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Environment Impact Assessment El 064 VOL. 2 i 'wB Loan Applicatdion P-roject Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF CUIJIAYING SHIPPING AND HYDROPOWER PIVOTAL PROJECT AT THE HAN RIVER Public Disclosure Authorized (Final Report) Public Disclosure Authorized THE 2ND HARBOUR ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION & DESIGN INSTITlT'I E OF Public Disclosure Authorized THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS JANUARY 2005 EA TEAM: THE 2ND HARBOUR ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION & DESIGN INSTITUTE OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (SHEIDI) (EA CERTIFICATE NO.: 2603) Institute Director: Peng Liangxing, Senior Engineer Chief Engineer: Wang Jin, Senior Engineer Director of EA Division: Luo Xianqing, Senior Engineer (Certificate No.: A26030002) Chief Engineer of EA Division: Fang Jianzhang, Senior Engineer (Reviewed by) (Certificate No.: A26030003) Project EA Team Leader: You Lix in, Senior Engineer (Certificate No.: A26030006) Prepared by:- Yu J in b i a o, Senior Engineer (Certificate No.: A26030005) Chen Yong, SeniorEngineer (Certificate No.: A26030008) Li Haidong, Engineer (Certificate No.: A26030009) H u Z h i we i, Assistant Engineer (Certificate No.: A2603001 1) Wang Mi n g, Assistant Engineer (Certificate No.: A26030012) EA Cooperation Units: 1. HYDROBIOS RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 2. XIANGFAN ENVIRONMENT MONITORING STATION 3. CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY Participants of EA Cooperation Units: He Shunping (Ichthyologist); Liu Shengxiang Sun Zhenghui Wang Ling TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 GENERAL ............................................................................ 1 l l OBJECTIvE OF EIA . 1.2 EIA BASIS ....... ......................................................... ......... I 1.3 EIA STANDARDS ........................................................................... 3 1.4 ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION OBJECTS ........... ..................................................... ......... 5 1.5 ASSESSMENT GRADE ........................................................................... 6 1.6 SCOPE AND PERIOD OF A S SESSNM ENT ........................................................................... 7 1.7 A SS ESSM COENT NTENTAND EM PHASES ........................................................................... 7 1.8 ORGANIZATION AND SPLIT OF EIA TASK ........................................................................... 8 2.0 PROJECT OVERVIEW AND ENGINEERING ANALYSIS ....................... ................................. 10 2.1 PROJECT OVERVIEW .......... .... 1...........................................................I 0 2.2 INUINDATION OF THE RESERVOIR AREA AND RESETTLEMENT ................................................................ 22 2.3 CONSTRUCTION CONDITIONS AND WORK LOAD ........................................................................... '8 2.4 PROJECT INVESTMENT AND CONSTRUCTION PERIOD ........................................................................... 32 2 .5 ENGINEERING ANALYSIS ........................................................................... 32 2.6 ENVIRONMENT IMPACT IDENTIFICATION RESULTS ........................................................................... 37 3.0 ENVIRONMENT BASELINE SURVEY & ASSESSMENT ......................................................... 40 3.1 NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OVERVIEW ......................................................... 400.................... 3.2 SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION ........................................................................... 43 3. 3 INTRODUCTION TO YULIANGZHOU ISLAND -- ECO-TOUR ISLAND ........................................................ 45 3.4 EN\/IRONMvENT FUNCTION ZONING AND POLLUTION SOURCES SURVEY..... .......................................... 46 3.5 ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT BASELINE ............. .............................................................. 47 3.6 INVESTIGATION & IMPACTASSESSMENT OF SLIRFACE WATER QUALITY BASELINE .......... 61...................61 3.7 AmBIENITAIR QUALITY BASELINE SURV'EY AND ASSESSMENT ............................ ................................. 65 3.8 ACoUSTIC ENVIRONMENT QUALITY BASELINE SURVEY AND ASSESSMENT .......................................... 66 3.9 PUBILIC HEALTH BA SELINESURVEY ANDASSESSiMENT ......................................................................... 67 4.0 ENVIRONNIENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT ........................................................................... 68 4.1 PREDICTION OF IMPACTS ON WATER ENVIRONNMENT ........................................................................... 6S 4.2 THE PREDICTION OF IMPACTS ON ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT ....................................... ................. 79 4.3 PREDICTION OF ENNVIRONMENTAIR INFLUENCE ....................................................................... .... S4 4.4 PREDICTION OF THE IMPACTS ON ACOUSTIC ENVIRONNIENT OF THE PROJECT ...................................... S6 4.5 ANAL YSIS OF ENV IRONMNENTAL IMPACTS OF RESER\NOIR INUNDATI ON AND RESETTLENIENT .88............... SS 4.6 AN-\LYSIS OF THE GEOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT INFLLUENCE ................................................... ............ 9 1 4.7 ANALY'SIS OF INIPACTS ON LOCAL CLIMIATE ................................. .......................................... 93 4.S ANALYSIS OF IMPACTS OF THE PROIECT ON PEOPLE'S FIEALTH .................................... ........................ 97 4.9 ANAIYSIS OF IMPACTS ON' CULTURAL SITES .. ............................................................................ 9S 4.1 0 POW\ ER TRAN\SMISSION AND TRANSFORMIATION WVIRE ENVIRONMFNT-r A\ALYSIS ............... 103............I 3 5.0 .-x.-ALY'SIS OF IMiPACTrS OFSTrOCK Y'ARID DEX'EElOP\lEN'T AND M.ATERIAl TRANSPORT ON ENNVIRONM'\IENT ........................................................................... 105 5.1 STOCK YARD EN\'IRON E\IT SESL;R\ E) ............................................................................... I.0 5.2 A\.AL)SIS OF THE EN\ IRONNIENT-\L I,NIP.ACTS BY DEV'ELOP)\IENT OF M%'IATERIAL SOLURCE FIELDS ....... 1 06 5.3 ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF MIATERIALS TRANSPORT ................................................ 107 6.0 ANALYSIS OF IINIPACTS OF IIPROV-ED NAV\,jIGAXTION CONDITIONS ON EN V IRON M EN T ................................................................................. 109 6.1 EXISTING NAVIGATION CONDITIONS IN THE HAN RIVER .............................................. 109 6.2 OUTLINE OF NAVIGATION IMPROVEMIENT PROIECT IN THE HAN RIVER ............. .................................. 110 6.3 RELATION BETWEEN CUILIAYING HYDROPOWNER COMPLEX AND SOUTH-NORTH WATER TRANSFER INTERMEDIATE LINE PROJECT ................................................................................. 113 6.4 ENVIRONMENT IMPACT OF SOUTH-NORTH WATER TRANSFER INTERMIEDIATE LINE PROJECT ON XIANGFAN SECTION OF HAN RIVER ................................................................................. 113 6.5 FAVORITE INFLUENCE OF CUI.IIAVYING HYDROPOWER COMPLEX TO HAN RIVER .................................. 117 7.0 EVALUTATION OF ENVIRONM.ENT IMPACT OF ROAD ACCESS TO THE DAM ............ 120 7.1 OUTLINE INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENT OF ROAD ACCESS TO THE DAM .......... ........................... 120 7.2 IMPACT OF ROAD RECOVERY CONSTRUCTION IN THE RESERVOIR AREA TO ENVIRONMENT ............... 120 8.0 ASSESSMENT ON INFLUENCE OF SOIL EROSION ON ENVIRONM\IENT ....................... 122 8.1 STATUS QUO OF SOIL EROSION AND WATER AND SOIL CONSERVATION ............. ................................... 122 8.2 FORECASTING OF SOIL EROSION ...................... ........................................................... 122 8.3 PREVENTIVE AND TREATMENT SCHENIE FOR SOIL EROSION . ............................................................... 24 9 EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS.. 133 9.1 IDENTIFICATION OF HAZARDS .133 9.2 ANALYSIS OF HAZARDS FREQUENCY .133 9.3 ANALYSIS OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF ACCIDENTS .. 136 9.4 PREVENTIVE MEASURES AND EMERGENCY MEASURES .. 136 10.0 M\IEASURES FOR ENVIRONMNIENTAL PROTECTION AND INVESTMENT EST1NIATEI 42 10.1 MEASURES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DURING CONSTRUCTION .142 10.2 MEASURES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE STAGE OF OPERATION.. 152 10.3 ENVIRONMIENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES FOR THE EN\IRONMENTAL SENSITIVE ZONE. 1 54 10.4 ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION INVESTMENT ESTIMATE .. 155 11.0 PTUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFOR.M.ATION DISCLOSURE ........................................ 159 1 1.1 OBJECTIVE OF PUBLIC PARTICIPA\TION .5............................................................. 59 11.2 PERFORMANCE OF PLIBIC PARTICIPATION AND SURE ....................................................... I 5......9 11.3 RESLULT STATISTICS OF QUESTION\ AIRES ............................................................. 162 11.4 THE CONIPLAINTAND REQUIREMENTS OF FHE CONSULTED OBJECTS ................................................. 164 11.5 IN FO RNM ATIO N D ISC'LOSU RE ....................... ....... 1........................................................165 12.0 SNALYSIS OF ENVIRONNIEN TAI. INFLUENCES OF ALTERNATIVE SCHEME ........ 1.......66 1 I A'.\N ALYSIS OF EN\ IRON\IF\ TA:L ILF ES OI SEL-ECTION OF SITE SCHEMES ...... 16................6...106 1'.2\N V_IYSIS OF EN\VIRO\\IE\TI.XL INFI-L E\. ES OF SELECTIO\ OF GENERAL L. \ OLT SCIIENIIS I )FT1Il: PIV OT ... ......................... ... .... .. .... ... ... 1...6...5............16 S -12.3SELECTION OFoW\TER LE\ EL IN E SC HIE\IES . 69 12.4 COMPARISON OF ENVIRONMIENT.AL INFLUENCES BETWEEN\ WITH AND WITI-IOUTCUIII.AYING SHIPPING AND HYDROPO\\WER PIVOT ..................
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