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World Bank Financed

Environment Improvement Project

In Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province

Environmental Impact Assessment

Chengdu Hydropower Investigation Design & Research Institute of

China Hydropower Engineering Consultant Group Corporation

October, 2005

World Bank Financed

Environment Improvement Project

in Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province

Environmental Impact Assessment

Chengdu Hydroelectric Investigation Design & Research Institute of

China Hydropower Engineering Consultant Group Corporation

Preface

Panzhihua City is an important industry base of steel vanadium, titanium and energy in China. Industrial construction is put in the first place while urban construction lags behind relatively in the past. In order to build Panzhihua City into a modernized metropolis, the urban construction process must be accelerated and the urban environment, improved. The environment improvement project which World Bank loan will be used is just to meet the demand of Panzhihua City development.

The whole project consists of riverbank slope protection, upper section of Binjiang Road, interceptor and trunk sewers, scenery project and last section of Bingren Road. The four subsections are named as environmental improvement project along the Jinsha River. The gross investment budget of the project is RMB 1220.65 millions Yuan (nearly $ 147.42 millions), and the budget of RMB 577.94 millions Yuan (nearly $ 69.80 millions) will be from the World Bank loan.

The construction of the project will improve the urban environment infstructure of Panzhihua City and improve the landscape along the Jinsha River. It can also provide an essential basis for continued urban development and living environment, and lay a solid foundation for turning Panzhihua into a beautiful city. At the same time, it can improve traffic condition of the city, irmpove the urban zoning, and broaden the developmental space and development potential of the city.

This project is in accordance with the national policies. Based on the relevant laws, rules, policies and the specifications on environmental protection by China National Environment Protection Agency (NEPA) and the stipulations in the Guideline of Environmental Assessment by the World Bank, the environment impact assessment of the project should be carried out. For this reason, Chengdu Hydropower Investigation Design & Research Institute (CHIDI) of China Hydropower Engineering Consultant Group Corporation (CHECC) was commissioned to undertake the EIA of the proposed project by Panzhihua Urban Construction Investment Management Co., Ltd. Based on the analysis of project design files, the EA team carried out an project site survey and collected materials related to the project. According to "Technology Guideline of Environmental Impact Assessment", "Environmental Impact Assessment Specifications of Highway Construction Project" and the World Bank related environment assessment business policies, the project environmental impact pre-assessment report was completed in May, 2005, and submitted to the World Bank delegation for pre-assessment of the project. At the same time, "Environmental Impact Assessment Outline of the Environment Improvement Project in Panzhihua City" was completed. At the request of Sichuan Environment Protection Bureau (SEPB), Sichuan Environmental Engineering Evaluation Center hosted the technical appraisal meeting of the outline on May 18, 2005 in Chengdu. According to opinions and suggestions of the attending representatives and experts, the final edition of the outline was completed in August 2005..

According to the document issued by SEPB and opinions and requirements of the World Bank, the EA team carried out several rounds of site survey and investigation, and entrusted Panzhihua Environment Monitoring Station to monitor the acoustic environment and substrate sludge in the The Jinsha River River supplementally. On the basis of these work, "Environmental Impact Assessment Report of Environment Improvement Project in Panzhihua City" was prepared in October 2005 to submit to the World Bank for project appraisement, and to SEPB for examination.

The compilation of this report have obtained the supports from Panzhihua Urban Construction Investment Management Co., Ltd, related municipal departments of Panzhihua City government, Chengdu Municipal Engineering Design & Research Institute, and Southwest Jiaotong University, as well as guidance from from the World Bank experts. All these helps and instructions are appreciated.

CONTENT

3Preface

5CONTENT

81Overview

81.1Origin of the Assessment

81.2Background of the Project

151.3Objectives of the Assessment

151.4Principle of the Assessment

161.5Basis of the Compilation

181.6Assessment Standards

211.7Assessment Grades

221.8Assessment Factors

231.9Assessment Scope

241.10Assessment Phases and Time Intervals

241.11Objects of Environmental Protection

251.12Assessment Procedure

262Project Description

262.1Basic characteristics of the project

272.2Component of the project

282.3Brief introduction to main part project

322.4Construction planning

352.5Land occupation

352.6Analysis of the project

433Analysis of Alternatives

433.1Comparison of with or without this project

443.2Local route comparison

504Present Status of Environment

504.1Natural environment status

524.2Ecological environment status

564.3Social environment status

614.4Environment quality status

674.5Relativity analysis of the World Bank safeguard policies

684.6Environmental Sensitive Spots

714.7Main environmental problems

735Forecast and assessment on environmental impact

735.1Environmental benefit

745.2Water environment impact

775.3Impact on ambient air quality

815.4Acoustic environment impact

865.5Ecological environment

865.6Soil erosion

925.7Solid waste impact assessment

925.8Social environment

935.9Analysis of environmental risks

946Resettlement

946.1Index of the affected

946.2Objective of resettlement plan

956.3Resettlement principle

956.4Resettlement planning guideline

966.5Resettlement scheme

986.6Environmental capacity analysis of resettlement area

996.7Resettlement planning

1016.8Environmental impact analysis

1037Environment Protection Measures

1037.1Water Environment Protection Measure

1047.2Air Environment Protection Measures

1067.3Acoustic Environment Protection Measures

1087.4Eco-environment Protection Measures

1087.5Water and Soil Conservation Measures

1157.6Solid Waste Disposal Measures

1157.7Social Environment Impact Mitigating Measure

1177.8Mitigation Measures of Environmental Impact in Resettlement Areas

1177.9Mitigation for Environment Risk

1187.10Effect Analysis of Environment Protection Measures

1238Environmental Monitoring, Management

1238.1Environmental Monitoring

1288.2Environmental Management and Supervision

1358.3Cost Estimation on Environment Protection

1389Public Consultation and Information Disclosure

1389.1EIA draft phase

1429.2EIA report phase

1539.3Information disclosure

15410Conclusions and Recommendations

15410.1Analysis of project rationality

15410.2Assessment conclusion of environmental status

15510.3Assessment conclusion of the environmental impact

15710.4Recommendations

Appendix 1 Trust Deed of EIA of the Proposed Project

Appendix 2 Environmental Protection Declaration and Registration Table

Appendix 3 Reply to the Project Suggestion Report Issued by Sichuan Development and Reform Committee

Appendix 4 Letter of Affirming the Execution Standard of the Proposed Project Environment Impact Assessment

Appendix 5 "The Letter of Affirming the Correlative Construction Contents of Subprojects of This Proposed Project" Issued by Panzhihua Government

Appendix 6 Public Participation Questionnaire (during outline phase)

Appendix 7 Public Participation Puestionnaire (during report phase)

Appendix 8 Environment Improvement Project in Panzhihua City Environmental Impact Assessment outline (Shortening)

Appendix 9 Environment Monitoring Report of Project Area

Appendix 10 Information Disclosure of EIA and the resettlment

Figures

Figure 1 Map of the Project Geographic Position

Figure 2 Map of master plan in Panzhihua

Figure 3 Overall Plane Layout of the Project

Figure 4 Riverbank slope protection Project Schematic Drawing

Figure 5 Upper Section of Binjiang Road Schematic Drawing

Figure 6 Landscape Project Schematic Drawing

Figure 7 Intercepted Interceptor and trunk sewerss Schematic Drawing

Figure 8 Last Section of Bingren Road Schematic Drawing

Figure9 Map of Surrounding and Monitoring Sites Location

Figure 10 Representative Pictures of Sensitive Spots and Environmental Status

Figure 11 Map of Land Use Plan in Panzhihua City

Figure 12 Layout of Water Supply in Engineering Area

Figure 13 Layout of Drainage in Engineering Area

Figure 14 Layouts of Environmental Protection Measures

Figure 15 Schematic Drawing of Engineering Measures for Water Conservation of Typical Waste Disposal Fields

Figure 16 Schematic Drawing of Plant Measures for Water Conservation of Typical Waste Disposal Fields

1 Overview

1.1 Origin of the Assessment

The Environment Improvement in Panzhihua City is a sub-project of Sichuan Urban Developmente Project (SUDP), to be supported by a World Bank (WB) loan. It consists of environmental improvement along the Jinsha River and the construction of the Bingren Road last section. World Bank project task team inspected Panzhihua City on November 20th~28th, 2003, May 31th~June 5th, 2004 and October 18th~27th, 2004, respectively, and subsequently determined the contents of the urban environment improvement project. Sichuan Provincial Development and Reform Commission approved the project in October, 2004. The project will improve the environmental infrastructure of Panzhihua City, improve the living and transportation conditions and provide new space for urban development of the city.

According to the reqirements of the environmental protection laws, regulations, policies and the specifications on environmental protection of China and requirements of the relevant World Bank operational policies, an environment impact assessment (EIA) for the project should be carried out. CHIDI was commissioned by Panzhihua Urban Construction Investment Management Co., Ltd. to undertake the EIA of the proposed project

1.2 Background of the Project

1.2.1 Panzhihua Urban Planning

1.2.1.1 Urban Development Plan

According to the Master Plan of Panzhihua City (1997-2020), the objective of Panzhihua City development is to build a modern city with an industry base related to natural resources in western China, a regional center in the boundary area of Sichuan and Yunnan Province and a garden city with mountain, river and the southern subtropical scene. Three zones are planned for City development, which are the urban centre, urban area and city area. The urban area is aobut 65 km2, from Geliping to the west, Jinjiang Town to the southeast, the foot of Dahei Mountain to the north, and Renhe Town to the south. The city area includes urban district, Miyi and Yanbian Counties with a total of about 7440.4 km2.

The urban center Panzhihua City consists of East District, West District and Central District. The Central District consists of Bingcaogang, Duren, Nongnongping and Panmi sub-district. The urban centre locates in Bingcaogang which has political, economical, cultural, technological, commercial and financial function. The area of the urban centre is about 40 km2 and the population is about 400 to 420 thousand. The west district consists of Geliping, Hemenkou and Taojiadu sub-district. The major functions of the district are energy generation, building material and timber machining. The area is 1517 km2 and the population is 180~200 thousand. The east districts functions are railway transportation pivots, material distributing and titanic industry. The planned area of this district is 910 km2, with population of 30 to 50 thousand.

According to the urban planning, the area of the control land will be within 60 km2 and the population will reach 1133 thousand by 2010. The GDP will reach 289 hundred million, about twice as the data in 2000. The per capita GDP will be 25.8 thousand. The ratio of primary, secondary and tertiary domain in civil economic is 3:57:40. The industrial structure will optimize constantly.

The proposed project accords with the overall plan of Panzhihua City. It is beneficial for environment and road network improvement, industrial structure adjustment, space distribution optimization and economic development. It is also helpful for improving ecological environment and river scenery along the Jinsha River.

1.2.1.2 Road Traffic Plan

Urban road system consists of express road, primary trunk road, secondary trunk road and sideways. The urban centre will be the core of the road network where roads stretch out along the south and north banks of the Jinsha River and Renhe Stream, forming a network. Roads in the urban area were designed and built according to the actual landform. By 2020 the trunk road in urban centre will reach the length of 465 km and the density of the network will be 7.65 km/km2. The ratio of the land used for road and city square will be 12.54%, the area of per capita land will be 11.58 m2.

The public traffic will be the first choice in urban road system. Network structure will be optimized, and vehicle component will be moderated. By 2020, the total length of the public transportation network would be 219.1 km with the density of the network of 3.65 km/km2.

According to the urban traffic plan of panzhihua city for 2000~2020, the road G108, S310, S216 will rebuild to second level road. A series second and third level county road will be constructed to communicate to the outside. Centre road plan emphasizes on the rebuilding of Bingren Line, Binjiang Road, Yanze Road, Yanhong Road, Honglan Road, Bingqing Road, Taoshi Line (from 06 bridge to Geliping) and Panmi Line to adapt the development of the Bingcaogang district, the area along the Jinsha River, Yanbian new town and Ertan landscape spot. The traffic road plan will also serve for the Panzhihua Steal factory, Mining Bureau, and Panzhihua Mine Factory. More investment will be used on rebuilding the Jinwu Road, Zonglong Line and Dujin line which form a chain line to adapt the development of the Jinjiang industrial developing district and bring the future economic developing hotspot into the new traffic network.

The project is a component of road traffic plan. The front section of Binjiang Road will connect Jiangnansilu Roads with the constructed Binjiang Road to form a double way in the downtown area. The last section of the Bingren Road is a extension of the front section. This road will connect the future urban centre with the Renhe district. The construction of the last section will strengthen the density of the urban road network and alleciate the pressure which brought by the traffic in urban centre. It will also make positive effect on developing the new urban. It is therefore that the road construction suit for the road traffic plan.

1.2.1.3 The plan of urban water source, water supply and drainage project

According to the plan, the water source of Panzhihua city is surface water which comes from the Jinsha River and the The Yalong River River except for some unit individually. By 2010, the scale of the supply water in urban centre will reach 226 thousand m3/d. Water supply and sewage capacity in urban area of Panzhihua City is listed below.

Water supply and sewage capacity in urban area of Panzhihua City

Table 1-1

Item

Time

Per capita living water consume

(L/d)

Per capita comprehensive water consume

(L/d)

Popularization ratio for water supply

(%)

Serving people

(10 thousand)

Per capita sewage capacity

(L/d)

2005

200250

600

98

51

150200

2050

300350

700

100

65

300

Industry waste water should be treated to the required effluent quality before discharge, and the total capacity of the sewage will be controlled. The principle of disposal for urban waste water is to protect the drink water in the near future, then protects the quality of river in the far future. Nine sewage WWTPs will be constructed, such as Geliping, Tanjiadu, Hemenkou-Qingxiangping, Duren, Bingcaogang, Nongnongping, Panmi, Jinjiang and Renhe. The scale of the Bingcaogang sewage WWTP which has already been built is 30 thousand m3/d, while Renhe sewage WWTP, which is under construction, is 20 thousand m3/d.

The interceptor and trunk sewers of this project consists of the first and second grade interceptor and trunk sewers in Qingxiangping sewage WWTP, Wushisi~ Bingcaogang interceptor and trunk sewers and some sub-trunk pipe. To suit for the interceptor and trunk sewers construction, Qingxiangping sewage WWTP is planned to be constructed at the same time (details see Appendix 5).

The scale of the sewage WWTPs in Panzhihua City

Table2-2 Unit 10 thousand m3/d

Item

Geliping

Taojiadu

Hemenkou Qingxiangping

Duren

Nongnongping

Panmi

JInjiang

Renhe

Bingcaogang

Total

Scale

1.5

2.02.5

1.5

3.0

1.5

1.0

1.5

3.0

1212.5

1.2.2 Background and Necessity of the Construction

1.2.2.1 Background and Necessity of the environmental improvement project along Jinsha River

(1) Background of the construction

1) The sustainable development situation of the city

The urban sustainable development level of Panzhihua is not high; the SD of Panzhihua is only 0.42 in the estimation by Beijing University. The river bank protection of the project is benificial for improving the sustainable level of the city. In terms of system coordination, ecological environment treatment intensity will be increased, the ratio between pollution treatment fund and GDP will be raised, and the ratio of pollutant discharge with the growth rates of GDP will be reduced. The correlation of economy and social development will be added by improving the contribution rate of science and technology progress and the employment rate. In terms of system development level, the quality of ecological system will be improved through upgrading the atmospheric and water body quality indicators.

2) The requirement of urban economic and social development

Although the history of Panzhihua City is short, it is well known both home and abroad. In 2002 the GDP per capita was 13,200 yuan, which ranks No. 2 in Sichuan Province. However the citys public infrastructure is not suitable for its present situation, the city is not beautiful enough, and human habitat environment is far from perfect. All those affected the stability of employee team and the development of economy to a certain degree.

This project can beautify the city, improve the urban scene and transportation, and help to enhance publics determination to love Panzhihua and build Panzhihua. It is instrumental to stabilize the employee team and play a proactive role in the talent introduction and investment promotion, indirectly facilitate the economic and social development of this city.

3) The demand for the construction of a city with mountainous and waterside garden

After the former Premier Zhu Rongji advocated for to build Panzhihua into a city with mountainous and waterside garden, in order to implement this instruction, Master Plan for Panzhihua, the City with Mountainous sand Waterside Garden was drafted. This project is the implementation of this master plan, and is one of the important steps in the realization of the master plan. The completion of the project shall accelerate the pace for constructing Panzhihua into a city with mountainous and riverside garden, has important meaning to the urbanization and modernization of Panzhihua city.

(2) Necessity of the construction

1) Need for ecological environment improvement and pollution control

Along the bank of Jinsha River, more than 40 million tons metallurgical dreg, gangue, coal slag and building rubbish have been piled up, which the west slag field of Panzhihua Iron and Steel Group, the slag field of Panzhihua Coal Group and the spoil ground of Panzhihua Cold-rolled Factory are the large-scale ones.

The West Slag Field of Panzhihua Iron and Steel Group is more than 100m high and more than 1km in length, the area occupation of which is more than 40ha.

The water quality of Jinsha River along Panzhihua city is not good as expected because of the drainaging waste and losting of water and soil. Moderating the protection facility, the project is propitious to the spoil dregs stabilization and pollution and water & soil lost control.

2) Need for city beautification and living environment improvement

The present status of the river bank is in a mess. The land type on Jinsha River bank is mainly the shrubs and weeds, protectection sill of the building waste, naked rock beach and patched farmland.

The standard of the city view and environmental quality is higher and higher according to the demand of resident. The desirability to improve the living environment is being more and more intensity.

Such a mess bank does not suitable for the modernized cityscape obviously. Renovating the Jinsha riverside is a demand for turning Panzhihua into a modernized city as a garden with beautiful mountains and rivers.

High qualitative urban extent is a mainly guideline in modernization. Such mess river bank is not suitable for the above demands. From this point of view, it should improve the environment of the river bank.

Sichuan Province, Yunan Province and Tibet Autonomous Region have decided to construct the The Great Shangri-La international ecological tour district. Panzhihua City situated at the siteseeing line, and was famous for its ancient sago cycas forest which is the biggest, most peculiar and largest in number. The age of the forest is 2.7 hundred million years (same age as dinosaur). The construction of the project can improve the environmental quality and make the city to match the brand of international tour district.

1.2.2.2 Background and Necessity of the last section of Bingren Road

(1) Background for the last section of Bingren Line

1) Liquidize the land assets, speed up the pace for modernization

The construction of last section of Bingren Line can not only bring along the land development for the area of 6.5 km2 at Ganbatang, etc, but also facilitate the transformation of rural population to urban population while building the new district, and upgrade the urbanization level.

In the indicator system for the city to basically realize modernization, the completed investment in the construction of various infrastructures in 2002 accounted for only 9% of the GDP of that year. There is a considerable gap between the requirement of no less than 15% of GDP invested in infrastructure. The construction of this project and the new district development shall greatly minimize this gap, and speed up the pace for urban modernization.

2) Create conditions for development of tertiary industry and improvement of economic structure

Panzhihua is a city of heavy industry. In 2002 the ratio of three industries are 6.2:68.5:25.3. This was seriously against the basic requirement of modern economic structure in which tertiary industrys percentage shall be larger than that of secondary industry. The growth of GDP must be at the price of resource squandering and damage to environment which result in the situation of growth without development (conclusion of the joint study in 1998 conducted by Beijing University and Municipal Planning Commission of the city). Panzhihua city is of the land form of mountainous river valley. 25% of the land for development for the new district is located at slope up to 25 degree. However the terrain from Renhe Township to Zongfa is relatively plain, where water, electricity and road access are available. The development cost for this district is relatively lower, which shall facilitate the development of real estate, heighten the development of tertiary industry and investment promotion.

(2) Necessity of the construction

1) Need for road network densification and Renhe District development

Renhe District has changed into an important part of urban centre from suburb. However, there is only Duren Road which connecting Bingcaogang and Renhe by way of Dadukou. It is expected that the traffic volume of the road would be up to the 20,000 cars/day in 2005 and 28,000 cars/day in 2010. Considering rapidly development of Renhe District, it is necessary to develop Bingren Road last section and form the traffic circle connecting the two important district of Bingcaogang and Duren. It will not only increase the density of the urban road network of Panzhihua, but strengthen the connection of districts as well.

2) Need for the safety of Bingcaogang District and Airport Road

Bingcaogang District to be constructed soon lies by Bingren Road. The road to the airport which has just been put into operation connects with the middle section of Bingren Road. At present, there is only the first section of Bingren Road which connects Bingcaogang district and airport with Bingcaogang& district. If the last section of Bingren Road cant be opened, Bingcaogang district and airport will be disconnected with other districts of Panzhihua when landslip, earthquake or serious traffic accident happen. It is imperative to open Bingren Road and increase more traffic entrances and exits.

Being an important part of the urban centre, more and more enterprises and public institutions will move into Bingcaogang district, while a large number of their staff's relatives and children work and study in Bingcaogang & district. As the commercial center of the whole city is mainly in Bingcaogangdistrict, the internal and external connection is extremely frequent. It can be expected that Bingcaogang district will be crowded closely with private cars and result in serious traffic jams at the joint section of Bingren Road and Jiangnanerlu Road. If Bingren Road opens smoothly, an entrance will increase and some traffic will be shunt, thus the traffic jams on the section can be decreased and the traffic safety will be ensured greatly.

3) Need for urban development and construction

The land resource is very tense in the urban area of Panzhihua. Through the construction of the last section of Bingren Road, 6.5 km2 can be explored for urban construction. It is especially valuable for Panzhihua, the hilly city, where more than 92% area is upland.

The industrial structure of Panzhihua is unreasonable. The secondary industry is too big while the tertiary industry is too small, being the last one among the 10 national largest steel cities and 20 Provincial cities of Sichuan. To improve the industrial structure and develop new space for the tertiary industry, the construction of the last section of Bingren Road is the most effective way.

The population distribution of Panzhihua is not balance. By the end of 2003, the total urban population is 520,000 and the density is 12,400 persons per capita square kilometer. The population density of the urban center is much higher than the average. Through the construction of the last section of Bingren Road and development new urban area, some people can move out from centre district and much population can transfer from contaminated area to the new urban area.

4) Need for collecting fund and paying off loans

Most of the lands along the Bingren Road are wasteland. In the construction of Bingcaogang district, the price of the wasteland increases from RMB 450,000 Yuan per capita ha. (RMB 45 Yuan per capita m2) to RMB 2 million Yuan per capita ha. (RMB 200 Yuan per capita m2). The value of the wasteland would rise to RMB 1.55 million Yuan per capita ha..6.5 km2 lands can be developed when the last section of Bingren Road is completed, thus it can take back the fund of RMB 1 billion Yuan.

With the construction of the road, the price of the land on both sides will raise up. Bingren Road is about 11.28 km long except the tunnel, the utilized land on both sides of the road is assumed to be 30 m wide and the appreciated value of the land is RMB 900 Yuan; RMB 600 million Yuan can take back.

The incomes mentioned above can repay all the loans of the project (including the project of Jinsha riverside environment improvement).

1.3 Objectives of the Assessment

The environment improvement project in Panzhihua City plays important roles in urban construction. The objectives of the project are to improve the transportation network, to reduce the pollution, to beautify the urban environment and to improve the living condition. According to the characteristics of the project and the environment of the project region, the objectives of the assessment are:

(1) By investigating, surveying and analyzing the quality and the problem of the natural environment and the social economical environment along the line, identify the current environmental condition in the region of the project.

(2) Based on the fully investigation of the environmental condition, analyze and predict the scope of the natural environment, eco-environment and social environment impacts which will be brought by the proposed project. Fully evaluate the trend of the impact.

(3) Measures and recommendations for reducing environmental negative impact will be prepared to make sure the project will be going on wheels. The goal of the measures is to unify the environment, social and economical benefit.

(4) Certificate the feasibility of the proposed project to afford the technical support to the design of the project, environmental management and protection.

(5) The comments and recommendations on the construction of the project provided by the public should be properly integrated into the EIA report.

1.4 Principle of the Assessment

(1) Compatibility Principle

Persist in the rule of corresponding the environmental protection with social and economical developing. Insure the sustainable development of the society and environment, improve the living condition of the whole community.

(2) Obedient Principle

The construction of the project must submit to the overall plan Panzhihua city. It serve for consummating the urban function.

(3) Entirely Principle

Follow the principle of environment protection in project design, comparison, construction and operation. Insure the priority of the environmental protection.

(4) Priority Principle

Based on the specialty of the project and the environment along the line, analyse and assess the key problem.

(5) Feasible Principle

Environment protection engineering measures for the negative environmental impacts must be suitable for the social, economical and natural condition. They should be practical and adaptive.

1.5 Basis of the Compilation1.5.1 Laws, Regulations and Documents of Environmental Protection

(1) Law of Environmental Protection of the Peoples Republic of China1989.12.26

(2) Law of the Peoples Republic of China on the Environment Impact Assessment2003.9

(3) Law of Water of the Peoples Republic of China2002.8.29

(4) Law of Water and Soil Conservation of the Peoples Republic of China1991.6.29

(5) Law of Land Management of the Peoples Republic of China1998.8.29

(6) Law of Highways of the Peoples Republic of China1997.7.3

(7) Law of Prevent and Control Flood of the Peoples Republic of China1997.8.29

(8) Law of Water Pollution Control of the Peoples Republic of China1996.5.15

(9) Law of Air Pollution Control of the Peoples Republic of China2000.4.29

(10) Law of Environmental Noise Pollution Control of the Peoples Republic of China1996.10.29

(11) Law of Environmental Prevention and Control of Pollution by Solid Waste of the Peoples Republic of China2005.4.1

(12) Law of Cultural Relic Protection of the Peoples Republic of China1991.6.29

(13) Law of City Planning of the Peoples Republic of China1989.12.26

(14) Management Methods for Construction Project Environment Protection, State Council Decree (1998.11.29No.253.

(15) Management Methods for Rriverway of the Peoples Republic of China, State Council Decree [1998] (1988.6.10No. 3.

(16) Compendium of the Environment Protection ,State Council(2000.11.26

(17) Some Opinions on Environmental Protection[1996]No.31

(18) Some Opinions on Strengthening Ecological Protection in Western Development

(19) Management Methods for Environmental Protection of Ministry of CommunicationsNo .17.

(20) Specifications for Management of Environment Protectionon trialSEPA Huanfa File [1999]No. 99

(21) Circular on Some Problems related to the Environment Protection in Executing Constructional Project,SEPA Huanfa [1999] No.107

(22) Responses to the Problems related to the Environmental Noise Standard in Highway Constructional EIAFile [1999] No.46

(23) Circular on Strengthening Management of EIA in World Financial Loan Project1993.6

(24) Circular on Controlling Dust Pollution Effectively in Urban2001

(25) Management Methods of Protection Source of Drink Water in SichuanState Council Decree 2004

1.5.2 Technical Specifications

(1) Technical Specifications for Environmental Impact AssessmentHJ/T 2.12.3-93

(2) Technical Specifications for Environmental Impact Assessmentacoustic environmentHJ/T 2.4-1995

(3)Technical Specifications for Environmental Impact Assessment Non-Pollution Ecological Impacts, SEPAHJ/T 19-1997

(4) Temporary Specifications on EIA for Highway Construction ProjectsJTJ 005-96

(5) Standard of the Environmental Inspection1986

(6) Code of Water and Soil Conservational Methods for Developing and Constructing ProjectSL 204-98

(7) The World Bank Operational Manual, OP/BP4.01 Operational Policies Environmental Assessment

(8) The World Bank Operational Manual, OP/BP4.04 Operational Policies Natural Habitats (9) The World Bank Operational Manual, OP/BP4.11 Operational Policies Safeguarding Cultural Property in Bank-Financed Projects

(10) The World Bank Operational Manual, OP4.12 Operational Policies Involuntary Resettlement.

1.5.3 Related Document

(1) Trust Deed on EIA of Environment Improvement Project in Panzhihua CityAppendix -1

(2) Registration Form for declaring the Environmental Protection of the Environment Improvement Project of Panzhihua city

(3) Criterion for Measuring off and executing the Air-Environmental Quality

(4) Circular on Standards which measure the Noise in urban by Panzhihua Government

(5) Circular on Standards which measure the Water-Environment and make off the city into several areas by Panzhihua Government

(6) Circular on complexion which demarcate the Drink Water Protection region by Panzhihua Government

1.5.4 Related Materials

(1) Feasibility Report on Environment Improvement Project in Panzhihua City which submitted to the World Bank (Chengdu Municipal Engineering Design & Investigate Institute 2005.8)

(2) Feasibility Report on Resettlement in Environment Improvement Project which submitted to the World Bank (Southwest Jiaotong University , 2005.5)

(3) Project proposal on the Environment Improvement Project which submitted to the World Bank (Panzhihua Municipal Plan & design Institute, 2004.8)

(4) The outline of Environmental Impact Assessment for Environment Improvement Project in Panzhihua City (Chengdu Hydroelectric Investigation & Design Institute)

(5) The Overall Plan of Panzhihua City (1997-2020(2015)) (Panzhihua Municipal Plan & design Institute, 1997)

(6) The Tour Plan of Panzhihua City (2001-2015) (Panzhihua Tour Bureau, 2000)

(7) The Environment Protection Plan for the next 15 years in Panzhihua City (Panzhihua Environment Protection Bureau)

(8) The planning of the urban greenbelt system research on the sustainable development of the species multiplicity (Panzhihua Municipal Plan & design Institute, 1997)

(9) The planning of the Urban Greenbelt System research on the Water and Soil Conservation (Panzhihua Municipal Plan & design Institute, 1997)

(10) The measures to compensate the confiscated land in Panzhihua City (2002)

(11) Report on land use of Panzhihua City

(12) Report on functional areas division of Panzhihua city

(13) The basis data of the social, economic, hydrological, aerography, geologic and environmental condition

1.6 Assessment Standards

According to the request of the environmental actuality and function in the project region, the quality of the sound-environment for sensitive objects by World Bank and the Approval Letter on Standards Adopted for EIA of Environment Improvement Project in Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province, the following standards and criteria will be implemented by this EIA.

1.6.1 Environmental Quality Standards

1.6.1.1 Water Environment

The Class standard for Surface Water Environmental Quality Standards (GB 3838-2002) is applied for surface water quality in the project region. The Class standard of Soil Environment Quality Standards (GB 15618-1995) is applied for substrate sludge. The Detailed standard values are shown in Table 1-1 & 1-2.

Environment Quality Standards for Surface Water

Table 1-1 Unit: mg/L

Item

Standard Value

Item

Standard Value

PH

6~9

Coliaerogenes organisms

10000 per L

COD

20 mg/L

Cd

0.005 mg/L

BOD5

4 mg/L

As

0.05 mg/L

DO

5 mg/L

Cr

0.05 mg/L

Non-ionic Ammonia

0.02 mg/L

Pb

0.05 mg/L

Nitrate

20 mg/L

Hg

0.0001 mg/L

Nitrite

0.15 mg/L

Cyanide

0.2 mg/L

Petroleum Category

0.05 mg/L

Total Phosphorus

0.1 mg/L

Volatile Phenols

0.005 mg/L

Ammonia Nitrogen

1.0 mg/L

Environment Quality Standards for Substrate Sludge

Table 1-2 Unit: mg/kg

Item

Standard Value

Item

Standard Value

Cu

400

Cd

1.0

Pb

500

Hg

1.5

Zn

500

As

30

1.6.1.2 Ambient Air Quality

Assessment of air quality adopts class limited value in Ambient Air Quality Standard (GB3095-1996). Details are listed in Table 1-3

Ambient Air Quality Standard

Table 1-3

Standard

Standard valuemg/m3

SO2

TSP

PM10

NO2

Class 2

Daily Average0.15

Hour Average0.50

Daily Average0.30

Daily Average0.15

Daily Average0.10

Hour Average0.15

1.6.1.3 Acoustic Quality

According to Standard of Environmental Noise of Urban Area (GB3096-93), in the assessment area, class standard is carried out in both sides 30m5m range of the road and class is carried out at school, hospital and sanatorium, and class is carried out in other areas. The environmental noise standard value sees Table 1-4.

Environmental Noise Standard for Urban Areas

Table1-4 Unit: LAeq(dB)

Category

Equivalent Sound Level

Suitable area

Day time

Night time

class

55

45

School, hospital and sanatorium

Class

70

55

In the range of 30m5m on both sides of the road

class

60

50

Other areas

1.6.1.4 Ecological Environment

Standard for the ecological environment is to improve the dwelling environment and to ensure no deterioration of ecosystem integrity and species diversity along the line due to the project construction. The long-term average value of soil erosion quantity of the affected area is adopted as reference. The grading standards for erosion intensity see Table 1-5.

Grading Standards for Water Erosion Intensity

Table 1-5

Erosion Class

Erosion Modulus [t/(km2a)]

Very Slight Erosion

15000

1.6.2 Standards for the Discharge of Pollutants

1.6.2.1 Waste water

Standard for wastewater discharge adopted Classin Sewage Comprehensive Discharge Standard (GB8978-1996). Details see Table 1-6.

1.6.2.2 Air Pollutant

Standard for discharge of air pollutants during construction period adopted class in Integrated Emission Standard of Air Pollutants (GB16279-1996). The standard values see Table 1-6.

1.6.2.3 Noise

Standard for noise during construction period adopted the correlative items in Noise Limits for Construction Site (GB12523-90). Details see Table 1-6.

Standars for Pollutant Discharge

Table 1-6

No.

Item

Standard

Standard value

1

Water waste

GB 89781996class1

BOD520mg/L CODCr 100mg/L

SS 70mg/L pH69

petroleum10mg/L

2

Air pollutant

GB 1629796class 2

TSP1.0mg/m3(Discharges the monitoring density limiting value without the organization)

NOX0.12mg/m3(as above)

3

Noise

GB 1252390

Excavation day 75dB night 55dB

Structural construction day 70 dB night 55dB

Decorative construction day 62 dB night55dB

1.7 Assessment Grades

According to the infection which brought from the project, affirmed by Approval Letter on EIA outline for Panzhihua Environment Improvement Project, the project should compile a report of EIA.

The determination of the EIA Grades is based on the influencing degree and scope. According to the approved outline of EIA, the assessment grades details of each environmental element are listed as followed.

1.7.1 Surface Water Environment

The wastewater of the project is far less than 5000m3/d. The major pollutant is SS and organic compound in manufacturing wastewater and living wastewater respectively. The complicated degree of the water quality in both wastewaters is simple. The scale of the surface water belongs to the large scale river. Standard of the water environmental quality adopted class . According to the Technical Specifications for Environmental Impact AssessmentSurface Water Environment (HJ/T 2.3-93), the assessment grade for surface water adopted class in the project.

1.7.2 Ambient Air

The data of Pi of the main air-pollutants during and after construction of the project is far below 2.5108 m3/h. The geometry of the construction area belongs to complicated mountainous area. According to the Technical Specifications for Environmental Impact AssessmentAmbient Air (HJ/T 2.2-93), the assessment grade for ambient air of the project adopted class .

1.7.3 Acoustic Environment

The construction area locates on Grade 2, Grade 3 and Grade 4 region of the Standard of the Environmental Noise in Urban Region (GB 3096-93) respectively. Noise of the environment improvement project along the Jinsha River exists mainly along the project line during construction. The noise pollution would strengthen obviously after the Bingren Road last section is put into operation. According to the Technical Specifications for Environmental Impact AssessmentAcoustic Environment (HJ/T 2.2-93), the grade for the acoustical environment impact assessment adopted Class II in the project.

1.7.4 Ecological Environment

The prospect project is non-pollute environmental impact project. There is little impact on the biocommunity, territorial environment and physical chemistry character of water and soil during and after the project construction. The influenced scope of the project is less than 20 km2, the biomass and the diversity of the species decrease would be less then 50%. It will not make the species which is in severe danger annihilation. According to the Technical Specifications for Environmental Impact AssessmentNon-pollute Environmental Impact , the grade for the ecological environment impact assessment adopted Class III in the project.

1.8 Assessment Factors

1.8.1 Constructional Phase

(1) Acoustic Environment: Leq (A)

(2) Ambient air: asphalt smoke, dust

(3) Surface Water EnvironmentSS

(4) Ecological Environment: plant, landscape, soil and water loss

(5) Soild Waste: Construction waste

(6) Social Environment: land utilization, resettlement, manufacturing and living condition

1.8.2 Operation Phase

(1) Acoustic Environment: Leq (A)

(2) Ambient airNOx

(3) Surface Water EnvironmentCODBOD5

(4) Ecological Environment: landscape, soil and water loss

(5) Social Environment: social economy, living quality.

1.9 Assessment Scope

According to the scale and layout of the construction, the Assessment Scope is divided into direct and indirect parts influenced by the construction. Areas influenced by the noise and waste smoke mostly locate alone the Panzhihua City Road. In the outline of the EIA, scope of the assessment of the Environmental Impact in the project is listed according to degree of the impact.

1.9.1 Surface Water Environment

The scope of the EIA is the urban section of Jinsha River which lies from Geliping to the 1km downstream of the environmental improvement project along the Jinsha River. The total length of the river reach is 54km.

1.9.2 Ambient Air

The scope of the assessment is in the range of 200m on both sides of the road and 500m around the construction site which includes process of the concrete.

1.9.3 Acoustic Environment

The scope of the assessment is in the range of 200m on both sides of the road, and 200m around the construction site.

1.9.4 Ecological Environment

Aquatic ecosystem: same as surface water assessment scope.

Terrestrial ecosystem: In the range of 200m on both bank of the environmental improvement project along the Jinsha River, and in the range of 300m on both sides of the Bingren Road last section, with gross area of 24.99km2.

Water and soil conservation: all the construction sites including permanent and temporary sites and the directly influenced area including constructional road, with gross area of 847.61ha.

1.9.5 Social Environment

The scope of the assessment is the whole city, especially the affected areas along the construction line.

1.10 Assessment Phases and Time Intervals

The information of social economy is based on the data of the year of 2003, and the other information is based on the data of investigation and monitoring in 2004, data from the year of 2000 to 2004 is also used for reference.

Construction phase: Jan. 2006~ Aug. 2008, 2.5 years in all

Initial term in operation phase: 2008

Medium term in operation phase: 2011

Long term in operation phase: 2015

1.11 Objects of Environmental Protection

1.11.1 Objects of Preventive Protection

(1) Strengthen the Environmental management and monitoring in the project. Grasp the status of the environmental quality and pollution condition in time so as to to adopt the appropriate environment protection measure.

(2) Ensure the normal working and living conditions in the construction area. Maintain and improve the living level and living quality of the resettlements. Protect the public health, and prevent infectious disease caused by the construction process by adopting suitable prevention measures.

(3) Improve transportation management in construction period, and prevent the traffic jam which brought by the construction.

1.11.2 Goal of Pollution Control

(1) Goal of the water pollution control: Quality of waste water discharge should meet the Grade 1 level of Sewage Comprehensive Discharge Standard (GB 8978-1996). Maintain the function of water body along the project. The water quality should meet class of Environmental Quality Standards for Surface Water. Details are list in Table1-7.

(2) Goal of the air pollution control: Quality of air pollutant should accord with the Class 2 level of Standard of Comprehensive Discharge of Air Pollutant (GB 16297-1996). Quality of ambient air should accord with the Class 2 level of standard of Ambient Air. Decrease the influence of construction dust on residents around. Details see Table1-7.

(3) Goal of the noise control: Noise in construction sites should meet Limit of the noise in constructional field (GB 16297-1996). Reduce the influence of noise on the operators and residents. According to the demand of the World Bank, acoustic environment quality for sensitive objects such as school, hospital and sanatorium should adopt class 1 level of Standard of urban noise (GB 3096-93), the others adopt class 2 level in the assessment scope. The areas in the range of 30m5m from the roads red line should adopt class 4 level. Details are list in Table1-7.

1.11.3 Goal for Ecology Reconvering and Harnessing

Pay fully attention to the prevention of new slopes and the construction waste disposal fields. Conserve the soil and water resource by adopting engineering and plant measures. The prevention rate of the construction waste should reach 95%. The land improvement rate of the disturbed area will reach 95%. The plant recover ratio will be higher than 65%. Mitigate and control the effect of the soil erosion caused by construction process, and improve the landscape and ecological environment along the road.

Goal of pollution control of the project

Table 1-7

Item

Major environmental factors

Goal of pollution control

Construction phase

Operation phase

Water environment

SS

70 mg/L

70 mg/L

pH

69

69

COD

100 mg/L

100 mg/L

Ambient air

TSPmg/m3

1.0

0.30

SO2mg/m3

0.15

NOXmg/m3

0.12

0.10

Acoustic environment

Daytime

Night time

Daytime

Night time

Piling

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