Environmental Management Plan Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized

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Public Disclosure Authorized

GHPZJZD1051H

Fenquan River Yangqiao Ship Lock Extension Project

(As part of Anhui Shaying River Channel Improvement Project)

Environmental Management Plan Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized

Public Disclosure Authorized Anhui Provincial Port and Shipping Construction Investment Co., Ltd.

Beijing Zhongzi-Huayu Environmental Technology Co., Ltd.

September 2014

Table of Content

Chapter 1 General ...... 1

Chapter 2 Environmental Impact Control Measures and Implementation Plans ...... 8

Chapter 3 Environmental Management Responsibilities ...... 14

Chapter 4 Environmental Monitoring Plans ...... 23

Chapter 5 Staff Training ...... 28

Chapter 6 Investment Estimates for Environmental Protection ...... 30

Chapter 7 Miscellaneous ...... 32

Chapter 1 General

1.1 Project Background

The Yangqiao Ship Lock is one of the major hydraulic structures which make up the Fenquan River Hydraulic Engineering Project. The Lock directly concerns water transportation of mass goods in Linquan County, since the water route finally joins with the Yangtze River after taking the path of the Fenquan River, the Shaying River, the Huaihe River and the Beijing-Hangzhou Great Canal. Linquan County is featured by fertile land and abundant natural resources, which make it a national commercial grain production base and one of the important energy industry bases in China. The direct heartland of the Linquan spans across Linquan County, Fuyang County and Yingshang County, and its indirect heartland can extend as far as Henan Province, cities along the Huaihe River, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. Insomuch as the direct heartland is concerned, Linquan is an important coal industry-pillared Chinese city as well as an important transportation hub in East China. Apart from that, the city is a center of commerce & trade and a regional hub of processing industries. With diverse characteristics and advantages, Linquan promises an optimistic future outlook.

As national economy grows and resources development proceeds in the heartland, the Ship Lock is witnessing increasing throughput handling accompanied especially by the staggering production capacity of Linquan Chemical Engineering Co, Ltd. and the constant growth of agricultural & sideline product processing. It is anticipated that the annual throughput will rise to 4.80 million tons in 2020 and 6.1 million tons in 2030. Seen from this perspective, the Yangqiao Ship Lock Extension Project (hereinafter referred to as “the Ship Lock”, “the Project” or “the Work”) is a very important one.

1.2 Project Profile

The Ship Lock is set to be extended against Grade IV ship lock criteria, with a 500t design tonnage for barges. A 180m-long chamber will be constructed, totaling a specified 1

volume of 180×12×3.5m (Length*Width*Water Depth at Lock Sill). The Project involves a capital investment of approximately RMB161 million, including RMB9.958 worth of environmental protection facilities. The Project plans to involve a construction period of two years; that is, it is set to be completed and commissioned at the end of 2015. As for construction plans, the Project will comprise the chamber, upstream & downstream lock heads, upstream & downstream navigation channels, upstream & downstream approach channels, berthing structures, highway bridge & link road, sluice gate & electromechanical equipment, and control panel room & management facility.

1.3 Laws, Legislations and Technical Standards

A. State Laws and Legislations:

1. Environmental Protection Act of the People’s Republic of China (proclaimed on 26 Dec. 1989)

2. Environmental Impact Assessment Act of the People’s Republic of China (proclaimed on 1 Sept. 2003);

3. Atmospheric Pollution Prevention and Control Act of the People’s Republic of China (proclaimed on 1 Sept. 2000);

4. Water Pollution Prevention and Control Act of the People’s Republic of China (proclaimed on 28 Feb. 2008);

5. Ambient Noise Pollution Prevention and Control Act of the People’s Republic of China (proclaimed on 1 Mar. 1997);

6. Solid Waste-generated Environmental Pollution Prevention and Control Act of the People’s Republic of China (proclaimed in April, 2005);

7. Soil & Water Conservation Law of the People’s Republic of China (proclaimed on 29 Jun. 1996);

8. Port Act of the People’s Republic of China (proclaimed on 1 Jan. 2004);

9. Water Act of the People’s Republic of China (proclaimed on 29 Aug. 2002);

10. Land Management Act of the People’s Republic of China (proclaimed in Aug. 1998);

11. Flood Prevention & Control Act of the People’s Republic of China (proclaimed in Aug. 1997);

12. River Channel Management Act of the People’s Republic of China (No.: GWYLD3H; proclaimed in Jun. 1988);

13. Guideline on National Ecosystem Protection (proclaimed in Nov. 2000);

14. Regulation on Environmental Protection for Construction Projects (proclaimed on 29 Nov. 1998);

15. Regulation on Inland Waters Transportation Safety Management of the People’s Republic of China (proclaimed in 2002);

16. Regulation on Environmental Protection for Transport Infrastructure Projects (No.: JTB (2003) D5HL);

17. Administrative Regulations of People’s Republic of China on Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution of Inland Waters Caused by Ships, Decree of Ministry of Communications (2005) No. 11;

B. Local Laws and Regulations

1. Directive on Quality Improvement for Environmental Impact Assessments (No.: HJ [2002]46HW; issued by the Anhui Provincial Environmental Protection Dept. on 10 Apr. 2002);

2. Provisional Directive on Preparation Procedure Standardization for Environmental Impact Assessments of Construction Projects (No.: AHSHJBHJHP [2006]113HW; issued by the Anhui Provincial Environmental Protection Dept. on 16 Jun. 2006);

3. Resolution of the Anhui Provincial People’s Government on More Pragmatic Environmental Protection Efforts (No.: SZFWZ (1997)28HW);

4. Anhui Environmental Protection Management Procedure (issued by the Anhui Provincial Environmental Protection Dept.);

5. Regulations of Anhui Province on Agroecological Environment Protection (Revised), Jun. 29, 2006;

6 Regulations of Anhui Province on Protection and Control of Water Pollution of Huai River Basin, Jun. 2006;

C. Applicable WBG Safety Control Policies

1. Environmental Assessment (OP/BP4.01, 1999.1)

Major Assessment Standards Applicable to the Project:

Environmental Quality Standards

Ambient air quality shall meet the Grade 2 requirements of the Ambient

Atmosphere Quality Standard (GB3095-1996). See Tab. 1-1 for details.

Tab. 1-1 Concentration Limits of Pollutants in the Ambient Atmosphere

Atmosphere Quality Standard Pollutant Type Sampling Concentration Frequency Limits (mg/Nm³)

1h average 0.50

SO 2 Daily average 0.15

Annual average 0.06

Daily average 0.30 Grade 2 requirements of the Ambient TSP Atmosphere Quality Standard Annual average 0.20 (GB3095-1996) Daily average 0.15 PM10 Annual average 0.10

1h average 0.24 NO2 Daily average 0.12

Annual average 0.08

Ambient Noise Level

Ambient noise level shall meet the Grade 2 and Grade 4a requirements of the Ambient Noise Level Standard (GB3096-2008). Areas 30m of Building Line X017 shall meet the Grade 4a requirements of the Ambient Noise Level Standard (GB3096-2008). For the remaining areas, the Grade 2 requirements of the same standard shall apply. See Tab. 1-2 for specific standard values. For noises in construction, refer to Emission standard of environment noise for boundary of construction site (GB12523-2011), and see Tab. 1-3 for specific values.

Tab. 1-2: Ambient Noise Level Requirements (unit: dB (A))

Standard Value (dB(A)) Applicable Standard Requirements Day Night Grade 2 requirements 60 50 Grade4a requirements 70 55

Tab. 1-3 – Noise Emissions Limits for Construction Sites (unit: dB (A))

Day Night Construction Site Noise Emissions Control Standard (GB12523-2011) 70 55

Surface Water Quality

The Fenquan River shall meet the Grade IV water quality requirements of the

Surface Water Quality Standard (GB3838-2003). See Tab. 1-4 for specific values. The impoundment in the Yangqiao Ship Lock is used primarily for field irrigation, water transportation and industrial/domestic water along the route of the Project. Tail water discharge shall meet the Grade 2 requirements of the General Wastewater Discharge

Control Standard (GB8978-1996). See Tab. 1-5 for specific values. The assessment defines vessel waste discharge shall comply with the requirements of the Vessel Pollutant Discharge Control Standard (GB3552-83). See Tab. 1-6 for specifics.

Tab. 1-4 - Surface Water Quality Standard Values

Standard Value Pollutant Type (mg/L; exclusive of Source of the Value pH)

pH 6-9

DO ≥3

Permanganate ≤10 index

BOD ≤6 5 For SS, the standard limits specified by the Field Irrigation

COD ≤30 Water Quality Standard (GB5084-2005) for moderate drought-tolerant crops shall apply. For the remaining NH3-N ≤1.5 indicators, the Grade IV requirements in the Surface Water Quality Standard (GB3838-2002) shall apply. As ≤0.1

Volatile ≤0.01 phenols

Petroleum ≤0.5

SS ≤100

Tab. 1-5 - General Wastewater Discharge Control Standard (unit: mg/L; exclusive of pH)

Pollutant Type pH SS COD BOD5 NH3-N Petroleum

Standard Value 6-9 ≤150 ≤150 ≤30 ≤25 ≤10

Tab. 1-6 - Vessel Pollutant Discharge Control Standard (unit: mg/L)

Pollutant Type Petroleum BOD5 SS Coliform Group Plastics Floating Waste

object food

Standard value 250 Such pollutants must not appear in 15 50 150 (≤) groups/100mL water

Sediment Dumping Site Environmental Standard

Sediment for agricultural use shall meet the control values in the Agriculture-purpose Mud Pollutant Control Standard (GB4284-84). See Tab. 1-7 for details. Sediment dumping sites shall meet the Grade 2 requirements of the Soil Environment Quality Standard (GB15618-1995). See Tab. 1-8 for details.

Tab. 1-7 - Agriculture-purpose Mud Pollutant Control Standard (GB4284-84)

(Unit: mg/kg; exclusive of pH)

Item pH As Hg Pb Cu Zn Cr Ni pH<6.5 75 5 300 250 500 600 100 GB4284-84 pH≥6.5 75 15 1000 500 1000 1000 200

Tab. 1-8 – Soil Environment Quality Standard (GB15618-1995; excerpt) (unit: mg/kg)

Grade pH As Hg Pb Cu Zn Cr Cd

Grade II 6.5-7.5 25 0.5 300 100 250 300 0.6

Chapter 2 Environmental Impact Control Measures and

Implementation Plans

A series of environmental impact control measures are prepared on the basis of the EIA results. They are listed as part of the environmental management plan. Refer to Tabs. 2-1, 2-2 and 2-3.

Tab. 2-1 – Implementation Plan for Environmental Protection for the Design Stage

Budget Work Potential Impact/Challenge Control Measure Period of Implementation Implementer Supervision Monitoring Criteria Monitoring Frequency (unit: RMB10,000) APPSCI, Transport Department The regular meeting Select appropriate spoil areas and rubble dumping Design and EIA/ Preparation Design unit, EIA Land expropriation of Anhui Province, WBG, Land among the design unit, sites; phase of Resettlement action — team, and consultant —— and resettlement & Resources Dept., and Water EIA team and agency of Preparing “Resettlement action plan”. plan of resettlement plan Authority resettlement action plan. The Soil & Water Conservation Report for the Fenquan River Yangqiao Ship Lock Project, drafted according to the Soil & Water The Soil & Water Conservation Law, is a legally binding document Regular meetings Designer, soil & Conservation Report for Navigation channel site, and part of a total environmental management among the designer, soil water conservation APPSCI, Anhui Transport Dept., the Fenquan River Soil & water loss embankment site, worksites, living system. The report deals with soil & water loss Preparation stage for design & water conservation 663.8 assessment WBG, and Water Conservation Yangqiao Ship Lock control quarters and spoil areas will be control measures for the preparation stage, and EIA authority and EIA authority, and EIA Bureau Project (integrated with impacted navigation channel site, embankment site, road authority authority the design and bid bridge site and link road site. Also, monitoring proposals plans are made and integrated with the bid proposals and the Agreement. Execution, supervision and budgets are included as well.

Tab. 2-2 - Implementation Plan for Environmental Protection for the Construction Stage

Budget Potential Impact & Period of Work Control Measure Implementer Supervision Monitoring Criteria Monitoring Frequency Challenge Implementation (unit: RMB10,000) 1. Forbid workmen to drain domestic waste water directly into water bodies. It’s Impacts of channel advised that domestic waste water and feces be pretreated in septic tanks before dredging and bridge hauled away for crop irrigation. Educate workmen on environmental protection. construction on water Forbid draining domestic wastewater at will. Don’t pour domestic wastewater or quality; drop garbage at will. Dump domestic waste at appointed places for regular APPSCI; ESE Daily monitoring by ESE; removal. (Environmental Surface water shall meet the regular monitoring by local

Ship lock, bridge; link Supervision requirements of the Surface environmental monitoring During the Work 50 Contractor 、 road 2 Build temporary facilities for wastewater and mud generated by sand/ grave Engineer) Water Quality Standard stations Industrial & domestic washing, concrete mixing and construction, including sump pits, sedimentation (GB3838-2002) waste water drained basins, oil separators and drains. Collect construction wastewater separately into surface water according to types and nature and let it drain into treatment units and bodies sedimentation basins for satisfactory treatment before discharge. Construction vessels shall be fitted with oil/water separators or oil collectors to treat oily

wastewater satisfactorily before discharge. Educate workmen on HSE. Maintain

Budget Potential Impact & Period of Work Control Measure Implementer Supervision Monitoring Criteria Monitoring Frequency Challenge Implementation (unit: RMB10,000) construction equipment regularly and overhaul it in time. Prevent construction incidents from polluting the water environment.

3. Install oily water collection & storage units. Vessels must have oil/water separators; an alternative is to charge the task to specialized external watercraft

pollution service providers for treatment and drainage.

4. Build cofferdams before construction. Don’t remove them until the water is let to settle for days.

1. Rationalize the work schedule. Select daytime operation near residential communities. Take every reasonable measure to minimize the noise of machinery on neighborhoods.

2. Forbid the use of machinery not in compliance with state noise emissions

standards. Try the best to use low-noise machinery. Minimize the reach and extent of the noise of major construction machinery.

3. Maintain construction machinery as appropriately as reasonable in order to reduce noise resulting from improper upkeep. Daily monitoring by ESE; regular monitoring by local 4. Locate concrete batching plants as far from residential areas as possible. Erect environmental monitoring APPSCI; ESE Construction site; Noise impact on sound barrier walls. Abide strictly by the Construction Site Noise Emissions Implementing proper mitigation stations During the Work 40 Contractor material transport neighborhoods Control Standard. Forbid the use of big-noise equipment during night operation. measures.

(Tab. 3-4) 5. Reinforce safeguards and protective measures during the blasting of the old ship lock. Issue prior notice to local residents before blasting operation. For avoidance of hearing impairment, workmen and local residents are forbidden to remain in the restricted area.

6. Arrange for the routes and time schedule of construction vehicles rationally. Implement driving speed limits. Strengthen transport regulation for trucks nearby the Site. Try the best not to blow horns so that traffic noise resulting from

congestion can be avoided.

7. Select construction vehicles according to the Allowable Noise Standard for

Budget Potential Impact & Period of Work Control Measure Implementer Supervision Monitoring Criteria Monitoring Frequency Challenge Implementation (unit: RMB10,000) Motor Vehicles (GB1495-79). Prohibit non-conforming vehicles and equipment from entering the Site.

8. Implement work ethics and install simple mobile noise barriers near the source of noise. Surround the Site with enclosures to cut down on the travel distance of

noise.

1. Locate the Site as far from residential areas as possible, i.e. at places with less interference to residential areas.

2. For the sake of dust prevention, promptly haul spoil out of the Site and cover sand and cement with coverings. Sprinkle water on the Site and roads regularly to effectively reduce fugitive dust. Wash the truck tires in time. Haul roads for earth and mortar transport must be inspected and cleared to ensure tidiness.

3. Load spoil to a height below the baffle plates to reduce transport loss. Control the speed of construction vehicle below 40km/h to reduce secondary fugitive dust. Forbid the entry of construction machinery and vehicles if they fail state exhaust emissions standards.

4. Surround sand/gravel storage yards with wind barriers. Locate stowage at APPSCI; ESE Construction site; Fugitive dust impact Implementing proper mitigation proper places to reduce potential fugitive dust. Clear broken sacks and cement During the Work 10 Contractor Daily monitoring by ESE material transport on neighborhoods measures. dust away from the ground in time. Sprinkle water on hauling roads from time to time to keep the pavement humid. Cover the pavement with braided bamboo

mats and straw bags to reduce fugitive dust generated by passing vehicles and wind. Store cement materials and the like at separate places. Clean away cement dust in time away from the ground.

5. Enclosure the Site while the Work is going on. Surround the Site with railings or barriers to reduce the impact of fugitive dust on neighborhoods.

6. Cover or sprinkle water on the excavated earth and haul it away as soon as possible.

7. Provide adequate PPE for workmen on site. Provide masks for workmen who carry out dusty operation.

Budget Potential Impact & Period of Work Control Measure Implementer Supervision Monitoring Criteria Monitoring Frequency Challenge Implementation (unit: RMB10,000) 1. Recycle solid waste generated during cut work and demolition. Useless silt at the underwater part of cofferdams and similar projects must be hauled to and dumped at designated places.

Ship lock demolition & Daily monitoring by ESE Spoil, domestic & 2. Spread ripe topsoil over dry silts or spoil so that the topsoil in the dumping Implementing proper mitigation construction; workmen’s During the Work 42 Contractor APPSCI; ESE construction waste sites will have good cultivation performance. Take drainage & slope protection measures. living quarters measures against soil & water loss. Restore the dumping sites

3. Classify and collect domestic waste at separate places so that local urban sanitation authorities can remove it.

1. Pay regard to worksite sanitation. Workmen must pass the health exam before entry into the Site. Provide periodical health exams for workmen during construction to ensure their healthiness.

2. Do a good job of sanitation education. Help workmen build up a high consciousness of sanitation and provide good medical & vaccination services. Daily monitoring by ESE Living quarters and Communicable Implementing proper mitigation During the Work See the Agreement Contractor APPSCI; ESE workmen diseases 3. Provide hygienic drinking water and a clean environment. Help workmen measures.

build up a high consciousness of personal hygiene and disease control & prevention. Pay regard to food hygiene management to prevent contagious diseases.

4. Make site hygiene management rules. Check public hygiene conditions. Pay

regard to food hygiene and site sanitation.

Tab. 2-3 – Implementation Plan for Environmental Protection Measures for the Operation Period

Budget Potential Period of Monitoring Monitoring Work Control Measure Implementer Supervision Impact/Challenge Implementation (unit: Criteria Frequency RMB10,000) Vessels and the ship Slops and domestic Forbid vessels to discharge foul water into the river. Rather, it should be Before operation 60 Yangqiao Ship Lock APPSCI and local Permanganate index, Once a month lock management waste water from discharged at places designated by the port & navigation administration. Operation Company environmental SS and petroleum facility vessels might cause protection authority water pollution to the Build wastewater disposal facilities at designated sites where domestic

Fenquan River wastewater from the ship lock area is treated.

Conform strictly to the navigation rules and chamber management During operation regulations for hazardous substances and oils. Take risk prevention measures. Vessels and the ship Solid waste disposal Build domestic waste collection sites to collect domestic waste generated During operation 20 Yangqiao Ship Lock APPSCI; local Collection and Regularly lock management at the Site. Transport it in time to the dumping sites. Operation Company environmental disposal of waste facility protection authority Vessels Noise impact on 1. Ensure the GAR in the Ship Lock Area and on both banks of the During operation — Yangqiao Ship Lock Fuyang Port & Leq Twice a month neighborhoods along approach channel meets the environmental requirements. Plant trees within Operation Company Navigation the navigation 20m of both sides of the ship lock management facility and the approach Administration; channel channel. local environmental protection authority 2. Make every endeavor to reduce the duration and frequency of whistles when getting into or out of the ship lock and the approach channels. Close the door of the engine room. High-pitched and low-pitched whistles must be available. Only the low-pitched whistle is allowed in and near the ship lock.

3. Place gradual limits on the intensity of the whistling sound of vessels in inland rivers. Make every effort not to blow the whistle at night in or near the ship lock.

4. The vessel shall travel at a low speed at the navigational part of the ship lock.

5. Take measures to lower the noise. Upgrade the machines and equipment used in vessel building. Obsolete non-environmental vessel types. Fit appropriate mufflers to control noise.

Chapter 3 Environmental Management Responsibilities

3.1 Environmental Management Organizations and Responsibilities

Transport Department of Anhui Province

Anhui Provincial Port & Shipping Construction Investment Group

EEC ESE EMS

Contractor

Fig. 3-1 Environmental Management System during Construction Period

The following organizations are responsible for environmental management during the construction period: APPSCI, Contractor, ESE and External Environmental Consultant (EEC) (see Fig. 3-1). APPSCI takes environmental management responsibilities during the operation period.

The following information describes the specific responsibilities of the above stakeholders.

(1) Anhui Provincial Transport Dept. (Foreign Investment Administration Office)

Transport Department of Anhui Province is ultimately responsible for conducting, administering and supervising environmental management for the Project through the Foreign Investment Administration Office (“FIAO”). Also, the FIAO is responsible for liaising and coordinating with the World Bank.

(2) Anhui Provincial Port & Shipping Construction Investment Group (APPSCI)

APPSCI is responsible for total environmental management at the construction stage. An Environmental Protection Branch accountable to one or two Environmental Management Commissioners (“Commissioner”) will be set up as a subordinate to the APPSCI Project Office. The Commissioner takes the following responsibilities:

Under the supervision and instruction of the APPSCI Project Office as well as provincial/local/municipal level-environmental protection authorities, forestry administrations and water conservation authorities, the Commissioner is responsible for total environmental management. During the construction period, the Commissioner shall submit to the Transport Department of Anhui Province environmental management & monitoring reports on an annual basis, or data required for preparation of such reports on a semiannual basis.

The Commissioner shall employ environmental monitoring agencies to conduct environmental monitoring during the construction period and provide support for environmental monitoring work.

The Commissioner shall ensure that the environmental management plans are included in the bid proposals and the Agreement apart from supervision of the pollution prevention & control measures adopted by the Contractor. In case that any construction team breaches the environmental protection regulations or fails to take pollution control & prevention measures, the Commissioner shall immediately notify the construction team and the APPSCI Project Office. In case of any pollution incidents, the Commissioner shall assist in addressing the incident.

The Commissioner shall ensure the environmental management plans are included in bid proposals and the Project Supervision Agreement. The Commissioner will supervise and participate in project supervision.

The Commissioner shall employ external environmental consultants (EEC) to provide onsite technical support, supervision and instructions during the construction period. Also, the EECs shall review the implementation of the environmental protection measures. The Commissioner shall provide the Contractor with environmental protection instructions and on-the-job training for project supervisors and the Contractor. The Commissioner also assists the Owner to prepare semi-annual reports.

(3) Contractor

The Contractor is responsible for implementing specific environmental pollution control measures detailed in the environmental management plans and the Agreement, making environmental working plans for the Agreement, reporting to the Project Supervision Engineer on newly-emerging environmental problems or cultural relics discovered by chance during construction, and coordinating & communicating with local stakeholders on a continuous basis. The Contractor shall require the Subcontractors to appoint one or two full-time environmental monitors to in charge of environmental management and provide periodical training for workmen and foremen.

(4) Environmental Supervision Engineer (ESE)

The Project Supervision Company shall, as specified by the Agreement, appoint an Environmental Supervision Engineer (ESE) to be in charge of the following responsibilities:

The ESE will, on behalf of the APPSCI Project Office, assess whether the Project design complies with the requirements of the environmental impact assessment and the environmental management plans, especially the requirements for Site environmental managements and environmental impact control measures.

The ESE will supervise the Contractor’s Site environmental management system (including performance, experience and incident responses) and give directives on remediation, if applicable.

The ESE will supervise the Contractor’s implementation of the environmental management plans and inspect & confirm the procedure, parameters, places, equipment and results relevant to the environmental supervision plans.

The ESE shall report to the APPSCI Project Office on the execution of the environmental management plans.

(5) External Environmental Consultant (EEC)

The APPSCI Project Office will employ external environmental consultants (EEC) to supervise the execution of environmental management plans. The EEC directly enters into the Consultancy Agreement with the Owner and assumes responsibility independent of the Contractor and the Project Supervision Engineer. The following is the duties of an EEC.

An EEC assists the Owner to provide training and consultation services.

An EEC reviews the environmental protection measures taken by the Contractor on the advice of the Project Supervision Engineer.

An EEC assists with the preparation and submission of semiannual reports to the APPSCI Project Office and the World Bank.

(6) Environmental Monitoring Agency

The APPSCI Project Office employs an environmental monitoring agency to execute the environmental monitoring plans prescribed by the environmental management plans.

(7) Anhui Provincial Environmental Protection Dept. and Municipal/County-level Environmental Protection Bureaus

The Anhui Provincial Environmental Protection Dept. is responsible for supervising and managing the environmental protection work of the Project, coordinating with relevant organizations and entities to provide environmental protection services, reviewing environmental impact reports, supervising the execution of environmental action plans, conducting acceptance test for environmental protection facilities built for the Project, confirming the applicable environmental laws, regulations and standards, and guiding municipal/county-level environmental protection bureaus to supervise environmental management during the construction and operation period.

Under the directions of the Anhui Provincial Environmental Protection Dept., Fuyang Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau and Liquan Environmental Protection Bureau are responsible for overseeing environmental action plans executed by the Owner, enforcing environmental management laws and standards, coordinating with different sections to make concerted efforts in environmental protection, and overseeing the construction, completion and operation of environmental protection facilities in proper jurisdiction.

3.2 Environmental Monitoring Plans

Environmental protection efforts made during the preparation, construction and operation stages will be monitored. See Tab. 3-1 for details on the governing authorities, contents and objectives of the action plans:

Tab. 3-1 – Environmental Monitoring Plans

Governing Stage Contents Objectives Authority 1. Ensure that the EIA is complete in content, appropriate in subject 1. Review and approve selection and distinctive in focus; Environmental environmental management 2. Ensure that the potential gross Design protection authority plans; 2. Review and approve environmental concerns will be and NDRC preliminary environmental addressed; 3. Ensure that there are specific, applicable plans to protection designs. implement environmental impact control. 1. Make sure that environmental 1. Check the restoration of land, protection facilities are designed, vegetation and the environment; constructed and commissioned in 2. Check fugitive dust and noise close pace with the Work; 2. emissions control measures. Minimize the impact of the Work Select the proper time for Environmental on the environment and comply Construction construction work; 3. Check the protection authority with the applicable environmental disposal and discharge of laws and regulations; 3. Ensure domestic wastewater and oily there is no water pollution to the wastewater on the Site. 4. Check river; 4. Ensure the landscape and the disposal of spoil; 5. Check the land resources are not seriously disposal of sediment. spoiled. Avoid soil & water loss.

1. Check the implementation of the environmental protection action plan for the operation 1. Implement environmental stage; 2. Check the protection action plans; 2. Environmental implementation of the monitoring Implement monitoring plans; 3. Operation protection authority plans for the operation stage; 3. Conduct closer environmental Check if the environmental management and ensure public quality at environmentally health. sensitive areas meets applicable environmental standards.

3.3 Environmental Supervision

Environmental supervision shall be conducted for the Work in an active way to realize “clean production” in compliance with the Notice on the Performance of Environmental Supervision for Public Transport Projects (issued by the Ministry of Transport). The policy is intended to minimize ecosystem damage, maximize ecosystem restoration during the construction work, conform to the environmental protection requirements and make noise, waste gas and wastewater emissions meet the relevant criteria. The relevant stakeholders shall ensure adequate investment in environmental protection projects while securing that ecosystem protection/restoration and aquatic environment protection efforts proceed in pace with the Work. Environmental supervision is an important condition for the implementation of environmental protection measures. As an important supplementary step for the entirety of Project supervision focusing primarily on Work quality, environmental supervision helps lay the groundwork for the environmental protection acceptance procedure of the Work.

The ESE is an important role in the management and supervision hierarchy. For this Project, it is very important to ensure the integration of the ESE into the ESE system; in other words, the environmental supervision responsibility is specifically defined and integrated into the Project Supervision Engineer Employment Agreement.

Meanwhile, the EEC is introduced into the Project supervision mechanism. The EEC directly enters into an employment agreement with the Owner independent of the Contractor and the ESE. The EEC assists the Owner in training, consultancy services and review of the environmental protection measures taken by the Contractor on the advice of the ESE. The EEC also assists with the preparation of semiannual environmental monitoring reports during the operation of the Project as requested by the World Bank.

3.4 Contractor Management

The Contractor is responsible for environmental protection at the construction stage of the Work. The FIDIC Civil Work Evaluation Standard Form Contract thus provides in Chapter19.1: “In the entire process of construction, completion and rectification of other defects, the Contractor shall take every reasonable measure to protection the Site and surrounding environment so as to prevent the Work from generating pollution, noise or other consequences that may cause personal or financial damage or hindrance to the public.”

For this Project, the Contractor will play a key role in the construction work, especially in regard of environmental management, pollution control & prevention, etc. Therefore, the following requirements are made of the Contractor.

A powerful contractor shall be selected so that the environmental management plans can be effectively executed;

The Contractor and the Engineer shall receive training on environmental protection and management before commencement;

Environmental impact control measures for the construction period shall be included in the Bidding Document of the Contractor as well as in the Agreement as a contractual requirement for the Contractor.

The Contractor is required to monitor its own environmental activities and submit environmental performance reports on a weekly basis, which are to be reviewed and approved by the APPSCI Project Office and the work supervision team.

The Contractor shall provide each subproject with one fulltime environmental monitor, who is to receive further training programs in order to be fit for their job.

Throughout the construction stage, the Contractor shall communicate and consult with the areas near the Site and post notices in each and every individual construction site to provide the public with information on specific types and time schedules of

work. At the same time, contact information about the contact persons shall be provided to facilitate communication of public complaints and proposals on the Work.

Chapter 4 Environmental Monitoring Plans

Purpose

Environmental monitoring is a must for both the construction stage and the operation stage. Its purpose is to provide a basis for grasping full and dynamic information of the Project in a timely way, understanding the local environmental quality changes brought by the Project, understanding the scope of such changes, obtaining dynamic information on environmental quality during the operation period and feeding back information in a timely way to the governing authorities for environmental management.

Monitoring Agency

Environmental monitoring for the construction and operation period involves many aspects (e.g. noise emissions, the aquatic environment and ecology) and requires highly sophisticated monitoring personnel and apparatuses. Therefore, it is suggested that the Owner entrust the job to accredited professional entities.

Monitoring program

The environmental monitoring covers noise, water quality and ecological environment. The detailed monitoring tiem, frequency and items are listed in Table 4-1 and Table 4-2.

In addition to routine monitoring conducted by professionals in professional agency according to relevant regulations, the contractor and construction supervision unit can also carry out other monitoring.

 Noise monitoring near the construction machinery and sensitive point with portable noise meter;

 Visual checking of dust caused by temporary detour, piling yard of powder material, disturbed surface soil and transport trucks;

 Visual checking of water quality of Fenquan River at upstream and downstream 23

of approach channel site , and water quality of the rivers,and fish ponds into which wastewater from the construction sites and camps is discharged.

Drawing on experiences from environmental management of other WB project, the contractor should be responsible for environmental supervision. Thus, the contractor and construction supervision unit shoud submit environmental monitoring report to the WB project office of Provincial Transport Department. Furthermore, they are required to report to the WB project office immediately when unexpected environmental pollution accident happens. The contractor can apply proper pollution control measures including professional agency to conduct monitoring. All of the monitoring facilities should be included in bidding documents so that bidding can meet the requirements and they can become parts of the contract. Meanwhile, the contractor and the construction supervisor should pay attention to these requirements. Anhui Provincial Transport Department and other environmental management and supervision agencies can aslo select good contractor according to these requirements.

Monitoring staff from the contractor and construction supervision unit should be trained before carrying out environmental monitoring. Transport Department will review monthly environmental rerport and check daily monitoring on site. The requirements about monitoring and reporting will be included in bidding documents and contracts with the contractor and construction supervision unit.

Environmental Monitoring Report

Construction Phase

During the construction phase, the Environmental Management Section should commission local environmental monitoring station to carry out monitoring according to construction periods of the channel improvement project.

During the construction phase, environmental monitoring report should be submitted monthly to the Construction Section and Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau.

Operation Phase

The monitoring results should be formally submitted twice a year to the WB project office of Transport Departmen or APPSCIG. The WB project office (APPSCIG) should collate and archive these reports. The envionmental monitoring 24

reports are the basis for the WB and Provincial Environmental Protection Bureau to valuation the achievement of environmental protection, environmental impacts and the need of extra environmental protection measures for unexpcted impacts.

The main contents of the environmental monitoring plan include:

 Monitoring time, frequency, position, item, method and quality control program;

 Monitoring data and statistic analyses;

 Introduction of the operation of monitoring facilities;

 Abnormal items.

Estimation of Monitoring Cost

The monitoring cost at the construction phase is estimated as: 50,000 RMB * 2 years=100,000 RMB. The monitoring cost at the operation phase is estimated as: 50,000 RMB * 3 years=150,000 RMB. The monitoring results at first three years of the operation phase will be checked with prediction of environmental impacts. The monitoring program after that will be revised according to the results in first three years.

In addition, 50,000RMB will be remained for monitoring of emergency accident.

The cost of other monitoring conducted by the contractor and supervisor is included in contract price.

Table 4-1 The Environmental Monitoring Plan During the Construction Phase

Monitoring The responsibilities Monitoring time and frequency Monitoring sites Monitoring project content of implementation ①Before the excavation, each sample site should be sampled once. This will be the background value of water quality monitoring in construction The interchange between the upstream SS, TN, TP, COD, permanganate index, PH, River water period. and downstream approach channel and ammonia nitrogen and oil, synchronous quality ②During construction period, it should be Fenquan river monitoring water temperature and depth sampled once per ten days if the sampling sites area was excavated. Other sampling sites should Local environmental be sampled per quarter. monitoring station The Discharge outlet of sand sedimentation Once per month COD, SS which contract with wastewater tank project office Remained Once per month, the continuous sampling time is water of The drain of spoil area SS, TN, TP, COD not less than five hours. spoil area Once per half year during the construction peak Sensitive points near the east or west of Noise Leq time (once each day and night) construction area Ambient air Once per three month during the construction The construction area TSP quality peak time

Table 4-2 The Environmental Monitoring Plan During the Operation Phase

Monitoring The responsibilities of Monitoring time and frequency Monitoring sites Monitoring project content implementation Water 1.0 km above the upstream approach quality of PH, COD, BOD5, DO, NH3-N, Two times per year, continuous three days every channel and 1.0 km below the downstream Fenquan permanganate index, SS and oil time, sampled once a day. approach channel river Water quality of the Four times per year, continuous three days every ship lock Yang Qiao ship lock management office permanganate index, SS and oil Local environmental monitoring time, sampled once a day. management station which contract with office project office Four times per year, one day every time(once Sensitive points of the upstream and Noise Leq each day and night) downstream approach channel Ecological The soil of spoil area and the monitoring Once per year, Continuous monitoring for three heavy metal content of the Spoil area of spoil years fruits, flowers and leaves of the area plants

Chapter 5 Staff Training

Successful implementation of a Project environmental management plan depends on the knowhow and working experience of environmental management and environmental management staff. Meanwhile, with constant developments and progress in science & technology, it is of vital importance to provide staff training and improve the staff organization structure. Staff training programs may be provided either at home or abroad. Overseas training shall be provided in countries with mature experience in terms of roadwork construction and operation/management systems. Domestic training programs may be provided in the form of lectures given by experts from universities, environmental research institutes and professional consulting agencies.

A retrospect of earlier experience indicates that the Contractor and the Project Supervision Company must be strict with themselves in stepping up environmental protection efforts. Even if such self-inspection is not the ultimate end, it can help them develop a consciousness of environmental protection and help the Environmental Management & Monitoring Authority better perform supervision responsibilities. The Contractor, the Project Supervision Engineer s and their superiors must undergo training programs in order to conduct self-inspection.

See Tab. 5-1 for specific details about the staff training plan.

Tab. 5-1 – Staff Training Plan

Stage Training Staff Duration Period Cost Program (unit: RMB10,000) Construction Environmental One person from stage management and FIAO, APPSCI and One month 2013-2015 15 environmental the design institute, policies respectively. Environmental laws, regulations and policies; environmental impact assessment for highway One person from the projects and Contractor, the relevant Project Supervision environmental four days 2014 2 Company and the management plans; Design institute, routine respectively. environmental monitoring methods; environmental protection supervision work Two people from Emergency APPSCI, FIAO and environmental the Fuyang Port & Three days 2014 5 management plans Navigation and measures Administration, respectively Operation stage One people from Environmental FIAO, APPSCI and management and the Yangqiao Ship One month 2015-2018 15 relevant policies Lock Operation Company

Chapter 6 Investment Estimates for Environmental Protection

See Tab. 6-1 for details about the investment estimates for the environmental protection for the Project. The Project involves about RMB9.958 million of environmental investment, accounting for 6.2% of the total capital investment of the Project (RMB160.8194 million).

Tab. 6-1 – Investment Estimates for Environmental Protection

Investment Estimates Environmental Improvement Period S/N Effects Measures (unit: RMB10,000)

Domestic water treatment Domestic wastewater is treated 1 facilities (including collection & against acceptable standards 10 transport) before drainage.

Oil separator, settling tank, Construction wastewater is drainage systems and other 2 treated against acceptable 45 construction wastewater standards before drainage. treatment facilities

Sand and gravel are prevented 3 Worksite enclosing structures from being washed away by rain 5 and polluting the environment.

Construction Walls around sand/gravel 4 Fugitive dust is reduced. 5 stage storage yards

Water sprinklers and related 5 Fugitive dust is reduced. 5 operation

Prevention of the disturbance Sound barriers (temporary 6 Noises are prevented from 4 houses) disturbing neighborhoods

Such waste is forbidden to be Construction vessel-generated 7 directly discharged into surface 16 waste transport water bodies.

Waste collection, storage and Solid waste pollution is 8 18 transport facilities prevented.

Investment Estimates Environmental Improvement Period S/N Effects Measures (unit: RMB10,000)

Road greening & drainage Noises are reduced and 9 24 facilities soil/water loss is prevented.

Ship lock area domestic waste Domestic waste in the ship gate 10 10 collection & transport system area is collected.

Plant dense broadleaved green The impact of vessel-generated Operation belts with good noise reduction noises on the targets for stage effects within 20m of the 11 protection is reduced. The air is 40 periphery of the approach purified and the landscape is channels. Plant flowers, lawns improved. and trees in in the ship lock area

Domestic wastewater treatment Wastewater is treated 12 20 facilities appropriated before draining off.

Monitor the environmental

Monitoring 13 Environmental monitoring fees quality during the construction 30 fees & costs and operation of the Work.

14 Soil & water conservation fees 663.8

The environmental facilities are Project Environmental supervision inspected and environmental 15 50 supervision during the construction period monitoring and management are conducted.

16 Reserved fund 50

Total (unit: RMB10,000): 995.8

Chapter 7 Miscellaneous

Information Exchange

Environmental management requires information exchange between different sections or positions within the same organization as a necessary step. Meanwhile, the organization shall release relevant information to external third parties (stakeholders and the general public).

Internal information exchange may take the form of meetings and bulletins. There shall be at least one formal meeting every month and all information shall be recorded and put on file.

There shall be external information exchange once every half year or once a year. Minutes shall be kept of meetings with the cooperators and put on file.

Records

The organization shall establish a well-developed recording system in order for the environmental management system to function effectively. Records shall be kept of the following aspects:

Applicable laws and regulations;

Permits and licenses;

Environmental factors and relevant environmental impacts;

Training programs;

Inspection, verification and maintenance activities;

Monitoring data;

Nonconformance;

Effectiveness of remedial and preventative measures;

Information about related parties;

Reviews;

Assessments;

Besides, necessary control shall be exercised for the above records, including the identification, collection, categorization, storage, management, maintenance, enquiry, intended life period and destruction.

Reports

In the implementation of the Project, the Contractor, the Project Supervision Company and the APPSCI Project Office shall report in time to the governing authorities on such information as the progress of the Work, the implementation of the environmental management plans (EMP) and the environmental monitoring results. There are primarily the following three kinds of report:

Detailed EMP records maintained by the Environmental Monitoring Authority and the Contractor. Reports shall be immediately submitted to the APPSCI Project Office;

Progress reports (e.g. monthly, quarterly and annual reports) prepared by the APPSCI Project Office. These reports shall include such information about the progress of EMP as the progress of implementation and effects;

EMP execution reports for the Project. Such reports shall be submitted to the World Bank on a semiannual basis.

The EMP execution reports may include the following primary contents:

Implementation of the training programs;

Progress of the Project, e.g. the completed length of river channel improvement, and construction process of the service area and the bridge;

Public complaints (if any). If any public complaint is lodged, the claims, solutions and public satisfaction shall be recorded.

The next EMP execution plans.