Argentina and Paraguay - Yacyreta Hydroelectric Project : Review of Problems and Assessment of Action Plans

  Table of Contents ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS INTRODUCTION iii1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 Findings.......................................................................................................................................................... 4 Review ............................................................................................................................................................ 6 MassiveNature of the Project ........................................................................................................... 6 InstitutionalBasis .............................................................................................................................. 6 Long Delaysand Implementation Problems...................................................................................... 7 InsufficientFinancialResourcesfor Completion ............................................................................... 7 Action Plans....................................................................................................................................... 9 Additional Requests........................................................................................................................... 9 Compliancewith Procedures............................................................................................................. 9 PART 1: PRESENT PROJECT PROBLEMS 11 1 RESETTLEMENT . ...................................................................................................................................... 11 Overview................................................................................................................................................. 11 1.2 ResettledPopulation........................................................................................................................ 12 ParaguayanSide...................................................................................................................... 12 Argentina Side.......................................................................................................................... 15 1.3 FutureResettlements....................................................................................................................... 17 1.4 Reviewof EBY Consultant Report.................................................................................................... 18 1.5 Other ResettlementIssues............................................................................................................... 19 1.6 Findings............................................................................................................................................ 20 2 WATERQUALIN . .................................................................................................................................... 21 2.1 Overview........................................................................................................................................... 21 2.2 Vegetation........................................................................................................................................ 21 Paraguay side .......................................................................................................................... 22 Argentina Side.......................................................................................................................... 23 2.3 EBY MonitoringProgram.................................................................................................................. 23 2.4 Sample Analyses.............................................................................................................................. 24 2.5 Water Table ...................................................................................................................................... 25 2.6 Water Qualityand Disease............................................................................................................... 26 2.7 Ana Cua Branch ............................................................................................................................... 26 2.8 EncarnacionTreatment Plant........................................................................................................... 27 . I  2.9 Findings............................................................................................................................................ 28 3 EP/DM/OLOGY . ....................................................................................................................................... 29 3.1 Overview........................................................................................................................................... 29 3.2 Paraguay .......................................................................................................................................... 29 3.3 Argentina .......................................................................................................................................... 30 3.4 Findings............................................................................................................................................ 30 4.BIODIVERSINAND RESERVES ............................................................................................................. 31 4.1 Overview........................................................................................................................................... 31 4.2 Paraguay .......................................................................................................................................... 31 4.3 Argentina .......................................................................................................................................... 33 4.4 Findings............................................................................................................................................ 34 5 FISHERIES . ................................................................................................................................................ 35 5.1 Overview........................................................................................................................................... 35 5.2 Paraguay.......................................................................................................................................... 36 5.3 Argentina .......................................................................................................................................... 36 5.4 Findings............................................................................................................................................ 37 6 ARCHEOLOGICALAND CULTURALSITES . ........................................................................................... 38 6.1 Overview........................................................................................................................................... 38 6.2 Paraguay .......................................................................................................................................... 39 6.3 Argentina.......................................................................................................................................... 39 6.4 Findings............................................................................................................................................ 40 PART 2: ASSESSMENT OF ACTION PLANS 40 General................................................................................................................... AO PlanA................................................................................................................ 4.1 Plan B................................................................................................................ 4.1 Review Of ResettlementAnd EnvironmentalIssues................................................ A2 Resettlement ...................................................................................................... 43 Environment....................................................................................................... 44 PART 3: ADDITIONAL REQUESTS 45 PART 4: COMPLIANCE WITH BANK PROCEDURES 55 FINDINGS 57 Attachment 1. Management Comments on Additional Requests for Inspection . II  ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ANDE ConservationDataCenter - MAG- Paraguay NationalElectric Administration - Paraguay CDC CERIDE Centro de lnvestigaciony Desarrollo - Argentina COMIP Comision Mixta Paraguay-Parana DPNVS NationalParks Service - Paraguay EA Environmental Assessment of 1992 EIA Environmental ImpactAssessment EMP Environmental ManagementPlan (included with EA 1992) EBY EntidadBinacionalYacyreta FACEN Foodand AgricultureOrganization-UnitedNations Departmentof Exact and Natural Sciences - UNAM FA0 FMB Fundacion Moises Bertoni - Paraguay GOA Government of Argentina GOP Government of Paraguay JICA Japanese InternationalCooperationAgency MAG Ministryof Agricultureand Livestock - Paraguay mas1 meters above sea level MHP Ministryof Health-Paraguay NGO Non-governmental Organization Panel The InspectionPanel PARR Plan de Accion para el Reasentamientoy Rehabilitacion PMMA Plan Maestro de ManejoAmbiental REMP Resettlementand Environmental MitigationProgram (seealso EMP) Request Requestfor Inspection SAR StaffAppraisal Report SINASIP NationalProtected Areas System - Paraguay SSRN Sub-secretariatof Natural Resources-Corrientes ProvinceArgentina SSRNMA Sub-secretariatof Natural Resources and Environment-Paraguay TOR Terms of Reference UNA Universidad Nacional de Asuncion - Paraguay UNAM UniversidadNacional del Nordeste - Argentina Universidad Nacional de Misiones - Argentina UNNE   Request for inspection ArgentinalParaguay: Yacyret