Ro Piedras Dam Saira Fida (UF) Emily Williams (UF) Grant WeinKan
(UF) Mario Ivn Rojas Snchez (UNED) Julio 2012 Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide
4 Slide 5 Natural Processes of Consideration Precipitation Timing
Antecedent moisture conditions Intensity Duration Slope Land use
Evaporation rates Slide 6 Precipitacin Slide 7 Inclinacin
(respaladizo) / Slope Slide 8 Land use Slide 9 Predicting flows on
an ungauged river Slide 10 Slide 11 Slide 12 Core Institutions
MINAET Direccion de Aguas AyA Munis & ASADAS ICESENARA Water
UseDrinking WaterHydropowerIrrigation Concessions Register &
authorize well construction Natl Water Policy Collect water
pollution fees Potable water Sanitation Sewerage Hydro production
Concessions Irrigation Drainage Flood protection Slide 13 Slide 14
Social Considerations Land Use Income generator for who? Benefits
foreign investors Economic implications of project Jobs for dam
construction and maintenance Loss of jobs in inundated area
Ranchers, farmers Job creation resulting from project Service jobs
at resorts/hotels Slide 15 Comparative International Law United
States NEPA 1969 United Nations Principles of EIA 1987 Costa Rica
SETENA, Law No. 7554 1995 Slide 16 Slide 17 D1 SETENA Terms of
reference EIA Environmental Viability SETENA Slide 18 Soil
Construction process and operation Water Social Air Biota Slide 19
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