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Yixing Pumped Storage Project

Environmental Impact Assessment Report

for the Project of

Circuit II Transmission Line from the

5OOkV Pumped Storage Power Station to Yili Substation

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Executive Summary

This project, to be carried out by loan from the World Bank, is currently at the

stage of engineering route-option on the map.

Environmental impact assessment must be done for power transmission projects

according to relevant Chinese environmental protection management laws and

regulations. In accordance with Environmnental Assessment Policy (OP) 4.01 of

the World Bank, power transmission projects belong to catalogue B which need

not complete environmental impact assessment but corresponding environmental

impact analysis.

The content of the executive summary is listed as follows:

1. Description of the Project

2. Environmental background of the Project

3. Potential environmental impact

4. Suggested mitigating measures

5. Environmental management plan

6. Public participation

1 Description of the Proiect

This Project (the Project) is proposed to be the transmission line from the 500kV

Tong'guanshan Pumped Storage Power Plant to Yili Substation. Its route is all

located within Xinjie Town and Yixing Municipal tree farm, Yixing Municipality,

Jiangsu Province.

This transmission line (the Line) will be 2 6.3km long and built by double circuit

mounting on same tower.

2 Environmental background of the Project

The Line is from the 500kV step-up station of Tong'guanshan Pumped Storage

Power Plant to the 500kV Ylli Substation. Most section of the Line is located in

mountainous area on the south of Yixing Municipality and elevation difference of

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the terrain the line will go through is quite big.

Elevations of the 500kV step-up station of Tong'guanshan Pumped Storage PowerStation and the 500kV Yili Substation are separately 300m and 25m.

Terrain along the line is generally downland (about 80%)and mountainous region(about 20%). The topography trends lower from south to north. Plants are

composed of pinery mostly and some bamboo groves.

No resident is required to relocate for the Project. Tower foundations will occupyan area of 0.27ha totally. And The Line crosses over neither any highway presently

nor river, but the proposed Ning-Hang highway.

There is no residential houses within 200m along the Line. And the Line is 2km

away from Yixing Municipal TV station antenna (beyond protective area of theTV station).

3 Potential environmental impact(1) During construction period

* Building of the line would produce construction dust and noises, resulting inshort-term impact on surroundings.

* Access roads of the line construction site will acquire some land where

vegetation would be affected in short period and will recover when construction isover.

* Due to downland and mountainous region along the line, attention should be

paid to impact incurred by soil erosion during construction period on ecologicalenvironment.

* The Line will go through manual wood yard. As confirmed by investigation offorestry section of Yixing Municipal Forestry-Agriculture-bywork Bureau, there is

no plants and animals to be protected.

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* In case the Line crosses proposed highways, manual wood yard and tea

plantation, it should span the area directly as possible according to design

requirement so as to reduce impact on ecological environment.

* As counted preliminarily, there are total 45 tower foundations for the Line that

occupy an area of 0.27ha approximately. The land to be taken up is wood land and

has a just small area scattered. The land occupation would produce minor impact

on ecological environment.

(2) During operation period

* Electric field and magnetic field produced outside the line corridor by operation

of the Line meet recommended limits. Meanwhile, audible noise is less than

5OdB(A). There is no impact on residential houses incurred because even over

200m away the side lines does not stand any residential house.

* The Line is 2km away from the Municipal TV Station beyond the protective area

of the TV Station. Radio interference produced by the Line in operation will not

affect any radio facility.

* During operation of the Line, no impact will produce on highways and existing

power lines the Line will intercross.

* The Line goes through mountainous area generally. Its construction has been

approved by local administration and has no impact on urban and township

construction.

4 Suggested mitigating measures

(1) During construction period

* Part of the line is located in mountainous area and its route-option and

positioning should avoid abrupt slopes, places apt to landslide, earth creep and

gulch and other bad geological regions. Reasonable tower positions should be

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selected for this part of the line so as to reduce cubic meters of earth and stone to

be excavated, to decrease soil erosion and to mitigate impact incurred by

construction of tower foundations on environment.

* Historic relics should be handled according to the Antiquity Preservation Law of

the People's Republic of China once they are discovered during construction of the

line. Construction work should come to a halt in no time and it should be reported

to local antiquity preservation department. Meanwhile, shielding measures should

be adopted.

* No resettlement is involved in construction of the line; however, construction of

tower foundations will occupy land. Economic compensation should be made for

acquired land strictly according to Land Management Law of People's Republic of

China and relevant rules of the World Bank.

* When the line goes through manual wood yard, it should be built according to

design standards and so minimum woods would be cut.


* Self standing towers (without anchoring cables) are mostly used for transrnission

line stringing. Double circuit mounting on same tower is also adopted so that

minimum land would be occupied.

*The line corridor has been designed to avoid dense residential area. Electric field,

magnetic field and audible noise produced by the operational line have no impact

on residents.

* The Line has sufficient clear height when crossing proposed highway, which

would not cause impact on highway traffic.

* Strengthen education on electric power to residents near the line corridor so that

they can farm safely under the line corridor.

See mitigating measures in Table 1.

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5. Environmental management plan

The mitigating measures of the Line have been presented according to

environmental analysis results. The environmental management plan has been

prepared for construction and operation periods of the Project. Refer to Table 2

(Page 16) monitoring plan of the environmental management plan.


Local government, all administrations and the masses on the Project site

supporting construction of the Project consider it beneficial to development of

local industry and to enhancement of local living quality.

Table 1 Mitigating measures and costPhase Issue Mitigating Measure Cost (thousand Institutional Supervisor

____________ Mesueyuan) ResponsibilityConstr- Jiangsu Yixinguction Noise Use low noise equipment Provincial Municipal

Cover rain clothing and Electric Environ-Dust spray water 10 Power mental

Recover damaged Company ProtectionEcological vegetation timely when Refer to RAP (JPEPC) Bureau

the construction ends (YMEPB)

Land Minimize landoccupation occupationClearance in

occupied Do compensation in Refer to RAPland accordance with laws

Training onenvironment Educate constructors 50al protectionSubtotal 60

Opera- Electric Field To be designed strictly intion and compliance with design

magnetic requirement

Training on Strengthen education toenvironment local residents and 50al protection training to managersSubtotal 50

Total 110Note: *Construction noise: use low noise equipment.

*Construction fly dust: cover naked soil mound with rain clothing and spray water on naked ground

periodically. Covering rain clothing and water spraying will cost 10,000 yuan.

*Units responsible for implement of these measures: JPEPC.

Supervision unit: YMEPB.

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Table 2 Monitoring plan of the environmental management plan

Cost (thousand Expenditure Monitoring Institutionalphase issue Supervisor

yuan) usage unit responsibility

Constru- Dust 10 Observation State Power Jiangsu Yixing

ction on site Environme- Provincial Municipal

Agricultural 30 Supervision ntal Electric Power Environmental

ecology on site Protection Company Protection

Subtotal 40 Research (JPEPC) Bureau

Operati- Noise 60 Monitoring Institute (YMEPB)

on cost (SPEPRI)

Electric field and 100 Monitoring

magnetic field cost

Subtotal 160

Total 200

* Frequency of noise monitoring is twice during construction period and once every year during

operation period;

* Assess dust level and ecological environment through observation once per quarter during

construction period;

* Electric field and magnetic field will be monitored once per year during operation period;

* Monitoring factors: noise (Leq A) and electromagnetic field (electric field and magnetic field intensity).

* Monitoring unit: SPEPRI. Institutional responsibility: JPEPC. Supervisor: YMEPB.

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1. Introduction

In order to support electric delivery from Three Gorges to east China and

requirement of Yixing Pumped Storage Power Station to be connected with the

system, Jiangsu Provincial Electric Power Company intends to use World Bank

loan to construct the Line from the 500kV Tong'guanshan Pumped Storage Power

Station to Yili Substation.

This environmental impact assessment (EIA) report describes direct and potential

environmental impact incurred by construction of this transmission line project

(called "the Project" below).

The report is composed of:

(1) Introduction

(2) Description of the Project(3) Environmental background of the Project

(4) Environmental impact during construction period

(5)Environmental impact during operation period

(6) Scheme analysis

(7)Environmental management plan and mitigating measures

(8) Public participation

1.1 Necessity of construction of the Proiect

The Project will make use of loan from the World Bank. Jiangsu power grid is the

receiver end of east China power network to which Three Gorges transmit electric

power. And purpose of construction of the Project is exactly to support electric

delivery from Three Gorges to East of China and requirement of Yixing Pumped

Storage Power Station to be connected with the system. The Project will play a

part in peak regulation, making up low peak, systematic frequency adjustment and

phase regulation. It will be quite beneficial to improving reliability of the power

grid for supplying power. Therefore, it is necessary to accelerate construction of

the Project.

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1.2Basis of environmental impact assessment for the Proiect

1.2.1 The law and regulation system in China

Since the promulgation of environmental protection law in 1989, China hasdeveloped a comprehensive environmental protection law system. There haveestablished environmental protection organizations at state level, province leveland municipality level with sufficient scale. The following Chinese regulations arethe basis of environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the Project.

(1) Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China(2) Land Management Law of the People's Republic of China(3) Antiquity Preservation Law of the People's Republic of China(4) The 253 decree State Council, Management Regulations forEnvironmental Protection of Construction Project(5) The 18 decree (1997) SEPB, Management Method for EnvironmentalProtection of Electro-magnetic Radiation(6) Document Huanfa[2001]17 SEPA, the Notice on Annunciation (the first) ofDirectory of Classified Management of Environmental Protection for ConstructionProjects(7) Document GJ324 (1993) SEPB, the notice on strengthening themanagement of environmental impact assessment for construction project fundedby internationalfinancial institutions(8) SEPA HJ/T24-1998 Technical regulations on environmental impactassessment of electromagnetic radiation produced by 500kV ultrahigh voltagetransmission and transfer power engineering

1.2.2 Relevant standards

* Environmental noiseGB3096-93 Standard of Environment Noise of Urban Area, class 2 [55dB (A)at daytime, 45 dB (A) at nighttime] for environmental noise

* Electric field intensity limitsIn case the transmission line stands close to dwelling, the electric field limit of theundistorted electric field is 4kV/m at the height of 1.5m in the residential area,

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which is deemed to be the recommended assessment standard for electric field.

* Magnetic field intensity limits

The limit O.1mT of International Radiant Protection Association for the public

radiation in one day is used as the recommended assessment standard of magnetic

induction intensity.

* Radio interference

GB 15707-1995 Radio Interference Limits of Aerial High-voltage AC Transmission

Lines: allowable value of radio interference at 20m away from side transmission

lines is 55dB( i- V/m) under the condition----it is sunny, frequency is 0.5MHz and

relative humidity is not more than 80%.

1.2.3 Requirements for power transmission project by the World Bank

The World Bank comments that power transmission project as one with provision

of extensive environmental risk that depends on project scale and position. The

incurred impacts are relevant to construction of the substation and risk of

electro-magnetic field (EMF).

Power transmission projects belong to catalogue B according to the World Bank

Environmental Assessment Policy (OP) 4.01 for environmental assessment. The

Project need not complete environmental impact assessment but some

environmental analysis.

1.2.4 Design reports of the Proiect

Engineering Programming Route-option Report of the 500kV Pumped Storage

Power Station-Yili Substation Circuit II Line, Jiangsu Provincial Electric Power

Design Institute, March 2000

1.2.5 Project commitment

In accordance with relevant environmental protection rules of China and the World

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Bank, on May 21, 2001 the Jiangsu Provincial Electric Power Company entrustState Power Corporation Environmental Protection Research Institute (SPEPRI)(holding class A environmental impact assessment certificate) to carry out EIA forthe Project.

The SPEPRI, a science research institute directly affiliated to State PowerCorporation of China, has one after another undertake the EIA for many projectsfunded by Chinese government and international financial organization. Majorpower transmission line projects are:

* East China (Jiangsu) 500kV Power Transmission Project funded by the WorldBank

* Environmental supervision and monitoring for the Environmental ManagementPlan of the East China (Jiangsu) 500kV Power Transmission Project* Power transmission project of Beijing urban grid reconstruction funded by the

World Bank

*Jiangsu Provincial 220kV and 11OkV Power Transmission Projects in the year of2002

* Nanjing 1 lOkV Power Transmission Project

* Zhenjiang llOkV Dashikou and Jingshan Power Transmission Project* Wuxi 1 lOkV Power Transmission Project

* Nantong lOkV Power Transmission Project

* Lianyungang 1 lOkV Maopingxian Power Transmission Project

The Project has not gone into final survey phase of the routes yet. Through designinformation and site survey, we know physical and social background of places

the Line may pass by and the living quality environment and have conductedpublic participation and background measurement of electric field, magnetic fieldand noise level. This EIA report for the Project has been prepared based on thesaid work.

2.Description of the Proiect

The Line passes by Xinjie Town and the municipal tree farm, Yixing Municipality.

Terrain along the line is generally downland and mountainous region; the former

occupies about 80% and the latter about 20%.

In figure 2-1 route layout of the 500kV Pumped Storage Power Station-Yili

Substation circuit II line, we can see the Line route.Coming northward from the

Storage Power Station, the line turns left and goes westward through Nanmen

Mountain and Shanhua Mountain, spans programmed upper reservoir area of

Storage Power Station Phase II; and then turns right, passes through Jinshanwu,

crosses again upper reservoir area of Storage Power Station Phase II (the above

route has an elevation of 252m) and reaches west of Zhupo Mountain; the line

then spans northward proposed Ning-Hang highway and 220kV Yitao circuit I andII lines, gets to west of Minnan Village, Xinjie Town and goes into the Yili

Substation.

With a type of LGJ 4 X 400 the Line is 6.3km long and will be built by double

circuit mounting on same tower.

Number of towers: 45

Land area to be occupied by tower foundations: 0.27ha

Refer to figure 2-1 route layout of the 500kV Pumped Storage Power Station-Yili

Substation circuit II line.

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3 Environmental background situation

3.1 Physical environment

The route is located on south bank of Yangtze Delta and west of Taihu Lakedrainage area. The whole line is within hilly region on south of Yixing and doesnot pass by rivers.

Hilly region of south of Yixing stands on east of Yili low mountain hilly area. It isgenerally downland and mountain land along the Line and mountain landoccupies about 80% in terms of the line's length. The line mainly crosses overNanmen Mountain, Shanhua Mountain, Jingshanwu and Zhupo Mountain; theirelevations are 436.5-70.0m. Downland about 20% spreads generally at north footof Zhupo and Taohua Mountains and it has an elevation of approximately70.0-25.0m. Topography along the line is complicated with obvious fluctuation.

Terrain along the line is high and most section is not affected by flood in rainyseasons. However, due to high mountains and abrupt slopes along the line, runoffmight gather fast in ditches and valleys when rainstorm falls continuously so thatmountain torrents would happen at high speed. Towers should be set up far awaytorrent gulches.

Refer to Figure 3-1(a) and Figure 3-1(b) physical background layout along theLine.

Meteorological conditions of the Project are listed in Table 3-1 below.

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Table 3-1 Meteorological conditions of the Project

Meteorological elements Data Meteorological elements DataAverage temperature of a few years ( ) 15.7 Average wind speed of a few years 3.0

mlsLowest average month temperature( ) -0.6 Corresponding prevailing wind SE

directionLowest temperature in extreme -13.1 Average of highest wind speeds of 13.8condition( ) a few years m/sHighest average month temperature( ) 30.8 Corresponding prevailing wind SE

directionHighest temperature in extreme 39.6 Highest wind speed of a few years 17.7condition( ) m/sAverage annual rainfall of a few years 1241.2 Corresponding prevailing wind SSW(mm) directionHighest annual rainfall (mm) 1738.4 Average evaporation capacity of 879.1

water surfaces of a few years mmLowest annual rainfall (mm) 679.1 Highest annual evaporation 1223.3

capacity of water surfaces mmAverage precipitation days of a few 133.4 Lowest annual evaporation 703.6years (d) capacity of water surfaces mmAverage fog days of a few years (d) 27.0 Frostfree period d 322.5Average relative humidity of a few 80years (%)

3.2 Social environment

At north latitude of 31 07 -31 37 and east longitude of 119 31 -120

03',Yixing Municipality located in south of Jiangsu Province is center of the delta

formed by Shanghai, Ningbo and Hangzhou, at the juncture of Jiangsu, Zhejiang

and Anhui Provinces.

As recorded in Yixing Municipal Statistical Yearbook of 2001, at the end of 1999

the whole municipality had an area of 2038.7km2 and a population of 1,082,400

with an average population density of 531 persons/km2. In 1999, the municipality

gained 17.5 billion Yuan of GDP and 42.28 billion Yuan of total output value of

industry and agriculture, of which total output value in industry was 39.26 billion

Yuan and in farming, forestry and animal husbandry was 3.02 billion Yuan.

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Yixing Municipal High-tech Garden of Environmental Protection involved in the

Project, with programmed area of 38km2, had a population of 17394, GDP of

31.64 million Yuan, total industrial and agricultural output value of 71.4 million

Yixing Municipality has 75773.3ha of cultivated land and 40000ha of wood land.

And the High-tech Garden of Environmental Protection has 718. lha cultivated

land and 170.5ha of wood land. There is no nature conservation area and natural

habitat in the garden.

3.3 Ecological environment

The area of Jiangsu Province has developed for more than 6000 years with

cultivated land and manual river network. Nowadays selected substation sites

mostly cover cultivated farm field. There is no primary forest, wetland and varietyand species in inmminent danger.

Area'the Line goes through is mountainous region and downland with flourish

plants: mainly pines (massons pines, black pines and exotic pines), firs (cedar,slash pines and Chisong pine) and vegetations in tea plantations. There are some

Mao bamboo woods, chestnut trees and teas scattered around the Line.

As confirmed by investigation of forestry section of Yixing MunicipalForestry-Agriculture-bywork Bureau, there is no rare wildlife or creature

belonging to national key protection in wood yard the Line goes through.

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4 The environmental impact during construction period

4.1 Identification of environmental impact

Identification of environmental impact during construction period of the Project islisted in Table 4-1 below.

Table 4-1 Identification of environmental impact during construction periodOrder Item Environmental impact

1 Land occupation tower foundation occupation

interim occupation for construction

(see 4.2.5)

2 Mineral resources No impact (see 4.2.4)

3 Hydrological conditions and flood Not affected by flood generally (see 4.2.7)

4 Construction dust Short-term impact on ambient air around

construction site (see 4.2.2)

5 Construction noise Short-term impact on constructors and

acoustic environment (see 4.2.3)

6 Sanitary water during construction No impact (see 4.2.1)

7 Vegetation Vegetation damaged in occupied land; some

trees cut under the route through low hills

(see 4.3.1)

8 Wetland ecology No impact on wetland (see 4.3.3)

9 Scenic view Affected a little (see 4.5.3)

10 Highway Short-term (half a day) impact (see 4.4)

11 Influx of construction teams * no cultural conflict

* to increase residential incomes (see 4.5.4)

12 Cultural relics No impact (see 4.5.1)

13 Scenery and places of interest No impact (see 4.5.2)

14 Resettlement No resettlement required (see 4.5.5)

15 Water and soil conservation Only a little of soil would be excavated

during construction of tower foundations,

with minor impact. Such impact will

disappear when construction is finished. See

4.3

16 Post and telecom communication No impact on the communication wires due

wires, power transmission lines and to a long distance away in design (see 4.4)

radio apparatus

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4.2 Impact on physical environment

4.2.1 Impact on waters

Construction of tower foundations will be carried out in different areas along theLine. Nearly 40 persons will be involved living in residential houses nearby ortemporary work shed. A little sanitary water would be produced.

During construction of tower foundations, mixing concrete needs water and soattention should be paid to stopping turbid water from running off to affect waterbodies around.

The Project does not cross rivers and manual river net, the line does not spanwater bodies and its construction has no impact on waters.

4.2.2 Impact on environmental air

During construction of tower foundation, little localized secondary fly dust causedby naked soil may affect residents nearby temporarily. Such impact will disappearwhen construction is completed.

4.2.3 Impact on acoustic environment

During construction of tower foundations, noise mainly comes from constructionmachines and windlass for stringing. However, it has just minor impact at daytime.

4.2.4 Impact on geologic resources

From collected information and the geologic prospecting report for towerfoundations, there is no mine around, which would not affect exploration ofmineral resources.

4.2.5 Impact on land function

Land occupation of tower foundations will change the land function into industrial

land. During construction of tower foundations, it is necessary to acquire someland temporarily, which would be cleared up. However, the acquired land willrecover when construction is over.

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4.3 Ecological environment

The Line crosses over downland and mountainous land where trees are mainly

composed of manually planted pine trees with bamboo woods and tea plantations

scattered on some hillside and both sides of valleys. Hence, construction of the

line corridor needs clearing plants around tower foundations. There is no

aboriginal natural area or wild environment along the line.

Construction of the Line need acquire some land at interim such as equipment

transportation roads and walking paths etc.. All the occupied land will recover

after construction.

Tower foundations will take up an area of 0.27ha. As construction begins, the

existing vegetations would be cleared up.

A little of soil would be excavated temporarily during construction of tower

foundations and will be filled again when construction is completed. High-low

feet tower foundations and maintenance of naked soil should be applied according

to actual situation so as to conserve water and soil.

4.4 Impact on social environment

Construction of the Project does not cross highway and has no impact on highway

traffic.

A little localized dust would be incurred by construction of tower foundations and

has no impact on surroundings generally.

The Line does not intercross or be parallel with important lines of communication

and so has no impact on communication facility.

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4.5 Impact on living quality environment

4.5.1 Impact on cultural resource

(1) Culture&education, sanitary and recreation locations

There is no hospital, school, sanatorium or reaction location even over 200m away

both sides of the Line; so there does not exist impact on culture&education,

sanitary and recreation locations.

(2) Impact on historic relics

From collected information and as confirmed by local cultural relic authority, there

are no cultural relics within the Project area.

4.5.2 Impact on scenic spots and places of interest

There is no scenic spots or places of interest in the area involved in the Project.

And so no impact could be produced on such spots.

4.5.3 Impact on scenic view in the Line area

Construction of the Line would incur temporary impact on scenic view around.

4.5.4 Influx of labor force

(1) Principal work of the Line's construction is undertaken by professional staff

who have been trained on special technology usually from electric construction

companies within Jiangsu Province territory. Due to specialty of their work, they

cannot be replaced by locals. However, some local staff may be hired to take up

foundation excavation, transportation of cubic meter of earth and stone,

conveyance of building materials and road building and repair etc.. That can offer

locals some temporary work opportunities.

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(2) The mass of construction people will locally increase the consumption and

demand of social commodities and services.

(3) Demand of a great deal of building and constructing materials for the Project's

building will promote development of local building material industry, initiate

direct or indirect employment opportunities for the locals and forward the

development of local economy and enhancement of living standard of local

people.

(4) For the construction team, its company has prepared stringent regulations and

management methods. All staff must observe the regulations and will not affect

social order much.

4.5.5 Land occupation and resettlement & rehabilitation

(1) From initial statistic results of present progress of the Project, tower

foundations of the line occupy 0.27ha.

(2) The Project does not involve house relocation and so there is no issue

associated with resettlement.

(3) During construction period, some land would be acquired temporarily and

should recover planting or afforestation when construction is completed.

(4) In terms of land occupation and compensation, the project-constructing

unit-Jiangsu Provincial Electric Power Company has trusted East China

Reconnaissance Design Institute (ECRDI) with this task. This report explains the

issue only in principle. Refer to the RAP for the Project by ECRDI about relevant

details.

(5) The ownership of land belongs to the state as prescribed in Chinese laws.

Farmers etc. natural persons and enterprises just own right to use land. The state

conducts uniform programming and management of land usage. For land

requisition activity by the project-constructing unit, associated requisition

procedures must be implemented stringently in compliance with Land

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Management Law and other relevant laws of China. Existing land users will be

compensated according to the above laws for their right of land use and for crops.

5 Potential environmental impact during operation period

5.1 Identification of environmental impact

Identification of environmental impact during operation period is listed in

Table 5-1.

Table 5-1 Identification of environmental impact during operation period

Order Item Environmental impact

1 Land occupation The Lines' permanent occupation, land function damaged,

see 5.3.2

2 Electro-magnetic field Minor impact, see 5.2.4

3 Noise Certain impact on acoustic environment see 5.2.3

4 Wetland ecology No impact see 5.3.4

5 Vegetation Some vegetation would be cleared up by the tower

foundations

6 Rare animal No impact, see 5.3.1

7 Highway Designed in compliance with Design Technical Code of

Aerial Transmission Line etc., no impact see 5.4.1

8 Wire and radio communication No impact see 5.2.4

9 Cultural relics No impact see 5.4.5

10 Scenic view No impact see 5.4.6

11 Human health No impact see 5.4.4

12 Influx of operators no cultural conflict

commercial income increased See 5.4.7

5.2 Impact on physical environment

5.2.1 Impact on waters

The Line does not cross over rivers and so has no impact on waters.

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5.2.2 Impact on environmental air

Transmission lines during operation period have no impact on air environment.

5.2.3 Impact on acoustic environment

Noise level of right-of-way abroad or at home is usually below 5OdB(A). Theactual measurement results of audible noise for East China 500kV transmissionlines (Renzhuang-Huaiying, Huaiying-Jiangdu, Jiangdu-Wunan,Doushan-Huangdu and Shipai-Shengpu) show: noise value under right-of-way is40.2-48.8 dB(A); it is estimated that noise level under corridor of newly builttransmission lines will be less than 5OdB(A) under normal power frequency. Noisecause by the Line will not affect residents because there is no residential houseswithin 200m away the Line.

5.2.4 Impact on radiation environment

(1) Transmission lines

* Electric field intensity and magnetic field intensity of the Project is separately0.850-0.910V/m and 0.023 104_0.019 10 4mT, far less than recommended

limits of 4kV/m and 0.1 mT.

-From actual measurement results for transmission lines under operation, it can beestimated that electric field intensity within 40m wide belt area under the proposed500kV transmission line (two circuits) corridor is between 3.802-7.807kV/m andhigh values occur below ingoing and outgoing line generally. By means of analogmonitoring, it is estimated that electric field intensity within 40m wide belt areaunder the newly built 500kV transmission line (two circuits) corridor borders uponactual measurement results. The analog monitoring results shows: ground electricfield intensities (at 1.5m high) outside the Line corridor in operation are almostless than the limit 4kV/m. Magnetic field intensity produced by operational 500kVtransmission lines is 4.928 10-3 6.888 10-3mT, far less than recommended limit

of O. lmT. It can be estimated that magnetic field produced by the Project will befar less than the recommended limit of O. lmT.

(2) Radio interference

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Based on collected relevant information and actual measurement results, radiointerference level of 5OOkV transmission lines is known less than 44-46 dB(V/m), below standard limit of 55 dB V/m . It can be estimated that radiointerference produced by the proposed 5OOkV Line will meet relevant standard.

The Line, 2km away from television antenna of Yixing Municipal TV Station, isbeyond protective area of the station without impact incurred on the station.

5.3 Imipact on ecological environment

5.3.1 Impact on rare birds

There is no migration route of rare birds around the Line and so no impact on rarebirds will be incurred by the Project.

5.3.2 ImDpact on ecology

Tower foundations will occupy down land and mountainous area and some treeswill be cut, which would damage vegetation around the foundations. High treesnear the line corridor will be cut; the Line should be built strictly according todesign requirements for sake of minimum trees to be cut. The line will be built upby double circuits and direct spanning.

5.3.3 Impact on ecological environment incurred by electric field andnoise

(1) Electric field will not affect growth of crops and other plants.

(2) It has not been found that electric field is likely to bring any harmful influenceto wilcl animals in their action or health. When the electric field intensity is up to12kV/in, domestic animals' health and action are not affected at all.

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(3) Operational electric field intensity of the Line will not have impact on bird

activity.

(4) All kinds of poultry or wild animals can live as usual under or near the

transmission lines. Some research results show that audible noise of right-of-way

have no impact on wild animal habitat.

5.3.4 Impact on ecological environment of wetland

Tower foundations of the line does not occupy wetland without impact incurred on

wetland

5.4 Impact on social environment

5.4.1 Impact on traffic incurred by transmission line operation

The Line has been designed in accordance with Technical Regulation on

Design of Aerial Transmission Lines, SDJ3-97 and other relevant technical

specifications for aerial transmission lines intercrossing highways and rules

concerned. The line intercrossing highways have sufficient headroom without

impact on traffic.

The line of the Project will cross over proposed Ning-Hang Highway and its

potential impact on the highway has been taken into consideration in design. It can

be estimated that operation of the Line will not affect traffic.

5.4.2 Intercrossed transmission lines'impact

The Line has been designed in accordance with Technical Regulation on Design of

Aerial Transmission Lines, SDJ3-97 and other relevant technical specifications and

rules. This proposed 500kV transmission line, crossing over the 220kV Yitao

circuit I and II, will increase towers' height. Therefore, the Line over the 220kV

ones have no impact on them.24

5.4.3 Impact on environmental sensitive areas

There is no sensitive areas within 200m away the Line such as residential quarters,schools and hospitals etc.. It will not affect residents nearby.

The Line is 2km away from the Municipal TV Station beyond the protective areaof the Station. In design, the Line has been far away or passed by radiocommunication facilities, for which radio interference level incurred will meetrecommended limit.

5.4.4 Impact on cultural resources, scenic spots and places of interest

There are no schools, hospitals, cultural relics and scenic spots and places ofinterest even over 200m away the Line. Hence, no impact would be produced onthem when the Line is in operation.

5.4.5 Impact on scenic views

The Line has been designed to avoid resident gathering areas, towns and townshipprogramming area as far as possible. There will be no harmful impact on scenicviews.

5.4.6 Iiiflux of labor force

It is mainly professionally trained technicians that conduct routine operation whenthe Project is completed. Similar with influence of the labor influx duringconstruction period, the operating personnel would not generate inflict with localsin employment and culture.

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6 Scheme analysis

6.1 Impact with no newly built substations and power transmissionlines

(1) Jiangsu Province lacks of available water resources and has no much

exploitable coal resources. Consequently, with the coal fired thermal power plant

for main electric power supply, Jiangsu power grid needs to transport coal from

other regions, which meanwhile increases pressure of environmental protection in

the provincial area. The State Environmental Protection Administration performs

total amount control of environmental capacity, for which it is quite difficult to set

up another new electric power supply point on both sides of Yangtze River.

(2) Tong'guanshan Pumped Storage Power Station is a project of environmental

protection and energy conservation. Electric power supply is generally coal-firedpower plants because there is no hydroelectric power plant and only a few oil-fired

power plant within Jiangsu power grid. Due to single power supply structure of

the power network, the units' function of peak regulation is weak, which causes

peak regulation capacity of units in the whole province to be insufficient seriously.

play a part in peak regulation, making up low peak, systematic frequency

adjustment and phase regulation.

In conclusion, it is quite necessary to construct the Project.

6.2 Schemes comparison

The 500kV Storage Power Station-Yili Station circuit H line had four rout-option

schemes: the recommended scheme, east scheme, mid scheme and west scheme.

East scheme: the line comes northward from the Storage Power Station and turn

right, passes by the upper reservoir area of programmed Storage Power Station

Phase II, stretches down north edge of mountainous area being parallel with

Ning-Hang Highway along and goes westward into Yili Substation.

Mid scheme: the line comes northward from the Storage Power Station and turns

left, passes through Shishi Nunnery relics and Dahanka, goes northwest along the

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airline between the Storage Power Station and Yili Substation into the Substationfinally.

West scheme: the line comes northward from the Storage Power Station and turnsleft, goes westward through Shanhua Mountain from south and west of themountain and passes by upper reservoir area of programmed Storage PowerStation Phase II, crosses over Luohan Mountain and turn right, goes northwardthrough Taohua Mountain till Yili Substation.

Due to upper reservoir area of programmed Storage Power Station Phase II and itswater level limit, mid scheme was eliminated. West scheme's total route and routethrough mountainous area are both long. This scheme has no obvious advantagesand was not considered any more.

The final selected scheme and east scheme have their own advantages. Therecomnmlended scheme's advantage is its total route and route throughmountainous area are both short and has minor impact on programmed StoragePower Station Phase II; while its disadvantage is construction and operationconditions are poor and it crosses over upper reservoir of the Storage PowerStation several times. East scheme's advantage is route through mountainous areais short with obvious environmental protection advantage and good construction& operation conditions; while it has a disadvantage of bringing a certain impacton programmed Storage Power Station Phase II. However, these two schemes canmeet requirements for building 500kV transmission lines.

For sake of impact on construction of Storage Power Station Phase II,recomnumended scheme is adopted finally.

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7 Environmental management plan and mitigatingmeasures

This report puts forward correspondingly environmental controlling and

monitoring program and mitigating measures according to environmental impact

produced by the substation.

7.1 During construction period

(1) In design, some distance between transmission lines and residential

quarters/sensitive areas has been taken into account, meeting relevant design

regulations and environmental requirements, to ensure safety of residents around.

(2) Stringing of transmission lines when crossing highways and rivers should shun

traffic rush time; in design, headroom distance of conducting wires has been

considered fully so as to ensure highway traffic safety and transmission lineoperation safety.

Refer to Table 7-1 about mitigating measures of the substation (page 33).

7.2 During operation period

(1) Promote propagation and education on electric equipment safety knowledge

among the masses near the Line, and advise residents close to the substation of the

way to do agricultural production safely.

(2) Fix warning signs on tower foundations of the Line to advise residents not to

stay under the line corridor for a long time or climb towers.

Refer to Table 7-1 about mitigating measures of the substation (Page 33).

7.3 Land occupation and compensation

Tower foundations would occupy certain amount of land. The mitigating and

compensating measures to be made are as below:

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(1) Construction sites and entry roads occupied by the tower foundations duringconstruction period should be used as short and small (time----about half a yearand area) as possible. Besides, corresponding economic crop outputs should becompensated when using the land as well as paying land rent.

(2) The following actions should be taken for the land to be occupied permanentlyby the tower foundations:

The project-constructing unit ought to give compensation according to area ofoccupied land-paying requisition compensation charge according to LandManagement Law.

7.4 Resettlement and rehabilitation

The Project does not involve resettlement but land occupation and so economiccompensation should be made for acquired land according to Land ManagementLaw. Refer to the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) for the Project by ECRDI aboutrelevant details.

7.5 Cliltural resources

In case something is found by constructors during construction of the towerfoundations, the site should be protected and construction work must be haltedaccording to Chinese law. After the find is reported to local antiquity protectiondepartment, the department will make an assessment on it. Construction cannot becontinued until the department grants permission.

7.6 Scenic views

The Line trend, approved by local administration, avoids urban and townshipprogramming areas. Besides the Line is located in downland and mountainousregion; tlierefore, it does not affect scenic views along the Line.

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7.7 Protection of ecological environment

(1) Access roads of the tower foundations would damage plants on the ground

surface for a short term. The occupied land and production should recover in time

in order to maintain ecological environment when construction is finished.

(2) Design of the Line route should be optimized: under design conditions, towers

of the line going over low hills should be designed strictly in compliance with

design requirements and the Line should cross over the area as possible to

minimize tree lop and keep ecologic environment balanced. JPEPC is responsible

for this work.

(3) High-low feet tower foundations and maintenance of naked soil should be

applied according to actual situation so as to conserve water and soil.

7.8 Labor safety and protection

Labor safety and protection of the Project during construction and operation

periods will be carried out according to requirements of two rules-Interim

Provisions On Occupational Safety and Health Supervision of Producibility

Construction Engineering Projects (Labor Administration) and Interim Provisions

of Implementing "Three Synchronousness" for Labor Safety and Industrial Health

of Producibility Construction Engineering Projects (Energy Administration). This

work will be in the charge of construction unit.

7.9 Monitoring management


Impact on ecological environment on the temporary occupied land will be

monitored for construction of the substation. And the construction unit will be

supervised for the purpose of occupying little cultivated field as possible and

reverting ecological environment timely on the temporary occupied land.

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Environmental pollution should be monitored aperiodically along the Line.

(3) Monitoring during construction period

The assessment institute----State Power Environmental Protection Research

Institute will monitor environmental impact during construction period of the

Line.

The major monitoring factors are construction fly dust and ecological

environment.

Construction dust will be monitored twice during construction period. Ecological

environment will be monitored once during construction period.

Monitoring methods: construction dust and ecological environment will be

monitored generally by observation for assessment of damaged vegetation.

Monitoring places: selected 5-10 tower foundations along the line.

(4) Monitoring during operation period

The assessment institute----State Power Environmental Protection Research

Institute will monitor environmental impact during construction period of the

Line.

During operation period of the substation, the major monitoring factors are

operational noise and electromagnetic field.

Monitoring frequency: operation noise ----one time per year and electric field

intensity and magnetic field intensity----one time per year. In case local residents

complain, measurement should be made additionally.

Monitoring methods: noise level is measured as required in relevant regulations of

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Measuring Method of Environment Noise of Urban Area (GB/T14623-93) and

Method of Measuring Noise at Boundary of Industrial Enterprises (GB 12349-90);

and electromagnetic radiation is monitored according to the recommended method

in Monitoring Apparatus and Method of Electromagnetic Radiation

HJ/T1O.2-1996.

Monitoring device: adopt noise, electric and magnetic field apparatuses in

compliance with monitoring rules same as those ever used in monitoring for the

East China (Jiangsu) 500kV Power Transmission Project----environmental noise is

measured with a HS5670 integral sound level meter and electric field and

magnetic field will be measured with an American Holaday 1H-3604 field

intensity meter.

Environmental monitoring in the Project will adopt apparatuses and equipment

Detail cost is listed in Table 7-2 (page 34)

7.10 Mraining plan


Constructors' training on environmental protection and construction safety will be

carried out by the construction unit and constructor company to enhance their

consciousness of environmental protection.

Constructors are educated by means of holding talks and paper publicity.

The constructor company and Jiangsu Provincial Electric Power Company will be

responsible for the training.


Operators' training on environmental protection and construction safety will be

carried out.

Environmental training's subject is mainly environmental protection and

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safety----environmental impact assessment of transmission line projects andprevenitative and protective measures for electromagnetic radiation of transmissionlines.

The constructor company and Jiangsu Provincial Electric Power Company will beresponisilble for the training.

The Project has not begun yet and so detailed training schedule could not be

decided inicluding training time, venue and staff.

Jiangsu Provincial Electric Power Company has set up special environmentalprotection posts in Power Supply Bureaus of each city. Environmental protectionspeci; lists are assigned to these posts as full-time managers, responsible for actualenvironmental protection work of power supply Ullits.

Table 7-1 Mitigating measures and the costPhase Issue Mitigating Measure Cost Institutional

(thousancd yuan) ResponsibilityConstr- . . . Jiangsu Yixinguction Noise Use low noise equipment Provincial Municipal

GLuai-d fence and water Electric EnvironmentalDust spray 10 Power Protection

cological Recover damnaged Company BureauE .cologica d acdenvironment vegetation timely when the Refer to RAP

ciivir.onment construction ends

occupation Minimize land occupation

Clearance in Do compensation in Refer to APoccupied accordance with laws

landTrainiing onenvironment Educate constructors 50;,l plrotection

Subtotal 60

Operati- E1lectricon Field and Design it strictly according -

magnetic to design requirementfiield

Triaining on Strenigthen education tocnvironment local residents and training 50;a protection to managers

Subtotal 50Total 110

Note: *C' '!1StuCtion noise: use low noise equipment.

*C(Il strIction fly dust: cover naked soil mound with rain clothing and spray water on naked ground

pI 'odically. Covering r ain clothing and water spraying will cost 10,000 yuan.

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Table7- 2 Monitoring plan of the environmental management plan

Cost Expenditure Monitoring Institutionalphase issue Supervisor

(thousand yuan) usage unit responsibility

Constru- Dust 10 Observation State Power Jiangsu Yixing

ction on site Environme- Provincial Municipal

Ecological 10 Supervision ntal Electric Power Environme-

environment on site Protection Company ntal

Subtotal 20 Research Protection

operation Noise 60 Monitoring Institute Bureau

cost SPEPRI

Electric field and 100 Monitoring

magnetic field cost

Subtotal 160

Total 180

* Frequency of noise monitoring is once per quarter during construction period and once every

year during operation period;

* Assess dust level and ecological environment through observation twice during construction

period;

* Electric field and magnetic field will be monitored once per year during operation period;

* Monitoring factors: noise (Leq A) and electromagnetic field (electric field and magnetic field).

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The Project will use loan from the World Bank. In compliance with requirementsof the \Vorld Bank and China on loaned projects' EIA, opinions and suggestionshave been collected widely from all circles of the society by holding talks,handing out public consulting forms and reporting through news media.

Public participation investigation of the Project was carried out by solicitingsuggestions from affected mass along the Line.

8.1 Public participation investigation

In order to soliciting ideas and suggestions from residents affected by constructionof the lProject upon the Project and its environmental protection, we made thisspecia!, 'ed investigation at Xinle Village, Xinjie Town by means of holding talksand harding out public consulting forms.

AccuraLe place: Xinle Village, Xinjie Town, Yixing Municipality. Representativeswho p:rticipated the talk were director from committee of Xinle Village andvillagers and so on. Time: in the morning of August 22, 2002. Name list of therepres .tatives is in Table 8-1 below.

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Table 8-1 Name list of representatives attending the public participation,

Name Gender Unit name occupation teleph .ie

Wang Fengjiao Female Xinle Village, Xinjie Town, Farmner 052 i 8

Yixing Municipality 7131798

Xu Qilin Male Nanwei, Xinle Village, Xinjie Farmer 05213

Town, Yixing Municipality 713 [ 525Ding Hexing Male Xinle Village, Xinjie Town, Farmer 052 I


Bo Hongsheng Male Yizong Group, Xinle Village, Farmer 05218

Xinjie Town, Yixing 713:1525

Municipality

Jiang Deshun Male Xinle Village, Xinjie Town, Farmer 05218


Xie Minfang Female Xinle Village, Xinjie Town, Farmer 0521 S

Yixing Municipality 713 1999

Tu Dawei Male Xinle Village, Xinjie Town, Farmer 052 i8


Xu Falin Male No. 188 Xinle Village, Xinjie Farmer 05218

Town, Yixing Municipality 7131562

Yi Kuansheng Male Xinle Village, Xinjie Town, Farmer 052 18


Pan Jiulong Male Xinle Village, Xinjie Town, Farmer 05218


Ling Youde Male Xinle Village, Xinjie Town, Farmer 05218


Yao Wenzhen Female Xinle Village, Xinjie Town, Farmer 05218


Zhang Caijun Male Xinle Village, Xinjie Town, Farmer 05218

- Yixing Municipality 7131798

(1) Public investigation content

Main content told residents near the Line is potential impacts incurred by the

Project construction and precautions in the future.

(2) General description of public participation investigation

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In this investigation, 15 public consulting forms (see Table 8-2) were handed out

near the transmission Line, of which 13 were returned and the returning rate is

86.7%. Among the public participators, those having primary school education is

23.1% and those having middle school or higher education is 76.9%. And woman

represenitatives occupy 23.1% of all persons.

See consulting results of these forms in Table 8-3.

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Table 8-2 Public consulting form of the 500k Line

IntellectualName Age Sex Profession

level

Working unitTelephone

and addressing: Telephone

Select (please write in )

1 You think current economic development is:

Very good Better Ordinary Worse

2 The main problem impacting economic development of region on the spot is:

Electric power supplement Traffic condition Nature source Other Not known

3 You think whether construction of this power transmission project will be good for pulling regional

economic development on the spot or not:

Yes No Ordinary Not known

4 You think construction of this power transmission project is:

Very necessary Ordinary Little significant

5 You think the main problem of environment on the spot is:

atmosphere Water body Noise Dust Other Not known

6 By this power transmission project construction, the living quality of local residents will be:

Enhanced greatly Enhanced Little changed Deteriorated Lowered seriou.s y

7 Which environmental impact will be brought by this power transmission project construction:

Agricultural farming Bioecology environment Electro-magnetic radiation Noise

Land occupation Impact on scenic viewlmpact on traffic Not known

Answer

1.What impact will be drawn to the society and your family do you think with this power transmnission

project construction?

2.Please talk about some advice and opinion relevant to environmental protection of this power traiismission

project construction.

(It can be appended paper if this list is not big enough for writingo)

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Table 8-3 Public consulting resultsItem Question Result (%)

Electric power supp' mient 7.6

ProblciIn impacting economic Traffic conditio'l 15.4

development Nature SOuIce 46.2

Other 38.4

Atmospheric polltition 46.2

Water pol luLioll 38.4

Main pr-oblem of environment on Noise poll0utio 38.4

the spot Dust pollutionI 0

Other- 7.6

ConstruLction of the Project can imrprove living quality of loczW r esidents 84.6

Bioecology en vii-on -nent 15.4

The Plroject has impact on Electro-maglnetic ru.l-ition 92.3

suLr-oundings Nois: 46.2

Land occUti_____- 23.1

Agricultur.al Ikirm11 ug 7.6

(3) Opinions on the Project from the public near- the 58')OkV substations

Constructioni of the Project will be good for re(ri ixil economic development onthe spoi, can increase employment opportunities :inC cinhance living quality of the

public.

Construction of the Project should make ccowmitc compensation for the

occupiedcl land and acquired land at interim.

Conk Iruction on the Project should make * co(-) inic compensation for cut

economic forest and occupied tea plantation.

ENIF and operational noise impact on Cl]'jrcl-nent cause by the 500kV

subst,' ion was concerned much by the public ind 1 scussed ardently. Persons of

relev;a' specifics made detail introduction of reicvw issues and dissolved worries

of the - iblic.

In response to problems put forward by the mass. coi;cerning professionals made a

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detail explanation to residential representatives in terms of potential enviroiinental

impact caused by power transmission construction. The acquired land must be

compensated stringently according to relevant national regulations (including land

occupation and young crops compensation). Electromagnetic field of the

transmission lines in service was described in detail to the representati\es in

addition to some respects to be cared about in future life and production. As long

as residents keep far away the substation and transmission lines, electromagnetic

field around them can meet the limit value.

From investigation of the route, the 5OOkV Line is more than 200m away

residential houses. The residential representatives thought that construction of the

Project would not bring impact on them in terms of the Ling route.

8.2 Public participation investigation results

Local government, all functional departments and the masses on the Projcct sites

supporting construction of the Project consider it beneficial to development of

local industry and traffic and to enhancement of local living quality; long-term and

short-term occupied land should be compensated in accordance with Chinese

standards.

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Contents

Executive Summary

1. Description of the project ................................. 1

2. Environmental background of the project ............................... 1..............

3. Possible environmental impact ....................... ................................. 2

4. Suggested mitigating measures ......................................................... 3

5. Environmental management plan ............................... 5

6. Public participation ............................... 6...................................... 6

Environimental Impact Assessment Report for 'lie Project of Circuit IITransmission Line from the 500kV Pumped Sto r!age Power Station to YiliSubsti t ion

1.Introduction ................................................................................. 8

1.l Necessity of construction of the Project ................... 8

1.211asis of environmental impact assessment foi lie Project .9

1.2.1 The law and regulation system in Chii .. 9

1.2.2 Relevant standards ................... 9

1.2.3 Requirements for power transmission p ject by the World Bank ... 10

1.2.4 Design reports of the Project ................. ........................................ 10

1 .2.5 Project commitment ........................... ........................................... 10

2. Description of the Project .. 12

3. Env' ioonmental background situation. 13

3. l Physical environment ...................................... 3..................................... 13

3.2 Social environment ................. 14

3.3 i cological environment ........................................................................ 15

4. TJe' cnvironmental impact during constructioni eriod . .16

4.1 Identification of environmental impact . .16

4.i Impact on physical environment .................... ........................................ 17

1.2.1 Impact on waters .......................................................................... 17

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4.2.2 Impact on enviroanmental air ........................................................... 17

4.2.3 Impact on acoush c environment ...................................................... 17

4.2.4 Impact on geologic resources .......................................................... 17

4.2.5 Impact on land function ........................................................... 17

4.3 Ecological environment ........................................................... 18

4.4 Impact on social environment ........................................................... 18

4.5 Impact on living quality environment ...................................................... 19

4.5.1 Impact on cultural resource ........................................................... 19

4.5.2 Impact on scenic spots and places of interest .................................. 19

4.5.3 Impact on scenic view in the Line area ........................................... 19

4.5.4 Influx of labor force ........................................................... 19

4.5.5 Land occupation anid resettlement & rehabilitation .......................... 20

5.Potential environmental impatct during operation period ........................... 21

5.1 Identification of environmental impact .................................................... 21

5.2 Impact on physical environm ent ........................................................... 21

5.2.1 Impact on waters ........................................................... 21

5.2.2 Impact on environmental air ........................................................... 22

5.2.3 Impact on acoustic environment ...................................................... 22

5.2.4 Impact on radiation environment .......................................... 22

5.3 Impact on ecological environment ........................................................... 23

5.3.1 Impact on rare birds ........................................................... 23

5.3.2 Impact on ecology ........................................................... 23

5.3.3 Impact on ecological environment incurred by electric field and noise

................................................................................................................ 23

5.3.4 Impact on ecological environment of wetland ................................. 24

5.4 Impact on social environment ........................................................ 24

5.4.1 Impact on traffic incurred by transmission line operation ................ 24

5.4.2 Intercrossed transmission lines' impact ........................................... 24

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5.4.3 Impact on environmental sensitive cS ......................................... 25

5.4.4 Impact on cultural resources, scenic . pcs and places of interest ..... 25

5.4.5 Impact on scenic views .................................................. 25

5.4.6 Influx of labor force .................................................. 25

6. Sclhemlle analysis ................................................................ 26

6.1 impact with no newly built substations andJ v( ver transmission lines ...... 26

6.2 Schemes comparison ................ ........................................ 26

7. Envirlonmental management plan and mitigati n iv, asures ........................ 28

7.1 D)uring construction period ............................................ 28

7.2 During operation period ...................................................................... 28

7.3 L and occupation and compensation ................ ....................................... 28

7.4 Resettlement and rehabilitation ...................... ........................................ 29

7.5 (Cultural resources ........................................................................ 29

7.6 Scenic views ............................. 29

7.7 P'rotectioni of ecological environment ............................. 30

7.8 1.abor safety and protection ..................................................................... 30

7.9 Nvionitoring management ............................. ........................................ 30

7. 1 ( Training plan ............................. ........................................... 32

8. PuHli2 participation . .................... .................... 35

8.1 i'tiblic participation investigation .......................... 35

8.2 1'ublic participation investigation results ................................................ 40

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