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E2008 V1 Public Disclosure Authorized Guiyang-Guangzhou Railway Project Environmental Impact Assessment Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group Go., Ltd. China Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group Co., Ltd. Public Disclosure Authorized October 2008 Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................1 1.1. PROJECT BACKGROUND................................................................................................1 1.2. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA) PREPARATION .......................................................3 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION...................................................................................................4 2.1. PROJECT CONTENTS AND SCALE ...................................................................................4 2.2. RAILWAY ALIGNMENT ....................................................................................................5 2.3. SUBGRADE EMBANKMENT .............................................................................................6 2.4. BRIDGE WORKS............................................................................................................6 2.5. TUNNEL WORKS ...........................................................................................................6 2.6. STATIONS.....................................................................................................................6 2.7. ELECTRIFICATION WORKS .............................................................................................6 2.8. AGGREGATE, SPOIL AND BORROW MATERIALS ...............................................................7 2.9. TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION WORKS ............................................................................7 3 LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ......................................8 3.1. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PURPOSE AND PRINCIPLES.............................................8 3.2. NATIONAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS...............................................................................8 3.3. WORLD BANK SAFEGUARD POLICIES ........................................................................... 14 3.4. ASSESSMENT SCOPE AND APPLICABLE STANDARDS ..................................................... 14 3.4.1. Assessment Scope................................................................................................ 14 3.4.2. Assessment Standards ......................................................................................... 15 3.5. DEFINITION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS ................................................... 20 4 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES....................................................................................... 22 4.1. NO PROJECT SCENARIO.............................................................................................. 22 4.2. MACRO-LEVEL CORRIDOR SELECTION.......................................................................... 23 4.3. ALTERNATIVE ALIGNMENT FOR SECTIONS..................................................................... 25 4.3.1. Alternative Alignment for CK13+000-CK41+400 within Longli ............................... 26 4.3.2. Alternative Alignments for CK194+800-CK381+700 within Zenleng–Sanjiang....... 29 4.3.3. Alternative Alignments for CK327+000-CK399+000 in Longsheng-Guilin.............. 33 4.3.4. Alternative Alignments for CK453+000-CK587+000 in Guilin-Hezhou................... 36 4.3.5. Alternatives Comparison for Access Line to Guiyang City ..................................... 39 5 BASELINE ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................. 42 5.1. BIOPHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................................... 42 5.1.1. Climate and Air Quality.......................................................................................... 42 5.1.2. Geology and Soils ................................................................................................. 42 5.1.3. Water .................................................................................................................... 44 5.1.4. Vegetation and Wildlife Biodiversity....................................................................... 45 5.1.5. Protected and Special Management Areas ........................................................... 49 5.1.6. Aesthetic Resources ............................................................................................. 67 5.1.7. Noise..................................................................................................................... 67 5.1.8. Vibration................................................................................................................ 70 5.1.9. Electromagnetic Frequency Sensitive Sites........................................................... 70 5.2. SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................ 70 5.2.1. Social-economic status ......................................................................................... 71 5.2.2. Land Use............................................................................................................... 71 5.2.3. Cultural Property ................................................................................................... 72 6 IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION MEASURES ................................................ 75 6.1. CONSTRUCTION STAGE ............................................................................................... 75 6.1.1. Air Quality ............................................................................................................. 75 6.1.2. Soil Erosion........................................................................................................... 75 6.1.3. Water .................................................................................................................... 78 6.1.4. Vegetation and Wildlife Biodiversity....................................................................... 81 6.1.5. Protected and Special Management Areas ........................................................... 89 6.1.6. Aesthetic Resources ............................................................................................. 96 6.1.7. Noise and Vibration............................................................................................... 98 6.1.8. Impact of Land Acquisition and Resettlement........................................................ 99 6.1.9. Cultural Property ................................................................................................. 102 6.1.10. Social Disturbance........................................................................................... 103 6.2. OPERATION PHASE ................................................................................................... 105 6.2.1. Noise Impacts ..................................................................................................... 105 6.2.2. Vibration Impact .................................................................................................. 114 6.2.3. Electromagnetic Frequency Impact ..................................................................... 117 6.2.4. Water .................................................................................................................. 120 6.2.5. Solid Waste......................................................................................................... 126 6.2.6. Socio-economic Impact ....................................................................................... 126 7 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN .................................................................... 130 7.1. MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES................................................. 130 7.2. ENVIRONMENTAL SUPERVISION ................................................................................. 132 7.2.1. Environmental Supervision Plan.......................................................................... 132 7.2.2. Content of Environmental Supervision................................................................. 133 7.3. MANAGEMENT OF CONTRACTORS .............................................................................. 134 7.4. ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION MEASURES................................................................... 135 7.5. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TRAINING ................................................................... 135 7.6. LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ............................ 135 8 PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE.................................... 137 8.1. METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................ 137 8.2. OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................. 137 8.3. SCOPE ..................................................................................................................... 137 8.4. CONSULTATION RESULTS AND RESPONSES ................................................................ 137 8.4.1. Public Consultation at Early Stage of EA Preparation.......................................... 137 8.4.2. Environmental Impact Assessment – Public