Projects
Environmental Impact Assessment and Resettlement Action Plan for Water Supply Scheme for Lilongwe City
Client : Lilongwe Water Board
Country : Malawi
Year : 2010
The objective of the project was: (i) to undertake detailed feasibility studies of different water sources to supply Lilongwe until 2035, and (ii) to prepare the preliminary design of the required facilities, as well as a full environmental and social impact assessment. All along the studies, multi-purpose uses of the new water sources are to be considered as far as possible, in compliance with the national policy. The identified dam sites to be studied for development of a new water source include: Diamphwe upper, Diamphwe lower / Linthipe, Lilongwe 3, Likuni, Lumbadzi and Ntofu
Environmental and social impact assessment for the proposed Nkhatabay water supply and sanitation project as well as for the proposed Chintheche water supply project
Client : Lilongwe Water Board
Country : Malawi
Year : 2018
This project was built to implement the following features;
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Upgrading the raw water pipeline;
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Upgrading the water treatment plant;
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Upgrading the transmission pipelines;
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Construction of additional service tanks;
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Upgrading and constructing pumping stations;
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Upgrading and expanding the distribution pipe network;
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For WWEC our task was to: Prepared the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report through field investigations, public consultations and interviews with key stakeholder institutions. Preparation of the report also involved in reviewing of relevant literature and legislation, which governs preparation of EIAs in Malawi, as well the African Development Bank Policies. Environmental and social impacts were predicted and assessed and Environmental Management and Monitoring Plans were prepared
Environmental and social impact assessment for Lunyangwa dam raising
Client : Lilongwe Water Board
Country : Malawi
Year : 2019
The project has the following components; construction works to raise the spillway level in concrete by 1.5 meters; construction works to raise the dam height by erecting a 1.5m high parapet wall and adding 65cm of fill behind the wall, ramping up of access bridge across spillway channel, installation of a new penstock type gate of 40cm diameter, formation of an additional orifice of diameter 40cm at the intake tower of the dam
The proposed project activities are likely to result in positive as well as negative impacts on the biophysical and socio-economic environment. Therefore, in accordance with the Malawi national legislation, an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment was undertaken.
