GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 5412

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. The proponent, County Government of Nyeri has proposed to develop an integrated waste management system which aims at improving solid waste management in the Nyeri Town. The proposed project will involve construction of a waste transfer station and composting facility with a capacity of between 600 and 750 tons per day on plot No. Aguthi/Gatitu/670 (Witemere Village, Nyeri Town, Nyeri County. GPS: 0°25'31.9"S 36°57'20.7"E. The waste transfer station will consist of; boundary masonry wall, warehouse building- (receiving bay, weighbridge, unloading, sorting, storage and loading areas), composting facility, ablution block, workshop, drainage/leachate treatment system, buffer zone, access road, parking area and other ancillary facilities. The following are the anticipated impacts and proposed mitigation measures: Impact Measures Construction Phase Soil impacts (soil erosion and contamination) • Limit the clearance to the demarcated site. • Reuse excavated soil for backfilling. • Avoid maintenance of machinery/trucks at the project site. Occupational health and safety • Provide and strictly enforce the use of appropriate PPEs. • Provide first aid kits on site and train first aiders. Traffic disruption and risk of accidents • Cordon off the project site and enforce strict security measures. • Provide safety signage at vantage points. • Observe set speed limit along the haulage road. Generation and disposal of waste • Re-use construction materials to minimize waste generated. • Ensure waste segregation at the site. 3040 3040 Impact Measures Construction Phase Sanitation and public health • Ensure proper housekeeping at the project site. • Provide sanitary facilities for workers. Operation Phase Public nuisance from windblown solid waste, odour, etc • Use only good conditioned trucks (leak-free) for waste collection. • Provide covers for all open trucks used in waste collection. • Regularly wash and disinfect the WTS and trucks. • Establish a grievance redress process for the WTS. Surface and groundwater pollution • Provide proper drainage system in the WTS for collecting, storing and treatment of leachate/wastewater from the WTS. • Maintain ideal composting conditions. Breeding of disease vectors and risk of vector borne diseases • Practice good housekeeping with regular disinfection and fumigation of WTS. • Provide regular inspections of WTS and seal off any openings that can allow rodents into the facility. Occupational health and safety • Develop and implement a SoP and EHS policy for the WTS. • Provide and strictly enforce use of appropriate PPEs. • Provide first aid kits at the WTS and train first aiders. • Develop emergency response plan for the WTS. Traffic disruption and risk of road accidents • Prepare a Traffic Management Plan for the operation of the WTS. • All trucks should comply with set speed limits. • Prohibit queuing of incoming waste trucks on the access road. • Identify alternative landfill sites for residual. Risk of fire at WTS • Develop and implement a Fire Management Plan. • Install adequate firefighting equipments at vantage points. • Provide an Emergency/Fire Assembly Point at the WTS. Monitoring plans • Conduct regular leachate and groundwater monitoring. The full report of the proposed project is available for inspection during working hours at: (a) Principal Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, NHIF Building, Community, P.O. Box 30126–00100, Nairobi. (b) Director-General, NEMA, Popo Road, off Mombasa Road, P.O. Box 67839–00200, Nairobi. (c) County Director of Environment, Nyeri County. A copy of the report can be downloaded at www.nema.go.ke 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 regarding this plan. Comments can also be emailed to dgnema@nema.go.ke MAMO B. MAMO, Ag. Director-General, MR/0783604 National Environment Management Authority.