GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 11668

Pursuant to Regulation 21 of the Environmental Management and Co-ordination (Impact Assessment and Audit) Regulations, 2003, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has received an Environmental Impact Assessment Study Report for the above proposed project. 9th November, 2018 THE KENYA GAZETTE The proponent, Northern Water Services Board, is proposing to construct a dam embankment across the dry river bed, spillway, off- take tower, fully equipped water treatment works, a 225m3 and 100m3 water tank and a management structure in place. The Lesepe Small Dam is located on a dry valley about 13Km away from Baragoi Town. The following are the anticipated impacts and proposed mitigation measures. Impact Mitigation Measures Soil erosion • Protective structures should be used to avoid small-scale landslides where soil erosion potential is high eg. gabbions and stable slopes. Water resources depletion • Promoting an effective water resource management program. • Initiate afforestation and agro- forestry program for soil and water conservation. • Initiate community capacity building on water management, sanitation, operation and maintenance. • Ensure that environmental flow requirements are met by releasing steady. Dust generation • Enclosing demolition sites. • Spraying water on dusty roads. • Covering or enclosing transportation vehicles, controlling the speed of vehicles, and selecting transportation routes to minimize impact on dust sensitive receivers. • Covering or watering open spoil or storage sites. • Sensitive receivers. • Minimizing on-site storage time of construction materials. Noise generation • No construction using heavy machinery, from 22:00 to 6:00 Hrs, near settlements and boarding schools. • Non-discretionary use of noisy machinery within 50m of settlements and boarding schools. • Good maintenance and proper operation of construction machinery to minimize noise generation. • Installation of temporary sound barriers if necessary. • Selection of transport routes for large vehicles. Soil and drainage disturbance • Avoid construction during heavy rains. • Planting of conservation vegetation to control erosion and sedimentation. • The drainage facilities should be cleared periodically so as to ensure water flow. • Avoid hampering surface water drainage and plan for curative measures after construction. Loss of flora and fauna • Temporarily-used land (eg. during surveys, pipe laying, vehicle- maintenance areas) will return to its original use upon completion of works. • Ensure no trees are removed, but if they are, replanting of indigenous plants and trees should be done. • Ensure the required construction period and area is as small as possible so as not to interfere with the fauna breeding periods. Impact Mitigation Measures Degradation of air quality by vehicular emissions • Construction and equipment emissions to be kept within reasonable limits by maintaining equipment to manufacturer’s specifications. • Contractors to be encouraged to use unleaded petrol and low sulphur diesel for all vehicles and equipment. The full report of the proposed project is available for inspection during working hours at: (a) Director-General, NEMA, Popo Road, off Mombasa Road, P.O. Box 67839–00200, Nairobi. (b) Principal Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources, NHIF Building, Community, P.O. Box 30521, Nairobi. (c) County Director of Environment, Samburu County. The National Environment Management Authority invites members of the public to submit oral or written comments within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice to the Director-General, NEMA, to assist the Authority in the decision making process of the plan. GEOFFREY WAHUNGU, Director-General, MR/5555266 National Environment Management Authority.