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Comprehensive EIA Report E2960 v1 Public Disclosure Authorized Chongqing Urban-Rural Integration Project Phase II (CURIP II) Public Disclosure Authorized Comprehensive EIA Report Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Feb. 2012 The World Bank Funded Chongqing Urban-Rural Integration Project Phase II (CURIP II) - Comprehensive EIA Report Contents 1 GENERAL ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 BACKGROUND OF CURIP II........................................................................................................................ 1 1.1.1 Overview of Chongqing Municipality .................................................................................................... 1 1.1.2 Government Strategies for Urban and Rural Integration Development ................................................1 1.1.3 Necessity of CURIP II............................................................................................................................ 2 1.1.4 EA Classification ................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1.5 EA Report Preparation .......................................................................................................................... 6 1.2 LAWS , R EGULATIONS , S TANDARDS AND SAFEGUARD POLICIES OF THE WORLD BANK .............................. 6 1.2.1 National Laws, Regulations and Relevant Documents .......................................................................... 6 1.2.2 Assessment Standards .......................................................................................................................... 10 1.2.3 Safeguard Policies of the World Bank.................................................................................................. 11 1.3 SCOPE AND METHODS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT , E NVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TARGETS AND SENSITIVE AREAS .......................................................................................................................................... 11 1.3.1 Scope of the Environmental Assessment .............................................................................................. 11 1.3.2 Methods of Environmental Assessment ................................................................................................ 12 1.3.3 Environmental Protection Targets........................................................................................................ 12 1.3.4 Environmental Sensitive Areas............................................................................................................. 13 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION........................................................................................................................... 16 3 ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE ................................................................................................................. 22 3.1 NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................................................................... 22 3.1.1 Project geographic location................................................................................................................. 22 3.1.2 Landform, Geomorphic, Meteorology, River and Hydrology............................................................... 25 3.1.3 Ecological Function Division and Biological Resources..................................................................... 30 3.1.4 Soil Erosion.......................................................................................................................................... 33 3.1.5 Current Environmental Quality............................................................................................................ 33 3.2 SOCIO -ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................................ 43 3.3 CURRENT MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICE .............................................................................................. 45 3.4 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICE PLANNING ............................................................................................. 49 3.5 DUE DILIGENCE REVIEW AND PLANNING FOR MANAGEMENT OF MEDICAL WASTES AND MEDICAL WASTEWATER ....................................................................................................................................................... 50 3.5.1 Due Diligence Review of Current Management of Medical Wastes and Medical Wastewater in Project Hospitals........................................................................................................................................................... 50 3.5.2 Due Diligence Review and Planning for Management of Medical Wastewater and Solid Waste in Project Districts/Counties ................................................................................................................................ 52 4 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES......................................................... 56 4.1 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES DURING CONSTRUCTION PERIOD .................... 60 4.1.1 Social Impacts and Mitigation Measures............................................................................................. 60 4.1.2 Acoustic Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures................................................................. 65 4.1.3 Ambient Air Impacts and Mitigation Measures.................................................................................... 68 4.1.4 Impact of Construction Camp and Mitigation Measures ..................................................................... 70 4.1.5 Traffic Impacts during Construction and Mitigation Measures........................................................... 72 4.1.6 Impacts to Surface Water Environmental and Mitigation Measures.................................................... 75 4.1.7 Impact of Solid Waste and the Mitigation Measures ........................................................................... 76 4.1.8 Ecological Environment Impact and Mitigation Measures ................................................................. 85 4.1.9 Impact on Physical Cultural Resources and Mitigation Measures...................................................... 88 4.2 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND MITIGATION MEASURES DURING OPERATION STAGE .............................. 88 4.2.1 Environmental Impact on Traffic and Mitigation Measures ................................................................ 88 4.2.2 Medical Wastewater Impact and Mitigation Measures........................................................................ 91 4.2.3 Environmental Impact on Surface Water and Mitigation Measures................................................... 108 4.2.4 Medical Solid Waste Impact and Mitigation Measures...................................................................... 110 4.2.5 Mitigation Measures on Radiation Environment ............................................................................... 121 4.2.6 Impact on Air Environment and Mitigation Measures ....................................................................... 125 4.2.7 Impact on Acoustic Environment and Mitigation Measures .............................................................. 126 1 The World Bank Funded Chongqing Urban-Rural Integration Project Phase II (CURIP II) - Comprehensive EIA Report 4.2.8 Analysis on Environmental Risk......................................................................................................... 128 4.2.9 Social Environment Impact................................................................................................................ 131 5 ALTERNATIVE COMPARISON ............................................................................................................... 132 5.1 WITH AND WITHOUT PROJECT COMPARISON .......................................................................................... 132 5.2 ALTERNATIVE COMPARISON ................................................................................................................... 134 5.2.1 Comparison of Site Locations............................................................................................................ 134 5.2.2 Medical Wastewater Treatment Technical Options ............................................................................ 136 6 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN EMP ............................................................................. 138 6.1 PURPOSE OF EMP ................................................................................................................................... 138 6.2 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION AND ITS DUTIES ............................................................ 139 6.2.1 Management Organization................................................................................................................. 141 6.2.2 Supervising Organization................................................................................................................... 142 6.2.3 Agencies Responsible of Implementation, Execution and Monitoring............................................... 143 6.3 CODE OF GOOD PRACTICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT .......................................................... 143 6.4 ENVIRONMENT MONITORING PLAN .......................................................................................................
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