Environmenta l Monitoring Report Project Number: 44035-014 May 2020 PRC: Ningxia Irrigated Agriculture and Water Conservation Demonstration Project – Environmental Monitoring Report (July to December 2019) Prepared by the Project Management Office of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region for the Asian Development Bank. This environmental monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Director, Management or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Project Loan Number: 2973-PRC ADB Loan Ningxia Irrigated Agriculture and Water Conservation Demonstration Project Environmental Monitoring Report (For Period from 1 July to 31 December 2019) Submitted to ADB Ningxia Irrigated Agriculture and Water Conservation Demonstration Project PMO January 2020 P a g e | ii CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 31 December 2019, source from website of the Bank of China) Currency unit – yuan (CNY) CNY 1.00 = $0.1433 $1.00 = CNY 6.9762 ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank AQG – Air Quality Guideline BOD 5 – 5-Day Biochemical Oxygen Demand CNY – Chinese yuan CO – Carbon Monoxide COD – Chemical Oxygen Demand CPS – Country Partnership Strategy EA – Executing Agency EHS – Environment, Health and Safety EIRR – economic internal rate of return EIRF – environmental impact registration form EIS – environmental impact statement EMC – environmental management consultant EMP – environmental management plan EMS – environmental monitoring station EPB – environmental protection bureau GDP – gross domestic product IA – implementing agency IEE – initial environmental examination IEM – independent environmental monitor MEP – Ministry of Environmental Protection NARC – Ningxia Agricultural Reclamation Group Company, Ltd NFD – Ningxia Finance Department PIO – project implementing office PMO – project management office PRC – People‘s Republic of China RP – resettlement plan SPS – Safeguard Policy Statement TDS – total dissolved solid TEIAR – tabular environmental impact assessment report WUA – water users association. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES dB(A) – decibel ( “A” weighting filter) ha – hectare kg/d – kilogram per day km – kilometer km 2 – square kilometer kPa – kilopascal m – meter m2 – square meter m3 – cubic meter m3/d – cubic meter per day m3/s – cubic meter per second mg/m 3 – milligram per cubic meter ML – megaliter P a g e | iii mm – millimeter mu = Chinese unit of land area equal to 1/15 ha or 667 m 2 NOTE In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This addendum to the initial environmental examination is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section on ADB’s website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. P a g e | iv ADB Loan Ningxia Irrigated Agriculture and Water Conservation Demonstration Project Environmental Monitoring Report (For Period from 1 July to 31 December 2019 ) Contents 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1 2 Institutional Setup and Responsibilities for EMP Implementation and Supervision, Institutional Strengthening and Training ............................................................................................. 8 2.1Responsibilities and Authorities for Implementation ............................................ 8 2.2Institutional Strengthening and Training ........................................................................................... 16 3 Environmental Mitigations and Compensation Measures Implemented in the Reporting Period ..................................................................................................................................................... 20 3.1 Environmental Clauses in Civil Works Contracts ............................................................................ 20 3.2 Environmental Mitigations and Compensation Measures Implemented in the reporting period ..... 20 4 Summary of Environmental Monitoring .................................................................................... 41 4.1Monitoring plan ................................................................................................................................. 41 4.2Monitoring Results ............................................................................................................................ 46 4.3Cost Estimates for Environmental Management ............................................................................... 49 4.4Performance Indicators: ..................................................................................................................... 50 4.5Public Consultation ........................................................................................................................... 52 4.6Grievance Redress Mechanism ......................................................................................................... 54 4.7Reporting and Supervision ................................................................................................................ 56 5 Conclusion s and Recommendations ................................................................................ 63 5.1Key issues .......................................................................................................................................... 63 5.2 Suggestions ....................................................................................................................................... 63 Appendices Appendix 1 Satellite maps and photos ..................................................................................... 65 Appendix 2 Reference: Ecology status in Ningxia(related to the Project Area) .................... 80 Appendix 3 Reference: Agriculture related environmental indicators in Yinchuan City (related to the Binggou, Wuhudun, and Ma’anshan subprojects) .......................................... 81 Appendix 4 Reference:Climate in Ningxia (related to the Project Area) ................................ 82 Appendix 5 2019 Environment Quality in Yinchuan (related to the Binggou, Wuhudun, and Ma’anshan subprojects ) ........................................................................................................... 83 Appendix 6 EHS training records (sample) .............................................................................. 85 P a g e | v ADB Loan Ningxia Irrigated Agriculture and Water Conservation Demonstration Project Environmental Monitoring Report (For Period from 1 July to 31 December 2019 ) Figure Project Layout P a g e | vi ADB Loan Ningxia Irrigated Agriculture and Water Conservation Demonstration Project Environmental Monitoring Report (For Period from 1 July to 31 December 2019 ) 1. Introduction General Introduction 1. Monitoring and reporting were required and defined in the Project Agreement, PAM and EMP. So far, three environmental monitoring reports (EMR) covering January-June 2014, July 2014 to December 2018 and January to June 2019 were submitted and disclosed on the ADB project website respectively in January 2015 and January/July 2019. This is the fourth (4 th ) semi-annual environmental monitoring report for the Ningxia Irrigated Agriculture and Water Conservation Demonstration Project (the Project or this Project) for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2019. It is prepared by the PMO with the assistance of the independent loan implementation environmental consultant (LIEC). The LIEC has been providing project implementation consulting services to the PMO. Future EMRs will be submitted to ADB semiannually until project completion. 2. This report describes the activities undertaken in the period from 1 July to 31 December 2019 with respect to the implementation of the environmental management plan (EMP) of the Project components. This report mainly contains the following activities and topics: (i) the environmental institutional strengthening and capacity building; (ii) mitigation measures undertaken to minimize adverse environmental impacts arising from the construction of the Project facilities; (iii) EMP implementation monitoring activities conducted and monitoring results analysis; (iv) public consultation activities; and (v) conclusions and suggestions. Description of the Project 3. ADB approved a loan of $70.0 million for Ningxia Irrigated Agriculture and Water Conservation Demonstration Project on 14 December 2012. The loan was signed on 7 May 2013 and became effective on 27 June 2013. The project improve the value of horticultural crops by planting high-value and high-quality varieties, constructing water conservation infrastructure, promoting sustainable farming practices, and developing institutional capacity. 4. The project’s impact will be improved sustainability of agricultural production in