Plurinational State of Bolivia

TECHNICAL REPORT ON PRE-CONDITIONS FOR THE

VALIDATION OF IRRIGATION PROJECTS (ITCP-FIV)

PROJECT:

CONSTRUCTION OF WATER CLARITA RESERVOIR IRRIGATION SYSTEM

November 2020
La Paz – Bolivia

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 TECHNICAL REPORT ON PREVIOUS CONDITIONS
FOR THE VALIDATION OF IRRIGATION PROJECTS (ITCP-FIV)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Project name CONSTRUCTION OF IRRIGATION SYSTEM CLARITA WATER DAM

Justification

The idea of the project is within the framework of:

YES NO
The principles and rights established in the Political Constitution of the State ✔ ☐
The institutional competencies established by law ☐ ✔
The Framework Law of Mother Earth and Integral Development for Living Well ✔ ☐
The guidelines of the Patriotic Agenda and the Irrigation Agenda 2025 ✔ ☐
The sectoral and territorial plans (governments, municipalities) ✔ ☐
The sectoral prioritization of public investment ☐ ☐
Regional prioritization (departmental, region, municipal...) ✔ ☐

2. Project idea

Beneficiary families 77 families Water demand

Irrigated area (open) Actual: 43.05 ha With project: 91 ha 1,749,286.97 m3/year

Location Department: Santa Cruz Province: Florida

Pampa Grande Comunidad(es): Agua Clara, Agua Clarita e Infiernillo

Current situation The project is an idea from the community members, however, we must point out that
Some of them maintain their plots with irrigation through rustic private intakes.
and small earth channels that present quite a bit of filtration.
So the existing system is no longer functioning due to its low efficiency.

Problems/Needs According to the authorities, the limited availability of water for irrigation and system
deficient distribution has significantly reduced agricultural production of the
communities, directly affecting the family economy of the 77 families and in
Some cases causing crop losses due to lack of irrigation water.

Potentials In the project area during rainy seasons, there is water, so by building a
regulatory and storage work such as a dam will help with management and
efficient distribution of water resources for irrigation.

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 Project proposal A 40 m high homogeneous dam is proposed to be built, with 2 intake structures.
canals with a length of 11.58 Km and structures for the distribution of water for
the 77 users

Type of project ✔ Productive ☐ Social

(Collective irrigation project) (Family irrigation project)

Category ☐ Mayor ✔ Medium ☐ Minor ☐ Not applicable

Project ✔ New ☐ Improvement/Expansion☐ Rehabilitation

Irrigation method ✔Superficial ☐ Technified☐ Mixed

Pre-investment cost

3. Social commitment

Documented social commitment YES NO

Letter of request from the beneficiaries and commitment of support for pre-investment and
execution. ☐ ☐

Letter of intent from the Executing Entity to facilitate the study, the execution and
☐ ☐
technical assistance (VRHR, GAD and/or GAM)

4. Risk factors and general viability conditions

Are there risks or limitations to the viability of the project regarding: YES NO
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Interest and productive vocation of the potential beneficiaries ✔ ☐
Rights of access and use of the water source ✔ ☐
Property rights over land: flood area, sites of placement
☐ ✔
proposed, irrigated areas and others
Rights of way or easements ✔ ☐
Territorial or jurisdictional conflicts (boundaries, TCO, ...) ☐ ✔

TECHNICAL ASPECTS
Accessibility to construction sites
✔ ☐
Access and exploitation of material lending banks ☐ ✔
Sustainability of social management regarding the idea of the project ✔ ☐

ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
Water quality ✔ ☐

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 Soil quality in the irrigation area ☐ ✔
Risks of natural disasters and climate change ✔ ☐
Protected areas or zones ☐ ✔
Contamination of the water source or production areas
☐ ✔
Others: …………………………………………………………………………………
☐ ☐

Possible environmental impacts of the project

Preliminary assessment of the negative environmental impact of the project

Environmental component None/Low Medium/High Transitory Permanent

Forest ✔ ☐ ✔ ☐
Soil ✔ ☐ ✔ ☐
Water ✔ ☐ ✔ ☐
Air ✔ ☐ ✔ ☐
Biodiversity ✔ ☐ ✔ ☐

✔ No/low negative impact and transient on all components.

It is recommended to consider an ENVIRONMENTAL DISPENSATION for the project.

☐ Medium/high negative impact, transient or permanent on some component.

It is recommended to consider an ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT for the project.

5. Conclusions and recommendations

There are feasibility conditions for the Technical Pre-Investment Study regarding:
Aspects YES NO Justification
Social ✔ ☐
Technicians ✔ ☐
Environmental ✔ ☐

Conclusion and final recommendation

✔ ALL CONDITIONS EXIST for the viability of the project, therefore:

It is recommended to proceed with the Technical Design Study of Pre-Investment and take the
following recommendations for the Terms of Reference:
Theme Recommendation

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☐ THERE ARE NO CONDITIONS for the viability of the project, therefore:
It is recommended NOT TO PROCEED before taking the following actions:

Aspect Recommendation

For the use of the Executing Entity

Approval by the Highest Executive Authority

The documentation contained in this ITCP-FIV is approved, with page number: ____

Company:
Elsa Candía
Position: Mayor
Entity: Autonomous Municipal Government of Pampa Grande
Place and date: Pampa Grande, November 2017

Contact information:

Address: Municipal Main Square

Tel: +(591) 4-4701677
E-mail:info@[Link]

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 TECHNICAL REPORT ON PRE-CONDITIONS
FOR THE VALIDATION OF IRRIGATION PROJECTS (ITCP-FIV)

BACKUP INFORMATION

project_name "WATER RESERVOIR IRRIGATION SYSTEM CLARITA"

Justification

Pampa Grande located in the valleys of Santa Cruz crossed by the pre-Andean mountain range, increases the area of vegetables in
5% each year, in the cruceño valleys in the municipality of Pampa Grande, Florida province known as zone
producer of vegetables, supplying the market of Santa Cruz and the interior of the country. Currently, 85% of the
10,000 inhabitants of Pampa Grande cultivate around 8,000 hectares of vegetables each year, a quantity that is
increase each management by 5%.

Day by day the demand was increasing and production was on the rise, but lately due to factors of climate change
and the lack of rainfall caused a strong drought in the area, this led to a decrease in agricultural production in
a 40% causing an economic crisis in the area since most of the inhabitants depend on production
agriculture

1.1 Principles and rights established in the Political Constitution of the State

In Article 373, it is stated that "Water is a fundamental right for life, within the framework of the
sovereignty of the people. The state will promote the use and access to water based on principles of solidarity,
complementarity, reciprocity, equity, diversity, and sustainability. II. Resources in all their states,
superficial, underground, are finite, vulnerable strategic resources and serve a social, cultural, and
environmental.

Article 374I. The state will protect and guarantee the priority use of water for life. It is the duty of the state to manage,
regular, protect and plan for the proper and sustainable use of water resources, with social participation,
ensuring access to water for all its inhabitants. The Law will establish the conditions and limitations for all of
II. The state will recognize, respect, and protect the uses and customs of the communities regarding the law,
management, and sustainable water management. III. Fossil waters, glaciers, wetlands, underground, minerals,
medicinal and others are a priority for the state, which must ensure their conservation, protection, preservation,
restoration, sustainable use and comprehensive management; are inalienable, unseizable and imprescriptible.

1.2 Law No. 300 Framework of Mother Earth and Integral Development for Living Well.

Law No. 300 articulates three fundamental aspects: Living Well, Mother Earth, and Integral Development. It promotes the
Construction of an intercultural society respecting differences and strengthening indigenous peoples and nations
in the framework of solidarity and its interdependence with the entire Bolivian people regarding
the realization of collective rights and the eradication of poverty. It is recognized that the entire Bolivian people
must also enjoy the benefits promoted by Mother Earth, the same ones that within the framework of a
sustainable and harmonious use must be distributed and redistributed by the Plurinational State,
considering also the construction of a just, equitable, and supportive society without material, social, and
spiritual for Living Well.

1.3 Guidelines of the Patriotic Agenda 2025.

Law 650 of January 19, 2015, 'Patriotic Agenda of the Bicentennial 2025,' aims to deepen sovereignty.
economic, political and cultural aspects of the country. Among them stands out: the elimination of poverty, the universalization of the
basic services, education and health; the industrialization and technological advancement of the country and the diversification of production. In
this is considered 13 pillars of a Dignified and Sovereign Bolivia. The Plurinational State of Bolivia proposes the Agenda of

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Irrigation 2025, supporting Pillar 6, which states 'Productive Sovereignty with Diversification and Comprehensive Development without the
Dictatorship of the Capitalist Market, with three fundamental axes, More Water for Irrigation, More Production under Irrigation and
Social and Institutional Empowerment.

The Law of the Irrigation Decade 2015 - 2025 (Law No. 745 - 2015) approved by the Legislative Assembly is in effect.
Plurinational on October 5, 2015, aims to: "Declare the period from 2015 to 2025, the Decade of Irrigation 'Towards
el Millón de Hectáreas”, en el marco de la Agenda Patriótica del Bicentenario, con la finalidad de promover la producción
agriculture through investments from the central level of the State and autonomous territorial entities, aimed at
development of irrigation in the country.

Likewise, in the second article, the AXES and LINES OF ACTION are described in order to promote agreements.
and/or intersectoral, intergovernmental, and interinstitutional agreements, mechanisms for implementation and access to
programs and projects based on the characteristics of agricultural producers. In which it is distinguished what
next in relation to the Program:

Expansion of irrigated land, which includes the following strategic line:

a) Revitalization of irrigation systems
e) Promotion of technical irrigation

Organizational and institutional strengthening, which includes the following strategic lines:
a) Strengthen the irrigation user organizations and training in parcel irrigation
b) Strengthen institutionally the management of irrigation and information management
c) Training of specialists in irrigation and research in irrigation

Sustainable increase in agricultural productivity under irrigation, which includes the following line
strategic
a) Increase agricultural productivity in new and existing irrigation systems

In that line, approved by Law No. 786 of March 9, 2016, the Economic and Social Development Plan in the
The framework of Integral Development for Living Well (2016 - 2020) of the Plurinational State of Bolivia is established as the framework
strategic and prioritization of Goals, Results, and Actions to be developed, which is formulated based on
from the Patriotic Agenda 2025 and the Government Program 2015 - 2020.

1.4 Institutional competencies and Law No. 031, Framework of Autonomies and Decentralization

In the Eighth chapter of the New Political Constitution of the State, distribution of powers, regarding the
autonomous municipal governments, in Article 302, paragraph I, numerals 21 and 38, indicates that project management
the productive infrastructure and micro-irrigation systems must be carried out in coordination with the indigenous peoples,
indigenous peasants.

Under that analysis, the Municipal Autonomous Government of Sacaba, in agreement with the Association of Users of the Lagoon
They will guarantee the counterpart of the financial investment of the project, in accordance with the paragraph, Article 8 (Functions)
Principles of Autonomies) of Law No. 031 Framework of Autonomies and Decentralization 'Andrés Ibáñez', where
establishes that municipal autonomy will promote local economic development, human development, and urban development through
the provision of public services to the population, as well as contributing to rural development, in coordination with the
departmental and national government.

In this way, promote agricultural production in search of food sovereignty for the communities.
affiliated with the AULL association.

Attach a signed request letter from the future beneficiaries and supporting documentation (if applicable).

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ANNEXES TO THE ITCP-FIV

Location plan
2. List of beneficiaries
3. Documentation of project justification (if applicable)
4. Documents of social commitment
5. Water quality
6. Water availability
7. Hydraulic diagram of the current and planned irrigation infrastructure
8. Pre-investment budget