National Environmental (Upper Kotmale Hydro-power Project-Monitoring) Regulations No. 1 of 2003

1. These regulations may be cited as the National Environmental (Upper Kotmale Hydro-power Project-Monitoring) Regulations No. 1 of 2003.

2. For the implementation of the Upper Kotmale Hydro-power Project (hereinafter referred to as the "Project") comprising of the area specified in Schedule I hereto, the specific environmental monitoring duties in the form of mitigatory measures as are specified in Schedule II hereto, shall be carried out by the Project Proponent. Such duties, which involve_ the implementation and compliance with the specified mitigatory measures, shall be performed in accordance with the provisions of the National Environmental Act, No. 47 of 1980 and such implementation shall be supervised by such persons as is set out in Schedule II.

3. Any Project Proponent who fails as is required by regulation 2, to implement or comply with any mitigatory measure as is hereinafter specified shall be guilty of an offence in terms of Section 31 of the Act and shall be punished with accordingly. IA . 2A I ©t:l))c)(:Z: (I) ®&;'-' - 0 (5otS)J 90)fj))d@tsi ~Jejt))' e,5t,)oci©cl qe, e~i., mic,'5 0 ~ - 2003.04.10 PART I: SEC (I), - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIAUST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 10.04.2003 4.. The Central. environmental Authority shall appoint for the purposes of ensuring the implementation of these regulations, a Monitoring Gommittee consisting of - (a) a''representati've of1ihe Ministry of Power aha Energy ; (b) a "representative of the Ministry ofPlantati~n Il'ldustries ; (c) uepresentative of the Ministry'.of E~vironinentand Naturalliesoui:ces ; ,::•i/·: .:/'-<,,·;\,,.):'1S/)"J_::/''.·.,:< ·:/i'·\:''~,'.·::· .. • :, .,.\, ,.' •· " , (ii) the Chief Secret':i.ry~ Certtta:f Pfovirto'fat Council ; (e) the District Secretary, NuwartEliya_; • if) the Div1sionafSecretary, Nuwara Eli ya ; (g) theDivisio~alS~tretary, KotmaieNewTown; '(h) arepresenfu'tiveofth;ForesfDepartment; •• (i) a representative of the firigation'!Tupah~e·nt { (/) a represe,nt~y~ 9f:lhe ~pai;tinentifExtei'~l,R~sourc~s:~. (k) a. repres~nciti ve pf the N ationalPlanning Depaftment ; , (l). arepresentative of the Departmeri£6f'Agricultiire ; • (m) a representative oftheJJrban Developtrtent Authority establish~ u.nder thelJrban Development Authority, Law,No.4lofl978; , • • •• , (n) a r~preseJlU!~¥~ qftfie;Geqlogfoa,.l S,uf'l~f ~p~;~!~yS ~qrea1;1 ~s~~lj~~ed u11der the Mines ahdMinerals A.ct,. No. 33 ofl992'; • , • .. •, , • ,. , · • •. • -.•it ~r~seqt;atj};~. 9f.tl;te .¥,~iwe.li, ~1ftb9titr:,~f;~rij;.'arika, estaJ?ljs~¢d;tmflet::ctJt~iMan~~lfiAuthoritj of,Sri· J.,~ A!::t,.~<>; 23 of.J 97~J > •• . . • • . ~< ..... (p) a ~eptesentativeufllie CeylohToµristBoar4 e~tablisedundei: the C~ylon Toirsi~oax:d Ac:t, No, 10 ofl96~ ; . (q) a representatixielof'.die ·centi:aIE~vironm:ental'Authority established bithe Naijon1tl EnYirdrtm.elital Autlforp.y •' . Act,<No.4.7oH9,8.l:. ,. • • (r) the Chairman:; Talawakale Uthan Council ; (s) the Chaift\laU:;'I<.otmalePtad~i~£ Sabha ' ,, '', ~ ' (t) the Chai1111an, Nuwara Eliya Prade~iyk Sabhit ; ,· ' ' (u)' arepreselitative of the W~terR~9urc~sfSeerew.riat; ( v) a represef/tati ve Qf tile National l3uikiing R.eseardi Ofga~isadon ; ~>'' ''.- J'!,,<\·~' ';{,;> \': :,,.;/," ,;:·.·:~· ·,:: ·,. ;";,,:':· : :>· . \.•,.'·) ', .;; ,. ' ': "/ '- ,),.,., )'.~\·':::. (w) •. a represehfat1ve of tfie Enviroiunentaf :Foundation, Ltd~ ,.. !'f\.(.:t''<m~ns tb.~"N#ttQMf~qXirPrtmenqll Act; Ng. 47: of 1980 ~ . • •.· . . . •••· · , 1'C~ntl"ctl J2:n".iI9,Qmep~04t~"?rtt:~eaM dl!(::¢qtt:alin~ir0tll1)ental ·1,,uthotity·esW,lisb.ed'.1n tel1)11S:ofsection 2· oftneNatjQ'.nalBnMiJ;Pnme~utlAct"No: 410H98(h • .· ·. . . ·.... ... . • .. • . .· ·•. • ....• "Pr~ject Propon;~f' 111enas thi Ceylon Electricity B~ard .esublished under the C~lon El~tri¢it)!,1Boartf ~t,: No. 17 of.1969 • • , , "Dtl?a11 l)evehjpp;1e.11t~utll.9ritt'· ·meaji;s ·tlte ,·Urha,tf,Development,Atithbtcjty 'establisnee :qooefl the :oiban •, De~~l6p,~en.tA~ti1PtjtY La\V~No,4t~~.J978. •, ,, ,•i , .;. ). • • '\ ,. ', '""" .' ,· ' " ' J ••• ' ' ' ' ii I re,t5)J2:Jt::i : (I) ®d~c:i - @ (5ot5)l goJz;,Jzrl'@t5) t::ielld~J~ 025,dd®d <'.f':5, 5®o:i~ Cl'.l1.t::lcJ o~c.:J - 2003.04.10 3A PART I: SEC (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 10.04.2003

SCHEDULE I ( Regulation 2) AREA COMPRISING THE UPPER KOTMALE HYDRO-POWER PROJECT 4A I lz,ZS))c)C,: (I) ©CC::c:l - @<30ZS'l) S)e:))l'.S))Zl')~\;ll t:l~)di::i)~ dz;,od@d q&l5@c.io CDi.t:l" O~c:l - 2003 04.10 P,o..RI I : SEC (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 10.04.2003

SCHEDULE II ( Regulation 2) MTTIGATORY MEASURES TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE PROJECT PROPONENT l. Waterfalls and Stream Flow.-(a) The Ministry of Irrigation and Water Management shall ensure that the following measures be implemented and complied with in relation to the under-mentioned waterfalls, in order to preserve and maintain the aesthetic values of such waterfalls : - (i) Devon Falls.- In order to maintain a continuous flow over the waterfall, a total volume of 18,000m3 of water shall be released, per day, for a minimum of ten ( 10) hours daily between sunrise and sunset, provided that such quantity of water shall be available from the natural flow of the stream : The flow of water from the catchment as is not impounded by the Project shall be permitted to run over the falls at all other times. (ii) St. Clair Falls.- In order to maintain a continous flow over the waterfall,a total volume of 47,250m 3 of water shall be released, per day, for ten (10) half hour periods, daily between sunrinse and sunset, provided that such quantity of water shall be available from the natural flow of the stream : The flow of water from the catchment as is not impounded by the Project shall be permitted to run over the falls at all other times. (iii) Puna Oya Falls.- Two streams commonly referred to Puna Oya, one flowing through the Palagolla Grama Niladhari Division and the other flowing through Wedamulla Estate have their confluence at the location of this waterfall. The stream flowing through the Palagolla Grama Niladhari Division shall be utilised for this Project to a maximum of 79 percentum of the area of the catchment upstream of this waterfall. The other stream shall be permitted to flow unimpeded at all times over this waterfall. (iv) Ramboda Falls.-A maximum of 58 percentum of the area of the catchment upstream of this waterfall lshall be utilised for this Project, and the balance flow within the catchment shall at all times flow unimpeded over this waterfall. (v) Duns inane Falls.- No impoundment shall be permitted unstream of this waterfall at any time. (b) From the date of the commencement of this Project, the Project Proponent shall under the supervision of the Central environmental authority, collect and maintain as frequently as possible, but not less frequently than once in every month, a complete standardized photographic record of the waterfalls listed above so that a continuous assessment can be objectively carried out (against flow and weather regimes) of the visual appearance of each individual waterfall. 2. Watershed Management.- The Watershed Management Plan for the Upper Kotmale Catchment area should be prepared by the Ceylon Electricity Board with a view to mitigating the impacts arising from the project on the environment such as landslides within the area comprising the Project. The Watershed Management Plan shall focus on afforestation within the area with indigenous species. The Ministries in charge of the subjects of water management, forestry and environment shall also approve the plan. The implementation of this plan shall commence on or before January 1, 2004. The present Upper Watershed Management Project of the Ministry of Environment shall supervise the implementation of the plan. 3. Biodiversity.-The Project Proponent shall carry out an assessment of the bib-diversity in the streams impacted by the Project. Greater consideration should be placed on and possible threat to the survival of any species presently considered to be endangered found within the project area and any species that are endemic to the streams impacted by the Project. The Central Environmental Authority shall be responsible for setting out the terms of reference for this assessment and the details to be adhered to in its execution. Where any such assessment indicates that, that project poses a threat the species considered to be endangered or who are endemic to the streams impacted by the Project, the Project Proponent shall set in place remedial or mitigatory action. This remedial or mitigatory action shall be carried out under a plan which shall be approved and monitored by the Department of 'Wild Life and The Project Proponent shall cause records to be maintained of all activities being carried out in the area and product the same for inspection whenever the same is required. I (t)(:5))~~ : (1) ®O<;c;:) - @ ~o(:5)'.} gci)cr,10)@(:5) ~~)de))~ o~dci@cJ ~15) 5©(.l'.}"1) mle;it, d@c5; ~ 2003.0'1 JO 5A PART I : SEc (I) :__ GAZETTE EXTRAORDlNARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REP~BLIC OF .SRI LANKA ~ W.04.2003 4. Water-table.~ The Monitoring Comfuittee shaU be responsible for the preparation ?f;a mppito~ihgprogn.unllle for the watehaole in the area. The plan shall be prepared under the SllpervisiO!'l of the Central Engihee'.dng <:6nsy}tancy Bureau and be approved by them priorto its implementation. The project shall moriitorthe implementation of the programme. In th6. event any de-watering occurs as a result of any proj:ct activity, the Project Proponent shall make compe,nsatic)n in the full .amount of the loss.as determined by the Chief Governmen~Valuer, to the affected landowners for any Joss h-1 fospect of their agricultural pr?ductivity i~felation to these lands. 5. Landslide Mitigation.~ TheProjectProponentsh~ll in consultatiofl:withth6ivto~iforing the Central C:on!nmt~? Environmental authority, the National Building Research Organisation and the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau adopt a plan to mitigate as far as possible therisk from fandsfo;les in knownliig\rriskareas within the area compris'ing the project and ' set<out. safeguards to minimise. such risk. These. measures shan. be iltlplement~d as and. when the need lo do so. arises, A geological information base shalf be mainted0ohl1,this information in order:.to p~e'Vce:nras f:ir agpossible all tfangerfrontsuch. 1 risks. The Monitoring C,ommittee shall approve and st1pervise all action bei~g t~ken'fothis'regard. 6. Excavated niaterials.-- All excavated. materi~l~' includingtu~nel muck shalJa;Ia~~i'po~§~ble\ihsed in the· construction of landfill land.road works, whkh.areassociated with tl}i'pi-~ject..,Care musFbe tak~''OJWay of adequate safeguards being put in place. to prevent· ernsion a~&washrng away of ati1\~f;tttis{tn;aterial into ;tlleiwate{ways within the Project. Any balance materiaf sbaJl;'be disposed ~fi11i,,an enyit9rtmeptalty' i;~fe/n1~il~~r;ip9dnsultatioi;i wi~ and.under. the supervision of the Monitoring Commfoee and suoii 'implementation.shall• th~:s~tisfost'.ic;m oftl;ii CentfaVEn:viwnment b~;.tdf Authority: • .•.' . .• . '·........· . 1-. Soc ia{Responsi/Jility .--'-Th;Pr~Je~t flop911~t~hai1:~ak,e,;~l[il~bl~:ii1~ ~ v~ilait~ ~H~in the p~6Jecfarea ·•·· • 5~~:~fo:oit; f o r the purposes ·day to dayattivities, recreatfot:"ral to4ristnarid•inlanijf,is • • • TheseacHvities o f carried o~rjri• • s h r t l t be. accordance with plans.• approve~ by the Mi?istry of fiousing. and. 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