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OCCUPATIONAL WORKING OUR PERFORMANCE APPLICABLE
CORPORATE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY ENVIRONMENTAL VALUE CHAIN UNGC CONTENT
PROFILE OUTLOOK GOVERNANCE APPROACH AWARENESS HEALTH AND MANAGEMENT LIFE IN NUROL CONTRIBUTION TO INDICATORS INDEX GRI SECTOR
SAFETY CONSTRUCTION SOCIETY DETAILS STANDARD
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

In the Romania TM3B5 Highway Project, drinking water is obtained from ready- Water Drawing Levels according to source is mentioned below:
made water companies, and utility water is sourced from the city water network.
A water well is used for the production facilities. Septic tanks are used to store Tap Surface Underground
wastewater on the project site, and regular septic pumping is performed by Project Water (river,
contracted companies. Pumped wastewater is sent to the regional biological water lake, etc.) water
treatment plant for purification.
Romania 3B5 Highway Project 5,800 m 3 - 5,360 m 3
To prevent any adverse effects on groundwater and surface water due to our Boukhroufa Dam Project - 26,320 m 3 12,524 m 3
activities, we take various precautions. Our priority is to eliminate or minimize
environmental impacts resulting from our activities. We have developed a Water Souk Tleta Dam Project - - 15,674 m 3
Management Plan within the scope of our project to protect our water resources Ümraniye-Ataşehir-Göztepe
and ensure efficient water management. The precautions we have taken for Metro Line Project 203,217 m 3 - -
water management include: 3
l Carrying out infrastructure displacement works in accordance with permits and İzmir Çiğli Tram Line Project 9,167 m - -
approved projects from competent authorities before commencing activities at Table 7: Withdrawal Rates by Project Sources (m )
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our construction sites.
l Making connections to wastewater lines and regularly inspecting these lines When examining the 2022 water withdrawal data, we can observe an increase in
across all our construction sites. water consumption compared to 2021 in the Ümraniye-Ataşehir-Göztepe Metro
l Protecting stormwater pipelines within our construction sites. Line Project due to more intensive fieldwork. However, considering the project’s
l Creating impermeable surfaces for storing materials to be used in excavation size, there is no significant increase in the use of city water supply for the project.
and tunneling works and taking measures to protect groundwater. The water demand for the food preparation activities in the project is met through
l Positioning oil, fuel, and chemical storage tanks within our construction sites on ready water stored in tankers, without using city water supply for these activities.
impermeable surfaces with overflow pools.These measures aim to protect water
resources and ensure effective water management across our construction sites. In the Souk Tleta Dam Project, there is a decrease in water withdrawal compared
to the previous year. In the Boukhroufa Dam Project, although there is a minor
WATER WITHDRAWAL increase in surface water usage when compared to 2021, there is a noticeable
We source the water necessary for our camp areas and on-site activities according decrease in the use of groundwater.
to the infrastructure systems and available usage resources in the locations where
we operate. Our tracking system for monitoring water consumption and discharges As for the Izmir Çiğli Tramway Line Project, it has lower water withdrawal
enables us to improve our water footprint calculation efforts. As a result, by compared to our other projects, but there is an increase throughout the year since
measuring our water footprint, we can manage our activities more effectively. the project was active for the entire year, unlike the other projects.

The water withdrawals mentioned in the table above do not significantly affect
the water source in our project areas.

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