix C
Citizen Participation Documentation
Appendix D
List of Interviewees
Appendix E
Photographic Records
Appendix F:
PAC-4 Air Quality Monitoring Report 2012-02
Appendix G:
PAC-4Blasting Report
Appendix H:
PAC-4 Water Monitoring Reports 2012-09-28 and 2013-01-28
Appendix I:
Lake Gatun Water Quality Report Jan 2013
Appendix J:
Pacific Dredging Water Monitoring Reports 2012-11-01 and 2012-12-14
Appendix K:
Atlantic Dredging Water Monitoring Reports 2012-09 and 2011-11
Appendix L:
Atlantic Locks Noise Reports 2013-01
Appendix M:
Atlantic Locks Sample Water Monitoring Reports
Appendix N:
Pacific Locks Sample Water Monitoring Reports
Appendix O:
Ecological Indemnity Payments
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FREQUENTLY USED ACRONYMS
ACP
Autoridad del Canal de Panama (Panama Canal Authority)
ADP
ACP Project Administrator
ANAM
Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente (National Environmental Authority)
ATTT
CIFM
dBA
A-weighted Decibels
DECASA Desarrollos Ecológicos y Ambientales, S.A. (Ecological and Environmental Developments, Inc.) DGNTI
Transit and Terrestrial Transportation Authority (Autoridad de Tránsito y Trasporte Terrestre)
Dirección General de Normas y Tecnología Industrial (General Bureau of Industrial Standards and Technology )
DI
Consortium of: Ingenieros Civiles Asociados S.A. (ICA), Fomento de Construcción y Contratas S.A. (FCC) y Constructora MECO S.A. (MECO)
Dredging International de Panama, S.A
DIEORA Dirección de Evaluación y Ordenamiento Ambiental (Environmental Evaluation and Organization Bureau)
CIFO
Center for Forestry Research (ANAM)
E.D.
Executive Decree (Decreto Ejecutivo)
CIQSA
Centro de Investigaciones Químicas, S.A. (Center for Chemical Research, Inc.)
EIA
Environmental Impact Assessment
EMA
CO
Carbon Monoxide
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
CO2
Carbon Dioxide
EMP
Environmental Management Plan
ERM
Environmental Resources Management
FCC
Fomentos de Construcciones y Contratas, S.A. (construction company)
CODESA Corporación de Desarrollos Ambiental, S.A. (Environmental Development Corporation, Inc.) COPANIT Comisión Panameña de Normas Industriales y Técnicas (Panamanian Commission of Industrial Standards and Techniques – General Bureau of Industrial Standards and Technology of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry) CQS
Corporación Quality Services (Quality Services Corporation)
CUSA
Constructora Urbana, S.A. (Urban Construction, Inc.)
GUPCSA Grupo Unidos por el Canal, S.A.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
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Hectare
IARH
Sección de Seguridad Ocupacional de Proyectos (Project Occupational Safety Branch )
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IARM
Sección de Manejo y Seguimiento Ambiental (Environmental Management and Follow-up Branch )
ICA
Ingenieros Civiles Asociados S.A. de C.V. (Civil Engineers Association)
IDAAN
Instituto de Acueductos y Alcantarillados Nacionales (Institute of National Aqueduct and Sewage Systems )
IFC
International Financial Corporation
INADEH Instituto Nacional de Formación Profesional y Capacitación para el Desarrollo Humano (National Professional Training Institute for Human Development)
PAC-3
Pacific Access Channel Phase 3
PAC-4
Pacific Access Channel Phase 4
PFS
Panama Forest Services, Inc.
PLD
Exact level used to measure the elevation of the Canal, based the calculated sea level at the time of its construction
PM
Particulate Matter
PM10
Particulate Matter less than 10 microns
PNAC
Altos de Campana National Park
PNCH
Chagres National Park
PNCC
Camino de Cruces National Park
PNOT
Omar Torrijos National Park
PNS
Soberanía National Park
JDN
Jan De Nul NV
PNVB
Volcán Barú National Park
MEC
Munitions and Explosives of Concern
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
MECO
Constructora Meco, S.A. (construction company)
RFM
El Montuoso Forest Reserve
SO2
Sulfur Dioxide
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheets
STI
Mm3
Million cubic meters
Servicios de Tecnologías de Incineración, S.A. (Incineration technology services company)
m3
cubic meters
STRI
MPN
Most Probable Number
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
NO2
Nitrogen Dioxide
TECSAN Tecnología Sanitaria, S.A.
NTU
Nephelometric Turbidity Units
TSS
Total Suspended Solids
PAC-0
Pacific Access Channel – North Entrance Dredging
CFU
Colony Forming Units
USEPA
PAC -1
Pacific Access Channel Phase 1
United States Environmental Protection Agency
PAC-2
Pacific Access Channel Phase 2
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report presents the degree of compliance in the implementation and effectiveness of mitigation measures implemented during the works of the Panama Canal Expansion Program - Third Set of Locks for the period from September 15, 2012 to March 15, 2013. Mitigation measures were established in the Environmental Management Plan and the resolutions approving the Environmental Impact Studies for the Expansion Program. Environmental Resources Management, under contract with the Panama Canal Authority, carried out the verification of compliance by reviewing documentation, field verification visits conducted between February 26 and March 5, 2013, and interviews with representatives of the Panama Canal Authority, contractors and subcontractors. The Expansion Program components being executed during this reporting period included: (1) Excavation of the Pacific Access Channel Phase 4; (2) Widening and Deepening of Lake Gatun’s Navigational Channel and Deepening of the Culebra Cut; (3) Widening and Deepening of Pacific Entrance Channel; (4) Widening and Deepening of Atlantic Entrance Channel; (5) Improvements to water supply and (6) Design and Construction of the Pospanamax Locks; and (7) Raising of Lake Gatun’s Operating Level. The report presents detailed information on each area visited and the evidence reviewed. The Appendices that accompany this report include the observations made during the visits performed from September 15, 2012 through March 15, 2013, as well as excerpts from the monthly monitoring data submitted by contractors for each component of the Expansion Program. Based on documentation review, field visits and staff interviews conducted during the review period between September 15, 2012 and March 15, 2013, Environmental Resources Management has confirmed that training plans are being accomplished, animal rescue and reforestation tasks are being performed and waste management measures are being implemented. At the same time, efforts for erosion and sedimentation control are underway, and pollution control activities are being implemented. Both the contractors and the Panama Canal Authority are carrying out social consultations and interaction with the communities that could potentially be affected by project’s activities. In general, it is evident that both the contractors and the
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Panama Canal Authority are focused on achieving a continuous improvement of aspects related to mitigation measures compliance. In terms of health and safety, the application of root cause analysis tools used in incident investigations has been improved. Meanwhile, the ACP continues to report that contractors have shown added commitment and responsibility to improve health and safety within their work environments. However, there are aspects that must be improved in order to achieve the safest working conditions for all personnel participating in the Expansion Program. For example, the overall use of personal safety equipment (particularly eye safety equipment), the detection and mitigation of risks at work sites, compliance with safety procedures, and the management of changes in work conditions or procedures must be improved. During the current reporting period, a serious accident and a fatality took place, bringing the number of total fatalities to occur at the Expansion Program since its commencement to five (5). Concrete measures will have to be implemented once the respective investigations are completed. As a result of the abovementioned activities, Environmental Resources Management has confirmed that the mitigation measures and environmental monitoring plans have been implemented properly in all areas of the Expansion Program. Thus, the activities of the components for the construction phase of the Expansion Program comply with the applicable environmental and social commitments established in the EMP’s and the ANAM approval resolution. Finally, as in previous visits, Environmental Resources Management has confirmed that many of the observations made during the prior visit in August 2012, have been resolved and / or corrected. However, based on the observations made during this visit, there is still room for improvement.
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PROMOTER IDENTIFICATION
The promoter of the Panama Canal Expansion Program – Third Set of Locks (the “Expansion Program”) is the Panama Canal Authority (ACP for its Spanish acronym), an autonomous agency of the Panamanian Government, created by way of the Political Constitution of the Republic of Panama and organized under Act 19 of June 11, 1997. The ACP is the entity responsible for promoting the execution of the mitigation measures described in the Environmental Management Plans (EMP’s) included in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). General information on the ACP is shown below: Promoter:
Panama Canal Authority
Location:
ACP Administration Building, Altos de Balboa, Ancón, Panama.
Legal Representative:
Jorge L. Quijano, Engineer
Personal Identity Card:
8-310-490
Web Page:
www.pancanal.com
Contact person:
Mr. Daniel Muschett Executive Manager, Resource Planning and Project Management Division
Phone number:
276-1295
Fax number: E-mail address:
276-1291
[email protected]
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INTRODUCTION
Environmental Resources Management (ERM), under contract with the ACP, carried out the verification of the degree of compliance in the application and effectiveness of mitigation measures implemented during the work of the Panama Canal Expansion Program - Third Set of Locks (the "Expansion Program"). This report presents the results of inspections made by ERM and the review of documentation related to the implementation and effectiveness of the mitigation measures for the environmental and social impact of the Expansion Program, conducted by the ACP and its contractors during the September 15, 2012 to March 15, 2013 period. The environmental and social requirements for the Expansion Program are established in the following documents: 1. EMP of the Category III EIA of the Expansion Program prepared by the ACP and approved by the National Environmental Authority (ANAM, Spanish acronym)1; 2. DIEORA Resolution IA-632-2007 promulgated by the ANAM, which authorizes the execution of the Expansion Program; 3. EMP for the Category II EIA for the Temporary Camp for Workers of the Panama Canal Expansion Project in the Atlantic Sector; and 4. DIEORA Resolution IA-517-2009 promulgated by the ANAM, which authorizes the implementation of the worker camp. Appendix A provides a record of the agreements of Chapter 8 of the Category III EIA which comprise the applicable measures from the EMP. Compliance verification duties were performed by Environmental Resources Management (ERM) and included the following: (1) review of monthly and quarterly environmental mitigation measures reports from the Expansion Program contractors and the ACP, (2) review of contractors training logs , (3) review of communication documents between the ACP, its contactors and
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The EMP of the Category III EIA incorporated the mitigation measures from the EMPs of the Category II EIA for “Earth Movement and Leveling of the Cartagena Hill” and “Widening and Deepening of the Pacific Entrance Channel to the Panama Canal”
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the communities, (4) revision of environmental and social monitoring and follow up plans, (5) field verification visits carried out by ERM from February 26 to March 5, 2013 , (6) interviews performed by ERM with ACP representatives, contractors, and the Expansion Program staff, and (7) review of documentation provided by the ACP´s Environmental Management and Follow up Branch (IARM). The report divides the Expansion Program’s main components intro groups, by sections. Each component’s description includes a compliance matrix. The component related to Lake Gatun’s increasing maximum operational level, whose physical execution has commenced, is mentioned in the report to indicate its progress.
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CANAL EXPANSION PROGRAM PROGRESS
This section of the report shows the progress of the Expansion Program during the period covered by this report. The information used in this section comes from contractor documents, in conjunction with the most recently published data from the work progress report as of December 31, 20122. 3.1
PACIFIC ACCESS CHANNEL EXCAVATION Phases I, II, and III of the Pacific Access Channel Excavation (PAC-1, PAC-2, and PAC-3, respectively) concluded prior to the beginning of the current revision period. The contractor for Phase IV of the Pacific Access Channel excavation (PAC-4) is an international Consortium formed by three construction companies: FCC from Spain, ICA from Mexico, and MECO from Costa Rica (CFIM). During October, 2012, the PAC-4 contractor excavated some 267.000 m3 and deposited approximately 40.000 m3 of petrous material for the rampart of the 1E Borinquen dam. In November, the contractor continued to produce filtration materials at its two crushing plants and assembled three new crushers in order to improve its ability to produce rock filter material for the rampart. In December, 2012, three new crushing plants were tested. A total of 2,750 m2 (representing approximately 916 linear meters) of the wall being constructed under the 1E dam’s core were completed. Around 250,000 kg of grout have been injected into the dam’s low permeability curtain. The volume of excavation accumulated since PAC-4 commenced is approximately 19.7 Mm3. The project remains behind schedule, primarily in its production of filter and drainage materials for the construction of the dams. Two modifications to the contracts were signed on December, one for the cleaning of the MEC in a borrow pit for the 1E dam’s core, and the other for acknowledging the additional work related to unforeseen circumstances during the construction of the dam.
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www.pancanal.com
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IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NAVIGATION CHANNELS In October 2012, Dredging International of Panama SA (DI), the contractor handling the dredging of the Pacific entrance, excavated around 253,000 m3 using the "D'Artagnan" cutting and suction dredger, while the contractor for the Atlantic entrance, Jan De Nul (JDN), excavated a small amount of material and removed the upper part of the Mindi dock. For the dredging of Lake Gatun and the Culebra Cut, JDN dredged all of the volume (approximately 3.98M m3) required by its contract for the north entrance of the Pacific access channel (PAC-0), and continued to work on the demobilization of installations. In November, DI completed all of the dredging volume for the Pacific entrance as part of the Expansion Program, removing approximately 173,000m3 throughout the month, bringing its accumulated total to around 8.9Mm3. At the Atlantic entrance, JDN removed approximately 126,000 m3 throughout the month, and continued the demobilization under the PAC-0 contract. Lastly, the contractor working on the installation of the eight navigation towers at the San Pablo and Tabernilla shores was finishing its work. In December, DI removed the dredging material discharge ducts and performed other demobilization activities related to the culmination of the contract. The demobilization of the cutting and suction dredger "D'Artagnan", the hopper and suction dredger "Lange Wapper", and auxiliary equipment will be completed after the complementary work is completed. At the Atlantic entrance, the contractor completed the dredging of some high points without contributing a material advance to the project, which has accumulated approximately 17.5 Mm3. The accumulated volume at the Project for Widening and Deepening of the Navigational Channel of Lake Gatun and Deepening of the Culebra Cut is about 20.98 Mm3, which includes some 13 million performed with ACP equipment and personnel, and the rest by the contractors.
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IMPROVEMENTS TO WATER SUPPLY In October, the ACP finished working on the 14 extended gates that are to be installed at the Gatun spillway and completed the extension of two auxiliary gates.
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In November, an amendment related to the bidding process for the hydraulic cylinders that will be used for the existing gates at Gatun and Pedro Miguel was issued, which called for bidders to revise and resubmit their proposals. The ACP is reviewing the offers it received for new water level sensors for the existing locks. Due to the poor performance of the contractor working on the construction of watertight doors, bulkheads, and hatches to seal the rooms housing the hydraulic cylinders in the existing locks, the ACP has issued a notification announcing its intention to annul the contract. Modifications to improve ventilation in the Pedro Miguel tunnels and Gatun locks were completed in November. The ongoing work included the construction of the internal force walls used to isolate hydraulic cylinder rooms and the production of rubber boots to isolate the cylinders. Fourteen of the rubber boots were received in November. The ACP awarded the contract for the Gamboa ramp and for a small dock within the Dredging Division’s complex. In December, the ACP awarded a $3.6 million contract to IHC Cilindros BV Vermac for the production of 32 hydraulic cylinders to be used for opening the existing gates at Pedro Miguel and Gatun under the semi-submerged conditions that will be created by the lake’s new water level. Towards the end of the month, another four (for a total of 20) of the rubber boots used to isolate the cylinders were received. The ACP awarded the contract for water level sensors for the existing locks to Melexa Panama S.A., for the amount of $57,408. Bidding for the contract for supplying the metallic components of the rocker seals for the Pedro Miguel and Gatun locks concluded on December 12; on December 18, bidding concluded for the contract for providing the rubber and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene components of the rocker seals. The ACP administratively annulled its contractual relationship with the contractor working on the watertight doors, bulkheads, and hatches used to seal the rooms housing the hydraulic cylinders of the existing locks. 3.4
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF POSTPANAMAX LOCKS The contractor for the Design and Construction of the Postpanamax Locks, the consortium Grupo Unidos por el Canal, S.A. (GUPCSA), has performed activities in both the Pacific and Atlantic sectors. During this period, the team supervising the design of the locks continued to provide a resident engineer to monitor the progress of the production of the gates at the Cimolai S.p.A plat in Italy. Progress was made on the pilotage work for the unloading dock for the Pacific entrance gates. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
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In October, at the Pacific site, the volume excavated was of 0.46Mm3. The construction of the Borinquen dams continued with the treatment of the foundation and the cleaning of the core area of the 1W dam, while overlying material was removed from the 2W and 2E dam areas. The Pacific sector reported that 237,057 tons of basalt materialwere sent to the Atlantic site. Work at the Atlantic site was temporarily interrupted at 3PM on the 19th due to the Law 72 protests; both shifts resumed on the next day. At both sites, progress was made on the placement of embedments for the operation systems of the new locks. Excavation continued in the Pacific access area and the lower chamber, though only 37,784 m3 were removed. In November, the volume of the excavation for the Pacific side was 0.37 Mm3, and 45,139 m3 of concrete were poured. The Pacific sector reported that 169,719 tons of basalt material was sent to the Atlantic site. Work on the 1W, 2E, and 2W dams and the embedments continued. The construction of an access ramp from the southern dike at the Pacific entrance to the lower chamber was initiated. At the Atlantic side, the excavation continued around the canal’s entrance and the lower chamber, with a monthly volume of 15,519 m3. 48,172 m3 of concrete have been placed to date. The first shipment of 47 valves was sent from the South Korea on November 23. All of the type B gates (intermediate Atlantic) were assembled, and the welding was nearly completed. In December, the accumulated excavation and dredging volume was of 17.54 Mm3 in the Pacific side, while the accumulated total of structural concrete placed reached 767,080 m3. The transport of aggregate from the Pacific site continued, with an accumulated total of 3.4 million tons. The accumulated excavation volume total for the Atlantic side reached 14.9 Mm3 within the locks’ footprint and 2.5 Mm3 in the area of the Atlantic canal entrance. A total of 852,246 m3 of structural concrete have been placed at the Atlantic side. 3.5
REFORESTATION The ACP continued implementation of the Reforestation Program, which includes a total of 13 active projects. Reforestation projects have been established in compensation of the components of PAC-1, PAC-2, PAC-3, PAC-4, the Widening and Deepening of Lake Gatun and Culebra Cut, and the Locks. The reforestation projects cover a total of 626 ha. As of February 2013, two of these projects were in their last year of maintenance and had almost concluded, including the one in Camino de Cruces in March and the one in Altos de Campana National Park in April; six projects are in their 3rd ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
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year of maintenance (PNCH, PNVB, PNOT, La Rica, PNOT Piedras Gordas, PNOT Bajo Grande, and CIFO I); four projects are in their 2nd year of maintenance (mangrove, Montuoso, CIFO IIa, and CIFO IIb); and one is in its 1st year of maintenance (Tapagra). Generally speaking, the plants appeared to be in good agronomical condition and the companies in charge of implementing the reforestation had already implemented the fire prevention activities in March. It is worth noting that the mangrove reforestation project in progress at the mouth of the Chiriqui Viejo River was visited by representatives of the ACP and ARAP in December. Reforestation projects associated with the Atlantic Dredging component, and the compensation for impact of secondary forests at the Locks and at PAC-4 are still pending, awaiting the allocation of the corresponding areas by the ANAM.
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PURPOSE, SCOPE OF WORK, AND METHODOLOGY
This section describes the general purpose of the report, the scope of work performed, the schedule of the field visits performed and the general methodology used to evaluate compliance with the relevant standards. 4.1
PURPOSE The purpose of this report is to describe the degree of compliance regarding the implementation and effectiveness of the environmental and social mitigation measures for the Expansion Program during the period of September 15, 2012 to March 15, 2013. These measures include those contained in the EMP, as well as those included in the EIA approval resolution for works related to the Expansion Program. All the mitigation activities implemented so far are related to the Expansion Program’s construction phase.
4.2
SCOPE OF WORK Verification of the Expansion Program’s social-environmental mitigation measures was based on a series of desktop activities and site visits to each project work front. These activities were performed by a team of ERM independent professionals under contract with the ACP. Summarizing, the scope of the work performed by ERM for this report included: 1.
Analysis and review of relevant documents and reports (See list in Appendix B). ERM’s technical team thoroughly reviewed the monthly reports submitted by the contractors and their environmental experts. To the extent possible and depending on the date of issuance, efforts were made to review these reports before the field visits.
2.
Review of phone call and e-mail logs received at the 800-0714 hotline and at the
[email protected] e-mail address, which were setup by the ACP to receive complaints, claims and requests for information. This information was complemented with a review of the contractor’s phone call and complaint logs related to Expansion Program activities (See Citizen Participation Documentation in Appendix C).
3.
Previous site visit meetings held between ERM and IARM team members to coordinate the logistics of the field visits to Expansion
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Program areas, define the scope and methodology of work, and discuss the contents of the report. 4.
Field visits to inspect the activities of each project component of the Expansion Program, corroborate the degree of compliance and effectiveness in the implementation of the mitigation measures, and interviews to project contractors and ACP staff in charge of implementing the EMP, including the plans and programs therein. Appendix D contains a list of personnel interviewed during the field inspection and work meetings.
Field visits were conducted between February 26 and March 5, 2013. The ERM team who participated in the verification visits was made up of Dr. Ariel Cuschnir, Project Director; Mr. Nicholas Gwyther, Project Manager; Dr. Emlen Myers, Social and Cultural Resources Specialist; Mr. Ceferino Aponte and Ana Nicosia, environmental specialists; and Dr. Rene Ledesma, Natural Resources Management Specialist. In addition, Mr. José Miguel Guevara, consultant, was present at the visits to the reforestation projects. ERM employees were accompanied by IARM staff at all times. A photographic log of the field visits is included in Appendix E. Project inspections were conducted over a two-week period according to the schedule shown in Table 1, below: Table 1 Inspection Schedule Date
Visited Expansion Program Component
Tuesday February 26, 2013
Opening Meeting (ACP):
Opening meeting with ACP’s IARM to report on the progress of the Program components and set the agenda and visit logistics during the two weeks. Tour of the PAC-0 area (post-demobilization)
Citizen Participation Plan (Pacific Sector):
Interview with IARM social division staff, Z. Mojica and team, concerning the Citizen Participation Plan. Interview with GUPCSA Community Relations Personnel. Interview with PAC-4 Community Relations Personnel.
Meeting with the SUNTRACS Delegate (Pacific Sector):
Interview with the Trade Union’s President, Mr. Saul Mendez, and other representatives
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Visited Expansion Program Component Safety Meeting (General Program):
Interview with Eduardo Shaw and his team regarding the Industrial Hygiene and Safety Program.
PAC-0 Dredge, Pacific Dredge and Atlantic Dredge
Wednesday February 27, 2013
Update presentations with each project’s Project Manager. Visit to the PAC-0 area (post demobilization)
Lake Gatun and Culebra Cut Dredge: Interview with ACP and IARM personnel, and with personnel from Lake Gatun and Culebra Cut. Tour and inspection of the dredge areas at Lake Gatun (boarding the Quibian I and Mindi dredgers) and the San Pablo navigation tower site. Social Meeting (Atlantic Sector):
Meeting with Community Relations personnel from GUPCSA. Visit to Davis and GUPCSA Camp Visit to the Wounaan Indigenous Community (San Antonio)
Reforestation Project: Tour of the reforestation area at the Volcan Baru National Park, Chiriqui Thursday February 28, 2013
Friday March 1, 2013
PAC-4Pacific Locks (GUPCSA):
Meeting with ACP and IARM staff and Pacific Locks contractors (GUPCSA). Tour and inspection of Pacific Locks construction areas. Pacific Locks closing meeting.
Atlantic Locks (GUPCSA):
Meeting with IARM, ACP, and Atlantic Locks contractor (GUPCSA) personnel. Tour and inspection of Atlantic Locks construction areas. Atlantic Locks closing meeting.
Reforestation Project:
Monday March 4, 2013
Tour of reforestation area at Camino de Cruces National Park and Campana National Park in the Province of Panama.
PAC-4 (CIFM):
Meeting with staff from the ACP, IARM, and PAC-4 contractors. Tour and inspection of PAC-4 construction areas. PAC-4 closing meeting.
Reforestation Project:
Tuesday March 5, 2013
Cabinet meeting with the ACP.
Final Closing Meeting (ACP):
Closing meeting and presentation of key findings and main observations by ERM staff. Attended by ACP, IARH and IARM staff, including Project Managers.
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4.3
METHODOLOGY EMP compliance evaluation followed the same methodology employed for the first semi-annual report, dated December 2008. The methodology employs matrices that describe the Expansion Program’s mitigation measures, the activities performed to comply with these measures, the observations made by ERM, and finally, an indication determining whether a given requirement complies, does not comply or is not applicable for each specific measure. This methodology offers a high level of accuracy in terms of compliance verification and effectiveness of a specific measure. Measures considered as not applicable are those which are still pending implementation because relevant activities have not yet begun, and in other cases because they simply are not related to the Project. On the other hand, the compliance matrix includes only mitigation measures which, according to the nature of the component being assessed, are applicable during the current or future inspection periods for any given project component. Finally, to ease reading and evaluation of the implemented mitigation measures, the following section of the report shows each of the Expansion Program components that were active during the foregoing reporting period. Said components include the Pacific Access Channel Excavation works (PAC-4), the Widening and Deepening operations of the Pacific Entrance, the Widening and Deepening activities of Lake Gatun, and the Design and Construction of the Postpanamax locks. A compliance matrix has been prepared for each component of the Expansion Program with the corresponding mitigation measures, which have been grouped in Section 7 of this report.
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VERIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE EXPANSION PROGRAM
This section describes the compliance status of mitigation measures and the monitoring plans of the EMP during the period comprised between September 15, 2012 and March 15, 2013. The compliance matrix corresponding to each component of the Expansion Program is presented in Section 7 of this report. Below is a description of the degree of compliance for each active Expansion Program component. 5.1
EXCAVATION OF THE PACIFIC ACCESS CHANNEL The mitigation measures referred to in this section pertain mainly to the PAC-4 phase of the Expansion Program. Phases PAC-1, PAC-2, and PAC-3 are finished. ERM visited the following project areas on March 4, 2013: PAC-4 – materials and hazardous and non-hazardous storage areas; excavation areas; new crushing plants (#3, 4 and 5); fuel storage and delivery area, Borinquen 1E dam core injection area, and machinery maintenance workshop areas.
5.1.1
Mitigation Plan Measures The following sections provide a narrative summary of the Project promoter and contractor’s general compliance status with the EMP’s mitigation measures. Section 7 of this report shows a compliance matrix (Table 1) for the Pacific Access Channel Excavation Project. Based on the information provided by the ACP, the contractor, and the visits made by ERM, it is concluded that the PAC-4 Project complies with the EMP requirements regarding the implementation of mitigation plan measures.
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Air Quality, Noise and Vibration Control Program
Air Quality Control Program
ERM reviewed the monthly mitigation measures reports submitted to the ACP by project contractors for the September 15, 2012 to March 15, 2013 period. According to these reports, air quality mitigation measures have been implemented at all PAC-4 areas. The specific air quality mitigation ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
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measures reviewed by ERM include: (1) maintenance records for heavy equipment and machinery used in the Project, (2) description of water spraying procedures for dust suppression, (3) dust control procedures at the crushing plant, (4) equipment and vehicle speed control. The maintenance of this equipment is performed at the PAC-4 workshop according to mileage and operation time. The contractor makes sure to maintain exhaust and filter systems in good condition, which minimizes the emission of air pollutants (from mobile sources). ERM was able to review the maintenance records for heavy equipment and machinery that were presented by the PAC-4 contractor in the monthly reports. According to these records, the contractor has followed the maintenance plan required for its equipment and machinery, complying with the air quality control program. The maintenance of light equipment is performed by the rental company Dollar Rent a Car. During the February-March 2013 field visit, ERM observed appropriate traffic control and speed reduction signs, as well as traffic control personnel at all PAC-4 area intersections where heavy equipment is used. ERM confirmed that radars are used as part of the speed control efforts. According to personnel interviewed at PAC-4, some instances of speeding were reported during the period, resulting in a reprimand or warning to the operator depending on the case. In this period, reports confirmed that, in order to control dust along roads, during the dry season, water tank trucks have been employed exclusively for this use; these trucks are tasked with applying water to pathways and roads used to haul materials around the project. This was also verified by ERM during the field visit. According to the PAC-4 contractor’s reports, lines 1 and 2 of the crushing plant are kept active with dust control measures such as dust control equipment (Dust Control Technology), designed to spray water more efficiently and in finer droplets—which is better for controlling dust, in addition to the sprinkler system installed on the conveyor belts. As for the line 4 and 5 crushing plant, it is still in a test phase, and its dust control measures are the sprinklers installed on the conveyor belt (PVC pipes and water sprinklers). The secondary cones have covers to control the exit of dust. Plant 3 is still being assembled. The clay banks parallel to the north diversion channels were covered with plastic sheets by design, in order to prevent wind from dragging the ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
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material. Said cover appeared to be in good condition during the field tour performed by ERM. In the case of blasting activities, perforation work continued to be performed using approved equipment and with dust collection and sprinkling systems. Within the project area, the use of respiratory protection equipment was verified in work areas where it is mandatory.
Noise Control Program
According to PAC-4 monthly reports, the equipment is inspected to ensure proper operating conditions, and preventive maintenance is conducted. According to the sample of records reviewed in the PAC-4 monthly reports, ERM confirmed that noise monitoring activities were conducted during this period of time. With regard to occupational noise levels, ERM reviewed the records of the distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE) to PAC-4 project workers, to make sure these included hearing protection. Also, registered documents show that the contractor’s field inspectors are verifying the adequate use of said PPE. Said use of PPE was observed by ERM. According to the report, vehicle operators are instructed to avoid unnecessary use of the vehicle’s horn, alarm, or siren, and to turn off the equipment when not in use.
Vibration Control Program
ERM reviewed a sample of the blasting plans for PAC-4 and they have continued to incorporate the mitigation and safety measures laid out in the EMP. Among these measures were: the use of seismographs to confirm compliance with the vibration limits established for the Project (-
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