Environmental Monitoring Report

Semi-Annual Report January 2014

PRC: Xiangjiang Inland Waterway Transport Project

Prepared by the Hydrochina Zhongnan Engineering Corporation for Hunan Provincial Water Transportation Construction & Investment Group Co., Ltd. for the People’s Republic of and the Asian Development Bank.

湖南湘江内河航运项目 (土谷塘航电枢纽及输电线路) 半年环境监督报告

Semi-annual Environmental Monitoring Report

PRC:Hunan Inland Waterway Transport Project (Tugutang

Navigation & Hydropower Complex & Power Transmission

Lines)

January, 2014

中国水电顾问集团中南勘测设计研究院 湖南湘江航运建设开发有限公司

Hydrochina Zhongnan Engineering Corporation Hunan Provincial Water Transportation Construction & Investment Group Co. Ltd. 2014 年 1 月

I Contents

1. INTRODUCTION...... 1

1.1 Project Profile...... 1

1.2 Purpose of Report...... 5

1.3 Preparation of Report...... 5

2. Pre-construction...... 6

2.1 Project process...... 6

2.2 Engineering Environmental Protection...... 6

3. Implementation of Environmental Management Plan...... 7

3.1 Function and Responsibility of Environmental Management Plan, and

Implementation and supervision...... 7

3.2 Environmental Management Plan and Implementation Monitoring Schedule... 9

3.3 Environment Supervision Data and Record...... 23

3.4 Capacity Building and Training for Environmental Institution...... 36

3.5 Cost Budget...... 38

4. Public Consultation, Information Disclosure & Grievance Redress Mechanism...... 41

4.1 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure...... 41

4.2 Project Grievance Records and Solutions...... 41

5. Conformity of Environmental Management Program...... 42

6. APPENDIX...... 43

Annex I: Conformity Conditions of Environmental Management Program...... 43

Appendix II: Environment Provision of Bidding Document...... 59

Appendix III...... 63

Environmental Due Diligence Assessment for...... 63

Treatment Plant of New Water Source in ...... 63

Appendix IV: River Sand Excavation License in Hunan Province, etc...... 74

II 1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Project Profile

Tugutang Navigation and Hydropower Complex is a low head project, main functioning as navigation, combined with power generation, compatible with irrigation, water supply and aquaculture. Normal water storage level is 58.0 m, corresponding reservoir capacity is 197 million m3 and the channelized waterway is 50 Km, designed navigation capacity for ship lock is 1000t, the installed capacity is 90 MW. Tugutang Navigation and Hydropower Complex mainly comprise such 3 parts as the main works, temporary works, and the resettlement works. The main works include structure work and supporting works; the temporary works include diversion work and construction auxiliary work. See detail in Table1.1-1.

1 Table 1.1 - 1 Works of Tugutang Navigation and Hydropower Complex Project Works component Ship locks brake, anchoring section, alignment section, navigation section, and section of lock head and sluice chamber, the total length is 1300m along the axis direction. The Ship Lock sluice chamber is 180 m x 23 m x 3.5 m (length x width x water depth of gate sill). The ship will enter the chamber in curve way, and come out in straight way. The approach channel is 55 m wide and 530 m long. Sluice Gate has 17 orifices, the orifice width is 20 m, and pier width is 3.0m. Steel radial gate Sluice gate is adopted; the bottom plate of sluice gate is adopted with fold line-type practical weir. The Complex Main works still pool is 28m long, dissipate energy by hydraulic jump. Structures The main structures in the plant area consist of main powerhouse, erection bay, downstream auxiliary powerhouse, central control building, plant upstream barrage dam, downstream flood wall, upstream entrance channel, tailwater channel, access traffic, Power Station outdoor GIS and main transformer yard, underground cable access and outgoing platform, outdoor gantry crane installation and overhaul platform, and retaining wall of gantry crane platform. The power station has total installed capacity of 90,000 kW, 4 bulb type units are installed, and each capacity is 22,500 kW. The pre-stress concrete will be built at 530m downstream of dam axis; carry out cantilever cast in construction of continuous rigid frame box bridges, the bridge is 144.72 m in total. The bracket is used as the foundation at pier upstream, service bridge is built across the Bridge and road sluice gate and main powerhouse section, the bridge is 552 m long. The site road includes works branches at both left and right bank, and their upstream and downstream road connects with original flood embankment, respectively, the road subgrade is 7.5M wide, with length of 1.8 Km and 3.5 Km, respectively. Supporting Move Main works The flood embankment at left and right bank will be moved, and used as site road as well. works flood-control The auxiliary dam at right bank is the section where the upper lock head connecting the embankment moved flood embankment of right bank, with length of 47m. The auxiliary dam is adopted and the auxiliary with earth dam. dam The right bank slope protection ranges from upper & lower main navigation wall to up & Bank protection downstream anchorage place, with protection length of about 2600 m; The left bank slope work protection ranges at 800m of station upstream and 1000m at downstream. The slope protection is adopted with thick bagged concrete protection, Reynold Gabion protection and

2 sod revetment. It is arranged at the left bank of power station, adopting with type of perpendicular single Fish way side vertical seam, the fish way is 773.7m in length, including 192 pool rooms and 21 lounges at flat bottom. Complex It is arranged at left bank of Xiangjiang River upstream of dam axis, closing to the power Management station. Area Construct Hengnan new water source project at the Leishui River, lay 8km long pipeline till New Water Hengnan 1st Water treatment plant, the pump station is adopted with bank vertical shaft Source Project type. upgrade the navigation mark of newly built kiloton navigation channel in City, which is 89km away from Jinweizhou Complex. build one kiloton vertical comprehensive Terminals and Terminal berth at Songbai Port in Changning, build one kiloton vertical break bulk berth at Yunji navigation port in Hengnan. channel Navigation channel dredging work, dredge for 30,000 m3 under the dam, navigation marks including Channel bank mark, place indication mark, ship mark, etc. Diversion in the diversion structures include previous low water cofferdam, first stage full year Diversion works stages cofferdam, power house dry season cofferdam, second stage overflow cofferdam, etc. . Construction Sandy stone processing system, concrete production system, construction workshop( steel Auxiliary reinforcement and wood work shop, equipment repairing workshop), construction Enterprises warehouse and others. Temporary construction Arranged on both banks. Temporary camp Projects Construction On site access build 5 on site access roads, with total length of 4700 m. Auxiliary works for Tieshi and Pengci, exploit from rubble quarry; borrow area is no required for the Borrow area and Complex .prioritize the excavated sandy pebble from main works for sandy gravel quarry aggregate, the insufficient ones could be exploited from sandy gravel quarry at Luoshazhou, Yuezhou,Xipizhou, and Zhengshi. Waste disposal Waste disposal from left bank is used as backfill for permanent land occupation and rising of area reservoir area; the waste disposal area at the right bank is gully type disposal area. Resettlement The resident Production The production resettlement residents at reservoir area are 1233, cultivated land adjustment Work relocation resettlement in and between the villages are 68.8 hm2; The production resettlement residents at dam

3 area 541, cultivated land adjustment in the village is36.39 hm2.

No resident relocation at the reservoir area, the dam area needs to relocate 133 household Relocation of 557 people. Backward relocation and scattering in the village. The farmland surface elevation for raising protection is adopted with cultivated land Farmland inundation line plus 0.5 freeboards, 45 patches of farmland will be raised for protection. Protection Protective paddy is 219.97 hm 2, dry land is 1.41 hm 2. Reservoir area Reservoir bank The possible collapse section at reservoir area is 47.2 km long, protection treatment will be protection protection done to the40.3km area where existing facilities involving in population, housing or farmland. Immersion There are 9 submerged areas, with area of 27.06 hm2, excavate seepage drainage ditch, Treatment so as to reduce the groundwater level. Rehabilitation of Auxiliary facilities, transport facilities, and Water Conservancy and hydro-power facilities for Special facilities industrial and mining enterprise.

4 The project investment is estimated to be $393,320,000 USD, including taxes $21,170,000 USD. The ADB loan accounts for 38.1% of the total cost, which is $150 million USD, covering 80% civil work, and management of all the equipment and works, the other funds are from budget allocations of Ministry of Transport, Hunan Provincial government, and China Construction Bank loan. Component and cost of ADB invested project is shown in Table 1.1 - 2. Table 1.1- 2 Component and cost of ADB invested project Allocated amount from ADB Item ADB financing percentage (10,000 USD) Civil work 8856 80% Equipment 5994 100% Institutional Development 150 100% and Strengthening Total 15000

1.2 Purpose of Report

According to the characteristics of Xiangjiang Tugutang Navigation and Hydropower Complex, features of area and basin, relevant national law & regulation, and requirements of ADB, the report purpose is to: a) To investigate the implementation of the project environmental protection measures and facilities, the management of the environment, and make analysis on the conformity of the environmental management. b) Based on the environmental monitoring data, analyze the impact on the surrounding environment caused by pre-construction and construction activity by Dec.3st, 2013, formulate feasible measures and mitigation measures for the negative impact, fully exert the project economic benefit, social benefit and environmental benefit, and promote the healthy and sustainable development of ecological environment at the project area.

1.3 Preparation of Report

The Report preparation personnel are shown in Table 1.3. Table 1.3 Report preparation personnel Name Responsibility duty/title Xue Lianfang Approved by Professor of Engineering Lei Chenhui Reviewed by Director of EP Office Zhang Dejian Reviewed by Senior Engineer Li Jun Verified by Engineer Li Jun, Zhou Peng, Written by Assistant Engineer Li Yuanbo

5 2. PRE-CONSTRUCTION

2.1 Project process

By Dec.20th, 2013, average concrete placing of river-side structures have reached EL.54.80m; concrete placing of upstream gravity cutoff wall and auxiliary navigable wall have reached the tops; average concrete placing of bank-side structures have reached EL.46.76m. Fillings of upstream and downstream island bodies are fundamentally completed; concrete placing of gate pier for 1st sluice on right bank has reached tops; concrete placing of overflow face has been complete; concrete placing of No.1, No.2, No.6 and No.7 stilling basins are completed; installation of No.2 and No.6 gate pier hinges are completed; installation of bottom sills of No.2, No.5, and No.6 gate slots are completed; and eight precast beam are completed. Excavation of powerhouse foundation on left bank has been excavated to EL.35.0; filling of cofferdam has reached EL.59.0m; installation of sandstone mixing system on left bank has been completed and in trial operation; the living quarter is fundamentally completed.

Shiplock Construction within right-bank cofferdam

Construction of left-bank longitudinal cofferdam

2.2 Engineering Environmental Protection

To ensure the successful implementation of each environmental protection measures, reduce and control the negative impact on environment, the Project established

6 Environmental Management Office, and entrusted Hunan Environmental Monitoring Center carry out the environmental monitoring work, and commissioned the Sino Hydropower consultant Group Central South Design Institute to carry out the environmental monitoring work, and entrusted Hunan Hydropower design institute to execute the monitoring of soil and water conservation. By the end of December, 2013, waste slag produced in the Project accumulates to about 180,000m3 (natural volume); some waste slag are transported to be centralized piled up in former Pengsi stockyard, and others are used for site formation, filling of construction roads, and cofferdam construction, etc. Borrowed earthwork on right bank is about 430,000m3, which comes from Pengsi stockyard, and is used for filling of right-bank access road and cofferdam, etc. Earth-rock excavations on left bank are about 220,000m3, which is used for formation of left-bank construction site, and left-bank cofferdam construction.

3. IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

3.1 Function and Responsibility of Environmental Management Plan, and Implementation and supervision

3.1.1 Environmental management Organization

The project has established special Environmental Management Organization-- Environmental Management Office (EPO) in order to complete the environmental management during construction and operation period, deal with the environmental problems during construction and operation period, so as to assure the timely and effective implementation of the environmental protection works and measures. Environmental Management Organization is shown in Figure 3.1.

7 Environmental protection leadership team

Environment maintaining office

Environmental Engineering Environmental Supervision Supervision monitoring Department Department Central south design Hunan Hydro& power Hunan Environmental Institute (2 staff) Project supervision Monitoring Center, Hunan Hydro Contracting Company & Power Design Institute

Construction unit Sino-hydropower 8th Engineering Bureau

Sino Gezhouba Group

Figure 3.1 Structure Diagram of Environmental Management

3.1.2 Implementation of Environmental Management

According to Report of Soil and Water Conservation Scheme of Xiangjiang Tugutang Navigation and Hydropower Complex, Environmental Impact Report of Xiangjiang Tugutang Navigation and Hydropower Complex and their replied opinions, check on implementation status of engineering measures (drainage ditch, retailing wall, hanging-net shotcrete protection, etc,), vegetation measures (slope spray planting grass, planting and greening, etc.), and temporary protection measures during construction course. The Environmental Supervision Department inspected the site for 19 times in the latter half of the year, issued seven liaison sheets, four site-inspection bulletins, and met five inspections from environmental protection competent departments. In Nov.13rd, 2013, a joint inspection was made by Changjiang Water Resources Commission, Hunan Department of Environment Protection, Hengyang Environmental Protection Bureau, and other relevant departments, in which, high opinions were given on implementation statues of environmental protection work in Tugutang Complex.

8 In Dec.30, 2013, the Project Owner, the supervision unit and the construction unit had a Summary Conference Meeting on 2013 Environmental Protection and Water and Soil Conservation Work in Tugutang Navigation and Hydropower Complex. In this meeting, comprehensive presentation and summary were made on environmental protection and water and soil conservation work in 2013, and put forward requirements on those work in 2014.

3.2 Environmental Management Plan and Implementation Monitoring Schedule

3.2.1 Implementation of Environmental Protection measures

3.2.1.1 Water Environment a) Sandy stone processing wastewater treatment The construction unit shall simultaneously implement the design, construction, operation of the sandy stone processing sewage treatment system. Deal with the wastewater by fine sand recycling and flocculation deposition. The wastewater flows from screening plant to pump pond, the mortar pumps will raise the high suspending particles and then feed to the fine sand cycling treater, remove larger suspended particles, drainage ditch is arranged, the screened filtering water mix with flocculating agents and flow into the horizontal flow sedimentation basin, the clear liquid flows into the water storage pond after flocculation and deposition,, and is reused in the screening plant. The slurry in the sedimentation basin is sucked out by slurry pump, filtered by filter press, the filter cakes is transported to Pengci waste disposal yard. Constructions of drainage ditch and settling pond on left bank have been completed. b) Treatment of concrete flushing wastewater

9 Due to less concrete flushing wastewater and short flushing time, rectangle basin is used for sedimentation treatment. Drain the wastewater into the basin during shift time, and release until the next round of shift. The flushing wastewater from batching plant is uncertain for each machine-shift period, which is drained into a sedimentation basin (the other for spare use), static settling for 7h-8h before drained out, and flocculating agent is added. Sedimentation tanks of water to end-to-trading and adjust water level. If sedimentation tanks sludge deposits to a certain extent, it shall switch to spare sediment pools. Take natural drying to the mud from the sedimentation basin, and then grab it into the truck by grab machine to transport to the waste disposal yard. The waste water, after flocculating sedimentation is pumped into the clear water basin by water pump. c) Pit wastewater treatment Pit wastewater is treated in two sedimentation basins, adding flocculating agent into the second basin, and then drain the water into Xiangjiang River. Clear out the mud from the basin bottom every half month, and transport to waste disposal yard. d) Domestic sewage water treatment Due to less construction staff, and less domestic sewage water generation, septic tanks is used and qualified treated water will be drained into Xiangjiang River.

Treatment to sandy stone processing wastewater

Domestic sewage treated by septic tank

10 D omestic sewage treated by septic tank Pit wastewater sedimentation

The wastewater in the pit is drained into Xiangjiang River after the secondary sedimentation

Construction of right-bank setting pond

3.2.1.2 Atmospheric Environment Air pollutant source in the construction area widely dispersed, couldn't be centralized treated, therefore, the air environmental protection measures need to be closely coordinated with the construction organization, relief the pollution impacts on the air environment by ways of construction technology, construction equipment, pollutant reduction, protection of construction area and sensitive spots, etc. 1) Control measures of pit excavation dust

11 Take de-dusting measures with optimal construction method and technology. Optimize the excavation and blasting method, adopt the blasting method with less dust generation. Chisel crack blasting is adopted so as to reduce dust generation. Work in wet method to reduce the dust generation. Spray water at the dam and plant area where excavation and blasting is concentrated, so as to accelerate dust falling and reduce the impact period and scope, spray water 3~5 times during non-rainy day . 2) Control measures of concrete production and stone processing system dust Adopt closed batching plant for mixing concrete, transport the cement and fly ash in closed method, so as to avoid the fly dust during the transport and mixing, use sprayer during the sandy stone processing, so as to assure the aggregate in sufficient moisture. The crasher shall be equipped with de-duster during sand processing, so as to reduce the dust concentration. Spray water near the concrete and sandy stone processing system so as to decrease the dust, and reduce the dust impact time and scope. spray water at the concrete batching plant and sandy stone processing area, so as to decrease dust discharge, spray water for 4~7 times in the non-rainy day. the concreting staff shall wear mask during work. 3) Control measures of traffic dust and exhaust gas Select national standard vehicle for construction transportation, arrange vehicle washing groove at the end of road, so as to prevent the truck bringing mud out of the construction area. The truck loading with earth-rock is covered by paulin. Clean and maintain the construction road, spray water during non-rainy day to decrease dust, keep road clean and operating in good status, control the dust caused by transportation. 4) Control measures of air pollution at sensitive spot Control measures of air pollution at construction staff's living area: construction personnel wears mask during work; spray water at the working area so as to assure certain moisture, and avoid raising rust during materials unloading, piling, mixing and placing, etc. Baffles surround the construction area are set, so as to prevent air pollution caused by raising dust. Regarding the residents area out of the site, reduce the dust caused from transportation, transport in a full-closed method, control the traffic flow at outer site, set speed limit sign, and control the speed within 0km/h. clean and spray water to the road, so as to control the dust caused by transportation.

12 Wash Road Surface Spray Truck

3.2.1.3 Sound Environment The construction unit must select construction machinery that meeting state environmental protection standards, build a sound-proof wall near the living area alongside the red line of land acquisition to reduce the noise impact on the surrounding residents. Firmly control the blasting time. The blasting work shall be avoided in deep night, so as to assure good living and working environment for the people. The blasting time is selected at 12:00, and pay attention to reduce noise lasting duration. Give warning siren 15 minutes before blasting. Strengthen maintenance to the machinery and vehicle so as to prevent components aging and increasing noise due to operation in defect condition. High-voice horn is not allowed to be used for the vehicles that entering the construction site and other non-working area, and try to reduce the horning times. Avoid night working by machinery so as to prevent disturbance to the residents.

Sound-proof wall

3.2.1.4 Solid Waste Arrange the health facilities based on CJJ25-2005 Standards of Urban environment Health Facility Arrangement, including public toilet, garbage bin, and litter box. The public health facilities is arranged based on general construction layout; in combination with actual

13 situation of project management and living area distribution, arranged with temporary health facilities. For easier collection and cleaning of domestic garbage, arrange garbage bin and litter box at each construction area, office area and staff concentration area. The domestic garbage from construction area are transferred to local environmental sanitation sites of Hengnan County and transported to refuse landfill site. Construction wastes are transported to the slag yard for landfill processing.

Garbage Bin at Construction Site

3.2.1.5 Population Health The construction unit provides articles for labor protection and inspects their application. Besides, take health quarantine to the work staff and inject vaccine before their mobilization to site. establish staff health archive, control canteen sanitary, and equipped with epidemic prevention appliances, implement "health certificate system" to the canteen service staff and water supply staff, take periodical inspection each year, so as to prevent infectious disease spreading.

3.2.2 Implementation of soil and water conservation measures

3.2.2.1 Slope protection Slope protection on left bank is basically achieved, adopted Reynold slope protection and concrete slope protection.

14 Reynold Slope protection on left bank Concrete slope protection on left bank

3.2.2.2 Drainage ditch The drainage ditches are arranged at engineering production and living areas.

Drainage ditches in the construction site Drainage ditches in the living camp 3.2.2.3 Site greening Take temporary greening measures at production and living area, which prevented soil and water loss caused by land excavation disturbance.

Construction Site Greening Temporary site greening

15 3.2.2.4 Access road to plant In order to dredge the collecting water on road surface and assure road slope stability, it shall supplement masonry drainage ditch at both road sides, and adopt engineering slope protection, comprehensive slope (such as grid framed sod revetment) protection or plant slope (sod revetment)protection. In order to improve the road landscape and prevent soil and water loss at the exposed area, trees are planted both road sides. Drainage ditches are built on both sides of the left-bank access road.

Left side of Right-bank Access Road Left-bank Access Road 3.2.2.5 Stockyard Drainage ditches on both sides of the inlet of Pengsi borrow area are flooded by recent rain water and a small water pond comes into being in this area. Rain waters cannot be drained out in time would immerse surround slope foots, and prone to result unstable slope, collapse and other water and soil losses. There are exposed slopes in temporary soil piling area of left-bank Pingtuo stock yard. Without retaining facilities at slope foots, the loose piled-up soil would result large soil and water losses

Right Bank Pengsi Borrow Area Left Bank Pingtuo Stock Yard

16 3.2.2.6 Top soil storage yard No measure is yet adopted for top soil storage yard; temporary baffle needs to be build (use soil package to build block threshold) to prevent the top soil rolling down and causing soil and water loss, and cover the top soil with rainbow cloth.

Right-bank top soil storage yard Left-bank top soil storage yard

3.2.3 Implementation of Environment Monitoring

In the latter half of 2013, 14 environment monitors upstream and downstream dam site, 6 special monitors on water and soil conservation are implemented, and related monitoring reports are submitted. The monitoring results are good. 3.2.3.1 River water quality monitoring during construction period In order to reflect the water environment quality at Xiangjiang construction area, understand the construction impact to the water quality, set a water monitoring section at both upstream and downstream of river construction area, respectively. in order to understand upstream water quality, set a water monitoring section at Songbai Town. The river water quality monitoring items during construction period isa shown in Table 3.2.3-1. Table3.2.3-1 River water quality monitoring items during construction period Monitoring Point Monitoring Frequency Monitoring Factor 1. Three sampling points are set in dam upstream (500m away from dam) in left, middle pH, SS, permanganate and right order index, ammonia nitrogen, Monitoring one time 2. 1km at dam downstream COD, BOD5, DO, Total lead, quarterly, 2days for each set 3 sampling points in left, total cadmium, total arsenic, time middle right order total mercury, Cr(vi), 3. Set 3 sampling points in left, Petroleum, fecal coliform middle right order at Songbai section

17 3.2.3.2 Wastewater Monitoring during Construction Period Set monitoring points at the main wastewater releasing outlets during construction period, the monitoring items are shown in Table 3.2.3-2. Table3.2.3-2 Wastewater Monitoring Items during Construction Period Monitoring Point Monitoring Frequency Monitoring Factor Monitoring one time quarterly, pH, SS, lead, cadmium, 1. Pit wastewater 2days for each time during pit arsenic, mercury, discharge dewatering. Monitoring during sandy stone processing, monitoring one time quarterly, 2 days for each time, monitoring for one year during construction peak time and normal 2. wastewater of construction time, respectively. pH, SS, lead, cadmium, aggregate production Monitoring during releasing arsenic, mercury, discharge and concrete batching concrete mixing wastewater, monitoring one time quarterly, 2 days for each time, monitoring for one year during construction peak time and normal construction time, respectively. Monitoring one time quarterly with 2

days for each time. Monitoring for pH, COD, BOD5, SS, 3. Domestic one year during construction peak Petroleum, total nitrogen, total wastewater time and normal construction time, phosphorus respectively.

3.2.3.3 Air Environment Monitoring during Construction Period

In order to monitor the impact on the environmental sensitive points caused by construction gas and noise, and in accordance with Technical Specification of Environment Monitoring set 3 air environment monitoring points at the left bank(Binhe Village), right bank(Pengci Village) near dam site, and residents area near quarry. Air environment monitoring items during construction period is shown in Table 3.2.3-3. Table3.2.3-2 Wastewater Monitoring Items during Construction Period Monitoring Point Monitoring Frequency Monitoring Factor 1. left bank near dam (Binhe Village) Sulfur dioxide, nitrogen Monitoring 4 times annually 2. Right Bank (Pengci dioxide, TSP, monitoring wind ( 1 time quarterly), 2 days Village) direction and speed continuous monitoring 3. residents area near simultaneously. quarry

18 3.2.3.4 Noise Environment Monitoring during Construction Period

In order to monitor the impact on the residents living caused by construction noise, set noise monitoring points according to construction schedule, noise source distribution, and distance between sensitivity receptor and noise source. Set 5 environmental noise monitoring points at the left & right bank of dam, access road, camp, and resident’s spots. Noise environment monitoring items during construction period is shown in Table 3.2.3-4. Table3.2.3-4 Noise Monitoring Items during Construction Period Monitoring Point Monitoring Frequency Monitoring Factor Monitor one time quarterly per 1.Left bank of dam year, 2 days continuous 2.Right bank of dam monitoring for each time, 3. Access road to plant Noise at daytime and night monitor for 1 time at each 4. Camp daytime and night, 5. Resident spots respectively.

3.2.4 Implementation of Soil and Water Conservation

Presently, detail monitoring implementation plan has been made and refined, inspected construction status, executed area monitoring, monitoring of erosion strength by partial disturbance type, and layout of monitoring facilities. The implementation plan and quarterly monitoring report of soil and water conservation have been submitted.

1) Monitoring Zoning

Take comprehensive monitoring to the responsibility scope of soil and water loss treatment, including project permanent land occupation, temporary land occupation, and scope affected directly by soil and water loss. Based on the topography and geomorphy features in the project area and possibility of soil & water loss occurrence, the monitoring zone is divided into such 9 function zones as: complex monitoring zone (including sluice gate, auxiliary dam, power house, ship lock, and office & living area.), site access engineering zone, kiloton dock zone, resettlement and special facility rehabilitation zone, raising & filling engineering zone, production and living zone, quarry zone, waste disposal zone. Therefore, this monitoring focuses on theses 9 function zones, and ensures all target values during the Project construction period and green conservation period comply with relevant requirements of soil and water conservation, and avoid large soil and water loss.

2) Key monitoring points and monitoring layout

The key monitoring areas are: complex monitoring zone, site access engineering zone, waste disposal zone, quarry zone, kiloton dock zone, and raising & filling engineering zone. Key monitoring contents: soil and water loss quantity during construction period, soil borrow

19 quantity, waste disposal quantity, treatment result of soil & water loss. Divide the monitoring section based on construction features and different function zones, and then sub-divide each function zone and adopt proper monitoring method according to different monitoring contents. Meanwhile, define the key monitoring area and contents for each monitoring section. See Table3.2.4-1.

Table 3.2.4-1 Layout of Each Monitoring Section Functioning Monitoring Monitoring Monitoring contents zoning method point or not Filed Land disturbance area measurement Excavation and filling quantity Investigation Slope surface Soil and water loss quantity measurement Yes Complex Project method area Temporary soil-pile quantity, waste disposal Ground quantity observation Effect of Soil & water conservation measures: side slope protection, intercepting and drainage Investigation Yes ditch, retaining wall, sedimentation basin, temporary baffle, overburden Land disturbance area Investigation Simple slope surface measurement site access Soil and water loss quantity method Yes works Pin measurement method Effect of soil and water conservation Investigation Land disturbance area Investigation Measurement of Soil and water loss quantity Yes Kiloton sedimentation Dock area basin Effect of soil and water conservation: slope protection, drainage ditch, sedimentation basin, Investigation greening Land disturbance area Investigation resident Measurement of resettlement and Soil and water loss quantity Yes special facility sedimentation rehabilitation basin Effect of soil and water conservation: slope Investigation protection, drainage ditch, sedimentation basin. Land disturbance area Investigation Raising & filling Measurement of engineering zone Soil and water loss quantity Yes sedimentation basin

20 Functioning Monitoring Monitoring Monitoring contents zoning method point or not Effect of soil and water conservation: drainage Investigation ditch, land leveling reclaim GPS filed Land disturbance area measurement Ground Soil borrow quantity Yes observation Stock Yard Sedimentation Soil and water loss quantity Yes basin Effect of soil and water conservation: protection of excavation slope surface, intercepting & Investigation drainage ditch, baffle, overburden GPS filed Land disturbance area measurement Ground Waste disposal quantity Yes observation Waste disposal Measurement area of Soil and water loss quantity Yes sedimentation basin Effect of soil and water conservation: retaining Investigation wall, intercepting & drainage ditch GPS filed Land disturbance area measurement construction Sedimentation Soil and water loss quantity production basin Living area Effect of soil and water conservation: ground hardening, drainage ditch, sedimentation basin, Investigation greening

3) Monitoring Arrangement Arrangement of Project Monitoring Staff Table: 3.2.4-2. Table: 3.2.4-2. Arrangement of Project Monitoring Staff Period Work items Staff Arrangement 1. Get familiar with Plan of soil and water conservation 2. Define the monitoring This stage of work belongs to interior work, 3 Monitoring layout of soil and water staff is appointed, and each of them is Before conservation responsible for one item. Division of erosion mobilization 3. Define the monitoring unit is the key work for this stage. method of soil and water conservation 1. Two staffs are arranged for area monitoring, one for measuring, and the other for recording 1. Area monitoring the data. 2. Monitoring of soil and 2. Two staff are arranged for monitoring of soil water loss quantity and water loss quantity, Firstly, set monitoring Main 3. Monitoring of soil facilities together, and then, one for construction borrow, waste disposal, measuring, the other for recording the data period temporary pile during monitoring. 4. Monitoring of prevention 3. One staff is arranged for monitoring of measures waste disposal, 4. One staff is arranged for monitoring of prevention measures.

21 Much work is needed for area monitoring, which requires careful work. The mo0nitoring of erosion strength is performed in rainy season. The staff could work in cross a way.

soil & water conservation 1. 2 staff are arranged for monitoring of soil during 1. Monitoring of soil and and water loss. operation water loss quantity 2. Monitoring of prevention measures is the period (forest 2. Monitoring of prevention key work, 2 staff are arranged for engineering and grass measures measures, 2 staff are arranged for plant recovery measures. period) 1. Summarize the area of prevention responsibility scope for each year. 2. Summarize the changes The chief principal is responsible for writing of erosion strength for the general report; the principal for each work Monitoring each year stage is responsible for stage report (quarterly Report 3. Calculate the soil and report, annual report, final report), each stage Writing water loss for each year. principal is responsible for data correctness of phases 4. Summarize the waste each stage. The monitoring data manual is disposal status for each year adopted with uniform format, and is signed by 5. Summarize the the stage principal. completion quantity and quality of prevention measures.

3.2.5 Implementation for Environmental Supervision

At present, the Environmental Supervision Department has established Tugutang environmental supervision plan, and has assisted the construction unit to fulfill environmental protection and water and soil conservation of Tugutang Navigation and Hydropower Complex at the same time. The department actively cooperates with all project participants to ensure smooth project construction, and the measures of environmental protection, water soil conservation are in accordance with the requirements. The environmental supervision exerts the professional advantages of environment protection and water soil conservation and pays attention to the process supervision of them to meet corresponding requirements so that the environmental benefits can be ensured. Up to Dec.31st, the 3rd and 4th quarterly environmental supervision and site inspection reports have been submitted.

The supervisors perform 11 supervisions and inspections for the environmental protection and water soil conservation within the supervision scope (including construction, production area and living area). The on-site inspection content includes: inspect the fulfillment of the environment protection and water soil conservation measures by the

22 construction unit, such as material transport vehicle coverage, and road water-spray condition, key devices for environment protection and water soil conservation, components usage and construction operation, and waste water treatment system operation, domestic garbage clear and transport, and night work noise, soil water conservation implementation, and so on. Inspect the environment in supervision range, and track the environment protective measures in the construction areas or living areas having major environment issues.

3.3 Environment Supervision Data and Record

3.3.1 Water Quality of Land Surface

In view of Table 3.3.1, during the monitoring period of latter half of 2013, water quality monitoring factors of surface waters in upstream section of dam site (500m from dam site), mean concentrations of pH values, suspended solids, permanganate index, chemical oxygen demanded, five-day biochemical oxygen demanded, ammonia nitrogen, total arsenic, total mercury, total cadmium, hexavalent chromium, total lead, petroleum in the sections are all comply with limited values as in Class III standards of GB3838-2002 Environment Quality Standard of Land Surface Water, but fecal coliform exceeds 7.3 times of the standards. during the monitoring period, water quality monitoring factors of surface waters at downstream section of dam site (1km from dam site), mean concentrations of pH values, suspended solids, permanganate index, chemical oxygen demanded, five-day biochemical oxygen demanded, ammonia nitrogen, total arsenic, total mercury, total cadmium, hexavalent chromium, total lead, petroleum in the sections are all comply with limited values as in Class III standards of GB3838-2002 Environment Quality Standard of Land Surface Water,but fecal coliform exceeds 0.49 times of the standards. During the monitoring period and in water quality monitoring factors of surface waters in Songbai Section,mean concentrations of pH values, suspended solids, permanganate index, chemical oxygen demanded, five-day biochemical oxygen demanded, ammonia nitrogen, total arsenic, total mercury, total cadmium, hexavalent chromium, total lead, petroleum are all comply with limited values as in Class III standards of GB3838-2002 Environment Quality Standard of Land Surface Water. In Aug.27th, fecal coliform exceeds 0.09 times of the standards.

23 Table 3.3.1 Monitoring Results of Surface Water Quality of the Project Monitoring Monit Upstream dam site (500m from dam Downstream dam site (about 1km from Moni Songbai Section Stand Factor oring Left Middle Right Average Statu Left Middle Right Average Statu torin Left Middle Right Average Standa ard 8.27 7.86 7.85 7.89 7.85-7.89 Stan 7.84 7.94 7.95 7.84-7.95 Stand 8.5 7.95 7.94 7.98 7.94-7.98 Standa pH 6~9 8.28 8.00 8.12 8.14 8.00-8.14 Stan 8.10 8.05 8.20 8.05-8.20 Stand 8.27 7.95 8.07 8.18 7.95-8.18 Standa Suspended 8.27 81 75 69 75 - 69 91 64 75 - 8.5 ------matter 8.28 28 80 58 55 - 47 24 77 49 - 8.27 65 57 56 59 - Dissolved(mg/L) 8.27 6.2 6.0 5.8 6.0 Stan 6.3 6.5 6.3 6.4 Stand 8.5 6.8 6.2 6.9 6.6 Standa ≥5 Oxygen 8.28 6.0 5.6 5.2 5.6 Stan 5.2 6.3 5.3 5.6 Stand 8.27 6.9 6.4 6.3 6.5 Standa Permangan(mg/L) 8.27 4.3 3.6 3.7 3.9 Stan 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.6 Stand 8.5 4.5 4.4 4.7 4.5 Standa ≤6 ate Index 8.28 4.0 3.3 4.6 4.0 Stan 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.1 Stand 8.27 3.1 4.6 4.7 4.1 Standa (mg/L) 8.27 10.2 6.08 5.36 7.21 Stan 5.00L 8.44 6.04 6.49 Stand 8.5 11.2 8.61 7.95 9.25 Standa COD(mg/L) ≤20 8.28 5.20 5.00L 5.48 5.34 Stan 5.00L 5.68 5.36 5.35 Stand 8.27 5.36 5.64 5.84 5.61 Standa Five-day 8.27 0.8 0.5 0.5L 0.6 Stan 0.5L 0.5L 0.5L 0.5L Stand 8.5 3.3 1.9 2.0 2.4 Standa ≤4 BOD (mg/L) 8.28 0.5L 0.5L 0.5L 0.5L Stan 0.5L 0.5L 0.5L 0.5L Stand 8.27 0.5L 0.5L 0.5L 0.5L Standa Ammonia 8.27 0.061 0.056 0.064 0.060 Stan 0.134 0.072 0.196 0.134 Stand 8.5 0.103 0.214 0.369 0.229 Standa ≤1.0 nitrogen 8.28 0.169 0.182 0.282 0.211 Stan 0.272 0.425 0.243 0.313 Stand 8.27 0.345 0.267 0.159 0.257 Standa Total(mg/L)Arsenic 8.27 11.9 10.8 10.6 11.1 Stan 1.12 4.94 16.7 7.59 Stand 8.5 3.94 2.68 3.44 3.35 Standa ≤50 (ug /L) 8.28 16.8 16.4 9.06 14.1 Stan 0.78 8.32 17.7 8.93 Stand 8.27 0.12 14.4 21.0 11.8 Standa Total Mercury 8.27 0.05L 0.05L 0.05L 0.05L Stan 0.05L 0.05L 0.06 0.05 Stand 8.5 0.05L 0.05L 0.05L 0.05L Standa ≤0. 1 (ug /L) 8.28 0.05 0.05L 0.05L 0.05 Stan 0.05L 0.05L 0.05L 0.05L Stand 8.27 0.05L 0.05L 0.05L 0.05L Standa Total 8.27 1.6 1.8 2.2 1.9 Stan 0.9 1.2 1.3 1.1 Stand 8.5 2.2 2.6 4.9 3.2 Standa ≤5 Cadmium 8.28 1.8 1.2 1.1 1.4 Stan 1.3 1.1 1.6 1.3 Stand 8.27 1.4 0.9 0.3 0.9 Standa Chromium(ug /L)VI 8.27 0.004L 0.004L 0.004L 0.004L Stan 0.004L 0.004L 0.004L 0.004L Stand 8.5 0.004L 0.004L 0.004 0.004L Standa ≤0.05 (mg/L) 8.28 0.004L 0.004L 0.004L 0.004L Stan 0.004L 0.004L 0.004L 0.004L Stand 8.27 0.004L 0.004L 0.004 0.004L Standa Total 8.27 0.005 0.005 0.009 0.006 Stan 0.004 0.005 0.006 0.005 Stand 8.5 0.011 0.009 0.008 0.009 Standa ≤0.05 Lead(mg/L) 8.28 0.008 0.005 0.006 0.006 Stan 0.005 0.006 0.008 0.006 Stand 8.27 0.003 0.008 0.005 0.005 Standa Petroleum 8.27 0.016L 0.016L 0.016L 0.016L Stan 0.016L 0.016L 0.016L 0.016L Stand 8.5 0.016L 0.016L 0.016 0.016L Standa ≤0.05 (mg/L) 8.28 0.016L 0.016L 0.016L 0.016L Stan 0.016L 0.016L 0.016L 0.016L Stand 8.27 0.016L 0.016L 0.016 0.016L Standa Fecal 8.27 54000 54000 54000 54000 Exce 7900 13000 24000 14967 Exce 8.5 800 1100 1300 1067 Standa ≤1000 Coliform 8.28 160000 54000 35000 83000 Exce 14000 7000 11000 10667 Exce 8.27 7900 11000 14000 10967 Exceed 0 Bacteria Remark: L means monitoring results are lower than detection limits of the analytical method.

24 Table 3.3.1 Monitoring Results of Surface Water Quality of the Project Monitoring Monito Upstream dam site (500m from dam Downstream dam site (about 1km from Moni Songbai Section Stand Factor ring Left Middle Right Average Statu Left Middle Right Average Statu torin Left Middle Right Average Standa ard 12.1 7.96 7.99 8.05 7.96-8.05 Stan 8.05 8.06 8.12 8.05-8.12 Stan 12.1 8.04 8.02 8.03 8.02-8.04 Standa pH 6~9 12.1 8.10 8.09 8.10 8.09-8.10 Stan 8.10 8.07 8.10 8.07-8.10 Stan 12.3 7.95 7.96 8.00 7.95-8.00 Standa Suspended 12.1 8 6 7 7 - 59 7 9 25 - 12.1 8 33 5 15 - - matter 12.1 13 10 7 10 - 9 6 6 7 - 12.3 - - - - - Dissolved(mg/L) 12.1 7.3 7.5 6.7 7.2 Stan 7.8 8.1 7.0 7.6 Stan 12.1 7.4 7.4 6.2 7.0 Standa ≥5 Oxygen 12.1 6.6 8.7 7.9 7.7 Stan 7.8 7.5 6.7 7.3 Stan 12.3 8.1 8.0 8.5 8.2 Standa Permangan(mg/L) 12.1 3.5 3.7 3.2 3.5 Stan 3.4 3.8 3.0 3.4 Stan 12.1 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.1 Standa ≤6 ate Index 12.1 3.5 3.8 3.5 3.6 Stan 3.6 3.8 3.4 3.6 Stan 12.3 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.9 Standa (mg/L) 12.1 7.90 6.23 8.65 7.59 Stan 6.79 6.43 8.73 7.32 Stan 12.1 6.75 7.02 8.29 7.35 Standa COD(mg/L) ≤20 12.1 8.33 9.01 7.54 8.29 Stan 7.86 8.02 8.45 8.11 Stan 12.3 5.88 5.56 5.60 5.68 Standa Five-day 12.1 0.5L 0.5L 0.6 0.5 Stan 0.5L 0.5L 0.5L 0.5L Stan 12.1 0.5L 0.5L 0.5L 0.5L Standa ≤4 BOD (mg/L) 12.1 0.5L 0.5L 0.5L 0.5L Stan 0.5L 0.5L 0.5L 0.5L Stan 12.3 1.3 2.1 1.0 1.5 Standa Ammonia 12.1 0.096 0.085 0.069 0.083 Stan 0.093 0.112 0.110 0.105 Stan 12.1 0.303 0.072 0.165 0.180 Standa ≤1.0 nitrogen 12.1 0.067 0.064 0.067 0.066 Stan 0.086 0.093 0.080 0.086 Stan 12.3 0.270 0.148 0.112 0.177 Standa Total(mg/L)Arsenic 12.1 5.06 5.49 4.74 5.10 Stan 7.30 6.00 5.90 6.40 Stan 12.1 2.20 2.20 6.86 3.75 Standa ≤50 (ug /L) 12.1 5.04 4.66 4.94 4.88 Stan 6.18 6.20 5.22 5.87 Stan 12.3 1.34 1.50 2.96 1.93 Standa Total Mercury 12.1 0.05L 0.05L 0.05L 0.05L Stan 0.05L 0.05L 0.05L 0.05L Stan 12.1 0.05L 0.05L 0.05L 0.05L Standa ≤0. 1 (ug /L) 12.1 0.05L 0.05L 0.05L 0.05 Stan 0.05L 0.05L 0.05L 0.05L Stan 12.3 0.05L 0.05L 0.05L 0.05L Standa Total 12.1 2.1 1.9 1.9 2.0 Stan 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.8 Stan 12.1 2.4 1.4 0.8 1.5 Standa ≤5 Cadmium 12.1 1.4 1.4 1.8 1.5 Stan 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.1 Stan 12.3 2.6 1.4 1.5 1.8 Standa Chromium(ug /L)VI 12.1 0.004L 0.004L 0.004L 0.004L Stan 0.004L 0.004L 0.004L 0.004L Stan 12.1 0.004L 0.004L 0.004 0.004L Standa ≤0.05 (mg/L) 12.1 0.004L 0.004L 0.004L 0.004L Stan 0.004L 0.004L 0.004L 0.004L Stan 12.3 0.004L 0.004L 0.004 0.004L Standa Total Lead 12.1 0.011 0.003 0.009 0.008 Stan 0.001 0.001L 0.001 0.001 Stan 12.1 0.001L 0.007 0.003 0.005 Standa ≤0.05 (mg/L) 12.1 0.001L 0.001 0.001L 0.001 Stan 0.001L 0.014 0.005 0.010 Stan 12.3 0.018 0.004 0.015 0.012 Standa Petroleum 12.1 0.023 0.016L 0.016L 0.023 Stan 0.016L 0.016L 0.016L 0.016L Stan 12.1 0.016L 0.016L 0.016 0.016L Standa ≤0.05 (mg/L) 12.1 0.016L 0.016L 0.016L 0.016L Stan 0.016L 0.016L 0.016L 0.016L Stan 12.3 0.016L 0.016L 0.016 0.016L Standa Fecal 12.1 2300 1700 3300 2345 Stan 3300 2300 2300 2594 Stan 12.1 200 500 1700 554 Standa ≤1000 Coliform 12.1 1300 1300 2300 1572 Stan 2300 2300 800 1618 Stan 12.3 500 200 3300 691 Standa 0 Bacteria Remark: L means monitoring results are lower than detection limits of the analytical method.

25 3.3.2 Sewage water quality

From Table 3.3.2-1, pH values, TSP in wastewater of foundation pit of the Project during this monitoring period are comply with limited values of recycling indexes; pH values in wastewater from aggregate production and concrete mixing were exceeding limited values of recycling indexes. From Table 3.3.2-2, pH values, total nitrogen and total phosphorus in domestic sewage of the Project during this monitoring period are reaching limited values of Grade A in Class I standard of Cities Sewage Treatment Plant Pollutant Discharged Standard (GB 18918-2002); TSP, COD, animal and vegetable oils, BOD5 are exceeding limited values of the Standard. Table 3.3 2-1 Supervision Data of Sewage Water Quality Suspended Total Total Total Total pH matter Arsenic Mercury Cadmium Lead Status of Sampling Date Limit Standard Point (2013) Limit Value Value Limit/ Limit/ Limit/ Limit/ Complied 300 6-9 Standard 8.27 12 8.20 0.0165 0.06 0.002L 0.05 Complied Standard Foundation 8.28 26 8.35 0.0336 0.06 0.002L 0.05L Complied pit waste Standard water 12.10 7 8.14 0.00165 0.00005L 0.002L 0.05L Complied Standard 12.11 20 8.36 0.0138 0.00005L 0.002L 0.05L Complied Exceed 8.27 10 9.09 0.0080 0.05L 0.002L 0.05L the standard Aggregate Standard 8.28 9 8.71 0.0076 0.05 0.002L 0.05L production, Complied concrete Exceed mixing 12.10 53 11.92 0.00140 0.00005L 0.002L 0.05L the waste water standard Exceed 12.11 12 11.81 0.00316 0.00005L 0.002L 0.05L the standard Remark: L means monitoring results are lower than detection limits of the analytical method.

26 Table 3.3 2-2 Supervision Data of Sewage Water Quality SS pH Discharge Date Sampling Point limit Limit Remark (2013) Limits value300 6-9 Standard 5.21 13 8.06 Complied Standard 5.22 39 8.14 Complied Foundation pit waste water Exceed the 3.25 7 9.41 standard Exceed the 3.26 23 10.05 standard Exceed the 5.21 71 11.20 standard Exceed the 5.22 27 11.17 Aggregate production, standard concrete mixing waste water Exceed the 3.25 21 9.75 standard Exceed the 3.26 58 10.51 standard

3.3.3 Sediment Table 3.3.3 Sediment Supervision Data Cu Pb Cd Zn Mn As Cr Sampling Date limit limit limit limit Limit limit limit Remark Point value100 value300 value0.30 value250 Value/ value25 value300 Cd and Jinweizhou As dam Nov.2012 66.8 73.5 4.3 137 2630 25.8 70.1 exceed downstream the standard. Cd and Construction As Area of Nov.2012 64.4 78.5 4.2 136 2610 32.6 60.3 exceed Baifang the Copper Ore standard. Cd and As Baifang Nov.2012 71.7 90.1 7.6 192 1810 53.0 37.7 exceed Town the standard. Cd and Jiangdong As Water Nov.2012 79.5 97.8 8.5 185 2120 86.7 42.8 exceed Works the standard.

27 Cd and As Chejiang Nov.2012 65.9 81.2 5.9 144 2300 58.6 53.2 exceed Town the standard. Cd and 200m of As dam Nov.2012 42.5 100 1.5 171 948 45.8 51.9 exceed upstream the standard. Quanzi Cd Nov.2012 26.2 33.0 1.5 101 676 18.9 48.3 village over-limit

3.3.4 Air Quality Table 3.3.4 Supervision Data of Air Quality Air Air SO2 NO2 TSP Direction speed Sample Site Date Remark limit limit limit Limit Limit value0.15 value0.15 value0.12 value value Calm Standard Residential 0.027 0.033 0.105 / August wind Complied area at Calm Standard 2013 0.025 0.075 0.099 / quarry(Tiedao wind Complied Group of TSP Dec., 0.050 0.045 0.409 / / Pengci exceed 2013 Standard Village) 0.056 0.064 0.258 / / Complied Calm Standard 0.025 0.022 0.045 / August wind Complied Calm Standard Dam site right 2013 0.035 0.031 0.023 / wind Complied bank (Pengci Standard 0.004L 0.036 0.125 / / Village) Dec., Complied Standard 2013 0.012 0.044 0.120 / / Complied Calm Standard 0.028 0.026 0.059 / August wind Complied Calm Standard Damsite left 2013 0.029 0.025 0.071 / wind Complied bank(Binhe TSP 0.057 0.042 0.309 / / Village) Dec., exceed Standard 2013 0.051 0.047 0.231 / / Complied

3.3.5 Noise

Monitoring results of daytime noises at dam site right bank, residential area, camp and access road of the monitoring points are 42.2~57.6dB(A), nighttime noises are 40.2~48.2dB(A), which complies with limited values of Class II standards in Environmental

28 Quality Standard for Noise(GB3096-2008).Monitoring results of daytime noises at dam site left bank (Binghe Village) are 67.5~68.9dB (A), which does not comply with limited values of Class II standards in Environmental Quality Standard for Noise(GB3096-2008);the nighttime noises are 48.5~49.6dB(A). Table 3.3.5 Noise Monitoring Data DB Sample Date Daytime Night-time Remark Site (2013) limit 60 limit 50 Dam 8.27 52.4 39.7 Standard Complied Site 8.28 51.9 39.9 Standard Complied right 12.10 57.6 44.9 Standard Complied bank 12.11 54.9 48.2 Standard Complied 8.27 53.2 44.0 Standard Complied Binhe 8.28 54.4 43.6 Standard Complied Village 12.10 68.9 48.5 Exceed in Daytime 12.11 67.5 49.6 Exceed in Daytime 8.27 51.0 42.5 Standard Complied Residen 8.28 53.4 41.6 Standard Complied tial area 12.10 53.4 40.2 Standard Complied 12.11 42.2 40.7 Standard Complied 8.27 54.2 43.1 Standard Complied 8.28 52.6 40.8 Standard Complied Camp 12.10 45.3 43.2 Standard Complied 12.11 49.5 44.1 Standard Complied 8.27 54.0 44.5 Standard Complied Access 8.28 53.5 43.0 Standard Complied Road 12.10 54.8 44.5 Standard Complied 12.11 53.6 46.7 Standard Complied

29 3.3.6 Fishery

The reservoir area of Xiangjiang Tugutang Navigation and Hydropower Complex has fishes distributed. Five fishes such as Squaliobarbus curriculus, Parabotia fasciata, Xenocypris microlepis Bleeker, Xenocypris davidi Bleeker and Squalidus argentatus are distributed in five spawning sites in this area with different proportions. For the four major aquacultured fishes, the spawning sites of black carp are distributed in other three spawning sites except Fish Market and Yanzhou spawning site. Grass Carp is mainly distributed in Dabao spawning site with highest proportion of 47.22%, secondly and thirdly are Songjiang and Baifang spawning sites respectively with proportions of 30.49% and 22.29%. Black Carp is mainly distributed in Dabao spawning site with highest proportion of 60.23%, secondly and thirdly are Baifang and Songjiang spawning sites respectively with proportions of 26.50% and 13.27%. The spawning of Silver Carp is distributed in Dabao spawning site. The spawning of squaliobarbus curriculus is mainly in Baifang and Dabao spawning sites with respective spawning quantity of 29.16% and 28.12%. The spawning of Parabotia fasciata and Xenocypris microlepis Bleeker is mainly in Baifang spawning site with respective spawning quantity of 41.25% and 45.50%. The spawning of Lepturichthys fimbriata is mainly in Dabao and Baifang spawning sites with respective spawning quantity of 38.46% and 33.58%. The spawning of culter alburnus and Squalidus argentatus is mainly in Baifang spawning site with respective spawning quantity of 55.89% and 39.64%. And the spawning of Xenocypris davidi Bleeker and Culter mongolicus is mainly in Songjiang spawning site with respective spawning quantity of 57.62% and 34.68%.

30 Figure 3.3.6 Aquatic Germ Plasm Conservation for Four Aquacultured Fishes in Hengyang Section of Xiangjiang River

3.3.7 Terrestrial Ecosystem

The evaluated area is located in basin and hill area of Hengyang, Hunan mainly having purple soil widely distributed. And there is also quaternary red earth, as well sandstone and sandstone-developed red earth distributed in Lijiang Town and Xiangynagqiao Town. As the evaluated area mainly includes purple soil and locates in densely populated hill regions, vegetation in this area is the poorest in Hunan Province. Vegetations in purple soil hill regions mainly include brushwood, which frequently suffered from fire hazards. Therefore, the vegetation is very poor and very hard to recovery. There are two climax communities on purple soils (landscape forests around village), both are broadleaved deciduous forest mainly covers pistacia lentiscus. The purple soil hills in the evaluation area are mainly distributed with secondary shrub tree species such as Rhus chinensis, broussonetia papyrifera, Puberulous Glochidion Herb, Chinese tallow tree, and vitex, and secondary irrigation and tree species, as well as artificially cultivated Giant reed brush, Acacia scrub

31 (with minority growing into Robinia pseudoacacia), and grass brush such as Imperata koenigii (Lalang Grass Rhizome) and Melilotus albus. In Lijiang Town of Hengnan County where have red soil with better soil quality, there is pine forest mainly composed of masson pine and theropencedrymion mainly composed of pine trees, where has the best vegetation in this evaluated area, but with irregular forest form and serious man-made damage. The evaluation area in Xiangyangqiao Town of Hengnan County has Artificial cunninghamia lanceolata forest largely distributed. A few broad-leaved evergreen forests found in this investigation are ornamental forests surround the villages, which mainly includes typical hilly tree species like castanopsis and camphor trees. There are five national key protected plants in the evaluation area (refer to Table 3.3.7).

Table 3.3.7 List of National Key Protected Plants for Tugutang Complex Protection Species Name Growing Condition Grade Widespread, extremely Glycine soja II common Relatively widely Fagopyrum dibotrys II distributed, common Dominant tree species in Cinnamomum camphora II hilly area Occasionally near the Camptotheca acuminata II village Ormosia henryi II Casual

3.3.8 Soil

Most farmland soils in the area are paddy soil and vegetable field soil. The crops are mainly paddy and vegetables. The Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn contents of the farmland soil in this area are respectively 0.05~107, 9.85~1067, 11.9~2730, 55.0 ~2828 mg/kg with large variation amplitude. This indicates that local farmland soils are mainly affected by external contamination of heavy metals. Compared with the soil background values in Hunan Province, the average contents (geometric mean value) of As, Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn in soil are higher than corresponding soil heavy metals background values in Hunan Province, particularly obvious in Cd (2.44mg/kg), Pb (65.00mg/kg), Zn (144.13 mg/kg), with respective over-limit multiples of 7.97, 3.69 and 1.63. It indicates that the farmland soil along Xiangjiang River from Hengyang to section has Cd pollution seriously, with Pb and Zn contents increasing apparently. The spacial distribution of As, Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn contents in soil has occured obvious enrichment characteristics. In the middle area along Xiangjiang River from Hengyang and section faraway from cities and smelting activities, the Cd content

32 pollution in farmland soil basically in a light pollution level. The spacial distribution of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn contents in soil from Zhuzhou to Changsha section, has occured obvious enrichment characteristics due to the large influence from industry and agriculture production, and mining and metallurgy actives in Changsha, Zhuzhou and area. Cd, Cr, Pb and Zn contents are in trend of increasing along the water current direction of Xiangjiang River.

3.3.9 Solid Waste Treatment and Disposal

This solid waste in this stage mainly includes the river section bottom mud and domestic waste disposal. The bottom mud of construction stage includes the dredged bottom mud and the bottom mud in dam foundation excavation area. The construction river section bottom mud belongs to Sort I general industrial solid waste. The valley near the right bank dump area is selected to store and dispose the project riverbed excavated bottom mud. Fill the bottom mud using the natural landform. The field bottom shall be cleaned, leveled and tamped before placing of the bottom mud. Clear the rooted soil for the field bottom first, then re-level the field bottom according to the design elevation and slope gradient. The vertical and horizontal gradient is 0.5% to facilitate the collection of leachate. The field bottom must be rolled and tamped with compactness of higher than 90% after being leveled, and it will not have deformation due to bottom mud settlement. The filling operation is performed by layered units from lower to upper. The operation process is unloading, spreading, laying and covering (closure). One filling unit accomplished in one day. The specific operation methods are as follows: ① Collection of bottom mud: the natural dried dredging bottom mud is transported to the filling field by rear-loading compaction truck. ② Dumping: the bottom mud will be dumped in the filling field directly as per the filling principle of filling by areas and layers. ③ Compaction and Covering: as the pilings and filings are bottom muds without harmful irritating smell, there are no needs of compaction. The midway filling needs no covering. ④ The filling method is: form a rectangle unit after operation of each day.(size of the rectangles varies each day) The domestic waste in the construction area will be disposed together after classification. The inorganic garbage is piled and compacted in the domestic waste collection point in the construction camp, then be transported to the refuse landfill in Hengnan County and disposed by local sanitation department.

33 3.3.10 Environment Protection Measures for Resettled Village

a) Relocation Area The project needs to relocate 550 people from 133 households, and 1.73hm2 residential bases are needed for relocation. The central relocated point is selected on flat place to avoid large volume of flatting, and reduce earth-rock works. Set road in the central relocated area with sod revetment arranged for the excavated side slope, and the fill side slope is set with masonry retaining wall. Arrange public green area as 17.36m2 per person. Planting border trees on both sides of main arterial road. Set drain ditches (open ditch with cover plate) along road side, around the area, and the slope toe. Corresponding ancillary facilities such as water supply and electricity supply are arranged. In addition, after the resettlement and house building, the relocated residents shall perform court greening in the empty land around the house, which can not only decrease the soil and water loss caused by bare land surface, but also beautify the living environment of relocation area. b) Production Settlement Area The resettlement production relocation method of this project includes improving planting structure, rebuilding medium-and-low-yield land and changing dry land to paddy field. The prevention and cure requirement of soil and water loss are as follows: 1) Regulate the ditches and slopes combining with production and development area of resettled residents to create a favorable development environment, so that the ecological environment of the resetter’s production development area will not degrade seriously due to development. 2) Rebuild medium-and-low-yield land and change dry land to paddy field possibly use the waste mountain and waste land in the area, the slope with gradient higher than 5° shall be cultivated into terrace field. Adopt conservation tillage and cultivation. The waste mountain and waste land with gradient of higher than 25° are strictly forbidden to be cultivated. Perform banding, horizontal ditches or cavernous soil preparation. Total cultivation and afforestation are forbidden. 3) Rebuild medium-and-low-yield land and change dry land to paddy field to protect the existed forest, grass and vegetation. The soil and water loss control rate shall be higher than 95%. c) Rehabilitation Area for Special Facilities The rehabilitation the special facilities in this project mainly includes: simple road of 1.895km, tractor road of 6.03 km, 17 highway culverts, 13 highway bridges, 14 tractor bridges; rehabilitation 1km 220V circuit, 22.6km 380V circuit, 7.6km 10kV circuit, 8.7km cable, 14.8km optical fiber cable; submerge electric pumping stations with 13 sets of 3170kW, and 27 sluice gates; one drain outlets, and well intakes of water works.

34 The main protective measures during the rehabilitation process of simple road, highway bridge, tractor road and tractor bridge include: retain and protect the filling parts by soil retaining wall, adopt grass slope protection for exposed slope, use masonry or grass slope protection for excavated slope, arrange intercepting drain; perform masonry or precast concrete tetrahedron block to protect slope in both ends of bridge, set with water drainage; provide drain ditches in both sides of road shoulders, planting grass and trees in both sides. As the rehabilitation length of power circuit is short, the construction mainly disturb land surface by foundation embedding with small influence scope. Perform greening and protection by planting cynodon dactylon seeds for the constructed land surface. 2) The rehabilitation process of the special facilities may produce a small quantity of waste residues, which shall be piled in waste disposal area nearby and shall not be abandoned randomly. Planting cynodon dactylon seeds for greening for all the exposed side slopes, constructed land and waste disposal area.

3.3.11 Public Health Protection in Construction Site

a) Sanitation and Clean-up The construction area adopts sanitation and cleanup measures to reduce the density of various kinds of pathogenic micro-organisms and Insect-borne animal to prevent and control the infectious diseases in construction area. The sanitation clean-up mainly includes field disinfection and killing of disease-creatures. Disinfection of facilitiesmainly aims to the concentrated places for construction camps and personnel, as well as the existed toilets, cesspits, corral, garbage stocking point, and the new buried grave yards in recent ten years. Method and frequency: disinfect by Phenolic drugs and mobile sprayer in accordance with the Disinfectant Technical Specification, pay attention to the clean-up of wastes meanwhile. Disinfect and clean-up the temporary construction land scope and major pollution source site. b) Epidemic Prevention Perform epidemic prevention for the constructors and management personnel ready to entering the construction area; check the health condition of them. Find and control the new diseases entering the construction area to avoid cross-infection and epidemic disease. After the start of the project, the environment of medical conditions in the construction area may change gradually, as the constructors have high working intensity with different constitution, new infections may occur. During the construction phase of the project groups for observation and examination, and to have different construction periods of labor health and timely prevention and control of diseases and spread to ensure that construction work. c) Other measures Provide personal protective facilities, such as masks, to the constructors.

35 3.3.12 Historical, Cultural and Archaeological Relic

There are no directly inundated land surface relics and landmarks, or historical buildings in the reservoir area. However, as the affected area by reservoir inundation is wide, such as the submerged area, landslide and collapsed bank area, some places where may be buried with relics will be affected. Based on possible buried cultural relics, as well discovered cultural relics within reservoir area provided by Hunan Institute of Archaeology, and in accordance with Clause 29, Chapter 3, of the Protection of Cultural Relics of the PRC, when performing large scale foundation projects, the construction units shall report to the government of provincial, autonomous region, and municipalities to organize the units engaged in archaeological excavation to perform archaeological investigation and exploration for places may bury with relics in the project area. The resettlement plan and design will list archaeological investigation and exploration costs for cultural relics and historical landmarks in reservoir area.

3.3.13 Construction Camp

Provide trash can or garbage bin in the construction area, working area and area with dense constructors, clean the construction camp regularly, the construction domestic wastes will be transported to the refuse landfill by local sanitation department of Hengnan County after being classified and disposed. The working and living camp in the construction area are built with public health infrastructures such as toilets. Provide temporary public toilets for left bank and right bank sandstone processing system, comprehensive processing factory, mechanical and auto repair factory, and provide mobile toilet in dam construction area of left bank and right bank. The construction camps are built with drain ditches nearby.

3.4 Capacity Building and Training for Environmental Institution

Manage the environmental management in project construction period and operation period to ensure effective and timely implementation of environmental protection measures, and accomplishment of environmental management work during the construction and operation periods. The project environmental protection office, as the management organization, coordinate and manage the environment problems of Xiangjiang Tugutang Navigation and Hydropower Complex to inspect and supervise the implement, and prepare Annual Summary Report and supervision report. Meanwhile, to assist the construction unit to comprehensively fulfill the environmental protection and water soil conservation of Tugutang Navigation and Hydropower Complex, the project has established specialized environmental supervision department, to exert the professional advantages of environmental supervisor in environmental protection and soil water conservation , pay

36 attention to the process supervision of implement so that the established environmental protection and water soil conservation facilities can meet the demand and exert environmental benefits. The main forms of environmental management of this project include environment training seminars, process guiding and supervision, as well as the self-study of construction staff and supervision staff. Latter half of the year plans to arrange four environmental training seminars (once for each quarter), perform process guidance and monitoring once for each month, and several times for the self-study of construction staff and supervision staff. Up to now, two environmental training seminars, nine process guidance and supervision have been performed. And two sets of self-study data for construction staff and supervision staff (including relevant environment laws and regulations, and environment management methods for this project). Table 3.4 Environmental Training Seminar

Theme Trainer Participant Date

Construction Sinohydro Bureau 8 Co., Ltd., Environmental Lei Chenhui Sep., 2013 Gezhouba Group, etc. Protection Environmental protection and soil Sinohydro Bureau 8 Co., Ltd., Li Jun Dec., 2013 and water Gezhouba Group, etc. conservation

37 3.5 Cost Budget

The total investment of environmental protection of Tugutang Navigation and Hydropower Complex is 13,338.05×104Yuan, thereof the environmental investment is 11,150.1×104Yuan, and water soil conservation investment is 2,187.95×104Yuan. Investment accomplished in latter half of year 2013 is 22.0642 million Yuan, in which, environmental investment is 19.0062 million Yuan, and water soil conservation investment is 3.058 million Yuan. Environmental protection investment for Tugutang Navigation and Hydropower Complex refer to Table 3.5

Table 3.5 Environmental Protection Investment for Tugutang Complex Accomplished Investment Planned Investment No. Project Name in Latter Half Year (104 (104 Yuan) Yuan) Environmental Protection

I Complex Project area 9555.27 1676.62 Water Environmental 1 4929.67 231.5 Protection Aquatic Biological 2 3990.00 1260 Protection Terrestrial Organism 3 42.20 20 Protection Project

38 Atmospheric Environmental 4 62.00 60.37 Protection Measures Acoustic Environmental 5 63.80 24 Protection Project 6 Solid Waste Disposal 146.40 40.25 Population Health 7 51.00 16 Protection Project Environment Supervision 8 270.20 25 Project II Resettlement Area 56.60 0 Water Environmental 1 8.50 Protection Project Terrestrial Organism 2 1.50 Protection Project Population Health 3 26.10 Protection Project Environment Supervision 4 20.50 Project III Independent cost 1007.27 154 Project Construction 1 319.16 60 Management Fee Environmental Supervision 2 338 14 Fee 3 Research and Design Fee 14.33 5 Project Construction 4 17.56 5 Quality Supervision Fee IV Basic Preparatory Cost 530.96 70 Total Static Investment for V 11150.1 1900.62 Environmental Protection Water and Soil Conservation I Engineering Measures 377.23 118 1 Complex part 149.81 52 2 Reservoir Part 227.42 66 II Vegetation Measures 349.88 28 1 Complex part 122.50 28 2 Reservoir Part 227.38 III Temporary Projects 171.69 1 Complex part 46.04 2 Reservoir Part 125.65 IV Independent Cost 544.14 53.6 1 Construction and 17.98 3.6

39 Management Fee

2 Supervision Cost 192 10 3 Survey and Design Fee 36.71 30 4 Supervision Cost 227.96 10 5 Consulting Fee 9.5 6 Completion Acception Fee 60 V Basic Preparatory Cost 43.29 6.2 Compensation Fee for Soil VI and Water Conservation 701.72 100 Facilities Total Investment for Soil VII and Water Conservation 2178.95 305.8 Project

Total Investment for Environment Protection and Soil Water 2206.42 Conservation

40 4. PUBLIC CONSULTATION, INFORMATION DISCLOSURE & GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM

4.1 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure

Public participation is actively carried out during process of construction of the project and preparing the report. A wide range of exchanges and suggestion consultation is to be conducted focusing on conditions of construction objective, progress, related policies and impact (on environment ) that engineering may be caused to the public life in form of visits, seminars, public notification or notice.

4.2 Project Grievance Records and Solutions

The July and August of 2013 were the period of high temperature and peak water consumption period. In July 10th, Dawu, Pengsi, Miaochong village groups of Pengsi Village of Xiangyang Town reported to the Coordination Directorate for construction of Tugutang Navigation and Hydropower Complex that due to long-terms of high temperature, shallow water well, and large water consumption, water level in four wells of Dawu, 3 wells of Pengsi and 3 wells of Miaochong were no water to pump, and drinking water safety of the mass cannot be guaranteed. After field survey by Coordination Directorate in Hengnan County and Environmental Protection Department of Tugutang Navigation and Hydropower Complex and in coordination with Village Committee of Pengci Village and villager representative, Hunan Water Transportation Construction & Investment Group Co. Ltd has invested 0.18 million RMB for reconstruction wells in Dawu, Pengsi and Miaochogn villager groups. Coordination Directorate in the county organized local villagers to reconstruct 8 wells to meet the local villagers’ living requirements. Local villager are very satisfied with this.

41 5. CONFORMITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

In accordance with progress of the project, the Simultaneity System, and in reference of environmental impact assessments and relevant approvals and Report of Water & Soil Conservation Plan, implementation conditions of measures of environmental protection and soil& water conservation are to be tracked with timely problems discovering and rectifying. Specific rectification measures refer to Appendix I-Conformity Conditions of Environmental Management Program.

42 6. APPENDIX Annex I: Conformity Conditions of Environmental Management Program Table AI.1 Conformity of Environmental Management Program Environme Rectification Mitigation Measures Location Conformity ntal Items Measure I. Pre-construction Phase AIDS, STD and Other Infectious Diseases Take the measures of sanitation clean, health Disease Enhanced local quarantine transmissio Project area people's awareness1 and health n propaganda and so on. Conform.

Public Consultation for Implementation Conditions of EMP To develop public consultation to disclose final information about "Environmental Impact Actively Assessment" and implement "Environmental public Public Management participation Opinions on Program" and how to and implementin Project area implement. To listen to environmental g EMP proposals on detailed information design for regions of disclosure and environmentally so on. sensitive and other Conform. affected regions from environmental experts as well as the general public. II. Construction Phase Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) Formal institution Project area, Established Grievance responsible for GRM including Grievance

1 Regulations on "AIDS prevention work" for workers shall be maintained in the labor contract.

43 will be established at village groups Redress the site office of in the ranges Mechanism, Xiangjiang River of 500m and issued the Shipping Construction distant from Environmental Development Co., Ltd. construction Grievance in Tututang. site and 100m Information Contractor, the away from the Booklet to Bureau of main transport Village Resettlement, as well road as well Committee. as local government as the affected Conform. staff will be informed village groups. about GRM, so that they can learn about roles played in implementation. Resettlement Information Booklet (RIB) includes the related information about resettlement program (including how to complaints). The RIB is issued to all of the village teams in November of 2010. Water Construction method Tugutang In accordance of environmental Barrage site is with the EIA protective style is proposed. and its adopted, so as to approval reduce resuspension Dredging requirement, Sediment in and diffusion of heavy section of the the riverbed metals. i.e., Xiangjiang environmental and construction of River to -friendly tributary cofferdams; sludge is improve method of containing stacked up temporarily draught construction heavy on lands; treatment conditions: and dredging metals will be carried out Jinweizhou is applied. before water is and Tugutang Relevant drained to the river. downstream environmental Dredging methods of shallow. protection environmental provisions are

44 protective is adopted Sand mining set in the to reduce as much as for tender possible disturbances Construction: documents in the mud at the Zhengshi, and contracts. bottom. Yuezhou, Hunan Dredging contract Luoshazhou Provincial provides and Xipizhou . Environmental environmentally Monitoring friendly terms. Drinking water Center carried Water treatment intakes in out monitoring equipment is installed Hengnan is of water in factory downstream. 4.2km quality and Through downstream of enhanced the strengthening Tugutang. water quality monitoring, intake for monitoring for water diversion in the new water Hengnan is sources of protected.A remedial Hengshui action is adopted to River ensure water quality Generally up to the standard, Conform i.e., to stop dredging and excavating, to strengthen water treatment. Monitoring program for water quality.

Dealing with Wastewater sandstone and Tugutang from cleaning wastewater, Barrage aggregate in order to reduce total construction production suspended solids. site. Water system and Waste Sludge disposal at treatment concrete water waste disposal place facilities are mixture produced and water recycling. installed at system is by Treat the concrete both of the reused after construction rinse water through riversides. treatment. sedimentation and PH Because value adjustment, Songbai and construction Clean water recycling Yunji Ports. staffs are and sedimentation fewer in

45 handling at waste number, disposal place. domestic Waste water from sewage is workshop is treated by treated in a grease trap and septic tank. reused, i.e., for vehicle Related waste washing. water Before drained to monitoring is river, excavation developed. leakage water is Generally treated by Conform sedimentation. Domestic waste water is treated by 1st and 2nd level of settlement and disinfection treatment. Wastewater is discharged into the river and sludge is transported to municipal garbage dumps. Wastewater monitoring program. Domestic sewage Constructio treatment facilities. n Through wastewater Yunji and sedimentation, on-site Not Start Yet at Yunji and Songbai Ports handling of Songbai construction waste is Ports carried out. Fish During fish migration During fish period, blasting and migration excavation are period, Tugutang avoided in project blasting and Barrage and schedule. excavation are Yunji and Measures are to be avoided in Songbai Ports taken to make spawn project roaming through schedule. And construction buildings. environmental

46 Environmental awareness awareness training is training is carried out for the carried out for construction the personnel to specify construction importance of the fish personnel. resources and to ban Generally illegal fishing. Conform Land-based Ecosystems Earth material from No raising and supply point nearby is filling up of used to raise and fill land is up lands, so as to developed. reduce inundated Farmland that Soil and water Agricultural farmland area. will be flooded conservation protection Soil and water near the measures are system conservation village group. taken at earth measures are taken at material earth material supply supply point. point to facilitate land Generally rehabilitation. Conform To control noise at construction site and to carry out Raising and filling of environmental land is reasonably education for planned to avoid the Terrestrial period of hibernation. Lift landfill construction animals Noise control at personnel, construction site. and there is no Environmental behavior of Education Program. hunting terrestrial animals. Generally Conform Illegal In construction Construction In the fishing, contracts to write site, construction hunting and articles:who involving resettlement contract to gathering the poaching and the village group, write

47 wild plants illegal trade and reservoir area environmental hunting, or vegetation and terms, and felling will be subject surrounding there is no to immediate area poaching, dismissal and illegal trade or prosecution. hunting, or vegetation felling. Generally Conform Re-cultivate the species moved from reservoir area. To establish protection Environmen There is no fund for the cherished tal Reservoir implementatio and protected flora Protection Area n of related and fauna. Plan work. Preparation of Action Plan. To assign protection staff. Monitoring is carried out in Cleaning and accordance rehabilitation of Construction Monitoring with vegetation and crop is site requirement. supervised. Generally Conform Soil To formulate management plan of soil erosion, with a All view to reducing construction vegetation clearing Water&soil sites:Tugutang area; anti-scour conservatio Barrage, facilities are designed n of anti-soil inland ports around barrage and erosion and inland port; for the resettlement area existing risks of village. soil erosion, construction period is limited in dry season

48 and after completion of project, vegetation will be resumed as soon as possible. If necessary, geotextile is adopted to enhance soil stability. During the construction of excavation, surface soil is stripped from the subsoil and re-spread during site restoration. To reinforce slope and to install cut through vegetation. To control exploitation and restoration at quarry area and borrow area, so as to reduce soil erosion. To control sand mining and to carry out waste disposal treatment in accordance with plan. To compact wastes and to reinforce side slope. To provide surface drainage system and to restore the vegetation. Soil and water conservation measures are taken at earth material supply point to facilitate land rehabilitation. Air quality During blasting and Tugutang Relevant dust Excavation drilling of rock, Barrage reducing dust control measures should be foundation measures are

49 taken to reduce dust taken. generation. Generally Conform Earthrock processing plants should excess 200m The aggregate distance from processing plants residential should be set at least area.Technical 200m away from measures on residential area. A dust-reduction closed concrete are taken, i.e., mixing building is sprinkling, Dust control adopted. A damper crusher during should be applied Tugutang equipped with processing when transporting construction dust filter, of concrete cement and coal ash. area labor and Technical measures protection sandstone on dust-reduction are appliance taken, i.e., sprinkling, equipped for crusher equipped with workers. dust filter, labor No damper is protection appliance equipped on equipped for workers. vehicles of transporting cement and coal ash. Partly conform. All of the equipment All of the and vehicles should equipment be guided by the and vehicles Control of national provisions of should be emission emission standards. guided by the Construction and raised For on-site vehicle, national sites and dust wheels should be provisions of transport road produced washed and damper emission by vehicles should be installed for standards.Peri all the vehicles that odic are responsible for maintenance earthworks. Periodic and water

50 maintenance and spray should water spray should be be conducted conducted on on construction road to construction reduce dust. road to reduce dust. Wheels of on-site vehicle are not washed. No damper is equipped on vehicles of transporting cement and coal ash. Partly conform. Labor protection appliances are sent out for staffs, including face shield and so on. Labor Sufficient ventilation protection should be ensured in appliances are Other Tugutang project area sent out for control construction underground of staffs as the measures area hydropower complex, request. so as to prevent dust Basically raised from stacked conform. up object again. Burning vegetation is banned. Control for a) Construction is dust arranged depending produced on weather and by season. When wind is earthrock greater than Level IV, Powerline site Not Start Yet excavation, work that is easy to land generate dust will be formation, stopped. b) On the walkways, construction site, material appropriate fences are

51 handling set up. Compared to and the no fence, dust can transport. be reduced by 80 per cent. c) Sprinkle on site every day to reduce dust pollution. Quantity and times of water spray will be increased in high windy. d) Clean the filed road to reduce dust generated from transport. e) When entering into construction site, vehicles should slow down to reduce dust. f) As the request of the Government, construction waste and disposal will be dealt with. Construction unit shall clean waste and disposal within one month after completion of the project. Air quality All the monitoring has construction been Air Quality Air quality monitoring sites and the developed as Monitoring plan affected the villages requirements. Conform. 9.Noise Control To comply with the Selecting the statutory noise low-noise General All the reduction and devices and Requireme construction environmental the muffler nts sites standards and to take installation, measures to control taking

52 noise sources, such measures of as selection of the maintenance, low-noise equipment and so on. and muffler device. To Through the take measures of overall layout, maintenance and so to control on. Through the noise at overall layout, to construction control noise at site. Limiting construction site. working hours Using terrain and setting distribution features to specific reduce noise; limiting working hours working hours and for noisy work. setting specific Implementing working hours for environmental noisy work. grievance Implementing the mechanism relevant programs to and carrying Grievance Redress out noise Mechanism to raise monitoring. public awareness; Generally implementing baseline Conform monitoring. Control the Control the explosive explosive quantity and quantity and Explosion detonating fuse. Tugutang detonating at dam site Implementing plan at Dam site fuse. Blasting the same time every time is day. arranged in 12:00 at noon. Sound Proof Sound-proof wall of Walls were 5m high is established Acoustic Access road at build in some along access road to screen the left bank road sections separate noise from Partly village. conform. Sandstone To use less noisy To establish processing equipment, to lessen Tugutang and mixture and operation time of noisy inland port building far concrete equipment, to away from

53 mixing establish mixture residential building far away from area, as well residential area and to as to avoid of adopt natural noise construction at reduction method to night. reduce acoustic level, Generally as well as to avoid of Conform construction at night.

Speed limit at construction The designated roads area is are adopted for implemented. transportation and Neither traffic management horn-sounding and speed limit at Construction Traffic nor night construction area is site and Noise transportation implemented. Neither transportation Control is admitted. sounding the horn nor road The affected night transportation is population will admitted. The affected be population will be compensated. compensated. Generally Conform a) With appropriate arrangement for construction time and setting out a construction schedule, high noise equipment is avoid of running at Mechanical the same time. and piling secondly, high noise Powerline noise at Not Start Yet equipment is arranged area powerline to operate in the area. daytime and night operation time is reduced. b) To arrange a suitable construction site to avoid loud noise generated in local. c)

54 As far as possible, to adopt low-noise devices, such as a hydraulic machinery used as a substitute for fuel machinery or using a high-frequency vibrator. Turn off the power when device does not work. d) When entering into construction site, vehicles should slow down and sound slight horns. e) To reduce man-made noise. To run the machine in accordance with regulations. To reduce impact noise in template engineering and as removal and installation of support. Environmental Monitoring Central Station in Hunan Sensitive Noise level Noise level monitoring Province was construction monitoring at sensitive area commissioned area to implement noise level monitoring at sensitive area. Conform. Environmental Protection Measures at Resettlement Village Ecological Environmental environmen Education Program The affected tal will be developed for Not Start Yet villages protection the population in need at of resettlement

55 resettlemen t areas Protection of new supply of drinking water sources, including new wells.Keeping the surrounding sanitation Health of above the well and the the new wells are population The affected disinfected. To provide in need of villages the affected people resettlemen with health check and t to develop public health education.To improve prevention awareness of STD and HIV/AIDS and have a pest control. Solid Waste Disposal Excessive dredged sludge has been temporarily stored separately; to detect heavy metals containing in sediment; where Sedimentati necessary, the Tugutang on in contaminated Barrage site Riverbed sediment is mixed with clean sediment to reduce pollutant concentration; and finally the excess sludge is transported to two new stack point for treatment. To collect the Household household waste and All the waste is office waste at construction collected and construction site sites transported to to urban garbage waste disposal

56 dumps for processing. field in Hengnan County for treatment. Conform. Enclosed truck will be Earth-rock used to transport waste from waste generated Powerline transmissio Not Start Yet during construction stations n line period and cleaned excavation timely. Public Health Protection at Construction site Pest-eliminate plan Take the Sanitation and measures of cleaning for reservoir sanitation Construction area clean, health Community site, reservoir To carry out health quarantine disease area and the check for 10 per cent and health prevention affected of the construction propaganda villages workers and so on. Public health Generally education Conform To prepare and To prepare Health and implement Health and and implement All the safety at Safety Plan, including Health and construction construction the potential hazards Safety Plan. sites site to staffs and the Generally local community Conform Historical and Cultural Heritage 9 locations 9 places are Pre-constru along the discovered and dug ction work Xiangjiang up during EIA study River If during the construction period, historical or cultural Historical and Discover heritage has been Cultural during the found out; all the Project area Heritage has construction activities are not been period suspended to found out. implement the Action Plan. On the basis of

57 the requirement of relevant authorities, after taken necessary measures, the construction may be re-started after obtained confirmation of re-start. Construction Camp To prepare and Construction The harmful implement camps are objects, construction camp clean and tidy, solid waste, management plan, with effective wastewater, and maintain Construction treatment for garbage construction site in a Camp solid waste, and so on clean and tidy wastewater produced in condition with check and so on. construction daily, weekly, and Generally camp monthly. Conform

58 Appendix II: Environment Provision of Bidding Document

1 General Regulation 1.1 Application Scope This section shall apply to environmental protection and soil & water conservation in production and living area during construction period. The main scope of work and contents include: construction, treatment of domestic sewage and waste water, protection of atmospheric and acoustic environment, solid waste treatment, soil and water conservation, post-construction land cleaning, farmland reclaim, and vegetation recovery, etc. 1.2 Provision of Water Environment Protection 1.2.1 Domestic wastewater Treatment The treated waste water quality shall accord with discharging requirements stipulated by functional zone planning of receiving water environment or abide by Integrated Wastewater Discharge Standard (GB8978—1996); It is not allowed to directly or indirectly discharge untreated domestic sewage into river, or cause pollution of water supply system. 1.2.2 Production Wastewater Treatments ( 1)Domestic water intake of Hengnan County has been built at 3.0km from downstream of this project.The Contractor shall adopt relative measures to avoid water quality pollution at downstream intake during building and dismantling cofferdams. The Contractor shall take the responsibilities of related impact. (2) Discharge outlet of foundation pit shall be built closer to the river section with faster flow speed so as to meet the water quality requirements. Sedimentation basin shall be build at the end of the foundation pit for its frequent dewatering. The dewatering quantity is on the basis of turbidity degree in the sedimentation basin. It shall achieve storing turbid water and discharging clear water after processing. PH of water body was controlled at neutral values, and then can be discharged. (3) Implement split-flow for rainwater and sewage from the auxiliary production systems. Build completed waste water treatment system; take unified collecting and treatment to the waste water that discharged from all production systems. (4) Sludge from waste water treatment system shall be dehydrated or deposited, and then transport to designed waste disposal area. Prevent sludge from discharging into drainage system and river way. (5) Regarding the waste water collection and treatment systems from machine maintenance and automobile service, specialized waste water collection pipeline shall be equipped. Regarding the waste water from maintenance of machine with much oil content, it shall perform oil-water separation with integral separating equipment. Untreated wastewater outlet shall not be arranged randomly. (6) Waste water from flushing of concrete surface & grouting surface, and abandoned slurry shall be discharged from special ditches. Random sewage flow is not allowed. (7) Regarding waste water generated from aggregate processing system and concrete production system, it shall built with improved wastewater treatment system. Production waste water shall be collected and treated uniformly. 1.3 Provisions of Air Environment Protection (1)The Contractor shall formulate dust control rules in accordance with construction equipment type and construction method, and submit to the Supervisor for approval.

59 (2) During the construction, the Contractor shall inspect the de-dust work together with the Supervisor as per approved dust control rules. The inspection record shall be submitted to the Supervisor. (3) During the construction, The Contractor shall, based on the air function zoning at the project area, assure the air dust concentration valve at the construction area and near sensitive receiver is confined in the scope limited of SL398-2007- Table 3.4.2 (4) The de-dusting measurement made by the Contractor shall meet the following requirement as well as SL398-2007-Clause 3.4.3: 1) During the construction, the de-dusting equipment shall operate together with production equipment, and shall be kept in good operation state. 2) Less-dust technology shall be selected; the de-dusting device shall be installed for drilling. 3) The concreting system shall be equipped with de-dusting device; the damaged de-dusting device shall be replaced or repaired. 4) The Contractor shall not install boiler and stove that may cause air pollution, or use fuel that producing smoke or other air pollutants. 5) The bulk cement, coal ash, and phosphorite dreg shall be unloaded to the storage tank through closing system, and all the outlets shall be equipped with bag filter. 6) The contractor shall frequently clean the construction area and road, spray water to the heavy dust-covered site and road. 7) The driving speed of truck and bulldozer shall be limited at the construction area so as to reduce the fly dust. The convertible truck that might cause dust during transport shall be equipped with baffles on both sides and rear. The transported material shall be covered with clean waterproof cloth. 1.4 Provision of Noise Environment Protection (1) During the construction, the Contractor shall inspect and monitor the site noise together with the Supervisor as per approved noise decreasing measurement. The inspection and monitor record shall be submitted to the Supervisor. (2) During the construction, the Contractor shall control the health limit of noise level at the workshop and working area as per Clause 3.4.4 in General Safety Technical Regulation of Hydropower Engineering Construction (SL398-2007). (3) Noise level limit at the Living area shall comply with Table 3.2.8 in SL398-2007. 1.5 Provision of Solid waste Treatment (1) The Contractor shall clean; transport, and landfill the production and domestic waste at the living area, and shall arrange necessary health facility, clean the domestic rubbish timely, and transport it to the designated place. (2) The metal wastes in the production rubbish shall be recycled and utilized by the Contractor. (3) The Contractor shall transport the waste to the designated spoil area; the wastes shall be treated by rolling, retaining or greening. (4) Regarding the mucks sliding inevitably into the river, land slumping caused by construction, and silt sliding, they shall be treated properly in accordance with Supervisor’s instruction and local environment protection department. (5) The abandoned concrete shall be transported to the designated spoil area, and shall not be discarded randomly in the construction area.

60 1.6 Provision of ecological Environment production 1.6.1 Terrestrial Organism and Resources Protection (1) If it needs to cut the tree and remove top soil & turf at the construction area due to construction demands, the Contractor shall implement in accordance with environment protection plan that approved by the related authority and Supervisor. ( 2 ) If discover the national protection level of bird nest, animal and lair, the Contractor shall take protection as per national stipulation. (3) If discover national protected fish near the water of construction area, the Contractor shall report to the Supervisor, and treat as per national stipulation. It is prohibited to hunt wild animal at the forest preservation area outside of the construction area. 1.6.2 Landscape Protection (1) During the construction period, the Contractor shall protect the scenic area, natural preservation area and hot spring near the construction area, so as to avoid the construction impact. (2) The Contractor shall make proper greening at the living area, protect the ecology, and improve the living environment. The temporary facilities shall be harmonious with the surrounding environment. 1.7 Provision of Soil and Water Conservation 1.7.1 Plan of Soil and Water Conservation The Contractor shall implement the soil and water conservation within the contracted responsibility (including the excavated area, living area, construction road and waste disposal area), clean and regulate the site after project completion. 1.7.2 Implementation of Soil and Water Conservation (1) The Contractor shall take measurement to control the soil and water loss at upper and lower slope at the site road.The construction area shall be arranged with complete drainage system, so as to prevent the construction area and waste disposal area being scoured by the rainfall. (2) The Contractor shall take protection to the material area, waste disposal area, drainage facility, and plant as per measurement of soil and water conservation, and perform maintenance and management to the material area and waste disposal area during the construction period. (3) The Contractor shall select area that out of runoff scouring for storing excavated material and wastes, and build temporary drainage ditch around the store area. (4) The Contractor shall protect the forest, grass and conservation facilities around the construction area (including reservoir, channel, pond, and terrace), so as to avoid or reduce the water soil loss caused by the construction. 1.8 Provision of bottom mud Treatment 1) Take the upper layer bottom mud on to the bank for temporary storage and permanent centralized piling. Random discarding is not allowed. Construct within the stipulated engineering area, control the construction strength, try to reduce the bottom mud disturbance scope. 2) Adopt environmental dredging technology, so as to avoid the large disturbance to the bottom mud.

61 1.9 Other Environment Protection Provision (1) When the work is completed in each construction section, the Contractor shall timely dismantle each temporary structure and facility (including the abandoned sedimentation basin and temporary flood retaining facility) (2) The permanent soil and water conservation facilities within the regulation scope, such as drainage ditch and retaining facility, shall be dredged and trimmed before demobilization. (3) The Contractor shall have the responsibility to assure the survival of planted trees and grass within the “recovery period of trees and grass” that stipulated in the Monitoring Technology Regulation of Soil and Water Conservation (SL277-2002)-Clause 7.2.2-Item2. (4) Regarding the material area that occupying the cultivated land, its stripped soil shall be properly kept before the material exploit, when the work is completed, the material area shall be recovered to cultivated land. 2 . Quality Inspection and Acceptance The environment protection and soil & water conservation facilities for this project include permanent facility for environment cleaning; the supervisor shall take quality inspection and acceptance to these facilities together with the representative of environment protection department and the Contractor based on national environment protection law and the Contract technical provision. After acceptance of all the permanent environmental protection and water & soil conservation works, the Contractor shall submit the application report on completion acceptance of permanent environmental protection works and facilities to the Employer in accordance with the Supervisor's instructions . After agreed by the Employer, the Supervisor shall carry on completion acceptance together with the Contractor and representative of environmental protection department. 3. Contractor’s Responsibilities (1)The Contractor shall abide by laws and regulations of environmental protection and soil and water conservation, and carry out relative works in construction and living areas according to Contract technical provisions. (2) Trees and vegetation within the contracted construction area shall be protected. The Contractor is not allowed to pollute construction site, and vicinity land and river with hazardous substances (such as fuel, oil, chemicals, exceeding acids and harmful air, dusts, sewages, soil or water and waste slag). (3) The contractor shall accept supervision and inspection from national and local environmental and water departments according to agreements in contract. The Contractor shall be responsible for environmental pollution, soil and water losses, personal injury and property losses caused by breaking the above-mentioned laws, rules and contract clauses. (4) If the Contractor fail to implement permanent environmental protection and soil and water conservation based on construction drawings requirement and (or) the Employer’s instruction, the responsibility of related extra work quantities, costs and project delay shall took by the Contractor. (5) The Employer shall entrust the eligible Third Party to monitor the environmental protection and water conservation. In case it fails to reach the standard, modification shall be implemented according to the Supervisor instruction. All corresponding costs shall be borne by the Contractor.

62 Appendix III Environmental Due Diligence Assessment for Treatment Plant of New Water Source in Hengnan County 1. Generals of New Water Source in Hengnan To cope with pollution risk of water intaking quality in No.1 Water Plant of Hengnan County, Water Plant of Chejiang Town and water plant of Air Defense Brigade possible caused by operation of Tugutang Navigation and Hydropower Complex and ensure quality safety of water sources for all the water plants, new water source is determined as a substitute for original water source and intakes water from Leishui River. Construction of new water sources in No.1 Water Plant of Hengnan County, Water Plant of Chejiang Town and water plant of Air Defense Brigade are included. I. Construction Scheme of New Water Source in No.1 Water Plant of Hengnan County Leishui River has stabilized water quality and water quality meets Standard of Class III according to monitoring results of major elements in the water, so it is suitable for constructing centralized surface water sources area for domestic drinking water. Combined with ample water quantity regulated perennially by Dongjiang Reservoir upstream and Baiyutan Power Station downstream, water quantity can be fully assured. New water source intakes in Hengnan County are located at Baiyutan Reservoir area, about 20km far away from Baiyutan dam site. To construct this new water source, a newly-built pump station for water intake and newly-buried water supply line of 8km passing through Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway, national road of 107,Beijing-Guangzhou railway MLine from underground and crossing more than 10 villager's groups are conducted and Leishui River is diverted into No. 1 water plant in Hengnan County for treatment in help of existing water treatment facilities. Scale of the water supply is 5X104 t/d and the project invested about 32 million Yuan according to preliminary estimate (including construction cost of pump house, pipe network and construction cost and land acquisition fees for culvert excavation). II. Construction Scheme of New Water Source in Water Plant of Chejiang Town and Water Plant of Air Defense Brigade New water source of Water Plant of Chejiang Town and Water Plant of Air Defense Brigade is water supply from No. 1 Water Plant of Hengnan County. A water supply line of 12km is proposed from No. 1 Water Plant of Hengnan County and respectively connects to Water Plant of Chejiang Town and Water Plant of Air Defense Brigade whose scales of water supply are 2000 and 400 t/d respectively. Construction invested as 8 million Yuan or so according to preliminary estimate (including construction costs of booster pump,pipe network and construction cost and land acquisition fees for culvert excavation). Water-transmission Line Water-transmission line is divided into 3 sections:

63 1) Two glass steel tubes of DN700 are adopted for waterpipe of the section from water source point to Water Plant of Hengnan County with length of 7000m for per pipe. 2) A service PE pipe of DN250 is adopted for waterpipe from Water Plant of Hengnan County to Water Plant of Chejiang Town with length of 12000m, including steel pipeline of 600m to cross the river. 3) A service PE pipe of DN250 is adopted for waterpipe reaching Water Plant of Air Defense Brigade with length of 500m.

2. Environmental Due Diligence Assessment I. Supervision and Administration 1) Setting reserve for drinking water source and pollution prevention are incorporated into plans of socioeconomic development and water pollution control in Hengnan County. 2) To strictly implement administrative regulation of preventing pollution of drinking water source, avoiding water quality pollution and ensuring safe water supply. Sudden contamination accidents of water quality increasingly speed up. Therefore, water administration department will work for strict law enforcement to positively prevent sudden water pollution accidents, strictly abide by management regulations of pollution prevention for reserve of drinking water source and strengthen law enforcement efforts to emission enterprise not up to standard. 3) To establish and improve water environmental monitoring network to implement dynamic monitoring on river water quality. To improve water quality monitoring network, rationally install water quality monitoring stations in drinking water source, grasp dynamic altering information of water quality in water source location from all aspects and to establish system to periodically announce the information to the public. To set up alarm system for monitoring water quality from drain outlet that will resulted in pollution for water source reserve. Once effluents discharge exceed standard, the alarm will work at once for help to grasp environmental contamination trends so as to take on effective measures to ensure drinking water source safety. 4) To reinforce propaganda and to improve the public of awareness of preventing water resources. To protect and cherish water source is the due diligence obligation for each citizen that will be beneficial to many years in the future. Relevant departments should increase input to make an extensive propaganda on Water Law and Water Pollution Prevention Act and etc. through medium of newspaper or television and better publicize the World Water Week and Chinese Water Day on March 22nd so that damage caused by water pollution can be realized by the general citizens. Protecting water resources can be joined by all society to form a healthy public environment to cherish, save and protect water resources. 5) To promote Mechanism of Total Control and Pollutant Discharge Permit. To implement systems of declaration, registration and permit for pollutant discharge inside

64 reserve of water source so as to approve total discharge and limitation control. Only strict controlling effluent discharge can better protect water environment and ecological balance in order to realize harmonious coexistence between human and nature. II. Engineering Measures on Environmental Protection 1) To implement comprehensive improvement project to water source and any activity possible to pollute water source such as construction of industrial enterprises, installation of drain outlet and develop tourism resort should be prohibited inside reserve of drinking water source. Moreover, reservoir dredging, landscaping in river banks of reservoir area, building slope protection, converting cultivated land into forests in the range of drinking water source reserve should be conducted intentionally to reduce impact of pesticide and chemical fertilizer on water quality, maintain water and soil in river banks of reservoir area, keep stabilization of water source quality for long time and meanwhile to realize the purpose of beautification the reservoir environment. 2) To establish and improve protection plan of domestic drinking water source. Fish-catching, ship-berthing, swimming and any activity possible for water source contamination are prohibited in water area 100m away from the water intakes and obvious mark of scope and ban sign are installed by water supply unit. 3) A comprehensive survey is carried out for source of pollution inside water source reserve. According to discharge condition of all types of source of pollution, the key pollution control for water source is identified. 4) Slope protection and Construction of Ditches Slope protection is conducted in region of new water source intakes in Hengnan with construction of ditches.

Slope protection in Region of Intakes Ditches

65 Panorama of Hengnan New Water Source Intaking Structures

3. Environmental Monitoring Results

To grasp environmental quality of surface water of new water source in Hengnan,

Hengnan Environmental Monitoring Center is entrusted to conduct sampling monitoring on water quality of Leishui River in section of ferry in Chashi Town. From the monitoring results, water quality of new water source is complying with Class II water standard of

GB3838-2002 Surface Water Environment Quality Standard.

Table 3.1 Monitoring Results of Environment in Hengnan New Water Source Sampling Location Monitoring Standard Sampling Monitoring Items Operative Norm Result Value Name and S.N. PH 6.95 6-9 Water Temperature 12.5 / (℃) COD 13 15 GB3838-2002 Left Section of Dissolved Oxygen 7.24 ≧6 Surface Water Environment Ferry Permanganate Quality Standard--Class II (Upper Water) 2.53 4 Index water standard

BOD5 1.2 3 Total phosphorus 0.060 0.1 Total nitrogen 0.488 0.5

66 Ammonia Nitrogen 0.277 0.5 Copper 0.0025 1.0 Zn 0.171 1.0 Fluoride 0.68 1.0 Selenium 0.00025L 0.01 As 0.0001L 0.05 Hg 0.00005L 0.00005 Cd 0.0011 0.005 Hexavalent Chrome 0.025 0.05 Pb 0.0043 0.01 Cyanide 0.004L 0.2 Volatile Phenol 0.002L 0.005 Petroleum 0.027 0.05 Anionic Surfactant 0.05L 0.2 Sulfide 0.029 0.1 Fecal Coliform 570 2000 Bacteria (number/L) Sulfate 38 250 Chloride 13 250 Nitrate 0.02L 10 Fe 0.240 0.3 Manganese 0.082 0.1 PH 6.93 6-9 Water Temperature 12.5 / (℃) COD 13 15 Dissolved Oxygen 7.24 ≧6 Permanganate 2.29 4 Index

BOD5 1.3 3 GB3838-2002 Left Section of Total phosphorus 0.054 0.1 Surface Water Environment Ferry Total nitrogen 0.479 0.5 Quality Standard--Class II (Mid-water) Ammonia Nitrogen 0.293 0.5 water standard Copper 0.001L 1.0 Zn 0.170 1.0 Fluoride 0.67 1.0 Selenium 0.00025L 0.01 As 0.0001L 0.05 Hg 0.00005L 0.00005 Cd 0.0011 0.005 Hexavalent Chrome 0.032 0.05

67 Pb 0.0024 0.01 Cyanide 0.004L 0.2 Volatile Phenol 0.002L 0.005 Petroleum 0.027 0.05 Anionic Surfactant 0.05L 0.2 Sulfide 0.056 0.1 Fecal Coliform 590 2000 Bacteria (number/L) Sulfate 38 250 Chloride 14 250 Nitrate 0.02L 10 Fe 0.232 0.3 Manganese 0.043 0.1 PH 7.06 6-9 Water Temperature 12.5 / (℃) COD 14 15 Dissolved Oxygen 7.18 ≧6 Permanganate 2.13 4 Index

BOD5 1.3 3 Total phosphorus 0.056 0.1 Total nitrogen 0.467 0.5 Ammonia Nitrogen 0.325 0.5 Copper 0.0036 1.0 Zn 0.173 1.0 GB3838-2002 Left Section of Fluoride 0.67 1.0 Surface Water Environment Ferry Selenium 0.00025L 0.01 Quality Standard--Class II (Lower Water) As 0.0001L 0.05 water standard Hg 0.00005L 0.00005 Cd 0.0013 0.005 Hexavalent Chrome 0.036 0.05 Pb 0.0021 0.01 Cyanide 0.004L 0.2 Volatile Phenol 0.002L 0.005 Petroleum 0.028 0.05 Anionic Surfactant 0.05L 0.2 Sulfide 0.046 0.1 Fecal Coliform 560 2000 Bacteria (number/L) Sulfate 38 250

68 Chloride 11 250 Nitrate 0.02L 10 Fe 0.202 0.3 Manganese 0.041 0.1 PH 7.15 6-9 Water Temperature 12.5 / (℃) COD 14 15 Dissolved Oxygen 7.25 ≧6 Permanganate 2.43 4 Index

BOD5 1.2 3 Total phosphorus 0.053 0.1 Total nitrogen 0.460 0.5 Ammonia Nitrogen 0.381 0.5 Copper 0.0086 1.0 Zn 0.173 1.0 Fluoride 0.62 1.0 Selenium 0.00025L 0.01 GB3838-2002 Center Section As 0.0001L 0.05 Surface Water Environment of Ferry Hg 0.00005L 0.00005 Quality Standard--Class II (Upper Water) Cd 0.0012 0.005 water standard Hexavalent Chrome 0.019 0.05 Pb 0.0026 0.01 Cyanide 0.004L 0.2 Volatile Phenol 0.002L 0.005 Petroleum 0.034 0.05 Anionic Surfactant 0.05L 0.2 Sulfide 0.035 0.1 Fecal Coliform 570 2000 Bacteria (number/L) Sulfate 37 250 Chloride 13 250 Nitrate 0.02L 10 Fe 0.239 0.3 Manganese 0.042 0.1 PH 7.24 6-9 GB3838-2002 Center Section Water Temperature 12.5 / Surface Water Environment of Ferry (℃) Quality Standard--Class II (Mid-water) COD 14 15 water standard Dissolved Oxygen 7.25 ≧6

69 Permanganate 2.30 4 Index

BOD5 1.2 3 Total phosphorus 0.079 0.1 Total nitrogen 0.451 0.5 Ammonia Nitrogen 0.393 0.5 Copper 0.0030 1.0 Zn 0.173 1.0 Fluoride 0.56 1.0 Selenium 0.00025L 0.01 As 0.0001L 0.05 Hg 0.00005L 0.00005 Cd 0.0013 0.005 Hexavalent Chrome 0.026 0.05 Pb 0.0029 0.01 Cyanide 0.004L 0.2 Volatile Phenol 0.002L 0.005 Petroleum 0.036 0.05 Anionic Surfactant 0.05L 0.2 Sulfide 0.053 0.1 Fecal Coliform 610 2000 Bacteria (number/L) Sulfate 37 250 Chloride 13 250 Nitrate 0.02L 10 Fe 0.244 0.3 Manganese 0.044 0.1 PH 7.09 6-9 Water Temperature 12.5 / (℃) COD 14 15 Dissolved Oxygen 7.20 ≧6 Permanganate GB3838-2002 Center Section 2.27 4 Index Surface Water Environment of Ferry BOD5 1.3 3 Quality Standard--Class II (Lower Water) Total phosphorus 0.066 0.1 water standard Total nitrogen 0.455 0.5 Ammonia Nitrogen 0.171 0.5 Copper 0.0027 1.0 Zn 0.181 1.0 Fluoride 0.53 1.0

70 Selenium 0.00025L 0.01 As 0.0001L 0.05 Hg 0.00005L 0.00005 Cd 0.0015 0.005 Hexavalent Chrome 0.034 0.05 Pb 0.0018 0.01 Cyanide 0.004L 0.2 Volatile Phenol 0.002L 0.005 Petroleum 0.029 0.05 Anionic Surfactant 0.05L 0.2 Sulfide 0.029 0.1 Fecal Coliform 620 2000 Bacteria (number/L) Sulfate 37 250 Chloride 13 250 Nitrate 0.02L 10 Fe 0.214 0.3 Manganese 0.043 0.1 PH 7.23 6-9 Water Temperature 12.5 / (℃) COD 13 15 Dissolved Oxygen 7.25 ≧6 Permanganate 2.34 4 Index

BOD5 1.0 3 Total phosphorus 0.052 0.1 Total nitrogen 0.423 0.5 GB3838-2002 Ferry cross Ammonia Nitrogen 0.256 0.5 Surface Water Environment section (right) Copper 0.0031 1.0 Quality Standard--Class II (upper water) Zn 0.171 1.0 water standard Fluoride 0.66 1.0 Selenium 0.00025L 0.01 As 0.0001L 0.05 Hg 0.00005L 0.00005 Cd 0.0012 0.005 Hexavalent Chrome 0.036 0.05 Pb 0.0024 0.01 Cyanide 0.004L 0.2 Volatile Phenol 0.002L 0.005 Petroleum 0.028 0.05

71 Anionic Surfactant 0.05L 0.2 Sulfide 0.035 0.1 Fecal Coliform 590 2000 Bacteria (number/L) Sulfate 38 250 Chloride 13 250 Nitrate 0.02L 10 Fe 0.171 0.3 Manganese 0.040 0.1 PH 7.31 6-9 Water Temperature 12.5 / (℃) COD 13 15 Dissolved Oxygen 7.25 ≧6 Permanganate 2.35 4 Index

BOD5 1.0 3 Total phosphorus 0.072 0.1 Total nitrogen 0.430 0.5 Ammonia Nitrogen 0.397 0.5 Copper 0.0017 1.0 Zn 0.181 1.0 Fluoride 0.59 1.0 Selenium 0.00025L 0.01 GB3838-2002 Ferry cross As 0.0001L 0.05 Surface Water Environment section (right) Hg 0.00005L 0.00005 Quality Standard--Class II (Mid-water) Cd 0.0018 0.005 water standard Hexavalent Chrome 0.027 0.05 Pb 0.0014 0.01 Cyanide 0.004L 0.2 Volatile Phenol 0.002L 0.005 Petroleum 0.025 0.05 Anionic Surfactant 0.05L 0.2 Sulfide 0.022 0.1 Fecal Coliform 590 2000 Bacteria (number/L) Sulfate 38 250 Chloride 14 250 Nitrate 0.02L 10 Fe 0.242 0.3 Manganese 0.078 0.1

72 PH 7.28 6-9 Water Temperature 12.5 / (℃) COD 13 15 Dissolved Oxygen 7.18 ≧6 Permanganate 2.43 4 Index

BOD5 1.1 3 Total phosphorus 0.068 0.1 Total nitrogen 0.411 0.5 Ammonia Nitrogen 0.195 0.5 Copper 0.0024 1.0 Zn 0.182 1.0 Fluoride 0.55 1.0 Selenium 0.00025L 0.01 GB3838-2002 Ferry cross As 0.0001L 0.05 Surface Water Environment section (right) Hg 0.00005L 0.00005 Quality Standard--Class II (Lower water) Cd 0.0017 0.005 water standard Hexavalent Chrome 0.028 0.05 Pb 0.0021 0.01 Cyanide 0.004L 0.2 Volatile Phenol 0.002L 0.005 Petroleum 0.028 0.05 Anionic Surfactant 0.05L 0.2 Sulfide 0.033 0.1 Fecal Coliform 600 2000 Bacteria (number/L) Sulfate 38 250 Chloride 15 250 Nitrate 0.02L 10 Fe 0.232 0.3 Manganese 0.045 0.1

73 Appendix IV: River Sand Excavation License in Hunan Province, etc A Notice on Trial Implementation of License Issue Management for River Sand Excavation in Hunan Province Hunan Water Resources Office [2012] No.14

Each municipal (prefecture) Water Conservancy (Affair) Bureau, Land Resources Bureau, and Transport Bureau: We hereby issue the Trial Implementation of License Issue Management for River Sand Excavation in Hunan Province for your information, please implement strictly. April.25.2014

Trial Implementation of License Issue Management for River Sand Excavation in Hunan Province

Article 1 In order to strengthen the management of issue River Sand Excavation License in Hunan Province, this rules is made based on Trial Management Method of River Sand Excavation in Hunan Province. Article 2 When the assignee of River sand excavation is defined through bidding, auction and listing, the competent water administration authority would issue license of river sand excavation to the assignee. The units or individual that engaged in river sand excavation would not apply for license of working in river course, mining license, and license of working under (over) water. Article 3 The water administration authority above county level is responsible for issue River Sand Excavation License and related supervision and management; the parallel-level administration department of land resources and transportation shall cooperate with related work. During the compensatory transfer stage of river sand excavation right, it shall solicit opinion from the parallel-level administration department of Land Resources and transportation for the issue of River Sand Excavation License. After issuing the River Sand Excavation License, the water administration authority shall inform the parallel-level administration department of Land Resources and transportation about the issue. Article 4 River Sand Excavation License shall be printed by Hunan Water Resources Department; the content including assignee unit (individual), owner of sand dredger, sand dredger (machine), power, location, scope, quantity, mode, depth, date, and validity of sand excavation. One River Sand Excavation License is only valid for one sand dredger. The River Sand Excavation License consists of original and duplicate version. The original one shall be suspended on the proper position of sand dredger or machine, the duplicate one is kept in the sand dredger for inspection.

74 Article 5 The River Sand Excavation License is valid within the transfer deadline of river sand excavation right. during the valid period, it is forbidden to forge, alter, sell, lease, lend, or transfer the River Sand Excavation License. Article 6 The River Sand Excavation License is managed by annual verification. During the annual verification by competent water administration authority, the License annual verification could be approved if the related information remain the same, which including assignee of river sand excavation right, owner of sand dredger, sand dredger, etc. In case the above-mentioned information has changed, it shall solicit opinion from parallel-level administration department of Land Resources and transportation before approving the annual verification. Article 7 Regarding the unit or individual who excavating sand against the License description, such as power, location, scope, quantity, mode, depth, date, and validity of sand excavation, the river sand excavation administration department shall correct their illegal behavior, and impose punishment in the light of circumstances. Article 8 In the event the License expire the valid period, or the accumulated sand excavation volume reach the given amount, the competent water administration authority shall handle License cancellation procedure as per laws, and terminate the sand dredger excavation. Article 9 During the permission period of river sand excavation, in case emergency occurs on water regime, operation, and flood, or navigation channel changes, the sand excavation shall be paused, the owner of sand dredger shall stop excavation according to requirement of water administration authority above county level. Article 10 The water administration authority above county level has the right to take the following measures when organizing related department to supervise and inspect the management of river sand excavation: (I) Request the sand excavation unit or individual to provide related document, certificate, photo, and data; (II) Request the sand excavation unit or individual to give explanation on issues related with implementing sand excavation License. (III) Carry out on-site inspection at the work area of sand excavation unit or individual. (IV) Enforce the sand excavation unit or individual to stop the behavior that against License stipulation. Article 11 Regarding the sand excavation unit or individual who executing unauthorized river sand excavation without permission, or violating the License stipulation, the administration departments of water conservancy, land resources, and transportation, etc could impose punishment to them as per related laws and regulations. Article 12 Regarding the related department staff who derelict in duty, abusing of authority, and committing irregularities, their unit or upper level administration department would give administrative sanctions, in case constituting a crime, criminal liability shall be investigated according to law.

75 B Notice on Management Method of Compensatory Transfer of River Sand Excavation Right in Hunan Province Hunan Water Resources Office [2012] No.15

Each municipal (prefecture) Water Conservancy (Affair) Bureau: We hereby issue the Management Method of Compensatory Transfer of River Sand Excavation Right in Hunan Province for your information, please implement strictly. April.25.2014

Management Method of Compensatory Transfer of River Sand Excavation Right in Hunan Province

Article 1 In order to strengthen the management of Compensatory Transfer of River Sand Excavation Right, this rules is made based on Trial Management Method of River Sand Excavation in Hunan Province. Article 2 When the assignor transfer the right of river sand excavation in Hunan Province through compensatory method, such as bidding, auction and listing, he shall abide by this rules. The unit or individual who execute sand excavation and its management at Hunan section of Yangtze River, he shall implement in accordance with Management Rules of Sand Excavation at Yangtze River. Regarding the river section (region) at approved sand excavation area, where existing abundant sand resources, having slight impact on flood control and navigation, and gathering many sand dredgers, the right of river sand excavation shall be transferred by means of auction; regarding the other river section (region), transferred by means of bidding. In case the number of unit or individual attending bidding and auction is no more than three (including 3), the right of river sand excavation shall be transferred by means of listing. Article 3 The compensatory transfer of river sand excavation right shall be organized by competent water administration authority above county level. The compensatory transfer of river sand excavation right at Dongting Lake and main stream of Xiang, Zi, Yuan, Li River shall be organized by municipal (prefecture) Water Conservancy (Affair) Bureau. Regarding the excavation right transfer of other rivers, it shall be organized by each municipal (prefecture), County (Town, district) Water Conservancy (Affair) Bureau. Article 4 Hunan water Resources Department is responsible for formulating compensatory transfer regulation of river sand excavation right, reviewing and approving the compensatory transfer scheme of river sand excavation right; supervising the compensatory transfer activity of river sand excavation right in Hunan Province, keeping on record of compensatory transfer result of river sand excavation right for Dongting Lake and main stream of Xiang, Zi, Yuan, Li River, and requiring correction to the transfer result that against stipulated procedure.

76 Article 5 The competent water administration authority shall submit the compensatory transfer scheme of river sand excavation right to Hunan water Resources Department for review and approval before organizing the compensatory transfer, meanwhile, submit the related river sand excavation plan and its approval, flood control impact and remedy scheme of right-transferred river section that managed by water administration authority; assessment report of river sand resources geological investigation and its approval, assessment report of resources rights and interests price, and resources reserve that managed by land source administration department, in case involving navigation, it shall submit technical demonstration of sand excavation and navigation at transferred river section and remedy scheme that managed by transport administration department. The compensatory transfer scheme of sand excavation right shall include transfer mode, transfer period, basic status of excavating river, excavation volume & scope, excavation forbidden period, limited quantity of sand dredger, and excavation power. The assessment result of resources rights and interests price is the critical basis for determining the baseline price of (or auction price) of bidding, auction, and listing. Article 6 The valid transfer period of river sand excavation right is within 3 years (including 3 years). Article 7 The applicant for compensatory transfer of river sand excavation right shall possess qualified sand dredger or machine, and have no record of illegal sand excavation. Provided that the applicant for compensatory transfer of river sand excavation right signs mutual sand excavation agreement on using sand dredger on transferred river section that conform to the above mentioned article, they could be regarded as “having having the qualified sand dredger and machine" as so called in the above Article. Article 8 The applicant for compensatory transfer of river sand excavation right shall pay for security deposit that no less than 40% of assessed resource right and interests price. The security deposit shall be return to the unit or individual who fail to obtain the river sand excavation right within 3 days after bidding, auction, or listing activity. If the unit or individual success in obtaining the excavation right, the security deposit will be transferred to the right transferring payment Article 9 The applicant for compensatory transfer of river sand excavation right shall submit the following data for application: (I) Application form of river sand excavation license, filling up the form in sort of sand dredger and machine, respectively. (II) Enterprise business license, legal organization code certificate, Identity Card of legal representative, or individual ID certificate. (III) Inspection certificate of sand dredger, certificate of ship crew, safety facility certificate, certificate of sand excavation power, list and photo of sand excavation equipment, and the equipment layout drawing. (IV) If the adopted sand dredger does not belong to the applicant himself, it shall provide the mutual excavation agreement that signed with the dredger's owner, owner ID, and information of sand dredger described in item (III).

77 Article 10 The competent water administration authority firstly review the application information, then submit the review comments and applicant information to the same-level administration departments of traffic and transport, land and natural resources for review. The same-level administration departments of traffic and transport, land and natural resources shall give comments within 7 work days and hand over it to the water administration authority. Article 11 For those transferring river sand excavation right by means of bidding and listing, the competent water administration authority shall entrust qualified bidding agency to carry out the tender. For those river sand excavation rights transferring by means of auction, the competent water administration authority shall entrust institutions registered in accordance with the law to handle relevant auction matters. Article 12 The assignee of river sand excavation right confirmed by means of bidding and listing shall sign river sand excavation right compensatory transfer contract with the competent water administration authority within 30 days of receiving notice of reward. And the assignee of river sand excavation right confirmed by means of auction shall sign compensatory transfer contract with the water administration authority in the auction day. The assignee of river sand excavation right shall one-time fully pay the river sand excavation right compensatory transfer fund within 3 days after signing the contract, and sign River Flood Control Safety Protection Responsibility Articles with the competent water administration authority. For the work involving channels, the River Channel Safety Protection Responsibility Articles shall also be signed. Article 13 After the finishing of compensatory transfer by bidding and listing, water administration authority shall announce relevant information in local public media or public information website of county-level or higher within 10 days to get social supervision. Article 14 The assignee of river sand excavation right, who does not pay the river sand excavation right compensatory transfer fund according to requirements or does not sign transfer contract without cogent reasons, will be disqualified. The bidding, auction or listing cash deposit paid by the assignee will not be returned. The transferring party will re-organize the transfer to confirm new assignee, or directly determine the second place to be new assignee or re-organize bidding and listing. Article 15 The river sand excavation right shall not be transferred without authorization. When special reasons occur, the river sand excavation right can be transferred after getting approval from the competent water administration authority. Article 16 The boundary river sand excavation disputes shall be handled through consultation. The people's government of upper level will adjudge the disputes which cannot be solved by consultation and all relevant parties must follow the verdict. Before solution of river sand excavation disputes, if all parties cannot come to an agreement or the mutual higher government has not given a verdict, any party cannot transfer the river sand excavation right in 5km scope on either side of administrative region boundary. Article 17 The public welfare projects, such as embankment filling and reinforcement, river treatment and dredging, which do not aim at profit and need to mine sandstone in river, need not take means as bidding, auction and listing. But such projects must be performed

78 with sand excavation feasibility argument and be approved by the provincial water resources department. Article 18 The working staff of water administration authority who has conducts such as abusing authority, dereliction of duty and playing favoritism and committing irregularities, will be given administrative sanctions in accordance with law by his department or higher administration department. Where a violation of the provisions of this law constitutes a crime, criminal liability shall be investigated according to law. Relevant departments of Land and Natural Resources, Traffic and Transportation, and Supervision, will participate the compensatory transferring process of river sand excavation, and have right to supervise the compensatory transfer.

79 C Distribution of Mining Forbidden River Sections of Hunan Xiangshui River Main Stream Name of Mining County Location Reason for Mining No. Forbidden River 1 (City) Description Forbidden Section lower 500m of hydrological Mining forbidden Xiangyin station ~ upper Yaotou Gauging 1 section of Yaotou 1 County 500m of Station Gauging Station hydrological station Mining forbidden lower 500m of section of Xiangyin pipeline ~ Changsha- 2 1 Changsha-changde County upper 500m of gas pipeline gas pipeline pipeline Mining forbidden lower 500m of section from Huadian water intake Wangcheng water intake ~ 3 Huadian water and Tongjing 1.52 County upper 500m of intake ~ Tongjing car-ferry car-ferry car-ferry lower 2km of Changsha Mining forbidden Wangcheng Complex ~ 4 section of Changsha Changsha Complex 4 County upper 2km of Complex Changsha Complex central area of Changsha city, 5 road bridges, Mining forbidden Chenjia Laowu Changsha Changsha gauging 5 section of Changsha ~ Dongguahu 26.5 City station, Juzizhou City Fishery Development Zone, Changshi railway bridge Mining forbidden Xiangtan Jinpenzhou ~ Hurui Highway 6 section of Hurui 39.1 City Zhanggongshi Bridge Highway Bridge lower 3km of there are two bridges Mining forbidden Xiangtan railway bridge and hydrological 7 section of Xiangtan 11.71 City ~ upper of station and urban City Yangmeizhou area

80 lower 500m of Mining forbidden Xiangtan Lianshuitou ~ 8 section of river pattern control 1 City upper 500m of Lianshuikou Lianshuikou lower 500m of Mining forbidden Xiangtan Juanshuikou ~ 9 section of river pattern control 1 County upper 500m of Juanshuikou Juanshuikou Xiangtan Mining forbidden County water section of Xiangtan intake ~ upper Xiangtan central urban area of 10 County intake ~ 1km of 4 County Xiangjiang Second Xiangjiang Bridge River Second Bridge lower 3km of Mining forbidden Wuguang Wuguang highway section of Wuguang Xiangtan highway ~ 11 bridge, Jingzhu 5.56 and Jingzhu City upper 1km of highway bridge Highway Bridge Jingzhu highway bridge Xujiayuan ~ Mining forbidden Zhuzhou 3km of central urban area of 12 section of Zhuzhou 11.05 City Zhuzhou Zhuzhou City City bridge Mining forbidden section of Zhuzhou lower 1km of damsite of Zhuzhou Zhuzhou 13 Navigation and dam ~ upper Navigation and 2 County Hydropower 1km of dam Hydropower Complex Complex 500m of Shiwan Water Works Mining forbidden Hengdong downstream ~ intake of Shiwan 14 section of Shiwan 1.5 County 500m of Water Works Water Works Shiwan Water Works upstream upper 3km Mining forbidden Hengdong ~downstream central urban area of 15 section of Hengshan 6 County 3km of County Hengshan

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Mining forbidden Mishuikou ~ Hengshan 16 section of Dayuandu upper 2km of Dayuandu dam area 4 County damsite Dayuandu dam downstream 500m of Mining forbidden Xuanzhou Hengshan intake of Xuanzhou 17 section of Xuanzhou Water Works 1.5 County Water Works Water Works intake ~ upstream 1km of intake downstream 500m of Dapu Mining forbidden Hengshan Water Works intake of Dapu Water 18 section of Dapu 1.5 County intake ~ Works Water Works upstream 1km of intake 3km of Wuguang Mining forbidden railway bridge Hengyang Wuguang railway 19 section of Wuguang ~ 500m of 3.5 City bridge railway bridge Wuguang railway bridge upstream central urban area of Hengyang City, including bridges, Mining forbidden roads, hydrological Hengyang Hebianwei ~ 20 section of Hengyang stations and 16.63 City Baishajie City Wuguang railway bridge, etc. There are hundreds of residents on Dongzhou. Mining forbidden section of Hengyang Hengyang Lujiatang ~ Outer ring road and 21 2.5 outer ring road and City Longjia Xinwu bridge bridge Mining forbidden Niupitang ~ Hengzao highway Hengyang 22 section of Hengzao Wangjia bridge, Wuguang 2.5 City highway bridge Hebian railway bridge

82 Mining forbidden upper 2km of Hengnan central urban area of 23 section of Hengnan Yunji Bridge ~ 4 County Hengnan County County Tangjiayuan Songbai Mining forbidden Chemical Plant Hengnan 24 section of Songbai ~ upper 500m Songbai Bridge 2.5 County Bridge off Songbai Bridge 500m of Sujiang Water Mining forbidden Works Hengnan Sujiang Water Works 25 section of Sujiang downstream ~ 1.5 County intake Water Works 1km of Sujiang Water Works upstream 500m of Mining forbidden Jinweizhou section of Hengnan Water Works Jinweizhou Water 26 1.5 Jinweizhou Water County downstream ~ Works intake Works 1km of upstream lower 1km of Jinweizhou Mining forbidden Hengnan dam ~ upper 27 section of Jinweizhou dam area 2 County 1km of Jinweizhou Dam Jinweizhou dam Liujiatang ~ Mining forbidden Hengnan upper 500m of Hengzao highway 28 section of Hengzao 3.5 County highway bridge bridge highway bridge mining area upper 1km of Guiyang Mining forbidden hydrological Xiangqi Hydropower section of Guiyang station ~ Qidong Station, Guiyang 29 Town hydrological upstream 4.76 County Town and station ~ Xiangqi 1.5km of hydrological station hydropower station Xiangqi hydropower station 30 Mining forbidden Guanzikou ~ Hengzao highway 2.5

83 section of Hengzao County Caojiayuan bridge highway bridge Zhangjiatang ~ Mining forbidden Qiyang section of Wuxi Qiyang 31 Gauging Qiyang County 9.23 Hydropower Station County Station in Qiyang County upstream Mining forbidden Qincaidian Qiyang Wuxi Water Works 32 section of Wuxi Wharf ~ Wuqi 1.5 County intake Water Works intake Cadre School lower 2000m of Xianggui railway No.1 Mining forbidden Bridge ~ upper 33 section of Xianggui Xianggui railway 2.5 City 500m of railway No.1 Bridge Xianggui railway No.1 Bridge Mining forbidden lower 500m of Yongzhou 34 section of ferry ~ 500m of Huangyangsi ferry 1 City Huangyangsi Ferry ferry Xintangjiao ~ Mining forbidden Qiliping Bridge, Yongzhou upper 500m of 35 section of Qiliping Xianggui railway 5.6 City Qixingping Bridge No.2 Bridge Bridge Mining forbidden central urban area of section of Yongzhou Xiangzikou ~ 36 and tourist area of 27.68 Xiangzikou ~ City Pingdao Lengshuitan Pingdao

84 D Regulation Condition of River Sand Excavation

February 29, 2012, the Provincial People's Government issued the Trial Implementation of River Sand Excavation Management in Hunan Province, which not only clearly reflect the management system as "led by government, supervised by water conservancy, and cooperated by the Departments", but also stipulate the working responsibilities of each relevant department. The regulations have made provisions for sand excavation planning, permission and transferring. From April to August in 2012, the Provincial water resources department, The Provincial Finance Department, the Provincial Traffic and Transport Department, the Provincial Land and Natural Resources Department and the provincial Price Bureau have issued four management regulations, such as Trial Implementation of License Issue Management for River Sand Excavation in Hunan Province, Compensatory Transfer Management Regulations for River Sand Excavation Right in Hunan Province, Compensated Use Income Management Regulations for river Sandstone Resources in Hunan Province, and Temporary Method for river Sandstone Resource Price Management in Hunan Province. These regulations clearly state that river sand excavation right shall be got by compensated means such as bidding, auction and listing. The compensatory transfer scheme of river sand excavation right must be examined and approved by provincial water resources department. The regulations also stipulate that each river sand excavation boat shall have its own certificate and must register yearly. The regulations state the use of transfer income, request that the use ratio of compensated income of river sandstone resources to be used for river, embankment project and river sand excavation management shall not be less than 60%. The illegal activities involving sandstone have been effectively investigated and treated. Strictly investigate and crack down the illegal activities such as illegal gold panning, mining sandstone without certificate or in mining-forbidden area, performing screening in the river, and so on. From April 28, 2012, Changsha City began the specific rectification of river and sand yard for Changsha reservoir area of Xiangjiang Changsha Comprehensive Complex. Within one month, the 123 sand yard, 40 sand excavation ships and 649 sand transporting ships in Changsha are thoroughly regulated. Zhuzhou County took strong measures to regulate the illegal gold panning of Huanglong inner harbor, where more than 100 ships are driven out to the bank and these measures have ended the nearly 100-year panning history. City mandatorily demolish the illegal sand yard and facilities affecting normal forecast and report of Dongting Lake Chenglingji (Qilishan) hydrological station. urges Xinxiang sand yard to restore the Xiangjiang dyke section damaged through its construction and punishes responsible personnel in accordance with law. All these measures have greatly deterred various illegal activities involving sand excavation.

85 The illegal sand-mining vessels, sand yard and sand excavation heaps have been considerably reduced. According to statistics, the whole province is planned to keep 1497 legal sand excavation vessels (including 618 for renewed licenses and new licenses, and 879 to be kept in accordance with the law). There are 986 illegal sand excavation vessels to be cut and demolished, and 1218 sand excavation vessels to be disposed or temporarily forbidden. The quantity of sand excavation ships has significantly reduced comparing with 3701 ships before rectification. There are 2169 sandstone wharfs, which has reduced 810 wharfs comparing with that before rectification. Almost all the sand excavation heaps of urban area river sections and vital communication lines in the cities (state) and county (city and district) have been cleaned out. The standardized management has been steadily pushed forward. In accordance with river management entitlement, the water administration authority of provincial, city (state), county (city and district) have made sand excavation planning article by article in accordance with river management entitlement. In June 2012, the provincial government approved the sand excavation Planning for Main Streams of Xiangjiang, Zijiang, Yuanshui and Lishui, and Dongting Lake River, and will perform compensatory transferring, licensing and management in accordance with the planning. The whole province has approved the compensatory transferring work of river sand excavation right of 13 cities (states) and 51 counties (cities and districts), thereof 11 cities (states) and 27 counties (cities and districts) have successfully organized the public auction of compensatory transferring. The provincial water resources department has printed Notification of river sand excavation and Transport Voucher Management to manage the river sand excavation and transport voucher, practically strength the whole-process supervision of sand excavation and loading of sand excavation ships. The sand yard construction of all sites is being gradually standardized Six 6 large enclosed, and standardized sand yard in Changsha City has been completed, thereof three sand yards such as Pingtang, Tongguan and Qiaokou have been put into operation, and two large sand yards in Changde have been completed, the sand yard construction in Hengyang City is now in full swing, and the rest of most places are planning to build high-standard sand yards.

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