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1 Public Disclosure Authorized LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN Argentina Environment & Natural Resources Global Practice IBRD/IDA Adaptable Program Loan FY 2009 Seq No: 17 ARCHIVED on 29-Jun-2017 ISR27259 Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Unidad Coordinadora General del Proyecto (UCGP), Argentine Republic Public Disclosure Authorized Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:09-Jun-2009 Planned Mid Term Review Date:04-Feb-2013 Original Closing Date:31-Mar-2016 Project Development Objectives Effectiveness Date:20-Jul-2010 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:06-May-2013 Revised Closing Date:31-Mar-2022 Public Disclosure Authorized Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The overall development objective of the proposed APL program supports the Government's Integrated Basin Cleanup whilesimultaneously improving sanitary conditions along the banks of La Plata River and providing a long-term and cost-effectivesolution for safe disposal of wastewater from the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AySAs concession area). The two stage APL programthat contributes to this objective and the allocation of works and activities under each APL has been specifically designed toensure that APL-1 can be free-standing, with no stranded assets at the end of the first stage. The project (APL-1) development objectives contribute to the overall program development objective by (i) improving sewerageservices in the M-R River Basin and other parts of the Province and City of Buenos Aires by expanding transport and treatmentcapacity; (ii) supporting a reduction of industrial discharges to the M-R River, through the provision of industrial conversiongrants to small and medium enterprises; (iii) promoting improved decision-making for environmentally-sustainable land use anddrainage planning, and piloting urban drainage and land use investments, in the M-R River Basin; and (iv) strengthening ACUMAR#sinstitutional framework for ongoing and sustainable clean-up of the M-R River Basin. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Public Disclosure Authorized PHRPDODEL Components Name Sanitation:(Cost $ M) Industrial Pollution Abatement:(Cost $64.36 M) Environmental Territorial Management:(Cost $26.24 M) Institutional Strengthening and Project Management:(Cost $6.32 M) 6/29/2017 Page 1 of 7

2 Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating High High Implementation Status and Key Decisions A restructuring of the Project, including a 5-year extension of the closing date until March 31, 2022, was approved on March 17, To date, the Loan has cumulative disbursements of USD 325 million, i.e. 45.3% of the loan proceeds. The project implementation progress is as follows: Component 1: Sanitation 1. The Left Bank Collector of the MR River (Lot 1) contract execution rate is 13,4%, compared to 6.3% in December The Tunnel Bore Machine (TBM) for Section 2 of the collector arrived in Argentina and will be operational in the fourth quarter of Complementary works are progressing as scheduled. The TBM for the the Baja Costanera by pass collector (Section 3 of the Left Bank Collector) was already ordered; it is envisioned to arrive in Buenos Aires in July The Subaquatic Outfall (Lot 3) contract execution rate is 24.3%, compared to 16.5% in December The TBM for the Subaquatic Outfall ( Riachuelo Outfall ) arrived in Buenos Aires in mid-march; it will be operational in the third quarter of The civil works for the Sludge Treatment Plant for the AySA s Sudoeste Wastewater Treatment Plant are advancing as scheduled, with an execution rate of civil works of 41.5%, compared to 25.4% in December Component 2: Industrial Pollution Abatement 1. The bidding process for the construction of the Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant in the ACUBA lot (Lanus Municipality) is underway. 2. Bidding documents for the construction of the ACUBA s Tannery Industrial Park infrastructure are to be published. 3. In addition, the call for Expressions of Interest for the joint Supervision of the ACUBA s works was already published. Component 3: Environmental Territorial Management 1. The works for the expansion of the water supply system in Cañuelas were completed in April The groundwork for the construction of the water & sanitation and drainage systems for the Villa is advancing as scheduled: the executive design has been finalized and is being presented to the neighborhood s organizations. 3. The bidding process for the expansion of water supply and sewerage for Marcos Paz has been finalized and the contract was signed in early June. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- High High Macroeconomic -- Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies -- Moderate Moderate 6/29/2017 Page 2 of 7

3 Technical Design of Project or Program -- High High Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- Substantial Substantial Fiduciary -- High High Environment and Social -- Substantial Substantial Stakeholders -- Substantial Substantial Other Overall -- High High Results Project Development Objective Indicators Percentage of all sewage (about 12m3/s) that is currently discharged from AySA concession area to the La Plata River without adequate treatment that is appropriately treated and disposed of by end of (Percentage, Custom) Value Voume(mass) of COD pollution load reduction achieved under the project (Tones/year, Custom) Value , Date 19-Nov Jan Jun Mar-2022 Number of enterprises in the matching grants program that have reduced their discharge loads according to their PRIs (Number, Custom) Value /29/2017 Page 3 of 7

4 PHINDIRITBL Development of a Flood Contingency and Emergency Response Plan for the Basin (Yes/No, Custom) Value N N N Y Date 20-Jan Jan Jun Mar-2022 ACUMAR is fully staffed against its new organigram, operates with its own operating budget and is fully able to fulfill the functions vested in it by law. (Yes/No, Custom) Value N N Y Y ACUMAR informed the project team of its new organizational chart (approved by Internal Resolution 5/2017) which intends to increase operational efficiency and transparency. ACUMAR informed its staff is around 800 people and is operating with its own budget to fulfill its mission. Overall Intermediate Results Indicators Linear kilometers of the Left Bank collector (including Baja Costanera bypass collector and the secondary network) completed (Kilometers, Custom) Value Date 27-Apr Jan Mar Mar-2022 The current value corresponds to the last available datum, based on the last works certificate. 6/29/2017 Page 4 of 7

5 PHINDIRITBL PHINDIRITBL PHINDIRITBL Linear kilometers of the Riachuelo outfall completed (Kilometers, Custom) Value Field audits conducted by ACUMAR, including sampling/lab tests of enterprises of the basin. (Number, Custom) Value , , , Number of beneficiaries with improved access to water and sanitation services in poor settlements (Number, Custom) Value , , Date 19-Nov Jan Jun Mar ,800 beneficiaries for the intervention in Canuelas (upper basin). Interventions in Marcos Paz and Villa are underway. 6/29/2017 Page 5 of 7

6 PHINDIRITBL Development of a new organigram and staffing plans for ACUMAR (Yes/No, Custom) Value N N Y Y ACUMAR informed the project team of its new organizational chart (approved by Internal Resolution 5/2017) which intends to increase operational efficiency and transparency. ACUMAR informed its staff is around 800 people and is operating with its own budget to fulfill its mission. Overall Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P IBRD Effective USD % Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P IBRD Effective 09-Jun Aug Jul Mar Mar-2022 Cumulative Disbursements 6/29/2017 Page 6 of 7

7 Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 24-Dec-2015,Level 2 Approved on 17-Mar-2017 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 6/29/2017 Page 7 of 7