The
Water Supply & Sanitation Improvement Project (WaSSIP) funded by the World
Bank and implemented by the Ministry of Urban Development, Water Supply &
Housing facilities has been designed to increase access to safe piped water
supply and improve sanitation in Districts of Ratnapura, Badulla, Kegalle,
Killinochchi, Mullativu, Monaragala and Nuwara Eliya. Further, WaSSIP is also
expected to establish septage treatment plants (STPs) in each of these
districts in order to improve sanitation for the benefit of the people in these
areas. Carry out environmental assessment for the proposed STPs at Badulla
District under WaSSIP and the submit a report for each STP assessing
the environmental impacts and the corresponding mitigation measures. To carry
out the environmental assessment and report on the following components;
o Alternative Sites Survey
o Topography, Geology, Soil yype and
rainfall analysis
o Exisiting Hydrological regime and
drainage patterns
o Baseline Water quality and gorund water
levels
o Ecological Resources
o Construction Impacts, Operational
Impacts, Anticipated Social Impatcs
o Household Survey – A 200 households in
the project area to be surveyed distributing the survey forms among Grama
Niladari Divisions.
