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Initial Environmental Examination April 2014 PRC: Jilin Urban Development Project Prepared by the Jilin Provincial Government for the Asian Development Bank. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (Inter-bank average exchange rate as of March 2014) Currency Unit - Yuan (CNY) CNY 1.00 = US$ 0.1613 US$ 1.00 = CNY 6.2 ABBREVIATIONS ADB - Asian Development Bank BCMG - Baicheng Municipal Government BEDZ - Baicheng Economic Development Zone CIEE - consolidate initial environmental examination CNY - Chinese Yuan BOH - Bureau of Health BSMG - Baishan Municipal Government CSC - construction supervision company DFR - draft final report DMF - design and monitoring framework EHS - environmental, health, and safety EIA - environment impact assessment EIRR - economic internal rate of return EMP - environmental management plan EMS - environmental monitoring station EMU - environment management unit EPB - environmental protection bureau EPD - environmental protection department FGD - focus group discussion FIRR - financial internal rate of return FSR - feasibility study report GAP - gender action plan GDP - gross domestic product GHG - greenhouse gas GRM - grievance redress mechanism IEE - initial environmental examination ISWM - integrated solid waste management ITS - intelligent transportation system JPDRC - Jilin Provincial Development and Reform Commission JPEPD - Jilin Provincial Environmental Protection Department JPFD - Jilin Provincial Financial Department JPG - Jilin Provincial Government JPSLR - Jilin Provincial State Land and Recourse Bureau LAR - land acquisition and resettlement LIC - loan implementation consultant LIEC - loan implementation environmental consultant MEP - Ministry of Environmental Protection MOF - Ministry of Finance MSW - municipal solid waste NDRC - National Development and Reform Commission NRW - non-revenue water O&M - operation and maintenance OPF - operators of project facility PCG - project city governments PCU - passenger car unit PIC - project implementation consultant PMO - project management office PPCU - project public complaint unit PPMS - project performance management system PPTA - project preparatory technical assistance PRC - People’s Republic of China PSA - poverty and social assessment SAP - social action plan SCADA - supervisory control and data acquisition SPS - safeguard policy statement TBD - to be determined TOR - terms of reference WRD - water resources department WSP - water supply plant WWTP - wastewater treatment plant NOTE In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This 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 of this 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. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................... 9 A. Background ................................................................................................................................................... 9 B. Project Components ...................................................................................................................................... 9 C. Major Benefits and Project Features ........................................................................................................... 10 D. Potential Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures ........................................................................ 12 E. Public Consultation, Information Disclosure, and Grievance Redress Mechanism . .................................. 14 F. Conclusion .................................................................................................................................................. 14 II. POLICY, LEGAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ........................................................................... 15 A. Overview ..................................................................................................................................................... 15 B. Environmental Laws, Regulations, Guidelines, and Standards in the People’s Republic of China............ 15 C. International Agreements ............................................................................................................................ 17 D. Applicable Asian Development Bank Policies and World Bank’s Environmental, Health, and Safety 17 E. Assessment Standards for Proposed Project Components........................................................................ 18 F. The PRC’s Environmental Management Institutional Framework and the EIA Approval Process ............. 23 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ................................................................................................................ 26 A. Need for the Project .................................................................................................................................... 26 B. Project Impact, Outcome and Outputs ........................................................................................................ 29 C. Detailed Description of the Project Components and Subcomponent ........................................................ 32 D. Due Diligence for the Associated and/or Linked Facilities .......................................................................... 45 IV. ESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT (BASELINE).................................................................................... 50 A. Environmental Setting of Jilin Province ....................................................................................................... 50 B. Environmental Setting of Baicheng City...................................................................................................... 51 C. Environmental Baselines of the Project Site ............................................................................................... 55 D. Sensitive Receptors within Project Area of Influence ................................................................................. 60 E. Environmental Setting of Baishan City ........................................................................................................ 61 F. Environmental Baseline of the Project Sites - Baishan ............................................................................... 63 G. Environment Sensitive Receivers within Project Area of Influence ............................................................ 73 V. ANTICIPATED IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ........................................................................... 75 A. Positive Impacts and Environmental Benefits ............................................................................................. 75 B. Environmental considerations related to Project Location, Planning, Design and Pre-construction Phases ........................................................................................................................................................ 78 C. Impacts and Mitigation Measures during Construction (all Components) .................................................. 79 D. Potential Impacts and Mitigation Measures during Operation .................................................................... 89 E. Cumulative Impacts ................................................................................................................................... 115 VI. ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................................... 116 VII. CONSULTATION, PARTICIPATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ................................................ 122 A. Legislative Framework for Public Consultation and Information Disclosure ............................................. 122 B. Information Disclosure .............................................................................................................................. 122 C. First Round of Consultation ...................................................................................................................... 123 E. Public Consultation conducted by the PPTA Consultants (including social safeguards) ......................... 128 F. Future Consultation and Information Disclosure ....................................................................................... 128 VIII. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM (GRM) ............................................................................................ 130 A. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 130 B. Step-by-Step GRM Procedure .................................................................................................................. 130 IX. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN .................................................................................................. 133 X. CONCLUSION ..............................................................................................................................................