2011
AMBATOVY SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
43
Social Performance
Water Access
Ambatovy is committed to ensuring that our construction and
infrastructure does not have a negative impact on community
infrastructure. Even with anti-erosion efforts, Madagascar’s
rainy season can exacerbate the levels of total suspended
solids in streams near our mine and pipeline route. Pipeline
construction affected some water courses so we put in place
a mitigation program to ensure communities living along the
pipeline had access to clean water. Since 2009, Ambatovy
has built or renovated over 50 wells, filters and water pump
systems throughout these villages. In 2011, we handed over
the first wave of water pumps and wells to the communities
and donated maintenance materials for each pump to the
community authorities responsible for their maintenance.
Ambatovy also trained villagers on usage and upkeep. We
renovated or repaired earlier installations and surveyed 17 sites
where there were new water impacts. We also installed four
new filtered wells and moved two more at the request of the
communities.
Finally, to ensure our interventions were sufficient while work
was being conducted, we distributed jerry-cans and water
filters as necessary. Ambatovy also installed a community wash
house in one community and contributed to a survey conducted
on water sources in the Alaotra Mangoro region.
HOUSEHOLDS
water Water System
filtered
solar
water
EFFECTED
pump Rehabilitation
well
filter
tank
Wave I: 2009-2011
820
26
3
11
38
8
Wave II: 2010-present
1113
19
4
10
118
5
Water Access Measures along the Pipeline, since 2009
