ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING

REPORT
GUASAMDA BRIDGE ASSOCIATION project is located in the neighborhood El
Limonal, in the north of the main port, conecting Av. Samborondon with Av.
Narcisa de Jesus through a bridge.

CONSULTING GROUP #7:

MA. BELEN CORDERO
MA. FERNANDA GONZALEZ
ALVARO FERNANDEZ
JOS LUIS ORTEGA
MARILYN PACHECO
 1.INTRODUCTION
An environmental audit is an assessment of the condition of the environment,
2. OBJECTIVES or the nature and extent of harm posed by an industrial process or activity,
2.1.General Objective
waste, substance or noise. This process is conducted to determine the
condition of a site and if the practices of a project are in compliance with
2.2 Specific Objectives
regulatory requirements, company policies, procedures and accepted
standards.
3.METHODOLOGY

This report presents the findings of an environmental Audit of the site located in
4. LEGISLATION Guayaquil, Ecuador. The audit has relied upon readily records including
reports and plans supplied by the GUASAMDA bridge association, inspections
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of the site and the results of soil and water samples.

6. EVALUATION OF
CURRENT SITE
CONDITIONS

7. ANALYSIS AND RESULTS

8. CONCLUSIONS
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS

9. REFERENCES
Source: El Universo Newspaper, 2017
 1.INTRODUCTION
General Objective
2. OBJECTIVES
To perform an Audit to verify the fulfillment of the environmental
2.1.General Objective measurements on the construction and operative site of Guayaquil-
2.2 Specific Objectives
Samborondon bridges.

3.METHODOLOGY Specific Objectives

To establish the applicable requirements against which the operations will
4. LEGISLATION
be assessed.
To identify and evaluate possible environmental impacts in the affected
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6. EVALUATION OF
To recommend and design a plan to prevent and mitigate those
CURRENT SITE environmental impacts, before and after the construction.
CONDITIONS

7. ANALYSIS AND RESULTS

8. CONCLUSIONS
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS

9. REFERENCES
 1.INTRODUCTION
The environmental audit was carried out following this phases: Preliminary, field
2. OBJECTIVES trip, analysis results and final report.
2.1.General Objective

2.2 Specific Objectives

3.METHODOLOGY

4. LEGISLATION

5. BASE LINE

6. EVALUATION OF PHASE 1
CURRENT SITE
CONDITIONS PRELIMINARY
7. ANALYSIS AND RESULTS Meeting with the
Define the scope of the Review the available consulting group of the
8. CONCLUSIONS report. documentation. project for coordinating
AND the field trip.
RECOMMENDATIONS

9. REFERENCES
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2. OBJECTIVES
PHASE 2
2.1.General Objective
TECHNICAL VISIT
2.2 Specific Objectives

Interviews and
3.METHODOLOGY data collection,
Identify risks and Gathering
supplied by the
Field trip. environmental information for final
environmental
impacts. report.
4. LEGISLATION team of the
project.

5. BASE LINE

6. EVALUATION OF
CURRENT SITE
CONDITIONS PHASE 3
7. ANALYSIS AND RESULTS RESULTS AND FINAL REPORT
Meeting with the
8. CONCLUSIONS Matrix elaboration for Final report and final
AND team. Responsabilities
VIA. presentation.
RECOMMENDATIONS distribution.

9. REFERENCES
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1.INTRODUCTION

2. OBJECTIVES

2.1.General Objective
Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador
2.2 Specific Objectives
Rights Art. 10. - All citizens shall enjoy the rights guaranteed in the Constitution
and in the International instruments. Nature shall be subject to those rights
too.
3.METHODOLOGY
Art.12. - The human right to water is fundamental and cannot be waived.

4. LEGISLATION
Art. 14. - The right of the population is recognized to live in a healthy and
ecologically balanced environment that guarantees the sustainability
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6. EVALUATION OF Art. 15. - The State shall promote, in the public and private sectors, the use
CURRENT SITE of environmentally clean technologies and non-polluting and low-impact
CONDITIONS alternative energies.
7. ANALYSIS AND RESULTS
Art. 73. - The State shall apply precautionary and restrictive measures for
activities that may lead to the extinction of species, the destruction of
8. CONCLUSIONS ecosystems or the permanent alteration of natural cycles.
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS

9. REFERENCES
 Law on prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution
Prevention and Art. 6. It is forbidden to discharge sewage networks, or in ravines, ditches, rivers,
control of pollution natural or artificial lakes, or in maritime waters, as well as to infiltrate in land,
of the waters without being subject to the corresponding technical norms and regulations.
Art. 7. The National Water Resources Council, in coordination with the Ministries
of Health and Environment, as the case may be, shall prepare draft technical
standards and regulations to authorize the discharge of residual liquids,
according to the water quality that the receiving form.
Art. 8. The Ministries of Health and the Environment, in their respective areas of
competence, will determine the degree of treatment that must have the liquid
waste to be discharged in the receiving body, whatever its origin.
Health Organic Law
Air quality and
noise pollution Art. 111. - The national health authority, in coordination with the national
environmental authority and other competent bodies, will dictate the technical
standards to prevent and control all types of emanations that affect the
respiratory, auditory and visual systems
 Unified Text of the Secondary Legislation of the Environment Ministry

Of the Art. 58. - Environmental Impact Assessment. Any new work, activity or project or
environmental expansions or modifications of the stock, undertaken by any natural or legal person,
information Unique public or private, and which may potentially cause pollution, submit an
System Environmental Impact study, which will include an environmental management
plan, according to the established in the Environmental Management Unique
System
Art. 59. - Environmental Management Plan. The environmental management plan
includes, among others, a monitoring and follow-up program that implements the
regulation, the program establishes the environmental parameters
 1.INTRODUCTION

2. OBJECTIVES Location of the studied area

2.1.General Objective The construction of the bridge over the Daule River is built in the sector
2.2 Specific Objectives El Limonal, in the north of the Main Port. It goes to La Puntilla. It will
connect the highway Narcisa de Jesus with the 3, 5 km of the
3.METHODOLOGY
Samborondon Avenue, in the neighborhood La Perla.

4. LEGISLATION

5. BASE LINE

6. EVALUATION OF
CURRENT SITE
CONDITIONS

7. ANALYSIS AND RESULTS

8. CONCLUSIONS
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
Source: Google Earth
9. REFERENCES Prepared by: Environmental impact study Bridge Association GUASAMDA, 2017
 1.INTRODUCTION

2. OBJECTIVES

2.1.General Objective
Site Description
2.2 Specific Objectives
The construction of the new bridge that will connect Guayaquil with
Samborondn, currently has a 70% advance in its structure, for which it
was previously with areas of vegetation on the banks of the Daule
3.METHODOLOGY River that are not used for tourism, since these areas were used for
dump of solid waste and location of pipes for discharge of domestic
waste water.
4. LEGISLATION

5. BASE LINE

6. EVALUATION OF
CURRENT SITE
CONDITIONS

7. ANALYSIS AND RESULTS

8. CONCLUSIONS
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
Advances of the bridge of connection between Guayaquil -
Samborondn, seen from Samborondn
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Source: Technical visit, 2017
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Archeological and historic sites

2. OBJECTIVES

2.1.General Objective

2.2 Specific Objectives The area where both bridges will be built, presents archaeological
sensitivity asocciated with the Ecuadorian prehistory periods. The
presence of several residential and funeral establishments still in the
3.METHODOLOGY
present, let infer an intense occupation for the integration period.

4. LEGISLATION

5. BASE LINE

6. EVALUATION OF
CURRENT SITE
CONDITIONS

7. ANALYSIS AND RESULTS

8. CONCLUSIONS
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS

9. REFERENCES Chorrera Culture Daule Tejar Culture

Source: Enciclopedia del Ecuador Source: Enciclopedia del Ecuador
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2. OBJECTIVES

Social and Economic Evaluation

2.1.General Objective

2.2 Specific Objectives

The economic and commercial relations growth, specifically furniture

3.METHODOLOGY type, for La Aurora and La Puntilla parishes, ensure that it will be kept a
constant and growing trend of the zone demographic expansion and
the consolidation of economic development by the incentive of the
4. LEGISLATION
residential market over the micro economic of the area.
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6. EVALUATION OF
CURRENT SITE
CONDITIONS

7. ANALYSIS AND RESULTS

8. CONCLUSIONS
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS

9. REFERENCES
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EVALUATION OF
2. OBJECTIVES
CURRENT SITE CONDITIONS
2.1.General Objective

2.2 Specific Objectives

For the identification, evaluation and evaluation of environmental impacts focused
specifically on the potential impacts of the construction work on the physical, biotic and
socio-economic components of the project activity area of influence
3.METHODOLOGY

The valuation of the different impacts was done through a matrix system (Matrix Cause-
Effect), based on the determination of the environmental baseline, a matrix of
4. LEGISLATION
interaction is used factor-action, where the importance of the factors is assessed and
see if Complies or not according to the pertinent to the framework bequeathing
5. BASE LINE legislation in force Specifically with the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador, the Law
of Environmental Management, the Unified Text of Secondary Environmental Legislation,
6. EVALUATION OF among other regulations that are related to the study
CURRENT SITE
CONDITIONS

7. ANALYSIS AND RESULTS

8. CONCLUSIONS
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS

9. REFERENCES
 Matrix of the environmental state of the "Guasamda" project Stage: construction

Verification with current

Environmental aspect Impact identified Proposed measures Indicators Means of verification Qualification
law / regulation /

Use of quarries; The construction material that is used for the Amount of raw material from Environmental permits Section Three: Crimes
Extraction of non-
Landscape Pollution construction stage must come from quarries that have the respective regulated quarries / amount of raw from the quarries where against environmental Comply
renewable resources
Authorizations material used in the work the material is extracted management, Article 254.-
Contamination of soil, Videos of Simulacros and Prohibited or
In case of accidents, spills must activate the Emergency Plan, with the No. of activities carried out / No. of
sediments generated in Health and site affectation / or Application of the unauthorized Comply
purpose of preventing the affectation of soil and sediment quality activities proposed
construction Contingency Plan. management of products,

They showed us, pictures

Affectations on the flora The surplus of materials from earthworks must be adequately arranged of the instructions to the
Soil Permits for clearing areas, records of Forest Law and
and fauna of the area of in places where no temporary or permanent obstructions are generated. workers with the
demarcation of areas, temporary Conservation of Natural Comply
influence due to inadequate Work safety measures for the activity, use of personal protective handling of the materials
storage area of debris material Areas and Wildlife -
clearing techniques. equipment and cutting technique. and the material
Wear of the soil. Second Section: Crimes
collection center
against natural resources
- Article 252.- Crimes
Affection to the safety of The movement of lands generates dust emissions, including their
The tracks are maintained with a against soil.-
workers, visitors of work transfer to the disposal sites so it will be necessary to maintain with
certain degree of humidity to avoid Inspection of compliance. Comply
and population of the area some degree of humidity the roads where the vehicles of load were
raising the dust.
of influence. mobilized.

Records of maintenance,
Generation of The preventive maintenance of equipment and machinery must be Number of preventive maintenance
AIR Pollution of air quality. verification of Comply
atmospheric emission performed in designated sites for this purpose. made to the emission sources.
compliance.

Forest Law and

Preventive maintenance
There are records that show the strict Conservation of Natural
Environmental pollution by 1. Machinery and equipment whose operation generates excessive noise records, equipment recall
control of equipment and machinery Areas and Wildlife -
generating high sound levels exceeding 85 dB shall be removed from the construction area and records and noisy Comply
to reduce the noise levels generated Section Two: Crimes
pressure levels. shall only be returned once they comply with the permissible levels. machinery. Compliance
by them. against natural resources
verification inspections.
- Article 253.- Air
Noisy Increase of the noise Equipment and machinery that
Affectations on workers' pollution.-
2.-Use of EPP generate high noise levels have been Comply
health Noise levels removed and sent for maintenance. Inspection of compliance.
All workers who operate equipment
3. Installation of acoustic screen and Tree screen since in the solution that generate noise or work near It will be planted once the
Noise Generation Comply
the road in the site is very close with houses them, have adequate PPE. viaduct is built.
Book VI, "ENVIRONMENTAL
Inconveniences with the QUALITY", Title IV, Regulation
communities surrounding of the Law of Environmental
Dissent with the We were shown the
the project due to the lack of Activities to promote respect for communities, community works carried Meetings held to promote the benefit Management for the
SOCIAL construction of the leaflets that are given to Prevention and Control of
Comply
knowledge about the scope out, of the project
bordering communities the community Environmental Pollution, Art.
of the project as well as the
10.- Moment of Social
environmental impacts.
Participation:

1. The organic waste will be sent to the municipal landfill

2. The final disposal in a body of water of the excreta accumulated in Law on Prevention and
Impact on water factor due the sanitary batteries without previous treatment, as well as the Control of Environmental
Inspectors who comply
to improper handling of disposition in the open air, is strictly forbidden. Pollution (Chapter II: on
WATER Waste generation Certificate of recycling companies with waste management Comply
waste and building 3.- They contracted a company that is responsible for putting the the prevention and
are inspected
materials sanitary batteries and the waste generated by the camp control of water
4 It prohibited the mixing of hazardous waste without the preventive pollution.
measures and thus avoid infiltrations
 1.INTRODUCTION
Analysis and Results
2. OBJECTIVES

2.1.General Objective
The valuation of the different impacts was done
2.2 Specific Objectives
through a matrix system, based on the
determination of the environmental baseline, a
3.METHODOLOGY matrix of interaction is used factor-action, where
the importance of the factors is assessed and see if
Does or does not comply with the applicable legal
4. LEGISLATION framework.

5. BASE LINE Regarding the Matrix of the environmental state of

the project "Guasamda", the environmental
6. EVALUATION OF aspect was established where the possible impact
CURRENT SITE
CONDITIONS was identified as this analyzed the proposed
7. ANALYSIS AND RESULTS
measures, the indicators that establish the
verification measure to verify that they match
8. CONCLUSIONS
each of them.
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS

9. REFERENCES
 1.INTRODUCTION

2. OBJECTIVES
Analysis and Results
2.1.General Objective

2.2 Specific Objectives The main aspects to analyze were soil, air,
noise and social where the aspect that
3.METHODOLOGY
affected the most is noise and dust. However
in these aspects, the consulting group had
implemented solutions that mitigate
4. LEGISLATION significantly the damages caused.

5. BASE LINE
For this Environmental Compliance Audit Does
not apply the proposal of an Action Plan,
6. EVALUATION OF since as indicated there were no
CURRENT SITE
CONDITIONS
nonconformities found in the study.
7. ANALYSIS AND RESULTS

8. CONCLUSIONS
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS

9. REFERENCES
 1.INTRODUCTION

2. OBJECTIVES
Conclusions
Based on the results obtained can be concluded that:
2.1.General Objective

2.2 Specific Objectives

When performing the assessment to verify compliance with
environmental measures in the construction of the Guasamda
3.METHODOLOGY project, in the analysis of the matrix, the most important aspect is
the social-economic.
4. LEGISLATION
In the audit of the management of the environmental aspects and
the possible impacts it is observed that they have developed the
5. BASE LINE
different measures for the possible impacts since they are
6. EVALUATION OF regulated by the prefecture that was the one that gives the
CURRENT SITE
CONDITIONS environmental license.
7. ANALYSIS AND RESULTS
Also in the National legislation art.35, all the projects that protected
8. CONCLUSIONS the environment and had a sustainable management will be
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
economically incentive.

9. REFERENCES
 1.INTRODUCTION

2. OBJECTIVES
Recommendations
According to the brief study, due to the short time it took to perform the audit,
2.1.General Objective
the following is recommended:
2.2 Specific Objectives

To plant endemic trees in the area, these trees will serve as a sound screen,
this means that they will reduce the noise for the direct affected who live in
3.METHODOLOGY
the area closest to the project.

4. LEGISLATION The final quantitative analysis for the stage of construction of the overpass in
the sector of Daule mainly indicates that there will be Negative Affectations,
5. BASE LINE
however, this affectation oscillates between Non- Significant and Little
Significant categories, the can be corrected or minimized by environmental
6. EVALUATION OF measures. The Affectations positive of the project refer to the generation of
CURRENT SITE
CONDITIONS
Employment.

7. ANALYSIS AND RESULTS

8. CONCLUSIONS
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS

9. REFERENCES
 1.INTRODUCTION

2. OBJECTIVES
References
2.1.General Objective
Environmental Auditing Policy, 2007. Taken from https://portal.epa.vic.gov.au
2.2 Specific Objectives

Environmental performance, 2015. Taken from

http://www.environmentalauditors.com.au
3.METHODOLOGY

McMoRan, Freeport, 2017. Taken from http://www.fcx.com

4. LEGISLATION
Environmental Auditors. (2015). From
5. BASE LINE
http://www.environmentalauditors.com.au/environmental-performance.html
Environmental Auditing Policy. (2007). Retrieved 4 August 2017, from
6. EVALUATION OF http://www.fcx.com/sd/pdf/policies/Envirn/EnvAudPo_jul07.pdf
CURRENT SITE
CONDITIONS
Environmental audit reports. (2015). Environment Protection Authority Victoria |
7. ANALYSIS AND RESULTS
EPA Victoria. From http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/

8. CONCLUSIONS
AND
Texto Unificado de la Legislacin Ambiental Secundaria del Ministerio del
RECOMMENDATIONS Ambiente (TULSMA). Libro VI: De la calidad Ambiental. Anexo 2: Norma de
calidad ambiental del recurso suelo y criterios de remediacin para suelos
9. REFERENCES contaminados