9.

0 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
PLAN

9.1 RESPONSIBILITIES DURING PROJECT

IMPLEMENTATION

9.2 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

9.1 Responsibilities During Project Implementation

Some of those responsibilities and actions include;

i) Allocate institutional/administrative responsibilities for
planning and management of environmental requirements.
The results of the EIA are to be applied to shape the project
and influence engineering designs.

ii) Allocate responsibility to execute mitigation action to the

project manager and/or the contractors responsible for project
construction. (Example, soil erosion control planning and
execution by the earthworks contractor may be incorporated
in the contract agreement for such works).
Responsibilities During Project Implementation

iii) Allocate adequate budget for implementing the EMP.

It is pertinent to note that issues of relevance to public
authorities be reported. Such issues, as the need to retain buffer
zones, restrict land use of adjacent surroundings areas, control
of types of development allowed and requirements for
collection, treatment and disposal of liquid and solid wastes
are particularly relevant to local authorities who ultimately are
responsible for the management of these areas.
Responsibilities During Project Implementation

iv) Implement a program of monitoring to check the

effectiveness of mitigation measures, and to modify, or
implementing additional measures, to correct or overcome the
impact in question.

v) Appoint relevant expertise or consultants to assist if in-house

capability is not available

vi) Ensure mitigation measures, as appropriate, are incorporated

into detail design and contract documents.
9.2 Environmental Management Plan

Impacts from various activities are unlikely to be predicted with

certainty.

The EMP should recognise and include the following;

i) The environmental management team and their areas of
responsibility;

ii) Management of soil erosion and river siltation during site

clearing and earthworks - a soil erosion control plan is generally
necessary;
iii) Management of runoff to minimise floods

iv) Regulation of the types of activities allowed during its

construction and operation;

v) Management of liquid, solid and hazardous wastes generated

from the project;

vi) Environmental monitoring requirements; and

vii) Responsibilities and role of the project initiator for

protection of the environment.
The programme for monitoring should generally identify;

i) the type of monitoring required (for example, checking for

slope stability and slope failure; water quality assessment);

ii) the locations of monitoring stations or areas (this should be

identified on a map or plan);

iii) the types of measurements to be undertaken (example,

bacteriological contaminant if water supply in a river is
important).