Monitoring the Emissions from the Electric Power Stations
Program Objective
Following and monitoring the emissions issued by the electric power stations at Riyadh, and applying the procedures for limiting its negative effects.
Responsible Agencies
● Saudi electricity company
Participating Agencies
● The General Authority for Meteorology and Environmental Protection
Procedures of Program Execution
● Preparing a comprehensive study to evaluate the environmental effect resulting from the electric power stations of Riyadh
● Applying the procedures of limiting the emissions
● Setting up an air-quality monitoring station
● Measure the emissions from the chimneys (CEMS)
Preparing an environmental record on restrictive standards of the general environmental system, also preparing the indicators for the pollution rate reduction
● Setting up a time schedule to eliminate the air pollution, especially from the electric power stations located within the living quarters.
● Putting in place a time schedule to shift from using the crude fuel to another sustainable and effective environmental alternative used in operations of all electricity power stations.
Rationalization of Energy Consumption
Program Objective
Reduce energy utilization, and, get optimal utilization of the electric energy resources to preserve the environment
Responsible Agencies
● Saudi Energy Efficiency Center
Participating Agencies
● Riyadh municipality
● Electricity and cogeneration regulatory authority
● Saudi electricity company
● The Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Wealth
● Riyadh development authority
Procedures of Program Execution
● Conduct a study about the increase of the carbon quantity in Riyadh
● Activating environmental awareness programs
● Applying thermal insulation in all buildings
Protection and Development of the Wildlife Areas
Program Objective
Rehabilitation and protection of the wildlife that is negatively impacted because of the urban developmental processes in the city.
Responsible Agencies
● The Saudi Wildlife Authority
Participating Agencies
● Royal commission of Riyadh city
● Riyadh municipality
● The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture
● Riyadh police office
Procedures of Program Execution
● Protect and provide the suitable environment to maintain the wildlife
● List the animal and botanical wildlife to make studies and detailed maps for their sites
● Regulate grazing and prevent cutting of trees in the wildlife areas
● Clean the wildlife areas which are damaged because of wastes
● Restoration of the vegetation and the afforestation in the damaged wildlife areas
Adjust the Random Activities in Riyadh and Control It
Program Objective
Set a work plan in place to remove the random activities, and to suggest alternative locations for the seasonal activities according to a regulated mechanism.
Responsible Agencies
● Riyadh municipality
Participating Agencies
● Riyadh development authority
Procedures of Program Execution
● Removing the random activities in the empty areas and around the city which include camels and sheep’s enclosures, and the camps with its random entertainment activities that spread around it and its associated activities
● Increasing the monitoring and follow-ups to eliminate this phenomenon through a continuous work program, and support the committees responsible for monitoring, irregularities and subsidiary municipality by providing the possibilities that enable it to do its works accordingly
● Regulating some of the necessary seasonal and temporary activities like the seasonal camps, locations of construction equipment standing or the temporary sale and what follow these camps from associated activities
Solid Wastes Management
Program Objective
Raising the awareness to reduce waste production and to separate them from the resources to reduce the landfills filling up. Also, increase recycling and use it as a new resource to benefit from it economically.
Responsible Agencies
● Riyadh municipality
Participating Agencies
● The high authority for Riyadh development
● The General Authority for Meteorology and Environment Protection
Procedures of Program Execution
Wastes Sorting and recycling
● Setting a time plan for replacing the containers with waste sorting containers in order to shift from one container to three containers at the city level. Moreover, to prevent putting any containers in residential areas.
● Prepare a comprehensive study about collecting and transporting wastes from the houses and streets, which is done in environmentally sustainable ways
● Design and execute sites for the containers in the streets and public places, in addition to the commercial centers and the office buildings. with regards to the size, location and the type of the container
● Set a time schedule to create waste sort stations for the recyclable wastes such as paper, plastic, aluminum etc.
● Set a time schedule to create organic waste processing stations
● Find new centers to receive the big size wastes such as furniture, electronic devices etc.
● Increase the participation of the private sector in wastes recycling
● Increase public awareness about sorting the wastes
● Prepare indicators about the waste sorting ratio
Landfills Management
● Extract and process gases from old cells and use them to generate electrical energy
● Process and extract the daily generated extraction and dispose of it safely
● Rehabilitate the closed Elnor Park and turn it into a landfill
● Prepare an environmental study about transport and process the wastes in Wadi El-Baike and rehabilitate it
● Create new landfills according to the environmental and geometrical standards
● Complete the comprehensive plan for a wastes processing facility and complete disposal of it at Daghm, in the east of Riyadh
Monitoring the Quality of Surface Water and the Soil in Riyadh
Program Objective
Making the comprehensive and periodic monitoring of the underground water, and monitoring the effects of water rise and fall on the city.
Responsible Agencies
● The high authority for Riyadh development
Participating Agencies
● The General Authority for Meteorology and Environmental Protection
Procedures of Program Execution
● Monitoring the effect of raising the underground water level and how it affects the city growth
● Monitoring and evaluating the efficiency of the implemented projects
● Studying the health effects due to the raised underground water level
● Knowing the patterns of the rise of ground water and its quality to acknowledge the needed balance of the city, and the areas that could be affected
