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ZHANGPU HUXI-CHILING HIGHWAY

The Other Highway ProjectFujian Provincial Highway Project II

Tongjiang-SanyaNational Highway Trunk Line

People's Republic of China

Environmental Action Plan

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World Bank Loan Project

ZHANGPU HUXI-CHILING HIGHWAY

The Other Highway Project

Fujian Provincial Highway Project II

Tongjiang-Sanya

National Highway Trunk Line

People's Republic of China

Environmental Action Plan

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Content

1. Introduction 11.1 Conclusions of the EIA l1.2 Main items of environmental protection 21.3 Laws, regulations and standards associated with

environmental action plan 3

2. Environmental Protection Measures and Recommendations 42.1 Design period 42.2 Construction period 52.3 Operation period 6

3. Time schedule of environmental action plan and cost estimation 63.1 Time schedule 63.2 Cost estimation 7

4. Environmental Action Plan andEnvironmental Supervision Plan and Organs 7

4.1 Environmental action plan (EAP) 74.2 Environmental supervision plan 94.3 Executive and supervision organs 10

5. Environmental monitoring 115.1 Purpose and principles 115.2 Monitoring target and item 115.3 Environmental monitoring plan 115.4 Environmental monitoring organ 12

Environmental Action Plan forZhangpu Huxi-Chiling Highway of

The Other Highway Project of Fujian Provincial Highway Project II

1. IntroductionThis environmental action plan (EAP) is based on the "Environmental Impact

Assessment Statement for Zhangpu Huxi-Chiling Highway of the Other HighwayProject of Fujian Provincial Highway Project II", with contents including the actionplan of environmental management and environmental monitoring for environmentalprotection work.

The environmental protection work for this road project shall follow the guidelineof "overall planning, reasonable layout, integrated utilization, turning harm into good,relying on general public, everyone participating, to protect environment, and to bringbenefit to people", and to adhere the principles of "prevention first, preventioncombined with treatment, strengthening management, to promote treatment, andwhoever causes the pollution should be responsible for treatment". Thisenvironmental action plan is made on the basis of the engineering design andenvironmental protection measures, to ensure effective measures to be taken in thestages of design, construction and operation to mitigate or compensate the negativeimpacts arising from the road project.

t.1 Conclusions of the EIA(1) The Huxi-Chiling road project will improve local communications between

the two minority nationality townships, improve the road transport conditions, andwill play important role in local socio-economic development.

Completion of the road project will greatly improve the road network condition tobring into full play of the road network's role in the transport system.

The road project will speed up implementation of the reform and opening policyto promote the local social economic development.

There are no rare animals and plants along both sides of the road area. Per capitaland area for the area is small, with serious soil erosion, but along the highway projectarea soil erosion is slight.

There is no large air and acoustic pollution sources, with good acousticenviromnent and ambient air quality, and certain environmental capacity.

(2) The impact of the bridge construction on the river is temporary and slight, solong as measures proposed in the EIA statement are to be taken in the constructionperiod.

The cover plant will be damaged during the construction period, which will causesoil erosion, but the impact is temporary and can be mitigated by effective measuresas recommended in the EIA statement.

The noise and the dusts pollution in the construction period will be reduced ormitigated by taking the measures as suggested. During the construction process thesupervising engineer shall be responsible to supervise implementation of the measuresto mitigate the environmental impact.

(3) After completion of the road construction restoration of the cover plant andrefarming of the temporary used land shall be arranged in time, to reduce soil erosion.

According to the survey and measurement, the impact on ambient air quality isslight, and the ambient air quality will be up to Class II standard.

The road traffic noise will have impact on the sensitive spots of resident areas. Itis recommended that, for densely populated areas traffic signs be set up to warn thedrivers of the populated area with speed limits and ban horning. The land use planningshall be strengthened to avoid traffic noise and emission impact on the sensitivereceivers, as well as the environmental monitoring work.

The road project will bring about great benefit to the road areas' social economicdevelopment, and will have some negative impact on the area's environment.However, effective measures will be taken to mitigate the impact. Based on the abovementioned analysis and assessment, the road project will be feasible in terms ofenvironment protection.

1.2 Main items of environmental protection(1) NoiseNon-continuous noise arising from construction work in road construction period

and unstable noise from road traffic in road operation period.

(2) AirDusts and TSP arising from construction work site activities such as operation of

transport vehicles'and milxing plant, in road construction period, and the pollutants ofvehicle emissions from traffic in road operation period.

(3) Water and soil retentionSoil erosion may occur in road construction period. There are 8 road sections with

deep cutting and filling work.

(4) Land useTo reduce permanent land acquisition and temporary land occupation as much as

possible, to reduce time period of temporary land occupation, and to restore cover

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plant or return back to original use in time.

13 Laws, regulations and standards associated with environmental action plan1.3.1 Laws and regulations

(1) "Law of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China";(2) "Law of the People's Republic of China for the Prevention and Treatment of

Water Pollution";(3) "Law of the People's Republic of China for the Prevention and Treatment of

Air Pollution";(4) "Law of the People's Republic of China for the Prevention and Treatment of

Noise Pollution";(5) "Law of Cultural Relics Protection of the People's Republic of China";(6) "Law of Water and Soil Retention of the People's Republic of China";(7) "Land Administration Law of the People's Republic of China";(8) "Regulations Concerning with the Environmental Protection and Management

of Capital Construction Project", State Council Ordinance No.253;(9) "Measures Concerning the Environrnental Protection and Management for

Communications Construction Project" Ministry of Communications (MOC);

1.3.2 StandardsAccording to the document of "Confirmation of the Standards to be used for

Environmental Impact Assessment for Zhangzhou-Zhaoan Expressway" [1998] No.032, issued by the Fujian Provincial Environmental Protection Bureau, the standardsused in the assessment are as follows:

(1) Standard for noise assessmentThe "Standard Noise Limit for Construction Site" (GB12523-90) shall be used

for assessment for the construction period, as shown in Table 1-; and the "AmbientNoise Standard for Urban Area" (GB3096-93) shall be used for the noise assessmentfor the operation period as follows: class IV standard for areas within a distance of100 meters from the central line of the road, class II standard for the areas 100 - 200meters away from the central line of the road, and Class I for schools and hospitals, asshown in Table 1-2.

Table 1-1 Standard noise limit for construction site (GB12523-90)Construction stage Main sources of noise Noise limit

_______________ Daytime Nighttime

Earth & stone work Bulldozer, excavator, loader, etc. 75 55Piling Various piling machine 85 banned

Structure work Concrete mixer, vibrator etc. 70 55

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Table 1-2 Ambient noise standard (GB3096-93) LA&: dB

Classification Daytime Nighttime

Class I 55 45

Class 11 60 50

Class IV 70 55

(2) Ambient air quality assessment standardConstruction period: Class II standard in the "Ambient Air Quality Standard"

(GB3095-96) for TSP, and the "Air Pollutant Comprehensive Emission Standard"(GB 1 6297-96) for bitumen smoke, as shown in Table 3;

Operation period: the Class II standard as specified in the "Ambient Air QualityStandard" (GB3095-96) shall be used, as shown in Table 1-4.

Table 1-3 "Air Pollutant Comprehensive Emission Standard" (G 16297-96) (Bitumen smoke)

Production technology I Pollutant Emission limit (mg/M3)

Bitumen melting, mixing Smoke 80 - 150

Table 14 Ambient air quality standard mg/M3

Pollutant TSP NOx CO

Concentration daily average 0.30 0.10 4.00

Limit one hour average 1.00 0.15 10.00

2. Environmental Protection Measures and Recommendations2.1 Design period

(1) To reduce farm land occupation as much as possible, meanwhile to avoidareas with poor geological conditions and cultural relics.

(2) The road alignment to be in consistent with the overall township and land useplanning; for road sections close to townships, the principle of "near to but notentering to" the built-up area will be followed.

(3) Flood discharge capacity and function requirements and the irrigation systemhave been taken into account in design of bridges and culverts.

(4) For planning of land acquisition and resettlement, it shall taken into accountof local people's living standards and production, with appropriate compensation.

(5) Quarry, earth borrowing and spoils disposal sites shall be selected away fromsuch sensitive spots as residents area, school, etc., to prevent impact on public health.

2.2 Construction period(l) It has been decided to make full use of the acquired land with proper

arrangement, to reduce temporarily used land as much as possible and to reduce thetime period of temporarily used land to be back for original use or refarming in time.

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(2) No wastes shall be discharged into the river to prevent river water from beingpolluted or blocked.

(3) In case there is resident area within 150 m from the work site, night time(22:00 - 6:00) machine operation shall not be arranged.

(4) Reasonable working shift shall be arranged, to reduce the time for the workersto be exposed to the noise, or by changing work shift so as to have time to recoverhearing ability.

(5) The bitumen concrete mixing plant shall be set at place there is no sensitivepoints such as resident areas, schools, etc., in 300 m on the leeward direction.

(6) To make publicity of the laws and regulations concerning cultural relicsprotection, in the education and personnel training for the construction workers. Ifthere is any underground cultural relics to be discovered during the process of theconstruction, it should be reported immediately to the cultural relics protectiondepartment by the contractor and the construction work should stop and not proceeduntil proper treatment having been done by the archaeological professionals organizedby the cultural relics protection department.

(7) Measures to prevent and control soil erosion shall be taken into considerationfor earth borrowing and spoils disposal, such as:

(i) For deep cutting and filling sections, it is better for the construction work notbe arranged in storm season;

(ii) During the process of construction, stepped platform earth borrowing methodshall be taken and indiscriminate earth borrowing should not be allowed;

(iii) For cutting, precautions shall be taken not to damage the cover plant as muchas possible, and to recover of the damaged cover plant shall be arranged in time;

(iv) Thoughtful arrangement of earth borrowing work, to take high land or barrenarea as earth borrowing site, and for the borrowing and spoils disposal sites , timelyplantation or other temporary cover measures shall be taken to prevent soil erosion;

(v) For cutting section, measures of setting up of stage for heaping debris outsidethe side ditch and interception ditch on the side slope will be taken. For large area sideslope, stone pitching, earth retaining wall or planting turf will be used for protection.

(8) It has been recognized that strengthening management of road traffic duringthe construction period shall be carried out, to prevent accident, by enforcement oftraffic regulations and the regulations for road transport of dangerous goods.

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(9) Strengthening management of the sewage and wastes discharge from the worksite and the labour camp shall be made uniformly and in good order by contractor.

(10) The construction materials storage site shall be set away from the sensitivespots, and to cover the bulk dusty materials properly to prevent dust from flying.

(11) Timely cleaning and sprinkle the construction work site around the mixingplant areas in dry season.

(12) Education and training of the construction workers not to hunt the wildanimals and ban indiscriminate cutting of trees.

2.3 Operation period(1) It is recommended that, for the sensitive spots in 50 m from the road side, in

front of the first raw houses close to the road side, green belt trees be planted tomitigate the noise; for densely populated areas traffic signs be set up to warn thedrivers of the populated area with speed limits and ban horning. In the operationperiod environmental monitoring is to be arranged for the sensitive spots of Xiayu,Huxi, Xiakang, to get data of the environment conditions for the competentdepartment to take effective protection measures accordingly.

(2) It is recommended that in the areas 50 m from the road side no new residenthouses should be built, and in the areas 100 m from the road side no school, hospitalshould be built.

(3) To strengthen enforcement of vehicle emission regulations to banunroadworthiness vehicle on road.

(4) There will be certain damages to the agricultural environment and the coverplant along the project area during the construction period, to protect the naturalenvironment, it is necessary to restore the temporary use land back to original use andrestore the cover plant, as well as engineering protection work in time.

(5) To strengthen road traffic management and road maintenance work to makesure the road pavement in good condition.

3. Time schedule of environmental action plan and cost estimation3.1 Time schedule

Based on the Huxi-Chiling road construction engineering work progress schedule,it is recommended that the personnel training for environmental management may bearranged together with that for the Zhang-Zhao expressway.

The environmental monitoring should be aranged as follows:

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In construction period: October,1999 - March, 2001; andIn operation period: 2001 - 2016; and

3.2 Cost estimationThe Project owner shall monitor TSP, bitumen smoke and ambient noise in

construction period; and ambient noise in operation period, with total monitoring costof CNYI 19,000; and to conduct environmental protection personnel training, with thetraining cost of CNYI 0,000, as shown in Table 3-1.

Table 3-1 Cost estimation for environinental protection measuresItem Content Quantity Unit cost Sub total

(CNYI.000) (CNYI.000)

Construction stage ambient air TSP, bitumen smoke 3 times each 2/each 12

Construction stage noise Ambient noise 7 times I/once 17

Operation stage noise Ambinet noise IS years 6/yer 90

Training Environmental protection personnel training 5 persons 2/year 10

EP at construction stage Sprinkle, garbage and spoils disposal 1.5 years 60/year 90

Unforeseen cost 43.8

Totl 262.8

4. Environmental Action Plan and Environmental Supervision Plan and Organs4.1 Environmental action plan (EAP)

The purpose of the EAP is to ensure actual implementation of the environmentalprotection measures and to set forth requirements for the management of theenvironmental supervision and monitoring work implemented in construction andoperation period. Table 4-1 shows the summary of the EAP.

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Table 4-1 Summary of the environmental management action plan for the road projectEA factor Environmental protection measures Action In charge Paragraph No

A. Design stage

I Route selection - land occupation as less as possible; Design unit, ZZECH 5.1. I- away from sensitive points as far as possible such as school and Contractor Zhangpu 5.1.2

resident area; Municipality 5.1. I

- avoid poor geological area and culture relics as far as possible,

* public promotion ofthe road project.

2. Soil erosion - proper selection of quarry, earth borrowing, spoil disposal area, 5.1.5l proper drainage design; 5.1.3

-to avoid high filling and cutting as much as possible.

3. Land - proper arrangement of the resettlement; , 5.1.4

acquisition | fair compensation for the resettlement

& resettlement

4. Bridge design - to meet flood control requirements, without compromising of the 5.1.3

local irrigation system.

B. Construction stage

I. Noise pollution - stop machine work at night when there is resident area in 1 50m, Contractor, Supervision 5.2.1

form 22:00 to 6:00 next morning; Construction company, 5.2.2

- proper arrangement of construcion work, personnel tminig for ZZECHmachine; 5.2.2

- abide by the industrial noise standard, to take protection measures

for worker.

2. Air pollution - Proper arrangement of mixing plant 300m,from sensitive points, 5.2.5

- to use stationary mixing plant as much as possible, with dustremove device,

- proper arrangement of material storage area; 5.2.10

- sprinkle over work site and unpaved road surface to reduce dust. 5.2.11

3. Ecological - proper planning of temporary land use, timely back to original 5.2.1

environment use; 5.2.7 (4)

- proper planning of earth and stone work to reduce damage to

cover plant as much as possible, timely plantation of damaged

cover plant;- proper arrangement of bridge construction, ensure farm land 5.2.9

iigation and flood control;

- proper treatment of worksite wastes,

4. Others - timely repon and inform of discovered underground cultural 5.2.6

relics, with proper measures to protect the site;

- strengthen traffic management in construction period for safety 5.2.8

and mobility; l

- personnel training of safety knowledge. l

C. Operation stage _

1. Land use - for areas within 100m from both sides of road, no environmental Land use Zhangpu 5.3.2

planning sensitive buildings shall be arranged. planning dept. Cons.

Land Bureau

2.Traffic control & - stnengthen traffic management and road maintenance. Zhangzhou, Local PSB 5.3.5

road maintenance - to bann vehicles with exceeding of pollutant emission on road Longhai, PSB, department, 5.3.3

3.Dangerous goods - implementation and enforcement of dangerous goods transport MCB

transport regulations

4. Environmental - in accordance with the environmental monitoring plan to carry out ZMMS ZZECL 5.3.1

monitoring the environmental monitoring work.

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4.2 Environmental supervision planTable 4-2 shows the environmental supervision plan.

Table 4-2 Environmental supervision planStage Agency Work content Purpose

Feasibility MOC(EPO) 1. Examine the EIA I.To ensure possible serious issues for the project

study World Bank to be addressed properly

(WB) 2. Examine the draft of EAP 2.To ensure there is feasible action plan to deal

PEPB with possible major and potential issues.

Design & WB, 1. Examine preliminary design for 1. To carry out the "three simutaneousness"

construction PEPB environment protection & EAP & EAP

period EPOMOC 2. To examine if there is investment 2. To make sure the investment being made

WB, PEPB, for environment protection

Provincial 3. To check construction site: 3. To make sure the work site to meet the

Municipal material handling, mixing etc. requirements of environment protection

& county 4. To check dust & noise control 4. To reduce the impact & implement

EPB of measures & work time schedule regulations

Zhangpu 5. To check sewage discharge and 5. To ensure water resource not being polluted

wastes treatment at work site.

PEPB 6. Earth borrowing & spoil disposal 6. To ensure no damage to landscape and land

area arrangement & treatment resources

7. To check the implementation o 7. To make sure the implementation of the

the "three simutaneousness" & to "three simutaneousness"

determine the final time schedule

EPOMOC 8. To examine if the environment 8. To check and accept the environment

PEPB, protection facilities in conformity protection facilities

with the standards

Operation PEPB 1. Examine EAP implementation 1. To carry out EAP

period 2. Examine the implementation 2. To carry out environment monitor plan

of environment monitor plan 3. To strengthen environmental management & to

3. Check further measures be taken protect people's health

(for unforeseen issues)

Zhangzhou 4.Sensitive spot environment quality 4. Environmental management for public health

Zhangpu S. No surface drainage directly into 5. Ensure drinking water not being polluted

EPB drinking water source

PEPB 6. Be prepared for traffic incidents 6. To remove hidden danger and to avoid serious

._________ Fire fighting & accidents ppIlution accident, and to reduce accident loss.

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4.3 Executive and supervision organsFigure 4-1 and Figure 4-2 show the environmental management organization for

Huxi-Chiling highway project in construction period and operation periodrespectively.

Fujian Provincial ExpresswayConstruction Headquarters (FPECH)

Environmental Protection Office (EPO)(1 director, 2 officers)

Zhang-Zhao Expressway ConstructionHeadquarters (ZZECH)

(I deputy director in charge of EP,I engineer for EP work)

l~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Fujian Provincial Zhangpu County

Environmental Monitor Construction HeadquartersStation (FPEMS) (ZCCH)

Zhangzhou Municipal (I engineer for EP)Environmental Monitor

Station (ZMEMS)

Figure 4-1 Environmental management organs in construction period

EPO of FPECH(I director, 2 officers)

Zhang-Zhao Expressway Co. Ltd.(I deputy manager in charge EP, I engineer for EP work)

Zhangzhou Municipal Highway Management Division(I engineer for EP)

Zhangpu County Highway Management Division

Figure 4-2 Environmental management organs in operation period

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5. Environmental monitoring5.1 Purpose and principles

The purpose of the environmental monitoring program is to supervise themeasures for environmental protection to be implemented, and to timely modify oradjust environmental action plan according to the monitored conditions, and toprovide basis for setting forth protection measures at the right time and in effectiveway. The principles for making environmental monitoring program should be basedon the main environmental impact in different development periods.

5.2 Monitoring target and itemThe main impact of this road project is in the construction period.The items monitored in the construction period mainly are TSP, bitumen smoke

and ambient noise around the construction work site area. To ensure the monitoringwork to be effective and efficient it is important to pay attention to the followingpoints.

(1) The noise level in the construction work site area shall meet the standard asspecified in the "Construction Work Site Noise Level Limit".

(2) The impact area for flying dust may reach over hundred meters on the leewarddirection, sprinkle shall be conducted from time to time to reduce dust flying. The"passive dust collector" should be used to measure the quantity of dust, with sprinklefrequency being controlled for the resident area close to the construction work site.

(3) The contractor shall take effective measures to prevent flying dust andmaterials spillage arising from construction materials transport; meanwhile, the localEPB is to strengthen enforcement of the environmental protection regulations.

(4) According to the analysis and assessment, the monitored items in theconstruction period are TSP, bitumen smoke and ambient noise.

In the operation period, the monitored item shall be the ambient noise for thesensitive spots of Xiayu, Huxi, Xiakang.

5.3 Environmental monitoring planBased on the forecast, a monitoring plan has been formulated as shown in Table

5-1 and Table 5-2 for air and acoustic environment respectively..

Table 5-1 Air environmental monitoring planPeriod Location Item Frequency Duration Sampling Action unit Supervisor

Construction Construction site each once in ZMMS' ZZECH'

with sensitive TSP oncelmonth one day the morning & Zhangzhou EPB

spot around the afternoon

l bitumn smoke once/month once I I I

* Zhangzhou Municipal Monitor Station. * Zhang-Zhao Expressway Construction Headquarters

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Table 5-2 Noise monitoring plan

Period Location Frequency Duration Sampling Action unit Supervisor

Construction site each once in ZZEH

Construction with sensitive once/ month one day the morning & ZMMS Zhangzhou EPB

spot in 150 m the afternoon

Operation* Xiayu, Huxi, Xiakang Once / year two days ZZECL*

___ ___ _ _ ___ ___ __ I_____I____ Zhanzhou EPB

the year of2001, 2005,2010 and 2016; ** Zhang-Zhao Expressway Co .d.

5.4 Environmental monitoring organSince the road is in Zhangzhou municipality area, it is recommended that the

Zhangzhou Municipal Environmental Monitoring' Station be entrusted to undertakethe monitoring work. The environmental monitoring cost is estimated about CNY119,000 in the construction and operation period. Figure 5-1 shows the environmentalmonitoring organization system.

Fujian Provincial EPB

Zhangzhou Municipal EPB

Zhangpu County EPB Zhangzhou MunicipalMonitor Station

Figure 5-1 Environmental monitoring organ

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