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Initial Environmental Examination (Draft) Project Number: 470471-002 February 2016 People’s Republic of China: Fujian Farmland Sustainable Utilization and Demonstration Project Prepared by the Fujian Provincial Department of Agriculture (Fujian Provincial Agricultural Affair Office) for the Asian Development Bank CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 25 November 2015) Currency unit – Yuan (CNY) CNY1.00 = $0.1565 $1.00 = CNY6.3898 In this report, “$” refers to US dollars. ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank GRM Grievance redress mechanism BOD5 5-day biochemical oxygen demand IEE Initial environmental examination CNY Chinese Yuan LIEC Loan implementation environment consultant COD Chemical oxygen demand MEP Ministry of Environment Protection CPMO County Project Management Office MPMO Municipal Project Management Office DO Dissolved oxygen PDRC Provincial Development and Reform Commission DOEP Department of Environmental Protection PIU Project Implementing Unit EHS Environmental, Health and Safety PPE Project Participating Enterprise EIA Environmental impact assessment PPMO Provincial Project Management Office EIR Environmental Impact Report PPTA Project Preparatory Technical Assistance EIT Environmental Impact Table PRC People’s Republic of China EMP Environmental Management Plan REA Rapid Environmental Assessment EMS Environment Monitoring Station SOE State Owned Enterprise EPB Environmental Protection Bureau SPS Safeguard Policy Statement FPG Fujian Provincial Government WHO World Health Organization FSR Feasibility Study Report WRB Water Resources Bureau FYP Five Year Plan WTP Water Treatment Plant GDP Gross domestic product WWTP Wastewater Treatment Plant GHG Greenhouse gas WEIGHTS AND MEASURES oC degree centigrade m2 square meter dB decibel m3/a cubic meter per annum km kilometer m3/d cubic meter per day km2 square kilometer mg/kg milligram per kilogram kW kilowatt mg/l milligram per liter L liter mg/m3 milligram per cubic meter m meter t metric ton mu 1/15 hectare t/a ton per annum Data in all figures and tables in this IEE are sourced from Project FSRs and Subproject EIA Tables unless otherwise stated. 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. I TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................... 1 A. Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1 B. Baseline Environment................................................................................................ 2 C. Impacts and Mitigation Measures .............................................................................. 3 D. Capacity Building ....................................................................................................... 5 E. Associated facilities ................................................................................................... 6 F. Climate Change ......................................................................................................... 6 G. Public Consultation and Grievance Redress Mechanism ........................................... 6 H. Environmental Management Plan .............................................................................. 7 I. Project Assurances .................................................................................................... 7 J. Conclusion ................................................................................................................ 7 II. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 8 A. Project Rational ......................................................................................................... 8 B. The Proposed Project ................................................................................................ 9 C. Environmental safeguards ......................................................................................... 9 III. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK .................................................. 11 A. Planning Framework ............................................................................................... 11 B. Legal and Administrative Framework ....................................................................... 12 C. Evaluation Standards .............................................................................................. 13 D. Implementation Arrangements ................................................................................. 15 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ............................................................. 17 A. Project Overview ..................................................................................................... 17 B. The Subprojects ...................................................................................................... 17 C. Capacity Building ..................................................................................................... 24 D. Due Diligence of Existing Facilities and Approvals ................................................... 25 V. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT (BASELINE DATA) .......................................... 27 A. Environmental Setting – Fujian Province ................................................................. 27 B. Environmental Setting – Project Counties................................................................ 27 C. Environmental Baseline at Project Sites .................................................................. 40 D. Socio-economic and Resources Setting of Project .................................................. 43 VI. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ................. 47 A. Project Benefits ....................................................................................................... 47 B. Project Benificiaries ................................................................................................. 49 C. Subproject Screening and Assessment Scoping ...................................................... 49 1. Subproject Screening ...................................................................................... 50 2. Technical Guiding Principles ........................................................................... 50 3. Scoping of Assessment ................................................................................... 52 D. Pre-construction Phase: measures to be undertaken .............................................. 52 E. Impacts and Mitigation Measures ............................................................................ 53 1. Construction Phase Impacts ........................................................................... 53 2. Operational Phase Impacts ............................................................................. 60 F. Community Health and Safety ................................................................................. 68 G. Climate Change ....................................................................................................... 69 II 1. Greenhouse Gas Emissions............................................................................ 69 2. Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment ..................................................... 71 H. Indirect, induced, and cumulative Impacts ............................................................... 76 VII. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION ......................... 77 A. First Round Consultations ....................................................................................... 77 B. Second Round Information Disclosure .................................................................... 79 VIII. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM............................................................................. 80 IX. CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................................ 81 A. Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures ................................................................ 81 B. Project Assurances .................................................................................................. 83 C. Conclusion .............................................................................................................. 83 ATTACHMENT 1: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN .................................................. 84 A. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 86 B. Institutional Arrangements and Responsibilities for EMP Implementation ................ 86 C. Project Readiness Inspection .................................................................................. 87 D. Summary of Potential Impacts and Mitigation Measures ......................................... 88 E. Monitoring and Reporting .......................................................................................