CHAPTER 7.

WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN

CHAPTER 7 WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN

7.1 Basic Concept of Water Management

7.1.1 Necessity of Water Management

The western area of the capital Tehran is located at the semi-arid climatic zone and the water
resources such as precipitation, surface water and groundwater in the area are limited, while the
urban, industrial and agricultural development have been rapidly and largely accelerated to stabilize
the socio-economy holding a total population of 10 million at present. Under this situation,
numbers of surface and groundwater resources development projects have been implemented and the
developed water is being managed for the domestic, industrial and agricultural uses by governmental
agencies concerned and water users in the beneficial area. Various new water resources
development plans to cope with the increasing water demands in future are under study by various
agencies.

Developed water seems, however, not always to be used properly and effectively so as to meet the
water demand because of unsuitable management of water sources such as the river flow, reservoir
water, groundwater, etc, as well as of water uses including water allocation between water sources
and demands for the domestic, industrial and agricultural uses within the service area.

The new water resources development plans also seem not to be set up always with proper
considerations for the potential and available water resources, reasonable and equitable water
demands and allocation between demands and available supplies, and project viability from
viewpoint of technical, economical and environmental feasibility, etc.

Potential resources of both surface water and groundwater are limited in the Study Area and the use
of available water resources has been stretched to the limits. Almout river may be the last source of
surface water remained unused within the territory of water allocation of the capital area of Tehran.
Groundwater has tended to decrease showing annual imbalance of more than 700 MCM toward the
final drying up unless proper measures are taken immediately. In order to expect the sustainable
development of the area within the available resources, such resources are to be managed and
operated properly and effectively. Important issues of management and operation includes 1)
establishment of operation rule of water source facilities to allocate necessary volume of water
among water users within the minimum risk of water deficit, 2) combination use of surface water
and groundwater to allocate water effectively and rationally, 3) establishment of water allocation rule
for reasonable and equitable water use among users and 4) improvement and maintenance of water
use manners and facilities to minimize losses of water. Necessary activities of water management
may be categorized into seven definite items as outlined below;

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7.1.2 Water Management Component

(1) Objective of Water Management

Objective of water management is to monitor, evaluate and control the potential and available water
resources consisting of precipitation, surface water and groundwater, to project the increasing water
demands for various water user sectors of urban and rural water supply such as industry, agriculture,
hydropower, tourism, environment, etc., and to allocate water between available sources and
demands in both qualitative and quantitative means.

(2) Water Management Component

The water management in the western capital area of Tehran will be composed of the following
component.

Watershed Management

The watershed management is carried out for the larger river basins of Karaj, Taleghan and Almout
including their small tributary sub-basins to stabilize and increase the conservation capacity aiming
at fostering the water resources within the river basins. The natural conditions of the watershed
such as rainfall, snowfall, runoff yield, land use, land sliding and soil erosion, devastated situation of
tributaries, etc are surveyed and the conservation plan such as reforestation, expansion of grass land
and natural grazing, protection of land sliding and soil erosion, river training, etc are set up and
implemented.

River Flow Management

The river flow management is carried out for the Karaj, Taleghan and Almout rivers, three rivers
flowing into the south Qazvin plain, namely Abhar-rud, Khah-rud and Haji Arab, and the important
tributaries in order to monitor and evaluate the variation of river flow and to grasp the potential and
available water, to control release of water for requirement in downstream service area, river
maintenance and spillage of flood.

Water management activities to select the control points along the river, to monitor and evaluate
water levels and discharges in the river throughout a year including the flood and drought variation
and to control allocation of water according to actual flow condition at the control point are carried
out.

Water Sources Management

Water sources management means water operation management at the Karaj and Taleghan
dam/reservoirs and the Bileghan, Taleghan and Almout diversion dams. The water source
management requires preparation of proper rules for reservoir and diversion operation, monitoring of
inflow and reservoir water level, and the control of outflow released to the service area and the

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downstream river course. The management also includes the monitoring work for the accumulation
of sediment-transport, expansion of aquatic weeds on reservoir area, water quality population in the
reservoir, land sliding at the reservoir banks to be caused by fluctuation of reservoir water level, etc.

Water Conveyance Management

The water conveyance management is carried out at the irrigation canal system in the Karaj and
Qazvin irrigation systems and the water supply pipeline system covering Tehran city and other urban
areas. The management work requires evaluation of discharge to be released on weekly basis,
monitoring of the discharge fluctuation within the system, and control of gates and valves in the
system, etc. The water conveyance management is made focusing especially on minimizing the
water losses in the system and distributing the programmed discharge accurately to the service area.

Groundwater Management

The groundwater management is carried out covering the entire area where groundwater is extracted
for domestic, industrial and agricultural uses in the Study Area. The management work requires
installation of monitoring wells, monitoring works at the monitoring wells, evaluation of monitored
data and control of operation of the production wells. In order to carry out the proper and useful
management of groundwater, studies on hydrogeological structure of groundwater aquifer, potential
of recharging capacity, variation of water levels, water yield by pumping operation, water sources to
recharge groundwater, etc shall are carefully carried out.

Water Use Management on Service Area Level

The water use management is carried out at the irrigated field of on-farm level and in the service
area of water supply on water connection basis by water users’ group. The management requires
adoption of proper irrigation method, minimization of water losses, equitable water allocation,
education of water users’ group, collection of reasonable water fare, water right, etc. The water use
management is carried out inviting participation of water users in the service area.

Water Quality Management

It is anxious that the water pollution problem will rise accompanied by the urban, industrial and
agricultural development. The water quality management requires the monitoring works of water
quality in rivers, reservoirs, water conveyance systems, groundwater, and drained water from
domestic and industrial uses, etc and the quality control works at factory, water treatment plant,
sewerage plant, etc.

7.1.3 Important Issues for Implementation of Water Management

The important issues to implement the proposed water management program effectively and
successfully are as follows;

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(1) Strengthening of Water Management Organization

Although water management organizations to operate and maintain the existing project facilities
have been set up already and carried out their activity, such organization to work out integrated water
management covering the above component has not been set up yet. It is necessary to strengthen
and expand the existing water management organization in order to implement the rational and
effective management.

Although the water users’ organizations are formulated in the irrigation project area, their ability to
manage irrigation water is still poor and is to be improved through training and education
programmed by the government organization.

(2) Strengthening of Monitoring and Evaluation Work

The monitoring and evaluation work for the watershed, river flow, water sources, water conveyance
system, groundwater, water use in the service area, etc have to be strengthened. On the basis of the
results obtained through the monitoring and evaluation works, the database including G.I.S related to
the water management have to be constructed and put into periodical review.

The Database will cover the watershed conditions, hydrological and hydrogeological conditions,
potential and available water evaluated at each water source, various water demand evaluated and
projected, water operation results at the reservoirs and water use facilities, water operation rule,
water conveyance result including water loss, fluctuation of groundwater resources such as water
levels and extraction, etc.

(3) Establishment of Water Operation and Water Allocation Rule

Water operation rule of the project facilities and rules of water allocation at the control points in the
river systems including guideline and criteria have to be set up properly and equitably and the public
relation activities on those rules have to be made against the water users and other people living in
the river basin and project area. Otherwise the water management company to mange the water
will not succeed to get consensus for the operation and allocation rules from the water users’ groups
and others.

(4) Implementation of Proper Operation at Water Use Facility

The Water management company under T.R.W.B is requested to carry out the proper operation for
the water use facility such as reservoir and water conveyance system, and also to take care the
facility maintenance.

(5) Identification of Rehabilitation for Existing Project Facility

The existing project facilities under operation for more than 20 years are probably deteriorated and
require rehabilitation works in order to carry out proper and effective water management. It is

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necessary to carry out the inventory survey to grasp the deteriorated conditions of the facilities and
then implement the rehabilitation works with priority orders.

(6) Identification of New Projects

In case the new projects for water resources development, water supply works and irrigated
agricultural development are required and identified by the study on the integrated water
management, such projects have to be verified from viewpoint of not only project feasibility but also
impacts to other water uses and environment in the entire basin of water allocation.

(7) Improvement of On-farm Irrigation Practice

The existing irrigation practice of on-farm level in the Karaj and Qazvin irrigation systemss and the
other private irrigated agriculture has brought about a large losses of irrigation water amounting to
60 to 70% of the diverted water. Accordingly the irrigation practice of on-farm level has to be
improved. Major improvement works are the on-farm development including farm ditches and
roads, the irrigation method suitable for crops, irrigation schedule for different crops, rotation
irrigation method by water users’ group, application method of irrigation water during night, etc.

(8) Participation of Water Users’ Group and N.G.O

In the case when the water management plan is studied, formulated and implemented by the
governmental organization, it is necessary for the water users’ groups related to the water
management in the basin and the non-governmental organizations to participate and to offer, advice
and recommend the water management practice in the service area and basin-wide. The water
users’ group and N.G.Os will discuss with the government for various subjects on water right, water
fare, responsibility of water use, etc and conclude the agreement on the use of water.

7.2 Watershed Management

The Karaj, Taleghan and Almout river basins are the important watershed as the sources of large
amount of surface water supplied to the western capital area. The following watershed
conservation will be required to foster the water resources properly and effectively in the basins.

(1) Land Use Management

• The large plateau area lies in the Taleghan and Almout basin and has been used for natural
grazing and dry farming area. Some area has been devastated in recent years due to increasing
number of sheep feeding and expansion of dry farming area. It may be necessary to control
the sheep feeding and dry farming area to prevent the soil and gully erosion and stabilize the
existing plateau. It is also necessary to expand the bush and grass area to cover the devastated
plateau area by setting up the greenery program.

• When the Taleghan dam and Almout diversion project has been be completed, both basin areas

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 will be developed as the resort in the territory of Tehran capital area. Accordingly, T.R.W.B is
required to study the land allocation plan for the reserved natural grazing and wood area, farm
land area, recreation area, public use area, etc. taking into account the topographical and
geological conditions as well as maintenance of the project facility such as dam and water
diversion facility, Otherwise. T.R.W.B will face many difficulties in the management of the
watershed and the project area.

• Karaj basin is formed with rocky mountain without a large plateau area like Taleghan and
Almout basins. However the area along the Karaj reservoir and the downstream of the Karaj
river has been used for recreation of Tehran people and as a result the Karaj water being used
for Tehran water supply has been polluted. It is necessary accordingly to restrict private
activities and to install the public sanitation facility along the river and reservoir area.

(2) Land and Soil Erosion Protection

• There are many places being suffered from land and soil erosion in the Taleghan and Almout
basins. In the Almout basin, some villages were evacuated by the large-scale land sliding.
The land sliding and gully erosion have occurred generally in the devastated basin area without
vegetation and the area along the tributary with a steep slope and rapid flow and by the scouring
energy of heavy rainfall and melted snow runoff. Both river therefore have brought about a
large sediment-transport, which becomes obstructs for the water use and maintenance of
reservoir and river.

• It is necessary to carry out the inventory survey and protection works for the land and soil
erosion sites. The protection method will be either covering ground surface with bamboo and
bamboo grass, installation of many weep holes to take out the saturated water in land and
groundwater, construction of masonry wall to protect the land sliding, river training at the
tributary with a steep slope and rapid flow, or construction of Sabo dam to deposit transported
sediment material, etc.

(3) Tributary Stabilization and Development

There exist many villages along the tributaries in the Taleghan and Almout basin utilizing tributary
water for the domestic water supply and irrigated agriculture.

Those tributaries are however formed with the steep slope, and their river bed and banks are largely
eroded by the rapid flow with strong scouring energy, so that the existing water supply facility is
easily destroyed by flood requiring the repairing works every year.

It is necessary to carry out the river improvement works in the tributaries by means of construction
of weirs, drops, protection of river bed and banks to stabilize the tributary flow and use the water for
villages.

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(4) Evaluation of Specific Runoff Yield

The specific runoff yield varies considerably from river to river in the Study Area. For example, 500
to 550mm are observed in the Taleghan and Almout basins, 300 to 250mm in the Shar-rud and
mountainous basins in the north Qazvin, and only 30 to 10mm in three river basins in the south
Qazvin. It is judged that the upper basin of Taleghan and Almout presents the high runoff yield due
to rich precipitation, snow piling in winter and snow melting runoff in spring like a reservoir,
topography with seep slope and less land use for agriculture, etc, while three basins in the south
Qazvin has the very low yield due to scarce precipitation, flat topography losing rain water by
evaporation and agricultural uses and geology to allow easy recharge of the surface water into
groundwater aquifer.

It is necessary to evaluate the runoff yields at the proposed control points on monthly basis based on
the analysis of rainfall and runoff in order to judge the potential and available water resources and
use it for the water resources and irrigation development plan.

7.3 River Flow Management

(1) Installation of New Gauging Station

Although gauging stations are provided at the important sites in the Study Area, additional gauging
stations will be further required taking into account the proper and effective water management,
especially for the evaluation of potential and available water. For example, no gauging station has
been operated at the proposed site of the Taleghan dam and therefore runoff is assumed based on the
data collected at Galinak station in spite of the fact that the dam is under construction. The
following new gauging stations will be required for the future water resources development and
management in the Study Area.

• Immediate downstream of Taleghan dam-site to measure the dam-site runoff and river
maintenance flow released from Taleghan dam in future.

• Proposed site of Almout water diversion dam to measure the accurate runoff, which is used for
the water diversion plan.

• The conjunction point of Taleghan and Almout to measure the releasing water to the Shah-rud
river.

• Additional gauging stations along Khah-rud and Haji Arab rivers to measure the variation of
runoff along the river courses to set up the recharging plan of groundwater.

(2) Observation of River Flow

• Observation of river flow is generally carried out well and data are well compiled but the
observation for sediment-transport and water quality at the major stations have to be carried out

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 more precisely. The water quality is to be tested in the spring season and dry season, because
the water in the spring season presents generally good quality as compared with the water in the
dry season due to the snow-melted water in the spring season.

• It is necessary to evaluate carefully the rich runoff during three months from Farvardin to
Khordat (April to June) in wet and dry years extracted from the past observation record because
the potential and available water for the water use, reservoir storage and groundwater recharge
can be judged on the basis of runoff during those three months.

• The water use of small streams in the Study Area for irrigation and groundwater recharge is
simply assumed in the Master Plan. It is necessary to evaluate runoff of small streams
accurately by means of direct measurement or analysis because the large amount of such water
is planned to be used for irrigation and recharge in the Master Plan.

• It is desirable to transmit the water level and discharge data at the major stations to the water
monitoring center in T.R.W.B, although the reservoir operation data of Karaj, Latian, etc are
already transmitted.

7.4 Water Allocation Management

The water allocation management of the river flow including the reservoir water to the service area
have to be carried out based on the balance between availability of existing river flow and increasing
water demand in the beneficial area in consideration of the reasonable and equitable allocation and
priority of water supply among water user sectors in the beneficial area.

In case of the water allocation for new projects and new water demand, the existing water allocation
including the water right and surplus water in the river flow is to be carefully studied and then the
allocation for the new projects and demands is to be defined.

It case of the water allocation by the trans-basin water diversion project, the land use, water demand,
environment, etc. in the downstream reaches of the rivers have to be carefully studied and then the
water allocation to the downstream shall be defined with priority. Only the surplus available water
could be allocated to the new beneficial area to be served by the trans-basin water diversion plan.

The past water allocation plan in the Study Area has been carried out without deep consideration for
the above guideline but only with priority to Tehran urban water supply.

Although the Tehran urban water supply has the first priority in the future water allocation plan in
the Study Area, the water allocation to the other area and other water demand also has been carefully
studied in the Master Plan and JICA Review taking into account the all of potential and available
water at the different water sources in the Study Area and the possibility of its full utilization to the
beneficial area as explained in 5.4 “Water Allocation Scenarios”

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The particular care in the proposed water allocation by JICA Review is described below;

The allocation of Karaj dam water in 1970s was 250MCM for irrigated agriculture in the Karaj plain
and 180MCM for the Tehran urban water supply. This water allocation has been changed in recent
years due to increasing water demand in Tehran and is defined to 135MCM for Karaj agriculture and
300MCM for Tehran water supply. Accordingly, Karaj agriculture has suffered from water
shortage problem and low agricultural productivity. Although the excessive extraction of
groundwater has covered slightly the water shortage of Karaj water, the groundwater level at present
has been drawn down considerably and its yield has become small at present.

In order to improve the above worst situation in the Karaj agricultural area, the following water
allocation plan is proposed by JICA Review:

In the short term plan (2006), Taleghan water of 120MCM is allocated to Karaj agriculture and its
available water reaches to 215MCM with inclement of 80MCM as compared with the present
allocation of 135MCM from Karaj dam only. In the medium and long term plan (2011 to 2021),
the reused water of 100MCM will be newly allocated in addition to Karaj water of 115 to 160MCM,
which will increase toward 2016, and total allocated water becomes 265MCM in 2026.

The irrigated agriculture will be stabilized in future by the increasing surface water allocation and
the groundwater yield will also increase due to recharging effort of the increasing return flow of
irrigation.

• The allocation of Taleghan water to Qazvin plain is 200MCM at present.

In the short term plan (2006), the present allocated water of 200MCM will be slightly reduced
to 170MCM by minimization of the existing canal water losses and recharging water to
groundwater. This minimization could be carried out by the rehabilitation of canal system and
increasing capacity of recharging ponds to use tributary water without released into the salt
marsh. In addition, the maximization of water diversion from the Taleghan river by through
the existing diversion facility is carried out. In accordance with the detailed water operation
study, the maximum water diversion of 290MCM per annum at the average year is possible and
the allocation of 170MCM for Qazvin and 120MCM for Karaj could be satisfied.

• In the medium term plan (2011), availability of the Taleghan water will increase to 450MCM
after completion of Taleghan dam and as the result its water allocation is proposed at 150MCM
for Tehran Water supply and 300MCM for Qazvin Plain. The increasing water demand in
Tehran city in 2021 could be sufficiently covered with the allocation water of 150MCM
together with the other water allocated from Lar, Latian and Karaj dam.
Because the water allocation to Qazvin plain will increase to 300MCM, the irrigated
agricultural development in the plain will be expanded.

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 • In the long term plan (2021), allocation of Taleghan water to Tehran water supply will increase
largely to 310MCM in 2021 due to increasing population in Tehran city. Since the allocation
of Taleghan water to Qazvin plain is reduced to 140MCM in 2021, the deficit of 170MCM
should be compensated by the Almout water diversion project.

• The Almout river has the potential water of more than 300MCM per annum at the proposed
water diversion site but the allocated water to Qazvin plain is defined at 250MCM taking into
account the water allocation to the downstream water use along the Almout river.

• As mentioned above, the increasing water allocation to Tehran water supply gives large
influence to the irrigated agriculture in Karaj and Qazvin plain. It is necessary therefore to
carry out the careful study on the irrigated agricultural plan to be changed by the variation of
water allocation in both plains in parallel with the water allocation plan to Tehran city,
otherwise, the irrigation area in both plains will face the large water management trouble and its
agricultural activity will be suspended.

• In the Study Area, alternation of water allocation will occur in different water sources such as
tributary water and groundwater. For example, the water allocation to domestic and industrial
water converted from irrigation use, to the recharging water of groundwater from surface water
in tributaries, etc. It is always necessary to study carefully the alternation of water allocation
because such alternation always brings another alternation of area and water demand in the
existing beneficial area requiring new available water resources in the river basin.

7.5 Water Sources Management

The surface water in the Study Area presents large seasonal fluctuation such as rich water in spring
season and no or poor water in the other season. The following water sources management is in
principal required to use such fluctuated water properly and effectively so as to meet the water
demand in the beneficial area.

• Water management by reservoir dams to store a spring rich water and use it for the water
demand in the other season.

• Combined water management of surface and groundwater to use a rich surface water in spring
season for the water demand and groundwater recharge and to supplement the poor surface
water in the other season by groundwater supply.

Existing Karaj dam and Taleghan dam under construction are operated applying the water
management method prepared for the reservoir dam, while the existing Taleghan and proposed
Almout diversion dams are operated by the combination method of the surface and groundwater.
The water sources of those dam and diversion dam will be managed with the following rule.

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(a) Reservoir Water Management

The existing Karaj dam and Taleghan dam under construction are originally planned to allocate
60 to 70% of reservoir water for the irrigation and 40 to 30% for the water supply. However
the future operation of those dams has to be altered to allocate 60 to 70% for Tehran urban
water supply and 40 to 30% for the irrigation in the Karaj and Qazvin plain because of the high
priority given to the increasing Tehran urban water supply. Accordingly the water
management at the reservoir is to be studied taking into account the following conditions:

• The reservoir will receive a plenty of inflow in spring season from Farvardin to Khordat
(April to June) while only small inflow in other seasons. On the other hand, irrigation
requires much water to be released from the reservoir in spring and summer season but no
water in winter season, while the urban water supply requires mostly constant water
release from the reservoir throughout a year. Accordingly, the reservoir operation for the
water supply requires to store the more spring inflow than the operation for the irrigation
because the reservoir is to cover the water supply demand for a long period from summer
to winter with a small inflow.

• The reservoir will reach generally the full water level at the end of spring season from
Ordibehesht to Khordad (May to Jun) and approach the lowest water level at Esfand
(March) if it is operated only for water supply because the monthly reservoir inflow from
Sharival (September) to Esfand (March) is too small to cover the urban water supply
demand supplemented by the reservoir water. (In case of the irrigation water supply, the
lowest water level appears in Sharival after the end of irrigation season)

• If the reservoir water level does not reach the full water level at the end of spring season
due to less reservoir inflow in a dry year, the proposed irrigation area under the normal
year condition can’t be fully irrigated and will be reduced depending on the available
reservoir water at the end of spring season, otherwise the urban water supply from summer
to winder could not be satisfied with the reservoir water.

• Since the summer crops are already planted at the end of spring season (the end of
Khordat), the actual reduction of the irrigation water in a dry year has to be done for the
winter crops such as wheat and barely from Farvardin to Ordibehesht before the
commencement of summer crop plantation. Namely control water level to restrict the use
of irrigation water from Farvardin to Ordibehesht has to be set up by the reservoir
operation study based on the past records of reservoir inflow and outflow together with the
demand for water supply and irrigation.

• The carry-over capacity in the reservoir to reserve the storage in preparation for unforeseen
drought in next dry year will also be estimated by the reservoir operation study. Both

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 reservoirs of the Karaj and Taleghan dams show very low runoff of about 300MCM in the
dry year of 1989 to 1991, corresponding to the supply amount of Tehran urban water only.
Accordingly the reservoir operation study shall be carried out so as to cover such low
inflow by the carrying over reservoir water.

• The necessity of flood control to cut the peak flood discharge during spring season is also
to be studied. In the year of 1969, the abnormal flood discharge of more than 300MCM
per month, corresponding to the effective capacity of both dams, occurred and its control
method is to be considered in the reservoir operation study.

• The upper rule curve will be set up for flood control, while the lower rule curve to preserve
the storage during the season of low inflow in a dry year is established as shown in the
following figure;
The operation of the reservoir has to be done monitoring the reservoir inflow, flood,
variation of reservoir water level, outflow, etc and placing the fluctuated water level
between the upper and lower rule curve.

Upper Rule Curve

Steep Slope in Wet year Pattern
Actual Operation Curve

Water Level Gentle Slope in Dry year Pattern

Lower Rule Curve

Khordat Esfand Khordat

Month

When the actual operation curve shows the steep slope than the upper and lower curve, it is judged
that the reservoir is operated with the wet year pattern and will reach the full water level at the end of
spring season. On the contrary the gentle slope shows the operation with the dry year pattern and
the reservoir will not reach the full water level at the end of spring season.

(b) Combined Management for Surface and Groundwater

The surface water of the existing Taleghan and proposed Almout water diversion project is
mainly managed for irrigated agriculture and groundwater recharge. The following manner
will be applied for the combined water management.

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 • The rich surface water in spring season is diverted by the diversion dam to the irrigation
beneficial area as large as possible. When the surplus water is existing after irrigation
use, such water is conveyed to the recharging ponds and recharged to groundwater.
The diversion water in the winter season also is used for groundwater recharge because of
no irrigation water requirement.

• It is desirable to divert the water of 80 to 90% for the river discharge because the river
discharge is fluctuated daily and weekly and rather difficult to divert fully. In case the
diversion water is not sufficient to cover the irrigation demand in summer season, such
deficiency shall be covered by the extraction of groundwater by deep wells.
Namely the spring irrigation water is mainly supplied by the diversion surface water, while
the summer irrigation by the combination of surface and groundwater.

• It is necessary therefore to study previously the potential recharging capacity for aquifer
layer in the beneficial area and the availability of surface water to be recharged in the
combined management of the surface and groundwater.

• It is also necessary to monitor the aquifer conditions such as the water level fluctuation of
groundwater by installing the monitoring wells.

7.6 Irrigation Water Management

The irrigation water management is one of the important one because the irrigation requires the large
water use quantity as compared with the other water use and includes many kinds of water losses on
the process of the water use. The irrigated agricultural development in Qazvin plain is the largest
and important project in the Study Area covering the farm area of about 350,000ha and using the
rich surface water of the Taleghan and Almout river as well as bulk groundwater in the plain.
However the irrigation water management up to now has been suffered from many problems. It is
recommendable to carry out the proper irrigation water management by the following manner.

(a) Water Diversion Management in Irrigation Canal

Irrigation water released from reservoirs and weirs is generally distributed and diverted by
canals to farm area. If the proper management for the water distribution and diversion through
canal system could not be carried out, the large water losses will take place during irrigation
season. The following water diversion management shall be carefully implemented.

(b) Preparation of Canal Flow Diagram

The existing diversion discharge capacity at turnouts and checks in the canal is designed based
on the irrigation water demand in the detailed design stage. However, this capacity is the
maximum discharge one during irrigation season and actual capacity at the water operation in
the canal shall be changed by irrigation schedule on weekly or 10 day basis depending on the

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 cultivation area, cropping pattern, unit irrigation requirement, irrigation method, canal losses.

Accordingly the operation and maintenance (O/M) company in the project management shall
firstly prepare the flow diagram of the canal system as shown in the following figure. The
diagram consists of main, secondary and tertiary canals and shows the position of turnouts and
checks in the canal.

Turnout

Q
Check Canal
A
Q2 Q1
q

Q
Turnout Q1,2; Canal discharge
A A; Irrigation area
q; Unit diversion requirement
q
Q; Allocated diversion requirement
Q

Notes (1) A is actual irrigation area which will be changed every irrigation season by the proposed area of
irrigation association.
(2) q is unit irrigation requirement (λ/sec/ha) which is changed on weekly or 10 days basis and
cropping pattern and estimated by O/M office
(3) Q is diversion discharge on weekly or 10 days basis at turnouts and estimated by A and q.
(4) Q1 and Q2 is the canal discharge to be controlled by checks and estimated by accumulation of Q.

The O/M company shall prepare the computer program to estimate the diversion discharge
correctly and quickly at the turnouts and checks based on the above flow diagram.

(c) Estimation of Diversion Discharge at O/M Company

The O/M company will estimate the diversion discharge on weekly or 10 days basis at one
month before next irrigation season and indicate to the Irrigation Association by the following
procedures and manners.

• Irrigation Association (I.A) shall be established at each turnout level which is generally
consisting of 50 to 100 farmers and covering the irrigation area of 100 to 400ha.

• I.A submits firstly the proposed irrigation area including cropping pattern at least one
month before the next irrigation season to the O/M company for his approval.

• O/M company estimates the diversion discharge at each turnout and check as well as the
water use quantity in whole irrigation canal system during irrigation season, while O/M

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 company checks the available water in the reservoir and rivers to be able to cover the
water use quantity through the next irrigation season.

• If available water is not sufficient in the dry year or other reasons, the proposed area by
I.A will be reduced based on the available water and indicated to I.A from O/M company.
In case of sufficient available water, the proposed area by I.A is of course approved by
O/M company.

• O/M company shall evaluate the unit diversion requirement (λ/sec/ha) at the end of
irrigation season based on the monitoring result of diversion water during irrigation season
such as water deficit or excess water at each turnout. The unit irrigation requirement for
next irrigation season will be adjusted by the evaluation result.

(d) Water Diversion Practice at Canal

The water diversion operation in the canal shall be carried out maintaining the constant water
level at the checks and regulators and adjusting the opening degree of the turnout gates in
accordance with designed diversion discharge as mentioned in the above.
Gate keepers shall adjust firstly the check gate so as to release the design discharge to the
downstream canal under the constant water level in front of the gate and then adjust turnout
gates so as to divert the estimated diversion discharge to farm area.
In case the water level at the checks is fluctuated during water diversion operation, the
diversion discharge at turnouts or releasing discharge to the downstream canal will not be
coincided with the designed one, so that gate opening degree shall be readjusted.

(e) Irrigation Water Management on Farm Level

Irrigation water management on farm level is carried out by farmers establishing Irrigation
Association and taking into account the following items;

• Irrigation association (I.A) shall select a representative who will arrange the farmer’s
request for the irrigation water use and discuss the O/M company.

• Proper on farm development consisting of farm diches for irrigation water, farm road and
land leveling shall be constructed by I.A. under technical guidance of the O/M company.

• Rotation irrigation system to control the irrigation water at farm ditches shall be set up in
I.A. (For example rotation with once to week or 10 days)

• In upland crop irrigation, the water supply during 24hrs is difficult because irrigation is
carried out by border and furrow method. Accordingly the night reservoir and farm pond
to store the water supplied in night shall be provided, otherwise the night water will be
wasted to drainage canal without use.

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 • Mechanical irrigation such as sprinkler and drip irrigation will be applied for valuable
crops such as orchard and industrial crops in order to minimize the irrigation losses and
irrigation labour force.

• Irrigation losses on farm level is 40% for the gravity irrigation such as basin, furrow,
border but 10 to 5% for the mechanical one.

7.7 Groundwater Management

Even in the recent drought since 1997/98, huge amount of groundwater was still stored beneath the
Qazvin-Tehran Plain. 42 billions of groundwater was expected based on the current groundwater
tables at the timing of Sep. 2000, as below:

Annual Out (-)

Groundwater Storage
well-qanat
Storage of Capacity of Annual In (+)
Regions Area extraction+
Saturated Unsaturated recharge
evaporation+
zone Zone
outflow
sq. km MCM MCM MCM MCM
Tehran City 530 700 830 643 643
Tehran 1,290 3,300 2,660 619 645
Karaj 940 5,600 3,120 328 452
Hashtgerd 780 2,100 1,970 203 250
Qazvin north 1,650 10,200 2,890 529 817
Qazvin south 3,040 20,500 5,590 776 1,049
Total 8,230 42,400 17,060 3,098 3,856

During the drought, the groundwater extraction was intensified by irrigation and cities water supplies,
particularly at Qazvin south and Karaj city. Consequently, those heavy exploitation caused abrupt
drop of groundwater table and subsequent dry-up of production wells. To cope with groundwater
obstacles, conceptual plans, including cut-down of extraction amount, artificial-recharge and
alternative water sources, were elaborated in the Study.

Throughout the evaluation of groundwater resources in the Study, constrains in conjunction with
management of groundwater resources are stood out in relief, as below:

- Constrains on Institution and Organization: Major constrain in institutional and organization

is lack of clear policy on water development and management plan with quantitative and
qualitative target. It results in increment of uncontrolled water use in hazardous zone where is
suffering by serious groundwater imbalance, such as Karaj, Hashtgerd, Tehran.

- Constrain on Physical and Technical Matters: Major constrains on the physical and technical
matters are lack of substantial information in terms of factual groundwater extraction and actual
condition of monitoring network, which can provide basic information to formulate concrete
plan for overcoming the present and future water imbalance. In addition above, the water quality

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 data are not sufficient in basin-wide evaluation to protect the groundwater from the surface
pollution sources.

- Constrains on Operation: Major problem in the present operation is low-capability of

operational staff in TRWB due to the insufficient number of staff, as well as shortage of
technical know-how. Besides, the existing monitoring network bears a number of issues such as
insufficient numbers of wells, inaccurate location and elevation of wells and insufficient
consideration of water quality as described in Supporting report.

For eliminating the constrains, new groundwater survey and re-settling the groundwater monitoring
networks are to be required.

7.7.1 Groundwater survey to be required

The hydrogeologic survey has been carried up to now. However, such information is not sufficient to
realize the above conceptual plans. Further surveys are required for the achievement of plans, as
below.

(1) Survey and study on preset groundwater situation and constraints.

• Inventory survey for present groundwater projects,

• Survey on relevant information to existing monitoring wells,
• Survey on present constraints on groundwater use and development.

(2) Survey and study on available groundwater in the Plain.

• Examination of present meteo-hydrological observation system,

• Examination of present groundwater observation network,
• Inventory survey of production wells and groundwater sources,
• Preparation of hydrogeological maps,
• Experimental drilling,
• Geophysical survey,
• Experimental observation of springs and groundwater level,
• Groundwater sampling survey,
• Analyses and clarification of regional meteo-hydrology,
• Analyses and clarification of local geology and hydrogeology,
• Analyses and clarification of regional aquifer property,
• Preparation of simulation model for present groundwater sources,
• Simulation study on present available groundwater sources, and
• Study and analyses on present groundwater balance in the basin.

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(3) Survey on Groundwater Demands

• Inventory survey of present water supply scheme,

• Study and analyses on basic elements of domestic water supply,
• Study and analyses on basic elements of irrigation,
• Study and analyses on basic elements of industrial water supply,
• Study and analyses on basic elements of other groundwater supply, and
• Estimation of present groundwater demand in each water field and integrated water
demand in the basin.
• Clarification of future groundwater demands

(4) Survey on Present Natural and Social Environment

• Inventory survey of existing groundwater quality observation stations,

• Inventory survey of prospected groundwater pollution sources,
• Execution of sample groundwater quality testing,
• Clarification of groundwater quality pollution system in the basin, and
• Execution of Initial Environmental Examination with an emphasis on quality of
groundwater
(5) Study on Future Groundwater Imbalance in the Plain

• Review of the JICA Study, and

• Projection of future groundwater balance.

(6) Preparation of Groundwater Resources Management Model

• Experimental observation of springs, surface streams, and groundwater level,

• Additional geophysical survey for modelling,
• Adjustment of simulation model with additional data,
• Preparation of groundwater resources management model,
• Simulation study on future available groundwater sources, and
• Study and analyses on future groundwater balance in the basin.
• Clarification of Groundwater Potential for Development,

These surveys and studies are must be made with close relationship to a groundwater basin
management system, called as “Water (Groundwater) Resources Management System (Centre)”
stated below.

7.7.2 Water Resources Management System

In addition to above surveys, the “Water Resources Management System” is recommended to be

established in TRWB with objectives of :

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 • to clarify the available groundwater resources in as a whole on the basis of the scientific
and technical water analyses in the Plain,
• to clarify the future groundwater demand in the Plain in the several water fields, such as
domestic water supply, irrigation, industrial water supply, and others required, as well as
the demand of water in the surrounding area as that of Tehran city,
• to examine the future groundwater balance between the available water and water
demands,
• to clarify the development potential on the basis of the general water policy in the target
regions,
• to elaborate of the concrete development/management plans in the Plain such as:

- Domestic water supply and irrigation development plans,

- Quantitative and qualitative management projects on groundwater extraction,
- Artificial groundwater recharge plans,
- Effective usages of re-used water, and
-Trans-basin water diversion to the Plains.

The system is composed of three (3) components: “Database System”, “Management Model”, and
“Groundwater Observation”. When the system is established in the TRWB, following works must be
achieved:

• Preparation of plan of detailed “Groundwater Monitoring System”,

• Selection of required component of the system,
• Preparation of proposed configuration of the system,
• Execution of site survey for cost estimate,
• Collection of data and information on designing of the system,
• Design of the system,
• Cost estimate of proposed system.
• Preparation of implementation schedule of the system,
• Examination of technical and economical feasibility, and
• Preparation of proposed plan for establishment of the system.
• Detailed topographic survey at required sites,
• Preparation of concrete project features,
• Preparation of concrete locations of monitoring wells,
• Detailed survey on monitoring wells; soil, geology, groundwater, etc.,
• Core drilling survey,
• Collection of data and information on monitoring well design,
• Design of monitoring well network,
• Cost estimate of monitoring well network,

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 • Preparation of project implementation schedule,
• Examination of technical and economical feasibility,
• Project evaluation, and etc.

7.7.3 Installation of Monitoring Well

(1) Present Networks

In the Plain, about 670 wells have been employed for groundwater observation since the 1980’s by
the TRWB, and measurement have been made on monthly basis. In spite of some unrecorded or
inaccurate data contained in these, most of data is useful in evaluating groundwater resources,
especially as calibration data of future Groundwater Management Model. This is revitalized as a
future Management Model to control the groundwater basin in management plan.

(2) Required types for groundwater monitoring in the Plain

With reference to constrains on present network stated above and necessary measurements for
groundwater level to monitor and manage groundwater quantity, four types of observation programs
are suggested at the initial phase of groundwater monitoring, as below:

Required types for Groundwater Monitoring

Type of Observation
Observation Objectives Stations applied to Observation
Programs
Regional Monitoring groundwater level of Stations used existing observation wells
Monitoring aquifer covering all the Plain to with re-allocation and new drilling wells.
manage the groundwater
resources with future
Areal Measurement

Groundwater Management
Model and other analytical
approaches
Local Monitoring detail groundwater Newly proposed stations by selecting
Monitoring level and potentiometric surface among existing wells
of upper aquifer centred by
Tehran, Karaj, Hashtgerd and
Qazvin and for local
groundwater flow and quality
modelling in the future.
Monitoring Monitoring time-series Newly proposed stations nearby existing
Long-term Measurement

for Quantity groundwater level used in future station, and by newly drilled
Groundwater Management
Model
Monitoring Monitoring time-series Newly drilled stations
for Quality groundwater level and
groundwater quality, and
preparation of local groundwater
flow and future quality models

The detail of respective observation program, in terms of locations, number, timings and well

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structure, is discussed as below.

(a) Area measurement (Regional monitoring)

As of 1999/2000, about 400 existing wells have been observed tin the Plain. However, most of
them are settled in major cities and farming areas and are not employed by continuous
observation. In some areas, the number of station is not sufficient to imagine the potentiometric
surface. Furthermore, their positions are often inadequate to measure the precise movement
from deep wells or from confined aquifer.

(b) Objective

The observation is aiming to monitor the groundwater table of Alluvial aquifer covering all the
Plain and to manage the groundwater resources with future Groundwater Management Model
and other analytical approaches.

(c) Number of wells to be renewed

Re-allocation of wells is required for the present network. In the case, appropriate rate of
well-density ranging a one (1) well every 25 to 30 km2 (at initial phase of monitoring program
in regional scale) is taken into a consideration, new installations of wells accompanied with
re-allocation of the present network are required at 130 stations as below:

Number of wells to be renewed

Coverage Proposed Required Converge area Area No. of wells
Sub-Area Area for density. of No. of of existing required to newly
Monitoring well wells wells be monitored installed
km2 km2 Nos. km2 km2 Nos.
Tehran City 530 26 20 260 270 10
Tehran 1,290 25 50 500 790 30
Karaj 940 26 35 650 290 10
Hashtgerd 780 26 30 520 260 10
Qazvin north* 1,650 27 60 810 840 30
Qazvin south* 3,040 30 100 1,800 1,240 40
Total 8,230 - 295 4,540 3,690 130
* Note: area of Salt marsh is excluded from coverage area for monitoring

(d) Implementation firm

The re-allocation and incidental installations of wells of present network might be achieved by
the TRWB. TRWB has capable workforce to drill and rehabilitate old monitoring wells..

(e) Timing of measurements

Monthly measurement on the network is needed to define the changes in groundwater levels in
response to seasonal recharge and abstractions.

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 (f) Measuring procedures

Other appropriate procedures related to the measurements are described in previous paragraph
as “Basic course for groundwater measurements” for the present network.

(3) Arial measurement (Local monitoring)

The requirement for groundwater-level measurements in the local monitoring may give rise to
conflicts in the design and operation of groundwater monitoring network, proposed network
comprises dense measurement points which are needed to define groundwater-level contours. In
most instances to be expected, this means a relation between heavy extraction in industrial use and
the suffering drop of groundwater table, and recharge effect through rivers and artificial recharge
facilities, which are in contact with aquifer.

(a) Objective

The observation is aiming to monitor detail groundwater level and potentiometric surface of
alluvial aquifer centered by high extraction and recharging areas, and to obtain and accumulate
the basic data to formulae groundwater quality model to cope with groundwater pollution in the
future.

(b) Number of wells

The density of these observation points does not have to be as great as that needed for
contouring water levels, and one well every 5 to10 km2 of aquifer is adequate for local scale of
measurements in particular high withdrawal area. If the rate of density is applied to coverage of
observation (extending over 1,000 km2 resulting in groundwater path-line analysis as stated in
previous paragraph), the required number of stations is at least counted to 150 wells. With
concern to density of groundwater path-lines near industrial areas, as well as alignment of
irrigation canals and rivers (as being capable for recharging groundwater), 100 stations are
planned to be placed on the covering range. This number of measurements near by selected
positions is to be carried out with the use of exiting production wells and observation wells.

(c) Timing of measurements

The ideal frequency at which to take readings depends upon how quickly the aquifer responds
to recharge, but it may be normally several a year to find this out. As a minimum it is necessary
to take all these readings twice in a year, at the end of March or the begging of April and in
Late October or early November, when the groundwater level are at their maximum and
minimum values respectively.

(d) Measuring procedures

Appropriate procedures for the measurements are same as regional monitoring doing at present

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 network as described in previous sub-section.

(4) Long-term measurement for future Groundwater Management Models for Quantity

In the Plain, the longest period of continuous records of groundwater table is long as 10 years since
1990. However, these records are observed only in monthly basis. At least, daily information is
needed for future Groundwater Management Model requirements for respective sub-areas to
estimate groundwater balance and time-series movement in responding to uncertainty rainfall pattern,
and human activity as temporary withdrawal and canal-gate control.

(a) Objective

The observation is aiming to monitor time-series groundwater level, and to provide essential
information for future Groundwater Management Model.

(b) Number of wells

Required wells are of 80, which are placed every 100 km2. This number is thought of initial
settings for the beginning stage of observation networks.

(c) Preparation of installation

The wells must be newly installed for observing piezometric head near by existing wells. It is
important that new wells have to be carefully located on same hydrologic conditions as those of
existing wells for holding common history on existing records. The preparatory survey
therefore is required for appropriate positioning of them before commencement of well drilling.
The preparatory survey in general includes both geophysical investigation and hydrogeologic
reconnaissance survey.

(d) Equipment to be installed and timing of measurements

The measurement is recommendable to be carried out by the pressure logger, which is equipped
with the advent of reliable pressure sensors being utilized for measuring changes in water levels.
This can adapt for long-term continuous monitoring. It also offers several advantages in ease of
accurate measurement as well as an easy data processing. These loggers allow the collection
and analysis of water level data over an extended period of time. The timing of measurements is
once a hour is recommendable in concern for data quality required by future Groundwater
Management Model.

(e) Well structure

New wells must be designed to observe the piezometric table. The wells have to be efficient
structure on site hydrological characterization along with the lithological features, hydraulic
characteristics of aquifers and aquiclude and well yield. Hence, the wells are to be cased
through all sections, of which are screened at aquifer part and plugged at aquiclude and vadose

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 (surface) zone.

(5) Long-term measurement for future Groundwater Management Model for Quality

If groundwater level program is carrying out in the coverage for future Groundwater Management
Model, the long-term measurements have to be required in parallel with areal measurement
described above.

(a) Objective

The observation is made for monitoring the time-series changes in groundwater level and
groundwater quality, and preparation of local groundwater flow and future quality models near
the industrial zone and urban areas, such as Tehran, Karaj, Hashtgerd and Qazvin.

(b) Number of wells

Because of the requirement to be functioning as piezometer, the newly drilling must be carried
out. Required number of them is of 40.

(c) Equipment to be installed and timing of measurements

In order to modernize the observation work, the applications of the automatic recorder are to be
installed for hourly measurements as specified manner in those of long-term measurement for
future Groundwater Management Model.

(d) Well structure

Well is functioned as piezometer with enough space for data logger as those of applying to
long-term measurement.

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(6) Summary of required observation program

The observation required for groundwater monitoring (quantity) contains both types of newly drilling
stations and using existing wells. New wells must be equipped with appropriate casing works, and are
prepared for long-term measurement. While, existing wells are planned for areal measurement. The
required numbers of drillings, timing of measurements and measuring devices are summarized as
follows:Summary of required observation program
Type of Required number of Stations applied to Timing of Measuring
measurement observation stations observation and number of measurement devices
(nos. of stations) new drilling wells(Nos.)
Areal 130 Stations used existing monthly manual with
measurements observation wells with measurement portable
re-allocation and new wells water level
(130 wells). meter
(electric
probe and
etc.)
Areal 100 Newly proposed stations by seasonal a above
measurements selecting among existing measurement
wells
(no new drilling well).
Long-term 80 Newly drilled wells located hourly data logger
measurements near by existing measurement (pressure
for Quantity observatories(80 wells) and processing logger)
to daily data
Long-term 40 Newly drilled stations (40 as above as above
measurements wells).
For Quality
Total number of 350 stations - - -
Stations and
wells

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 CHAPTER 8.

ALMOUT WATER DIVERSION PROJECT

CHAPTER 8 ALMOUT WATER DIVERSION PROJECT

8.1 Conceptual Plan of Almout Water Diversion

8.1.1 Necessity of Water Diversion Project in Western Capital Area

As mentioned in CHAPTER 4 and 5, the various water demand in the western capital area will
considerably increase but the existing available surface and groundwater in the Study Area is limited
and very difficult to cover the proposed water demand in future.

In the beginning of 1990s, T.R.W.B decided to convey a part of Taleghan water being used for
irrigation in the north Qazvin plain to Tehran urban water supply and has implemented the Taleghan
water conveyance project from the outlet of existing Taleghan tunnel to Bileghan site on the Karaj
river. The project is mostly completed now and could convey the Taleghan water of 150MCM to
Karaj side at the end of 2001.

In addition, the Taleghan dam project also is commenced at the middle of 2001 to take more water
controlling rich runoff in spring season and to convey it to Tehran urban water supply.

Taleghan water is originally planned for irrigation in Qazvin plain and its water of 200MCM per
annum has been used for its purpose since 1970s. It is necessary accordingly to take the consensus
of peoples in Qazvin plain to transfer the Taleghan water to Tehran urban water supply from the
Qazvin irrigation even if Tehran water supply has the high priority to use any water.

According to JICA Team study, for the implementation schedule of water management allocation of
the Taleghan water to Tehran urban water supply and Qazvin irrigation is proposed as follows;

Allocation of Taleghan Water proposed by JICA Team

Year 2001 (Present) 2006 2008 2014
To Tehran City 0 150 MCM 310 MCM
Completion of
To Qazvin Plain 200 MCM 300 MCM 140 MCM
Total 200 MCM Taleghan Dam 450 MCM 450 MCM

When the Taleghan water of 310 MCM is supplied to Tehran city in 2014, an available irrigation
water for the Qazvin plain is decreased to 140 MCM from 300 MCM in 2008 and will face a large
water shortage. Accordingly, the Almout water of more than 185 MCM, as explained in Chapter
10.1.1, should be developed and supplied to the Qazvin plain for compensating decreased amount of
irrigation water to be supplied from the Taleghan.

The Almout river with an average annual runoff of more than 300MCM adjoins the Taleghan river.
However the water resources development to divert the Almout river water to Qazvin plain was not
studied in the past because the water diversion plan from the Almout river required the tunnel with a
long distance of more than 30km, which is rather difficult to construct with the tunnel technology in
the past and also the conveyance plan of Taleghan water to Tehran city was not existing in the past.

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The conveyance of the Taleghan water to Tehran urban water supply should be implemented with the
first priority to stabilize the socio-economy in the Tehran capital area, while the new technology to
excavate a long tunnel with the Tunnel Boring Machine (T.B.M) has been developed and prevailing
recently in the world.

If the Almout water diversion plan could be implemented, the proposed water conveyance plan of
Taleghan water to Tehran city would be easily solved getting the consensus of peoples in Qazvin
plain and also the irrigated agriculture in Qazvin plain would be more expanded by the Almout water.
It is necessary therefore to carry out the study of viability on the Almout water diversion plan.

8.1.2 Proposed Water Diversion Plans

(1) Proposed Water Diversion Plans in the Master Plan

Four alternative water diversion plans are proposed with the preliminary conceptual level in the
Master Plan as shown in Figure 8.1.2.1. Those plans, however will not be suitable and
recommendable by the review of JICA Team with the following reason;

• The plan of No.1 and No.2 is proposed to divert the Almout water to Taleghan reservoir with
the full water level of 1,780m. In this plan, the water diversion site shall be selected at the
place with the elevation of more than 1,800m in the Almout river to divert the water by gravity
flow. As this site has a small catchment area of 142km2 presenting poor annual runoff of
70MCM, the plan is not economical taking into account a small diversion water amount against
the tunnel with a long distance of about 23km.

• No.3 plan is proposed to divert the water to Ziaran reservoir site with the elevation of 1,450m in
Qazvin plain from the Khooban site with the elevation of 1,500m in the Almout river. As this
site also has a small annual runoff of 150MCM against the tunnel length of 33.5km, the plan
will be disadvantageous. The detailed study for this plan is made by JICA Team as described
in 8.3.

• No.4 plan is proposed to divert the water to Qazvin plain with the elevation 1,250m from the
conjunction point of the Almout and Taleghan river. The proposed site in the plan can get a
rich annual runoff of 390MCM but locates at the low elevation of 1,055m, which requires the
high pumping head of more than 200m to convey the Almout and the Taleghan water to Qazvin
plain. Accordingly this plan also is not feasible from economical aspect. The detailed study
for this plan by JICA Team is explained in 8.3.

(2) Proposed Water Diversion Plan by JICA Team

JICA Team has studied five alternative plans consisting of two plans for A and D which are the same
plans of No.3 and No.4 in the Master Plan and the another three plans of B, C-1 and C-2 selected
newly by JICA Team.

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In addition, JICA Team proposed No.5 and No.6 plans to divert the water from the Dou Hezar and
the Seh Hezar river to the Almout river in order to study the possibility to divert the more water to
Qazvin plain. However, this plan also requires the high construction cost and is not
recommendable.

(3) Proposed Water Diversion Plan in Comments on Draft Final Report

After the submission of the draft final report, TRWB indicate a new alternative water diversion plan
in his comments on the draft final report. The new alternative plan, here called as Alt-A’, is a plan
for diverting water of the Almout, Andah-rud and tributaries located upstream from the diversion
tunnel between the Andah-rud and the diversion dam on the Almout. This plan is not
recommendable because of its high water cost and small diversion water amount.

(4) Outline of All Alternative Plans

The outline such as catchment area, annual runoff, tunnel length, etc for the all alternative plans
mentioned in the above is summarized in the following table. (For detailed study for Almout water
diversion plans, see “8.3 Alternative Diversion Plan”.)

Outline of Alternative Plans

Annual Diversion
Plan No. Water Diversion Plan Catchment Area Runoff Water
estimated Amount
the Almout ⇒(Tunnel L=23km)
①&② A≦142 km2 70 MCM*1) 70 MCM
⇒ Taleghan Reservoir
③= Alt-A the Almout ⇒ Ziaran Reservoir A=247 km2 150 MCM 120 MCM
A=317+101+37=
Alt-A’ the Almout ⇒ Qazvin North Canal 230 MCM 180 MCM
455 km2
Alt-B the Almout ⇒ Qazvin North Canal A=330 km2 160 MCM 130 MCM
Alt-C-1 the Almout ⇒ Qazvin Central Canal A=475+112 = 587 km2 310 MCM 250 MCM
Alt-CDirect the Almout ⇒ Qazvin Central Canal A=475 km2 250 MCM 210 MCM
the Almout ⇒ the Taleghan (P) ⇒ Qazvin A=475+112+ 358 =
Alt-C-2 350 MCM 270 MCM
Central Canal 945 km2
the Almout & the Taleghan (P) ⇒ Qazvin A= 721+391 =
④= Alt-D 390 MCM 220 MCM
Central Canal 1,112 km2
the Dou Hezar ⇒ (Tunnel L=20km) A= 90+587 50*1) + 310
⑤+Alt-C-1 280 MCM
⇒ the Almout ⇒ Qazvin Central Canal = 677 km2 = 360 MCM
the She Hezar ⇒ (Tunnel L=23km) A= 170+587 100*2 + 310
⑥+Alt-C-1 310 MCM
⇒ the Almout ⇒ Qazvin Central Canal = 757 km2 = 410 MCM
Note : (1) *1) : Unit Runoff = 0.47 MCM/ km2, *2) : Unit Runoff = 0.60 MCM/ km2, (2) The tunnel inlet elevations of
Plans ①&② will be approx. EL.1,800 m because of the Taleghan reservoir F.W.S of El. 1,780m.

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 Estimated Water Cost of Alternative Plans

Estimated Water Project Cost (103 US$) Available

Depreciation O/M cost Water
Cost of Water
Cost Cost
Alternative ⑤or⑥*1) Alt-C-1 Total (103 US$) (103 US$) (MCM) (Rls/m3)
PlansPlan No.
①&② - - 67,700 5,530 1,350 70> 790<
③= Alt-A - - 97,050 7,930 1,940 120 660
Alt-A’ - - 130,030 10,620 2,600 180 590
Alt-B - - 100,980 8,250 2,020 130 630
Alt-C-1 - 107,260 107,260 8,760 2,150 250 350
Alt-CDirect - - 105,800 8,640 2,120 210 410
Alt-C-2 - - 121,060 10,000 2,690 270 380
④= Alt-D - - 111,290 9,510 3,260 220 460
⑤+Alt-C-1 59,600 107,260 166,860 13,630 3,340 280*2 > 480<
*2
⑥+Alt-C-1 67,700 107,260 174,960 14,290 3,500 310 > 460<
Note : *1) = Construction Cost = Diversion Dam Cost + Tunnel Cost,
Diversion Dam Cost = 5,600,000 US$ (fixed), Tunnel Cost = Tunnel Length (m) x 2,700 US$/m
*2)
= 250 MCM + 0.6 x Annual Runoff estimated
- For the project cost of Alt-A – Alt-D, see Chapter 8.3.3.1 and Table 8.3.3.1 in the Supporting Report.

8.2 River Features of Almout and Taleghan Downstream

8.2.1 River System

The Almout and Taleghan rivers are located in east-southeastern portion of the drainage area of the
Sefid-rud river. Both rivers join at the upstream end of Shah-rud river approx. 100 km far from the
Manjl reservoir. The river bed elevation of the confluence, where is approx. 36 km far from Qazvin
city to the northeastern direction, is approx. EL. 1,055m that is about 200 m lower than the farmland
elevation in Qazvin plain. The river profiles of the Almout and the Taleghan are shown in
Database Map No. 8.2.1.1 “Almout and Taleghan River Systems” and Table 8.2.1.1 in the
Supporting Report.)

Taleghan dam is under construction at Sangban site in the Taleghan river approx. 39 km upstream
from the confluence with the Almout. The Talegan river downstream from Taleghan damsite has a
catchment area of 391 km2 and an annual runoff of approx. 50 MCM in average. The Taleghan river
is formed with V shaped valley, where no village is existing along the river at the downstream of
Asfaran site. The access road to the riverbed is existing near Ameshk and Asfaran villages. The river
has a steep river slope of 1/60 at Ameshk site and 1/50 at Asfaran site.

The Almout river has a drainage area of 721 km2 and an annual runoff of 340 MCM at the
confluence with the Taleghan. The river bed width varies place to place in a range of less than 600m
and is covered with alluvial plain where farmland is expanding. The slope of Almout river is 1/70 at
the confluence with the Taleghan and 1/60 at the site of Almout diversion dam approx. 16 km
upstream from the confluence.

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 Major Features of Almout and Taleghan Rivers
Taleghan River
Almout River
downstream from Taleghan damsite
Description At the site of
At the confluence At the confluence At Ameshk
Almout diversion
with the Taleghan with the Almout site
dam
Distance from the confluence 0 km 16 km 0 km 5.5 km
Riverbed elevation EL. 1,055 m EL. 1,293 m EL. 1,055 m EL. 1,130 m
Drainage area 721 km2 475 km2 391km2 358 km2
Annual runoff 340 MCM 250 MCM 50 MCM 40 MCM
Slope of river bed 1/70 1/60 1/76 1/61
Length of the river 53 km - 39 km -
Average width of basin 13.6 km - 10.0 km -
Annual sediment estimated 700 m3/km2

8.2.2 Topographic and Geologic Conditions

(1) Available Data

Topographic and geologic data including map are collected by the governmental agencies, the local
copmanies and JICA own survey and investigation works. Major data used for the study are as
follows;
Available Topographic Maps

Maps Prepared by: Remarks

1. 1/50,000 and 1/250,000 Topographic Maps Army All of the Study Area
2. 1/10,000 Topographic Map JICA Study Team Area along the Almout,
(by entrusting NCC with mapping work) Taleghan downstream
and Shah river (partly)
3. 1/2,000 Topographic Map JICA Study Team
- Almout river near Haranak village (192 ha) (by employing local survey company)
- Taleghan river near Asfaran village (49 ha)
4. Cross Section and Profile on Almout River JICA Study Team
(7 sections, total length = 7,966 m) (by employing local survey company)

Available Geologic Data

Geologic Data Prepared by: Remarks

1. 1/2,500,000 and 1/250,000 Geologic Maps Geological Survey of Iran
2. 1/50,000 Geologic Map JICA Study Team
(by employing local geological company
3. Core Drilling JICA Study Team
(7 holes, total length = 441m) (by employing local geological company)
- Kafarkosh site on the Almout
(4 holes, L=221 m),
- Riverbed near Dozdaksar on the Almout
(1 hole, L= 60 m)
- Ameshk site on the Taleghan
(1 hole, L= 80 m)
- Tunnel inlet near Dozdaksar
(1 hole, L =80 m)
Laboratory Soil Tests for River Dike JICA Study Team
of Almout Diversion Dam (by employing local geological company

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(2) Geomorphology

“Almout” and “Taleghan rivers” are deeply down-cutting the catchments and are merged into a
“Shahrud River” at the middle course. In between rivers, three (3) ridges, namely as
Takht-e-Soleyman, Hessarchal, and Taleghan ridges, are isolated as distinct sub-parallel ranges.
These ranges are extending in E-W direction and are conformable with the general bearings of
Alborz mountains. The geomorphology featured for Alamout and Taleghan basin are summarized as
below:

a) Features of Alamout River and Basin

The terrain of the Alamout basin is reflected by a differential degree of erosion due to rock types.
Peaks in rugged mountain are resulting in hard formation (Karaj Formation). Other gentle relief
is derived form soft deposits (Neogene and Quaternary Formation). Alamout river is flowing in
slightly serpentine course which reflects the structure of the underlying rocks. The river has
developed V-shape asymmetrical valley with slope of 15° to 30°and generally slope of river bed
is 3.6%. The general pattern of the drainage is a “trellis system”, comprising of a number of more
or less right (N to S and S to N) streams flowing to a confluence with the main river.

b) Features of Taleghan River and Basin

The terrain of the Taleghan basin is relatively gentler than that of Almout basin. The river has
developed U or V-shape valleys rimmed by high ridges with rather uniform crests. Local deep
canyons with precipitous wall are topped by relatively flat plateaus and narrow gorges alternating
with open-valley. Most of the subsidiary and torrential streams are deeply incised and generally
lie in narrow slope sided gorges which, in many places, have walls rising to jagged summits and
sheer palisade cliff. The area located the proposed tunnel routes is represented as ascending series
of mountains with the high elevation of 2500 to 2800 m at the middle of alignments.

(3) Geology

The Basins include various rocks of the Precambrian to Recent, The most common lithological types
are of volcanic rocks and congregates, marl, mudstone, sandstone and evaporates. A brief
description of the main geologic units in basins, at proposed tunnels and diversion dam-sites are as
summarized below:

a) Precambrian- Permian Formations

This characterized by Dorud Formation and Ruteh Formation, and are consist of various
sedimentary rocks: sandstone, shale , mudstone, siltstone, limestone, dolomite and quartzite.
These are comformably layered each other with complex structures. The distribution range is
restricted to north of Almout basin.

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 b) Lower Triassic – Jurassic

The main formation are of Elika formation Shemshak formation comprising of limestone and
dolomite, mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. The small outcrops expose in Alamout basin.

c) Eocene (Karaj formation)

The sequences of Karaj formation is featured by both volcanic and sedimentary origins: tuffs,
limestone, basic to dacitic lava, basalt, basanite and andesite, acid indicated by agglomerates,
gypsum and etc. This sequence widely overlies in the Taleghan basin, so that the most of
tunneling section are underlain by this formation.

d) Upper Red formation

Upper Red formation is the deposits of intermontane basin of Alamout, having a complex
stratigraphy owing to lateral interchange free mudstone and siltstone and gypsiferous mudstone.
This is correlative with the basement of proposed diversion dams at the Almout river.

e) Pleistocene and Recent

Pleistocene deposit representing as “Terraces” are graded to several different levels and
commonly reflect conformable erosion surfaces on the underlying rocks. Recent deposits overlie
on “Terrace” deposits and carry thick silty clay, sand, boulders, scree and talus and moraines
along riverbeds as observed at proposed diversion dam site.

f) Intrusive Rock

All dykes, sill and intrusive rocks containing monzonite, granites and dolerites, are probably
post-Paleogene and there are some post Neogene lamprophyr.

(4) Faulting Systems and Seismicity

In the basins, faulting is not widespread, but apparently limited to some major faults. It is possible to
have old buried faults at deeper depths inherited from past tectonic evolution. Several major faults
with E-W to WNW-ESE trend pass near the Basins. Among others are the Fishan and the Shahrak
Faults. Along with faulting systems, the tectonic setting of the basins are still in active with
compressive tectonic stresses resulting in the present complex geological structures in Alborz
Mountains. Average rate of mobilization or slip associated with seismic activity is within the range
of 6 to 1 6 mm/yr in the direction of maximum shortening (N40E). As well, 50 to 100 percent of
active deformation occurs seismically in Alborz Mountains.

Largest earthquake near the basins was “Rudbar-Tarom earthquake” took place on 20th June 1990
(M0 8.8 X 1019 Nm, M*7.2) . This was acknowledged with at least 80 km of surface faulting along
three discontinuous fault segments. Other records of earthquake is summarized as below:

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 - The Ray-Taleghan earthquake of February 23, 958 (Ms7.7 at 67kn)
- The east Buin-Zahra earthquake of May, 1 1 77 (Ms7.2 at 80kn)
- The Mazandaran-Gilan earthquake ofAugust 15, 1485 (Ms7.2 at 33kn)
- The Taleghan earthquake ofApril 20, 1608 (Ms7.6 at 4kn)

8.2.3 Surface Water Condition

(1) Almout River

Annual runoff of the Almout river at the diversion damsite of each alternative plan is summarized as
follows:
Annual Runoff of the Almout River

Almout River Tributary

Description Khooban Site Kafarkosh Site Dozdaksar Site The Confluence Andah-rud
(Alt-A) (Alt-B) (Alt-C-1 & C-2) (Alt-D) River ( Alt-C-1
& C-2)
Drainage Area 247 km2 330 km2 475 km2 721 km2 112 km2
Annual Runoff 150 MCM 160 MCM 250 MCM 340 MCM 60 MCM

As shown in Chapter 8.3, the recommendable Almout water diversion plan is Alt-C-1 which is a
plan to divert the Almout water at Dozdaksar and the Andah-rud water, a tributary of the Almout,
located in right bank approx. 2.6 km downstream from the Almout diversion dam. Annual runoff of
the Almout at Dozdaksar is estimated to be 250 MCM and its monthly runoff is as shown below:

Monthly Runoff of the Almout at Dozdaksar

Month Mehr Aban Azar Day Bah. Esf. Far. Ord. Kho. Tir Mor. Sha. Total
Q(MCM) 8.4 11.0 10.0 9.5 9.7 11.5 37.6 58.5 48.0 25.8 13.0 8.9 255.5
≒
250
Monthly 3.3 4.3 3.9 3.7 3.8 5.9 14.7 22.9 18.8 10.1 5.1 3.5 100%
Rate (%) 66.6% (=2/3)

Runoff of Almout at Dozdaksar

30
25
20
Discharge (m3/s)
15
10 Ave. 8.1 m3/s
5
0
M A A D B E F O K T M S

Month

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(2) Taleghan River

Annual runoff of the Taleghan river located downstream from Taleghan damsite is as follows:

Annual Runoff of the Taleghan Located Downstream from Taleghan Damsite

Description Ameshk Site The Confluence

Drainage Area 358 km2 391 km2
Annual Runoff 40 MCM 50 MCM

8.3 Alternative Water Diversion Plan

8.3.1 Basic Approach for Study on Water Diversion Plan

The basic approach for the study on the Almout water diversion plan is as follows;

The Taleghan Runoff Characteristics

(1) Taleghan river water could be diverted to the Qazvin plain because the water diversion tunnel
between the Almout and Qazvin plain shall pass through the Taleghan river. However
Taleghan water diversion plan has less possibility due to the following reasons.

• The Taleghan runoff at Ameshk site is estimated to be approx. 40 MCM/annum after

completion of Taleghan dam. This small annual runoff should be used as a river
maintenance flow necessary for the downstream portion from Taleghan dam.

• In case the Taleghan runoff of 40MCM at Ameshk is diverted to Qazvin plain, it is

necessary to construct a pump station with a high pump head of more than 140 m, which
will require high costs for construction and operation, because the river bed of the Taleghan
at Ameshk site is relatively low as 1,130 m.

Elevation of Tunnel Outlet

(2) There are three alternative elevations at tunnel outlet elevations for comparative studies as
shown below:

• In case the tunnel outlet is placed near the existing Ziaran reservoir site to regulate and
convey the diversion water through the reservoir and the existing Qazvin north canal, the
tunnel outlet elevation shall be placed at 1,450m.

• In case the tunnel outlet is provided so as to connect directly with the existing Qazvin north
canal, the tunnel outlet elevation will be 1,354m.

• In case the tunnel outlet is planned so as to irrigate the central part of Qazvin plain by new
irrigation canal (Qazvin central canal) instead of the Qazvin north canal, the tunnel outlet
elevation will be 1,250m. Of course, 3 to 4 alternative tunnel alignments shall be studied
in this plan taking into account the alternative intake sites to divert the Almout water.

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Tunnel Excavation

(3) The Almout water diversion plan requires a long distance tunnel of 32 to 35km between the
Almout river and the Qazvin plain. The tunnel shall be excavated by applying T.B.M method
(Tunnel Boring Machine) to minimize the construction period of tunnel.

(4) In case the T.B.M method is applied for the tunnel excavation, the tunnel will be designed with
circle section and diameter of more than 3.5m at least taking into account construction
equipment installed in tunnel during construction such as blower, electrical cable, drainage and
water supply pipes, lighting facilities, wagon to haul a bulk tunnel muck, etc.

(5) The diversion tunnels are designed to have an invert slope of 1 to 1,500 and flow in the tunnels
will be open channel flow having a velocity of approx. 2.0 m/sec.

(6) The bottom of tunnel circle section shall be furnished with flat invert for purpose of tunnel
inspection by car during operation and maintenance period.

(7) The diversion tunnel of 32 to 35 km long will be constructed dividing into four divisions as
shown in 8.5.2.

(8) When the water diversion capacity is set up with 10.0 to 22.5 m3/sec, the diameter of the
tunnels will be 3.5 m to 4.0 m. A 3.5 m is a minimum diameter for construction and a 4.0 m is
necessary diameter to flow 22.5 m3/sec. The discharge of Almout river could be mostly diverted
except the flood season discharge. Namely 60 to 80 % of the annual runoff of the Almout and
the Taleghan could be diverted by diversion dam without a storage dam.

Disadvantage of Storage Dam Construction

(9) In accordance with the topographical and geologic conditions in the Almout, Kafarkosh site is
most suitable damsite for storing the Almout water.

The major features of the storage dam at Kafarkosh site are roughly estimated as shown below:

Catchments Area 330 km2 Dam Type Rockfill Dam

Reservoir Area 1.4 km2 Dam Crest Length 600 m
Reservoir Inflow 160 MCM Dam Height 100 m
Normal Water Level EL. 1,510 m Excavation in Riverbed 30 m
Dead Water Level EL. 1,470 m Embankment Volume 12 MCM
Active Storage Capacity /
Active Storage Capacity 50 MCM 4.2
Embankment Volume
Total Storage Capacity 70 MCM
Note: Even if the storage dam is constructed at Kafarkosh site, Almout diversion dam should be constructed
at Dozdaksar site to divert river water of more than 185 MCM.

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(10) The storage dam at Kafarkosh site has the following disadvantages:

• Both banks in the reservoir area are consisting of loose overburden, which will cause land
sliding and soil erosion by the fluctuation of the reservoir water level during reservoir operation.
• Dam will be required to provide a reservoir capacity for large dead storage of approx. 20 MCM
taking account the sediment transport of approx. 700 m3/km2/year.
• Rockfill dam of approx. 100 m high and containing about 12 MCM of embankment will be
required to store 70 MCM only.
• Deep riverbed excavation of more than 30 m will be required to remove alluvial deposit at the
damsite.
• Some villages, farmland, existing public road and electrical line, etc., which require high cost
for resettlement and compensation, are submerged into the reservoir.

8.3.2 Suitable Discharge Capacity of Tunnel

Almout water diversion plan is formulated to divert the river discharge being fluctuated monthly
without control by the reservoir dam because the construction of the reservoir dam is difficult in the
Almout river as mentioned in the above 8.3.1 (10) and 60-80% of annual runoff in the Almout river
could be diverted by the diversion dam as mentioned below:

The Almout river shows a rich discharge in spring season but poor discharge in the other season as
shown in the following table;
Monthly Average Discharge of Almout River
m3/sec
Meh Aba Azr Day Bah Esf Far Ord Kho Tir Mor Sha Total
Baghkalyeh sta. 4.2 5.4 4.7 4.5 5.1 7.5 17.8 28.2 23.8 11.8 6.2 4.4 10.3
Dozdaksar Damsite 3.2 4.2 3.9 3.7 4.0 4.3 14.0 21.8 17.9 9.6 4.9 3.4 8.1

The value showing in the above table is monthly average one and the daily peak discharge in spring
season shows 30 to 50 m3/sec in the daily observation data.

It is judged, however, that the Almout discharge could be mostly diverted to Qazvin plain in case the
tunnel with discharge capacity of 20 to 25m3/sec is provided at Dozdaksar diversion damsite.

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Annual diversion amount by the tunnel with different diameter is estimated with the following
conditions:

• Design discharge of tunnel is estimated by the tunnel hydraulic gradient of 1 to 1,500 taking
into account the discharge velocity of 2.0m/sec.

• The Andah-rud tributary water also is diverted.

D
• The diversion damsite is Dozdaksar site.
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• River maintenance flow is considered as 10% of daily discharge.

• Estimation for diversion amount shall be made based on daily discharge.

The estimation result is summarized in the following table.

Annual Diversion Amount by Tunnel with Different Diameter

Tunnel Diameter (m) 3.5m 3.7m 4.0m 4.2m 4.3m 4.5m
Design Discharge (m3/sec) 15.0 17.5 22.5 25.0 27.5 30.0
Hydraulic Area (m2) 8.812 9.883 12.032 12.924 13.987 14.788
Annual Diversion Amount (MCM) at Dozdaksar site 181.2 190.2 202.8 207.4 211.1 214.3
Annual Diversion Amount (MCM) at Andah site 31.7 34.8 40.6 42.3 43.7 44.8
Total 212.9 225.0 243.4 249.7 254.8 259.1

270 It is judged that the tunnel with the

Annual Diversion Water

260 diameter of 4.0m is the most suitable

250
240 one, in the above table, because the
(MCM)

230 annual diversion amount increases

220
210 largely from the diameter of 3.5m to
200 4.0m, but does not increase so much
3.5 3.7 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.5
Tunnel Diameter (m)
from 4.0m to 4.5m.

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8.3.3 Alternative Water Diversion Plan

There are five alternatives of A, B, C-1, C-2 and D as shown below.

Outline of Alternative Plans
Length of Pipeline &
Location of Diversion Dam Location of
Alternative Tunnel (km)
Outlet
On Almout river on Taleghan river Pipeline Tunnel
Ziaran
near Khooban
Alt-A - - 33.5 Reservoir
(CA=247km2)
W.L. 1,450 m
① near Sefiddar
(CA=317km2)
Qazvin North
② on Andah-rud
Canal
Alt-A’ (CA=101km2) - 0.3 34.3
(beginning)
③ on right bank 3
W.L. 1,360 m
tributaries
(CA=37km2)
Qazvin North
near Kafarkosh Canal
Alt-B - 0.3 34.8
(CA=330km2) (L-2)
W.L. 1,354 m
① near Dozdaksar Main: Qazvin
(CA=475km2) 6.0 Central Canal
Alt-C-1 - 33.8
② on Andah-rud Branch: (planned)
2
(CA=112km ) 2.5 W.L. 1,250 m
① near Dozdaksar near Ameshk Main: Qazvin
(CA=475km2) (CA=358km2) 9.1 Central Canal
Alt-C-2 32.8
② on Andah-rud Pump Station Branch: (planned)
(CA=112km2) (Q=1m3/sec, H≒
≒140m) 2.5 W.L. 1,250 m
at the Confluence Qazvin
(CA=721(A)+ 391(T) = 1,112km2) Central Canal
Alt-D - 31.7
Pump Station (Q=10m3/sec, H≒ ≒210m) (planned)
- W.L. 1,250 m
Note: For detail of alternative plans, see Table 8.3.2.1.

(1) Alt-A, Alt-A’ and Alt-B

The diversion dam sites of the Alt-A and Alt-B plans are located near Khooban village with riverbed
elevation of approx. 1,500 m and Kafarkosh village with riverbed elevation of approx. 1,400 m
respectively. The Alt-A’ is a plan for diverting water of the Almout, Andah-rud and 3 tributaries
located upstream from the diversion tunnel between the Andah-rud and the diversion dam on the
Almout. The diversion dam site on the Almout of the Alt-A’ is located near Sefiddar village approx.
4 km downstream from Khooban village with riverbed elevation of approx. 1,450 m. These plans
can divert the Almout water by the gravity flow to the Qazvin plain. However, these plans are not
recommendable because the amount of diversion water is only 120 - 180 MCM and the water costs
come to be very high. (refer to Chapter 8.3.3 and Table 8.3.3.1 in the Supporting Report.)

(2) Alt-C-1 and Alt-C-2

The diversion dam site is selected at Dozdaksar site with the elevation of 1,293 m in order to divert
the Almout water to central Qazvin plain with the elevation of 1,250 m by gravity flow. The plans
can divert the Almout water of 250 MCM to the Qazvin plain by gravity flow.

The Alt-C-1 is a plan for diverting only the Almout and Andah-rud river water. And the Alt-C-2 is

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a plan for diverting the Taleghan water by pumps with a high pump head of approx. 140 m in
addition to the Almout and Andah-rud river water diversion by gravity flow. The pump will be about
1 m3/sec in capacity and can supply additional diversion water of 20 MCM. The Alt-C-1 is
recommendable because this plan can supply the Almout water of 250 MCM with the lowest water
cost to central Qazvin plain. However, it is necessary to continue the irrigation water supply of
140MCM from Taleghan dam to the high land covered with the existing Qazvin north canal after
completion of the Almout water diversion project.
Outline of Project Facilities
(a) Drainage Area, Inflow and Diversion Water Amount
Almout River Other Rivers Total
Diversion Diversion Diversion
Drainage Drainage
Alternative Inflow Water Inflow Water Inflow Water
Area Area
2 (MCM) Amount 2 (MCM) Amount (MCM) Amount
(km ) (km )
(MCM) (MCM) (MCM)
Alt-A
(Khooban Site)
247 150 120 - - - 150 120
(to Ziaran Diversion Dam
= W.L. 1,450m)
Alt-A’ 50 30
(Sefiddar Site) A*1) :101 20 20
317 160 130 230 180
(to Qazvin Northl Canal Tri : 37 Total Total =
= W.L. 1,360m) = 70 50
Alt-B
(Kafarkosh Site)
330 160 130 - - - 160 130
(to Qazvin North Canal
= W.L. 1,354m)
Alt-C-1
(Dozdaksar Site)
475 250 210 A*1) :112 60 40 310 250
(to Qazvin Central Canal
= W.L. 1,250m)
Alt-CDirect:５） 475 250 210 - - - 250 210
Alt-C-2
(Dozdaksar Site +
Ameshk Site) 60 40
(to Qazvin Central Canal A*1) :112 40 20*4)
475 250 210 350 270
= W.L. 1,250m) TA*2) :358 Total Total =
Pump Station (Q=1 = 100 60
m3/sec,
H≒ ≒140m) required
Alt-D
(the Confluence Site)
(to Qazvin Central Canal
TC*3) :39
= W.L. 1,250m) 721 340 - 50 - 390 220*4)
1
Pump Station (Q=10
m3/sec,
H≒ ≒210m) required
Note : *1) : Andah-rud river (Tributary of Almout river),
*2)
: Taleghan river basin at Ameshk site not including Taleghan dam drainage area of 1,100 km2,
*3)
: Taleghan river basin at the confluence with Almout river not including Taleghan dam drainage area of
1,100 km2,
*4)
: Water amount pumped up from Pump Station.

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(b) Project Facilities
Diversion Dam Nos. Tunnel Pipeline Open Canal Pump Station
Alternative on Other Length Length Length Discharge Pump
on Almout
River (km) (km) (km) (m3/sec) Head (m)
Alt-A 1 - 33.5 - 5.0 Gravity Flow
*1)
A :1 12.0+
Alt-A’ 1 0.3 5.0 Gravity Flow
Tri : 3 34.3
Alt-B 1 - 34.8 0.3 5.0 Gravity Flow
*1) 6.0*3) +
Alt-C-1 1 A :1 33.8 - Gravity Flow
2.5*4)
Alt-CDirect:５） 1 - 36.8 0.6 - Gravity Flow
Gravity Flow + Pump
A*1) : 1 9.1*3) +
Alt-C-2 1 32.8 - Station
T*2) : 1 2.5*4)
1 140
Alt-D 1 31.7 - - 10 210
Note : *1) : on Andah rud river (tributary of Almout river),
*2) : on Taleghan river at Ameshk,
*3) : Main Pipeline = from Dozdaksar Diversion Dam to Tunnel Inlet (φ2,000mm x 3 rows)
*4) : Branch Pipeline = from Andah-rud Diversion Dam to Main Pipeline (φ1,800mm x 1 row)
*5) : In case of Alt-CDirect, a tunnel inlet is located at 600m downstream from Almout diversion dam.

(3) Alt-D

The diversion dam site of Alt-D is selected at the confluence point of the Almout and the Taleghan
rivers. The site is located at the downstream end of both rivers and has a rich annual runoff of about
390 MCM. However the river bed elevation at the diversion dam site is approx. 1,055 m which is
very low and requires the pump station with a high pump head of approx. 210 m to take and divert
the river water to the tunnel inlet. Accordingly this plan requires a high construction cost and O/M
cost, and therefore this plan is not recommendable.

8.3.4 Optimum Water Diversion Plan

The project cost and O/M cost of each alternative plan are estimated as shown in Table 8.3.3.1 in the
Supporting Report, and summarizes as shown below.

Project Cost and Water Cost of Each Alternative Plan

O/M
Project Depreciation Available Water
Alternative Exit or not exit Cost*2)
Cost Cost*1) Water Cost
Plans of Pump Station (103
(103 US$) (103 US$) (MCM) (Rls/m3)
US$/Year)
Alt-A W/O P.S. 97,050 7,930 1,940 120<185 670
Alt-A’ W/O P.S. 130,030 10,620 2,600 180<185 590
Alt-B W/O P.S. 100,980 8,250 2,020 130<185 630
Alt-C-1 W/O P.S. 107,260 8,760 2,150 250 350
Alt-CDirect W/O P.S. 105,800 8,640 2,120 210 410
Alt-C-2 W/ P.S. 121,060 10,000 2,690 270 380
Alt-D W/ P.S. 111,290 9,510 3,260 220 460
*1)
For Pump Station : i = 8 %, n = 25 years, Amortization rate = 0.0937,
For Other Facilities : i = 8 %, n = 50 years, Amortization rate = 0.0817
*2)
For Pump Station = 5 % of Construction Cost of Pump Station, For Other Facilities = 2 %

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From economical view points, the alternative plan of Alt-C-1 which requires the lowest water cost is
recommendable.

8.4 Preliminary Design of Water Diversion Facilities

The Almout water diverted to central Qazvin plain will be mainly used for irrigation purpose, and
the development projects necessary for this purpose will be as follows:

Main Facilities involved in the

Purpose Project
Project

1-1) Almout Diversion Dam Project - Almout Diversion Dam

(refer to Chapter 8.4.1) - Intake Structures
1) Almout Water Diversion - Pipeline, Open Canal
1-2) Water Diversion Tunnel Project
- Tunnel
(refer to Chapter 8.4.2)
- Regulating Ponds

2-1) Qazvin Central Canal Project - Open Canal and its Related
2) Irrigation of Central Qazvin plain
(refer to Chapter 10.3) Structures

8.4.1 Preliminary Design of Almout Diversion Dam

(1) Location of Almout Diversion Dam

The Almout diversion dam will be constructed on the Almout near Dozdaksar village judging from
the following site conditions. (refer to Figure 8.4.1.1) :

1) The diversion dam must be constructed on the Almout river having a river bed elevation of
higher than EL. 1,285 m in order to divert the Almout water to central Qazvin plain with
ground elevation of EL. 1,250 m or less by gravity flow.

2) The location of the diversion dam must be upstream from desolate wide valley located in right
bank approx. 500 m upstream from Dozdaksar.

3) In order to introduce rich and clean river flow of a tributary of the Almout located in left bank
650 m upstream from Dozdaksar, the location of the diversion dam must be downstream from
the mouth of the tributary.

By the reasons mentioned above, the site of Almout diversion dam is selected on the Almout
approx. 600 m upstream from Dozdaksar. (refer to Figure 8.4.1.1)

(2) Site Geology

The site is approximately 600 m upstream of Dozdaksar village with co-ordinates between North
latitudes 36°24'35"and longitudes 50°33". The damsite exists in high central Alborz range, a region
known as Alamut-Alam Koh mountains.

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Topographic and geologic aspects adjacent to the site is summarized as below:

Geology adjacent to the site

Morphology Shape of valley is approx. asymmetrical. Slope of right abutment is from 13° to 17°
while left abutment is from 15°to 20°. River bed is lain at the elevation of 1,293 m,
and having 350 m long with the slope gradient of 1.4%.
Bedrock Bedrock is consisting of brownish brown to reddish brown marl with intercalation of
thin beds; siltstones, sandstones and conglomerates. Layers dip towards the right
bank with the angle of 30° to 35° in right abutment and that of 40° to 45° in the left.
The ratio of marl in the all facies reaches 90 to 95%. Terrace (I) deposit is well
cemented and overlays the Upper Red Formation.
Overburden “River Alluvium” is composed of gravels, sands and cobbles with some
fine-materials with the thickness of 30 to 45 m.. “Terrace (I) Deposit” is made up of
well-cemented massive conglomerates; mixed with coarse gravels, cobbles and sands;
and is exposed at the upper portions of both abutments. “Young Terrace Deposit” is
comprising of fine grained clays and sandy-clay, and is cropping out solely in left
bank
Geo- Gsi Left bank = 30-32 Right bank = 43-45
technic δe (Mpa) 10-12 10-12
al Para- C(Mpa) 0.13-0.15 0.26-0.3
meter ψ(deg) 19-21 22-25
Em(Gpa) 0.6-0.7 1.0-1.6
Reservoir In the case of a proposed plan with 10 m dam height and the N.W.S. of EL.1,299 m.
The reservoir area is approx. 0.03km2 with length of 0.4 km. Reservoir is covered by
the Quaternary deposit, so that the cut off wall is required in the upper section
composed of the Alluvium overlain above the bed rocks.
General Evaluation & Fair morphologic and poor to fair geo-mechanical parameter. However the basement
Remarks is mostly baring as impervious, cut-off wall in the Alluvium is required up to the
basement.

The proposed dam site is mainly oriented along the axis of the Zevarak syncline (Zevarak is the
name of a village near the geosyncline axis) and is almost covered by reddish mudstones and
siltstones of Neogene Upper Red Formation. This has suffered by heavy erosion and has formed
unstable steep slope along with down-cutting of river, which cause landslide. In the survey，a
number of scarps of landslides were traced and increase their number in concordant slope with
geological bedding.

(3) Dam Type

The concrete floating dam with spillway gates is applied for the Almout diversion dam taking into
account the following damsite conditions.

• The dam foundation is consisting of alluvial deposit with sand/gravel and cobbles and a deep
depth of more than 30m and high permeability. It is necessary therefore to prevent the uplift
through dam foundation and to dissipate the flow energy to score the riverbed.

• Large sediment transport is brought at the damsite in flood season. It is necessary to study the
structure so as to release the sediment transport to the downstream smoothly.

• The river training works will be required due to the river with a steep slope of 1 to 60 which
gives the scouring damage to the river banks and beds.

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(4) Design Flood

The flood with a return period of 50 years will be enough for the design flood of the Almout
diversion dam because few people is living in the areas along the Almout. The 50-year flood is
estimated by using flood data of Galinac gauging station on the Taleghan river and Bagh Kalaye
gauging station on the Almout river.

Q1 / Q2 = (A1 / A2)0.6

where
Q1 : flood at Almout diversion site
Q2 : flood at Galinac (refer to Table 8.4.1.1 in the Supporting Report)
or Bagh Kalaye (refer to Table 8.4.1.2 in the Supporting Report)

Return Period (Year) 25 50 100

Probable Flood (m3/sec) : Galinac 261.4 295.1 328.5
Probable Flood (m3/sec) : Bagh Kalaye 240.1 276.7 313.1

A1 : catchment area of Almout diversion site = 475 km2

A2 : catchment area of Galinac (775 km2.) or Bagh Kalaye (678 km2)
Q1 = Q2 x (A1 / A2)0.6 = Galinac Data : 295.1 x (475 / 775)0.6 = 220 m3/sec
Q1 = Q2 x (A1 / A2)0.6 = Bagh Kalaye Data : 276.7 x (475 / 678)0.6 = 224≒ 230 m3/sec

Based on the computation above, the design flood is decided to be 230 m3/sec.

(5) Design Requirements and Necessary Countermeasures

It is said that the basic principle of design is to produce a satisfactory, functional structures at a
minimum total cost. To accomplish this, the following items should be considered (refer to Figure
8.4.1.2).

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 Design Requirements and Necessary Countermeasures

Design Requirement Necessary Countermeasures

1. The diversion dam must be stable - The diversion dam section should be safe against sliding, shearing,
under all loading conditions. overturning, etc. under design loading conditions.

2. Seepage flow through dam - To provide sufficient concrete floor thickness against uplift
foundation must be controlled to pressures.
prevent excessive uplift pressures,
piping and excessive water loss - To provide curtain cut-offs to prevent piping and to reduce
through seepage. seepage loss.

3. The diversion dam must be safe - To provide spillway to safely pass a design flood of 230 m3/sec.
against inflow design flood.
- To provide overflow dam section to keep dam safety against a
malfunction of sluiceway gates. In order to pass approx. 45 m3/sec
corresponding to 20 % of the design flood through the overflow dam
section of 20 m long, H.W.L. is set at EL. 1,300.5m that is 1.5 m
higher than N.W.S.

4. The diversion dam must keep - The normal water surface is set at EL. 1,299 m, that is 6.0 m
function required to divert the river higher than the riverbed elevation, in order to provide a space for
water into intake. sediment.

- Sediment deposited upstream the diversion dam should be

removed every year and should be used to fill deeply scoured
riverbed portions that may occur downstream the diversion dam. For
carrying out the removing work of sediment under dry condition, a
bypass canal should be provided along left side flood dike.

- A settling basin is provided as a part of intake structures for

introducing more clean water to central Qazvin plain.

- To flash out sediment as much as possible, roller gate sections will

be provided between sluiceway section and overflow dam section.

5. The diversion dam and river channel - It will take various protection forms such as concrete floors with
must be protected from scour caused wet stone pitching, curtain cut-offs, riprap, ground sill, etc.
by spillway discharge and from
degradation of riverbed that may
occur by the diversion dam
construction.

Note: Necessary machinery for removing sediment from the reservoir area is shown in Table 8.4.1.3 in the
Supporting Report.

(6) Hydraulic Design

(a) Flood Discharging Capacity of Spillway

The spillway consists of sluiceway section, roller gate section, fish ladder section and
overflow dam section and the sections except fish ladder section can pass flood of the Almout.
The overflow dam section, is provided for safety of the diversion dam against a malfunction
of sluiceway gates. The overflow dam section can pass a river flow of approx. 45 m3/sec at
H.W.L. 1,300.5m.

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 Flood Discharging Capacity of Spillway

Description Sluiceway Section Roller Gate Section Overflow Dam Section Total
H.W.L. EL. 1,300.5 EL. 1,300.5 EL. 1,300.5
Crest Elevation EL. 1,292 EL. 1,296 EL. 1,299.3
H : Water Head (m) 8.5 4.5 1.2
L : Crest Length (m) 6 x 2 = 12 6 x 2 = 12 20
Q : Discharge (m3/sec) 505*1) 195*2) 45*2) 745>230m3/sec
*1) : dc = 2/3 x 8.5 = 5.66m, q = (2.14 x dc)3/2 = 42.1 m3/sec, Q = 42.1 x 12 = 505 m3/sec
*2) : Q = 1.7 L H 3/2 (Broad Crested Weir)

(b) Head Losses in Intake Structures

The intake structures consist of three sections such as inlet section, two-cell box culvert
section and settling basin section (refer to Database Map Nos. 8.3.1.2 “Site Plan” and 8.3.1.6
“Profiles of Inlet and Settling Basin”).

(i) Head Losses in Inlet Section (L = 27 m)

- Typical section = five-cell box culvert:

- Q = 22.5 m3/sec
- A = 4.0m (B) x 1.2m (H) x 5 = 24.00m2
- P = (1.2m x 2 + 4.0m) x 5 = 32.00m
- V = 22.5 / 24.00 = 0.938 m/sec
- Hv = V2/2g = 0.9382/2 x 9.8 = 0.045
- R = A / P = 0.75
- I = (n x V / R2/3)2 = (0.015 x 0.938 / 0.752/3)2 = 1/3,400

- Entrance loss : he = 0.5 v Hv = 0.023m

- Outlet loss : ho = 1.0 x Hv = 0.045m
- Friction loss : hf = 27.0 x 1/3,400 = 0.010m
- Total (1) : 0.078m ≒ 0.10m

(ii) Head Losses in Two-cell Box Culvert Section (L = 101 m)

- Typical section = two-cell box culvert:

- Q = 22.5 m3/sec
- A = 4.0m (B) x 3.1m (H) x 2 = 24.80m2
- P = (3.1m x 2 + 4.0m) x 2 = 20.40m
- V = 22.5 / 24.80 = 0.907 m/sec
- Hv = V2/2g = 0.9072/2 x 9.8 = 0.042
- R = A / P = 1.216
- I = (n x V / R2/3)2 = (0.015 x 0.907 / 1.2162/3)2 = 1/7,000

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 - Entrance loss : he = 0.5 v Hv = 0.021m
- Outlet loss : ho = 1.0 x Hv = 0.042m
- Friction loss : hf = 101 x 1/7,000 = 0.014m
- Total (2) : 0.077m ≒ 0.10m

(iii) Head Losses in Settling Basin Section (L = 200 m)

Hydraulic Parameter Beginning Point End Point

B (m) 6.00 x 2 = 12.0 80.00
H (m) 3.80 6.00 (0.20)*1)
A (m2) 45.60 480.0
V (m/sec) 0.493 0.047
Hv (m) 0.012 0.0
P (m) 27.20 92.00
R (m) 1.676 5.217
I 1/36,000 0
*1)
: critical water depth (dc : m) on the vertical wall at downstream end :
dc = 0.467 q2/3 = 0.467 x (22.5/80.0)2/3 = 0.20 m

- Entrance loss : he = 0.5 v Hv = 0.006m

- Outlet loss : ho = 1/3 x dc = 0.067m
- Friction loss : hf = 200 x 1/72,000 = 0.003m
- Total (3) : 0.076 m ≒ 0.10m

(iv) Total Head Losses in Intake Structures

Total head losses in intake structures = Total (1) + Total (2) + Total (3) = 0.3 m

The water level at the end of intake = N.W.S. 1,299 m – 0.3 = 1,298.7m ≒ 1,298 m

The water level at beginning point of main pipeline is planned to be EL. 1,298 m by taking
allowance of approx. 0.7 m.

(c) Hydraulic Design of Settling Basin

According to Mr. T. Yamamoto, professor of Tokyo Educational University, the width (B) and
length (L) of settling basin are calculated by using following formula.

B = Q / (h・u), L = K・h・U / vg

where,

h : water depth on sediment deposited on base floor of the settling basin = 6.0 m
u : critical velocity for suspended sand particle = 0.8 x vg = 0.8 x 0.057 = 0.05
K : safety factor = 1.5∼2.0 = 2.0
vg : critical settling velocity of minimum sand particle to be deposited on the settling
basin

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 Recommended Safe Hydraulic Gradients by Bligh

Foundation Materials Recommended Safe Hydraulic Gradients

1. Light sand and mud 1/18
2. Fine micaceous sand 1/15
3. Coarse grained sand 1/12
4. Sand mixed with gravel & boulder 1/9 to 1/5

(b) Thickness of Concrete Floor

Creep length to point A (refer to Figure 8.4.1-3) : La = 2.2 + 20 x 2 + 12 = 54.2 m
Residual uplift pressure at A : Ua = H x (1- La / L) = 7 x (1- 54.2 / 95.2) = 3.01 t
Necessary thickness of concrete floor would be :
T = Ua / (G-1) = 3.01 / (2.4 – 1) = 2.15 m < 2.2 m (design thickness)
where, G = Unit weight of concrete floor = 2.4 t / m3
(c) Stability of Dam Body against Sliding
The stability of overflow dam section against sliding at N.W.S is as follows (refer to Figure
8.4.1.3) :

Residual uplift pressure at each point

Point Creep length upto each point Lb : (m)
U = (1 – Lb / 95.2) : (t / m2)
① 2.2 6.84
② 5.2 6.62
③ 45.2 3.68
④ 63.2 2.35
⑤ 81.2 1.03
⑥ 91.2 0.29
⑦ 92.2 0.22

Residual uplift pressure : ∑U = 1/2 x (6.84 + 6.62) x 3.0 + 1/2 x (3.68 + 2.35) x 18.0 = 74.46 t

Weight of Overflow Dam Section

(i) 1/2 x (2.7 + 10.0) x 7.3 x 2.4 = 111.25 t

(ii) 2.2 x 2.1 x 2.4 = 110.88 t

Total W = 222.13 t

Water Pressure : P = 1/2 x 1.0 x 7.02 = 24.5 t,

Coefficient of internal friction of the foundation material :f = tan φ= tan 35°≒ 0.7

Safety Factor for Sliding = (W – U) x f / P = (222.13 – 74.46) x 0.7 / 24.5 = 4.2 > 2 o.k

(8) Design Drawings

Based on the considerations above and Engineer’s experience, the design drawings of pre-feasibility

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level are provided for Almout diversion dam project as shown below.

Database Map No. Title of Drawings

8.4.1.1 Geologic Conditions of Almout Diversion Damsite
8.4.1.2 Location of Borrow Area
8.4.1.3 Location Map
8.4.1.4 Site Plan
8.4.1.5 Elevations of Diversion Dam and Intake
8.4.1.6 Sluiceway Section and Roller Gate Section
8.4.1.7 Fish Ladder Section and Overflow Dam Section
8.4.1.8 Profiles of Inlet and Settling Basin
8.4.1.9 Alternative Spillway Plan (Rubber Dam Plan)

8.4.2 Preliminary Design of Pipeline and Tunnel

The water diverted at the Almout diversion dam is conveyed to Qazvin plain with the pipeline and
tunnel. The preliminary design for the pipeline and tunnel on pre-feasibility level is carried out
taking into account the following conditions; (refer to Figure 8.4.2.1) :

(1) Water Level

In accordance with the hydraulic analyzes to divert a designed discharge of 22.5m3/sec, the water
level at the major site is defined as follows;

• Diversion Damsite W.L 1,299m

• Inlet of Pipeline W.L 1,298m
• Inlet of Tunnel at Almout River W.L 1,276.5m
• Tunnel Crossing Site at Taleghan River W.L 1,271m
• Outlet of Tunnel at Qazvin Plain W.L 1,254m

(2) Water Pipeline

The water pipeline is proposed at the site between the diversion damsite and tunnel inlet in the
Almout river and with the long of 6.0km and designed discharge capacity of 22.5m3/sec. The
branch pipeline to convey additional water at the Andah-rud tributary with a length of 2.5km also is
proposed.

The water in the pipeline is to be conveyed under the pressure with a head of 70m to the tunnel inlet.
The following items are studied in the preliminary design.

• The pipeline of 6.0km passes through paddy field of 4.5km, river bed of 0.6km, asphalt road of
0.7km and mountain foot of 0.2km and reaches the tunnel inlet. Foundation along the pipeline
alignment is formed with the consolidated alluvial layer having a enough bearing capacity to
support the pipeline, in case the alluvial plain is excavated into a depth of 4 to 5m for
embedding the pipe.

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 • The pipeline is designed with steel pipe with a diameter of 2.0m and three rows in the main line
and 1.8m and one row in the branch line. The discharge velocity is approx. 2.4m/sec.

• The regulating pond with a capacity of 7,500m3 is to be provided to dissipate flowing energy in
the pipeline and control fluctuated discharge daily.

(3) Tunnel Inlet at Almout Basin

The tunnel inlet at the Almout river basin is proposed at the mountain foot near Bagh Kalaye Village
about 6km downstream from the proposed diversion damsite taking into account not only the
topographic and geologic conditions but also the following conditions;

• The site to be able to place the tunnel with the shortest distance from the Almout to Qazvin
plain.

• The site to be able to keep the designed intake water level of 1,276.5m to diver the water to
Qazvin plain.

• The site to have less environmental impact to tunnel construction such as resettlement of
villages, tombs, farm lands, etc.

• The site to have no dangerous conditions such as land sliding, soil erosion, rock fall, etc.

(4) Tunnel Crossing Site in the Taleghan River

The tunnel after passing through the mountain between the Almout and Teleghan river shall cross
the Taleghan river and then shall pass through again the mountain between the Taleghan river and
Qazvin plain.

Since the tunnel at the crossing site in the Taleghan river shall be embedded in the riverbed from
view point of easy construction method and cheaper construction cost and also easy maintenance
during the water conveyance, the designed water level of the tunnel at the crossing site is approx.
1,271 m. The crossing of the Taleghan river by aqueduct and deep siphon shall be avoided.
Accordingly the tunnel crossing site in the Taleghan river is placed at the riverbed with the elevation
of approx. 1,267 m near Dine Kooh village.

It is rather difficult to access this tunnel crossing site because of no access road, the steep river slope,
V type valley with a short river width, etc. Access road for construction shall be constructed along
the river course with the embankment of gravel and rock.

As the tunnel crossing structure is embedded in the riverbed, the access road for the operation and
maintenance will not be required, except the periodical inspection.

(5) The tunnel outlet at Qazvin plain shall be selected at the site behind the existing railway and
along No.2 secondary canal of Qazvin north canal. The site is lying between the existing large

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thermal power plant site and Chicken cottages and has a large uncultivated area, where the
regulating pond is provided to control the outflow for the tunnel.

(6) Tunnel Alignment

The tunnel alignment is placed at the elevation of 1,280m to 1,250m under the high mountain with
the elevation of 2,000 to 2,500m. The geological conditions along the tunnel alignment is as
follows;

• The mountain is formed mainly with volcanic rocks such as andesite and basalt belonging to the
Karaj Formation and mud stones and conglomerates belonging to the Upper Red Formation.
Those rock layer where the tunnel is excavated is assumed to be very hard and consolidated and
low permeability, although some cracks, fishers and faults are existing.

• It is assumed that the tunnel formed with the above rock formation could be excavated with
T.B.M method (Tunnel Boring Machine). In accordance with the tunnel excavation experience
in the existing Taleghan tunnel having the similar geological condition, the tunnel length of
more than 80% could be excavated without protection of steel support and many water
leakages.

• However, the tunnel alignment of about 2.0km at the Qazvin plain is to be placed at the
consolidated overburden. It is required accordingly to protect the excavated surface by steel
support and steel sheet and to provide the drainage system to drain leakage water.

• Though the tunnel have a long distance of 33.8km, the tunnel construction is carried out with
the following 4 Divisions;

Division 1 Almout to Talegan 8.0 km

Division 2 & 3 Taleghan to Qazvin plain 23.4 km
Division 4 Overburden reach in Qazvin plain 2.4 km

(7) Tunnel Section

The tunnel section is designed as follows based on the geological conditions along the tunnel and
hydraulic conditions to release the discharge of 22.5m3/sec.

• The tunnel inner section is designed with the circle type of the diameter of 4m through the
rocky mountain, while the horseshoe type through the overburden area at Qazvin plain. The
hydraulic slope is 1 to 1,500 and the discharge velocity is approx. 2.0m/sec.

• The tunnel structural section is designed with concrete lining thickness of 30cm at the section
without steel support and 50cm at the section with steel support. Shotcrete, wire net, rock bolt
will be used to protect the rock falls after tunnel excavation. Steel support with type of H-100
to 125 will be used.

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 • As the geological investigation works along the tunnel alignment was not carried out due to the
pre-feasibility study level, tunnel structural section is assumed as follows based on the surface
geological reconnaissance, existing geological information in the Almout and Taleghan
mountain and the past excavation data for the existing Taleghan tunnel.

Pattern of Design Ground Support (Per Unit Length of TBM and NATM Excavations)

Grade Method Pattern of

of Base Classification of Application Base Method of Ground Support of Ground
Rock Lining Support
The base rock with fear of collapse
CH-CM and fall of rocks in the long term, Shotcrete of fiber mortar if
B
Grade having the development of small necessary
cracks in it even though it is still hard Plain
Having the development of cracks concrete
Shotcrete of fiber mortar (t = 3cm) lining
there is a fear of fall of rocks
CM-CL {Rock bolt and steel support H-125
immediately. The base rock with C
Grade @1.2m with shotcrete of mortar
fear of collapse and fall of rooks for a
t=10cm}*2
long term
Steel ring ground support with
The natural ground which needs the
shotcrete Reinforc
ground support to prevent too much
D (H-100 @1.0) ed
variation toward the inner D
Grade {Rock bolt and steel support H-125 concrete
cross-section acting earth pressure by
@0.9m with shotcrete of mortar lining
the looseness of the ground
t=20cm}*2
Note) 1. The invert liner (invert segment) is applied all through the patterns of ground support of TBM.
2. *2 applied for NATM excavation.

(8) Preliminary Design Result

The preliminary design result is summarized as follows.

1) Pipeline

Main Pipeline Steel pipe : Length 6km, φ2.0m, 3 rows

Branch Pipeline Steel pipe : Length 2.5km, φ1.8m, 1row
Designed Discharge Main pipeline : 22.5m3/sec, Branch pipeline : 4 m3/sec

2) Tunnel

Tunnel Length 33.8 km in Total

Design Discharge : 22.5m3/sec
Hydraulic Slope : 1 to 1,500
Tunnel Hydraulic Section : Circle or Horseshoe type with diameter of 4m
Tunnel Concrete Living Thickness : 20cm for tunnel without support,
50cm for tunnel with support.

8.5 Construction Plan

8.5.1 Diversion Dam and Pipeline Works

As the construction of diversion dam is not a large scale and does not require the particular

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construction methods, it could be easily carried out by Iranian Contractor taking into account the
following attention;

• It is easy to access the construction site by the existing provincial road from Qazvin city. Only
some access roads will be provided at the damsite.

• Construction materials of sand and gravel and cobbles for concrete and masonry works are
easily available at the Almout riverbed being formed with a large alluvial plain. Borrow area
of the earth materials for the dike works in the river training is scattered at both banks along the
river.

• Gate and steel pipes can be manufactured by Iranian factory.

• The cut-off works with a depth of 20m is only difficult works due to the river bed consisting of
alluvial layer with large cobbles.

• As many villages, farm land, irrigation system, provincial and village roads are existing along
the river, the particular attention shall be paid for those properties during construction.

• Construction quantity of the diversion dam and pipeline is summarized as follows.

Item Quantity Remarks

1. Diversion Dam
Foundation excavation 60,000m3 Sand & gravel materials
Dike embankment 320,000m3
Concrete Works 40,000m3
Cut off Wall 2,300m2 Depth of 20m
Intake roller gate 5 units 2.0m height×4.0m width
Spillway radial gate 2 units 7.5m height×6.0m width
Spillway roller gate 2 units 3.5m height×6.0m width
2. Pipeline
Main pipeline 6.0km φ2.0m x 3 rows
Branch pipeline 2.5km φ1.8m x 1 row

8.5.2 Tunnel Works

As the tunnel works require a long tunnel distance of 33.8km and are excavated with T.B.M machine,
it will be carried out with the foreign contractors having the technology and deep experience for the
works. The construction plan for the tunnel works proposed by JICA Team is as follows;

(1) Construction Diversion

The tunnel of 33.8km is divided four construction divisions as follows;

Number Excavation Concrete
Name of Tunnel Length
of Division Volume Volume
Division 1 Almout mountain tunnel 8.0km 156,000m3 38,000m3
Division 2 Taleghan mountain tunnel 12.0km 240,000m3 58,000m3
Division 3 Qazvin mountain tunnel 11.4km 239,000m3 59,000m3
Division 4 Qazvin plain tunnel 2.4km 52,000m3 22,000m3

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 • The tunnels of Division 1, 2 and 3 are proposed to be excavated with T.B.M but Division 4 by
NATM (New Austrian Tunnelling Method)

• Division 1 tunnel is excavated from the tunnel inlet at the Almout river to the outlet at the
Taleghan river by one T.B.M. All temporary works such as contractor’s camp and workshops,
concrete plant, access road, etc is provided at the Almout river basin. Tunnel mucks shall be
hauled to the spoil bank along the river.

• Division 2 tunnel is excavated from the tunnel inlet at the Taleghan river to the outlet of Qazvin
mountain tunnel by one T.B.M. The particular access road of 6km long from Ameshk village
to tunnel inlet will be provided for construction purpose along the Taleghan river with steep
slope of 1 to 60 and some water falls of 3 to 4m. The contractor’s camp and other facilities for
construction are provided at the plateau area near Ameshk village. The tunnel mucks will be
wasted at the spoil bank to be constructed by weirs and drops along the river as shown in
Database Map.

• Division 3 tunnel is excavated from its outlet to the center of the Taleghan mountain. The
inclined adit shall be installed at the outlet to have tunnel mucks and tunnel concrete. Many
depressions are existing at the mountain foots in Qazvin plain and could be used easily for the
spoil bank of Division 3 tunnel.

• Division 4 tunnel is excavated from its outlet to the outlet of Division 3 tunnel. As the tunnel
alignment is consisting of consolidated overburden, the tunnel section shall be protected with
steel support and sheet and drainage facility to drain leakage water through tunnel section is
required. The tunnel mucks will be used for the embankment material for the canal
construction and regulating pond required in the new central canal works.

(2) Tunnel Construction Equipment

Construction equipment to be used for the tunnel works is proposed as follows.

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 (in case of Division 2)
Construction Equipment Dimension Remarks
1. Common Equipment
Water supply pipe φ100mm×12km
Lighting facility 40W at 10m interval Lighting in tunnel
Electrical cable 12km with transformer
Drainage pipe φ150mm×12km
Dust discharge pipe φ400mm×12km Vinyl pipe
Water supply pump 1 unit with boosters Water supply to T.B.M
Drainage pump φ150mm×24 units
Air ventilation 400cu.m/min×24 units 15.5kw×2×24
Dust collector 500cu.m/mix×1 unit
Dust water treatment plant 20cu.m/mix×1 unit
2. Excavation Equipment
TBM (Improved Open-Type) excavation dia.: 5m Disk-cutter:17 inches (432mm)
Attached cars to follow of TBM 8 to 10 nos.
Battery locomotive 12 ton x 6sets (max.)
Rail-Type muck-car 6m3 x 4cars/train×6sets (max.) Dump type
Carrying in equipment & material with battery locomotive
3. Shotcrete Equipment
4. Lining Equipment
Steel Form (L:12m) Dia.: 4.4m (for pattern B), 2set &: 4.0m (for pattern C, D), 1 set
Agitator Car 6m3 use, 10 nos.
Concrete pump 30 m3/hr×1 unit
Battery locomotive 10 ton x 8 sets (max. addition)

(3) Construction Schedule

Diversion and pipeline works could be constructed within three years but tunnel works will require a
long construction period of 5 years as follows.

Item 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

1. Diversion Dam & Pipeline Works
(1) Diversion dam
(2) Pipeline work
2. Tunnel Works
(1) Tunnel Division 1 8,000m
Temporary works
250m/month
Excavation works (32 months)
Concrete Works
(2) Tunnel Division 2 12,000m
Temporary works
250m/month
Excavation works (48 months)
Concrete Works
(3) Tunnel Division 3 11,400m
Temporary works
Excavation works (45 months) 255m/month

Concrete Works
(4) Tunnel Division 4 2,400m
Temporary works
100m/month
Excavation works (24 months)
Concrete Works

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8.6 Project Cost Estimation

8.6.1 Construction Cost

The construction cost is estimated with the following process.

• Calculation of working quantity based on the design drawings and construction plan.
• Collection and review of the prevailing unit price for the civil works and steel mechanical
works.
• Estimation of tunnel construction works by using the foreign technology such as T.B.M and
NATM.
• Construction cost is classifying into the foreign and local portion.
• Construction cost is estimated by US$ currency.

The estimated construction cost is summarized as follows.

Unit: 103 US$
Total Amount Foreign Portion Local Portion
1. Almout and Andah Diversion Dam Works
Sub-total 4,600 2,300 2,300
2. Pipeline Works
Sub-total 15,700 7,850 7,850
3. Tunnel Works
Division Ⅰ 8.0 km 19,200 14,400 4,800
Division Ⅱ 12.0 km 30,700 23,030 7,670
Division Ⅲ 11.4 km 30,800 23,100 7,700
Division Ⅳ 2.4 km 12,300 9,220 3,080
Sub-total 93,000 69,750 23,250
4. O/M facility
Sub-total 2,500 2,000 500
Total 115,800 81,900 33,900

8.6.2 Project Cost

Project cost shall include the other expenses of engineering, administration, land acquisition,
environmental mitigation, etc in addition to the construction and is estimated as follows;
Unit: 103US$
Item Total Amount Foreign Portion Local Portion
1. Construction Cost 115,800 81,900 33,900
2. Engineering & Administration Expenses 5,800 4,060 1,740
3. Land Acquisition Expenses 1,100 0 1,100
4. Environmental Mitigation Cost 900 0 900
Total 123,600 85,960 37,640
100% 69.5% 30.5%

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8.6.3 Water Cost

The water cost is estimated with the following conditions.

Project Cost 123,600,000US$

Depreciation Cost (P.C. x 0.0817) 10,098,000US$
O&M Cost (2% of Project Cost) 2,472,000US$
Total 12,570,000US$

Available Water 250,000,000 m3/year

Water cost = 0.050US$/m3 = 400 Rials/m3

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 CHAPTER 9.

EIA FOR ALMOUT WATER DIVERSION PROJECT

CHAPTER 9 EIA FOR ALMOUT WATER DIVERSION PROJECT

9.1 Summery of Almout Water Diversion Project

(1) Title

The title is Almout Water Diversion Project.

(2) Objective

The objective of the Project is to formulate the Almout water diversion plan to divert the Almout river
water by transbasin to Qazvin plain for purpose of the irrigation.

(3) Project Area

The Project area is the Almout river basin covering the basin area of about 720 km2 and especially the
area along the river course with a length of about 30km between Haranak village site and the
conjunction site of the Almout and Taleghan river. Location map of the Environmental Study Area
is shown in Figure 9.1.1.

In accordance with the study of several alternative water diversion plans from the Almout river to
Qazvin plain, the following plan is proposed as the most suitable plan.

Items Alternative C-1

・Diversion Site ・Dozdak Sar
・Area; Diversion Dam site: 10 ha
Camp house: 2 ha
・Type of Flow Gravity flow
・Intake Elevation 1,299 m
・Outlet Elevation at Qazvin 1,250 m
・Diversion Water Quantity/year 250 MCM
・Diversion Dam One Unit
Main Pipeline Length 6.0 km
Branch Pipeline Length 2.5 km
Tunnel Length 33.8 km

9.2 Existing Environmental Conditions

9.2.1 Natural Environment

(1) Natural Conditions

(a) Topographical and Geological Conditions

The Almout river basin is located at the coordinates between North latitudes 36°17’ 22” to 36°31’
21” and longitudes 50°22’ 50” and 50°52’ 50”.

The total basin area is 721 sq.km at the conjunction point of the Taleghan river. The basin belongs
to the high central Alborz range with the elevation of 3,000 to 4,000m and is formed with the
following topographical conditions;

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 High mountain area with elevation of 2,000 to 3,500m ……………… 70 %
High plateau area with elevation of 1,500 to 2,000m ……………… 20 %
Alluvial plain with elevation of 1,000 to 1,500m ……………… 8%

The landform classified by the elevation is shown in Database Map (Fig 2.2.1.1).

Mountain and plateau areas are generally formed with steep slope and weathered rock formation
covered with thin overburden, where no vegetation exists due to cold climate in winter and no
rainfall from June to October.

Although many springs and tributaries are found in mountain and plateau area and release a rich
flow in spring season from April to July, they have scarce or no water in the other season. A
number of landslides and soil erosions have occurred in the area caused by topography with steep
slope, no vegetation, poor soil, and scouring energy of melting snow flow in spring season.

The alluvial plain is expanding along the river course with a width of 100 to 500m and relatively
steep slope of 1 to 50. Although the plain is formed with a thick sand and gravel materials, paddy
plantation has been dominant by farmland preparation with soil transportation and spreading on the
plain. Although no pedagogical survey has been carried out in the basin, it seems that different soil
texture can be recognized as follows;

Soil Texture
Region
Light Medium Heavy
North-North eastern ○
East-South eastern ○
Southern ○ ○
Central ○ ○
Western ○ ○
Data Source; Lar Consultant

Although soil depth at mountain area is shallow as 0 to 20cm, that in plateau area is deep as more
than 1.0m

Geological conditions in the basin are the same as that of Alborz mountain range and are formed
with the rock formations of silt and sand stone, conglomerate, green tuff, marl, etc. Long and many
faults exist along the east-west direction in the river basin. Earthquakes of 5 to 6 Richter have
occurred in the basin as shown in Table 9.2.1.

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 Table 9.2.1 Major Earthquakes of the Basin in 20th Century
date Ms mb km
1901 5.4 6
1962 5.5 84
1962 5.0 92
1963 97
1964 5.1 89
1980 4.8 5.0 85
1980 5.4 92
1980 4.7 5.1 85
1990 5.2 4.9 109
1990 5.0 4.6 60
1990 5.1 4.7 72
1990 4.9 5.4 81
1990 5.3 5.8 69
1991 5.0 5.7 99
Data Source; Lar Consultant

(b) Climate Conditions

The Almout river basin shows the moderate climate conditions as shown in the following data as
compared with the semi-arid condition in Qazvin and Tehran area.

Item Almout Qazvin/Tehran

Summer Temperature 22℃ 27℃
Winter Temperature 2℃ 3℃
Annual Average Rainfall (Winter) 480mm 300∼250mm
Annual Evaporation 1,800mm 2,500mm

Rainfall in the mountain area shows often the high value of 800mm but that in winter season from
November to March changes to snowfall. Since the climate in summer is very cool, many peoples
living in Qazvin city have used the Almout basin as the summer resort area.

(c) Surface and Ground Water Conditions

(i) Almout River System

The Almout river originates at the Alborz mountain area with the high elevation of 3,500m,
flows down with the direction from the east to west and joins the Taleghan river. The river length
is about 50km presenting a very steep slope of 1 to 30 in the upstream and 1 to 50 in the
downstream. There are 13 large tributaries as shown in Table 9.2.2.

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 Table 9.2.2 Major Tributaries in Almout River
Name Length (km) Discharge (λ/sec) Annual Runoff (103m3)
Baqdasht 2.5 15 470
Zavarak 0.8 20 630
Moalemkelayeh 1.0 60 1,890
Haranak 1.0 10 310
Kafarkosh 1.0 12 380
Dozdaksar 6.0 15 470
Evanak (Ⅰ,Ⅱ) 0.5 60 1,890
Varak (Ⅰ,Ⅱ) 0.5 60 1,890
Koushkdasht (Ⅰ) 0.5 60 1,890
Koushkdasht (Ⅱ) 0.5 40 1,260
Gazorkhan 0.5 70 2,210
Data source; Lar Concultant
(ii) River Runoff

Average monthly runoff of the Almout river at Baghkalyeh station with a catchment area of
678km2 and a long term observation record of more than 30 years is shown in Table 9.2.3
These data have been estimated by comparing the runoff of the Taleghan river at Galinak station
and the Shahrud river at Siahdasht station.

Table 9.2.3 Monthly Runoff of Almout, Taleghan and Shahrud

Catchment Meh Aba Aza Day Bah Esf Far Ord Kho Tir Mor Sha
Total
River Area 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
(km2) Low Water High Water Low Water

1. Runoff (MCM)
Almout 678 11.2 14.0 12.7 12.0 12.4 20.1 46.1 75.5 61.7 31.7 16.5 11.5 325.3
Taleghan 775 10.8 14.5 13.3 11.4 11.9 21.8 66.4 116.4 94.4 39.4 17.3 10.7 428.3
Shahrud 2,445 19.2 31.3 33.9 29.8 33.8 68.4 143.2 177.4 151.5 81.4 32.0 13.7 815.6
2. Runoff Yield (mm)
Almout 678 16.5 20.6 18.7 17.7 18.3 29.6 68.0 111.4 91.0 46.8 24.3 17.0 480
Taleghan 775 13.9 18.7 17.2 14.7 15.4 28.1 85.7 150.2 121.8 50.8 22.3 13.8 553
Shahrud 2,445 7.9 12.8 13.9 12.2 13.8 28.0 58.6 72.6 62.0 33.3 13.1 5.6 334
3. Discharge (m3/sec)
Almout 678 4.2 5.4 4.7 4.5 5.1 7.5 17.8 28.2 23.8 11.8 6.2 4.4 10.3
Taleghan 775 5.2 5.6 5.0 4.3 4.9 8.1 25.6 43.5 36.4 14.7 6.5 4.1 13.6
Shahrud 2,445 2.9 12.1 12.7 11.1 14.0 25.5 55.2 66.2 58.4 30.4 11.9 5.3 25.9
Data source; Lar Consultant

As is clear in the above Table, the runoff during the high water season from April to July
occupies a large portion of 65 to 75% against the annual runoff because of melted snow flow in
spring to early summer. The period from August to November is the low water season due to
no rainfall and less melted snow flow, while the period from December to March also is the low
water season because rainfall in this period is mostly changed to snow and accumulates in the
high mountain as the snow pile.

The maximum discharge during flood season in the Almout river is 100 to 120 cubic-meter/sec at
June to July and brings about some flood damage for the paddy area, while the minimum

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 discharge is 2.0 to 3.0 cubic-meter/sec at October and November, which gives no influence for
the water use in the basin because of no cropping season.

It is said that the large sediment load of 200 to 300 m3/km2/year will appear at the flood season in
the Almout and Taleghan rive caused by the soil erosion and land sliding in the basin and the
strong scouring energy of the river with the steep river slope of 1/30 to 1/50.

9.2.2 Ecological Environment

The ecological environment of the proposed project area and its vicinity have been studied in more
detail by using available data and field surveys including fish sampling at the area expanding in the
southern part of the Caspian Sea and sample analysis of the river water quality at three locations.
These ecological habitats in the Almout river basin are identified in paddy fields, plantation area,
village gardens, shrub lands, main rivers course and tributaries, and valley and mountainous areas.

The flora diversification of the basin has been established with regard to habitants and the inventories
of the plants have listed in the Supporting Report. Mammals, birds, reptiles and fishes species in the
basin have also been illustrated in Database Map (Figure 9.2.2.1 and Table 9.2.2.1 to 9.2.2.21).

The ecological environment conditions are summarized as follows.

(a) Flora Diversity

Iran is rich in flora diversity. The country protects a total of around 8000 plant species in the 150
families and is one of the major countries of endemism in the field of the world.

Endemics of Iran have been listed on the base of defined IUCN (International Union for the
Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources 1994), and about 22 percent (%) of them are
endemics, which belong to 85 families of the total one. In total there are the number of 1727
endemics in the country. Over the whole country there is an average of 10.5 endemic species per unit
(million hectare) and major provinces of dominant endemic are Azarbaijan, Khorasan, Fars,
Lurestan and Tehran province. Tehran and Lurestan provinces, among others, are the richest in
endemics.

Nearly 60 % of endemic species of Iran belong to Papilinonacae family (394 species) that also has
been identified in the Study Area, Compositae family (393 species), Labiatae family (129species)
and Umbelliferae family (100 species). With regard to the genus class in the classification of
taxonomical hierarchy, the huge numbers of endemic species within the Iranian flora are e.g.
Astragalus, Cousinia, Acantolimon, Onosma (the four (4) of these species identified in the study
area) and Dionoysia genus.

This implies that Astragalus (common name: Milk vetch) is probably one of the largest numbers of
flowering plants in the world and Iran as well. All of these dominated genus inhabitant in the

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Irano-Turanian Region. In addition, genus classification Cousinia with 210 spiny species, in which
nearly 74 % of them are endemics and its distribution dominates on the mountainous areas with
steeps slope and cold atmospheric condition in the Irano-Turanian Region. It plays an important role
of the conservation of soil erosion.

In respect to the category of threatened, the basic statuses of Iran flora are as follows:

Only 15 % of endemic plants in Iran are annuals plant and shrubs/tree species and the rest 85 % are
herbaceous perennials. About 3.9 % of the total number of VU (Vulnerable) and EN (Endangered)
species are annuals. Therefore Iran’s endemic flora is rich in herbaceous perennials life form.

Concerning to the human impacts, 32 % of VU/EN species have been affected by human activity
such as over grazing, illegal harvesting for medical and for other purposes.

Allium hirtifolium that is identified species in the Study Area, and genus Danae racemosa in the
Liliaceae family are extremely example plants that have been badly damaged by the influence of
mankind. In the olden times, in spite of the both species being well distributed, but nowadays face
over harvesting by human.

The status of flora in the Almout river basin has been identified to segregate woodland and shrubs
and almost of this area is whole covered with shrubs. The two kinds of flora inhabit segregation due
to ensuring survival. These plants species in the Study Area have been recorded rich in diversity of
251 species in the 63 families (long list Table 9.2.2.2 to 9.2.2.11). The short list of species in the EIA
study is made of the base of the IUCN 1994 Red Data List classification to focus the threatened
species (Table 9.2.2.1). As mentioned above, so many EN/VU species have been identified in the
Study Area, i.e. Astragalus, Cousinia, Acantolimon, Onosma and Allium hirtifolium that listed in the
species Red Data List of IUCN as EN/VU and LR (Lowe Risk) species. Some typical plants in the
project area are illustrated in distribution map in Figure 9.2.2.1.

The classification of IUCN mainly focus on rare, threatened and endangered species, but, there are
still number of species which are seriously declining due to quite widespread and even common, but
identified too familiar to be place within the published categories as IUCN. Moreover, the major
current efforts in international organizations have been concentrated on listing threatened species,
however every species inhabits not only play major role in ensuring survival of the existing species,
but they are also the main source background of existing environmental conditions and future
speculation as well.

(b) Fauna

(i) Mammals

An abundant mammal in Iran is described like a showcase of wild habitants from the European,
the African and Asian regions as well as endemic Iranian species. Some examples are 1) Fat

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dormouse, Badger and Roe deer, which inhabit in northern and northwestern area of Iran are
European original species, 2) Desert hedgehog, Egyptian fruit bat and Honey badger, which
inhabit in the south and southwest are African in origin, 3) Palm squirrel, Indian gerbil and Asian
black bear, whose distribution is in the east to southeast, belong to the fauna of the Indian
subcontinent and 4) Persian squirrel, Firouz’s jerboa and Persian ibex, are native mammals of
Iran as some samples of many others original species.

22 species of mammals intotal have been recorded in the Study Area (Table 9.2.2.12 to 14). Six
(6) endemic/rare species of these animals also have been listed in the Study Area, namely
Panthera pardus (Persian leopard), is listed in the species Red Data List of IUCN as EN
(Endangered) species. Capra aegajrus (Persian ibex) has been identified in the Red Data List of
IUCN as VU species and highly protected by DOE in the designated Hunting Free Zones as well.
According to the latest census by DOE, about 203 in numbers of Persian ibex has been
recognized in this region.

Canis lupus (Persian red wolf) also listed as a LR:lc (Lower Risk: least concerned) species of the
IUCN and CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endanger Species of Wild Fauna and
Flora). Inhabiting numbers of this species about 40 wolves in and around Study Area. In addition,
many other species inclusive of Myotis mystacinus (Whiskered bat) and Miniopterus schreibersi
(Schreiber’s bat) have been identified as the threatened (Protected) species in the Hunting Free
Zones by local framework. The biggest animal of this area Ursus arctos (Big brown/Grizzly
bear) has been identified as a top of the ecological system. Another mammalian species Sub
scrofa (Wild boar) inhabits as a popular and nuisance animal to agricultural products. This
population is about 170. The distribution map of these habitants is illustrated in Figure 9.2.2.2.

All of these EN and VU species are not confined to the project area and its vicinity inclusive of
proposed site and alignment of diversion dam/tunnel and inhabit either in other regions of
mountainous areas, water zones or throughout the country.

In this basin, some kinds of animals/endemic species such as wild bear or leopard that depend on
living things in the river as in part of feedings may be affected by their food shortage during the
construction phase. These animals prey on insect, fish, small vertebrate and invertebrate living
things such as crabs.

(ii) Birds

Many species of birds are identified in the Study Area (Database Map Table 9.2.2.15 and
9.2.2.20). It is clear from the Table, habitat areas of these species are widely spread from Europe
to China and therefore these include resident species as well as migratory ones e.g. Caracias
gerrulus (European roller), Streptopelia senegalensis (Laughing dove) and Sturnus vulgaris
(Common starling). The two VU species are Neophron percnopterus (Egyptian vulture) and

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Aegypius monachus (Black vulture) and one species of the Lower Risk least concerned (LR:lc) is
Miluas migrans (Black kite). As shown in the Table, there are five (5) and more protected species
according to the DOE of Iran in 1996, Neophron percnopterus (Egyptian vulture) is a small
species. It also eats insects and other bird eggs and it is one of the few creatures to use a tool. In
order to break into a egg the vulture drops rocks on it to crack it open. The parents incubate 1 to
2 eggs for about 40 days. The distributions of map of various kinds of birds are illustrated in
Database Map (Table 9.2.2.13 and 9.2.2.14).

(iii) Reptiles

Testudo horsfieldii (Tortoise) in the Testudinida family that is sub species of Testudo graeca UV
classified has been present in the Study Area (Database Map Table 9.2.2.21). This species
tortoise has a moderately domed shall and a small spur in the thigh part of each front limb. They
court in spring and the eggs usually 2 or 3 in a clutch are laid in May to June. It generally hatches
in September to October, although this varies with the local climate. The most abundant of
family is Colubridae (small to medium size slender snake) of about twenty (20) species.

All these species are not confined to the project area and its vicinity. They are distributed
throughout the country of aquatic zone and some of them are found in the arid zone too.

(iv) Fishes

There are 23 families and 139 species of fish in inland water of Iran. The Cyprinidae family
(English name called ‘carp species’) comprises fifty-eight percent (58 %) of total species and the
Balitoridae family (English name called ‘loach species’) contains ten percent (10 %) of total one
of inland water in Iran. The total percentage of the two (2) families is sixty-eight percent (68 %)
and the other families of twenty-one (21) families comprise less than five percent (5 %) each
other.

It is clear from mentioned above that the Cyprinidae family (Carp species) is the most abundant
in the country, which consists of two genera e.g. Barbus (barbell) with 16 species and Capoeta
(lenkoran) with 8 species respectively. Its Capoeta (lenkoran) genus is widely spread living in
every freshwater zone and therefore the 2 families (Cyprinidae and Balitoridae) are living in
same as resident. In addition, fish specie of Caspian Sea that the Almout and Taleghan rivers
flow into the sea is also rich in diversity and Tigris and Euphrates rivers basin as well.

Recent year, there are some endangered and threatened fish species such as lranocypris typhlops
(Cave fish), Acipenser nudiventris and Huso huso (Beluge/European sturgeon) due to habitat
limited by development project, illegal fishing and habitat deterioration by surface water quality
pollution, but these species do not identified both of the Almout and Taleghan rivers by field
survey so for.

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 In order to identify the fish species in the Almout and Taleghan rivers basin, samples of the fish
have been taken low water levels conditions of these rivers in September. Some fishes species are
migratory in limited area and their distribution is depended on the altitude of living and water
temperature. Field survey of fish sampling has been conducted at the five (5) times in total for
obtaining the characteristics of fish such as taxonomical category, population, fish figure size and
so forth.

In accordance with conventional sampling techniques, i.e. cast and scoop netting along
longitudinal transects and measured quadrate farming of the streambed and use electro-shocker
(1.7kilo watt/hour), specimens were captured at the sampling locations. The location of fish
sampling is three (4) stations, i.e. 1) the first location is close to the Garma Rud village, 2) the
second location is close to the Kalan village 3) the third location is close to the Bagh Dasht, and
4) the fourth location is close to Shir Kuh village along the Taleghan river (see Figure 9.2.2.3).
The fish population of the rivers has been estimated by mean of Lecren Method. Finally the
sampled specimens of fish brought buck to the laboratory by the bottle of formalin liquid 10 %
concentration that fixed them to inspect taxonomical category.

Fish species by sampling in the Almout and Taleghan rivers are listed by taxonomical
classification (Table 9.2.5(1) to (3)). The characteristics of fish in the both rivers are quite
similarly classification with three (3) orders on the base of taxonomy i.e. Cypriniformes,
Salmoniforme, and Teraodontiformes. The family Cyprinadae in the Cypriniformes inhabits with
four (4) genus (Alburnoides, Barbus, Capoet and Leuciscne) and six (6) species (bipunctatus,
capito, lacerta, mursa, capoeta and cephalus). They are considered the most dominant of fish in
the Almout river basin. An additional abundant species, Nemachelus angrea (Angora loach) in
the Teraodoniformes has been recognized the population of 125 numbers by the field works in
the limited area of 80 m length of river and 10 m width of that at a time.

With regard to the Red Data List of IUCN classification, several threatened species of fish
inclusive of endemic are presented in the Sefiudrud river.

The Critically Endangered (CR) is Acipenser nudiventris (Ship/Sheap Sturgeon) and Huso huso
(Beluga, Giant sturgeon) is EN and Near Threatened (NT) is Petromyzontidae (Caspiomyzon
wagneri) and three species at VU (Vulnerable) are Acipenser gulddenstadti,(Russian/Persioan
Sturgen), Acipenser persicus/stellatus (Kura sturgeon) and Conservation Depend (CD) is
Acanthalburnus microlelepis (Black brow bleak) and four species are Dada Deficient (DD) or
Least Concern (Lc). Many species of fish are important for ecosystem of water bodies as well for
food and ornamental.

9.2.3 Socio-economic and Culture

The area can be categorized difference between primary and secondary impacts. The two (2)

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categories of the environmental study area are shown in below:

• The primary impact area: Active Population Zone (APZ)

• The secondary impact area: Impact Population Zone (IPZ)

(a) The Active Population Zone: (APZ)

The proposed diversion dam site and alignment diversion dam/tunnel directly affect the inhabitants
in the Active Population Zone (APZ). While the APZ divided into two regions: 1) the region
where located in low land of Almout river basin, i.e. Almout Paein district, and 2) the region where
located in higher land of Almout river basin, i.e. Almout Bala district.

The name of villages that are located in the both sides along the Almout river in the APZ are as
follow: Kafarkosh, Haranak, Medan (these three (3) villages belong to Almout Paein) and Laman,
Shutorkhan, Dozdaksar, Shahrak, Baghkelayeh, Baghdasht, Shirkuh and Ameskh (These eight (8)
villages belong to Almout Bala). The distribution map of these villages is illustrated in Figure
9.2.3.1.

From in this figure, almost of all the area affected where is located the diversion dam site and
alignment of diversion dam/tunnel is Almout Bala district.

(b) The impact population Zone: (IPZ)

Considering the impacts on the implementation of proposed diversion project, this zone is affected
by the indirect impacts during operation phase due to operation of diversion dam, pipeline and
long tunnel and maintenance facility as well. Consequencetly, Rudbar Shahrestan is the component
of IPZ zone.

Some characteristics of the two (2) zones and other districts for references are summarized in
Table 9.2.4

Table 9.2.4 Population and Area and Population Density (1990-1997)

Density Employment
Name of No. of No. of Area
Nam of District Population (persons/
Division Villages Households (km2) Male Female
km2)
Paein (APZ) 37 4,131 1,013 1,320.4 3.1 880 130
Roudbar Bala (APZ) 39 4,775 1,245 1664.3 2.9 1,037 302
Almout Moallen Kalayen 23 6,033 1,466 767.0 7.9 1,205 286
Total/Average 99 14,939 3,724 3751.6 4.0 3,122 718
Roudbar Dastjerd 23 2,325 5,40 1096.5 2.1 649 523
Sharestan Shahrestan (IPZ) 41 7,624 1,658 1714.3 4.5 2,160 621
Mohammad 44 10,040 2,093 1569.5 6.4 3,138 765
Total/Average 108 19,898 4,291 4380.3 4.5 5,947 1,909
Source: Organization of Plan and Budget in Qazvin Province, Encyclopedia of Villages in Qazvin Area Statistic
of Population and Houses in 1996, (1999)

(2) Population Characteristics in APZ

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In the Rudbar Almout division, there are 22 abandoned villages and about 94 to 99 villages exist at
present. The statistical characteristics of eleven (11) villages selected in APZ are as shown in Table
below.
Village No. of Resident No. Population of Aged Category No. of Literacy
Name unit Families Total 0-14 15-64 >65 Male Female
Kafar 12 13 46 15 24 7 18 23
Haranak 47 50 228 82 125 21 97 90
Mejan 87 90 438 193 212 33 163 163
Laman 44 44 192 74 101 17 66 85
Shotor Khan 43 43 203 72 114 27 71 87
Dozdak Sar 18 18 95 35 57 3 28 44
Shahrak 62 66 247 81 145 21 97 103
Bagh kallareh 24 24 90 23 52 15 38 41
Bagh Dasht 50 51 235 90 125 20 92 93
Shirkah 7 7 41 19 20 2 11 16
Ameshk 8 8 44 14 24 6 17 19
698 768
Total 402 414 1859 698 999 172
1466
Note: 1466/1859: (80 %)

(3) Infrastructure

This section describes the existing conditions of infrastructure of project area and affected area such as
road network, water supply, electricity and broadcasting, educational facility, medical facility and
necessity of the environmental study.

(a) Roads and Transportation

Provincial and village roads are existing in the project area. Donkeys or horses usually use for the
transportation of goods and agricultural products in mountain areas. There are three main access
roads to connect the out side area and these roads are, i.e. Akbarabad , Esfaran and Bahramabad
roads. There are some villages with asphalt-paved road, e.g. Kafar kosh, Shotor Khan and Shahrak
village.

(b) Water Supply System

The water supply system for drinking water of the eight (8) villages in the eleven is could not treat
and it is used to surroundings spring. Only in the remaining three (3) villages tap water is available.
Water use for agriculture is used river water of Almout river in all of the villages except Ameshk. In
case of the Ameshk, its location is high altitude and lack of a pumping system and therefore spring
water is being used for agriculture. In this region, the irrigation water of agricultural land in need has
been the shortage of available in deed. These existing conditions of water supply system are listed in
Table below.

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 Name of Villages Source of Water Supply Water use for Agriculture
Kafar Untreated tap water (spring) River
Haranak Same as above Same as above
Mejan Same as above Same as above
Untreated tap water (spring) shared by Shotor Khan
Laman Same as above
village Same as above
Untreated tap water (spring) shared by Laman
Shotor Khan Same as above
village
Dozdak Sar Treated tap water Same as above
Shahrak Same as above Same as above
Bagh kallareh Same as above River and Spring
Bagh Dasht Untreated tap water (spring) Same as above
Shirkah Same as above Same as above
Ameshk Same as above Spring
Source: Lar Consultant

(c) Electricity and broad casting

The majority of villages is connected to electricity network and covered by radio and TV
broadcasting. The almost of all the villages have Islamic Councils and some services such as
Cooperatives. Center for rural services facilities is shared with neighboring villages. These
conditions are well listed in Table below.
Unit: (number)
Name of District Electricity Radio broadcasting TV broadcasting
Almout Bala 32 39 37
Almout Parin 23 36 20
Moalem Kelaye 13 18 13
Total 68 93 70
Source: Lar Consultant.

(4) Education

According to 1996 census, the numbers of 13,589 children are counted in the age group of 6 years and
more in Roudbar Almout district. In this group, the literacy ratio for male and female are 72.7 percent
(%) and 61.6 percent (%) respectively. As shown in the Table below the literacy ratio is more than
illiterate one, and literacy ratio of male is more than female one.
Unit: (%)
Male Female
Age group
Literacy ratio Illiteracy ratio Literacy ratio Illiteracy ratio
6-10 95.8 4.2 96.0 4.1
11-14 98.5 1.5 99 1.1
15-24 97.9 2.1 95.8 4.2
25-64 59.4 40.5 39.3 60.8
> 65 20.7 79.3 2.8 97.2
Average 72.8 24.2 61.6 38.4
Source: Lar Consultant

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The education system in the eleven (11) of the study villages is summarized in Table below. It is clear
from the table that the almost of all villages have several facilities for the elementary and advance
levels is available the villages near by.

No. of Students
Name of Village Elementary School Secondary School High School
Female Male
Utilizing Haranak Utilizing Shahrak
Haranak Utilizing Haranak facilities 11 8
facilities facilities
Kafar * * Same as above 65 50
Utilizing Haranak
Mejan * Same as above 76 72
facilities
Utilizing Mohmoudabad
Laman * Same as above 27 33
facilities
Shotor Khan * Same as above Same as above 45 55
Utilizing Mohmoudabad
Dozdak Sar Same as above Same as above 40 35
facilities
Shahrak * Same as above * 31 30
Utilizing Shurestan Utilizing Shahrak Utilizing Shahrak
Bagh kelayeh 8 12
facilities facilities facilities
Utilizing Mohmoudabad
Bagh Dasht * 50 40
facilities

Shirkah * - - 3 4
Utilizing Mohmoudabad
Ameshk * - 2 4
facilities
Source: Lar Consultant, In the columns donated by asterisk (*) mean the available equipment

(5) Health and Medical services and Diseases

The numbers of medical services are summarized in Table below. The numbers of five (5) medical
centers in the area trace are identified and villagers have access other health facilities with the service
available.
Unit: (number)
Veterinary
Medical Health Dental Midwife Health
Name of District Bath Pharmacy Physician Dentist surgeon &
center house technician nurse technician
technician
Almout Bala 17 2 0 9 0 0 0 6 4 0
Almout Paein 11 2 2 6 1 1 1 6 2 0
Moalem Kelaye 13 1 1 4 2 1 1 3 3 1
Total 41 5 3 19 2 2 2 15 9 1
Source: Lar Consultant Note: In the columns denoted by asterisks mean the available facilities

By balancing the conditions of health facility in various villages, it is understandable that Shotor Khan
and Shahrak are among the only villages, which will benefit from Health Centers. Other villages are
have been used the facilities of these two. In almost of all villages have an equipment of private baths.

No endemic diseases were identified or announced in any villages except for Daman village where
Malt fever was recognizes as a common disease, which cause by faultily food.

Illegal disposal of solid waste in the villages has not been controlled to follow up any organized
plans/programs. Sometimes local people have been conducted to treat burning of solid waste,

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discharging into waste banks/rivers and valleys

The sewage system in seven (7) of the eleven (11) villages is equipped with septic unit system (wells)
and four (4) other villages’ sewage is discharged into the river.

(6) Present Land Use in the Affected Area

The existing Agricultural Land Use data have been made to know the existing agricultural water use
demand and the amount of agricultural products by each village that is located in the downstream area
on the both sides along the Shahrud river. The existing Landuse/crops categories have been identified
clearly the characteristics of them by total of the district. The major land use categories and
agricultural products in this area are the rice (about 40 % of total), wheat (irrigation, about 16 % of
total) and barley (irrigation, about 11% of total). The Table 9.2.5 shows the existing agricultural
Landuse pattern in the downstream area and the mapping is illustrated in Figure 9.2.3.2.

9.2.4 Water Quality

The surface water quality in the Almout river presents generally good condition for drinking, based on
the water quality test at Baghkolaye station. It is said that fertilizer and pesticides in agricultural
development, domestic wastewater, household garbage, etc will pollute the river water especially the
low water in summer and winter season.

Water quality test in the EIA study carried out to get the latest situations of pollution load at three
sampling stations (the up-stream, the middle-reaches and the down-stream) in the Almout river (see
Figure 9.2.4.1). Laboratory tests of water quality are summarized in the following Table.
Unit (ppm)
NH4--N NO2--N NO3--N
pH DO EC BOD5 COD PO4-
Item up mid don up mid don up mid don
8.2 8.9 621 11 31.7 0.3 0.47 1.1 3.2 0.07 0.17 0.22 4.43 4.0 4.9
Note: Values in the column show the average of three sampling stations except for Nitrogen compounds (N-)

The levels of BOD and COD are judged to be relatively high as compared with the international
standards.

The levels of NH4--N, NO2--N and NO3--N have also been measured increasing toward the down
stream along the river. In this test, the most significant water pollution impact is the contamination of
Nitrogen compounds by the agricultural chemicals such as insecticides, herbicides and fertilizers
come from the surrounding agricultural lands. Domestic wastewater effluent (sewage) is also another
contributing to the pollution load.

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9.3 EIA by the Project

9.3.1 Study on Initial Environmental Examination (IEE)

The initial environmental examination (IEE) is studied together with Lar consultant to identify the
issues for the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study for the water diversion plan.

(1) Natural Condition

(a) Land Sliding and Soil Erosion

The land sliding and soil erosion have occurred in the river reaches between Haranak and Baghdast
village, where the intake facility of the water diversion plan is proposed. When the reservoir dam
is proposed in this river reach, the reservoir capacity will be easily filled by the collapsing and
sliding materials at both banks of reservoir which are brought from the water level fluctuation in the
reservoir. It is not recommendable to propose the reservoir dam at this river reaches. When the
diversion dam is proposed, it shall be required to provide the particular scouring sluiceway to
remove a large amount of sediment load in the diversion site.

(b) River Bed with Steep Slope

The riverbed slope is very steep as 1/50 to 1/70 at the river reaches where the water diversion is
proposed. It is necessary to take a particular care to protect the riverbed from scouring flow energy
in the diversion plan. The river training works will be required at the upstream and dam stream of
the diversion dam site.

(c) Water Diversion by Transbasin

As the Almout water diversion plan is set up by the transbasin method, the following items shall be
carefully studied.
- Potential water use for irrigated agriculture at the downstream area and for river maintenance
taking into account fish migrant and growth of aquatic grasses.
- Estimation of surplus water to be diverted to Qazvin plain taking into account the above
potential water use.
- Impact to the existing Sefied-rud reservoir located at the end of the Shah-rud river and under
operation for irrigation and hydropower purpose.

(2) Ecological Condition

(a) Greenery Area

Although the mountain and plateau areas have no vegetation except some plateau area covered with
natural grazing in only spring season, the large greenery areas consisting of trees, grazing and
farmlands exist at the alluvial plain along the river course. These greenery areas are very important
one from viewpoint of ecological conditions and living conditions of inhabitant in the Almout basin

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 and shall be preserved. It is necessary accordingly to avoid the lost of greenery areas by the
Almout water diversion project.

(b) Fish Migrant

Various kinds of fishes are living and migrating in the river. In order to maintain the fish migrant,
the fish way and ladder shall be planned in the diversion dam taking into account migrating
characteristics of different fish species. In the river training works, it is desirable to design the
structure by masonry works instead of concrete works and the river channel with rapid and slow
flow velocity, meandering shape and sandbank taking into account fish migrant.

(3) Socio-Economic Condition

(a) Losses and Resettlement in Dam Plan

In case of the diversion dam plan, the losses of farm lands, villages, greenery areas, public and
private utility, social infrastructures, shall be surveyed and studied.

(b) Irrigated Agriculture and Socio-Economic Development in Downstream Area

As the downstream area of damsite and along the river course will become the donor basin because
the existing surface water is donated to Qazvin area. Accordingly the irrigated agriculture and
socio-economic development in the downstream area will be set up in order to take the people
consensus for the project implementation.
(c) Social Infrastructure

Social infrastructure such as provincial and village road, domestic water supply system in villages,
public electric and telephone lines, etc. in the river basin shall be improved to give the better living
conditions to inhabitant in the donor basin.

(d) Cultural Assets

Very old and important cultural assets are existing in the high land of the Almout basin. The
particular care for those assets and access road to them shall be paid during construction period.

(4) Mitigation Plan for Impact of Implementation

(a) Contractors Camp and Workshop

Contractor’s camp and workshop area shall be selected far from the existing village and farm areas
and constructed with sufficient sanitation facility and treatment plant for wasted water.

(b) Construction of Diversion Dam

• River diversion in the temporary works shall be constructed not so as to take place the
riverbed scouring and sediment accumulation during flood season.

• In the earth works such as excavation and fill works including treatment at borrow area and

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 spoil bank, the particular care shall be paid for the land sliding and soil erosion, the reduction
of green area, the protection of existing infrastructures and farm lands etc. at the working site.
The borrow area and spoil bank shall be treated after collection of soil material and deposit of
excavated material so as to be able to use for farm land, grazing area, recreation area, etc.

• In the concrete and drainage works, the particular care shall be paid for the wasted and
drainage water in the works not so as to pollute the river water and groundwater.

• In the water operation of the diversion dam, the particular operation rule to divert the
irrigation water to Qazvin and release the irrigation and river maintenance water to the
downstream area shall be set up. It is necessary to monitor and evaluate the releasing water
to the downstream area during water operation at the diversion dam site.

(5) Checklist and Matrix

Checklist and matrix based on the study on I.E.E are prepared as shown in Table 9.3.1 and 9.3.2.

9.3.2 Impact by Water Diversion

The water diversion by transbasin will give generally a large impact to the land use, ecological
conditions, socio-economic conditions, agriculture, etc in the downstream area. The Almout
diversion project, however, will not give a large impact to the downstream area, because there are not
existing many villages and large farm area, specific fishes and aquatic plant, etc along the river.

Of course, there is existing some agricultural area along the river in the downstream and the irrigation
water shall be allocated to such area.

(1) Water Allocation in Almout River Basin

As the paddy field of about 1,000ha is expanded and has used the Almout water for its irrigation, the
water diversion plan is set up to diver the water of 250MCM per annum from the annual runoff of
310MCM at the proposed damsite. The comparison of monthly discharge between the Almout river
and diversion amount is shown in the following table.

Monthly Average Discharge of Almout River and Diversion Water

Unit: m3/sec
River Meh Aba Aza Day Bah Esf Far Ord Kho Tir Mor Sha
Autumn Winter Spring Summer Total

Almout River 4.2 5.4 4.8 4.5 5.1 7.5 17.8 28.2 23.8 11.8 6.2 4.4 10.3
Diversion Water 3.1 4.6 4.7 4.3 4.1 5.4 12.2 18.5 15.8 9.1 3.7 2.1 8.0
Downstream Water 1.1 0.8 0.1 0.2 1.0 2.1 5.0 9.7 8.0 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.3

The discharge of more than 2.0m3/sec is released to the downstream during spring to summer season
and can cover sufficiently the irrigation water demand in the paddy field.
As the autumn and winter season does not require the irrigation water, the water to be released to
downstream is limited at 0.1 to 0.2m3/sec only for the river maintenance.

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(2) Decreasing Discharge at Shiahdasht station in Shah-rud River

The Almout river reaches the Shiahdasht station in the Shah-rud river after joining the Taleghan river.
The paddy area of about 1,000ha also is developed in Shiahdasht area and requires irrigation water.

Average annual runoff at Shiahdasht is about 815MCM, which will decrease by the Taleghan and
Almout water diversion. The comparison of monthly discharge between the Shiahdasht station and
diversion water of Taleghan and Almout is shown in the following table.

Decreasing Monthly Discharge at Shiahdasht Station by Water

Unit: m3/sec
Meh Aba Aza Day Bah Esf Far Ord Kho Tir Mor Sha
Autumn Winter Spring Summer Total

Shiahdasht 7.5 11.7 12.7 11.1 12.6 25.5 53.5 66.2 56.6 30.4 12.0 6.1 26.0
Taleghan Water 3.5 5.7 4.9 4.4 4.8 9.3 27.8 40.7 33.9 14.6 6.6 3.2 14.0
Almout Water 3.1 4.6 4.7 4.3 4.1 5.4 12.2 18.5 15.8 9.1 3.7 2.1 8.0
Downstream Water 0.9 1.4 3.4 2.4 3.7 10.8 13.5 7.0 6.9 6.7 1.7 0.8 4.0

Shiahdasht station will have still sufficient water to release the downstream in spring to summer
season to cover the irrigation water, even if both waters of the Taleghan and Almout are diverted to
Qazvin plain.

(3) Upgrading of the existing Irrigation System

There are existing several irrigation systems with masonry weirs crossing the river, intake installed at
river banks and canal on the farm land. Though available water by those irrigation facility will be
guaranteed by the water release from the diversion dam as mentioned above, the water level in the
river is considerably decreased and the intake by the system will be fairly difficult. Accordingly. The
upgrading works to introduce the irrigation water smoothly by the system shall be planned and
implemented for farmers engaging in irrigated agriculture in the Almout river basin.

9.3.3 Impact by Construction and its Mitigation Method

Construction works for diversion dam, pipelines and tunnel will bring about the following impact to
the existing natural ecological and socio-economical conditions. Of course those impact is not
serious and can be solved and mitigated easily by applying the proper countermeasures.

(1) Land Acquition and Compensation

Some land acquition and compensation will be required at the diversion damsite, the area along the
pipeline, spoil bank of tunnel muck, access road, etc. There is no village resettlement in the
construction site but some farm land will be lost by the works. It will be necessary to provide some
new farm area at the site near tributary mouth where can easily get the irrigation water.

(2) Management of Contractor’s Camp and Workshop

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Contractor’s camp and workshops shall be provided at the site far from the existing village and with
the following facility.

• Sufficient sanitary facility, waste water treatment plant grabage box and yard, electrical and water
supply system, etc.

• Safety measures providing fence, guardman, clinic, illumination system access road with
sufficient width, alarm signal, fire fighting facility, etc.

(3) Earth and Concrete Works

The following countermeasures for the earth and concrete works shall be required.

• Proper treatment for the excavation site, borrow area and spoil bank so as to prevent the land
sliding, inundation, polluted water, etc.

• Provision of storage pond and treatment equipment for the wasted and polluted water released
from drainage works and concrete works.

• Suspension of night works to prevent noise of construction equipment.

(4) Tunnel Works

The following countermeasures for the tunnel works shall be required.

• Protection method for land sliding at the inlet and outlet and rockfall and water leakage at the
inside of tunnel.

• Installation of facility and equipment with sufficient capacity for drainage, water supply,
ventilation illumination at inside and outside of tunnel.

• Proper arrangement of spoil bank for large quantity of tunnel mucks.

(5) Necessity of Rural Development

As the Almout river basin is the donor basin to transfer the Almout water to Qazvin plain and
inhabitant in the basin will be suffered from construction works, the following rural development
works shall be implemented.

• Installation of dispensary, mosques, school, public hall, etc.

• Provision of irrigation facilities, domestic water supply system and culture fish ponds.

• River training works to protect flood and road networks among villages.

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9.4 Impact of Taleghan and Almout Water Diversion to Manjil Dam

9.4.1 Background

Two major tributaries of Qezel Ozan and Shah-rud join near the town of Manjil to form the Sefid-rud
river that flows northward finally emptying into the Caspian Sea as visualized in Figure 9.4.1.1.. The
Manjil dam (Sefid-rud dam) was constructed in 1961 at immediate downstream of the conjunction of
two tributaries, at a location with the catchment area of 57,800 sq.km having an average annual inflow
of about 4,650 MCM (80.4 mm of runoff yield). The dam is the major source of water consumed for
irrigation, domestic water supply, fishery and environmental uses in the Giran plain. Outline of the
dam/reservoir is given below:

- Purpose: Agricultural water supply and power generation

- Location: At Manjil, 80 km south of Rasht
- Dam Type: Concrete buttress
- Dam Height: 120 m from foundation
- Spillway Capacity: 6,000 cu.m/sec
- Reservoir Capacity: 1,672 MCM original, reduced now to 1,133 MCM
- Reservoir Area: 5,500 ha
- Irrigation Service Area: 196,000 ha original, expanded now to 235,000 ha
- Power Capacity: 87 MW
- Annual Power Production: 300 GWh

Of the average annual inflow of 4,540 MCM covering the period of 30 years from 1969/70 to 1998/99,
3,546 MCM or 78% of the total is conveyed from the Qezel Ozan river while remaining 994 MCM or
22% is from the Shah-rud river as shown in Figure 9.4.1.2. Effective capacity of the reservoir was
1,672 MCM at the initial stage of operation in the early 1970s according to the Feasibility Report of
the Taleghan Multipurpose Water Development Project, however, massive accumulation of sediment
since then mainly from the watershed of Qezel Ozan has reduced about 539 MCM of the effective
capacity to 1,133 MCM at present, according to the information provided by the Sefid-rud Dam
Control Office.

According to the information provided by the Sefid-rud Dam Control Office, about 3,644 MCM of
water has been demanded from the Sefid-rud dam, including 2,668 MCM for irrigation, 200 MCM for
fish raising, 174 MCM for domestic consumption, 20 MCM for Industrial use and 582 MCM for
environmental purpose. More details are given in Figure 9.4.1.3.

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9.4.2 Water Resources Development in the Sefid-rud Basin

In the Sefid-rud river basin, ten (10) storage dams/reservoirs are under construction or under study as
shown below:
Water Resources Development Projects in the Sefid-rud Basin
Catchment Annual Dam Effective Irrigation
Dam
Dam Area Inflow Height Capacity Area
Type
(sq.km) (MCM) (m) (MCM) (ha)
Sefid-rud 57,800 4,500 Buttress 120 1,100 196,000
Astur 42,600 2,611 Buttress 151 840 -
Givin 603 102 Earth-fill 97 42 7,000
Hashtad 1,878 150 Earth-fill 50 90 9,760
Shahre 242 202 Earth-fill 79 106 -
Taham 161 37 Earth-fill 124 83 500
Golabar 1,130 75 Earth-fill 85 61 7,630
Talevar 6,441 283 Earth-fill 79 421 30,000
Ramin 67 10 RCC 63 20 200
Taleghan 960 480 Earth-fill 141 330 58,000

Of the above storage dams proposed or under construction in the basin, the Astur dam now under
study is the most important because that it is proposed to strengthen the function of the Sefid-rud dam
by means of providing additional capacity to regulate flood runoff of the river during the months of
Far. (April) and Ord. (May) that are mostly spilled out from the Sefid-rud dam unused due to
insufficient storage capacity of the dam. Locations of these dams/reservoirs are described on a
diagram of the Sefid-rud river system given in Figure 9.4.2.1.

9.4.3 Existing Operation of the Sefid-rud Dam

As is aforementioned in 9.4.1, annual demand of water from the Sefid-rud dam is reported at 3,644
MCM. Operation study of the Sefid-rud dam made under the present situation with the effective
capacity of 1,133 MCM and without the proposed Taleghan and Almout water diversion plans
revealed the fact that the dam would face frequent shortage of water as shown in Figure 9.4.4.1 and
Table 9.4.4.1, and as summarized below:

Average Annual Figures of Sefid-rud Dam Operation

(Present Situation with the Effective Capacity of 1,133 MCM)
(Unit: MCM)
Inflow Water Demand Outflow Spillage Shortage
4,657 3,644 3,275 1,388 371

In the light of drastic reduction of the effective storage capacity of the reservoir caused by
accumulation of sediment transported from the catchment area, the study also covers an influence of

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such accumulation of sediment over the reservoir area, the also covered the case of computation
giving the effective capacity of 1,672 MCM provided at the immediately after the construction of the
dam.
Average Annual Figures of Sefid-rud Dam Operation
(Present Situation with the Effective Capacity of 1,672 MCM)
(Unit: MCM)
Inflow Water Demand Outflow Spillage Shortage
4,657 3,644 3,547 1,120 97

The study explains that the Sefid-rud dam faces frequent shortage of water presently and would face
occasional shortage even with the initial capacity of 1,672 MCM, if water demand of 3,644 MCM per
annum is adopted. Reduction of the effective storage capacity of the Sefid-rud dam due to
accumulation of sediment over the reservoir area results increase of spillage from 1,120 MCM to
1,388 MCM and in turn decrease of outflow from 3,547 MCM to 3,275 MCM, thus increasing
shortage of water from 97 MCM to 371 MCM. Comparison is summarized as follows:
Average Annual Figures of Sefid-rud Dam Operation
(Comparison between Effective Capacities, 1,133 MCM and 1,672 MCM)
(Unit: MCM)
Case Inflow Demand Outflow Spillage Shortage
With Initial Capacity 4,657 3,644 3,547 1,120 97
With Present Capacity 4,657 3,644 3,275 1,388 371
Difference - - (-)272 268 274

Computations made on the premise that seasonal demands of water for various purposes are those
reported from the Dam Control Office also shows frequent shortages of water even under the present
situation of the reservoir without proposed Taleghan and Almout water diversion plans. Even with the
initial condition of the reservoir having an effective storage capacity of 1,672 MCM, occasional
shortage of water is resulted with an average annual value of 97 MCM. Comparison study presents the
influence of a massive deposit of sediment in the reservoir, indicating increase of 270 MCM of
spillage and also increase of 270 MCM of water shortage.

In accordance with the information collected at the Sangar diversion dam, it has been observed that
the supply of water from the Sefid-rud dam is not short except the recent two years, 1998/99 and
1999/2000. Statistical evaluation of hydrological figures explains that the year 1998/99 was the
critical dry year that would occur once in 230 years in the case of inflow into the Sefid-rud dam.

From the above considerations there may be some possibility that the demands of water are
over-estimated as compared with actual requirements.

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9.4.4 Influence of Taleghan and Almout Water Diversion

In order to evaluate the extent of influence of proposed Taleghan and Almout water diversion on the
existing and future operation of the Sefid-rud dam due to possible reduction of the inflow into the
reservoir, preliminary study of reservoir operation was made. In this connection, possible reduction of
the inflow into the reservoir has been evaluated from water balance simulation study made at the
proposed Taleghan storage dam as well as at the proposed diversion dam on the Almout river as
follows:
Possible Reduction of Inflow into the Manjil Reservoir
(Unit: MCM/year)
Present Situation After Taleghan/Almout Diversion Reduction
4,657 4,095 562
Note: Figures are given in average in 29 years from 1969/70 to 1997/98.

Because of only preliminary study to evaluate the influence of proposed water diversion from the
Taleghan and Almout rivers over the existing situation of the Sefid-rud dam operation, the study
excludes future possible influence of other dams/reservoirs proposed or under construction in the
Qezel Ozan basin. The study also excludes influence of losses from the reservoir due to evaporation
and seepage instead of counting surplus due to precipitation over the reservoir area.

It is noted here that actual requirements of water as achieved and recorded at present and in future at
the Tarik and Sangar diversion dams should be the basis for the study, however, such data are not
available. The study was therefore made on condition that the demands of water for various purposes
at the Sefid-rud dam are those collected from the Dam Control Office, as given previously in Figure
9.4.1.3.

Figure 9.4.4.1 and Table 9.4.4.1 present monthly changes of various parameters of Sefid-rud reservoir
operation comparing conditions without and with the proposed Taleghan and Almout water diversion.
Simulated results of reservoir operation in terms of average annual values are summarized as under:
Average Annual Figures of Sefid-rud Dam Operation
(Comparison between without and with Taleghan/Almout Water Diversion)
(Unit: MCM)
Case Inflow Demand Outflow Spillage Shortage
Without Taleghan/Almout Water Diversion 4,657 3,644 3,275 1,388 371
With Taleghan/Almout Water Diversion 4,095 3,644 3,078 1,019 567
Difference (-)562 - (-)197 (-)369 196

Relatively serious impact of the proposed Taleghan and Almout water diversion on the operation of
Sefid-rud dam is resulted from the study and, in turn, influence on the supply of water in the service

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area of the Sefid-rud dam will be unavoidable. Simply speaking, about 560 MCM of reduction of the
inflow into the Sefid-rud reservoir will result reduction of the spillage from the reservoir by 370 MCM
and increase of water shortage by 200 MCM.

9.4.5 Necessary Countermeasures to Compensate for Possible Impact

There would occur about 1,020 MCM of spillage from the Manjil reservoir even after diversion of
water from the Taleghan and Almout rivers that is enough to cover the shortage of water. In order to
regulate peak flow of both Qezel Ozan and Shah-rud rivers without wasted through useless spillage, it
is suggested to expect such functions of dams/reservoirs under construction or proposed, such as the
Astur dam, in upstream reaches of the basin and to construct a storage dam on the Shah-rud river near
Loshan. Construction of the Astur dam with the effective storage capacity of 840 MCM will bring the
following effects of the operation of the Sefid-rud dam: Summarized results of computation are given
in Figure 9.4.5.1 and Table 9.4.5.1.
Average Annual Figures of Sefid-rud Dam Operation
(with Taleghan/Almout Water Diversion and with Astur Dam)
(Unit: MCM)
Case Inflow Demand Outflow Spillage Shortage
(1) Present Situation 4,657 3,644 3,275 1,388 371
(2) With Taleghan/Almout Water Diversion 4,095 3,644 3,078 1,019 567
(3) With Astur Dam Construction 4,095 3,644 3.444 667 202
Difference: (3)-(1) (-)562 - 169 (-)721 (-)169
Difference: (3)-(2) (-)562 - 366 (-)352 (-)365

Construction of the Astur dam would contribute to reduce shortage of water from 567 MCM for the
case with the proposed Taleghan and Almout water diversion plans to 202 MCM. Occasional shortage
of water will still remain even after construction of the Astur dam, however, situation will be
improved greatly indicating much smaller amount of shortage, 202 MCM, as compared with the
existing condition of 371 MCM.

Construction of the Shah-rud dam on the Shah-rud river near Loshan in addition to the construction of
Astur dam will also bring some improvement on operation of the Sefid-rud dam, however, effect may
be rather small to meet the cost for the implementation of the project as given in Figure 9.4.5.2 and
Table 9.4.5.2, and as summarized below:

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 Average Annual Figures of Sefid-rud Dam Operation
(with Taleghan/Almout Water Diversion and with Astur/Shah-rud Dams)
(Unit: MCM)
Case Inflow Demand Outflow Spillage Shortage
(1) Present Situation 4,657 3,644 3,275 1,388 371
(2) With Taleghan/Almout Water Diversion 4,095 3,644 3,078 1,019 567
(3) With Astur/Shah-rud Dams Construction 4,095 3,644 3.478 635 168
Difference: (3)-(1) (-)562 - 203 (-)753 (-)203
Difference: (3)-(2) (-)562 - 400 (-)384 (-)399

Operation of the Sefid-rud dam simulated for four (4) cases, namely, (1) present situation, (2) after
implementation of the proposed Taleghan and Almout water diversion plans, (3) with diversion plans
and construction of the Astur dam and (4) construction of the Shah-rud dam in addition to the case (3)
are thus compared as per Figure 9.4.5.3 and Tables 9.4.5.3 and 9.4.5.4.

Suitable site for construction of a dam on the Shah-rud river was preliminarily inspected by the JICA
Study together with a possible idea to divert a part of water transbasin from the Chach-rud river. In
order to control future production of sediment, it is recommendable to urge implementation of
watershed management program covering the entire Sefid-rud basin.

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