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Projects List
Colombia: Rio Frio Wastewater Management
(Community Development Carbon Fund)
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The objective of this project is to improve waste water treatment and contribute to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from the wastewater treatment sector in Colombia through the modernization of the Rio Frio wastewater treatment plant, located in Giron (metropolitan area of Bucaramanga), Colombia, that will result in abatements of CO2, CH4 and N2O and in an improved effluent quality from the plant. A share of the revenues from the emission reductions will be used to support a health program earmarked for vulnerable populations in the neighbouring Giron municipality.
The use of methane for electricity generation will further displace CO2 from grid-connected power plants. The new power availability will allow modification of operational conditions in existing facultative lagoons, converting these to aerated lagoons. The change will allow additional reductions in CH4 emissions and significant cuts in net emissions of N20 released as a result of substantial reductions in the ammoniacal and organic nitrogen concentrations in the final effluent.
The project is expected to generate about 250,000 tCO2e of CERs by 2012 and is sponsored by Corporación Autónoma Regional para la Defensa de la Meseta de Bucaramanga (CDMB).
The project makes viable improvements in the quality of the effluent, reducing the organic load to receiving surface waters. Further, the project may play a catalytic role in enabling similar investments in secondary treatment and therefore improving the quality of effluents from wastewater treatment plants, elsewhere in the country.
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The project contributes to the use of renewable energy sources by using methane gas generated during digestion. There is the expectation that the project will contribute to raise awareness on use of biogas in other wastewater treatment plants. Likewise, the project will provide a practical example for N20 abatement in wastewater treatment plants. Finally the project proposes a strategy in order to optimize the anaerobic technology of the type UASB, which has been shown to have significant potential in developing countries with tropical climate, such as Colombia.
Community Benefits Plan:
The project developer, Corporación Autónoma Regional Para La Defensa De La Meseta De Bucaramanga (CDMB), and the Ministry of Health have carried out a study and formulated a project component "Opportunity of life quality for the poor adolescents of the strata 1 to 2 of the Municipality of Girón". As a result of this study a social program was designed and will be supported with at least 15% of the net revenue paid to CDMB by the World Bank.
Deliverables: poverty alleviation; targeting underprivileged and minority groups; training; environmental benefits; transparency in local government
Timeframe: 2005-2014
Cost: US$125,000
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Description |
| Diagnosis of the local environmental and social needs |
Complete a diagnosis of necessities and aspirations in the areas of environmental and social improvements in the local community |
| Health curricula |
Develop and incorporate environmental and local health curricula for Community Educational Centers |
| Parks and green areas |
Create parks and other green areas |
| Recycling and sanitary solid waste disposal |
Design and implement the strategy for recycling and sanitary solid waste disposal. Construct the physical infrastructure |
| Community center |
Build a community center to use for recreation, education and cultural activities |
| Outdoor field for sports |
Build a multi-use outdoor field for sports |
Monitoring Plan:
Within thirty days of the end of each year, the CDMB will provide the World Bank with an Annual Progress Report on the progress that has been made on the implementation of the Community Benefits Plan during the previous calendar year. The Annual Progress Report will include a detailed description on the status of implementation of activities that create local community benefits.
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