4. Environmental Impact Assessment and Mitigation Measures 4.1 Social-Economic Impact Assessment and Mitigation Measures
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
E998 v 4 Public Disclosure Authorized THE LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IN INNER MONGOLIA FINANCED BY WORLD BANK LOAN GENHE TO MANGUI SECTION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT Public Disclosure Authorized INNER MONGOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES ACADEMY December 2006 Public Disclosure Authorized THE LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IN INNER MONGOLIA FINANCED BY WORLD BANK LOAN GENHE TO MANGUI SECTION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT Public Disclosure Authorized Accepting Unit: Inner Mongolia Environmental Sciences Academy The Director: Du Junfeng Responsible Person: Lu Qianzhong Senior Engineer Certificate number: A14010012 Compiler: Lu Qianzhong Senior Engineer Certificate number: A14010012 Li Xiaoxia Engineer Certificate number: A14010007 Liu Dongmei Senior Engineer Certificate number: A14010011 Tao Li Senior Engineer Certificate number: A14010004 Zhao Jiaming Senior Engineer Certificate number: B14070186 Check: Du Junfeng Co-operator: Hulunbeier City Environmental Monitoring Station The Director: Wu Shuozhu Environmental Impact Assessment Report 1. General 1.1 Cause of the Task Communication is an important infrastructure and basic industry of civil economy, as well as basic conditions of improving social development. Expediting infrastructure construction, which is a main measurement of the strategy developing the west part of China, plays a very important role in improving economic development of jumping-off and depressed area, production and consumption environment of countryside and pasturing areas, and living conditions of farmers as well. The highway possessed by Inner Mongolia is fairly less. The length of highway per million square kilometers is only 1/3 of national average level, even much lower in needy areas. Inner Mongolia “The Local Road Improvement Program” (LRIP) will be constructed in terms with the following standards: z To improve local economic development of needy areas z To promote local products commerce of needy areas z To solve the problems of education and medical treatment for the local residents of needy areas z To improve communication in port areas Considering above principles, IMCD and Hulunbeier city selected 12 roads, which needed to be improved. Through screening, six roads are given the priority to be this “The Local Road Improvement Program” (LRIP). The reconstruction highway from Genhe to Mangui is a subject of the Local Road Improvement Program. The project is situated in Hulunbeier city of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The existing road belongs to grade IV, being upgraded to grade III with total length of 263.3km. The project area is a needy city of state level and autonomy region level. Accomplishing the project will be significant to quicken the local economy, improve the production and living environment of inhabitants. According to the stipulations of the environmental protection administration of construction projects, issued by the State and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and the stipulations of environment impact assessment for the building or developing projects financed by the World Bank, an environmental impact assessment report for the Genhe-Mangui highway need to be carried out. Entrusted by Inner Mongolia Communication Department, Inner Mongolia Environmental Sciences Academy undertook the environmental impact assessment of the project. In accordance with the opinions of Inner Mongolia Environment Protection Bureau and expertise of World Bank, the professional personnel has written up the environmental impact assessment report for this project. Inner Mongolia Environmental Sciences Academy 1 Environmental Impact Assessment Report 1.2 Aims of Working Out the Project 1. Through investigation and assessment of the natural, ecological and social environments of the to- be-built project areas, to analyze and forecast the various impacts and extents possible for the project to bring about to the environments during and after the project construction period. 2. To put forward practical environment protection measures, plans of environment protection and of environment monitoring so as to reduce or eliminate unfavorable effects brought about by the project. 1.3 Basis for Working Out the Report 1. "Management Methods for Construction Project Environment Protection" 2. "Some Opinions on Construction Project Environment Protection" 3. “Management Methods for Traffic Building Project Environment Protection" 4. "Notice concerning Strengthening Management Work of International Financial Organization Credit Project Environmental Impact Assessment." 5. "Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Environment Protection Rules". 6. "Implementation Detailed Rules of Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region building Project Environment Protection Management Methods" 7. "World Bank Work Guides for Environment Protection" 8. "Guiding Principles 4.01 of World Bank and Attached Articles" 9."Feasibility Research Report of the Project of the Genhe-Mangui highway." 10. "Mandate about the EIA of Genhe-Mangui highway". 1.4 Assessment Scope and Standard 1.4.1 Assessment Scope 1. Atmosphere Environments The areas on both sides of the highway within 200m far away from it. 2. Noise Environments The areas on both sides of the highway within 200m far away from it 3. Ecological Environments Current situation investigation of ecological environments takes 500m limits on both sides of the road as its working scope. 4. Social economy The assessment range is Genhe City, focusing on area nearby along the both of the highway. 5. Surface water environment Upper reaches 200 m and lower reaches 1000m of the new building bridge. 1.4.2 Assessment Standard On the Basis of the ideas of Hulunbeier city Environment Protection Bureau, the standard for the assessment of this project is: Inner Mongolia Environmental Sciences Academy 2 Environmental Impact Assessment Report 1. Atmosphere: The Class B standards of “Environmental Air Quality Standards” GB3085-1996 are carried out, seen in Table 4.2-1. Table 4.2-1 Atmospheric Standard Values Unit: mg/m3 Item Daily average Hour average TSP 0.30 NO2 0.10 0.15 CO 4.0 10.0 2. Noise: “Environmental Noise Standards of Urban Areas “GB 3096- 93 is carried out (Inhabitants: Class 4, Schools: Class 1). Seen in Table 4.2-2. Table 4.2-2 Environmental Noise Standards Values Unit: dB(A) Item Day Night Inhabitants 70 55 Schools 55 45 3. Surface Water: The Grade III of Surface Water Environment Quality ( GB3838-2002 ), as follows table 1.4-3. Table 1.4-3 Surface Water Environment Quality (GB3838-2002 ) Grade III Pollutant PH BOD5 CODcr Petroleum Products SS Standard Value 69 4 20 0.05 - 1.5 Security Policy of World Bank According to the regulations of World Bank, public interests should be paid attention in particular during the project’s implementation, which is the purpose of environmental impact assessment. So the assessment agency has checked many issues in accordance with related rules and files of World Bank. The results are seen in table 1.5-1. Table 1.5-1 Screening table of Security Policy of World Bank No. Content Result 1 Environmental impact assessment The EIA has been done. 2 Natural habitat Natural habitat is not involved in the project. 3 Removement Removement is not involved in the project. 4 Aboriginal Aboriginal is not involved in the project. 5 Cultural relics Cultural relics are not involved in the project via investigation. 6 Riverhead protection area Riverhead protection area is not involved in the project. 7 Disputed area There are no international disputed areas. 8 Dam safety There are no large dams involved in the project. Inner Mongolia Environmental Sciences Academy 3 Environmental Impact Assessment Report 9 International water area There is no international water area. 10 Forest The project will occupy 197mu (13.13ha) state-owned forestland permanently, approved by Inner Mongolia Daxinganlin Forestry Administration. 11 Management of worm pharmaceutical Worm pharmaceutical and herbicide are not related to the project. 1.6 Environmental Sensitive Sites The distribution of population along the constructing road is sparse. There were five points in which the population is more centralized, Jinhe Forestry Farm, Dlaigou Forestry Farm, Jinhe Town, Alongshan Town and Mangui Town. But there are only three points (three towns) now because the Jinhe Forestry Farm and Dlaigou Forestry Farm have been removed. Jinhe Town has built a municipal cement road, 12 m wide and 1.6 km long. The proposal highway utilized the exising road in this section, not necessary to reconstruct. The highway would join to the municipal road at the 100m far from the entrance of Jinhe Town, and reconstruct along at 150m from the exit. Alongshan Town has also built a municipal cement road, 9 m wide and 2.0 km long. The proposal highway utilized the exising road in this section, not necessary to reconstruct. The highway would join to the municipal road at the 100m far from the entrance of Alongshan Town, and reconstruct along at 150m from the exit. The highway will make the round of Mangui Town in the north. There are 10 households distributed within 200m on the right side along the line. The closest distance is 35m from the highway. Having been investigated on-spot by Inner Mongolia Environmental Sciences Academy, there are no schools and clinics along the highway within 200m away from the route. According to the route of the highway, “China Biodiversity Investigation” by WWF and “Asia Wetland Index” by IUCN, the project has nothing with any important natural habitats listed in above books. According to