The Department is comprised of the following staff and a Physical Planning Section: -

• The Senior Environmental Officer (Mr. Balaba Edward Elber).
• The Senior Physical Planner (Mr. Othieno Andrew Nyeko).
• The Physical Planner (Mr. Constantine Wandira).
• The Environmental Officer (Mr. Mukwaya Sam) .

Objectives of the Department:-

• Work plans and budgeting for environment management programmes of the Municipal prepared.
• Enforce the implementation of natural environment action plans.
• Technical support provided to local environmental committees on the implementation environmental policies and programmes.
• Support community-based initiatives on the renewal and sustainability of the environment.
• Sensitize public on environmental policies, laws and conservation programs of the environment.
• Supervise, monitor and evaluate environmental programmes in the Municipality.
  Prepare the state of environment report for the Municipality.

Physical Planning Section:-

• Carry out development controls in town.
• Approval of building plans, leases and lease applications.
• Advise council on physical and land use planning.
• Enforcement of National Physical Planning Guidelines of 2011 and Physical Planning Act 2010.
• Titling of council pieces of land.
• Opening up of boundaries.
• Setting up road designs.
• Drawing of Municipal Council detailed plan.
• Follow up on the approval of Iganga Municipal Council P.D.P.

Goal of the Department:-

• To have a clean, green, healthy a d well planned livable town.

Achievements for 2018/19:-

• Community awareness on road works along Balunywa Road, Local Environmental Committees formation;
• Public Private Partnership on solid waste management with M/S Transform for turning of solid waste into bio fertilizers and briquettes;
• Vegetation cover in schools has increased from 60% to 75%;
• Service stations carried out Environmental Audits;
• Social places have complied with the environmental laws and guidelines especially on NO SMOKING signs;
• Environmental impact assessment on road works was carried out.

 Achievements of 2019/20:-

• Review of environmental and social impact assessment for the Eaton towers for the Airtel Mast along Kakerewe road in Igamba Parish was approved by NEMA.
• Awareness creation on road works along Mpindi road was carried out.
• Environmental and social impact assessment on road works is on-going.
• Social and environmental screening of education projects was carried out especially on renovation of classroom block at Nakavule P/S and building of four stance toilet at Noor Islamic P/S both in Central Division.
• 100 accacia trees were planted along Kasoma road in Northern Division.
  M/S Transform Social and Environment Impact Statement was reviewed waiting for approval from NEMA.

 Remaining Activities for 2019/20:-

• Environmental awareness.
• Review of Municipal Environmental Action Plan.
• Afforestation in degraded areas.
• Monitoring and inspection of projects for compliance.
• Monitor activities of M/S Transform.

Planned Activities for 2020/21:-

• Mainstreaming of government projects under Road Fund, S.F.G and DDEG.
• Environmental awareness on wetlands management, solid waste management.
• Greening of the town especially along road reserves.
• Monitoring and inspection of the projects for compliance.
• Monitor activities of M/S Transform.
• Commemoration of the National tree planting days like world environment on 05th June, labour day 01st may, women’s’ day 08th march, world youth day 12th august among others.
• Develop both Central and Northern Environment Action Plans.
  -Develop a solid waste management strategy/policy for Iganga Municipal Council.

Challenges:-

• Illegal constructions in the Walugogo wetland.
• Lack of office personnel (Land Supervisor).
• Limited funding to the Department.
• Stray animals are still a problem to the planted trees especially in the unfenced schools.
• Political intervention amidst demarcation of wetlands.
• Lack of transport means to the field.