Agenda for a sustainable water, basin and mining management

Agenda for a sustainable water, basin and mining management

January 2010
Agenda for a sustainable water, b a s i n
a n d mining management
Thesustainabilityofthewaterresources,throughtheirnp!ementationofintegrated management
processes, has become a responsibility and a fundamental duty for all stakehoiders.
The resistance towards some mining projects is due, in several cases, t o negative experiences
and perceptions of the stakehoiders involved, particularly regarding the water demand and
use by the mining activity
Furthermore, the scenarios posed by the climatic change are making us view the water
availabiÜty and its quality in a very sensitive way
In this regard, the recently approved Water Resources Law (l^w N° 29338) is an important
progress that could be the beginning of a new institutionality based o n valúes that contribute
t o face the current situation, which is characterized by a sectorial and fragmented management,
with week regulation systems and bad practices in the p r o d u c t i o n activities.
We consider that a paradigm change, starting from the mining industry and with the rest of the
agriculture and city stakehoiders, can contribute t o vary this situation.
In the last few years, in view of the social and environmental conflicts, several stakehoiders
in mining investment áreas have been creating renewed understandings and new practices
regarding the water and basin management, and the mining role in the management of this
process.
Therefore, we state that it is possible, under certain conditions, and assuming a hydrologica!
attitude of conservation and protection of the water, for the mining t o become a stakeholder
that contributes t o the sustainable management of the water resources.
In that sense, we propose the following challenge t o be assumed by the combined action
of companies, communities and the State: To preserve, protect and harvest the water in the
basins where the mining takes place, without affecting, in the short or long term, the balance
of the water cycle and the vitality of the ecosystems located within them, in a context of
climate change.
We start by acknowledging that the access t o good quality water is a fundamental human right,
and that the basin is the territorial unit from which it should be planned and managed.
Likewise, we respect and valué the Andean knowledge, technology and organization, and
recognize that the changes could oniy be possible with an informed participation of all
stakehoiders by affirming the elements of their cultural identity, and aiso with the new roles
that the women are acquiring.
From being a cause of social-environmental conflict, water can become a powerful vehicle
of communication and relations between the stakehoiders and build a new language and a
new practice that allows transforming the current strive for limited resources into an active
cooperation. This makes necessary t o strengthen the collective recovery and/or creation of a
"water culture", contextualized t o very difficult present realities and uncertain perspectives.
Based on this understanding we present the following agenda of obligations and recommendations:
1. Responsible Cooperation a n d Participation of all Stakehoiders in the
B a s i n a n d S u b - B a s i n Management Organizations
Contribute with the State and the Autoridad Nacional del Agua (National Water Authority), in
the creation and operation of the Basin Counciis within the Water Resources Law framework.
The public and private stakehoiders and social organizations of the basins with mining
activity must support the creation of the Basin Counciis and their operation, and genérate
management spaces arranged by the microbasins. In order t o do this, the mining and all
economical activities -particularly the agriculture- must compromise t o improve their habits,
technologies and irrígation systems, conducts and efficiencies in the use of water, assuming
the co responsibility that an Integrated Management of Water Resources demands, promoting
the necessary changes t o be truly efficient and sustainable.
2. Information, B a l a n c e a n d Participation Plans within R e a c h of Everyone
The hydrological, hydro geological and water quality Information must be transparent, easy t o
understand, of public domain, and the population must have free access t o it. The State must
lead the preparation and update of this Information and count with the cooperation of every
institution that prepares or has it.
In order t o do this, it necessary t o contribute w i t h the State in the creation of hydro geological
Information systems by basins, articuíated t o the regional environmental information systems.
Mining companies may deveiop,
starting from their baseline, Instruments such as the
hydrologica! and hydro geological balances of the intervention áreas and evaluations of water
use intake and output in their own operations, which should be shared, socialized and updated
during the whole living cycle of the mine.
The State authorities, academic institutions and NGOs must aiso ]oin this practice of timely
and transparent information.
The Balances and Water Resources Management Plans are Instruments p rom e t e d by the
State that need t o be dynamic and count with the support and active participation of the
stakehoiders in the basins with mining activity This should include diagnosis of water demand
and predictions of the water use in the basin; taking i n t o consideration that a good part of
water conflicts occur when the demand is n o t satisfied.
The Territorial Administration Plans and the Ecological Economic Zoning are Instruments that
we consider valuable because they lead the deveiopment of our production activities; they
are effective when elaborated with the participation of the group of stakehoiders, when they
count with technical information duly validated, and are alien t o an anticipated turn down
of any production activity Thus, it is important the active participation of the Environmental
Department, the National Water Authority and the Regional Government.
3. Spreadíng Good Water Management Practices in Mining
3'. 1 Wi? emphasize that m'm'mg, upon tfie basis of ackmwledg'mg
past mistakes.
and áevelop'mg a group of good practices tfiat are visible in many mining
country and that we wiü detall below:
•
has been
learning
áreas all over the
The "water harvest" practice during rain season, so its availability in the basin is retained,
preserved and increased.
•
Creation of "environmental actives" to improve the water supply during the dry season for the
non miner neighbors by building reservoirs, micro reservoirs and transforming oíd slits into
reservoirs or water storages.
•
The addition of conservation activities, during the gradual closure of the mining activities, to the
environmental plans of basin, such as erosión and sediments control, and aiso reforestation
and revegetatlon activities.
•
Make agreements with drinking water companies, local and regional governments in order
to improve the infrastructure of water treatment (expansions, studies of new water sources,
laboratories, health and environmental education, among others).
•
Sponsor studies of water reinforcement in the basins that allow determine the best way of
supply the current and future water demand.
•
Process the water used for mining, in order to return it to the basin with a class III quality, with
modern treatment facilities for acid water, black water and the water used in the processes.
•
The leadership of the State along with the cooperation of the mining industry to promote the good
use of water for domestic, irrigation and stockbreeding purposes in the nearby communities through
the drinking water supply and rural drainage, enhancement of the irrigation and technical irrigation
infrastructure, improvement of crops and pastures and improvement and increase of the livestock
production.
3.2 We propose
the use of the best available
technologies
and
knowledge.
This implies t o set up goals regarding the gradual reduction of fresh water consumption,
taking into account the operational needs, by improving flotation processes and tailing
management, reducing filtratíons and evaporations and using methods according t o each
mineral that allows the maiority recycling of the water volumes required and their return t o the
basin w i t h o u t affecting the ecosystem negativeiy
Aiso, the agriculture and the population, whose water intake is larger, should promote
technologies that help save water and use it more efficiently
According t o the location of the deposits and their financial viability it is highiy convenient t o
consider the use of new sources, such as desalinated water and the direct use of seawater or
black water.
We take into consideration that the Andean knowledge, technology and organization are
characterized by an efficient use of water and a respectful management of the ecosystems,
which should be more investigated, revalued and spread. On the other hand, we believe that
the combination between state-of-the-art technologies an ancestral knowledge can be one
key po int for the sustainability of the water resources and the life quality in the basins. A n
example is the usage of the water infiltration in the high parts of the basin t o reload the
aquifers. In this way the aquifers are used as large water dams that receive water during the
rain season and then, once saturated, can flow naturally during the dry season guaranteeing
the presence of springs.
4. Stakehoiders cooperation to repair the environmental liabilities.
The existing environmental liabilities with identified holders must be treated as a priority for
they constitute a permanent contamination source of rivers, springs and aquifers.
Regarding the mining liabilities left by the State or other private holders without Identification,
it is important t o establish mechanisms t o carry out the liabilities remediation plans by
promoting joint actions between the State, the companies, the communities and the
International cooperation.
5. Monitoring a n d Participative Environmental Surveillance in the Extraction
Industry a n d the B a s i n
The transparency in the water management is a fundamental factor t o establish and/
or reestablish trust between the stakehoiders of a basin; therefore, the Monitoring and
Participative Environmental Surveillance Committees are created in places where their actions
contribute significantly in the legalization of practices and integrated management processes
of water resources.
Henee it is convenient t o facilítate the creation of those Committees, lead by the State and
count with the presence of all stakehoiders. Their fieid of action must be in different impact
áreas during the various stages of the mining activity, and they should share the information
about the superficial and underground water sources.
They should aiso establish themselves gradually as components of the basins and microbasins
management organization at regional scope and join the local and regional environmental
management system.
. " "
All stakehoiders within the basin must promote and/or strengthen the participation monitoring
processes by sharing information and experiences guaranteeing their independence
and
sustainability
6. Joint action for non-contaminating a n d formal l o c a l s c a l e mining.
We acknowledge the Regional Government and National Government effort in the organization
and formalization of the local scale mining. Due to the scope and complexity of the probiem it is
important that the local scale miners organizations, NGOs, mining companies and town counciis
join efforts t o help with this task, particularly if they consider the existence of other factors such as
drug trafficking, illegal logging and contraband in some of the áreas where this activity takes place.
We consider that infonnal mining is one major source of water contamination. In many áreas of
our territory in the coast, in the Andes and the Amazon. dumping contaminating elements like
mercury cyanide, zinc dust and a series of heavy metáis has become a public health issue and has
caused for some ecosystems t o deteriórate.
In order to establish a path of necessary changes for an integrated management of water resources
we extend this First Agenda for a sustalnable water, basin and mining management, and we offer
it as an agreement, which is the result of the dialog between different stakehoiders, who despite
keeping their differences, are capable of finding common grounds; the relevance and vitality of the
Mining and Sustainable Deveiopment Dialog Group and dozens of similar experiences are proof
of this.
The following people subscribe this agreement as private citizens:
I. Luis C a m p o s A b o a d o
DNI 2 6 7 2 4 8 5 2
Regional D i r e c t o r o f Social a n d E n v i r o n m e n t a l R e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f
2 1 . E d u a r d o C a s t r o Suárez
DNI 09440680
Executive Director o f Urpichallay Association
N e w m o n t S o u t h America
2 . Raúl Benavídes G a n o z a
DNl07799689
3. A n d r é s A l e n c a s t r e Calderón
DNI 0 6 6 2 9 2 6 8
2 2 . Agustín M a m a n i M a y t a
DNi 2 1 2 5 2 0 3 2
2 3 . Félix Álvarez V e l a r d e
DNl 0 4 6 2 6 8 3 6
President, Asociación Civil L a b o r
N a t i o n a l Water F a c i l i t a t o r - C a n d President o f E c o C i u d a d A s o c .
4. D a n t e V e r a M i l l e r
2 4 . L u c i o Ríos Q u i n t e r o s
DNi 1 0 4 9 0 2 4 9
25. A d a B a r r e n e c h e a Martel
DNI 0 6 1 9 8 7 4 0
DNI07859009
5. A n t h o n y Jo N o l e s
DNI 0 0 7 9 9 2 3 2
G e n e r a l M a n a g e r o f Barrenechea a n d R o s e m b e r A s s o c .
Lima Office C o o r d i n a t o r o f Asociación Civil L a b o r
2 6 . M a r í a R. L e t t s C o l m e n a r e s
6. A l b e r t o Suárez
Mendoza
DNI
40239877
DNI
06985327
G e n e r a l Manager, SYRSA
Te q u i e r o Verde D i r e c t o r
2 7 . Jorge Béjar A p a z a
7. José L u i s López F o l l e g a t t i
DNI 0 4 6 2 3 6 2 9
DNI 29295521
A r e q u i p a Office C o o r d i n a t i o r , Asociación Civil Labor
A d v i s o r o f Care Perú a n d Asociación Civil L a b o r
28. Miguel E . Santillana
8. L u i s B a r r e n e c h e a M a r t e l l
DNI08209641
9 . F e r n a n d o Bossío R o t o n d o
DNI 0 7 2 0 6 4 9 5
Regional C o u n s e l o r f o r t t i e Islay Province, A r e q u i p a Región
2 9 . T h e o d o r e |. M u r a r o
DNl
11. A m a d o Y a t a c o M e d i n a
DNI 0 8 7 3 4 3 0 5
00488370
13. A l i c i a Román T o l e d o
c.E. 0 0 0 5 0 3 7 8 1
Zevallos
DNI08595I7I
President, I n s t i t u t o Redes d e D e s a r o l l o Social
3 1 . Félix F e m a n d o Vicuña P i m e n t e l
DNI 0 7 2 8 1 4 5 1
l u n t a V e c i n a l Rural M a g o l l o - P a r t i c i p a t i n g A g e n t
General M a n a g e r o f C o i m o l a c h e M i n i n g C o m p a n y
12. Julio Alegría G a l a r r e t a
07544006
General Manager, M i n i n g C o m p a n y O r o C a n d e n t e
30. O l i n d a Orozco
10. Víctor Gutiérrez M a m a n !
DNl
M a i n I n v e s t i g a t o r for t h e Perú I n s t i t u t e USMP
of P a r t i c i p a t o r y B u d g e t i n g
DNI18037377
CE 0 0 0 1 0 6 4 2 1
3 2 . Félix L a u r a V a r g a s
DNl 0 0 4 7 9 3 5 1
President, Irrigators C o m i s s i o n o f Q u i l a h u a n i ,
l u n t a d e U s u a r i o s d e Riego C a n d a r a v e Tacna
Independent Consultant
3 3 . César G r a n d a A l v a
14. S o n i a B a l c á z a r d e
Meza-cuadra
15. A u g u s t o B a e r t l
DNl
06342396
DNI 0 7 8 3 0 4 3 6
DNI 0 9 3 9 3 2 0 4
C o n s u l t a n t f o r G e s t o r a d e N e g o c i o s e i n v e r s i o n e s S.A.C.
3 4 . Jorge S a l i n a s Sánchez
DNI 29640977
R e s p o n s i b l e o f t h e N a t u r a l Resources M a n a g e m e n t
President Business M a n a g e r
Area, A r e q u i p a Regional G o v e r n m e n t .
16. A l f r e d o B a m b a r é n L u k i s
DNi 0 8 2 3 0 1 9 7
3 5 . D a n t e P i n t o Cotazú
17. M a n u e l
Bernales Pacheco
DNI 0 7 8 7 4 8 7 7
DNI 30960525
S u b m a n g e r o f t h e E n v i r o n m e n t a l Regional A u t h o i r i t y o f A r e q u i p a
Consultant for Futuro Sostenible
3 6 . F e l i p e Domínguez Chávez
18. R o m e l A. R o j a s M e l g a r e j o
DNI 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 5
19. C r e s e n c i a n o G u z m a n E s t r a d a
DNI 2 1 2 7 7 8 0 9
DNl29345107
President, F r e n t e A m p l i o Cívico A r e q u i p a
3 7 . Gerónimo López S e v i l l a n o
DNI 09013738
G e n e r a l Secretary o f t h e D e p a r t a m e n t a l Worlcers F e d e r a t i o n
of A r e q u i p a
20. A l e s s a n d r a G. Herrera Jara
D N II0 2 8 i 240
3 8 . Ramón P a c h a s V e l a
DNl 2 9 6 9 1 3 1 4
55. Epifanio B a c a T u p a y a c h i
DNl24462108
5 6 . K a r l a S o l i s R.
DNl43261370
President. Frente A m p l i o Cívico A r e q u i p a - Asociación
de u r b a n i z a c i o n e s p o p u l a r e s y p u e b l o jóvenes d e A r e q u i p a
Research A s s i s t a n t o f PUCP
3 9 . M a i b í M o n t o y a León
DNl 0 9 8 2 7 9 2 6
Executive Director o f Minerandina Comunicaciones
5 7 . Jorge T a p i a Carpió
DNl 3 1 3 5 5 3 8 8
I n s t i t u t i o n a l C o n s u l t a n t o f t h e Urpichallay A s s o c t a t i o n
4 0 . A l e j a n d r o León P a l o m i n o
DNl 0 4 6 5 1 6 4 7
Civil s o c i e t y r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o n t h e B o a r d o f D i a l o g l i o
41.
Jesús M a m a n i Q u i s p e
5 8 . P a s c u a l Román Chávez
DNI 0 4 4 3 7 4 5 8
D N I 09056939
President o f t h e Farmer C o m m u n i t y o f T a p a y r i h u a
C o m u n i d a d P a m p a S i t a n a , Provincia d e lorge Basadre, Tacna
5 9 . A b d ó n Pérez Pérez
4 2 . I v a n Juan M o n t e s M a l l q u i
DNl 3 1 6 6 8 7 6 6
DNl08119038
Presidente d e la C o m u n i d a d d e H u a y r o
¡nstitutional C o n s u l t a n t o f Asociación U r p i c h a l l a y
6 0 . G u i d o Carpió C h a l l q u e
4 3 . M a r i n a Irigoyen Alvizuri
DNI09056939
Programs National Coordinator of Care Penj
44. Humberto O l a e c h e a Guillen
DNi 0 8 1 1 9 0 3 8
Quishque a n d Choccemarca communities
Gastón A r a y a C a r v a j a l
CE 0 0 0 5 5 9 6 7 1
G e n e r a l fvíanager for t h e Minera Sulliden Project
Secretario del C o m i t é d e Lucha d e Arequipa
4 5 . E d u a r d o C h a p a r r o Ávila
DNI 42026359
President, Frente d e Defensa d e intereses o f t h e
Pi 1549 6 9 8
62. Rafael P a z C a n a l e s
DNI 06201161
63. Manuel Reinoso
DNl 0 0 4 6 8 9 6 6
Oficia! A s u n t o s Económicos, División d e Recursos
N a t u r a l e s e i n f r a e s t r u c t u r a d e CEPAL
President o f S O N A M I P E
4 6 . E u c l i d e s Jiménez Z a m a l i o a
DNI 2 3 8 7 4 3 7 1
M e m e m b e r of t h e Frente d e Defensa d e intereses B o a r d
64. Gloria Milagros Armendariz
For t h e A y m a r a e s Province
hlistorian a n d r a d i o c o m m u n i c a t o r o f A r e q u i p a
47. Rafael V a l e n c i a Dongo
DNl29260605
M a i n C o n s u l t a n t o f Estrategia C o n s u l t o r e s
48. A n a María V i d a l C o b i a n
65. Jaime R a m o s Chuquitaype
DNl 4 ! 5 6 7 8 1 2
DNI 29313443
C h i l c a y m a r c a ' s District M a y o r
66. Carlos S a n t a Cruz
DNI
DNl 0 7 9 7 9 0 7 8
08721054
Vicepresident of Newmont South Ameac
49. Salvador Marcos
Vargas
DNl 2 2 7 5 5 1 1 2
Viceversa C o n s u l t i n g
Environmental Committees Ancash
DNl 0 8 0 6 0 3 3 2
6 8 . A u g u s t o Ramírez V i l l a v i c e n c i o
For t h e M i c r o b a s i n M a r i n o - A b a n c a y
5 1 . P o m p e y o Mejía S a l a s
DNI 08550349
5 2 . María C h a p p u i s C a r d i c h
6 9 . Jorge C a r b o n e l l M o r e n o
DNI
10552295
70. X i a o h u a n T a n g
Nanjinzhao Group
Balbuena
Gonzales
CE 5 7 7 3 3 5
E x p l o r a t i o n M a n a g e r i n S o u t h A m e r i c a f o r Rio T i n t o
G e n e r a l Manager, C A M E S A
54. Carlos P a r e d e s
DNl 3 1 0 4 1 6 7 2
Coordinator of the Management Committee
A d v i s o r lury for C A M E S A
3 3 . Simón A l e s a n d r o
DNI 06251447
D i r e c t o r o f C o n f l i c t P r e v e n t i o n a n d N e g o c i a t i o n for
Vice President o f t h e Regional N e t w o r k o f
50. Manuel E l i a s Jurado
67. Mario Huapaya Valencia
DNl29798734
DNI23853446
G991702890
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